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)

12 October 2013

Twenty First Sunday after Pentecost


All things are in Thy will, O Lord; and there is none that can resist Thy will: for Thou hast made all things, heaven and earth, and all things that are under the cope of heaven: Thou art Lord of all. Blessed are the undefiled in the way; who walk in the law of the Lord.
Mass at 5pm, St Patrick's Church, College Rd, Kilkenny, Sunday 13th  October
Celebrant: Rev Thomas O’Toole CC

05 October 2013

Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost


All that Thou hast done to us, O Lord, Thou hast done in true judgment: because we have sinned against Thee, and we have not obeyed Thy commandments: but give glory to Thy Name, and deal with us according to the multitude of Thy mercy. Blessed are the undefiled in the way; who walk in the law of the Lord.
Mass at 5pm, St Patrick's Church, College Rd, Kilkenny, Sunday 6th October
Celebrant: Rev Thomas O’Toole CC

25 September 2013

Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost


I am the salvation of the people, saith the Lord: in whatever tribulation they shall cry to Me, I will hear them; and I will be their Lord forever. Attend, O my people, to My law; incline your ears to the words of My mouth
Mass at 5pm, St Patrick's Church, College Rd, Kilkenny, Sunday 29th September
Celebrant: Rev Thomas O’Toole CC

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