PARISH OF LISDOONVARNA, KILSHANNY, TOOVAHERA, DOOLIN. November 7/8,, 2026.

It is a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead that they may be loosed from their sins. (2 Maccabees 12:46.)

You have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will be full of joy. (Jesus in John 16:22) Fr. Robert McNamara, PP, 065 7074142, 087 0949030 lisdoonpp@galwaydiocese.ie Lisdoonvarnaparish.ie

Corpus Christi, Lisdoonvarna: Holy Souls novena, especially those with no one to pray for them. We include the deceased members of the Davoren family.

Next week: Geraldine Considine, 8th anniversary. Jack and Elizabeth O' Connell, Fernhill, and deceased family members. Tony and Maureen O'Connell, Mary Kate Williams, and Cloghaun.

Our recently deceased: Mai 'O'Loghlen, née Finucane, Corofin, Co. Galway, and Atlantic Drive, Lisdoonvarna.

Daily Masses are booked on condition that they may have to be moved in the event of a funeral. Thank you for your understanding and flexibility.

No Mass on Monday, November 16th, apologies.

Thank you for last week's collection: €887.

Saturday evening 7pm Masses in November:

Doolin 7th: HOLY SOULS NOVENA, remembering Wally Burke, 1st anniversary. Deryk Gillam. Johnny Dunleavy, Aughavinna.

Kilshanny 14th: Mary O' Leary, Caheramore. Thomas Mc Mahon, Ballydeely. JaneAnne Mc Mahon. Andy, Brendan, and Mai Thynne. Dan and May 'O'Leary, Ballymacraven. Geraldine Considine nee Clancy.

Toovahera 21st: no booking as yet.

GUEST SPEAKER: This weekend, a speaker from the Apostolate of Eucharistic Adoration will address us. "My peace is my gift to you," Jesus says. Relax in pure peace in Adoration of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.

WORLD YOUTH DAY 2027 will be in Seoul, South Korea, from July 27-August 12th. If you're interested in going, contact Fr. Declan Lohan on dlohan@clonfertgalway.ie it's for those aged 18-30.

NOVENA OF MASSES FOR THE HOLY SOULS: began on Monday morning, November 2nd, the Feast of All Souls, at 8.30am until Tuesday, November 10th. Weekend Masses will remain the same, i.e., 7pm Mass in Doolin on Saturday 7th and 10am in Lisdoonvarna on Sunday. Mass at 8.30am on Monday 9th and Tuesday 10th will complete the novena.

Sunday, November 1st (All Saints), and Monday, November 2nd (All Souls), comprise a very graced time for us. This is when the wall between this world and the next becomes very thin. It's lovely how we are all connected by Jesus' divine mercy, the merits of His Sacred Passion, and Our Lady's intercession: we on earth pray for the holy souls in purgatory, and then when they get to heaven, they return the favour and pray for us!

Let us thank and praise Jesus the Lord of Life for his victory on the cross over sin and death, and, by virtue of our Baptism, making it possible for us all to meet again, if we lead good and holy lives and avoid occasions of sin. Jesus' once and for all sacrifice fills us with hope, a hope that will not deceive us (Romans 5:5).

Sincere thanks to all who took part in the Holy Souls novena. It was a lovely, prayerful time.

AID TO THE CHURCH IN NEED IRELAND week of witness for persecuted Christians, 15-22 November, 2026. While we freely attend Mass, let us keep in prayer the 220 million Christians living in countries where they are directly exposed to persecution, and 413 million Christians live in countries where religious freedom is severely violated. Visit their most interesting and informative website on acnireland.org

SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION:

Thursday, April 8th, 2027, 11am, Corpus Christi Church, Lisdoonvarna.

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION:

• St. Enda's National School, Lisdoonvarna: Sunday, May 2nd, 2027, at 10am, in Corpus Christi Church.
• St. Augustine's National School, Kilshanny: Saturday, May 8th, 2027, at 11am in St. Augustine's Church. No evening Mass that day.
• Doolin National School: Saturday, May 1st, 2027, at 11am in Holy Rosary Church, Doolin. No evening Mass that day.