The Sunday Newsletter Knockninny

ST NINNIDH’S CHURCH DERRYLIN/ ST MARY’S CHURCH TEEMORE 19th April 2020 Second Sunday of Easter - Divine Mercy Sunday Fr. Gerard Alwill P.P. Phone no. 028 6774 8315 mobile 00353 872305557. parish email derrylin@kilmorediocese.ie. Guidelines issued by the diocese:- All public Masses, except Funeral Masses, are suspended in the diocese of Kilmore until further notice SUNDAY 19th April: A private Mass will be celebrated at 11.15am, for broadcast on the St Ninnidh’s Church web cam. This Mass will not be open to the public. Patricia Farrelly RIP: Please pray for the happy repose of the soul of Patricia Farrelly. |Fortlea, her funeral took place in Derrylin. Darren McCarthy RIP , Please pray for the happy repose of the soul of Darren McCarthy, Glassmullagh, whose funeral takes place today, Sunday. Anniversary Masses: Due to the cancellation of weekend and weekday Masses, it is not possible to say the many anniversary Masses that have been booked for these days. The names of those for whom Masses were due to be offered will be remembered at the Sunday Web Cam Masses. Sunday 19th April 11.15 am: Kitty Leavey (1st Anniv) (Mullyneeny) AND Lily & Jim O’Connor Next weekend, Apr 25th & 26th, Masses for the following were booked….. Shane Mulholland (Summerhill Park), James & Sheila Drumm (Drumetta) TP, Dan & Lil Maguire (Aughakillymaude) Eileen & Michael McBrien & Deceased of Family (Chapel St) When the celebration of weekend Masses is restored, families will be welcome to contact the office with a view to rescheduling their anniversary Masses Society of St Vincent de Paul St Ninnidh’s Conference can be contacted for support at any time on 07873240493. RTE News Now - broadcasting Mass every weekday at 10.30am. also Masses on Parish web cams. They can be accessed on mcnmedia.tv and church services. Trócaire Collection: In normal times the Trócaire collection is taken up at Easter. That will not be possible this Easter. We request that people would hold on to their donations until the celebration of Sunday Mass resumes. Likewise for other special collections, such as the St Patrick’s Day collection for the missions. Accord – Covid-19. Couples & Relationships Support Line. If you need to speak to an experienced Couples & Relationships Counsellor during this time of unprecedented stress and pressure on family life. Contact No. 028 95680151

Spiritual Communion My Jesus

I believe that you are present In the Most Holy Sacrament.

I love you above all things, and I desire to receive you into my soul.

Since I cannot at this moment receive you sacramentally,

please come spiritually into my heart. I embrace you now

as if you were already there and I unite myself wholly to you.

Never permit me to be separated from you. Amen

Morning Offering Father in Heaven, I give you today all that I think and do and say. And I unite it with all that was done, by Jesus Christ, your dearest Son. Amen. Night Offering God our Father I come to say, thank you for your love today. Thank you for my family and all the friends you give to me. Guard me in the dark of night and in the morning send your light. Amen Prayer to your Guardian Angel O Angel of God, my guardian dear, to whom God’s love commits me here. Ever this day (night) be at my side, to light, to guard, to rule, to guide. Amen. Act of Sorrow O my God, I thank you for loving me. I am sorry for all my sins, for not loving others and not loving you. Help me

to live like Jesus and never sin again.

A Prayer for our Priests as they exercise their ministry during this time of the Coronavirus COVID-19

Eternal God, Be with our priests this day as they seek

to minister to your people. May you be a guiding and protective presence with them

as they bring the consolation and hope of Your word and the grace and nourishment of Eucharist

to those entrusted into their care.

Grant them the strength of mind and body, keep them safe to do your will,

And give them the courage and peace to face each day with trust and confidence in You.

Into your hands O God, we commend them; fill them with your grace and healing. Amen

Pope Francis’ Prayer to Mary during the coronavirus pandemic

O Mary, you always shine on our path as a sign of salvation and of hope. We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick, who at the cross took part in Jesus’ pain, keeping your faith firm. You, Salvation of the Roman People, know what we need, and we are sure you will provide so that, as in Cana of Galilee, we may return to joy and to feasting after this time of trial. Help us, Mother of Divine Love, to conform to the will of the Father and to do as we are told by Jesus, who has taken upon himself our sufferings and carried our sorrows to lead us, through the cross, to the joy of the resurrection. Amen.

Under your protection, we seek refuge, Holy Mother of God. Do not disdain the entreaties of we who are in trial, but deliver us from every danger, O glorious and blessed Virgin.

