New Year’s Day—Wed. 1st January 2025: There will be a special New Year’s Day Mass for the parishes in the St. Joseph’s Cluster at 12 noon on Wednesday. This is the 11th year of the event and, as on previous occasions, representatives from each of the...
The following is a list of the Masses being celebrated over the Christmas & New Year season at St. Patrick's Church, Ballyhaunis.
Advent, which started on Sunday 1st December, is a time of waiting and preparation for both the celebration of the birth of Jesus at Christmas, and for the second coming of Christ. On each of the four Sundays preceding Christmas, an Advent candle is lit, and these...
In November, we remember in our prayers all our deceased loved ones who have gone before us. The annual Remembrance Mass will be celebrated at 7.30pm on Saturday 23rd November when we remember in a special way those who have died over the past year. Members of...
Fr William Byrne, a native of Ballyhaunis, was ordained to the priesthood for the Missionary Society of St Columban on December 20th, 1960. On the occasion of his ordination, his mother Bridie and his brothers and sisters presented him with a chalice in...
The October meeting of the Parish Pastoral Council took place on Monday 21st Oct – this is a summary of the items discussed: Matters arising: Thomas Kenny appointed as Resource Person for Secondary School Religion Teachers. Fr Stephen spoke about progress on the...
The September meeting of the Ballyhaunis Parish Pastoral Council took place on Monday 23rd September – this is a summary of the items discussed. Matters Arising Mass Servers – Fr. Stephen reported that teams had been picked and had started over the last weekend. Ten...
The 2025 dates have been confirmed for First Holy Communion & Confirmation ceremonies in St. Patrick's Church, Ballyhaunis. The Confirmation ceremony will take place on Thursday 13th March 2025 at 12 noon. The First Holy Communion takes place on Saturday 17th May...
The Season of Creation runs each year from 1st September to 4th October (Feast of St. Francis of Assisi). The Christian family across the world unites for this celebration of prayer and action to protect our common home. The theme for 2024 is “To Hope and Act...
The National Novena to Our Lady of Knock takes place from 14 to 22 August. As this year has been dedicated as Year of Prayer by Pope Francis, the theme for this year’s Novena is “Whispering with God-How Do You Pray?” The Novena Ceremonies are at 3pm & 8pm...