DAY 1 Psalm 15 (16):5-11 O Lord, it is you who are my portion and cup; it is you yourself who are my prize. The lot marked out for me […]
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Cloyne Diocese ‘Year of Mercy’ Booklet – Chapter 6: The Prodigal Son
Luke 15:11-32 This son of mine was dead and has come back to life; he was lost and is found “… While he was still a long way off, his […]
Cloyne Diocese ‘Year of Mercy’ Booklet – Chapter 6: How To Go to Confession
Preparation Before Confession The immediate preparation for the Sacrament is to make a prayerful examination of conscience, asking God to help us be aware of how we have offended him […]
Cloyne Diocese ‘Year of Mercy’ Booklet – Chapter 5: Making Confession Fruitful
The Teaching of Pope Francis: “The Sacrament of Reconciliation is a Sacrament of healing. When I go to confession, it is in order to be healed, to heal my soul, […]
Cloyne Diocese ‘Year of Mercy’ Booklet – Chapter 4: The Sacrament of Mercy
What is the Sacrament of Mercy? The Sacrament of Mercy is known by different names (Confession, Penance, Reconciliation, Healing), but whatever we call it, at its heart is the superabundant […]
Cloyne Diocese ‘Year of Mercy’ Booklet – Chapter 3: The Good Shepherd
Luke 15:1-7 There will be rejoicing in heaven over one repentant sinner “…What man among you with a hundred sheep, losing one, would not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness […]
Cloyne Diocese ‘Year of Mercy’ Booklet – Chapter 2: A Jubilee Year – Background and Meaning
The origin of the Christian Jubilee goes back to biblical times. The Law of Moses prescribed a special year for the Jewish people: “You shall hallow the fiftieth year and […]
Cloyne Diocese ‘Year of Mercy’ Booklet – Chapter 1: The Jubilee of Mercy Logo
The logo and the motto for the Year of Mercy together provide a fitting summary of what the Jubilee Year is all about. The motto Merciful Like the Father (taken […]
Cloyne Diocese ‘Year of Mercy’ Booklet – Introduction from Bishop William
Dear friends, It is a joy for me to introduce this booklet for the Jubilee Year of Mercy. Divine mercy is both consoling and challenging in equal measure. On the […]
Year of Mercy – Message from Bishop William
MESSAGE FROM MOST REV. WILLIAM CREAN FOR THE YEAR OF MERCY Dear Friends, Sin and failure are part and parcel of the human experience. Despite our best efforts we sometimes […]
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Fr Eamonn McCarthy (Radio Maria) interviews young ladies from Diocese of Cloyne
January 25th, 2018Fr Eamonn McCarthy, a priest of the Diocese of Cloyne and currently working with Radio Maria (based [...]How a Young Person may be active in parish: Áine Keane's activity and service through the Pope John Paul II Awards
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