Rathvilly Kiltegan Parish

2ND SUNDAY OF LENT
PRAYER
God our Father, we gather once more in
your name. In these unstable times we are
encouraged by the assurance of the
promise of eternal life glimpsed by Peter,
James and John, during the
Transfiguration.
We are also on a climb to…

For New Beginnings

In out-of-the-way places of the heart,
Where your thoughts never think to wander,
This beginning has been quietly forming,
Waiting until you were ready to emerge.

For a long time it has watched your desire,
Feeling the emptiness grow inside you,
Noticing how you willed yourself on,

Create in Me a Clean Heart

Create in me a clean heart, O God,

And put a new and right spirit within me.

†          Create in me a clean heart, open and receptive, so that I may embrace the many ways you choose to visit my life.

†          Create in me a clean…

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First Sunday of Lent

The Rainbow in the Clouds

Scripture                 Genesis 9:8-15, God tells Noah that the rainbow is a sign of the Covenant.

                                    1Peter 3:18-22.  The waters of the Ark and the waters of baptism.

                                    Mark 1:12-15.  John the Baptizer is arrested; Jesus preaches the Good News.

Theme                  In Noah’s day, only…

Method

Thanks to all those who decide to use our Lenten Scripture Sharing this year.

We hope that the format of these Scripture Sharings may be of use to people who wish to reflect on the Lenten readings, but for different reasons cannot join a group.

We know that there are many well-established groups both…

Lent reminds us the Lord is always with us

Ash Wednesday is a day of huge significance for us as members of the Christian community. On that day we begin our journey of Lent, forty days of turning back to God, forty days of re-examining our lives through the lens of our faith, forty days…