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FORTHCOMING EVENTS IN THE CATHEDRAL & PARISH
FEBRUARY
Wednesday - 22nd Ash Wednesday - Distribution of Ashes at 8.00 am 10.30 am 1.05 pm and 7.00 pm Masses.
Friday - 24 Day of Atonement see below.
Monday - 27 Visit of Archbishop Barwe of India. Mass at 7.30 pm.
MARCH
Saturday 17th St Patrick’s Day.
DAY OF ATONEMENT & HEALING FRIDAY 24 FEBRUARY
The Diocese of Elphin has set aside Friday 24th of February as a Day of Atonement for the people of the Diocese for the wrongdoings of the past, especially those associated with Child Sexual Abuse by clergy and religious. Our parish will mark this Day of Atonement by holding a 24 hour Vigil.
The Church confesses herself a sinner, not as a subject who sins, but rather in assuming the weight of her children's faults in maternal solidarity, so as to cooperate in overcoming them through penance and newness of life. For this reason, the holy Church recognizes the duty “to express profound regret for the weaknesses of so many of her sons and daughters who sullied her face, preventing her from fully mirroring the image of her crucified Lord, the supreme witness of patient love and humble meekness. In every form of repentance for the wrongs of the past, and in each specific gesture connected with it, the Church addresses herself in the first place to God and seeks to give glory to him and to his mercy. Because of her responsibility to Truth, the Church must encourage “...her children to purify themselves, through repentance, of past errors and instances of infidelity, inconsistency and slowness to act. Acknowledging the weaknesses of the past is an act of honesty and courage…”It opens a new tomorrow for everyone.
TIMETABLE
8.00 am Mass
8.30 am. Procession of Eucharist from the Blessed Sacrament Chapel
8.40 am. Morning Prayer of Church / Silent Adoration
10.00 am. Rosary by Cathedral Rosary Group
10.30 am. Mass by our Bishop
11.20 am. Adoration resumes
12.00 noon Angelus and guided Holy Hour - St Joseph's Parish
1.00 pm. Silent Adoration
2.00 pm. Guided Holy Hour - Ursuline Community
3.00 pm Guided Holy Hour - Divine Mercy Prayers
4.00 pm Guided Holy Hour – Holy Cross Friary
5.00 pm. Guided Holy Hour- Blessed Sacrament Chapel Prayer Group / Presentation of Mary Sisters
6.00 pm Silent Time
7.00 pm. Guided Holy Hour – Legion of Mary
8.00 pm. Sung Evening Prayer - Cathedral Choir
8.30 pm. Guest Speaker
9.00 pm. Guided Holy Hour with Stations of the Cross St. Anne's Parish
10.00 pm. Guided Holy Hour / Night Prayer – Pastoral Council
11.00 pm. Guided Holy Hour - Youth Ministry Team
12.00 am. Guided Holy Hour - Families of Nazareth
1.00 am. Silent Adoration
2.00 am. Silent Adoration
3.00 am. Guided Holy Hour - I Thirst Prayer Group
4.00 am. Rosary with Procession
5.00 am. Guided Holy Hour - Missionaries of Charity
6.00 am. Guided Holy Hour – Presentation of Mary Sisters
7.00 am. Morning Prayer followed by Silent Adoration
8.00 am. Closing Mass – Bishop
50TH INTERNATIONAL EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS - DUBLIN JUNE 10th - 17th 2012
Do you want to attend the International Eucharistic Congress?
Sligo Cluster of Parishes can help you register to attend the Congress. Please see the Information Forms available at the rear of the Cathedral for the Programme for the week and the various options for attendance. Please return completed forms to the box at the rear of the Cathedral or the Parish Office or any of the people listed below by Sunday March 11th. If you need more information check out www.iec2012.ie or call Fina Golden 087 681 6821, Nuala Caliendo 087 418 6269, Nuala Porter 086 838 3725, or Sharon Carleton 087 246 8143. The information stand at the back of the Cathedral contains further details or visit www.iec2012.ie.
YOUTH MINISTRY FUNDRAISING CONCERT
In aid of an Easter Youth Pilgrimage to Medjugorje on Feb 25th at 7.30pm in Gillooly Hall, Featuring The Cathedral Children's Choir, The Cathedral Parish Choir, The Cathedral Parish Youth Band, Summerhill College Band, Ursuline Choir and Sligo based group Elation Ministries. Tickets for the Concert are €10 and all proceeds will go toward covering costs of the pilgrimage for those young people travelling. Tickets are available in VERITAS, The Liber Bookshop and on the door. Contact Goretti Mc Guinness for more information on 086 304 0415. Please support this cause.
