Ballincollig Parish

Reflection

Lord, may we be open to Your healing
grace as we take another step, preparing for You in our hearts.
Let us see, O Lord, Your mercy, And give us Your saving Help

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St. Mary & St. Johns

Church of St. Mary and St. John, Ballincollig, Co Cork

Sunday	8.30 am, 10.00 am, 12.00 noon
Saturday	10.00 am & 6.00 pm
Week Days	9.30 am
First Friday	9.30am & 8.00pm
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament	6.30 pm to 7.45 pm
Third Saturday of Month	7.15 pm Mass in Polish
Holy Days	8:30 am, 10.00 am & 8.00 pm
Baptisms	Saturday 4.30 pm Sunday 12:45 pm. (Except First Saturday of Month)
Confessions	Saturday After 10am Mass & before 6pm Mass

About this Church

Christ Our Light

Sundays	11.00 am, 12:30 pm, 5:30pm
Satudays	7.30 pm
Monday & Thursday Only	8:30 am
Holy Day's of Obligation	12:30 pm & 6:30 pm
First Friday of the Month	8:30 am
Bank Holidays	No Mass
Vigil of Holy Days	7:30pm

About this Church

Notices

Parish Notices

October 2, 2016

Family Mass (formerly Children’s Mass)

The next Children’s Mass for children in second class preparing for their first Holy Communion will take place on Sunday February 19th, at 11.00am in Church of Christ Our Light. The Parents of children who are seven and eight are asked to bring them to this Mass. Preparation with the…

“Mothers’ Prayers” Group

June 9, 2016

Continue every Thursday at 10 a.m. at ‘SONAS’, Station Road.
Mothers, Grandmothers, Godmothers all welcome!

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Pastoral Message

Feast of Our lady of Lourdes

St John Paul initiated the world day of prayer for the sick more than twenty years ago. Each year on the 11th of February we are invited to pray for and pray with the sick. This year Pope Francis is proposing a meditation and prayer on the theme. “The Almighty has done great things for me”. The sick were always given priority by Christ during His life. The world day of prayer is an opportunity to remember and pray for the sick in hospital or in places of care or being looked after by their family in their homes. The patience, courage and faith of the sick can be an example and inspiration to us.

The world day of prayer for the sick is a reminder that one of the seven sacraments is the sacrament of the sick. The apostle James wrote “ if there any who are sick among you, send for the priests of the church, pray over them, anointing them with the oil in the name of the Lord; the prayer of faith will save the sick person and the Lord will raise them up.” Matt 11, 27 Jesus says “Come to me all who labour and are overburdened and I will give you rest. Learn from me for I am gentle and humble of heart and you will find rest for your souls.”

During the World of Prayer we can also remember the doctors, nurses, ancillary staff, chaplains and carers and who dedicate their lives to caring for the sick. A big thank you to each and every one of them may the good Lord continue to bless them with patience, kindness and a professional approach.

Recently a sixth class pupil enquired about the Anointing of the sick. This presented an opportunity to me an opportunity to talk and explain as best I could the significance of the sacrament of the sick. This weekend presents an opportunity to each of us to talk about this great sacrament and the power and healing effect of the sacrament.

Fr. George