The Sunday Newsletter Knockninny

ST NINNIDH’S CHURCH DERRYLIN/ ST MARY’S CHURCH TEEMORE 26th April 2020 Third Sunday of Easter Fr. Gerard Alwill P.P. Phone no. 028 6774 8315 mobile 00353 872305557. parish email derrylin@kilmorediocese.ie. Guidelines issued by the diocese:- All public Masses are suspended in the diocese of Kilmore until further notice

Anniversary Masses: Due to the cancellation of weekend and weekday Masses, it is not possible to say individual anniversary Masses at this time. It has been decided that the 11.15 web cam Mass will be offered for all those whose anniversary Masses were booked for the weekend in question. People who would prefer an individual Mass for their loved one(s) may arrange it when the normal Mass schedule is restored.

We remember the following whose anniversaries were due to be celebrated this weekend: Sunday 26th April: 11.15am Mass on the Web Cam Shane Mulholland (Summerhill Park) James & Sheila Drumm (Drumetta) TP, Dan, Lil Maguire (Aughakillymaude) Eileen & Michael McBrien & Family (Chapel St) And we remember the following whose anniversaries were due to be celebrated next weekend: Sunday 3rd May: 11.15am Mass on the Web Cam Tom & Teresa Curry (Teresa’s 1st Anniv) (Aughintra) John & Kathleen McCorry (Cullion) Jim Murphy (Corraveigha) Eamon O’Donoghue (Knockninny Park)

First Friday Visits: Given the continuing Covid-19 restrictions, Fr Alwill will not be able to make any house calls to the sick or housebound for the month of May.

Society of St Vincent de Paul St Ninnidh’s Conference can be contacted for support at any time on 07873240493. Trócaire Collection: In normal times the Trócaire collection is taken up at Easter. That will not be possible this Easter. We request that people would hold on to their donations until the celebration of Sunday Mass resumes. Likewise for other special collections, such as the St Patrick’s Day collection for the missions. Accord – Covid-19. Couples & Relationships Support Line. If you need to speak to an experienced Couples & Relationships Counsellor during this time of unprecedented stress and pressure on family life. Contact No. 028 95680151

RTE News Now - broadcasting Mass every weekday at 10.30am RTÉ News Now will broadcast Mass at 2.00pm on each Sunday as long as the pandemic restrictions apply. This Sunday Mass will come from the Holy Family Mission in Glencomeragh, Co. Waterford Masses on Parish web cams. They can be accessed on mcnmedia.tv and church services. CB Radio is also on air. Knockninny Credit Union: Congratulations to the recent winners in our monthly membership draw, Fiona Shannon & Killian Barratt.

Spiritual Communion My Jesus

I believe that you are present In the Most Holy Sacrament.

I love you above all things, and I desire to receive you into my soul.

Since I cannot at this moment receive you sacramentally,

please come spiritually into my heart. I embrace you now

as if you were already there and I unite myself wholly to you.

Never permit me to be separated from you. Amen

Morning Offering Father in Heaven, I give you today all that I think and do and say. And I unite it with all that was done, by Jesus Christ, your dearest Son. Amen. Night Offering God our Father I come to say, thank you for your love today. Thank you for my family and all the friends you give to me. Guard me in the dark of night and in the morning send your light. Amen Prayer to your Guardian Angel O Angel of God, my guardian dear, to whom God’s love commits me here. Ever this day (night) be at my side, to light, to guard, to rule, to guide. Amen. Act of Sorrow O my God, I thank you for loving me. I am sorry for all my sins, for not loving others and not loving you. Help me

to live like Jesus and never sin again.

A Prayer for a Pandemic May we who are merely inconvenienced remember those whose lives are at stake. May we who have no risk factors remember those most vulnerable. May we who have the luxury of working from home remember those who must choose between preserving their health or making their rent. May we who have the flexibility to care for our children when their schools close remember those children who will go hungry with no school meals. May we who have to cancel our trips remember those with no place to go. May we who are losing our margin money in the tumult of the economic market remember those who have no margin at all. May we who settle in for quarantine at home remember those who have no home. As fear grips our country let us choose love. During this time when we cannot physically wrap our arms around each other let us yet find ways to be the loving embrace of God to our neighbour. Through Jesus Christ our Saviour, whose arms of love embrace us all. Amen.

