Upcoming Special Prayer Services/Masses/Novenas/Pilgrimages in the Archdiocese
UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC CHAPLAINCY
Fr Vasyl Kornitsky is Chaplain to the Ukrainian community and curate in Donnycarney Parish. He can be contacted at 086 2359561 or ugccie@gmail.com. Ukrainian Mass (Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, Byzantine rite) is held every Sunday at 1pm in Our Lady of Consolation Church, Donnycarney.
FRENCH LANGUAGE MASS
Mass for the French-speaking Catholic community in Dublin resumed on Sunday, September 14, at 12.30pm in St Mary’s Church, Haddington Road and continues on the second and fourth Sundays of each month at 12.30pm from September to June.
ITALIAN COMMUNITY
Italian Catholic Community Dublin. Masses in Aughrim Street Church every Saturday at 5.30pm (fourth Sunday of the month followed by community gathering). Other activities: Biblical Catechesis (online); Pre-marriage Catechesis: Rosary (online); Book Club (online). Facebook: https://facebook.com/italiani.cattolici.a.dublino/. Contact: Fr Coriolan Muresan. cattolici.dublin@gmail.com / coryolan26@yahoo.it / 012447995.
SENSORY MASS, 23-MAY-26
St Mary’s Parish, Maynooth, warmly invites you to our Sensory Mass on Saturday, May 23, at 5.30pm. This Mass is designed to be inclusive and welcoming for young people and families who may benefit from a quieter and more relaxed worship environment. The short Mass will have gentle lighting and sound, calm atmosphere, space to move around if needed and sensory items to aid regulation. Please join us and invite anyone who might have sensory needs or simply wishes to attend a short and peaceful Mass. Join us in the pastoral centre after for refreshments. Eircode W23 N663.
FOXROCK PARISH – Pentecost Triduum 21 May – 23 May 2026
Pentecost Triduum – May 21, May 22, May 23. Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, Foxrock Church Morning Mass 10am and Evening Devotion 8pm. Conclusion 6pm Vigil Mass Saturday 23rd May – Solemnity of Pentecost. Fr Billy Cleary, Spiritan Father, will lead us.
PRAY FOR LIFE NOVENA, 23-MAY – 31-May 2026
The Pray for Life Novena is an invitation to join thousands of people across Ireland to pray for the protection of human life, from Saturday 23rd May to Sunday, 31st May 2026. Each day’s intention is accompanied by a short reflection and suggested actions to help build a culture of life in Ireland. Visit www.prayforlife.ie for the daily novena prayers and to sign up for daily reminders. The prayers will also be posted on facebook.com/PrayforLifeNovena and @prayforlifenovena on Instagram. This is an initiative of the Council for Life of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference.
HOLY FAMILY CHURCH, AUGHRIM STREET 24-May-26
EDENMORE DIVINE MERCY MISSION – 28-May-26
The Divine Mercy Mission – Eucharistic Healing Night on Thursday, May 28. This will be held in St Monica’s Church, Edenmore, from 6:30pm.
KNIGHTS OF ST COLUMBANUS KNOCK PILGRIMAGE – 30-May-26
Pilgrimage to Ireland’s International Eucharistic and Marian Shrine in Knock, County Mayo on Sunday, May 31. Board the coach at Earlsfort Terrace, D02 N527, at 7:45am and depart at 8am. This will be a very memorable pilgrimage, with a Mass led by Archbishop Eamon Martin, Primate of All Ireland, time for Adoration, anointing of the sick. We will stop in the Abbey Hotel, Roscommon Town, for tea/coffee break on the journey to Knock. On our journey home the coach will stop at the same hotel for an evening meal. If you have special dietary requirements, please inform members@knightsofstcolumbanus.ie / 085 2023225. The cost per pilgrim is €55 – please make contact to secure seats.
Legion of Mary – 31-May-26
GARDINER STREET NOVENA – 04-Jun-26
Gardiner Street Church: Novena to the Sacred Heart starts on Thursday 4th June and ends on Friday 12th June. This year’s preacher is Fr Brendan Comerford SJ. Mass times: Weekdays at 11am and 7.30pm; Saturday at 11am and 6pm; Sunday at 11am and 7.30pm.
