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Ash Wednesday: 18th February 2026

ASH WEDNESDAYBeginning of LENT Blessed Ashes distributed at each Mass:  8.00am 10.00am  1.00pm 8.00pm. Ash Wednesday is a day of fasting and abstinence.
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Zmiana terminu Mszy Świętej po polsku (Change of Time for the Polish Mass)

Zmiana terminu Mszy Świętej po polsku w St. Mary’s Priory Przypominamy, że zgodnie z ogłoszeniem podanym na ostatniej Mszy Świętej w języku polskim, polska Msza w St. Mary’s Priory została przeniesiona z niedzieli 15 lutego na niedzielę 22 lutego na godzinę 16.30. A reminder that, as announced at the last Polish Mass, the Polish Mass
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Our Lady of Lourdes Novena 2026

Tue 3rd – Wed 11th February 2026 at St. Mary’s Priory, Tallaght Village Tue 3rd – Sat 7th: Mass at 10.00 am Sun 8th: Mass at 3.00 pm (with Sacrament of the Sick) Mon 9th – Wed 11th: Mass at 10.00 am Preachers: Community of St. Mary’s Priory, Tallaght
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Parish Questionnaire Results: Summary of Responses (January 2026)

Walking the Synodal Path in St. Mary’s means listening to one another and growing together in faith. This update shares a summary of the parish questionnaire: what is working well, what needs attention and the hopes you expressed for a more inclusive Church and deeper faith formation.
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Aquinas Lecture 26.01.2026

'The Christology of St Thomas Aquinas in the 21st Century' Annual Aquinas lecture on Monday 26th January 2026 at 7.30pm in the Aula Magna in St Mary's Tallaght with Rev Dr Alan Adami OP
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Christian Unity Week: Annual Prayer Service

Tallaght Deanery Ecumenical Prayer Service: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Parish of Firhouse, Ballycullen Avenue, D24 N5WC, on Wednesday 21st January 2026 at 7.30am. All are welcome.
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Commentary on 2nd Sunday of the year (A) 18.01.2026

TEXT 01: 19–28:      John the Baptist is not the Messiah 19 And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?” 20 He confessed, he did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.” 21 And they asked him, “What then? Are
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Commentary on Baptism of the Lord (A) 11.01.2026

TEXT Jesus’ request 13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. 14 John would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” 15 But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now; for thus it is fitting for
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Commentary on 2nd Christmas Sunday (C) 4.01.2026

TEXT — John 1: 01–18 — The Word was made Flesh Introductory Stanza: The Word was the light of men 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God; 3 all things were made through him, and without
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Commentary on Holy Family Sunday (A), 28.12.2025

MATTHEW 02: 13–15, 19–23 Feast of the Holy Family   Flight into Egypt 13 Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there till I tell you; for Herod is about
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