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St
Oliver Plunkett
Parish Bulletin for Sunday 17th December 2006
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Third
Sunday Of Advent
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It's
been a good year for lovers of theological
conspiracy theories, with Dan Brown's 'Da
Vinci Code'. But every advent, there is
another hidden puzzle that escapes notice,
right under people's noses. They're called
the 'O' Antiphons which are prayed every
Advent from about the 7th Century onwards.
They
form an increasingly urgent plea from a
weary world for its redeemer to come. Each
day from 17 to 23 December, beginning with
the letter O, we have various titles for
the coming Jesus. O wisdom, Lord, Root of
Jesse, Key of David, Rising Sun, King, Emmanuel.
In
the original Latin, if you read the initial
letter of each title backward (Sapientia,
Adonai, Radix, Clavis, Oriens, Rex, Emmanuel),
you get ERO CRAS. It literally means
an enigmatic
'I will be tomorrow'.
But,
why tomorrow? Why not today? Why the wait?
Sometimes
we only understand things wehn we look backwards.
Life is lived forward, but understood backwards.
We may only know the full meaning when a
prophecy is fulfilled and we look back.
It's the same with our life. In God's holy
flirtation with the world, we don't fully
understand things. Advent had us looking
forward to a coming, but it seems that it
will be afterwards, when we will fully grasp
the rhyme and reason for things.
Fr.
Tom Cox (Intercom)
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Questions
People Ask
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Why
is the Third Sunday of Advent called
Gaudete Sunday? |
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Gaudete
is the Latin word for rejoice. The
Penitential or purple time of Advent
gives way to joy because the birthday
of the Lord is so near. The key reading
for this Sunday is Paul's letter to
the Philippians. Paul was locked up
in prison when he wrote this letter,
but his inner joy was intense because
of his conviction that the Lord was
very near, We allow far too many events
and concerns to distract out minds
from God. Advent is a challenge to
simplify and refocus. One will find
that this is the way to peace and
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Christmas
Arrangements
Penitential
Service
There will be a Penitential Service on Tuesday
19th at 7.30pm
Confession
Times
Mon 18th – Thurs 21st after 10am Mass
After all the Masses on Christmas Eve
Christmas
Mass Times
Christmas Eve Vigil: 9pm
Christmas Day: 8.30am, 10am, 11.30am
N.B. There will be no 1pm Mass on Christmas Day
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Saints
For December
St Stephen - 26th December
St Stephen, the first Christian martyr, was one
of those in charge of the poor and needy. He is
outstanding for his forgiveness of his enemies.
Patron of deaconsx, stonemasons and bricklayers.
St
John - 27th December
St John, brother of James, son of Zebedee, the
disciple whom Jesus loved, is traditional ly said
to have died at Ephesus. He is considered to be
the author of the fourth Gospel, the Book of Revelation
and three letters. The letters epecially teach
the law of love; he is said in his old age to
have preached only one message - Love on another.
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Apostolic
Society
Apostolic Society would like to thank everyone
for their generous support for their Sale
of Work last weekend. They raised £2,655
their highest total yet. Ballot winners
:Mrs McRandall, Paul Coyle and Marie Gough.
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St.
Dominic's Past Pupils'
St. Dominic's Past Pupils' Union Carol Concert
at 7.30pm on Monday, 18th December
in the Chapel.
Past pupils and friends are welcome.
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Trócaire
Global Gift |
Give your family, friend or colleague a novel
and inspiring gift this Christmas – a Trócaire
global Gift Card – and help transform the
lives of vulnerable families in some of the world’s
poorest regions.
The
specially designed Gift Certificates, placed in
an attractive Christmas Cards, range in value
from £7 - £140.
You
can purchase your Trócaire Global Gifts
in the Church porches after each Mass on Sat 16th
& Sun 17th Dec.
This
Christmas give a lasting gift, the gift of Hope,
to our needy brothers and sisters in the developing
world.
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Baptisms
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Baptisms
today at 2.00pm. Next baptisms will take
place on Sunday 7th January 2007
at 2.00pm.
Please
note the next date available for Baptism
is Sunday 7th January 2007.
The next pre-Baptism instruction will be
on Thursday 28th December 2006
at 8pm in the convent.
It
is necessary to attend pre-Baptism preparation
before asking to have your child baptised.
To register for pre-Baptism preparation
please contact the parish office 9061 8180,
Mon & Wed 2pm-5pm, Tue & Fri 10am-2pm
& Thurs 10am-1pm.
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We Loved
Them In Life
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We
offer our sympathy and prayerful support
to the families of those parishioners who
died recently: Frank Monaghan, Doon
Road
Fr. Bob McGoran
We
pray for the happy repose of those whose
anniversaries occur around this time:
Phylis
Waring,
Nellie O'Loan
Teresa Boyle
Frankie Lavery
Ellen and John Maxwell
Tony Morgan
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Collections
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Last
week's offertory collection amounted to
£1035.07
We
thank you for your on going support
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