Mizen Parish

Ballydehob
October 22, 2020

Level 5 Restrictions.

Noreen Levis

As our country moves to Level-5 restrictions  and for the coming six weeks, the most significant impact for Catholics and their parishes will be the inability to be part of the annual Novenas of Masses for the Dead and gatherings for blessings of graves in cemeteries. These will be held — but without a congregation […]

October 20, 2020

Novena for the Holy Souls.

Noreen Levis

The Novena for the Holy Souls will commence on November 2nd to 10th inclusive. Envelopes containing  a list are available at the entrance & exit of the Churches. Please hand in the list of the Holy Souls with donation through the sacristy door. Churches open from 12 noon to 5pm every day. Mass will be […]

October 20, 2020

Rooted in our spiritual lives.

Noreen Levis

‘To be rooted is perhaps the most important and least recognized need of the human soul.’ ~Simone Weil Our trees are turning a lovely golden colour at the moment. It is part of the cycle of a tree to adapt to the winter months ahead. The leaves will fall but its roots remain active and […]

October 19, 2020

Today I pray for you:

Noreen Levis

Today I pray for you: A heart free of sadness, a mind free of worries, a life full of gladness, and a body free of illness, & a day full of God’s blessings.🙏  

October 17, 2020

Be Strong!

Noreen Levis

Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord.🙏

October 17, 2020

St Margaret Mary Alacoque.

Noreen Levis

Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus has been so strong in Ireland that most people think it originated in Ireland! Today the Catholic Church commemorates St Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647 – 1690) who was a religious sister at Paray-le-Monial in France. She was given mystical visions as a result of which she worked hard […]

October 15, 2020

St Teresa of Avila.

Noreen Levis

Midway through October, the church turns to a Spanish mystic for inspiration and intercession. Teresa of Avila was born in northern Spain in the 16th Cent and joined the Carmelite convent as a young woman. She developed a deep and intense prayer life which prompted her to seek a more radical way to follow Christ […]

October 14, 2020

October the month of the Rosary.

Noreen Levis

October is a lovely month, that is specially dedicated to the Rosary. Its not too late so start now. The Rosary is the most beautiful and the richest of all prayers to the Mediatrix of all grace; It is the prayer that touches most the heart of the Mother of God. Say it each day! – […]

October 13, 2020

The list of parishes and churches in Cork & Ross live-streaming Masses .

Noreen Levis

The list of parishes and churches in Cork & Ross live-streaming Masses has been expanded and updated. It now also includes times and links for weekday Masses. Let us pray connected! https://corkandross.org/…/list-of-churches-with-webcams-to…/

October 9, 2020

Today is the Feast of St John Henry Newman.

Noreen Levis

Today is the feast day of St John Henry Newman whose life spanned the 19th Centuty. He was an educator and writer. He was canonised by Pope Francis on 13 October 2019. Probably his best now prayer is: “May the Lord support us all the day long, Till the shades lengthen and the evening comes, […]

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