Mizen Parish

Ballydehob
March 23, 2020

The Blessed Host.

Noreen Levis

What do you see when you gaze upon the Sacred Host?  With your eyes you see bread, but with your soul you should see God.  You should see God in all His glory and power and you should adore Him with all your might.  Think about how you relate to our Lord as He is […]

March 22, 2020

Support by the Catholic Bishops.

Noreen Levis

Statement of encouragement and support by the Catholic Bishops of the Cashel province [19 March 2020] [This statement is issued by Archbishop Kieran O’Reilly SMA of Cashel & Emly; Bishop William Crean of Cloyne; Bishop Brendan Leahy of Limerick; Bishop Ray Browne of Kerry; Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan of Waterford & Lismore; Bishop Fintan Monaghan of […]

March 22, 2020

Pray Always.

Noreen Levis

Praying always is a must.  It simply means that we have developed such a habit of closeness to God that our hearts are always with Him.  We are always attentive to His presence and are always in communion with His grace.  If we form this interior love for God, we will be praying always . […]

March 20, 2020

Power and Mercy.

Noreen Levis

Reflect upon that for which you are in need of Mercy.  It could be sin, or it could be a heavy cross that seems too much to carry.  It could be the need to forgive and to exercise charity toward a person who has wounded you.  Whatever it is, turn to our Blessed Mother, the […]

March 20, 2020

Prayer for people that are sick & Healing prayer.

Noreen Levis

Prayer for the sick.  All-powerful and ever-living God, the lasting health of all who believe in you, hear us as we ask your loving help for the sick; restore their health, that they may again offer joyful thanks in your Church. We ask this through Christ, our Lord. Amen Prayer for Healing Almighty and merciful […]

March 19, 2020

PRAYING THROUGH THE PANDEMIC.

Noreen Levis

This is an occasion for all of us – especially in families – to pray more intensely for each other and especially for those who have succumbed to the illness. We should pray also for those at the frontlines – especially doctors, nurses and medical staff and other carers, including clergy – that the Lord […]

March 19, 2020

The Voice of the Church.

Noreen Levis

We must let ourselves be led by God through our bishops, pastors and all to whom He has entrusted our pastoral care.  Giving authority to the Church was God’s idea and plan; it must also become ours. Do you see the wisdom of the plan of God as He has chosen to reveal Himself to […]

March 18, 2020

Our Blessed Mother of Sorrows.

Noreen Levis

Ponder the heart of the Mother of God this day.  Ponder your Blessed Mother, the true mother of Jesus, as she loved her Son throughout His life.  Imagine the sword of sorrow that pierced her heart countless times.  And strive to understand the perfect and tender love with which she loved both her Son and […]

March 17, 2020

Prayer to St Patrick, Patron Saint of Ireland.

Noreen Levis

Bishop and Confessor, chosen by the Almighty to be the Apostle of Ireland, we, the children of those to whom you preached the Faith of Christ, never to be renounced, hail you as the wonderful instrument of God’s mercy for the obtaining of our eternal salvation. Most glorious Apostle and Patron of our island, submit […]

March 17, 2020

Desire for Happiness.

Noreen Levis

The most basic desire we have is for happiness.  Everything we do, in some way, is done so as to help us achieve this goal.  Even sin is committed with an erroneous sense that it will lead us to happiness.  But there is one source of human fulfillment and one source of authentic happiness.  That […]

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