St Brigid – 1 February
May Brigid bless the house wherein you dwell.
Bless every fireside, every wall and door.
Bless every heart that beats beneath its roof.
Bless every hand that toils to bring it joy.
Bless every foot that walks its portals through.
May Brigid bless the house that shelters you
The Presentation in the Temple: Candlemas – 2 February
On this feast an elderly couple, Anna and Simeon make a prophecy as they see the forty-day old Child Jesus presented in the temple. They call him a ‘light to enlighten all peoples.’
St Blaise Bishop and Martyr – 3 February
Blessing of Throats and other Illnesses:
Through the intercession of St Blaise, bishop & martyr,
may God deliver you from every disease of the THROAT and from every OTHER ILLNESS:
In the name of the Father
and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
MASS TIMES & INTENTIONS WEEK BEGINNING 1st February.
Parish Fund
The amount received last week: €110 Donation to Candles €20
| Masses From Monday 1st February to Sunday 7th February 2021 | ||||
| Mon 1 Feb | Wed 3 Feb | Thurs 4 Feb | Sat 6 Feb | Sun 7 Feb |
| Coolclough Gurteen | The Island Derrinagree Clonbanin Rathroe Moher Rathroe Lyrevoucane | Bolomore Fortgrady Knockbrack Curraraigue Upper Curraraigue Middle Curraraigue Lower | Meenskehy Knocknacurracoush Coolclougher Skagh Stakehill | Ballymaquirke Dromalour Kilcolman Garraveasogue Paal Kileenleigh Derrygallon Knockanroe Gurranebawn Farrandoyle |
| Masses from Monday 8th February to Sunday 21st February 2021 | |||||
| Mon 8 Feb | Wed 10 Feb | Thurs 11 Feb | Sat 13 Feb | Sun 14 Feb | |
| Rathcoole Radharc na Coille Prohus Knockcahill Laught Upper Laught Lower | Gurrane Killetra Minehill Dromahoe Keale | Month’s Mind Anniversaries | Drominagh Ardrahan Lisnacon Killinane Derrinamona | Dromskehy Ducleagh Dromagh Rosglass Dysert Dromtariffe | |
| Mon 15 Feb | Wed 17 Feb | Thurs 18 Feb | Sat 20 Feb | Sun 21 Feb | |
| Coolclough Gurteen | The Island Derrinagree Clonbanin Rathroe Moher Rathroe Lyrevoucane | Bolomore Fortgrady Knockbrack Curraraigue Upper Curraraigue Middle Curraraigue Lower | Meenskehy Knocknacurracoush Coolclougher Skagh Stakehill | Ballymaquirke Dromalour Kilcolman Garraveasogue Paal Kileenleigh Derrygallon Knockanroe Gurranebawn Farrandoyle | |
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Statement on Funerals from the Bishops of the Cashel Province
We express our closeness in prayer and support for those with the Covid-19 virus and those impacted in any way by it in what are very difficult circumstances. We are mindful especially of those seriously ill in hospital, those who have died, and family and loved ones.
We wish to express our thanks to priests and sacristans as well as the many volunteers in our churches who ensure that all the requirements around the sanitising of our churches are observed. We also acknowledge with gratitude the care and help of undertakers in implementing the restrictions.
We want to highlight some points that we consider important in relation to the implementation of public health guidelines in the context of bereavements and funerals. We do so for the benefit of all concerned – mourners, undertakers, neighbours and friends as well as priests and public authorities –, that we might have a common understanding of good practice around funerals aimed at keeping people safe from the virus. It is vital we take all precautions to prevent the further spread of Covid-19. In offering this guidance we recognise and appreciate that the vast majority of Catholics carefully observe the public health guidelines.
- Public health guidelines are clear: attendance at funerals is to be restricted to 10. We appreciate there are some who believe that for the sake of accommodating the immediate family it would be better to allow a number higher than 10 for the funeral liturgy in a church. We too look forward to when that number can be increased. However, it is important that undertakers and priests clarify with bereaved families as early as possible regarding the limit of 10 people in the church.
- As recommended in our statement last March, there should be no removal to the church the evening before.
- People not attending the funeral liturgy should avoid congregating immediately outside the church building or around the hearse. For the sake of the great majority trying to keep to the public health guidelines, we ask people, difficult as it is, not to approach the bereaved in the church grounds or cemetery to sympathize.
- As per the public health guidelines regarding social and family gatherings, there should be no wakes or large gatherings for prayers in the house of the deceased nor gatherings in cemeteries.
- Support for the bereaved can be expressed through social media as an alternative to attending the funeral. Often it is possible to link to a local church for a funeral ceremony via a webcam/Facebook Live. We invite people to pray for the deceased and family of the deceased in their own homes at the time of the funeral Mass.
May our deceased loved ones rest in peace and may the bereaved be comforted.
Trust in Christ’s love and care and his victory over death for us all.
Our Lady health of the sick, pray for us.
The bishops of the seven dioceses of the Cashel Province.
Bp Ray Browne, Diocese of Kerry, 26th January 2021
