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The significance of St. Peter's is based on four main criteria – historical, social, cultural and architectural. Since the early nineteenth century, in the early years following Catholic Emancipation, the site has been used to serve the spiritual and educational needs of the Catholic community. These functions, the sequence of buildings that served them and the clergy who ministered from them, have had a significant affect on the development and the physical and social improvement of the surrounding area. The church also occupies a prominent, elevated site between the North Circular and Cabra Roads that creates long vistas from the east, making the tower and spire one of the most memorable landmarks in the city. Many prominent figures in Irish political and ecclesiastical society, including Daniel O'Connell and Archbishop William Walsh, have been associated with the various building programmes over the years, which further enhances the social and historical significance of the place.
While St. Peter's is today the product of several different phases of development and remodelling carried out over a number of different eras, it is a testament to the skill and craftmanship of its architects – Weightman, Hadfield, Goldie and Ashlin & Coleman – that the church has evolved as a unified and powerful architectural entity amongst the best of its period, to be found in Dublin. Both architectural firms were prominent leaders in church architecture and built ecclesiastical buildings of high quality. Their work at St. Peter's is no exception. In particular Ashlin & Coleman's dramatic and prominent spire can be said to be significant not only for its architectural qualities but also for its urban design qualities and unambiguous symbolic function it performs.
Its long association with the adjacent presbytery, a fine example of the Carpenter Gothic style, adds to its interest and enhances the social value of the site that educated many in the local community, beginning in the early nineteenth century.
The internal spatial arrangement and furnishings are also of high quality, in particular the stained glass windows. Many of these are from the studio Lobin of Tours and are of high quality, while those of the Irish stained glass master Harry Clarke are of international cultural significance.
All of these various strands of interest and built heritage can be said to combine to make an historic place of regional significance.
Fr Eamon Devlin CM
Parish Priest
Marion McCormack
Administrator
Email: marion.mccormack@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Antoinette Dunne
Secretary
Email: info@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Ecaterina Lungu
Assistant Sacristan
Fr Eamon Devlin CM
Parish Priest
Marion McCormack
Administrator
Email: marion.mccormack@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Antoinette Dunne
Secretary
Email: info@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Ecaterina Lungu
Assistant Sacristan
Marion McCormack
Administrator
Email: marion.mccormack@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Antoinette Dunne
Secretary
Email: info@stpetersphibsboro.ie
To celebrate Marys Month,
The Rosary
will be
recited each day at 11:00am
www.churchservices.tv/phibsboro
The month of May is the "month which the piety of the faithful has especially dedicated to Our Blessed Lady," and it is the occasion for a "moving tribute of faith and love which Catholics in every part of the world [pay] to the Queen of Heaven. During this month Christians, both in church and in the privacy of the home, offer up to Mary from their hearts an especially fervent and loving homage of prayer and veneration. In this month, too, the benefits of God's mercy come down to us from her throne in greater abundance" (Paul VI: Encyclical on the Month of May, no. 1).
As we begin the Month of May, Pope Francis has made a special plea to the faithful to recite the prayer of the Rosary during this month traditionally dedicated to Mary.
Pope Francis writes:
Dear Brothers and Sisters, the month of May is approaching, a time when the People of God express with particular intensity their love and devotion for the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is traditional in this month to pray the Rosary at home within the family. The restrictions of the pandemic have made us come to appreciate all the more this “family” aspect, also from a spiritual point of view.
He goes on to say:
For this reason, I want to encourage everyone to rediscover the beauty of praying the Rosary at home in the month of May. This can be done either as a group or individually; you can decide according to your own situations, making the most of both opportunities. The key to doing this is always simplicity, and it is easy also on the internet to find good models of prayers to follow.
While most of us remained confined to our homes, it might also be a nice idea to create a May altar with some flowers and an image or stature of Our Lady.
To celebrate Marys Month,
The Rosary
will be
recited each day at 11:00am
www.churchservices.tv/phibsboro
The month of May is the "month which the piety of the faithful has especially dedicated to Our Blessed Lady," and it is the occasion for a "moving tribute of faith and love which Catholics in every part of the world [pay] to the Queen of Heaven. During this month Christians, both in church and in the privacy of the home, offer up to Mary from their hearts an especially fervent and loving homage of prayer and veneration. In this month, too, the benefits of God's mercy come down to us from her throne in greater abundance" (Paul VI: Encyclical on the Month of May, no. 1).
As we begin the Month of May, Pope Francis has made a special plea to the faithful to recite the prayer of the Rosary during this month traditionally dedicated to Mary.
Pope Francis writes:
Dear Brothers and Sisters, the month of May is approaching, a time when the People of God express with particular intensity their love and devotion for the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is traditional in this month to pray the Rosary at home within the family. The restrictions of the pandemic have made us come to appreciate all the more this “family” aspect, also from a spiritual point of view.
He goes on to say:
For this reason, I want to encourage everyone to rediscover the beauty of praying the Rosary at home in the month of May. This can be done either as a group or individually; you can decide according to your own situations, making the most of both opportunities. The key to doing this is always simplicity, and it is easy also on the internet to find good models of prayers to follow.
While most of us remained confined to our homes, it might also be a nice idea to create a May altar with some flowers and an image or stature of Our Lady.
To celebrate Marys Month,
The Rosary
will be
recited each day at 11:00am
www.churchservices.tv/phibsboro
The month of May is the "month which the piety of the faithful has especially dedicated to Our Blessed Lady," and it is the occasion for a "moving tribute of faith and love which Catholics in every part of the world [pay] to the Queen of Heaven. During this month Christians, both in church and in the privacy of the home, offer up to Mary from their hearts an especially fervent and loving homage of prayer and veneration. In this month, too, the benefits of God's mercy come down to us from her throne in greater abundance" (Paul VI: Encyclical on the Month of May, no. 1).
As we begin the Month of May, Pope Francis has made a special plea to the faithful to recite the prayer of the Rosary during this month traditionally dedicated to Mary.
Pope Francis writes:
Dear Brothers and Sisters, the month of May is approaching, a time when the People of God express with particular intensity their love and devotion for the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is traditional in this month to pray the Rosary at home within the family. The restrictions of the pandemic have made us come to appreciate all the more this “family” aspect, also from a spiritual point of view.
He goes on to say:
For this reason, I want to encourage everyone to rediscover the beauty of praying the Rosary at home in the month of May. This can be done either as a group or individually; you can decide according to your own situations, making the most of both opportunities. The key to doing this is always simplicity, and it is easy also on the internet to find good models of prayers to follow.
While most of us remained confined to our homes, it might also be a nice idea to create a May altar with some flowers and an image or stature of Our Lady.
To celebrate Marys Month,
The Rosary
will be
recited each day at 11:00am
www.churchservices.tv/phibsboro
The month of May is the "month which the piety of the faithful has especially dedicated to Our Blessed Lady," and it is the occasion for a "moving tribute of faith and love which Catholics in every part of the world [pay] to the Queen of Heaven. During this month Christians, both in church and in the privacy of the home, offer up to Mary from their hearts an especially fervent and loving homage of prayer and veneration. In this month, too, the benefits of God's mercy come down to us from her throne in greater abundance" (Paul VI: Encyclical on the Month of May, no. 1).
As we begin the Month of May, Pope Francis has made a special plea to the faithful to recite the prayer of the Rosary during this month traditionally dedicated to Mary.
Pope Francis writes:
Dear Brothers and Sisters, the month of May is approaching, a time when the People of God express with particular intensity their love and devotion for the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is traditional in this month to pray the Rosary at home within the family. The restrictions of the pandemic have made us come to appreciate all the more this “family” aspect, also from a spiritual point of view.
He goes on to say:
For this reason, I want to encourage everyone to rediscover the beauty of praying the Rosary at home in the month of May. This can be done either as a group or individually; you can decide according to your own situations, making the most of both opportunities. The key to doing this is always simplicity, and it is easy also on the internet to find good models of prayers to follow.
While most of us remained confined to our homes, it might also be a nice idea to create a May altar with some flowers and an image or stature of Our Lady.
To celebrate Marys Month,
The Rosary
will be
recited each day at 11:00am
www.churchservices.tv/phibsboro
The month of May is the "month which the piety of the faithful has especially dedicated to Our Blessed Lady," and it is the occasion for a "moving tribute of faith and love which Catholics in every part of the world [pay] to the Queen of Heaven. During this month Christians, both in church and in the privacy of the home, offer up to Mary from their hearts an especially fervent and loving homage of prayer and veneration. In this month, too, the benefits of God's mercy come down to us from her throne in greater abundance" (Paul VI: Encyclical on the Month of May, no. 1).
As we begin the Month of May, Pope Francis has made a special plea to the faithful to recite the prayer of the Rosary during this month traditionally dedicated to Mary.
Pope Francis writes:
Dear Brothers and Sisters, the month of May is approaching, a time when the People of God express with particular intensity their love and devotion for the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is traditional in this month to pray the Rosary at home within the family. The restrictions of the pandemic have made us come to appreciate all the more this “family” aspect, also from a spiritual point of view.
He goes on to say:
For this reason, I want to encourage everyone to rediscover the beauty of praying the Rosary at home in the month of May. This can be done either as a group or individually; you can decide according to your own situations, making the most of both opportunities. The key to doing this is always simplicity, and it is easy also on the internet to find good models of prayers to follow.
While most of us remained confined to our homes, it might also be a nice idea to create a May altar with some flowers and an image or stature of Our Lady.
Irish Times report on Harry Clarke Bridge Opening
Irish Times report on Harry Clarke Bridge Opening
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Monday 30th March - Wednesday 1st April from 10.30am - 11.30am & from 12.00pm - 1.00pm
Holy Thursday 2nd April from 11.20am - 1.00pm
No Confessions on Good Friday.
Holy Saturday 4th April from 11.20am - 1.00pm.
11.00am Morning Prayer of the Church followed by confessions until 1.00pm
7.30pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper followed by Procession to the Chapel of Adoration
11.00am Morning Prayer of the Church
12.00pm Stations of the Cross (starting at Cabra Park, weather permitting)
3.00pm Celebration of the Lord’s Passion
8.00pm Prayer around the Cross
11.00am Morning Prayer of the Church followed by confessions until 1.00pm
9.00pm VIGIL MASS OF THE RESURRECTION
Masses: 8.00am,10.00am, 11.30am , 2.15pm (African) & 4.30pm (Indian, Syro-Malabar Rite)
No Evening Mass
Masses: 10.30am (No Mass on Monday Evening)
Masses: 10.30am & 6.30pm Vigil
Confessions: 11.00am - 1.00pm
6:30pm (Saturday vigil)
8:00am, 10:00am, 11:30am, 6:30pm
2:15pm (1st Sunday of every month) for the African Community
4:00pm (2nd Sunday of every month) for the Indian Community
10.30am & 6:30pm
10:30am
10:30am
7:00pm (Monday only) followed by Novena to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal – except bank holidays
Confessions available on Saturdays immediately following the 10.30am Mass.
By request Monday to Friday at the Parish Office (e.g. Thursday before First Friday)
This sacrament is often called “The door of the Church”. It is the first of the seven sacraments and it is the one that welcomes you into the Church. Baptism is the first step of your child’s journey to God. Your faith is essential for the steps which your child will take on this journey through life. You will be promising to bring up your baby knowing God as a loving Father. You will need the parish family to help you with this. That is why we, in St Peter’s Parish, try to show the link with the parish, and the rest of the Church, before, during and after baptism.
The normal sequence of preparation and celebration is as follows:
Preparation Meeting: Tuesday before 3rd Sunday of month at 7.30pm
You will be invited to attend a preparation meeting ten days before the Sunday chosen for the Baptism, at 7.30pm in the parish centre. The meeting is informal and aims to provide parents and godparents (if they are able to attend) with a greater understanding of the sacrament of baptism; it is also a good way to meet other parents in the parish. We would ask both parents to attend and we would ask that if possible children and babies are not brought to the meeting. The preparation meeting lasts approximately one hour.
Choose your baby’s godparents with care. They must share your faith and be at least 16 years old. They should be living near enough to get to know your baby. They will be undertaking to share with you the responsibility of handing on the faith to the child as he/she will grow up. A distant cousin in Australia would not, then, be the best choice!
A minimum offering of €25.00 is requested to defray running costs.
After the baptism, the priest will add your child’s name to the baptismal register. Your child will then be able to receive a baptismal certificate at any future date. The information included will be taken from below. Please note that all details given will be treated with confidence.
If you would like more information, please don't hesitate to contact us by phone or e-mail.
Please register for baptism with the Parish Office. Baptisms take place on the fourth Sunday of the month at 12.30pm. A period of baptism preparation is provided. For enquires about Adult Baptism preparation - contact Fr Paschal Scallon, CM through the parish office.
For more information on baptism we recommend reading 'Your Baby's Baptism' by Redemptorist Publications, available at Veritas, Lr. Abbey Street, Dublin 1 or at the Parish Office. There are also many good resources available at Veritas or other religious bookshops.
No words can describe what only a Catholic believer can understand: what it means to be absolutely certain on revealed faith that I, a sinner, am once more in the friendship of God because I have received absolution in the sacrament of Confession. This peace of soul is priceless. It is also irreplaceable. Only a person who is certain that his sins are forgiven can have true peace of soul. God became man to give us this precious gift of peace; and the sacrament He instituted on Easter Sunday night, to give us repentant sinners this foretaste of heaven here on earth.
How does this sacrament provide such peace of soul as nothing else on earth can give. Perhaps it is because the single most basic and universal source for worry or anxiety is the sense of guilt that, as sinners, we all naturally experience.
Jesus Christ instituted the sacrament of confession on Easter Sunday night. As St John describes the event, "the doors were closed in the room where the disciples were for fear of the Jews. Jesus came and stood among them. He said to them "Peace be with you," and showed them His hands and His side. The disciples were filled with joy when they saw the Lord. And He said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father sent me, so I am sending you." After saying this, He breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit. For those whose sins you forgive, they are forgiven. For those whose sins you retain, they are retained" (John 20:19-23).
As the Catholic Church explains these words, Christ gave the Apostles and their successors the right to forgive sins if they so judge the penitent (or the person making the confession) worthy and the corresponding right to retain sins or refrain from absolving if the sinner is not sincerely repentant. The implications of this power of judging whether to absolve or not are at the heart of the sacrament of Penance. By these words, Christ indicated that before receiving absolution, the sinner must disclose his sins. He must confess what he did wrong. This means that auricular (or audible) confession, where the penitent speaks his sins and the priest hears his sins, is of divine origin. The Church did not invent the confession of sins. It is a divine law from which no one on earth has the right to dispense. Auricular (or audible) confession is part of divine revelation. It is an unchangeable article of the Catholic faith.
The Sacrament of reconciliation is a divine means of keeping alive in our hearts and in our communities, an awareness of sin. By being always aware of sin, of its lasting tragedy, we can actually open ourselves up more to the workings of Jesus and the Holy Spirit. The following extract is taken from Pope John Paul II's address to the Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of the United States, October 5, 1979.
The Spirit of God wants nothing more than for us to pay attention to Him. Pay Him the courtesy, if you will, of recognizing that He is within us. The Spirit of God wants us to thank Him for all the good things He has given us. He wants us to keep asking Him. That is why He keeps creating problems. Those are divine signals. Did you know that? They are divine shouts. "Listen to me. Thanks. Thanks for at least looking at me. And except for the pain of the sorrow or the trial or the temptation, knowing you, you would not even bother thinking of me. Thanks! Now that you are awake, listen!" So we rub our eyes and say, "Yes, Lord."
But mainly the Holy Spirit wants us to be submissive to His will whether this be obedience to His commands when He tells us, "Do this" or "Do not do that," or when He gently invites us to do something more than we have to under penalty of sin, when He just whispers, "Would you mind doing this?" or "Would you mind avoiding that? Not because you have to, but because I would like you to show that you love me." All of this, and far more than human speech can describe, is available to us, so the Church of God tells us, by our frequent and reverent reception of the Sacrament of Christ's Peace.
Saturday & Holy Days
10:30am - 11:30am & 12:00pm - 1:00pm
This sacrament is called one of the Sacraments of Initiation because it brings us into the fullness of our life in Christ. As members of the Church, we are required to receive Communion – the True Body and Blood of Jesus Christ – at least once per year as part of our Easter duty, however, the Church urges us to receive more frequently – daily if possible.
Receiving Holy Communion worthily brings us graces that affect us both spiritually and physically. Spiritually, our souls become more united to Christ though the graces we receive and through the change in our actions that those graces effect. Frequent Communion increases our love for God and our neighbour. This love then expresses itself in action and brings us into deeper communion with Christ.
Holy Communion can be received at St Peter's Church at the following times:
6:30pm vigil
8:00am, 10:00am, 11:30am, 6:30pm
2:15pm for the African Community
4:00pm (2nd Sunday of every month) for the Indian Community (preceeded by Sunday School at 2.00pm)
10:00am, 11:30am, 6:30pm
10:00am, 11:30am
10:00am , 11:30am
7:00pm (Monday only) followed by Novena to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal – except bank holidays
The sacrament of Confirmation confers special graces of the Holy
Spirit upon the person being confirmed, just as such graces were granted to the Apostles
on Pentecost. Like Baptism, therefore, it can only be performed once, and it
increases and deepens all of the graces granted at Baptism.
Confirmation roots us more deeply as children of God and unites us more firmly to Christ. It increases the gifts of the Holy Spirit (wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude/courage, knowledge, piety and fear of the Lord) within us and renders our bond with the Church more perfect. It also gives us a special strength of the Holy Spirit to spread and defend the faith by word and action as true witnesses of Christ and to never be ashamed of the Cross.
Because Confirmation perfects our Baptism, we are obliged to receive it in “due time.” If you have not received Confirmation during school and wish to receive the sacrament of Confirmation, then please contact the parish office.
The sacrament of Holy Orders is the continuation of Christ's priesthood,
which he bestowed upon His Apostles. There are three forms of this sacrament:
Diaconate (deacon), Presbyterate (priest) and Episcopate (bishop). It is one
sacrament celebrated three times with successively higher sacramental effect –
deacons: the ability to preach; priests: the ability to act in the person of
Christ to offer Mass; bishops – a special grace of strength which allows him to
teach and lead his flock, even to the point of dying as Christ did.
Deacon, priests and bishops are all called by Jesus, who told His apostles “You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit – fruit that will last.” If you sense a call from God to Holy Orders, it is best to speak to someone about it who can help you discern if it is a true calling. Our Congregation website can help you explore this possibility and put you in touch with a Vocations Director.
The sacrament of Holy Orders leaves a mark that only God can see on the human soul. Like the sacrament of the Holy Eucharist itself, the Holy Orders transforms a man interiorly while leaving his outer appearance unchanged. This new character remains on his soul forever, always identifying him as one of God's ordained servants.
“The love of a man and woman is made holy in the sacrament of
Matrimony and becomes a mirror of God's love for the world.”
Matrimony is often called the 'lay sacrament” because the parties (man and woman) administer it to each other. The priest is then the chief witness to the sacrament. In this sacrament, a man and woman establish a lifelong union between themselves for their mutual good and the procreation of children. The graces received through this sacrament help each spouse to help the other advance in holiness and it helps them together to cooperate in God's plan by raising children in the Faith.
When you have decided to marry, contact the parish office at +353 01 8389708 to book your date and arrange an appointment to see a Priest. Traditionally couples go to the home parish of the bride but they can go to either parish if they wish. It is advisable to make arrangements about the date and the time well in advance in order to avoid disappointment. In the Dublin Diocese weddings are not permitted on Sundays, Holy days of obligation, Holy Thursday, Good Friday or Holy Saturday. Please note that the Church requires a minimum of three months notice of the intended wedding.
For further information in planning your wedding, we recommend the publication 'Your Wedding' by Redemptorist Publications which is available at Veritas, Lr. Abbey Street, Dublin 1 or at the parish office. There are also many other resources available for planning your wedding at religious bookshops. A great website for further information on getting married in the Catholic Church is www.gettingmarried.ie
As
with all sacraments, Anointing of the Sick confers sanctifying grace. The
primary purpose of the special grace of Anointing of the Sick is to comfort and
strengthen the soul of the sick person. It quiets anxiety and dissipates fear.
It enables the sick person to embrace God's will and to face the possibility of
death without apprehension. It is the grace which gives the soul strength to
face and conquer whatever temptations to doubt, despondancy, or even despair
which may plague a person as they face death.
Oil of the Sick is one of the three holy oils blessed by the Bishop. It is pure olive oil with nothing added to it it except the blessing of the Bishop. The healing and strengthening effects characteristic of olive oil make it appropriate as part of the outward sign of Anointing of the Sick.
The
significance of St. Peter's is based on four main criteria – historical,
social, cultural and architectural. Since the early nineteenth century, in the
early years following Catholic Emancipation, the site has been used to serve
the spiritual and educational needs of the Catholic community. These functions,
the sequence of buildings that served them and the clergy who ministered from
them, have had a significant affect on the development and the physical and social
improvement of the surrounding area. The church also occupies a prominent,
elevated site between the North Circular and Cabra Roads that creates long
vistas from the east, making the tower and spire one of the most memorable
landmarks in the city. Many prominent figures in Irish political and
ecclesiastical society, including Daniel O'Connell and Archbishop William
Walsh, have been associated with the various building programmes over the
years, which further enhances the social and historical significance of the
place.
While St. Peter's is today the product of several different phases of development and remodelling carried out over a number of different eras, it is a testament to the skill and craftmanship of its architects – Weightman, Hadfield, Goldie and Ashlin & Coleman – that the church has evolved as a unified and powerful architectural entity amongst the best of its period, to be found in Dublin. Both architectural firms were prominent leaders in church architecture and built ecclesiastical buildings of high quality. Their work at St. Peter's is no exception. In particular Ashlin & Coleman's dramatic and prominent spire can be said to be significant not only for its architectural qualities but also for its urban design qualities and unambiguous symbolic function it performs.
Its long association with the adjacent presbytery, a fine example of the Carpenter Gothic style, adds to its interest and enhances the social value of the site that educated many in the local community, beginning in the early nineteenth century.
The internal spatial arrangement and furnishings are also of high quality, in particular the stained glass windows. Many of these are from the studio Lobin of Tours and are of high quality, while those of the Irish stained glass master Harry Clarke are of international cultural significance.
All of these various strands of interest and built heritage can be said to combine to make an historic place of regional significance.
Iconography was developed in the 4th century AD in Byzantium. The Church at this time had become free to create new ways of communicating the Gospel to a great number of new converts, most of whom could not read. This meant that understanding the Christian religion was no longer limited to a few. It would take nearly 200 years for the Church to develop the symbolic language of the image to its definitive form; a visual theology which was a symbolic language that expressed through images, the Christian faith.
As the icon is a Holy Image, it should not contain
anything synthetic or artificial. Only pure and natural materials are chosen
for the writing of the icons. Prayer and contemplation begin and end each step
of the icon writing process. Everything involved in writing a liturgical icon
has spiritual meaning tied to Scripture and reveals different levels of
manifestation of God's Presence within the iconographer.
On the Feast of St. Vincent de Paul, 27th September 1999, three newly commissioned Vincentian icons were unveiled for veneration in St. Peter's Church. They present the central figures in the Vincentian family, St. Vincent, St. Louise and Blessed Frederic Ozanam. They were written by Fearghal O'Farrell and are accompanied here by his own comments.
The saints, Vincent, Louise and Blessed Frederic are all shown seeking to communicate directly to us as we view them. They not only look out directly to us. They also reach out. One of the Vincentian traditions is that of reaching out and engaging with people. The icons present the double Vincentian tradition of contemplation and mission. The faces while based on well known portraits are portrayed in the spiritual manner of the icons. They are painted from dark to light - the spiritual life of the Spirit shines through their faces. It is the Christ, the light of the world who is the guiding force in all their works and who speaks to us as we venerate them. Yet each of them is shown engaged in charitable missionary work. Thus Vincent is bringing food, loaves of bread, Louise is bringing towels and water to care for the sick and Frederic is bringing clothing. These parts of the icons are painted in a more naturalistic manner as befits the practical implication of the act and the spirit of mission involved. Thus each seeks to inspire us to listen to Christ, to see him in all whom we meet and to express his love in whatever way he calls.
Fearghal
O'Farrell.
Iconographer
The Baptism of Christ based on a XVI Cent. Greek Icon
This is the day when Christ became known to all – the Icon reproduces in colour the Gosepl testimony. The mystery of the Trinity was made manifest in sensory forms – three persons in one Godhead. In the upper part of the icon there is a segment of a circle symbolising the opening heavens which Adam had closed to himself. From here the Father speaks ‘This is my beloved son in whom I am well pleased’.
Within the ray of light descending to the Saviour there appears the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove. As the dove was prefigured announcing the end of the flood to Noah so too now the dove announces God’s mercy in the world and the remission of sin.
Jesus stands in the Jordan symbolising His total immersion. The initiative belongs to him. He stands meekly before His cousin the Baptist. John with his right hand having blessed the water, which becomes an image of birth into new life, places his hand over the Saviour’s head.This sacramental gesture has always been part of the ritual of Baptism. With the left hand he makes a gesture of prayer. Beside him is shown the axe which ‘is laid to the foot of the trees.’
The Angels are shown attending and witnessing the baptism. Three are shown looking at Jesus and one looking up to the Holy Spirit descending on him. All have their hands covered by their cloaks a sign of humility and reverence before God.
Original Icon by Fearghal O’Farrell, Iconographer
©June 2002
John the Baptist came to announce
the coming of Jesus Christ
He anointed with water
and pointed to the One who would come
and baptise with the Holy Spirit
God
our Father let this icon
be a message for us
Announcing that we are
A chosen race, a royal priesthood,
a people set apart
Father
remind us as we pray here that you have
called us out of darkness into your own wonderful light
Awaken us so that we might respond to the Spirit's call
Let us be a sign of your life in the world
And never let us be parted from you
I
bless this icon
In the name of the Father
And of the Son
And of the Holy Spirit
Amen.
Harry Clarke was born in Dublin in 1889. He studied
in his father' studio and for a short time in London. His father also produced
stained glass and by 1909 Harry was working on the more creative and critical
aspects of the stained glass process and had been awarded a Scholarship in
Stained Glass. His first entry to the Board of Education National Competition
won the Gold Medal for stained glass in the National Competition three times.
In 1913, after a struggle to find work, George Harrap eventually saw potential
in Harry Clarke and hired him on the spot to provide illustrations for an
edition of Andersen's Fairy Tales in both a trade and deluxe edition – almost
unheard of for an untested, unknown and very young illustrator. While book
illustrations paid the early bills, stained glass was in fact his career and he
continued to submi designs to competitions. One of his panels, The Baptism of
St. Patrick was selected for an exhibition in the Louvre in 1914. By 1928, he
had a total of six major books illustrated and more than 130 stained glass
windows all within 15 years. Ill-health plagued him much of the last years of
his life and he died in early 1931 at the age of 41.
This window is considered to be one of Harry Clarke's early masterpieces entitled 'The Adoration of the Sacred Hand hiredeart' 1919 St. Peter's Phibsborough. It is a three light window depicting the Sacred Heart, St. Margaret Mary and St. John Eudes. It was commissioned by the Vincentian Fathers as St. Peter's was home to the Arch-Confraternity of the Sacred Heart in Dublin. This window was incorporated into the design of our new Chapel of Adoration which was opened two years ago. Exposition takes place daily Tuesday to Saturday. Why not come along for some moments of quiet prayer and reflect on this beautiful work of art.
Further work was carried out in St. Peter's in 1925 when Harry Clarke created the windows in the mortuary chapel. The Arch-Confraternity of the Sacred Heart still meet today in St. Peter's carrying on the tradition which inspired the work of Harry Clarke.
The church of St. Peter's is an historic building of some considerable
significance. It is a fine example of a Victorian Catholic Church in a dramatic
and prominent location. It is also a much-loved, sacred place with a strong
spiritual resonance that remains in regular use as a place of worship for the
immediate locality. Fortunately the historic fabric of the church remains in a
good state of preservation and is in a reasonable state of repai. The exception
to this are the rainwater goods, the roofs to the aspe on the west side and the
flat roofs to the side entrances, the windows and railings. These need urgent
attention to avoid even higher repair costs further down the road. The satined
glass windows are of good quality but have also been affected by inappropriate
interventions and will at a later stage need to be redressed.
The most urgent actions for the conservation of the church are attending the leaks to all the roofs and to improve safety of access to these areas. In a building of this age, it is inevitable that a number of Health and Safety concerns should arise. Among these, the foremost are the asbestos lagging which needs to be removed and the belfry which will have to be made secure from pigeons.
The original parquet flooring in the church is uneven and should be repaired and made level. The concrete pavement at the front entrance of the church will also have to be levelled.
New electrical and lighting services are needed and the front railings of the church are in a vulnerable condition and will need to be prepared as well. St. Peter's Church is a large, complex structure and issues of maintenance and repair will require regular attention. The health of any historic building depends on the heating and ventilation that occurs in its regular use and the existing heating and ventialting system will also require attention.
We at St. Peter's, in conjunction with our Conservation Architects, Howley Hayes Architects have adopted a minimal intervention policy – a philosophy of doing as little as possible but as much as necessary which we believe will achieve the best conservation practice at the least costIt is with great excitement that we launch the new St Peter’s Church web site. Some time ago Vincentian Community’s web site was overhauled and we felt that it would be an excellent opportunity to renew our parish website to incorporate the ‘look’ that was developed for the Vincentians.
We think you will agree that the new site is beautiful and practical. It draws on the exquisite detail of St Peter’s Church itself and it is designed to make for easy use.
The motto of the Vincentian Community is: He sent me to bring good news to the poor. These are the words of the prophet Isaiah and Jesus utters them when he stands up in the synagogue in Nazareth at the beginning of his ministry in Galilee (Luke 4:18). The main purpose of this website, therefore, is to bring good news to everyone who visits it. The site is an integral part of the Vincentian mission in Phibsborough and, please God, when you visit you will be blessed by the word Our Lord has for you.
APOSTOLIC BLESSING "URBI ET ORBI"
FIRST GREETING OF THE HOLY FATHER POPE FRANCIS
Central Loggia of St Peter's Basilica
Wednesday, 13 March 2013
Brothers and sisters, good evening!
You know that it was the duty of the Conclave to give Rome a Bishop. It seems that my brother Cardinals have gone to the ends of the earth to get one... but here we are... I thank you for your welcome. The diocesan community of Rome now has its Bishop. Thank you! And first of all, I would like to offer a prayer for our Bishop Emeritus, Benedict XVI. Let us pray together for him, that the Lord may bless him and that Our Lady may keep him.
[Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory Be...]
And now, we take up this journey: Bishop and People. This journey of the Church of Rome which presides in charity over all the Churches. A journey of fraternity, of love, of trust among us. Let us always pray for one another. Let us pray for the whole world, that there may be a great spirit of fraternity. It is my hope for you that this journey of the Church, which we start today, and in which my Cardinal Vicar, here present, will assist me, will be fruitful for the evangelization of this most beautiful city.
And now I would like to give the blessing, but first - first I ask a favour of you: before the Bishop blesses his people, I ask you to pray to the Lord that he will bless me: the prayer of the people asking the blessing for their Bishop. Let us make, in silence, this prayer: your prayer over me.
Now I will give the Blessing to you and to the whole world, to all men and women of good will.
[Blessing]
Brothers and sisters, I leave you now. Thank you for your welcome. Pray for me and until we meet again. We will see each other soon. Tomorrow I wish to go and pray to Our Lady, that she may watch over all of Rome. Good night and sleep well!
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Fr Eamon Devlin, CM
Parish Priest
Marion McCormack
Administrator
marion.mccormack@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Antoinette Dunne
Secretary
info@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Ecaterina Lungu
Sacristan
This sacrament is often called “The door of the Church”. It is the first of the seven sacraments and it is the one that welcomes you into the Church. Baptism is the first step of your child’s journey to God. Your faith is essential for the steps which your child will take on this journey through life. You will be promising to bring up your baby knowing God as a loving Father. You will need the parish family to help you with this. That is why we, in St Peter’s Parish, try to show the link with the parish, and the rest of the Church, before, during and after baptism.
Date and Time of Baptism
Please enroll for baptism with the Parish Office - a months notice is required, as the demands of Data Protection legislation require strict verification of information which will be stored in Church Registers.
You can download an application form here Baptism Application Form 2021
The normal sequence of preparation and celebration is as follows:
Preparation Meeting
You will be invited to attend a preparation meeting ten days before the Sunday chosen for the Baptism, at 6.30pm in the parish centre. The meeting is informal and aims to provide parents and godparents (if they are able to attend) with a greater understanding of the sacrament of baptism; it is also a good way to meet other parents in the parish. We would ask both parents to attend and we would ask that if possible children and babies are not brought to the meeting. The preparation meeting lasts approximately one hour.
Godparents
Choose your baby’s godparents with care. They must share your faith and be at least 16 years old. They should be living near enough to get to know your baby. They will be undertaking to share with you the responsibility of handing on the faith to the child as he/she will grow up. A distant cousin in Australia would not, then, be the best choice!
Offering
An offering of €50.00 is requested for Baptism.
Completed forms should be returned along with your offering to the Parish Office (in person or by post, addres below) not later than one month in advance of the proposed date of baptism. Your registration will be confirmed in writing.
Living outside the Parish of Phibsborough
If you reside outside the Parish of St Peter's, Phibsborough you are requested to provide a letter from the Parish Priest of the Parish of residence stating that you are free to have your child Baptised in our Parish.
Baptismal Register
After the baptism, the priest will add your child’s name to the baptismal register. Your child will then be able to receive a baptismal certificate. The information included will be taken the signed form provided. Please note that all details given will be treated with confidence.
If you would like more information, please don't hesitate to contact us by phone or e-mail.
More Information
Baptisms take place on the fourth Sunday of the month at 12.30pm. A period of baptism preparation is provided.
To request a Baptismal Certificate please download the request form here Baptismal Cert Request Form
For enquires about Adult Baptism preparation - contact Fr Aidan through the parish office +353 1 838 9708 or info@stpetersphibsboro.ie
For more information on baptism we recommend reading 'Your Baby's Baptism' by Redemptorist Publications, available at Veritas, Lr. Abbey Street, Dublin 1 or at the Parish Office. There are also many good resources available at Veritas or other religious bookshops.
This sacrament is often called “The door of the Church”. It is the first of the seven sacraments and it is the one that welcomes you into the Church. Baptism is the first step of your child’s journey to God. Your faith is essential for the steps which your child will take on this journey through life. You will be promising to bring up your baby knowing God as a loving Father. You will need the parish family to help you with this. That is why we, in St Peter’s Parish, try to show the link with the parish, and the rest of the Church, before, during and after baptism.
Date and Time of Baptism
Please enroll for baptism with the Parish Office - a months notice is required, as the demands of Data Protection legislation require strict verification of information which will be stored in Church Registers.
You can download an application form here Baptism Application Form 2019
The normal sequence of preparation and celebration is as follows:
Preparation Meeting
You will be invited to attend a preparation meeting ten days before the Sunday chosen for the Baptism, at 6.30pm in the parish centre. The meeting is informal and aims to provide parents and godparents (if they are able to attend) with a greater understanding of the sacrament of baptism; it is also a good way to meet other parents in the parish. We would ask both parents to attend and we would ask that if possible children and babies are not brought to the meeting. The preparation meeting lasts approximately one hour.
Godparents
Choose your baby’s godparents with care. They must share your faith and be at least 16 years old. They should be living near enough to get to know your baby. They will be undertaking to share with you the responsibility of handing on the faith to the child as he/she will grow up. A distant cousin in Australia would not, then, be the best choice!
Offering
An offering of €50.00 is requested for Baptism.
Completed forms should be returned along with your offering to the Parish Office (in person or by post, addres below) not later than one month in advance of the proposed date of baptism. Your registration will be confirmed in writing.
Living outside the Parish of Phibsborough
If you reside outside the Parish of St Peter's, Phibsborough you are requested to provide a letter from the Parish Priest of the Parish of residence stating that you are free to have your child Baptised in our Parish.
Baptismal Register
After the baptism, the priest will add your child’s name to the baptismal register. Your child will then be able to receive a baptismal certificate. The information included will be taken the signed form provided. Please note that all details given will be treated with confidence.
If you would like more information, please don't hesitate to contact us by phone or e-mail.
More Information
Baptisms take place on the fourth Sunday of the month at 12.30pm. A period of baptism preparation is provided.
To request a Baptismal Certificate please download the request form here Baptismal Cert Request Form
For enquires about Adult Baptism preparation - contact Fr Aidan through the parish office +353 1 838 9708 or info@stpetersphibsboro.ie
For more information on baptism we recommend reading 'Your Baby's Baptism' by Redemptorist Publications, available at Veritas, Lr. Abbey Street, Dublin 1 or at the Parish Office. There are also many good resources available at Veritas or other religious bookshops.
No words can describe what only a Catholic believer can understand: what it means to be absolutely certain on revealed faith that I, a sinner, am once more in the friendship of God because I have received absolution in the sacrament of Confession. This peace of soul is priceless. It is also irreplaceable. Only a person who is certain that his sins are forgiven can have true peace of soul. God became man to give us this precious gift of peace; and the sacrament He instituted on Easter Sunday night, to give us repentant sinners this foretaste of heaven here on earth.
How does this sacrament provide such peace of soul as nothing else on earth can give. Perhaps it is because the single most basic and universal source for worry or anxiety is the sense of guilt that, as sinners, we all naturally experience.
Jesus Christ instituted the sacrament of confession on Easter Sunday night. As St John describes the event, "the doors were closed in the room where the disciples were for fear of the Jews. Jesus came and stood among them. He said to them "Peace be with you," and showed them His hands and His side. The disciples were filled with joy when they saw the Lord. And He said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father sent me, so I am sending you." After saying this, He breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit. For those whose sins you forgive, they are forgiven. For those whose sins you retain, they are retained" (John 20:19-23).
As the Catholic Church explains these words, Christ gave the Apostles and their successors the right to forgive sins if they so judge the penitent (or the person making the confession) worthy and the corresponding right to retain sins or refrain from absolving if the sinner is not sincerely repentant. The implications of this power of judging whether to absolve or not are at the heart of the sacrament of Penance. By these words, Christ indicated that before receiving absolution, the sinner must disclose his sins. He must confess what he did wrong. This means that auricular (or audible) confession, where the penitent speaks his sins and the priest hears his sins, is of divine origin. The Church did not invent the confession of sins. It is a divine law from which no one on earth has the right to dispense. Auricular (or audible) confession is part of divine revelation. It is an unchangeable article of the Catholic faith.
The Sacrament of reconciliation is a divine means of keeping alive in our hearts and in our communities, an awareness of sin. By being always aware of sin, of its lasting tragedy, we can actually open ourselves up more to the workings of Jesus and the Holy Spirit. The following extract is taken from Pope John Paul II's address to the Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of the United States, October 5, 1979.
The Spirit of God wants nothing more than for us to pay attention to Him. Pay Him the courtesy, if you will, of recognizing that He is within us. The Spirit of God wants us to thank Him for all the good things He has given us. He wants us to keep asking Him. That is why He keeps creating problems. Those are divine signals. Did you know that? They are divine shouts. "Listen to me. Thanks. Thanks for at least looking at me. And except for the pain of the sorrow or the trial or the temptation, knowing you, you would not even bother thinking of me. Thanks! Now that you are awake, listen!" So we rub our eyes and say, "Yes, Lord."
But mainly the Holy Spirit wants us to be submissive to His will whether this be obedience to His commands when He tells us, "Do this" or "Do not do that," or when He gently invites us to do something more than we have to under penalty of sin, when He just whispers, "Would you mind doing this?" or "Would you mind avoiding that? Not because you have to, but because I would like you to show that you love me." All of this, and far more than human speech can describe, is available to us, so the Church of God tells us, by our frequent and reverent reception of the Sacrament of Christ's Peace.
Saturday: Immediately following the 10.30am Mass and at the Parish Office by request
This sacrament is called one of the Sacraments of Initiation because it brings us into the fullness of our life in Christ. As members of the Church, we are required to receive Communion – the True Body and Blood of Jesus Christ – at least once per year as part of our Easter duty, however, the Church urges us to receive more frequently – daily if possible.
Receiving Holy Communion worthily brings us graces that affect us both spiritually and physically. Spiritually, our souls become more united to Christ though the graces we receive and through the change in our actions that those graces effect. Frequent Communion increases our love for God and our neighbour. This love then expresses itself in action and brings us into deeper communion with Christ.
Holy Communion can be received at St Peter's Church at the following times:
6:30pm vigil
8:00am, 10:00am & 11:30am
2:15pm (1st Sunday of every month) for the African Community
4:00pm (2nd/3rd/4th Sunday of every month) for the Indian Community
10:30am & 6:30pm
10:30am
10:30am
7:00pm (Monday only) followed by Novena to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal – except bank holidays
If we cannot receive Holy Communion physically because we cannot go to Mass or because we are aware of having committed a mortal sin and need to go to Confession first, we can pray an Act of Spiritual Communion. In this we express our desire to be united with Christ and ask Him to come into our soul. Although not sacramental, if it is prayed devoutly it can be source of grace that can strengthen us until we can receive Holy Communion again.
This sacrament is called one of the Sacraments of Initiation because it brings us into the fullness of our life in Christ. As members of the Church, we are required to receive Communion – the True Body and Blood of Jesus Christ – at least once per year as part of our Easter duty, however, the Church urges us to receive more frequently – daily if possible.
Receiving Holy Communion worthily brings us graces that affect us both spiritually and physically. Spiritually, our souls become more united to Christ though the graces we receive and through the change in our actions that those graces effect. Frequent Communion increases our love for God and our neighbour. This love then expresses itself in action and brings us into deeper communion with Christ.
Holy Communion can be received at St Peter's Church at the following times:
6:30pm vigil
8:00am, 10:00am & 11:30am
2:15pm (1st Sunday of every month) for the African Community
4:00pm (2nd/3rd/4th Sunday of every month) for the Indian Community
10:30am & 6:30pm
10:30am
10:30am
7:00pm (Monday only) followed by Novena to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal – except bank holidays
If we cannot receive Holy Communion physically because we cannot go to Mass or because we are aware of having committed a mortal sin and need to go to Confession first, we can pray an Act of Spiritual Communion. In this we express our desire to be united with Christ and ask Him to come into our soul. Although not sacramental, if it is prayed devoutly it can be source of grace that can strengthen us until we can receive Holy Communion again.
“The love of a man and woman is made holy in the sacrament of Matrimony and becomes a mirror of God's love for the world.”
Matrimony is often called the 'lay sacrament” because the parties (man and woman) administer it to each other. The priest is then the chief witness to the sacrament. In this sacrament, a man and woman establish a lifelong union between themselves for their mutual good and the procreation of children. The graces received through this sacrament help each spouse to help the other advance in holiness and it helps them together to cooperate in God's plan by raising children in the Faith.
In the Republic of Ireland couples must give three months notice of their intention to marry in writing to their local registrar.
However, on November 5th 2007, the new requirements of the Civil Registration Act, 2004 came into effect. This requires that all couples must give three months notice of their intention to marry to any civil registrar in person. In order to do this couples must contact the registrar's office beforehand to make an appointment.
When you have decided to marry, please complete the online booking form Provisional Booking Form and contact the parish office at +353 1 838 9708 or email: info@stpetersphibsboro.ie you can also download our Wedding Preparation Booklet which has all the information you require for your upcoming wedding.
Traditionally couples go to the home parish of the bride but they can go to either parish if they wish. It is advisable to make arrangements about the date and the time well in advance in order to avoid disappointment. In the Dublin Diocese weddings are not permitted on Sundays, Holy days of obligation, Holy Thursday, Good Friday or Holy Saturday. Please note that the Church requires a minimum of three months notice of the intended wedding.
For further information in planning your wedding, we recommend the publication 'Your Wedding' by Redemptorist Publications which is available at Veritas, Lr. Abbey Street, Dublin 1 or at the parish office. There are also many other resources available for planning your wedding at religious bookshops. A great website for further information on getting married in the Catholic Church is www.gettingmarried.ie
At the time of death of a loved one there are so many difficult decisions to be made quickly and among those are organising the Funeral Liturgy. This page contains readings and prayers for the Funeral Mass to help you choose what is fitting for and appropriate for your deceased loved one. You will need to consider the following:
For a funeral, the Readings necessary are as follows:
Given that two readings are required as well as the psalm and Gospel Acclamation, it is normal to have two readers. One reader would do the First Reading and the Psalm and the other would do the Second Reading and the Acclamation. The two readers could then share reading the Prayer of the Faithful.
Here are a selection of Funeral Readings to choose from. We recommend that you read through all the options, reflect on them as the Word of God and select the ones which seem to speak to you as appropriate for the celebration of the funeral of your loved one. Funeral Masses are not permitted on Sunday in the Diocese of Dublin. Here in St Peter's a Funeral Mass can take place Monday to Saturday morning at 10.30am.
Points to remember when reading:
Other elements of the Mass to consider include:
It is important to discuss these options with the priest celebrating the Funeral Mass. For example, funerals which take place during the Easter season can have special readings with a stronger emphasis on the Resurrection.
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Please remember in your prayers the children from St Peter’s National School who made their First Holy Communion here on Sunday, 8 May at the 11.30am Mass. Thank you to their School Principal Mrs Joan Quinn and to their teachers for all their hard work in preparing the children for this special day. We wish them and their parents, families and teachers God’s blessing for this very special celebration.
Please remember in your prayers the children from St Peter’s National School who made their First Holy Communion here on Sunday, 8 May at the 11.30am Mass. Thank you to their School Principal Mrs Joan Quinn and to their teachers for all their hard work in preparing the children for this special day. We wish them and their parents, families and teachers God’s blessing for this very special celebration.
https://www.stpetersphibsboro.ie/nollaig-namban-reflection/
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Please remember in your prayers the children from St Peter’s National School who made their First Holy Communion here on Sunday, 8 May at the 11.30am Mass. Thank you to their School Principal Mrs Joan Quinn and to their teachers for all their hard work in preparing the children for this special day. We wish them and their parents, families and teachers God’s blessing for this very special celebration.
Please remember in your prayers the children from St Peter’s National School who made their First Holy Communion here on Sunday, 8 May at the 11.30am Mass. Thank you to their School Principal Mrs Joan Quinn and to their teachers for all their hard work in preparing the children for this special day. We wish them and their parents, families and teachers God’s blessing for this very special celebration.
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PARISH OFFICE
St Peter's Church, Phibsborough,
Dublin 7, Ireland
Monday - Friday: 9.30am - 12.30pm
PARISH PRIEST
Fr Eamon Devlin, CM PP
pp@stpetersphibsboro.ie
PHONE
Tel: +353 1 838 9708
EMAIL
Please remember in your prayers the children from St Peter’s National School who made their First Holy Communion here on Sunday, 8 May at the 11.30am Mass. Thank you to their School Principal Mrs Joan Quinn and to their teachers for all their hard work in preparing the children for this special day. We wish them and their parents, families and teachers God’s blessing for this very special celebration.
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PARISH OFFICE
St. Peter's Church, Phibsborough,
Dublin 7, Ireland
Monday-Friday: 9.30am - 12.30pm
PARISH PRIEST
Fr. Paschal Scallon, CM
paschal.scallon@stpetersphibsboro.ie
PHONE
Tel: +353 1 838 9708
Fax: +353 1 838 9950
EMAIL
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PARISH OFFICE
St. Peter's Church, Phibsborough,
Dublin 7, Ireland
Monday - Friday: 9.30am - 12.30pm
PARISH PRIEST
Fr Paschal Scallon, CM
paschal.scallon@stpetersphibsboro.ie
PHONE
Tel: +353 1 838 9708
Fax: +353 1 838 9950
EMAIL
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PARISH OFFICE
St. Peter's Church, Phibsborough,
Dublin 7, Ireland
Monday - Friday: 9.30am - 12.30pm
PARISH PRIEST
Fr Paschal Scallon, CM
paschal.scallon@stpetersphibsboro.ie
PHONE
Tel: +353 1 838 9708
Fax: +353 1 838 9950
EMAIL
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PARISH OFFICE
St Peter's Church, Phibsborough,
Dublin 7, Ireland
Monday - Friday: 9.30am - 12.30pm
PARISH PRIEST
Fr Paschal Scallon, CM
paschal.scallon@stpetersphibsboro.ie
PHONE
Tel: +353 1 838 9708
Fax: +353 1 838 9950
EMAIL
No words can describe what only a Catholic believer can understand: what it means to be absolutely certain on revealed faith that I, a sinner, am once more in the friendship of God because I have received absolution in the sacrament of Confession. This peace of soul is priceless. It is also irreplaceable. Only a person who is certain that his sins are forgiven can have true peace of soul. God became man to give us this precious gift of peace; and the sacrament He instituted on Easter Sunday night, to give us repentant sinners this foretaste of heaven here on earth.
How does this sacrament provide such peace of soul as nothing else on earth can give. Perhaps it is because the single most basic and universal source for worry or anxiety is the sense of guilt that, as sinners, we all naturally experience.
Jesus Christ instituted the sacrament of confession on Easter Sunday night. As St John describes the event, "the doors were closed in the room where the disciples were for fear of the Jews. Jesus came and stood among them. He said to them "Peace be with you," and showed them His hands and His side. The disciples were filled with joy when they saw the Lord. And He said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father sent me, so I am sending you." After saying this, He breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit. For those whose sins you forgive, they are forgiven. For those whose sins you retain, they are retained" (John 20:19-23).
As the Catholic Church explains these words, Christ gave the Apostles and their successors the right to forgive sins if they so judge the penitent (or the person making the confession) worthy and the corresponding right to retain sins or refrain from absolving if the sinner is not sincerely repentant. The implications of this power of judging whether to absolve or not are at the heart of the sacrament of Penance. By these words, Christ indicated that before receiving absolution, the sinner must disclose his sins. He must confess what he did wrong. This means that auricular (or audible) confession, where the penitent speaks his sins and the priest hears his sins, is of divine origin. The Church did not invent the confession of sins. It is a divine law from which no one on earth has the right to dispense. Auricular (or audible) confession is part of divine revelation. It is an unchangeable article of the Catholic faith.
The Sacrament of reconciliation is a divine means of keeping alive in our hearts and in our communities, an awareness of sin. By being always aware of sin, of its lasting tragedy, we can actually open ourselves up more to the workings of Jesus and the Holy Spirit. The following extract is taken from Pope John Paul II's address to the Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of the United States, October 5, 1979.
The Spirit of God wants nothing more than for us to pay attention to Him. Pay Him the courtesy, if you will, of recognizing that He is within us. The Spirit of God wants us to thank Him for all the good things He has given us. He wants us to keep asking Him. That is why He keeps creating problems. Those are divine signals. Did you know that? They are divine shouts. "Listen to me. Thanks. Thanks for at least looking at me. And except for the pain of the sorrow or the trial or the temptation, knowing you, you would not even bother thinking of me. Thanks! Now that you are awake, listen!" So we rub our eyes and say, "Yes, Lord."
But mainly the Holy Spirit wants us to be submissive to His will whether this be obedience to His commands when He tells us, "Do this" or "Do not do that," or when He gently invites us to do something more than we have to under penalty of sin, when He just whispers, "Would you mind doing this?" or "Would you mind avoiding that? Not because you have to, but because I would like you to show that you love me." All of this, and far more than human speech can describe, is available to us, so the Church of God tells us, by our frequent and reverent reception of the Sacrament of Christ's Peace.
Saturday: Immediately following the 10.30am Mass and at the Parish Office by request
No words can describe what only a Catholic believer can understand: what it means to be absolutely certain on revealed faith that I, a sinner, am once more in the friendship of God because I have received absolution in the sacrament of Confession. This peace of soul is priceless. It is also irreplaceable. Only a person who is certain that his sins are forgiven can have true peace of soul. God became man to give us this precious gift of peace; and the sacrament He instituted on Easter Sunday night, to give us repentant sinners this foretaste of heaven here on earth.
How does this sacrament provide such peace of soul as nothing else on earth can give. Perhaps it is because the single most basic and universal source for worry or anxiety is the sense of guilt that, as sinners, we all naturally experience.
Jesus Christ instituted the sacrament of confession on Easter Sunday night. As St John describes the event, "the doors were closed in the room where the disciples were for fear of the Jews. Jesus came and stood among them. He said to them "Peace be with you," and showed them His hands and His side. The disciples were filled with joy when they saw the Lord. And He said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father sent me, so I am sending you." After saying this, He breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit. For those whose sins you forgive, they are forgiven. For those whose sins you retain, they are retained" (John 20:19-23).
As the Catholic Church explains these words, Christ gave the Apostles and their successors the right to forgive sins if they so judge the penitent (or the person making the confession) worthy and the corresponding right to retain sins or refrain from absolving if the sinner is not sincerely repentant. The implications of this power of judging whether to absolve or not are at the heart of the sacrament of Penance. By these words, Christ indicated that before receiving absolution, the sinner must disclose his sins. He must confess what he did wrong. This means that auricular (or audible) confession, where the penitent speaks his sins and the priest hears his sins, is of divine origin. The Church did not invent the confession of sins. It is a divine law from which no one on earth has the right to dispense. Auricular (or audible) confession is part of divine revelation. It is an unchangeable article of the Catholic faith.
The Sacrament of reconciliation is a divine means of keeping alive in our hearts and in our communities, an awareness of sin. By being always aware of sin, of its lasting tragedy, we can actually open ourselves up more to the workings of Jesus and the Holy Spirit. The following extract is taken from Pope John Paul II's address to the Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of the United States, October 5, 1979.
The Spirit of God wants nothing more than for us to pay attention to Him. Pay Him the courtesy, if you will, of recognizing that He is within us. The Spirit of God wants us to thank Him for all the good things He has given us. He wants us to keep asking Him. That is why He keeps creating problems. Those are divine signals. Did you know that? They are divine shouts. "Listen to me. Thanks. Thanks for at least looking at me. And except for the pain of the sorrow or the trial or the temptation, knowing you, you would not even bother thinking of me. Thanks! Now that you are awake, listen!" So we rub our eyes and say, "Yes, Lord."
But mainly the Holy Spirit wants us to be submissive to His will whether this be obedience to His commands when He tells us, "Do this" or "Do not do that," or when He gently invites us to do something more than we have to under penalty of sin, when He just whispers, "Would you mind doing this?" or "Would you mind avoiding that? Not because you have to, but because I would like you to show that you love me." All of this, and far more than human speech can describe, is available to us, so the Church of God tells us, by our frequent and reverent reception of the Sacrament of Christ's Peace.
Saturday: Immediately following the 10.30am Mass and at the Parish Office by request
“The love of a man and woman is made holy in the sacrament of Matrimony and becomes a mirror of God's love for the world.”
Matrimony is often called the 'lay sacrament” because the parties (man and woman) administer it to each other. The priest is then the chief witness to the sacrament. In this sacrament, a man and woman establish a lifelong union between themselves for their mutual good and the procreation of children. The graces received through this sacrament help each spouse to help the other advance in holiness and it helps them together to cooperate in God's plan by raising children in the Faith.
In the Republic of Ireland couples must give three months notice of their intention to marry in writing to their local registrar.
However, on November 5th 2007, the new requirements of the Civil Registration Act, 2004 came into effect. This requires that all couples must give three months notice of their intention to marry to any civil registrar in person. In order to do this couples must contact the registrar's office beforehand to make an appointment.
When you have decided to marry, contact the parish office at +353 1 838 9708 or email: info@stpetersphibsboro.ie to book your date and arrange an appointment to see a Priest. When yoPlease complete the online booking form Provisional Booking Form you can also download our Wedding Preparation Booklet which has all the information you require for your upcoming wedding.
Traditionally couples go to the home parish of the bride but they can go to either parish if they wish. It is advisable to make arrangements about the date and the time well in advance in order to avoid disappointment. In the Dublin Diocese weddings are not permitted on Sundays, Holy days of obligation, Holy Thursday, Good Friday or Holy Saturday. Please note that the Church requires a minimum of three months notice of the intended wedding.
For further information in planning your wedding, we recommend the publication 'Your Wedding' by Redemptorist Publications which is available at Veritas, Lr. Abbey Street, Dublin 1 or at the parish office. There are also many other resources available for planning your wedding at religious bookshops. A great website for further information on getting married in the Catholic Church is www.gettingmarried.ie
“The love of a man and woman is made holy in the sacrament of Matrimony and becomes a mirror of God's love for the world.”
Matrimony is often called the 'lay sacrament” because the parties (man and woman) administer it to each other. The priest is then the chief witness to the sacrament. In this sacrament, a man and woman establish a lifelong union between themselves for their mutual good and the procreation of children. The graces received through this sacrament help each spouse to help the other advance in holiness and it helps them together to cooperate in God's plan by raising children in the Faith.
In the Republic of Ireland couples must give three months notice of their intention to marry in writing to their local registrar.
However, on November 5th 2007, the new requirements of the Civil Registration Act, 2004 came into effect. This requires that all couples must give three months notice of their intention to marry to any civil registrar in person. In order to do this couples must contact the registrar's office beforehand to make an appointment.
When you have decided to marry, contact the parish office at +353 1 838 9708 to book your date and arrange an appointment to see a Priest. Traditionally couples go to the home parish of the bride but they can go to either parish if they wish. It is advisable to make arrangements about the date and the time well in advance in order to avoid disappointment. In the Dublin Diocese weddings are not permitted on Sundays, Holy days of obligation, Holy Thursday, Good Friday or Holy Saturday. Please note that the Church requires a minimum of three months notice of the intended wedding.
