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Cemetery Blessings 2025
As a parish community, we prepare once again to gather in prayer at the resting places of our loved ones. The annual Blessing of the Graves is a deeply significant tradition in our faith — an act of love, remembrance, and hope. The Church teaches us that praying for the dead is one of the… Read more
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Walk with Christ: Holy Week & Easter Ceremonies
As Holy Week approaches, we invite every member of our parish community to journey with Christ through the most sacred days of our Church year. From the joy of Palm Sunday to the solemn beauty of Holy Thursday, the sorrow of Good Friday, and the radiant light of Easter Vigil and Easter Sunday – each… Read more
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Lent 2025
Lent is a forty-day period before Easter. It begins on Ash Wednesday. We skip Sundays when we count the forty days, because Sundays commemorate the Resurrection. These are the times of Masses for Ash Wednesday in the St. Colmcille’s Pastoral Area; Lent is a season of soul-searching and repentance. It is a season for reflection… Read more
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Novena of The Cribs
We are blessed to have nine beautiful cribs in each of the Churches in the Pastoral Area. Jointly, the Parish Pastoral Councils invite parishioners to gather each day from the 27th December to the 4th January, at 3.00pm to offer three prayers for peace in the world, to mark the beginning of the Jubilee… Read more
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Christmas Arrangements 2025
As Christmas draws near, the season of hope and joy calls us to reflect, reconnect, and renew our spirits. In a world filled with turmoil and uncertainty, the message of Christ’s birth shines ever more brightly. This year, we extend a heartfelt invitation to join us in celebrating the wonder of the Nativity within St.… Read more
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Blessing of Graves 2024
Since the Pandemic, we have recorded the Annual Blessing of The Graves in the three cemeteries in our Parish – Mullary, Ballymakenny and Monasterboice. Thanks to Joe Finnegan for his work in recording and editing the Mass. Its a special time of gathering for the families of our parish, and many come home for the… Read more
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