Newsletter 300826

We celebrate World Day of Prayer for Creation on Tuesday September 1st.  It is more poignant this year with the landslides in Nepal and Tibet causing severe destruction.  It is claimed that climate change had a big part to play in this disaster. 

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This weekend we celebrate the Feast of the Queenship of Mary.

As Saint Paul suggests in Romans 8:28–30, God has predestined human beings from all eternity to share the image of his Son. All the more was Mary predestined to be the mother of Jesus. As Jesus was to be king of all creation, Mary, in dependence on Jesus, was to be queen.

Congratulations to all our young parishioners who received their Leaving Cert results on Friday Aug 21.  We wish them the very best as they plan their future paths.

World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation

MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS
POPE LEO XIV
FOR THE 11th WORLD DAY OF PRAYER
FOR THE CARE OF CREATION 2026

[1st of September 2026]
 

Pope Leo's message is attached

Source: Vatican News 

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This week is a very important one for our Leaving Certificate students with the results being published on Friday 21st

We wish them the very best and hope they get the results they desire. 

National Novena to our Lady of Knock

The National Novena to our Lady of Knock takes place August 13 - 21.  The theme for this year is "Sheltered in God's Love"

2026 marks the 50th anniversary of Knock Basilica.

Parish Consultation Report 2026

Limerick, 14 June 2026 - Bishop of Limerick Brendan Leahy has published the findings of an extensive diocesan consultation process, describing the report as both a source of hope and a clear call to action as the Diocese seeks to meet challenges around clergy numbers, volunteer capacity and parish sustainability.

World Youth Day 2027

World Youth Day (WYD) occurs every couple of years and gathers together millions of young Catholics, and the 2027 edition will be held in the South Korean capital, Seoul, from August 3 to 8. It will be the second WYD to take place in Asia.
Source: Vatican News

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We celebrate the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Saturday August 15th.  There will be a vigil mass on Friday 14th at 6.30pm and Saturday morning mass is at 10.00am. 
Mass will be held at Barrigone Holy Well at 3pm on Saturday 15th. 

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This week we celebrate the feast of the Transfiguration on Thursday August 6th.

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Congratulations to Mayo on winning the All Ireland Football Final in Croke Park Dublin on Sunday July 26.  It ended a long wait of 75 years. 
Grandparents Day 2026 is celebrated on Sunday, July 26, 2026, which aligns with the global Catholic World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly and coincides with the Feast of Sts. Joachim and Anne.  We congratulate & honour the grandparents among our community 

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We have a special sporting Sunday to appreciate on 19th.

We have the All Ireland hurling final between Limerick & Galway at 3.30pm

Then we have the World Cup final between Spain🇪🇸and Argentina 🇦🇷

We also give thanks for the continuing beautiful weather we are enjoying this month.  Get out there and appreciate it. 

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We give thanks for the wonderful summer weather we are enjoying at the moment.  Summer 2026 will be one we will remember.

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We look forward to a good sporting game of hurling on Sunday 5th when we play our neighbours Clare in the All Ireland hurling semi final. 

Paddy Grant God's call My Faith journey reflection

The Canadian-born filmmaker, now based in Ireland, is the eldest of seven children and was raised in a devout Catholic household where family prayer was a daily routine.
This content is provided by www.theway.ie, the news source for the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference. All queries relating to the article should be directed to info@catholicbishops.ie.

Feast of Sts. Peter & Paul

This important feast day is celebrated on Monday June 29th this year.

The day commemorates the martyrdom of two saints, the two great Apostles, Saint Peter and St. Paul.  

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The annual Limerick Diocesan Pilgrimage to

Knock Shrine takes place on Saturday, 11th

July 2026.

Bus leaving from the Treaty Stone at 9.30am -

cost is €30.00. Contact Louise at 061 328577

– Monday to Wednesday between 9.00am to

4.30pm 

Congrats to Sr. Anne & our local branch of Vocations Society of St Joseph on a very successful trip to Knock on Saturday June 27th

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This weekend we celebrate the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Limerick Diocese has published a Parish Consultation Report for 2026.  Copies are available in church this weekend. 
The report summarises the findings and recommendations from the recent meetings held in 53 parishes including Caherdavin. 

St Anthony of Padua

We celebrate the feast of St Anthony of Padua on Saturday June 13th.  

La Sagrada Família

Wednesday June 10th is a special day in Barcelona as centenary of Antoni Gaudi's death is remembered.

Gaudi was the mastermind of the Sagrada Família project which is nearing completion.  Many have described the basilica as the Bible represented in architecture.

Pope Leo will visit the basilica and celebrate Mass there on June 10th 

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On Sunday June 7 we celebrate the Feast of Corpus Christi.            In the Catholic Church, Corpus Christi (the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ) is a movable feast celebrated 60 days after Easter. It is traditionally observed on the Thursday following Trinity Sunday. The celebration is usually transferred to the following Sunday.  (Wikipedia+1)