Aghaviller Parish Newsletter

Hugginstown, Newmarket and Stoneyford.

12^th. and 13^th. March 2022.

“Second Sunday of Lent”

Priests Living within the Parish:

Liam Cassin (Parish Priest)            Telephone:    056 776 8693    or     Mobile 087 231 2354

Peter Hoyne (Retired)          Telephone:    056 776 8678    or     Mobile 086 373 8492

Mass Times in Aghaviller Parish:

Monday 14^th. to Sunday 20^th. March 2022.

Hugginstown:   

Monday, Tuesday and Friday at 9.30a.m.      

• Vigil  –   Wednesday 16^th. at 8.00p.m. 
• Thursday 17^th. at 10.00a.m.
• Vigil  –   Saturday 19^th. at 8.00p.m.             
• Sunday 20^th. at 10.00a.m.

Stoneyford:       

• Vigil  –  Wednesday 16^th. at 6.30p.m.    
• Vigil  –  Saturday 19^th. at 6.30p.m.

Thursday 17^th.           Feast of St. Patrick (Patron of Ireland)  –    Holy Day   –  (Mass Times above)        

Saturday 19^th.            Feast of St. Joseph.

Pray for:

Anniversary Masses:    

Patrick and Statia Fitzpatrick, Coolmore:  Mass in Hugginstown Church on Saturday 12^th. March at 8.00p.m.

William and Margaret O’Meara and Julie Morrissey, Croan;,  Mass in Hugginstown on Sunday 13^th. at 10.00a.m.

Mai Carroll, Kilkeasy: Mass in Hugginstown Church on Thursday 17^th. March at 10.00a.m.

Months Mind Mass:

Alice Murphy, Lismatigue.  Mass in Hugginstown Church on Saturday 19^th. March at 8.00p.m.

Anniversary Mass next weekend:

Mattie, Mary, Kitty, and Betty O’Shea, Boolyglass:  Mass in Hugginstown on Sunday 20^th. March at 10.00a.m.

The Synodal Journey in Ossory:

Our Journey together during Lent is a time of Listening – to ensure that every voice is heard.  All are invited to attend meetings to discuss our experience of Church today and our hopes for the future. These meetings will take place in 13 Venues throughout the Diocese. Venues nearest to Aghaviller Parish:  St. Kieran’s College on Monday 14^th. March at 7.30p.m. Thomastown Hall on Wednesday 23^rd. March at 7.30p.m. St. Patrick’s Parish Centre on Thursday 31^st. March at 7.30p.m. See Notice Board for all venues, dates and times.

Trócaire:

Every year during Lent, Trócaire asks for your help to fund lifesaving programmes around the world. Please collect a Trócaire Box, available in both Churches. You can contribute Online at www.trocaire.org  or by phone: 1850 408 408. The contents of each and every Trócaire Box, no matter how small, all adds up.

Lotto

Parish Contributions:

The “Church Door” Contributions on last weekend amounted to €525.00.  Thank You.                                                                      

(To donate directly.)  For Aghaviller Parish Funds: Use IBAN:  IE74 AIBK 9330 9000 0610 47 (BIC: AIBKIE2D) 

For the support of the Clergy:  Use IBAN:  IE19 AIBK 9330 9000 0561 20 (BIC: AIBKIE2D).

Ukraine Appeal:

Lenten Station:

Envelopes for the Lenten Station Contribution are available in both Churches. Your contribution is for the support of the priests of the Parish and the Diocese. Your support is appreciated. 

Guidelines for  Lenten:

“Second Sunday of Lent”  –  13^th. March 2022.

First Reading:

A Reading from St Paul’s Letter to the Philippians:

My brothers, be united in following my rule of life. Take as your models everybody who is already doing this and study them as you used to study us. I have told you often, and I repeat it today with tears, there are many who are behaving as the enemies of the cross of Christ. They are destined to be lost. They make foods into their god and they are proudest of something they ought to think shameful; the things they think important are earthly things. For us, our homeland is in heaven, and from heaven comes the saviour we are waiting for, the Lord Jesus Christ, and he will transfigure these wretched bodies of ours into copies of his glorious body. He will do that by the same power with which he can subdue the whole universe.

So then, my brothers and dear friends, do not give way but remain faithful in the Lord. I miss you very much, dear friends; you are my joy and my crown.      

The Word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm:  

Response:      The Lord is my light and my help.

The Lord is my light and my help; whom shall I fear?

The Lord is the stronghold of my life; before whom shall I shrink?              R.

O Lord, hear my voice when I call; have mercy and answer.

Of you my heart has spoken: ‘Seek his face.’                                                            R.

It is your face, O Lord, that I seek; hide not your face.

Dismiss not your servant in anger; you have been my help.                          R.

I am sure I shall see the Lord’s goodness in the land of the living.

Hope in him, hold firm and take heart. Hope in the Lord!                             R.

Gospel Acclamation:

Glory and praise to you, O Christ!

From the bright cloud the Father’s voice was heard: ‘This is my Son, the Beloved. Listen to him.’

Glory and praise to you, O Christ!

Gospel:

A Reading from the Holy Gospel of St. Luke:

Jesus took with him Peter and John and James and went up the mountain to pray. As he prayed, the aspect of his face was changed and his clothing became brilliant as lightning. Suddenly there were two men there talking to him; they were Moses and Elijah appearing in glory, and they were speaking of his passing which he was to accomplish in Jerusalem. Peter and his companions were heavy with sleep, but they kept awake and saw his glory and the two men standing with him. As these were leaving him, Peter said to Jesus, ‘Master, it is wonderful for us to be here; so let us make three tents, one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.’ – He did not know what he was saying. As he spoke, a cloud came and covered them with shadow; and when they went into the cloud the disciples were afraid. And a voice came from the cloud saying, ‘This is my Son, the Chosen One. Listen to him.’ And after the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. The disciples kept silence and, at that time, told no one what they had seen.                                                                  

The Gospel of the Lord.