St. Mary’s Parish Church Dungarvan
PLEASE NOTE: The Parish Church is open for the celebration of public Masses and Masses continue to be broadcast on 98.5FM.
Mass Times
Monday to Friday – 9.30am Mass, with the exception below;
Since Tuesday 3rd October 2023 we returned to the pre-Covid practice of one morning Mass at 11.00am only on the occasion of funerals.
Saturday – 7.30pm Vigil Mass (Please note: There will be no 11.00am Mass on Saturday mornings)
Sunday – 10.00am & 12.00 noon Mass
All Masses broadcast on 98.5FM
Other Notices:
Please use hand sanitizers on entering and exiting the Church.
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The Parish Office
The Parish Office is open each day from 9.00 am – 1.00 pm and 2.00 pm – 4.30 p.m.
For Information on Baptisms please contact the Parish Office.
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Announcements at this Weekend’s Masses, May 4/5, 2024
Today, the Sixth Sunday of Easter, Year B. Welcome and welcome to everyone who joins us by radio on 98.5FM.
Annual Diocesan Pilgrimage to Knock Shrine takes place this Sunday, May 5th. Please pray for all the pilgrims.
The Novena to Our Mother of Perpetual Help continues this Monday, May 6th at 7.30pm and will continue each Monday at 7.30pm until Monday, June 3rd. No 9.30am Mass on Mondays during the novena.
A May Procession in honour of Our Lady will be held in Dungarvan on Sunday, May 19th. Beginning at 4.00pm here in the Churchyard, and processing to the Friary Church, for prayers, Crowning of Our Lady, & Benediction. Concluding by 5.00pm.
The new boxes of weekly and special collection envelopes come into use this weekend. Most boxes should be delivered by now. We ask distributors who haven’t already collected their boxes to please do so as soon as possible. Anyone who would like to receive a box of envelopes for the coming year, please contact the parish office.
Also, Weekly Envelope Request Form are available in the church and porches.
Please continue to return your Good Shepherd Sunday Envelopes for the support of our seminarians.
The newsletter for May 2024 is available in the church and porches. Its focus is largely on Mary, with a Prayer for Students doing Examinations soon and information about the Weekly Envelopes, May 2024 – May 2025. You are welcome to collect a newsletter with you. You are also welcome to take one for a neighbour, relative or friend who may no longer be able to attend Mass regularly.
The contributors who received a letter from the parish in relation to the Income Tax Refund Scheme are asked to continue to return them. There are 29 outstanding at present.
These announcements may be read on the parish website: www.dungarvanparish.ie
Parish notes are included each week in the two local newspapers.
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Newspaper Notes, 6th May 2024
May is Mary’s Month
‘In many countries May is the month of Mary. May the Mother of God accompany us and protect Christians in fighting against the forces of evil. Let us entrust ourselves to her and pray for the Church and for peace in the world, especially in the Ukraine, Palestine and Israel’. Pope Francis.
May Procession
A May procession in honour of Our Lady will be held in Dungarvan on Sunday, May 19th. Beginning at 4.00pm here in St. Mary’s Churchyard and processing to the Friary Church, for prayers, Crowning of Our Lady, & Benediction. Concluding by 5.00pm.
The Novena to Our Mother of Perpetual Help
This Novena continues each Monday at 7.30pm until Monday, June 3rd. No 9.30am Mass on Mondays during the novena.
Monday, May 13th: Feast of Our Lady of Fatima
This year we celebrate the 107th anniversary of the appearance of Our Lady at Fatima, Portugal, Fatima is a village in the very centre of Portugal, about 70 miles (112 Km) north of Lisbon. Our Lady appeared to the 3 children – 10 year old Lucia dos Santos, and her cousins, Francisco (9) and Jacinta (7). The lady wore a white mantle edged with gold and held a rosary in her hand. She asked them to devote themselves to the Holy Trinity and to pray the rosary every day for peace in the world and an end to the war. Over six months she appeared to them on the 13th of each month with the exception of August (19th).
Boxes of Weekly and Special Collection Envelopes
The new boxes of weekly and special collection envelopes come into use this weekend. Most boxes should be delivered by now. We ask distributors who haven’t already collected their boxes to please do so as soon as possible. Anyone who would like to receive a box of envelopes for the coming year, please contact the parish office. Also, Weekly Envelope Request Form are available in the church and porches.
May 2024 Newsletter
This Newsletter is available in the church and porches. Its focus is largely on Mary, with a Prayer for Students doing examinations soon and information about the Weekly Envelopes, May 2024 – May 2025. You are welcome to collect a newsletter at St. Mary’s. Take it home with you. You are also welcome to take one for a neighbour, relative or friend who may no longer be able to attend Mass regularly.
Parish of Kilgobinet – Colligan – Kilbrien
The Vigil Mass on Saturday, May 11th will be celebrated in Kilbrien Church at 7.30pm.
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Prayers
Pope Francis’ Prayer to Our Lady
O Mary,
You shine continuously on our journey
as a sign of salvation and hope.
We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick,
who, at the foot of the cross,
were united with Jesus’ suffering,
and persevered in your faith.
“Protectress of the Roman people”,
you know our needs,
and we know that you will provide,
so that, as at Cana in Galilee,
joy and celebration may return
after this time of trial.
Help us, Mother of Divine Love,
to conform ourselves to the will of the Father
and to do what Jesus tells us.
For he took upon himself our suffering,
and burdened himself with our sorrows
to bring us, through the cross,
to the joy of the Resurrection. Amen.
We fly to your protection, O Holy Mother of God;
Do not despise our petitions in our necessities, but deliver us always
from every danger, O Glorious and Blessed Virgin.