Lighting a Candle

Loving God, as we light the candle
May it be symbol of your light and love
in our home and in our lives today.
We ask a special blessing on all of us,
on our neighbours, on our friends,
on the lonely, and on all…

Prayer of St Francis of Assisi

Praised be you, my Lord, with all your creatures,
especially Sir Brother Sun,
who is the day and through whom you give us light
And he is beautiful and radiant with great splendour;
and bears a likeness of you, Most High.
Praised…

Happy 90th!
Congratulations and Best Wishes to
Fr. Barney McGuckian S.J. Who celebrated his 90th Birthday recently.
Fr. Barney is based at Clongowes Wood College
and is a wonderful support to Fr. Paul and to all of us in The Parish.
Ad Multos Annos!

Special thanks to Fr. Mike Bracken O.M.I
retires from the missions in South Africa for
his recent support with Masses in the Parish.

Prayer of Self-Dedication

Dearest Lord, teach me to be generous:
Teach me to serve you as you deserve;
To give and not to count the cost,
To fight and not to heed the wounds,
To toil and not to seek for rest,
To labour and not to…

House Blessing

Opening

We welcome the light. May the light be a sign of our willingness to make this house a home – a place of love, acceptance and safety for all who will find a home here.

First Blessing – The Hall

May all who enter the hall find a welcome, a…

Post Communion Reflection

Thanks – a word that brings us alive, for what once was can always give life thanks – a word that keeps us humble, for we know that we depend on others.

Thanks – a word that keeps us joyful for we know that in every day there are the meetings and…

Holidays

When Spring turns to summer our thoughts turn to holidays. Many of us are unaware that the word holiday comes from the Old English word for Holy Day. The word originally referred only to special religious days, such  as Christmas, Easter, saint’s days etc.

What is the connection between holidays and holy days? Both…