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Papal Intention for December
No one person is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background or his religion. People learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite – Nelson Mandela
And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. (Luke 2:7)
As we prepare to celebrate the birth of Christ, lets make our own Swaddling Cloth. This cloth will be be sown into a beautiful “Cloth of hope” that will
Céad míle fáilte to Portlaoise Parish website! We want to make our parish website an interesting and worthwhile location for both parishioners and visitors to keep up to date with what’s happening in our parish. We hope that all parish and community groups will see it as a useful resource for getting information out to people. We welcome your feedback!
Sunday: Vigil (Saturday) 6:30pm, 8:30am, 10:00am, 11:15am, 12:30pm
Monday – Friday: 7:30am, 10:00am
Saturday: 10:00am
First Fridays: 7.30am, 10am, 7.30pm
November and Lent: Monday to Friday 7.30pm
Knockmay: 7.30pm (Vigil Sat. evening)
No one person is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background or his religion. People learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite – Nelson Mandela
And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. (Luke 2:7)
As we prepare to celebrate the birth of Christ, lets make our own Swaddling Cloth. This cloth will be be sown into a beautiful “Cloth of hope” that will
Mass for the deceased members of Portlaoise and Midlands Prison was held in the Parish Church on Monday November 11th.
Pictures by Timmy Keane.
