20 December 2024

mass intentions for the week ahead 22nd December 2024

Saturday 21st December   Vigil Mass:    5.30 pm

1.  Andy McHugh (Months Mind Mass)     2.    Breege Lee

3.  Deceased members of Lee and O'Malley families.  4.  Michael and Bridget Mongan

Sunday 22nd December    4rd Sunday of Advent

10.00 am   Thomas, Thomas Jnr, Mary, Ann and Annie Hayden.

11.30 a.m.   Noel Costello (Months Mind Mass).       2.   Maura and Michael O'Callaghan

                 3.  Cait and Bernard Ward.      4.  Sheila O'Dea     5.   Kay McGrath

                 6..  John Mongan and deceased members of Mongan/Ward families.

Baptism:   Celeste May Kelly 

Monday 23rd December    10am  1.  Cepta Casserly (Birthday remembrance).

                                                         2.   Tom Jackson.           

Tuesday 24th December     (Christmas Eve)                

10am   1.  Sick    

5.30 p.m.  Christmas Vigil Mass and Blessing of the Crib

                 Mass offered for the People of the Sacred Heart Parish  

Wednesday 25th December    The Nativity of the Lord Jesus Christ   (Christmas Day)

10.00am   Mass offered for the People of the Sacred Heart Parish

11.30 am  Mass offered for the People of the Sacred Heart Parish

Friday 27th December    

10am   Stephen and Barbara McDonagh and deceased members of McDonagh families.                                                

Saturday 28th December   

Vigil Mass:    5.30 pm    1.   Bernie O'Flaherty

2.  Desmond Donovan and deceased members of Donovan/Burke families.

Sunday 29th December    the Holy Family of Jesus , Mary and Joseph.

10.00 am   

11.30 a.m.   1. Sean Jordan

2.  Tom Hackett and deceased members of Hackett family.

3.   Bridget, William and Sean Canavan and deceased members of Canavan family.

Monday 30th December 

10am

Tuesday 31st December

10am    Sick

Wednesday 1st January Mary, the Holy Mother of God

10am.   1.   Frank Moloney (birthday remembrance)

             2.  John McDonagh   (1st Anv).

Friday 3rd January

10am


13 December 2024

Christmas Liturgies and Confessions in the Sacred Heart Church

 Confessions   Monday 23rd December     3.00 pm  -   4.00 p.m.

                       Tuesday 24th December

                        (Christmas Eve)                  3.00 pm  -   5.00 p.m.


Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Masses.

Tuesday 24th December (Christmas Eve)   Morning Mass  at 10 am

                                                                      Christmas Eve Vigil:    5.30 pm


Wednesday 25th December   

 (Christmas Day)                                           Mass at 10 am and 11.30 am


11 December 2024

Mass intentions for the week ahead 15th December 2024

 Saturday 14th December   Vigil Mass:    5.30 pm

1.  Des McNeill (Months Mind Mass)     2.    Mary Fahy (1st Anv)

3.  Martin Sharry (1st Anv) and Mary and Roisin Sharry.

4.  Tom Ruffley       5.   Noel Murphy (birthday remembrance)

Sunday 15th December    3rd Sunday of Advent

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

3.  Vinny Byrne.      4.   Ann Jackson and her mother Lena Foley.

11.30 am   1.   Gerard Monaghan     2.   John and Eileen O'Toole

                  3.   Michael Hoare    4.  Deceased members of Colohan family.  

5.  Deceased members of Murphy family.   6.  Special Thanksgiving Intention.

Monday 16th December    10am  1.   Special Intention.   2.   Thanksgiving Intention.           

Tuesday 17th December                     10am   1.  Sick       2.  Special Intention

Wednesday 18th December               10am  

Friday 20th December    10am  1.  Bridget, Willie and Martin Corcoran & Stephen Quinlan.

                                                      2.  Joe and Babs Davis.

Saturday 21st December   Vigil Mass:    5.30 pm

1.  Andy McHugh (Months Mind Mass)     2.    Breege Lee

3.  Deceased members of Lee and O'Malley families.

Sunday 22nd December    4rd Sunday of Advent

10.00 am   Thomas, Thomas Jnr, Mary, Ann and Annie Hayden.


11.30 a.m.   Noel Costello (Months Mind Mass).       2.   Maura and Michael O'Callaghan

                 3.  Cait and Bernard Ward.      4.  Sheila O'Dea     5.   Kay McGrath

                 6..  John Mongan and deceased members of Mongan/Ward families.

Baptism:   Celeste May Kelly


4 December 2024

Mass intentions for the week ahead 8th December 2024

 Saturday 7th December  Vigil Mass:   5.30 pm

1.  Bridget and Colman Hernon.     

2.   Deceased members of Lynskey, Ward and Mannion families.

3.   Nonie Creighton      4.   David and Robert Keane.

5.  Cepta Feeney (birthday rem) and Brian Alderson.  

 6.  Timothy and Mary Kyne.

Sunday 8th December  2nd Sunday of Advent

10.00 am  1.   Joe Daly (1st Anv) and deceased members of Daly family.

                 2.   Tom Jackson.

11.30 am  1.  Theresa and Winnie Rabbitte and deceased members of Rabbitte family.

                 2.  Tim Naughton.      3.   Patrick Ward.

Monday 9th December  The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

10am  1.   Patrick Ward (1st Anv)             

Tuesday 10th December

10am   1.   Sick    2.   Tom and Kathleen Casserly

Wednesday 11th December

10am  1. Deceased members of Coleman family.

           2. Paddy and Mary Lenihan and Marty Lee.

Friday 13th December    10am  Michael, Annie and their son John McDermott

Saturday 14th December   Vigil Mass:    5.30 pm

1.  Des McNeill (Months Mind Mass)     2.    Mary Fahy (1st Anv)

3.  Martin Sharry (1st Anv) and Mary and Roisin Sharry.

4.  Tom Ruffley       5.   Noel Murphy (birthday remembrance)

Sunday 15th December    3rd Sunday of Advent

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

                 3.  Vinny Byrne.

11.30 am   1.   Gerard Monaghan     2.   John and Eileen O'Toole

                  3.   Michael Hoare    4.  Deceased members of Colohan family.  

Feast of the Immaculate Conception

The Feast of the Immaculate Conception has the rank of a Solemnity and is celebrated on 8th December, but when that date is the second Sunday of Advent, it is transferred to the following day, the 9th December, 2024.  On its ordinary dating it is in Ireland a Holy Day of Obligation , but not when transferred to the following day.  This year the Feast of the Immaculate Conception is celebrated on Monday, 9th December and is not a Holy Day of Obligation.

Live Crib in Galway Cathedral

 There will be a Live Crib in the Galway Cathedral on Thursday 12th December 2024 

from 11.30 am to 4.00 pm.