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Wednesday, September 25th, Archbishop Farrell will welcome the relics of St Bernadette to Our Lady of Victories, Ballymun Road.

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If you wish to have an item added to the newsletter please email the parish office - [email protected] or telephone 01 2859418 before 1pm on Wednesdays.
Parish Newsletters for previous weeks can be found under 'Events & News': Parish Newsletters

If you wish to have an item added to the newsletter please email the parish office - [email protected] or telephone 01 2859418 before 1pm on Wednesdays.
Parish Newsletters for previous weeks can be found under 'Events & News': Parish Newsletters

If you wish to have an item added to the newsletter please email the parish office - [email protected] or telephone 01 2859418 before 1pm on Wednesdays.
Parish Newsletters for previous weeks can be found under 'Events & News': Parish Newsletters

The Holy See has today announced the appointment by Pope Francis of Monsignor John Kennedy, a Dublin diocesan priest, as titular Bishop of Ossero. Monsignor Kennedy is Secretary of the Disciplinary Section of the Dicastery for the Congregation of the Faith. As Secretary he assists the Prefect in the specific area of his competence. I warmly welcome the news, and I congratulate Archbishop-elect Kennedy, and wish him every blessing in his ministry which is directed to the life of the Church, universal and as well as the local. His appointment is a sign of the personal appreciation of Pope Francis for the work of Monsignor Kennedy. John Kennedy was ordained a priest on 13th July 1993 in the Church of St John the Baptist, Clontarf. Following his ordination, he served as a Curate in the parishes of Crumlin and Francis Street before he was assigned in 1998 to study Canon Law at the Gregorian University in Rome. Possessed with the requisite canonical and linguistic qualifications he was released by the then Archbishop of Dublin and began working in the Matrimonial Office of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in 2003. As a bishop he shares profoundly in the mission of Christ, the Good Shepherd – the one who is true and faithful in the service of God’s pilgrim people. I wish Monsignor Kennedy every blessing as he prepares for his episcopal ordination. I assure him of my prayer and fraternal support as he continues his important work in the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith.

The Archbishop has announced the appointment of Fr David Brough as the new Parish Priest of Dalkey Parish, Fr Declan is retiring and Fr Liam will remain as Curate of the Parish. These appointments become effective on the weekend of the 6th/7th July 2024. We look forward to welcoming Fr David to the Parish and wish Fr Declan every blessing in his retirement.

In some parts of Europe on the eve of Epiphany there was the custom of blessing of homes. Doorways would be sprinkled with holy water and the head of the household would write with chalk C+M+B enclosed by the numerals of the new year. For 2024 therefore the inscription would look like this; 20+C+M+B+24 The letters themselves have a double meaning. They stand for the traditional names of the magi, or three wise men, who visited the Christ Child – Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar but they also function as the initials of a blessing for the home ’Christus Mansionem Benedict’ (May Christ bless this house) Sprinkling of House with blessed water Prayer: Lord God, you guided the Magi to your beloved Son, Jesus Christ. May your blessing come upon us and may it rest upon our home. May your light guide us, your strength uphold us, and your love protect us, So that we too may grow in wonder at the glory of God. We ask this through Christ Our Lord Amen

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Pathways is a two-year, one evening a week, Adult Faith Development course. run by the Dublin Archdiocese, on Thursday evenings in DCU St. Patrick’s Campus, Upper Drumcondra Rd, Dublin,9. September to May (7.00 p.m. – 9.30 p.m). Application is now open. Early application advised. Contact: Pathways Director, Eileen Houlahan at 01 8087594 or [email protected]. Web: www.missionministry.ie