ST. PATRICK’S ANNUAL CEMETERY MASS: Friday July 28th @ 7.30p.m. Our opportunity to gather and pray for our deceased family members and friends. Bottles of holy water will be available after the mass. Outdoor candles can be purchased on the night.

CATHOLIC GRANDPARENTS ASSOCIATION: On Wednesday July 26th, the Feast of Saints Joachim and Anne, a Mass of Thanksgiving will be celebrated in the Cathedral at 7.30 p.m. This Mass is to acknowledge the role that grandparents played and continue to play in passing on the faith. The congregation will be addressed by Catherine Wiley, founder of the Catholic Grandparents Association.

THE RELIC OF ST. TERESA OF CALCUTTA will be in Thurles Cathedral from Sunday July 16th until Tuesday July 18th. St. Teresa is renowned as a model of mercy and worked most of her life with the poor and homeless in India. The relic is being brought to every diocese in the country under the care and protection of the Knights of St. Columbanus. Full Itinerary as follows: Sunday July 16th: 6.30 p.m. – Arrival at Cathedral of the Assumption; 7.00 p.m. – Eucharistic Devotions; 7.30 - 9.30 p.m. – Veneration of the Relic. Monday July 17th: 8.00 a.m. Mass followed by Veneration of the Relic; 11.00 a.m. Mass followed by Veneration of the Relic; 7.30 p.m. Mass followed by Veneration of the Relic. Tuesday July 18th: 8.00 a.m. Mass followed by Veneration of the Relic; 11.00 a.m. Mass followed by Veneration of the Relic; 3.00 p.m. – Departure of Relic.

THE RELIC OF ST. TERESA OF CALCUTTA will be in Thurles Cathedral from Sunday July 16th until Tuesday July 18th. St. Teresa is renowned as a model of mercy and worked most of her life with the poor and homeless in India. The relic is being brought to every diocese in the country under the care and protection of the Knights of St. Columbanus. Full Itinerary as follows: Sunday July 16th: 6.30 p.m. – Arrival at Cathedral of the Assumption; 7.00 p.m. – Eucharistic Devotions; 7.30 - 9.30 p.m. – Veneration of the Relic. Monday July 17th: 8.00 a.m. Mass followed by Veneration of the Relic; 11.00 a.m. Mass followed by Veneration of the Relic; 7.30 p.m. Mass followed by Veneration of the Relic. Tuesday July 18th: 8.00 a.m. Mass followed by Veneration of the Relic; 11.00 a.m. Mass followed by Veneration of the Relic; 3.00 p.m. – Departure of Relic.

Seinn Cashel & Emly: 600 students from 10 schools throughout the Diocese will raise their voices in the Cathedral of the Assumption this evening @ 7.30 p.m. All welcome!!

Cashel & Emly Seinn: 10 Schools, 600 Students - Cathedral of the Assumption tonight, April 27th @ 7.30 p.m. All welcome. Admission Free - Donations appreciated.

Thurles Parish Holy Week Ceremonies 2017 Palm Sunday, April 9th: Stations of the Cross @ 7.00 p.m.; Bóthar na Naomh Church. Tuesday April 11th: Penitential Service @ 7.00 p.m., Cathedral. Wednesday April 12th: Chrism Mass @ 7.30 p.m., Cathedral. Holy Thursday, April 13th: Mass of the Lord’s Supper @ 6.30 p.m., Bóthar na Naomh Church (with First Communion Children & Families); Mass of the Lord’s Supper @ 7.30 p.m., Cathedral. Holy Thursday: Holy Hour @ 10.00 p.m.; Lámh Chúnta, Bóthar na Naomh Church. Good Friday, April 14th: Children’s Story of Easter @ 11.00 a.m., Bóthar na Naomh Church. Good Friday: Lord’s Passion @ 3.00 p.m. in Cathedral & Bóthar na Naomh Church. Good Friday: Stations of the Cross (Outdoor) @ 7.30 p.m., Liberty Square and joining Prayer Around the Cross @ 8.30 p.m., Cathedral. Holy Saturday, April 15th: Pilgrim Walk to Holycross @ 9.30 a.m., Cathedral Yard. Holy Saturday: Liturgy of Blessing of Bread @ 12 noon, Cathedral. Holy Saturday: Easter Vigil @ 9.00 p.m., Cathedral. Easter Sunday, April 16th: Sunday Mass Times as usual in both Churches with Dawn Mass @ 6.00 a.m., Killinan Cemetery. Confessions: Holy Saturday from 11.oo a.m. – 1.00 p.m.; 2.00 p.m. – 6.00 p.m., Cathedral.

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POPE FRANCIS VISITS MILAN March 2017 ON YOUTH and the new technology “As pastors, we cannot avoid forming discernment in a very insidious scenario, in a culture of abundance, which presents many possibilities as valid and good, in which our young people are exposed to continuous ‘zapping,’ being able to navigate in two or three screens, various virtual scenarios, at the same time.” “Whether we like it or not,” he encouraged, “it is the world in which they are inserted and it is our duty as pastors to help them to cross this world. Therefore, I think it is important to teach them to discern, so that they have the tools and elements that help them to walk the path of life, without the Holy Spirit that is in them being extinguished. ”

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Meet Miriam and Maria from Honduras. They feature on the 2017 Trocaire Lenten Campaign. In Thurles Parish, we were fortunate to welcome Colm and Jason from Trocaire to speak at our weekend Masses. They gave thanks for our support and detailed some of the ways Trocaire is making a difference in regions like Honduras (affected by climate change) and Sudan (affected by severe famine). They promised to continue Trocaire's fight on our behalf for justice for the most affected.

EVENING OF CHRISTIAN MINDFULNESS – MEDITATION & HEALING: Wednesday March 15th @ 8.00 p.m. in the Cathedral. The evening will comprise of scriptural meditation, helpful inputs on how we can integrate concepts from mindfulness into our faith in a way that helps us to reduce stress and help us towards wholeness. Facilitated by Martina Lehane Sheehan & Pat Sheehan.

EVENING OF CHRISTIAN MINDFULNESS – MEDITATION & HEALING: Wednesday March 15th @ 8.00 p.m. in the Cathedral. The evening will comprise of scriptural meditation, helpful inputs on how we can integrate concepts from mindfulness into our faith in a way that helps us to reduce stress and help us towards wholeness. Facilitated by Martina Lehane Sheehan & Pat Sheehan.

HEARING HAPPENING HOPING – PRAYING THE SCRIPTURES FOR LENT: The recent Bible Study series called ‘Come to the Table’ which was run throughout the diocese before Christmas proved very popular. To this end, we are delighted to offer a Lenten series called Hearing, Happening, Hoping. It aims to help us to listen more deeply to the Sunday Gospel (Hearing), reflect on what’s happening in our lives (Happening) and look forward in hope (Hoping). The programme for Thurles and surrounding parishes continues in Lámh Chúnta, Bóthar na Naomh on Mondays, Mar.6th & Mar.13th @ 7.00 p.m.