Pope Benedict XVI

"Beauty... is not mere decoration, but rather an essential element of the liturgical action, since it is an attribute of God Himself and His revelation."
(Pope Benedict XVI, Sacramentum Caritatis, 35)

22 July 2012

Ninth Sunday after Pentecost


Behold God is my helper, and the Lord is the protector of my soul: turn back the evils upon my enemies, and cut them off in Thy truth, O Lord my protector. Save me, O God, by Thy Name, and deliver me in Thy strength.
Mass at 5pm, St Patrick's Church, College Rd, Kilkenny, Sunday 29th July
Celebrant:  Rev Thomas O’Toole CC

21 July 2012

Eighth Sunday after Pentecost


We have received Thy mercy, O God, in the midst of Thy temple; according to Thy Name, O God, so also is Thy praise unto the ends of the earth; Thy right hand is full of justice. Great is the Lord, and exceedingly to be praised, in the city of God, in His holy mountain
Mass at 5pm, St Patrick's Church, College Rd, Kilkenny, Sunday 22nd July
Celebrant:  Rev Thomas O’Toole CC

15 July 2012

Seventh Sunday after Pentecost


Clap your hands, all ye nations: shout unto God with the voice of joy For the Lord is most high, He is terrible; He is a great King over all the earth.
Mass at 5pm, St Patrick's Church, College Rd, Kilkenny, Sunday 11th  July
Celebrant:  Rev Thomas O’Toole CC

10 July 2012



Sung Mass Wednesday 11-July-2012 at 7:30pm
Feast of St Oliver Plunkett, Bishop & Martyr

It has been 421 years since the martyrdom of St. Oliver Plunkett at Tyburn on the 1st of July 1681 (in the Julian calendar). His feast is celebrated on the 11th of July in the Roman calendar, which is the date of his martyrdom under the Gregorian calendar which was of course only adopted in England in 1752. He was also the last Catholic martyr to die in England.

To celebrate the 92st anniversary of the beatification of St. Oliver Plunkett and in thanks-giving for the past years work in Kilkenny, under his patronage, there will be veneration of a 1st Class relic of St. Oliver Plunkett after the Sung Mass on Wednesday 11th July


Celebrant: Rev. Thomas O'Toole CC

08 July 2012

Sixth Sunday after Pentecost


The Lord is the strength of His people, and the protector of the salvation of His anointed: save, O Lord, Thy people, and bless Thine inheritance, and rule them for ever. Unto Thee will I cry, O Lord: O my God, be not Thou silent to me, lest if Thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.
Mass at 5pm, St Patrick's Church, College Rd, Kilkenny, Sunday 8th July
Celebrant:  Rev Thomas O’Toole CC