Aughaval Group of Parishes

    Please scroll down for today's Gospel reading, notes, notices and general information.  Today's Gospel    Matthew 13:47-53 ‘Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown into the sea and caught fish of every kind; when it was full, they drew it ashore, sat down, and put the good into baskets but threw out the bad. So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous and throw them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. ‘Have you understood all this?’ They answered, ‘Yes.’ And he said to them, ‘Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the master of a household who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old.’  When Jesus had finished these parables, he left that place.   Sacred Space You can find a helpful prayer guide and this short reflection (below) on the gospel, here: https://sa...

  Please scroll down for today's Gospel reading, notes, notices and general information.  The Aughaval Parishes'  first 'Havens for Nature' meeting on Biodiversity took place on  28 July, in Christ Church, Castlebar. Pictured: Alison Dexter, John Dexter, Brid Mcauley, Susie Fry Today's Gospel    John 11:19-27 And many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them about their brother. When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, while Mary stayed at home.   Martha said to Jesus, ‘Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that God will give you whatever you ask of him.’ Jesus said to her, ‘Your brother will rise again.’ Martha said to him, ‘I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.’ Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life.  Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and be...