Holy Week is the most revered week in the year for Christians as we recall the moments of Jesus’ passion, death and resurrection. During the week we follow in the footsteps of Jesus. We are led through the moments of Jesus’ entry to Jerusalem, his betrayal by Judas,…
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Welcome to the Athboy Parish Website
We hope that you find this website informative and useful but also enriching spiritually through our prayer space.
Our parish is dedicated to St. James from the earliest times. St. James, a fisherman, was one of the first apostles, is the patron saint of pilgrims. He is represented in a magnificent stained glass window in St. James’ Church, Athboy with his staff, water jug, and satchel. His symbol a cockle shell is pinned to his cloak. In his hands is a representation of our church as he raises it up to God.
We are all on many different roads and paths to the Lord. We pray through the intercession of St James.
Mass Times
Weekday Masses
| Weekday Masses |
Monday 8am, Tuesday 7.30pm Spy Wednesday 9.30am Holy Thursday 7.30pm Good Friday Stations 3pm Passion Liturgy 7.30pm Holy Saturday Vigil 7.30pm CONFESSIONS: Saturday 5.45pm |
St. James' Church, Athboy
| Saturday Vigil | 6:15pm |
| Sunday | 11.30am |
| Confessions (Saturday) | 5.45pm |
| Baptisms (Sunday) |
After the 11.30am Mass. Baptismal meeting once a month. |
Upcoming Events
Weekly Notices
Friday 17th March, St Patrick’s Day
St Patrick was brought as a slave to Ireland during his teenage years. He tended herds on Slemish mountain for about six years and during this time he “prayed many times a day,” with his love for God growing stronger. In his early twenties he escaped back home, however he realised God was calling him…
Earthquake Appeal
This weekend there is an opportunity to donate to victims of the recent earthquake in Turkey & Northern Syria. Aid to the Church in Need, a Catholic charity which assists communities in need all over the world with material and practical help, is working in one of the worst affected areas including Aleppo, Syria. Any…
Lent
begins on Ash Wednesday this week. Ash Wednesday is a day of penance in the Church and a day of abstinence and fasting. Ashes, blessed and worn on this day are a sign of penance, traditionally a biblical one; they signify the human condition of the sinner, who seeks to express their guilt before the…
Confirmation
Bishop Tom Deenihan will administer Confirmation on Friday 24th February at 12 noon in Athboy Church.
Ceremony of Light: on Tuesday 7th February at 8pm, we invite the candidates for Confirmation and their parents to a Ceremony of Light in Athboy Church. This ceremony recalls the day of Baptism when parents received a lighted candle,…