For further information in planning your wedding, we recommend the publication 'Your Wedding' by Redemptorist Publications which is available at Veritas, Lr. Abbey Street, Dublin 1 or at the parish office. There are also many other resources available for planning your wedding at religious bookshops. A great website for further information on getting married in the Catholic Church is www.gettingmarried.ie
This sacrament is called one of the Sacraments of Initiation because it brings us into the fullness of our life in Christ. As members of the Church, we are required to receive Communion – the True Body and Blood of Jesus Christ – at least once per year as part of our Easter duty, however, the Church urges us to receive more frequently – daily if possible.
Receiving Holy Communion worthily brings us graces that affect us both spiritually and physically. Spiritually, our souls become more united to Christ though the graces we receive and through the change in our actions that those graces effect. Frequent Communion increases our love for God and our neighbour. This love then expresses itself in action and brings us into deeper communion with Christ.
Holy Communion can be received at St Peter's Church at the following times:
6:30pm vigil
8:00am, 10:00am, 11:30am, 6:30pm
2:15pm for the African Community
4:00pm (2nd Sunday of every month) for the Indian Community (preceeded by Sunday School at 2.00pm)
10:00am & 6:30pm
10:00am
10:00am
7:00pm (Monday only) followed by Novena to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal – except bank holidays
If we cannot receive Holy Communion physically because we cannot go to Mass or because we are aware of having committed a mortal sin and need to go to Confession first, we can pray an Act of Spiritual Communion. In this we express our desire to be united with Christ and ask Him to come into our soul. Although not sacramental, if it is prayed devoutly it can be source of grace that can strengthen us until we can receive Holy Communion again.
The significance of St. Peter's is based on four main criteria – historical, social, cultural and architectural. Since the early nineteenth century, in the early years following Catholic Emancipation, the site has been used to serve the spiritual and educational needs of the Catholic community. These functions, the sequence of buildings that served them and the clergy who ministered from them, have had a significant affect on the development and the physical and social improvement of the surrounding area. The church also occupies a prominent, elevated site between the North Circular and Cabra Roads that creates long vistas from the east, making the tower and spire one of the most memorable landmarks in the city. Many prominent figures in Irish political and ecclesiastical society, including Daniel O'Connell and Archbishop William Walsh, have been associated with the various building programmes over the years, which further enhances the social and historical significance of the place.
While St. Peter's is today the product of several different phases of development and remodelling carried out over a number of different eras, it is a testament to the skill and craftmanship of its architects – Weightman, Hadfield, Goldie and Ashlin & Coleman – that the church has evolved as a unified and powerful architectural entity amongst the best of its period, to be found in Dublin. Both architectural firms were prominent leaders in church architecture and built ecclesiastical buildings of high quality. Their work at St. Peter's is no exception. In particular Ashlin & Coleman's dramatic and prominent spire can be said to be significant not only for its architectural qualities but also for its urban design qualities and unambiguous symbolic function it performs.
Its long association with the adjacent presbytery, a fine example of the Carpenter Gothic style, adds to its interest and enhances the social value of the site that educated many in the local community, beginning in the early nineteenth century.
The internal spatial arrangement and furnishings are also of high quality, in particular the stained glass windows. Many of these are from the studio Lobin of Tours and are of high quality, while those of the Irish stained glass master Harry Clarke are of international cultural significance.
All of these various strands of interest and built heritage can be said to combine to make an historic place of regional significance.
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The National Maternity Hospital will hold its Annual Remembrance Service on Sunday 4 October at 3.00pm in the Church of St Andrew, Westland Row, Dublin 2. The Service is held in memory of babies who have died in the hospital through miscarriage, stillbirth or shortly after birth. Bereaved parents, their families and friends are welcome to attend. Light refreshments will be served and there will be an opportunity to meet hospital staff members and other parents. No booking necessary, just come along on the day. Street parking is available in the vicinity of the church. If you would like any further information contact the Chaplaincy Department in the National Maternity Hospital at 6373121 or email: chaplain@nmh.ie.
SUNDAY
Saturday Vigil 6.30pm, Sunday 8.00am, 10.00am & 11.30am
MONDAY - SATURDAY
10.30am (and Monday at 7.00pm followed by Novena, except Bank Holidays)
HOLY DAYS
10.30am & 6.30pm
CONFESSIONS
Saturday immediately following the 10.30am Mass and at the Parish Office by request
Masses are also lived streamed @ www.churchservices.tv/phibsboro
SUNDAY
Saturday Vigil 6.30pm, Sunday 8.00am, 10.00am & 11.30am
MONDAY - SATURDAY
10.30am (and Monday at 7.00pm followed by Novena, except Bank Holidays)
HOLY DAYS
10.30am & 6.30pm
CONFESSIONS
Saturday immediately following the 10.30am Mass and at the Parish Office by request
Masses are also lived streamed @ www.churchservices.tv/phibsboro
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Good Friday is the day assigned to give support to the Holy Places, and the work of the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land.* Even in these days, please please be generous.
Click the red button to exercise that charity even in these very strange times, then choose the Holy Places option to give a donation to the work of protecting the Holy Places of Our Lord's Life, Death and ResurrectionJoin us on line for the
Stations of the Cross at 12.00noon
and
The Passion at 3.00pm
Come along to St Peter’s Parish Garden Party on Sunday 17 June from 2pm to 5pm. Fun day out for all the family from the young to the not so young.
BBQ, Games, Bouncy Castle, Cake/Plant Stalls, Dancers, Music, Raffle and much, much more…. 
At the time of death of a loved one there are so many difficult decisions to be made quickly and among those are organising the Funeral Liturgy. This page contains readings and prayers for the Funeral Mass to help you choose what is fitting for and appropriate for your deceased loved one. You will need to consider the following:
For a funeral, the Readings necessary are as follows:
Given that two readings are required as well as the psalm and Gospel Acclamation, it is normal to have two readers. One reader would do the First Reading and the Psalm and the other would do the Second Reading and the Acclamation. The two readers could then share reading the Prayer of the Faithful.
Here are a selection of Funeral Readings to choose from. We recommend that you read through all the options, reflect on them as the Word of God and select the ones which seem to speak to you as appropriate for the celebration of the funeral of your loved one. Funeral Masses are not permitted on Sunday in the Diocese of Dublin. Here in
Points to remember when reading:
Other elements of the Mass to consider include:
It is important to discuss these options with the priest celebrating the Funeral Mass. For example, funerals which take place during the Easter season can have special readings with a stronger emphasis on the Resurrection.
The significance of St. Peter's is based on four main criteria – historical, social, cultural and architectural. Since the early nineteenth century, in the early years following Catholic Emancipation, the site has been used to serve the spiritual and educational needs of the Catholic community. These functions, the sequence of buildings that served them and the clergy who ministered from them, have had a significant affect on the development and the physical and social improvement of the surrounding area. The church also occupies a prominent, elevated site between the North Circular and Cabra Roads that creates long vistas from the east, making the tower and spire one of the most memorable landmarks in the city. Many prominent figures in Irish political and ecclesiastical society, including Daniel O'Connell and Archbishop William Walsh, have been associated with the various building programmes over the years, which further enhances the social and historical significance of the place.
While St. Peter's is today the product of several different phases of development and remodelling carried out over a number of different eras, it is a testament to the skill and craftmanship of its architects – Weightman, Hadfield, Goldie and Ashlin & Coleman – that the church has evolved as a unified and powerful architectural entity amongst the best of its period, to be found in Dublin. Both architectural firms were prominent leaders in church architecture and built ecclesiastical buildings of high quality. Their work at St. Peter's is no exception. In particular Ashlin & Coleman's dramatic and prominent spire can be said to be significant not only for its architectural qualities but also for its urban design qualities and unambiguous symbolic function it performs.
Its long association with the adjacent presbytery, a fine example of the Carpenter Gothic style, adds to its interest and enhances the social value of the site that educated many in the local community, beginning in the early nineteenth century.
The internal spatial arrangement and furnishings are also of high quality, in particular the stained glass windows. Many of these are from the studio Lobin of Tours and are of high quality, while those of the Irish stained glass master Harry Clarke are of international cultural significance.
All of these various strands of interest and built heritage can be said to combine to make an historic place of regional significance.
The significance of St. Peter's is based on four main criteria – historical, social, cultural and architectural. Since the early nineteenth century, in the early years following Catholic Emancipation, the site has been used to serve the spiritual and educational needs of the Catholic community. These functions, the sequence of buildings that served them and the clergy who ministered from them, have had a significant affect on the development and the physical and social improvement of the surrounding area. The church also occupies a prominent, elevated site between the North Circular and Cabra Roads that creates long vistas from the east, making the tower and spire one of the most memorable landmarks in the city. Many prominent figures in Irish political and ecclesiastical society, including Daniel O'Connell and Archbishop William Walsh, have been associated with the various building programmes over the years, which further enhances the social and historical significance of the place.
While St. Peter's is today the product of several different phases of development and remodelling carried out over a number of different eras, it is a testament to the skill and craftmanship of its architects – Weightman, Hadfield, Goldie and Ashlin & Coleman – that the church has evolved as a unified and powerful architectural entity amongst the best of its period, to be found in Dublin. Both architectural firms were prominent leaders in church architecture and built ecclesiastical buildings of high quality. Their work at St. Peter's is no exception. In particular Ashlin & Coleman's dramatic and prominent spire can be said to be significant not only for its architectural qualities but also for its urban design qualities and unambiguous symbolic function it performs.
Its long association with the adjacent presbytery, a fine example of the Carpenter Gothic style, adds to its interest and enhances the social value of the site that educated many in the local community, beginning in the early nineteenth century.
The internal spatial arrangement and furnishings are also of high quality, in particular the stained glass windows. Many of these are from the studio Lobin of Tours and are of high quality, while those of the Irish stained glass master Harry Clarke are of international cultural significance.
All of these various strands of interest and built heritage can be said to combine to make an historic place of regional significance.
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werktjgwkegtewr
dfvhevh
The Programme called “Do this in Memory” encourages parents, families, parish with teachers to become more actively involved in the Sacramental journey as the children prepare for First Holy Communion. The Programme highlights the importance of the Sunday Mass. It also acknowledges the „Home‟ as the most important and significant place, where the faith of our children is nurtured, nourished and sustained.
A special Mass will take place at 11.30am this Sunday 19 November when we welcome all the children from St Peter's National School due to make their
First Holy Communion this coming year.
We ask you to keep them, their families and their teachers in your prayers. We wish them every blessing during this special time.
The significance of St. Peter's is based on four main criteria – historical, social, cultural and architectural. Since the early nineteenth century, in the early years following Catholic Emancipation, the site has been used to serve the spiritual and educational needs of the Catholic community. These functions, the sequence of buildings that served them and the clergy who ministered from them, have had a significant affect on the development and the physical and social improvement of the surrounding area. The church also occupies a prominent, elevated site between the North Circular and Cabra Roads that creates long vistas from the east, making the tower and spire one of the most memorable landmarks in the city. Many prominent figures in Irish political and ecclesiastical society, including Daniel O'Connell and Archbishop William Walsh, have been associated with the various building programmes over the years, which further enhances the social and historical significance of the place.
While St. Peter's is today the product of several different phases of development and remodelling carried out over a number of different eras, it is a testament to the skill and craftmanship of its architects – Weightman, Hadfield, Goldie and Ashlin & Coleman – that the church has evolved as a unified and powerful architectural entity amongst the best of its period, to be found in Dublin. Both architectural firms were prominent leaders in church architecture and built ecclesiastical buildings of high quality. Their work at St. Peter's is no exception. In particular Ashlin & Coleman's dramatic and prominent spire can be said to be significant not only for its architectural qualities but also for its urban design qualities and unambiguous symbolic function it performs.
Its long association with the adjacent presbytery, a fine example of the Carpenter Gothic style, adds to its interest and enhances the social value of the site that educated many in the local community, beginning in the early nineteenth century.
The internal spatial arrangement and furnishings are also of high quality, in particular the stained glass windows. Many of these are from the studio Lobin of Tours and are of high quality, while those of the Irish stained glass master Harry Clarke are of international cultural significance.
All of these various strands of interest and built heritage can be said to combine to make an historic place of regional significance.
We ask you to remember in your prayers 
the children from St Peter's National School who will receive their First Holy Communion on Sunday 8 May
Please remember in your prayers the children from St Peter’s National School who made their First Holy Communion here on Sunday, 8 May at the 11.30am Mass. Thank you to their School Principal Mrs Joan Quinn and to their teachers for all their hard work in preparing the children for this special day. We wish them and their parents, families and teachers God’s blessing for this very special celebration.
The Vincentian Community and St Peter's Parish invite you, your family and friends to join us for our Annual Mass of Remembrance when we call to mind our loved ones who have died during the past year this Sunday, 13th November at 11.30am
The death of someone you love is always traumatic. Their passing leaves a void in your life and home. We turn to family and friends to console us in our grieving. We also turn to God and his Word for consolation. We read in the Gospel Jesus’ great promise “Trust in God still and trust in me. There are many rooms in my Father’s house.” As a community, we will gather to support each other and turn to God in prayer for our deceased loved ones at our Remembrance Mass.
The Vincentian Community and St Peter's Parish invite you, your family and friends to join us for our Annual Mass of Remembrance when we call to mind our loved ones who have died during the past year this Sunday, 13th November at 11.30am
The death of someone you love is always traumatic. Their passing leaves a void in your life and home. We turn to family and friends to console us in our grieving. We also turn to God and his Word for consolation. We read in the Gospel Jesus’ great promise “Trust in God still and trust in me. There are many rooms in my Father’s house.” As a community, we will gather to support each other and turn to God in prayer for our deceased loved ones at our Remembrance Mass.
The Humanitarian Symphony Orchestra & Chamber Choir in Concert with special guests St Columba's School Children's Choir on Friday 2 December at 8pm in St Peter's Church. Tickets available at the door priced Seniors & Students €10/€12, 16's or under, Free Admission. Supported by Drumcondra Music Society and Cabra & Drumcondra Village Counselling Service.
The Humanitarian Symphony Orchestra & Chamber Choir in Concert with special guests St Columba's School Children's Choir on Friday 2 December at 8pm in St Peter's Church. Tickets available at the door priced Seniors & Students €10/€12, 16's or under, Free Admission. Supported by Drumcondra Music Society and Cabra & Drumcondra Village Counselling Service.
The Humanitarian Symphony Orchestra & Chamber Choir in Concert with special guests St Columba's School Children's Choir on Friday 2 December at 8pm in St Peter's Church. Tickets available at the door priced Seniors & Students €10/€12, 16's or under, Free Admission. Supported by Drumcondra Music Society and Cabra & Drumcondra Village Counselling Service.
The Humanitarian Symphony Orchestra & Chamber Choir in Concert with special guests St Columba's School Children's Choir on Friday 2 December at 8pm in St Peter's Church. Tickets available at the door priced Seniors & Students €10/€12, 16's or under, Free Admission. Supported by Drumcondra Music Society and Cabra & Drumcondra Village Counselling Service.
This sacrament is called one of the Sacraments of Initiation because it brings us into the fullness of our life in Christ. As members of the Church, we are required to receive Communion – the True Body and Blood of Jesus Christ – at least once per year as part of our Easter duty, however, the Church urges us to receive more frequently – daily if possible.
Receiving Holy Communion worthily brings us graces that affect us both spiritually and physically. Spiritually, our souls become more united to Christ though the graces we receive and through the change in our actions that those graces effect. Frequent Communion increases our love for God and our neighbour. This love then expresses itself in action and brings us into deeper communion with Christ.
Holy Communion can be received at St Peter's Church at the following times:
6:30pm vigil
8:00am, 10:00am & 11:30am
2:15pm for the African Community (1st Sunday of every month)
4:00pm (2nd Sunday of every month) for the Indian Community (preceeded by Sunday School at 2:00pm)
10:30am & 6:30pm
10:30am
10:30am
7:00pm (Monday only) followed by Novena to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal – except bank holidays
If we cannot receive Holy Communion physically because we cannot go to Mass or because we are aware of having committed a mortal sin and need to go to Confession first, we can pray an Act of Spiritual Communion. In this we express our desire to be united with Christ and ask Him to come into our soul. Although not sacramental, if it is prayed devoutly it can be source of grace that can strengthen us until we can receive Holy Communion again.
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PARISH OFFICE
St Peter's Church, Phibsborough,
Dublin 7, Ireland
Monday - Friday: 9.30am - 12.30pm
PARISH PRIEST
Fr Aidan
pp@stpetersphibsboro.ie
PHONE
Tel: +353 1 838 9708
Fax: +353 1 838 9950
EMAIL
On behalf of the Dean of Saint Patrick's Cathedral, I’d like to invite you and
members of your congregation to join us for our annual Remembrance Concert
on Friday, 10 November 6.15pm, during which the Cathedral Choir will be singing
Gabriel Fauré’s much loved ‘Requiem’. Admission is free, and there is retiring
collection after the performance in aid of the Irish Red Cross.
Stuart Nicholson - Organist & Master of the Choristers
On behalf of the Dean of Saint Patrick's Cathedral, I’d like to invite you and
members of your congregation to join us for our annual Remembrance Concert
on Friday, 10 November 6.15pm, during which the Cathedral Choir will be singing
Gabriel Fauré’s much loved ‘Requiem’. Admission is free, and there is retiring
collection after the performance in aid of the Irish Red Cross.
Stuart Nicholson - Organist & Master of the Choristers
The Vincentian Community and St Peter’s Parish invite you, your family and friends to join with us for our
Annual Mass of Remembrance
when we call to mind our loved ones who have died during the past year
Sunday, 12th November at 11.30am
The death of someone you love is always traumatic.
Their passing leaves a void in your life and home.
We turn to family and friends to console us in our grieving.
We also turn to God and his Word for consolation.
We read in the Gospel Jesus’ great promise, “Trust in God still
and trust in me. There are many rooms in my Father’s house.”
As a community, we will gather to support each other
and turn to God in prayer for our deceased loved ones
at our Remembrance Mass.
The Vincentian Community and St Peter’s Parish invite you, your family and friends to join with us for our
Annual Mass of Remembrance
when we call to mind our loved ones who have died during the past year
Sunday, 12th November at 11.30am
The death of someone you love is always traumatic.
Their passing leaves a void in your life and home.
We turn to family and friends to console us in our grieving.
We also turn to God and his Word for consolation.
We read in the Gospel Jesus’ great promise, “Trust in God still
and trust in me. There are many rooms in my Father’s house.”
As a community, we will gather to support each other
and turn to God in prayer for our deceased loved ones
at our Remembrance Mass.
The Programme called “Do this in Memory” encourages parents, families, parish with teachers to become more actively involved in the Sacramental journey as the children prepare for First Holy Communion. The Programme highlights the importance of the Sunday Mass. It also acknowledges the „Home‟ as the most important and significant place, where the faith of our children is nurtured, nourished and sustained.
A special Mass will take place at 11.30am this Sunday 19 November when we welcome all the children from St Peter's National School due to make their
First Holy Communion this coming year.
We ask you to keep them, their families and their teachers in your prayers. We wish them every blessing during this special time.
The Programme called “Do this in Memory” encourages parents, families, parish with teachers to become more actively involved in the Sacramental journey as the children prepare for First Holy Communion. The Programme highlights the importance of the Sunday Mass. It also acknowledges the „Home‟ as the most important and significant place, where the faith of our children is nurtured, nourished and sustained.
A special Mass will take place at 11.30am Sunday 19 November when we welcome all the children from St Peter's National School due to make their
First Holy Communion this coming year.
We ask you to keep them, their families and their teachers in your prayers. We wish them every blessing during this special time.
At the time of death of a loved one there are so many difficult decisions to be made quickly and among those are organising the Funeral Liturgy. This page contains readings and prayers for the Funeral Mass to help you choose what is fitting for and appropriate for your deceased loved one. You will need to consider the following:
For a funeral, the Readings necessary are as follows:
Given that two readings are required as well as the psalm and Gospel Acclamation, it is normal to have two readers. One reader would do the First Reading and the Psalm and the other would do the Second Reading and the Acclamation. The two readers could then share reading the Prayer of the Faithful.
A selection of Readings and Prayers are given below. We recommend that you read through all the options, reflect on them as the Word of God and select the ones which seem to speak to you as appropriate for the celebration of the funeral of your loved one. Once you have selected your option, you can download and print them off via the link at the end of each reading or prayer.
Points to remember when reading:
Other elements of the Mass to consider include:
It is important to discuss these options with the priest celebrating the Funeral Mass. For example, funerals which take place during the Easter season can have special readings with a stronger emphasis on the Resurrection.
This sacrament is called one of the Sacraments of Initiation because it brings us into the fullness of our life in Christ. As members of the Church, we are required to receive Communion – the True Body and Blood of Jesus Christ – at least once per year as part of our Easter duty, however, the Church urges us to receive more frequently – daily if possible.
Receiving Holy Communion worthily brings us graces that affect us both spiritually and physically. Spiritually, our souls become more united to Christ though the graces we receive and through the change in our actions that those graces effect. Frequent Communion increases our love for God and our neighbour. This love then expresses itself in action and brings us into deeper communion with Christ.
Holy Communion can be received at St Peter's Church at the following times:
6:30pm vigil
8:00am, 10:00am, 11:30am, 6:30pm
2:15pm for the African Community
4:00pm (2nd Sunday of every month) for the Indian Community (preceeded by Sunday School at 2.00pm)
10:30am & 6:30pm
10:30am
10:30am
7:00pm (Monday only) followed by Novena to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal – except bank holidays
If we cannot receive Holy Communion physically because we cannot go to Mass or because we are aware of having committed a mortal sin and need to go to Confession first, we can pray an Act of Spiritual Communion. In this we express our desire to be united with Christ and ask Him to come into our soul. Although not sacramental, if it is prayed devoutly it can be source of grace that can strengthen us until we can receive Holy Communion again.
You Shall Be My Witnesses is a parish-based preparation programme for Confirmation. It is a resource designed to encourage active partnership between those involved in parish leadership, parents and members of the wider parish community as they help children to prepare for the
sacrament of Confirmation.
A special Mass will take place at 11.30am next Sunday, 26th November for the children from St Peter’s National School
due to make their Confirmation next year.
We ask you to keep them, their families and their teachers in your prayers. We wish them every blessing during this special time.
You Shall Be My Witnesses is a parish-based preparation programme for Confirmation. It is a resource designed to encourage active partnership between those involved in parish leadership, parents and members of the wider parish community as they help children to prepare for the
sacrament of Confirmation.
A special Mass will take place at 11.30am next Sunday, 26th November for the children from St Peter’s National School
due to make their Confirmation next year.
We ask you to keep them, their families and their teachers in your prayers. We wish them every blessing during this special time.
You Shall Be My Witnesses is a parish-based preparation programme for Confirmation. It is a resource designed to encourage active partnership between those involved in parish leadership, parents and members of the wider parish community as they help children to prepare for the sacrament of Confirmation.
A special Mass will take place at 11.30m this Sunday 17 December for the children from St Peter’s National School due to make their Confirmation next year.
We ask you to keep them, their families and their teachers in your prayers. We wish them every blessing during this special time.
You Shall Be My Witnesses is a parish-based preparation programme for Confirmation. It is a resource designed to encourage active partnership between those involved in parish leadership, parents and members of the wider parish community as they help children to prepare for the sacrament of Confirmation.
A special Mass will take place at 11.30am this Sunday, 17 December for the children from St Peter’s National School due to make their Confirmation next year.
We ask you to keep them, their families and their teachers in your prayers. We wish them every blessing during this special time.
You Shall Be My Witnesses is a parish-based preparation programme for Confirmation. It is a resource designed to encourage active partnership between those involved in parish leadership, parents and members of the wider parish community as they help children to prepare for the sacrament of Confirmation.
A special Mass will take place at 11.30m this Sunday 17 De for the children from St Peter’s National School due to make their Confirmation next year.
We ask you to keep them, their families and their teachers in your prayers. We wish them every blessing during this special time.
You Shall Be My Witnesses is a parish-based preparation programme for Confirmation. It is a resource designed to encourage active partnership between those involved in parish leadership, parents and members of the wider parish community as they help children to prepare for the sacrament of Confirmation.
A special Mass will take place at 11.30m this Sunday 17 December for the children from St Peter’s National School due to make their Confirmation next year.
We ask you to keep them, their families and their teachers in your prayers. We wish them every blessing during this special time.
You Shall Be My Witnesses is a parish-based preparation programme for Confirmation. It is a resource designed to encourage active partnership between those involved in parish leadership, parents and members of the wider parish community as they help children to prepare for the sacrament of Confirmation. A special Mass will take place at 11.30m this Sunday 28 January for the children from St Peter’s National School.
Service of Light
A Service of Light will take place on Thursday, 1 February at 7.30pm for the pupils of St Peter’s National School as they prepare to make their Confirmation.
We ask you to keep them, their families and their teachers in your prayers. We wish them every blessing during this special time.
You Shall Be My Witnesses is a parish-based preparation programme for Confirmation. It is a resource designed to encourage active partnership between those involved in parish leadership, parents and members of the wider parish community as they help children to prepare for the sacrament of Confirmation. A special Mass will take place at 11.30m this Sunday 28 January for the children from St Peter’s National School.
Service of Light
A Service of Light will take place on Thursday, 1 February at 7.30pm for the pupils of St Peter’s National School as they prepare to make their Confirmation.
We ask you to keep them, their families and their teachers in your prayers. We wish them every blessing during this special time.
You Shall Be My Witnesses is a parish-based preparation programme for Confirmation. It is a resource designed to encourage active partnership between those involved in parish leadership, parents and members of the wider parish community as they help children to prepare for the sacrament of Confirmation. A special Mass will take place at 11.30m this Sunday 28 January for the children from St Peter’s National School.
Service of Light
A Service of Light will take place on Thursday, 1 February at 7.30pm for the pupils of St Peter’s National School as they prepare to make their Confirmation.
We ask you to keep them, their families and their teachers in your prayers. We wish them every blessing during this special time.
The proceeds from this year’s Christmas Fayre have been finalised and a cheque has been sent to St Peter’s Conference of the Society of St Vincent de Paul in the amount €1,215.03. We thank you all most sincerely on their behalf for your continued generosity.
The Ladies of Charity wish to thank all those who supported them at the Coffee and Mince Pie Morning last Sunday at the Cremore Bakery.
A total of €300 was raised. Once again we thank you for your generosity.
The proceeds from this year’s Christmas Fayre have been finalisedand a cheque has been sent to St Peter’s Conference of the
Society of St Vincent de Paul in the amount €1,215.03. We thank you all most sincerely on their behalf for your continued generosity.
The Ladies of Charity wish to thank all those who supported them at the Coffeeand Mince Pie Morning last Sunday at the Cremore Bakery.
A total of €300 was raised. Once again we thank you for your generosity.
The proceeds from this year’s Christmas Fayre have been finalisedand a cheque has been sent to St Peter’s Conference of the Society of St Vincent de Paul in the amount €1,215.03. We thank you all most sincerely on their behalf for your continued generosity.
The Ladies of Charity wish to thank all those who supported them at the Coffeeand Mince Pie Morning last Sunday at the Cremore Bakery.
A total of €300 was raised. Once again we thank you for your generosity.
The proceeds from this year’s Christmas Fayre have been finalisedand a cheque has been sent to St Peter’s Conference of the Society of St Vincent de Paul in the amount €1,215.03. We thank you all most sincerely on their behalf for your continued generosity.
The Ladies of Charity wish to thank all those who supported them at the Coffee and Mince Pie Morning last Sunday at the Cremore Bakery.
A total of €300 was raised. Once again we thank you for your generosity.
The proceeds from this year’s Christmas Fayre have been finalised and a cheque has been sent to St Peter’s Conference of the Society of St Vincent de Paul in the amount €1,215.03. We thank you all most sincerely on their behalf for your continued generosity.
The Ladies of Charity wish to thank all those who supported them at the Coffee and Mince Pie Morning last Sunday at the Cremore Bakery.
A total of €300 was raised. Once again we thank you for your generosity.
At the time of death of a loved one there are so many difficult decisions to be made quickly and among those are organising the Funeral Liturgy. This page contains readings and prayers for the Funeral Mass to help you choose what is fitting for and appropriate for your deceased loved one. You will need to consider the following:
For a funeral, the Readings necessary are as follows:
Given that two readings are required as well as the psalm and Gospel Acclamation, it is normal to have two readers. One reader would do the First Reading and the Psalm and the other would do the Second Reading and the Acclamation. The two readers could then share reading the Prayer of the Faithful.
Here are a selection of Funeral Readings to choose from. We recommend that you read through all the options, reflect on them as the Word of God and select the ones which seem to speak to you as appropriate for the celebration of the funeral of your loved one. Once you have selected your option, you can download and print them off via the link at the end of each reading or prayer.
Points to remember when reading:
Other elements of the Mass to consider include:
It is important to discuss these options with the priest celebrating the Funeral Mass. For example, funerals which take place during the Easter season can have special readings with a stronger emphasis on the Resurrection.
At the time of death of a loved one there are so many difficult decisions to be made quickly and among those are organising the Funeral Liturgy. This page contains readings and prayers for the Funeral Mass to help you choose what is fitting for and appropriate for your deceased loved one. You will need to consider the following:
For a funeral, the Readings necessary are as follows:
Given that two readings are required as well as the psalm and Gospel Acclamation, it is normal to have two readers. One reader would do the First Reading and the Psalm and the other would do the Second Reading and the Acclamation. The two readers could then share reading the Prayer of the Faithful.
Here are a selection of Funeral Readings to choose from. We recommend that you read through all the options, reflect on them as the Word of God and select the ones which seem to speak to you as appropriate for the celebration of the funeral of your loved one. Once you have selected your option, you can download and print them off via the link at the end of each reading or prayer.
Points to remember when reading:
Other elements of the Mass to consider include:
It is important to discuss these options with the priest celebrating the Funeral Mass. For example, funerals which take place during the Easter season can have special readings with a stronger emphasis on the Resurrection.
Support the Music and the Arts on the Northside by donating to our campaign to bring
Handel's Messiah to St. Peter's Church, Phibsborough in November.
Donate to our gofundme campaign or
Pledge an offline donation
(cheque, direct transfer or cash)
Raised to date €6,000* of our €15,000 target.
*Gofund only records online donations, as donations are received they will be recorded here
Support the Music and the Arts on the Northside by donating to our campaign to bring
Handel's Messiah to St. Peter's Church, Phibsborough in November.
Donate to our GOFUNDME campaign or
Pledge an offline donation
(cheque, direct transfer or cash)
Raised to date €6,000* of our €15,000 target.
*Gofund only records online donations, as donations are received they will be recorded here
Sunday 8 July
2.30pm Kilossary Prayers
3.00pm Glencullen Mass
3.00pm Newland’s Cross Mass
3.30pm Rolestown Mass
Sunday 15 July
3.30pm Donabate Mass
Sunday 22 July
3.00pm Kilgobbin Mass
4.00pm Balbriggan Mass
4.00pm Palmerstown Prayers
7.00pm Clonmethan Prayers
Sunday 29 July
3.00pm Ballymadun Prayers
Sunday 8 July
2.30pm Kilossary Prayers
3.00pm Glencullen Mass
3.00pm Newland’s Cross Mass
3.30pm Rolestown Mass
Sunday 15 July
3.30pm Donabate Mass
Sunday 22 July
3.00pm Kilgobbin Mass
4.00pm Balbriggan Mass
4.00pm Palmerstown Prayers
7.00pm Clonmethan Prayers
Sunday 29 July
3.00pm Ballymadun Prayers
At the time of death of a loved one there are so many difficult decisions to be made quickly and among those are organising the Funeral Liturgy. This page contains readings and prayers for the Funeral Mass to help you choose what is fitting for and appropriate for your deceased loved one. You will need to consider the following:
For a funeral, the Readings necessary are as follows:
Given that two readings are required as well as the psalm and Gospel Acclamation, it is normal to have two readers. One reader would do the First Reading and the Psalm and the other would do the Second Reading and the Acclamation. The two readers could then share reading the Prayer of the Faithful.
Here are a selection of Funeral Readings to choose from. We recommend that you read through all the options, reflect on them as the Word of God and select the ones which seem to speak to you as appropriate for the celebration of the funeral of your loved one. Funeral Masses are not permitted on Sunday in the Diocese of Dublin. Here in St Peter's a Funeral Mass can take place Monday to Saturday morning at 10.30am.
Points to remember when reading:
Other elements of the Mass to consider include:
It is important to discuss these options with the priest celebrating the Funeral Mass. For example, funerals which take place during the Easter season can have special readings with a stronger emphasis on the Resurrection.
As a Cluster we are delighted to host the actual Holy Family Icon for the World Meeting of Families as it travels Ireland. It arrives to the Church of the Most Precious Blood on Thursday, 19 July at 12.30pm and leaves after the 10.00am Mass on Friday 20 July. While it is with us we will have prayer, ritual and reflection on the meaning of the Icon. Further details to come.
As a Cluster we are delighted to host the actual Holy Family Icon for the World Meeting of Families as it travels Ireland. It arrives to the
Church of the Most Precious Blood on Thursday, 19 July at 12.30pm and leaves after the 10.00am Mass on Friday 20 July.
While it is with us we will have prayer, ritual and reflection on the meaning of the Icon. Further details to come.
As a Cluster we are delighted to host the actual Holy Family Icon for the World Meeting of Families as it travels Ireland. It arrives to the Church of the Most Precious Blood on Thursday, 19 July at 12.30pm and leaves after the 10.00am Mass on Friday 20 July. While it is with us we will have prayer, ritual and reflection on the meaning of the Icon. Further details to come.
Sunday 8 July
2.30pm Kilossary Prayers
3.00pm Glencullen Mass
3.00pm Newland’s Cross Mass
3.30pm Rolestown Mass
Sunday 15 July
3.30pm Donabate Mass
Sunday 22 July
3.00pm Kilgobbin Mass
4.00pm Balbriggan Mass
4.00pm Palmerstown Prayers
7.00pm Clonmethan Prayers
Sunday 29 July
3.00pm Ballymadun Prayers
Come along to St Peter’s Parish Garden Party on Sunday 17 June from 2pm to 5pm. Fun day out for all the family from the young to the not so young.
BBQ, Games, Bouncy Castle, Cake/Plant Stalls, Dancers, Music, Raffle and much, much more….
This sacrament is called one of the Sacraments of Initiation because it brings us into the fullness of our life in Christ. As members of the Church, we are required to receive Communion – the True Body and Blood of Jesus Christ – at least once per year as part of our Easter duty, however, the Church urges us to receive more frequently – daily if possible.
Receiving Holy Communion worthily brings us graces that affect us both spiritually and physically. Spiritually, our souls become more united to Christ though the graces we receive and through the change in our actions that those graces effect. Frequent Communion increases our love for God and our neighbour. This love then expresses itself in action and brings us into deeper communion with Christ.
Holy Communion can be received at St Peter's Church at the following times:
6:30pm vigil
8:00am, 10:00am & 11:30am
2:15pm (1st Sunday of every month) for the African Community
4:00pm (2nd Sunday of every month) for the Indian Community (preceeded by Sunday School at 2:00pm)
10:30am & 6:30pm
10:30am
10:30am
7:00pm (Monday only) followed by Novena to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal – except bank holidays
If we cannot receive Holy Communion physically because we cannot go to Mass or because we are aware of having committed a mortal sin and need to go to Confession first, we can pray an Act of Spiritual Communion. In this we express our desire to be united with Christ and ask Him to come into our soul. Although not sacramental, if it is prayed devoutly it can be source of grace that can strengthen us until we can receive Holy Communion again.
This sacrament is called one of the Sacraments of Initiation because it brings us into the fullness of our life in Christ. As members of the Church, we are required to receive Communion – the True Body and Blood of Jesus Christ – at least once per year as part of our Easter duty, however, the Church urges us to receive more frequently – daily if possible.
Receiving Holy Communion worthily brings us graces that affect us both spiritually and physically. Spiritually, our souls become more united to Christ though the graces we receive and through the change in our actions that those graces effect. Frequent Communion increases our love for God and our neighbour. This love then expresses itself in action and brings us into deeper communion with Christ.
Holy Communion can be received at St Peter's Church at the following times:
6:30pm vigil
8:00am, 10:00am & 11:30am
2:15pm for the African Community (1st Sunday of every month)
4:00pm (2nd Sunday of every month) for the Indian Community (preceeded by Sunday School at 2:00pm)
10:30am & 6:30pm
10:30am
10:30am
7:00pm (Monday only) followed by Novena to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal – except bank holidays
If we cannot receive Holy Communion physically because we cannot go to Mass or because we are aware of having committed a mortal sin and need to go to Confession first, we can pray an Act of Spiritual Communion. In this we express our desire to be united with Christ and ask Him to come into our soul. Although not sacramental, if it is prayed devoutly it can be source of grace that can strengthen us until we can receive Holy Communion again.
Papal Mass Tickets & Transport
Mass is at 3.00pm on Sunday, 26 August in the Phoenix Park. Tickets are free, however, there is a charge of €10 for anyone wishing to travel on the bus.
* We have booked a bus with 40 seats & tickets as recommended by the Diocese (preference will be given to the elderly)
* We have 50 tickets for those making their own way there.
* We have a number of tickets for those under the age of 18
* There is a maximum of 2 tickets per person
* Tickets will be available for collection after Monday, 30 July
Every adult and child will need a ticket. Under 18’s must be accompanied by an adult. All tickets will be for standing sections. To book your place, contact the Parish Office with your details (01) 838 9708 email: info@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Papal Mass Tickets & Transport
Mass is at 3.00pm on Sunday, 26 August in the Phoenix Park. Tickets are free, however, there is a charge of €10 for anyone wishing to travel on the bus.
* We have booked a bus with 40 seats & tickets as recommended by the Diocese (preference will be given to the elderly)
* We have 50 tickets for those making their own way there.
* We have a number of tickets for those under the age of 18
* There is a maximum of 2 tickets per person
* Tickets will be available for collection after Monday, 30 July
Every adult and child will need a ticket. Under 18’s must be accompanied by an adult. All tickets will be for standing sections. To book your place, contact the Parish Office with your details (01) 838 9708 email: info@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Papal Mass Tickets & Transport
Mass is at 3.00pm on Sunday, 26 August in the Phoenix Park. Tickets are free, however, there is a charge of €10 for anyone wishing to travel on the bus.
* We have booked a bus with 40 seats & tickets as recommended by the Diocese (preference will be given to the elderly)
* We have 50 tickets for those making their own way there.
* We have a number of tickets for those under the age of 18
* There is a maximum of 2 tickets per person
* Tickets will be available for collection after Monday, 30 July
Every adult and child will need a ticket. Under 18’s must be accompanied by an adult. All tickets will be for standing sections. To book your place, contact the Parish Office with your details (01) 838 9708 email: info@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Fr Aidan, CM
ParishPriest
Marion McCormack
Administrator
Email: marion.mccormack@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Antoinette Dunne
Secretary
Email: info@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Ecaterina Lungu
Assistant Sacristan
Email: info@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Gerry Maguire
Assistant Sacristan
Email: info@stpetersphibsboro.ie
For Vincentians, September is the month in which we celebrate the feast day of our founder: St Vincent de Paul on the 27th. It is obviously an event of major importance to us, and it is also a date on which new novices are enrolled formally into the Community, so it is a date laden with memories not only of the Great Man, but also, for each of us, the hesitant, tentative stepping out on that journey that leads to priesthood and the lifetime service of the poor.
In the past we tended to celebrate the feast in relative isolation from the many different organisations that have sprung from St Vincent de Paul’s vision of service of the poor, both those directly founded by him, and later ones which took inspiration from his example. Links between these organisations vary; some are institutional and formal, while others were mild and gossamer thin. On the 27th, with some cases, warm wishes were given and received, in others, there was hardly any acknowledgement at all. We were all the poorer for the polite thinness of our exchanges as each chugged along in their relative spheres, engaging with the task of living their founder’s/patron’s vision.
In recent times we have changed and there is now in place more deliberate attempts to work in real partnership, pulling the insights of the different organisations together to make fresh responses to new forms of poverty both material and spiritual. The “umbrella” if you will for this more structured cooperation is “The Vincentian Family”. In Ireland the Family includes the Ladies of Charity (more recently named the “International Association of Charity” - AIC), Congregation of the Mission (CM), Daughters of Charity (DC), Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP), Association of the Miraculous Medal (AMM), Holy Faith Sisters (CHF), Vincentian Lay Missionaries (VLM), DePaul Ireland and the Vincentian Partnership for Social Justice. The people of Phibsborough have been so active in supporting all the above organisations, the Administrative office of the Vincentian Family is based in St Peter’s Presbytery.
Celebrating a feast day runs the risk of being little more than a self-congratulatory exercise, unless it is used as an opportunity to evaluate, reflect and pray for an ever better response to the needs of the poor in Ireland today. Whether you belong to any of the Family organisations or not, we ask you to do two things,
1 Pray with us
St Peter’s has a beautiful shrine to the Saints of the Family, a simple prayer, invoking their protection before their Icons would help us enormously.
2 Join us for the Feast Day Mass
This year, we will be observing the feast as a Family on the nearest Sunday (the 30th) at the 11.30am Mass.
St Vincent once wrote, “Go to the Poor, you will find God”, the Family of women and men who are inspired by him will be praying to find ever better ways of going to the poor, and through them to find God. Join us, pray with us and perhaps we may find the poor and God together.
Fr Joseph Loftus CM
jloftus@stpetersphibsboro.ie
For Vincentians, September is the month in which we celebrate the feast day of our founder: St Vincent de Paul on the 27th. It is obviously an event of major importance to us, and it is also a date on which new novices are enrolled formally into the Community, so it is a date laden with memories not only of the Great Man, but also, for each of us, the hesitant, tentative stepping out on that journey that leads to priesthood and the lifetime service of the poor.
In the past we tended to celebrate the feast in relative isolation from the many different organisations that have sprung from St Vincent de Paul’s vision of service of the poor, both those directly founded by him, and later ones which took inspiration from his example. Links between these organisations vary; some are institutional and formal, while others were mild and gossamer thin. On the 27th, with some cases, warm wishes were given and received, in others, there was hardly any acknowledgement at all. We were all the poorer for the polite thinness of our exchanges as each chugged along in their relative spheres, engaging with the task of living their founder’s/patron’s vision.
In recent times we have changed and there is now in place more deliberate attempts to work in real partnership, pulling the insights of the different organisations together to make fresh responses to new forms of poverty both material and spiritual. The “umbrella” if you will for this more structured cooperation is “The Vincentian Family”. In Ireland the Family includes the Ladies of Charity (more recently named the “International Association of Charity” - AIC), Congregation of the Mission (CM), Daughters of Charity (DC), Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP), Association of the Miraculous Medal (AMM), Holy Faith Sisters (CHF), Vincentian Lay Missionaries (VLM), DePaul Ireland and the Vincentian Partnership for Social Justice. The people of Phibsborough have been so active in supporting all the above organisations, the Administrative office of the Vincentian Family is based in St Peter’s Presbytery.
Celebrating a feast day runs the risk of being little more than a self-congratulatory exercise, unless it is used as an opportunity to evaluate, reflect and pray for an ever better response to the needs of the poor in Ireland today. Whether you belong to any of the Family organisations or not, we ask you to do two things,
1 Pray with us
St Peter’s has a beautiful shrine to the Saints of the Family, a simple prayer, invoking their protection before their Icons would help us enormously.
2 Join us for the Feast Day Mass
This year, we will be observing the feast as a Family on the nearest Sunday (the 30th) at the 11.30am Mass.
St Vincent once wrote, “Go to the Poor, you will find God”, the Family of women and men who are inspired by him will be praying to find ever better ways of going to the poor, and through them to find God. Join us, pray with us and perhaps we may find the poor and God together.
Fr Joseph Loftus CM
jloftus@stpetersphibsboro.ie
For Vincentians, September is the month in which we celebrate the feast day of our founder: St Vincent de Paul on the 27th. It is obviously an event of major importance to us, and it is also a date on which new novices are enrolled formally into the Community, so it is a date laden with memories not only of the Great Man, but also, for each of us, the hesitant, tentative stepping out on that journey that leads to priesthood and the lifetime service of the poor.
In the past we tended to celebrate the feast in relative isolation from the many different organisations that have sprung from St Vincent de Paul’s vision of service of the poor, both those directly founded by him, and later ones which took inspiration from his example. Links between these organisations vary; some are institutional and formal, while others were mild and gossamer thin. On the 27th, with some cases, warm wishes were given and received, in others, there was hardly any acknowledgement at all. We were all the poorer for the polite thinness of our exchanges as each chugged along in their relative spheres, engaging with the task of living their founder’s/patron’s vision.
In recent times we have changed and there is now in place more deliberate attempts to work in real partnership, pulling the insights of the different organisations together to make fresh responses to new forms of poverty both material and spiritual. The “umbrella” if you will for this more structured cooperation is “The Vincentian Family”. In Ireland the Family includes the Ladies of Charity (more recently named the “International Association of Charity” - AIC), Congregation of the Mission (CM), Daughters of Charity (DC), Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP), Association of the Miraculous Medal (AMM), Holy Faith Sisters (CHF), Vincentian Lay Missionaries (VLM), DePaul Ireland and the Vincentian Partnership for Social Justice. The people of Phibsborough have been so active in supporting all the above organisations, the Administrative office of the Vincentian Family is based in St Peter’s Presbytery.
Celebrating a feast day runs the risk of being little more than a self-congratulatory exercise, unless it is used as an opportunity to evaluate, reflect and pray for an ever better response to the needs of the poor in Ireland today. Whether you belong to any of the Family organisations or not, we ask you to do two things,
1 Pray with us
St Peter’s has a beautiful shrine to the Saints of the Family, a simple prayer, invoking their protection before their Icons would help us enormously.
2 Join us for the Feast Day Mass
This year, we will be observing the feast as a Family on the nearest Sunday (the 30th) at the 11.30am Mass.
St Vincent once wrote, “Go to the Poor, you will find God”, the Family of women and men who are inspired by him will be praying to find ever better ways of going to the poor, and through them to find God. Join us, pray with us and perhaps we may find the poor and God together.
Fr Joseph Loftus CM
jloftus@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Fr. John Concannon (right) and Eamon Flanagan, both members of the Phibsboro community of Vincentians, celebrated their 80th birthday this week. We wish them well on reaching another "0" birthday.
Fr. John Concannon (right) and Eamon Flanagan, both members of the Phibsboro community of Vincentians, celebrated their 80th birthday this week. We wish them well on reaching another "0" birthday.Fr. John Concannon (right) and Eamon Flanagan, both members of the Phibsboro community of Vincentians, celebrated their 80th birthday this week. We wish them well on reaching another "0" birthday.
Fr Aidan, CM
ParishPriest
Marion McCormack
Administrator
Email: marion.mccormack@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Antoinette Dunne
Secretary
Email: info@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Ecaterina Lungu
Assistant Sacristan
Email: info@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Gerry Maguire
Assistant Sacristan
Email: info@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Fr Aidan, CM
ParishPriest
Marion McCormack
Administrator
Email: marion.mccormack@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Antoinette Dunne
Secretary
Email: info@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Ecaterina Lungu
Assistant Sacristan
Email: info@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Gerry Maguire
Assistant Sacristan
Email: info@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Fr Aidan, CM
ParishPriest
Marion McCormack
Administrator
Email: marion.mccormack@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Antoinette Dunne
Secretary
Email: info@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Ecaterina Lungu
Assistant Sacristan
Gerry Maguire
Assistant Sacristan
Fr Aidan, CM
ParishPriest
Marion McCormack
Administrator
Email: marion.mccormack@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Antoinette Dunne
Secretary
Email: info@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Ecaterina Lungu & Gerry Maguire
Assistant Sacristans
Fr Aidan, CM
ParishPriest
Marion McCormack
Administrator
Email: marion.mccormack@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Antoinette Dunne
Secretary
Email: info@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Ecaterina Lungu
Assistant Sacristan
Gerry Maguire
Assistant Sacristan
The Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul
St Louise de Marillac together with St Vincent de Paul in 1633, gathered a small group of women who would live as sisters and work as servants with the Confraternities of Charity. Louise taught them how to care for the sick, to pray each day, to grow in God’s love, to bring that love to those they served and to do so with gentleness and compassion. This was the beginning of a new form of committed religious living, combining prayer and action while living among the people they served. They had in the words of Vincent,
People who saw them on the streets carrying their pots of soup and remedies called them ‘Filles de la Charité’, a name that continues to this day, Daughters of Charity. At first they cared for the sick in their homes. Soon they were caring for the sick in hospitals, teaching little girls, caring for the children abandoned on the streets, galley convicts, wounded soldiers, the elderly, refugees and those who were ashamed of their poverty.
By the time St Vincent and St Louise died in 1660 there were seventy-four local communities of Daughters of Charity in France and two in Poland. Now worldwide there are approximately 17,000 Daughters of Charity in ninety-one countries, in all five continents.
The Daughters of Charity first came to Ireland in 1855 when the country was still recovering from the effects of the Famine. The initial invitation led the Sisters to Drogheda where they cared for people in need in their homes and opened a night school for young girls working in the factories. Two years later, in 1857 two houses were opened in Dublin. Since then the sisters have expanded and diversified their services and over the years have withdrawn from some services and undertaken new ones in response to changing needs. Today the Irish Province of the Daughters of Charity comprises twenty-four houses across the country and five in Kenya.
The Irish Province also fostered the growth of the now thriving Province of Nigeria and Ethiopia.
The ministries of the Daughters of Charity today in Ireland are many and varied. Sisters are engaged in Social and Community Services, in services for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities, in Child and Family Services. More recently the Sisters are working with people who are refugees, migrants and with those who are homeless. They are also involved in Parish ministry, prison ministry and care of the elderly, as well as working in hospice care.
Fr Aidan, CM
ParishPriest
Marion McCormack
Administrator
Email: marion.mccormack@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Antoinette Dunne
Secretary
Email: info@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Ecaterina Lungu
Assistant Sacristan
Email: info@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Gerry Maguire
Assistant Sacristan
Email: info@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Fr Aidan, CM
ParishPriest
Marion McCormack
Administrator
Email: marion.mccormack@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Antoinette Dunne
Secretary
Email: info@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Ecaterina Lungu
Assistant Sacristan
Email: info@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Gerry Maguire
Assistant Sacristan
Email: info@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Fr Aidan, CM
ParishPriest
Marion McCormack
Administrator
Email: marion.mccormack@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Antoinette Dunne
Secretary
Email: info@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Ecaterina Lungu
Assistant Sacristan
Email: info@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Gerry Maguire
Assistant Sacristan
Email: info@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Fr Aidan, CM
ParishPriest
Marion McCormack
Administrator
Email: marion.mccormack@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Antoinette Dunne
Secretary
Email: info@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Ecaterina Lungu
Assistant Sacristan
Email: info@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Gerry Maguire
Assistant Sacristan
Email: info@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Fr. John Concannon (right) and Eamon Flanagan, both members of the Phibsboro community of Vincentians, celebrated their 80th birthday this week. We wish them well on reaching another "0" birthday.
Fr. John Concannon (right) and Eamon Flanagan, both members of the Phibsboro community of Vincentians, celebrated their 80th birthday this week. We wish them well on reaching another "0" birthday.
St Peter's Singers Musical Director, Helen Walsh has recently been honoured by having I will bless your name, a Psalm setting of her own composition included in the World Meeting of Families Event. A piece very familiar to our Sunday congregations now has been performed for an International audience.
Congratulations Helen.
The origin of the piece is a lesson in simplicity,
Helen composed I will bless your name forever, a setting for Psalm 144, for the regular weekend Masses for St Peter’s in 1995. On her way to the Saturday evening liturgy, Helen penned the music very quickly on the back of an envelope! Later that evening it was sung by Bass, Mr. Myles Kinsella. In 1996 RTE ran a church music competition and Helen submitted the psalm given its popularity amongst the Mass going community. It was shortlisted and reached the final which was broadcast on RTE radio live and performed by Cor na Nog. The music was later published along with that of the other finalists by RTE. This year, in the preparations for the World Meeting of Families, Helen was approached by the organiser of liturgical music for the events, Mr Derek Mahaddy who sought permission for the piece to be shortlisted for use to which Helen naturally agreed.
I will bless your name was sung by the worshipping community in the RDS on the Friday liturgy and broadcast on television later that night. The psalm is noted for its gentleness and simple melody to which congregations can easily attune.
St Peter's Singers Musical Director, Helen Walsh has recently been honoured by having I will bless your name, a Psalm setting of her own composition included in the World Meeting of Families Event. A piece very familiar to our Sunday congregations now has been performed for an International audience.
Congratulations Helen.
The origin of the piece is a lesson in simplicity,
Helen composed I will bless your name forever, a setting for Psalm 144, for the regular weekend Masses for St Peter’s in 1995. On her way to the Saturday evening liturgy, Helen penned the music very quickly on the back of an envelope! Later that evening it was sung by Bass, Mr. Myles Kinsella. In 1996 RTE ran a church music competition and Helen submitted the psalm given its popularity amongst the Mass going community. It was shortlisted and reached the final which was broadcast on RTE radio live and performed by Cor na Nog. The music was later published along with that of the other finalists by RTE. This year, in the preparations for the World Meeting of Families, Helen was approached by the organiser of liturgical music for the events, Mr Derek Mahaddy who sought permission for the piece to be shortlisted for use to which Helen naturally agreed.
I will bless your name was sung by the worshipping community in the RDS on the Friday liturgy and broadcast on television later that night. The psalm is noted for its gentleness and simple melody to which congregations can easily attune.
Fr. Pat Collins C.M.,
will explore the Catechism
in a planned and systematic way
over a period of twenty six weeks.
The programme will take place in
on Monday nights from 7.30-8.30pm,
beginning on Sept 17th.All are welcome.
Fr. Pat Collins C.M.,
will explore the Catechism
in a planned and systematic way
over a period of twenty six weeks.
The programme will take place in
on Monday nights from 7.30-8.30pm,
beginning on Sept 17th.All are welcome.
Fr. Pat Collins C.M.,
will explore the Catechism
in a planned and systematic way
over a period of twenty six weeks.
The programme will take place in
on Monday nights from 7.30-8.30pm,
beginning on Sept 17th.All are welcome.
Sunday
| Vigil (Sat) |
6:30pm | |
| Morning | 8.00am | |
| 10:00am | ||
| 11:30am | ||
Weekdays |
||
| Monday | 10:30am | |
| 7.00pm* | ||
| Tuesday to Saturday | 10:30am | |
| *Except Bank Holidays |
The Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul
St Louise de Marillac together with St Vincent de Paul in 1633, gathered a small group of women who would live as sisters and work as servants with the Confraternities of Charity. Louise taught them how to care for the sick, to pray each day, to grow in God’s love, to bring that love to those they served and to do so with gentleness and compassion. This was the beginning of a new form of committed religious living, combining prayer and action while living among the people they served. They had in the words of Vincent,
People who saw them on the streets carrying their pots of soup and remedies called them ‘Filles de la Charité’, a name that continues to this day, Daughters of Charity. At first they cared for the sick in their homes. Soon they were caring for the sick in hospitals, teaching little girls, caring for the children abandoned on the streets, galley convicts, wounded soldiers, the elderly, refugees and those who were ashamed of their poverty.
By the time St Vincent and St Louise died in 1660 there were seventy-four local communities of Daughters of Charity in France and two in Poland. Now worldwide there are approximately 17,000 Daughters of Charity in ninety-one countries, in all five continents.
The Daughters of Charity first came to Ireland in 1855 when the country was still recovering from the effects of the Famine. The initial invitation led the Sisters to Drogheda where they cared for people in need in their homes and opened a night school for young girls working in the factories. Two years later, in 1857 two houses were opened in Dublin. Since then the sisters have expanded and diversified their services and over the years have withdrawn from some services and undertaken new ones in response to changing needs. Today the Irish Province of the Daughters of Charity comprises twenty-four houses across the country and five in Kenya.
The Irish Province also fostered the growth of the now thriving Province of Nigeria and Ethiopia.
The ministries of the Daughters of Charity today in Ireland are many and varied. Sisters are engaged in Social and Community Services, in services for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities, in Child and Family Services. More recently the Sisters are working with people who are refugees, migrants and with those who are homeless. They are also involved in Parish ministry, prison ministry and care of the elderly, as well as working in hospice care.
The Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul
St Louise de Marillac together with St Vincent de Paul in 1633, gathered a small group of women who would live as sisters and work as servants with the Confraternities of Charity. Louise taught them how to care for the sick, to pray each day, to grow in God’s love, to bring that love to those they served and to do so with gentleness and compassion. This was the beginning of a new form of committed religious living, combining prayer and action while living among the people they served. They had in the words of Vincent,
People who saw them on the streets carrying their pots of soup and remedies called them ‘Filles de la Charité’, a name that continues to this day, Daughters of Charity. At first they cared for the sick in their homes. Soon they were caring for the sick in hospitals, teaching little girls, caring for the children abandoned on the streets, galley convicts, wounded soldiers, the elderly, refugees and those who were ashamed of their poverty.
By the time St Vincent and St Louise died in 1660 there were seventy-four local communities of Daughters of Charity in France and two in Poland. Now worldwide there are approximately 17,000 Daughters of Charity in ninety-one countries, in all five continents.
