Parish of Doneraile

11/02/2026

Upcoming Dominican Retreats
Bookings: [email protected]

11/02/2026

Today we celebrate Our Lady of Lourdes, who appeared to 14 year old St. Bernadette in 1858.

She appeared 18 times in all.

Hundreds of millions have visited Lourdes since then, and many have received healing in one form or another, reminding us that Jesus continues to heal.

At Lourdes Mary emphasised four things:

1. For us to come closer or back to God through "Penance, Penance, Penance."

2. The importance of the Rosary.

3. As in all apparitions she wanted to bring us closer to Jesus especially through Mass & confession, and so she asked that a Church be built.

4. Mary announced what the Church had proclaimed four years previously: " I am the Immaculate Conception." She was FULL of Divine Grace, uniquely dissolved into the mystery of the Holy Spirit.

Our Lady of Lourdes, pray for us!

11/02/2026

10/02/2026

10/02/2026

Cloyne Diocese Eucharistic Adoration
Day of Prayer
Sunday 22nd February 2026
10.00am Mass Holy Cross Church,Charleville
11.15am-4.30pm Day of Prayer with Eucharistic Adoration,Testimony, Talk, Music and Eucharistic Blessing.
Shalom Retreat Centre Charleville
Led by Fr.John Keane
Director of Eucharistic Adoration Cloyne Diocese
Bring your own packed lunch.Tea and Coffee provided.
All very welcome.
Booking mobile number (083)4405359 or by email
[email protected]

08/02/2026

TODAY is World Marriage Day! If you're married, tell us how long, and include a piece of advice for others.

Whether or not you're married, tell us about a married couple you admire!

For the USCCB's National Marriage Week resources: https://www.usccb.org/topics/marriage-and-family-life-ministries/national-marriage-week

08/02/2026

“We must defend the truth at all costs, even if we are reduced to just twelve again”

- St. John Paul II

05/02/2026

Dear friends,

We are busy preparing for the 𝟒𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝐑𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐘 on June 6th.

The great news is that we have 𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐙𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 coming from the USA, Europe, Africa, and Ireland.

As we don't charge people to attend we need your help in funding the day, as it's very expensive to arrange.

If you can make a donation, of whatever size, it would be greatly appreciated.

𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲:

https://Idonate.ie/cause/AllIrelandRosaryRally

God bless,
Fr. Marius

05/02/2026

Cloyne Diocesan Pilgrimage to Knock - Sunday 10th May 2026

04/02/2026

John Paul II Awards - Gather and Reflect

This year, our school is delighted to introduce the John Paul II Awards to our Transition Year students. This initiative encourages young people to engage in social awareness activities while deepening their commitment to their parish and personal faith.

Today, we held our first Gather and Reflect session in our Prayer Room. With the support of Fr Aidan Crowley and Garrett Roche, we are creating a meaningful space where students can come together to reflect through Scripture, poetry and music.

During this week’s session, TY students read and discussed a verse from the Gospel of Matthew, responded thoughtfully to the poem Desiderata in English class and prepared the song Lean on Me in their Music class. This cross curricular approach allowed students to make connections between faith, literature and music, encouraging discussion, comparison and deeper questioning.

We would like to sincerely thank Fr Aidan and Garrett for accompanying us on this journey and for their invaluable support of our young people in their faith development.

Thank you also to Ms McGovern for leading the John Paul II Awards and to Ms Ryan and Ms Linehan for their support in preparing and facilitating these sessions.

A lovely start to a very meaningful programme. Parish of Doneraile