Blessing of the Graves 2025

July 28, 2025

Palmerstown Cemetery, Palmerstown Dubln 20

The blessing of the graves will take place Sunday, 22 June 2025 @ 3pm in Palmerstown Cemetery.

St Mary’s Church Sandyford, Dubln 18

Kilgobbin Cemetery, Sandyford: Mass for all interred will take place in St. Mary’s Church Sandyford at 11am Sunday, 22 June 2025, followed by blessing of Graves at 1pm.

Glencullen Cemetery, County Dublin

Glencullen Cemetery Mass, St Patrick’s Cemetery Glencullen: Sunday, 6 July 2025, at 3pm (no 10am Mass). This is a very important tradition where we come together to pray for our deceased loved ones who are buried in this Cemetery. As all those buried in the Graveyard are included in this Mass there will be no reading out of names. We will invite families of the deceased to collect a small bottle of Holy Water which will be blessed during the Mass and to sprinkle this on the Grave of their loved one. Your understanding would be greatly welcomed. A collection will take place for the upkeep of the cemetery and your generosity would be much appreciated.

Fingal Cemetery, Balgriffin Road, Balgriffin,Dublin 17

Fingal Cemetery: Mass will be celebrated in Holy Trinity Church, Donaghmede, on Sunday June 15 (Father’s Day), at 11.30am for all those buried in Fingal. A short Blessing Prayer Service and sprinkling of graves with Holy Water will take place in the cemetery at 3pm that afternoon. All are welcome to attend the Mass and it can be viewed also on the webcam on www.churchservices.tv/donaghmede/.

Balgriffin Cemetery, Carrs Lane, Balgriffin, Dublin 17

Balgriffin Cemetery: Mass will be celebrated in Sacred Heart Church, Yellow Walls, on Sunday, July 13, at 11.30am for all those buried in Balgriffin. A short Blessing Prayer Service and sprinkling of graves with Holy Water will take place in the cemetery at 3pm that afternoon. All are welcome to attend the Mass and it can be viewed also on the webcam on www.churchservices.tv/yellowwalls/.

Deansgrange Cemetery, Deansgrange Road, Deansgrange, Co. Dublin

The annual Mass and Blessing of Graves in Deansgrange will be held on Sunday, July 6, at 3pm.

Pockets of Hope! 13-Jul to 15-Aug-25

July 28, 2025

Upcoming Concerts

July 7, 2025

Ardlea Parish Summer Concert

Upcoming Pilgrimages within the Dioceses

July 7, 2025

POCKETS OF HOPE – PILGRIMAGE SEASON:

WHITEHALL ROME PILGRIMAGE:

OBLATE PILGRIMAGE TO KNOCK:

GRANDPARENTS PILGRIMAGE TO KNOCK:

PIONEER PILGRIMAGE:

Pilgrims of Hope at Lough Derg & Knock this July: Pioneers and friends of the PTAA are invited to mark the Jubilee of Hope on pilgrimage at Lough Derg from Friday 11 July – Sunday 13 July. The three days of prayer, keeping Vigil and fasting will allow us to connect in prayer with all who live under the shadow of addiction. Details from www.pioneers.ie.

The annual Pioneer pilgrimage to Knock Shrine will take place on Sunday 20 July. Prayers will be offered at Our Lady’s Shrine for all who work in alcohol and drug treatment centres around Ireland. Contact Fr Robert McCabe via prayer@pioneers.ie for further details.

FRANCISCAN-PILGRIMAGE:

LIGHT THE FIRE – HILL OF SLANE:

LOUGH DERG PILGRIMAGES:

Retreats/Summer Schools During Summer 2025

July 7, 2025

MANRESA RETREATS

Looking to pause and reconnect with God? Manresa Jesuit Centre of Spirituality (Clontarf, Dublin) is offering the following retreats:

8-day Directed Retreat. Tuesday-Thursday, 29 July-7 August. A directed retreat offers time for personal prayer, silence, and reflection, with daily guidance from a spiritual director – a chance to deepen your relationship with God and discover His personal call to you.

Oasis Day. Saturday, 19 July 2025; Saturday, 16 August. Take time to pause with an Oasis Day – a gentle, one-day retreat of reflection and guided prayer, offering quiet space for prayer, rest, and renewal.

Poetry Retreat: “Who Do You Say That I Am?”. Friday-Sunday, 11-13 July. A contemplative weekend retreat using poetry and prayerful reflection to explore Jesus’ question, ‘Who do you say that I am?’ Guided by: Eoin Garrett

Visit www.manresa.ie for more details.

AVILA CARMELITE CENTRE RETREATS

THE PRACTICE OF THE PRESENCE OF GOD WITH CARMELITE BROTHER LAWRENCE. Sunday 20th July 2025, 10am-4.30pm (including Mass at 11.30am) At Avila Carmelite Centre, Dublin.

IN THE BELLY OF A WHALE: A RETREAT ON SPIRITUAL TRANSFORMATION Thursday 24th July 2025, 10am-4pm. At The Sanctuary, Dublin.

THE WOMAN WHO ANOINTED JESUS. Saturday 26th July 2025, 10.30am-4.30pm At Avila Carmelite Centre, Dublin.

EXPLORING THEMES FROM CREATION, WITH THE WISDOM OF CHRISTIANS FROM CELTIC SAINTS TO POPE FRANCIS. Saturday 2nd August 2025, 10am-4pm. At Avila Carmelite Centre, Dublin.

Visit www.avilacentre.ie for more details.

PRIORY INSTITUTE SUMMER SCHOOL COURSES

LIGHT OF FIRE – HILL OF SLANE

Spring Synod Gatherings 2025 Report

July 7, 2025

In March 2025, synod gatherings took place across the 5 pastoral areas of the Archdiocese, along with a 6th youth synod gathering. Clergy, chairs of Pastoral Councils, Paris Synod Animators, and pastoral staff were invited, with around 300 people from the Diocese present at the gatherings. The National Synod Team provided 17 topics for discussion that had emerged from the first synod gatherings in 2022. The aim of the spring gatherings was to prioritise the topics that should be a focus from the Pre-National Synod gatherings, beginning in October 2025. The ‘Conversations in the Spirit’ method was used to discern on 3 aspects: what the 3 priorities are out of the list of 17 topics? where there were noticable differences? and what are the priorities that the Holy Spirit is prompting us to recommend to the Pre-Synodal Assembly in October 2025?

The Dublin Diocesan Report and Top 10 Takeaways can be found at https://dublindiocese.ie/synod2025/.