Fáilte chuig Ardeaglais na Gaillimhe!

Feast day: 15 October

Last year was the 500th anniversary of the birth of St Teresa of Avila. She could be described as a character. She was a reformer and a mystic whose writings on prayer, while deeply spiritual, are often pratical and full of common sense.

A charity concert, in aid of Lauralynn Children's Hospice, will be given by Aimee Banks in the Cathedral on Saturday 1 October 2016 at 8:00pm.

Tickets cost €10, and are available in the Cathedral Bookshop, in OMG Zhivago (Shop Street, Galway), and in Supervalu Moycullen.

This summer Galway Cathedral underwent a lighting facelift, investing in new a LED lighting system to illuminate the building from all angles. The cost of this project is €10,000 and Galway Cathedral is hoping that the venture can be crowd-funded.

An indulgence is available once daily during the Jubilee Year of Mercy. This short article describes what an indulgence is, and how to obtain it.