CORONAVIRUS – UPDATE ON PASTORAL ARRANGEMENTS
The Church will be closed on Sundays.
A Sunday Mass will be celebrated at 11am behind closed doors.
Sunday Masses including the Saturday Vigil Mass are suspended until further notice.
This is due to limiting attendance at public indoor gatherings to 100 people.
All Masses are broadcast on the Parish Radio and via our Webcam.
Weekday and Saturday Masses (except Vigil) will continue as normal. However, there will be no Fr John Sullivan Monthly Mass.
CHURCH OPENING HOURS
Monday 8.15am – 4.30pm
Tuesday 8.15am – 6.00pm
Wednesday 8.15am – 4.30pm
Thursday 8.15am – 4.30pm
Friday 8.15am – 4.30pm
Saturday 9.45am – 5pm
Sunday CLOSED
OFFICE OPENING HOURS
Monday 9.30am – 5pm and closed for lunch 1.00-1.30
Tuesday 9.30am – 8.30pm and closed for lunch 1.00-1.30
Wednesday 9.30am – 8.30pm and closed for lunch 1.00-1.30
Thursday 9.30am – 8.30pm and closed for lunch 1.00-1.30
Friday 9.30am – 5pm and closed for lunch 1.00-1.30
Saturday 10am – 1.30pm
Sunday CLOSED
WEBCAM LINK
All Masses are broadcast on the Parish Radio and via our Webcam. We invite you to avail of this service.
Find it in a number of ways…
Click on the Webcam Tab of our Website
Use the URL https://gardinerstparish.ie/live-video/
Click on one of the links on the home page
Click here
Click on the PLAY button in the middle of the screen to activate the video and turn up the volume if necessary.
MASSES ON ST. PATRICK’S DAY CANCELLED
We would like to wish all of our parishioners and visitors a happy and blessed St Patrick’s Day.
Lá fhéile Pádraig sona dhaoibh!
Please see our prayers below including an extract from St Patrick’s Breastplate.
To find out more about St Patrick click this link https://www.jesuit.ie/news/the-real-st-patrick/
BLESSED JOHN SULLIVAN SJ MONTHLY MASS CANCELLED
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Due to measures introduced by healthcare authorities, we are discontinuing blessings with Blessed John Sullivan’s Crucifix until further notice.
Our staff have been instructed not to hand over the Crucifix to anyone. Please do not insist. We apologise for the inconvenience that this measure may cause.
OTHER EVENTS CANCELLED
THURSDAYS IN LENT – CANCELLED
FRIDAY STATIONS IN LENT – CANCELLED
COVID-19 SUPPORT LINE FOR OLDER PEOPLE
ALONE has launched a national support line and additional supports for older people who have concerns or are facing difficulties relating to the outbreak of COVID-19 (Coronavirus).
Professional staff are available to answer queries and give advice and reassurance where necessary. The support line is open Monday to Friday, 8am-8pm, by calling 0818 222 024. Hours may be extended to meet the demand.
NOVENA OF GRACE GRATITUDE
THANKS TO ALL WHO HELPED in many ways during the Novena of Grace 2020. Special thanks to our guest preachers Fr. Gerry O’Hanlon SJ, Fr. Brian Lennon SJ and Fr. Jake Martin SJ. Their homilies were well received and very much appreciated.
COLLECTIONS
Last week’s Collections, Church € 813 Share € 465 Novena Special Collection € 10,498. The Blue Bag is for the Church Collection (St Francis Xavier’s Gardiner Street.
THANKS FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!
PRAYER FOR OUR PROTECTION
We ask for prayers for those affected by the Coronavirus. Placing all our trust in the Lord, and asking Our Lady to intercede for us, we invite everyone to pray these prayers:
Extract from Saint Patrick’s Breastplate
Christ with me,
Christ before me,
Christ behind me,
Christ in me,
Christ beneath me,
Christ above me,
Christ on my right,
Christ on my left,
Christ when I lie down,
Christ when I sit down,
Christ when I arise,
Christ in the heart of everyone who thinks of me,
Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me,
Christ in every eye that sees me,
Christ in every ear that hears me.
Memorare
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary,
that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection,
implored your help, or sought your intercession was left unaided.
Inspired with this confidence,
I fly to you, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother.
To you I come, before you I stand, sinful and sorrowful.
O Mother of the Word Incarnate,
despise not my petitions, but in your mercy, hear and answer. Amen.
ECOTIPS
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