The Daughters of Charity first came to Ireland in 1855 when the country was still recovering from the effects of the Famine. The initial invitation led the Sisters to Drogheda where they cared for people in need in their homes and opened a night school for young girls working in the factories. Two years later, in 1857 two houses were opened in Dublin. Since then the sisters have expanded and diversified their services and over the years have withdrawn from some services and undertaken new ones in response to changing needs. Today the Irish Province of the Daughters of Charity comprises twenty-four houses across the country and five in Kenya.
The Irish Province also fostered the growth of the now thriving Province of Nigeria and Ethiopia.
The ministries of the Daughters of Charity today in Ireland are many and varied. Sisters are engaged in Social and Community Services, in services for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities, in Child and Family Services. More recently the Sisters are working with people who are refugees, migrants and with those who are homeless. They are also involved in Parish ministry, prison ministry and care of the elderly, as well as working in hospice care.
The Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul
St Louise de Marillac together with St Vincent de Paul in 1633, gathered a small group of women who would live as sisters and work as servants with the Confraternities of Charity. Louise taught them how to care for the sick, to pray each day, to grow in God’s love, to bring that love to those they served and to do so with gentleness and compassion. This was the beginning of a new form of committed religious living, combining prayer and action while living among the people they served. They had in the words of Vincent,
People who saw them on the streets carrying their pots of soup and remedies called them ‘Filles de la Charité’, a name that continues to this day, Daughters of Charity. At first they cared for the sick in their homes. Soon they were caring for the sick in hospitals, teaching little girls, caring for the children abandoned on the streets, galley convicts, wounded soldiers, the elderly, refugees and those who were ashamed of their poverty.
By the time St Vincent and St Louise died in 1660 there were seventy-four local communities of Daughters of Charity in France and two in Poland. Now worldwide there are approximately 17,000 Daughters of Charity in ninety-one countries, in all five continents.
The Daughters of Charity first came to Ireland in 1855 when the country was still recovering from the effects of the Famine. The initial invitation led the Sisters to Drogheda where they cared for people in need in their homes and opened a night school for young girls working in the factories. Two years later, in 1857 two houses were opened in Dublin. Since then the sisters have expanded and diversified their services and over the years have withdrawn from some services and undertaken new ones in response to changing needs. Today the Irish Province of the Daughters of Charity comprises twenty-four houses across the country and five in Kenya.
The Irish Province also fostered the growth of the now thriving Province of Nigeria and Ethiopia.
The ministries of the Daughters of Charity today in Ireland are many and varied. Sisters are engaged in Social and Community Services, in services for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities, in Child and Family Services. More recently the Sisters are working with people who are refugees, migrants and with those who are homeless. They are also involved in Parish ministry, prison ministry and care of the elderly, as well as working in hospice care.
The broadcast channel is 28.731mhz for those who are technically minded.
For the rest of us, the special receivers required are available from the Parish Office.
We are hoping to set up a web based alternative soon,
as the receivers are becoming ever harder to source, such is the speed of technical change.
During October, we will be adding the Daily Rosary, especially for those who are house bound.
The broadcast channel is 28.731mhz for those who are technically minded.
For the rest of us, the special receivers required are available from the Parish Office.
We are hoping to set up a web based alternative soon,
as the receivers are becoming ever harder to source, such is the speed of technical change.
During October, we will be adding the Daily Rosary, especially for those who are house bound.
The broadcast channel is 28.731mhz for those who are technically minded.
For the rest of us, the special receivers required are available from the Parish Office.
We are hoping to set up a web based alternative soon,
as the receivers are becoming ever harder to source, such is the speed of technical change.
During October, we will be adding the Daily Rosary, especially for those who are house bound.
The Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul
St Louise de Marillac together with St Vincent de Paul in 1633, gathered a small group of women who would live as sisters and work as servants with the Confraternities of Charity. Louise taught them how to care for the sick, to pray each day, to grow in God’s love, to bring that love to those they served and to do so with gentleness and compassion. This was the beginning of a new form of committed religious living, combining prayer and action while living among the people they served. They had in the words of Vincent,
People who saw them on the streets carrying their pots of soup and remedies called them ‘Filles de la Charité’, a name that continues to this day, Daughters of Charity. At first they cared for the sick in their homes. Soon they were caring for the sick in hospitals, teaching little girls, caring for the children abandoned on the streets, galley convicts, wounded soldiers, the elderly, refugees and those who were ashamed of their poverty.
By the time St Vincent and St Louise died in 1660 there were seventy-four local communities of Daughters of Charity in France and two in Poland. Now worldwide there are approximately 17,000 Daughters of Charity in ninety-one countries, in all five continents.
The Daughters of Charity first came to Ireland in 1855 when the country was still recovering from the effects of the Famine. The initial invitation led the Sisters to Drogheda where they cared for people in need in their homes and opened a night school for young girls working in the factories. Two years later, in 1857 two houses were opened in Dublin. Since then the sisters have expanded and diversified their services and over the years have withdrawn from some services and undertaken new ones in response to changing needs. Today the Irish Province of the Daughters of Charity comprises twenty-four houses across the country and five in Kenya.
The Irish Province also fostered the growth of the now thriving Province of Nigeria and Ethiopia.
The ministries of the Daughters of Charity today in Ireland are many and varied. Sisters are engaged in Social and Community Services, in services for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities, in Child and Family Services. More recently the Sisters are working with people who are refugees, migrants and with those who are homeless. They are also involved in Parish ministry, prison ministry and care of the elderly, as well as working in hospice care.
The broadcast channel is 28.731mhz for those who are technically minded.
For the rest of us, the special receivers required are available from the Parish Office.
We are hoping to set up a web based alternative soon,
as the receivers are becoming ever harder to source, such is the speed of technical change.
During October, we will be adding the Daily Rosary, especially for those who are house bound.
The broadcast channel is 28.731mhz for those who are technically minded.
For the rest of us, the special receivers required are available from the Parish Office.
We are hoping to set up a web based alternative soon,
as the receivers are becoming ever harder to source, such is the speed of technical change.
During October, we will be adding the Daily Rosary, especially for those who are house bound.
The Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul
St Louise de Marillac together with St Vincent de Paul in 1633, gathered a small group of women who would live as sisters and work as servants with the Confraternities of Charity. Louise taught them how to care for the sick, to pray each day, to grow in God’s love, to bring that love to those they served and to do so with gentleness and compassion. This was the beginning of a new form of committed religious living, combining prayer and action while living among the people they served. They had in the words of Vincent,
People who saw them on the streets carrying their pots of soup and remedies called them ‘Filles de la Charité’, a name that continues to this day, Daughters of Charity. At first they cared for the sick in their homes. Soon they were caring for the sick in hospitals, teaching little girls, caring for the children abandoned on the streets, galley convicts, wounded soldiers, the elderly, refugees and those who were ashamed of their poverty.
By the time St Vincent and St Louise died in 1660 there were seventy-four local communities of Daughters of Charity in France and two in Poland. Now worldwide there are approximately 17,000 Daughters of Charity in ninety-one countries, in all five continents.
The Daughters of Charity first came to Ireland in 1855 when the country was still recovering from the effects of the Famine. The initial invitation led the Sisters to Drogheda where they cared for people in need in their homes and opened a night school for young girls working in the factories. Two years later, in 1857 two houses were opened in Dublin. Since then the sisters have expanded and diversified their services and over the years have withdrawn from some services and undertaken new ones in response to changing needs. Today the Irish Province of the Daughters of Charity comprises twenty-four houses across the country and five in Kenya.
The Irish Province also fostered the growth of the now thriving Province of Nigeria and Ethiopia.
The ministries of the Daughters of Charity today in Ireland are many and varied. Sisters are engaged in Social and Community Services, in services for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities, in Child and Family Services. More recently the Sisters are working with people who are refugees, migrants and with those who are homeless. They are also involved in Parish ministry, prison ministry and care of the elderly, as well as working in hospice care.
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Currently there is one Mass live streamed each day at 10.30am and the Novena to Our Lady at 7.30pm on Monday.
These can be viewed on either:
on www.churchservices.tv/phibsboro
or
on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/stpetersphibsborough/posts/
SUNDAY
Saturday Vigil 6.30pm, Sunday 8.00am, 10.00am & 11.30am
MONDAY - SATURDAY
10.30am (and Monday at 7.00pm followed by Novena, except Bank Holidays)
HOLY DAYS
10.30am & 6.30pm
CONFESSIONS
Saturday immediately following the 10.30am Mass and at the Parish Office by request
Sunday |
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| Vigil (Sat) |
6:30pm | |
| Morning | 8.00am | |
| 10:00am | ||
| 11:30am | ||
Weekdays |
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| Monday | 10:30am | |
| 7.00pm* | ||
| Tuesday to Saturday | 10:30am | |
| *Except Bank Holidays |
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Sunday |
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Vigil Mass |
6:30 PM |
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Morning |
8:00 AM |
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10:00 AM |
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11:30 AM |
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Weekdays |
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Monday |
10:30 AM |
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7:00 PM |
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Tuesday |
10:30 AM |
Sunday |
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| Vigil (Sat) |
6:30pm | |
| Morning | 8.00am | |
| 10:00am | ||
| 11:30am | ||
Weekdays |
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| Monday | 10:30am | |
| 7.00pm* | ||
| Tuesday to Saturday | 10:30am | |
| *Except Bank Holidays |
Who says its tooThe Launch of Nollaig Bhaile Phib, Christmas Fayre @St Peter's took place
on Wednesday,
The committee, who cannot believe it's not yet time to look ridiculous for Christmas, promise to launch Christmas in Phibsborugh with a splash of Christmas cheer and plenty of mulled wine.
The event scheduled for a new time slot of 12.30 on
Sunday the 2nd December will have all the Christmas stall usual usuals
and more to tempt your eyes, ears and tastebuds.
Our stall slots are almost filled but we are still interested in enquires especially for Craft Stalls
Contact Lucy at info@stpetersphibsboro.ie for details
Sponsors can also reach Anne Marie at info@stpetersphibsboro.ie
The Launch of Nollaig Bhaile Phib, Christmas Fayre @St Peter's took place
on Wednesday,
The committee, who cannot believe it's not yet time to look ridiculous for Christmas, promise to launch Christmas in Phibsborugh with a splash of Christmas cheer and plenty of mulled wine.
The event scheduled for a new timeslot of 12.30 on Sunday the 2nd December will have all the Christmas Fayre usuals and more to tempt your eyes, ears and tastebuds.
Our sponsors will be acknowledged here as we receive updates of their commitments and on the day we hope to to post lots of pictures of your participation
VLM (Vincentian Lay Mission's) 5km run yesterday for "Miles for Mission" produced a 'Peter's win.
Gordon came third of a field in which his beard was "grayer" than those of most of the participants.
It all contributes to an awareness that Mission is important at all ages and at all times and the Vincentian commitment to Mission in the 21st century is vital and assured.
If you wish to volunteer for mission overseas with VLM's, you can find more information here
VLM (Vincentian Lay Mission's) 5km run yesterday for "Miles for Mission" produced a 'Peter's win.
Gordon came third of a field in which he was "grayer" than most of the participants.
It all contributes to an awareness that Mission is important at all ages and at all times and the Vincentian commitment to Mission in the 21st century is vital and assured.
If you wish to volunteer for misson overseas with VLM's, you can find more information here
VLM (Vincentian Lay Mission's) 5km run yesterday for "Miles for Mission" produced a 'Peter's win.
Gordon came third of a field in which he was "grayer" than most of the participants.
It all contributes to an awareness that Mission is important at all ages and at all times and the Vincentian commitment to Mission in the 21st century is vital and assured.
If you wish to volunteer for mission overseas with VLM's, you can find more information here
VLM (Vincentian Lay Mission's) 5km run yesterday for "Miles for Mission" produced a 'Peter's win.
Gordon came third of a field in which his beard was "grayer" than those of most of the participants.
It all contributes to an awareness that Mission is important at all ages and at all times and the Vincentian commitment to Mission in the 21st century is vital and assured.
If you wish to volunteer for mission overseas with VLM's, you can find more information here
VLM (Vincentian Lay Mission's) 5km run yesterday for "Miles for Mission" produced a 'Peter's win.
Gordon came third of a field in which his beard was "grayer" than those of most of the participants.
It all contributes to an awareness that Mission is important at all ages and at all times and the Vincentian commitment to Mission in the 21st century is vital and assured.
If you wish to volunteer for mission overseas with VLM's, you can find more information here
The Launch of Nollaig Bhaile Phib, Christmas Fayre @St Peter's took place
on Wednesday,
The committee, who cannot believe it's not yet time to look ridiculous for Christmas, promise to launch Christmas in Phibsborugh with a splash of Christmas cheer and plenty of mulled wine.
The event scheduled for a new timeslot of 12.30 on Sunday the 2nd December will have all the Christmas Fayre usuals and more to tempt your eyes, ears and tastebuds.
Our sponsors will be acknowledged here as we receive updates of their commitments and on the day we hope to to post lots of pictures of your participation
Died for a Dream,
|
| ALLEN | MATHEW | 21 |
| ARNOLD | JOHN | 20 |
| BANVILLE | LEO FRANCIS | 32 |
| BARNWELL | ALFRED | |
| CAFFREY | JAMES | |
| CASSIDY | PHILLIP MARKEY | 20 |
| COADY | PATRICK | 30 |
| COLLINS | JAMES | 19 |
| CURRAN | THOMAS | |
| DAWBER | HERBERT STANDISH | 22 |
| DOYLE | WILLIAM | 44 |
| DUANE | STEPHEN C. | 26 |
| DUANE | EDWARD | 29 |
| ENNIS | WILLIAM | 19 |
| HARLING | PATRICK | 27 |
| HOGAN | WILLIAM JOSEPH | 29 |
| KEATING | ARTHUR | 31 |
| KEATING | MARTIN | |
| KELLY | MARK | 24 |
| LAVERTY | JOHN WILLIAM | 17 |
| LAVERTY | JAMES | 18 |
| LEYDON | PATRICK | 34 |
| LOFTUS | JOSEPH | 17 |
| MOORE | PATRICK | |
| MURPHY | JAMES | 36 |
| O'BRIAN | EDWARD | |
| O'CONNOR | WILLIAM | 27 |
| O'SULLIVAN | DONALD | 26 |
| ROE | JOHN | 24 |
| ROONEY | WILLIAM JOHN | 19 |
| SUGG | WILLIAM HARVEY JOHN | 23 |
| SWAN | MICHAEL |
*This is a list of World 1 War Dead,
from the Phibsborough area (or related to) members of the local community.
To My Daughter Betty,
The Gift of God
IN wiser days, my darling rosebud, blown
To beauty proud as was your mother's prime,
In that desired, delayed, incredible time,
You'll ask why I abandoned you, my own,
And the dear heart that was your baby throne,
To dice with death. And oh! they'll give you rhyme
And reason: some will call the thing sublime,
And some decry it in a knowing tone.
So here, while the mad guns curse overhead,
And tired men sigh with mud for couch and floor,
Know that we fools, now with the foolish dead,
Died not for flag, nor King, nor Emperor,
But for a dream, born in a herdsman's shed,
And for the secret Scripture of the poor.
Tom Kettle 1880-1916
Irish Nationalist and Poet
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Who says its tooThe Launch of Nollaig Bhaile Phib, Christmas Fayre @St Peter's took place
on Wednesday,
The committee, who cannot believe it's not yet time to look ridiculous for Christmas, promise to launch Christmas in Phibsborugh with a splash of Christmas cheer and plenty of mulled wine.
The event scheduled for a new time slot of 12.30 on
Sunday the 2nd December will have all the Christmas stall usual usuals
and more to tempt your eyes, ears and tastebuds.
Our stall slots are almost filled but we are still interested in enquires especially for Craft Stalls
Contact Lucy at info@stpetersphibsboro.ie for details
Sponsors can also reach Anne Marie at info@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Fr Eamon Devlin CM
Parish Priest
Marion McCormack
Administrator
Email: marion.mccormack@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Antoinette Dunne
Secretary
Email: info@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Ecaterina Lungu
Assistant Sacristan
Gerry Maguire
Assistant Sacristan
Marion McCormack
Administrator
Email: marion.mccormack@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Antoinette Dunne
Secretary
Email: info@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Ecaterina Lungu
Assistant Sacristan
Gerry Maguire
Assistant Sacristan
Died for a Dream,
|
| ALLEN | MATHEW | 21 |
| ARNOLD | JOHN | 20 |
| BANVILLE | LEO FRANCIS | 32 |
| BARNWELL | ALFRED | |
| CAFFREY | JAMES | |
| CASSIDY | PHILLIP MARKEY | 20 |
| COADY | PATRICK | 30 |
| COLLINS | JAMES | 19 |
| CURRAN | THOMAS | |
| DAWBER | HERBERT STANDISH | 22 |
| DOYLE | WILLIAM | 44 |
| DUANE | STEPHEN C. | 26 |
| DUANE | EDWARD | 29 |
| ENNIS | WILLIAM | 19 |
| HARLING | PATRICK | 27 |
| HOGAN | WILLIAM JOSEPH | 29 |
| KEATING | ARTHUR | 31 |
| KEATING | MARTIN | |
| KELLY | MARK | 24 |
| LAVERTY | JOHN WILLIAM | 17 |
| LAVERTY | JAMES | 18 |
| LEYDON | PATRICK | 34 |
| LOFTUS | JOSEPH | 17 |
| MOORE | PATRICK | |
| MURPHY | JAMES | 36 |
| O'BRIAN | EDWARD | |
| O'CONNOR | WILLIAM | 27 |
| O'SULLIVAN | DONALD | 26 |
| ROE | JOHN | 24 |
| ROONEY | WILLIAM JOHN | 19 |
| SUGG | WILLIAM HARVEY JOHN | 23 |
| SWAN | MICHAEL |
*This is a list of World 1 War Dead,
from the Phibsborough area (or related to) members of the local community.
To My Daughter Betty,
The Gift of God
IN wiser days, my darling rosebud, blown
To beauty proud as was your mother's prime,
In that desired, delayed, incredible time,
You'll ask why I abandoned you, my own,
And the dear heart that was your baby throne,
To dice with death. And oh! they'll give you rhyme
And reason: some will call the thing sublime,
And some decry it in a knowing tone.
So here, while the mad guns curse overhead,
And tired men sigh with mud for couch and floor,
Know that we fools, now with the foolish dead,
Died not for flag, nor King, nor Emperor,
But for a dream, born in a herdsman's shed,
And for the secret Scripture of the poor.
Tom Kettle 1880-1916
Irish Nationalist and Poet
Died for a Dream,
|
| MATHEW | ALLEN | 21 |
| LEO FRANCIS | BANVILLE | 32 |
| ALFRED | BARNWELL | |
| JAMES | CAFFREY | |
| PHILLIP MARKEY | CASSIDY | 20 |
| PATRICK | COADY | 30 |
| JAMES | COLLINS | 19 |
| THOMAS | CURRAN | |
| HERBERT STANDISH | DAWBER | 22 |
| STEPHEN C. | DUANE | 26 |
| EDWARD | DUANE | 29 |
| PATRICK | HARLING | 27 |
| WILLIAM JOSEPH | HOGAN | 29 |
| ARTHUR | KEATING | 31 |
| MARTIN | KEATING | |
| MARK | KELLY | 24 |
| JOSEPH | LOFTUS | 17 |
| PATRICK | MOORE | |
| WILLIAM | O'CONNOR | 27 |
| DONALD | O'SULLIVAN | 26 |
| JOHN | ROE | |
| WILLIAM JOHN | ROONEY | 19 |
| WILLIAM HARVEY JOHN | SUGG | 23 |
| MICHAEL | SWAN |
*This is a list of World 1 War Dead,
from the Phibsborough area or related to members of the local community.
More names can be added up to the 8th November, by emailing details to info(at)stpetersphibsboro.ie
To My Daughter Betty,
The Gift of God
IN wiser days, my darling rosebud, blown
To beauty proud as was your mother's prime,
In that desired, delayed, incredible time,
You'll ask why I abandoned you, my own,
And the dear heart that was your baby throne,
To dice with death. And oh! they'll give you rhyme
And reason: some will call the thing sublime,
And some decry it in a knowing tone.
So here, while the mad guns curse overhead,
And tired men sigh with mud for couch and floor,
Know that we fools, now with the foolish dead,
Died not for flag, nor King, nor Emperor,
But for a dream, born in a herdsman's shed,
And for the secret Scripture of the poor.
Tom Kettle 1880-1916
Irish Nationalist and Poet
Died for a Dream,
|
| MATHEW | ALLEN | 21 |
| LEO FRANCIS | BANVILLE | 32 |
| ALFRED | BARNWELL | |
| JAMES | CAFFREY | |
| PHILLIP MARKEY | CASSIDY | 20 |
| PATRICK | COADY | 30 |
| JAMES | COLLINS | 19 |
| THOMAS | CURRAN | |
| HERBERT STANDISH | DAWBER | 22 |
| STEPHEN C. | DUANE | 26 |
| EDWARD | DUANE | 29 |
| PATRICK | HARLING | 27 |
| WILLIAM JOSEPH | HOGAN | 29 |
| ARTHUR | KEATING | 31 |
| MARTIN | KEATING | |
| MARK | KELLY | 24 |
| JOSEPH | LOFTUS | 17 |
| PATRICK | MOORE | |
| WILLIAM | O'CONNOR | 27 |
| DONALD | O'SULLIVAN | 26 |
| JOHN | ROE | |
| WILLIAM JOHN | ROONEY | 19 |
| WILLIAM HARVEY JOHN | SUGG | 23 |
| MICHAEL | SWAN |
*This is a list of World 1 War Dead,
from the Phibsborough area or related to members of the
local community.
More names can be added up to the 8th November, by emailing details to info(at)stpetersphibsboro.ie
To My Daughter Betty,
The Gift of God
IN wiser days, my darling rosebud, blown
To beauty proud as was your mother's prime,
In that desired, delayed, incredible time,
You'll ask why I abandoned you, my own,
And the dear heart that was your baby throne,
To dice with death. And oh! they'll give you rhyme
And reason: some will call the thing sublime,
And some decry it in a knowing tone.
So here, while the mad guns curse overhead,
And tired men sigh with mud for couch and floor,
Know that we fools, now with the foolish dead,
Died not for flag, nor King, nor Emperor,
But for a dream, born in a herdsman's shed,
And for the secret Scripture of the poor.
Tom Kettle 1880-1916
Irish Nationalist and Poet
Died for a Dream,
|
| ALLEN | MATHEW | 21 |
| ARNOLD | JOHN | 20 |
| BANVILLE | LEO FRANCIS | 32 |
| BARNWELL | ALFRED | |
| CAFFREY | JAMES | |
| CASSIDY | PHILLIP MARKEY | 20 |
| COADY | PATRICK | 30 |
| COLLINS | JAMES | 19 |
| CURRAN | THOMAS | |
| DAWBER | HERBERT STANDISH | 22 |
| DOYLE | WILLIAM | 44 |
| DUANE | STEPHEN C. | 26 |
| DUANE | EDWARD | 29 |
| ENNIS | WILLIAM | 19 |
| HARLING | PATRICK | 27 |
| HOGAN | WILLIAM JOSEPH | 29 |
| KEATING | ARTHUR | 31 |
| KEATING | MARTIN | |
| KELLY | MARK | 24 |
| LAVERTY | JOHN WILLIAM | 17 |
| LAVERTY | JAMES | 18 |
| LEYDON | PATRICK | 34 |
| LOFTUS | JOSEPH | 17 |
| MOORE | PATRICK | |
| MURPHY | JAMES | 36 |
| O'BRIAN | EDWARD | |
| O'CONNOR | WILLIAM | 27 |
| O'SULLIVAN | DONALD | 26 |
| ROE | JOHN | 24 |
| ROONEY | WILLIAM JOHN | 19 |
| SUGG | WILLIAM HARVEY JOHN | 23 |
| SWAN | MICHAEL |
*This is a list of World 1 War Dead,
from the Phibsborough area (or related to) members of the local community.
To My Daughter Betty,
The Gift of God
IN wiser days, my darling rosebud, blown
To beauty proud as was your mother's prime,
In that desired, delayed, incredible time,
You'll ask why I abandoned you, my own,
And the dear heart that was your baby throne,
To dice with death. And oh! they'll give you rhyme
And reason: some will call the thing sublime,
And some decry it in a knowing tone.
So here, while the mad guns curse overhead,
And tired men sigh with mud for couch and floor,
Know that we fools, now with the foolish dead,
Died not for flag, nor King, nor Emperor,
But for a dream, born in a herdsman's shed,
And for the secret Scripture of the poor.
Tom Kettle 1880-1916
Irish Nationalist and Poet
Mark Kelly (middle) Mark Kelly was a draper's porter in 1911, single and living at home, by 1918 he was a married man with two daughters, but he died that October, just weeks before the end of the War.
Joseph Loftus was an agricultural labourer in 1911, the middle child of a family of 7, by 1915, within a month of landing in Gallipoli, he was dead, and now lies in an unmarked grave, his only memorial a line on the Hellispoint Memorial,
William Ennis was a butcher's messenger boy in 1911, living in Prussia Street, by 1915, he was dead, his name recorded on the PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL, panel 9. Three of the 30, directly, or through a relative, connected with Phibsborough and a fraction of approximately 30,000 Irishmen (estimates vary) who died in the Great War.
Alongside them are those who died were those who returned, maimed in body or in spirit, to rebuild their lives in the new and desperately poor Ireland. Many never succeeded and carried the horror of the trenches to their deaths. These pains of war continued to effect more than those who fought and survived, woman and orphans made vulnerable in a patriarchal society by the loss of a breadwinner, and the families of returned, damaged survivors also suffered. Gay Byrne says his abiding memory of growing up on Rialto Street was his father, a surviver of Ypres, waking, screaming, in the middle of the night – terror that his son believes was caused by the trauma of the war. Irish Families continued to live the Great War long after the guns became silent on Armistice Day 1918.
In my own family there are gaps, poignant rather than traumatic. Joseph Loftus, my namesake, was my grandfather's first cousin. Yet never in my childhood, did anyone ever observe that I shared a name with a relative who died in Gallipoli. His name returned to conversation in a family tree project and it seemed so sad, that this farm boy, who probably joined up for “a bit of adventure” could end up a forgotten statistic in Churchill's failed “push” to Istanbul. In 2015, around the anniversary of his death, I went on pilgrimage to where he is name is carved, and found the ridge where he probably died, and where his unmarked remains have long since returned to the dust from whence they came. Moved that one so young could be completely lost from the family story, on returning home, I gave each of the “grandchildren” a memento to ensure that the next generation at least would know they had someone to be remembered from the War to end Wars. Hardly in the same league as a father's night terrors, of course, but the legacy of the 1914-18 conflict has impacted choices of mine a full century later.
[caption id="attachment_3151" align="alignleft" width="282"]
The Haunting Soldier, These stories of those effected by the War, casualties, survivors and their families were lost from our collective memory, because in the decades after 1918, recalling them didn't fit; public mourning for those who fought in the oppressor's army was an embarrassment, and even, to some, an insult. But these men left behind wives, children, sweethearts and parents who, even in the newly created Free State still needed to grieve. Remembrance Day was a hugely important event in Dublin, attended by large crowds. Over time, vociferous objections and public order issues resulted in the disappearance of Remembrance Sunday from the public rituals of the republic. But the grief of so many mourners could not be buried so easily and mourners continued to carry their sadness in private, without the crumb of comfort that those across the Irish Sea could derive from the collective, poignant, remembering of the annual November ceremonies.
100 years later, on this anniversary at least, it is right to restore these men and their families to our public consciousness thankful that to do so is no longer to express an inconvenient grief. The world order has totally been remade, Ireland is no longer defined by liberation from an Empire that no longer exists, and remembering those slaughtered in a dreadful war cannot detract from our identity as a proud and independent nation or the honour we give to those who died creating it. In the public recalling of relatives who died, we are not at any level, nostalgically pinning for the political order that facilitated their deaths, but simply remembering the individuals themselves, praying for their souls and asking God to spare us for ever a repeat of the dreadful carnage that took their lives. We are remembering those left widowed or orphaned or those who relived the trenches in a husband's or father's trauma. At this remove, they too -most now themselves dead, deserve to be remembered as part of our commemoration of the terrible tragedy of the War to end Wars.
May their Souls, and the Souls of all the Faithful departed dead in War
through the mercy of God, rest in peace Amen
The names of many of those who died in the Great War from the Phibsborough area,
(or are relatives of current residents ) is available here .
Mark Kelly (middle) Mark Kelly was a draper's porter in 1911, single and living at home, by 1918 he was a married man with two daughters, but he died that October, just weeks before the end of the War.
Joseph Loftus was an agricultural labourer in 1911, the middle child of a family of 7, by 1915, within a month of landing in Gallipoli, he was dead, and now lies in an unmarked grave, his only memorial a line on the Hellispoint Memorial,
William Ennis was a butcher's messenger boy in 1911, living in Prussia Street, by 1915, he was dead, his name recorded on the PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL, panel 9. Three of the 30, directly, or through a relative, connected with Phibsborough and a fraction of approximately 30,000 Irishmen (estimates vary) who died in the Great War.
Alongside them are those who died were those who returned, maimed in body or in spirit, to rebuild their lives in the new and desperately poor Ireland. Many never succeeded and carried the horror of the trenches to their deaths. These pains of war continued to effect more than those who fought and survived, woman and orphans made vulnerable in a patriarchal society by the loss of a breadwinner, and the families of returned, damaged survivors also suffered. Gay Byrne says his abiding memory of growing up on Rialto Street was his father, a surviver of Ypres, waking, screaming, in the middle of the night – terror that his son believes was caused by the trauma of the war. Irish Families continued to live the Great War long after the guns became silent on Armistice Day 1918.
In my own family there are gaps, poignant rather than traumatic. Joseph Loftus, my namesake, was my grandfather's first cousin. Yet never in my childhood, did anyone ever observe that I shared a name with a relative who died in Gallipoli. His name returned to conversation in a family tree project and it seemed so sad, that this farm boy, who probably joined up for “a bit of adventure” could end up a forgotten statistic in Churchill's failed “push” to Istanbul. In 2015, around the anniversary of his death, I went on pilgrimage to where he is name is carved, and found the ridge where he probably died, and where his unmarked remains have long since returned to the dust from whence they came. Moved that one so young could be completely lost from the family story, on returning home, I gave each of the “grandchildren” a memento to ensure that the next generation at least would know they had someone to be remembered from the War to end Wars. Hardly in the same league as a father's night terrors, of course, but the legacy of the 1914-18 conflict has impacted choices of mine a full century later.
[caption id="attachment_3151" align="alignleft" width="357"] The Haunting Soldier, These stories of those effected by the War, casualties, survivors and their families were lost from our collective memory, because in the decades after 1918, recalling them didn't fit; public mourning for those who fought in the oppressor's army was an embarrassment, and even, to some, an insult. But these men left behind wives, children, sweethearts and parents who, even in the newly created Free State still needed to grieve. Remembrance Day was a hugely important event in Dublin, attended by large crowds. Over time, vociferous objections and public order issues resulted in the disappearance of Remembrance Sunday from the public rituals of the republic. But the grief of so many mourners could not be buried so easily and mourners continued to carry their sadness in private, without the crumb of comfort that those across the Irish Sea could derive from the collective, poignant, remembering of the annual November ceremonies.
100 years later, on this anniversary at least, it is right to restore these men and their families to our public consciousness thankful that to do so is no longer to express an inconvenient grief. The world order has totally been remade, Ireland is no longer defined by liberation from an Empire that no longer exists, and remembering those slaughtered in a dreadful war cannot detract from our identity as a proud and independent nation or the honour we give to those who died creating it. In the public recalling of relatives who died, we are not at any level, nostalgically pinning for the political order that facilitated their deaths, but simply remembering the individuals themselves, praying for their souls and asking God to spare us for ever a repeat of the dreadful carnage that took their lives. We are remembering those left widowed or orphaned or those who relived the trenches in a husband's or father's trauma. At this remove, they too -most now themselves dead, deserve to be remembered as part of our commemoration of the terrible tragedy of the War to end Wars.
May their Souls, and the Souls of all the Faithful departed dead in War
through the mercy of God, rest in peace Amen
The names of many of those who died in the Great War from the Phibsborough area,
(or are relatives of current residents ) is available here .
Vincentian Lay Missionaries (VLM) is a not-for-profit volunteer sending organisation. We work in partnership with the Vincentian Fathers and the Daughters of Charity to support their work with disadvantaged people in Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya and Burkina Faso. Since 2006 our volunteers have been making valuable contributions in education and community projects. We recruit volunteers of all ages for a variety of placements all year round.
Our motto is “do one thing, do something” and our mission statement is:
To form and facilitate our members to immerse themselves in the experience and culture of the Vincentian mission overseas, so that reflecting on the learned experience, they will, on their return, effect change and transformation both locally and globally.
VLM also facilitates schools immersion programmes to Ethiopia for 5th year students at St. Vincent’s Castleknock Collegeand St. Paul’s College Raheny. Another aspect of VLM’s work is the Ethiopia Deaf Project, providing suppport to the Ambo Lazarist School for the Deaf in Ambo, central Ethiopia.
We are accredited to Comprehensive Standard with the Comhlámh Code of Good Practice since 2013. This ensures that both our partners and volunteers receive the highest international standards of service and support.
Vincentian Family
Vincentian Lay Missionaries is a member of the Vincentian family network, or FAMVIN, a group of organisations inspired by the life and ethos of St Vincent de Paul, a French saint born in 1581, remembered and respected for his care and compassion towards the poor and needy of his time.
St. Vincent embraced humble and grateful service to others, especially to those who are poor. Concern for the whole person – body, mind and spirit. This holistic approach to caring translates to all of the activities that our volunteers participate in through our partner projects overseas.
Other members of the Vincentian Family in Ireland include the Society of St Vincent de Paul, Depaul Ireland, The Daughters of Charity, the Vincentian Fathers, the Holy Faith Sisters and the Vincentian Partnership for Social Justice.
Who Can Volunteer With Us?
We welcome volunteers from various backgrounds bringing a diverse array of transferrable skills – we believe that many people don’t even realise how much they have to offer until they are there!
We only ask three key qualities from our volunteers after that:
The flexibility to ‘go with the flow’ is essential for VLM volunteers. While on your placement there are often notable cultural differences or changes in plan or limited resources to work with. It helps to go overseas with an open mind and to be prepared for many eventualities. Sometimes it is the things that are not planned for that arere the most rewarding.Taking initiative is an expectation in any role, and this also applies to volunteers too, without exception. Finally, as anyone who has worked in the developing world knows, patience is an essential addition to your personal tool kit.
Placements range between 4-12 weeks and most are available all year around. Our partners have asked that volunteers commit to a minimum of four weeks as it gives them time to get an understanding of their context and engage in a meaningful way in their work.
We are flexible and aim to work with our volunteers to arrange placements at times that suit them, while taking into account the needs of the projects they will be working in.
Many volunteers like to travel during the winter while others prefer to participate in a summer programme, usually for four weeks in June, July or August. Get in touch with us to learn more.
Where Can I Volunteer?
Ethiopia - VLM has been working in Ethiopia since 2006. Our flagship project, The Ambo Lazarist Deaf Centre has been supported by numerous volunteers over the years. More volunteers have worked in Addis Ababa, the nation’s capital and there are various other placements across Ethiopia in smaller towns and in remote countryside.
Ghana - VLM volunteers with skills in the area of education, childcare and youth work can make a valuable contribution to the work of the Daughters of Charity in Ghana. Options include working in the rural community of Kongo-Logre, providing teacher training in Bolgatanga and assisting in a street girls’ hostel in the city of Kumasi.
Kenya - Working across five different centres – Nairobi, Thigio, Kiio, Kitale and Chepenyal – volunteers have the option to work in both urban and rural settings in schools, facilities for those with additional needs, community centres and income generating projects.
Burkina Faso - A recent addition to VLM’s work, Burkina Faso is just north of Ghana. We support the work of the Daughters of Charity in the town of Nouna near the country’s western border. Volunteers can work with the community development organisation OCADES (Caritas) or in education. A reasonable standard of French is required for placements in Burkina Faso.
087-1397069/01-8102570
VLM Office, St Peter’s Parish Offices, Phibsborough, Dublin 7.
Vincentian Lay Missionaries (VLM) is a not-for-profit volunteer sending organisation. We work in partnership with the Vincentian Fathers and the Daughters of Charity to support their work with disadvantaged people in Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya and Burkina Faso. Since 2006 our volunteers have been making valuable contributions in education and community projects. We recruit volunteers of all ages for a variety of placements all year round.
Our motto is “do one thing, do something” and our mission statement is:
To form and facilitate our members to immerse themselves in the experience and culture of the Vincentian mission overseas, so that reflecting on the learned experience, they will, on their return, effect change and transformation both locally and globally.
VLM also facilitates schools immersion programmes to Ethiopia for 5th year students at St. Vincent’s Castleknock Collegeand St. Paul’s College Raheny. Another aspect of VLM’s work is the Ethiopia Deaf Project, providing suppport to the Ambo Lazarist School for the Deaf in Ambo, central Ethiopia.
We are accredited to Comprehensive Standard with the Comhlámh Code of Good Practice since 2013. This ensures that both our partners and volunteers receive the highest international standards of service and support.
Vincentian Family
Vincentian Lay Missionaries is a member of the Vincentian family network, or FAMVIN, a group of organisations inspired by the life and ethos of St Vincent de Paul, a French saint born in 1581, remembered and respected for his care and compassion towards the poor and needy of his time.
St. Vincent embraced humble and grateful service to others, especially to those who are poor. Concern for the whole person – body, mind and spirit. This holistic approach to caring translates to all of the activities that our volunteers participate in through our partner projects overseas.
Other members of the Vincentian Family in Ireland include the Society of St Vincent de Paul, Depaul Ireland, The Daughters of Charity, the Vincentian Fathers, the Holy Faith Sisters and the Vincentian Partnership for Social Justice.
Who Can Volunteer With Us?
We welcome volunteers from various backgrounds bringing a diverse array of transferrable skills – we believe that many people don’t even realise how much they have to offer until they are there!
We only ask three key qualities from our volunteers after that:
The flexibility to ‘go with the flow’ is essential for VLM volunteers. While on your placement there are often notable cultural differences or changes in plan or limited resources to work with. It helps to go overseas with an open mind and to be prepared for many eventualities. Sometimes it is the things that are not planned for that arere the most rewarding.Taking initiative is an expectation in any role, and this also applies to volunteers too, without exception. Finally, as anyone who has worked in the developing world knows, patience is an essential addition to your personal tool kit.
Placements range between 4-12 weeks and most are available all year around. Our partners have asked that volunteers commit to a minimum of four weeks as it gives them time to get an understanding of their context and engage in a meaningful way in their work.
We are flexible and aim to work with our volunteers to arrange placements at times that suit them, while taking into account the needs of the projects they will be working in.
Many volunteers like to travel during the winter while others prefer to participate in a summer programme, usually for four weeks in June, July or August. Get in touch with us to learn more.
Where Can I Volunteer?
Ethiopia - VLM has been working in Ethiopia since 2006. Our flagship project, The Ambo Lazarist Deaf Centre has been supported by numerous volunteers over the years. More volunteers have worked in Addis Ababa, the nation’s capital and there are various other placements across Ethiopia in smaller towns and in remote countryside.
Ghana - VLM volunteers with skills in the area of education, childcare and youth work can make a valuable contribution to the work of the Daughters of Charity in Ghana. Options include working in the rural community of Kongo-Logre, providing teacher training in Bolgatanga and assisting in a street girls’ hostel in the city of Kumasi.
Kenya - Working across five different centres – Nairobi, Thigio, Kiio, Kitale and Chepenyal – volunteers have the option to work in both urban and rural settings in schools, facilities for those with additional needs, community centres and income generating projects.
Burkina Faso - A recent addition to VLM’s work, Burkina Faso is just north of Ghana. We support the work of the Daughters of Charity in the town of Nouna near the country’s western border. Volunteers can work with the community development organisation OCADES (Caritas) or in education. A reasonable standard of French is required for placements in Burkina Faso.
087-1397069/01-8102570
VLM Office, St Peter’s Parish Offices, Phibsborough, Dublin 7.
Mark Kelly (middle) Mark Kelly was a draper's porter in 1911, single and living at home, by 1918 he was a married man with two daughters, but he died that October, just weeks before the end of the War.
Joseph Loftus was an agricultural labourer in 1911, the middle child of a family of 7, by 1915, within a month of landing in Gallipoli, he was dead, and now lies in an unmarked grave, his only memorial a line on the Hellispoint Memorial,
William Ennis was a butcher's messenger boy in 1911, living in Prussia Street, by 1915, he was dead, his name recorded on the PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL, panel 9. Three of the 30, directly, or through a relative, connected with Phibsborough and a fraction of approximately 30,000 Irishmen (estimates vary) who died in the Great War.
Alongside them are those who died were those who returned, maimed in body or in spirit, to rebuild their lives in the new and desperately poor Ireland. Many never succeeded and carried the horror of the trenches to their deaths. These pains of war continued to effect more than those who fought and survived, woman and orphans made vulnerable in a patriarchal society by the loss of a breadwinner, and the families of returned, damaged survivors also suffered. Gay Byrne says his abiding memory of growing up on Rialto Street was his father, a surviver of Ypres, waking, screaming, in the middle of the night – terror that his son believes was caused by the trauma of the war. Irish Families continued to live the Great War long after the guns became silent on Armistice Day 1918.
In my own family there are gaps, poignant rather than traumatic. Joseph Loftus, my namesake, was my grandfather's first cousin. Yet never in my childhood, did anyone ever observe that I shared a name with a relative who died in Gallipoli. His name returned to conversation in a family tree project and it seemed so sad, that this farm boy, who probably joined up for “a bit of adventure” could end up a forgotten statistic in Churchill's failed “push” to Istanbul. In 2015, around the anniversary of his death, I went on pilgrimage to where he is name is carved, and found the ridge where he probably died, and where his unmarked remains have long since returned to the dust from whence they came. Moved that one so young could be completely lost from the family story, on returning home, I gave each of the “grandchildren” a memento to ensure that the next generation at least would know they had someone to needed to be remembered from the War to end Wars. Hardly in the same league as a father's night terrors, of course, but the legacy of the 1914-18 conflict has impacted choices of mine a full century later.
[caption id="attachment_3151" align="alignleft" width="323"] The Haunting Soldier, These stories of those effected by the War, casualties, survivors and their families were lost from our collective memory, because in the decades after 1918, recalling them didn't fit; public mourning for those who fought in the oppressor's army was an embarrassment, and even, to some, an insult. But these men left behind wives, children, sweethearts and parents who, even in the newly created Free State still needed to grieve. Remembrance Day was a hugely important event in Dublin, attended by large crowds. Over time, vociferous objections and public order issues resulted in the disappearance of Remembrance Sunday from the public rituals of the republic. But the grief of so many mourners could not be buried so easily and mourners continued to carry their sadness in private, without the crumb of comfort that those across the Irish Sea could derive from the collective, poignant, remembering of the annual November ceremonies.
100 years later, on this anniversary at least, it is right to restore these men and their families to our public consciousness thankful that to do so is no longer to express an inconvenient grief. The world order has totally been remade, Ireland is no longer defined by liberation from an Empire that no longer exists, and remembering those slaughtered in a dreadful war cannot detract from our identity as a proud and independent nation or the honour we give to those who died creating it. In the public recalling of relatives who died, we are not at any level, nostalgically pinning for the political order that facilitated their deaths, but simply remembering the individuals themselves, praying for their souls and asking God to spare us for ever a repeat of the dreadful carnage that took their lives. We are remembering those left widowed or orphaned or those who relived the trenches in a husband's or father's trauma. At this remove, they too -most now themselves dead, deserve to be remembered as part of our commemoration of the terrible tragedy of the War to end Wars.
May their Souls, and the Souls of all the Faithful departed dead in War
through the mercy of God, rest in peace Amen
The names of many of those who died in the Great War from the Phibsborough area,
(or are relatives of current residents ) is available here .
Mark Kelly (middle) Mark Kelly was a draper's porter in 1911, single and living at home, by 1918 he was a married man with two daughters, but he died that October, just weeks before the end of the War.
Joseph Loftus was an agricultural labourer in 1911, the middle child of a family of 7, by 1915, within a month of landing in Gallipoli, he was dead, and now lies in an unmarked grave, his only memorial a line on the Hellispoint Memorial,
William Ennis was a butcher's messenger boy in 1911, living in Prussia Street, by 1915, he was dead, his name recorded on the PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL, panel 9. Three of the 30, directly, or through a relative, connected with Phibsborough and a fraction of approximately 30,000 Irishmen (estimates vary) who died in the Great War.
Alongside them are those who died were those who returned, maimed in body or in spirit, to rebuild their lives in the new and desperately poor Ireland. Many never succeeded and carried the horror of the trenches to their deaths. These pains of war continued to effect more than those who fought and survived, woman and orphans made vulnerable in a patriarchal society by the loss of a breadwinner, and the families of returned, damaged survivors also suffered. Gay Byrne says his abiding memory of growing up on Rialto Street was his father, a surviver of Ypres, waking, screaming, in the middle of the night – terror that his son believes was caused by the trauma of the war. Irish Families continued to live the Great War long after the guns became silent on Armistice Day 1918.
In my own family there are gaps, poignant rather than traumatic. Joseph Loftus, my namesake, was my grandfather's first cousin. Yet never in my childhood, did anyone ever observe that I shared a name with a relative who died in Gallipoli. His name returned to conversation in a family tree project and it seemed so sad, that this farm boy, who probably joined up for “a bit of adventure” could end up a forgotten statistic in Churchill's failed “push” to Istanbul. In 2015, around the anniversary of his death, I went on pilgrimage to where he is name is carved, and found the ridge where he probably died, and where his unmarked remains have long since returned to the dust from whence they came. Moved that one so young could be completely lost from the family story, on returning home, I gave each of the “grandchildren” a memento to ensure that the next generation at least would know they had someone to be remembered from the War to end Wars. Hardly in the same league as a father's night terrors, of course, but the legacy of the 1914-18 conflict has impacted choices of mine a full century later.
[caption id="attachment_3151" align="alignleft" width="323"] The Haunting Soldier, These stories of those effected by the War, casualties, survivors and their families were lost from our collective memory, because in the decades after 1918, recalling them didn't fit; public mourning for those who fought in the oppressor's army was an embarrassment, and even, to some, an insult. But these men left behind wives, children, sweethearts and parents who, even in the newly created Free State still needed to grieve. Remembrance Day was a hugely important event in Dublin, attended by large crowds. Over time, vociferous objections and public order issues resulted in the disappearance of Remembrance Sunday from the public rituals of the republic. But the grief of so many mourners could not be buried so easily and mourners continued to carry their sadness in private, without the crumb of comfort that those across the Irish Sea could derive from the collective, poignant, remembering of the annual November ceremonies.
100 years later, on this anniversary at least, it is right to restore these men and their families to our public consciousness thankful that to do so is no longer to express an inconvenient grief. The world order has totally been remade, Ireland is no longer defined by liberation from an Empire that no longer exists, and remembering those slaughtered in a dreadful war cannot detract from our identity as a proud and independent nation or the honour we give to those who died creating it. In the public recalling of relatives who died, we are not at any level, nostalgically pinning for the political order that facilitated their deaths, but simply remembering the individuals themselves, praying for their souls and asking God to spare us for ever a repeat of the dreadful carnage that took their lives. We are remembering those left widowed or orphaned or those who relived the trenches in a husband's or father's trauma. At this remove, they too -most now themselves dead, deserve to be remembered as part of our commemoration of the terrible tragedy of the War to end Wars.
May their Souls, and the Souls of all the Faithful departed dead in War
through the mercy of God, rest in peace Amen
The names of many of those who died in the Great War from the Phibsborough area,
(or are relatives of current residents ) is available here .
Mark Kelly (middle) Mark Kelly was a draper's porter in 1911, single and living at home, by 1918 he was a married man with two daughters, but he died that October, just weeks before the end of the War.
Joseph Loftus was an agricultural labourer in 1911, the middle child of a family of 7, by 1915, within a month of landing in Gallipoli, he was dead, and now lies in an unmarked grave, his only memorial a line on the Hellispoint Memorial,
William Ennis was a butcher's messenger boy in 1911, living in Prussia Street, by 1915, he was dead, his name recorded on the PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL, panel 9. Three of the 30, directly, or through a relative, connected with Phibsborough and a fraction of approximately 30,000 Irishmen (estimates vary) who died in the Great War.
Alongside them are those who died were those who returned, maimed in body or in spirit, to rebuild their lives in the new and desperately poor Ireland. Many never succeeded and carried the horror of the trenches to their deaths. These pains of war continued to effect more than those who fought and survived, woman and orphans made vulnerable in a patriarchal society by the loss of a breadwinner, and the families of returned, damaged survivors also suffered. Gay Byrne says his abiding memory of growing up on Rialto Street was his father, a surviver of Ypres, waking, screaming, in the middle of the night – terror that his son believes was caused by the trauma of the war. Irish Families continued to live the Great War long after the guns became silent on Armistice Day 1918.
In my own family there are gaps, poignant rather than traumatic. Joseph Loftus, my namesake, was my grandfather's first cousin. Yet never in my childhood, did anyone ever observe that I shared a name with a relative who died in Gallipoli. His name returned to conversation in a family tree project and it seemed so sad, that this farm boy, who probably joined up for “a bit of adventure” could end up a forgotten statistic in Churchill's failed “push” to Istanbul. In 2015, around the anniversary of his death, I went on pilgrimage to where he is name is carved, and found the ridge where he probably died, and where his unmarked remains have long since returned to the dust from whence they came. Moved that one so young could be completely lost from the family story, on returning home, I gave each of the “grandchildren” a memento to ensure that the next generation at least would know they had someone to be remembered from the War to end Wars. Hardly in the same league as a father's night terrors, of course, but the legacy of the 1914-18 conflict has impacted choices of mine a full century later.
[caption id="attachment_3151" align="alignleft" width="291"] The Haunting Soldier, These stories of those effected by the War, casualties, survivors and their families were lost from our collective memory, because in the decades after 1918, recalling them didn't fit; public mourning for those who fought in the oppressor's army was an embarrassment, and even, to some, an insult. But these men left behind wives, children, sweethearts and parents who, even in the newly created Free State still needed to grieve. Remembrance Day was a hugely important event in Dublin, attended by large crowds. Over time, vociferous objections and public order issues resulted in the disappearance of Remembrance Sunday from the public rituals of the republic. But the grief of so many mourners could not be buried so easily and mourners continued to carry their sadness in private, without the crumb of comfort that those across the Irish Sea could derive from the collective, poignant, remembering of the annual November ceremonies.
100 years later, on this anniversary at least, it is right to restore these men and their families to our public consciousness thankful that to do so is no longer to express an inconvenient grief. The world order has totally been remade, Ireland is no longer defined by liberation from an Empire that no longer exists, and remembering those slaughtered in a dreadful war cannot detract from our identity as a proud and independent nation or the honour we give to those who died creating it. In the public recalling of relatives who died, we are not at any level, nostalgically pinning for the political order that facilitated their deaths, but simply remembering the individuals themselves, praying for their souls and asking God to spare us for ever a repeat of the dreadful carnage that took their lives. We are remembering those left widowed or orphaned or those who relived the trenches in a husband's or father's trauma. At this remove, they too -most now themselves dead, deserve to be remembered as part of our commemoration of the terrible tragedy of the War to end Wars.
May their Souls, and the Souls of all the Faithful departed dead in War
through the mercy of God, rest in peace Amen
The names of many of those who died in the Great War from the Phibsborough area,
(or are relatives of current residents ) is available here .
Mark Kelly (middle) Mark Kelly was a draper's porter in 1911, single and living at home, by 1918 he was a married man with two daughters, but he died that October, just weeks before the end of the War.
Joseph Loftus was an agricultural labourer in 1911, the middle child of a family of 7, by 1915, within a month of landing in Gallipoli, he was dead, and now lies in an unmarked grave, his only memorial a line on the Hellispoint Memorial,
William Ennis was a butcher's messenger boy in 1911, living in Prussia Street, by 1915, he was dead, his name recorded on the PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL, panel 9. Three of the 30, directly, or through a relative, connected with Phibsborough and a fraction of approximately 30,000 Irishmen (estimates vary) who died in the Great War.
Alongside them are those who died were those who returned, maimed in body or in spirit, to rebuild their lives in the new and desperately poor Ireland. Many never succeeded and carried the horror of the trenches to their deaths. These pains of war continued to effect more than those who fought and survived, woman and orphans made vulnerable in a patriarchal society by the loss of a breadwinner, and the families of returned, damaged survivors also suffered. Gay Byrne says his abiding memory of growing up on Rialto Street was his father, a surviver of Ypres, waking, screaming, in the middle of the night – terror that his son believes was caused by the trauma of the war. Irish Families continued to live the Great War long after the guns became silent on Armistice Day 1918.
In my own family there are gaps, poignant rather than traumatic. Joseph Loftus, my namesake, was my grandfather's first cousin. Yet never in my childhood, did anyone ever observe that I shared a name with a relative who died in Gallipoli. His name returned to conversation in a family tree project and it seemed so sad, that this farm boy, who probably joined up for “a bit of adventure” could end up a forgotten statistic in Churchill's failed “push” to Istanbul. In 2015, around the anniversary of his death, I went on pilgrimage to where he is name is carved, and found the ridge where he probably died, and where his unmarked remains have long since returned to the dust from whence they came. Moved that one so young could be completely lost from the family story, on returning home, I gave each of the “grandchildren” a memento to ensure that the next generation at least would know they had someone to be remembered from the War to end Wars. Hardly in the same league as a father's night terrors, of course, but the legacy of the 1914-18 conflict has impacted choices of mine a full century later.
[caption id="attachment_3151" align="alignleft" width="282"] The Haunting Soldier, These stories of those effected by the War, casualties, survivors and their families were lost from our collective memory, because in the decades after 1918, recalling them didn't fit; public mourning for those who fought in the oppressor's army was an embarrassment, and even, to some, an insult. But these men left behind wives, children, sweethearts and parents who, even in the newly created Free State still needed to grieve. Remembrance Day was a hugely important event in Dublin, attended by large crowds. Over time, vociferous objections and public order issues resulted in the disappearance of Remembrance Sunday from the public rituals of the republic. But the grief of so many mourners could not be buried so easily and mourners continued to carry their sadness in private, without the crumb of comfort that those across the Irish Sea could derive from the collective, poignant, remembering of the annual November ceremonies.
100 years later, on this anniversary at least, it is right to restore these men and their families to our public consciousness thankful that to do so is no longer to express an inconvenient grief. The world order has totally been remade, Ireland is no longer defined by liberation from an Empire that no longer exists, and remembering those slaughtered in a dreadful war cannot detract from our identity as a proud and independent nation or the honour we give to those who died creating it. In the public recalling of relatives who died, we are not at any level, nostalgically pinning for the political order that facilitated their deaths, but simply remembering the individuals themselves, praying for their souls and asking God to spare us for ever a repeat of the dreadful carnage that took their lives. We are remembering those left widowed or orphaned or those who relived the trenches in a husband's or father's trauma. At this remove, they too -most now themselves dead, deserve to be remembered as part of our commemoration of the terrible tragedy of the War to end Wars.
May their Souls, and the Souls of all the Faithful departed dead in War
through the mercy of God, rest in peace Amen
The names of many of those who died in the Great War from the Phibsborough area,
(or are relatives of current residents ) is available here .
It would be easy to dismiss the Miraculous Medal and its novena as a relic of a way of being Church that is over, and to be of the opinion that this way of expressing devotion to Our Lady is, at best, as irrelevant as gas lights and the horse drawn tram. On some levels, I agree with the the opinions, the images that we use to promote this devotion are, to my taste at least, hopelessly sentimental, and remind me of the cloyingly sweet paintings of St. Therese which put me off her for years, until I discovered the steel displayed in her photographs. The novena prayers themselves, have a Victorian, florid quality which requires unpacking for an audience in the more direct age of Facebook and Twitter. Further, for an Irish devotee, the emphasis in the prayers on virginal purity, conjures up a too easily risible caricature of the repressed sexuality from which we have been “liberated” so as to “enjoy” the happy, complication-free alternative. Finally St. Catherine herself, if seen only as a pious novice given to visions, seems an unlikely role model for modern women of faith in an age which no longer channels such women towards the either/or choices of religious life or the domestic hearth.
Why then, not let it go, gently lay it aside along with mantillas and petticoats, and allow us to find new ways of honouring the Mother of God more suited to the age? Only the eccentric would wear a herring bone corset, or refuse to venture out of doors without gloves and a chaperone, (even more bizarrely so if he is a man. Think of the “Little Britain” comic character who insists “I am a Lady”). Is there no more contemporary way for me to express my faith in the 21st Century? Must we hold onto a 19th century devotion and one so apparently out of touch with the age we live in? Fashions change, even if faith does not, why not let this one go, along with Benediction and Sodalities, as an expression of its time that is past its sell by date?
There is however a nagging doubt, a sense that there is more hidden in the respectable piety of the remaining “Medelers” than meets the eye. Two advocates come to mind, men of caliber and heroic virtue who promoted the devotion: Maximilian Kolbe and Frank Duff. Neither were likely to carry smelling salts against an attack of the vapours, and in their different ways, lived the Faith to the full, one of them even to the extraordinary extent of, in horrific circumstances, offering his life that another might live. If a devotion to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal played any part in them growing into a deep and mature faith such as they had, then to dismiss it as a fad is a lazy presumption. Also, Catherine Labore became a Saint, not because of the bourgeois intensity of her youthful devotion, much less because she was the recipient of visions, but rather due the life she lived subsequently. She proved herself no wilting flower; stubbornly insisting of what she held to be true about the medal when priests were trying for “compromise” and quietly applying herself instead to the practical service of the poor when revealing herself as the recipient of the medal would have meant instant celebrity,. If a devotion to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal could give her encouragement and the will to continue, why not me as well?
