Happy New Year
We wish you all a very happy New Year and pray that the year ahead will bring you the blessings you need in your life. Thank you for your continued support for the Irish Capuchin Franciscan Friars both at home and abroad. May the star that enlightened the path of the Magi cast its light…
Christmas Blessings
Thank you for your generosity and support to all the Capuchin Friars and Capuchin ministries. May the Lord of all bless you with the gift of his Peace this Christmas.
Christmas Schedules
Holy Trinity, Father Mathew Quay, Cork City. Christmas Eve Mass at 7.30pm (Concelebrated Mass and Blessing of the Crib) Christmas Day Masses 8.00am, 10.00am, 11.00am, 12.30pm Masses for the rest of the week Thursday 26th Friday 27th Saturday 28th 10.00 and 12.00 noon. No evening Mass. St Mary of the Angel’s…
The Dublin Gospel Choir to put on ‘A Night of Soul’ in aid of the Capuchin Day Centre
Our good friends in the Dublin Gospel Choir are hosting ‘A Night of Soul’ in St Mary of the Angel’s Church Street on Sunday 22nd of December 2019 following the 7pm Mass. Each year the DGC generously given their time and share their talents in aid of the Capuchin Day Centre for Homeless People. This…
Irish Missionaries Dinner – Zambia
The Irish Ambassador to Zambia – Seamus O’Grady and his wife Mary Lehane – invited Irish Missionaries working in Zmabia to a ‘Christmas dinner’ at the Ambassador’s Residence in Lusaka on Saturday 30th of November. Many religious orders of sisters, brothers and priests were represented including Capuchins Noel and Donatus. We Pray that the Lord…
A Black Friday Prayer …
Tomorrow is what’s become known as ‘Black Friday’. We’ve all seen the new reports with the disturbing images of stampedes as people trample over one another to get the ‘bargain of the century’. Don’t be fooled – be polite and kind to each other. Black Friday is all about things – people are not things. Shop…
Greyfriars Review available on-line
An important announcement for all those interested in studying the Franciscan heritage: Greyfriars Review was a significant journal published by the Franciscan Institute Press from 1987 to 2006; its goal was make the best of Franciscan scholarship originally published in other languages available to the English-speaking world. Copies of this journal are very hard to…
Fr Bryan is ‘Sending Positive Vibes’
Congratulations to our Capuchin Brother, Bryan Shortall OFM Cap, on the publication of his second book – Sending Poistive Vibes. The book will be available in Irish bookstores from Monday 11th of November 2019. The blurb reads: “From the beginning from the beginning of his is pontificate, Pope Francis said “…And remember, don’t forget to pray…
Ancient Byzantine Catholic Prayer for All Souls Day
This beautiful prayer was sent to us by Fr Coriolan Muresan, Chaplain to the Greek -Romanian Catholic Community who gather in St Michan’s Church, Halston Street for weekly mass. Byzantine Catholic Prayer for the Deceased God of the spirits and of all flesh, who have trampled death and annihilated the devil and given life to your…
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Today we celebrate the Queenship of Our Blessed Mother, Queen of Heaven and Earth. This is also the day that we Capuchins take up our new assignments. We ask you to keep us in your prayers. We pray for all our communities in Ireland who may be welcoming or saying goodbye to Friars today. Pictured is Br Dermot Lynch who says slán go fóill to Knock as he takes up his new appointment in Holy Trinity, Cork. We wish all our brothers every blessing. ... See MoreSee Less
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A message from Archbishop of Dublin, Dermot Farrell:
Unprovoked attacks on members of the Indian community in Dublin
Statement of Archbishop Dermot Farrell
August 11, 2025
Recent attacks on members of the Indian community in Dublin have been truly shocking. These unprovoked attacks on people, including a child, who were apparently targeted solely because of their ethnic identity have generated understandable fear and alarm among the Indian community.
