Notices

Feast of St Joseph, 19th March

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9.30am Mass on Thursday will be celebrated St Joseph’s altar in Athboy Church.

Novena of Prayer to St Joseph

Ever glorious St Joseph, good and faithful servant,

God was pleased…

St. Patrick’s Day

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Feast of St Patrick: our national patron saint was first brought to Ireland as…

Sacrament of Reconciliation

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We congratulate the girls and boys in Second Class who have celebrated their First Confession.

Fr Padraig is offering the sacrament of Reconciliation after weekday Mass for the pupils in 3rd,4th & 5th classes during Lent in Athboy, Rathmore & Rathcairn schools.

Confessions are available every Saturday in Athboy at 5.45pm.

What is Confession? The…

Lent

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is a time of prayer, repentance, fasting and preparation for Easter.  We are encouraged to pray, fast and share with the poor.

Pray: personal prayer is not complete…

Confirmation

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Bishop Deenihan will administer the sacrament of Confirmation in Athboy Church on Thursday for the 6th class pupils of Ballivor & Kildalkey.

At…

Ash Wednesday and Lent

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Ash Wednesday opens the season of Lent. The day gets its name from the blessing of the ashes from burning of Palm branches from the previous year’s Palm Sunday celebrations. The ashes…

Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes

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Wednesday 11th February

9.30am Mass on Wednesday will be celebrated at the altar dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes in Athboy Church.

Day for Religious in Diocese

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On Sunday, February 8th, the Religious of the Diocese will gather with the Bishop for a Celebration of Sung Vespers at 4pm in the Cathedral.

This is a way of acknowledging the contribution of Religious to our Diocese.  All parishioners are welcome to this…

Catholic Schools Week 2026

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Reflecting on this year’s Catholic Schools Week theme, “Normal lives called to holiness,” Bishop Tom Deenihan, the Bishop of Meath, and chair of the Council for Education of the Irish Bishops’ Conference, said, “God has blessed us all with gifts to make the world a…

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, 18–25th January 2026

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“Unity is a divine mandate at the core of our Christian identity, more than simply an ideal.  It represents the essence of the Church’s calling – a call to reflect the harmonious oneness of our life in Christ amidst our diversity. This divine unity is central to our mission and is sustained by the profound…