Mass at 11am in Athboy.
May the Blessings of the Christmas Season bring you joy and hope and may 2025 bring peace to our world. Happy New Year to all!…
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Welcome to the Athboy Parish Website
We hope that you find this website informative and useful but also enriching spiritually through our prayer space.
Our parish is dedicated to St. James from the earliest times. St. James, a fisherman, was one of the first apostles, is the patron saint of pilgrims. He is represented in a magnificent stained glass window in St. James’ Church, Athboy with his staff, water jug, and satchel. His symbol a cockle shell is pinned to his cloak. In his hands is a representation of our church as he raises it up to God.
We are all on many different roads and paths to the Lord. We pray through the intercession of St James.
Mass Times
Weekday Masses
| Weekday Masses 30th Dec- 4th Jan |
Monday & Wednesday 11am, Tuesday, Thurs & Friday 9.30am, Saturday 10am Vigil 6.15pm Confessions: Saturday 5.45pm Adoration of the Eucharist: every Thursday in Rathcairn Church, 7-9pm, every Friday in Athboy Church, after 9.30am Mass. New adorers always welcome. |
St. James' Church, Athboy
| Saturday Vigil | 6:15pm |
| Sunday | 11.30am |
| Confessions (Saturday) | 5.45pm |
| Baptisms (Sunday) |
After the 11.30am Mass. Baptismal meeting once a month. |
Weekly Notices
Christmas Blessings
Welcome home to all who have travelled to be with their loved ones during this holy season, we hope you enjoy your time with family and…
2025 Jubilee Year of Hope
On Christmas Eve at 7.00pm, the Holy Year will begin with the opening of the Holy Door of Saint Peter’s Basilica, Rome. …
Christmas 2024 Mass Schedule
Tuesday 24th December – Christmas Eve
Vigil for Christmas 6pm & 8pm Athboy
Wednesday 25th December – Christmas Day
9am Rathmore, 10.15 Rathcairn, 11.30am Athboy
Confessions for Christmas
Advent Penitential Service after Vigil & 11.30am Mass in Athboy next weekend, 21st & 22nd December
Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
is celebrated on Monday 9th December (not a holy day of obligation this year).
We celebrate Mary who, from the first instant of her existence in the womb of her mother Anne, was “by a singular grace and privilege of Almighty God, preserved free from original sin.” Mass on Monday at 9.30am