Cathedral News

A copy of the original icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help visits Galway Cathedral on Tuesday 19 April 2016, as part of a nationwide pilgrimage marking the 150th anniversary of the presentation of the icon to the Redemptorist order by Pope Pius IX in 1865.

Maynooth University String Ensemble, directed by Sébastian Petiet, is joined by sopranos Erin Dollard and Nicola Lahert for a performance of Pergolesi's wonderful Stabat Mater Dolorosa. The concert takes place in the Cathedral at 20:00 on Saturday 16 April 2016.

Mass in the Cathedral for St Patrick's Day is celebrated on Wednesday 16 March at 18:00, and on Thursday 17 March at 09:00, 11:00 (Gaeilge) and 18:00.

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.

West Liberty University Singers, from West Virginia in the USA, give a concert in the Cathedral on Sunday 6 March 2016 at 20:00, where they are joined by the NUI Galway staff & student choirs and a small orchestra of wind, harp, strings & organ. The programme includes a performance of Requiem for the Living by Dan Forrest and extracts from Bernstein's Chichester Psalms. Admission is free; a collection will be taken in aid of breast cancer research.

St Joseph, earthly father of Jesus, carpenter and husband of Our Lady. His feast is celebrated on 19 March.

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.

St Blaise Feast day: 3 February

St Basil the Great (330-379) Feast day: 1 January

The annual Solemn Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help begins on Monday 15 February 2016, and runs until Tuesday 23 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