Do you have children, grandchildren, nieces or nephews who enjoy colouring in? We are looking for colourful pictures to decorate Our Lady’s Altar for the month of May. You can draw your own picure, or download some drawings below. We…
To those of you who are able and willing to attend Mass in person this week, welcome back. To those still remaining apart for the moment thank you for your perseverance and strength. To everyone else let’s rejoice that the…
Glorious St. Joseph patron saint of work – May the light of our souls bless what we do – Let us see in our work the beauty of our creator – May the sacredness of our craft bring joy to…
O Immaculate Virgin Mary Mother of Our Lord Jesus Christ with confidence, we come to implore your unfailing help Bearer of life Mother of our Saviour give birth in our hearts to Jesus your Son Who forgives our sins And…
All across the country this weekend people are dreaming, making plans, thinking about what they can do, when they can travel and visit family and friends, at the heart of this dream is our desire to be with those we…
In “The Joy of Love” Pope Francis encourages us to go to Our Lady and to look to her and the Family of Nazareth as a guide and encouragement in our own family lives. Families and schools are invited to…
It was (and is) curious that each of the speakers of our recent Lenten talk’s series at Mount Merrion spoke of the Scriptures. How St Therese turned to the “luminous” Scriptures when heavy theological theses were “breaking her head”. How…
When you grow up at the foot of the mountains in Ireland you get to see a lot of sheep. They are dotted all over the landscape, bouncing around in the heather and gorse, bleating all the while. At this…
What’s the best expression to use when speaking respectfully of a feisty senior member of the parish? I’m really not sure, so I will simply say, a lady came into the office to ask for a Mass card during the…
Saturday, 24th April, 12noon -2pm, via Zoom. This will be a great interactive session for teenagers from across our Diocese to experience pilgrimage together through workshops, small group discussions, fun and prayer. To register for this youth group you will…
Ecumenical Bible Week 2021 is an exciting and successful venture which is now in its eight year and will run from Pentecost Sunday (23rd May) to Trinity Sunday (30th May) 2021. Ecumenical Bible Week (EBW) is led by the Archdiocese…
Many years ago, I was blessed to be able to attend one of the 4 golf majors. The parish I was helping out in during the summer was next door to the Belrive Country Club and the US PGA was…
I don’t know how much I have in common with the President of the United States, Joe Biden. Obviously, we share a first name, which is a start, then he loves participating at Mass, never missing a chance to start…
Thank God for Zoom and the webcam! This week, as during the entire pandemic the live streaming of liturgies and prayer from the church has been a lifesaver. For me the absolute highlight of the week, 57 families with their…
Easter Hope in a time of Pandemic Easter Triduum ‘Catch-Up’, March 29th, 30th, and 31st Monday 29th playback: 10am Mass Evening Prayer Tuesday 30th playback: 10am Mass Evening Prayer Wednesday 31st playback: 10am Mass Evening Prayer Parish Triduum: 29, 30,…
Due to Covid 19 the annual ceremony of consecration to Our Lady for members of the Legion of Mary (both active and auxiliary) cannot take place physically. However anyone is welcome to join the ceremony on webcam on Wednesday 24th…
There has been a lot of commentary in recent days to suggest that our response to the pandemic restrictions are fraying at the edges. People have endured a whole year of isolation, separation, staying at home, measuring the number of…
Saturday March 20th @ 6pm & Sunday March 21st @ 11.30am Enrolment Ceremony – First Holy Communion The enrolment ceremony for the Sacrament of First Holy Communion takes place this weekend for our Parish schools. We pray with and for…
