The Eucharist.
Times of Mass.
- Sunday: 10am
- Saturday: 7pm.
- Monday to Thursday: 10am
- Friday: Service of the Word
- Holy Days: 10am and 7pm
- No 10am Mass on the day of a Funeral
- Except during Lent or on First Fridays
The Eucharist.
The Eucharist lies at the heart of the Church. When Christians gather to break bread as Jesus asked us to do, they are experiencing the greatest realisation on earth of what the Church is, the Body of Christ.
‘Eucharist’ means giving thanks. It is the celebration of praise that is the highpoint of our joy and thanks at receiving the Good News. It is the core of Christian commitment, the deepest expression of our identity.
Past, present and future merge as we worship. Looking back, we can remember who we are. Looking forward, we anticipate what we are to become. Looking around we are focused and inspired for living.
Celebration.
We used to talk about ‘getting Mass’. Now we talk about ‘Celebrating the Eucharist’. The change of language reflects a change of mindset.
Whereas before we spoke of the priest ‘saying’ Mass and the people ‘hearing’ Mass today we speak of the community celebrating The Eucharist. When we gather for the Eucharist we are all celebrants and are all celebrating. Today we speak of the priest as presiding at the Eucharist, gathering the faith and prayer of the people as an offering to the Lord.
Sacraments.
Through our worship we grow in our relationship to God. This feeds into our living, motivating us, enriching the quality of our Christian life, giving it depth. At the same time, our lives feed into our worship. We bring to God our cares, our pain, our joy, our questions and struggles. This back and forth between worship and life is the pattern of our faith, as well as benefitting from the support of the community.
Participation.
The language of celebrating is about participation. This participation in turn is a reflection of our daily life as a parish family. In our daily life we offer welcome and assistance to one another – we build communion – we prepare and we plan – we pray out of our own need and for each other. Our daily life is a living proclamation of the gospel. Around the Lords’ table we celebrate together. Throughout life in community we live the dream.
Communion Services
In the absence of the priest and with the reduced number of priests, the possibility of introducing alternative services has arisen, including communion services. Communion services conducted by a deacon, by lay people or religious involve some scriptural readings along with prayers and intercessions together with distribution of communion from the tabernacle.
Eucharistic Adoration
Benediction, Exposition and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament are traditional forms of Eucharistic devotion that do not involve receiving communion. They help deepen our appreciation of the Sacramental presence of Christ, as well as foster our personal relationship with him.
First Communion
First Communion Dates 2025
Congratulation to all the gilrs and boys who made their First Holy Communion from the Gaelscoil on 17th May 2025