Advent Night: A Parish Journey to Christmas

In the stillness of the Manger: Preparing our hearts for Christ. St. Dominic's Parish Tallaght, D24T262, Wednesday December 3rd, 10th, 17th at 7pm. * Week 1, December 3rd - Fr Stephen Cummins OP, Prior of St Mary's Priory, Tallaght * Week 2, December 10th - Fr Joseph Ralph OP, Dominican Retreat House, Tallaght * Week 3, December 17th - Fr John Harris OP, Provincial Penitential service for Christmas. Each day: prayer, reflection and music all by candlelight.
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Online Advent Retreat – Priory Institute

Fr. John Harris OP, Prior Provincial of the Irish Dominican Province. Join us for the Four Sundays of Advent to reflect upon "The wistom of Waiting". Starting on Sunday 30th November 2025. Reguster at prioryinstitute.com
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Commentary on Dedication of the Lateran Basilica 9.11.2025

Fr. Donagh O’Shea OP, www.goodnews.ie: ‘St John Lateran’ is a church in Rome, not a person.  In the words carved in front, it is the “mother of all churches.”  It is the pope’s official ecclesiastical seat in Rome (St Peter’s in the Vatican is not a cathedral), and the popes resided there for many centuries.  It
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St. Mary’s National School Enrolment

Enrolment of Junior Infant pupils for St Mary’s National School takes place now in November. Please contact the school. Further information is available, and applications can be submitted online by visiting http://stmarystallaght.ie/about-us/enrolment/ 
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St Albert And the Eagles: The early days of modern science

Inaugural Annual Webinar: St. Albert the Great, Faith and Reason. With Fr Conor McDonough OP. The Priory Institute
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Annual Mass of Remebrance

Wednesday 12th November at 7.00pm. You are all invited to our annual celebration of the Eucharist for our families, friends and neighbours who have died. At this Mass we will remember our parishioners and all whose funerals took place from St. Mary’s during the past years.
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A Sermon on All Souls’ Day

Dianne Bergant, CSA, America: The National Catholic Weekly, 2003. Where Do We Go When We Die? The souls of the just are in the hand of God (Wis 3:1) Where do we go when we die? This is not a frivolous question. It has puzzled people of all cultures from the beginning of time, and
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Commentary on the feast of All Saints, 1st November 2025

Today’s commentary is given by Fr Donagh O’Shea OP (http://goodnews.ie). When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying: Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
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Triddum in Honour of St. Martin de Porres

St. Aengus Church, Balrothery, Tallaght. Monday & Tuesday, 3rd & 4th November, 10am Mass. Healing Mass on Wednesday, 5th November at 10am. Preacher: Fr. Stephen Cummins OP, Prior in St. Mary's Tallaght. All are Welcome.
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Commentary on 27th Sunday of the year C 5.10.2025

TEXT: LUKE 17: 05–10 Increase our faith 5 The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” 6 And the Lord said, “If you had faith as a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this sycamore [JB — mulberry] tree, ‘Be rooted up, and be planted in the sea,’ and it would obey
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