Dear Friends,
Today is the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
I will be absent from the afternoon of Sunday, 13th July until Tuesday22nd while helping out on a retreat for the Sisters of Charity in Drumalis Retreat Centre, Larne, Co. Down.
First Reading (Deuteronomy 30:10-14)
Moses urges the people to obey God’s law, not as something imposed from outside them, but as something that springs from deep inside themselves.
Second Reading (Colossians 1:15-20)
A ancient Christian hymn. Paul asserts the absolute supremacy of Christ.
Gospel (Luke 10:15-20)
The Parable of the Good Samaritan.
Saint of the Week – St. Bonaventure (c.1217-1274)
Giovanni di Fidanza was born in Umbria, Italy. He studied in the University of Paris. He joined the Franciscan Order in 1243 and then studied theology. He began teaching theology in Paris until 1257. In 1257, he was elected Minister-General of the Franciscans. In 1265, he declined the archbishopric of York, but eight years later, he was made cardinal bishop of Albano, in time to take a prominent part in the Second Council of Lyons. He died during the Council and was buried in Lyons. His personal simplicity is illustrated by the story that when his cardinal’s hat was brought to him, he told the legates to hang it on a nearby tree, as he was washing the dishes and his hands were wet and greasy! He left many important works of philosophy, theology and spirituality. He wrote the definitive life of St. Francis and a famous work entitled The Journey of the Soul to God. He was canonised in 1484by the Franciscan Pope Sixtus IV. In 1588, Pope Sixtus V declared him to be a doctor of the Church.
Fr. Brendan
FRONT OFFICE OPENING HOURS
The Front Office is open Monday to Friday from 9.30am – 1.00pm and1.30pm – 4.30pm.
Saturday from 10.00am – 2.00pm; Sunday 9.00am – 12.30pm.
From Tuesday 6th to Monday 18th of August, the front office will be open Monday to Friday from 11-1 pm. It’ll be closed on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th of August.
BL. JOHN SULLIVAN SJ MONTHLY MASS
The monthly Mass in honour of Blessed John Sullivan SJ will be celebrated on Saturday 19th July at 1 pm.
INTRODUCING POPE LEO XIV
His life, his ministry and how hewill respond to the challenges and opportunities facing the Church.
Speaker: Michael Kelly, Director ofPublic Affairs of Aid to the Church in Need.
Where: Catholic Library, 74 MerrionSquare, Dublin 2
When: 1pm to 2pm, Wednesday, July 30
Admission: Free
As places are limited, please bookas soon as possible to ensure a seat. Email info@ionainstitute.ie or phone 01 6619 204.
DUBLIN DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES
The Dublin Archdiocesan Lourdes Pilgrimage will take place from September 4 to September 9, led by Archbishop Farrell.
Please request an Assisted Pilgrim Application Form and/or further information the Lourdes Pilgrimage Office on018087555 or info@lourdes.dublindiocese.ie. To travel as a hotel pilgrim please contact Joe Walsh Tours at 012410800 for further information.
THE ANNUAL PIONEER PILGRIMAGE TO KNOCKSHRINE will take place on Sunday 20July. Prayers will be offered at Our Lady’s Shrine for all who work in alcoholand drug treatment centres around Ireland. Contact Fr Robert McCabe via prayer@pioneers.ie for further details.
POPE LEO XIV PRAYER INTENTION FOR JULY- For formation indiscernment
Let us pray that we might again learnhow to discern, to know how to choose paths of life and reject everything thatleads us away from Christ and the Gospel
LAST WEEK COLLECTION
Church: €826; Share collection: € 146
Card reader:€ 308
Thanks for your generosity!