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ST NINNIDH’S CHURCH DERRYLIN/ ST MARY’S CHURCH TEEMORE 5th April 2020 Palm Sunday Fr. Gerard Alwill P.P. Phone no. 028 6774 8315 mobile 00353 872305557. parish email derrylin@kilmorediocese.ie. Guidelines issued by the diocese:- All public Masses, except Funeral Masses, are suspended in the diocese of Kilmore until further notice Cemetery Closures: Under the current Public Health Regulations our Cemeteries in Derrylin and Teemore are, with exception for funerals, closed to members of the public for the duration of the emergency. Newsletter: As there are no printed copies of the Newsletter this weekend, readers are asked to bring these notices to the attention of neighbours and friends who do not have access to the internet. SUNDAY 5th April: A private Mass will be celebrated at 11.15am, for broadcast on the St Ninnidh’s Church web cam. This Mass will not be open to the public. Anniversary Masses: Due to the cancellation of weekend and weekday Masses, it is not possible to say the many anniversary Masses that have been booked for these days. The names of those for whom Masses were due to be offered will be remembered at the Sunday Web Cam Masses. They are Jim McCaffrey (Cornaleck Peter Curry (Drumroosk) Francis & Teresa McManus and members of the Gilroy & McManus families (Drumdoney) Easter Sunday: Patrick Maguire (Drumully) & Joes, Frank & Jane Flanagan - also Mary Creaney Sat 18 Apr: Kitty Leavey (1st Anniv) Sun 19 Apr: Lily & Jim O’Connor Sat 25 Apr: 8.00pm Shane Mulholland Sun 26 Apr: 9.45am James & Sheila Drumm (Drumetta) Sun 26 Apr: 11.15am TP, Dan & Lil Maguire (Aughakillymaude) AND Eileen & Michael McBrien & family (Chapel Street) When the celebration of weekend Masses is restored, families will be welcome to contact the office with a view to rescheduling their anniversary Masses. Cemetery Closures: Under the current Public Health Regulations our cemeteries in Derrylin and Teemore are, with exception for funerals, closed to members of the public for the duration of this emergency period. BAPTISM PROGRAMMES : are postponed until further notice. Society of St Vincent de Paul St Ninnidh’s Conference can be contacted for support at any time on 07873240493. RTE News Now - broadcasting Mass every weekday at 10.30am. also Masses on Parish web cams. They can be accessed on mcnmedia.tv and church services. Updated RTÉ broadcasting output of liturgies during Holy Week 2020 Morning Offering Father in Heaven, I give you today all that I think and do and say. And I unite it with all that was done, by Jesus Christ, your dearest Son. Amen. Night Offering God our Father I come to say, thank you for your love today. Thank you for my family and all the friends you give to me. Guard me in the dark of night and in the morning send your light. Amen Prayer to your Guardian Angel O Angel of God, my guardian dear, to whom God’s love commits me here. Ever this day (night) be at my side, to light, to guard, to rule, to guide. Amen. Act of Sorrow

O my God, I thank you for loving me. I am sorry for all my sins, for not loving others and not loving you. Help me to live like Jesus and never sin again. Easter Ceremonies: Easter is the most solemn and most important festival in the Christian year. This year, due to the ongoing restrictions, it will not be possible to hold the Easter Ceremonies in the traditional manner. Instead, Fr Alwill and Fr Murray will celebrate the ceremonies in a very limited manner through the St Ninnidh’s Church web cam. Palm Sunday: 11.15am: Mass, including the blessing of palms. Holy Thursday: 8.00pm Mass of the Last Supper Good Friday: 3.00pm Stations of the Cross 8.00pm The Passion of the Lord (Place a crucifix near you during the reading of the Stations of the Cross and Passion) Holy Saturday: 8.00pm The Easter Vigil, including the lighting and blessing of the Paschal Candle. The Blessing of Easter Holy Water will not take place at this Mass.

(A candle could be lit during the ceremonies on Saturday night if it is safe) Easter Sunday: 11.15am Easter Sunday Mass Teemore Women's Group Members & Charity Shop Volunteers are being encouraged to participate in a Writing / Memory Project to replace the set Programme of Activities & Outings planned for the Spring / Summer. The Project involves the writing of a Personal Memoir from Birth until the onset of this Pandemic. During the challenging weeks / months ahead it is hoped that Members will take time out each day to pen their memories Chapter after Chapter. Whenever Group Meetings resume an interesting compilation of Life Stories will have been completed. For This Project To Be Successful We Rely On The Cooperation Of All Members. M Burke ( chairperson.)

