The latest edition of St Anthony Brief Magazine is available for sale in both the Cathedral and Friary. Your €2 supports the work of the Franciscan Friars and the magazine helps spread devotion to St. Anthony.
The Lourdes pilgrimage season for 2025 was launched on Tuesday 11th February, the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes.
In this year of the Jubilee of Hope there will be three direct flights from Shannon from the Diocese:
25th June: Diocesan Pilgrimage
24th September: Franciscan Pilgrimage
29th September: Autumn Diocesan Pilgrimage
Fr Tom, Pilgrimage Director, and Mary Freeman, Pilgrimage Secretary of Killaloe Diocese, delivered all petitions collected at the Lourdes Novena in Ennis Cathedral this week, to the Grotto in Lourdes this morning. They are representing the Killaloe Diocese at the International Gathering of Pilgrimages for the World Day of the Sick in this year of…
64 Religious Women and Men from 11 different Religious Congregations and communities joined Bishop Fintan for the 11.30am Mass on Sunday 2nd February, the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, and a Day of Prayer for all in Religious Life.
It was an opportunity to pray together and to express gratitude to the…
This Saturday we celebrate the Feast of St Brigid. The great tradition of making St Brigid’s Cross making is alive and well in Ennis. For the past three evenings, a team of volunteers have gathered to make Crosses which are available for sale this weekend at all masses and in both the Friary and Parish…
We congratulate John Lynch, St Michael’s Villas, who celebrates his 100th birthday on Thursday 30th January.
John is a proud Clarecastle man born into the Lynch family in Lissane, Clarecastle, he comes from a family of 15, with four siblings, three sisters and one brother, all still living in Clare. John married Kitty Slattery,…
We congratulate Bishop Willie who celebrates his 90th birthday today, 16th January. Bishop Willie will celebrate the 11.30am Mass on Sunday 19th January in the Cathedral as a Mass of Thanksgiving. All are welcome.
Seánie was born on February 4, 1951, in the parish of Quin Clooney Maghera. He was educated at Quin National School, St Flannan’s College, and St Patrick’s College Maynooth. The late Bishop Harry ordained him to St Mary’s Church Quin on June 11, 1978. His first appointment was as Curate in Mullagh in the parish…
We welcome Fr Rock OFM from Poland who has been assigned to the Irish Franciscan Province for this year. He comes to us from Killarney Friary and will help out in the parish and Pastoral Area for the next few months. We wish him every blessing for his time with us here in Ennis and…
