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St Patrick's Day Liturgy

Congratulations to our Year 6  RE captains for leading us in a beautiful St. Patrick’s Day liturgy on Friday morning. Your leadership and reverence made the celebration truly special. A big thank you to everyone who joined in - it was wonderful to see our community come together in faith and joy. And to our Irish teachers and families, we hope this celebration brought you a little taste of home! ☘️

Sunday Gospel Connection

Third Sunday of Lent, Cycle C

Sunday, 23rd March, 2025

Gospel Reading Luke 13:1-9

Jesus preaches a lesson on repentance.

Family Connection: We may be unfamiliar with fig trees, but we might know about the growth of spring flowers. Perhaps we have looked at a dry, brown flower bulb and wondered how this produces the colourful tulip or daffodil blossom that we expect to bloom in the spring. Perhaps we've even thought about the patience and hope that are required to plant flower bulbs in October. We don't have to be gardeners, however, to know about patience and hopefulness. As parents, we practice these virtues each day with our children. We may become frustrated and even angered by their wilfulness and lack of cooperation. Yet we continue to offer our attention and guidance in hope that one day our efforts will bear fruit. Today's parable suggests that God is like that with us, working with us in patience and in hope that one day we will show evidence that such work is not in vain. As parents, we know God's kindness when we find evidence for our hope for our children. Does God find such glimmers of hope as he works with us?

Gather your family and show a spring flower in bloom. Recall that in the fall this flower was a dry bulb (if a flower bulb is available, show this as well). Talk about the hopefulness and patience shown by those who plant flower bulbs in the fall in the hope that they will bloom in the spring. Read aloud today's Gospel, Luke 13:1-9. Compare the parable of the barren fig tree to your discussion about spring flowers. Consider the patience and hopefulness that God has with us as he works with us, calling us to return to him when we sin. Offer prayers of thanks and praise to God for his patience and hopefulness towards us. Conclude by praying together today's Psalm, Psalm 103.

Reconciliation

Some resources you can use at home to help your child prepare to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation for the first time next week. 

https://www.loyolapress.com/catholic-resources/sacraments/reconciliation/ 

Le míle beannacht,

(with a thousand blessings)

Bronagh Maloney

Religious Education Leader