Cathedral News
Mary, Consoler of the Afflicted
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The “Irish Madonna”, also known as “Our Lady of Győr”, was taken from Clonfert Cathedral 350 years ago by Bishop Walter Lynch, who was exiled during the Cromwellian dispossession.
Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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To those who knew him, Jesus must have seemed just an ordinary man, gifted with special power.
Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
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The letter of St James was possibly the first of the books of the New Testament. It was addressed to Jewish Christians, that is to “the twelve tribes in the dispersion” (James 1:1).
Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
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The Jews, unlike their neighbours, worshipped the one God who through Moses gave them the Law, which they were to observe faithfully and which bound them together as a people.
Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
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The Jewish people had tried to live according to the Law, given to them by God through Moses. However, as St Paul would frequently preach, the Law was replaced by faith in Jesus Christ.
Relics of St Bernadatte
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Relics of St Bernadette Soubirous will visit Galway Cathedral on Thursday-Friday 5-6 September 2024.
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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“My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God, my Saviour.” (Magnificat)
Saint of the Month: St Rose of Lima
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St Rose of Lima was the first person from the Americas to be canonised. She is remembered on 23 August.