Our Capuchin Brothers Jude and Brian McKenna featured on Nationwide on Wednesday 04 October 2017, the feast of St Francis of Assisi. As well as being brothers in the Capuchin Order, they are also blood brothers. In fact they’re twins! Both brothers have served for many years as Capuchin missionaries, Jude in Zambia and Brian…
We wish you every blessing and good wish on the feast of St Francis and we thank you for your continued prayers and support.
Ard Mhuire Friary, Creeslough Donegal Thursday 21st, Friday 22nd & Saturday 23rd (Feast Day). Mass at 7.30pm each evening. Celebrant and preacher: Br Kieran Shorten OFM Cap. Brother Kieran served for many years as a missionary in Zambia and is now part of our community in Ard Mhuire, Co. Donegal. Holy Trinity, Father Mathew Quay,…
We are delighted to announce that we will launch a ‘Year of Capuchin Vocation’ in Knock Shrine on Sunday 17th of September as part of the annual Padre Pio Pilgrimage to Knock. This year of vocation is an opportunity for us to promote vocations to our way of life by means of prayer and presence….
We were delighted to welcome five students from Eastern Europe along with their Formator for a three week experience of Capuchin life in Ireland and Irish culture. The progress of the trip was closely followed by hundreds of people on Social Media who eagerly awaited the daily updates. Over the course of their trip our…
On Friday 14th July all are invited to come together and pray for peace in the Capuchin Friary Kilkenny. Gathering at 7pm in the Friary Church we will make prayer the foundation of our peace-making, it is where we must begin. So please come and join if only for a short time to offer our…
We are delighted to bring you the summer issue of Capuchin Connection. Please click on the link below to access it. Capuchin Connection Magazine 4pp A4 June 17
On Saturday 10th of June 2017 UCC History Department in conjunction with the Capuchin Friars in Rochestown and Douglas Parish Assembly hosted a very well attended historical conference on the Capuchins and Ireland’s struggle for independence. Dr Gabriel Doherty (UCC History Department and one of the organisers) remarked on how the Capuchins had been…
Sunday 11th at 12 Noon Mass Monday 12th and Tuesday 13th at 10.30am Mass Blessing of lillies on Tuesday 13th at 10.30am Mass Blessing of children on Tuesday 13th from 3pm to 4pm Preacher: Br Eddie Dowley OFM Capuchin.