Cathedral News

Like many early Irish saints there is little known about the life of St Brendan (484 - 577); however, he is a very popular saint particularly on account of his legendary voyages which have been imm

Divine Mercy Sunday will be celebrated in the Cathedral on Sunday 8 April 2018, beginning at 2:00pm. Mass will be celebrated by Fr Declan Lohan.

The week between Passion Sunday and Easter Sunday is the most sacred of the church year, and will be celebrated in solemn fashion in Galway Cathedral.

Servant to the poor and ill, St Frances is patron of ambulance drivers and widows. She is remembered on 9 March each year.

The 9:00am mass on Friday 2 March has been cancelled, in anticipation of the forecast dangerous weather conditions. All other masses will be celebrated as usual.

Feast day: 23 February

The annual Solemn Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help begins on Monday 19 February 2018, and runs until Tuesday 27 February. There are six sessions each day, as follows: Monday-Saturday: 07:45, 11:00, 13:10, 15:30, 19:30, 21:00 Sunday: 09:00, 10:30, 12:30, 16:30, 18:30, 20:00

Feast day: 17 January

Bishop Brendan Kelly will be installed on Sunday 11 February 2018 at 3:00pm.

St Lucy, third-century martyr, one of eight women named in the canon of the mass.