Spiritual Communion My Jesus

I believe that you are present In the Most Holy Sacrament.

I love you above all things, and I desire to receive you into my soul.

Since I cannot at this moment receive you sacramentally,

please come spiritually into my heart. I embrace you now

as if you were already there and I unite myself wholly to you.

Never permit me to be separated from you. Amen

For anyone who is not able to get the webcam services: RTÉ broadcasting the liturgies during Holy Week 2020

Palm Sunday 5 April 1100-1150 Mass on Palm Sunday. Rev Professor Michael Mullaney, President of Saint Patrick’s College, Maynooth, celebrates Mass in the Kairos chapel studio, Maynooth, Co Kildare, with music from internationally acclaimed singer, Celine Byrne, accompanied by Ronan Murray. (RTÉ One TV / RTÉ Radio 1 Extra / LW252 / Digital Radio platforms.) 1735-1745 A Passover Like No Other. Rabbi Zalman Lent and author and motivational speaker, Yanky

Fachler, face the challenge of celebrating Pesach, the Passover festival, which traditionally brings Jews together, in a time of isolation, sickness and fear. Rabbi Lent has, himself, had to self-isolate and has learned to preach and connect with his congregation online. They also explore how the story of the first Passover shows that humankind can weather plagues and hardship, if they put their faith in God (RTÉ One).

0615-0618 A Living Word. Aidan Mathews continues to curate and, in some cases, deliver a daily reflection to start the day. Holy Thursday 9 April 1640-1735 Mass of the Lord’s Supper. Father Joe Campbell CC, Mullingar, Diocese of Meath, to celebrate

Mass in commemoration of the Last Supper and Christ’s agony in Gethsemane, from the Cathedral of Christ the King, Mullingar. (RTÉ One TV and RTÉ Radio 1 Extra / LW252 / Digital Radio platforms. The Mass will air on radio at the later time of 19.00.)

Good Friday 10 April 1500-1600 Solemn Liturgy for Good Friday. Live from the Cathedral of Christ the King, Father Derek Darby

commemorates the Passion and death of Christ, observing full health and social distancing protocols. (RTÉ One TV &

RTÉ Radio 1Extra/LW252) 22.00-2230 The Leap of Faith. Michael Comyn asks whether and how the Easter story continues to resonate

with people in today’s Ireland (Radio 1). Holy Saturday 11 April 2200-2300 Easter Vigil Mass. Bishop Tom Deenihan of Meath celebrates the resurrection of Christ, with a

vigil Mass in the Cathedral of Christ the King. Beginning with the lighting of the Paschal candle, the liturgy, which signifies the triumph of light over darkness and of life over death (RTÉ Two & RTÉ Radio 1 Extra/LW252).

Easter Sunday 12 April 1000-1100 Easter Sunday Mass. A Eurovision Mass,

previously planned for Metz Cathedral, takes place instead

in the Dominican Convent of Saint Jacques (Saint James the Great) in Paris, due to France’s COVID-related

restrictions on indoor gatherings. Translation and commentary are by Fr

Thomas McCarthy OP (RTÉ One & RTÉ Radio 1 Extra).

1100-1120 Urbi et Orbi: Pope Francis’ Easter Message. Pope Francis will deliver his Easter blessing To the city and the world with prayer

and encouragement by video link from within the Vatican. Translation and commentary by Fr Thomas McCarthy OP (RTÉ One).

KNOCKNINNY SUNDAY NEWSLETTER 5th April 2020 HOLY WEEK

PALM SUNDAY

HOLY THURSDAY _ THE LAST SUPPER

GOOD FRIDAY _ THE CRUCIFIXION OF JESUS

EASTER SUNDAY _ THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS FROM THE DEAD

