Aghaviller Parish Newsletter
Hugginstown, Newmarket and Stoneyford.
16th. and 17th. September 2023.
“Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time”
Priests in 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 18th. to Sunday 24th. September
Hugginstown:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 9.30a.m.
- Vigil – Saturday 23rd. at 8.00p.m
- Sunday 24th. at 10.00a.m.
Stoneyford:
- Wednesday 20th. at 7.00p.m.
- Vigil – Saturday 23rd. at 6.30p.m.
Wednesday 20th. Feast of St. Andrew Kim and the Korean Martyrs.
Thursday 21st. Feast of St. Matthew (Apostle)
Saturday 23rd. Feast of St. Pius of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio).
Pray for:
Anniversary Mass:
Jimmy Walsh, Lismatigue. Mass in Hugginstown Church on Saturday 16th. September at 8.00p.m.
Michael Fennelly, Ballycaum. Mass in Stoneyford Church on Saturday 16th. September at 6.30p.m.
Anniversary Masses next weekend:
Neddy and Joe Dwyer, Croan: Mass in Hugginstown Church on Saturday 23rd. September at 8.00p.m.
Toddy Tennyson, Mabbistown: Mass in Hugginstown Church on Sunday 24th. September at 10.00a.m.
Rota for next week-end:
23rd./24th. September (Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time)
Readers:
Stoneyford: Saturday 6.30p.m. Tom King.
Hugginstown: Saturday 8.00p.m. Pat Power. Sunday 10.00a.m. Mary Foran.
Eucharistic Ministers:
Stoneyford: Saturday 6.30p.m. Pat Kenny.
Hugginstown: Saturday 8.00p.m. Teresa Broderick. Sunday 10.00a.m. Kay Power.
Parish Contributions:
The “Church Door” Contributions last weekend amounted to €525.00. Thank You.
Ossory Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes 2024:
The 2024 Ossory Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes led by our Bishop Niall Coll will take place from Tuesday May 21st. to Sunday May 26th. The organising committee are confident in offering places to pilgrims in need of assistance, youth helpers, support staff and able-bodied pilgrims. The youth section is organised through the head of RE in Secondary Schools and places are limited. A follow up announcement and posters on Church Notice Boards will carry further details.
Synod Gathering:
In advance of the first assembly of the Universal Synod, which begins on 4th. October 2023, an Ecumenical Prayer Vigil is taking place in Rome to unite us all in praise and worship. In extending this invitation to “Together-Gathering of the people of God” Pope Francis reminded us that ‘the path to Christian unity and the path of synodal conversion of the Church are linked’. In a special way, young people from across the world, are asked to take part.
In our Diocese on Friday September 22nd. we will join with Pope Francis and the young people invited to Rome by holding an Ecumenical Taizé Prayer in The Blessed Sacrament Chapel in St Mary’s Cathedral at 7.00p.m. with a special invitation to all the young people of the Diocese.
Then on Sunday 24th.September will gather as the People of God in Ossory at the 5.30pm Mass united with the People of God across the world to pray for the Universal Synod. People from all across the diocese are invited to attend.
St. Mary’s Cathedral Restoration Fund Draw:
The first draw for St. Mary’s Cathedral Restoration Fund 2023/2024 year is due to take place on Wednesday 27th.September 2023. The draw year 2023/20224 will run from September 2023 to August 2024. Draw will be held at 8.00p.m on the last Wednesday of each month. Tickets are available at the Parish House, Hugginstown: Telephone contact 056 776 8693. All Tickets to be entered by Monday 25th. September if you wish to be part of the First Draw on Wednesday 27th. Subscription €10.00 per month: Prize Money €5,000.00 per month.
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Contact: Telephone: 056 776 8693 or email: liamcassin@ossory.ie
First Reading
A Reading from the Book of Ecclesiasticus:
Resentment and anger, these are foul things, and both are found with the sinner. He who exacts vengeance will experience the vengeance of the Lord, who keeps strict account of sin. Forgive your neighbour the hurt he does you, and when you pray, your sins will be forgiven. If a man nurses anger against another, can he then demand compassion from the Lord?
Showing no pity for a man like himself, can he then plead for his own sins?
Mere creature of flesh, he cherishes resentment; who will forgive him his sins? Remember the last things, and stop hating, remember dissolution and death, and live by the commandments.
Remember the commandments, and do not bear your neighbour ill-will; remember the covenant of the Most High, and overlook the offence.
The Word of the Lord
Responsorial Psalm
Response:
The Lord is compassion and love, slow to anger and rich in mercy.
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.
The Lord is compassion and love, slow to anger and rich in mercy.
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.
The Lord is compassion and love, slow to anger and rich in mercy.
His wrath will come to an end;
he will not be angry for ever.
He does not treat us according to our sins
nor repay us according to our faults.
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.
As far as the east is from the west
so far does he remove our sins.
The Lord is compassion and love, slow to anger and rich in mercy.
Second Reading:
A Reading from St. Paul’s Letter to the Romans:
The life and death of each of us has its influence on others; if we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord, so that alive or dead we belong to the Lord. This explains why Christ both died and came to life: it was so that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living.
The Word of the Lord.
Gospel Acclamation (Please stand)
Alleluia, alleluia!
Speak, Lord, your servant is listening:
you have the message of eternal life.
Alleluia!
Gospel
A Reading from the Holy Gospel of St. Matthew:
Peter went up to Jesus and said, ‘Lord, how often must I forgive my brother if he wrongs me? As often as seven times?’ Jesus answered, ‘Not seven, I tell you, but seventy-seven times.
‘And so the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who decided to settle his accounts with his servants. When the reckoning began, they brought him a man who owed ten thousand talents; but he had no means of paying, so his master gave orders that he should be sold, together with his wife and children and all his possessions, to meet the debt. At this, the servant threw himself down at his master’s feet. “Give me time” he said “and I will pay the whole sum.” And the servant’s master felt so sorry for him that he let him go and cancelled the debt. Now as this servant went out, he happened to meet a fellow servant who owed him one hundred denarii; and he seized him by the throat and began to throttle him. “Pay what you owe me” he said. His fellow servant fell at his feet and implored him, saying, “Give me time and I will pay you.” But the other would not agree; on the contrary, he had him thrown into prison till he should pay the debt. His fellow servants were deeply distressed when they saw what had happened, and they went to their master and reported the whole affair to him. Then the master sent for him. “You wicked servant,” he said “I cancelled all that debt of yours when you appealed to me. Were you not bound, then, to have pity on your fellow servant just as I had pity on you?” And in his anger the master handed him over to the torturers till he should pay all his debt. And that is how my heavenly Father will deal with you unless you each forgive your brother from your heart.’
The Gospel of the Lord.
