Congratulations to: - Thomastown Parish

Sarah Barcoe, Áine Kirwan and Sarah Hudson who won the Minor A All Ireland last weekend against Cork in Limerick. Also best of luck to Sarah Walsh, Eva Hynes, Sinead O’ Keeffe, Roisin O’Keeffe and Therese Donnelly who play in the All Ireland Intermediate Final against Antrim at Croke Park.

Reflection

Like those lepers, we too need healing, each one of us. We need to be healed of our lack of confidence in ourselves, in life, in the future; we need to be healed of our fears and the vices that enslave us, of our introversion, our addictions and our attachment to games, money, television, mobile phones, to what other people think.
The Lord sets our hearts free and heals them if only we ask him, only if we say to him: "Lord, I believe you can heal me. Dear Jesus, heal me from being caught up in myself. Free me from evil and fear". The lepers are the first people, in this Gospel, who called on the name of Jesus. Later, a blind man and a crucified thief would do so: all of them needy people calling on the name of Jesus, which means: "God saves." They call God by name, directly and spontaneously. To call someone by name is a sign of confidence, and it pleases the Lord. That is how faith grows, through confident, trusting prayer.
Pope Francis Homily for Mass of Canonizations
October 13, 2019