Just a thought We are living in unprecedented times. COVID-19 has brought this world to a standstill, and it is only through great technology where we can have any sense of normality, continue to work and have connection with others, and receive information about what we are facing. Things have been disrupted, yes. Trillions have been lost in the economies across the globe. Jobs have been lost. People have died, and continue to do so. Life across this world has been disrupted in a way not seen since World War II, perhaps the Great Depression. But I’m not sure anything has ever impacted the world in such a way in such a short period of time. This is truly unprecedented. But when you look at it, it pales in comparison to what God can do. This is a blip in time. The ramifications will be felt for some time, but we will recover. Hopefully we’ll learn some things. But this is just a blip in time. And while this time is unprecedented in most of our lifetimes, God deals in the unprecedented. That’s how He works. At the Annunciation the greatest thing that He ever did – becoming human. Being born a person so that He could die for us, to save us from Satan and our sins, so we could have eternal life in Heaven. This week we celebrate the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Jesus. Easter is the most solemn and most important festival in the Christian year.And this is what Easter does, it gives us hope. Hope for a new tomorrow. Hope for a new beginning, a renewal, a resurrection. Jesus came to be one of us, and He never left. He is here, in the flesh every day, not only in the Eucharist but in the people around us. And so, it is in these unprecedented times where we come together a little more, realize that we’re in this together, and that gives us hope. Hope that the virus will exhaust itself. Hope that the social distancing will flatten that curve. Hope that the economy will come back. Hope that the lives lost will be lessened. And hope that this will somehow bring us closer to Jesus, that our faith will grow, and that we will realize the true importance of life – above and beyond material things. Parishes across the world have had Masses suspended. Churches are closed, ministries cancelled. But the awesome thing is that so many churches are streaming their Masses live on the internet. They are streaming live praying of the Rosary, live Stations of the Cross, Live Vespers, and the list goes on and on…. There is a ton of prayer going on. And I can tune-in to virtually any Mass I want, and we can attend as a family, and make Spiritual Communion. This time has shown a connectedness in our faith and a closeness in the Church unlike anything I have seen. In many ways I think this situation has brought Catholics closer. It gives me hope for the future, and the future of the Church. Unprecedented. I still can’t get over the fact this is all occurring during Lent. Let’s increase our prayer, let’s offer this time up for those around us, for the researchers to develop treatments and a vaccine, for the future of our Church, and most importantly, let’s offer this up for God’s Will. He is truly amazing and He will turn this mess into something beautiful, something amazing, something unprecedented. Because that is what He did 2000 years ago. That is what he had always done. And that is what He will do today.

Prayer for strength Every day I need you Lord, but this day especially, I need some extra strength to face whatever is to come. This day, more than any other day I need to feel you near me …to fortify my courage and to overcome my fear. By myself, I cannot meet the challenge of the hour…how much frail human creatures need a Higher Power sustaining them in all that life may bring. And so, dear Lord, hold my trembling hand…Be with me, Lord, this day, to know Your guiding hand at work in all, to know your Blessed Presence ever near. St John XX111 ( This prayer was composed by him)

St Theresa’s Prayer Christ has no body now but yours

No hands, no feet on earth but yours. Yours are the eyes through which he looks

With compassion on this world. Yours are the feet with which He walks to do good

Yours are the hands with which he blesses all the world. Yours are the hands, Yours are the feet, Yours are the eyes, You are His Body.

Prayer for the Family

God, our Father, we are brothers and sisters in Jesus your Son, one family, in the Spirit of your love. Bless us with the joy of love. Make us patient and kind, gentle and generous,

welcoming to those in need. Help us to live your forgiveness and peace. Protect all families with your loving care,

especially those for whom we now pray: [We pause and remember family members and others by name].

Increase our faith, strengthen our hope, keep us safe in your love, Make us always grateful for the gift of life that we share. This we ask, through Christ our Lord, Amen

Mission of My Life God has created me to do Him some definite service. He has committed some work to me which He has not committed to another. I have my mission. I may never know it in this life, but I shall be told it in the next. I am a link in a chain, a bond of connection between persons. He has not created me for naught. I shall do good; I shall do His work. I shall be an angel of peace, a preacher of truth in my own place, while not intending it if I do but keep His commandments. Therefore, I will trust Him, whatever I am, I can never be thrown away. If I am in sickness, my sickness may serve Him, in perplexity, my perplexity may serve Him. If I am in sorrow, my sorrow may serve Him. He does nothing in vain. He knows what He is about. He may take away my friends. He may throw me among strangers. He may make me feel desolate, make my spirits sink, hide my future from me. Still, He knows what He is about. Prayer of Cardinal Newman