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The
Second Sunday of Ordinary time
Sunday, 19th January, 2003
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Questions People
Ask
Q. What did John the Baptist mean by calling Jesus
the Lamb of God?
A. Before the time of Jesus religious sacrifice usually
involved the death of animals. The Baptist proclaimed that Jesus
would replace all these animal sacrifices.
One purpose of animal sacrifice was to make reparation for sin.
Jesus is the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.
This name recalls what Isaiah wrote - about the innocent lamb
being led off meekly to the slaughter.
Jesus is the innocent victim who took our place. In some ancient
literature, the lamb is the emblem of victory.
Fr Silvester O'Flynn OFM Cap
Christian unity week 18 - 25th January
"We have a treasure in earthen vessels." (2 Cor.
4:7)
(1). The Inaugural Service for the Annual Week of Prayer for
Christian Unity will take place at 3.30pm on Sunday 19th January
2003 and is being hosted by the Methodists in Christ Church,
Leeson Park, Dublin 4.
Accord Marriage Enrichment Day
Sunday 26th Jan, for couples married between 1 - 10 years.
Venue: Dublin ACCORD Head Office, 39, Harcourt Street, Dublin
2.
The aim of the day is to enable couples to focus on and celebrate
their relationship, renew their commitment to each other, improve
their communication skills and spend time alone together away
from their busy lives. There will be some individual and couple
work to do in private and no one will have to speak in the group
if they do not wish to. The day will be facilitated by married
people who are specially trained for this type of work, and
who have experience working with couples.
The day will begin at 10.30 am and will conclude with Mass and
renewal of Marriage Vows at about 5.00pm. A light lunch will
be provided.
Places are limited so please book in advance. For booking and
further details please phone Kathryn at Dublin Accord (01) 4780866
office hours.
Feast Days
Mon 20th: St Fabian, pope and martyr. Executed by
the Roman emperor Decius. Also St Sebastian, martyr.
Tues 21st: St Agnes, virgin and martyr. She was killed
at the age of I 3 and buried in a Roman catacomb.
Wed 22nd: St Vincent, deacon and martyr. Imprisoned by
the governor of Spain, buried in Lisbon Cathedral.
Fri 24th: Francis de Sales, bishop of Geneva. With gentleness
and love, he helped rebuild the faith after the Reformation.
Patron of writers, editors and journalists
Sat 25th: Conversion of St Paul on the road to Damascus.
Out of a persecutor God made a preacher and teacher of the peoples.
Morning Prayer
If you go to daily Mass perhaps you'd like to be
in the Church before 9.50 and join in the Morning Prayer.
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Website of the
week
www.tcd.ie/ise
Visit the Irish School of Ecumenics |
Altar servers:
Meet and Train on Tuesday at 6.45pm. |
Children's Mass
- Practice Thursday 3.30
Practice continues on Thursday afternoon at 3.30pm |
Meditations - How to
actually meditate
On Monday nights from 8.15 - 9.15 in the Council Room
with Using music, relaxation, stillness and John Main
approach. All are welcome. |
Road Safety
- Continuing theme for January
During Christian Unity Week, we pray for all who have
died as victims of religious hatred While 3,000 people
died during "the Troubles, over 24,000 people died
during the same period on the roads of the country! "It's
better to be alive under forty than dead over sixty (mph)!"
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Please
pray for those recently deceased
Bertie Donovan (Fr Roy's Father)
Removal: Sunday 6pm/ Funeral Mass Monday 11.30 (Galbally, Co.
Limerick)
Mass Intentions This Week
 Sun:
(Sat 6.30: William & Nancy O Keeffe)
9.00 Josephine Derwin
10.30 Anastasia & John Doyle
11.30 James Russell
12.30 Bobby Bruton
6.30 People of the parish
Mon: Holy Souls/ Joseph & Elizabeth McCormack
Tue: Anne & Joe Gillen/ Denis Doyle
Wed: Veronica & William Deegan/ Lar Sheridan
Thurs: Free/ Paddy Kenny
Fri: Free/ Patrick & Mary Murphy
Sat: Annie & Joe Gillen/ Carey Family
Next Sun: (26th)
9.00 Pro Populo; 10.30 Emily & Richard Whelan; 11.30 Esther
& Augustus Gracey; 12.30 Matthew McDonagh; 6.30 Patrick
Jordan.
May they rest in peace.
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