Mass intentions for the week ahead 25th January 2026.

 Saturday 24th January.

Vigil Mass :   5.30 pm    1.    Joe and Teresa Ryan.    2.   Mary O'Halloran

3.  Paddy, Andrew, John, Gerry and Christy Shaughnessy.

4.  Richard and Richie Ryan.    5.   Breda Kenny.      6.   Julia McCoy.  7. James Butler

8. Aggie Wade and deceased members of Wade/McNally families.

Sunday 25th January.   Diocesan Collection:  An Ghailil Centre of Formation for

                                         Mission and Ministry.

10.00 am          

11.30 am     1.   Bridie Staunton.   2.  Mary Fahy.    3.  Sinead Darcy

4.  Gerry, Breda and Aidan Rafferty.    5.  Paddy Grehan     6.  Kathleen Coventry.

7.  Helen Sweeney and deceased members of Sweeney/Mongan families..

8.  Ellen Hynes.

Monday, 26th January        

10am   Teresa McDonagh (1st Anv)     

Tuesday,   27th January      10am   Sick

Wednesday, 28th January   10 am    

Friday, 30th January            10am

Saturday 31st January.

Vigil Mass :   5.30 pm    1.    Bernadette Wallace (1st Anv).

                                         2.    Herbert Trill.

Sunday 1st February.   St Brigid's 

10.00 am          

11.30 am     1.  Chrissie Cairns.

                    2.  Carmel McMorrow

                    3.  Deceased members of Fahy family.

                 

Galway Cathedral Novena 2026

 Galway Cathedral Novena 2026

The Annual Solemn Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help takes place February 02–10 at Galway Cathedral with the theme “Let us go to the house of the Lord.”

 

Masses are at 11:00am, 1:10pm, and 7:30pm from Monday to Saturday, and on Sunday at 10:30am, 12:30pm, 3:00pm, and 6:00pm. www.galwaycathedral.ie for further information.

 

Mass intentions for the week ahead 18th January 2026

 Saturday 17th January.

Vigil Mass :   5.30 pm    Tim Murray and Jacqueline Long.    

Sunday 18th January.   

10.00 am       Chris and Joe Fitzpatrick and deceased members of Fitzpatrick family.

11.30 am       Brendan Guilfoyle.                 

Monday, 19th January        

10am   Martin and Mary Curran and deceased members of Curran/Folan families.     

Tuesday,   20th January      10am   1.   Sick

2.  Padraig and Mary Alice Gildea and deceased members of Gildea/Russell families.

3.  Special Intention.      4.    Holy Souls.   

Wednesday, 21st January   

10 am    1.    Babies Daniel & Tayna Sherlock (Months Mind Mass)

               2.    Alacoque Sullivan.

Friday,   23rd  January      

10 am        1.  Eileen, John, Manus and Molloy Murphy, Brendan Rice and deceased

members of Murphy/Rice/Mulvanerty families.

2.  Michael and Maura Noone and deceased members of Noone families.

Saturday 24th January.

Vigil Mass :   5.30 pm    1.    Joe and Teresa Ryan.    2.   Mary O'Halloran

3.  Paddy, Andrew, John, Gerry and Christy Shaughnessy.

4.  Richard and Richie Ryan.    5.   Breda Kenny.      6.   Julia McCoy.  7. James Butler

Sunday 25th January.   Diocesan Collection:  An Ghailil Centre of Formation for

                                         Mission and Ministry.

10.00 am          

11.30 am     1.   Bridie Staunton.   2.  Mary Fahy.    3.  Sinead Darcy

4.  Gerry, Breda and Aidan Rafferty.    5.  Paddy Grehan

6.  Helen Sweeney and deceased members of Sweeney/Mongan families..

                 

Ecumenical Service of Prayer for Christian Unity 2026.

 Ecunemical Service of Prayer for Christian Unity 2026, presided by Bishop Michael Duignan and Bishop Michael Burrows, will be held in the Chapel of St Colubanus, University of Galway, at 7.00 pm on Sunday, 25th January 2026.   The gathering concludes with refreshments.  All welcome.

Mass intentions for the week ahead 11th January 2026

Saturday 10th January.

Vigil Mass :   5.30 pm   1.   Hilda McHugh.

2.  Charlie and Mary Ellen and John Moore and John Daly.

Sunday 11th January.   The Baptism of the Lord

10.00 am       1.  Bridie O'Halloran (1st Anv)   2.   Anna-leigh Cleere

11.30 am       1.  Nora Rea and William Griffin.     2.   Michael Comber. 

                      3.  Michael, Bartley, Kathleen and Tim Molloy.

Monday, 12th January        

10am   1.  Deceased members of Gray family.      2.   Special Intention.

Tuesday,   13th January 

10am   1.   Paddy and Edel Hession and deceased members of Hession/Flesk families.

            2.  Sick    

Wednesday, 14th January   

10 am   

Friday,   16th  January      

10 am         Bridget, Bill  and Michael Hynes and Terence Egan.

Saturday 17th January.

Vigil Mass :   5.30 pm    1.    Tim Murray and Jacqueline Long.    2.   Julia McCoy.

Sunday 18th January.   

10.00 am       

11.30 am       Brendan Guilfoyle.

                 

Saturday 3rd January.