ARDLEA NOVENA TO THE SACRED HEART – 04-Jun-26
ROSARY RALLY, KNOCK SHRINE – 06 June 2026
Dublin Archdiocese Pilgrimate to Lourdes – September 2026
FAIRVIEW YOUNG ADULTS Monthly Prayer Group
CHURCH OF THE HOLY FAMILY, AUGHRIM STREET MONTHLY DEVOTIONS
CHURCH STREET FIRST FRIDAY DEVOTIONS
Upcoming Retreats/Courses/Talks within the Archdiocese
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BALALLY PARISH
Living the Rule Together:
LAUDATO SI’ WEEK Week (17th May – 24th May)
The theme this year is “From Hope to Action” and you are very welcome to join us for one or more of our activities which include webinars, seed planting, meditations and climate striking.
DOMINICAN RETREAT CENTRE
IGNITE CONFERENCE – 23-May-26
An Ignite Ireland day conference, with special guest speaker from the US, Scott Hahn, will take place on Saturday, May 23, in the Convention centre, Dublin. Scott Hahn is a well-known writer and broadcaster, and much sought-after speaker. It is an event not to be missed. For more information and to book your ticket go to www.dominicans.ie.
PATHWAYS CERTIFICATE IN CATAECHESIS
Pathways and Diocesan Certificate in Catechesis: Anyone who is interested in learning more about either, or both, of these courses is invited to an evening on May 25, St Paul’s Arran Quay, beginning at 7.30pm. There will be an opportunity to hear more about the content and structure of each of these important courses and to ask questions. It would be helpful to know in advance if people are attending via an online registration form using this link: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/pZZiRiQAns
TEEN HOPE LEADER’S TRAINING
CARMELITES, WHITEFRIAR STREET
CAMP VERITAS
Camp Veritas is a Residential Faith & Fun Camp, Supporting Young People 12 – 17 years explore and celebrate their Catholic Faith. Clongowes Wood College, Clane, Co. Kildare, June 23 to 28. Visit www.campveritasireland.org for more.
PATHWAYS INTO PASTORAL MINISTRY
This course is for any adult who wants to explore and grow their faith. Over a year, participants are offered inputs on foundational issues of faith and the impact they have on ministry and parish life. There is also time for small group sharing and the opportunity for three different retreat experiences. On completion of the course, people are presented with a certificate.
Pathways is run on a Thursday evening (during term times) at the St Patrick’s campus of DCU in Drumcondra from 7.15pm to 9.15pm. The course starts on September 24 and runs until May 13, and costs €300. Online registration is now open using the QR code or via this link.
For further details, please visit the adult faith section of www.dublindiocese.ie/missionministry or contact peter.siney@dublindiocese.ie.
Upcoming Concerts in Archdioese
NEWMAN UNIVERSITY CHURCH – 05-Jun-26
To celebrate the end of a year of liturgies and music, the Newman Vocare Ensemble is having a summer concert featuring the best of from the liturgical year. The choir will sing favourites such as “Hallelujah Chorus” from Handel’s Messiah sung on Easter Sunday and “Let My Love Be Heard“ by Jake Runestad sung at our Remembrance Service, as well as new pieces to our choir especially for the concert like “Even When He is Silent” by Kim André Arnesen. “Heart Speaks to Heart” will be Friday, June 5, at 7pm in Newman University Church with special guests the Loreto College Junior School Choir and University Church Singers
General Admission is €15 and Student Admission is €10. Limited tickets will be available at the door so make sure to purchase yours. (Admission for children is free.) All ticket proceeds will be a direct donation to the upkeep of Newman University Church. Visit http://vocare.eventbrite.ie. Use code FRIEND for 20% off your ticket. There will be tickets available after Masses on May 17, May 24, and May 31. Limited tickets will be available at the door.
RE-JOYCE WITH PALESTRINA CHOIR – 16-Jun-26
A unique celebration of sacred music from Ulysses and other works by James Joyce, with The Palestrina Choir. Time: 7:30pm. Date: Bloomsday, June 16. Location: St. Mary’s Cathedral, Marlborough Street, Dublin 1.
This Bloomsday, experience a glorious evening of sacred music from Ulysses and other works by James Joyce. This special concert will explore the musical life of Joyce’s Dublin as well as Joycean links with both the Palestrina Choir and the Pro-Cathedral itself. Sit back and listen to readings from Joyce’s work and some of the most beautiful sacred music ever written including Palestrina’s Missa Papae Marcelli, Mozart’s Twelfth Mass, and Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus. Don’t miss this incredible musical collaboration presented by Darina Gallagher, Director of the James Joyce Centre, and Blánaid Murphy, Director of the Palestrina Choir of St Mary’s Cathedral.
Lay Ministry Appeal – This Weekend
Lay Ministry Sunday, and the Associated Lay Ministry Appeal, takes place on the weekend of 2/3 May 2026 and will replace the Share collection. This year’s theme is Building faith-filled communities.
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