The Irish Bishops’ Conference are delighted to be bringing you their digital Advent Calendar again this year. It will go live on the First Sunday of Advent on 1 December 2024.
You can find it here: https://www.catholicbishops.ie/adventcalendar/
Advent marks the beginning of the new calendar year for Christians. The digital Advent calendar offers a distinctive and spiritually enriching way to
With the addition of Mass in St. Kevin’s on Saturdays at 6pm during Advent, scheduled Confessions will now be available after the 10am Mass on Saturday mornings until further notice, or on request at any time from Fr. Damien.
Following consultation and discernment, a Vigil Mass will be celebrated in St. Kevin’s Church, Philipstown throughout Advent.
Mass will be on each Saturday evening in Advent at 6pm, beginning this Saturday, November 30th (Vigil of the First Sunday of Advent).
Hopefully these Advent Masses will help us better prepare for Christmas. As per last year, Mass will be celebrated in
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“In this 2024 election message, we set out some of the principal areas for reflection as we seek to bring the values of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to our national conversation. We do so respectfully. We do so inspired by the vision that gives us hope, namely: the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.”
You can read the
To mark the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe (Christ the King) and the last Sunday of the Church’s year, there will be Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament in St. Brigid’s after 7.30pm Mass on Saturday November 23rd until 10pm (with Night Prayer at 9.50pm).
There will also be a Holy Hour on Sunday
Did you know, some 360 million Christians live in countries where they are persecuted for their faith?
Each year the papal charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) Ireland – which supports some 6,000 communities in 140 countries – highlights their plight during the ‘Week of Witness’ (Nov. 17-24).
Red Wednesday (Nov. 20) is the highlight of the week,