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)

27 August 2013

Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost


Bow down Thine ear, O Lord, to me and hear me: save Thy servant, O my God, that trusteth in Thee: have mercy on me, O Lord, for I have cried to Thee all day.  Give joy to the soul of Thy servant; for to Thee, O Lord, I have lifted up my soul.
Mass at 5pm, St Patrick's Church, College Rd, Kilkenny, Sunday 1st September
Celebrant: Rev Thomas O’Toole CC

23 August 2013

Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost



Behold, O God, our protector, and look on the face of Thy Christ; for better is one day in Thy courts above thousands. How lovely are Thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts! my soul longeth and fainteth for the courts of the Lord.
Mass at 5pm, St Patrick's Church, College Rd, Kilkenny, Sunday 25th August
Celebrant:  Rev Thomas O’Toole CC

16 August 2013

Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost


Have regard, O Lord, to Thy covenant, and forsake not to the end the souls of Thy poor: arise, O Lord, and judge Thy cause, and forget not the voices of them that seek Thee. O God, why hast Thou cast us off unto the end: why is Thy wrath enkindled against the sheep of Thy pasture?
Mass at 5pm, St Patrick's Church, College Rd, Kilkenny, Sunday 18th August
Celebrant:  Rev Thomas O’Toole CC

10 August 2013

Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost


Incline unto my aid, O God: O Lord, make haste to help me: let my enemies be confounded and ashamed, who seek my soul.  Let them be turned backward and blush for shame, who desire evils to me.
Mass at 5pm, St Patrick's Church, College Rd, Kilkenny, Sunday 11th August
Celebrant:  Rev Thomas O’Toole CC


02 August 2013

Eleventh 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 4th August