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.

KNOCKNINNY SUNDAY NEWSLETTER 19th April 2020

Second Sunday of Easter DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY

What a grace-filled day this is! It is the eighth and final day of the Octave of Easter. On this eighth day of Easter we celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday. It is a day when the flood-gates of mercy are opened wide and God lavishes us with more than we could ever hope for. In the year 2000, Pope Saint John Paul II, who himself was an extraordinary instrument of God’s mercy, put this feast on the Church’s official calendar as he raised Sister Faustina to sainthood. Saint Faustina was a member of the Congregation of Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy in Krakow, Poland. She died in 1938. She came from a simple and poor family of farmers, had only three years of simple education and performed the humblest of tasks in her convent. But she also was a mystic who was privileged to have many private revelations from our Lord which she recorded in her diary of Divine Mercy. She writes of her experience on February 22, 1931: In the evening, when I was in my cell, I became aware of the Lord Jesus clothed in a white garment. One hand was raised in blessing, the other was touching the garment at the breast. From the opening of the garment at the breast there came forth two large rays, one red and the other pale. In silence I gazed intently at the Lord; my soul was overwhelmed with fear, but also with great joy. After a while

Jesus said to me, ‘paint an image according to the pattern you see, with the inscription: Jesus, I trust in You.’ Later, Jesus explained to her in another vision: “The pale ray stands for the Water which makes souls righteous; the red ray stands for the Blood which is the life of souls. These two rays issued forth from the depths of My most tender Mercy at that time when My agonizing Heart was opened by a lance on the Cross….Fortunate is the one who will dwell in their shelter, for the just hand of God shall not lay hold of him.” Jesus spoke again to her of His desire that the Solemnity of Divine Mercy be established: “On that day (the 8th day of Easter each year) the very depths of My tender mercy are open. I pour out a whole ocean of graces upon those souls who approach the fount of My mercy. The soul that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion shall obtain complete forgiveness of sins and punishment. On that day all the divine floodgates through which grace flow are opened. Let no soul fear to draw near to Me, even though its sins be as scarlet. My mercy is so great that no mind, be it of man or of angel, will be able to fathom it throughout all eternity.” As we celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday, intensely reflect upon the abundance of this gift that God wishes to pour forth upon us. There is no limit to how much we are loved by our God of perfect mercy. And today, on this the eighth day of Easter, we should especially be aware of the fact that the floodgates of Heaven are opened to us to an unimaginable degree. Turn your eyes toward our merciful Lord and be open to all that He wishes to bestow. Lord of Mercy, help me today to begin to understand what mercy is all about. Help me to first be open to the mercy You wish to bestow upon me. As I receive Your own Divine Mercy, help me also to be an instrument of that mercy for all to see. Jesus, I trust in You

How to pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy

Using a rosary make the sign of the Cross In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Opening Prayers You expired, Jesus, but the source of life gushed forth for souls, and the ocean of mercy opened up for the whole world. O Fount of Life, unfathomable Divine Mercy, envelop the whole world and empty Yourself out upon us. O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fount of mercy for us, I trust in You! (Repeat three times)

Introductory Prayers Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth, as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, Amen. I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; He descended into hell; on the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty; from there He will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.

Prayed on large bead prior to each decade Eternal Father, I offer you the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your Dearly Beloved Son, Our Lord, Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.

Prayed on 10 small beads of each decade For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.

Prayed after all 5 decades of Chaplet are complete Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world. (Repeat three times)

Concluding Prayer Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion—inexhaustible, look kindly upon us and increase Your mercy in us, that in difficult moments we might not despair nor become despondent, but with great confidence submit ourselves to Your holy will, which is Love and Mercy itself.

Lord, in 1879 the Apparition in Knock gave comfort and hope to your people in a time of distress and worry. In the presence of Our Lady, St Joseph, St John the Evangelist and the Lamb of God you showed us that we are neither alone nor abandoned in times of great need, personally and as a people.

We ask you Lord, to walk with us again as we face the Coronavirus. Help our medical personnel to bring the virus to a swift end and bless them in their work. We ask healing and recovery to be given to all who are suffering from the virus and their families.

May all of us, Lord, be strengthened by the spiritual support of the Christian community at this time through prayer, fasting and concern for one another. May we never abandon hope in the face of adversity and trust in your love for us. Amen

Our Lady of Knock, pray for us. St Joseph, pray for us. St John the Evangelist, pray for us.

Father Brian Grogan SJ