Kildare & Leighlin Diocese

07/06/2026

On this Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ we come to the final excerpt from the Irish Bishops' letter, 'Why Sunday Matters'.

How does your participation in Sunday Mass inspire you to live out your mission as a baptised follower of Christ?

This week we are also sharing our handout from the final part of Digging Deeper - Exploring the Sunday Mass: The Concluding Rites and it's accompanying video that can be accessed here: https://theway.ie/sunday-mass-digging-deeper-ep4/

We hope you have found this series helpful in re-appreciating the centrality of Sunday and our participation at Sunday Mass in our Catholic faith.

See https://www.kandle.ie/resources/liturgy-pastoral/ for more resources on the celebration of Mass

05/06/2026

04/06/2026

We had a wonderful series of Parish Reader formation and training - Entrusted with the Word - across the diocese in recent weeks. We're happy to share a prayer offered to participants for their use as they exercise this special ministry.

03/06/2026

K&L Parishes are invited to book places on this training day for new and/or exisiting members of teams by email to [email protected]

02/06/2026

Bishop Denis extends his prayers and support to all our young students who tomorrow will begin their Leaving or Junior Cert exams.

31/05/2026

We continue our weekly sharing of excerpts from 'Why Sunday Matters' from Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference .

How does your presence at Mass can contribute to making the Church visible and alive?

This week we are also sharing the Kildare & Leighlin Diocese handout from Part Three of Digging Deeper - Exploring the Sunday Mass: The Liturgy of the Eucharist and it's accompanying video that can be accessed here: https://theway.ie/sunday-mass-digging-deeper-ep3/

30/05/2026

Bishop Denis inviting all in our diocese to join him for our Diocesan Knock Pilgrimage on Sunday June 7th

Knock Shrine

24/05/2026

We continue our weekly sharing of excerpts from 'Why Sunday Matters'.
What does it mean for you to have a real encounter with Jesus in Mass? What does it mean for you to encounter Jesus with others?

This week we are also sharing our handout from Part Two of Digging Deeper - Exploring the Sunday Mass: The Liturgy of the Word and it's accompanying video that can be accessed here: https://theway.ie/sunday-mass-digging-deeper-ep-2-4-liturgy-of-the-word/

23/05/2026

To mark the conclusion of the Confirmations in the diocese and also the great Feast of Pentecost, the birthday of the church, Bishop Denis has a special message for us all.

17/05/2026