Notices

Come and celebrate HOLY WEEK

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On Palm Sunday Jesus entered Jerusalem.

Palms will be blessed and distributed at Masses.

Tuesday April 15th – Mass 7.30pm.

 

Wednesday April 16th – Chrism Mass 7pm Cathedral, Mullingar. Bishop Deenihan will be joined by priests and people from all over the diocese for renewal of priestly vows, blessing of the oil of baptism…

Good Friday Holy Land Collection

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Bishop Deenihan has asked us to remember the people of the Holy Land on Good Friday and to support them with a collection.  

With the outbreak of war in Israel, the Christians there and throughout the Holy Land rely heavily on our help, particularly…

TROCAIRE

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boxes should be returned on Holy Thursday. A collection point will be available in the centre of the Church.

It would greatly assist us if you could convert coin into…

Penitential Service

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To prepare for Easter, our Penitential Service takes place after Vigil & 11.30am Masses this weekend.

In the Gospel this Sunday both the woman, and the Pharisees and scribes have sinned. The Pharisees and scribes were arrogant and judgmental, they lacked the compassion God had demonstrated in the past, and that Jesus showed. What would…

Athboy Church

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Blessed Carlo Acutis

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Last July, Pope Francis announced that Carlo Acutis would be canonised (declared a saint) on 27th April.  Carlo Acutis was…

Parish Cemeteries

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Feast of St Joseph

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Wednesday 19th March, 9.30am Mass celebrated at St Joseph’s altar in Athboy Church.

 

Novena Prayer to St Joseph: 11 – 19th March

Ever glorious St Joseph, good…

Feast of St Patrick

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Our national patron, Monday 17th March.   

Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me,

Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ on my right, Christ…

Lent

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For Christians, Lent is the time of preparation for Easter and it commemorates Jesus’ forty days of fasting in the desert before He began His public ministry.  During Lent –…