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
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
will be offered on 26, 27 & 28th December.
Cards are available in the sacristy after Mass or from the Parochial House.
Did you know, some 360 million Christians live in countries where they are persecuted for their faith? Each year the papal charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) Ireland – which supports some 6,000 communities in 140 countries – highlights their plight during the ‘Week of Witness’ (Nov. 17-24). Red Wednesday (Nov. 20) is…
To celebrate the Solemnity of Christ the King this year, there will be 40 Hours Adoration in the Cathedral, beginning with Mass at 7:30 pm on Friday, 22nd November and concluding with Solemn Vespers and Benediction at 4 pm on Sunday 24th November to which all are welcome.
Our Parish has been allocated the time…
The parish is currently preparing and distributing Tax Reclaim Forms to parishioners who contributed €250 or more to parish funds during 2023, via standing order, weekly envelope or annual contribution. Athboy Parish is a registered charity and can apply to the Revenue Commissioner for a rebate on contributions from parishioners who pay income tax. If…
Thank you to all who have returned their List of the Dead. Envelopes are available near the altar in Athboy Church and may be returned to the Parochial House letterbox or to the box in Athboy Church. On First Fridays during the year, Masses are offered for the names on the Parish List of the…
Your child in Second Class will have the opportunity to celebrate the Sacraments of Penance and Holy Communion in 2025.
Fr Padraig invites parents to the following:
This is a special year in the life of your child in 6th Class as the opportunity arises for him/her to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation in February 2025.
Fr Padraig invites parents attend both of the following: