Pope Benedict XVI

"Beauty... is not mere decoration, but rather an essential element of the liturgical action, since it is an attribute of God Himself and His revelation."
(Pope Benedict XVI, Sacramentum Caritatis, 35)

25 February 2016

28th February - Third Sunday of Lent

                      Third Sunday of Lent
                          Celebrant: Rev.Thomas O'Toole
                           Sunday 28th February at 5pm
                                    St.Patrick's Church
                                 College Rd., Kilkenny
                     Rosary before Holy Mass at 4.30pm



Mine eyes are ever towards the Lord:
for He shall pluck my feet out of the
snare: look Thou upon me, and have
mercy on me; for I am alone and poor.
                                      

18 February 2016

21st February - Second Sunday of Lent

                  Second Sunday of Lent
                         Celebrant: Rev.Thomas O'Toole
                          Sunday 21st February at 5pm
                                   St.Patrick's Church
                                 College Rd., Kilkenny
                     Rosary before Holy Mass at 4.30pm
 

Remember, O Lord, Thy bowels of compassion, and Thy mercies
that are from the beginning of the world, lest at any time our enemies
rule over us: deliver us, O God of Israel, from all our tribulations.

                                                     

11 February 2016

Little Chaplet of the Five Wounds

Below is the Little Chaplet of the Five Holy Wounds of Jesus which can be recited during Lent:


THE LITTLE CHAPLET OF THE FIVE WOUNDS OF JESUS CRUCIFIED by St. Alphonsus Liguori









 I.
O my Lord Jesus Christ, I adore the wound in Thy left foot. I thank Thee for having suffered it for me with so much sorrow and with so much love. I compassionate Thy pain, and that of Thine afflicted Mother. And, by the merit of this sacred wound, I pray Thee to grant me the pardon of my sins, of which I repent with all my heart, because they have offended Thine infinite goodness. O sorrowing Mary, pray to Jesus for me.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory, etc.
By all the wounds which Thou didst bear
With so much love and so much pain,
Oh, let a sinner's prayer
Thy mercy, Lord, obtain!

II.
O my Lord Jesus Christ, I adore the wound in Thy right foot. I thank Thee for having suffered it for me with so much sorrow and with so much love. I compassionate Thy pain, and that of Thine afflicted Mother. And, by the merit of this sacred wound, I pray Thee to give me the strength not to fall into mortal sin for the future, but to persevere in Thy grace unto my death. O sorrowing Mary, pray to Jesus for me.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory, etc.
By all the wounds which Thou didst bear
With so much love and so much pain,
Oh, let a sinner's prayer
Thy mercy, Lord, obtain!

III.
O my Lord Jesus Christ, I adore the wound in Thy left hand. I thank Thee for having suffered it for me with so much sorrow and with so much love. I compassionate Thy pain, and that of Thine afflicted Mother. And, by the merit of this sacred wound, I pray Thee to deliver me from Hell, which I have so often deserved, where I could never love Thee more. O sorrowing Mary, pray to Jesus for me.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory, etc.
By all the wounds which Thou didst bear
With so much love and so much pain,
Oh, let a sinner's prayer
Thy mercy, Lord, obtain!

IV.
O my Lord Jesus Christ, I adore the wound in Thy right hand. I thank Thee for having suffered it for me with so much sorrow and with so much love. I compassionate Thy pain, and that of Thy most afflicted Mother. And, by the merit of this sacred wound, I pray Thee to give me the glory of Paradise, where I shall love Thee perfectly, and with all my strength. O sorrowing Mary, pray to Jesus for me.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory, etc.
By all the wounds which Thou didst bear
With so much love and so much pain,
Oh, let a sinner's prayer
Thy mercy, Lord, obtain!

V.
 O my Lord Jesus Christ, I adore the wound in Thy side. I thank Thee for having willed, even after Thy death, to suffer this additional injury, without pain indeed, yet with consummate love. I compassionate Thine afflicted Mother, who alone felt all its pain. And, by the merit of this sacred wound, I pray Thee to bestow upon me the gift of holy love for Thee, that so I may ever love Thee in this life, and in the other, face to face, for all eternity, in Paradise. O sorrowing Mary, pray to Jesus for me.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory, etc.
By all the wounds which Thou didst bear
With so much love and so much pain,
Oh, let a sinner's prayer
Thy mercy, Lord, obtain!

14th February - First Sunday of Lent

                       First Sunday of Lent
                         Celebrant: Rev. Thomas O'Toole
                          Sunday 14th February at 5pm
                                   St.Patrick's Church
                                 College Rd., Kilkenny
                       Rosary before Holy Mass at 4.30pm
He shall cry to me, and I will hear him:
I will deliver him, and I will glorify him:
I will fill him with length of days.



                                                  

03 February 2016

7th February - Quinquagesima Sunday

                   Quinquagesima Sunday
    HIGH MASS WITH GREGORIAN CHANT
                  Celebrant: Rev. Thomas O'Toole
                            Sunday 7th February at 5pm
                                    St.Patrick's Church
                                        College Rd., Kilkenny


Be Thou unto me a God, a Protector, and a house of refuge,
to save me: for Thou art my strength and my refuge: and for
Thy Name's sake Thou wilt lead me, and nourish me.