Reflection
I have not the fine audacity of men
Who have mastered the pen
Or the purse.
The complexes of many slaves are in my verse.
When I straighten my shoulders to look at the world boldly
I see talent coldly
Damning me to stooped attrition.
Mine was a beggar’s mission
To dreams of beauty I should have been born blind.
I should have been content to walk behind
Watching the reflection of God’s delight:
A second hand teller of the story
A second hand glory.
It was not my right
That my mind should have echoed life’s overtones
That I should have seen a flower
Petalled in mighty power.
(From The complete poems of
Patrick Kavanagh, 1984, Goldsmith Press)
Memorial Mass reminder
Just to remind you that our Memorial Mass will take place here in St James’ next Saturday, 25th November, at 11am. Please join us to pray for those who have died in the last year, and for any of your loved ones you want to remember.
50th Anniversary of Irish in Britain
Irish in Britain celebrates its 50th anniversary with an ambitious heritage project made possible thanks to the National Lottery Heritage Fund. This heritage showcase will tour throughout November and also be available online from 1st November. The exhibition is free and the Liverpool venue is from 8-11 November at The Florrie, 377 Mill Street, Dingle, L8 4RF accessible via 204 and 82 bus routes and Brunswick train station. Click the link below to learn more.
Second Collection
Next Sunday, the Feast of Christ the King, is Youth Sunday, and there is a second collection for the work of Animate Youth.