Magheracloone Parish website https://magheraclooneparish.com/
 Fr Michael Jordan PP (042) 966 1452 / Fr Kieran Danfulani CCM (042) 961 3959
Magheracloone Parish Office (087) 6455 729 Parish Email address: magheracloone@clogherparishes.ie / killanny@clogherparishes.ie
Procedure for setting up a Standing Order for Magheracloone Parish
A Standing Order can be set up either online (free) or calling their own bank (small charge).
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St Peter/St Paul’s Masses this week: 	Friday (9.30am)		Saturday (7pm)	
Saturday 17th 	Months Mind Mass, Elizabeth (Lizzie) Hand.
	Laurence and Bernard Hand, Drumbracken.
	Owen and Nan McMahon, Tullylougherney.
	Katie and Mick Finnegan and Mary and Packie Agnew.
Friday 23rd 	People of the Parish.
Saturday 24th 	Anna Muldoon, Camaghy.
	Margaret and John Marron, Corlea.
Richard and Margaret McMahon, Killygally and son Michael, USA

St Patrick’s Masses this week:  	Sunday / Monday (9.30am) 
Sunday 18th 				John, Theresa and Roseleen Martin, Loughfea.
					Martina Foley, nee Connelly, formerly Killark.
Monday 19th 				Patrick and Bridget Ruddy and deceased family members.
Sunday 25th 				Months Memory Mass Eugene Matthews, Carrickasedge.
					John Murray and deceased family members, Clonseady.			
Please pray for Rosh McConnon and Sean Monaghan who died recently. May they rest in peace.
Machaire Rois Parish Procession with the Blessed Sacrament on Sunday next 25th May at 3pm. Starting from St Joseph's Church Carrickmacross at 3pm – via Farney Street, Convent Hill, Mullinary, Main Street returning to St Joseph's for Benediction at approx 4pm. All are welcome.
Magheracloone 2025 Blessing of Graves in St Patrick’s Church after the 9.30am Mass on Sunday June 1st Celebrant Fr Kieran Danfulani and in St Peter/St Paul’s will be on Saturday evening 28th June (please note change of usual date) after the 7pm Mass. Celebrant:  Bishop Larry Duffy. We ask that people bring along some holy water to bless their graves on the day. Note: Our cemeteries are sacred space and deserve our respect. We request that all visitors to the cemeteries dispose of their own rubbish and not to overfill the bins.
Congratulations to all the children from Scoil Bhríde who celebrated the Sacrament of First Holy Communion this weekend. We hope they enjoyed their special day.
Magheracloone Community Centre: 5k/10k Local walk to raise funds for Irish Kidney Association takes place on Saturday 31st May. Registration from 10am. There will be tea, coffee and foosies back in the community centre afterwards. We are hoping that people who complete the mini marathon, or would like to, might want to join us to avoid the trek to Dublin, while supporting a great cause for the Irish Kidney Association who provide great support to kidney patients in the locality.

It is with profound reverence that we give thanks to Almighty God for the election of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church. Taking the name Pope Leo XIV, he becomes the first American-born pontiff in the Church’s two-millennia history. The announcement was made on May 8, 2025, following the traditional white smoke rising from the Sistine Chapel, signaling the conclusion of the conclave. 		Let us pray: 
Heavenly Father,
You have raised Your servant, Pope Leo XIV, to the Chair of Saint Peter. Pour out Your abundant blessings upon him. Through him, guide Your pilgrim Church along the path to Heaven. Grant him wisdom to discern Your will, Courage to fulfill it, and charity to shepherd Your people with the Heart of Christ. In this time of transition, bring peace to troubled hearts, joy to those who suffer, and hope to the despairing. May he be a faithful successor to Saint Peter, a humble servant of Your Word, and a fearless herald of Your Divine Mercy and Truth. Strengthen him with the grace of the Holy Spirit, that he may lead the Church in unity, holiness, and fidelity. We entrust him to the maternal care of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and to the prayers of all the saints. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.