Christmas Message
I hope that the humble and simple scene of the crib will speak to us this Christmas and even change us. It is a scene that again reminds us of our dignity, that we are a people of hope who refuse to consent to a culture that promotes violence and the slaughter of innocents. I hope the crib can reassure us that in the darkness, there is a light that shall never be overcome; God’s solidarity with us, especially in unspeakable suffering and sorrow; in the circumstances in which we find ourselves most vulnerable.
Even if there is no mention of the ox and donkey in the Gospels, I am sure it would not have been a shock to find some animal in the straw of the stable. And as an animal does not have to use words in recognising someone, its silence would have been the most fitting way of being in the presence of the king of Kings sleeping in a trough. As we stare in our own silence into the stillness of that humble home with our memories good and bad and the things we most desire in our life, may we feel the peace we long for and become more humble, more merciful, more peaceful, more loving like God and know that in that vulnerable tiny child, God is indeed with us.
Looking forward to seeing you over the Christmas Season. With every good wish and blessing on you and your families this Christmas. Fr. Gerard Adm, Fr. John, Fr. Peter & Carmelite Fathers
Masses Over the Christmas Season
Wednesday Christmas Eve 6.00pm 8.00pm 10.00pm
Thursday Christmas Day 8.00am 10.00am 12 noon
Friday 26th December No Mass
Saturday 27th December No Morning Mass/ 6.00pm Vigil
Sunday 28th December 8.00am 10.00am 12 noon
Monday 29th December 10.00am
Tuesday 30th December 10.00am
Wednesday 31st December 10.00am 4.30pm
ON NEW YEAR’S EVE, WE GATHER TO CELEBRATE MASS AT 4.30PM IN THE LAST LIGHT OF THE OLD YEAR TO GO OUT AGAIN IN THE LIGHT OF CHRIST INTO 2026
Thursday 1st January 10.00am
Friday 2nd January 10.00am
Saturday 3rd January 10.00am 6.00pm vigil
Sunday 4th January 8.00am 10.00am 12 Noon
Monday 5th January 10.00am 7.30pm (Vigil Mass for Epiphany)
Tuesday 6th January 10.00am 7:30pm (Feast of the Epiphany)
