LIFE IN THE SPIRIT SEMINAR
Continues on Monday 1st May at 7 pm in the Ignatian Chapel.
This week’s theme is New Life in the Holy Spirit
Speaker: Fr. Adrian Crowley
Register your interest here: https://tinyurl.com/SFXLifeInTheSpirit.
Or just come over. All welcome.
Spread the word.
11 AM WEEKDAYS MASS
Will be celebrated in the Main Church from this week on.
SONS OF IGNATIUS PODCAST
This week Fr Niall talks to Fr. Adam Hincks SJ, a Canadian Jesuit and an astronomer who looks so far into space that he looks back in time! Adam talks about his life as a scientist and Jesuit, about the similarities and differences between science and theology, and he shares some of the beautiful discoveries that he has made.
THE WEEK OF GUIDED PRAYER
The Week of Guided Prayer will take place from Sunday, 14th May when we will meet for the introductory session at 5 pm in the Church. The week will conclude on Saturday, 20th May with 6 pm Vigil Mass. Sign in at https://tinyurl.com/WeekofGuidedPrayerEaster
Or by email at sfx@jesuit.ie
Spread the word.
CONFIRMATION CEREMONY- 4TH MAY AT 11 AM
The sacrament of Confirmation will be conferred on 17 children of Gardiner Street Primary School this Thursday morning at 11 am by Fr. Provincial, Shane Daly SJ. Please keep them and their families in your prayers.
Please note that there will be no 11 am Mass on that day.
FEAST OF BL. JOHN SULLIVAN SJ (8TH MAY)
A Mass of Thanks Giving for his beatification will be celebrated in Clongowes Wood College on Sunday, 7th May at 3 pm. Please consider coming.
The anointing of the sick and blessing with the Cross of Blessed John Sullivan will take place after Mass. Principal celebrant and homilist: Bishop Denis Nulty.
On Saturday the 20th of May at 1 pm will be celebrated the Monthly Mass for Bl. John Sullivan SJ here in St. Francis Xavier’s Church.
OUR RECENTLY DECEASED
We remember in prayer those who have died recently:
Michael Burke
Ann Walsh
May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
Amen.
DAY OF PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS
Sunday, April 30 is the Day of Prayer for Vocations and the beginning of a Year of Prayer for Vocations to the Diocesan Priesthood. The usual Share collection will be taken up.
Prayer for vocations
Just as the sheep know the voice of the Shepherd, we pray today – the World Day of Prayer for Vocations, that those who are being called will recognise the voice of the Risen Lord in their hearts and will follow him to serve as a priest, deacon, or religious.
LAST WEEK COLLECTION
Church: € 731;
Share: € 144;
IDonate & card readers: € 460
All contributions are gratefully accepted, and the donors are remembered in our prayers.
DUBLIN ARCHDIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES 2023
Led by Archbishop Dermot Farrell.
5th September (7 nights)
7th September (5 nights)
From €859 per person sharing.
For details and bookings Phone: 0124110800 OR email info@joewalshtours.ie
Pilgrims who would like to travel with the Special Assisted Section should apply to Dublin Diocesan Pilgrimage Office. lourdes.office@dublindiocese.ie
01-8087555
UNIVERSITY CHURCH LECTURE
On Wednesday, May 10, at 6pm DJ DiDonna, Harvard lecturer and founder of the Sabbatical Project, will be at University Church to speak about the value of sabbaticals. Determined to change the way the world thinks about time off, he teamed up with social science researchers to discover the role that extended leave has played in our society. What they found may surprise you.” This lecture is free and open to all.
NUNCIO WELCOMED
Last Tuesday 25th April, Archbishop Farrell welcomed to Dublin Archbishop Luis Mariano Montemayor, the new Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland.
