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The seeds of barley and seeds of hope were sown on Holy Thursday April 2nd and they’re up
It’s a beautiful sight. The field will be rolled this week and then it’s over to Mother Nature
Thanks to Carrigaline United Soccer Club for the thumbs up to use their new 24 acre purchase for the next few months. The fields will in time be playing pitches. But for now while planning comes through the fields have been sown to grow barley. When it’s harvested all money is going to charity – Marymount – Shine Autism – Local schools special projects
The first step was to get it ploughed and harrowed a few weeks ago During Holy Week it was sown with barley
During Holy Week it was sown with barleyA special THANK YOU to Dairygold who sponsored the seed
Thanks to so many farmers for your help and especially Brian Dunican who did all the sowing
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Spiritual Thought For The Week
Sunday Homily
With the schools reopening last Monday after the Easter holidays, there is a sense that Easter is all over and wrapped up until next year. But Easter runs for seven weeks and finishes on Pentecost Sunday which this year falls on May 24th. The Easter weather has been poor but there is no stopping the unfolding of spring. It is lovely seeing all the green leaves appear on the trees and every day the green display gets bigger.
Interestingly, Easter next year is going to be early! Easter Sunday will be March 28th. Holy week begins on Palm Sunday March 21st just after our St Patrick’s Day celebrations. And if you want the exact date of Ash Wednesday in 2027 it’s going to be February 10th. There is nothing like a bit of notice of how early everything will be!
On this 3rd weekend of Easter, the story of the two disciples on the road to Emmaus is shared. It is one of those stories that never grows old or stale. Its message still connects with people today. The two disciples are heartbroken, shattered, lost and feeling very broken. At the heart of the story is that Jesus walks with them in their own story. He walks with them at their pace. He listens to them, encourages them and breaks bread with them. They are filled with hope and later they turn around to go home. They want to share their good news with everyone back home.
One of the names of the disciples is Cleopas and the other is unnamed. The unnamed disciple symbolically stands for you. You also have your moments and days of feeling lost and broken. Easter connects with all of us quietly. We need hope, light and beautiful blessings. That is why Easter is not just for a few days. Seven weeks are needed to let its beautiful message of hope sink in.
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