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Please scroll down for today's gospel plus this weekend's notices. After Harvest 2024 in Holy Trinity Westport: Katerina, Shirley, Babs, Tom Today's Gospel      Luke 11:15-26 But some of them said, ‘He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.’ Others, to test him [Jesus], kept demanding from him a sign from heaven.  But he knew what they were thinking and said to them, ‘Every kingdom divided against itself becomes a desert, and house falls on house. If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? —for you say that I cast out the demons by Beelzebul. Now if I cast out the demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your exorcists  cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges. But if it is by the finger of God that I cast out the demons, then the kingdom of God has come to you.  When a strong man, fully armed, guards his castle, his property is safe. But when one stronger than he attacks him and overpowers him...

  Please scroll down for today's gospel reading and notices. Today's Gospel      Luke 11:5-13 And he [Jesus] said to them, ‘Suppose one of you has a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say to him, “Friend, lend me three loaves of bread; for a friend of mine has arrived, and I have nothing to set before him.” And he answers from within, “Do not bother me; the door has already been locked, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot get up and give you anything.” I tell you, even though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, at least because of his persistence he will get up and give him whatever he needs. ‘So I say to you, Ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who searches finds, and for everyone who knocks, the door will be opened. Is there anyone among you who, if your child asks for  a fish,...

Please scroll down for today's gospel reading and notices. This time last year - Choir of Sandford and St Philip's (Dublin) with Conductor John Dexter on the occasion of the concert  in St Mary's Westport,  in aid of Holy Trinity Westport  What's On Today? - 10.30am Midweek Holy Communion in Holy Trinity Westport, followed by coffee in the Clew Bay Hotel from 11.10am.  - 8pm, Online Prayer and Bible Reading (Compline/ A Late Evening Office). Link below. Today's Gospel       Luke 11:1-4 He [Jesus] was praying in a certain place, and after he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, ‘Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.’He said to them, ‘When you pray, say: Father,  hallowed be your name.    Your kingdom come.    Give us each day our daily bread.    And forgive us our sins,      for we ourselves forgive everyone indebted to us.    And do not ...