12 March 2023 Collect Merciful Lord, grant your people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh and the devil and with pure hearts and minds to follow you, the only God; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The First Reading: Exodus 17: 1-7 From the wilderness of Sin the whole congregation of the Israelites journeyed by stages, as the Lord commanded. They … Continue reading The lectionary for the third Sunday in Lent
Lenten services will take place on Wednesday morning at 10am in Trim Cathedral and at 7pm in St James’ Church, Athboy (this week only. Services will be held at 8pm on other weeks during Lent). Lenten soup lunches will be held on Wednesdays at 1pm in Living Hope Church, Trim. The next meeting of the Select Vestry will take place on Wednesday 8 March at … Continue reading Parish notices
5 March 2023 Collect Almighty God, you show to those who are in error the light of your truth that they may return to the way of righteousness: Grant to all those who are admitted into the fellowship of Christ’s religion, that they may reject those things that are contrary to their profession, and follow all such things as are agreeable to the same; through … Continue reading The lectionary for the second Sunday in Lent
26 February 2023 Collect Almighty God, whose Son Jesus Christ fasted forty days in the wilderness, and was tempted as we are, yet without sin: give us grace to discipline ourselves in obedience to your Spirit; and, as you know our weakness, so may we know your power to save; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The First Reading: Genesis 2: 15-17; 3: 1-7 The … Continue reading The lectionary for the first Sunday in Lent
The schedule of Christmas services for St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Trim and St. James’ Church, Athboy is as follows: St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Trim St. James’ Church, Athboy We wish you a peaceful and blessed Christmas and New Year. Continue reading Christmas services
Our annual Service of Nine Lessons and Carols featuring the Meath Diocesan Choir will be hosted at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Trim on Friday 16 December at 7.30pm. We look forward to seeing you there. Continue reading Service of Nine Lessons and Carols
11 December 2022 Collect O Lord Jesu Christ, who at thy first coming didst send thy messenger to prepare thy way before thee; grant that the ministers and stewards of thy mysteries may likewise so prepare and make ready thy way, by turning the hearts of the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, that at thy second coming to judge the world we may … Continue reading The lectionary for the third Sunday of Advent
4 December 2022 Collect Father in heaven, who sent your Son to redeem the world and will send him again to be our judge: give us grace so to imitate him in the humility and purity of his first coming that when he comes again, we may be ready to greet him with joyful love and firm faith; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The … Continue reading The lectionary for the second Sunday of Advent
27 November 2022 Collect Almighty God,Give us grace that we may cast away the works of darkness,and put upon us the armour of light,now in the time of this mortal life,in which thy Son Jesus Christcame to visit us in great humility;that in the last day,when he shall come again in his glorious Majestyto judge both the quick and the dead,we may rise to the … Continue reading The lectionary for the first Sunday of Advent
The first reading: Jeremiah 23: 1-6 Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! says the Lord. Therefore, thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning the shepherds who shepherd my people: It is you who have scattered my flock, and have driven them away, and you have not attended to them. So I will attend to you for … Continue reading The lectionary for Sunday 20 November: the kingship of Christ
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