Do you need to Phone a Friar? For many this time of social isolation may also be a time of heightened anxiety, stress or loneliness. Should you feel the need to chat with someone, perhaps share a moment of prayer and meditation, seek a remembrance in the prayers of our community, or just vent a…
Please Note. Covid -19 Corona Virus Reminder: There is no Padre Pio prayer group in the Capuchin Friary, Church St tomorrow, Thursday, March 19th. We wait for further updates from Govt/CMO/HSE but at this stage it is very unlikely we will go ahead with: Capuchin Friary Church St prayer group at 3.00 p.m. on Thursday,…
Blessings to you on the feast of St Patrick. It’s an usual year for all with parades, gatherings and Masses cancelled. St Patrick was a man of deep faith and that faith was centred on the powerful protection of the Holy Trinity. In this time of worry and social distancing, let us surround ourselves with…
Masses and other church services in our Friaries have been impacted by the recent instructions from the Department of Health. Please contact your local Friary or Capuchin Church to find out their arrangements. Contact details for each of the Friaries can be found of the ‘Our Places’ page of this website. All Friary offices are…
Statement from the Irish Catholic Bishop’s Conference concerning cornonavirus and liturgical celebrations including Mass, Baptism, Sacrament of the Sick and funerals. https://www.catholicbishops.ie/2020/03/11/irish-catholic-bishops-conference-statement-on-liturgical-considerations-in-the-context-of-covid-19-coronavirus-2/
The Novena of Grace continues in Halston Street Parish until Thursday 12th of March. The themes of this year’s Novena is ‘The Grace to Love one another as Jesus loves us’. The main Novena Mass (6pm Sat, 12Pm Sunday, &.30pm Mon – Thursday) has confession, preacher, music and blessing with the relic. The 10am Mass…
Please read the attached advice from the HSE https://www.hpsc.ie/a-z/respiratory/coronavirus/novelcoronavirus/guidance/religioussettingsguidance/COVID%2019_Guidance%20for%20religious%20services%20V1.pdf
UCC GAA brought the Fitzgibbon Cup to Rochestown College to visit the grave of the Capuchin Friar from whom the cup gets its name – Edwin Fitzgibbon. Edwin Fitzgibbon was once rector of Rochestown College and then Professor of Philosphy in UCC. Fitzgibbon was a passionate supporter of Gaelic games and funding the commissioning of…
Next Saturday evening (22nd of February) Gerard Gallagher will speak at the 6pm Mass in Halston Street Parish, Dublin 7 to share a little about his new book of Lenten reflections – Return to me with all your heart. It’s an excellent book to help us focus our minds and hearts during Lent. The book…