Divine Mercy Sunday 27th April in The Cathedral, Galway.

Divine Mercy Sunday will be celebrated at Galway Cathedral on Sunday, 27 April (First Sunday after Easter). Devotions begin at 2.00pm, followed by Holy Mass at 3.00pm. All are welcome

Easter Break on Adoration in Sacred Heart Church

 NO ADORATION AFTER TUESDAY NEXT, 15TH APRIL FOR THE EASTER BREAK

ADORATION WILL RESUME AGAIN ON MONDAY, 28TH APRIL 2025.

Easter Ceremonies in The Sacred Heart Church

 Holy Thursday 17th April

Confessions:   5.00pm  - 6.00 pm

7.00 pm  Mass of the Last Supper

Good Friday 18th April  (Holy Places Collection)

Confessions:   1.00 pm - 2.00 pm

3.00 pm  Celebration of the Lord's Passion

8.00 pm   Stations of the Cross

Holy Saturday 19th April

Confessions:   5.00 pm - 6.00 pm

Easter Vigil Mass and Ceremonies:    7.00 pm

Easter Sunday 20th April

10.00 am and 11.30 am.

Mass intentions for the week ahead 13th April 2025

Saturday 12th April

Vigil Mass:  5.30 pm  Michael Lee

Sunday 13th April    Palm Sunday

10.00 am   1.   Patrick and Dorothy and Anne Gavin.

2.  Nicholas Barrett and Marie Collins and deceased members of Barrett family.

11.30 am  Michael, Patricia and baby James Conneely and deceased members of

                 Conneely/O'Meara families.

Monday 14th April

10am  1.  Martin, Bridget and Willie Corcoran and Stephen Quinlan.

2.  Fintan and Deborah O'Flynn and deceased members of O'Flynn/Duggan families.

3.  Prionseas O hOgartaigh.    4.   Special Intention.

Tuesday 15th April

10am  1.  Sick    2.   Special Intention.    3.   Special Intention.

Wednesday 16th April

10am  1.   Linda McNally

2.  Barbara and Stephen McDonagh and deceased members of McDonagh family.

7.30 pm  Meeting re Easter Ceremonies in St Pios Room

Holy Thursday 17th April

Confessions:   5.00pm  - 6.00 pm

7.00 pm  Mass of the Last Supper

Good Friday 18th April  (Holy Places Collection)

Confessions:   1.00 pm - 2.00 pm

3.00 pm  Celebration of the Lord's Passion

8.00 pm   Stations of the Cross

Holy Saturday 19th April

Confessions:   5.00 pm - 6.00 pm

Easter Vigil Mass and Ceremonies:    7.00 pm

Easter Sunday 20th April

10.00 am   Tom Jackson

11.30 am    Gerard Francis and his grandparents Margaret and Patrick Conroy

                   Charlie Ward. 

Mass intentions for the week ahead 6th April 2025

 Saturday 5th April     

Vigil Mass:    5.30 pm    

1.  Michael Fannon (Months Mind Mass) and his wife Shirley (birthday remembrance).

2.  Mick Grealish.                3.   Margaret Walsh.            4.   Maureen Lynch.

Sunday 6th April  

10.00 am          

11.30 a.m.       Queenie Ward.

Baptism:  Twins  :   Sonny Isaac and Mikey Tyson Ward                      

Monday  7th April     

10am   1. Special Intention.       2.    Special Intention.

Tuesday  8th April              

10am  1.     Sick      2. Thanksgiving Mass.  3.   Megan McDonagh and Mary Maughan

                                                  and deceased members of McDonagh/Maughan families.              

Wednesday 9th April        10am    Ambrose and Nelly Beatty.        

Friday 11th April              10am    Ann Parke-Scott.

Saturday 12th April     

Vigil Mass:    5.30 pm    Michael Lee.

Sunday 13th April    Palm Sunday

10.00 am          1.  Patrick & Dorothy and Anne Gavin.

2.   Nicholas Barrett & Marie Collins and decd. members of Barrett family.

11.30 a.m.      Michael, Patricia and baby James Conneely and deceased members of

                       Conneely/O'Meara families.

