Holy Week is the most revered week in the year for Christians. During the week we follow in the footsteps of Jesus. We are led through the moments of Jesus’ entry to Jerusalem, his betrayal by Judas, the Last Supper, his arrest in Gethsemane, his trial and crucifixion,…
Thank You for your generous response to our appeal for help for victims of the war in Ukraine, €6,800 has been donated.
“I would like to thank you for the noble gesture of charity and generosity that you have made in the name of faith, that of supporting the Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war,…
Feast of St Joseph, 19th March. Novena of Prayer for Peace in Ukraine.
The prayer (below) will be said each day and everyone is invited to participate at home or at Mass. 10am Mass on 19th will be celebrated at the altar dedicated to St Joseph in Athboy Church.
Novena of Prayer to St Joseph:…
our national patron saint was first brought to Ireland as a slave. He tended herds on Slemish mountain before escaping back home. During his captivity Patrick prayed many times each day, after his escape he realised he was being called back to Ireland to convert the Irish people. When his studies were complete, Patrick returned…
You are invited to a meeting in Athboy Church on 15th March after 7.30pm Mass. The purpose of the meeting is to hear your views on the following:
What is your experience of belonging to the Church?
How can our Church be a welcoming and inclusive community?
How can new opportunities be found to enable…
begins on Ash Wednesday this week. It is a forty-day liturgical season of fasting, prayer and alms-giving in preparation for Easter. We recall the forty days and nights Jesus spent in the wilderness after his baptism, praying and fasting, before he started to preach, teach and heal. We are invited during these spring days to…
Bishop Deenihan will administer Confirmation to 80 girls & boys from the three schools of our parish on Friday February 11th at 3pm in Athboy Church.
Attendance at the ceremony is restricted to parents and sponsor of the candidates being confirmed.
On Wednesday 9th February at 7.30pm, a Ceremony of Light and short meeting will…
for children in the schools of our parish will be celebrated as follows:
Rathmore N.S., 9am Sunday 8th May, Rathmore Church
O’Growney N.S., Athboy, 10am Saturday 14th May, Athboy Church
Scoil Uí Ghramhnaigh, 10.15am Sunday 15th May, Rathcairn Church
These dates and arrangements are subject to change if there is any change in public health…
Christmas Eve, Friday – 5pm, 7pm & 9pm Athboy
Christmas Day, Saturday – 9am Rathmore,
10.15am Rathcairn & 11.30am Athboy
St Stephen’s Day, Sunday – 9am Rathmore,
10.15am Rathcairn & 11.30am Athboy
Confessions for Christmas
Saturday 18th December, 5pm – 6pm & after Vigil Mass
Sunday 19th December, after 11.30am Mass
Wednesday 8thDecember,
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, and in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, Saviour of the human race, preserved free from all stain of original sin.”
Mass times:…