The Sacred Heart Novena
4-12 June 2026
Lord Jesus Christ, your heart was moved with love for those who came to you for help: you healed the sick, you fed the hungry, you forgave sinners, you cried over Jerusalem. Above all, you showed to those who were prepared to listen the way to true life,…
Prayer before an examination
Dear Lord Jesus, as I take this exam,
I thank you that my value is not based
on my performance, but on your great love for me.
Come into my heart so that we can walk through
this time together.
Help me, not only with this test, but…
Prayer of Saint Patrick
Christ be near me at either hand
Christ behind, before me stand
Christ with me where ever I go
Christ around, above, below
Christ be in my heart and mind
Christ within my soul enshrined.
Christ control my wayward heart.
Christ abide and never depart.
Christ my life and only way.
…U 21 and Minor Football Finals
Best wishes to Clane players
Charlie and Jack Doran and Eoghan Lyons
in this weekends Leinster Minor Football Final v Meath.
Well done to Daniel Colbert on winning a Leinster U20 medal with Kildare v Louth recently.
First Communion Day,
Scoil Bhride, Clane,
Faith, Family and Community
Morning Prayer
God of my life,
I welcome this new day.
I thank you for the grace of being alive this morning.
I thank you for this chance to make new beginnings.
This day is full of mystery and the unknown;
help me to face it…
Good News
Tiernan Burke from Cork spent some time as a student Priest in our Parish two years ago, he will be ordained a Priest for Cloyne Diocese in Cork next Sunday 24th May 2026. We wish Tiernan every happiness and blessing in his ministry. We have two Student Priests Will O’Shea, Cork and…
Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves.
(John Muir, 1901)
Fr Paul and our Teen Readers Group on a Retreat time at Ballymore River Walk with Scoil Mhuire Teachers Mr Kavanagh, Miss O’Toole and Miss Healy