Third Sunday of Lent

Collect

O God, author of every mercy and of all goodness,

who in fasting, prayer and almsgiving

have shown us a remedy for sin,

look graciously on this confession of our lowliness,

that we, who are bowed down by our conscience,

may always be lifted up by your mercy.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,

who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the

Holy Spirit,

one God, for ever and every.

Amen

First Reading (Ex3:1-8.13-15)

A reading from the book of Exodus.

Moses was looking after the flock of Jethro, his

father-in-law, priest of Midian. He led his flock to

the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb,

the mountain of God. There the angel of the Lord

appeared to him in the shape of a flame of fire,

coming from the middle of a bush. Moses looked;

there was the bush blazing but it was not being

burnt up. “I must go and look at this strange sight,”

Moses said “and see why the bush is not burnt.”

Now the Lord saw him go forward to look, and God

called to him from the middle of the bush. “Moses,

Moses!” he said. “Here I am” he answered. “Come

no nearer” he said. “Take off your shoes, for the

place on which you stand is holy ground. I am the

God of your father,” he said, “the God of Abraham,

the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.” At this

Moses covered his face, afraid to look at God. And

the Lord said, “I have seen the miserable state of

my people in Egypt. I have heard their appeal to be

free of their slave-drivers. Yes, I am well aware of

their sufferings. I mean to deliver them out of the

hands of the Egyptians and bring them up out of

that land to a land rich and broad, a land where

milk and honey flow.” Then Moses said to God, “I

am to go, then, to the sons of Israel and say to

them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to

you.’ But if they ask me what his name is, what am

I to tell them?” And God said to Moses, “I Am who I

Am. This” he added “is what you must say to the

sons of Israel: ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers,

the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the

God of Jacob, has sent me to you.’ This is my

name for all time; by this name I shall be invoked

for all generations to come.”

The word of the Lord

Thanks be to God

Responsorial Psalm

R: The Lord is compassion and love.

My soul, give thanks to the Lord,

all my being, bless his holy name.

My soul give thanks to the Lord

and never forget all his blessings. R

It is he who forgives all your guilt,

who heals every one of your ills,

who redeems your life from the grave,

who crowns you with love and compassion. R

The Lord does deeds of justice,

gives judgement for all who are oppressed.

He made known his ways to Moses

and his deeds to Israel’s sons. R

The Lord is compassion and love,

slow to anger and rich in mercy.

For as the heavens are high above the earth

so strong is his love for those who fear him. R

Second Reading Cor (10:1-6.10-12)

A reading from the first letter of St Paul to the

Corinthians.

I want to remind you, brothers, how our fathers

were all guided by a cloud above them and how

they all passed through the sea. They were all

baptised into Moses in this cloud and in this sea;

all ate the same spiritual food and all drank the

same spiritual drink, since they all drank from the

spiritual that followed them as they went, and that

rock was Christ. In spite of this, most of them failed

to please God and their corpses littered the desert.

These things all happened as warnings for us, not

to have the wicked lusts for forbidden things that

they had. You must never complain: some of them

did, and they were killed by the Destroyer. All this

happened to them as a warning, and it was written

down to be a lesson for us who are living at the

end of the age. The man who thinks he is safe

must be careful that he does not fall.

The word of the Lord

Thanks be to God

Gospel Acclamation

Glory to you, O Christ, you are the Word of

God!

Repent, says the Lord,

for the kingdom of heaven is close at hand.

Glory to you, O Christ, you are the Word of

God!

Gospel (Lk13:1-9)

A reading from the holy Gospel according to

Luke.

Some people arrived and told Jesus about the

Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with that

of their sacrifices. At this he said to them, “Do you

suppose these Galileans who suffered like that

were greater sinners than any other Galileans?

They were not, I tell you. No; but unless you repent

you will all perish as they did. Or those eighteen on

whom the tower at Siloam fell and killed them? Do

you suppose that they were more guilty than all the

other people living in Jerusalem? They were not, I

tell you. No; but unless you repent you will all per-

ish as they did.” He told this parable: “A man had a

fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came look-

ing for the fruit on it but found none. He said to the

man who looked after the vineyard, ‘Look here, for

three years now I have been coming to look for

fruit on this fig tree and finding none. Cut it down:

why should it be taking up the ground? ‘Sir,’ the

man replied ‘leave it one more year and give me

time to dig round it and manure it: it may bear fruit

next year; if not, then you can cut it down.’”

