Feast of Divine Mercy – 7th April
Looking back: Holy Week 2024
Take a look back at Holy Week 2024 with our highlights videos “The Lord is alive in Newry Parish and He will remain alive.” Canon Francis Brown at the conclusion of the Easter Vigil The number of people deciding to join us in the cathedral for the Holy Week services considerably increased on recent years, especially for The Lord’s Supper …
Messages for Easter
Message from Canon Francis Message from Archbishop Eamon Martin
Seminary Visitor’s Day – 23rd March
REDEMPTORIS MATER SEMINARY, Dundalk, visitors day: De la Salle Terrace, Dundalk, Co Louth, A91C5D6. Saturday, 23rd March 2024. 10-12 noon; 2pm-5pm
Services for Holy Week
Palm Sunday Blessing of palms Palms will be blessed at all Masses in the Parish and in the Cathedral garden at 12noon (weather permitting). Evening Prayer with St Colman’s College Evening Prayer of the Church for Palm Sunday will be sung by the students of St. Colman’s Choir at 7.00pm. Confessions Confessions at the cathedral – Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and …
Pilgrimages to Knock and Lourdes
Dromore Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes 17th ‒ 22nd May 2024 Anyone wishing to travel on the Pilgrimage, the fare is £795 which includes flights and transfers and hotel on full board basis. Places are limited. Contact the parish office for telephone numbers for further information. Pilgrimage to Knock 26th May Organised by The Knights of St Columbanus CK 10 Newry …
Day of prayer for vocations on Thursday 21st March
A day of prayer for vocations in our diocese will be held in Newry Cathedral this coming Thursday, 21st March. The programme for the day is as follows: There will be exposition from 9.00am until 9.00pm. Fr. Carlos will celebrate the Mass at 10.30am. The P4 children from the six primary schools are invited to attend. After the Mass Fr. …
Family Vigil Mass for St Patrick’s Day
Our next family Mass is this coming Saturday, March 16th at 7.30pm in St. Brigid’s Church, with Bunscoil an Iúir. This Mass will be celebrated in Irish. Beidh an t-aifreann as Gaeilge. A relic of Saint Patrick will be available for veneration. Everyone welcome. All other Masses for St. Patrick’s Day are as per the normal Sunday Mass schedule.
Is God calling you to the priesthood?
Is God calling you to the priesthood? In this new video Father Brian Fitzpatrick, Vocations Director for Dromore Diocese, shares his story of the path to priesthood. He is happy to hear from anyone else seeking guidance or help with a call to priesthood. Learn more and find contact details for Fr Brian here: https://www.dromorediocese.org/dromore-vocations/
Council to proceed with civic centre plan despite objections
Newry, Mourne and Down Council has gone ahead seeking planning permission, despite our objections, for the new Civic Centre in close proximity to the Cathedral. We encourage you to object as the parking behind the Cathedral will be very limited. Parishioners will be available as you leave Mass at the weekend to enable you to sign a petition in objection …