                        

Journey to the Well : Croi Nua Spirituality Centre

 

Event: "Journey to the well - a Celtic Christian Journey to The Heart"
Facilitator: Deirdre Ni Chinneide
Date: Saturday, April 12th
Time: 10.00 am to 4 pm
Where: Croi Nua Spirituality Centre, Taylor's Hill, Galway (H91WY2A)
Fee: €40

Mass intentions for the week ahead 30th March 2025

Saturday 29th March     

Vigil Mass:    5.30 pm    1. Teresa Faherty (Months Mind Mass)

2.   Esther Higgins and her son John    

 3.  Desmond Donovan and deceased

members of Donovan family.

Sunday 30th March      Diocesan Collection:   TROCAIRE

10.00 am     1.  Rita Donoghue recently deceased.   2.  Bartley Griffin.     

11.30 a.m.        1.    Angeline Cooke.     2.   Christina (Chris) Flaherty.

Monday  31st March     

10am   Thanksgiving Mass Intention.

Tuesday  1st April              10am     Sick                    

Wednesday 2nd April        10am    Tom and Ann Nolan.        

Friday 4th April                 10am     Gerry Delargy.

Saturday 5th April     

Vigil Mass:    5.30 pm    

1. Michael Fannon (Months Mind Mass) and his wife Shirley (birthday remembrance).

2.  Mick Grealish.                3.   Margaret Walsh.            4.   Maureen Lynch.

Sunday 6th April  

10.00 am          

11.30 a.m.       Queenie Ward.

Baptism:  Twins  :   Sonny Isaac and Mikey Tyson Ward

                        

Mass intentions for the week ahead 23rd March 2025

 Saturday 22nd March     

Vigil Mass:    5.30 pm    

Sunday 23rd March      

10.00 am          1.   Jack, Anna and John Nestor and Fr. Billy Pilkington.

                          2.  Tom Jackson

11.30 a.m.        1.    Thomas Welby     (1st Anv).

                         2.    Thomas and Babs Rea        

                         3.   Thomas Cooney and deceased members of Cooney family.

Monday  24th March     

10am    Mary and Patrick Lawrence and deceased members of Lawrence family.

Tuesday  25th March            10am    1.   Sick       2.  Mary Rabbitte.             

Wednesday 26th March        10am    1.    Joseph Whelan.

                                                              2.   Special Intention.        

Friday 28th March              10am      1.  Holy Souls

                                                              2.  Special Intention.

Saturday 29th March     

Vigil Mass:    5.30 pm    Esther Higgins and her son John

Sunday 30th March      Diocesan Collection:   TROCAIRE

10.00 am          

11.30 a.m.        1.    Angeline Cooke.     2.   Christina (Chris) Flaherty.

                         2.    Thomas and Babs Rea        

                         3.   Thomas Cooney and deceased members of Cooney family.

Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes 24 - 30 June 2025

 

Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes, 24–30 June 2025 (six nights). From €975 to €995 per person sharing. Includes flights, transfers, full board, and luggage.

 General bookings: Joe Walsh Tours, tel. 01 2410800, email info@joewalshtours.ie. Bookings for the Assisted Section for Pilgrims with Special Needs (staying at the Accueil Notre Dame from €945): contact Joe Walsh Tours, tel 01 2410800 or email lourdes@joewalshtours.ie

 

 

Youth 2000 Connaught one day retreat : St Mary's Church, Claddagh, Galway.

 

The Youth 2000 Connaught one-day retreat takes place on Saturday 29 March at St Mary’s Dominican Church, Claddagh, Galway, beginning at 9.30am. Workshops, music, talks, testimonies and more. 

Donation only. Register online at Youth2000.ie, contact connaught@youth2000.ie for more information.

Mass intentions for the week ahead 16th March 2025

 Saturday 15th March     

Vigil Mass:    5.30 pm    1.  Noel Murphy (1st Anv).                   2.   Matt McCarthy.

                                         3.  Cathriona Cullina.   

 4.  Paddy and Edel Hession and deceased members of Hession/Flesk families.

Sunday 16th March      

10.00 am    1.   Des Fitzpatrick and Jackie Allen.

2.  Deceased members of Ryan, Lenihan, Lee, Murray and Flynn families.

11.30 a.m.        1.  Ivan and Thomas Canavan.

2.  Bridie and Patrick O'Halloran         3.   John Murphy

4.  Bernard Trill and deceased members of Trill family     

Monday  17th March     St Patrick's Day  (Emigrants Collection)

10am    1. Martin Joe and Mary Kate O'Connor and decd. members of

                 O'Connor/Carr families.      2.  Special Intention.

Tuesday  18th March            10am    1.   Sick       2.  Special Intention             

Wednesday 19th March        10am    1.    John & Sara Sullivan.