The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Profession of Faith

I believe in one God, the Father Almighty,

maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible

and invisible. I believe in one Lord Jesus

Christ, the only begotten Son of God, born of

the Father before all ages. God from God,

Light from Light, true God from true God,

begotten, not made, consubstantial with the

Father; through him all things were made. For

us and for our salvation he came down from

heaven, and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate

of the Virgin Mary, and became man. For

our sake he was crucified under Pontius

Pilate, he suffered death and was buried,

and rose again on the third day in

accordance with the

Scriptures. He ascended into heaven

and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again in glory to judge

the living and the dead and his

kingdom will have no end. I believe in

the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of

life, who proceeds From the Father and

the Son, who with the Father and the

Son is adored and glorified, who has

spoken through the prophets.

I believe in one, holy, catholic and

apostolic church. I confess one Baptism

for the forgiveness of sins and I look

forward to the resurrection of the dead

and the life of the world to

come.

Amen

Hymns God of Mercy and Compassion

God of mercy and compassion

Look with pity upon me.

Father, let me call thee Father,

For I now return to Thee.

Jesus, Lord, I asked for mercy;

Let me not implore in vain.

All my sins, I now reject them,

Never will I sin again.

Like A Shepherd

Like a shepherd He feeds his flock

and gathers the lambs in His arms,

holding them carefully close to His heart,

leading them home.

I myself will shepherd them,

For others have led them astray.

The lost I will rescue

And heal their wounds

And pasture them, giving them rest.

Seek Ye First

Seek ye first the kingdom of God

And his righteousness

And all these things

Shall be added unto you

Allelu, Alleluia

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia,

Allelu, alleluia.

MASS TIMES St. Mary of the Rosary,

Weekend Masses:

Saturday: 10.00am, 6.15pm.

Sunday: 8.00am, 12 Noon, 6pm.

Weekdays: 8.00am ,10.00am.

Adoration: Mon - Fri 5.00pm - 7.00pm.

Confessions: Saturday after 10.00am

Mass.

St. John the Baptist, Tyone

Weekend Masses:

Saturday 7.30pm.

Sunday 10.30am.

CONTACTS Parish Office 067 -31272 Priest on duty: 087 2405762

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Nenagh Parish News 24th March 2019

Saturday March 30th Confirmation Ceremonies.

11.00am Gaelscoil in St. John the Baptist

2.00pm St. Mary’s Convent Primary School in St. Mary of The Rosary

Nenagh Parish Retreat

St. Mary of the Rosary Church Nenagh

April 7th, 8th & 9th 7.30pm—8.45pm

Nenagh Apostolic Workers will hold their an-nual display of work and cake sale this Sunday 24th March in the Pastoral Centre from 10.30am - 4.00pm.

Lent in Nenagh Parish 2019

Trocaire’s Theme: Until Love Conquers Fear I Will Hold Them in My Heart This Lent

Sacred Space in St. Mary of the Rosary on the theme:

‘Come to the Well’

Stations of the Cross each Friday of Lent after the 10am Mass March 21st, 28th & April 4th & 11th Input on Scripture / Praying the Gospel for the follow-ing Sunday. Dr. Jessie Rogers, St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth. Pastoral Centre, Nenagh at 7.30pm. March 26th Service of Light with our young people preparing to celebrate their Confirmation. March 30th Confirmation Ceremonies with the pupils of St. Mary’s Convent Primary School and Gaelscoil Aonach Urmhumhan April 7th, 8th & 9th -Odhran Pastoral Area Retreat Three evenings of Prayerful Reflection with Martina Lehane Sheehan and Patrick Sheehan in St. Mary of the Rosary church (7.30pm – 8.45pm)

Holy Week Palm Sunday April 14th

Holy Thursday April 18th Good Friday April 19th Easter Vigil April 20th

Easter Sunday April 21st

READER ROTA FOR SUNDAY 31st MARCH Readers - St. Mary’s Vigil: Conor Reidy 8.00am: Helena O’Gorman 12 Noon: Conor DeLoughry Readers - St. John’s Vigil: Teresa Fogarty 10.30am: Deborah O’Driscoll

