Our Lady Queen Of Peace Church Dublin - Merrion Road Church Dublin D4

Mass Times

Sundays:
6pm Vigil (on Sat night);10am; 12 noon; 9pm

Holydays (Mon-Fri):
6pm (Vigil) - no 6pm Mass if vigil falls on Sunday;
7.30am; 10am; 12 noon; 9pm

Mon-Fri: 7.30am; 10am; 12 noon

Saturdays: 10am; 12 noon; 6pm (Vigil for Sun)

Bank Holidays: 10am; 12 noon

Our Lady Queen of Peace
Merrion Road, Dublin 4,
D04 NX33, Ireland

Tel: +353 (0)1 269 1825

info@merrionroadchurch.ie

Welcome to Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish!

Apart from providing useful information about the parish, its groups and the various activities, it is our desire to use this website to share our faith with you, providing resources and links for faith development, both personal and family.

We also want to facilitate piety and prayer and hope you will find the Daily Mass Readings (with commentary) helpful.

Since 2008, priests of the Opus Dei Prelature have been entrusted with the pastoral care of Our Lady Queen of Peace. See Daily Message taken from the writings of St Josemaría, Founder of Opus Dei, which gives some insights into his charism.

We would appreciate your feedback. God bless you and please visit us often!

Fr Fergus

Parish Pilgrimage to the Holy Land, 13-21 September 2017

The inaugural pilgrimage of Lady Queen of Peace to the Holy Land was a wonderful experience for everyone. Photo album here.

As one of our pilgrims put it:

We walked where He walked, sailed where He sailed, felt the same desert sun on our backs as He did. I defy anyone to come to this holy place and not be moved to tears, buoyed up and strengthened in their faith in God made man.

We spent 3 nights in Tiberias and 5 nights in Jerusalem and visited the major holy sites in Galilee and in Jerusalem and surroundings.

We also went to the very impressive Saxum Visitor Centre, which is nearing completion. This Saxum visit helped a lot to give an overview of the history of salvation and to bring the Gospels alive.

The consensus was that through our visit to the Holy Land we were able to seek, find and to love Christ at a deeper level.

For more background on the Holy Sites, see eBook In the Footprints of our Faith, which can be downloaded in various formats here.

Parish Family Fun Day, Sunday 24 September 2017

Our fourth annual Parish Family Fun Day was a most enjoyable event.

Lots of families with young children came to the 12 noon Mass. Our Sunday celebration continued afterwards with a range of outdoor entertainment. Throughout the afternoon, a continuous supply of tea, lemonade, sandwiches and biscuits was provided by volunteers.

Old favourites like bouncy castles, face-painting and games galore, were complemented by tours of the church given at intervals by a team of enthusiastic young volunteers.

Special thanks to all our volunteers, to all who came, to all who contributed towards covering our Fun Day expenses and to those who brought refreshments, in response to our Family Fun Day Pot Luck page

See 2017 photo album.

Also photos from previous years here: 2016, 2015 and 2014.

Faith Forum for Young Adults, Tuesdays, 8-9pm

Do you have BIG Questions? Like to share them with FRIENDS?

Why not join us at FAITH FORUM, where we explore faith, make friends and develop interior freedom.

Every Tuesday at 8pm in the Upper Room.

On Tuesday 24th October, we continue our study of A Biblical Walk Through the Mass by Edward Sri (subtitled Understanding what we say and do in the liturgy).

The topic (pp. 119-121) we shall consider is: the Intercessions and Doxology in the Eucharistic Prayer.

In addition, we shall reflect briefly on the readings for the following Sunday (30th Sunday in Ordinary Time):

See First Reading and Gospel.

The basic weekly format is to consider a text (e.g. Catechism, YOUCAT, book on the Mass, other theological or spiritual text), reflect on and discuss it, have a period of guided prayer together, followed by a cup of tea/coffee.

Some feedback from participants here.

Making your FIRST COLLECTION and SHARE donations more tax-efficient, using envelopes

There has been a good response to our initiative of using an envelope system for our First Collection and Share Collection, which began on 1 July 2017.

If you would like to participate in this scheme, please fill out the form (downloadable at the bottom of the page) and hand it in or email it to the Parish Office. We plan to print a second batch of envelopes as soon as the numbers warrant it.

If you prefer not to use the envelope system and wish to make your contributions tax efficient, you might like to make your Collections contributions via the Parish Office. Once we can trace donations back to you, then they can be processed for tax reclaim purposes.

What are the benefits of such a system and how will it work?

Under current tax law, since we have charitable status, any cumulative donation in a given tax year to Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish of €250 or more (by way of Family Offering, Dues, First Collection or Share Collection) is eligible for tax relief (amounting to almost 45% of the donation). This tax relief would be paid directly to Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish.

At present we cannot reclaim tax for First Collection or Share Collection donations because the current system does not permit recording the source of these donations.

For example, a €5 donation for the First Collection or Share Collection, using the envelope system, could possibly yield an extra €2.25 on that donation.

More information here.

Downloads

1. Explanatory sheet and application form re envelopes for Tax Relief on First & Share Collection (pdf)

Pope Francis' Prayer Intention for October 2017

Workers and the Unemployed: That all workers may receive respect and protection of their rights, and that the unemployed may receive the opportunity to contribute to the common good.

Video of the Pope:

Helpful reflections on the Pope's intention from Apostleship of Prayer here.

World Meeting of Families: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

The World Meeting of Families is being held in Dublin from 21 to 26 August 2018.

Large numbers of volunteers are needed to help prepare for the event and during the event itself.

If you would like to volunteer to help in any way, you can apply by clicking here.

Masses for All Saints, 1 November 2017

Wednesday, 1 November, Solemnity of All Saints, is a holyday of obligation.

Masses in Our Lady Queen of Peace will be as follows:

Tuesday, 31 October	Vigil Mass at 6pm
Wednesday, 1 November	7.30am, 10am, 12 noon & 9pm

November Indulgences for the Holy Souls

From 12 noon on 1 November until midnight on 2 November

By visiting a church or oratory and there reciting one Our Father and the Apostle's Creed, one Plenary Indulgence, applicable only to the Holy Souls, may be gained, by all those who:

Have confessed (at any time in the week preceding or the week following 1st November)
Received Holy Communion (any day from 1-8 Nov)
Prayed for the Pope’s intentions (one Our Father, and Hail Mary or any other prayer of one’s choice)

1 — 8 November

The Faithful who visit a cemetery and pray for the dead may gain One Plenary Indulgence, applicable only to the Holy Souls.

The above conditions regarding Confession, Holy Communion and prayer for the Pope’s intentions apply also for this.

For more information on Indulgences and nearest Cemetery to Parish click HERE.

Annual Mass for the Deceased of the Parish, Sunday, 5 November 2017 at 12 noon

The month of November is traditionally the time of year when Church liturgy invites us to pray for all those who have passed from this world. It is a particular duty in charity to remember deceased family and friends at this time.

The 12.00 noon Mass on Sunday, 5 November 2017 will be offered for all those we love who have gone before us and especially for members of our parish who have died during the past year. We also include those who have no one to remember them.