| Castlemaine Parish Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 26th/27th February 2022 |
C.S. Lewis wrote, “There is someone I love, even though I don’t approve of what he does. There is someone I accept, though some of his thoughts and actions revolt me. There is someone I forgive, though he hurts the people I love the most. That person is me.”
The Scripture readings for this week shows us how Jesus draws our attention to practical points of Christian living and challenges us to use our words as he used his in his preaching and healing ministry — to heal, to restore, and to bring back life, joy, and hope. The readings also instruct us to share our Christian life, love, and spiritual health by our words, and to avoid gossiping about and passing rash, thoughtless, pain-inflicting judgments on others, thus damaging their good reputation and causing them irreparable harm.
In order to distinguish the good tree from the bad tree we need to look at the fruit the tree produces (deeds) and not at its foliage (words). “The treasure of the heart is the same as the root of the tree,” St Bede explains. “A person who has a treasure of patience and of perfect charity in his heart yields excellent fruit; he loves his neighbour and has all the other qualities Jesus teaches; he loves his enemies, does good to him who hates him, blesses him who curses him, prays for him who calumniates him, does not react against him who attacks him or robs him; he gives to those who ask, does not claim what they have stolen from him, wishes not to judge and does not condemn, corrects patiently and affectionately those who err. But the person who has in his heart the treasure of evil does exactly the opposite: he hates his friends, speaks evil of him who loves him and does all the other things condemned by the Lord” (In Lucae Evangelium Expositio, II, 6). In verse 46, Jesus asks us to act in a way consistent with being Christians and not to make any separation between the Faith we profess and the way we live: “What matters is not whether or not we wear a religious habit; it is whether we try to practice the virtues and surrender our will to God and order our lives as His Majesty ordains, and not want to do our will but His” (St. Teresa of Avila, Interior Castle, II, 6).
Moderator : Fr. Danny Broderick (087) 9061255
Parish House: 3 Meanus Heights, Castlemaine
Parish Office: Tue. & Thur. 9:30am-12:30pm (087) 2979864
Email: castlemaine@dioceseofkerry.ie
Website: www.castlemaineparish.com
Safeguarding Children: Contact No (087) 6362780
| Please pray for Margaret McHale, Mayo mother of Martin McHale, Knockane Masses & Intentions | ||||
| Sat. Feb. 26th | Keel | 7:30 p.m. | Patrick Sheehan, Lasabee | |
| Sun. Feb. 27th | Kiltallagh | 10:00 a.m. | Denis Murray, Dublin | |
| Tue. Mar. 1st | Keel | 10:00 a.m. | ||
| Wed Mar. 2nd | Kiltallagh Keel | 7:30 p.m. 8.30 p.m. | Ash Wednesday | |
| Thur Mar. 3rd | Keel | 7.30 p.m. | ||
| Fri. Mar. 4th | Kiltallagh | 6.00 p.m. | First Friday Sheila & Charlie O’Sullivan, Cuss | |
| Sat. Mar. 5th | Keel | 7:30 p.m. | Denis & Nora Foley, Fybough | |
| Sun. Mar. 6th | Kiltallagh | 10:00 a.m. | Enrolment ceremony for Holy Communion children from Ballyfinane N.S. | |
Priest on Duty: Fr. Kevin Sullivan 087 6277638
Ash Wednesday Mass: Early morning Mass will be at 8am in Milltown Church.
Sanitisers: Many thanks to all the volunteers who have helped sanitise the church after our Masses every week over the last two years. This weekend will be the last week of sanitising the church after Masses. All parishioners are asked to please continue to sanitise their hands on entering the church.
Distribution of Holy Communion: rather than the current seat by seat distribution, we now ask that parishioners que in the aisles and come up one by one and not to stand at the front of the altar please.
The Altar Society rota will cease during the period of Lent and will continue from Easter week onwards.
Heaters: New heaters have been installed in Kiltallagh church and the heaters in Keel church have been serviced.
Diocese of Kerry Ministry of Lay Pastoral Co-Ordinators information evening online on Tuesday 22nd March at 8pm https://www.dioceseofkerry.ie/
Anam Cara Kerry: the organisation that supports bereaved parents, is holding it’s monthly Parent Evening for bereaved parents on Tuesday 8th March at 7:20pm in the Meadowlands Hotel, Tralee Co. Kerry. This event is free and open to all bereaved parents regardless of the age your child died, the circumstances of their death, or whether their death was recent or not. We also offer an online support group and you can get further information on this by contacting us in info@anamcara.ie
Recovery Haven Kerry Cancer Support House will run a 6 week Thriving and Surviving course online via Zoom commencing Wednesday March 2nd from 10.30 am to 1 pm. The course is to help support people recovering after cancer treatment. If you are interested please contact Reception on 066 7192122.
Chime will be holding an outreach clinic on Thursday 10th March 2022 2pm – 4pm at the Day Care Centre, Market Street, Killorglin. Our FREE service of support and advice, cleaning and basic maintenance of hearing aids and information on entitlements. Please call Jerry Kelleher before 8th March on 087-3747327. Our consultations are private and confidential.
Fybough NS is now accepting applications for enrolment for September 2022. Please contact the school for Enrolment Form at fyboughns1964@gmail.com or 066-9766301
Pope Francis’s Invitation & Our Response Pope Francis has invited every member of the Church throughout the world to share their experiences, insights and hopes for the Church. Every diocese has been asked to give opportunities for reflection, discussion and feedback in preparation for the Synod of Bishops in 2023. Here in the Diocese of Kerry there is the opportunity to share your thoughts on-line or to participate in person in the next 2 months. For details see: https://www.dioceseofkerry.ie/Synod
Concerned about the ecological crisis? Be part of a faith community response to Pope Francis’ call to care for Our Common Home. To learn more and register for an Online Book Club go to www.dioceseofkerry.ie
| Eucharistic Ministers |
| Keel Feb. 26th Margaret Cournane & Michael Murphy Kiltallagh Feb. 27th Jack Keating & Bernie Nagle Keel Mar. 5th Marie Prendergast & David Flahive Kiltallagh Mar. 6th Fergus Culloty & Catherine O’Connor |
| Readers |
| Keel Feb. 26th Keith McGuigan Kiltallagh Feb. 27th Noreen Breen Keel Mar. 5th Marie O’Brien Kiltallagh Mar. 6th Aisling O’Neill |
| Altar Society |
| Keel Feb. 26th Mary Foley Kiltallagh Feb. 27th Caroline Lynch |
| Sanitisers |
| Keel Feb. 26th Joan O’Connor & Eileen Murphy Kiltallagh Feb. 27th Catherine O’Connor & Breda Murphy |
Candle of Atonement Prayer
Lord, forgive us our many sins.
We grieve and repent with
all our hearts for having
offended you, for our great
failings and neglect of the
young and vulnerable.
We place all of those who
Have been hurt by
the Church in any way
into your loving hands and
under the protection of
Our Blessed Mother
Lord bring peace to their
broken lives and show us all
the way out of darkness and
into the light of your Word.
May we as the people of
God be more fully human,
More fully Christ-like and
More fully your people,
that we may see the errors
of the past and go forward
with renewed hope and faith
in Christ and in our Church.
Amen.