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)

20 September 2013

Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost


Give peace, O Lord, to them that patiently wait for Thee, that Thy prophets may be found faithful: hear the prayers of Thy servant, and of Thy people Israel. I rejoiced at the things that were said to me: we shall go into the house of the Lord.
Mass at 5pm, St Patrick's Church, College Rd, Kilkenny, Sunday 22nd September
Celebrant: Rev Thomas O’Toole CC

11 September 2013


The Seven Sorrows of Our Lady

This Sunday we also commemorate The Seven Sorrows of Our Lady:


  1. The Prophecy of Simeon
  2. The Flight into Egypt
  3. The Loss of Jesus in the Temple
  4. Mary meets Jesus Carrying the Cross
  5. The Crucifixion
  6. Mary Receives the Dead Body of Her Son
  7. The Burial of Her Son and Closing of the Tomb


07 September 2013

Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost


Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I have cried to Thee all the day; for Thou, O Lord, art sweet and mild, and plenteous in mercy to all that call upon Thee. Bow down Thine ear to me, O Lord, and hear me; for I am needy and poor.
Mass at 5pm, St Patrick's Church, College Rd, Kilkenny, Sunday 8th September
Celebrant: Rev Thomas O’Toole CC

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