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Office: 01-5157512 9.30am - 12noon,
rita@francisstreetparish.ie
Outside Office hours: 01-5611390,
franciss@francisstreetparish.ie
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Our God is with us always, in each moment of our
lives. Let us rejoice in that eternal presence.
That night had been foretold to our ancestors, so
that, once they saw what kind of oaths they had put their trust in, they would
joyfully take courage. This was the expectation of your people, the saving of
the virtuous and the ruin of their enemies; for by the same act with which you
took vengeance on our foes you made us glorious by calling us to you. The devout
children of worthy men offered sacrifice in secret
and this divine pact they struck with one accord: that the saints would share
the same blessings and dangers alike; and forthwith they had begun to chant the
hymns of the fathers. Only faith can guarantee the blessings that we hope for, or prove the existence of the realities that at present remain unseen. It was for faith that our ancestors were commended. It was by faith that Abraham obeyed the call to set out for a country that was the inheritance given to him and his descendants, and that he set out without knowing where he was going. By faith he arrived, as a foreigner, in the Promised Land, and lived there as if in a strange country, with Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. They lived there in tents while he looked forward to a city founded, designed and built by God. It was equally by faith that Sarah, in spite of being past the age, was made able to conceive, because she believed that he who had made the promise would be faithful to it. Because of this, there came from one man, and one who was already as good as dead himself, more descendants than could be counted, as many as the stars of heaven or the grains of sand on the seashore.
Alleluia, alleluia!
Jesus said to his disciples: ‘There is no need to be afraid, little flock, for it has pleased your Father to give you the kingdom. ‘Sell your possessions and give alms. Get yourselves purses that do not wear out, treasure that will not fail you, in heaven where no thief can reach it and no moth destroy it. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. ‘See that you are dressed for action and have your lamps lit. Be like men waiting for their master to return from the wedding feast, ready to open the door as soon as he comes and knocks. Happy those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes. I tell you solemnly, he will put on an apron, sit them down at table and wait on them. It may be in the second watch he comes, or in the third, but happy those servants if he finds them ready. You may be quite sure of this, that if the householder had known at what hour the burglar would come, he would not have let anyone break through the wall of his house. You too must stand ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.’
God of Love and tender care, you are present to us
in every moment of our lives. We praise and thank you. Lord hear us.
In the eternal world, all is one. In spiritual space there is no distance. In eternal time there is no segmentation into today, yesterday or tomorrow. In eternal time all is now; time is presence. I believe that this is what eternal life means: it is a life where all that we seek, goodness, unity, beauty, truth and love, are no longer distant from us but are now completely present with us.
John O'Donohue
Saturday 6pm Mass
Sunday 11.30am Mass
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