‘Awaiting a New Dawn’ A series of online Vigils at Knock Shrine this February  Join us online each Friday evening during the month of February as we come together virtually for a period of extended prayer and reflection. A vigil is a powerful way for people to come together in community prayer. The first days...

  Pope Francis has decided to institute a Church-wide celebration of a World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly. Starting this year, it will be held on the fourth Sunday of July, close to the liturgical memorial of Saints Joachim and Anne, the grandparents of Jesus. Recalling the recent feast of the Presentation of Jesus...

Consider taking the Short-term Pledge for Lent – see attached link Pioneer Lent Short-Term Pledge

Ash Wednesday falls on 17 February and heralds the beginning of Lent 2021.  This year Knock Shrine will host a new series of online discussions to help engage Christians during Lent, under the title ‘Living Christian Faith – Lenten Conversations’.   What nurtures our faith and what challenges it today? Where do we find hope...

Mass for Catholic Schools Week – Wednesday, January 27, 2021 in the Cathedral of St. Patrick & St. Felim celebrated by Bishop Martin Hayes. Welcome. You are welcome as you join us here in the Cathedral of St. Patrick and St Felim in Cavan Town.  Usually, I would meet you in your school community.  However,...

Month’s Memory Mass – Fr. Eugene Clarke P.E. R.I.P.:  The Month’s Memory Mass for the late Fr. Eugene Clarke P.E. R.I.P. will be celebrated in St. Anne’s Church, Bailieborough, at 7:00p.m. on Saturday 30 January 2021. Due to current restrictions, the Mass will be live-streamed on the following link https://www.churchservices.tv/stannesbailieborough May Fr. Eugene rest in...

Message of Pope Francis for 55th World Communications Day 2021 Message of Pope Francis for 55th World Communications Day 2021 “Come and See” (Jn 1:46) Communicating by Encountering People as They Are Dear Brothers and Sisters, The invitation to “come and see”, which was part of those first moving encounters of Jesus with the disciples, is also...

Issue 61 of Sharing the Good News (January 2021) published by the Catholic Communications Office of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference, can be accessed at the following link: Sharing the Good News January 2021 The current issue can also be linked to and downloaded from the home page of www.catholicbishops.ie.  The January 2021 issue features articles...

A Diocesan Mass for Post-Primary Students, Teachers, and Parents/Guardians to mark Catholic Schools Week 2021 will be celebrated in the Cathedral of SS. Patrick & Felim, Cavan, at 11:00a.m. on Wednesday 27 January 2021.  The celebrant will be Bishop Martin Hayes. The Mass will be livestreamed and can be viewed by logging on to www.churchservices.tv/cavancathedral