Our First Communion Children
and their Families are invited
to our next preparation Mass either to the 9.30am Clane or 10.30am Rathcoffey
on Sunday January 11^th 2026.
A reminder to the Children
to bring their Prayer Books with them.

Bishop Denis Nulty will celebrate the 10am Mass
in Clane Parish Church
on Thursday December 4^th 2025.
A Welcome to All!

Advent Prayer

 Lord Jesus

Master of both the Light and darkness,
Send your Holy Spirit upon our preparations
for Christmas
We who have so much to do seek quiet spaces
to hear your voice each day.
We who are anxious over many things look…

Prayer of Self-Dedication
Dearest Lord, teach me to be generous:
Teach me to serve you as you deserve;
To give and not to count the cost,
To fight and not to heed the wounds,
To toil and not to seek for rest,
To labour and not to ask for…

The 5 Finger Prayer

1. Your thumb is nearest to you…so begin your prayers by praying for those closest to you—family and friends.
2. Next is the pointer finger. Pray for those who teach, instruct and heal. This includes teachers, doctors and ministers.
3. The middle finger is the tallest finger.
   It reminds us of…

O my God,

As the evening falls I come to you in prayer.

I thank you for being with me

in every moment of this day,

guiding me and protecting me, keeping me from harm.

On this November night

I bring before you in prayer all those dear to me

who have died.

(Name…

Fr Paul was presented with a Cheque for Clane Children’s Grief space by Students from Scoil Mhuire Clane proceeds of their recent Bake Sale, many thanks 🙏

The Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome is the Cathedral Church of Pope Leo as Bishop of Rome.

It reminds us that we are God’s people, the living stones of his Church, teach on Phobail— the House of the people.

We think of our two beautiful Churches in…