Notices
SACRAMENTS 2026
Confirmation – Bishop Denis Nulty will Confirm the children from the four Schools in our Parish on Thursday, 23rd April 2026 at 11 a.m. in St. Patrick’s Church, Rathvilly.
First Holy Communion –
Talbotstown & Tynock NS – Saturday, 9th May in Talbotstown Church at 11 a.m.
Rathvilly & Rathmore NS – Saturday, 16th May…
KILTEGAN MASS SCHEDULE January – June 2026
PARISH LOTTO
Wednesday, 11th February
Numbers: 04, 07, 12, 21
No €11,000 Jackpot Winner 47 Match 3s get €22 each
WINNER PROMOTER PARISH
Mary Moran John Robinson Kildare
Thomas Leahy Bernard Conway Kildare
Caroline Hamill Shop Express Newbridge
Agnieszka Poniewozik Parish Centre Newbridge
A &…
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Deacon: Rev. Liam Dunne
Gospel – Matthew 5:17-37 Love is the Key
The Sermon on the Mount continues and today’s Gospel starts with Jesus’ declaration that he has not come to ‘abolish the Law or the Prophets’ but to ‘fulfil’ them. This is an important theme for Matthew. It can be understood in different ways: Jesus is fulfilling, i.e.…
2024 Parish Accounts
2023 Parish Accounts
FR. PAT O’BRIEN RETIRES
A lovely community evening was held last Friday
night 2nd June to honour and celebrate our curate
Fr. Pat O’ Brien on his retirement.
A mass was co-celebrated by Bishop Denis Nulty, Fr. Pat,
Fr. John, and Deacon Liam in Tynock in the company of
many St. Patrick’s priests, community…
ST. CHARLES DE FOUCAULD
St. Charles de Foucauld
This Sunday Blessed Charles de Foucauld is to be canonised. I invited Mgr. John McEvoy, who has been in the position of Priest Responsible for the European Region (2011-2017) in the Jesus Caritas Priests’ Fraternity to address the…
Pope Francis appoints Fr John McEvoy as “Chaplain to His Holiness”
Pope Francis appoints Fr John McEvoy as “Chaplain to His Holiness”
I am delighted to announce today that Pope Francis has honoured Fr John McEvoy, Parish Priest of Rathvilly and Vice President of Carlow College St Patricks, appointing him as a “Chaplain to…