The medal itself has come to play an increased part in my prayer life, but in a very simple way. It is a commonplace, on hearing a person's woes, to say “I will pray for you”, and, at the time, mean it, but I seldom did more than think about the person I am praying for. As a way of moving past nice thoughts I have developed the practice, when remembering one whom I have promised to pray for, of reaching for my medal, and while holding it, deliberately praying for this or that person or situation. It lasts a moment or longer depending, but elevates the remembrance from being warm feelings to being an intentional PRAYER for the person concerned. The action, forces me, if you will, to engage in prayer, that without holding the medal, would have been warm sentiments without any recourse to the Divine. This new practise is hardly mystical union, but its a start at least.
There remains the language and images, and a risk of promoting a model of the feminine that is out of touch with modern realities. In our society, the language of “virginal purity of mind and body”, and the cloying images of Our Lady that accompany the devotion are off putting to many. I certainly found it so when I, once again, began to recite the prayers with any regularity. I cannot say I have reconciled myself to the language, but, for now, have come to accept that, in a sexualised society, there remains a need to promote a holistic concept of purity which includes (yes chastity for women and men is still a virtue) , but importantly, is not confined to sex but refers to all aspects of life, a purity of intention, a single mindedness in living my faith. Although the novena prayers' reference to purity do not necessarily equate it with sexuality, for most Irish people, purity means only one thing, and the addition of virginal, conjures up a particular vision of the feminine, whereas understanding “purity of mind and body” as purity of intention (virginal or otherwise) touches every aspect of my life, and also, lest I not be clear, applies equally to both genders. This latter understanding is much more universal and demanding than a prudish, box ticking exercise based on a narrowly understand ideal of womanly virtue. The images too, at least the ones I can find, treat the medal and Our Blessed Lady far too romantically for this age, but I have yet to find any visual treatment that is faithful to the vision and yet reflects the style of our times. I wait in hope for artists who can carry the representation of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal into the present day.
This year I will have the opportunity to celebrate the feast in the place where the medal was revealed, the rue du Bac in Paris. In the presence of people from around the world, it is a privilege to remember an obscure and seemingly improbable vision of Our Lady to a novice which took place more than 150 years ago but by an extraordinary grace, still touches the hearts of millions today. I hope that in St. Peters in the three days of Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, (26th, 27th and 28th Nov) you will experience personally the passionate attachment to the Son of God which inspired Frank Duff, Maximilian Kolbe and Catherine Laboure to a profound devotion to his His Mother under the title Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal.
It would be easy to dismiss the Miraculous Medal and its novena as a relic of a way of being Church that is over, and to be of the opinion that this way of expressing devotion to Our Lady is, at best, as irrelevant as gas lights and the horse drawn tram. On some levels, I agree with the the opinions, the images that we use to promote this devotion are, to my taste at least, hopelessly sentimental, and remind me of the cloyingly sweet paintings of St. Therese which put me off her for years, until I discovered the steel displayed in her photographs. The novena prayers themselves, have a Victorian, florid quality which requires unpacking for an audience in the more direct age of Facebook and Twitter. Further, for an Irish devotee, the emphasis in the prayers on virginal purity, conjures up a too easily risible caricature of the repressed sexuality from which we have been “liberated” so as to “enjoy” the happy, complication-free alternative. Finally St. Catherine herself, if seen only as a pious novice given to visions, seems an unlikely role model for modern women of faith in an age which no longer channels such women towards the either/or choices of religious life or the domestic hearth.
Why then, not let it go, gently lay it aside along with mantillas and petticoats, and allow us to find new ways of honouring the Mother of God more suited to the age? Only the eccentric would wear a herring bone corset, or refuse to venture out of doors without gloves and a chaperone, (even more bizarrely so if he is a man. Think of the “Little Britain” comic character who insists “I am a Lady”). Is there no more contemporary way for me to express my faith in the 21st Century? Must we hold onto a 19th century devotion and one so apparently out of touch with the age we live in? Fashions change, even if faith does not, why not let this one go, along with Benediction and Sodalities, as an expression of its time that is past its sell by date?
There is however a nagging doubt, a sense that there is more hidden in the respectable piety of the remaining “Medelers” than meets the eye. Two advocates come to mind, men of caliber and heroic virtue who promoted the devotion: Maximilian Kolbe and Frank Duff. Neither were likely to carry smelling salts against an attack of the vapours, and in their different ways, lived the Faith to the full, one of them even to the extraordinary extent of, in horrific circumstances, offering his life that another might live. If a devotion to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal played any part in them growing into a deep and mature faith such as they had, then to dismiss it as a fad is a lazy presumption. Also, Catherine Labore became a Saint, not because of the bourgeois intensity of her youthful devotion, much less because she was the recipient of visions, but rather due the life she lived subsequently. She proved herself no wilting flower; stubbornly insisting of what she held to be true about the medal when priests were trying for “compromise” and quietly applying herself instead to the practical service of the poor when revealing herself as the recipient of the medal would have meant instant celebrity,. If a devotion to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal could give her encouragement and the will to continue, why not me as well?
The medal itself has come to play an increased part in my prayer life, but in a very simple way. It is a commonplace to say on hearing a person's woes to say “I will pray for you”, and, at the time, mean it, but I seldom did more than think about the person I am praying for. As a way of moving past nice thoughts I have developed the practice, when remembering one whom I have promised to pray for, of reaching for my medal, and while holding it, deliberately praying for this or that person or situation. It lasts a moment or longer depending, but elevates the remembrance from being warm feelings to being an intentional PRAYER for the person concerned. The action, forces me, if you will, to engage in prayer, that without holding the medal, would have been warm sentiments without any recourse to the Divine. This new practise is hardly mystical union, but its a start at least.
There remains the language and images, and a risk of promoting a model of the feminine that is out of touch with modern realities. In our society, the language of “virginal purity of mind and body”, and the cloying images of Our Lady that accompany the devotion are off putting to many. I certainly found it so when I, once again, began to recite the prayers with any regularity. I cannot say I have reconciled myself to the language, but, for now, have come to accept that, in a sexualised society, there remains a need to promote a holistic concept of purity which includes (yes chastity for women and men is still a virtue) , but importantly, is not confined to sex but refers to all aspects of life, a purity of intention, a single mindedness in living my faith. Although the novena prayers' reference to purity do not necessarily equate it with sexuality, for most Irish people, purity means only one thing, and the addition of virginal, conjures up a particular vision of the feminine, whereas understanding “purity of mind and body” as purity of intention (virginal or otherwise) touches every aspect of my life, and also, lest I not be clear, applies equally to both genders. This latter understanding is much more universal and demanding than a prudish, box ticking exercise based on a narrowly understand ideal of womanly virtue. The images too, at least the ones I can find, treat the medal and Our Blessed Lady far too romantically for this age, but I have yet to find any visual treatment that is faithful to the vision and yet reflects the style of our times. I wait in hope for artists who can carry the representation of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal into the present day.
This year I will have the opportunity to celebrate the feast in the place where the medal was revealed, the rue du Bac in Paris. In the presence of people from around the world, it is a privilege to remember an obscure and seemingly improbable vision of Our Lady to a novice which took place more than 150 years ago but by an extraordinary grace, still touches the hearts of millions today. I hope that in St. Peters in the three days of Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, (26th, 27th and 28th Nov) you will experience personally the passionate attachment to the Son of God which inspired Frank Duff, Maximilian Kolbe and Catherine Laboure to a profound devotion to his His Mother under the title Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal.
Dublin Lord Mayor Nial Ring, started off the advent festivities at St.Peters' by lighting the Christmas Tree at the Church entrance. The event, a first for St. Peter's also saw the Church bathed in red light which will remain until the 6th January.
Remarking on the blessing which preceded the lighting up ceremony, the Lord Mayor observed that it was the first such blessing he had witnessed at a lighting up ceremony in the city and was an important reminder of what Christmas is actually about.
He also said he would return again tomorrow
for
Nollaig Bhaile Phib,
the Annual Christmas Fayre at St. Peter's.
Dublin Lord Mayor Nial Ring, started off the advent festivities at St.Peters' by lighting the Christmas Tree at the Church entrance. The event, a first for St. Peter's also saw the Church bathed in red light which will remain until the 6th January.
Remarking on the blessing which preceded the lighting up ceremony, the Lord Mayor observed that it was the first such blessing he had witnessed at a lighting up ceremony in the city and was an important reminder of what Christmas is actually about.
He also said he would return again tomorrow
for
Nollaig Bhaile Phib,
the Annual Christmas Fayre at St. Peter's.
It would be easy to dismiss the Miraculous Medal and its novena as a relic of a way of being Church that is over, and to be of the opinion that this way of expressing devotion to Our Lady is, at best, as irrelevant as gas lights and the horse drawn tram. On some levels, I agree with the the opinions, the images that we use to promote this devotion are, to my taste at least, hopelessly sentimental, and remind me of the cloyingly sweet paintings of St. Therese which put me off her for years, until I discovered the steel displayed in her photographs. The novena prayers themselves, have a Victorian, florid quality which requires unpacking for an audience in the more direct age of Facebook and Twitter. Further, for an Irish devotee, the emphasis in the prayers on virginal purity, conjures up a too easily risible caricature of the repressed sexuality from which we have been “liberated” so as to “enjoy” the happy, complication-free alternative. Finally St. Catherine herself, if seen only as a pious novice given to visions, seems an unlikely role model for modern women of faith in an age which no longer channels such women towards the either/or choices of religious life or the domestic hearth.
Why then, not let it go, gently lay it aside along with mantillas and petticoats, and allow us to find new ways of honouring the Mother of God more suited to the age? Only the eccentric would wear a herring bone corset, or refuse to venture out of doors without gloves and a chaperone, (even more bizarrely so if he is a man. Think of the “Little Britain” comic character who insists “I am a Lady”). Is there no more contemporary way for me to express my faith in the 21st Century? Must we hold onto a 19th century devotion and one so apparently out of touch with the age we live in? Fashions change, even if faith does not, why not let this one go, along with Benediction and Sodalities, as an expression of its time that is past its sell by date?
There is however a nagging doubt, a sense that there is more hidden in the respectable piety of the remaining “Medelers” than meets the eye. Two advocates come to mind, men of caliber and heroic virtue who promoted the devotion: Maximilian Kolbe and Frank Duff. Neither were likely to carry smelling salts against an attack of the vapours, and in their different ways, lived the Faith to the full, one of them even to the extraordinary extent of, in horrific circumstances, offering his life that another might live. If a devotion to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal played any part in them growing into a deep and mature faith such as they had, then to dismiss it as a fad is a lazy presumption. Also, Catherine Labore became a Saint, not because of the bourgeois intensity of her youthful devotion, much less because she was the recipient of visions, but rather due the life she lived subsequently. She proved herself no wilting flower; stubbornly insisting of what she held to be true about the medal when priests were trying for “compromise” and quietly applying herself instead to the practical service of the poor when revealing herself as the recipient of the medal would have meant instant celebrity,. If a devotion to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal could give her encouragement and the will to continue, why not me as well?
The medal itself has come to play an increased part in my prayer life, but in a very simple way. It is a commonplace, on hearing a person's woes, to say “I will pray for you”, and, at the time, mean it, but I seldom did more than think about the person I am praying for. As a way of moving past nice thoughts I have developed the practice, when remembering one whom I have promised to pray for, of reaching for my medal, and while holding it, deliberately praying for this or that person or situation. It lasts a moment or longer depending, but elevates the remembrance from being warm feelings to being an intentional PRAYER for the person concerned. The action, forces me, if you will, to engage in prayer, that without holding the medal, would have been warm sentiments without any recourse to the Divine. This new practise is hardly mystical union, but its a start at least.
There remains the language and images, and a risk of promoting a model of the feminine that is out of touch with modern realities. In our society, the language of “virginal purity of mind and body”, and the cloying images of Our Lady that accompany the devotion are off putting to many. I certainly found it so when I, once again, began to recite the prayers with any regularity. I cannot say I have reconciled myself to the language, but, for now, have come to accept that, in a sexualised society, there remains a need to promote a holistic concept of purity which includes (yes chastity for women and men is still a virtue) , but importantly, is not confined to sex but refers to all aspects of life, a purity of intention, a single mindedness in living my faith. Although the novena prayers' reference to purity do not necessarily equate it with sexuality, for most Irish people, purity means only one thing, and the addition of virginal, conjures up a particular vision of the feminine, whereas understanding “purity of mind and body” as purity of intention (virginal or otherwise) touches every aspect of my life, and also, lest I not be clear, applies equally to both genders. This latter understanding is much more universal and demanding than a prudish, box ticking exercise based on a narrowly understand ideal of womanly virtue. The images too, at least the ones I can find, treat the medal and Our Blessed Lady far too romantically for this age, but I have yet to find any visual treatment that is faithful to the vision and yet reflects the style of our times. I wait in hope for artists who can carry the representation of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal into the present day.
This year I will have the opportunity to celebrate the feast in the place where the medal was revealed, the rue du Bac in Paris. In the presence of people from around the world, it is a privilege to remember an obscure and seemingly improbable vision of Our Lady to a novice which took place more than 150 years ago but by an extraordinary grace, still touches the hearts of millions today. I hope that in St. Peters in the three days of Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, (26th, 27th and 28th Nov) you will experience personally the passionate attachment to the Son of God which inspired Frank Duff, Maximilian Kolbe and Catherine Laboure to a profound devotion to his His Mother under the title Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal.
It would be easy to dismiss the Miraculous Medal and its novena as a relic of a way of being Church that is over, and to be of the opinion that this way of expressing devotion to Our Lady is, at best, as irrelevant as gas lights and the horse drawn tram. On some levels, I agree with the the opinions, the images that we use to promote this devotion are, to my taste at least, hopelessly sentimental, and remind me of the cloyingly sweet paintings of St. Therese which put me off her for years, until I discovered the steel displayed in her photographs. The novena prayers themselves, have a Victorian, florid quality which requires unpacking for an audience in the more direct age of Facebook and Twitter. Further, for an Irish devotee, the emphasis in the prayers on virginal purity, conjures up a too easily risible caricature of the repressed sexuality from which we have been “liberated” so as to “enjoy” the happy, complication-free alternative. Finally St. Catherine herself, if seen only as a pious novice given to visions, seems an unlikely role model for modern women of faith in an age which no longer channels such women towards the either/or choices of religious life or the domestic hearth.
Why then, not let it go, gently lay it aside along with mantillas and petticoats, and allow us to find new ways of honouring the Mother of God more suited to the age? Only the eccentric would wear a herring bone corset, or refuse to venture out of doors without gloves and a chaperone, (even more bizarrely so if he is a man. Think of the “Little Britain” comic character who insists “I am a Lady”). Is there no more contemporary way for me to express my faith in the 21st Century? Must we hold onto a 19th century devotion and one so apparently out of touch with the age we live in? Fashions change, even if faith does not, why not let this one go, along with Benediction and Sodalities, as an expression of its time that is past its sell by date?
There is however a nagging doubt, a sense that there is more hidden in the respectable piety of the remaining “Medelers” than meets the eye. Two advocates come to mind, men of caliber and heroic virtue who promoted the devotion: Maximilian Kolbe and Frank Duff. Neither were likely to carry smelling salts against an attack of the vapours, and in their different ways, lived the Faith to the full, one of them even to the extraordinary extent of, in horrific circumstances, offering his life that another might live. If a devotion to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal played any part in them growing into a deep and mature faith such as they had, then to dismiss it as a fad is a lazy presumption. Also, Catherine Labore became a Saint, not because of the bourgeois intensity of her youthful devotion, much less because she was the recipient of visions, but rather due the life she lived subsequently. She proved herself no wilting flower; stubbornly insisting of what she held to be true about the medal when priests were trying for “compromise” and quietly applying herself instead to the practical service of the poor when revealing herself as the recipient of the medal would have meant instant celebrity,. If a devotion to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal could give her encouragement and the will to continue, why not me as well?
The medal itself has come to play an increased part in my prayer life, but in a very simple way. It is a commonplace to say on hearing a person's woes to say “I will pray for you”, and, at the time, mean it, but I seldom did more than think about the person I am praying for. As a way of moving past nice thoughts I have developed the practice, when remembering one whom I have promised to pray for, of reaching for my medal, and while holding it, deliberately praying for this or that person or situation. It lasts a moment or longer depending, but elevates the remembrance from being warm feelings to being an intentional PRAYER for the person concerned. The action, forces me, if you will, to engage in prayer, that without holding the medal, would have been warm sentiments without any recourse to the Divine. This new practise is hardly mystical union, but its a start at least.
There remains the language and images, and a risk of promoting a model of the feminine that is out of touch with modern realities. In our society, the language of “virginal purity of mind and body”, and the cloying images of Our Lady that accompany the devotion are off putting to many. I certainly found it so when I, once again, began to recite the prayers with any regularity. I cannot say I have reconciled myself to the language, but, for now, have come to accept that, in a sexualised society, there remains a need to promote a holistic concept of purity which includes (yes chastity for women and men is still a virtue) , but importantly, is not confined to sex but refers to all aspects of life, a purity of intention, a single mindedness in living my faith. Although the novena prayers' reference to purity do not necessarily equate it with sexuality, for most Irish people, purity means only one thing, and the addition of virginal, conjures up a particular vision of the feminine, whereas understanding “purity of mind and body” as purity of intention (virginal or otherwise) touches every aspect of my life, and also, lest I not be clear, applies equally to both genders. This latter understanding is much more universal and demanding than a prudish, box ticking exercise based on a narrowly understand ideal of womanly virtue. The images too, at least the ones I can find, treat the medal and Our Blessed Lady far too romantically for this age, but I have yet to find any visual treatment that is faithful to the vision and yet reflects the style of our times. I wait in hope for artists who can carry the representation of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal into the present day.
This year I will have the opportunity to celebrate the feast in the place where the medal was revealed, the rue du Bac in Paris. In the presence of people from around the world, it is a privilege to remember an obscure and seemingly improbable vision of Our Lady to a novice which took place more than 150 years ago but by an extraordinary grace, still touches the hearts of millions today. I hope that in St. Peters in the three days of Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, (26th, 27th and 28th Nov) you will experience personally the passionate attachment to the Son of God which inspired Frank Duff, Maximilian Kolbe and Catherine Laboure to a profound devotion to his His Mother under the title Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal.
It would be easy to dismiss the Miraculous Medal and its novena as a relic of a way of being Church that is over, and to be of the opinion that this way of expressing devotion to Our Lady is, at best, as irrelevant as gas lights and the horse drawn tram. On some levels, I agree with the the opinions, the images that we use to promote this devotion are, to my taste at least, hopelessly sentimental, and remind me of the cloyingly sweet paintings of St. Therese which put me off her for years, until I discovered the steel displayed in her photographs. The novena prayers themselves, have a Victorian, florid quality which requires unpacking for an audience in the more direct age of Facebook and Twitter. Further, for an Irish devotee, the emphasis in the prayers on virginal purity, conjures up a too easily risible caricature of the repressed sexuality from which we have been “liberated” so as to “enjoy” the happy, complication-free alternative. Finally St. Catherine herself, if seen only as a pious novice given to visions, seems an unlikely role model for modern women of faith in an age which no longer channels such women towards the either/or choices of religious life or the domestic hearth.
Why then, not let it go, gently lay it aside along with mantillas and petticoats, and allow us to find new ways of honouring the Mother of God more suited to the age? Only the eccentric would wear a herring bone corset, or refuse to venture out of doors without gloves and a chaperone, (even more bizarrely so if he is a man. Think of the “Little Britain” comic character who insists “I am a Lady”). Is there no more contemporary way for me to express my faith in the 21st Century? Must we hold onto a 19th century devotion and one so apparently out of touch with the age we live in? Fashions change, even if faith does not, why not let this one go, along with Benediction and Sodalities, as an expression of its time that is past its sell by date?
There is however a nagging doubt, a sense that there is more hidden in the respectable piety of the remaining “Medelers” than meets the eye. Two advocates come to mind, men of caliber and heroic virtue who promoted the devotion: Maximilian Kolbe and Frank Duff. Neither were likely to carry smelling salts against an attack of the vapours, and in their different ways, lived the Faith to the full, one of them even to the extraordinary extent of, in horrific circumstances, offering his life that another might live. If a devotion to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal played any part in them growing into a deep and mature faith such as they had, then to dismiss it as a fad is a lazy presumption. Also, Catherine Labore became a Saint, not because of the bourgeois intensity of her youthful devotion, much less because she was the recipient of visions, but rather due the life she lived subsequently. She proved herself no wilting flower; stubbornly insisting of what she held to be true about the medal when priests were trying for “compromise” and quietly applying herself instead to the practical service of the poor when revealing herself as the recipient of the medal would have meant instant celebrity,. If a devotion to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal could give her encouragement and the will to continue, why not me as well?
The medal itself has come to play an increased part in my prayer life, but in a very simple way. It is a commonplace, on hearing a person's woes, to say “I will pray for you”, and, at the time, mean it, but I seldom did more than think about the person I am praying for. As a way of moving past nice thoughts I have developed the practice, when remembering one whom I have promised to pray for, of reaching for my medal, and while holding it, deliberately praying for this or that person or situation. It lasts a moment or longer depending, but elevates the remembrance from being warm feelings to being an intentional PRAYER for the person concerned. The action, forces me, if you will, to engage in prayer, that without holding the medal, would have been warm sentiments without any recourse to the Divine. This new practise is hardly mystical union, but its a start at least.
There remains the language and images, and a risk of promoting a model of the feminine that is out of touch with modern realities. In our society, the language of “virginal purity of mind and body”, and the cloying images of Our Lady that accompany the devotion are off putting to many. I certainly found it so when I, once again, began to recite the prayers with any regularity. I cannot say I have reconciled myself to the language, but, for now, have come to accept that, in a sexualised society, there remains a need to promote a holistic concept of purity which includes (yes chastity for women and men is still a virtue) , but importantly, is not confined to sex but refers to all aspects of life, a purity of intention, a single mindedness in living my faith. Although the novena prayers' reference to purity do not necessarily equate it with sexuality, for most Irish people, purity means only one thing, and the addition of virginal, conjures up a particular vision of the feminine, whereas understanding “purity of mind and body” as purity of intention (virginal or otherwise) touches every aspect of my life, and also, lest I not be clear, applies equally to both genders. This latter understanding is much more universal and demanding than a prudish, box ticking exercise based on a narrowly understand ideal of womanly virtue. The images too, at least the ones I can find, treat the medal and Our Blessed Lady far too romantically for this age, but I have yet to find any visual treatment that is faithful to the vision and yet reflects the style of our times. I wait in hope for artists who can carry the representation of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal into the present day.
This year I will have the opportunity to celebrate the feast in the place where the medal was revealed, the rue du Bac in Paris. In the presence of people from around the world, it is a privilege to remember an obscure and seemingly improbable vision of Our Lady to a novice which took place more than 150 years ago but by an extraordinary grace, still touches the hearts of millions today. I hope that in St. Peters in the three days of Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, (26th, 27th and 28th Nov) you will experience personally the passionate attachment to the Son of God which inspired Frank Duff, Maximilian Kolbe and Catherine Laboure to a profound devotion to his His Mother under the title Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal.
It would be easy to dismiss the Miraculous Medal and its novena as a relic of a way of being Church that is over, and to be of the opinion that this way of expressing devotion to Our Lady is, at best, as irrelevant as gas lights and the horse drawn tram. On some levels, I agree with the the opinions, the images that we use to promote this devotion are, to my taste at least, hopelessly sentimental, and remind me of the cloyingly sweet paintings of St. Therese which put me off her for years, until I discovered the steel displayed in her photographs. The novena prayers themselves, have a Victorian, florid quality which requires unpacking for an audience in the more direct age of Facebook and Twitter. Further, for an Irish devotee, the emphasis in the prayers on virginal purity, conjures up a too easily risible caricature of the repressed sexuality from which we have been “liberated” so as to “enjoy” the happy, complication-free alternative. Finally St. Catherine herself, if seen only as a pious novice given to visions, seems an unlikely role model for modern women of faith in an age which no longer channels such women towards the either/or choices of religious life or the domestic hearth.
Why then, not let it go, gently lay it aside along with mantillas and petticoats, and allow us to find new ways of honouring the Mother of God more suited to the age? Only the eccentric would wear a herring bone corset, or refuse to venture out of doors without gloves and a chaperone, (even more bizarrely so if he is a man. Think of the “Little Britain” comic character who insists “I am a Lady”). Is there no more contemporary way for me to express my faith in the 21st Century? Must we hold onto a 19th century devotion and one so apparently out of touch with the age we live in? Fashions change, even if faith does not, why not let this one go, along with Benediction and Sodalities, as an expression of its time that is past its sell by date?
There is however a nagging doubt, a sense that there is more hidden in the respectable piety of the remaining “Medelers” than meets the eye. Two advocates come to mind, men of caliber and heroic virtue who promoted the devotion: Maximilian Kolbe and Frank Duff. Neither were likely to carry smelling salts against an attack of the vapours, and in their different ways, lived the Faith to the full, one of them even to the extraordinary extent of, in horrific circumstances, offering his life that another might live. If a devotion to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal played any part in them growing into a deep and mature faith such as they had, then to dismiss it as a fad is a lazy presumption. Also, Catherine Labore became a Saint, not because of the bourgeois intensity of her youthful devotion, much less because she was the recipient of visions, but rather due the life she lived subsequently. She proved herself no wilting flower; stubbornly insisting of what she held to be true about the medal when priests were trying for “compromise” and quietly applying herself instead to the practical service of the poor when revealing herself as the recipient of the medal would have meant instant celebrity,. If a devotion to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal could give her encouragement and the will to continue, why not me as well?
The medal itself has come to play an increased part in my prayer life, but in a very simple way. It is a commonplace, on hearing a person's woes, to say “I will pray for you”, and, at the time, mean it, but I seldom did more than think about the person I am praying for. As a way of moving past nice thoughts I have developed the practice, when remembering one whom I have promised to pray for, of reaching for my medal, and while holding it, deliberately praying for this or that person or situation. It lasts a moment or longer depending, but elevates the remembrance from being warm feelings to being an intentional PRAYER for the person concerned. The action, forces me, if you will, to engage in prayer, that without holding the medal, would have been warm sentiments without any recourse to the Divine. This new practise is hardly mystical union, but its a start at least.
There remains the language and images, and a risk of promoting a model of the feminine that is out of touch with modern realities. In our society, the language of “virginal purity of mind and body”, and the cloying images of Our Lady that accompany the devotion are off putting to many. I certainly found it so when I, once again, began to recite the prayers with any regularity. I cannot say I have reconciled myself to the language, but, for now, have come to accept that, in a sexualised society, there remains a need to promote a holistic concept of purity which includes (yes chastity for women and men is still a virtue) , but importantly, is not confined to sex but refers to all aspects of life, a purity of intention, a single mindedness in living my faith. Although the novena prayers' reference to purity do not necessarily equate it with sexuality, for most Irish people, purity means only one thing, and the addition of virginal, conjures up a particular vision of the feminine, whereas understanding “purity of mind and body” as purity of intention (virginal or otherwise) touches every aspect of my life, and also, lest I not be clear, applies equally to both genders. This latter understanding is much more universal and demanding than a prudish, box ticking exercise based on a narrowly understand ideal of womanly virtue. The images too, at least the ones I can find, treat the medal and Our Blessed Lady far too romantically for this age, but I have yet to find any visual treatment that is faithful to the vision and yet reflects the style of our times. I wait in hope for artists who can carry the representation of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal into the present day.
This year I will have the opportunity to celebrate the feast in the place where the medal was revealed, the rue du Bac in Paris. In the presence of people from around the world, it is a privilege to remember an obscure and seemingly improbable vision of Our Lady to a novice which took place more than 150 years ago but by an extraordinary grace, still touches the hearts of millions today. I hope that in St. Peters in the three days of Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, (26th, 27th and 28th Nov) you will experience personally the passionate attachment to the Son of God which inspired Frank Duff, Maximilian Kolbe and Catherine Laboure to a profound devotion to his His Mother under the title Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal.
The 2018 Christmas Fayre was a great success and despite rain bringing events to an early halt, the Christmas Fayre success warranted all the hard work by the very dedicated committee.
The Lord Mayor launched the event the night before by lighting our Christmas Tree and the support all round was tremendous!
Many thanks to all our sponsors
| Ashley motors | Macs Hardware |
| Backpage | Mad Scone |
| Bath Lane Blooms | Matts Hardware |
| BFCD Chartered Accountants | No 1 Shop Cabra Rd |
| Boots | Park Pharmacy |
| Clarkes Bakery | Phibs Hardware |
| Collis Chemist | Points & Plugs Park SC |
| Cut Social Phibsborough | Roosters PiriPiri restaurant |
| DCC | SP Pumps NCR |
| Downeys Pub | Spar Phibs |
| Ethersons Butchers | Tesco Park SC |
| G&J Engineering | Tesco Phibsborough |
| Graingers Hanlons Corner | The Hut |
| Hickeys Phibsborough | Thunders Bakery Phibsborough |
| Lidl | Thunders Park SC |
| Lloyds Chemist Cabra | Woodies Blanchardstown |
| Yerros Restaurant, Prospect Rd | Hedigans |
| Phibsborough House |
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The 2018 Christmas Fayre was a great success and despite rain bringing events to an early halt, the Christmas Fayre success warranted all the hard work by the very dedicated committee.
The Lord Mayor launched the event the night before by lighting our Christmas Tree and the support all round was tremendous!
Many thanks to all our sponsors
| Ashley motors | Macs Hardware |
| Backpage | Mad Scone |
| Bath Lane Blooms | Matts Hardware |
| BFCD Chartered Accountants | No 1 Shop Cabra Rd |
| Boots | Park Pharmacy |
| Clarkes Bakery | Phibs Hardware |
| Collis Chemist | Points & Plugs Park SC |
| Cut Social Phibsborough | Roosters PiriPiri restaurant |
| DCC | SP Pumps NCR |
| Downeys Pub | Spar Phibs |
| Ethersons Butchers | Tesco Park SC |
| G&J Engineering | Tesco Phibsborough |
| Graingers Hanlons Corner | The Hut |
| Hickeys Phibsborough | Thunders Bakery Phibsborough |
| Lidl | Thunders Park SC |
| Lloyds Chemist Cabra | Woodies Blanchardstown |
| Yerros Restaurant, Prospect Rd | Hedigans |
| Phibsborough House |
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The 2018 Christmas Fayre was a great success and despite rain bringing events to an early halt, the Christmas Fayre success warranted all the hard work by the very dedicated committee.
The Lord Mayor launched the event the night before by lighting our Christmas Tree and the support all round was tremendous!
Many thanks to all our sponsors
| Ashley motors | Macs Hardware |
| Backpage | Mad Scone |
| Bath Lane Blooms | Matts Hardware |
| BFCD Chartered Accountants | No 1 Shop Cabra Rd |
| Boots | Park Pharmacy |
| Clarkes Bakery | Phibs Hardware |
| Collis Chemist | Points & Plugs Park SC |
| Cut Social Phibsborough | Roosters PiriPiri restaurant |
| DCC | SP Pumps NCR |
| Downeys Pub | Spar Phibs |
| Ethersons Butchers | Tesco Park SC |
| G&J Engineering | Tesco Phibsborough |
| Graingers Hanlons Corner | The Hut |
| Hickeys Phibsborough | Thunders Bakery Phibsborough |
| Lidl | Thunders Park SC |
| Lloyds Chemist Cabra | Woodies Blanchardstown |
| Yerros Restaurant, Prospect Rd | Hedigans |
| Phibsborough House |
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Youth members fo the
Syro-Malabar Community
handed over three large boxes of nonperishable food items on Sunday, the fruits of their door to door collection in aid of the annual Society of St Vincent dePaul appeal in the diocese. The impressive work of the youth members is evidence of the handing on of an important tradition to a new generation of Irish young people. The tradition of generosity and concern for the neighbour is alive and well in the changing environment of St. Peter's Phibsborough
The annual Society of St Vincent dePaul appeal at St. Peter's Masses at the weekend
An impressive amount which will improve the lot of many in the Phibsborough area this Christmas.
If you missed your chance to give, the online option to support the SVP Christmas appeal is still live at
https://www.svp.ie,
A moment of your time could make someone's Christmas this year..
Youth members fo the
Syro-Malabar Community
handed over three large boxes of nonperishable food items on Sunday, the fruits of their door to door collection in aid of the annual Society of St Vincent dePaul appeal in the diocese. The impressive work of the youth members is evidence of the handing on of an important tradition to a new generation of Irish young people. The tradition of generosity and concern for the neighbour is alive and well in the changing environment of St. Peter's Phibsborough
The annual Society of St Vincent dePaul appeal at St. Peter's Masses at the weekend
An impressive amount which will improve the lot of many in the Phibsborough area this Christmas.
If you missed your chance to give, the online option to support the SVP Christmas appeal is still live at
https://www.svp.ie,
A moment of your time could make someone's Christmas this year..
Concert in aid of the Rotunda foundation,
St Peter's Singers are joining with the Offbeat Ensemble for a pre-Christmas concert.
8pm the Pillar Room at the Rotunda.
Concert in aid of the Rotunda foundation,
St Peter's Singers are joining with the Offbeat Ensemble for a pre-Christmas concert.
8pm the Pillar Room at the Rotunda.
The sleigh was was all packed, the reindeer were fed,
But Santa still knelt by the side of his bed,
“Dear Father, ” he prayed, “Be with me tonight.
There’s much work to do and my schedule is tight.
My sack will hold toys to grant all kids’ wishes.
The supply will be endless like the loaves and the fishes.
I can do all these things, Lord, only through You.
I just need your blessing, then it’s easy to do.
I do this only to honor the birth of the One,
That was sent to redeem us, Your most Holy Son.
So to all of my friends, lest Your glory I rob,
Please, Lord, remind them who gave me this job.
The sleigh was was all packed, the reindeer were fed,
But Santa still knelt by the side of his bed,
“Dear Father, ” he prayed, “Be with me tonight.
There’s much work to do and my schedule is tight.
My sack will hold toys to grant all kids’ wishes.
The supply will be endless like the loaves and the fishes.
I can do all these things, Lord, only through You.
I just need your blessing, then it’s easy to do.
I do this only to honor the birth of the One,
That was sent to redeem us, Your most Holy Son.
So to all of my friends, lest Your glory I rob,
Please, Lord, remind them who gave me this job.
Create in me a clean heart O God, shelter me in the shadow of your wings
Hello Again
Hello Again
Hello Again
Transept Talks
@St Peter's
St. Peter's Church, Phibsborough is launching a series of monthly talks in the North Transept of this beautiful gothic masterpiece.
Generally scheduled for 4th Thursdays in the month, the hope is to offer a series of reflections on topics gathered under the broad rubric of culture, religion and society.
The talks begin at 7.30 pm and access is through the church.
Be green use public transport. Luas: Green Line Phibsborough Stop. Buses 4, 9, 38, 38a 38b, 38d,46a, 83, 83a, 120,122, 140, 155
Matthew's gospel is being proclaimed for the Sundays of this year in Churches using the Catholic or Revised Common Lectionary, Acclaimed Scripture Scholar Kieran J. O’Mahony, will set up the gospel in context to attune our modern ears so that we can hear the nuances of the ancient text clearly when heard in worship or prayed for private reflection
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Kieran J. O’Mahony is an Augustinian friar and biblical scholar. He lives in St John’s Priory, Thomas St and works for Dublin Diocese as coordinator of biblical studies. He is a member of the Orlagh-in-the-City community. Website: tarsus.ie |
St. Peter's Church's Harry Clarke windows are well known but in fact the church is home to a whole series of works from different time periods inviting different responses. Renowned local artist Geraldine O'Neill will give her take on the pieces that catch her eye and help us re-view the familiar, drawing on her fresh insights.
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Geraldine O’Neill attended the National College of Art and Design, Dublin. O’Neill has exhibited throughout Ireland and Europe and has taught on the Fine Art programme in Dublin Institute of Technology (1998 – 2004), the Fine Art Masters programme at Massachusetts College of Art and Design (2010 – 2011) as well as guest lecturing at the National Gallery of Ireland. She has received numerous awards and her work is held in many public and private collections including that of the Office of Public Works; the European Central Bank; and University College Cork. Website:geraldineoneill.ie |
Matthew's gospel is being proclaimed for the Sundays of this year in Churches using the Catholic or Revised Common Lectionary, Acclaimed Scripture Scholar Kieran J. O’Mahony, will set up the gospel in context to attune our modern ears so that we can hear the nuances of the ancient text clearly when heard in worship or prayed for private reflection
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Kieran J. O’Mahony is an Augustinian friar and biblical scholar. He lives in St John’s Priory, Thomas St and works for Dublin Diocese as coordinator of biblical studies. He is a member of the Orlagh-in-the-City community. Website: tarsus.ie |
Transept Talks
@St Peter's
St. Peter's Church, Phibsborough is launching a series of monthly talks in the North Transept of this beautiful gothic masterpiece.
Generally scheduled for 4th Thursdays in the month, the hope is to offer a series of reflections on topics gathered under the broad rubric of culture, religion and society.
The talks begin at 7.30 pm and access is through the church.
Be green use public transport. Luas: Green Line Phibsborough Stop. Buses 4, 9, 38, 38a 38b, 38d,46a, 83, 83a, 120,122, 140, 155
Alice Taylor, in "To school through the fields" evoked an Ireland that is no more, an Ireland where basic education was available to all even if some had to walk to school through the fields to get it. People with disability did not fare so well in the Ireland of the time however, and many failed to reach their potential, because special education was far away and expensive. Thankfully, that is no longer a reality and access to special needs education is not limited to the cities or the wealthy.
In rural Ethiopia, that "through the fields" world is still the norm, and with the impact on people with a disability that is only a distance memory in Ireland. People here still believe that disability, such as deafness is a curse which brings shame on the family. They hide their deaf child away from people. The child grows up isolated, stigmatised and wondering why they are so different to others. It’s a very lonely existence. Those who start primary school often don't have a better experience. They are registered at their local school but find themselves in classrooms of up to and over 70 students. They were unable to keep up with the lessons and don't progress. Some teachers tell their parents to take them out of school as they were not capable of learning. Others are taken out of school as they were being endlessly mocked and jeered by their peers. For such children, there are few specialist schools, there are only poor or bus services, and schools are too far for "to school through the fields" to be an option. The Ambo Lazarist Deaf School (ALDS) was set up, by Irish Vincentian Stephen Monaghan, to deal with the situation. The school educates Deaf children who mostly come from rural villages surrounding Ambo in central Ethiopia. Fr. Stephen has set up a "family hosting scheme" to make sure that deaf children are not held back by distance from the school.
" we aim to unlock a deaf child's capacity to access communication and learning....the parents we meet are often desperate to give their child such a precious opportunity"
Stephen writes about visiting the farming families:"When we visit the rural districts and meet the parents of Deaf children, we have an opportunity to give them some Deaf awareness training, challenge the myth’s about their child’s disability and help them to appreciate their child’s abilities instead. They also get an appreciation of how the Deaf school in Ambo can give their child the opportunity to reach his/her full potential in education. Through the use of Sign Language we aim to unlock his/her capacity to access communication and learning. After all such meetings, the parents we meet are often desperate to give their child such a precious opportunity " The ALDS Family Hosting scheme makes this opportunity possible, by placing the deaf children from the countryside with suitable Ambo town residents, giving the children the education they deserve
In the past two years, 44 new children to the school. The majority of them staying with host families in Ambo. Because of the low cost of living, the cost per student per month is only €10 or €100 for an entire school year. This covers a child transport, upkeep and accommodation.
Your donation of €10 or more, will keep a child near the school for a whole month and ensure that they can reach their potential, I encourage you to be generous, and make ALDS your choice for Lent this year.
NOTE In the Box Below Ensure you Tick the Box "I would like to designate this donation to a specific fund" and choose "To school through the fields"
(St Peters Is currently applying ALL online donations to this fund)
Call Back to see donations total at the bottom of the home page
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Alice Taylor, in "To school through the fields" evoked an Ireland that is no more, an Ireland where basic education was available to all even if some had to walk to school through the fields to get it. People with disability did not fare so well in the Ireland of the time however, and many failed to reach their potential, because special education was far away and expensive. Thankfully, that is no longer a reality and access to special needs education is not limited to the cities or the wealthy.
In rural Ethiopia, that "through the fields" world is still the norm, and with the impact on people with a disability that is only a distance memory in Ireland. People here still believe that disability, such as deafness is a curse which brings shame on the family. They hide their deaf child away from people. The child grows up isolated, stigmatised and wondering why they are so different to others. It’s a very lonely existence. Those who start primary school often don't have a better experience. They are registered at their local school but find themselves in classrooms of up to and over 70 students. They were unable to keep up with the lessons and don't progress. Some teachers tell their parents to take them out of school as they were not capable of learning. Others are taken out of school as they were being endlessly mocked and jeered by their peers. For such children, there are few specialist schools, there are only poor or bus services, and schools are too far for "to school through the fields" to be an option. The Ambo Lazarist Deaf School (ALDS) was set up, by Irish Vincentian Stephen Monaghan, to deal with the situation. The school educates Deaf children who mostly come from rural villages surrounding Ambo in central Ethiopia. Fr. Stephen has set up a "family hosting scheme" to make sure that deaf children are not held back by distance from the school.
" we aim to unlock a deaf child's capacity to access communication and learning....the parents we meet are often desperate to give their child such a precious opportunity"
Stephen writes about visiting the farming families:"When we visit the rural districts and meet the parents of Deaf children, we have an opportunity to give them some Deaf awareness training, challenge the myth’s about their child’s disability and help them to appreciate their child’s abilities instead. They also get an appreciation of how the Deaf school in Ambo can give their child the opportunity to reach his/her full potential in education. Through the use of Sign Language we aim to unlock his/her capacity to access communication and learning. After all such meetings, the parents we meet are often desperate to give their child such a precious opportunity " The ALDS Family Hosting scheme makes this opportunity possible, by placing the deaf children from the countryside with suitable Ambo town residents, giving the children the education they deserve
In the past two years, 44 new children to the school. The majority of them staying with host families in Ambo. Because of the low cost of living, the cost per student per month is only €10 or €100 for an entire school year. This covers a child transport, upkeep and accommodation.
Your donation of €10 or more, will keep a child near the school for a whole month and ensure that they can reach their potential, I encourage you to be generous, and make ALDS your choice for Lent this year.
NOTE In the Box Below Ensure you Tick the Box "I would like to designate this donation to a specific fund" and choose "To school through the fields"
(St Peters Is currently applying ALL online donations to this fund)
Call Back to see your donation recorded (and your name unless you requested anonymity) at the bottom of the home page
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The most recent financial report will be published today
A presentation will be made by Ms. Pat. Magee, on behalf of the Finance Committee.
During this third week of Lent we concentrate on finding Christ in the Scriptures and the Gideon Society has provided New Testaments to help us
Journey the Via Dolorosa these Fridays of lent and enter into the great mystery of the Death and Resurrection of the Lord. The Stations of the Cross at 2.40pm are celebrated for everyone and especially those children and families who are heading home from school. 
During this Scriptural week we will have The Sorrowful Mysteries recited at 11am on Wednesday March 27th at 11am.
To complement this there will be the addition of Scripture passages that help us focus on the events of Jesus life that lead us to the Crucifixion.
Alice Taylor, in "To school through the fields" evoked an Ireland that is no more, an Ireland where basic education was available to all even if some had to walk to school through the fields to get it. People with disability did not fare so well in the Ireland of the time however, and many failed to reach their potential, because special education was far away and expensive. Thankfully, that is no longer a reality and access to special needs education is not limited to the cities or the wealthy.
In rural Ethiopia, that "through the fields" world is still the norm, and with the impact on people with a disability that is only a distance memory in Ireland. People here still believe that disability, such as deafness is a curse which brings shame on the family. They hide their deaf child away from people. The child grows up isolated, stigmatised and wondering why they are so different to others. It’s a very lonely existence. Those who start primary school often don't have a better experience. They are registered at their local school but find themselves in classrooms of up to and over 70 students. They were unable to keep up with the lessons and don't progress. Some teachers tell their parents to take them out of school as they were not capable of learning. Others are taken out of school as they were being endlessly mocked and jeered by their peers. For such children, there are few specialist schools, there are only poor or bus services, and schools are too far for "to school through the fields" to be an option. The Ambo Lazarist Deaf School (ALDS) was set up, by Irish Vincentian Stephen Monaghan, to deal with the situation. The school educates Deaf children who mostly come from rural villages surrounding Ambo in central Ethiopia. Fr. Stephen has set up a "family hosting scheme" to make sure that deaf children are not held back by distance from the school.
" we aim to unlock a deaf child's capacity to access communication and learning....the parents we meet are often desperate to give their child such a precious opportunity"
Stephen writes about visiting the farming families:"When we visit the rural districts and meet the parents of Deaf children, we have an opportunity to give them some Deaf awareness training, challenge the myth’s about their child’s disability and help them to appreciate their child’s abilities instead. They also get an appreciation of how the Deaf school in Ambo can give their child the opportunity to reach his/her full potential in education. Through the use of Sign Language we aim to unlock his/her capacity to access communication and learning. After all such meetings, the parents we meet are often desperate to give their child such a precious opportunity " The ALDS Family Hosting scheme makes this opportunity possible, by placing the deaf children from the countryside with suitable Ambo town residents, giving the children the education they deserve
In the past two years, 44 new children to the school. The majority of them staying with host families in Ambo. Because of the low cost of living, the cost per student per month is only €10 or €100 for an entire school year. This covers a child transport, upkeep and accommodation.
Your donation of €10 or more, will keep a child near the school for a whole month and ensure that they can reach their potential, I encourage you to be generous, and make ALDS your choice for Lent this year.
NOTE In the Box Below Ensure you Tick the Box "I would like to designate this donation to a specific fund" and choose "To school through the fields"
(St Peters Is currently applying ALL online donations to this fund)
Call Back to see donations total at the bottom of the home page
[seamless-donations]
Alice Taylor, in "To school through the fields" evoked an Ireland that is no more, an Ireland where basic education was available to all even if some had to walk to school through the fields to get it. People with disability did not fare so well in the Ireland of the time however, and many failed to reach their potential, because special education was far away and expensive. Thankfully, that is no longer a reality and access to special needs education is not limited to the cities or the wealthy.
In rural Ethiopia, that "through the fields" world is still the norm, and with the impact on people with a disability that is only a distance memory in Ireland. People here still believe that disability, such as deafness is a curse which brings shame on the family. They hide their deaf child away from people. The child grows up isolated, stigmatised and wondering why they are so different to others. It’s a very lonely existence. Those who start primary school often don't have a better experience. They are registered at their local school but find themselves in classrooms of up to and over 70 students. They were unable to keep up with the lessons and don't progress. Some teachers tell their parents to take them out of school as they were not capable of learning. Others are taken out of school as they were being endlessly mocked and jeered by their peers. For such children, there are few specialist schools, there are only poor or bus services, and schools are too far for "to school through the fields" to be an option. The Ambo Lazarist Deaf School (ALDS) was set up, by Irish Vincentian Stephen Monaghan, to deal with the situation. The school educates Deaf children who mostly come from rural villages surrounding Ambo in central Ethiopia. Fr. Stephen has set up a "family hosting scheme" to make sure that deaf children are not held back by distance from the school.
" we aim to unlock a deaf child's capacity to access communication and learning....the parents we meet are often desperate to give their child such a precious opportunity"
Stephen writes about visiting the farming families:"When we visit the rural districts and meet the parents of Deaf children, we have an opportunity to give them some Deaf awareness training, challenge the myth’s about their child’s disability and help them to appreciate their child’s abilities instead. They also get an appreciation of how the Deaf school in Ambo can give their child the opportunity to reach his/her full potential in education. Through the use of Sign Language we aim to unlock his/her capacity to access communication and learning. After all such meetings, the parents we meet are often desperate to give their child such a precious opportunity " The ALDS Family Hosting scheme makes this opportunity possible, by placing the deaf children from the countryside with suitable Ambo town residents, giving the children the education they deserve
In the past two years, 44 new children to the school. The majority of them staying with host families in Ambo. Because of the low cost of living, the cost per student per month is only €10 or €100 for an entire school year. This covers a child transport, upkeep and accommodation.
Your donation of €10 or more, will keep a child near the school for a whole month and ensure that they can reach their potential, I encourage you to be generous, and make ALDS your choice for Lent this year.
NOTE In the Box Below Ensure you Tick the Box "I would like to designate this donation to a specific fund" and choose "To school through the fields"
(St Peters Is currently applying ALL online donations to this fund)
Call Back to see donations total at the bottom of the home page
[seamless-donations]
Alice Taylor, in "To school through the fields" evoked an Ireland that is no more, an Ireland where basic education was available to all even if some had to walk to school through the fields to get it. People with disability did not fare so well in the Ireland of the time however, and many failed to reach their potential, because special education was far away and expensive. Thankfully, that is no longer a reality and access to special needs education is not limited to the cities or the wealthy.
In rural Ethiopia, that "through the fields" world is still the norm, and with the impact on people with a disability that is only a distance memory in Ireland. People here still believe that disability, such as deafness is a curse which brings shame on the family. They hide their deaf child away from people. The child grows up isolated, stigmatised and wondering why they are so different to others. It’s a very lonely existence. Those who start primary school often don't have a better experience. They are registered at their local school but find themselves in classrooms of up to and over 70 students. They were unable to keep up with the lessons and don't progress. Some teachers tell their parents to take them out of school as they were not capable of learning. Others are taken out of school as they were being endlessly mocked and jeered by their peers. For such children, there are few specialist schools, there are only poor or bus services, and schools are too far for "to school through the fields" to be an option. The Ambo Lazarist Deaf School (ALDS) was set up, by Irish Vincentian Stephen Monaghan, to deal with the situation. The school educates Deaf children who mostly come from rural villages surrounding Ambo in central Ethiopia. Fr. Stephen has set up a "family hosting scheme" to make sure that deaf children are not held back by distance from the school.
" we aim to unlock a deaf child's capacity to access communication and learning....the parents we meet are often desperate to give their child such a precious opportunity"
Stephen writes about visiting the farming families:"When we visit the rural districts and meet the parents of Deaf children, we have an opportunity to give them some Deaf awareness training, challenge the myth’s about their child’s disability and help them to appreciate their child’s abilities instead. They also get an appreciation of how the Deaf school in Ambo can give their child the opportunity to reach his/her full potential in education. Through the use of Sign Language we aim to unlock his/her capacity to access communication and learning. After all such meetings, the parents we meet are often desperate to give their child such a precious opportunity " The ALDS Family Hosting scheme makes this opportunity possible, by placing the deaf children from the countryside with suitable Ambo town residents, giving the children the education they deserve
In the past two years, 44 new children to the school. The majority of them staying with host families in Ambo. Because of the low cost of living, the cost per student per month is only €10 or €100 for an entire school year. This covers a child transport, upkeep and accommodation.
Your donation of €10 or more, will keep a child near the school for a whole month and ensure that they can reach their potential, I encourage you to be generous, and make ALDS your choice for Lent this year.
NOTE In the Box Below Ensure you Tick the Box "I would like to designate this donation to a specific fund" and choose "To school through the fields"
(St Peters Is currently applying ALL online donations to this fund)
Call Back to see your donation recorded (unless you requested anonymity) at the bottom of the home page
[seamless-donations]
Alice Taylor, in "To school through the fields" evoked an Ireland that is no more, an Ireland where basic education was available to all even if some had to walk to school through the fields to get it. People with disability did not fare so well in the Ireland of the time however, and many failed to reach their potential, because special education was far away and expensive. Thankfully, that is no longer a reality and access to special needs education is not limited to the cities or the wealthy.
In rural Ethiopia, that "through the fields" world is still the norm, and with the impact on people with a disability that is only a distance memory in Ireland. People here still believe that disability, such as deafness is a curse which brings shame on the family. They hide their deaf child away from people. The child grows up isolated, stigmatised and wondering why they are so different to others. It’s a very lonely existence. Those who start primary school often don't have a better experience. They are registered at their local school but find themselves in classrooms of up to and over 70 students. They were unable to keep up with the lessons and don't progress. Some teachers tell their parents to take them out of school as they were not capable of learning. Others are taken out of school as they were being endlessly mocked and jeered by their peers. For such children, there are few specialist schools, there are only poor or bus services, and schools are too far for "to school through the fields" to be an option. The Ambo Lazarist Deaf School (ALDS) was set up, by Irish Vincentian Stephen Monaghan, to deal with the situation. The school educates Deaf children who mostly come from rural villages surrounding Ambo in central Ethiopia. Fr. Stephen has set up a "family hosting scheme" to make sure that deaf children are not held back by distance from the school.
" we aim to unlock a deaf child's capacity to access communication and learning....the parents we meet are often desperate to give their child such a precious opportunity"
Stephen writes about visiting the farming families:"When we visit the rural districts and meet the parents of Deaf children, we have an opportunity to give them some Deaf awareness training, challenge the myth’s about their child’s disability and help them to appreciate their child’s abilities instead. They also get an appreciation of how the Deaf school in Ambo can give their child the opportunity to reach his/her full potential in education. Through the use of Sign Language we aim to unlock his/her capacity to access communication and learning. After all such meetings, the parents we meet are often desperate to give their child such a precious opportunity " The ALDS Family Hosting scheme makes this opportunity possible, by placing the deaf children from the countryside with suitable Ambo town residents, giving the children the education they deserve
In the past two years, 44 new children to the school. The majority of them staying with host families in Ambo. Because of the low cost of living, the cost per student per month is only €10 or €100 for an entire school year. This covers a child transport, upkeep and accommodation.
Your donation of €10 or more, will keep a child near the school for a whole month and ensure that they can reach their potential, I encourage you to be generous, and make ALDS your choice for Lent this year.
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The naming of the Harry Clarke Bridge took place yesterday and a celebration took place at St. Peter's Church , home of one of his early masterpieces, to mark the occasion.
The following captures well the flavour of the occasion
Irish Times report on Harry Clarke Bridge Opening
Irish Times report on Harry Clarke Bridge Opening
Irish Times report on Harry Clarke Bridge Opening
The lights on Our Ladys Shrine have been renewed, they look stunning.
Varcha Kawaloriginally from Maritius and now a proud Phibsborian was baptized this Easter Vigil
at
St. Peter's
Varcha Kawal originally from Maritius and now a proud Phibsoborian was baptized this Easter at St. Peter's
The Christian Community welcomes her among us with great Joy
Varcha Kawaloriginally from Maritius and now a proud Phibsborian was baptized this Easter Vigil at
St. Peter's
Varcha Kawaloriginally from Maritius and now a proud Phibsborian was baptized this Easter Vigil
at
St. Peter's
We welcome the children who have celebrated their First Holy Communion to another special Liturgy. It takes place on Sunday May 26th at 11.30 am. They will each receive a blest medal of St Peter and a family prayer card.
We welcome the children who have celebrated their First Holy Communion to another special Liturgy. It takes place on Sunday May 26th at 11.30 am. They will each receive a blest medal of St Peter and a family prayer card.
We welcome the children who have celebrated their First Holy Communion to another special Liturgy. It takes place on Sunday May 26th at 11.30 am. They will each receive a blest medal of St Peter and a family prayer card.
The Association has the purpose of recalling Mary conceived without sin, and also the sanctification of its members, integral formation in the Christian life, and an apostolate in charity and evangelising, especially to those in need.
The origin of the Association of the Miraculous Medal dates back to the apparition of the Immaculate Virgin Mary in 1830, whose feast is celebrated on 27th November. The medal and the Association are true and constant reminders of this great event. Through the apparition, the Virgin Mary gave a model of the medal, which quickly spread throughout the world. It was called by the people “Miraculous” because of the many remarkable favours which God daily performed through its instrumentality and the faith of those who use it.
Suffering comes to us all in one form or another. When we meet suffering, it can be difficult to accept that God is a loving Father. The Miraculous Medal challenges us to look at life again and accept the encouragement offered us by the Mother of God. The medal is no “good luck” charm. It is a reminder that Our Lady is “a sure hope for those troubled in mind as they often are; divided in heart; uncertain before the riddle of death; oppressed by loneliness; a prey to boredom”.
The Association has the purpose of recalling Mary conceived without sin, and also the sanctification of its members, integral formation in the Christian life, and an apostolate in charity and evangelising, especially to those in need. Mary’s holy medal, both by the symbolism which it shows and the honour it enjoys, offers both a model and assistance for these purposes. It was founded by Pope Blessed Pius IX in 1847, and later approved by Pope St. Pius X in 1909 as a public association of the Church.
With the passage of time, updated rules faithful to the original spirit were approved by the Holy See in 1990. Since then, the Association has grown remarkably, and now flourishes throughout the world, especially in Europe, Latin America, Central Africa, the Far East and the USA.
Membership takes two forms:
GENERAL MEMBERS
General Members are those who are asked to wear the Holy medal, blessed by a priest (more fitting to wear it around the neck), and pray daily to Our Lady. There are some 140 members in Ireland who are generally in pastoral context with St. Peters Church, Phibsboro, Dublin.
A membership card is issued to each member, and member’s names are placed on the AMM record. Members share in the graces of the Association and say a short daily prayer for special intentions set out on the membership card. They are recommended to say also the Novena prayers to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, and are encouraged (when possible) to attend the weekly Novena in Church. There are also some renewal meetings during the course of the year. Members are invited to take part in these.
