Wednesday August 15th:
Vigil Mass on Tuesday evening at 7.30pm.
Mass on Wednesday at 11.30am.
It is a Holy Day of Obligation.
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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
| Week beginning 5th August | Mon 10am (Bank Holiday) Tues & Thurs 7.30pm Wed & Fri 9.30am Sat 10am Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament on Fridays commencing after morning Mass and continuing throughout the day. |
| Week beginning 13th Aug | Mon 8am Tues 7.30pm, (Vigil) Wed 11.30am, (Holy Day) Thur 7.30pm, Fri 9.30am. Sat 10am |
| Week beginning 20th Aug | Mon 8am, Tues & Thurs 7.30pm, Wed & Fri 9.30am, Sat 10am. |
St. James' Church, Athboy
| Saturday Vigil | 6:15pm |
| Sunday | 11.30am |
| Confessions (Saturday) | 2.00pm - 3.00pm |
| Baptisms (Sunday) | 12:30pm Baptismal meeting once a month. |
Upcoming Events
Cemetery Devotions in Old Abbey, Rathmore
August 10 @ 7:30 pm
Baptism Meeting
September 3 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Mass and Presentation to Fr. O’Connor
September 7 @ 7:30 pm
Weekly Notices
Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
August 3, 2018
Our New Parish Priest
August 3, 2018
Bishop Smith has appointed Fr Padraig McMahon as our new parish priest to succeed Fr O’Connor.
Fr McMahon is currently administrator in the Cathedral in Mullingar where he has served for the past ten years.
He is a native of Kingscourt and has served in the parishes of Navan, Clara and Rosemount.
Pilgrimages and Retreats
June 29, 2018
During the summer months there are a number of pilgrimages and retreat available.
Listed below are some you might like to consider:
Knock: Ireland’s Marian Shrine, season continues until Oct 14th with Mass, Confessions, Stations of the Cross, Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament daily. National Novena in honour of Our Lady of Knock Aug…
World Meeting of Families – an Update
June 21, 2018
Invitation: An open invitation is being extended to families around our parish to visit the Icon of the Holy Family in the Cathedral in Mullingar from Friday June 29th until Monday July 1st. at 11am. Parishioners are welcome to visit to pray before the icon.
Petition Sheets are being made available to families and individuals…
Cemetery Improvements
May 10, 2018
Work in the cemetery is continuing.It will consist of new paths and the re-surfacing of existing paths and a new layout of future graves.
The areas that are being worked on will be cordoned off during working time for health and safety reasons.
Fundraising Events for the Cemetery:
• Envelopes for “Sponsor a Metre…