Sunday October 4th Twenty-Seventh Sunday In Ordinary Time Year A Gospel of Matthew

October is Mission Month. Through our Baptism, we are all called to Mission, young and old.

We pray for all missionaries and for their families. We pray for the communities who receive them and welcome them into their lives. We ask God to bless all our missionaries and those who are missionaries to us.

Monday 5 th : St Faustina was born in Glogowiec, near Łódź in Poland in 1905, died in Kraków in 1938, her short life spent as a sister of Our Lady of Mercy. Listening to the Lord who is Love and Mercy, she understood that no human wretchedness could measure itself against the mercy which ceaselessly pours from the heart of Christ. She inspired the movement dedicated to proclaiming and imploring Devine Mercy throughout.

Tuesday 6 th : St Bruno, born Cologne 1033. He became Professor of Theology in Rheims University and later its head. But his desire was to found a monastery where poverty, manual work, silence and worship would be the basics. He founded the Carthusians at La Grande Chartreuse, where he died in 1101.

Wednesday 7 th : Our Lady of the Rosary. “Today’s feast urges us to meditate on the mysteries of Christ, following the example of Mary who was in a special manner, associated with the incarnation, passion and glorious resurrection of the Son of God.” (based on the Divine Office) Why not join our parish Rosary group to pray the Rosary before 10 a.m. weekday Mass?

Friday 9 th : Children’s Day of Mission Prayer – Celebrated on the second Friday of October each year. Its purpose is to enhance the prayer lives of children, encouraging them to pray together, for each other and for children living in poverty and fear. Also encouraging children to share whatever they can, no matter how little, to help with the material needs of their brothers and sisters. As the Holy Father’s official charity for overseas mission, Missio Ireland’s Children Helping Children, supports the physical, spiritual and emotional well-being of children around the world.

To learn more about Children’s Day of Misson Prayer or Children Helping Children, please email info@missio.ie or call Missio Ireland on 014972035.

St. John Henry Newman. His memorial marks the date of his reception into the Catholic Church on October 9 th 1845. His reflection on education was partly written when he lived in Dublin and remains a vital contribution to an understanding of Christian education. The Church in Ireland is deeply aware of St John Henry’s gentle scholarship, deep human wisdom and profound love for the Lord.