Dear Friends,
Today is The Fifth Sunday of Easter.
We are now in the month of May which is associated with devotion to Our Lady. St. Ignatius of Loyola encourages us to ask Mary to intercede with her Son, Jesus, for the graces, the helps which we need. What might those graces be for you at this time? Mary is also the ‘Queen of Peace’, so we ask her intercession especially for peace in our troubled world.
Saint of the Week. – Saint Andrew Bobola, S.J. – Saturday, 16th May
Born in 1591 in Poland, Andrew entered the Jesuits in Vilna, capital of Lithuania, which was then part of Poland. He was ordained in 1622. He was known as an outstanding preacher in St. Casimir’s Church in Vilna. He also worked in Poland. At the time, there were tensions between the Roman Catholic and the Russian Orthodox Churches. There were marauding Russian Cossacks threatening the Catholic population around Vilna. These Cossacks captured Andrew and tortured him most cruelly because he would not renounce his Catholic faith. Andrew died as a result of this horrendous torture. He was initially buried in Pinsk, in Belarus, beneath the high altar in the Jesuit church. In 1922, the Russian Bolsheviks took his body to a Moscow museum. In 1923, Pope Pius XI requested that the body be taken to Rome. After Andrew’s canonization on 17th April,1938, the body was returned to Poland and is now honoured in the Jesuit church in Warsaw.
Volunteers to read at Mass and for the Choir
Margaret (our soloist) and Seamus (our organist) would welcome people to join the choir. Rehearsals areon a Sunday morning at 10.15am in the John Sullivan Room, before the 11.00amMass.
Reading Club
Our nextmeeting will be on Monday, 11th May from 10.00am – 12 Noon. We are finishingour reading of The Confessions of St. Augustine, edited by Benignus O’RourkeOSA. Our next book will be Into the Silent Land, by Fr. Martin Laird, OSA. Youare welcome to join.
Fr. Brendan
CHURCH COLLECTIONS
For Church: €707. Share: € 126
Card reader: €365
IDonate: € 30
Allcontributions are gratefully accepted, and the donors are remembered in ourprayers.
Easter Offeringenvelopes available at the back of the church and in the shop.
THE NOVENA TOTHE SACRED HEART will begin on Thursday 4th June and finish on Friday 12thJune. Our preacher this year will be Fr. Brendan Comerford SJ.
Mass times:Weekdays: 11am & 7.30pm; Saturday: 11am & 6pm; Sunday 11am &7.30pm.
Please take leaflets at the back of the church and spread the word.
FEAST OF BL.JOHN SULLIVAN SJ
A Mass of thanksgiving for his beatification will be celebrated at Clongowes Wood College today, Sunday, 10th May at 3pm. Principal celebrant and homilist: Bishop Denis Nulty.
The monthly Mass in honour of Blessed John Sullivan SJ will be celebrated, as usual, on Saturday 16th May at 1 pm in St Francis Xavier’s Church.
CHRIST THEKING. MEN’S RETREAT
Talk,adoration, confession, Rosary and Mass.
Beginning at 9am, finishing at 1 pm.
30th May.Manresa House, Clontarf.
Free event, butdonations welcome.
If interested,please text 087 331 3676.
JESUIT CENTREOF SPIRITUALITY -DAY RETREATS
Oasis Day
Step aside fromthe ordinary into the lovely surroundings of Manresa for an Oasis Day.Reflections, guided meditations, prayer and an opportunity to meet with aspiritual director.
Saturday 23 May2026. 9:30am-6:00pm.
Visio Divina:Quiet Day
This quiet day introduces participants to contemplative photography and visio divina.
No photographic skills are required, simply a camera you can use. The day has a gentle pace, with a mindful-photographic prayer walk included. The presenter is Steve Radley.
Saturday 30 May2026. 10 am- 6 pm
Bookings:Manresa.ie
BEGINNING EXPERIENCE is a peer support group dedicated to helping those who are navigating life following the loss of a life partner.
The Dublin Beginning Experience Team is planning a3 Day Coping with Life Alone Programme which will take place over three Saturdays: Saturday 6th ,20th, and 27th June2026 (Advance Booking Essential) Venue: Carmelite Community Centre, Whitefriar Street, Dublin 2. For further information contact Beginning Experience 0860877379, or email: bedublin@gmail.com