The truth is that the Indian community in Dublin comprises many people who have come to Dublin to make an important and valued contribution to our society. We are all familiar with the vital presence of Indian professionals in our healthcare system, without whom many healthcare needs simply could not be met. Others apply their skills in other important sectors of the economy and also contribute to funding public services through their taxes.
It is not only through their work lives that our Indian neighbours and fellow citizens are enriching our society. The diversity of Indian culture and traditions add to the vitality of life in Dublin. In particular, many Indian families are playing an increasingly prominent role in the parishes and school communities of the Archdiocese of Dublin. Indian priests, religious and lay volunteers are an increasingly important presence in the pastoral life of the Church in Dublin. That gives the lie to the vile and blasphemous claims of some who spread the poison of racial hatred on social media and otherwise that their views are somehow protecting Christianity.
It is time to call out those who peddle racial hatred. It is time to stand up to those who seek to divide our community through rumour and malice. Our parishes and school communities have already given a warm welcome to Indian families who have made their homes here. I urge them to strengthen that spirit of solidarity, not only with Indian members of parish communities, but with all our Indian neighbours. I call on everyone to support the Gardaí in every way to confront and defeat those whose actions have contributed to the fear now being experienced in the Indian community in Dublin.
Dermot Farrell
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Today we celebrate the feast of St Clare of Assisi. We offer our blessings to the Poor Cleares, Sisters of St Clare and all who follow her path. You can find out more about the life and Spirituality of St Clare thanks to Franciscan Media:
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Today is the anniversary of the ordination of Padre Pio. He was ordained Priest on the 10th of August 1910 in the Cathedral of Benvento, Italy by Archbishop Paolo Schinosi. #prayhopeanddontworry vocations@capuchins.ie ... See MoreSee Less
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Around this time 17 years ago I began as a Postulant with the Irish Capuchin Franciscan Friars. I took a years career break from my job in financial services to try it out. For nearly two years before the moment captured here, I had been trying to figure out what God was asking of me.
When I was younger, I had a great desire to be a priest however over time this desire seemed to move to the background. The death and funeral of St John Paul ll had a deep affect on me in a very unexpected way. Like so many others I was glued to the TV coverage. As I watched the crowds gathered in St Peters, those old familiar feelings and desires about priesthood began to come to the fore and really caught me by surprise. I had a life beyond all that, where was this coming from? It's often strange what ignites, or reignites, the spark of faith and vocation. This time, the feelings didn't go away. So over time I plucked up the courage to send an email to a group of men called the Capuchins. I discovered their website while sifting through the various religious orders on the Vocations Ireland site.
Why these men and not a different group? Well, there was something about them that seemed to draw me to them. I'd never met one of them at this stage and I'd never been to a Capuchin church or friary. However, the images of them in their habits, the way in which they seemed to bring the message of St Francis alive in the ordinary things of life and their commitment to be men of prayer, really attracted me. To cut a long story very short - 17 years later I'm the Guardian of that Friary I which received that Tau Cross (The Tau Cross is an ancient Franciscan symbol worn by all Franciscans. It reminds us of our call to be living witnesses to the Gospel and it was used by St Francis as his signature). Each day is an opportunity to figure out what God asks of us.The big difference between then and now is that each day I now discern the Will of God together with my Capuchin brothers, as brothers of St Francis.
I just wanted to share this short memory from Facebook and a little of its background story. You never know how the Lord might use it to ignite the flame of vocation and faith in someone reading it. If you'd like to get in touch to find out more about the Capuchin Franciscan vocation, email vocations@capuchins.ie.
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Today we celebrate the Feast of our Holy Father St Dominic. Greetings to all our Dominican Sisters and Brothers. Here's a little more about his life thanks to Franciscan Media's - Saint of the Day: Saint Dominic | Franciscan Media ... See MoreSee Less
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Saint Dominic became aware that the preacher had to practice what he preached and connect with the people of God. He and a few Cistercians formed what was the beginning of the Order of Preachers, bett...0 CommentsComment on Facebook