Cathedral News
Saint of the Month: April 2015
Posted:
Saint Zita of Lucca (c. 1218 - c. 1278), patron of domestic workers and lost boys.
Feast day: 27 April
Holy Week & Easter 2015
Posted:
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.
Saint of the Month: March 2015
Posted:
St David (c500 - 589)
Bishop, Patron of Wales
Feast day: 1 March
Saint of the Month: February 2015
Posted:
St Gilbert of Sempringham (1083–1190)
Feast Day: 4 February
St Gilbert of Sempringham has a unique place in church history.
St Brigid
Posted:
St Brigid, patron of Ireland, wil be remembered in a short service of prayer to take place in the Cathedral on Sunday 1 February at 17:00. All are welcome.
Solemn Novena 2015
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The annual Solemn Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help begins on Monday 9 February 2015, and runs until Tuesday 17 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
Saint of the Month: January 2015
Posted:
St Angela Merici (1474-1540), founder of the Ursulines. Her feast day is on 27 January.
Christmas 2014
Posted:
Christmas is one of the most joyful seasons of the church year, and is celebrated in the Cathedral with appropriate solemnity. Here are details of the various events taking place at this time.
Here also are details of confessions in the days before Christmas.
Vespers for the Feast of St Nicholas
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Solemn Vespers (evening prayer) for the feast of St Nicho