ACTIVE MEMBERS
Active members comprise a group of young adults who undertake a pattern of learning about our Catholic faith and some participation in good works of charity in regard to sharing the Gospel of Jesus, and promoting devotion to Our Lady. They have regular meetings with prayer and reflection. Members strive to weave prayer and scripture reading into their daily lives. The Holy Trinity is at the centre of the Associates’ lives and meetings and Mary’s presence, influence, example and guidance are sought, pondered and followed.
For active membership there is an initial time of preparation so that Members may learn the Statutes, spirituality and activity of the Association. This is pursued in the context of catechesis in the ambience of the local group. There is a simple ritual of admission for those who have come through this initial formation, and the new members names are inscribed in the Association register.
If this sounds like something you wish to join, please contact Fr. Eamon Flanagan at 
00-353-(0)1-8318113.
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Fr Michael Conway from Maynooth is coming to this Cluster of Parishes on Monday June 24th 2019 at 7.30pm.
He will be at the Navan Road Parish Centre to speak to us about the interaction between Faith and Culture and the challenges that face the Church.
Everyone is welcome to come and be stimulated and inspired at this gathering.
I have just found out I'm Positive
Testing Positive is a hugely disrupting experience in one's life, and surfaces all kinds of emotions that can be difficult to deal with on your own. The clinical questions are the "easiest" to deal with and the services to answer them are extensive, If you are Positive and have questions, we recommend you get in touch with HIV Ireland who have an extensive range of support services for anyone coming to terms with a positive test.
Does God still Love me?
For believers, especially if they are involved in a church community, the questions raised by a positive test are very complex. "Will I be shunned?", "Will I be judged?", arise naturally in the newly diagnosed positive Catholic, and might lead one to hide their status from a community they should be able to rely on for care and support. A positive test can also raise even deeper questions, about God love, and unless explored sensitivity, can lead into a distorted vision of the Almighty, a vision of One who is no longer the loving Father walking with you on your demanding journey.
Will they listen at my Church?
Here at St. Peter's we have no easy solutions to the questions raised in a Christian's heart by a positive diagnosis, only the guarantee of a friendly ear, a warm embrace, and the assurance of a welcome, should you choose to discuss your HIV status with any of the St. Peter's team. Whether you have long since come to terms with your status, or are still working through the steps of a new diagnosis, whatever your faith story, know this:
If you are dealing with questions that arise
from being Positive,
at St. Peter's you will be WELCOME.
I just want to check things out online
There are many support networks available online for the Christian living with a Positive diagnosis. Googling however, is likely to give you as many dreadful options as genuinely supportive ones. Use with caution. We recommend Positivefaith.net (UK based) as a good place to start for thoughtful videos and contacts. Another option, is ACET (AIDS Care Education & Training) a faith based group reaching out to minority groups from the Evangelical tradition.
I am Positive and I'd like to start a Peer Group for Spiritual support and exchange.
We would love to hear from you, Send me ( Joseph Loftus) an eMail to start a conversation.
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Michael Conway[/caption]
Fr Michael Conway from Maynooth is coming to this Cluster of Parishes on Monday June 24th 2019 at 7.30pm.
He will be at the Navan Road Parish Centre to speak to us about the interaction between Faith and Culture and the challenges that face the Church.
Everyone is welcome to come and be stimulated and inspired at this gathering.
I have just found out I'm Positive
Testing Positive is a hugely disrupting experience in one's life, and surfaces all kinds of emotions that can be difficult to deal with on your own. The clinical questions are the "easiest" to deal with and the services to answer them are extensive, If you are Positive and have questions, we recommend you get in touch with HIV Ireland who have an extensive range of support services for anyone coming to terms with a positive test.
Does God still Love me?
For believers, especially if they are involved in a church community, the questions raised by a positive test are very complex. "Will I be shunned?", "Will I be judged?", arise naturally in the newly diagnosed positive Catholic, and might lead one to hide their status from a community they should be able to rely on for care and support. A positive test can also raise even deeper questions, about God love, and unless explored sensitivity, can lead into a distorted vision of the Almighty, a vision of One who is no longer the loving Father walking with you on your demanding journey.
Will they listen at my Church?
Here at St. Peter's we have no easy solutions to the questions raised in a Christian's heart by a positive diagnosis, only the guarantee of a friendly ear, a warm embrace, and the assurance of a welcome, should you choose to discuss your HIV status with any of the St. Peter's team. Whether you have long since come to terms with your status, or are still working through the steps of a new diagnosis, whatever your faith story, know this:
If you are dealing with questions that arise
from being Positive,
at St. Peter's you will be WELCOME.
I just want to check things out online
There are many support networks available online for the Christian living with a Positive diagnosis. Googling however, is likely to give you as many dreadful options as genuinely supportive ones. Use with caution. We recommend Positivefaith.net (UK based) as a good place to start for thoughtful videos and contacts. Another option, is ACET (AIDS Care Education & Training) a faith based group reaching out to minority groups from the Evangelical tradition.
I am Positive and I'd like to start a Peer Group for Spiritual support and exchange.
We would love to hear from you, Send me ( Joseph Loftus) an eMail to start a conversation.
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Michael Conway[/caption]
Fr Michael Conway from Maynooth is coming to this Cluster of Parishes on Monday June 24th 2019 at 7.30pm.
He will be at the Navan Road Parish Centre to speak to us about the interaction between Faith and Culture and the challenges that face the Church.
Everyone is welcome to come and be stimulated and inspired at this gathering.
You can help support the Music and the Arts on the Northside by supporting our campaign to bring Handel's Messiah to St. Peter's Phibsborough in November.
Donate to our GoFundMe campaign or
Pledge an offline donation
(cheque, direct transfer or cash)
Raised to date €6,000* of our 15,000 target.
*Gofund only records online donations, as donations are totals will be updated here
https://www.stpetersphibsboro.ie/church-unity-week/
You can help support the Music and the Arts on the Northside by donating to our campaign to bring Handel's Messiah to St. Peter's Phibsborough in November.
Donate to our GoFundMe campaign or
Pledge an offline donation
(cheque, direct transfer or cash)
Raised to date €6,000* of our 15,000 target.
*Gofund only records online donations, as donations are totals will be updated here
I have just found out I'm Positive
Testing Positive is a hugely disrupting experience in one's life, and surfaces all kinds of emotions that can be difficult to deal with on your own. The clinical questions are the "easiest" to deal with and the services to answer them are extensive, If you are Positive and have questions, we recommend you get in touch with HIV Ireland who have an extensive range of support services for anyone coming to terms with a positive test.
Does God still Love me?
For believers, especially if they are involved in a church community, the questions raised by a positive test are very complex. "Will I be shunned?", "Will I be judged?", arise naturally in the newly diagnosed positive Catholic, and might lead one to hide their status from a community they should be able to rely on for care and support. A positive test can also raise even deeper questions, about God love, and unless explored sensitivity, can lead into a distorted vision of the Almighty, a vision of One who is no longer the loving Father walking with you on your demanding journey.
Will they listen at my Church?
Here at St. Peter's we have no easy solutions to the questions raised in a Christian's heart by a positive diagnosis, only the guarantee of a friendly ear, a warm embrace, and the assurance of a welcome, should you choose to discuss your HIV status with any of the St. Peter's team. Whether you have long since come to terms with your status, or are still working through the steps of a new diagnosis, whatever your faith story, know this:
If you are dealing with questions that arise
from being Positive,
at St. Peter's you will be WELCOME.
I just want to check things out online
There are many support networks available online for the Christian living with a Positive diagnosis. Googling however, is likely to give you as many dreadful options as genuinely supportive ones. Use with caution. We recommend Positivefaith.net (UK based) as a good place to start for thoughtful videos and contacts. Another option, is ACET (AIDS Care Education & Training) a faith based group reaching out to minority groups from the Evangelical tradition.
I am Positive and I'd like to start a Peer Group for Spiritual support and exchange.
We would love to hear from you, Send me ( Joseph Loftus) an eMail to start a conversation.
I have just found out I'm Positive
Testing Positive is a hugely disrupting experience in one's life, and surfaces all kinds of emotions that can be difficult to deal with on your own. The clinical questions are the "easiest" to deal with and the services to answer them are extensive, If you are Positive and have questions, we recommend you get in touch with HIV Ireland who have an extensive range of support services for anyone coming to terms with a positive test.
Does God still Love me?
For believers, especially if they are involved in a church community, the questions raised by a positive test are very complex. "Will I be shunned?", "Will I be judged?", arise naturally in the newly diagnosed positive Catholic, and might lead one to hide their status from a community they should be able to rely on for care and support. A positive test can also raise even deeper questions, about God love, and unless explored sensitivity, can lead into a distorted vision of the Almighty, a vision of One who is no longer the loving Father walking with you on your demanding journey.
Will they listen at my Church?
Here at St. Peter's we have no easy solutions to the questions raised in a Christian's heart by a positive diagnosis, only the guarantee of a friendly ear, a warm embrace, and the assurance of a welcome, should you choose to discuss your HIV status with any of the St. Peter's team. Whether you have long since come to terms with your status, or are still working through the steps of a new diagnosis, whatever your faith story, know this:
If you are dealing with questions that arise
from being Positive,
at St. Peter's you will be WELCOME.
I just want to check things out online
There are many support networks available online for the Christian living with a Positive diagnosis. Googling however, is likely to give you as many dreadful options as genuinely supportive ones. Use with caution. We recommend Positivefaith.net (UK based) as a good place to start for thoughtful videos and contacts. Another option, is ACET (AIDS Care Education & Training) a faith based group reaching out to minority groups from the Evangelical tradition.
I am Positive and I'd like to start a Peer Group for Spiritual support and exchange.
We would love to hear from you, Send me ( Joseph Loftus) an eMail to start a conversation.
I have just found out I'm Positive
Testing Positive is a hugely disrupting experience in one's life, and surfaces all kinds of emotions that can be difficult to deal with on your own. The clinical questions are the "easiest" to deal with and the services to answer them are extensive, If you are Positive and have questions, we recommend you get in touch with HIV Ireland who have an extensive range of support services for anyone coming to terms with a positive test.
Does God still Love me?
For believers, especially if they are involved in a church community, the questions raised by a positive test are very complex. "Will I be shunned?", "Will I be judged?", arise naturally in the newly diagnosed positive Catholic, and might lead one to hide their status from a community they should be able to rely on for care and support. A positive test can also raise even deeper questions, about God love, and unless explored sensitivity, can lead into a distorted vision of the Almighty, a vision of One who is no longer the loving Father walking with you on your demanding journey.
Will they listen at my Church?
Here at St. Peter's we have no easy solutions to the questions raised in a Christian's heart by a positive diagnosis, only the guarantee of a friendly ear, a warm embrace, and the assurance of a welcome, should you choose to discuss your HIV status with any of the St. Peter's team. Whether you have long since come to terms with your status, or are still working through the steps of a new diagnosis, whatever your faith story, know this:
If you are dealing with questions that arise
from being Positive,
at St. Peter's you will be WELCOME.
I just want to check things out online
There are many support networks available online for the Christian living with a Positive diagnosis. Googling however, is likely to give you as many dreadful options as genuinely supportive ones. Use with caution. We recommend Positivefaith.net (UK based) as a good place to start for thoughtful videos and contacts. Another option, is ACET (AIDS Care Education & Training) a faith based group reaching out to minority groups from the Evangelical tradition.
I am Positive and I'd like to start a Peer Group for Spiritual support and exchange.
We would love to hear from you, Send me ( Joseph Loftus) an eMail to start a conversation.
I have just found out I'm Positive
Testing Positive is a hugely disrupting experience in one's life, and surfaces all kinds of emotions that can be difficult to deal with on your own. The clinical questions are the "easiest" to deal with and the services to answer them are extensive, If you are Positive and have questions, we recommend you get in touch with HIV Ireland who have an extensive range of support services for anyone coming to terms with a positive test.
Does God still Love me?
For believers, especially if they are involved in a church community, the questions raised by a positive test are very complex. "Will I be shunned?", "Will I be judged?", arise naturally in the newly diagnosed positive Catholic, and might lead one to hide their status from a community they should be able to rely on for care and support. A positive test can also raise even deeper questions, about God love, and unless explored sensitivity, can lead into a distorted vision of the Almighty, a vision of One who is no longer the loving Father walking with you on your demanding journey.
Will they listen at my Church?
Here at St. Peter's we have no easy solutions to the questions raised in a Christian's heart by a positive diagnosis, only the guarantee of a friendly ear, a warm embrace, and the assurance of a welcome, should you choose to discuss your HIV status with any of the St. Peter's team. Whether you have long since come to terms with your status, or are still working through the steps of a new diagnosis, whatever your faith story, know this:
If you are dealing with questions that arise
from being Positive,
at St. Peter's you will be WELCOME.
I just want to check things out online
There are many support networks available online for the Christian living with a Positive diagnosis. Googling however, is likely to give you as many dreadful options as genuinely supportive ones. Use with caution. We recommend Positivefaith.net (UK based) as a good place to start for thoughtful videos and contacts. Another option, is ACET (AIDS Care Education & Training) a faith based group reaching out to minority groups from the Evangelical tradition.
I am Positive and I'd like to start a Peer Group for Spiritual support and exchange.
We would love to hear from you, Send me ( Joseph Loftus) an eMail to start a conversation.
Support the Music and the Arts on the Northside by donating to our campaign to bring
Handel's Messiah to St. Peter's Church, Phibsborough in November.
Donate to our GO campaign or
Pledge an offline donation
(cheque, direct transfer or cash)
Raised to date €6,000* of our €15,000 target.
*Gofund only records online donations, as donations are received they will be recorded here
You can help support the Music and the Arts on the Northside by donating to our campaign to bring Handel's Messiah to St. Peter's Phibsborough in November.
Donate to our GoFundMe campaign or
Pledge an offline donation
(cheque, direct transfer or cash)
Raised to date €6,000* of our 15,000 target.
*Gofund only records online donations, as donations are totals will be updated here
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Hi, I'm Varsha Kawel, and I'm in charge of the Altar Servers at St. Peter's Church
An altar server assists the priest during Mass & services in our Church. An altar server attends to supporting tasks at the altar such as fetching and carrying, ringing the altar bell and so on. I are currently recruiting for the St. Vincent's team of servers, 4 boys and 4 girls for the 11.30 Mass on Sundays, which we will extend to other Masses as numbers grow.
If you have made your First Holy Communion would like to volunteer for this Ministry please have your parent or guardian contact me by filling the form below, or, if you prefer, speak to me after the 11.30 am Sunday Mass.
If you already have the information you need and are ready for the next step, download the AltarServers form , fill it out with your parent or guardian and give it to me after the 11.30 Mass or to the Sacristan at any other time.
[contact-form][contact-field label="Name" type="name" required="1"][contact-field label="Email" type="email" required="1"][contact-field label="Message" type="textarea"][/contact-form]
The Association has the purpose of recalling Mary conceived without sin, and also the sanctification of its members, integral formation in the Christian life, and an apostolate in charity and evangelising, especially to those in need.
The origin of the Association of the Miraculous Medal dates back to the apparition of the Immaculate Virgin Mary in 1830, whose feast is celebrated on 27th November. The medal and the Association are true and constant reminders of this great event. Through the apparition, the Virgin Mary gave a model of the medal, which quickly spread throughout the world. It was called by the people “Miraculous” because of the many remarkable favours which God daily performed through its instrumentality and the faith of those who use it.
Suffering comes to us all in one form or another. When we meet suffering, it can be difficult to accept that God is a loving Father. The Miraculous Medal challenges us to look at life again and accept the encouragement offered us by the Mother of God. The medal is no “good luck” charm. It is a reminder that Our Lady is “a sure hope for those troubled in mind as they often are; divided in heart; uncertain before the riddle of death; oppressed by loneliness; a prey to boredom”.
The Association has the purpose of recalling Mary conceived without sin, and also the sanctification of its members, integral formation in the Christian life, and an apostolate in charity and evangelising, especially to those in need. Mary’s holy medal, both by the symbolism which it shows and the honour it enjoys, offers both a model and assistance for these purposes. It was founded by Pope Blessed Pius IX in 1847, and later approved by Pope St. Pius X in 1909 as a public association of the Church.
With the passage of time, updated rules faithful to the original spirit were approved by the Holy See in 1990. Since then, the Association has grown remarkably, and now flourishes throughout the world, especially in Europe, Latin America, Central Africa, the Far East and the USA.
Membership takes two forms:
GENERAL MEMBERS
General Members are those who are asked to wear the Holy medal, blessed by a priest (more fitting to wear it around the neck), and pray daily to Our Lady. There are some 140 members in Ireland who are generally in pastoral context with St. Peters Church, Phibsboro, Dublin.
A membership card is issued to each member, and member’s names are placed on the AMM record. Members share in the graces of the Association and say a short daily prayer for special intentions set out on the membership card. They are recommended to say also the Novena prayers to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, and are encouraged (when possible) to attend the weekly Novena in Church. There are also some renewal meetings during the course of the year. Members are invited to take part in these.
ACTIVE MEMBERS
Active members comprise a group of young adults who undertake a pattern of learning about our Catholic faith and some participation in good works of charity in regard to sharing the Gospel of Jesus, and promoting devotion to Our Lady. They have regular meetings with prayer and reflection. Members strive to weave prayer and scripture reading into their daily lives. The Holy Trinity is at the centre of the Associates’ lives and meetings and Mary’s presence, influence, example and guidance are sought, pondered and followed.
For active membership there is an initial time of preparation so that Members may learn the Statutes, spirituality and activity of the Association. This is pursued in the context of catechesis in the ambience of the local group. There is a simple ritual of admission for those who have come through this initial formation, and the new members names are inscribed in the Association register.
If this sounds like something you wish to join, please contact Fr. Eamon Flanagan at 00-353-(0)1-8318113.
This sacrament is often called “The door of the Church”. It is the first of the seven sacraments and it is the one that welcomes you into the Church. Baptism is the first step of your child’s journey to God. Your faith is essential for the steps which your child will take on this journey through life. You will be promising to bring up your baby knowing God as a loving Father. You will need the parish family to help you with this. That is why we, in St Peter’s Parish, try to show the link with the parish, and the rest of the Church, before, during and after baptism.
Date and Time of Baptism
Please enroll for baptism with the Parish Office - a months notice is required, as the demands of Data Protection legislation require strict verification of information which will be stored in Church Registers.
You can download an application form here Baptism Application Form 2021
The normal sequence of preparation and celebration is as follows:
Preparation Meeting
You will be invited to attend a preparation meeting ten days before the Sunday chosen for the Baptism, at 6.30pm in the parish centre. The meeting is informal and aims to provide parents and godparents (if they are able to attend) with a greater understanding of the sacrament of baptism; it is also a good way to meet other parents in the parish. We would ask both parents to attend and we would ask that if possible children and babies are not brought to the meeting. The preparation meeting lasts approximately one hour.
Godparents
Choose your baby’s godparents with care. They must share your faith and be at least 16 years old. They should be living near enough to get to know your baby. They will be undertaking to share with you the responsibility of handing on the faith to the child as he/she will grow up. A distant cousin in Australia would not, then, be the best choice!
Offering
An offering of €50.00 is requested for Baptism.
Completed forms should be returned along with your offering to the Parish Office (in person or by post, addres below) not later than one month in advance of the proposed date of baptism. Your registration will be confirmed in writing.
Living outside the Parish of Phibsborough
If you reside outside the Parish of St Peter's, Phibsborough you are requested to provide a letter from the Parish Priest of the Parish of residence stating that you are free to have your child Baptised in our Parish.
Baptismal Register
After the baptism, the priest will add your child’s name to the baptismal register. Your child will then be able to receive a baptismal certificate. The information included will be taken the signed form provided. Please note that all details given will be treated with confidence.
If you would like more information, please don't hesitate to contact us by phone or e-mail.
More Information
Baptisms take place on the fourth Sunday of the month at 12.30pm. A period of baptism preparation is provided.
To request a Baptismal Certificate please download the request form here Baptismal Cert Request Form
For enquires about Adult Baptism preparation - contact Fr Aidan through the parish office +353 1 838 9708 or info@stpetersphibsboro.ie
For more information on baptism we recommend reading 'Your Baby's Baptism' by Redemptorist Publications, available at Veritas, Lr. Abbey Street, Dublin 1 or at the Parish Office. There are also many good resources available at Veritas or other religious bookshops.
This sacrament is often called “The door of the Church”. It is the first of the seven sacraments and it is the one that welcomes you into the Church. Baptism is the first step of your child’s journey to God. Your faith is essential for the steps which your child will take on this journey through life. You will be promising to bring up your baby knowing God as a loving Father. You will need the parish family to help you with this. That is why we, in St Peter’s Parish, try to show the link with the parish, and the rest of the Church, before, during and after baptism.
Date and Time of Baptism
Please enroll for baptism with the Parish Office - a months notice is required, as the demands of Data Protection legislation require strict verification of information which will be stored in Church Registers.
You can download an application form here Baptism Application Form 2019
The normal sequence of preparation and celebration is as follows:
Preparation Meeting
You will be invited to attend a preparation meeting ten days before the Sunday chosen for the Baptism, at 6.30pm in the parish centre. The meeting is informal and aims to provide parents and godparents (if they are able to attend) with a greater understanding of the sacrament of baptism; it is also a good way to meet other parents in the parish. We would ask both parents to attend and we would ask that if possible children and babies are not brought to the meeting. The preparation meeting lasts approximately one hour.
Godparents
Choose your baby’s godparents with care. They must share your faith and be at least 16 years old. They should be living near enough to get to know your baby. They will be undertaking to share with you the responsibility of handing on the faith to the child as he/she will grow up. A distant cousin in Australia would not, then, be the best choice!
Offering
An offering of €50.00 is requested for Baptism.
Completed forms should be returned along with your offering to the Parish Office (in person or by post, addres below) not later than one month in advance of the proposed date of baptism. Your registration will be confirmed in writing.
Living outside the Parish of Phibsborough
If you reside outside the Parish of St Peter's, Phibsborough you are requested to provide a letter from the Parish Priest of the Parish of residence stating that you are free to have your child Baptised in our Parish.
Baptismal Register
After the baptism, the priest will add your child’s name to the baptismal register. Your child will then be able to receive a baptismal certificate. The information included will be taken the signed form provided. Please note that all details given will be treated with confidence.
If you would like more information, please don't hesitate to contact us by phone or e-mail.
More Information
Baptisms take place on the fourth Sunday of the month at 12.30pm. A period of baptism preparation is provided. You can download an application form here Baptism Application Form
To request a Baptismal Certificate please download the request form here Baptismal Cert Request Form
For enquires about Adult Baptism preparation - contact Fr Aidan through the parish office +353 1 838 9708 or info@stpetersphibsboro.ie
For more information on baptism we recommend reading 'Your Baby's Baptism' by Redemptorist Publications, available at Veritas, Lr. Abbey Street, Dublin 1 or at the Parish Office. There are also many good resources available at Veritas or other religious bookshops.
Hi, I'm Varsha Kawel, and I'm in charge of the Altar Servers at St. Peter's Church
An altar server assists the priest during Mass & services in our Church. An altar server attends to supporting tasks at the altar such as fetching and carrying, ringing the altar bell and so on. I are currently recruiting for the St. Vincent's team of servers, 4 boys and 4 girls for the 11.30 Mass on Sundays, which we will extend to other Masses as numbers grow.
If you have made your First Holy Communion would like to volunteer for this Ministry please have your parent or guardian contact me by filling the form below, or, if you prefer, speak to me after the 11.30 am Sunday Mass.
If you already have the information you need and are ready for the next step, download the AltarServers form , fill it out with your parent or guardian and give it to me after the 11.30 Mass or to the Sacristan at any other time.
[contact-form][contact-field label="Name" type="name" required="1"][contact-field label="Email" type="email" required="1"][contact-field label="Message" type="textarea"][/contact-form]
Cost €50 per person (includes coach, morning coffee, and evening meal)
Submit booking below, or offline through the parish office,
7:45AM |
Coach leaves St. Peter's |
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9.15AM |
Morning Coffee- Longford Arms |
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2.00PM |
Stations of the Cross & Rosary |
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2.15PM |
Pilgrim Walk with Our Lady |
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3.00PM |
Mass |
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Sacrament of the Sick |
|||
6.30PM |
Evening Meal - Longford Arms Hotel |
||
10.00PM |
Arrive back at St. Peter's |
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Cost €50 per person (includes coach, morning coffee, and evening meal)
Submit booking below, or offline through the parish office,
7:45AM |
Coach leaves St. Peter's |
||
9.15AM |
Morning Coffee- Longford Arms |
||
2.00PM |
Stations of the Cross & Rosary |
||
2.15PM |
Pilgrim Walk with Our Lady |
||
3.00PM |
Mass |
||
Sacrament of the Sick |
|||
6.30PM |
Evening Meal - Longford Arms Hotel |
||
10.00PM |
Arrive back at St. Peter's |
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Cost €50 per person (includes coach, morning coffee, and evening meal)
Submit booking below, or offline through the parish office,
7:45AM |
Coach leaves St. Peter's |
||
9.15AM |
Morning Coffee- Longford Arms |
||
2.00PM |
Stations of the Cross & Rosary |
||
2.15PM |
Pilgrim Walk with Our Lady |
||
3.00PM |
Mass |
||
Sacrament of the Sick |
|||
6.30PM |
Evening Meal - Longford Arms Hotel |
||
10.00PM |
Arrive back at St. Peter's |
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Cost €50 per person (includes coach, morning coffee, and evening meal)
Submit booking below, or offline through the parish office,
7:45AM |
Coach leaves St. Peter's |
||
9.15AM |
Morning Coffee- Longford Arms |
||
2.00PM |
Stations of the Cross & Rosary |
||
2.15PM |
Pilgrim Walk with Our Lady |
||
3.00PM |
Mass |
||
Sacrament of the Sick |
|||
6.30PM |
Evening Meal - Longford Arms Hotel |
||
10.00PM |
Arrive back at St. Peter's |
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Cost €50 per person (includes coach, morning coffee, and evening meal)
Submit booking below, or offline through the parish office,
7:45AM |
Coach leaves St. Peter's |
||
9.15AM |
Morning Coffee- Longford Arms |
||
2.00PM |
Stations of the Cross & Rosary |
||
2.15PM |
Pilgrim Walk with Our Lady |
||
3.00PM |
Mass |
||
Sacrament of the Sick |
|||
6.30PM |
Evening Meal - Longford Arms Hotel |
||
10.00PM |
Arrive back at St. Peter's |
[contact-form to="info@stpetersphibsboro.ie,jloftuscm@stpetersphibsboro.ie" subject="Knock 2019 Booking Form"][contact-field label="Full Name" type="name" required="1"][contact-field label="Email" type="email" required="1"][contact-field label="MOBILE Phone (preferably) We need this in case of last minute changes" type="text" required="1"][contact-field label="Address" type="textarea"][contact-field label="Number of places required" type="text" required="1"][contact-field label="I understand the bus leaves at 7.45 AM" type="checkbox"][contact-field label="I understand that this booking is not confirmed until I have received a reply to my submitted form AND made my payment" type="checkbox"][/contact-form]
Cost €50 per person (includes coach, morning coffee, and evening meal)
Submit booking below, or offline through the parish office,
7:45AM |
Coach leaves St. Peter's |
||
9.15AM |
Morning Coffee- Longford Arms |
||
2.00PM |
Stations of the Cross & Rosary |
||
2.15PM |
Pilgrim Walk with Our Lady |
||
3.00PM |
Mass |
||
Sacrament of the Sick |
|||
6.30PM |
Evening Meal - Longford Arms Hotel |
||
10.00PM |
Arrive back at St. Peter's |
[contact-form to="info@stpetersphibsboro.ie,jloftuscm@stpetersphibsboro.ie" subject="Knock 2019 Booking Form"][contact-field label="Full Name" type="name" required="1"][contact-field label="Email" type="email" required="1"][contact-field label="MOBILE Phone (preferably) We need this in case of last minute changes" type="text" required="1"][contact-field label="Address" type="textarea"][contact-field label="Number of places required" type="text" required="1"][contact-field label="I understand the bus leaves at 7.45 AM" type="checkbox"][contact-field label="I understand that this booking is not confirmed until I have received a reply to my submitted form AND made my payment" type="checkbox"][/contact-form]
Christian ritual expresses what Christians believe about death, after life, the resurrection of the body and what we call "life everlasting".
The Remembrance of the Dead in November begins with a joyful celebration of All Saint's Day, a feast honouring those who have "arrived" in Heaven, that evening begins the remembrance of those who, because they are still "on the way", still need the support of our prayers and good works
Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, is an expression of the communion of saints.
As traditionally explained, this means that each of the three parts of the Church –
can help the others by their merits and prayers.
Go here for an expanded explanation
Prepare your Vigil Luminaria here
Christian ritual expresses what Christians believe about death, after life, the resurrection of the body and what we call "life everlasting".
The Remembrance of the Dead in November begins with a joyful celebration of All Saint's Day, a feast honouring those who have "arrived" in Heaven.
That evening and for all of the next day focus shifts to the remembrance of those who, because they are still "on the way", still need the support of our prayers and good works. This day is called the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed,
The traditions associated with the day vary from country to country, but include visiting the graves of deceased relatives and friends, making a visit to a church specifically to pray for the souls of the faithful departed, and performing acts of charity, for the same intention.
These two days together express our confidence in the the communion of saints. Our faith teach us that the bonds of love are not broken by death, and that those in heaven, those on earth and those "being prepared for heaven" (in Purgatory) are still in real connection with each other. Those in heaven help us and intercede for us, those on the way in Purgatory, can still be helped by our prayers and good works,
As traditionally explained, this means that each of the three parts of the Church –
can help the others by their merits and prayers.
Go here for an expanded explanation
Prepare your Vigil Luminaria here
Christian ritual expresses what Christians believe about death, after life, the resurrection of the body and what we call "life everlasting".
The Remembrance of the Dead in November begins with a joyful celebration of All Saint's Day, a feast honouring those who have "arrived" in Heaven.
That evening and for all of the next day focus shifts to the remembrance of those who, because they are still "on the way", still need the support of our prayers and good works. This day is called the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed,
The traditions associated with the day vary from country to country, but include visiting the graves of deceased relatives and friends, making a visit to a church specifically to pray for the souls of the faithful departed, and performing acts of charity, for the same intention.
These two days together express our confidence in the the communion of saints. Our faith teach us that the bonds of love are not broken by death, and that those in heaven, those on earth and those "being prepared for heaven" (in Purgatory) are still in real connection with each other. Those in heaven help us and intercede for us, those on the way in Purgatory, can still be helped by our prayers and good works,
As traditionally explained, this means that each of the three parts of the Church –
can help the others by their merits and prayers.
Go here for an expanded explanation
Prepare your Vigil Luminaria here
Christian ritual expresses what Christians believe about death, after life, the resurrection of the body and what we call "life everlasting".
The Remembrance of the Dead in November begins with a joyful celebration of All Saint's Day, a feast honouring those who have "arrived" in Heaven.
That evening and for all of the next day focus shifts to the remembrance of those who, because they are still "on the way", still need the support of our prayers and good works. This day is called the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed,
The traditions associated with the day vary from country to country, but include visiting the graves of deceased relatives and friends, making a visit to a church specifically to pray for the souls of the faithful departed, and performing acts of charity, for the same intention.
These two days together express our confidence in the the communion of saints. Our faith teach us that the bonds of love are not broken by death, and that those in heaven, those on earth and those "being prepared for heaven" (in Purgatory) are still in real connection with each other. Those in heaven help us and intercede for us, those on the way in Purgatory, can still be helped by our prayers and good works,
As traditionally explained, this means that each of the three parts of the Church –
can help the others by their merits and prayers.
Go here for an expanded explanation
Prepare your Vigil Luminaria here
Christian ritual expresses what Christians believe about death, after life, the resurrection of the body and what we call "life everlasting".
The Remembrance of the Dead in November begins with a joyful celebration of All Saint's Day, a feast honouring those who have "arrive" in Heaven, that evening begins the remembrance of those who,because they are still "on the way", still need the support of our prayers and good works
Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, is an expression of the communion of saints.
As traditionally explained, this means that each of the three parts of the Church –
can help the others by their merits and prayers.
Go here for an expanded explanation
Prepare your Vigil Luminaria here
Christian ritual expresses what Christians believe about death, after life, the resurrection of the body and what we call "life everlasting".
The Remembrance of the Dead in November begins with a joyful celebration of All Saint's Day, a feast honouring those who have "arrive" in Heaven, that evening begins the remembrance of those who,because they are still "on the way", still need the support of our prayers and good works
Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, is an expression of the communion of saints.
As traditionally explained, this means that each of the three parts of the Church –
can help the others by their merits and prayers.
Go here for an expanded explanation
Prepare your Vigil Luminaria here
Hi, I'm Varsha Kawel, and I'm in charge of the Altar Servers at St. Peter's
An altar server is a lay assistant to a member of the clergy during Mass & services in our Church. An altar server attends to supporting tasks at the altar such as fetching and carrying, ringing the altar bell and so on. I are currently recruiting for the St. Vincent's team of servers, 4 boys and 4 girls for the 11.30 Mass on Sundays, which we will extend to other Masses as numbers grow.
If you would like to volunteer for this Ministry please have
your parent or guardian contact me by filling the form below, or, if you prefer, speak to me after the 11.30 am Sunday Mass.
If you already have the information you need and are ready for the next step, download the AltarServers form , fill it out with your parent or guardian and give it to me after the 11.30 Mass or to the Sacristan at any other time.
[contact-form][contact-field label="Name" type="name" required="1"][contact-field label="Email" type="email" required="1"][contact-field label="Message" type="textarea"][/contact-form]
Hi, I'm Varsha Kawel, and I'm in charge of the Altar Servers at St. Peter's
An altar server is a lay assistant to a member of the clergy during Mass & services in our Church. An altar server attends to supporting tasks at the altar such as fetching and carrying, ringing the altar bell and so on. I are currently recruiting for the St. Vincent's team of servers, 4 boys and 4 girls for the 11.30 Mass on Sundays, which we will extend to other Masses as numbers grow.
If you have made your First Holy Communion would like to volunteer for this Ministry please have your parent or guardian contact me by filling the form below, or, if you prefer, speak to me after the 11.30 am Sunday Mass.
If you already have the information you need and are ready for the next step, download the AltarServers form , fill it out with your parent or guardian and give it to me after the 11.30 Mass or to the Sacristan at any other time.
[contact-form][contact-field label="Name" type="name" required="1"][contact-field label="Email" type="email" required="1"][contact-field label="Message" type="textarea"][/contact-form]
Hi, I'm Varsha Kawel, and I'm in charge of the Altar Servers at St. Peter's Church
An altar server assists the priest during Mass & services in our Church. An altar server attends to supporting tasks at the altar such as fetching and carrying, ringing the altar bell and so on. I are currently recruiting for the St. Vincent's team of servers, 4 boys and 4 girls for the 11.30 Mass on Sundays, which we will extend to other Masses as numbers grow.
If you have made your First Holy Communion would like to volunteer for this Ministry please have your parent or guardian contact me by filling the form below, or, if you prefer, speak to me after the 11.30 am Sunday Mass.
If you already have the information you need and are ready for the next step, download the AltarServers form , fill it out with your parent or guardian and give it to me after the 11.30 Mass or to the Sacristan at any other time.
[contact-form][contact-field label="Name" type="name" required="1"][contact-field label="Email" type="email" required="1"][contact-field label="Message" type="textarea"][/contact-form]
Hi, I'm Varsha Kawel, and I'm in charge of the Altar Servers at St. Peter's Church
An altar server is a lay assistant to a member of the clergy during Mass & services in our Church. An altar server attends to supporting tasks at the altar such as fetching and carrying, ringing the altar bell and so on. I are currently recruiting for the St. Vincent's team of servers, 4 boys and 4 girls for the 11.30 Mass on Sundays, which we will extend to other Masses as numbers grow.
If you have made your First Holy Communion would like to volunteer for this Ministry please have your parent or guardian contact me by filling the form below, or, if you prefer, speak to me after the 11.30 am Sunday Mass.
If you already have the information you need and are ready for the next step, download the AltarServers form , fill it out with your parent or guardian and give it to me after the 11.30 Mass or to the Sacristan at any other time.
[contact-form][contact-field label="Name" type="name" required="1"][contact-field label="Email" type="email" required="1"][contact-field label="Message" type="textarea"][/contact-form]
7.30 pm-8.00pm
1st November 2019
Doors open till late for private prayer
St. Peter's Church Phibsborough
They are no further from us than God
and God is very near
A memorial Candle available here
7.30 pm-8.00pm
Doors open till late for private prayer
St. Peter's Church Phibsborough
They are no further from us than God
and God is very near
A memorial Candle available here
7.30 pm-8.00pm
Doors open till late for private prayer
St. Peter's Church Phibsborough
They are no further from us than God
and God is very near
A memorial Candle available here
7.30 pm-8.00pm
1st November 2019
Doors open till late for private prayer
St. Peter's Church Phibsborough
They are no further from us than God
and God is very near
A memorial Candle available here
7.30 pm-8.00pm
1st November 2019
Doors open till late for private prayer
St. Peter's Church Phibsborough
They are no further from us than God
and God is very near
A memorial Candle available here
7.30 pm-8.00pm
1st November 2019
Doors open till late for private prayer
St. Peter's Church Phibsborough
They are no further from us than God
and God is very near
A memorial Candle available here
St. Peter's Church has had planned giving scheme based on the traditional weekly envelopes for many years. For 2020 we are launching the scheme under a new title "Upon this Rock" to alert the community that there are more choices available now to take account of the new ways in which we use money these days, and the shift to a cashless society.
Along with the familiar envelope collection and Standing Order options you will be able to setup one-off or recurring online donations, and receive advise on bequests or larger donations to general funds or specific refurbishment projects.
Key to the scheme is registration.
Modern donation management requires robust tracking of donations and donors, and while we can guarantee anonymity, recording your generosity allows you to maximise the value of your donation and ensure that your donation was used for the purpose intended. To guarantee that level of transparency, we ask you to register as a donor.
REGISTER
and
SET UP your weekly online contribution
(other options will follow soon)
click the red button to begin.
OR
Register
nowYou can just register for now WITH NO OBLIGATION
and later choose a method of contributing that suits you.
Just click the "Register Now" button below to begin
Once registered, whether given offline or onlne, you can be confident that your generousity towards St. Peters is built upon the rock of a a transparent and easy to use planned giving system
Should you require any information to help you make your decision,
contact rock@stpetersphibsboro.ie and we will answer any of your questions
In both cases you will need the following informationto set them up
Bank: |
AIB Drumcondra, 140 Drumcondra Road Lower, Drumcondra, Dublin D09 YY61 |
A/C Name: |
Vincentian Community, St Peter’s Parish Account. |
IBAN: |
IE72 AIBK 9322 0560 5293 33 |
BIC: |
AIBKIE2D |
|
It is important to include your full name in the notes, so we can easily track your contribution |
St. Peter's Church has had planned giving scheme based on the traditional weekly envelopes for many years. For 2020 we are launching the scheme under a new title "Upon this Rock" to alert the community that there are more choices available now to take account of the new ways in which we use money these days, and the shift to a cashless society.
Along with the familiar envelope collection and Standing Order option, you will be able to setup one-off or recurring online donations, and receive advise on bequests or larger donations to general funds or specific refurbishment projects.
Key to the scheme is registration.
Modern donation management requires robust tracking of donations and donors, and while we can guarantee anonymity, recording your generosity allows you to maximise the value of your donation and ensure that your donation was used for the purpose intended. To guarantee that level of transparency, we ask you to register as a donor.
REGISTER
and
SET UP your weekly online contribution
(other options will follow soon)
click the red button to begin.
OR
Register
nowYou can just register for now WITH NO OBLIGATION
and later choose a method of contributing that suits you.
Just click the "Register Now" button below to begin
Once registered, whether given offline or onlne, you can be confident that your generousity towards St. Peters is built upon the rock of a a transparent and easy to use planned giving system
Should you require any information to help you make your decision,
contact rock@stpetersphibsboro.ie and we will answer any of your questions
In both cases you will need the following informationto set them up
Bank: |
AIB Drumcondra, 140 Drumcondra Road Lower, Drumcondra, Dublin D09 YY61 |
A/C Name: |
Vincentian Community, St Peter’s Parish Account. |
IBAN: |
IE72 AIBK 9322 0560 5293 33 |
BIC: |
AIBKIE2D |
It is important to include your full name in the notes,
|
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Confirmation here
The front gates of St Peter's are open again....temporarily for Mass tonight at 9pm.
The work on the forecourt is advanced but not yet finished. The blessing and dedication date will be announced later.
This Friday you are invited to join together on Zoom
for Evening Prayer of the Church at 7pm.
This Friday you are invited to join together on Zoom
for Evening Prayer of the Church at 7pm.
This Friday you are invited to join together on Zoom
for Evening Prayer of the Church at 7pm.
WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY
JANUARY 18–25, 2020
“… that they may all be One…”
Much progress has been made in recent decades in the movement towards restoring unity among the Christian Churches. During this week we will invoke the Holy Spirit to assist all who strive to bring about Christian unity. A light will burn throughout the week on the altars dedicated to Ss Peter and Paul (to the left and right of the sanctuary) to symbolise the Orthodox and Reformed Church traditions respectively. Please take a moment to pray for Church unity before these altars as we unite in faith with the Lord’s own desire that we may once more be one.
Fr Eamon Devlin CM PP
Resources can be downloaded here
On Sunday Evening 5th January from 6 there will be a drinks night for women in The Bohemian Bar Upstairs to end the Christmas Season and observe Nollaig na mBan (Woman's Christmas) 2019
Boefore hand there will be Evening Prayer at 5.30pm
Details here
As it is a school night the event will end ....ehem, officially at 8pm but there is no reason why you can't stay on if circumstances allow.
There will be a raffle to support women who are in the Docas Centre (Mountjoy Women's Prison) near 8pm
On Sunday Evening 5th January from 6 there will be a drinks night for women in The Bohemian Bar Upstairs to end the Christmas Season and observe Nollaig na mBan (Woman's Christmas) 2019
Boefore hand there will be Evening Prayer at 5.30pm
Details here
As it is a school night the event will end ....ehem, officially at 8pm but there is no reason why you can't stay on if circumstances allow.
There will be a raffle to support women who are in the Docas Centre (Mountjoy Women's Prison) near 8pm
Woman's Christmas
On Sunday Evening 5th January from 6 there will be a drinks night for women in The Bohemian Bar Upstairs to end the Christmas Season and kick off the observe Nollaig na mBan (Woman's Christmas) 2019
As it is a school night the event will end ....ehem, officially at 8pm but there is no reason why you can't stay on if circumstances allow.
There will be a raffle to support women who are in the Docas Centre (Mountjoy Women's Prison) near 8pm
An associated event, Evening Prayer will be held in St. Peter's Church at 5.30pm
Preacher will be Ms. Terry Kelleher,
Woman's Christmas
On Sunday Evening 5th January from 6 there will be a drinks night for women in The Bohemian Bar Upstairs to end the Christmas Season and kick off the observe Nollaig na mBan (Woman's Christmas) 2019
As it is a school night the event will end ....ehem, officially at 8pm but there is no reason why you can't stay on if circumstances allow.
There will be a raffle to support women who are in the Docas Centre (Mountjoy Women's Prison) near 8pm
An associated event, Evening Prayer will be held in St. Peter's Church at 5.30pm
Preacher will be Ms. Terry Kelleher,
This Friday you are invited to join together on Zoom
for Evening Prayer of the Church at 7pm.
Evening prayer will take place to begin the traditional celebration of Women's Christmas or Nollaig na Man
Preacher: Ms. Terry Kellaher
Followed by Drinks at the Bohemian on Doyle's Corner.
"The day the tree comes down, all the decorations go back to the attic and you are forced to accept that, yes, Christmas is well and truly over for another year.
January 6th also marks a very unique Irish celebration - Nollaig na mBan or Women’s Little Christmas.
"Held every year on the Feast of the Epiphany, Women’s Little Christmas is traditionally when the nation’s womenfolk, absolutely exhausted after all the festive cooking and housework, were given their annual day off. The men would do a bit around the house so their other halves could go out for a bite to eat, a few drinks and generally be able to let loose after the hard work of the season."
Irish Times
Evening prayer will take place to begin the traditional celebration of Women's Christmas or Nollaig na Man
Preacher: Ms. Terry Kellaher
Followed by Drinks at the Bohemian on Doyle's Corner.
"The day the tree comes down, all the decorations go back to the attic and you are forced to accept that, yes, Christmas is well and truly over for another year.
January 6th also marks a very unique Irish celebration - Nollaig na mBan or Women’s Little Christmas.
"Held every year on the Feast of the Epiphany, Women’s Little Christmas is traditionally when the nation’s womenfolk, absolutely exhausted after all the festive cooking and housework, were given their annual day off. The men would do a bit around the house so their other halves could go out for a bite to eat, a few drinks and generally be able to let loose after the hard work of the season."
Irish Times
Evening prayer will take place to begin the traditional celebration of Women's Christmas or Nollaig na Man
Preacher: Ms. Terry Kellaher
Followed by Drinks at the Bohemian on Doyle's Corner.
"The day the tree comes down, all the decorations go back to the attic and you are forced to accept that, yes, Christmas is well and truly over for another year.
January 6th also marks a very unique Irish celebration - Nollaig na mBan or Women’s Little Christmas.
"Held every year on the Feast of the Epiphany, Women’s Little Christmas is traditionally when the nation’s womenfolk, absolutely exhausted after all the festive cooking and housework, were given their annual day off. The men would do a bit around the house so their other halves could go out for a bite to eat, a few drinks and generally be able to let loose after the hard work of the season."
Irish Times
Woman's Christmas
On Sunday Evening 5th January from 6 there will be a drinks night for women in The Bohemian Bar Upstairs to end the Christmas Season and kick off the observe Nollaig na mBan (Woman's Christmas) 2019
As it is a school night the event will end ....ehem, officially at 8pm but there is no reason why you can't stay on if circumstances allow.
There will be a raffle to support women who are in the Docas Centre (Mountjoy Women's Prison) near 8pm
An associated event, Evening Prayer will be held in St. Peter's Church at 5.30pm
Preacher will be Ms. Terry Kelleher,
"Tolle Lege" refers to a moment in the life of St. Augustine, where a child's voice seemed to suggest he take up the scriptures and read a passage at random; having done so he was convinced that he should turn his life around
Readers notes:
Lent
Next Reader's Meeting -
28th March 11am Frank Duff Rm
(Will include a workshop on the Passion Readings) Postponed4th Sunday of Lent (March 22th)
1st Sunday of Lent (March 1st)
February (up to Lent)
Next Reader's Meeting -
22nd February 11am Frank Duff Rm
The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time A 19th January
The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord A 12th January
Christmas 2 Year A 5th January
St. Peter's Church has had planned giving scheme based on the traditional weekly envelopes for many years. For 2020 we are launching the scheme under a new title "Upon this Rock" to alert the community that there are more choices available now to take account of the new ways in which we use money these days, and the shift to a cashless society.
Along with the familiar envelope collection and Standing Order option, you will be able to setup one-off or recurring online donations, and receive advise on bequests or larger donations to general funds or specific refurbishment projects.
Key to the scheme is registration.
Modern donation management requires robust tracking of donations and donors, and while we can guarantee anonymity, recording your generosity allows you to maximise the value of your donation and ensure that your donation was used for the purpose intended. To guarantee that level of transparency, we ask you to register as a donor.
REGISTER
and
SET UP your weekly online contribution
(other options will follow soon)
click the red button to begin.
OR
Register
nowYou can just register for now WITH NO OBLIGATION
and later choose a method of contributing that suits you.
Just click the "Register Now" button below to begin
Once registered, whether given offline or onlne, you can be confident that your generousity towards St. Peters is built upon the rock of a a transparent and easy to use planned giving system
Should you require any information to help you make your decision,
contact rock@stpetersphibsboro.ie and we will answer any of your questions
In both cases you will need the following informationto set them up
Bank: |
AIB Drumcondra, 140 Drumcondra Road Lower, Drumcondra, Dublin D09 YY61 |
A/C Name: |
Vincentian Community, St Peter’s Parish Account. |
IBAN: |
IE72 AIBK 9322 0560 5293 33 |
BIC: |
AIBKIE2D |
It is important to include your full name in the notes,
|
This sacrament is often called “The door of the Church”. It is the first of the seven sacraments and it is the one that welcomes you into the Church. Baptism is the first step of your child’s journey to God. Your faith is essential for the steps which your child will take on this journey through life. You will be promising to bring up your baby knowing God as a loving Father. You will need the parish family to help you with this. That is why we, in St Peter’s Parish, try to show the link with the parish, and the rest of the Church, before, during and after baptism.
Date and Time of Baptism
Please enroll for baptism with the Parish Office - a months notice is required, as the demands of Data Protection legislation require strict verification of information which will be stored in Church Registers.
You can download an application form here Baptism Application Form
The normal sequence of preparation and celebration is as follows:
Preparation Meeting
You will be invited to attend a preparation meeting ten days before the Sunday chosen for the Baptism, at 6.30pm in the parish centre. The meeting is informal and aims to provide parents and godparents (if they are able to attend) with a greater understanding of the sacrament of baptism; it is also a good way to meet other parents in the parish. We would ask both parents to attend and we would ask that if possible children and babies are not brought to the meeting. The preparation meeting lasts approximately one hour.
Godparents
Choose your baby’s godparents with care. They must share your faith and be at least 16 years old. They should be living near enough to get to know your baby. They will be undertaking to share with you the responsibility of handing on the faith to the child as he/she will grow up. A distant cousin in Australia would not, then, be the best choice!
Offering
An offering of €50.00 is requested for Baptism.
Completed forms should be returned along with your offering to the Parish Office (in person or by post, addres below) not later than one month in advance of the proposed date of baptism. Your registration will be confirmed in writing.
Living outside the Parish of Phibsborough
If you reside outside the Parish of St Peter's, Phibsborough you are requested to provide a letter from the Parish Priest of the Parish of residence stating that you are free to have your child Baptised in our Parish.
Baptismal Register
After the baptism, the priest will add your child’s name to the baptismal register. Your child will then be able to receive a baptismal certificate. The information included will be taken the signed form provided. Please note that all details given will be treated with confidence.
If you would like more information, please don't hesitate to contact us by phone or e-mail.
More Information
Baptisms take place on the fourth Sunday of the month at 12.30pm. A period of baptism preparation is provided.
To request a Baptismal Certificate please download the request form here Baptismal Cert Request Form
For enquires about Adult Baptism preparation - contact Fr Aidan through the parish office +353 1 838 9708 or info@stpetersphibsboro.ie
For more information on baptism we recommend reading 'Your Baby's Baptism' by Redemptorist Publications, available at Veritas, Lr. Abbey Street, Dublin 1 or at the Parish Office. There are also many good resources available at Veritas or other religious bookshops.
WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY
JANUARY 18–25, 2020
The 2020 theme for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity has been selected. “They Showed Us Unusual Kindness” (cf. Acts 28:2). Annually, leaders of faith communities throughout the world gather together to arrive at the theme for the annual celebration of Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. This year the theme finds its origins in the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 27:18 – 28:10).
On 10th February many Christians in Malta celebrate the Feast of the Shipwreck of St Paul, marking and giving thanks for the arrival of Christian faith on these islands. The reading from the Acts of the Apostles used for the feast is the text chosen for this year’s Week of Prayer.
Hospitality is a much needed virtue in our search for Christian unity. It calls us to a greater generosity to those in need. The people who showed unusual kindness to Paul and his companions did not yet know Christ, and yet it is through their unusual kindness that a divided people were drawn closer together. Our own Christian unity will be discovered not only through showing hospitality to one another, but also through loving encounters with those who do not share our language, culture or faith.
Resources can be downloaded here
Currently there is one Mass live streamed each day at 10.30am and is showing as the Latest Post
This is an ad hoc amateur arrangement with only a mobile phone and may fail on any particular occasion, but has worked most days -so far
SUNDAY
Saturday Vigil 6.30pm, Sunday 8.00am, 10.00am & 11.30am
MONDAY - SATURDAY
10.30am (and Monday at 7.00pm followed by Novena, except Bank Holidays)
HOLY DAYS
10.30am & 6.30pm
CONFESSIONS
Saturday immediately following the 10.30am Mass and at the Parish Office by request
Readers notes Lent4A
Readers notes:
Lent
Next Reader's Meeting -
28th March 11am Frank Duff Rm
(Will include a workshop on the Passion Readings) Postponed 4th Sunday of Lent (March 22th)
1st Sunday of Lent (March 1st)
February (up to Lent)
Next Reader's Meeting -
22nd February 11am Frank Duff Rm
The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time A 19th January
The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord A 12th January
Christmas 2 Year A 5th January
https://www.stpetersphibsboro.ie/nollaig-namban-reflection/
Sunday |
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| Vigil (Sat) |
6:30pm | |
| Morning | 8.00am | |
| 10:00am | ||
| 11:30am | ||
Weekdays |
||
| Monday | 10:30am | |
| 7.00pm* | ||
| Tuesday to Saturday | 10:30am | |
| *Except Bank Holidays |
Fr Eamon Devlin CM
Parish Priest
Marion McCormack
Administrator
Email: marion.mccormack@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Antoinette Dunne
Secretary
Email: info@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Ecaterina Lungu
Assistant Sacristan
Gerry Maguire
Assistant Sacristan
Fr Eamon Devlin, CM
Parish Priest
Marion McCormack
Administrator
Email: marion.mccormack@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Antoinette Dunne
Secretary
Email: info@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Ecaterina Lungu & Gerry Maguire
Assistant Sacristans
Fr Eamon Devlin CM
Parish Priest
Marion McCormack
Administrator
Email: marion.mccormack@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Antoinette Dunne
Secretary
Email: info@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Ecaterina Lungu
Assistant Sacristan
Gerry Maguire
Assistant Sacristan
WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY
JANUARY 18–25, 2020
The 2020 theme for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity has been selected. “They Showed Us Unusual Kindness” (cf. Acts 28:2). Annually, leaders of faith communities throughout the world gather together to arrive at the theme for the annual celebration of Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. This year the theme finds its origins in the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 27:18 – 28:10).
On 10th February many Christians in Malta celebrate the Feast of the Shipwreck of St Paul, marking and giving thanks for the arrival of Christian faith on these islands. The reading from the Acts of the Apostles used for the feast is the text chosen for this year’s Week of Prayer.
Hospitality is a much needed virtue in our search for Christian unity. It calls us to a greater generosity to those in need. The people who showed unusual kindness to Paul and his companions did not yet know Christ, and yet it is through their unusual kindness that a divided people were drawn closer together. Our own Christian unity will be discovered not only through showing hospitality to one another, but also through loving encounters with those who do not share our language, culture or faith.
Resources can be downloaded here
The Nollaig na mBan event "A drink before you go" has raised €200 for the woman of Dochas centre.
On behalf of all who contributed, Thank You!
The Nollaig na mBan event has raised €200 for the woman of Docas centre.
The Nollaig na mBan event has raised €200 for the woman of Dochas centre.
On behalf of all who contributed, Thank You!
The Nollaig na mBan event "A drink before you go" has raised €200 for the woman of Dochas centre.
On behalf of all who contributed, Thank You!
The Nollaig na mBan event "A drink before you go" has raised €200 for the woman of Dochas centre.
On behalf of all who contributed, Thank You!
WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY
JANUARY 18–25, 2020
The 2020 theme for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity has been selected. “They Showed Us Unusual Kindness” (cf. Acts 28:2). Annually, leaders of faith communities throughout the world gather together to arrive at the theme for the annual celebration of Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. This year the theme finds its origins in the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 27:18 – 28:10).
On 10th February many Christians in Malta celebrate the Feast of the Shipwreck of St Paul, marking and giving thanks for the arrival of Christian faith on these islands. The reading from the Acts of the Apostles used for the feast is the text chosen for this year’s Week of Prayer.
Hospitality is a much needed virtue in our search for Christian unity. It calls us to a greater generosity to those in need. The people who showed unusual kindness to Paul and his companions did not yet know Christ, and yet it is through their unusual kindness that a divided people were drawn closer together. Our own Christian unity will be discovered not only through showing hospitality to one another, but also through loving encounters with those who do not share our language, culture or faith.
Resources can be downloaded here
WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY
JANUARY 18–25, 2020
The 2020 theme for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity has been selected. “They Showed Us Unusual Kindness” (cf. Acts 28:2). Annually, leaders of faith communities throughout the world gather together to arrive at the theme for the annual celebration of Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. This year the theme finds its origins in the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 27:18 – 28:10).
On 10th February many Christians in Malta celebrate the Feast of the Shipwreck of St Paul, marking and giving thanks for the arrival of Christian faith on these islands. The reading from the Acts of the Apostles used for the feast is the text chosen for this year’s Week of Prayer.
Hospitality is a much needed virtue in our search for Christian unity. It calls us to a greater generosity to those in need. The people who showed unusual kindness to Paul and his companions did not yet know Christ, and yet it is through their unusual kindness that a divided people were drawn closer together. Our own Christian unity will be discovered not only through showing hospitality to one another, but also through loving encounters with those who do not share our language, culture or faith.
