Aghaviller Parish Newsletter
Hugginstown, Newmarket and Stoneyford.
15th. and 16th. March 2025.
“Second Sunday of Lent”.
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 17th. to Sunday 23rd. March. 2025
- Hugginstown:
- Monday 17th. at 10.00a.m.
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 9.30a.m.
- Vigil –
- Saturday 22nd. at 8.00p.m.;
- Sunday 23rd. at 10.00a.m.
- Stoneyford:
- Monday 17th. at 10.00a.m.
- Vigil – Saturday 22nd. at 6.30p.m.
- Monday 17th. Feast of St. Patrick (Principal Patron of Ireland) Holy Day
- Wednesday 19th. Feast of St. Joseph (Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
Pray For:
Anniversary:
- Patrick and Statia Fitzpatrick, Coolmore. Mass in Hugginstown Church on Saturday 15th. March at 8.00p.m.
- Ned and Julia Halloran, Hugginstown. Mass in Hugginstown Church on Sunday 16th. March at 10.00a.m.
- Mai Carroll, Kilkeasy. Mass in Hugginstown Church on Monday 17th. March at 10.00a.m.
Anniversary Masses next weekend:
- Bridget and Betty McCarthy, Knockdrinna. Mass in Stoneyford Church on Saturday 22nd. March at 6.30p.m.
- Catherine Barron, Catstown. Mass in Hugginstown on Saturday 22nd. at 8.00p.m.
- Matty O’Shea, Boolyglass. Mass in Hugginstown on Sunday 23rd. at 10.00a.m.
Rota for next week-end:
22nd. and 23rd. March. (Third Sunday of Lent)
Readers
- Stoneyford:
- Saturday 6.30p.m. Sheila Raggett..
- Hugginstown:
- Saturday 8.00p.m. Pat Power.
- Sunday 10.00a.m. Deirdre O’Shea.
Eucharistic Ministers:
- Stoneyford:
- Saturday 6.30p.m. Natalia Smolen.
- Hugginstown:
- Saturday 8.00p.m. Teresa Broderick.
- Sunday 10.00a.m. Ruth Crowley.
Safeguarding in the Diocese of Ossory:
Diocesan Designated Liaison Person:
- Ms. Ailish Higgins Tel: 087 100 0232.
Aghaviller Parish Representatives are:
- Deirdre Rohan and Catherina Roche.
Lenten Station Collection:
Envelopes for the Lenten Station Contribution are available in the Church. Your contribution is for the support of the priests of the Parish and the Diocese. (To donate directly.) Use IBAN: IE19 AIBK 9330 9000 0561 20 (BIC: AIBKIE2D). All Parish Property and Accounts are registered under the (Diocese of Ossory, Reg. Charity No. 20015831)
Ossory Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes:
The Pilgrimage to Lourdes will take place from 19th to 25th May. Bus transport from Loughboy Shopping Centre to Cork airport. Direct flights to Lourdes. Full religious programme. Bookings at JWT 01- 2410800 or email info@joewalshtours.ie.
First Penance 2025.
- For Monroe/Newmarket Schools
- on Wed. 2nd. April in Hugginstown Church at 7.00p.m.
- For Stoneyford School on Tuesday 8th. April in Stoneyford Church at 7.00p.m.
Eucharistic Adoration:
The Apostolate of Eucharistic Adoration National Pilgrimage to Knock will take place on Sunday 6th. April 2025. Bus will leave from Woodies Car Park in Kilkenny at 7.30a.m. Please contact 086 1666547 if you need to book a place on the bus.
Trócaire:
Every year during Lent, Trócaire asks for your help to fund lifesaving programmes around the world. Please collect a Trócaire Box which is available in Church Porch.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, come together to make a significant difference.
Ossory Adult Faith Development Lenten Programme:
On Thursday 20th. March at 7.00p.m. in St. Kieran’s College, Kilkenny. ‘The work of Trócaire in our world today’. Caoimhe de Barra, CEO of Trócaire, explores the reasons why this work is making a difference.
St. Patrick’s Day Parade:
Having established a tradition of actively participating in the St Patrick’s Day Parade last year, Bishop Niall is pleased that once again this year the Diocese of Ossory will have a presence in the Parade. As we embrace this Jubilee Year of Hope, our theme this year is Diocese of Ossory Pilgrims of Hope. Our float entry is co-ordinated by the Diocesan Youth Ministry Team and will include A float representing St Patrick – a pilgrim of hope – supported by young adults from secondary schools throughout the Diocese, displaying a public expression of our faith.
Parish Contributions:
The “Church Door” Contributions on last weekend amounted to €580.00 Thank You
Lotto: –
Aghaviller Parish and Carrickshock G. A. A.
Draw: Monday 10th. March 2025 Numbers: 10; 20; 32; 17.
- No Winner of First 3 Numbers Drawn:
- No Jackpot Winner:
€30.00. Winners:
- Noel Aylward, Boolyglass;
- Alice Doolan, Thomastown;
- Walter Broderick, Croan;
- Chrissie Walsh, Ennisnag;
- Adrian Hudson, “On-Line”.
3 x €15.00 (Sellers):
- James Irish;
- Tommy Murphy;
- Ger Carroll
Next Draw on Tuesday 18th. March. Please submit returns by 8.30p.m. Draw at 9.00p.m.
Next week: Match 3: €500.00; (First 3 Numbers Drawn) Jackpot: €8,500.00. (4 Numbers)
South Kilkenny Historical Society:
A Lecture on James Fogarty of Tibberaghny; will be given by Con Manning on Friday, 28th. March at 8.00p.m. in Mullinavat Parish Hall.
Newsletter:
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Contact: Telephone: 056 776 8693 or email: liamcassin@ossory.ie
First Reading
A Reading from the Book of Genesis:
Taking Abram outside, the Lord said, ‘Look up to heaven and count the stars if you can.’ ‘Such will be your descendants,’ he told him. Abram put his faith in the Lord, who counted this as making him justified.
‘I am the Lord’ he said to him ‘who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldaeans to make you heir to this land.’ ‘My Lord,’ Abram replied ‘how am I to know that I shall inherit it?’ He said to him, ‘Get me a three-year-old heifer, a three-year-old goat, a three-year-old ram, a turtledove and a young pigeon.’ He brought him all these, cut them in half and put half on one side and half facing it on the other; but the birds he did not cut in half. Birds of prey came down on the carcases but Abram drove them off.
Now as the sun was setting Abram fell into a deep sleep, and terror seized him. When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, there appeared a smoking furnace and a firebrand that went between the halves. That day the Lord made a Covenant with Abram in these terms:
‘To your descendants I give this land, from the wadi of Egypt to the Great River.’
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?
The Lord is my light and my help.
O Lord, hear my voice when I call; have mercy and answer.
Of you my heart has spoken:
‘Seek his face.’
The Lord is my light and my help.
It is your face, O Lord, that I seek; hide not your face.
Dismiss not your servant in anger;
you have been my help.
The Lord is my light and my help.
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!
The Lord is my light and my help.
Second 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.
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.
