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Mass Intentions

Sat 14      19.30       Dolly Reynolds MM

                                          Colette McGuinness MM

                                                             Frank & Brigid Early, Tawlaughtbeg

                                        Peggy McCrann & DFM

                                        Pauric Cassells & DFM

     Sun 15   10.00           Rita Doyle, Carrick Rd

                                                   Eamonn & Maura Duignan

                                   Eslin       09.00           Thomas & Evelyn Reynolds, Leitrim Lwr

           Tues 17 10.00           St Patrick’s Day                  

            Thur 19 12.00           Thomas & June Finnegan

Fri   20 10.00           Alan Crossan       

         Sat   21  19.30             Fr Jim McNulty, Dublin

                                                                      James & Elizabeth McNulty, main st

              Sun  22 10.00                Imelda Donnelly MM          

                                             Olivia O’Neill, Killeveha

                                                               Francis O’Neill Jnr, Gortletteragh

                                                                    Josephine O’Bradaigh, Annaghony

                                                        Beirne Family Towneymore

                                Tommy Keville

 

St Patrick’s Day, Mass times

Mon March 16, Mohill 7.30pm

Tues March 17, Eslin 9am, Mohill 10am & Fenagh 11.30am, Holy Day of Obligation

 

Mass Times 21st & 22nd  March

Sat Mar   21st     Mohill        7.30pm

Sun Mar  22nd    Gorvagh      9.00am

                                Mohill      10.00am

                                   Fenagh       11.30am  

 

Weekday Masses during Lent

Mon to Fri 7.30am & 10am

Rosary after 10am Mass

Confession—Sat evening 7pm in Mohill.       

First Sat—Mass at 10am & Confessions after Mass.

Eucharistic Adoration

Thurs after 10am Mass until 6pm

Benediction first Thurs of the month at 6pm

 

Lourdes Assisted Pilgrims Fund Collection

A second collection will be taken up after Communion next weekend

 

Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes will take place from May 30th until June 4th. Led by Bishop Paul Connell, flights from Knock Airport with fares beginning from €989. for more details contact JWT Pilgrimage Travel website, or 01 2410800

Mohill Family Support Centre – Upcoming Programmes  

Parents Plus Children’s Programme: A 9-week evidence-based course for parents of children aged 6 to 11. The programme promotes confidence, learning and positive behaviour. For more information or to book your place, please contact Abi on 087 674 4993 or Rachel on 086 603 5977.

Parent and Toddler Group: Our weekly Parent and Toddler group meets every Tuesday morning from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon at the Canon Donohoe Hall,Mohill. All are welcome for a chat and play. 

Points to Ponder

The simple fact is that Jesus healed the blind man. Someone who previously could not see was blessed with the gift of sight. What happens after that in today’s Gospel is a sharp warning against following the letter of the law but forgetting why we are following it in the first place.  It’s true: what Jesus did would have been seen as contentious, and not only by Scribes and Pharisees. The religious laws and actions that the people of that culture followed were incredibly specific. Even now, for some modern-day religions, the punishments for what may seem like very small omissions are punishable by real and lasting violence, not least by being shunned by your own community, let alone physical violence. It was even worse then, though.  So, what Jesus did was extraordinary. He knew this. He understood that the repercussions of healing someone on the Sabbath would have led to hot and dangerous debate in the community. He didn’t back down. The real blindness that Jesus is trying to heal is that of the Pharisees and Scribes. And this can invite us to question ourselves. Can our personal understanding of God, of Jesus, make us blind? Can the way that we might bend the Gospel so that we follow it in a more comfortable way undermine our status as Christians? Can we be pleasant to some but unpleasant to others, welcoming to some but dismissive of others? After all, what is a Christian but someone who follows Christ and tries to be his ambassador?   Lent is a wonderful opportunity to realign ourselves with Christ. How are we going to do this today?

A Life of Adoration,

Prayer, Intercession for the World Vocation Discernment Weekends 20- 22nd March 2026 17-19th   April 2026 Single Women  Age (18-35)    Please contact: Sr Mairéad OP, Monastery of St Catherine of Siena,  The Twenties, Drogheda, Co. Louth. A92 KR84 Tel: 041 9838524; E-mail: sienavoc@gmail.com    www.dominicannuns.ie

Clothing Collection

St Manchan’s N.S are having a clothing collection starting Monday 16th March and finishing Tuesday 14th May. Bags of clean shoes, clothes, handbags, curtains and towels can be left at the back of the school during school hours.. Your support is greatly appreciated.

 

Mohill Agricultural Show

Annual table quiz takes place in Casey’s Bar on Friday 20^th March at 9.00pm. €10 per card, raffle on the night.  Your support is  appreciated.

 

 

Money Matters

Offertory Collection…€1,765

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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