Welcome
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Bishop Fintan Gavin welcomes parishioners, priests, deacons and religious from across the diocese.
The Mass of Chrism begins at 10.00am.
The Mass gets its name from the fact that it includes the:
These blessed oils are taken to each of the parishes, hospitals, and faith communities of the diocese for use in the sacraments throughout the year.
This is the only Mass celebrated in the diocese on Holy Thursday morning. This highlights our unity as one diocese and our membership of the one family of God.
Later on Holy Thursday evening, the Mass of the Lord’s Supper is celebrated in parishes and faith communities to mark the start of the Easter Triduum.
Each parish takes three sets of holy oils back to the parish
This year marks the 99th anniversary of the inaugural Procession.
There is one significant change to the Procession for 2025. To accommodate the large gathering, the Procession will conclude at a specially constructed Altar near the monument on the Grand Parade
Bishop Fintan Gavin warmly invites everyone to participate in this cherished tradition and important expression of our faith. Please mark this date in your diary.
The workshop was led by Fr. Fergus Ryan OP CC who is based in Barryroe and ministers in the parishes.
Eighty choir members and priests from Barryroe in the east to Rosscarbery in the west and from most churches in between attended.
The gathering was held at Clonakilty Parish Centre.
Cllr. Dan Boyle was born in Chicago, Illinois, to emigrant Irish parents. He has lived in his mother's native city of Cork since he was eight years of age, in the Turners Cross area of the city.
He was educated at local schools; Scoil Chríost Rí and Coláiste Chríost Rí, and at the Cork Regional Technical College (now MTU), where he studied Business Studies and Child Care. He received an MBS in Government from University College Cork in 2015.
The Lord Mayor was accompanied by Brian Geaney, Assistant Chief Executive, Cork City Council.
Also present was Canon John O'Donovan, Co-PP and Moderator of the Cathedral Family of Parishes.
It's been 26 days since the holy season of Lent started on Ash Wednesday. In every church, people had the blessed ashes placed on their foreheads and they undertook commitments to grow closer to the Lord during the 40 days.
Bishop Fintan made his annual pastoral visit to University College Cork that and celebrated three Ash Wednesday Masses in the Honan Chapel. In his homilies during these Masses, Bishop Fintan encouraged the congregations to enter into the season of Lent with open hearts and to rely on the God's mercy to carry them throughout the weeks ahead.
Now there are two weeks to go! So, perhaps it's a time for a review and maybe a restart!
Lent ends on the Wednesday of Holy Week. It's followed by three sacred days (The Triduum): Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday, leading then to the celebration of Easter.
This year, Easter Sunday is on April 20th.
Bishop Fintan placed blessed ashes on students at the Honan Chapel in UCC on Ash Wednesday
Sr Mary Grace will speak on hope at CONNECT6 event in Cork on May 10th. CONNECT6 will take place at the Cathedral of St. Mary and St. Anne, Cork.
Sr Mary Grace, originally from Australia, is a highly sought-after speaker at youth conferences attended by thousands, and a prominent figure on YouTube.
The day will feature insightful presentations and sharing, Mass, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, and the opportunity for Confession.
There is a registration fee of €10, which includes pizza.