Mass for Couples and Families, 12 noon on Sunday, 11 February 2018
A special Mass for couples (both married and preparing for marriage) took place on Sunday, 11 February at 12 noon, in anticipation of the feast of St Valentine. There was a wonderful blend of generations at the refreshments afterwards in Upper Room. The liturgy celebrated the love of spouses and included intercessionary prayers for families. […]
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
A new European Data Protection law, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is being introduced on 25 May 2018. This new law applies to any organisation (including our parish), that manages and processes people’s personal information. We are now working on ways of ensuring that what we do with your information is compliant with this […]
Solemn Mass honouring St Josemaría Escrivá on Saturday 30 June 2018 at 12 noon
On Saturday 30 June at 12 noon, Fr Justin Gillespie, Opus Dei’s vicar for Ireland celebrated a Solemn Mass in Our Lady Queen of Peace in honour of St Josemaría Escrivá, Founder of Opus Dei, who died on 26 June 1975. Homily available for downloading below. A very large congregation, which reflected all generations, attended. An innovation […]
World Day of Peace Mass, Tue 1 Jan 2019
On the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, Our Lady Queen of Peace had the privilege of hosting the annual Diocesan World Day of Peace Mass. The main celebrant was Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo, Apostolic Nuncio, and Archbishop Diarmuid Martin preached the homily. The President and Taoiseach were represented by their ADCs and the Lord […]
Tuesday Cuppa and Chat for Mothers and Babies, after 10am Mass
On Tuesday’s, after 10am Mass, over a cuppa in the Coffee Room (inside Church Porch), there is an opportunity for mothers with babies to make new friends & share parenting experiences. Pope Francis has placed the Family high on his agenda of pastoral outreach. At Our Lady Queen of Peace we want to make parents […]
Solemn Mass in honour of St Josemaría Escrivá, 22 June 2019 at 12 noon
On Saturday 22 June at 12 noon, Fr Justin Gillespie, Opus Dei’s vicar for Ireland celebrated a Solemn Mass in Our Lady Queen of Peace in honour of St Josemaría Escrivá, Founder of Opus Dei, who died on 26 June 1975.
Beatification of Guadalupe Ortiz, 18 May 2019
Spanish chemist and researcher, Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri (1916-1975), is the first lay member of Opus Dei to be beatified. The beatification took place in Madrid on Saturday, 18 May 2019. 20 minute summary of Beatification ceremony Pope Francis: the new Blessed “put her many qualities at the service of others” Pope Francis wanted to unite himself to […]
Veneration of Relic of the True Cross: 3pm on Saturday, 14 September 2019
14 September is the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. It commemorates the day in 320 when St Helena discovered the True Cross on the site where the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem now stands. Relics of the Holy Cross have been venerated since then, in praise of the redemption won […]
Pope Francis’ Tweet of the Month
The Lord gives each of us a vocation, a challenge to discover the talents and abilities we possess and to put them at the service of others. (14 October 2019) Follow at https://twitter.com/Pontifex
Bambinelli Sunday, 15 December 2019 at 12 noon Mass: blessing of Infant Jesus from Family Crib
Bambinelli Sunday was celebrated in Our Lady Queen of Peace on 15 December. At the end of the 12 noon Mass, children gathered before the altar with their Bambinelli. Fr Fergus said a short prayer (see below) and then blessed each Bambinello with holy water. Bambinelli Sunday is a beautiful custom instituted by St John Paul II during his […]