Maintenance to the Cathedral The Diocese has approved the Finance Council’s proposal to do vitally important maintenance work to the Cathedral to prevent the rain doing damage to the fabric of the building. This work will begin on Monday 10th January. It is expected to last for a period of six weeks. Consarc Architects have also been engaged to carry …
Article: Lessons from the Magi
The 6th January is the Feast of the Epiphany or the Three Kings Day. Some countries around the world celebrate by having processions, ceremonies, nativity plays, and carnivals. In Spanish speaking countries children receive gifts on this day rather than on Christmas Day as the three kings deliver gifts not Santa Claus. Jesus had received the gifts of gold, frankincense and …
Statement by the Catholic Bishops of Northern Ireland…
Statement by the Catholic Bishops of Northern Ireland on the recent NI Assembly vote on the Severe Fetal Impairment Abortion (Amendment Bill) NI It is a matter of grave concern for all those who uphold the preciousness and dignity of every human life that the current legal framework in Northern Ireland permits abortion, to the point of birth, where an …
Confessions Wednesday 22nd, 7.30pm – 9pm
With Fr. Alphonsus and Fr. Robert both away, there are only two Newry Parish priests available to cover all Masses and other duties. Canon Brown and Father Callum are doing their very best to ensure that everyone who wishes to have their confession heard is able to do so. If you wish to make your Confession before Christmas, please come …
Joint Christmas Message from two Archbishops
Archbishop Eamon Martin is Catholic Archbishop of Armagh and Bishop of the Dromore Diocese and Archbishop John McDowell is Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh. Just before Christmas 1937, Monsignor Ronald Knox wrote a letter to the English Catholic periodical The Tablet. Knox was the son of a Church of England bishop and had converted to Catholicism shortly after taking …
Christmas at the Cathedral- Saturday 7.15pm
You won’t want to miss this event! Christmas in the cathedral with with Aine Cassidy, Mezzo soprano, accompanied by her brother Eoin Cassidy on the organ. With carols and music by Berlioz, Head, Handel, Hildegard von Bingen, Schubert and Yon. Aine Praised for her ‘natural acting coming from genuine musicality’ (Edinburgh Reporter), Irish mezzo-soprano Áine Cassidy is forging an impressive …
Article: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Many people dread the Christmas festivities because of all there is to do or all they have to buy. It is a time of excess spending, eating and socialising. It is so easy to get caught up in the rush, do we really have to spend that much this year or do we really have to be in that many …
Masses for the Christmas Season
Confessions in Preparation for Christmas If you wish to make your Confession before Christmas, please come along to Newry Cathedral tomorrow night, Wednesday, between 7:30pm and 9pm. Thank you for supporting our priests during this very busy time. Confessions will also be heard from Monday 20th to Friday 24th December inclusive, after the 10.30am Mass in the Cathedral, but these …
Cathedral Giving Tree
In conjunction with St Vincent de Paul, the Giving Tree will be displayed in Newry Cathedral from Saturday 4th December until Friday 17th December 2021. Due to Covid-19 restrictions it would be appreciated if donations were made in money or vouchers in the envelopes provided on the tree in the following categories Child aged 0-3 Child aged 4 -12 Teenager …