PARISH NEWSLETTER
BALLYDALY-CULLEN-MILLSTREET
Fourth Sunday of Easter
Vocation Sunday
25th April 2021
Canon John Fitzgerald P.P.
Tel Nos. Millstreet 029-70043/Mobile 087-7752948
Email: millstreet @dioceseofkerry.ie www.dioceseofkerry.ie
PARISH OFFICE IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS. PLEASE RING (029) 70043
Your prayers are requested for the repose of the souls of the following and for those whose anniversaries occur around this time:
RECENT DEATHS: Eileen Duggan, Lisnaboy; Gretta O’Callaghan, Cork; Sheila O’Regan, Limerick.
ANNIVERSARIES: Catherine O’Shea, Killowen; John & Ann Kelleher, Drishane Road; Noel & Batt Keating, Murphy’s Terrace; Kit Desmond, Liscahane; Victor O’Hare, Cloghoulamore; Abina Lehane, Gneeves; Eileen Collins, Clara Road; Kathleen & Nelius Guerin, Ballydaly; Denis Cronin, Coolinarne; Michael O’Connor, Kippagh & Killarney; Mary Agnes Regan, Nohovaldaly.
THE FOLLOWING IS THE SCHEDULE OF MASSES FOR THE WEEK AHEAD WHICH WILL BE STREAMED ON CHURCH SERVICES – churchservices.tv/Millstreet
SATURDAY 24th April at 6.30p.m: John & Abina Sheehan, Knockbrack.
SUNDAY 25th April at 11.30a.m: William O’Leary, Dromnahilla
MONDAY 26th April at 10.00a.m: Matthew Twomey, Minor Row
TUESDAY 27th April at 10.00a.m: Eileen Cotter, Old Coach Avenue & her parents Mary & Jimmy, Murphy’s Tce.
WEDNESDAY 28th April at 10.00a.m: People of the Parish
THURSDAY 29th April at 10.00a.m. The deceased members of the Desmond Family, Liscahane
FRIDAY 30th April at 7.30p.m: Patrick & Mary Dineen, Knocknapogue
SATURDAY 1st May at 6.30p.m.: Joe McSweeney, Killarney Road
SUNDAY 2nd May at 11.30a.m: Jackie & Kathy Forde, Murphy’s Terrace; Paddy, Katie & the deceased members of the Kelleher family, Church Street & Mullinahorna.
VOCATION SUNDAY
This weekend we celebrate the World Day of Prayer for Vocations and we are sharing excerpts from Pope Francis’ message, entitled “Saint Joseph: The Dream of Vocation” to mark this special day.
“Saint Joseph is an extraordinary figure, yet at the same time one “so close to our own human experience”. He did not do astonishing things, he had no unique charisms, nor did he appear special in the eyes of those who met him. He was not famous or even noteworthy: the Gospels do not report even a single word of his. Still, through his ordinary life, he accomplished something extraordinary in the eyes of God.
Saint Joseph suggests to us three key words for each individual’s vocation. The first is dream. Everyone dreams of finding fulfilment in life. We rightly nurture great hopes, lofty aspirations that ephemeral goals – like success, money and entertainment – cannot satisfy. If we were to ask people to express in one word their life’s dream, it would not be difficult to imagine the answer: “to be loved”. It is love that gives meaning to life, because it reveals life’s mystery.
A second word marks the journey of Saint Joseph and that of vocation: service. The Gospels show how Joseph lived entirely for others and never for himself. The holy people of God invoke him as the most chaste spouse, based on his ability to love unreservedly. By freeing love from all possessiveness, he became open to an even more fruitful service. His loving care has spanned generations; his attentive guardianship has made him patron of the Church.
There is a third characteristic of Saint Joseph’s daily life and our Christian vocation, namely fidelity. Joseph is the “righteous man” who daily perseveres in quietly serving God and his plans. At a particularly difficult moment in his life, he thoughtfully considered what to do. He did not let himself be hastily pressured. He did not yield to the temptation to act rashly, simply following his instincts or living for the moment. Instead, he pondered things patiently. He knew that success in life is built on constant fidelity to important decisions. This was reflected in his perseverance in plying the trade of a humble carpenter a quiet perseverance that made no news in his own time, yet has inspired the daily lives of countless fathers, labourers and Christians ever since.”
Saint Joseph, protector of vocations, we ask you to guide, protect and give strength to all those who have been called to serve you – especially those from this parish and the Clergy and religious sisters of our Pastoral area.
May Saint Joseph, protector of vocations, accompany you with his fatherly heart!
PARISH OFFICE: Our Parish office is currently working behind closed doors due to the Covid19 restrictions. Parishioners who wish to book Masses, require Mass cards or have any other query are asked to please ring the office (029 70043).
. May Saint Joseph, protector of vocations, accompany you with his fatherly heart!
PARISH OFFICE: Our Parish office is currently working behind closed doors due to the Covid19 restrictions. Parishioners who wish to book Masses, require Mass cards or have any other query are asked to please ring the office (029 70043).
Saint Joseph, protector of vocations, we ask you to guide, protect and give strength to all those who have been called to serve you – especially those from this parish, the Clergy and religious sisters of our Pastoral area.