FAMILY PRAYER FOR 2012
Let us pray for God’s blessing on our family.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, giver of life;
give your strength and wisdom to the father of our family.
Blessed are you, Holy Spirit, bearer of love;
give your compassion and understanding to the
mother of our family.
Blessed are you, Son of God, eternal wisdom;
give your knowledge and truth to the children of our family.
Blessed are you, Holy Trinity, eternal and almighty;
shadow with your protecting wings the absent or departed
members of our family. Amen.
GRACE BEFORE MEALS - Blessed are you, God our Father, you have gathered us together once more at this table. Christ is the light that shone in our darkness. May the light of Christ shine on our table and on all in our home. Amen.
GRACE AFTER MEALS - God, you are the giver of all good gifts. We thank you for the beauty of decoration, for the food we have shared; for all who have worked to prepare it, and for keeping us together today and throughout the year. Amen.
MESSAGE FOR PRIESTS AND FAITHFUL
Various misunderstandings about the tradition of Mass offerings and clear dangers of exploitation of the Mass can easily emerge. For this reason, the Irish Bishops wish to make clear the Church’s position on Mass Offerings. The following is a brief summary of the Church’s teaching and regulation regarding Mass Offerings.
1. The Eucharist, the ‘source and summit of the Christian life,’ is at the heart of our belief, for it preserves the great mystery of our redemption in Jesus Christ. Therefore anything that might weaken or undermine our respect for the Eucharist must be avoided.
2. The practice of giving an offering dates back to the early Church when the faithful brought bread and wine for the Mass and other gifts for the support of the priest and for the poor. Nowadays a Mass offering is a way for the donor to join him/herself to the sacrifice of the Mass; it unites the donor closely with the life and apostolic activity of the Church, the Body of Christ, as the offering becomes a form of material support for the Church’s ministers and pastoral life. The Mass must never be an occasion for ‘buying and selling’ or ‘making money’, nor should there be even the slightest appearance of making a profit from Mass offerings.
3. Normally a separate Mass is celebrated for each individual offering, however small. The donor specifies the individual intention and it is up to the donor to decide what amount to give. Because donors may sometimes ask how much it is appropriate to give, a current recommended diocesan offering is specified; (this amount is agreed by the Bishops at provincial level). A priest may accept less than the recommended offering – and many priests on occasion do.
4. The priest who receives the offering has an obligation to apply Mass for the specific intention of the person who has made the offering. He is to celebrate a Mass within a reasonable time. Irrespective of how many Masses he celebrates in a day, a priest may only keep an offering for one Mass per day. If a priest receives too many Mass intentions he must transfer any surplus Mass offerings, in total, to another priest; (normally these offerings will be sent to priests working in needy areas).
5. The Church does not encourage ‘collective’ or ‘multi-intentional’ Masses but sees these as an exception. In these exceptional cases, the following must apply:
a) It must be made explicitly clear to the donor beforehand that the offering is being combined into a single Mass offering and the donor must give free consent to this.
b) The place, date and time for this Mass should be indicated publicly and such Masses may not be celebrated any more than two days weekly in any church.
c) The priest who celebrates Mass for a collective intention must not keep any more than the specified diocesan offering, and must transfer any additional amount, in accordance with canon law, for the purposes prescribed by the Bishop/Provincial.
6. Having signed or stamped Mass Cards for sale to the public in shops and other commercial outlets is a practice that is not approved by the Irish Episcopal Conference, the Major Religious Superiors or the Superiors of Missionary Societies. It undermines a correct Eucharistic Theology and is unacceptable. We ask that this practice, wherever it exists, be discontinued.
7. We strongly encourage the donor, where possible, to participate in the Mass. We recommend that the intention for which the Mass is being especially offered is mentioned in the Prayer of the Faithful. Of course the Mass is not exclusively for this intention - every Mass is offered for all people, especially those in need.
The Church’s norms and regulations about Mass offerings are clearly set out in the 1983 Code of Canon Law and in the 1991 Decree Mos Iugiter.
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