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;
*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, January 18/19, 2025
Today we celebrate The Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C. Welcome and welcome to everyone who joins us by radio on 98.5FM.
This Sunday, 19th January, marks the beginning of Catholic Schools Week 2025. During this week we aim to celebrate the unique contribution that Catholic schools make to our communities. This year’s theme is Catholic Schools: Alive in Christ.
Eucharistic Adoration continues on Thursdays at the end of the 9.30am Mass until 4.00pm.
Jubilee of Hope 2025. Copies of Bishop Cullinan’s Pastoral Letter for the Holy Year are available in the church and porches. Information and prayer cards about the Jubilee are available at the Jubilee banner here at the edge of the sanctuary, in the church and porches.
The Annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity continues until Saturday, 25th Jan. the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul. This Week of Prayer has been celebrated since 1908.
Next Sunday, 26th January, the 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time has been set aside each year by Pope Francis as Sunday of the Word of God. The Word of God is proclaimed at each Mass. This Sunday gives us an opportunity to focus on the importance of the Word of God in our celebrations and in our lives. God continues to speak to us in His Word. The door to the new year has opened. May the Word of God be ‘a lamp to my feet and a light to my path’ in 2025.
2025 Parish Calendars are available in the church and in the porches.
(12noon Mass Only) You are reminded that the main churchyard gates and the CBS Primary School gates are locked immediately after this Mass.
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 20/01/2025
Jubilee of Hope 2025
What might hope look like in the concrete circumstances of our own lives?
Hope looks like forgiving when you want to stay angry.
Hope looks like being kind to someone who doesn’t deserve it, because you believe they can change.
Hope looks like standing up for what is right, even when it costs you, because you believe justice matters.
Hope is getting out of bed in the morning when you’re struggling and depressed and uncertain – believing – just maybe – that today might bring something new.
Hope looks like parents raising children in a digital world, helping them to understand that their value goes beyond screens, and teaching them to find their identity in something deeper than “likes” and “comments” on social media.
Hope looks like peacemakers who refuse to give up on reconciliation … and so much more.
As we journey through this Jubilee Year, may we embrace the hope that does not disappoint. Let it inspire us to deepen our faith, to act with love, and to become beacons of hope in our homes, parishes and wider communities. Bishop Niall Coll, Kilkenny, 29/12/2024.
Sunday of the Word of God
Next Sunday, 26th January, the 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time has been set aside each year by Pope Francis as Sunday of the Word of God. The Word of God is proclaimed at each Mass. This Sunday gives us an opportunity to focus on the importance of the Word of God in our celebrations and in our lives. God continues to speak to us in His Word. The door to the new year has opened. May the Word of God be ‘a lamp to my feet and a light to my path’ in 2025.
The Annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity continues until Saturday, 25th Jan. the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul. This Week of Prayer has been celebrated since 1908.
Eucharistic Adoration in St. Mary’s
Eucharistic Adoration continues on Thursdays at the end of the 9.30am Mass until 4.00pm.
2025 Parish Calendars
These calendars are available in the church and in the porches. Overleaf is the schedule of Mass times for the Friary and the six churches of the three parishes – Dungarvan, Kilgobinet, Colligan, Kilbrien, An Rinn agus Sean Phobal.
Parish of Kilgobinet – Colligan – Kilbrien
The Vigil Mass on Saturday, 25th Jan. will also be celebrated in Colligan Church at 7.30pm.
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Dungarvan Youth Club
More information on our notice boards or at the email address: youthclubdungarvanparish@hotmail.com
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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.