St. Croan's Church, Ballymoe

St. Croan's Church, Ballymoe St. Croan's Church, Ballymoe

Newsletter Sunday 7th June
07/06/2026

Newsletter Sunday 7th June

Today we celebrate the Holy Trinity, Christian belief that there is one God who eternally exists as three distinct, co-e...
31/05/2026

Today we celebrate the Holy Trinity, Christian belief that there is one God who eternally exists as three distinct, co-equal Persons: God the Father, God the Son (Jesus Christ), and God the Holy Spirit. This we remember every time we do a Sign of the Cross when blessing ourselves.

Also today we remember the Visitation of Mary to her cousin Elizabeth which is remembered in The Magnificat prayer.
My soul glorifies the Lord,
my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour.
He looks on his servant in her lowliness;
henceforth all ages will call me blessed.
The Almighty works marvels for me.
Holy his name.
His mercy is from age to age,
on those who fear him.
He puts forth his arm in strength
and scatters the proud-hearted.
He casts the mighty from their thrones
and raises the lowly.
He fills the starving with good things,
sends the rich away empty.
He protects Israel, his servant,
remembering his mercy,
the mercy promised to our fathers,
to Abraham and his sons for ever. Amen.

Today’s second reading was written by the Apostle St Paul in 56 A.D. nearly 2,000 years ago. This blessing, said by the priest at the very beginning of Mass after blessing ourselves during the Introductory Rites, acts as a Trinitarian blessing, invoking God's grace, love, and fellowship.

It is one of the 3 options for the initial greeting to the congregation right after the Sign of the Cross. Our Response: "And with your spirit".

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St John’s Gospel is unique, approximately 94% of the content is not found in the other Gospels, including the conversati...
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St John’s Gospel is unique, approximately 94% of the content is not found in the other Gospels, including the conversation with the woman at the well and the conversation with Nicodemus. This Gospel is more personal, written from his position as the beloved friend of Jesus.

Today’s Gospel is very reassuring, often read at funerals.
“Do not let your hearts be troubled.
Trust in God still, and trust in me.
There are many rooms in my Father’s house;
if there were not, I should have told you.”

John highlights Jesus' divinity with 7 distinct "I Am" declarations - "I am the bread of life," "I am the light of the world", “I am the Good Shepherd”, “I am the Resurrection and Life, “I am the Way, the Truth and the Life”, “I am the door/gate of the sheep", “I am the true vine.” In this gospel “I am going now to prepare a place for you, and after I have gone and prepared you a place, I shall return to take you with me”.

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The Serenity Prayer was written by US Protestant theologian Rev Reinhold Niebuhr (1892–1971).Letting go of situations be...
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The Serenity Prayer was written by US Protestant theologian Rev Reinhold Niebuhr (1892–1971).
Letting go of situations beyond your control and taking action toward things within your control, so you are living one day at a time; Enjoying one moment at a time.

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