'We want you to do us a favour'
The Twelve Apostles were not a company of saints. They were ordinary men with feet of clay. They struggled with pride, arrogance, selfishness and lack of understanding. In this episode we see their petty ambition coming to the fore. They wanted preferential treatment from Jesus when He came into His kingdom. Not only are they acting selfishly but they have failed utterly to grasp what he has been preaching, that the call to greatness is the call to service. There cannot be glory without the Cross. It is heartening to remind ourselves that it was with people such as these that Jesus set out to change the world and He did. God brings glory to Himself by doing great things with small" tools. He uses us not in spite of our weaknesses but because of our weaknesses. His favourite instruments are 'nobodies'. We should take heart!
Our Lady of Clonfert
PRAYER FOR UKRAINE
Loving God we pray for the people of Ukraine, for
all those suffering or afraid, that you will be close to
them and protect them. We pray for world leaders, for
compassion, strength and wisdom to guide their choices.
We pray for the world, that in this moment of crisis we
may reach out in solidarity to our brothers and sisters
in need. May we walk in your ways so that peace and
justice become a reality for the people of Ukraine and
for all the world. Amen.
“May the Queen of Peace preserve the world from the
madness of war.” (Pope Francis
St.Ciaran's Pastoral Area
Weekend Masses
Church | Saturday | Sunday | ||||
Ferbane | 7:00pm | 11:00am | ||||
Boora | 9:30am | |||||
High Street | 12:00Midday | |||||
Shannonbridge | 7:00pm | |||||
Clonfanlough | 10:30am | |||||
Ballinahown | 11:30am | |||||
Boher | 10:30am | |||||
Pullough | 6:30pm | |||||
Cloghan | 8:00pm | 9:30am | ||||
Banagher | 6:30pm | 11:00am |