Masses on Ash Wednesday, 14 February 2024
Masses at 07:30 and 12 noon. Ashes will be distributed at both Masses.
Note that since Ash Wednesday is NOT a holy day of obligation there will be NO EVENING MASS at 9pm.
Feast of St Blaise, Saturday 3 February 2024
St Blaise was bishop of Sebaste (now the city of Sivas in central Turkey, in the then Roman province of Armenia-Cappadocia). He was martyred in 316 AD.
Blessing of throats will take place after the 10am and 12 noon Masses on his feastday.
New Year’s Day, Monday 1 Jan 2024
Solemnity of Mary Mother of God and World Day of Peace
Masses at 10am and 12 noon.
At the 12 noon Mass today we celebrate our Parish Feast Day in honour of Our Lady Queen of Peace.
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, 18-25 January 2023
The theme for this year is for unity amidst injustice, focusing on discrimination particularly racial discrimination.
Milltown Parish will host an Ecumenical Service and a reception afterwards on Sunday 22 January at 3:00pm.
Christmas Arrangements 2023
The following is our plan for the celebration of Christmas and the New Year.
Note that this year the Fourth Sunday of Advent falls on Christmas Eve.
Masses, Solemnity of the Epiphany, 6 Jan 2023
Thursday 5 Jan: 10am, 12 noon and 6pm (Vigil for Epiphany)
Friday 6 Jan: 7:30am, 10am, 12 noon and 9pm
Christmas Reflection, Thursday 22 Dec 2022 at 8:15pm
Reflection by Fr Pat Gorevan with music by Kerrie O’Connor.
Opportunity for Confession and personal prayer.
Followed by festive treats.
All welcome
Solemn Mass in honour of St Josemaría Escrivá, 25 June 2022 at 12 noon
The Solemn Mass in Our Lady Queen of Peace on Saturday 25 June at 12 noon, in honour of St Josemaría Escrivá, Founder of Opus Dei was very well attended, with lots of families with young children. Homily of Fr Donncha Ó hAodha here.
World Day of Prayer for Vocations, Sunday 8 May 2022
“At the heart of the Christian vocation is an invitation, the same invitation Jesus extended to the first disciples, to ‘come, follow me… I will make you fish for people’.” – Archbishop Dermot Farrell.
Diocesan vocations resources can be found here.
Novena of Grace, 4 – 12 March 2022
The Novena of Grace began on Friday 4 March and ended on Saturday 12 March, 400th anniversary of the canonisation of St Francis Xavier in 1622.
At the 12 noon Mass each day there was a special homily taking in an aspect of the life of St Francis Xavier, with practical lessons being drawn for ordinary life.