Feasts during December 2020

St Francis Xavier – 3rd December
Second Sunday of Advent – 6th December
The Immaculate Conception – 8th December
Our Lady of Guadalupe – 12th December
Third Sunday of Advent – 13th December
St John of the Cross – 14th December
Fourth Sunday of Advent – 20th December
Nativity of Our Lord – 25th December
St Stephen – 26th December
Holy Family – 27th December
St Thomas á Becket – 29th December

 

 

 

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Quote for November 2020

“Loving memories never die, as years roll on and days pass by. In our hearts a memory is kept of ones we loved and will never forget”.
(Displayed on Divine Word Missionaries Calendar 2020)

 

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Feasts during November 2020

All Saints’ Day – 1st November
All Souls’ Day – 2nd November
All Saints of Ireland – 6th November
St Leo the Great, Pope – 10th November
St Martin of Tours – 11th November
St Laurence O’Toole – 14th November
Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary – 21st November
Feast of Christ the King – 22nd November
First Sunday of Advent – 29th November
St Andrew, Apostle – 30th November

 

 

 

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Quote for October 2020

“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself”.
(Displayed on Divine Word Missionaries Calendar 2020)

 

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Feasts during October 2020

Our Lady of the Rosary – 7th October

St Teresa of the Child – 1st October
Our Lady of the Rosary – 7th October
St Teresa of Avila – 15th October
St John Paul II, Pope – 22nd October
St Simon and St Jude, Apostles – 28th October

 

 

 

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Thank You Lord for the Harvest
Lord and bountiful creator,
Giver of grains and seeds,
Of fruits and berries and all that grows from the earth,
We thank you for this year’s harvest.
We lift up our hearts in gratitude to the sun, the rain, the wind and the earth.

We are grateful to all those who laboured in the earth,
So that this harvest time might come to fullness.
Yes it is hard work, but it is also richly rewarding,
To see the fruits of our toil
 and to take pride in this completed harvest.


We thank you Lord our God, for your protection and care during the harvest.
We bless you for the weather given to us for our work.
This harvest Lord, was not without its difficulties,
But we rejoice that the sun smiled on us, the wind cooled us down and the Earth laughed as we collected the produce. 

 

 

 

 

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Ordination of Bishop Martin Hayes

Bishop Martin prays over those gathered in the Cathedral and for those watching via webcam

The Episcopal Ordination Mass for the new Bishop of Kilmore, Most Reverend Martin Hayes, took place at 3pm on Sunday 20th September 2020, in the Cathedral of Saint Patrick and Saint Felim, Cavan.

The new Bishop with his family on the steps of the Diocesan Cathedral in Cavan

Bishop Martin was surrounded by his family, his friends, his fellow clergy and by parishioners from across the Diocese of Kilmore, for the laying on of hands and the prayer of ordination. During the ceremony he received the three symbols of his office as Bishop – a ring, a mitre and a crozier.

Bishop Martin receiving his ring, his mitre and his crozier during the ordination ceremony

Unfortunately, due to coronavirus restrictions, the full Cathedral Choir could not be present, but those who were able to attend enriched the ceremony with their singing. A recording of the Episcopal Ordination Mass can be viewed by clicking this link: Episcopal Ordination Mass September 2020

Bishop Martin with some of his fellow clergy following his Episcopal Ordination

 

 

 

 

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Quote for September 2020

“The pessimist complains about wind. The optimist expects it to change. The realist adjusts the sails”.
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Feasts during September 2020

St Gregory the Great, Pope – 3rd September
Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mother  – 8th September
St Ciarán – 9th September
Our Lady of Sorrows – 15th September
St Cornelius and Cyprian – 16th September
St Mathew, Apostle – 21st September
St Damian – 26th September
St Michael, St Gabriel and St Raphael, Archangels – 29th September

 

 

 

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Quote for August 2020
“Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent”.  Marilyn vos Savant
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