CORK AND ROSS
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23/09/2026
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Sunday: 10.00 am and 12 Noon.
Ballintemple National School, Portacabin, Boreenmanna Road.
Intentions for Sunday Masses
10:00 am Sunday: Pro Populo.
12 Noon Sunday:
Remembrance/ Anniversaries: Uinsin MacGruairc. Phyllis Humphreys RIP.
Church Roof and Ceiling under Maintenance:
i. Sunday Masses only, are celebrated in the Portacabin, at Ballinte mple National
School, Boreenmanna Road. No weekday Masses are celebrated in th e Church.
ii. Funerals, Baptisms and Weddings are celebrated in Saint Micha elÕs Church,
Blackrock. Please book these celebrations through Saint JosephÕ s (SMA) Parish
Office, on 021 4616328. The Parish SMA Fathers will celebrate these o ccasions in
Saint MichaelÕs, once booked with the SMA Parish Office.
iii.
We ask you to continue to be supportive of the Parish.
You can support the parish by any of the following: Please consider :
Cheque Cash Credit Transfer Standing Order.
The Bank Account Number for receipt of Credit Transfers and Standin g Orders is:
IBAN IE97 BOFI 9028 1366 4151 45 BIC BOFIIE2D
Account Name: Society of African Missions.
The main message of the Gospel for the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time i s that GodÕs grace
and mercy are unconditional gifts, not wages to be earned.
1.God operates on love, not transactional logic: Human systems are built on merit,
where your reward matches your hours logged. God, however, does n ot use a spirtual
timecard. The landowner pays the workers who arrived at the final ho ur the exact same
daily wage (a denarius) as those who slaved all day in the heat. Thi s shows that
salvation and divine love are granted out of pure generosity, not bas ed on our personal
achievements or how long we have been ÒpiousÓ.
2.Radical equality in the eyes of God: The parable directly challenges our human
instincts about fairness. The early workers grumble, expecting mor e because they did
more. By treating everyone equally, Jesus flips human hierarchy u pside down,
concluding with the definitive phrase: The last will be first, and the fir st will be last. In
GodÕs Kingdom, those who enter the faith late in life are just as valued as those who
have served God since childhood.
3.A cure for spiritual envy: When the landowner asks the resentful workers, ÒAre you
envious because I am generous?Ó, Jesus exposes a deep flaw in hum an nature. The
Gospel warns us against comparing our spiritual journey to othe rs or resenting
someone elseÕs blessings. Instead, it invites us to rejoice in GodÕs mercy whenever and
to whomever it is given.
St. JosephÕs (SMA Church) Blackrock Road Parish
within the Family of Parishes:
Ballinlough, Blackrock, Blackrock Road and Mahon.
Fr. John Denvir, SMA Co-PP Fr Jrme Anoumou-Sassou, SMA CC
Email: parish.blackrock@sma.ie
Webcam: churchservices.tv/smablackrock
Parish webpage: https://sma.ie/sma-parish-blackrock-road-cork/
Parish Office: 4616328. Hours: Monday and Friday 10 am - 4 pm
Priest on call: 087 4744341 Sick Calls
!Date for your Diary: St JosephÕs SMA
Parish Church Roof Fundraising Concert,
Thursday 15th October 7:00pm, Our Lady of
Lourdes Church, Ballinlough. Featuring The
City Of Cork Male Voice Choir, The SonatinaÕs
Choir and more to be announced. MC PJ
Coogan.
"SMA National Novena to St. Therese:
We will be celebrating St. ThereseÕs Novena in
our SMA Church in Wilton, Cork City T12 KR23.
The Novena will begin on Wednesday 23rd
September and will close on Thursday 1st
October 2026. The Novena Mass will be
celebrated each evening at 7:30 pm (except
Saturday 26th September at 6:00 pm Mass).
Each evening, we will have a different SMA
Priest leading the Mass and he will be joined by
a guest choir/singer.
#Thinking about being a Priest in the
Diocese of Cork and Ross: If you are
between the ages of 18 and 40 and feel there is
a possibility that God may be calling you to be a
diocesan priest, then our monthly Discernment
Group Meetings may be a good way to help
you to discern this call. The first meeting takes
place on Saturday September 26th. To find out
more, have a chat, or to register your interest,
please email Fr. Marius at
vocations@corkandross.org
$Gougane Sunday 2026: You are invited to
join people from across the Diocese for
Gougane Sunday on Sunday 27th September
when we gather to honour St Finbarr one of the
Patrons of our Diocese. 1:30 pm: Confessions.
2:30pm: Rosary. 3:00 pm: Mass. Celebrated by
Bishop Fintan Gavin. All are welcome.
Holy Cross Church Mahon celebrates 40
Years: Redemptorist-led Triduum, 21st-23rd
September 2026, 7:30pm.
%The Pavilion: Saturday 26th September,
award-winning garden designer Jo Thompson
will give a morning talk exploring ÒHow to
Create a Garden with AtmosphereÓ from 11:00
am - 1:00 pm. Please visit www.thepavilion.ie
Second Collection: Priesthood Education (12 Mass
Only).
Twenty - Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. 20th September 2026.
Blackrock Road https://sma.ie/sma-parish-blackrock-road/