Cathedral News

Applications are invited for the Ministry of Catechist and the Permanent Diaconate.

In Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, the Ghost of Christmas Present carries a torch, which distributes a flavour that enhances the food of the poor and provides good humour to those who

Very little is known about Brigid. About the earliest biography is the Vita Sanctae Brigitae, which was written in about 650 by Cogitosus, a monk of Kildare.

Saint Ita, sixth-century abbess of Killeedy, is remembered on 15 January.

John the Baptist’s mission was now over. He had done exactly what he was called to do and soon he would die a martyr’s death.

After the Christmas stories have been told, the revelation of Jesus and who he is continues in Matthew’s gospel as he appears in in his adult life.

The annual Solemn Novena begins on Monday 2 February 2026, and runs until Tuesday 10 February.

Today’s extract from Isaiah was written at the time of the Babylonian captivity of the Jews.

Before Vatican II, the prologue to John’s gospel was read at the end of mass, presumably to stress its centrality to our core beliefs.

Fourth-century St Ambrose, Doctor of the Church, is remembered on 7 December.