Mass from Borris-in-Ossory 19th April 2026

Bulletin and Announcements 19th April 2026

Third Sunday of Easter  

We see the two disciples on the road to Emmaus, walking away from Jerusalem and the place of their pain.

In the face of their crushing disappointments, their words to the stranger they met, ‘We had hoped…’ express how their hopes had been dashed by the crucifixion. They are downcast and devastated and we can all identify with times when we have experienced overwhelming disappointments. In this bleak scenario, they do not recognise Jesus and that he is walking with them. However he invites them to articulate what is burdening them. He does not bypass the pain they are experiencing but listens as they share it. As they open up and share with him, they begin a journey and an encounter that ultimately brings healing and true hope. As our former bishop Martin Drennan wrote: ‘The impact is very noticeable in how the disciples allow the past to bless them. Their ‘hopes’ had been crucified by being brought in under the shadow of the Cross and they are now reshaped in the light of new wisdom. Their illusions yielded to reality and hope that was authentic emerged. Forgiving themselves for their blindness to God’s ways and their unrealistic expectations of him became reality. Jesus has turned their wounds into wisdom. When a story ends in reconciliation and peace then it can be told with joy. Re-energised by their meeting with the risen Lord, renewed by his word and by the bread of life, the joy-filled disciples returned to Jerusalem as convinced and convincing witnesses.’ (From ‘Turning wounds into wisdom’). Poor Clares, Galway

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Anniversaries This Weekend 19^th April 2026

Borris-in-Ossory Sunday Mass 11.00 a.m.

Sean Egan,

Tom Bergin,

Mary Grant Bergin, Rathdowney formerly Skeirke,

Patrick and Alice Phelan,

Seamus Walsh and the deceased members of the Walsh Family

  

Anniversaries Next Weekend 26^th April 2026

Borris-in-Ossory Sunday Mass 11.00 a.m.

Annie Thompson,

Rody Campion,

Micheál Dooley,

Catherine and Joseph Doheny

 

Months Mind Mass

Borris-in-Ossory Sunday Mass 11.00 a.m.

Marion Dooley

 

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Easter Offerings 

Many thanks for your Easter Offering envelopes – If you forgot to send it in please do so during the week or bring it to Mass next weekend.

 A gentle reminder for those of you who have not returned your CHY Certificates (eligible tax) please do so as soon as possible.

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Good Shepherd Sunday - Vocations Sunday – 

            Sunday, 26^th April 2026 

Bishop Phonsie Cullinan, Chair of the Council for Vocations, will celebrate Mass in St. Canice’s Catholic Church, Dean Street, Kilkenny, on Vocations Sunday, April 26th, at 11.00 am.

The Mass will be broadcast live on RTÉ One and streamed online. 

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Cathedral Draw 

APRIL St Mary’s Cathedral Draw  will take place on WEDNESDAY 29^th APRIL. Promoters please bring your money and cards to the Sacristy on FRIDAY 24^th April.

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Eucharistic Ministers Next Weekend 26^th April

Borris-in-Ossory SUNDAY 11.00 a.m. 

Sr. Regina,

Mary Sheeran,

Margaret Breen,

Margaret Bourke

Knockaroo SUNDAY 9.30 a.m.

 Geraldine Kealy and Ann Coss

Church Readers Next Weekend 26^th April

Borris-in-Ossory SUNDAY 11.00 a.m.  

First Communion Mass

Knockaroo SUNDAY 9.30 a.m.

Marie Fitzpatrick

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Thought for the Day

Jesus’ encounter with the two disciples of Emmaus is a fleeting one. But the entire destiny of the Church is contained within it. It tells us that the Christian community is not enclosed within a fortified citadel, but rather journeys along its most essential environment, which is the road. And there, it encounters people with their hopes and disappointments, burdensome at times. The Church listens to everyone’s stories as they emerge from the treasure chest of personal conscience, in order to then offer the Word of Life, the witness of love, a love that is faithful until the end. And thus, the hearts of people reignite with hope. Pope Francis 2017

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Easter Ceremonies

 

PARISH OF BORRIS-IN-OSSORY – HOLY WEEK 2026

Palm Sunday – 29^th March:

No Mass in Knockaroo or Killasmeestia Church

as it is the fifth Sunday of the month

Borris-in-Ossory Mass at 11.00 a.m.

TUESDAY 31^st March:

Borris-in-Ossory Mass at 9.30 a.m.

WEDNESDAY 1^st April:

Borris-in-Ossory Mass at 9.30 a.m.

Mass of Chrism,

St. Mary’s Cathedral, Kilkenny at 7.30 p.m.

HOLY THURSDAY 2^nd April:

Killasmeestia Church

Eucharistic Service at 12 noon

Borris-in-Ossory Church

Mass of the Last Supper 7.30 p.m.