Resources can be downloaded here
The proclamation of the date of Easter and the other moveable feasts on Epiphany dates from a time when calendars were not readily available. It was necessary to make known the date of Easter in advance, since many celebrations of the liturgical year depend on its date. The number of Sundays that follow Epiphany, the date of Ash Wednesday, and the number of Sundays that follow Pentecost are all computed in relation to Easter.
Although calendars now give the date of Easter and the other feasts in the liturgical year for many years in advance, the Epiphany proclamation still has value. It is a reminder of the centrality of the resurrection of the Lord in the liturgical year and the importance of the great mysteries of faith which are celebrated each year.
Downlad the image and keep near a place where you can remind youorslef of these important days in our Christian lives
The cat saga moves foward."Kitty" has now been placed with a reputable animal shelter and there are indications that s/he has been tagged. As soon as the chip has been scanned, (Monday, I imagine) we expect that s/he will be reunited with her owner. More news as we recieve it.
The cat saga moves foward."Kitty" has now been placed with a reputable animal shelter and there are indications that she has been tagged. As soon as the chip has been scanned, (Monday, I imagine) we expect that she will be reunited with her owner. More news as we recieve it.
The cat saga moves foward."Kitty" has now been placed with a reputable animal shelter and there are indications that s/he has been tagged. As soon as the chip has been scanned, (Monday, I imagine) we expect that s/he will be reunited with her owner. More news as we recieve it.
IntroductionThe proclamation of the date of Easter and the other moveable feasts on Epiphany dates from a time when calendars were not readily available. It was necessary to make known the date of Easter in advance, since many celebrations of the liturgical year depend on its date. The number of Sundays that follow Epiphany, the date of Ash Wednesday, and the number of Sundays that follow Pentecost are all computed in relation to Easter.
Although calendars now give the date of Easter and the other feasts in the liturgical year for many years in advance, the Epiphany proclamation still has value. It is a reminder of the centrality of the resurrection of the Lord in the liturgical year and the importance of the great mysteries of faith which are celebrated each year.
The proclamation of the date of Easter and the other moveable feasts on Epiphany dates from a time when calendars were not readily available. It was necessary to make known the date of Easter in advance, since many celebrations of the liturgical year depend on its date. The number of Sundays that follow Epiphany, the date of Ash Wednesday, and the number of Sundays that follow Pentecost are all computed in relation to Easter.
Although calendars now give the date of Easter and the other feasts in the liturgical year for many years in advance, the Epiphany proclamation still has value. It is a reminder of the centrality of the resurrection of the Lord in the liturgical year and the importance of the great mysteries of faith which are celebrated each year.
A small kitten with gray markings and red collar has taken sanctuary in St. Peter's. She has been contained but will need to be picked up soon as we have no facilities to care for her.
Call 01 8389708 and dial extension 401 today, 4th Jan, if possible.
A small kitten with gray markings
And red collar has taken sanctuary in St. Peter's. She has been contained but will need to be picked up soon as we have no facilities to care for her.
Call 01 8389708 and dial extension 401 today, 4th Jan, if possible.A small kitten with gray markings
And red collar has taken sanctuary in St. Peter's. She has been contained but will need to be picked up soon as we have no facilities to care for her.
Call 01 8389708 and dial extension 401 today, 4th Jan, if possible.
A small kitten with gray markings
A small kitten with gray markings and red collar has taken sanctuary in St. Peter's. She has been contained but will need to be picked up soon as we have no facilities to care for her.
Call 01 8389708 and dial extension 401 today, 4th Jan, if possible.
A small kitten with gray markings and red collar has taken sanctuary in St. Peter's. She has been contained but will need to be picked up soon as we have no facilities to care for her.
Call 01 8389708 and dial extension 401 today, 4th Jan, if possible.
The proclamation of the date of Easter and the other moveable feasts on Epiphany dates from a time when calendars were not readily available. It was necessary to make known the date of Easter in advance, since many celebrations of the liturgical year depend on its date. The number of Sundays that follow Epiphany, the date of Ash Wednesday, and the number of Sundays that follow Pentecost are all computed in relation to Easter.
Although calendars now give the date of Easter and the other feasts in the liturgical year for many years in advance, the Epiphany proclamation still has value. It is a reminder of the centrality of the resurrection of the Lord in the liturgical year and the importance of the great mysteries of faith which are celebrated each year.
Downlad the image and keep near a place where you can remind youorslef of these important days in our Christian lives
St. Peter's Church has had planned giving scheme based on the traditional weekly envelopes for many years. For 2020 we are launching the scheme under a new title "Upon this Rock" to alert the community that there are more choices available now to take account of the new ways in which we use money these days, and the shift to a cashless society.
Along with the familiar envelope collection, (and rarely used Standing Order option) you will be able to setup one-off or recurring online donations, and receive advise on bequests or larger donations to general funds or specific refurbishment projects.
Key to the scheme is registration.
Modern donation management requires robust tracking of donations and donors, and while we can guarantee anonymity, recording your generosity allows you to maximise the value of your donation and ensure that your donation was used for the purpose intended. To guarantee that level of transparency, we ask you to register as a donor.
REGISTER
and
SET UP your weekly online contribution
(other options will follow soon)
click the red button to begin.
OR
Register
nowYou can just register for now WITH NO OBLIGATION
and later choose a method of contributing that suits you.
Just click the "Register Now" button below to begin
Once registered, whether given offline or onlne, you can be confident that your generousity towards St. Peters is built upon the rock of a a transparent and easy to use planned giving system
Should you require any information to help you make your decision,
contact rock@stpetersphibsboro.ie and we will answer any of your questions
In both cases you will need the following informationto set them up
Bank: |
AIB Drumcondra, 140 Drumcondra Road Lower, Drumcondra, Dublin D09 YY61 |
A/C Name: |
Vincentian Community, St Peter’s Parish Account. |
IBAN: |
IE72 AIBK 9322 0560 5293 33 |
BIC: |
AIBKIE2D |
|
It is important to include your full name in the notes, so we can easily track your contribution |
St. Peter's Church has had planned giving scheme based on the traditional weekly envelopes for many years. For 2020 we are launching the scheme under a new title "Upon this Rock" to alert the community that there are more choices available now to take account of the new ways in which we use money these days, and the shift to a cashless society.
Along with the familiar envelope collection, (and rarely used Standing Order option) you will be able to setup one-off or recurring online donations, and receive advise on bequests or larger donations to general funds or specific refurbishment projects.
Key to the scheme is registration.
Modern donation management requires robust tracking of donations and donors, and while we can guarantee anonymity, recording your generosity allows you to maximise the value of your donation and ensure that your donation was used for the purpose intended. To guarantee that level of transparency, we ask you to register as a donor.
REGISTER
and
SET UP your weekly online contribution
(other options will follow soon)
click the red button to begin.
OR
Register
nowYou can just register for now WITH NO OBLIGATION
and later choose a method of contributing that suits you.
Just click the "Register Now" button below to begin
Once registered, whether given offline or onlne, you can be confident that your generousity towards St. Peters is built upon the rock of a a transparent and easy to use planned giving system
Should you require any information to help you make your decision,
contact rock@stpetersphibsboro.ie and we will answer any of your questions
In both cases you will need the following informationto set them up
Bank: |
AIB Drumcondra, 140 Drumcondra Road Lower, Drumcondra, Dublin D09 YY61 |
A/C Name: |
Vincentian Community, St Peter’s Parish Account. |
IBAN: |
IE72 AIBK 9322 0560 5293 33 |
BIC: |
AIBKIE2D |
|
It is important to include your full name in the notes, so we can easily track your contribution |
St. Peter's Church has had planned giving scheme based on the traditional weekly envelopes for many years. For 2020 we are launching the scheme under a new title "Upon this Rock" to alert the community that there are more choices available now to take account of the new ways in which we use money these days, and the shift to a cashless society.
Along with the familiar envelope collection and Standing Order options you will be able to setup one-off or recurring online donations, and receive advise on bequests or larger donations to general funds or specific refurbishment projects.
Key to the scheme is registration.
Modern donation management requires robust tracking of donations and donors, and while we can guarantee anonymity, recording your generosity allows you to maximise the value of your donation and ensure that your donation was used for the purpose intended. To guarantee that level of transparency, we ask you to register as a donor.
REGISTER
and
SET UP your weekly online contribution
(other options will follow soon)
click the red button to begin.
OR
Register
nowYou can just register for now WITH NO OBLIGATION
and later choose a method of contributing that suits you.
Just click the "Register Now" button below to begin
Once registered, whether given offline or onlne, you can be confident that your generousity towards St. Peters is built upon the rock of a a transparent and easy to use planned giving system
Should you require any information to help you make your decision,
contact rock@stpetersphibsboro.ie and we will answer any of your questions
In both cases you will need the following informationto set them up
Bank: |
AIB Drumcondra, 140 Drumcondra Road Lower, Drumcondra, Dublin D09 YY61 |
A/C Name: |
Vincentian Community, St Peter’s Parish Account. |
IBAN: |
IE72 AIBK 9322 0560 5293 33 |
BIC: |
AIBKIE2D |
|
It is important to include your full name in the notes, so we can easily track your contribution |
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Readers notes: February (up to Lent)
Next Reader's Meeting -
22nd February 11am Frank Duff Rm
The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time A 19th January
The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord A 12th January
Christmas 2 Year A 5th January
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Because of covid-19 the Vincentians have had to become inventive concerning some of our community exercises. One of this year's annual retreats which would have included only a few confreres is now being held on Zoom. This has meant that most of the confreres in Britain and Ireland have been able to take part. Fr Pat Collins is conducting the retreat, leading a series of reflections on some of the thoughts of St Vincent.
Please remember us in your prayers this week, that the Holy Spirit will give us the grace to be the priests of the mission that St Vincent De Paul founded us to be.
Because of covid-19 the Vincentians have had to become inventive concerning some of our community exercises. One of this year's annual retreats which would have included only a few confreres is now being held on Zoom. This has meant that most of the confreres in Britain and Ireland have been able to take part. Fr Pat Collins is conducting the retreat, leading a series of reflections on some of the thoughts of St Vincent.
Please remember us in your prayers this week, that the Holy Spirit will give us the grace to be the priests of the mission that St Vincent De Paul founded us to be.
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God bless Kevin [wpforms id="6624"] Registering your child for 1st Holy Communion is an important moment for the whole family, and our prayers are with you on this important journey. Many aspects of the perpetration will have changed from when you made your own communion, and if you have come from another country, some of the Irish customs may also seem unfamiliar. Here at St. Peter's we will be with you every step of the way and together we will make this special time for all the family. The first step is is prayer, and then registration In order to complete the registration form, you will need to: The preparation programme begins with an information meeting which takes place in late October. All who have registered are informed of these once the dates, times and locations are scheduled. God bless Kevin Sacramental Programme Coordinator [wpforms id="6624"] Registering your child for 1st Holy Communion is an important moment for the whole family, and our prayers are with you on this important journey. Many aspects of the perpetration will have changed from when you made your own communion, and if you have come from another country, some of the Irish customs may also seem unfamiliar. Here at St. Peter's we will be with you every step of the way and together we will make this special time for all the family. The first step is is prayer, and then registration In order to complete the registration form, you will need to: The preparation programme begins with an information meeting which takes place in late October. All who have registered are informed of these once the dates, times and locations are scheduled. God bless Mr Kevin Mullally, [wpforms id="6624"] Registering your child for 1st Holy Communion is an important moment for the whole family, and our prayers are with you on this important journey. Many aspects of the perpetration will have changed from when you made your own communion, and if you have come from another country, some of the Irish customs may also seem unfamiliar. Here at St. Peter's we will be with you every step of the way and together we will make this special time for all the family. The first step is is prayer, and then registration In order to complete the registration form, you will need to: The preparation programme begins with an information meeting which takes place in late October. All who have registered are informed of these once the dates, times and locations are scheduled. God bless Kevin Sacramental Programme Coordinator [wpforms id="6624"] Registering your child for 1st Holy Communion is an important moment for the whole family, and our prayers are with you on this important journey. Many aspects of the perpetration will have changed from when you made your own communion, and if you have come from another country, some of the Irish customs may also seem unfamiliar. Here at St. Peter's we will be with you every step of the way and together we will make this special time for all the family. The first step is is prayer, and then registration In order to complete the registration form, you will need to: The preparation programme begins with an information meeting which takes place in late October. All who have registered are informed of these once the dates, times and locations are scheduled. God bless Kevin Sacramental Programme Coordinator dedicated to dedicated dedicated to dedicated dedicated to dedicated dedicated to dedicated to dedicated to dedicated Transept Talks @St Peter's St. Peter's Church, Phibsborough is launching a series of monthly talks in the North Transept of this beautiful gothic masterpiece. Generally scheduled for 4th Thursdays in the month, the hope is to offer a series of reflections on topics gathered under the broad rubric of culture, religion and society. The talks begin at 7.30 pm and access is through the church. Be green use public transport. Luas: Green Line Phibsborough Stop. Buses 4, 9, 38, 38a 38b, 38d,46a, 83, 83a, 120,122, 140, 155 Transept Talks @St Peter's St. Peter's Church, Phibsborough is launching a series of monthly talks in the North Transept of this beautiful gothic masterpiece. Generally scheduled for 4th Thursdays in the month, the hope is to offer a series of reflections on topics gathered under the broad rubric of culture, religion and society. The talks begin at 7.30 pm and access is through the church. Be green use public transport. Luas: Green Line Phibsborough Stop. Buses 4, 9, 38, 38a 38b, 38d,46a, 83, 83a, 120,122, 140, 155 Next Reader's Meeting - 1st Sunday of Lent (March 1st) 2nd Sunday of Lent (March 8th) Next Reader's Meeting - The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time A 19th January The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord A 12th January Christmas 2 Year A 5th January Transept Talks @St Peter's St. Peter's Church, Phibsborough is launching a series of monthly talks in the North Transept of this beautiful gothic masterpiece. Generally scheduled for 4th Thursdays in the month, the hope is to offer a series of reflections on topics gathered under the broad rubric of culture, religion and society. The talks begin at 7.30 pm and access is through the church. Be green use public transport. Luas: Green Line Phibsborough Stop. Buses 4, 9, 38, 38a 38b, 38d,46a, 83, 83a, 120,122, 140, 155 Matthew's gospel is being proclaimed for the Sundays of this year in Churches using the Catholic or Revised Common Lectionary, Acclaimed Scripture Scholar Kieran J. O’Mahony, will set up the gospel in context to attune our modern ears so that we can hear the nuances of the ancient text clearly when heard in worship or prayed for private reflection Kieran J. O’Mahony is an Augustinian friar and biblical scholar. He lives in St John’s Priory, Thomas St and works for Dublin Diocese as coordinator of biblical studies. He is a member of the Orlagh-in-the-City community. Website: tarsus.ie St. Peter's Church's Harry Clarke windows are well known but in fact the church is home to a whole series of works from different time periods inviting different responses. Renowned local artist Geraldine O'Neill will give her take on the pieces that catch her eye and help us re-view the familiar, drawing on her fresh insights. Geraldine O’Neill attended the National College of Art and Design, Dublin. O’Neill has exhibited throughout Ireland and Europe and has taught on the Fine Art programme in Dublin Institute of Technology (1998 – 2004), the Fine Art Masters programme at Massachusetts College of Art and Design (2010 – 2011) as well as guest lecturing at the National Gallery of Ireland. She has received numerous awards and her work is held in many public and private collections including that of the Office of Public Works; the European Central Bank; and University College Cork. Website:geraldineoneill.ie Transept Talks @St Peter's St. Peter's Church, Phibsborough is launching a series of monthly talks in the North Transept of this beautiful gothic masterpiece. Generally scheduled for 4th Thursdays in the month, the hope is to offer a series of reflections on topics gathered under the broad rubric of culture, religion and society. The talks begin at 7.30 pm and access is through the church. Be green use public transport. Luas: Green Line Phibsborough Stop. Buses 4, 9, 38, 38a 38b, 38d,46a, 83, 83a, 120,122, 140, 155 Matthew's gospel is being proclaimed for the Sundays of this year in Churches using the Catholic or Revised Common Lectionary, Acclaimed Scripture Scholar Kieran J. O’Mahony, will set up the gospel in context to attune our modern ears so that we can hear the nuances of the ancient text clearly when heard in worship or prayed for private reflection Kieran J. O’Mahony is an Augustinian friar and biblical scholar. He lives in St John’s Priory, Thomas St and works for Dublin Diocese as coordinator of biblical studies. He is a member of the Orlagh-in-the-City community. Website: tarsus.ie St. Peter's Church's Harry Clarke windows are well known but in fact the church is home to a whole series of works from different time periods inviting different responses. Renowned local artist Geraldine O'Neill will give her take on the pieces that catch her eye and help us re-view the familiar, drawing on her fresh insights. Geraldine O’Neill attended the National College of Art and Design, Dublin. O’Neill has exhibited throughout Ireland and Europe and has taught on the Fine Art programme in Dublin Institute of Technology (1998 – 2004), the Fine Art Masters programme at Massachusetts College of Art and Design (2010 – 2011) as well as guest lecturing at the National Gallery of Ireland. She has received numerous awards and her work is held in many public and private collections including that of the Office of Public Works; the European Central Bank; and University College Cork. Website:geraldineoneill.ie Transept Talks @St Peter's St. Peter's Church, Phibsborough is launching a series of monthly talks in the North Transept of this beautiful gothic masterpiece. Generally scheduled for 4th Thursdays in the month, the hope is to offer a series of reflections on topics gathered under the broad rubric of culture, religion and society. The talks begin at 7.30 pm and access is through the church. Be green use public transport. Luas: Green Line Phibsborough Stop. Buses 4, 9, 38, 38a 38b, 38d,46a, 83, 83a, 120,122, 140, 155 Matthew's gospel is being proclaimed for the Sundays of this year in Churches using the Catholic or Revised Common Lectionary, Acclaimed Scripture Scholar Kieran J. O’Mahony, will set up the gospel in context to attune our modern ears so that we can hear the nuances of the ancient text clearly when heard in worship or prayed for private reflection Kieran J. O’Mahony is an Augustinian friar and biblical scholar. He lives in St John’s Priory, Thomas St and works for Dublin Diocese as coordinator of biblical studies. He is a member of the Orlagh-in-the-City community. Website: tarsus.ie St. Peter's Church's Harry Clarke windows are well known but in fact the church is home to a whole series of works from different time periods inviting different responses. Renowned local artist Geraldine O'Neill will give her take on the pieces that catch her eye and help us re-view the familiar, drawing on her fresh insights. Geraldine O’Neill attended the National College of Art and Design, Dublin. O’Neill has exhibited throughout Ireland and Europe and has taught on the Fine Art programme in Dublin Institute of Technology (1998 – 2004), the Fine Art Masters programme at Massachusetts College of Art and Design (2010 – 2011) as well as guest lecturing at the National Gallery of Ireland. She has received numerous awards and her work is held in many public and private collections including that of the Office of Public Works; the European Central Bank; and University College Cork. Website:geraldineoneill.ie St. Peter's Church's Harry Clarke windows are well known but in fact the church is home to a whole series of works from different time periods inviting different responses. Renowned local artist Geraldine O'Neill will give her take on the pieces that catch her eye and help us re-view the familiar, drawing on her fresh insights. Geraldine O’Neill attended the National College of Art and Design, Dublin. O’Neill has exhibited throughout Ireland and Europe and has taught on the Fine Art programme in Dublin Institute of Technology (1998 – 2004), the Fine Art Masters programme at Massachusetts College of Art and Design (2010 – 2011) as well as guest lecturing at the National Gallery of Ireland. She has received numerous awards and her work is held in many public and private collections including that of the Office of Public Works; the European Central Bank; and University College Cork. Website:geraldineoneill.ie Date and Time of Baptism Please enroll for baptism with the Parish Office - a months notice is required, as the demands of Data Protection legislation require strict verification of information which will be stored in Church Registers. You can download an application form here Baptism Application Form The normal sequence of preparation and celebration is as follows: Preparation Meeting You will be invited to attend a preparation meeting ten days before the Sunday chosen for the Baptism, at 6.30pm in the parish centre. The meeting is informal and aims to provide parents and godparents (if they are able to attend) with a greater understanding of the sacrament of baptism; it is also a good way to meet other parents in the parish. We would ask both parents to attend and we would ask that if possible children and babies are not brought to the meeting. The preparation meeting lasts approximately one hour. Godparents Choose your baby’s godparents with care. They must share your faith and be at least 16 years old. They should be living near enough to get to know your baby. They will be undertaking to share with you the responsibility of handing on the faith to the child as he/she will grow up. A distant cousin in Australia would not, then, be the best choice! Offering An offering of €50.00 is requested for Baptism. Completed forms should be returned along with your offering to the Parish Office (in person or by post, addres below) not later than one month in advance of the proposed date of baptism. Your registration will be confirmed in writing. Living outside the Parish of Phibsborough If you reside outside the Parish of St Peter's, Phibsborough you are requested to provide a letter from the Parish Priest of the Parish of residence stating that you are free to have your child Baptised in our Parish. Baptismal Register After the baptism, the priest will add your child’s name to the baptismal register. Your child will then be able to receive a baptismal certificate. The information included will be taken the signed form provided. Please note that all details given will be treated with confidence. If you would like more information, please don't hesitate to contact us by phone or e-mail. More Information Baptisms take place on the fourth Sunday of the month at 12.30pm. A period of baptism preparation is provided. To request a Baptismal Certificate please download the request form here Baptismal Cert Request Form For enquires about Adult Baptism preparation - contact Fr Aidan through the parish office +353 1 838 9708 or info@stpetersphibsboro.ie For more information on baptism we recommend reading 'Your Baby's Baptism' by Redemptorist Publications, available at Veritas, Lr. Abbey Street, Dublin 1 or at the Parish Office. There are also many good resources available at Veritas or other religious bookshops. Matthew's gospel is being proclaimed for the Sundays of this year in Churches using the Catholic or Revised Common Lectionary, Acclaimed Scripture Scholar Kieran J. O’Mahony, will set up the gospel in context to attune our modern ears so that we can hear the nuances of the ancient text clearly when heard in worship or prayed for private reflection Kieran J. O’Mahony is an Augustinian friar and biblical scholar. He lives in St John’s Priory, Thomas St and works for Dublin Diocese as coordinator of biblical studies. He is a member of the Orlagh-in-the-City community. Website: tarsus.ie Transept Talks St. Peter's Church, Phibsborough is launching a series of monthly talks in the North Transept of this beautiful gothic masterpiece. Be green use public transport. Luas: Green Line Phibsborough Stop. Buses 4, 9, 38, 38a 38b, 38d,46a, 83, 83a, 120,122, 140, 155 Transept Talks @St Peter's St. Peter's Church, Phibsborough is launching a series of monthly talks in the North Transept of this beautiful gothic masterpiece. Generally scheduled for 4th Thursdays in the month, the hope is to offer a series of reflections on topics gathered under the broad rubric of culture, religion and society. The talks begin at 7.30 pm and access is through the church. Be green use public transport. Luas: Green Line Phibsborough Stop. Buses 4, 9, 38, 38a 38b, 38d,46a, 83, 83a, 120,122, 140, 155 Matthew's gospel is being proclaimed for the Sundays of this year in Churches using the Catholic or Revised Common Lectionary, Acclaimed Scripture Scholar Kieran J. O’Mahony, will set up the gospel in context to attune our modern ears so that we can hear the nuances of the ancient text clearly when heard in worship or prayed for private reflection Kieran J. O’Mahony is an Augustinian friar and biblical scholar. He lives in St John’s Priory, Thomas St and works for Dublin Diocese as coordinator of biblical studies. He is a member of the Orlagh-in-the-City community. Website: tarsus.ie St. Peter's Church's Harry Clarke windows are well known but in fact the church is home to a whole series of works from different time periods inviting different responses. Renowned local artist Geraldine O'Neill will give her take on the pieces that catch her eye and help us re-view the familiar, drawing on her fresh insights. Geraldine O’Neill attended the National College of Art and Design, Dublin. O’Neill has exhibited throughout Ireland and Europe and has taught on the Fine Art programme in Dublin Institute of Technology (1998 – 2004), the Fine Art Masters programme at Massachusetts College of Art and Design (2010 – 2011) as well as guest lecturing at the National Gallery of Ireland. She has received numerous awards and her work is held in many public and private collections including that of the Office of Public Works; the European Central Bank; and University College Cork. Website:geraldineoneill.ie Transept Talks @St Peter's St. Peter's Church, Phibsborough is launching a series of monthly talks in the North Transept of this beautiful gothic masterpiece. Generally scheduled for 4th Thursdays in the month, the hope is to offer a series of reflections on topics gathered under the broad rubric of culture, religion and society. The talks begin at 7.30 pm and access is through the church. Be green use public transport. Luas: Green Line Phibsborough Stop. Buses 4, 9, 38, 38a 38b, 38d,46a, 83, 83a, 120,122, 140, 155 Matthew's gospel is being proclaimed for the Sundays of this year in Churches using the Catholic or Revised Common Lectionary, Acclaimed Scripture Scholar Kieran J. O’Mahony, will set up the gospel in context to attune our modern ears so that we can hear the nuances of the ancient text clearly when heard in worship or prayed for private reflection Kieran J. O’Mahony is an Augustinian friar and biblical scholar. He lives in St John’s Priory, Thomas St and works for Dublin Diocese as coordinator of biblical studies. He is a member of the Orlagh-in-the-City community. Website: tarsus.ie St. Peter's Church's Harry Clarke windows are well known but in fact the church is home to a whole series of works from different time periods inviting different responses. Renowned local artist Geraldine O'Neill will give her take on the pieces that catch her eye and help us re-view the familiar, drawing on her fresh insights. Geraldine O’Neill attended the National College of Art and Design, Dublin. O’Neill has exhibited throughout Ireland and Europe and has taught on the Fine Art programme in Dublin Institute of Technology (1998 – 2004), the Fine Art Masters programme at Massachusetts College of Art and Design (2010 – 2011) as well as guest lecturing at the National Gallery of Ireland. She has received numerous awards and her work is held in many public and private collections including that of the Office of Public Works; the European Central Bank; and University College Cork. Website:geraldineoneill.ie Transept Talks @St Peter's St. Peter's Church, Phibsborough is launching a series of monthly talks in the North Transept of this beautiful gothic masterpiece. Generally scheduled for 4th Thursdays in the month, the hope is to offer a series of reflections on topics gathered under the broad rubric of culture, religion and society. The talks begin at 7.30 pm and access is through the church. Be green use public transport. Luas: Green Line Phibsborough Stop. Buses 4, 9, 38, 38a 38b, 38d,46a, 83, 83a, 120,122, 140, 155 Matthew's gospel is being proclaimed for the Sundays of this year in Churches using the Catholic or Revised Common Lectionary, Acclaimed Scripture Scholar Kieran J. O’Mahony, will set up the gospel in context to attune our modern ears so that we can hear the nuances of the ancient text clearly when heard in worship or prayed for private reflection Kieran J. O’Mahony is an Augustinian friar and biblical scholar. He lives in St John’s Priory, Thomas St and works for Dublin Diocese as coordinator of biblical studies. He is a member of the Orlagh-in-the-City community. Website: tarsus.ie St. Peter's Church's Harry Clarke windows are well known but in fact the church is home to a whole series of works from different time periods inviting different responses. Renowned local artist Geraldine O'Neill will give her take on the pieces that catch her eye and help us re-view the familiar, drawing on her fresh insights. Geraldine O’Neill attended the National College of Art and Design, Dublin. O’Neill has exhibited throughout Ireland and Europe and has taught on the Fine Art programme in Dublin Institute of Technology (1998 – 2004), the Fine Art Masters programme at Massachusetts College of Art and Design (2010 – 2011) as well as guest lecturing at the National Gallery of Ireland. She has received numerous awards and her work is held in many public and private collections including that of the Office of Public Works; the European Central Bank; and University College Cork. Website:geraldineoneill.ie Transept Talks @St Peter's St. Peter's Church, Phibsborough is launching a series of monthly talks in the North Transept of this beautiful gothic masterpiece. Generally scheduled for 4th Thursdays in the month, the hope is to offer a series of reflections on topics gathered under the broad rubric of culture, religion and society. The talks begin at 7.30 pm and access is through the church. Be green use public transport. Luas: Green Line Phibsborough Stop. Buses 4, 9, 38, 38a 38b, 38d,46a, 83, 83a, 120,122, 140, 155 Matthew's gospel is being proclaimed for the Sundays of this year in Churches using the Catholic or Revised Common Lectionary, Acclaimed Scripture Scholar Kieran J. O’Mahony, will set up the gospel in context to attune our modern ears so that we can hear the nuances of the ancient text clearly when heard in worship or prayed for private reflection Kieran J. O’Mahony is an Augustinian friar and biblical scholar. He lives in St John’s Priory, Thomas St and works for Dublin Diocese as coordinator of biblical studies. He is a member of the Orlagh-in-the-City community. Website: tarsus.ie St. Peter's Church's Harry Clarke windows are well known but in fact the church is home to a whole series of works from different time periods inviting different responses. Renowned local artist Geraldine O'Neill will give her take on the pieces that catch her eye and help us re-view the familiar, drawing on her fresh insights. Geraldine O’Neill attended the National College of Art and Design, Dublin. O’Neill has exhibited throughout Ireland and Europe and has taught on the Fine Art programme in Dublin Institute of Technology (1998 – 2004), the Fine Art Masters programme at Massachusetts College of Art and Design (2010 – 2011) as well as guest lecturing at the National Gallery of Ireland. She has received numerous awards and her work is held in many public and private collections including that of the Office of Public Works; the European Central Bank; and University College Cork. Website:geraldineoneill.ie Next Reader's Meeting - 1st Sunday of Lent (March 1st) 2nd Sunday of Lent (March 8th) Next Reader's Meeting - The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time A 19th January The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord A 12th January Christmas 2 Year A 5th January 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time A (coming soon) The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time A 19th January The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord A 12th January Christmas 2 Year A 5th January Transept Talks @St Peter's St. Peter's Church, Phibsborough is launching a series of monthly talks in the North Transept of this beautiful gothic masterpiece. Generally scheduled for 4th Thursdays in the month, the hope is to offer a series of reflections on topics gathered under the broad rubric of culture, religion and society. The talks begin at 7.30 pm and access is through the church. Be green use public transport. Luas: Green Line Phibsborough Stop. Buses 4, 9, 38, 38a 38b, 38d,46a, 83, 83a, 120,122, 140, 155 Transept Talks @St Peter's St. Peter's Church, Phibsborough is launching a series of monthly talks in the North Transept of this beautiful gothic masterpiece. Generally scheduled for 4th Thursdays in the month, the hope is to offer a series of reflections on topics gathered under the broad rubric of culture, religion and society. The talks begin at 7.30 pm and access is through the church. Be green use public transport. Luas: Green Line Phibsborough Stop. Buses 4, 9, 38, 38a 38b, 38d,46a, 83, 83a, 120,122, 140, 155 Matthew's gospel is being proclaimed for the Sundays of this year in Churches using the Catholic or Revised Common Lectionary, Acclaimed Scripture Scholar Kieran J. O’Mahony, will set up the gospel in context to attune our modern ears so that we can hear the nuances of the ancient text clearly when heard in worship or prayed for private reflection Kieran J. O’Mahony is an Augustinian friar and biblical scholar. He lives in St John’s Priory, Thomas St and works for Dublin Diocese as coordinator of biblical studies. He is a member of the Orlagh-in-the-City community. Website: tarsus.ie St. Peter's Church's Harry Clarke windows are well known but in fact the church is home to a whole series of works from different time periods inviting different responses. Renowned local artist Geraldine O'Neill will give her take on the pieces that catch her eye and help us re-view the familiar, drawing on her fresh insights. Geraldine O’Neill attended the National College of Art and Design, Dublin. O’Neill has exhibited throughout Ireland and Europe and has taught on the Fine Art programme in Dublin Institute of Technology (1998 – 2004), the Fine Art Masters programme at Massachusetts College of Art and Design (2010 – 2011) as well as guest lecturing at the National Gallery of Ireland. She has received numerous awards and her work is held in many public and private collections including that of the Office of Public Works; the European Central Bank; and University College Cork. Website:geraldineoneill.ie Transept Talks @St Peter's St. Peter's Church, Phibsborough is launching a series of monthly talks in the North Transept of this beautiful gothic masterpiece. Generally scheduled for 4th Thursdays in the month, the hope is to offer a series of reflections on topics gathered under the broad rubric of culture, religion and society. The talks begin at 7.30 pm and access is through the church. Be green use public transport. Luas: Green Line Phibsborough Stop. Buses 4, 9, 38, 38a 38b, 38d,46a, 83, 83a, 120,122, 140, 155 Transept Talks @St Peter's St. Peter's Church, Phibsborough is launching a series of monthly talks in the North Transept of this beautiful gothic masterpiece. Generally scheduled for 4th Thursdays in the month, the hope is to offer a series of reflections on topics gathered under the broad rubric of culture, religion and society. The talks begin at 7.30 pm and access is through the church. Be green use public transport. Luas: Green Line Phibsborough Stop. Buses 4, 9, 38, 38a 38b, 38d,46a, 83, 83a, 120,122, 140, 155 St. Peter's, Phibsboro, Dublin 7 and Thomas St., Armagh Mass on Monday morning (27th January) at 10.30 am in St. Peter’s Church, Phibsboro followed by removal to JJ McArdle Funeral Home, Thomas St., Armagh for reposing Monday evening from 5pm to 10pm. Removal to St. Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh on Tuesday morning (28th January) for Requiem Mass at 11.30 am with burial afterwards in St. Patrick's Cemetery, Armagh. 1st Sunday of Lent (March 1st) Next Reader's Meeting - The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time A 19th January The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord A 12th January Christmas 2 Year A 5th January St. Peter's, Phibsboro, Dublin 7 and Thomas St., Armagh Mass on Monday morning (27th January) at 10.30 am in St. Peter’s Church, Phibsboro followed by removal to JJ McArdle Funeral Home, Thomas St., Armagh for reposing Monday evening from 5pm to 10pm. Removal to St. Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh on Tuesday morning (28th January) for Requiem Mass at 11.30 am with burial afterwards in St. Patrick's Cemetery, Armagh. St. Peter's, Phibsboro, Dublin 7 and Thomas St., Armagh Mass on Monday morning (27th January) at 10.30 am in St. Peter’s Church, Phibsboro followed by removal to JJ McArdle Funeral Home, Thomas St., Armagh for reposing Monday evening from 5pm to 10pm. Removal to St. Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh on Tuesday morning (28th January) for Requiem Mass at 11.30 am with burial afterwards in St. Patrick's Cemetery, Armagh. St. Peter's, Phibsboro, Dublin 7 and Thomas St., Armagh Mass on Monday morning (27th January) at 10.30 am in St. Peter’s Church, Phibsboro followed by removal to JJ McArdle Funeral Home, Thomas St., Armagh for reposing Monday evening from 5pm to 10pm. Removal to St. Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh on Tuesday morning (28th January) for Requiem Mass at 11.30 am with burial afterwards in St. Patrick's Cemetery, Armagh. St. Peter's, Phibsboro, Dublin 7 and Thomas St., Armagh Mass on Monday morning (27th January) at 10.30 am in St. Peter’s Church, Phibsboro followed by removal to JJ McArdle Funeral Home, Thomas St., Armagh for reposing Monday evening from 5pm to 10pm. Removal to St. Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh on Tuesday morning (28th January) for Requiem Mass at 11.30 am with burial afterwards in St. Patrick's Cemetery, Armagh. St. Peter's, Phibsboro, Dublin 7 and Thomas St., Armagh Mass on Monday morning (27th January) at 10.30 am in St. Peter’s Church, Phibsboro followed by removal to JJ McArdle Funeral Home, Thomas St., Armagh for reposing Monday evening from 5pm to 10pm. Removal to St. Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh on Tuesday morning (28th January) for Requiem Mass at 11.30 am with burial afterwards in St. Patrick's Cemetery, Armagh. Thursday 27th February 7.30 pm St. Peter's Church's Harry Clarke windows are well known but in fact the church is home to a whole series of works from different time periods inviting different responses. Renowned local artist Geraldine O'Neill will give her take on the pieces that catch her eye and help us re-view the familiar, drawing on her fresh insights. Geraldine O’Neill attended the National College of Art and Design, Dublin. O’Neill has exhibited throughout Ireland and Europe and has taught on the Fine Art programme in Dublin Institute of Technology (1998 – 2004), the Fine Art Masters programme at Massachusetts College of Art and Design (2010 – 2011) as well as guest lecturing at the National Gallery of Ireland. She has received numerous awards and her work is held in many public and private collections including that of the Office of Public Works; the European Central Bank; and University College Cork. Website:geraldineoneill.ie St. Peter's Church's Harry Clarke windows are well known but in fact the church is home to a whole series of works from different time periods inviting different responses. Renowned local artist Geraldine O'Neill will give her take on the pieces that catch her eye and help us re-view the familiar, drawing on her fresh insights. Geraldine O’Neill attended the National College of Art and Design, Dublin. O’Neill has exhibited throughout Ireland and Europe and has taught on the Fine Art programme in Dublin Institute of Technology (1998 – 2004), the Fine Art Masters programme at Massachusetts College of Art and Design (2010 – 2011) as well as guest lecturing at the National Gallery of Ireland. She has received numerous awards and her work is held in many public and private collections including that of the Office of Public Works; the European Central Bank; and University College Cork. Website:geraldineoneill.ie St. Peter's Church's Harry Clarke windows are well known but in fact the church is home to a whole series of works from different time periods inviting different responses. Renowned local artist Geraldine O'Neill will give her take on the pieces that catch her eye and help us re-view the familiar, drawing on her fresh insights. Geraldine O’Neill attended the National College of Art and Design, Dublin. O’Neill has exhibited throughout Ireland and Europe and has taught on the Fine Art programme in Dublin Institute of Technology (1998 – 2004), the Fine Art Masters programme at Massachusetts College of Art and Design (2010 – 2011) as well as guest lecturing at the National Gallery of Ireland. She has received numerous awards and her work is held in many public and private collections including that of the Office of Public Works; the European Central Bank; and University College Cork. Website:geraldineoneill.ie Thursday 27th February 7.30 pm St. Peter's Church's Harry Clarke windows are well known but in fact the church is home to a whole series of works from different time periods inviting different responses. Renowned local artist Geraldine O'Neill will give her take on the pieces that catch her eye and help us re-view the familiar, drawing on her fresh insights. Geraldine O’Neill attended the National College of Art and Design, Dublin. O’Neill has exhibited throughout Ireland and Europe and has taught on the Fine Art programme in Dublin Institute of Technology (1998 – 2004), the Fine Art Masters programme at Massachusetts College of Art and Design (2010 – 2011) as well as guest lecturing at the National Gallery of Ireland. She has received numerous awards and her work is held in many public and private collections including that of the Office of Public Works; the European Central Bank; and University College Cork. Website:geraldineoneill.ie Thursday 27th February 7.30 pm St. Peter's Church's Harry Clarke windows are well known but in fact the church is home to a whole series of works from different time periods inviting different responses. Renowned local artist Geraldine O'Neill will give her take on the pieces that catch her eye and help us re-view the familiar, drawing on her fresh insights. Geraldine O’Neill attended the National College of Art and Design, Dublin. O’Neill has exhibited throughout Ireland and Europe and has taught on the Fine Art programme in Dublin Institute of Technology (1998 – 2004), the Fine Art Masters programme at Massachusetts College of Art and Design (2010 – 2011) as well as guest lecturing at the National Gallery of Ireland. She has received numerous awards and her work is held in many public and private collections including that of the Office of Public Works; the European Central Bank; and University College Cork. Website:geraldineoneill.ie Next Reader's Meeting - 1st Sunday of Lent (March 1st) 2nd Sunday of Lent (March 8th) Next Reader's Meeting - The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time A 19th January The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord A 12th January Christmas 2 Year A 5th January Next Reader's Meeting - 1st Sunday of Lent (March 1st) 2nd Sunday of Lent (March 8th) Next Reader's Meeting - The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time A 19th January The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord A 12th January Christmas 2 Year A 5th January Next Reader's Meeting - 1st Sunday of Lent (March 1st) 2nd Sunday of Lent (March 8th) Next Reader's Meeting - The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time A 19th January The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord A 12th January Christmas 2 Year A 5th January A Spiritual Communion as an act of devotion was more a practice when frequent communion was less common. Since most people receive at every Mass they attend, the practice has all but disappeared. St. Thomas Aquinas once defined a Spiritual Communion as “an ardent desire to receive Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament [in Communion at Mass] and in lovingly embracing Him as if we had actually received Him.” This devotion from another age can come into its own again during these days when receiving the Body of Christ is impossible. By deliberately deciding to receive Communion spiritually,one can turn a passive watching of Mass on the internet or TV into a dynamic religious experience. There are a number of ways to make the celebration more engaging. Mix and match from among the following or add your own. Invite someone living with you to share in the viewing, if they are children, let them choose the site, there are many, from Basilicas to parish churches and the variety can hold the interest of people who might otherwise be easily bored. Set up your own altar, a cloth, a cross, a piece of bread (to be broken, shared at the appropriate time) and if you wish, a small glass of wine. A candle is optional and use an electric one if living on your own. Look up the readings of the day online in advance. There are many sites but the easiest for me is the http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/ Though it follows the American Translation, the differences are slight and the ease of navigation more than makes up for it. Say the responses as you would were you physically present at the Mass you are watching and, without being ridiculous about it, stand sit or kneel at the appropriative times. Make a deliberate decision to make a spiritual communion at the appropriate moment in the Mass, placing yourself in solidarity with all those who are suffering at this time, through illness, anxiety about their future or are putting themselves at risk because of their vital role in health care. Consuming the piece of bread (and drinking the sip of wine) is a way to give physical expression to that spiritual action. A prayer in preparation for a Spiritual Communion might be: My Jesus, These are strange times, but there is no need to let them be barren times. By using the time well we can nurture our faith even without the sacraments and when the Churches are again functioning we can have a greater appreciation for the wonderful gift of God which is the Sacrifice of the Mass. A Spiritual Communion as an act of devotion was more a practice when frequent communion was less common. Since most people receive at every Mass they attend, the practice has all but disappeared. St. Thomas Aquinas once defined a Spiritual Communion as “an ardent desire to receive Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament [in Communion at Mass] and in lovingly embracing Him as if we had actually received Him.” This devotion from another age can come into its own again during these days when receiving the Body of Christ is impossible. By deliberately deciding to receive Communion spiritually,one can turn a passive watching of Mass on the internet or TV into a dynamic religious experience. There are a number of ways to make the celebration more engaging. Mix and match from among the following or add your own. Invite someone living with you to share in the viewing, if they are children, let them choose the site, there are many, from Basilicas to parish churches and the variety can hold the interest of people who might otherwise be easily bored. Set up your own altar, a cloth, a cross, a piece of bread (to be broken, shared at the appropriate time) and if you wish, a small glass of wine. A candle is optional and use an electric one if living on your own. Look up the readings of the day online in advance. There are many sites but the easiest for me is the http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/ Though it follows the American Translation, the differences are slight and the ease of navigation more than makes up for it. Say the responses as you would were you physically present at the Mass you are watching and, without being ridiculous about it, stand sit or kneel at the appropriative times. Make a deliberate decision to make a spiritual communion at the appropriate moment in the Mass, placing yourself in solidarity with all those who are suffering at this time, through illness, anxiety about their future or are putting themselves at risk because of their vital role in health care. Consuming the piece of bread (and drinking the sip of wine) is a way to give physical expression to that spiritual action. A prayer in preparation for a Spiritual Communion might be: My Jesus, These are strange times, but there is no need to let them be barren times. By using the time well we can nurture our faith even without the sacraments and when the Churches are again functioning we can have a greater appreciation for the wonderful gift of God which is the Sacrifice of the Mass. May the strong name of the Trinty protect us all this St. Patricks 1 I bind unto myself today 2 I bind this day to me forever, 3 I bind unto myself today 5 Christ be with me, Christ within me, 6 I bind unto myself the name, A spiritual Communion as an act of devotion was more a practice when frequent communion was less common. Since most people receive at every Mass they attend, the practice has all but disappeared. St. Thomas Aquinas once defined a Spiritual Communion as “an ardent desire to receive Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament [in Communion at Mass] and in lovingly embracing Him as if we had actually received Him.” This devotion from another age can come into its own again during these days when receiving the Body of Christ is impossible. By deliberately deciding to receive Communion spiritually,one can turn a passive watching of Mass on the internet or TV into a dynamic religious experience. There are a number of ways to make the celebration more engaging. Mix and match from among the following or add your own. Invite someone living with you to share in the viewing, if they are children, let them choose the site, there are many, from Basilicas to parish churches and the variety can hold the interest of people who might otherwise be easily bored. Set up your own altar, a cloth, a cross, a piece of bread (to be broken, shared at the appropriate time) and if you wish, a small glass of wine. A candle is optional and use an electric one if living on your own. Look up the readings of the day online in advance. There are many sites but the easiest for me is the http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/ Though it follows the American Translation, the differences are slight and the ease of navigation more than makes up for it. Say the responses as you would were you physically present at the Mass you are watching and, without being ridiculous about it, stand sit or kneel at the appropriative times. Make a deliberate decision to make a spiritual communion at the appropriate moment in the Mass, placing yourself in solidarity with all those who are suffering at this time, through illness, anxiety about their future or are putting themselves at risk because of their vital role in health care. Consuming the piece of bread (and drinking the sip of wine) is a way to give physical expression to that spiritual action. A prayer in preparation for a Spiritual Communion might be: My Jesus, These are strange times, but there is no need to let them be barren times. By using the time well we can nurture our faith even without the sacraments and when the Churches are again functioning we can have a greater appreciation for the wonderful gift of God which is the Sacrifice of the Mass. 1 I bind unto myself today 2 I bind this day to me forever, 3 I bind unto myself today 5 Christ be with me, Christ within me, 6 I bind unto myself the name, 1st Sunday of Lent (March 1st) Next Reader's Meeting - The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time A 19th January The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord A 12th January Christmas 2 Year A 5th January 4th Sunday of Lent (March 22th) 1st Sunday of Lent (March 1st) Next Reader's Meeting - The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time A 19th January The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord A 12th January Christmas 2 Year A 5th January 4th Sunday of Lent (March 22th) 1st Sunday of Lent (March 1st) Next Reader's Meeting - The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time A 19th January The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord A 12th January Christmas 2 Year A 5th January [audio mp3="https://www.stpetersphibsboro.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/exultet.mp3" autoplay="true"][/audio] The Easter Proclamation is the hymn which captures the mood of excited expectation at the Vigil Liturgy, a celebration of Resurrection and the new birth of Baptism The work of St. Peter's is without income at this time, Irish tax payers can maximise the benefit to the Church by 1 I bind unto myself today 2 I bind this day to me forever, 3 I bind unto myself today 5 Christ be with me, Christ within me, 6 I bind unto myself the name, 1 I bind unto myself today 2 I bind this day to me forever, 3 I bind unto myself today 5 Christ be with me, Christ within me, 6 I bind unto myself the name, 1 I bind unto myself today 2 I bind this day to me forever, 3 I bind unto myself today 5 Christ be with me, Christ within me, 6 I bind unto myself the name, 1 I bind unto myself today 2 I bind this day to me forever, 3 I bind unto myself today 5 Christ be with me, Christ within me, 6 I bind unto myself the name, Currently there is one Mass live streamed each day at 10.30am and is showing as the Latest Post SUNDAY Saturday Vigil 6.30pm, Sunday 8.00am, 10.00am & 11.30am MONDAY - SATURDAY 10.30am (and Monday at 7.00pm followed by Novena, except Bank Holidays) HOLY DAYS 10.30am & 6.30pm CONFESSIONS Saturday immediately following the 10.30am Mass and at the Parish Office by request SUNDAY Saturday Vigil 6.30pm, Sunday 8.00am, 10.00am & 11.30am MONDAY - SATURDAY 10.30am (and Monday at 7.00pm followed by Novena, except Bank Holidays) HOLY DAYS 10.30am & 6.30pm CONFESSIONS Saturday immediately following the 10.30am Mass and at the Parish Office by request Currently there is one Mass live streamed each day at 10.30am and is showing as the Latest Post SUNDAY Saturday Vigil 6.30pm, Sunday 8.00am, 10.00am & 11.30am MONDAY - SATURDAY 10.30am (and Monday at 7.00pm followed by Novena, except Bank Holidays) HOLY DAYS 10.30am & 6.30pm CONFESSIONS Saturday immediately following the 10.30am Mass and at the Parish Office by request [audio m4a="https://www.stpetersphibsboro.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Voice-003.m4a" autoplay=1 loop=yes][/audio] This Friday you are invited to join together on Zoom We hope you can join and we look forward to seeing you there. Topic: Friday, Evening Prayer of the Church on Zoom at 7pm. Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/92486059308 You have said,O Divine Jesus, who said, And therefore O Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in You. The border-color property does not work if it is used alone. Use the border-style property to set the border first. The text of the paragraph goes here. The text of the paragraph goes here. You have said,O Divine Jesus, who said, And therefore O Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in You. You have said,O Divine Jesus, who said, And therefore O Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in You. Hello Again Hello Again Hello Again Hello Again Hello Again Hello Again Hello Again [audio m4a="https://www.stpetersphibsboro.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Voice-003.m4a" autoplay=1 loop=yes][/audio] [audio m4a="https://www.stpetersphibsboro.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Voice-003.m4a" That this is our Agony - and whether or not we can say with Jesus 'thy will not my will' right now - nevertheless, we find ourselves on that Road to Calvary. A Road already travelled and conquered by Jesus. We too feel the scourges, the thorns in the circumstances of our own lives as with broken hearts we struggle in our bewildered helplessness, shouldering an unbearable load. Yet, like Jesus we experience the support of others along our Calvary Way. And we also know that this crucifixion of ours is not the end. That, like it was for Jesus - for every Good Friday there has to be an Easter Sunday. We may not be able to see it yet - but it is there and with it the opportunity build a just society for all.][/audio] [audio mp3="https://www.stpetersphibsboro.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/exultet.mp3" autoplay="true"][/audio] Easter begins with the The Vigil on Holy Saturday evening The Easter Proclamation , , is the hymn which captures the mood of excited expectation at the Vigil Liturgy, a celebration of Resurrection and the new birth of Baptism The work of St. Peter's is without income at this time, Irish tax payers can maximise the benefit to the Church by [audio mp3="https://www.stpetersphibsboro.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/exultet.mp3" autoplay="true"][/audio] The Easter Proclamation is the hymn which captures the mood of excited expectation at the Vigil Liturgy, a celebration of Resurrection and the new birth of Baptism The work of St. Peter's is without income at this time, Irish tax payers can maximise the benefit to the Church by [audio mp3="https://www.stpetersphibsboro.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/exultet.mp3" autoplay="true"][/audio] The Easter Proclamation is the hymn which captures the mood of excited expectation at the Vigil Liturgy, a celebration of Resurrection and the new birth of Baptism The work of St. Peter's is without income at this time, Irish tax payers can maximise the benefit to the Church by [audio mp3="https://www.stpetersphibsboro.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/exultet.mp3" autoplay="true"][/audio] The Easter Proclamation is the hymn which captures the mood of excited expectation at the Vigil Liturgy, a celebration of Resurrection and the new birth of Baptism The work of St. Peter's is without income at this time, Irish tax payers can maximise the benefit to the Church by [audio mp3="https://www.stpetersphibsboro.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/exultet.mp3" autoplay="true"][/audio] The Easter Proclamation is the hymn which captures the mood of excited expectation at the Vigil Liturgy, a celebration of Resurrection and the new birth of Baptism The work of St. Peter's is without income at this time, Irish tax payers can maximise the benefit to the Church by You can support St. Peter's Church through our mobile text option Text Peter to 50300 to donate €4 to St. Peter's Church (A minimum of €3.60 will go to St. Peter's Church St. Peter's Church is both a home to vibrant worshipping community and an architectural gem. The maintenance of this beautiful building requires constant attention and your mobile donation will be appied to that important task Thank you for your support. Please note you can only donate once every 24 hours through our text campaign. If you would like to donate more than €4 visit our Donate page. You can support St. Peter's Church through our mobile text option: Text Peter to 50300 to donate €4 to St. Peter's Church (A minimum of €3.60 will go to St. Peter's Church St. Peter's Church is both a home to vibrant worshipping community and an architectural gem. The maintenance of this beautiful building requires constant attention and your mobile donation will be appied to that important task Thank you for your support. Please note you can only donate once every 24 hours through our text campaign. If you would like to donate more than €4 visit our Donate page. You can support St. Peter's Church through our mobile text option Text Peter to 50300 to donate €4 to St. Peter's Church (A minimum of €3.60 will go to St. Peter's Church St. Peter's Church is both a home to vibrant worshipping community and an architectural gem. The maintenance of this beautiful building requires constant attention and your mobile donation will be appied to that important task Thank you for your support. Please note you can only donate once every 24 hours through our text campaign. If you would like to donate more than €4 visit our Donate page. This Friday you are invited to join together on Zoom We hope you can join and we look forward to seeing you there. kevin mullally is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Friday, Evening Prayer of the Church on Zoom at 7pm. Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 964 5799 8277 This Friday you are invited to join together on Zoom We hope you can join and we look forward to seeing you there. kevin mullally is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Friday, Evening Prayer of the Church on Zoom at 7pm. Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 964 5799 8277 Read more Read more Read more This Friday you are invited to join together on Zoom We hope you can join and we look forward to seeing you there. Topic: Friday, Evening Prayer of the Church on Zoom at 7pm. Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/92486059308 This Friday you are invited to join together on Zoom We hope you can join and we look forward to seeing you there. Topic: Friday, Evening Prayer of the Church on Zoom at 7pm. Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/92486059308 This Friday you are invited to join together on Zoom We hope you can join and we look forward to seeing you there. Topic: Friday, Evening Prayer of the Church on Zoom at 7pm. Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/92486059308 You can support St. Peter's Church through our mobile text option: Text Peter to 50300 to donate €4 to St. Peter's Church (A minimum of €3.60 will go to St. Peter's Church St. Peter's Church is both a home to vibrant worshipping community and an architectural gem. The maintenance of this beautiful building requires constant attention and your mobile donation will be appied to that important task Thank you for your support. Please note you can only donate once every 24 hours through our text campaign. If you would like to donate more than €4 visit our Donate page. You can support St. Peter's Church through our mobile text option: Text Peter to 50300 to donate €4 to St. Peter's Church (A minimum of €3.60 will go to St. Peter's Church St. Peter's Church is both a home to vibrant worshipping community and an architectural gem. The maintenance of this beautiful building requires constant attention and your mobile donation will be appied to that important task Thank you for your support. Please note you can only donate once every 24 hours through our text campaign. If you would like to donate more than €4 visit our Donate page. You can support St. Peter's Church through our mobile text option Text Peter to 50300 to donate €4 to St. Peter's Church (A minimum of €3.60 will go to St. Peter's Church St. Peter's Church is both a home to vibrant worshipping community and an architectural gem. The maintenance of this beautiful building requires constant attention and your mobile donation will be appied to that important task Thank you for your support. Please note you can only donate once every 24 hours through our text campaign. If you would like to donate more than €4 visit our Donate page. Hello Again Hello Again Hello Again Hello Again Hello Again Hello Again Hello Again Currently there is one Mass live streamed each day at 10.30am and the Novena to Our Lady at 7.30pm on Monday. These can be viewed on either: SUNDAY Saturday Vigil 6.30pm, Sunday 8.00am, 10.00am & 11.30am MONDAY - SATURDAY 10.30am (and Monday at 7.00pm followed by Novena, except Bank Holidays) HOLY DAYS 10.30am & 6.30pm CONFESSIONS Saturday immediately following the 10.30am Mass and at the Parish Office by request [wpforms id="6624"] Registering your child for 1st Holy Communion is an important moment for the whole family, and our prayers are with you on this important journey. Many aspects of the perpetration will have changed from when you made your own communion, and if you have come from another country, some of the Irish customs may also seem unfamiliar. Here at St. Peter's we will be with you every step of the way and together we will make this a special time for the whole family. The first step is is prayer, and then registration In order to complete the registration form, you will need to: The preparation programme begins with an information meeting which takes place in late October. All who have registered are informed of these once the dates, times and locations are scheduled. God bless Mr Kevin Mullally, To celebrate Marys Month, The Rosary will be recited each day at 11:00am www.churchservices.tv/phibsboro The month of May is the "month which the piety of the faithful has especially dedicated to Our Blessed Lady," and it is the occasion for a "moving tribute of faith and love which Catholics in every part of the world [pay] to the Queen of Heaven. During this month Christians, both in church and in the privacy of the home, offer up to Mary from their hearts an especially fervent and loving homage of prayer and veneration. In this month, too, the benefits of God's mercy come down to us from her throne in greater abundance" (Paul VI: Encyclical on the Month of May, no. 1). As we begin the Month of May, Pope Francis has made a special plea to the faithful to recite the prayer of the Rosary during this month traditionally dedicated to Mary. Pope Francis writes: Dear Brothers and Sisters, the month of May is approaching, a time when the People of God express with particular intensity their love and devotion for the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is traditional in this month to pray the Rosary at home within the family. The restrictions of the pandemic have made us come to appreciate all the more this “family” aspect, also from a spiritual point of view. He goes on to say: For this reason, I want to encourage everyone to rediscover the beauty of praying the Rosary at home in the month of May. This can be done either as a group or individually; you can decide according to your own situations, making the most of both opportunities. The key to doing this is always simplicity, and it is easy also on the internet to find good models of prayers to follow. While most of us remained confined to our homes, it might also be a nice idea to create a May altar with some flowers and an image or stature of Our Lady. To celebrate Marys Month, The Rosary will be recited each day at 11:00am www.churchservices.tv/phibsboro The month of May is the "month which the piety of the faithful has especially dedicated to Our Blessed Lady," and it is the occasion for a "moving tribute of faith and love which Catholics in every part of the world [pay] to the Queen of Heaven. During this month Christians, both in church and in the privacy of the home, offer up to Mary from their hearts an especially fervent and loving homage of prayer and veneration. In this month, too, the benefits of God's mercy come down to us from her throne in greater abundance" (Paul VI: Encyclical on the Month of May, no. 1). As we begin the Month of May, Pope Francis has made a special plea to the faithful to recite the prayer of the Rosary during this month traditionally dedicated to Mary. Pope Francis writes: Dear Brothers and Sisters, the month of May is approaching, a time when the People of God express with particular intensity their love and devotion for the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is traditional in this month to pray the Rosary at home within the family. The restrictions of the pandemic have made us come to appreciate all the more this “family” aspect, also from a spiritual point of view. He goes on to say: For this reason, I want to encourage everyone to rediscover the beauty of praying the Rosary at home in the month of May. This can be done either as a group or individually; you can decide according to your own situations, making the most of both opportunities. The key to doing this is always simplicity, and it is easy also on the internet to find good models of prayers to follow. While most of us remained confined to our homes, it might also be a nice idea to create a May altar with some flowers and an image or stature of Our Lady. [wpforms id="6624"] Registering your child for 1st Holy Communion is an important moment for the whole family, and our prayers are with you on this important journey. Many aspects of the perpetration will have changed from when you made your own communion, and if you have come from another country, some of the Irish customs may also seem unfamiliar. Here at St. Peter's we will be with you every step of the way and together we will make this a special time for the whole family. The first step is is prayer, and then registration In order to complete the registration form, you will need to: The preparation programme begins with an information meeting which takes place in late October. All who have registered are informed of these once the dates, times and locations are scheduled. God bless Mr Kevin Mullally, [wpforms id="6624"] Registering your child for 1st Holy Communion is an important moment for the whole family, and our prayers are with you on this important journey. Many aspects of the perpetration will have changed from when you made your own communion, and if you have come from another country, some of the Irish customs may also seem unfamiliar. Here at St. Peter's we will be with you every step of the way and together we will make this special time for all the family. The first step is is prayer, and then registration In order to complete the registration form, you will need to: The preparation programme begins with an information meeting which takes place in late October. All who have registered are informed of these once the dates, times and locations are scheduled. God bless Mr Kevin Mullally, [wpforms id="6624"] Registering your child for 1st Holy Communion is an important moment for the whole family, and our prayers are with you on this important journey. Many aspects of the perpetration will have changed from when you made your own communion, and if you have come from another country, some of the Irish customs may also seem unfamiliar. Here at St. Peter's we will be with you every step of the way and together we will make this special time for all the family. The first step is is prayer, and then registration In order to complete the registration form, you will need to: The preparation programme begins with an information meeting which takes place in late October. All who have registered are informed of these once the dates, times and locations are scheduled. God bless Mr Kevin Mullally, O Jesus, [wpforms id="6624"] Registering your child for 1st Holy Communion is an important moment for the whole family, and our prayers are with you on this important journey. Many aspects of the perpetration will have changed from when you made your own communion, and if you have come from another country, some of the Irish customs may also seem unfamiliar. Here at St. Peter's we will be with you every step of the way and together we will make this special time for all the family. The first step is is prayer, and then registration In order to complete the registration form, you will need to: The preparation programme begins with an information meeting which takes place in late October. All who have registered are informed of these once the dates, times and locations are scheduled. God bless Mr Kevin Mullally, [wpforms id="6624"] Registering your child for 1st Holy Communion is an important moment for the whole family, and our prayers are with you on this important journey. Many aspects of the perpetration will have changed from when you made your own communion, and if you have come from another country, some of the Irish customs may also seem unfamiliar. Here at St. Peter's we will be with you every step of the way and together we will make this a special time for the whole family. The first step is is prayer, and then registration In order to complete the registration form, you will need to: The preparation programme begins with an information meeting which takes place in late October. All who have registered are informed of these once the dates, times and locations are scheduled. God bless Mr Kevin Mullally, [wpforms id="6624"] Registering your child for 1st Holy Communion is an important moment for the whole family, and our prayers are with you on this important journey. Many aspects of the perpetration will have changed from when you made your own communion, and if you have come from another country, some of the Irish customs may also seem unfamiliar. Here at St. Peter's we will be with you every step of the way and together we will make this special time for all the family. The first step is is prayer, and then registration In order to complete the registration form, you will need to: The preparation programme begins with an information meeting which takes place in late October. All who have registered are informed of these once the dates, times and locations are scheduled. God bless Kevin Sacramental Programme Coordinator [wpforms id="6624"] Registering your child for 1st Holy Communion is an important moment for the whole family, and our prayers are with you on this important journey. Many aspects of the perpetration will have changed from when you made your own communion, and if you have come from another country, some of the Irish customs may also seem unfamiliar. Here at St. Peter's we will be with you every step of the way and together we will make this special time for all the family. The first step is is prayer, and then registration In order to complete the registration form, you will need to: The preparation programme begins with an information meeting which takes place in late October. All who have registered are informed of these once the dates, times and locations are scheduled. God bless Kevin Sacramental Programme Coordinator O Jesus, [wpforms id="6624"] Registering your child for 1st Holy Communion is an important moment for the whole family, and our prayers are with you on this important journey. Many aspects of the perpetration will have changed from when you made your own communion, and if you have come from another country, some of the Irish customs may also seem unfamiliar. Here at St. Peter's we will be with you every step of the way and together we will make this special time for all the family. The first step is is prayer, and then registration In order to complete the registration form, you will need to: The preparation programme begins with an information meeting which takes place in late October. All who have registered are informed of these once the dates, times and locations are scheduled. God bless Kevin Sacramental Programme Coordinator [wpforms id="6624"] Registering your child for 1st Holy Communion is an important moment for the whole family, and our prayers are with you on this important journey. Many aspects of the perpetration will have changed from when you made your own communion, and if you have come from another country, some of the Irish customs may also seem unfamiliar. Here at St. Peter's we will be with you every step of the way and together we will make this special time for all the family. The first step is is prayer, and then registration In order to complete the registration form, you will need to: The preparation programme begins with an information meeting which takes place in late October. All who have registered are informed of these once the dates, times and locations are scheduled. God bless Kevin Sacramental Programme Coordinator [wpforms id="6624"] Registering your child for 1st Holy Communion is an important moment for the whole family, and our prayers are with you on this important journey. Many aspects of the perpetration will have changed from when you made your own communion, and if you have come from another country, some of the Irish customs may also seem unfamiliar. Here at St. Peter's we will be with you every step of the way and together we will make this special time for all the family. The first step is is prayer, and then registration In order to complete the registration form, you will need to: The preparation programme begins with an information meeting which takes place in late October. All who have registered are informed of these once the dates, times and locations are scheduled. God bless Kevin Sacramental Programme Coordinator O Jesus, [wpforms id="6624"] The first step is is prayer, and then registration In order to complete the registration form, you will need to: The preparation programme begins with an information meeting which takes place in late October. All who have registered are informed of these once the dates, times and locations are scheduled. God bless Kevin "Sed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem accusantium doloremque laudantium, totam rem aperiam, eaque ipsa quae ab illo inventore veritatis et quasi architecto beatae vitae dicta sunt explicabo. 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Nemo enim ipsam voluptatem quia voluptas sit aspernatur aut odit aut fugit, sed quia consequuntur magni dolores eos qui ratione voluptatem sequi nesciunt. Neque porro quisquam est, qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit, sed quia non numquam eius modi tempora incidunt ut labore et dolore magnam aliquam quaerat voluptatem. Ut enim ad minima veniam, quis nostrum exercitationem ullam corporis suscipit laboriosam, nisi ut aliquid ex ea commodi consequatur? Quis autem vel eum iure reprehenderit qui in ea voluptate velit esse quam nihil molestiae consequatur, vel illum qui dolorem eum fugiat quo voluptas nulla pariatur?" [wpforms id="6624"] Registering your child for 1st Holy Communion is an important moment for the whole family, and our prayers are with you on this important journey. Many aspects of the perpetration will have changed from when you made your own communion, and if you have come from another country, some of the Irish customs may also seem unfamiliar. Here at St. Peter's we will be with you every step of the way and together we will make this a special time for the whole family. The first step is is prayer, and then registration In order to complete the registration form, you will need to: The preparation programme begins with an information meeting which takes place in late October. All who have registered are informed of these once the dates, times and locations are scheduled. God bless Mr Kevin Mullally, Please leave your requests in the comment section by 5pm and a candle will be lit to accompany your prayer. A general request is best as this is not a private forum. A private description of your petition, if preferred, can be emailed to jloftuscm@stpetersphibsboro.ie. again by 5 pm to be included in tonight's prayers. Please leave your requests in the comment section by 5pm and a candle will be lit to accompany your prayer. A general request is best as this is not a private forum. A private description of your petition, if preferred, can be emailed to jloftuscm@stpetersphibsboro.ie. again by 5 pm to be included in tonight's prayers. To celebrate Marys Month, The Rosary will be celebrated each day at 11:00am www.churchservices.tv/phibsboro The month of May is the "month which the piety of the faithful has especially dedicated to Our Blessed Lady," and it is the occasion for a "moving tribute of faith and love which Catholics in every part of the world [pay] to the Queen of Heaven. During this month Christians, both in church and in the privacy of the home, offer up to Mary from their hearts an especially fervent and loving homage of prayer and veneration. In this month, too, the benefits of God's mercy come down to us from her throne in greater abundance" (Paul VI: Encyclical on the Month of May, no. 1). As we begin the Month of May, Pope Francis has made a special plea to the faithful to recite the prayer of the Rosary during this month traditionally dedicated to Mary. Pope Francis writes: Dear Brothers and Sisters, the month of May is approaching, a time when the People of God express with particular intensity their love and devotion for the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is traditional in this month to pray the Rosary at home within the family. The restrictions of the pandemic have made us come to appreciate all the more this “family” aspect, also from a spiritual point of view. He goes on to say: For this reason, I want to encourage everyone to rediscover the beauty of praying the Rosary at home in the month of May. This can be done either as a group or individually; you can decide according to your own situations, making the most of both opportunities. The key to doing this is always simplicity, and it is easy also on the internet to find good models of prayers to follow. While most of us remained confined to our homes, it might also be a nice idea to create a May altar with some flowers and an image or stature of Our Lady. The month of May is the "month which the piety of the faithful has especially dedicated to Our Blessed Lady," and it is the occasion for a "moving tribute of faith and love which Catholics in every part of the world [pay] to the Queen of Heaven. During this month Christians, both in church and in the privacy of the home, offer up to Mary from their hearts an especially fervent and loving homage of prayer and veneration. In this month, too, the benefits of God's mercy come down to us from her throne in greater abundance" (Paul VI: Encyclical on the Month of May, no. 1). As we begin the Month of May, Pope Francis has made a special plea to the faithful to recite the prayer of the Rosary during this month traditionally dedicated to Mary. Pope Francis writes: Dear Brothers and Sisters, the month of May is approaching, a time when the People of God express with particular intensity their love and devotion for the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is traditional in this month to pray the Rosary at home within the family. The restrictions of the pandemic have made us come to appreciate all the more this “family” aspect, also from a spiritual point of view. He goes on to say: For this reason, I want to encourage everyone to rediscover the beauty of praying the Rosary at home in the month of May. This can be done either as a group or individually; you can decide according to your own situations, making the most of both opportunities. The key to doing this is always simplicity, and it is easy also on the internet to find good models of prayers to follow. While most of us remained confined to our homes, it might also be a nice idea to create a May altar with some flowers and an image or stature of Our Lady. To celebrate Marys Month, The Rosary will be celebrated each day at 11:00am www.churchservices.tv/phibsboro The month of May is the "month which the piety of the faithful has especially dedicated to Our Blessed Lady," and it is the occasion for a "moving tribute of faith and love which Catholics in every part of the world [pay] to the Queen of Heaven. During this month Christians, both in church and in the privacy of the home, offer up to Mary from their hearts an especially fervent and loving homage of prayer and veneration. In this month, too, the benefits of God's mercy come down to us from her throne in greater abundance" (Paul VI: Encyclical on the Month of May, no. 1). As we begin the Month of May, Pope Francis has made a special plea to the faithful to recite the prayer of the Rosary during this month traditionally dedicated to Mary. Pope Francis writes: Dear Brothers and Sisters, the month of May is approaching, a time when the People of God express with particular intensity their love and devotion for the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is traditional in this month to pray the Rosary at home within the family. The restrictions of the pandemic have made us come to appreciate all the more this “family” aspect, also from a spiritual point of view. He goes on to say: For this reason, I want to encourage everyone to rediscover the beauty of praying the Rosary at home in the month of May. This can be done either as a group or individually; you can decide according to your own situations, making the most of both opportunities. The key to doing this is always simplicity, and it is easy also on the internet to find good models of prayers to follow. While most of us remained confined to our homes, it might also be a nice idea to create a May altar with some flowers and an image or stature of Our Lady. To celebrate Marys Month, The Rosary will be recited each day at 11:00am www.churchservices.tv/phibsboro The month of May is the "month which the piety of the faithful has especially dedicated to Our Blessed Lady," and it is the occasion for a "moving tribute of faith and love which Catholics in every part of the world [pay] to the Queen of Heaven. During this month Christians, both in church and in the privacy of the home, offer up to Mary from their hearts an especially fervent and loving homage of prayer and veneration. In this month, too, the benefits of God's mercy come down to us from her throne in greater abundance" (Paul VI: Encyclical on the Month of May, no. 1). As we begin the Month of May, Pope Francis has made a special plea to the faithful to recite the prayer of the Rosary during this month traditionally dedicated to Mary. Pope Francis writes: Dear Brothers and Sisters, the month of May is approaching, a time when the People of God express with particular intensity their love and devotion for the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is traditional in this month to pray the Rosary at home within the family. The restrictions of the pandemic have made us come to appreciate all the more this “family” aspect, also from a spiritual point of view. He goes on to say: For this reason, I want to encourage everyone to rediscover the beauty of praying the Rosary at home in the month of May. This can be done either as a group or individually; you can decide according to your own situations, making the most of both opportunities. The key to doing this is always simplicity, and it is easy also on the internet to find good models of prayers to follow. While most of us remained confined to our homes, it might also be a nice idea to create a May altar with some flowers and an image or stature of Our Lady. To celebrate Marys Month, The Rosary will be celebrated each day at 11:00am www.churchservices.tv/phibsboro The month of May is the "month which the piety of the faithful has especially dedicated to Our Blessed Lady," and it is the occasion for a "moving tribute of faith and love which Catholics in every part of the world [pay] to the Queen of Heaven. During this month Christians, both in church and in the privacy of the home, offer up to Mary from their hearts an especially fervent and loving homage of prayer and veneration. In this month, too, the benefits of God's mercy come down to us from her throne in greater abundance" (Paul VI: Encyclical on the Month of May, no. 1). As we begin the Month of May, Pope Francis has made a special plea to the faithful to recite the prayer of the Rosary during this month traditionally dedicated to Mary. Pope Francis writes: Dear Brothers and Sisters, the month of May is approaching, a time when the People of God express with particular intensity their love and devotion for the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is traditional in this month to pray the Rosary at home within the family. The restrictions of the pandemic have made us come to appreciate all the more this “family” aspect, also from a spiritual point of view. He goes on to say: For this reason, I want to encourage everyone to rediscover the beauty of praying the Rosary at home in the month of May. This can be done either as a group or individually; you can decide according to your own situations, making the most of both opportunities. The key to doing this is always simplicity, and it is easy also on the internet to find good models of prayers to follow. While most of us remained confined to our homes, it might also be a nice idea to create a May altar with some flowers and an image or stature of Our Lady. 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We rejoice in being able to gather together once more for the parish celebration of the Eucharist. We do so grateful to God for our faith, mindful too of all who have suffered greatly in recent months, in particular those who are grieving, and conscious of our need to do all we can to keep each other safe. Please note: With this in mind please consider Inside the Church Please adhere to the seating arrangements (one person at each end of those benches which have not been cordoned off, with the exception of those who live in the same household who may sit together), use of hand sanitisers at entrance doors, directions regarding two metre social distancing and other guidelines which will be given regarding the reception of Holy Communion. Welcome back to all. Entrance to the Church will be by the main doors at the front of the Church ONLY. We rejoice in being able to gather together once more for the parish celebration of the Eucharist. We do so grateful to God for our faith, mindful too of all who have suffered greatly in recent months, in particular those who are grieving, and conscious of our need to do all we can to keep each other safe. Please note: With this in mind please consider Inside the Church Please adhere to the seating arrangements (one person at each end of those benches which have not been cordoned off, with the exception of those who live in the same household who may sit together), use of hand sanitisers at entrance doors, directions regarding two metre social distancing and other guidelines which will be given regarding the reception of Holy Communion. Welcome back to all. Entrance to the Church will be by the main doors at the front of the Church ONLY. We rejoice in being able to gather together once more for the parish celebration of the Eucharist. We do so grateful to God for our faith, mindful too of all who have suffered greatly in recent months, in particular those who are grieving, and conscious of our need to do all we can to keep each other safe. Please note: With this in mind please consider Inside the Church Please adhere to the seating arrangements (one person at each end of those benches which have not been cordoned off, with the exception of those who live in the same household who may sit together), use of hand sanitisers at entrance doors, directions regarding two metre social distancing and other guidelines which will be given regarding the reception of Holy Communion. Welcome back to all. 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The text of the paragraph goes here. The text of the paragraph goes here. This Friday you are invited to join together on Zoom When Jesus came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him. This Friday you are invited to join together on Zoom When Jesus came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him. This Friday you are invited to join together on Zoom When Jesus came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him. This Friday you are invited to join together on Zoom When Jesus came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him. Fr Eamon Devlin CM Marion McCormack Antoinette Dunne Ecaterina Lungu Restoration work on the South Transcept of the Church is now complete. This scheme of work involved the removal of all the cresting along the entire length of the apex of the roof as well as the aprons which hold the cresting in place. Much of the ironwork in both cresting and aprons had rusted and could become hazardous. The cresting along the apex of all the rooves of the Church is decorative but as part of the structure and embellishment of what is a listed building, has to be maintained. What is cresting? The cresting – is the decorative railing which runs along the apex of the rooves of the Church. The aprons are the curved panels on which the cresting rests – all painted brilliant white. As the south transcept (NCR side covering the Sacred Heart Altar and seating in front of it) is longer than the north transcept (Cabra Road side covering the Miraculous Medal Shrine and associated seating) the scheme of works took longer. The restored cresting is seen to best advantage when approaching the Church along the NCR from the direction of the Post Office. Restoration work on the South Transcept of the Church is now complete. This scheme of work involved the removal of all the cresting along the entire length of the apex of the roof as well as the aprons which hold the cresting in place. Much of the ironwork in both cresting and aprons had rusted and could become hazardous. The cresting along the apex of all the rooves of the Church is decorative but as part of the structure and embellishment of what is a listed building, has to be maintained. What is cresting? The cresting – is the decorative railing which runs along the apex of the rooves of the Church. The aprons are the curved panels on which the cresting rests – all painted brilliant white. As the south transcept (NCR side covering the Sacred Heart Altar and seating in front of it) is longer than the north transcept (Cabra Road side covering the Miraculous Medal Shrine and associated seating) the scheme of works took longer. The restored cresting is seen to best advantage when approaching the Church along the NCR from the direction of the Post Office. Fr Eamon Devlin, CM Marion McCormack Antoinette Dunne Ecaterina Lungu Fr Eamon Devlin, CM Marion McCormack Antoinette Dunne Ecaterina Lungu Date and Time of Baptism Please enroll for baptism with the Parish Office - a months notice is required, as the demands of Data Protection legislation require strict verification of information which will be stored in Church Registers. You can download an application form here Baptism Application Form 2021 The normal sequence of preparation and celebration is as follows: Preparation Meeting You will be invited to attend a preparation meeting ten days before the Sunday chosen for the Baptism, at 6.30pm in the parish centre. The meeting is informal and aims to provide parents and godparents (if they are able to attend) with a greater understanding of the sacrament of baptism; it is also a good way to meet other parents in the parish. We would ask both parents to attend and we would ask that if possible children and babies are not brought to the meeting. The preparation meeting lasts approximately one hour. Godparents Choose your baby’s godparents with care. They must share your faith and be at least 16 years old. They should be living near enough to get to know your baby. They will be undertaking to share with you the responsibility of handing on the faith to the child as he/she will grow up. A distant cousin in Australia would not, then, be the best choice! Offering An offering of €50.00 is requested for Baptism. Completed forms should be returned along with your offering to the Parish Office (in person or by post, addres below) not later than one month in advance of the proposed date of baptism. Your registration will be confirmed in writing. Living outside the Parish of Phibsborough If you reside outside the Parish of St Peter's, Phibsborough you are requested to provide a letter from the Parish Priest of the Parish of residence stating that you are free to have your child Baptised in our Parish. Baptismal Register After the baptism, the priest will add your child’s name to the baptismal register. Your child will then be able to receive a baptismal certificate. The information included will be taken the signed form provided. Please note that all details given will be treated with confidence. If you would like more information, please don't hesitate to contact us by phone or e-mail. More Information Baptisms take place on the fourth Sunday of the month at 12.30pm. A period of baptism preparation is provided. To request a Baptismal Certificate please download the request form here Baptismal Cert Request Form For enquires about Adult Baptism preparation - contact Fr Aidan through the parish office +353 1 838 9708 or info@stpetersphibsboro.ie For more information on baptism we recommend reading 'Your Baby's Baptism' by Redemptorist Publications, available at Veritas, Lr. Abbey Street, Dublin 1 or at the Parish Office. There are also many good resources available at Veritas or other religious bookshops. Date and Time of Baptism Please enroll for baptism with the Parish Office - a months notice is required, as the demands of Data Protection legislation require strict verification of information which will be stored in Church Registers. You can download an application form here Baptism Application Form 2021 The normal sequence of preparation and celebration is as follows: Preparation Meeting You will be invited to attend a preparation meeting ten days before the Sunday chosen for the Baptism, at 6.30pm in the parish centre. The meeting is informal and aims to provide parents and godparents (if they are able to attend) with a greater understanding of the sacrament of baptism; it is also a good way to meet other parents in the parish. We would ask both parents to attend and we would ask that if possible children and babies are not brought to the meeting. The preparation meeting lasts approximately one hour. Godparents Choose your baby’s godparents with care. They must share your faith and be at least 16 years old. They should be living near enough to get to know your baby. They will be undertaking to share with you the responsibility of handing on the faith to the child as he/she will grow up. A distant cousin in Australia would not, then, be the best choice! Offering An offering of €50.00 is requested for Baptism. Completed forms should be returned along with your offering to the Parish Office (in person or by post, addres below) not later than one month in advance of the proposed date of baptism. Your registration will be confirmed in writing. Living outside the Parish of Phibsborough If you reside outside the Parish of St Peter's, Phibsborough you are requested to provide a letter from the Parish Priest of the Parish of residence stating that you are free to have your child Baptised in our Parish. Baptismal Register After the baptism, the priest will add your child’s name to the baptismal register. Your child will then be able to receive a baptismal certificate. The information included will be taken the signed form provided. Please note that all details given will be treated with confidence. If you would like more information, please don't hesitate to contact us by phone or e-mail. More Information Baptisms take place on the fourth Sunday of the month at 12.30pm. A period of baptism preparation is provided. To request a Baptismal Certificate please download the request form here Baptismal Cert Request Form For enquires about Adult Baptism preparation - contact Fr Aidan through the parish office +353 1 838 9708 or info@stpetersphibsboro.ie For more information on baptism we recommend reading 'Your Baby's Baptism' by Redemptorist Publications, available at Veritas, Lr. Abbey Street, Dublin 1 or at the Parish Office. There are also many good resources available at Veritas or other religious bookshops. Sunday 20th December After all Masses Monday 21st - Wednesday 23rd December After all Masses Thursday 24th December 11.00am - 3.00pm Sunday 20th December Fourth Sunday of Advent Vigil 6.30pm / 8.00am / 10.00am / 11.30am Monday 21st December 10.30am 7.00pm Miraculous Medal Novena Mass Tuesday 22nd December 10.30am Wednesday 23rd December 10.30am Thursday 24th December Christmas Eve 10.30am Saturday 26th December St Stephen, First Martyr 10.30am Sunday 27th December The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph Vigil 6.30pm / 8.00am / 10.00am / 11.30am Monday 28th December The Holy Innocents, Martyrs 10.30am 7.00pm Miraculous Medal Novena Mass Tuesday 29th December 10.30am Wednesday 30th December 10.30am Thursday 31st December 10.30am Friday 1st January 2021 New Year’s Day - World Day of Peace Mary, the Holy Mother of God 10.30am Saturday 2nd January Ss Basil the Great & Gregory Nazianzen, bishops & doctors of the Church 10.30am Sunday 3rd January Second Sunday of Christmas Vigil 6.30pm / 8.00am / 10.00am / 11.30am Monday 4th January 10.30am 7.00pm Miraculous Medal Novena Mass Tuesday 5th January 10.30am Wednesday 6th January The Epiphany Of The Lord 10.30am Thursday 7th January St Raymond of Penafort, priest 10.30am Friday 8th January 10.30am Saturday 9th January 10.30am Sunday 10th January The Baptism of the Lord Vigil 6.30pm / 8.00am / 10.00am / 11.30am Re-opens Monday, 4th January 2021 Monday to Friday, 11.00am - 1.00pm Sunday 20th December After all Masses Monday 21st - Wednesday 23rd December After all Masses Thursday 24th December 11.00am - 3.00pm Sunday 20th December Fourth Sunday of Advent Vigil 6.30pm / 8.00am / 10.00am / 11.30am Monday 21st December 10.30am 7.00pm Miraculous Medal Novena Mass Tuesday 22nd December 10.30am Wednesday 23rd December 10.30am Thursday 24th December Christmas Eve 10.30am Saturday 26th December St Stephen, First Martyr 10.30am Sunday 27th December The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph Vigil 6.30pm / 8.00am / 10.00am / 11.30am Monday 28th December The Holy Innocents, Martyrs 10.30am 7.00pm Miraculous Medal Novena Mass Tuesday 29th December 10.30am Wednesday 30th December 10.30am Thursday 31st December 10.30am Friday 1st January 2021 New Year’s Day - World Day of Peace Mary, the Holy Mother of God 10.30am Saturday 2nd January Ss Basil the Great & Gregory Nazianzen, bishops & doctors of the Church 10.30am Sunday 3rd January Second Sunday of Christmas Vigil 6.30pm / 8.00am / 10.00am / 11.30am Monday 4th January 10.30am 7.00pm Miraculous Medal Novena Mass Tuesday 5th January 10.30am Wednesday 6th January The Epiphany Of The Lord 10.30am Thursday 7th January St Raymond of Penafort, priest 10.30am Friday 8th January 10.30am Saturday 9th January 10.30am Sunday 10th January The Baptism of the Lord Vigil 6.30pm / 8.00am / 10.00am / 11.30am Re-opens Monday, 4th January 2021 Monday to Friday, 11.00am - 1.00pm Sunday 20th December After all Masses Monday 21st - Wednesday 23rd December After all Masses Thursday 24th December 11.00am - 3.00pm Sunday 20th December Fourth Sunday of Advent Vigil 6.30pm / 8.00am / 10.00am / 11.30am Monday 21st December 10.30am 7.00pm Miraculous Medal Novena Mass Tuesday 22nd December 10.30am Wednesday 23rd December 10.30am Thursday 24th December Christmas Eve 10.30am Saturday 26th December St Stephen, First Martyr 10.30am Sunday 27th December The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph Vigil 6.30pm / 8.00am / 10.00am / 11.30am Monday 28th December The Holy Innocents, Martyrs 10.30am 7.00pm Miraculous Medal Novena Mass Tuesday 29th December 10.30am Wednesday 30th December 10.30am Thursday 31st December 10.30am Friday 1st January 2021 New Year’s Day - World Day of Peace Mary, the Holy Mother of God 10.30am Saturday 2nd January Ss Basil the Great & Gregory Nazianzen, bishops & doctors of the Church 10.30am Sunday 3rd January Second Sunday of Christmas Vigil 6.30pm / 8.00am / 10.00am / 11.30am Monday 4th January 10.30am 7.00pm Miraculous Medal Novena Mass Tuesday 5th January 10.30am Wednesday 6th January The Epiphany Of The Lord 10.30am Thursday 7th January St Raymond of Penafort, priest 10.30am Friday 8th January 10.30am Saturday 9th January 10.30am Sunday 10th January The Baptism of the Lord Vigil 6.30pm / 8.00am / 10.00am / 11.30am Re-opens Monday, 4th January 2021 Monday to Friday, 11.00am - 1.00pm Sincere thanks for your support to the running costs of the Church throughout the months of the pandemic and for your regular Sunday offerings. Although income has declined considerably throughout the year we are very grateful for all your gestures and generous efforts to support the Church. All who use the parish envelopes, 60% of you would have received new boxes. If you haven’t received yours or you are new to the parish and wish to receive a box please contact the parish office @ 01 838 9708 or email info@stpetersphibsboro.ie There is also an alternative option to contribute online through the DONATE BUTTON on our parish website www.stpetersphibsboro.ie This option allows you to contribute to: Sincere thanks for your support to the running costs of the Church throughout the months of the pandemic and for your regular Sunday offerings. Although income has declined considerably throughout the year we are very grateful for all your gestures and generous efforts to support the Church. All who use the parish envelopes, 60% of you would have received new boxes. If you haven’t received yours or you are new to the parish and wish to receive a box please contact the parish office @ 01 838 9708 or email info@stpetersphibsboro.ie There is also an alternative option to contribute online through the DONATE BUTTON on our parish website www.stpetersphibsboro.ie This option allows you to contribute to: www.churchservices.tv/phibsboro or www.stpetersphibsboro.ie/live-stream www.churchservices.tv/phibsboro or www.stpetersphibsboro.ie/live-stream The month of November is always a special time to remember loved ones who have died, particularly in the past 12 months. We think of family members, friends and neighbours. We remember with gratitude the love they shared with us and the many sacrifices they made for us. If you would like to have your loved ones prayed for please take one of the lists and envelopes at each of the Church doors and write down the names of your deceased relatives and friends. Place them in the donation box at Our Lady's Shrine or in the post box at the presbytery entrance. Their names will be remembered at our daily Mass throughout NOVEMBER on our webcam at http://www.stpetersphibsboro.ie/live-stream The death of someone you love is always traumatic. Their passing leaves a void in your life and home. We turn to family and friends to console us in our grieving. We also turn to God and his Word for consolation. We read in the Gospel Jesus’ great promise, “Trust in God still and trust in me. There are many rooms in my Father’s house.” As a community, we will gather to support each other and turn to God in prayer for our deceased loved ones at our Remembrance Mass. The month of November is always a special time to remember loved ones who have died, particularly in the past 12 months. We think of family members, friends and neighbours. We remember with gratitude the love they shared with us and the many sacrifices they made for us. If you would like to have your loved ones prayed for please take one of the lists and envelopes at each of the Church doors and write down the names of your deceased relatives and friends. Place them in the donation box at Our Lady's Shrine or in the post box at the presbytery entrance. Their names will be remembered at our daily Mass throughout NOVEMBER on our webcam at http://www.stpetersphibsboro.ie/live-stream The death of someone you love is always traumatic. Their passing leaves a void in your life and home. We turn to family and friends to console us in our grieving. We also turn to God and his Word for consolation. We read in the Gospel Jesus’ great promise, “Trust in God still and trust in me. There are many rooms in my Father’s house.” As a community, we will gather to support each other and turn to God in prayer for our deceased loved ones at our Remembrance Mass later in November. The month of November is always a special time to remember loved ones who have died, particularly in the past 12 months. We think of family members, friends and neighbours. We remember with gratitude the love they shared with us and the many sacrifices they made for us. If you would like to have your loved ones prayed for please take one of the lists and envelopes at each of the Church doors and write down the names of your deceased relatives and friends. Place them in the donation box at Our Lady's Shrine or in the post box at the presbytery entrance. Their names will be remembered at our daily Mass throughout NOVEMBER on our webcam at http://www.stpetersphibsboro.ie/live-stream The death of someone you love is always traumatic. Their passing leaves a void in your life and home. We turn to family and friends to console us in our grieving. We also turn to God and his Word for consolation. We read in the Gospel Jesus’ great promise, “Trust in God still and trust in me. There are many rooms in my Father’s house.” As a community, we will gather to support each other and turn to God in prayer for our deceased loved ones at our Remembrance Mass later in November. The month of November is always a special time to remember loved ones who have died, particularly in the past 12 months. We think of family members, friends and neighbours. We remember with gratitude the love they shared with us and the many sacrifices they made for us. If you would like to have your loved ones prayed for please take one of the lists and envelopes at each of the Church doors and write down the names of your deceased relatives and friends. Place them in the donation box at Our Lady's Shrine or in the post box at the presbytery entrance. Their names will be remembered at our daily Mass throughout NOVEMBER on our webcam at http://www.stpetersphibsboro.ie/live-stream The death of someone you love is always traumatic. Their passing leaves a void in your life and home. We turn to family and friends to console us in our grieving. We also turn to God and his Word for consolation. We read in the Gospel Jesus’ great promise, “Trust in God still and trust in me. There are many rooms in my Father’s house.” As a community, we will gather to support each other and turn to God in prayer for our deceased loved ones at our Remembrance Mass later in November. The month of November is always a special time to remember loved ones who have died, particularly in the past 12 months. We think of family members, friends and neighbours. We remember with gratitude the love they shared with us and the many sacrifices they made for us. If you would like to have your loved ones prayed for please take one of the lists and envelopes at each of the Church doors and write down the names of your deceased relatives and friends. Place them in the donation box at Our Lady's Shrine or in the post box at the presbytery entrance. Their names will be remembered at our daily Mass throughout NOVEMBER on our webcam at http://www.stpetersphibsboro.ie/live-stream The death of someone you love is always traumatic. Their passing leaves a void in your life and home. We turn to family and friends to console us in our grieving. We also turn to God and his Word for consolation. We read in the Gospel Jesus’ great promise, “Trust in God still and trust in me. There are many rooms in my Father’s house.” As a community, we will gather to support each other and turn to God in prayer for our deceased loved ones at our Remembrance Mass later in November. Public celebration of Mass has been suspended until further notice in line with HSE and Government advice. The Church will be open for Private Prayer each day from 11.00am – 1.00pm. Mass will continue to be offered and can be accessed online at 10.30am each day at: www.stpetersphibsboro.ie/live-stream or www.churchservices.tv/phibsboro Public celebration of Mass has been suspended until further notice in line with HSE and Government advice. The Church will be open for Private Prayer each day from 11.00am – 1.00pm. Mass will continue to be offered and can be accessed online at 10.30am each day at: www.stpetersphibsboro.ie/live-stream or www.churchservices.tv/phibsboro Public celebration of Mass has been suspended until further notice in line with HSE and Government advice. The Church will be open for Private Prayer each day from 11.00am – 1.00pm. Mass will continue to be offered and can be accessed online at 10.30am each day at: www.stpetersphibsboro.ie/live-stream or www.churchservices.tv/phibsboro Public celebration of Mass has been suspended until further notice in line with HSE and Government advice. The Church will be open for Private Prayer each day from 11.00am – 1.00pm. Mass will continue to be offered and can be accessed online at 10.30am each day at: www.stpetersphibsboro.ie/live-stream or www.churchservices.tv/phibsboro Public celebration of Mass has been suspended until further notice in line with HSE and Government advice. The Church will be open for Private Prayer each day from 11.00am – 1.00pm. Mass will continue to be offered and can be accessed online at 10.30am each day at: www.stpetersphibsboro.ie/live-stream or www.churchservices.tv/phibsboro Fr Eamon Devlin, CM Marion McCormack Antoinette Dunne Ecaterina Lungu Fr Eamon Devlin, CM Marion McCormack Antoinette Dunne Ecaterina Lungu Our annual pilgrimage to Knock this year takes place on Saturday, 10 September 2022 Join us and encourage others, as we pilgrimage to Knock to honour our Blessed Lady and give thanks for the many blessings we receive Programme for the Day 7.45 am (sharp) Coach leaves St Peter’s 2.00 pm Stations of the Cross and Rosary 6.30 pm Evening Meal – Longford Arms Hotel 10.00 pm approx. Arrive back at St Peter’s Cost: €60.00 per person (includes coach, morning coffee & evening meal) Commencing on Monday, 15 August, bookings will be taken at the Parish Office Monday – Friday from 10.00am – 12.00pm alternatively you can email info@stpetersphibsboro.ie and pay through the donate button on the home page Bookings will close on Friday, 9 September at 12.00pm Our annual pilgrimage to Knock this year takes place on Saturday, 10 September 2022 Join us and encourage others, as we pilgrimage to Knock to honour our Blessed Lady and give thanks for the many blessings we receive Programme for the Day 7.45 am (sharp) Coach leaves St Peter’s 2.00 pm Stations of the Cross and Rosary 6.30 pm Evening Meal – Longford Arms Hotel 10.00 pm approx. Arrive back at St Peter’s Cost: €60.00 per person (includes coach, morning coffee & evening meal) Commencing on Monday, 15 August, bookings will be taken at the Parish Office Monday – Friday from 10.00am – 12.00pm Bookings will close on Friday, 9 September at 12.00pm Our annual pilgrimage to Knock this year takes place on Saturday, 10 September 2022 Join us and encourage others, as we pilgrimage to Knock to honour our Blessed Lady and give thanks for the many blessings we receive Programme for the Day 7.45 am (sharp) Coach leaves St Peter’s 2.00 pm Stations of the Cross and Rosary 6.30 pm Evening Meal – Longford Arms Hotel 10.00 pm approx. Arrive back at St Peter’s Cost: €60.00 per person (includes coach, morning coffee & evening meal) Commencing on Monday, 15 August, bookings will be taken at the Parish Office Monday – Friday from 10.00am – 12.00pm Bookings will close on Friday, 9 September at 12.00pm Our annual pilgrimage to Knock this year takes place on Saturday, 10 September 2022 Join us and encourage others, as we pilgrimage to Knock to honour our Blessed Lady and give thanks for the many blessings we receive Programme for the Day 7.45 am (sharp) Coach leaves St Peter’s 2.00 pm Stations of the Cross and Rosary 6.30 pm Evening Meal – Longford Arms Hotel 10.00 pm approx. Arrive back at St Peter’s Cost: €60.00 per person (includes coach, morning coffee & evening meal) Commencing on Monday, 15 August, bookings will be taken at the Parish Office Monday – Friday from 10.00am – 12.00pm or email info@stpetersphibsboro.ie and pay Bookings will close on Friday, 9 September at 12.00pm Our annual pilgrimage to Knock this year takes place on Saturday, 10 September 2022 Join us and encourage others, as we pilgrimage to Knock to honour our Blessed Lady and give thanks for the many blessings we receive Programme for the Day 7.45 am (sharp) Coach leaves St Peter’s 2.00 pm Stations of the Cross and Rosary 6.30 pm Evening Meal – Longford Arms Hotel 10.00 pm approx. Arrive back at St Peter’s Cost: €60.00 per person (includes coach, morning coffee & evening meal) Commencing on Monday, 15 August, bookings will be taken at the Parish Office Monday – Friday from 10.00am – 12.00pm alternatively you can email info@stpetersphibsboro.ie and pay through the donate button on the home page Bookings will close on Friday, 9 September at 12.00pm SUNDAY Saturday Vigil 6.30pm, Sunday 8.00am, 10.00am & 11.30am MONDAY - SATURDAY 10.30am (and Monday at 7.00pm followed by Novena, except Bank Holidays) HOLY DAYS 10.30am & 6.30pm CONFESSIONS Saturday immediately following the 10.30am Mass and at the Parish Office by request Masses are also lived streamed @ www.churchservices.tv/phibsb Masses are also live streamed @ www.churchservices.tv/phibsboro [wpgmza id="1"] St Peter's Church, Phibsborough, PARISH PRIEST Fr Eamon Devlin, CM PP Tel: +353 1 838 9708 Matrimony is often called the 'lay sacrament” because the parties (man and woman) administer it to each other. The priest is then the chief witness to the sacrament. In this sacrament, a man and woman establish a lifelong union between themselves for their mutual good and the procreation of children. The graces received through this sacrament help each spouse to help the other advance in holiness and it helps them together to cooperate in God's plan by raising children in the Faith. In the Republic of Ireland couples must give three months notice of their intention to marry in writing to their local registrar. However, on November 5th 2007, the new requirements of the Civil Registration Act, 2004 came into effect. This requires that all couples must give three months notice of their intention to marry to any civil registrar in person. In order to do this couples must contact the registrar's office beforehand to make an appointment. When you have decided to marry, contact the parish office at +353 1 838 9708 or email: info@stpetersphibsboro to book your date and arrange an appointment to see a Priest. Traditionally couples go to the home parish of the bride but they can go to either parish if they wish. It is advisable to make arrangements about the date and the time well in advance in order to avoid disappointment. In the Dublin Diocese weddings are not permitted on Sundays, Holy days of obligation, Holy Thursday, Good Friday or Holy Saturday. Please note that the Church requires a minimum of three months notice of the intended wedding. For further information in planning your wedding, we recommend the publication 'Your Wedding' by Redemptorist Publications which is available at Veritas, Lr. Abbey Street, Dublin 1 or at the parish office. There are also many other resources available for planning your wedding at religious bookshops. A great website for further information on getting married in the Catholic Church is www.gettingmarried.ie CHRISTMAS LITURGY 2023 Parish Office The Parish Office will close at 12.30pm on Friday 22nd December and re-open Wednesday 3rd January 2024 Confessions Thursday 21st December 7.30pm Reconciliation Service Saturday 23rd December 11.00am - 12.30pm Sunday 24th December 1.00pm - 4.00pm Mass Schedule Wednesday 20th - Saturday 23rd December 10.30am Sunday 24th December Fourth Sunday of Advent Vigil 6.30pm / 8.00am / 10.00am / 11.30am Christmas Eve Vigils 6.00pm & 9.00pm Monday 25th December The Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ 8.00am / 10.00am / 11.30am (No Novena Mass) Tuesday 26th December St Stephen, First Martyr 10.30am Wednesday 27th December St John, Apostle & Evangelist 10.30am Thursday 28th December The Holy Innocents, Martyrs 10.30am Friday 29th December St Thomas Becket, Bishop & Martyr 10.30am Saturday 30th December 10.30am Sunday 31st January The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph Vigil 6.30pm / 8.00am / 10.00am / 11.30am NEW YEAR LITURGY 2024 Mass Schedule Monday 1st January New Year’s Day - World Day of Peace Mary, the Holy Mother of God Vigil 6.30pm / 8.00am / 10.00am / 11.30am Tuesday 2nd January Before Epiphany 10.30am (No Novena Mass) Wednesday 3rd January The Holy Name of Jesus 10.30am Thursday 4th January Before Epiphany 10.30am First Friday 5th January Before Epiphany 10.30am Friday 6th January The Epiphany Of The Lord (Holy Day of Obligation) 10.30am & 6.30pm First Saturday 6th January After Epiphany 10.30am Sunday 8th January The Baptism of the Lord Vigil 6.30pm / 8.00am / 10.00am / 11.30am Confessions Monday 19th - Friday 23rd December Saturday 24th December Mass Schedule Sunday 18th December Monday 19th December Tuesday 20th December Wednesday 21st December Thursday 22nd December Friday 23rd December Saturday 24th December Sunday 25th December Monday 26th December Tuesday 27th - Saturday 31st December NEW YEAR LITURGY 2023 Mass Schedule Sunday 1st January Monday 2nd January Tuesday 3rd January Wednesday 4th January Thursday 5th January Friday 6th January Saturday 7th January Sunday 8th January Parish Office Repository (former parish office) Confessions Monday 19th - Friday 23rd December After all Masses Saturday 24th December 11.00am - 3.00pm Mass Schedule Sunday 18th December Fourth Sunday of Advent Vigil 6.30pm / 8.00am / 10.00am / 11.30am Monday 19th December 10.30am 7.00pm Miraculous Medal Novena Mass Tuesday 20th December 10.30am Wednesday 21st December 10.30am Thursday 22nd December 10.30am Friday 23rd December 10.30am Saturday 24th December Christmas Eve 10.30am Vigil 9.00pm Sunday 25th December The Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ 8.00am / 10.00am / 11.30am Monday 26th December St Stephen, First Martyr 10.30am (No Novena Mass) Tuesday 27th - Saturday 31st December 10.30am NEW YEAR LITURGY 2023 Mass Schedule Sunday 1st January New Year’s Day - World Day of Peace Mary, the Holy Mother of God Vigil 6.30pm / 8.00am / 10.00am / 11.30am Monday 2nd January Before Epiphany 10.30am (No Novena Mass) Tuesday 3rd January The Holy Name of Jesus 10.30am Wednesday 4th January Before Epiphany 10.30am Thursday 5th January Before Epiphany 10.30am Friday 6th January The Epiphany Of The Lord (Holy Day of Obligation) 10.30am & 6.30pm Saturday 7th January After Epiphany 10.30am Sunday 8th January The Baptism of the Lord Vigil 6.30pm / 8.00am / 10.00am / 11.30am Parish Office Re-opens Wednesday, 4th January 2023 Monday to Friday, 9.30am - 12.30pm Repository (former parish office) Re-opens Wednesday, 4th January 2023 Monday to Friday, 10.00am - 12.30pm CHRISTMAS LITURGY 2023 Parish Office The Parish Office will close at 12.30pm on Friday 22nd December and re-open Wednesday 3rd January 2024 Confessions Thursday 21st December 7.30pm Reconciliation Service Saturday 23rd December 11.00am - 12.30pm Sunday 24th December 1.00pm - 4.00pm Mass Schedule Wednesday 20th - Saturday 23rd December 10.30am Sunday 24th December Fourth Sunday of Advent Vigil 6.30pm / 8.00am / 10.00am / 11.30am Christmas Eve Vigils 6.00pm & 9.00pm Monday 25th December The Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ 8.00am / 10.00am / 11.30am (No Novena Mass) Tuesday 26th December St Stephen, First Martyr 10.30am Wednesday 27th December St John, Apostle & Evangelist 10.30am Thursday 28th December The Holy Innocents, Martyrs 10.30am Friday 29th December St Thomas Becket, Bishop & Martyr 10.30am Saturday 30th December 10.30am Sunday 31st January The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph Vigil 6.30pm / 8.00am / 10.00am / 11.30am NEW YEAR LITURGY 2024 Mass Schedule Monday 1st January New Year’s Day - World Day of Peace Mary, the Holy Mother of God Vigil 6.30pm / 8.00am / 10.00am / 11.30am Tuesday 2nd January Before Epiphany 10.30am (No Novena Mass) Wednesday 3rd January The Holy Name of Jesus 10.30am Thursday 4th January Before Epiphany 10.30am First Friday 5th January Before Epiphany 10.30am Friday 6th January The Epiphany Of The Lord (Holy Day of Obligation) 10.30am & 6.30pm First Saturday 6th January After Epiphany 10.30am Sunday 8th January The Baptism of the Lord Vigil 6.30pm / 8.00am / 10.00am / 11.30am Confessions Monday 19th - Friday 23rd December Saturday 24th December Mass Schedule Sunday 18th December Monday 19th December Tuesday 20th December Wednesday 21st December Thursday 22nd December Friday 23rd December Parish Office Saturday 24th December Sunday 25th December Monday 26th December Tuesday 27th - Saturday 31st December NEW YEAR LITURGY 2023 Mass Schedule Sunday 1st January Monday 2nd January Tuesday 3rd January Wednesday 4th January Thursday 5th January Friday 6th January Saturday 7th January Sunday 8th January Parish Office Repository (former parish office) Matrimony is often called the 'lay sacrament” because the parties (man and woman) administer it to each other. The priest is then the chief witness to the sacrament. In this sacrament, a man and woman establish a lifelong union between themselves for their mutual good and the procreation of children. The graces received through this sacrament help each spouse to help the other advance in holiness and it helps them together to cooperate in God's plan by raising children in the Faith. In the Republic of Ireland couples must give three months notice of their intention to marry in writing to their local registrar. However, on November 5th 2007, the new requirements of the Civil Registration Act, 2004 came into effect. This requires that all couples must give three months notice of their intention to marry to any civil registrar in person. In order to do this couples must contact the registrar's office beforehand to make an appointment. When you have decided to marry, contact the parish office at +353 1 838 9708 or email: info@stpetersphibsboro to book your date and arrange an appointment to see a Priest. Traditionally couples go to the home parish of the bride but they can go to either parish if they wish. It is advisable to make arrangements about the date and the time well in advance in order to avoid disappointment. In the Dublin Diocese weddings are not permitted on Sundays, Holy days of obligation, Holy Thursday, Good Friday or Holy Saturday. Please note that the Church requires a minimum of three months notice of the intended wedding. Here is some vital information for preparing for you wedding Wedding Preparation Booklet_St Peters For further information in planning your wedding, we recommend the publication 'Your Wedding' by Redemptorist Publications which is available at Veritas, Lr. Abbey Street, Dublin 1 or at the parish office. There are also many other resources available for planning your wedding at religious bookshops. A great website for further information on getting married in the Catholic Church is www.gettingmarried.ie Blessing of Palms and Proclamation of the Passion at all Masses Confessions: Holy Thursday 6th April from 11.00am Good Friday 7th April after Stations of the Cross at 12.00pm and again after Celebration of the Passion at 3.00pm Holy Saturday 8th April after Morning Prayer until 4.00pm Holy Thursday 6th April: 10.30am Morning Prayer of the Church 7.30pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper followed by Procession to the Chapel of Adoration Good Friday 7th April: 10.30am Morning Prayer of the Church 12.00pm Stations of the Cross (First 3 Stations at Cabra Park then on to the Church) 3.00pm Celebration of the Lord’s Passion 8.00pm Prayer around the Cross Holy Saturday 8th April: 10.30am Morning Prayer of the Church 9.00pm Vigil Mass of the Resurrection Easter Day of the Lord’s Resurrection 9th April: Masses: 8.00am, 10.00am & 11.30am Blessing of Palms and Proclamation of the Passion at all Masses Confessions: Holy Thursday 6th April from 11.00am Good Friday 7th April after Stations of the Cross at 12.00pm and again after Celebration of the Passion at 3.00pm Holy Saturday 8th April after Morning Prayer until 4.00pm Holy Thursday 6th April: 10.30am Morning Prayer of the Church 7.30pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper followed by Procession to the Chapel of Adoration Good Friday 7th April: 10.30am Morning Prayer of the Church 12.00pm Stations of the Cross (First 3 Stations at Cabra Park then on to the Church) 3.00pm Celebration of the Lord’s Passion 8.00pm Prayer around the Cross Holy Saturday 8th April: 10.30am Morning Prayer of the Church 9.00pm Vigil Mass of the Resurrection Easter Day of the Lord’s Resurrection 9th April: Masses: 8.00am, 10.00am & 11.30am Blessing of Palms and Proclamation of the Passion at all Masses Confessions: Holy Thursday 6th April from 11.00am Good Friday 7th April after Stations of the Cross at 12.00pm and again after Celebration of the Passion at 3.00pm Holy Saturday 8th April after Morning Prayer until 4.00pm Holy Thursday 6th April: 10.30am Morning Prayer of the Church 7.30pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper followed by Procession to the Chapel of Adoration Good Friday 7th April: 10.30am Morning Prayer of the Church 12.00pm Stations of the Cross (First 3 Stations at Cabra Park then on to the Church) 3.00pm Celebration of the Lord’s Passion 8.00pm Prayer around the Cross Holy Saturday 8th April: 10.30am Morning Prayer of the Church 9.00pm Vigil Mass of the Resurrection Easter Day of the Lord’s Resurrection 9th April: Masses: 8.00am, 10.00am & 11.30am Matrimony is often called the 'lay sacrament” because the parties (man and woman) administer it to each other. The priest is then the chief witness to the sacrament. In this sacrament, a man and woman establish a lifelong union between themselves for their mutual good and the procreation of children. The graces received through this sacrament help each spouse to help the other advance in holiness and it helps them together to cooperate in God's plan by raising children in the Faith. In the Republic of Ireland couples must give three months notice of their intention to marry in writing to their local registrar. However, on November 5th 2007, the new requirements of the Civil Registration Act, 2004 came into effect. This requires that all couples must give three months notice of their intention to marry to any civil registrar in person. In order to do this couples must contact the registrar's office beforehand to make an appointment. When you have decided to marry, please complete the online booking form Provisional Booking Form and contact the parish office at +353 1 838 9708 or email: info@stpetersphibsboro.ie you can also download our Wedding Preparation Booklet which has all the information you require for your upcoming wedding. Traditionally couples go to the home parish of the bride but they can go to either parish if they wish. It is advisable to make arrangements about the date and the time well in advance in order to avoid disappointment. In the Dublin Diocese weddings are not permitted on Sundays, Holy days of obligation, Holy Thursday, Good Friday or Holy Saturday. Please note that the Church requires a minimum of three months notice of the intended wedding. For further information in planning your wedding, we recommend the publication 'Your Wedding' by Redemptorist Publications which is available at Veritas, Lr. Abbey Street, Dublin 1 or at the parish office. There are also many other resources available for planning your wedding at religious bookshops. 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It is a time for us to go with Jesus into the wilderness - the wilderness within ourselves, to the parts of our lives that are barren and empty: a time to repent of all that is not of God, a time to reflect and renew our faith and hope in God who has come to search for us and save us from ourselves and anything that is damaging our friendship with God. Mass with blessing and distribution of ashes at 10.30am and 6.30pm. Lenten Exercises There will be two daily Masses Monday to Friday throughout Lent. Monday: 10.30am & 7.00pm Tuesday - Friday: 10.30am & 6.30pm Friday - Stations of the Cross: 7.00pm after evening Mass. Fr Eamon Devlin CM PP Wednesday next, 14th February, is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. It is a time for us to go with Jesus into the wilderness - the wilderness within ourselves, to the parts of our lives that are barren and empty: a time to repent of all that is not of God, a time to reflect and renew our faith and hope in God who has come to search for us and save us from ourselves and anything that is damaging our friendship with God. Mass with blessing and distribution of ashes at 10.30am and 6.30pm. Lenten Exercises There will be two daily Masses Monday to Friday throughout Lent. Monday: 10.30am & 7.00pm Tuesday - Friday: 10.30am & 6.30pm Friday - Stations of the Cross: 7.00pm after evening Mass. Fr Eamon Devlin CM PP Come and join The Vincentian Family each Sunday through Lent to reflect with them through Scripture, Music and Meditation. Continues Sunday, 25th February 4.30pm - 5pm. Log onto www.vincentianfamily.ie and click JOIN THE MEETING Come and join The Vincentian Family each Sunday through Lent to reflect with them through Scripture, Music and Meditation. 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"Tolle Lege" refers to a moment in the life of St. Augustine, where a child's voice seemed to suggest he take up the scriptures and read a passage at random; having done so he was convinced that he should turn his life aroundReaders notes:
Lent
25th March 11am Frank Duff Rm
February (up to Lent)
22nd February 11am Frank Duff RmJanuary
Jan 30th Introducing Matthew
Feb 27th An Artist's Eye
Mar 26th To be announced
Jan 30th Introducing Matthew
Feb 27th An Artist's Eye
Mar 26th To be announced
Jan 30th Introducing Matthew
Feb 27th An Artist's Eye
Mar 26th To be announced
An Artist's Eye
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This sacrament is often called “The door of the Church”. It is the first of the seven sacraments and it is the one that welcomes you into the Church. Baptism is the first step of your child’s journey to God. Your faith is essential for the steps which your child will take on this journey through life. You will be promising to bring up your baby knowing God as a loving Father. You will need the parish family to help you with this. That is why we, in St Peter’s Parish, try to show the link with the parish, and the rest of the Church, before, during and after baptism.
Jan 30th Introducing Matthew
@St Peter's
Generally scheduled for 4th Thursdays in the month, the hope is to offer a series of reflections on topics gathered under the broad rubric of culture, religion and society.
The talks begin at 7.30 pm and access is through the church.
