by Gerard Bennett | Feb 14, 2025 | Reflections from Fr Kieran
In this Jubilee Year with its theme of hope, a hope that does not disappoint, citing St Paul’s Letter to the Romans (5:5), it is right and fitting that we should reflect on the virtue of hope, to appreciate its place in our human and Christian experience. Also, it is...
by Gerard Bennett | Feb 11, 2025 | Events
Open Space Meeting – Thursday, February 13 The Multyfarnham Open Space group will meet this Thursday at the usual time of 8:15pm until 9:30pm in the Bistro. This month, we are marking the fiftieth anniversary of the grant of permission by the Irish Franciscans...
by Gerard Bennett | Feb 5, 2025 | Events
Our Perpetual Novena to St Anthony takes place every Tuesday night at 8:00pm. Mass is celebrated and with have the Novena prayers before blessing with a relic of St Anthony. We look forward to welcoming...
by Gerard Bennett | Feb 2, 2025 | Events
Feast of St Blaise – Blessing of the Throats The feast of St Blaise takes place on Monday, February 3. As this is a Bank Holiday, blessing of throats will take place after the 9:00am Mass on Monday morning. Thereafter, the main opportunities for a...
by Gerard Bennett | Jan 20, 2025 | History
The growing spirit of discontent and political unrest which was manifesting itself among the Catholic rural population of Ireland through most of the latter half of the eighteenth century made itself strongly felt in Co Westmeath in 1797. In June 1796, military action...
