Mass Times
Mass Times
Satruday 4th February
TLM 11.00am
The Vigil Mass 7.00pm
Ted Dollard, Ballyfacey.
Jack & Cathy Dollard, Ballyfacey.
Sunday 5th February 11.00am
Denis O' Dwyer, Ballyverneen
Patrick & Cathy Forristal Ballyverneen
Margaret Freyne, Kilbride.
Monday 6th February 10.00am
Tuesday 7th February 10.00am
Wednesday 8th February 10.00am
Thursday 9th February 10.00am
Friday 10th February 10.00am
Satruday 11th February NO MASS
Sunday 12th February 11.00am
A Message from Fr. Dan:
Beauty: Outside a Metro Station inWashington, DC, on a cold January morning in 2007, a man with a
violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. The man playing
the Bach pieces was Joshua Bell, playing incognito as part of a social
experiment about perception, taste and people's priorities,
organized by the Washington Post
During the 45 minutes that Joshua Bell was playing approximately
2,000 people went through the station. In all only 6 people stopped
to listen. The first was a middle-aged man but he stopped for only a
few seconds. Next a young man leaned against the wall to listen but
then looked at his watch and started to walk again. A number of
small children stopped to look at the violinist but in each case the
parent tugged them along hurriedly. Joshua Bell played continuously
for 45 minutes. Six people stopped and listened for a short while.
About 20 people gave money but continued to walk at their normal
pace. The collection came to $ 32.00.
After an hour Joshua Bell finished playing and silence took over. No
one noticed and no one applauded. What no one knew was that
Joshua Bell is recognized as one of the greatest musicians in the
world. Outside the Metro he played one of the most intricate pieces
of music ever written on a Stradivarius violin worth $ 3.5 million
dollars. Two days before he played to a sold-out theatre in Boston
where the seats averaged $ 100.00 each. He played the same pieces
in the theatre in Boston as he played outside the Metro Station.
This experiment raised several questions: In a common-place
environment, at an inappropriate hour, do we perceive beauty? If so,
do we stop to appreciate it? One possible conclusion reached from
this experiment could be this: If we do not have a moment to stop
and listen to one of the best musicians in the world, playing some of
the finest music ever written, on one of the most beautiful
instruments ever made, how many other things are we missing as
we rush through life?
(From the Ennis Parish Newsletter – Adapted)
