Holy Week and Easter Programme 2026
March 28th/29th Palm Sunday Masses as normal
with blessed Palms available in both Churches.
Tuesday March 31st; 7pm – Parish Penitential Service with confessions – Clane Parish Church
Wednesday April 1st; 3pm Clane Church – Mass with blessing of the the sick
Holy Thursday April 2nd,…
Mission Prayer
Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation,
Blessed are you Jesus Christ,
the Way, the Truth and the Life,
Blessed are you, oh Holy Spirit
the source of all inspiration.
May your Kingdom of justice,
peace, love and forgiveness
be established in every land.
Lord,
Thank you for your wonderful gifts.
All the beautiful things of the Earth, the sea and sky, happiness, joy,
inner peace, music, poetry,
painting and colours.
Entertainment, dancing and laughter. Shops, food and clothes.
Craftsmanship and hobbies.
Faith, unity, payer and the Eucharist.
But…
Prayer of St Francis
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace:
Where there is hatred let me sow love,
Where there is doubt let me sow faith
Where there is despair let me sow hope,
Where there is darkness let me give light,
Where there is sadness let…
Lenten Journey
Baptised and Sent This Lent, come join a shared weekly journey of prayer, Gospel reflection and conversation. These 5 weekly gatherings invite all to rediscover who we are in Christ, listen to the Holy Spirit, and live our baptismal calling more deeply as we continue the
Church’s journey of renewal in…
Let us pray that as we begin the season of Lent we embrace the opportunity to:
Fast from hurting words and say kind words.
Fast from sadness and be filled with gratitude.
Fast from anger and be filled with patience.
Fast from pessimism and be filled with hope.
…
Thresholds of Transformation
Thresholds of Transformation for Seekers and Searchers is offered as a 15-session spiritual journey that invites participants into a deeper relationship with God, with one another, and with all of creation. Rooted in Pope Francis’ Laudato Si’, the programme explores faith, integral ecology, and hope in…
My Prayer on Lighting a Candle
Lord,
May this candle be a light for you to enlighten me in my difficulties and decisions.
May it be a fire for you to burn out of me all pride, selfishness and impurity.
May it be a flame for you to…
Safeguarding Sunday
Sunday, February 22, is Diocesan Safeguarding Sunday. It is the first Sunday of Lent and appopriately so, as we enter the Penitential Season and seek forgivenesss for past failings. In his address at the January Consistory Pope Leo XIV reminded all that ’abuse itself causes a deep wound, which may last a lifetime;…
A Prayer to Begin my Lenten Journey
Loving Jesus,
As I receive on my forehead the sign
of your saving cross, you say to me,
repent and believe in the Gospel.
Walking into Lent my heart is set on you.
May my fasting fill me with hunger for…