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS ROTA Next weekend: 2 Weekdays 1

ANNIVERSARY MASSES Monday 25th March- Sunday 31st March

St. Mary of the Rosary Mon 10am: Patrick Browne (A) Sat 6.15pm: Anne Bane Kelly (1st A) and deceased members of the McNamara family. Martin Shoer (1st A) Sun 12 Noon: Seamus Driver (1st A) Evan & Dean Morrissey (A’s) Erwin Kasperzec (A) Nancy Carey (A) Deceased members of the Bolger family (A’s)

St. John the Baptist Sat 7.30pm: Mick & Kathleen Griffin (A’s) Donal Farrell (A) Bridget & John Fogarty (A’s) Michael Guerin, his sisters Alice & Bríd (A’s) Sun 10:30am: Bob O’Connell (1st A) Josie Leahy (A) Paddy Shelly (A)

Suaimhneas Síoraí Tabhair Dóibh, a Thiarna

FINANCIAL MATTERS The offertory collection last weekend amounted to

€3,460.00 Míle Buíochas.

RECENTLY DECEASED Mary Montgomery (nee Byrne) recently deceased

In England (formerly of Ballygraige Nenagh)

May she rest in peace.

BAPTISMS

We welcome the following into the Christian community through the sacrament of baptism.

Ruairí O’Brien Killian Henderson

Thomas Anthony Gray Have you a baby for Baptism? The next meeting which is considered compulsory to prepare for the Sacrament of Baptism will be held in the Pastoral Centre Monday 8th April at 7.30pm. Please bring a copy of your baby’s birth certificate on the night.

Silvermines Lenten Reflections at 7.30pm each evening in Silvermines Church

Tuesday 26 March Ms Patrice Hayes – Principal St Ai-dan’s Primary School, Shannon Patrice Hayes is Principal of St Aidan’s Primary School and will speak on the area of Social Media, Internet, YouTube and will share her experience as a school principal of the challenges of social media for families and young children.

Wednesday 27 March Fr James Purcell PP - Thurles Fr James Purcell lives and works in the Parish of Thurles. He will help us during our Novena to reflect on our need for Healing ... whether physical, mental, emotional or spiri-tual healing. There will be a service of anointing the sick, for all who are in need of strength and healing during Mass.

Thursday 28 March Colm Hogan, Trócaire Colm Hogan, native of Lorrha, will tell us how the Trócaire Lenten campaign for 2019 highlights the different ways land is stolen from vulnerable people by corporate land grabs, by war, or simply because they are a woman. Dur-ing Lent 2019 Trócaire are inviting people in Ireland to show their love by supporting people in the world’s poor-est countries who are often defenceless in these attacks. The countries in focus this year are Guatemala, Syria-Lebanon and Uganda.

Friday 29 March John Leahy, Mullinahone John, former Tipperary hurler and footballer, All Ireland medal winner and All Star award recipient. John will share his story of addiction and the work he does with people who are struggling with different addictions, which have impacted on individuals, families and communities.

Saturday 30 March Sr Helen Culhane, Limerick Sr Helen Culhane was awarded Limerick Person of the Year 2017 for her dedication and commitment to support-ing children affected by loss through death, separation or divorce. She is coming to share her experience and lessons learned through her inspirational work within the Children’s Grief Centre which she established in Limerick in 2009. We will pray the Mass this evening in support of all families who have experienced bereavement/grief.

The Parish Shop We have signed Mass cards such as sympathy, anniver-sary, Communion, Confirmation, exam, mass bouquets. All of the above may also be purchased in the parish office which is opened Monday - Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm, closed for lunch from 1.00pm - 2.00pm. Coeliac Notice: Coeliacs who wish to receive Communion are asked to approach and receive from the celebrant who will have gluten free hosts.

Pharmacy on duty 24th March: Ryans

Rambling House this Friday 29th March in Pastoral Centre Church Rd. Nenagh. 8.00pm -10.30pm. Come & enjoy a great night of music, song & dance. This week we have a great story teller from West Limerick, Daisie Carney. Tea & raffle & lots more on the night. All wel-come.