Pope Francis’ Prayer to Mary during the coronavirus pandemic O Mary, you always shine on our path as a sign of salvation and of hope. We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick, who at the cross took part in Jesus’ pain, keeping your faith firm. You, Salvation of the Roman People, know what we need, and we are sure you will provide so that, as in Cana of Galilee, we may return to joy and to feasting after this time of trial. Help us, Mother of Divine Love, to conform to the will of the Father and to do as we are told by Jesus, who has taken upon himself our sufferings and carried our sorrows to lead us, through the cross, to the joy of the resurrection. Amen. Under your protection, we seek refuge, Holy Mother of God. Do not disdain the entreaties of we who are in trial, but deliver us from every danger, O glorious and blessed Virgin.

KNOCKNINNY SUNDAY NEWSLETTER 26th April 2020

Third Sunday of Easter

‘The disciples recognised Jesus in the

breaking of bread Today we have walked and talked along the Emmaus road. We walk and talk each week with Christ by our side. Let Him walk with you this week, let Him speak to you and allow him to open the door of your heart, so that you too meet the extraordinary in the ordinary. May you know God’s hope, Christ’s love and the Holy Spirit’s energy this week and always. Amen. Blessing - Go now knowing God goes with you Go to find God in surprising places At surprising times Go to journey together with all God’s people And to discover the plans God has for you And for this world. The Blessing of our ever-present God the ever-living Son the ever-active Holy Spirit descend upon You and remain with You now and always. Amen

* Luke is writing to these communities that he may give them a sure direction in the midst of their difficulties and so that they may find the strength and light in living out their faith in Jesus. One of his specific aims is to show, through the beautiful story of the two disciples on the way to Emmaus, how the community ought to read and interpret the Bible. In reality, those walking the streets of Emmaus were the communities (and all of us). Each of us is and all of us together are companions of Cleophas (Lk 24:18). With him we walk the streets of life, seeking a word of support and of guidance in the Word of God.

* The way Luke narrates the meeting of Jesus with the disciples on the way to Emmaus, tells us how the communities of his time used the Bible and practiced what we today call Lectio Divina or Prayerful Reading of the Bible. They used three steps in interpreting the Bible:

The steps or aspects used in the process of interpreting the Scriptures:

First step: Start from facts (Lk 24:13-24): The first step is this: to approach people, listen to reality, problems; be capable of asking questions that help to look at reality more critically.

Second step: Make use of the Bible (Lk 24:25-27) The second step is this: with the help of the Bible, to shed light on the situation and transform the cross, symbol of death, into a symbol of life and of hope. In this manner, that which prevents us from seeing, becomes light and strength along our way.

Third step: Celebrating and sharing in community (Lk 24,28-32) The Bible alone does not open their eyes but makes their hearts burn! (Lk 24:32). What opens the eyes of the friends and allows them to discover the presence of Jesus is the sharing of the bread, the communitarian gesture, the celebration. As soon as they recognize Jesus, He disappears. And they then experience the resurrection, they are reborn and walk on their own

Lord, in 1879 the Apparition in Knock gave comfort and hope to your people in a time of distress and worry. In the presence of Our Lady, St Joseph, St John the Evangelist and the Lamb of God you showed us that we are neither alone nor abandoned in times of great need, personally and as a people.

We ask you Lord, to walk with us again as we face the Coronavirus. Help our medical personnel to bring the virus to a swift end and bless them in their work. We ask healing and recovery to be given to all who are suffering from the virus and their families.

May all of us, Lord, be strengthened by the spiritual support of the Christian community at this time through prayer, fasting and concern for one another. May we never abandon hope in the face of adversity and trust in your love for us. Amen

Our Lady of Knock, pray for us. St Joseph, pray for us. St John the Evangelist, pray for us. Father Brian Grogan SJ