We are just beginning Holy Week with the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. The crowds welcome Him and sing Hosannas in his honour. He will give us the Eucharist as the Sacrament of his Real Presence and Love. But, we will see the tide change, Jesus will be rejected by the people…
A few words to ponder from Pope Francis’ homily Palm Sunday last year! Jesus’ passion becomes compassion whenever we hold out our hand to those who feel they cannot go on, when we lift up those who have fallen, when we embrace those who are discouraged. Brothers and sisters, in order to experience…
Easter Sunday: Outdoor Dawn Mass at 5.30am Mass for all parishioners and friends will be offered in unused part of Mucklagh New Cemetery at which we will be remembering and praying for all who died since last Easter and those laid to rest in all our parish cemeteries. . To Mass…
“Pope Leo XIV expresses profound sorrow for all the victims of the bombings in these days in the Middle East, for the many innocents, including many children, and for those who were helping them, such as Father Pierre El-Rahi, the Maronite priest killed this afternoon in Qlayaa,”…. “He is following what is happening…
The Eucharist, the Mass, is at the very centre of our faith. “It is the source and summit of the Church”. Could you go to Mass more often to meet Jesus and to receive his blessings? Jesus gives himself to us in the Mass – he is really and truly present in the…
As tensions escalate following the Feb. 28 U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran, we share this prayer to St. Francis of Assisi a timeless intercessor for peace which Pope Leo XIV shared with leaders of the Franciscan order on the beginning of the 800th anniversary of St. Francis’ death in January 2026.…
Statue of Saint Carlo Acutis In recent days a life size statue of Saint Carlo Acutis has been purchased for the Prayer Space in Saint Carthage’s church Killina . With having the Presentation Secondary School across the road we hope this sacred space will become a place of pilgrimage ,prayer and reflection in…
Rahan Parish Accounts If you wish to donate on line the following are the Account Details for Rahan Parish . Thanks for your support
Account Name: St Carthage’s Church Current Account
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If anyone has not received a box of envelopes in the past and…
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