“Yes, my yoke is easy and my burden light.” What did Jesus mean by this? Surely it must be his compassion. Another word for compassion is love. So in other words if we take on the Lord’s compassion and love it will lighten our burdens. Is this true? Would love and compassion really solve our [...]
Parish Articles
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7th Dec – Advent Prayer
The Jesuit priest, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin was a Red Cross “medic” during World War I. Confronted with the terrible carnage, he asked himself one day what Jesus would think of the terrible fighting if he were there. With that question in his heart and mind, he happened to pass a church in a village [...]
6th Dec – Advent Prayer
When banks are trying to get us to open accounts with them they use very expensive advertising campaigns, which normally comprise of very attractive offers put forward and explained by very friendly people. This is a way of drawing us into their business. However there is normally a sting in the tail of the advertisement [...]
5th Dec – Advent Prayer
Many years ago, a man was shocked to read his own obituary in the morning paper. His death was mistakenly reported. But what shocked him most was how the obituary described him; as someone who had devoted his life to the making of weapons of war. From that morning on he resolved to turn his [...]
4th Dec – Advent Prayer
The first week of Advent is over. It’s a good day to ask myself how I’m doing in this season of preparation to meet Jesus at Christmas and at the end of my life. Perhaps I made no special effort, perhaps i did? Perhaps I could commit myself to some task for the weeks ahead?
Prayer [...]
3rd December – Advent Prayer
Being called in to be told that your job is gone has, unfortunately, become a familiar scene for many a person. It’s not a nice experience. It’s difficult even to tell your family and friends. And it’s difficult to face the inevitable pressure of lack of money, lack of hope, and lack of self esteem. [...]
2nd December – Advent Prayer
During the celtic tiger years many people were so busy that they had neither time for family, time for themselves or time for God. Unfortunately, some have too much time on their hands now, because they cannot find a job. Where ever we find ourselves, may we appreciate time spent with others. Time to think, to laugh, [...]
1st December – Advent Prayer
The bright beautiful Autumn sunshine that we have had has lifted many a heart. Every day is a gift. All of nature is a gift. A line from the hymn ‘How Great Thou Art’ sums it up. ‘O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder the works thy hands have made’
Prayer for Today
Thank you Lord for the [...]
30th Nov – Advent Prayer
Many people tell the story of when sickness, death or trouble came to their door, that the support from neighbours and friends kept them going. And it gives me heart, because, even though our country is financially in the doldrums, I am reminded that as ordinary Irish people we are good at caring for each other. [...]
29th November – Advent Prayer
I remember as a child a holy picture that hung on the wall of my parents bedroom. It was a picture of Jesus knocking on a door. It was many years later when I noticed that the door had no handle and could only be opened from the inside. I think of that image this Advent [...]
28th November – Advent Prayer
It’s amazing how easy it is to get stuck in a rut. We fall into a regular routine: we get up at the same time, eat the same breakfast, do household tasks according to a particular schedule; watch the same soaps; observe the same bedtime rituals. Sometimes it’s almost like we are functioning on automatic [...]
Every Day Prayers
Our Father
Our Father,
Who Art in Heaven,
Hallowed be Thy name.
Thy Kingdom come,
Thy will be done
On Earth,
As it is in Heaven.
Give us this day,
Our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive those
Who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil.
Amen.
Hail Mary
Hail Mary,
Full of grace.
The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou amongst women, …
Holy Souls
In the past Nine Years I have lost my parents and brother. Losses, like all of yours who read this article, that continue to be felt. I remember the day I buried my mother and genuinely thinking that nothing could ever feel as bad as this loss in my life again. Bereavement and loss are [...]
Church of Our Lady and St. David – Renovation 2013
The renovation and up-grading of the Church of Our Lady and St. David, Naas has been discussed and planned for many years. In 2009 a decision was made to go ahead with the work and a pre-planning meeting was held with the local authority. Following this meeting it was agreed that the work of seeking planning permission and going to tender would be carried out during 2010 and that the work of renovation would take place during …
Faith & Reason
It is fashionable today to scoff at people of faith. There is a new, aggressive form of atheism on the rise in the West. Many dismiss believers as “childish.” Their mission is to make believers see “reason,” to free themselves of their dependence on a non-existent God. This kind of attitude shouldn‘t surprise us. Jesus [...]
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