Mass Times
Satruday 20th April 7.00pm
George Jones The Village
Michael Curtis England
Sunday 21st April 11.00am
Monday 22nd April 10.00am
Tuesday 23rd April 10.00am
Seamus Culleton
Wednesday 24th April 10.00am
Thursday 25th April 10.00am
Richie Doherty, Ballinalammy
Friday 26th April 10.00am
Satruday 27th April NO MASS
Sunday 28th April 11.00am
Mary Doherty, Haggard.
. This Sunday we are celebratingVocation Sunday, a day of prayer for vocations to the priesthood
and religious life. The gospel reminds us that Jesus saw himself at
the ‘Good Shepherd’. The Good Shepherd is a very powerful
image of the personal love and care that Jesus has for each
person. Faith is central to the friendship between the Good
Shepherd, and the members of His flock. It was Jesus who said,
“The harvest is great but the labourers are few. Pray that the
Lord of the harvest will send labourers into His harvest".
There are certain men whom God has chosen and who have
chosen God and they are priests. We need the love and service
of our priests. We need priests to teach us the good news of our
salvation; We need them to teach us God’s message. We need
priests in our families, in our work and to help us to find meaning
in our lives. We need priests to call us to pray and to guide us to
worship our Father. We need priests to celebrate Mass and to
give us the Sacrament of Reconciliation. We need priests to help
us to value the Mass and to be in communion with God and with
each other. We need priests to lead us not only by what they say
and do, but also by the example of their lives.
Priests bear witness to what is unique in the world, the love of
God and Jesus Christ for each one of us. The faith of priests, their
concern and care give us an inkling of God’s love and care. Lord,
help us to have an intelligent appreciation and a sincere respect
for priests, especially the priests whose job it is to care for the
people of our diocese. Help us always to appreciate them and to
pray for them.