Medjugorje Pilgrimage from Shannon, 4th - 11th Sep-tember, for further information please contact Sean O’Gara 067 32160.

Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes 25th-30th June: The pilgrimage would welcome the assistance of Nurses who would like to volunteer and care for assisted pil-grims on this year’s Diocesan pilgrimage for five days in June. If any nurse is interested please contact Michael on 086-3813677.

Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes; The Killaloe Dioce-san Pilgrimage will be led by Bishop Fintan Monahan who warmly invites you to join him in Lourdes from 25th-30th June. €725 pps. For bookings phone JWT (01) 2410810. €20 discount for online booking at www.joewalshtours.ie. A limited number of sick pil-grims will be accommodated in the Sanctuary of Lourdes at a cost of €626. Applications for sick pil-grims only to Fr. Tom Ryan, Pilgrimage Director. Phone: (065) 6824043. Sponsorship for sick people is always welcome, see Killaloe Diocese website www.killaloediocese.ie.

Retreat for primary school teachers; The Associa-tion of Catholic Teachers is running a retreat in Glen-comeragh, Co. Tipperary from 5th - 7th April 2019 for primary school teachers. The retreat is an opportunity to take some time away to deepen our spiritual life with God, to reflect on our vocation as teachers and to learn more about teaching the new Grow in Love programme. Visit www.actireland.ie

North Tipp. Alzheimer Society March Support Meet-ing will be held in our Office on Wednesday 27th from 11am. - 12 noon. Families and/or carers of people with Dementia/Alzheimer's are invited to come along and receive information and support. Our Support meetings are completely confidential. You will meet other family members and carers, have a chat and a "cuppa". For more information contact Mary: 087.123 6341 or Nora: 086-601 9166.

Shalom Retreat: Shalom Media Ireland is organising a residential retreat in March, dates 29th to 31st, Friday 10am - Sunday 4pm in the Ceílí Community, Harbour Road, Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath. Register at www.shalommedia.org/retreat. Contact 087-2484145/086 3010681.

The Divine Mercy Chaplet and the Rosary are prayed in St. Mary of the Rosary every Sunday at 3.00pm.

EVENTS IN THE PASTORAL CENTRE Monday 25th March - Sunday 31st March

Mon Art classes 10.00 -12.30pm Parkinson Association 2.00pm - 4.00p m Tues Exercise classes for the older person 12 noon Mindful Meditation 11.00am-12.00noon Nenagh Holy Spirit Charismatics Renewal 8.00pm Wed I.W.A 10am-3.30pm Weight Watchers 5.00pm - 6.30pm AA 8.30pm Thurs Al Anon 1 1.00am - 12.00noon Red Cross 8.00pm Fri COPD 11.00am - 12.00noon AA 8.30pm Rambling House 8.00pm - 10.30pm Sun Polish Charismatic 8.00pm

For info and/or booking of the Centre contact Rita/Lisa, Mon-Fri 9.00am-1.00pm on 067 37590.

EVENTS IN NEW INSTITUTE Mon Yoga classes 5.00pm - 8.00pm Bootcamp 7.30pm Tue COPD 10.30am Zumba 8.00pm Thurs Kettlebells 7.00pm Fri Country Market 8.30am - 1.30pm Bingo 8.30pm–10.30pm Sat Zumba 10.00am Basketball 8 to 14 years 5.00pm -6.00pm

For info and/or booking of the New Institute contact John, Monday to Friday 9.00am-5.00pm 0863986943

‘Why Pope Francis wants Life in the Spirit Seminars to be run in every parish’. Fr. Pat Collins CM will lead us in an evening of Song, Prayer, Sharing and Blessing on April 16th in St. Mary of the Rosary church at 7.30pm. The theme is ‘Why Pope Francis wants Life in the Spirit Seminars to be run in every parish’.

Nenagh Scouts need you. Adult volunteers required, contact Damien 086 6028272, email dgarri-gan35@gmail.com

Lent at Glenstal Abbey: ‘Journeying with God’s People in Exodus’-Join us over 5 of the Sundays in Lent and explore this journey, theirs and ours, through Exodus. 4.30pm, in the library followed by Refreshments & Vespers Contact: events@glenstal.com/061 621005/www.glenstal.org.