Upcoming Concerts in Archdioese
ST MARY’S CATHEDRAL, JUNE CHORAL LITURGIES
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.
Pope’s April Prayer Intention
Pope Leo XIV has urged Catholics across the globe to join him in April in praying for priests in crisis. He released the monthly “Pray with the Pope” video on Tuesday. In his prayer, the Pope entrusted all priests into the Father’s hands, especially those going through moments of crisis, “when loneliness weighs heavily, when doubt clouds their hearts, and when exhaustion seems stronger than hope”.
Vocations Sunday – 26-Apr-26
Good Shepherd Sunday – Vocations Sunday, 26 April 2026
“Every vocation is an immeasurable gift for the Church and for those who receive it with joy.” – Pope Leo XIV, Message for the 63rd World Day of Prayer for Vocations 2026
In his message for this year’s World Day of Prayer for Vocations, Pope Leo XIV reminds us that vocation is an “interior discovery” of God’s gift, planted deep within our hearts and nurtured through prayer, listening, and trust. He encourages all of us to create a spirit of faith, prayer, and support, so that God’s call may be heard and generously embraced.
We give thanks that, in the Archdiocese of Dublin, there are currently three seminarians, along with others discerning a call to the priesthood this year. Their generous “yes” is a powerful sign of hope for our Church and our communities. Let us keep them in our prayers, and also remember all those considering a vocation to the priesthood, religious life, lay ministry, or family life. May they find the courage to pause, listen, and follow the voice of the Good Shepherd.
May this Good Shepherd Sunday be a moment of encouragement and support, where vocations are welcomed, nurtured, and allowed to flourish among us.
See here for the full message of Pope Leo XIV
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