The parish has a selection of Christmas Mass Bouquet and Christmas Shared Mass Bouquet Cards available this year. Mass Cards, signed by the priests of the parish, are available in the Parish Office and from the church sacristy after Masses. These Mass Cards carry the name of Castlecomer Parish.
Please note that from the First Sunday of Advent 2024 the time of all Eve masses for Holy Day of Obligation will be at 7pm.
The Ossory Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes will take place from 19 – 25 May 2025. Bus transport from Loughboy Shopping Centre, Kilkenny, and Castlecomer to Cork Airport. Direct flights to Lourdes. Full religious programme. Choice of 3* and 4* hotels €949 and €995 respectively. Contact JWT 01-2410800 or email [email protected].
Pope Francis announced after his Sunday Angelus that he would hold a Consistory for the creation of new Cardinals in December at the Vatican. The Consistory, set to take place with representatives from all over the world, will fall before the opening of the 2025 Jubilee of Hope and after the conclusion of the Second…
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…
Twenty-one new seminarians have begun their academic programme and priestly formation for Irish dioceses. This means there are now a total of 74 men preparing for Ireland’s priesthood. One of these has begun the journey to become a priest in the Diocese of Ossory.
This dedicated Year for Vocation took place across the island of…
The Second Session of the XVI General Assembly of the Synod begins from 2nd– 27th of October. The Synod is a time of prayer, “it is not a convention,” but an “ecclesial assembly that prays,” a time for listening to the Word of God and the Spirit, and an opportunity to implore forgiveness from God…
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…
Statement on Human Trafficking by the Bishops of Ireland
Human trafficking is a form of modern slavery and is an assault on our human dignity.
Ireland – north and south – is far from immune from human trafficking, as recent reports have shown. Women account for 67% of people trafficked into Ireland, and trafficking for…
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…
