24 Hours for The Lord: In 2014 Pope Francis launched a prayer initiative called ’24 Hours for the Lord’ to encourage people to return to the Sacrament of Reconciliation. St. Michael’s Church, Portarlington is our local venue hosting “24 Hrs For The Lord”. We will begin with Mass and a Penitential Service at 7.00pm on…
Your prayers are requested for the repose of the soul of James (Seamus) Francis, Galway and late of Garoon.
James funeral mass will be at 11am on Saturday (29th) in the Church of the Annunciation, Clarinbridge, County Galway.
May he rest in peace.
Masses available this week from St. Joseph’s Church on our parish radio and parish webcam services.
Mon. March 24th, 11.00am Funeral; Tues. March 25th, 7.30am, 11.00am (Funeral), and 7.30pm; Weds. March 26th,10.00am; Thurs. March 27th, 7.30pm; Fri. March 28th, 10.00am; Sat. March 29th, Vigil Mass at 7.30pm;…
Your prayers are requested for the repose of the soul of Fr. Patrick Mooney, Moneyquid. Fr. Patrick’s funeral mass will be at 11.00am on Tuesday (25th). May he rest in peace. Amen.
Your prayers are requested for the repose of the soul of Jim Griffin, Davitt Rd. Funeral mass on Monday (24th) at 11.00am. May he rest in peace. Amen.
Parish Lotto Results for Weds. March 19th. Numbers drawn were: 1:2:10:31: No Jackpot winner. 17 ‘match 3’ winners – €59 each. 1 Mountmellick Winner. John Phelan (Prom: Marian Phelan). The next draw will be on Wednesday March 26th 2025 for a J/Pot of €11,000. Many thanks to the business and individual sellers of…
March 2025 For families in crisis. Let us pray that broken families might discover the cure for their wounds through forgiveness, rediscovering each other’s gifts, even in their differences.
February 2025 For vocations to the priesthood and religious life. Let us pray that…
In the document proclaiming 2025 as a Jubilee Year of Hope, Pope Francis says: “Surely we need to “abound in hope” (cf. Rom 15:13), so that we may bear credible and attractive witness to the faith and love that dwell in our hearts; that our faith may be joyful and our charity…
The Synod on Synodality, Rome, October 2024. You can capture some of the atmosphere and hear what happened at the recent Synod assembly in Rome in a series of short videos from iCatholic at the following link: https://www.icatholic.ie/synod/ The synod page of the diocesan website, kandle.ie, also has the English working translation of the final…