                                                              2.  Eddie Duggan       3.   Nora Maloney.         

Friday 21st March              10am      1.  Mary Rabbitte (Months Mind Mass)

                                              2.  John Merrick and decd. members of Merrick family.

Saturday 22nd March     

Vigil Mass:    5.30 pm    

Sunday 23rd March      

10.00 am          Tom Jackson

11.30 a.m.        1.    Thomas Welby     (1st Anv).

                         2.    Thomas and Babs Rea        

                         3.   Thomas Cooney and deceased members of Cooney family.

Mass intentions for the week ahead 9th March 2025

 Saturday 8th March     

Vigil Mass:    5.30 pm    1.  Eamonn Corban.    2.   Aidan Foley

3.   Pat, Maureen and Noel Burke and Mary Walsh Philbin.

Sunday 9th March      

10.00 am         1.  Pat, Maureen and Noel Burke and Mary Walsh Philbin.

                         2.  Special Intention.

11.30 a.m.        Martin Coyne

Monday  10th March            10am    

Tuesday  11th March            10am     Sick                    

Wednesday 12th March        10am    Holy Souls.         

Friday 14th March              10am      John and Mary Connell

Saturday 15th March     

Vigil Mass:    5.30 pm    1.  Noel Murphy (1st Anv).                   2.   Matt McCarthy.

                                         3.  Cathriona Cullina.   

 4.  Paddy and Edel Hession and deceased members of Hession/Flesk families.

Sunday 16th March      

10.00 am          Des Fitzpatrick and Jackie Allen.

11.30 a.m.        1.  Ivan and Thomas Canavan.

2.  Bridie and Patrick O'Halloran         3.   John Murphy

4.  Bernard Trill and deceased members of Trill family.

Mass intentions for the week ahead 2nd March 2025

 Saturday 1st March     

Vigil Mass:    5.30 pm          1.  Jack Doyle.    2.   Tommy and Mary Murphy

                                              3.  Josephine Delaney

Sunday 2nd March      

10.00 am          Bert McDonagh and Caroline Feeney.

11.30 a.m.   

Monday  3rd March            10am    Tom Jackson

Tuesday  4th March            10am     1.  Sick                    2.  Adam Loughnane.

Wednesday 5th March      

10am     Margaret Browne and deceased members of Browne/Hession families.         

Friday 7th March              10am   Joe Conneely

Baptism:  4.00 pm   :  Kahlayah Julianne Brianna O'Mahoney

Saturday 8th March     

Vigil Mass:    5.30 pm    1.  Eamonn Corban.    2.   Aidan Foley

3.   Pat, Maureen and Noel Burke and Mary Walsh Philbin.

Sunday 9th March      

10.00 am          Pat, Maureen and Noel Burke and Mary Walsh Philbin.

11.30 a.m.        Martin Coyne

Mass intentions for the week ahead 23rd February 2025

  Saturday 22nd February     

 Vigil Mass:    5.30 pm          1.  Paul Ryan (1st Anv)       2.   Michael Creaven.

Sunday 23rd February      

10.00 am          Tom Jackson.

11.30 a.m.   1.  Elizabeth Cooney     (1st Anv).

                    2.  John and Katie Murray.

Monday  24th February            10am     

Tuesday  25th February            10am     1.  Sick                    2.  Padraic O'Connor.

                                                                   3.     Deceased members of Barrett family.

Wednesday 26th February      10am     1.  Teresa McDonagh    (Months Mind Mass).   

                                                                 2.   Maria and Thomas Jackson.         

Friday 28th February

10am   1.       Joe Daly                    2.   Jacinta Divilly                  3.    Sean Divilly.

Saturday 1st March     

Vigil Mass:    5.30 pm         Jack Doyle.    2.   Tommy and Mary Murphy

Sunday 2nd March      

10.00 am          Bert McDonagh and Caroline Feeney.

11.30 a.m.   

Mass intentions for the week ahead 16th February 2025

 Saturday 15th February     

Vigil Mass:    5.30 pm  

 1.  Colie Naughton and deceased members of Naughton family.

2.  Bridie and Cyril Whelan.      

3.  Patrick and Mary Furey, their son John and their granddaughter Patricia.

4.   Mark Thomas Byrne-Flaherty. 

Sunday 16th February      

10.00 am          Rose Sheehan and deceased members of Sheehan family.

