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Masses this week in our Parish
Cathedral Monday – Friday 10am
Saturday 10am & 7.30pm (vigil)
Sunday 8.30am, 10am, 11.30am Vigil 9pm
Monday CHRISTMAS DAY 10am & 11.30am
St. Clare’s Chapel Sunday 10.45am Monday 10.45am
St Brigid’s Killygarry Sunday 9.30am Sunday (Vigil) 9pm Monday 9.30am
St Aidan’s Butlersbridge Sunday 10.30am Sunday (Vigil) 9pm Monday 10.30am
Eucharistic Adoration in St Clare’s Chapel
Christmas and New Year Arrangements
Christmas Eve 11am to 2 pm.
Christmas Day 11am to 2 pm
St Stephen’s Day 11am to 2 pm.
New Year’s Eve 11am to 2 pm
New Year’s Day 11am to 2 pm
Eucharistic Adoration will take place at the usual hours
11am to 7pm on all other days over the Christmas Period.
People are invited to make a special effort to visit Jesus in
the Blessed Sacrament St Clare’s over Christmas.
Next Sunday’s Readings
1 st Reading: Gn 15:1-6, 21:1-3
2 nd Reading: Heb 18:11-12, 17-19
Psalm 104
Gospel: Lk 2:22-40
CONFESSIONS in Cathedral Saturday 2.30pm – 3pm
Baptisms in our Parish Booking essential at
049 4331404. Please give 4 -6 weeks notice.
RECENT BAPTISMS
We welcome into the Christian Community
Enya Briody, Ronan Lewis; all who were baptised recently.
The parish envelopes for 2024 are now ready for
distribution. We thank all who have helped us over
the years to distribute the envelopes. If you are
willing to join this team and help in your area please
call to the Presbytery or phone Rosaleen at
049 4331404.
Tuesday 12 March 2024 will mark the 150th Anniversary of
the opening of the iconic building which served as the
original Saint Patrick’s College, Cavan (up to its relocation
to the new college building in 2012) and now houses the
Kilmore Diocesan Pastoral Centre since 2005. Bishop
Martin Hayes will be the principal celebrant of a special
Mass to commemorate this milestone anniversary in the
Cathedral of Saints Patrick & Felim, Cavan on Saturday
16 March 2024 at 11:00a.m. Further details will be
announced in due course.
CHRISTMAS 2023
Christmas Eve 24th December Vigil Mass
Cathedral 9pm
St Brigid’s Killygarry 9pm
St Aidan’s, Butlersbridge 9pm
Christmas Day
Cathedral 10am & 11.30am
St Clare’s 10.45am
St Brigid’s Killygarry 9.30am
St Aidan’s, Butlersbridge 10.30am
Monthly Collection / Offertory Collection
If you would like to contribute towards the upkeep
of the priests in our parish and the upkeep of our
churches for 2024 and have not done so your
contribution will be welcome at the weekend
Masses or drop your contribution in a clearly marked
envelope into the Presbytery.
If you would like to contribute by standing order you
can do so by setting up a payment to:
Monthly Collection a/c BIC: AIBK IE2D and
IBAN: IE85 AIBK 9320 5158 3660 57. Please put your
name as reference.
If you would like to contribute by envelope please
contact us at 049 4331404 so we can issue a set of
envelopes to you. Thank you for your support and to
all who have paid up to date.
The Bishop & priests of the Parish thank you for your
support throughout the year and wish all our
parishioners and their families a happy, peaceful and
holy Christmas and wonderful New Year.
Bishop Martin
Fr Kevin, Fr Thomas, Fr Brian,
Fr Bijo, Fr Cyriacus & Dcn. Jordan
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THIS WEEK
CATHEDRAL
Saturday 23 rd 7.30pm
James & Annie Kitson, St Mary’s Tce. & deceased of
family
Peggy & Bill Allen, son Patrick & deceased of O’Reilly
family, College St.
Brian Finlay, James, Rose & Frank Finlay
Tom & Ann Maughan, son Terry, grandsons Tom &
John Paul, granddaughter Winnie
Sunday 24 th 8.30am
People of the Parish
Sunday 24 th 10am
Hugh Cosgrove, Lakeview
Special Intention
Special Intention
Sunday 24 th 11.30am
Michael & Teresa Bravender, St Phelim’s Place & son
Mickey
Fiona Bergin (nee Webber) & Roisin Webber
Jim & Teresa Keeney, Donegal, sons Jim & Danny
Con Harley & deceased of family, Donegal & Scotland
Thomas & Anna Flynn, Cathedral Rd.
Sunday 24 th Christmas Eve Vigil 9pm
People of the Parish
Monday 25 th 10am
People of the Parish
Monday 25 th 11.30am
People of the Parish
Tuesday 26 th 10am
Johnny Mc Cormack, Highfield Rd
Special Intention
Wednesday 27 th 10am
Special Intention
Thursday 28 th 10am
Sarah & Michael Smith, St Phelim’s Place
Friday 29 th 10am
Michael Smith, Athboy & St Phelim’s Place
Saturday 30 th 10am
Paddy & Mary Tully, Coolboyogue
Saturday 30 th 7.30pm
Tom & Eilish Mc Namara, Dora Cassese & son Pat
Peter & Benny Gaffney, Breandrum & Hugh Maguire,
Drumelis
Sunday 31 st 8.30am
Special Intention
Sunday 31 st 10am
People of The Parish
Sunday 31 st 11.30am
Pat Kelly, Highfield Rd. & deceased of Kelly family
Pat Lynch, Cootehill Rd.
Special Intention
ST. CLARE’S CHAPEL
Sunday 24 th 10.45am
Special Intention
Kazys Gintvainis
Monday 25 th 10.45am
People of the Parish
Sunday 31 st 10.45am
Mary Plunkett, Ballyjamesduff
KILLYGARRY
Sunday 24 th 9.30 am
Special Intention
Sunday 24 th Christmas Eve Vigil 9pm
People of the Parish
Monday 25 th 9.30am
People of the Parish
Sunday 31 st 9.30am
Tommy & Mary Monaghan, Killygarry
Tommy, Katie & Anna Donohoe, Pullamore
Geraldine Mc Loughlin
BUTLERSBRIDGE
Sunday 24 th 10.30am
James, Mary, Brendan & Tony Mc Ardle, Plush
Sunday 24 th Christmas Eve Vigil 9pm
People of the Parish
Monday 25 th 10.30am
People of the Parish
Sunday 31 st 10.30am
Mary Cosgrove, Innishbeg
Jack & Rose Mc Gerty & deceased of Mc Gerty & Brogan
families