Notices

Canonisation of Carlo Acutis Sunday 27th April 2025

Blessed Carlo is to be canonised on Sunday 27th April.  Here, in Castlecomer, we shall be joined with Bishop Coll at the 11am Mass on 27th April for a Mass to celebrate Carlo’s Canonisation. Our Parish have the privilege of being custodians of a relic of Carlo Acutis (ex piliis – hair) which will be…


Holy Week Ceremonies and Masses

Wednesday 16th April:  Chrism Mass:  7pm:   St. Mary’s Cathedral, Kilkenny

Thursday 17th April:   Mass of the Lord’s Supper and Adoration:  7pm

Good Friday: 18th April:   Stations of the Cross 12(noon)

Sacrament of Confession 12(noon)

Veneration of the Cross  3pm

Sations of the Cross 7pm

Sacrament of Confession 7pm

Holy Saturday 19th April:  Easter Vigil: 8pm


Parish Cluster Meeting

Bishop Coll visited Castlecomer on 26th March and met with representatives of Castlecomer, Muckalee and Clogh parishes. In recent years parishes have been grouped in clusters with the intention of planning for the future and working together in local areas. There are 13 clusters in the diocese, ranging from groups with four parishes to those with…


Relocation of the Parish Office

The Parish Office is now located at the Parish Church. Please drop all anniversary notices and other parish business in the letter box in the church porch. The Parish Phone Number is now 085 827 8729. Email address is unchanged.


Ossory Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes

The Ossory Pilgrimage to Lourdes takes place from 19th May to 24th May 2025, led by Bishop of Ossory Most Rev. Niall Coll.

Prices per person sharing: Hotel Agena €949, Hotel La Solitude or Hotel Padoue €995. Cost to include: – Bus from Castlecomer or Loughboy Shopping Centre, Kilkenny to and from the airport, direct…


Jubilee Year of Hope 2025

Jubilee 2025 was proclaimed by Pope Francis in the Papal Bull Spes Non Confundit “Hope does not disappoint”.

“The coming Jubilee will thus be a Holy Year marked by the hope that does not fade, our hope in God. May it help us to recover the confident trust that we require, in the Church and in…


Bishops’ Pastoral Letter on Migrants

During the Autumn General Meeting of the Bishops’ Conference, bishops approved a pastoral letter on the significant theme of welcoming the immigrant.  ‘A Hundred Thousand Welcomes’ explores what hospitality for migrant people means in contemporary Ireland. As Christians, we have a responsibility to respond to the key question of immigration across our island, and the…


Vatican recognition of Medjugorje

Pope Francis has recently approved a Catholic spiritual devotion centred in Medjugorje. The Pontiff recognised the “positive fruits” for Catholics who engage in the spiritual experience associated with the town. Niall Glynn, managing director of Marian Pilgrimages, commented ” People are finding that Medjugorje is a lot bigger than that in the sense of just…


Providing compassionate care at the end of life

To address the sensitive issue of compassionate care at the end of life, and in response to the need to inform the faithful of Catholic teaching on this important life issue that affects so many families, the Bishops of Ireland have published the pastoral letter: Freedom to Live Fully, Until Death Comes.

You are invited to…


Pope Francis’ Prayer for Peace

Lord God of peace, hear our prayer!

We have tried so many times and over so many years to resolve our conflicts by our own powers and by the force of our arms. How many moments of hostility and darkness have we experienced; how much blood has been shed; how many lives have been shattered;…