Celebrating a unique Easter with Pope Francis during Covid-19: The Coronavirus pandemic challenges the Vatican Office for Liturgical Celebrations to find new ways to accompany the faithful during this year’s Easter liturgies. While Pope Francis will preside over them without the physical presence of the faithful, millions will join him spiritually through the media. Radio,...

Call to Praise – Thursday 9 April 2020 and every subsequent Thursday for One Hour from 12 noon:  You are invited to spend one hour in praise on Thursdays beginning on Holy Thursday, 9 April 2020. Obviously we should praise God at other times and at every opportunity – this is simply an exhortation to...

Diocese of Kilmore – Online Broadcasting of Holy Week & Easter Ceremonies 2020:  The following are parishes with webcam or other digital media links in the diocese of Kilmore, with details of ceremonies that will be broadcast on-line this week. Cathedral of SS Patrick and Felim. Cavan https://www.churchservices.tv/cavancathedral Holy Thursday 6.30pm. Mass of the Last...

The attached document is the latest guidance from the Health Service Executive for those bereaved during the current COVID-19 pandemic Guide for the Bereaved during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Further resources for Holy Week and Easter developed in the Derry Diocese can be found at www.catecheticalcentre.org

  The attached resource by Pamela McLoughlin and issued by Veritas may be useful in preparing for these sacred days and Easter journal_for_holy_week_v2.pdf  

Holy Week Resources by Fr. Martin Magill, Diocese of Down & Connor Father Martin Magill of Down & Connor has kindly shared the attached short prayer resource to encourage people from right across the denominations to take part in this time of need.  It contains prayer guidance and brief Scriptural references as well as prayers...

  This year we make our journey of Holy Week in a way like never before. As a Christian community we cannot gather. However, we can continue to keep Holy Week in our homes, in union with the prayer of the Church as we live out these sacred days. These resources are designed to help...

Faith podcasts to offer reflections for Holy Week:  Faithcast, the weekly faith podcast from the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference, is launching a special Holy Week. The Faithcasts will focus on how we can live Holy Week as people of faith in the context of the coronavirus pandemic. Faithcast is a mixture of interviews, news and...

CANCELLATION OF DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES 2020:  It is with deep regret we announce that the 2020 Kilmore Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes has been cancelled.  The decision was taken by the Diocese in consultation with Joe Walsh Tours in the light of the current Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic.    The pilgrimage has been rescheduled to depart...