Vigil Mass :   5.30 pm     1.  Bernie O'Flaherty.    2.  John Leaper

Sunday 4th January.  

10.00 am       

11.30 am       Kathleen Casserly. 

Monday, 5th January        

10am    Deceased members of McDowell/Trehy familes.   

Tuesday,   6th January The Epiphany of the Lord

10am   1.   Bridget and Thomas Francis and their sons Leonard, Micheal, Christy and Eddie. 

2.   Kathleen O'Shaughnessy.   

3.  John Coleman and deceased members of Coleman family.

4.  Sick    

Wednesday, 7th January   

10 am   John Ward and deceased members of Ward/Mongan families.

Friday,   9th  January      

10 am         Thanksgiving Mass Intention

Saturday 10th January.

Vigil Mass :   5.30 pm      Hilda McHugh.

Sunday 11th January.   The Baptism of the Lord

10.00 am       

11.30 am       1.  Nora Rea and William Griffin.     2.   Michael Comber.

                 

Mass intentions for the week ahead 27th December 2025

Saturday 27th December

Vigil Mass :   5.30 pm      

1.  Sean Jordan.        2.   John Regan

3.  Thomas, Mary, Thomas Jnr, and Anne Hayden and Annie Fleming.           

Sunday 28th December.   Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph

10.00 am       1.   Helen O'Byrne (Months Mind Mass)

                      2.   Stephen & Barbara McDonagh and decd members of McDonagh family.

11.30 am       Maura and Michael O'Callaghan.

Monday, 29th December        

10am       1. Paddy Smith       2.   Holy Souls.

Tuesday,   30th December    10am   1.   Tommy Hynes       2.  Sick    

Wednesday, 31st December   

10 am   

Friday,        2nd January 2026     

10 am         1.   Frank Moloney (Birthday remembrance)   

                   2.   John and Cecelia McDonagh.

Saturday 3rd January.

Vigil Mass :   5.30 pm      Bernie O'Flaherty.

Sunday 4th January.  

10.00 am       

11.30 am       Kathleen Casserly.

                 

Saturday 20th December

Vigil Mass :   5.30 pm      

1.  Ann Tierney (Months Mind Mass).    2.  Breege Lee.            

3.  Bridie Heaney and Tony O'Connell.     4.  Tony Regan

Sunday 21st December.  4th Sunday of Advent

10.00 am    1. Deceased members of Moylan/Carr families.       2.   Tom Jackson

11.30 am    1.  Gerard Monaghan.      2    Kay McGrath. 

Monday, 22nd December        

10am       John Mongan and decd. members of Mongan/Ward families.

Tuesday,   23rd December    10am   Sick    

Wednesday, 24th December   Christmas Eve

10 am   Martin Joe and Mary Kate O'Connor and decd members of O'Connor/Carr

              families.

5.30 pm    Christmas Eve Vigil Mass and Blessing of the Crib

Thursday 25th December       Christmas Day

10.00 am   For all the People of the Parish of the Sacred Heart Church

11.30 am    For all the People of the Parish of the Sacred Heart Church.

Friday,        26th December     

10 am         Special Intention.

Saturday 27th December

Vigil Mass :   5.30 pm      

1.  Sean Jordan.    

2.  Thomas, Mary, Thomas Jnr, and Anne Hayden and Annie Fleming.           

Sunday 28th December.  

10.00 am       Stephen & Barbara McDonagh and decd members of McDonagh family.

11.30 am       Maura and Michael O'Callaghan.

                 

Christmas Mass Times in the Sacred Heart Church

 Wednesday, 24th December,  Christmas Eve

 Vigil Mass:    5.30 pm

Thursday, 25th December,  Christmas Day

Mass at 10.00 am and 11.30am.

Live streaming:  mnc.live

Mass intentions for the week ahead 14th December 2025

 Saturday 13th December

Vigil Mass :   5.30 pm      

1. Nonie Creighton.    2.  Vinny Byrne.            3.  Tom Ruffley.

4.  Martin, Mary and Roisin Sharry.      5.   Special Intention.

6.  Bartley, Mary and Donal Fahy and deceased members of Fahy/King families.

Sunday 14th December.  3rd Sunday of Advent

10.00 am  1.  Patrick and Mary Francis.    2.   Dolly and Mary Gavin.

11.30 am  1.  John and Eileen O'Toole.      2    Michael Hoare..

                 3.  Deceased members of Colohan family.

Baptisms:  1. Marie Helen Sweeney.     2.   Carlos Miguel Brinas.

Monday, 15th December        

10am       1. Sheillagh O'Dea.   2.   Helen Feeney.       3.  Holy Souls.

Tuesday,   16th December     

10am   Sick    

Wednesday, 17th December  

10 am   Joe and Babs Davis.

Friday,        19th December     

10 am 1  Cait and Bernard Ward.              2.   Maria Moloney.     

3.  Martin, Bridget and Willie Corcoran and Stephen Quinlan.

4.  Tom and Bridget McDonagh and Pat and Ann Corcoran.

Saturday 20th December

Vigil Mass :   5.30 pm      

1.  Ann Tierney (Months Mind Mass).    2.  Breege Lee.            

3.  Bridie Heaney and Tony O'Connell.

Sunday 21st December.  4th Sunday of Advent

10.00 am       Tom Jackson

11.30 am  1.  Gerard Monaghan.      2    Kay McGrath.