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The Word Of God First Reading Acts 4:32-35

What does being a follower of Jesus

mean? In this reading, we see that it

includes a new “belonging” to the

family of the faith, a belonging which

implies community of goods and gi�s.

Second Reading 1John 5:1-6

If someone said to you, what does

“loving” God mean, what would you

reply? There is a threefold response

in today’s reading – the first two are

what you would guess but the third

one is challenging.

Gospel John 20:19-31

This is a justly famous and remem-

bered story. Why was it wri�en? To

reassure people that later genera-

�ons in the faith were not less fortu-

nate than earlier genera�ons. Per-

haps we too may suspect that for

people before us faith was somehow

easier.

Thought for the day How did any of us make the journey

towards faith in Christ? No doubt a

great part of it is simply what we

received—usually from family. At

some point, did I make a conscious

choice? Perhaps at other �mes, I felt

like walking away the faith project?

What kept me going? Did a more

personal ownership of faith result?

Perhaps I can iden�fy with the intui-

�on of John O’Donuhue, “Faith is

helpless a�rac�on to the divine.” In

spite of everything, in spite of myself,

somehow it is part of who I am.

Prayer

Mysterious God, we are those who

have seen and at the same �me not

seen. Help to look beyond the simple

gi�s of each day to see you the giver

behind—and in—every gi�. Help us

embrace the grace that we may know

true blessedness in believing.

PASTORAL CENTRE

Tea/Coffee a�er 9am & 10.30am

Masses & Mon/Thurs/Friday

“HE IS RISEN FROM THE DEAD AND HE IS LORD!”

We live in illusion when something less than the Risen

Christ becomes our fulfilment. We are made for more,

for life to the full. (Jn 10.10)

The new Resurrec�on Chris�an community focussed its

a�en�on in an amazing awareness and expressed it in

a kind of creed, “Jesus is Lord”. They saw God’s loving

ac�on give Him full power over our lives and our world.

No longer is Caesar lord, but Christ.

We can easily fool ourselves in thinking we are in charge of our own lives and future. At the same

�me we experience other forces at work within us, controlling us, tripping us up. St. Paul knew

our problem. We dream of wholeness but we are fragmented. We set high goals but se�le for

li�le. There is a core wobble within us, like Paul men�ons in Romans 7.7. When we live at the

surface of life, we will feel betrayed because our deep needs are not met by shallow gods who

own us.

Life faces us with fundamental choices. By what values and principles will we live? Who will be

Lord of our lives? Few people today make their gods of brass or wood. But many shape them in

other ways. Our real gods are what shape our lives. To what am I unable to say NO? In crisis

�me, on what or whom do I really depend? My bank account? My doctors? My power or

wealth? My ideologies? My success? My golf ? My Emperor? They are our real gods and lords.

The New Testament Chris�ans knew none of these sa�sfied the heart or freed from fear and

insecurity. Paul explains how God gives us the gi� of a new Lord, the Risen Jesus. All others fail.

Only He is safe and saving. To accept Him is to become a different person. We can trust him for

�me and eternity. The whole world is in His hands. His way is gi� and adventure more than de-

mand, freedom more than control, love over obliga�on. To follow Him is to become a “new crea-

�on”. When Jesus is Lord we become our best selves.

“He is Lord! He is Lord! He is Risen from the dead and He is Lord. Every knee shall bow, every

tongue proclaim that Jesus Christ is Lord! Fr Michael Screene MSC

CHOOSE LIFE Newsletters

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WORLD YOUTH DAY PANAMA

To find out more or if you

have a query you can contact

the Office for Evangelisa�on &

Ecumenism via email -

evangelisa�on@dublindiocese.ie

New book examining the Eighth Amendment ‘Whistle-Blower: Life Death,

Hope and the Eighth Amendment’ by Fr. Pádraig McCarthy is a book that

clinically examines the proposals of the Ci�zens’ Assembly and the Report of the

Joint Oireachtas Commi�ee in advance of the forthcoming referendum on the pro-

tec�on of human life. It is intended to contribute to a more comprehensive and

ra�onal debate on how we legislate and care for every member of the human fami-

ly. ‘Whistle-Blower’ will be available shortly from Veritas and other bookstores for

€5. The author, Pádraig McCarthy, is a re�red priest of the Archdiocese of Dublin.

Anam Cara South Dublin, the organisa�on that supports bereaved parents, is holding

a Parent Evening on Monday 9th

of April from 19:30 to 21:00 in the Maldron Hotel,

Whitestown Way, Tallaght, Dublin 24. This event is free and open to all bereaved par-

ents regardless of the age your child died, the circumstances of their death, or whether

their death was recent or not.

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Demen�a—Who Cares? We Do

Norma Sheehan—Director of Nursing. Elaine Byrne—Services Manager

St. Joseph’s Shankill.

A Life Lived in God

Monas�c Voca�ons

Weekend at the Monas-

tery of St Alphonsus,

Thursday 12th

– Sunday

15th

April

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Dundrum Parish Newsletter April 8th

Saturday 7th

First Anniversaries & Month’s Mind Mass

Sunday April 8th

9.00 am Jean Kennedy (1st A)

Mary & Joe McGriskin

Paddy Irving (A)

10.30 am John Callanan (A)

Clare Harty (A)

Billy Byrne (9th A)

Cyril Harrington & grandson Séan (A)

12.00 noon Micheal O’Foghlú (A)

Sr. Elizabeth McManus (RD)

Fergus Farley (RD)

Joseph Lynch (A)

Aideen McGlade (A)

Recently Deceased Patrick O’Driscoll, Eithne Sco� (RD)

Carmel McDonagh (RD)

Mass Inten�ons can be requested by contac�ng or by visi�ng the Parish Office

and at the weekends the Sacristy.

Parish Grouping Pilgrimage to Lourdes 12th—17th September – 5 nights. Hotel Roissy

Price €739 (Includes Direct Flights, All meals & Insurance.

Sharing Twin Bedded Rooms.. Single supplement €180) For further informa�on contact: Ann Forde 0860859725

Pilgrimages Abroad 143 Baggot St 01 6359300

ACCORD: Marriage and Rela�onship Counsellors and

Marriage Prepara�on Facilitators ACCORD Dublin, the Catho-

lic Marriage Care Service, is currently recrui�ng volunteers:

• To give courses for couples preparing for marriage and

• Marriage and Rela�onship counsellors.

If you would like to be part of a dynamic team,

can relate easily to people in a sensi�ve and

genuine way, would like fulfilling and meaning-

ful work by making a real difference to couples

and individuals, you might consider one of

these posi�ons. Training will be provided for

both roles through the Pon�fical University in

Maynooth. For further informa�on please

contact 01 4784400 before 16th

April 2018.

MUSINGS: The Seasons of Our Love

In the spring�me of our marriage

grant us growth and hope.

In the summer�me grant us warmth and celebra�on.

In our autumn grant us harvest and affirma�on.

And in our winter grant us closeness and support.

In all the seasons of our marriage

be our constant companion,

the guest invited to our wedding who has

remained faithful and ever present.

We ask this through Christ, our Lord. Amen.

Written by Stephen Cummins and taken from The Family Prayer Book (Veritas)

DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY

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