The annual Blessing of the Graves in both our Cemeteries will be celebrated in June and offers us all an opportunity to pray for the souls of the departed, to remember those who have no one left to remember them and to give honour to all those who have shaped our lives and built our community through the generations. The Second book of Maccabees tells us that “it is a holy and a wholesome thought to pray for the dead” (12:46), and over the next few weeks I encourage you all to keep in your prayers all our faithfully departed and especially those souls in need of a prayer. The dates for the Blessing of the Graves are as follows.
St Mary & St Joseph’s Cemetery: Friday 13th June at 7.00pm
St Mary’s Cemetery: Sunday 15th June after 11.00am Mass
Prayer for Eternal Rest
In your hands, O Lord, we humbly entrust our brothers and sisters.
In this life you embraced them with your tender love;
deliver them now from every evil and bid them eternal rest.
The old order has passed away: welcome them into paradise,
where there will be no sorrow, no weeping or pain, but the fullness of peace and joy with
your Son and the Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen.
MASSES WILL BE AVAILABLE VIA WEBCAM AT THE FOLLOWING TIMES
Saturday: 6.00pm (Vigil Mass for Sunday)
Sunday: 9.30am
Holydays: 10.00am – subject to change
MASS WILL BE AVAILABLE VIA WEBCAM AT THE FOLLOWING TIME
Sunday: 11.00a.m.
Eucharistic Adoration: Mondays 10.00am – 5.00pm
Month’s Mind Masses and First Anniversary Masses are currently being held in St Mary & St Joseph’s Church, Brackaville on Monday evenings at 7.30pm or Friday evenings at 7.30pm (by arrangement and subject to availability) or on Tuesday to Friday mornings at 10.00am. They are also celebrated in the Church of the Holy Family at either of the weekend Masses. Month’s Mind Masses are offered in St Mary’s Church, Stewartstown on Sunday mornings at 11.00am or on Wednesday evenings at 7.30pm (by arrangement and subject to availability) and First Anniversary Masses on Sundays at 11am. Unfortunately we cannot guarantee that Month’s Mind and First Anniversary Masses will not be combined due to demand and in respect to the grief of all families who make request.
The following Masses have been requested during the coming months:
30th May – 7.30pm – Roger Dillon – 1st Av
1st June – 9.30am – Matthew Scullion – MM
6th June – 7.30pm – Mary Conway – MM
13th June – Blessing of Graves – St Mary & St Joseph’s – 7.00pm (No evening Mass)
15th June – Blessing of Graves – St Mary’s – 11.00am
16th June – 7.30pm – Donna Donnelly – 1st Av
27th June – 7.30pm – Edel Campbell – 1st Av
28th July – 7.30pm – Tommy McGlone – 1st Av
1st August – 7.30pm – Jody O’Neill – 1st Av
22nd August – 7,30pm – Raymond O’Loane – 1st Av
25th August – 7.30pm – Pat O’Neill – 1st Av
19th December – 7.30pm – Martin Kerr – 1st Av