Posts Categorized: Notices

There is a yellow envelope in the current box of envelopes dated 24th March.
Proceeds from your Trocaire box can be placed in thisenvelope, and will be collected at all Masses on Holy
Thursday. Alternativley please bring your Trocaire Boxes to the Church on Holy Thursday. Place them in the
collection boxes at the entrance of the Church. They will 

1. Tax relief for donations to eligible charities.

Machaire Rois Parish has received 35,655 euro from the

Office of The Revenue Commissioners for years 2013-

2014. Our sincere thanks to all who supported the

scheme. Details of this scheme are available in the Parish

Office. To support the scheme, a parishioner must be a

tax payer, contribute at least 250

Easter Confessions
Wednesday 23rd March : 10.30am -12 Noon and
6.30pm – 7.30pm.
Holy Saturday 26th March 10.30am -12 Noon and
3-4pm.
Easter Ceremonies
Thursday 24TH March – Holy Thursday.
3.00pm and 7.30pm : Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Friday 25th March – Good Friday.
3.00pm and 7.30pm: Celebration of the Lord’s Passion
Saturday 26th April – Holy Saturday.
9.00pm

Palm Sunday 20th March at 6pm.
There will be a number of priests available to hear confessions. We encourage as many as possible to avail of this opportunity of spiritual preparation for the feast of Easter.

Cemetery Sunday 3rd July after 12 Noon Mass.
Parish Blessed Sacrament Procession 29th May.
St Patrick’s Day Mass
Wednesday 16th March : 6.30pm Vigil
Thursday 17th March : 9.30am and 12 Noon.

The hymn’s title and refrain (from Lk.6,36) “MisericordesSicut Pater” is the official Latin theme of The Year of Mercy and translates to “Merciful Like The Father”. The music for the hymn was written by a British composer Paul Inwood and the verses by Jesuit Eugenio Costa. The four verses of the hymn contain lines from scripture punctuated by the Latin

At the invitation of Pope Francis we are celebrating “24 Hours for the Lord” in St Joseph’s Church Carrickmacross
on Friday and Saturday March 4th and 5th. This is an occasion for all to encounter the mercy and forgivness of God, a time when God hears the prayer of the humble and repentant and welcomes us home. Included in the 

On Friday 26th February 2016 the Annual Ceremony for the Pope John Paul 11 Award will take place in the Slieve Russell Hotel,
Ballyconnell at 8pm. Bishop Mc Daid looks forward to welcoming you to this event. Due to the numbers attending entry to the event is by ticket only. Please note that doors open at 7.30pm and we ask

The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
8th December
The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) 25th December
The Epiphany of the Lord 6th January
St Patrick’s Day 17th March
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 15th August
All Saints 1st November

The Year of Mercy logo is the work of Marko Rupnik
SJ. It is inspired by icons of Christ rescuing Adam from
the underworld. Take time to look at it, what do you
notice?
The colours white, red gold, black and shades of blue.
The almond shape and the deepening shades of bluesuggest depth in the image. Jesus comes to