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Pope Francis concluded the traditional Via Crucis at Rome’s Colosseum on Good Friday evening by reciting a litany of present-day crosses, representing various forms of suffering in the world today. Lord Jesus, help us to see in your Cross all the crosses of the world: The cross of those who hunger for bread and for love; The cross of those who are alone or abandoned even by their own children and family members; The cross of those who thirst for justice and peace; The cross of those who do not have the comfort of the faith; The cross of the elderly who are bowed down under the weight of years and loneliness; The cross of migrants who find doors closed because of fear, and hearts sealed by political calculations; The cross of the little ones, wounded in their innocence and purity; The cross of humanity that wanders in the darkness of uncertainty and in the darkness of the culture of the fleeting moment; The cross of families broken by betrayal, by the seductions of the evil one or by murderous lightness and by selfishness; The cross of consecrated persons who tirelessly seek to bring your light into the world and feel rejected, mocked and humiliated; The cross of consecrated persons who, along the way, have forgotten their first love; The cross of your children who, believing in you and trying to live according to your word, find themselves marginalized and discarded even by their families and their peers; The cross of our weaknesses, our hypocrisies, our betrayals, our sins and our many broken promises; The cross of your Church which, faithful to your Gospel, struggles to carry your love even among the baptized themselves; The cross of the Church, your bride, who feels continually attacked from within and from without; The cross of our common home that withers seriously before our selfish eyes that are blinded by greed and power. Lord Jesus, rekindle in us the hope of the resurrection and of your definitive victory against all evil and all death. Amen! >

Fr. Brendan,
Presbytery, Harbour Rd.,
Kilbeggan,
Co. Westmeath

087 2618353

Tweny Eight Sunday in Ordinary Time
8 p.m.
9.30 a.m.
11 a.m. Maureen Wrafter
Mass of Enrolment for First Communion Children.
Friday 8 p.m. Matthews Family Rahugh

Vocations to the priesthood'Jesus, master; take pity on us!’ is the cry of the ten lepers. They see in Jesus the chance of healing, reconciliation and a new life. The beauty of Christ is irresistible when people meet it face to face. The function and duty of the priest is to make this possible by the preached word and sacraments. If you have considered your life in service of God and his people as a priest in the Diocese of Meath contact Fr Shane Crombie in Navan frshane@gmail.com or Fr Joe Campbell in Mullingar frjoecampbell@gmail.com for confidential and non-committed information.

Twenty Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
8 p.m.
9.30 a.m. Ned and Cecilia Molloy
Paddy Quinn and Michael Kelly
11.a.m.
Please pray for the repose of the Soul of Michael McCormack, Sligo, a native of the Relic Rd. Who died last week. May he rest in peace

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