Holy Hour: 8.30 p.m. – 9.30 p.m.

Web Cam Transmission ends at 10.00 p.m.

GOOD FRIDAY 3^rd April:

Knockaroo Church

Stations of the Cross at 12 noon

Borris-in-Ossory Church

Liturgy of Good Friday at 7.30 p.m.

Web Cam Transmission ends at 10.00 p.m.

HOLY SATURDAY 4^th April:

Borris-in-Ossory Church Easter Vigil at 7.30p.m. 

EASTER SUNDAY 5^th April:

Killasmeestia

Mass at 9.30 a.m.         

Borris-in-Ossory

Mass at 11.00 a.m.

Web Cam Transmission ends at 9.00 p.m. on Monday

SUNDAY 12^th April:        

Borris-in-Ossory 

Mass at 11.00 a.m.

Knockaroo  

Mass at 9.30 a.m.        

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Bulletin and Announcements 29 March 2026

 Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion

Two processions entered Jerusalem on a spring day in the year 30.  One was a peasant procession, the other an imperial procession.  From the east, Jesus rode a donkey down the Mount of Olives, cheered by his followers.  Jesus was from the peasant village of Nazareth, his message was about the kingdom of God, and his followers came from the peasant class.  On the opposite side of the city, from the west, Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Idumea, Judea and Samaria, entered Jerusalem at the head of a column of imperial cavalry and soldiers.  Jesus’s procession proclaimed the kingdom of God;  Pilate’s proclaimed the power of empire.  The two processions embody the central conflict of the week that led to Jesus’s crucifixion.  Jesus’s procession deliberately countered what was happening on the other side of the city.  Pilate’s procession embodied the power, glory and violence of the empire that ruled the world.  Jesus’s procession embodied  an alternative vision, the Kingdom of God.  the King, riding on a donkey, will banish war from the land – no more chariots, warhorses or bows.  Commanding peace to the nations, Jesus will be a king of peace. It was the standard practice of the Roman governors of Judea to be in Jerusalem for the Jewish festivals to be in the city in case there was trouble.  The mission of the troops with Pilate was to reinforce the Roman garrison permanently stationed in the Fortress Antonia, overlooking the Jewish Temple and its courts.  No Wonder, the Roman governor  realised how the peasant procession was a threat to his government and, hence, its leader should be exterminated.

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Recently Deceased

Marion Dooley (nee Doheny)  late of Glenall, Borris-in-Ossory

interred in Derrinsallagh Cemetery on Thursday.

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Anniversaries  next week-end  5^th April 2026

Borris-in-Ossory Sunday Mass 11 a.m.

Rose, Molly and Jack Fahy and Bill Dunne

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Easter Offerings

EASTER offering Envelopes due next week-end 5^th April Easter Sunday.  One of the six collections for the financial upkeep of the Priest.

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Trocaire Boxes

Please return your Trocaire Boxes to the Church.      GOOD FRIDAY is a Day of Fast and Abstinence.     

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                           CHURCH SERVICES FOR HOLY WEEK in a separate post

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Eucharistic Ministers for Holy Week

Borris-in-Ossory

HOLY THURSDAY  7.30 p.m.  

Gail Maher, 

Margaret Breen, 

Kay Dowling, 

Mary Sheeran

GOOD FRIDAY         7.30 p.m.  

Elizabeth Kilmartin, 

Noreen Hanrahan, 

Margaret Bourke

HOLY SATURDAY   7.30 p.m.  

Noreen Hanrahan, 

Sister Regina, 

Eileen Sweeney, 

Sheila Phelan

EASTER SUNDAY   11.00 a.m. 

Margaret Bourke, 

Mary Sheeran,

Carol Giles,

Pauline Gardiner

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Church Readers Holy Week

Borris-in-Ossory

HOLY THURSDAY 7.30 p.m.    JulieKirwan

GOOD FRIDAY        7.30 p.m.    Mark Kirwan/Amanda Quinlan

HOLY SATURDAY  7.30 p.m.    Pauline Gardiner

EASTER SUNDAY   11.00 a.m.   Sister Regina   

Killasmeestia

EASTER SUNDAY  9.30 a.m.     Helen Kavanagh

 

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Celebrating the Radical Easter Message of Liberation for Women

This Conference will be on 25^TH April 2026

Pembroke Hotel,  Patrick Street, Kilkenny.

Speaker:  Dr Grainne Doherty.   Times:  10 a.m. – 4.30 p.m.  

Cost:  20 Euro (includes tea/coffee) pay on door.

Booking essential:  

Contact Sara or Catherina 056/7722870 

9.00 a.m. t0 4.30 p.m. Monday to Friday or

Email:   regionaloffice@ssjg.ie before 17^th April 2026.

 

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