Bonane/Glengarriff Parish

08/06/2026

Lord, I'm listening, but I can't hear You, and the silence is confusing, frustrating, making me feel lost when I desperately need to hear Your voice.

I'm straining to hear, trying everything I know to do, reading Your Word, praying, waiting, creating quiet space, but nothing, and I need You to speak so badly right now.

Teach me that not hearing doesn't mean You're not speaking, that maybe I'm listening for the wrong thing, expecting the wrong kind of voice, missing how You're communicating because I'm looking for something else.

I need to hear from You desperately, need direction I don't have, reassurance I'm craving, clarity about what to do next, and the silence where I expected answers is so disorienting.

Help me trust You in the not-hearing, to keep listening even when I don't hear, to believe You haven't stopped speaking just because I'm not receiving it the way I expected.

Remind me that sometimes Your silence is preparation for something You'll say later, that You speak in seasons and right now might be a season of waiting, not abandonment.

Give me patience to keep listening without hearing, faith to trust the silence is purposeful, peace while I wait for Your voice to break through in ways I'll recognize.

Let me rest today knowing I'm listening even if I can't hear You yet, trusting that when I need to hear, You'll make sure I do.

In Jesus' name,

Amen.

07/06/2026

PRAY THE "ANIMA CHRISTI" THIS CORPUS CHRISTI SUNDAY

As we celebrate Corpus Christi Sunday, let us turn our hearts to Jesus truly present in the Holy Eucharist. For centuries, Catholics have prayed the Anima Christi ("Soul of Christ"), a beautiful prayer that expresses our desire to be united with Our Lord, sanctified by His grace, and strengthened by His love.

Whether before Holy Mass, after receiving Holy Communion, or during Eucharistic Adoration, this prayer helps us reflect on the profound mystery of Christ's Body and Blood given for our salvation. As we honor the Eucharistic Lord this Corpus Christi, let us pray with faith, gratitude, and reverence, drawing ever closer to the One who remains with us in the Blessed Sacrament.

Soul of Christ, sanctify me.
Body of Christ, save me.
Blood of Christ, inebriate me.
Water from the side of Christ, wash me.
Passion of Christ, strengthen me.
O good Jesus, hear me.
Within Your wounds, hide me.
Let me never be separated from You.
From the malignant enemy, defend me.
In the hour of my death, call me,
And bid me come to You,
That with Your saints I may praise You,
Forever and ever. Amen.

May this beloved prayer deepen our love for Jesus in the Holy Eucharist and prepare our hearts to celebrate the great feast of Corpus Christi. 🙏🤍✝️

06/06/2026

Parish Newsletter for Sunday 7th June - Feast of Corpus Christi -Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ) 🙏

05/06/2026

📿🕯️ Every night, without fail, without discussion, without anyone needing to be asked — the chairs were pulled back, the rosary beads came out, and the family got on its knees together. It was simply what you did. It was simply who you were.
The family rosary is perhaps the single most universally recognized spiritual practice in the history of Irish Catholic life, and its hold on the domestic imagination runs so deep that even people who no longer practice the faith carry the memory of it as one of the most formative experiences of their childhood — the smell of the turf fire, the sound of a parent's voice leading the decades, the particular hypnotic rhythm of the responses washing over you in the warmth of a kitchen night after night until the words became as automatic as breathing. Father Patrick Peyton, the Irish-born priest who became America's great apostle of the family rosary, built his entire ministry on a phrase that every Irish family already knew in their bones — the family that prays together stays together. In Ireland, the rosary was not merely a devotional practice. It was the heartbeat of the household, the nightly gathering that drew every member of the family into the same room, on their knees, facing the same direction, for twenty minutes of enforced togetherness that no force on earth could interrupt. The summer evening, the winter night — they ended the same way, decade after decade, generation after generation, until the prayer and the family and the firelight became a single memory inseparable from the experience of having been Irish and having been loved.🙏🤗

04/06/2026

“God is still writing your story. Don’t let one difficult chapter convince you it’s the end.” 🤍

Every life has chapters we wish we could skip. Seasons of heartbreak, disappointment, waiting, and uncertainty can make it feel as though the story has lost its direction. When we are living through those difficult moments, it is easy to believe that things will never get better.

But God is not finished.

What feels like the end of the story may simply be the end of a chapter. The same God who carried you through yesterday is already preparing what comes next. He sees the pages you cannot see and knows how every piece of your story fits together.

Some of the most beautiful testimonies begin in seasons of struggle. The chapter that feels painful today may one day reveal God's faithfulness, strength, and grace in ways you cannot yet imagine.

Don't judge your entire story by one difficult season.

Keep trusting. Keep praying. Keep moving forward in faith.

The author of your story is still writing, and His plans for your life are filled with hope, purpose, and redemption.

“Being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion.” — Philippians 1:6

Prayer:

Lord, thank You for continuing to write my story. When I feel discouraged by difficult chapters, help me trust that You are not finished with me yet. Give me hope for what lies ahead and faith to keep moving forward. Remind me that Your plans are always good, even when I cannot yet see them. Amen. 🤍

03/06/2026

Best wishes to all starting exams today. May God draw close to you today.🙏📚✍️🧐🙏

02/06/2026

01/06/2026

June is the month dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus! This devotion invites all faithful to meditate upon and venerate the immense love and compassion symbolized by the Sacred Heart. It serves as a profound reminder of Jesus Christ's unwavering love for humanity; a love that endures beyond suffering and sacrifice. ❤️ 🙏