Jan 30th Introducing Matthew
Feb 27th An Artist's Eye
Mar 26th To be announced
Jan 30th Introducing Matthew
Feb 27th An Artist's Eye
Mar 26th To be announced
Jan 30th Introducing Matthew
Feb 27th An Artist's Eye
Mar 26th To be announced
Jan 30th Introducing Matthew
Feb 27th An Artist's Eye
Mar 26th To be announced
"Tolle Lege" refers to a moment in the life of St. Augustine, where a child's voice seemed to suggest he take up (Tolle) the scriptures and read (lege) a passage at random; having done so he was convinced that he should turn his life aroundReaders notes:
Lent
25th March 11am Frank Duff Rm
February (up to Lent)
22nd February 11am Frank Duff RmJanuary
"Tolle Lege" referes to a moment in the life of St. Augustine, where a childs voice seemed to suggest he take up the scriptures and read a passage at random; having done so he was convinced that he should turn his life aroundReaders notes:
February
January
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Jan 30th Introducing Matthew
Feb 27th An Artist's Eye
Mar 26th To be announced
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Fr. Patrick Hughes CM
January 24, 2020 peacefully at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin. Deeply regretted by his nephews and nieces, grandnephews and grandnieces, relatives, friends, parishioners and his Vincentian Confreres.“Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on his soul”
Date of Death: Friday 24th January 2020Readers notes Lent4A
"Tolle Lege" refers to a moment in the life of St. Augustine, where a child's voice seemed to suggest he take up the scriptures and read a passage at random; having done so he was convinced that he should turn his life aroundReaders notes:
Lent
Next Reader's Meeting -
28th March 11am Frank Duff Rm
(Will include a workshop on the Passion Readings)
4th Sunday of Lent (March 22th)
February (up to Lent)
22nd February 11am Frank Duff RmJanuary
Fr. Patrick Hughes CM
January 24, 2020 peacefully at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin. Deeply regretted by his nephews and nieces, grandnephews and grandnieces, relatives, friends, parishioners and his Vincentian Confreres.“Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on his soul”
Date of Death: Friday 24th January 2020Fr. Patrick Hughes CM
January 24, 2020 peacefully at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin. Deeply regretted by his nephews and nieces, grandnephews and grandnieces, relatives, friends, parishioners and his Vincentian Confreres.“Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on his soul”
Date of Death: Friday 24th January 2020Fr. Patrick Hughes CM
January 24, 2020 peacefully at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin. Deeply regretted by his nephews and nieces, grandnephews and grandnieces, relatives, friends, parishioners and his Vincentian Confreres.“Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on his soul”
Date of Death: Friday 24th January 2020Fr. Patrick Hughes CM
January 24, 2020 peacefully at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin. Deeply regretted by his nephews and nieces, grandnephews and grandnieces, relatives, friends, parishioners and his Vincentian Confreres.“Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on his soul”
Date of Death: Friday 24th January 2020Fr. Patrick Hughes CM
January 24, 2020 peacefully at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin. Deeply regretted by his nephews and nieces, grandnephews and grandnieces, relatives, friends, parishioners and his Vincentian Confreres.“Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on his soul”
Date of Death: Friday 24th January 2020
An Artist's Eye
"Tolle Lege" refers to a moment in the life of St. Augustine, where a child's voice seemed to suggest he take up the scriptures and read a passage at random; having done so he was convinced that he should turn his life aroundReaders notes:
Lent
25th March 11am Frank Duff Rm
February (up to Lent)
22nd February 11am Frank Duff RmJanuary
"Tolle Lege" refers to a moment in the life of St. Augustine, where a child's voice seemed to suggest he take up the scriptures and read a passage at random; having done so he was convinced that he should turn his life aroundReaders notes:
Lent
25th March 11am Frank Duff Rm
February (up to Lent)
22nd February 11am Frank Duff RmJanuary
"Tolle Lege" refers to a moment in the life of St. Augustine, where a child's voice seemed to suggest he take up (Tolle) the scriptures and read (lege) a passage at random; having done so he was convinced that he should turn his life aroundReaders notes:
Lent
25th March 11am Frank Duff Rm
February (up to Lent)
22nd February 11am Frank Duff RmJanuary
An old tradition
A suggestion
A Prayer
I believe that you are present in the most Blessed Sacrament.
I love You above all things
and I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart.
I embrace You as if You were already there,
and unite myself wholly to You.
Never permit me to be separated from You.
Amen.A possibility
An old tradition
A suggestion
A Prayer
I believe that you are present in the most Blessed Sacrament.
I love You above all things
and I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart.
I embrace You as if You were already there,
and unite myself wholly to You.
Never permit me to be separated from You.
Amen.A possibility
St. Patrick's Brestplate
the strong name of the Trinity
by invocation of the same,
the Three in One and One in Three.
by power of faith, Christ’s incarnation,
his baptism in the Jordan river,
his death on cross for my salvation,
his bursting from the spiced tomb,
his riding up the heavenly way,
his coming at the day of doom,
I bind unto myself today.
the virtues of the starlit heaven,
the glorious sun’s life-giving ray,
the whiteness of the moon at even,
the flashing of the lightning free,
the whirling wind’s tempestuous shocks,
the stable earth, the deep salt sea
around the old eternal rocks.
4 I bind unto myself today
the power of God to hold and lead,
God’s eye to watch, God’s might to stay,
God’s ear to hearken to my need,
the wisdom of my God to teach,
God’s hand to guide, God’s shield to ward,
the word of God to give me speech,
God’s heavenly host to be my guard.
Christ behind me, Christ before me,
Christ beside me, Christ to win me,
Christ to comfort and restore me.
Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ in quiet, Christ in danger,
Christ in hearts of all that love me,
Christ in mouth of friend and stranger.
the strong name of the Trinity
by invocation of the same,
the Three in One and One in Three,
of whom all nature has creation,
eternal Father, Spirit, Word.
Praise to the Lord of my salvation;
salvation is of Christ the Lord!An old tradition
A suggestion
A Prayer
I believe that you are present in the most Blessed Sacrament.
I love You above all things
and I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart.
I embrace You as if You were already there,
and unite myself wholly to You.
Never permit me to be separated from You.
Amen.A possibility
St. Patrick's Brestplate
May the
strong name of the
Trinity
be our protect this
St. Patrick's Day
and always
the strong name of the Trinity
by invocation of the same,
the Three in One and One in Three.
by power of faith, Christ’s incarnation,
his baptism in the Jordan river,
his death on cross for my salvation,
his bursting from the spiced tomb,
his riding up the heavenly way,
his coming at the day of doom,
I bind unto myself today.
the virtues of the starlit heaven,
the glorious sun’s life-giving ray,
the whiteness of the moon at even,
the flashing of the lightning free,
the whirling wind’s tempestuous shocks,
the stable earth, the deep salt sea
around the old eternal rocks.
4 I bind unto myself today
the power of God to hold and lead,
God’s eye to watch, God’s might to stay,
God’s ear to hearken to my need,
the wisdom of my God to teach,
God’s hand to guide, God’s shield to ward,
the word of God to give me speech,
God’s heavenly host to be my guard.
Christ behind me, Christ before me,
Christ beside me, Christ to win me,
Christ to comfort and restore me.
Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ in quiet, Christ in danger,
Christ in hearts of all that love me,
Christ in mouth of friend and stranger.
the strong name of the Trinity
by invocation of the same,
the Three in One and One in Three,
of whom all nature has creation,
eternal Father, Spirit, Word.
Praise to the Lord of my salvation;
salvation is of Christ the Lord!
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"Tolle Lege" refers to a moment in the life of St. Augustine, where a child's voice seemed to suggest he take up the scriptures and read a passage at random; having done so he was convinced that he should turn his life aroundReaders notes:
Lent
Next Reader's Meeting -
28th March 11am Frank Duff Rm
(Will include a workshop on the Passion Readings)
February (up to Lent)
22nd February 11am Frank Duff RmJanuary
"Tolle Lege" refers to a moment in the life of St. Augustine, where a child's voice seemed to suggest he take up the scriptures and read a passage at random; having done so he was convinced that he should turn his life aroundReaders notes:
Lent
Next Reader's Meeting -
28th March 11am Frank Duff Rm
(Will include a workshop on the Passion Readings) Postponed
February (up to Lent)
22nd February 11am Frank Duff RmJanuary
"Tolle Lege" refers to a moment in the life of St. Augustine, where a child's voice seemed to suggest he take up the scriptures and read a passage at random; having done so he was convinced that he should turn his life aroundReaders notes:
Lent
Next Reader's Meeting -
28th March 11am Frank Duff Rm
(Will include a workshop on the Passion Readings) Postponed
February (up to Lent)
22nd February 11am Frank Duff RmJanuary
Exultet sung by cantor Patrica Swan in memory of Paul Deegan a veteran St. Peter's Choir member, who died recently
Easter begins with the The Vigil on Holy Saturday evening
Join us on line here for the online Vigil
here at 8pm
you generous support is much needed.
Click the red button to make a donation to St. Peter's Church.
Registering at the same time, thus ensuring that we can receive the tax you have already paid on this sum as well as your donation.St. Patrick's Brestplate
May the strong name of the Trinity protect us all this St. Patrick's Day
the strong name of the Trinity
by invocation of the same,
the Three in One and One in Three.
by power of faith, Christ’s incarnation,
his baptism in the Jordan river,
his death on cross for my salvation,
his bursting from the spiced tomb,
his riding up the heavenly way,
his coming at the day of doom,
I bind unto myself today.
the virtues of the starlit heaven,
the glorious sun’s life-giving ray,
the whiteness of the moon at even,
the flashing of the lightning free,
the whirling wind’s tempestuous shocks,
the stable earth, the deep salt sea
around the old eternal rocks.
4 I bind unto myself today
the power of God to hold and lead,
God’s eye to watch, God’s might to stay,
God’s ear to hearken to my need,
the wisdom of my God to teach,
God’s hand to guide, God’s shield to ward,
the word of God to give me speech,
God’s heavenly host to be my guard.
Christ behind me, Christ before me,
Christ beside me, Christ to win me,
Christ to comfort and restore me.
Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ in quiet, Christ in danger,
Christ in hearts of all that love me,
Christ in mouth of friend and stranger.
the strong name of the Trinity
by invocation of the same,
the Three in One and One in Three,
of whom all nature has creation,
eternal Father, Spirit, Word.
Praise to the Lord of my salvation;
salvation is of Christ the Lord!St. Patrick's Brestplate
the strong name of the Trinity
by invocation of the same,
the Three in One and One in Three.
by power of faith, Christ’s incarnation,
his baptism in the Jordan river,
his death on cross for my salvation,
his bursting from the spiced tomb,
his riding up the heavenly way,
his coming at the day of doom,
I bind unto myself today.
the virtues of the starlit heaven,
the glorious sun’s life-giving ray,
the whiteness of the moon at even,
the flashing of the lightning free,
the whirling wind’s tempestuous shocks,
the stable earth, the deep salt sea
around the old eternal rocks.
4 I bind unto myself today
the power of God to hold and lead,
God’s eye to watch, God’s might to stay,
God’s ear to hearken to my need,
the wisdom of my God to teach,
God’s hand to guide, God’s shield to ward,
the word of God to give me speech,
God’s heavenly host to be my guard.
Christ behind me, Christ before me,
Christ beside me, Christ to win me,
Christ to comfort and restore me.
Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ in quiet, Christ in danger,
Christ in hearts of all that love me,
Christ in mouth of friend and stranger.
the strong name of the Trinity
by invocation of the same,
the Three in One and One in Three,
of whom all nature has creation,
eternal Father, Spirit, Word.
Praise to the Lord of my salvation;
salvation is of Christ the Lord!St. Patrick's Brestplate
May the
strong name of the
Trinity
be our protect this St. Patrick's Day and always
the strong name of the Trinity
by invocation of the same,
the Three in One and One in Three.
by power of faith, Christ’s incarnation,
his baptism in the Jordan river,
his death on cross for my salvation,
his bursting from the spiced tomb,
his riding up the heavenly way,
his coming at the day of doom,
I bind unto myself today.
the virtues of the starlit heaven,
the glorious sun’s life-giving ray,
the whiteness of the moon at even,
the flashing of the lightning free,
the whirling wind’s tempestuous shocks,
the stable earth, the deep salt sea
around the old eternal rocks.
4 I bind unto myself today
the power of God to hold and lead,
God’s eye to watch, God’s might to stay,
God’s ear to hearken to my need,
the wisdom of my God to teach,
God’s hand to guide, God’s shield to ward,
the word of God to give me speech,
God’s heavenly host to be my guard.
Christ behind me, Christ before me,
Christ beside me, Christ to win me,
Christ to comfort and restore me.
Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ in quiet, Christ in danger,
Christ in hearts of all that love me,
Christ in mouth of friend and stranger.
the strong name of the Trinity
by invocation of the same,
the Three in One and One in Three,
of whom all nature has creation,
eternal Father, Spirit, Word.
Praise to the Lord of my salvation;
salvation is of Christ the Lord!St. Patrick's Brestplate
May the
strong name of the
Trinity
be our protect this
St. Patrick's Day
and always
the strong name of the Trinity
by invocation of the same,
the Three in One and One in Three.
by power of faith, Christ’s incarnation,
his baptism in the Jordan river,
his death on cross for my salvation,
his bursting from the spiced tomb,
his riding up the heavenly way,
his coming at the day of doom,
I bind unto myself today.
the virtues of the starlit heaven,
the glorious sun’s life-giving ray,
the whiteness of the moon at even,
the flashing of the lightning free,
the whirling wind’s tempestuous shocks,
the stable earth, the deep salt sea
around the old eternal rocks.
4 I bind unto myself today
the power of God to hold and lead,
God’s eye to watch, God’s might to stay,
God’s ear to hearken to my need,
the wisdom of my God to teach,
God’s hand to guide, God’s shield to ward,
the word of God to give me speech,
God’s heavenly host to be my guard.
Christ behind me, Christ before me,
Christ beside me, Christ to win me,
Christ to comfort and restore me.
Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ in quiet, Christ in danger,
Christ in hearts of all that love me,
Christ in mouth of friend and stranger.
the strong name of the Trinity
by invocation of the same,
the Three in One and One in Three,
of whom all nature has creation,
eternal Father, Spirit, Word.
Praise to the Lord of my salvation;
salvation is of Christ the Lord!The regular schedule of Masses is suspended until further notice,
Below are the Masses times which will apply once current restrictions are lifted
This is an ad hoc amateur arrangement with only a mobile phone and may fail on any particular occasion, but has worked most days -so farThe regular schedule of Masses is suspended until further notice,
Below are the Masses times which will apply once current restrictions are liftedThe regular schedule of Masses is suspended until further notice,
Below are the Masses times which will apply once current restrictions are lifted
This is an ad hoc amateur arrangement with only a mobile phone and may fail on any particular occasion, but has worked most days -so far
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Good Friday is the day assigned to give support to the Holy Places, and the work of the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land.* Even in these days, please please be generous.
Click the red button to exercise that charity even in these very strange times, then choose the Holy Places option to give a donation to the work of protecting the Holy Places of Our Lord's Life, Death and Resurrection
Join us on line for the
Stations of the Cross at 12.00noon
and
The Passion at 3.00pm*The Custody of the Holy Land (Latin: Custodia Terræ Sanctæ) is a custodian priory of the Franciscan order in Jerusalem, founded as Province of the Holy Land in 1217 by Saint Francis of Assisi, who also founded the Franciscan Order. Its mission is to guard "the grace of the Holy Places" of the Holy Land and the rest of the Middle East, "sanctified by the presence of Jesus",[1] as well as pilgrims visiting them, on behalf of the Catholic Church.[2][3] In 1342, the Franciscans were declared by two papal bulls as the official custodians of the Holy Places in the name of the Catholic Church.[4]
for Evening Prayer of the Church at 7pm.
so if you have time between now and then, reflect on God's Word for Friday:
Matthew 5: 27-32
you can find an the Gospel online here HERE
Time: June 12, 2020 07:00 PM Dublin
Beginning on
Wednesday 10th June each night until 18th June at 5.45 pm
There will be a short Novena to the Sacred Heart in St. Peter's Church in preparation for the
Feast of the Sacred Heart
The live stream can be viewed at https://wwwchurchservices.tv/phibsboro
Novena Prayer to the Sacred Heart
“"Ask and you will receive,
Seek and you will find
Knock and it will be opened to you "
Relying on these promises,
I come with confidence during this Novena
to beg of you the favours that I need:
(Mention your request here)
From whom shall I ask, Lord Jesus, if not from You?
You whose Heart is an unfailing source of grace and merits.
Most loving Heart of my God,
I believe in Your power,
I believe in Your knowledge,
I believe in Your personal love for me.
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
Beginning on
Wednesday 10th June each night until 18th June at 5.45 pm
There will be a short Novena to the Sacred Heart in St. Peter's Church in preparation for the
Feast of the Sacred Heart
The live stream can be viewed at wwwchurchservices.tv/phibsboro
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Beginning on
Wednesday 10th June each night until 18th June at 5.45 pm
There will be a short Novena to the Sacred Heart in St. Peter's Church in preparation for the
Feast of the Sacred Heart
The live stream can be viewed at https://wwwchurchservices.tv/phibsboro
Novena Prayer to the Sacred Heart
“"Ask and you will receive,
Seek and you will find
Knock and it will be opened to you "
Relying on these promises,
I come with confidence during this Novena
to beg of you the favours that I need:
(Mention your request here)
From whom shall I ask, Lord Jesus, if not from You?
You whose Heart is an unfailing source of grace and merits.
Most loving Heart of my God,
I believe in Your power,
I believe in Your knowledge,
I believe in Your personal love for me.
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
Beginning on
Wednesday 10th June each night until 18th June at 5.45 pm
There will be a short Novena to the Sacred Heart in St. Peter's Church in preparation for the
Feast of the Sacred Heart
The live stream can be viewed at wwwchurchservices.tv/phibsboro
Beginning on
Wednesday 10th June each night until 18th June at 5.45 pm
There will be a short Novena to the Sacred Heart in St. Peter's Church in preparation for the
Feast of the Sacred Heart
The live stream can be viewed at https://wwwchurchservices.tv/phibsboro
Novena Prayer to the Sacred Heart
“"Ask and you will receive,
Seek and you will find
Knock and it will be opened to you "
Relying on these promises,
I come with confidence during this Novena
to beg of you the favours that I need:
(Mention your request here)
From whom shall I ask, Lord Jesus, if not from You?
You whose Heart is an unfailing source of grace and merits.
Most loving Heart of my God,
I believe in Your power,
I believe in Your knowledge,
I believe in Your personal love for me.
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
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Today is traditionally a day for giving alms,
after the teaching of Jesus at the Last Supper.
Click the red button to exercise that charity even in these very strange times, then choose the New Command option to give a donation to the Phibsborough Branch of the
Society of St. Vincent dePaul
Join us on line for the Mass of the Lord's Supper, tonight at 7.30 pm
Today is traditionally a day for giving alms,
after the teaching of Jesus at the Last Supper.
Click the red button to exercise that charity even in these very strange times and choose the New Command option to give a donation to the Phibsborough Branch of the
Society of St. Vincent dePaul
Join us on line for the Mass of the Lord's Supper, tonight at 7.30 pm
Today is traditionally a day for giving alms,
after the teaching of Jesus at the Last Supper.
Click the red button to exercise that charity even in these very strange times and choose the New Command option to give a donation to the Phibsborough Branch of the
Society of St. Vincent dePaul
Join us on line for the Mass of the Lord's Supper, tonight at 7.30 pm
Today is traditionally a day for giving alms,
after the teaching of Jesus at the Last Supper.
Click the red button to exercise that charity even in these very strange times and choose the New Command option to give a donation to the Phibsborough Branch of the
Society of St. Vincent dePaul
Join us on line for the Mass of the Lord's Supper, tonight at 7.30 pm
Today is traditionally a day for giving alms,
after the teaching of Jesus at the Last Supper.
Click the red button to exercise that charity even in these very strange times, then choose the New Command option to give a donation to the Phibsborough Branch of the
Society of St. Vincent dePaul
Join us on line for the Mass of the Lord's Supper, tonight at 7.30 pm
Good Friday is the day assigned to give support to the Holy Places, and the work of the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land.* Even in these days, please please be generous.
Click the red button to exercise that charity even in these very strange times, then choose the Holy Places option to give a donation to the work of protecting the Holy Places of Our Lord's Life, Death and Resurrection
Join us on line for the
Stations of the Cross at 12.00noon
and
The Passion at 3.00pm*The Custody of the Holy Land (Latin: Custodia Terræ Sanctæ) is a custodian priory of the Franciscan order in Jerusalem, founded as Province of the Holy Land in 1217 by Saint Francis of Assisi, who also founded the Franciscan Order. Its mission is to guard "the grace of the Holy Places" of the Holy Land and the rest of the Middle East, "sanctified by the presence of Jesus",[1] as well as pilgrims visiting them, on behalf of the Catholic Church.[2][3] In 1342, the Franciscans were declared by two papal bulls as the official custodians of the Holy Places in the name of the Catholic Church.[4]
Good Friday is the day assigned to give support to the Holy Places, and the work of the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land.* Even in these days, please please be generous.
Click the red button to exercise that charity even in these very strange times, then choose the Holy Places option to give a donation to the work of protecting the Holy Places of Our Lord's Life, Death and Resurrection
Join us on line for the
Stations of the Cross at 12.00noon
and
The Passion at 3.00pm*The Custody of the Holy Land (Latin: Custodia Terræ Sanctæ) is a custodian priory of the Franciscan order in Jerusalem, founded as Province of the Holy Land in 1217 by Saint Francis of Assisi, who also founded the Franciscan Order. Its mission is to guard "the grace of the Holy Places" of the Holy Land and the rest of the Middle East, "sanctified by the presence of Jesus",[1] as well as pilgrims visiting them, on behalf of the Catholic Church.[2][3] In 1342, the Franciscans were declared by two papal bulls as the official custodians of the Holy Places in the name of the Catholic Church.[4]
Exultet sung by cantor Patrica Swan in memory of Paul Deegan a veteran St. Peter's Choir member, who died recently
Join us on line here for the online Vigil
here at 8pm
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Click the red button to make a donation to St. Peter's Church.
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Exultet sung by cantor Patrica Swan in memory of Paul Deegan a veteran St. Peter's Choir member, who died recently
Easter begins with the The Vigil on Holy Saturday evening
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here at 8pm
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Exultet sung by cantor Patrica Swan in memory of Paul Deegan a veteran St. Peter's Choir member, who died recently
Easter begins with the The Vigil on Holy Saturday evening
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here at 8pm
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Click the red button to make a donation to St. Peter's Church.
Registering at the same time, thus ensuring that we can receive the tax you have already paid on this sum as well as your donation.
Exultet sung by cantor Patrica Swan in memory of Paul Deegan a veteran St. Peter's Choir member, who died recently
Easter begins with the The Vigil on Holy Saturday evening
Join us on line here for the online Vigil
here at 8pm
you generous support is much needed.
Click the red button to make a donation to St. Peter's Church.
Registering at the same time, thus ensuring that we can receive the tax you have already paid on this sum as well as your donation.
Exultet sung by cantor Patrica Swan in memory of Paul Deegan a veteran St. Peter's Choir member, who died recently
Easter begins with the The Vigil on Holy Saturday evening
Join us on line here for the online Vigil
here at 8pm
you generous support is much needed.
Click the red button to make a donation to St. Peter's Church.
Registering at the same time, thus ensuring that we can receive the tax you have already paid on this sum as well as your donation.
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for Evening Prayer of the Church at 7pm.
so if you have time between now and then, reflect on God's Word for Friday: Mark 12:35-37
you can find an the Gospel online here HERE
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for Evening Prayer of the Church at 7pm.
so if you have time between now and then, reflect on God's Word for Friday: Mark 12:35-37
you can find an the Gospel online here HERE
Time: Jun 5, 2020 07:00 PM Dublin
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for Evening Prayer of the Church at 7pm.
so if you have time between now and then, reflect on God's Word for Friday:
Matthew 5: 27-32
you can find an the Gospel online here HERE
Time: June 12, 2020 07:00 PM Dublin
for Evening Prayer of the Church at 7pm.
so if you have time between now and then, reflect on God's Word for Friday:
Matthew 5: 27-32
you can find an the Gospel online here HERE
Time: June 12, 2020 07:00 PM Dublin
for Evening Prayer of the Church at 7pm.
so if you have time between now and then, reflect on God's Word for Friday:
Matthew 5: 27-32
you can find an the Gospel online here HERE
Time: June 12, 2020 07:00 PM Dublin
Service provider Like Charity Helpline 076 680 5278)
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(Republic of Ireland only)
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The regular schedule of Masses is suspended until further notice,
Below are the Masses times which will apply once current restrictions are lifted
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present in the Eucharist
be with our whole family
as we begin this journey with our son/daughter.
May s/he grow in Faith in this time,
and may all of us grow deeper
in appreciating your presence with us.
AMENRegistration for 1st Holy Communion
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[caption id="attachment_268" align="alignright" width="150"] Kevin Mullally, Bradog Cluster[/caption]
Parish Pastoral Worker, Sacramental Co-ordinator
Registration form
[caption id="attachment_268" align="alignright" width="150"] Kevin Mullally, Bradog Cluster[/caption]
Parish Pastoral Worker, Sacramental Co-ordinatorRegistration for 1st Holy Communion
Registration form
[caption id="attachment_268" align="alignright" width="150"] Kevin Mullally, Bradog Cluster[/caption]
Registration for 1st Holy Communion
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[caption id="attachment_268" align="alignright" width="150"] Kevin Mullally, Bradog Cluster[/caption]
present in the Eucharist
be with our whole family
as we begin this journey with our son/daughter.
May s/he grow in Faith in this time,
and may all of us grow deeper
in appreciating your presence with us.
AMEN
Registration for 1st Holy Communion
Registration form
[caption id="attachment_268" align="alignright" width="150"] Kevin Mullally, Bradog Cluster[/caption]
Registration for 1st Holy Communion
Registration form
[caption id="attachment_268" align="alignright" width="150"] Kevin Mullally, Bradog Cluster[/caption]
Registration for 1st Holy Communion
Registration form
[caption id="attachment_268" align="alignright" width="150"] Kevin Mullally, Bradog Cluster[/caption]
present in the Eucharist
be with our whole family
as we begin this journey with our son/daughter.
May s/he grow in Faith in this time,
and may all of us grow deeper
in appreciating your presence with us.
AMEN
Registration for 1st Holy Communion
Section 1.10.32 of "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum", written by Cicero in 45 BC
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In order to complete the registration form, you will need to:
have discussed within your family that you are bringing your child forward for their First Communion and to have considered the implications of this from a religious perspective.
know the date and place of Baptism of the child you are registering.
Proceed to complete the registration form by clicking the following link:
First Communion Registration Form
The preparation programme begins with an information meeting which takes place in late October. All who have registered are informed of these once the dates, times and locations are scheduled.Registration for 1st Holy Communion
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Registering your child for 1st Holy Communion is an important moment for the whole family, and our prayers are with you on this important journey. Many aspects of the perpetration will have changed from when you made your own communion, and if you have come from another country, some of the Irish customs may also seem unfamiliar. Here at St. Peter's we will be with you every step of the way and together we will make this special time for all the family.
Proceed to complete the registration form by clicking the following link:
Section 1.10.32 of "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum", written by Cicero in 45 BC
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Section 1.10.32 of "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum", written by Cicero in 45 BC
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Section 1.10.32 of "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum", written by Cicero in 45 BC
"Sed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem accusantium doloremque laudantium, totam rem aperiam, eaque ipsa quae ab illo inventore veritatis et quasi architecto beatae vitae dicta sunt explicabo. Nemo enim ipsam voluptatem quia voluptas sit aspernatur aut odit aut fugit, sed quia consequuntur magni dolores eos qui ratione voluptatem sequi nesciunt. Neque porro quisquam est, qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit, sed quia non numquam eius modi tempora incidunt ut labore et dolore magnam aliquam quaerat voluptatem. Ut enim ad minima veniam, quis nostrum exercitationem ullam corporis suscipit laboriosam, nisi ut aliquid ex ea commodi consequatur? Quis autem vel eum iure reprehenderit qui in ea voluptate velit esse quam nihil molestiae consequatur, vel illum qui dolorem eum fugiat quo voluptas nulla pariatur?"
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"Sed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem accusantium doloremque laudantium, totam rem aperiam, eaque ipsa quae ab illo inventore veritatis et quasi architecto beatae vitae dicta sunt explicabo. Nemo enim ipsam voluptatem quia voluptas sit aspernatur aut odit aut fugit, sed quia consequuntur magni dolores eos qui ratione voluptatem sequi nesciunt. Neque porro quisquam est, qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit, sed quia non numquam eius modi tempora incidunt ut labore et dolore magnam aliquam quaerat voluptatem. Ut enim ad minima veniam, quis nostrum exercitationem ullam corporis suscipit laboriosam, nisi ut aliquid ex ea commodi consequatur? Quis autem vel eum iure reprehenderit qui in ea voluptate velit esse quam nihil molestiae consequatur, vel illum qui dolorem eum fugiat quo voluptas nulla pariatur?"
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"Sed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem accusantium doloremque laudantium, totam rem aperiam, eaque ipsa quae ab illo inventore veritatis et quasi architecto beatae vitae dicta sunt explicabo. Nemo enim ipsam voluptatem quia voluptas sit aspernatur aut odit aut fugit, sed quia consequuntur magni dolores eos qui ratione voluptatem sequi nesciunt. Neque porro quisquam est, qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit, sed quia non numquam eius modi tempora incidunt ut labore et dolore magnam aliquam quaerat voluptatem. Ut enim ad minima veniam, quis nostrum exercitationem ullam corporis suscipit laboriosam, nisi ut aliquid ex ea commodi consequatur? Quis autem vel eum iure reprehenderit qui in ea voluptate velit esse quam nihil molestiae consequatur, vel illum qui dolorem eum fugiat quo voluptas nulla pariatur?"
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Section 1.10.32 of "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum", written by Cicero in 45 BC
"Sed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem accusantium doloremque laudantium, totam rem aperiam, eaque ipsa quae ab illo inventore veritatis et quasi architecto beatae vitae dicta sunt explicabo. Nemo enim ipsam voluptatem quia voluptas sit aspernatur aut odit aut fugit, sed quia consequuntur magni dolores eos qui ratione voluptatem sequi nesciunt. Neque porro quisquam est, qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit, sed quia non numquam eius modi tempora incidunt ut labore et dolore magnam aliquam quaerat voluptatem. Ut enim ad minima veniam, quis nostrum exercitationem ullam corporis suscipit laboriosam, nisi ut aliquid ex ea commodi consequatur? Quis autem vel eum iure reprehenderit qui in ea voluptate velit esse quam nihil molestiae consequatur, vel illum qui dolorem eum fugiat quo voluptas nulla pariatur?"
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[caption id="attachment_268" align="alignright" width="150"] Kevin Mullally, Bradog Cluster[/caption]
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We are livestreaming the Novena each Monday
We are livestreaming the Novena each Monday
Month of May
at
St. Peter's
To celebrate Marys Month, The Rosary will be celebrated each day at 11:00am
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Monday & Saturday evenings from 6.00pm – 8.00pm
Sundays from 7.30am – 2.00pm
The Church will be open:
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Monday & Saturday evenings from 6.00pm – 8.00pm
Sundays from 7.30am – 2.00pm
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for Evening Prayer of the Church at 7pm.
Evening Prayer from Universalis (website Edition)
(updates daily)
so if you have time between now and then, reflect on God’s Word for Friday
Gospel MT 8:1-4
And then a leper approached, did him homage, and said,
“Lord, if you wish, you can make me clean.”
He stretched out his hand, touched him, and said,
“I will do it. Be made clean.”
His leprosy was cleansed immediately.
Then Jesus said to him, “See that you tell no one,
but go show yourself to the priest,
and offer the gift that Moses prescribed;
that will be proof for them.”
]
for Evening Prayer of the Church at 7pm.
Evening Prayer from Universalis (website Edition)
(updates daily)
so if you have time between now and then, reflect on God’s Word for Friday
Gospel MT 8:1-4
And then a leper approached, did him homage, and said,
“Lord, if you wish, you can make me clean.”
He stretched out his hand, touched him, and said,
“I will do it. Be made clean.”
His leprosy was cleansed immediately.
Then Jesus said to him, “See that you tell no one,
but go show yourself to the priest,
and offer the gift that Moses prescribed;
that will be proof for them.”
]
for Evening Prayer of the Church at 7pm.
Evening Prayer from Universalis (website Edition)
(updates daily)
so if you have time between now and then, reflect on God’s Word for Friday
Gospel MT 8:1-4
And then a leper approached, did him homage, and said,
“Lord, if you wish, you can make me clean.”
He stretched out his hand, touched him, and said,
“I will do it. Be made clean.”
His leprosy was cleansed immediately.
Then Jesus said to him, “See that you tell no one,
but go show yourself to the priest,
and offer the gift that Moses prescribed;
that will be proof for them.”
]
for Evening Prayer of the Church at 7pm.
Evening Prayer from Universalis (website Edition)
(updates daily)
so if you have time between now and then, reflect on God’s Word for Friday
Gospel MT 8:1-4
And then a leper approached, did him homage, and said,
“Lord, if you wish, you can make me clean.”
He stretched out his hand, touched him, and said,
“I will do it. Be made clean.”
His leprosy was cleansed immediately.
Then Jesus said to him, “See that you tell no one,
but go show yourself to the priest,
and offer the gift that Moses prescribed;
that will be proof for them.”
]
Parish Priest
Administrator
Email: marion.mccormack@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Secretary
Email: info@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Assistant Sacristan
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Mass will be celebrated at 7.30pm on Tuesday, 27th September for the Feast of St Vincent de Paul followed by refreshments. There will be NO 10.30am MASS on this day when we come together tocelebrate St Vincent de Paul who founded the Vincentians, Daughters of Charity and Ladies of Charity and whose patronage many other associations of mission and charity have espoused. A collection will be taken up to support the work of St Peter’s Conference of the Vincent de Paul Society and the Ladies of Charity in the parish.
SEPTEMBER - VINCENTIAN MONTH
This weekend a further 3 branches of the Vincentian Family will be presented to us in reflections at Masses. Ms Madeleine Frissung, VLM (Vincentian Lay Missionaries), will speak at 6.30pm Mass, Sr Claire Sweeney, Association of the Miraculous Medal will speak at 10.00am Mass
and Ms Caroline O’Connell, DePaul, will speak at 11.30am Mass.
Mass will be celebrated at 7.30pm on Tuesday, 27th September for the Feast of St Vincent de Paul followed by refreshments. There will be NO 10.30am MASS on this day when we come together tocelebrate St Vincent de Paul who founded the Vincentians, Daughters of Charity and Ladies of Charity and whose patronage many other associations of mission and charity have espoused. A collection will be taken up to support the work of St Peter’s Conference of the Vincent de Paul Society and the Ladies of Charity in the parish.
SEPTEMBER - VINCENTIAN MONTH
This weekend a further 3 branches of the Vincentian Family will be presented to us in reflections at Masses. Ms Madeleine Frissung, VLM (Vincentian Lay Missionaries), will speak at 6.30pm Mass, Sr Claire Sweeney, Association of the Miraculous Medal will speak at 10.00am Mass and Ms Caroline O’Connell, DePaul, will speak at 11.30am Mass. qrf[/caption]
Parish Priest
Administrator
marion.mccormack@stpetersphibsbor.ie
Secretary
info@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Sacristan
Parish Priest
Administrator
marion.mccormack@stpetersphibsbor.ie
Secretary
info@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Sacristan
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This sacrament is often called “The door of the Church”. It is the first of the seven sacraments and it is the one that welcomes you into the Church. Baptism is the first step of your child’s journey to God. Your faith is essential for the steps which your child will take on this journey through life. You will be promising to bring up your baby knowing God as a loving Father. You will need the parish family to help you with this. That is why we, in St Peter’s Parish, try to show the link with the parish, and the rest of the Church, before, during and after baptism.
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This sacrament is often called “The door of the Church”. It is the first of the seven sacraments and it is the one that welcomes you into the Church. Baptism is the first step of your child’s journey to God. Your faith is essential for the steps which your child will take on this journey through life. You will be promising to bring up your baby knowing God as a loving Father. You will need the parish family to help you with this. That is why we, in St Peter’s Parish, try to show the link with the parish, and the rest of the Church, before, during and after baptism.
Mass will be celebrated at 7.30pm on Tuesday, 27th September for the Feast of St Vincent de Paul followed by refreshments. There will be NO 10.30am MASS on this day when we come together tocelebrate St Vincent de Paul who founded the Vincentians, Daughters of Charity and Ladies of Charity and whose patronage many other associations of mission and charity have espoused.
A collection will be taken up to support the work of St Peter’s Conference of the Vincent de Paul Society and the Ladies of Charity in the parish.
SEPTEMBER - VINCENTIAN MONTH
This weekend a further 3 branches of the Vincentian Family will be presented to us in reflections at Masses. Ms Madeleine Frissung, VLM (Vincentian Lay Missionaries), will speak at 6.30pm Mass, Sr Claire Sweeney, Association of the Miraculous Medal will speak at 10.00am Mass and Ms Caroline O’Connell, DePaul, will speak at 11.30am Mass.
Mass will be celebrated at 7.30pm on Tuesday, 27th September for the Feast of St Vincent de Paul followed by refreshments.
There will be NO 10.30am MASS on this day when we come together tocelebrate St Vincent de Paul who founded the Vincentians,
Daughters of Charity and Ladies of Charity and whose patronage many other associations of mission and charity have espoused.
SEPTEMBER - VINCENTIAN MONTH
This weekend a further 3 branches of the Vincentian Family will be presented to us in reflections at Masses. Ms Madeleine Frissung,
VLM (Vincentian Lay Missionaries), will speak at 6.30pm Mass, Sr Claire Sweeney, Association of the Miraculous Medal will speak
at 10.00am Mass and Ms Caroline O’Connell, DePaul, will speak at 11.30am Mass.
Mass will be celebrated at 7.30pm on Tuesday, 27th September for the Feast of St Vincent de Paul followed by refreshments.
There will be NO 10.30am MASS on this day when we come together tocelebrate St Vincent de Paul who founded the Vincentians,
Daughters of Charity and Ladies of Charity and whose patronage many other associations of mission and charity have espoused.
Mass will be celebrated at 7.30pm on Tuesday, 27th September for the Feast of St Vincent de Paul followed by refreshments.
There will be NO 10.30am MASS on this day when we come together tocelebrate St Vincent de Paul who founded the Vincentians,
Daughters of Charity and Ladies of Charity and whose patronage many other associations of mission and charity have espoused.
Mass will be celebrated at 7.30pm on Tuesday, 27th September for the Feast of St Vincent de Paul followed by refreshments. There will be NO 10.30am MASS on this day when we come together tocelebrate St Vincent de Paul who founded the Vincentians, Daughters of Charity and Ladies of Charity and whose patronage many other associations of mission and charity have espoused.
A collection will be taken up to support the work of St Peter’s Conference of the Vincent de Paul Society and the Ladies of Charity in the parish.
SEPTEMBER - VINCENTIAN MONTH
This weekend a further 3 branches of the Vincentian Family will be presented to us in reflections at Masses. Ms Madeleine Frissung, VLM (Vincentian Lay Missionaries), will speak at 6.30pm Mass, Sr Claire Sweeney, Association of the Miraculous Medal will speak at 10.00am Mass and Ms Caroline O’Connell, DePaul, will speak at 11.30am Mass.Confessions
Mass Schedule
Vigils 4.00pm / 6.00pm / 8.00pm
Friday 25th December
The Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ
8.00am / 10.00am / 11.30am
NEW YEAR LITURGY 2021
Mass Schedule
Parish Office
Confessions
Mass Schedule
Vigils 4.00pm / 6.00pm / 8.00pm
Friday 25th December
The Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ
8.00am / 10.00am / 11.30am
NEW YEAR LITURGY 2021
Mass Schedule
Parish Office
Confessions
Mass Schedule
Vigils 4.00pm / 6.00pm / 8.00pm
Friday 25th December
The Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ
8.00am / 10.00am / 11.30am
NEW YEAR LITURGY 2021
Mass Schedule
Parish Office
Mass will be celebrated at 7.30pm on Tuesday, 27th September for the Feast of St Vincent de Paul followed by refreshments. There will be NO 10.30am MASS on this day when we come together tocelebrate St Vincent de Paul who founded the Vincentians, Daughters of Charity and Ladies of Charity and whose patronage many other associations of mission and charity have espoused.
SEPTEMBER - VINCENTIAN MONTH
This weekend a further 3 branches of the Vincentian Family will be presented to us in reflections at Masses. Ms Madeleine Frissung, VLM (Vincentian Lay Missionaries), will speak at 6.30pm Mass, Sr Claire Sweeney, Association of the Miraculous Medal will speak at 10.00am Mass and Ms Caroline O’Connell, DePaul, will speak at 11.30am Mass.
Mass will be celebrated at 7.30pm on Tuesday, 27th September for the Feast of St Vincent de Paul followed by refreshments. There will be NO 10.30am MASS on this day when we come together tocelebrate St Vincent de Paul who founded the Vincentians, Daughters of Charity and Ladies of Charity and whose patronage many other associations of mission and charity have espoused.
SEPTEMBER - VINCENTIAN MONTH
This weekend a further 3 branches of the Vincentian Family will be presented to us in reflections at Masses. Ms Madeleine Frissung, VLM (Vincentian Lay Missionaries), will speak at 6.30pm Mass, Sr Claire Sweeney, Association of the Miraculous Medal will speak at 10.00am Mass
and Ms Caroline O’Connell, DePaul, will speak at 11.30am Mass.
• Parish Offering (envelopes)
• Sunday Mass – 1st Collection
• Christmas Dues
• Mass Intentions
• General Donation
If you require further information or assistance with the online option please contact the parish office by phone or email.
• Parish Offering (envelopes)
• Sunday Mass – 1st Collection
• Christmas Dues
• Mass Intentions
• General Donation
If you require further information or assistance with the online option please contact the parish office by phone or email.The Vincentian Community and St Peter’s Parish invite you, your family and friends
to join with us via live-stream for our
Annual Mass of RemembranceSunday, 15 November at 10.30am
when we call to mind our loved ones who have died during the past year
The Vincentian Community and St Peter’s Parish invite you, your family and friends
to join with us via live-stream for our
Annual Mass of RemembranceSunday, 15 November at 10.30am
when we call to mind our loved ones who have died during the past year
18/09/2020
Due to the Governments decision to place the county of Dublin on Level 3 of the COVID-19 Resilience and National Recovery Plan, places of worship will have to remain closed except for private prayer, weddings and funerals. Attendance at wedding liturgies and funerals will be limited to 25 for the next 3 weeks at least.
Public Celebration of Mass
18/09/2020
Due to the Governments decision to place the county of Dublin on Level 3 of the COVID-19 Resilience and National Recovery Plan, places of worship will have to remain closed except for private prayer, weddings and funerals. Attendance at wedding liturgies and funerals will be limited to 25 for the next 3 weeks at least.
Public Celebration of Mass
18/09/2020
Due to the Governments decision to place the county of Dublin on Level 3 of the COVID-19 Resilience and National Recovery Plan, places of worship will have to remain closed except for private prayer, weddings and funerals. Attendance at wedding liturgies and funerals will be limited to 25 for the next 3 weeks at least.
Public Celebration of Mass
18/09/2020
Due to the Governments decision to place the county of Dublin on Level 3 of the COVID-19 Resilience and National Recovery Plan, places of worship will have to remain closed except for private prayer, weddings and funerals. Attendance at wedding liturgies and funerals will be limited to 25 for the next 3 weeks at least.
Public Celebration of Mass
18/09/2020
Due to the Governments decision to place the county of Dublin on Level 3 of the COVID-19 Resilience and National Recovery Plan, places of worship will have to remain closed except for private prayer, weddings and funerals. Attendance at wedding liturgies and funerals will be limited to 25 for the next 3 weeks at least.
Public Celebration of Mass
Parish Priest
Administrator
marion.mccormack@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Secretary
info@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Sacristan
Parish Priest
Administrator
marion.mccormack@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Secretary
info@stpetersphibsboro.ie
Sacristan
Mass will be celebrated at 7.30pm on Tuesday, 27th September for the Feast of St Vincent de Paul followed by refreshments. There will be NO 10.30am MASS on this day when we come together tocelebrate St Vincent de Paul who founded the Vincentians, Daughters of Charity and Ladies of Charity and whose patronage many other associations of mission and charity have espoused.
A collection will be taken up to support the work of St Peter’s Conference of the Vincent de Paul Society and the Ladies of Charity in the parish.
SEPTEMBER - VINCENTIAN MONTH
This weekend a further 3 branches of the Vincentian Family will be presented to us in reflections at Masses. Ms Madeleine Frissung, VLM (Vincentian Lay Missionaries), will speak at 6.30pm Mass, Sr Claire Sweeney, Association of the Miraculous Medal will speak at 10.00am Mass and Ms Caroline O’Connell, DePaul, will speak at 11.30am Mass.
9.15 am approx. Morning Coffee - Longford Arms Hotel
2.15 pm Pilgrim Walk with Our Lady
3.00 pm Concelebrated Mass & Sacrament of the Sick
9.15 am approx. Morning Coffee - Longford Arms Hotel
2.15 pm Pilgrim Walk with Our Lady
3.00 pm Concelebrated Mass & Sacrament of the Sick
9.15 am approx. Morning Coffee - Longford Arms Hotel
2.15 pm Pilgrim Walk with Our Lady
3.00 pm Concelebrated Mass & Sacrament of the Sick
9.15 am approx. Morning Coffee - Longford Arms Hotel
2.15 pm Pilgrim Walk with Our Lady
3.00 pm Concelebrated Mass & Sacrament of the Sick
9.15 am approx. Morning Coffee - Longford Arms Hotel
2.15 pm Pilgrim Walk with Our Lady
3.00 pm Concelebrated Mass & Sacrament of the Sick
PARISH OFFICE
Dublin 7, Ireland
Monday - Friday: 9.30am - 12.30pm
pp@stpetersphibsboro.ie PHONE
EMAIL“The love of a man and woman is made holy in the sacrament of Matrimony and becomes a mirror of God's love for the world.”
Join the Offbeat Ensemble and St Peter's Choir here in St Peter's Church on Monday 19th December 2022 at 8pm for a Christmas concert.
This is a fundraising concert (charity TBC).
Music on the evening will include beautiful pieces from the classical repertoire, popular favourites and some festive numbers to get you in a great mood for Christmas!
Tickets: €5 available at the door. All ticket sales go directly to the charity.
Join the Offbeat Ensemble and St Peter's Choir here in St Peter's Church on Monday 19th December 2022 at 8pm for a Christmas concert.
This is a fundraising concert (charity TBC).
Music on the evening will include beautiful pieces from the classical repertoire, popular favourites and some festive numbers to get you in a great mood for Christmas!
Tickets: €5 available at the door. All ticket sales go directly to the charity.
After all Masses
11.00am - 3.00pm
Fourth Sunday of Advent
Vigil 6.30pm / 8.00am / 10.00am / 11.30am
10.30am
7.00pm Miraculous Medal Novena Mass
10.30am
10.30am
10.30am
10.30am
Christmas Eve
10.30am
Vigil 9.00pm
The Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ
8.00am / 10.00am / 11.30am
St Stephen, First Martyr
10.30am
(No Novena Mass)
10.30am
New Year’s Day - World Day of Peace
Mary, the Holy Mother of God
Vigil 6.30pm / 8.00am / 10.00am / 11.30am
Before Epiphany
10.30am
(No Novena Mass)
The Holy Name of Jesus
10.30am
Before Epiphany
10.30am
Before Epiphany
10.30am
The Epiphany Of The Lord
(Holy Day of Obligation)
10.30am & 6.30pm
After Epiphany
10.30am
The Baptism of the Lord
Vigil 6.30pm / 8.00am / 10.00am / 11.30am
Re-opens Wednesday, 4th January 2023
Monday to Friday, 9.30am - 12.30pm
Re-opens Wednesday, 4th January 2023
Monday to Friday, 10.00am - 12.00pm
After all Masses
11.00am - 3.00pm
Fourth Sunday of Advent
Vigil 6.30pm / 8.00am / 10.00am / 11.30am
10.30am
7.00pm Miraculous Medal Novena Mass
10.30am
10.30am
10.30am
10.30am
The Parish Office will close at 12.30pm on Friday 23rd December.
Christmas Eve
10.30am
Vigil 9.00pm
The Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ
8.00am / 10.00am / 11.30am
St Stephen, First Martyr
10.30am
(No Novena Mass)
10.30am
New Year’s Day - World Day of Peace
Mary, the Holy Mother of God
Vigil 6.30pm / 8.00am / 10.00am / 11.30am
Before Epiphany
10.30am
(No Novena Mass)
The Holy Name of Jesus
10.30am
Before Epiphany
10.30am
Before Epiphany
10.30am
The Epiphany Of The Lord
(Holy Day of Obligation)
10.30am & 6.30pm
After Epiphany
10.30am
The Baptism of the Lord
Vigil 6.30pm / 8.00am / 10.00am / 11.30am
Re-opens Wednesday, 4th January 2023
Monday to Friday, 9.30am - 12.30pm
Re-opens Wednesday, 4th January 2023
Monday to Friday, 10.00am - 12.00pm“The love of a man and woman is made holy in the sacrament of Matrimony and becomes a mirror of God's love for the world.”
LENTEN SERVICES FOR THIS WEEK - 27th to 31st March
Masses
Monday - 10.30am & 7.00pm
Tuesday - 10.30am & 6.00pm
Wednesday - 10.30am & 6.00pm
Thursday - 10.30am & 6.00pm
Friday - 10.30am & 6.00pm
Lenten Prayer immediately after 10.30am Mass on Thursday (for 10 - 15 mins)
Stations of the Cross immediately after the 6.00pm Mass on Friday at 6.30pm approximately
This Week: 5th - 11th March
Sunday - (Sat) vigil 6.30pm, 8.00am, 10.00am, 11.30am
Monday - 10.30am & 7.00pm (Novena)
Tuesday to Friday -10.30am & 6.00pm
Saturday - 10.30am
Lenten Prayer immediately after 10.30am Mass on Thursdays (for 10 - 15 mins)
Stations of the Cross immediately after the 6.00pm Mass on Fridays at 6.30pm approximately
This Week: 5th - 11th March
Sunday - (Sat) vigil 6.30pm, 8.00am, 10.00am, 11.30am
Monday - 10.30am & 7.00pm (Novena)
Tuesday to Friday -10.30am & 6.00pm
Saturday - 10.30am
Lenten Prayer immediately after 10.30am Mass on Thursdays (for 10 - 15 mins)
Stations of the Cross immediately after the 6.00pm Mass on Fridays at 6.30pm approximately
Palm Sunday 2nd April:
Palm Sunday 2nd April:
Palm Sunday 2nd April:
LENTEN SERVICES FOR THIS WEEK - 27th to 31st March
Masses
Monday - 10.30am & 7.00pm
Tuesday - 10.30am & 6.00pm
Wednesday - 10.30am & 6.00pm
Thursday - 10.30am & 6.00pm
Friday - 10.30am & 6.00pm
Lenten Prayer immediately after 10.30am Mass on Thursday (for 10 - 15 mins)
Stations of the Cross immediately after the 6.00pm Mass on Friday at 6.30pm approximately
LENTEN SERVICES FOR THIS WEEK - 27th to 31st March
Masses
Monday - 10.30am & 7.00pm
Tuesday - 10.30am & 6.00pm
Wednesday - 10.30am & 6.00pm
Thursday - 10.30am & 6.00pm
Friday - 10.30am & 6.00pm
Lenten Prayer immediately after 10.30am Mass on Thursday (for 10 - 15 mins)
Stations of the Cross immediately after the 6.00pm Mass on Friday at 6.30pm approximately
LENTEN SERVICES FOR THIS WEEK - 27th to 31st March
Masses
Monday - 10.30am & 7.00pm
Tuesday - 10.30am & 6.00pm
Wednesday - 10.30am & 6.00pm
Thursday - 10.30am & 6.00pm
Friday - 10.30am & 6.00pm
Lenten Prayer immediately after 10.30am Mass on Thursday (for 10 - 15 mins)
Stations of the Cross immediately after the 6.00pm Mass on Friday at 6.30pm approximately
“The love of a man and woman is made holy in the sacrament of Matrimony and becomes a mirror of God's love for the world.”
Masses: vgil 6.30pm (Saturday), 8.00am, 10.00am & 11.30am
Blessing of Palms and Proclamation of the Passion at all Masses
Good Friday 29th March after Stations of the Cross at 12.00pm and again after Celebration of the Passion at 3.00pm
Holy Saturday 30th March after Morning Prayer until 4.00pm
7.30pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper followed by Procession to the Chapel of Adoration
12.00pm Stations of the Cross (1st 3 Stations at Great Western Square, weather permitting, then on to the Church)
3.00pm Celebration of the Lord’s Passion
8.00pm Prayer around the Cross
8.00pm Vigil Mass of the Resurrection
In presenting the parish financial statements for 2021, 2022 and 2023 to you, my primary wish is to thank you the people of the parish and beyond for your kindness and your generous support to the parish. Your loyalty to the parish has been unwavering over many years, is much appreciated and is not taken for granted.
With renewed thanks, and a wish for the future. I would be very grateful if more people would be willing to avail of the envelopes or online as this allows the finance committee in the parish to plan for the expenditure costs in the light of the regular income which the use of these donation provides.
Eamon Devlin, CM
In presenting the parish financial statements for 2021, 2022 and 2023 to you, my primary wish is to thank you the people of the parish and beyond for your kindness and your generous support to the parish. Your loyalty to the parish has been unwavering over many years, is much appreciated and is not taken for granted.
With renewed thanks, and a wish for the future. I would be very grateful if more people would be willing to avail of the envelopes or online as this allows the finance committee in the parish to plan for the expenditure costs in the light of the regular income which the use of these donation provides.
Eamon Devlin, CM
Masses: vgil 6.30pm (Saturday), 8.00am, 10.00am & 11.30am
Blessing of Palms and Proclamation of the Passion at all Masses
Good Friday 29th March after Stations of the Cross at 12.00pm and again after Celebration of the Passion at 3.00pm
Holy Saturday 30th March after Morning Prayer until 4.00pm
7.30pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper followed by Procession to the Chapel of Adoration
12.00pm Stations of the Cross (1st 3 Stations at Great Western Square, weather permitting, then on to the Church)
3.00pm Celebration of the Lord’s Passion
8.00pm Prayer around the Cross
8.00pm Vigil Mass of the Resurrection
Masses: vgil 6.30pm (Saturday), 8.00am, 10.00am & 11.30am
Blessing of Palms and Proclamation of the Passion at all Masses
Good Friday 29th March after Stations of the Cross at 12.00pm and again after Celebration of the Passion at 3.00pm
Holy Saturday 30th March after Morning Prayer until 4.00pm
7.30pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper followed by Procession to the Chapel of Adoration
12.00pm Stations of the Cross (1st 3 Stations at Great Western Square, weather permitting, then on to the Church)
3.00pm Celebration of the Lord’s Passion
8.00pm Prayer around the Cross
8.00pm Vigil Mass of the Resurrection
Masses: vgil 6.30pm (Saturday), 8.00am, 10.00am & 11.30am
Blessing of Palms and Proclamation of the Passion at all Masses
Good Friday 29th March after Stations of the Cross at 12.00pm and again after Celebration of the Passion at 3.00pm
Holy Saturday 30th March after Morning Prayer until 4.00pm
7.30pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper followed by Procession to the Chapel of Adoration
12.00pm Stations of the Cross (1st 3 Stations at Great Western Square, weather permitting, then on to the Church)
3.00pm Celebration of the Lord’s Passion
8.00pm Prayer around the Cross
8.00pm Vigil Mass of the Resurrection
Masses: vgil 6.30pm (Saturday), 8.00am, 10.00am & 11.30am
Blessing of Palms and Proclamation of the Passion at all Masses
Good Friday 29th March after Stations of the Cross at 12.00pm and again after Celebration of the Passion at 3.00pm
Holy Saturday 30th March after Morning Prayer until 4.00pm
7.30pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper followed by Procession to the Chapel of Adoration
12.00pm Stations of the Cross (1st 3 Stations at Great Western Square, weather permitting, then on to the Church)
3.00pm Celebration of the Lord’s Passion
8.00pm Prayer around the Cross
8.00pm Vigil Mass of the Resurrection
Masses: vgil 6.30pm (Saturday), 8.00am, 10.00am & 11.30am
Blessing of Palms and Proclamation of the Passion at all Masses
Good Friday 29th March after Stations of the Cross at 12.00pm and again after Celebration of the Passion at 3.00pm
Holy Saturday 30th March after Morning Prayer until 4.00pm
7.30pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper followed by Procession to the Chapel of Adoration
12.00pm Stations of the Cross (1st 3 Stations at Great Western Square, weather permitting, then on to the Church)
3.00pm Celebration of the Lord’s Passion
8.00pm Prayer around the Cross
8.00pm Vigil Mass of the Resurrection
VINCENTIAN FAMILY PILGRIMAGE TO OUR LADY’S SHRINE, KNOCK, CO. MAYO
Saturday 14th September 2024
Cost: €60.00 per person (same price as 2023)
(includes coach fare, tea/coffee & scones on the way and dinner on return journey at the Longford Arms Hotel)
Tickets are now available in the Parish Office, Mon - Fri from 10am - 12pm Full payment is required to secure a seat
To book online click the link https://platform.payzone.ie/.../product-list/details/118
VINCENTIAN FAMILY PILGRIMAGE TO OUR LADY’S SHRINE, KNOCK, CO. MAYO
Saturday 14th September 2024
Cost: €60.00 per person (same price as 2023)
(includes coach fare, tea/coffee & scones on the way and dinner on return journey at the Longford Arms Hotel)
Tickets are now available in the Parish Office, Mon - Fri from 10am - 12pm Full payment is required to secure a seat
To book online click the link https://platform.payzone.ie/.../product-list/details/118
VINCENTIAN FAMILY PILGRIMAGE TO OUR LADY’S SHRINE, KNOCK, CO. MAYO
Saturday 14th September 2024
Cost: €60.00 per person (same price as 2023)
(includes coach fare, tea/coffee & scones on the way and dinner on return journey at the Longford Arms Hotel)
Tickets are now available in the Parish Office, Mon - Fri from 10am - 12pm Full payment is required to secure a seat
To book online click the link https://platform.payzone.ie/.../product-list/details/118
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