The Jubilee Year 2025 – a Holy Year of Hope

This year on Christmas Eve, 2024, Pope Francis, like Pope John Paul II in 1999, will open the Holy Door to begin a Jubilee Year in 2025. It will be an ordinary holy year — in accordance with the tradition of the Church to celebrate such a year every 25 years, to give every generation
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Boże Narodzenie 2024 (Christmas Celebrations for Poles)

Msze święte w języku polskim w czasie Bożego Narodzenia: Wigilia Bożego Narodzenia, 24 grudnia o godz. 24.00 (Pasterka)Boże Narodzenie, 25 grudnia o godz. 16.30 Swiętego Szczepana, 26 grudnia o godz. 11.15 Spowiedź przedświąteczna w jęz. polskim: Sobota 21 grudnia, godz. 20.15-21.00Poniedziałek, 23 grudnia, godz. 18.30-19.30
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Commentary on the 2nd Sunday of Advent (C) 8.12.2024

Commentary by Fr Donagh O’Shea OP, www.goodnews.ie  Lk 3:1-6 In the fifteenth year of the reign of Emperor Tiberius, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was ruler of Galilee, and his brother Philip ruler of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias ruler of Abilene, during the high priesthood of Annas
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St. Mary’s National School – Junior Infants Enrolment

Junior Infants 2025 Enrolment. Applications from those wishing to enrol their child in Junior Infants for September 2025 will be accepted during the period of: 4th - 22nd November 2024....
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Commentary on the 31st Sunday (B) 3.11.2024

Commentary by Fr Donagh O’Shea OP, www.goodnews.ie Mk 12:28-34 One of the scribes came near and heard the disciples disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, he asked him, “Which commandment is the first of all?” Jesus answered, “The first is, ‘Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is
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Commentary on the 27th Sunday (B) 6.10.2024

Commentary by Fr Donagh O’Shea OP, www.goodnews.ie Mk 10:2-16 Some Pharisees came, and to test Jesus they asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” He answered them, “What did Moses command you?” They said, “Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of dismissal and to divorce her.” But Jesus said
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Enrolment for First Communion 2025

Dear Parents / Guardians,The First Communion for the children from St. Mary’s National School will take place this year in two groups on 4th and 11th May 2025.Now, we’d like you to enrol your child for the Sacraments of Reconciliation and First Communion. So we invite you along with your child to decide if your
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Commentary on the 26th Sunday (B) 29.09.2024

Commentary by Fr Donagh O’Shea OP, www.goodnews Mk 9:38-43, 45, 47-48 John said to Jesus, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not stop him; for no one who does a deed of power in my
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Annual Dominican Pilgrimage to Knock, 13th Oct 2024

Sunday, 13th October 2024 Coach departing from outside the Priory on that day at 8.30 am. Price: €60.00. It includes the cost of travel, a morning snack and an evening meal. Tickets are available in the Reception of the Priory, from Monday, 23rd Sep.  The pilgrimage this year marks the end of the Year of
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Behold the Lamb of God – Eucharistic Conference

Friday & Saturday, October 11 & 12, 2024, St. John’s Centre, Knock. Cost €75.00. Full Board Accommodation available at St. Mary’s Knock, Friday pm – Sunday Lunch – €218.00.
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