Christmas Eve Masses are at 5pm & 8pm, Christmas Day Masses are at 8am & 10am. Please not there is no morning Mass on Christmas Eve and no 11am Mass on Christmas Day. Mass on Thursday St Stephen’s day will be at 11am and Mass on Friday Feast of St John the Evangelist at 11am.…
On Christmas Eve 2024, the Holy Year of Hope will begin with the opening of the Holy Door…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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;…
