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Beatification of an entire family for the first time

From CNA By Andrea Gagliarducci, Shannon Mullen Markowa, Poland, Sep 10, 2023 / 09:51 am On a “day of joy” in Poland, the Catholic Church on Sunday for the first time beatified an entire family at once: Jozef and Wiktoria Ulma and their seven children, who were martyred during World War II for sheltering two […]

St. Padre Pio seminar and guided prayer session – Knock Shrine

Padre Pio Seminar – Saturday 16th September 2023 (Knock Shrine) Padre Pio Annual Seminar and Guided Prayer Session: St. John Welcome Centre – 10.00am to 8.00pm This year we will be featuring a Day-Long Programme of activities, starting from 10.00am, in the St. John Welcome Centre, Knock Shrine. Capuchin Friars from the National Shrine of St. Pio […]

Relic of Blessed Carlos Acutis

Relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis at Knock Shrine, 15 September The relic of Blessed Carlos Acutis will visit Knock Shrine on Friday 15th September. Blessed Carlo was born in London to Italian parents, but grew up in Milan where his family relocated when he was just a child. From a young age, he displayed an extraordinary devotion to his […]

Newly refurbished St. Bernadette

Newly refurbished St. Bernadette. Thank you James. She looks lovely

Best of luck on return to school

We wish our children, teachers and all school staff the best of luck for the acedemic/school year ahead. Its a great blessing for our parish to have our two schools, bringing such vibrance and life to both ends of our parish. We will remember all within our prayers in the week ahead

Garland Sunday – Thank you!

Keash on Garland Sunday – Thank you. Keash on Garland Sunday Committee wish to thank everybody who helped to make the King of the Hill Run on Saturday evening and the Family Fun Day at the Fr, Kevin Brehony Memorial Park on Sunday such a success. We were blessed with beautiful weather on the Saturday, […]

Keash on Garland Sunday

Reminders!!!

A few reminders for the week ahead:- Wednesday 26th at 7.00pm; Annual Knockbrack Cemetery Mass. Thursday 27th at 7.00pm; Annual Templevanny Cemetery Mass. Saturday 29th – King of the Hill Run/Walk Saturday 29th – Mass in St.Kevins Church Keash will be at 9pm (and not the normal time of 8.00pm) to facilitate the King of […]

Thank you!

A short note to thank everyone involved in the inauguration of our new team of extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist for our Parish, commissioned tonight, in St. Kevins Church in Keash. A wonderful evening and thank you to the large crowd present. It was wonderful to have Bishop Paul present with us for the first […]

Fr. Jim Finan, Diamond Jubilee

Fr. Jim Finan celebrated his diamond jubilee in Ballinacarrow this morning, Sunday the 25th of June, 2023. Some photograghs from the celebrations

Gospel and Readings 7.11.2021

Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 155 Reading I 1 Kgs 17:10-16 In those days, Elijah the prophet went to Zarephath. As he arrived at the entrance of the city, a widow was gathering sticks there; he called out to her, “Please bring me a small cupful of water to drink.” She left to get […]

Gospel, Reading and reflection – Feast of All Saints

Solemnity of All Saints Lectionary: 667 Reading I Rv 7:2-4, 9-14 I, John, saw another angel come up from the East, holding the seal of the living God. He cried out in a loud voice to the four angels who were given power to damage the land and the sea, “Do not damage the […]

November indulgences

This year, the Vatican has decided once again to grant a plenary indulgence to Catholics who visit a cemetery to pray for the dead on any day in the month of November. In a typical year, the Church only grants this plenary indulgence for the souls in Purgatory to those who pray in a cemetery […]

All Souls day on Tuesday

We pray in particular for those deceased that are forgotten and have no one to pray for them

Gospel and Readings 24.10.21

Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 149 Reading I Jer 31:7-9 Thus says the LORD: Shout with joy for Jacob, exult at the head of the nations; proclaim your praise and say: The LORD has delivered his people, the remnant of Israel. Behold, I will bring them back from the land […]

Today’s Gospel

From today’s Gospel (21.10.2021), the following thoughts from Catholic daily reflections.com arise. Alot to think and ponder upon:- Jesus said to his disciples: “I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing! There is a baptism with which I must be baptized, and how great is […]

Gospel and Readings 17.10.2021

Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 146 Reading I Is 53:10-11 The LORD was pleased to crush him in infirmity. If he gives his life as an offering for sin, he shall see his descendants in a long life, and the will of the LORD shall be accomplished through him. Because of his affliction he […]

Synod Prayer

St. Faustina

Canonisation of Sister Faustina was ”best day” of Pope John Paul II’s life Tuesday 5 October last was the feast of Saint Mary Faustina. Helena Kowalska was born in 1905 in Poland. She was accepted by the Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy, which she entered in 1925, taking her new name, […]