11.30 a.m.   1.  Bridie O'Halloran (Months Mind Mass)

                    2.  Mary and Michael Kelly       3.   Mary Warde

                    4.  Peter and Bridie Coyne.        5.   Ronan Haverty.

                    6.  Jack and Kathleen Phelan.    7.    John Murphy 

Monday  17th February           10am     Geoff Brennan

Tuesday 18th February            10am     1.  Sick          2.  Margaret Whelan

Wednesday 19th February      10am     Tom Jackson            

Friday 21st February

10am   Patrick and Ellen Hession and deceased members of Hession/Fahy families.

Saturday 22nd February     

Vigil Mass:    5.30 pm          1.  Paul Ryan (1st Anv)       2.   Michael Creaven.

Sunday 16th February      

10.00 am          Tom Jackson.

11.30 a.m.   1.  Elizabeth Cooney     (1st Anv).

                    2.  John and Katie Murray.

 

You are very welcome to join the University of Galway chaplaincy for prayer, pizza & conversation with the Poor Clare Sisters, Nuns' Island.

Tuesday 18 February 2025, 5:30pm–7:30pm

Meeting point: College Chapel of St Columbanus at 5:30pm.

Registration Link: https://forms.office.com/e/7kAL7EL2u0

Mass intentions for the week ahead 9th February 2025

Saturday 8th February     

Vigil Mass:    5.30 pm   1.  Patsy O'Connor (1st Anv)       2.   Clement Bowen 

Sunday 9th February      

10.00 am        

11.30 a.m.   1.  Sr. Mairead Rabbitte (1st Anv)

                    2.  Chrissie Cairns.  

Monday  10th February           10am  

Tuesday 11th February            10am     Sick          

Wednesday 12th February      10am     Colman Keane            

Friday 14th February

10am   1. Baby Edward Colie Barrett.        2.  Kitty Browne       3. Special Mass Intention.

Saturday15th February     

Vigil Mass:    5.30 pm  

 1.  Colie Naughton and deceased members of Naughton family.

2.  Bridie and Cyril Whelan.      

3.  Patrick and Mary Furey, their son John and their granddaughter Patricia.

4.   Mark Thomas Byrne-Flaherty. 

Sunday 16th February      

10.00 am          Rose Sheehan and deceased members of Sheehan family.

11.30 a.m.   1.  Bridie O'Halloran (Months Mind Mass)

                    2.  Mary and Michael Kelly       3.   Mary Warde

                    4.  Peter and Bridie Coyne.        5.   Ronan Haverty.

                    6.  Jack and Kathleen Phelan.

 Galway and Clonfert Dioceses invite young adults (18–35) on a 10-day faith journey.

Join the Jubilee of Youth with Pope Francis, walk St Columbanus' Camino, and explore Milan. Flights, top accommodation, private transfers, and a full spiritual programme included.

Limited spaces—first come, first served. Email info@galwaydiocese.ie for details and booking.

 

Together Towards Tomorrow in Hope 2025

 

Together Towards Tomorrow in Hope 2025 – A Report

 

On January 28th and 29th last, the priests of the Diocese of Clonfert and the Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora along with lay staff from both dioceses met in Co. Clare. This was the first time the priests of both dioceses had come together for a time of friendship, prayer together and hope filled reflection on the future. Discussions were had on the journey to date in forming viable vibrant groupings of Parishes or Faith Communities where priests and laity would work together to respond to the pastoral needs of the people. It was acknowledged that the future was going to be very different from the past and that we had to gradually move towards a radical rationalisation of our current pastoral provisions and infrastructure. The need to involve and form lay people to take up various roles in parishes was discussed. In the context of input on the recent universal synod on synodality in Rome, the importance of Parish Pastoral Councils and Parish Finance Committees was affirmed along with a need to focus on reaching out to people and inviting them to become active members of our local faith communities. The gathering also spent time on the strains and stresses of priestly ministry today and on how we might work out what might be a sustainable workload for priests where numbers of priests are decreasing and the demands on those who are in ministry increasing. During the gathering it was announced that an inter-diocesan conference for members of Parish Pastoral Councils would take place in May, while in August Bishop Michael will lead a pilgrimage for young people to the Jubilee events for youth in Rome. Please continue to keep these deliberations in your prayers.

Galway Cathedral Novena 2025

 Galway Cathedral Novena 2025

The Annual Solemn Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help takes place February 17–25 at Galway Cathedral with the theme “Where Love Is, Hope Is Born.”

 

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.