MEDITATION OF THE DAY Deacon: Liam Dunne.
“He came to Nazara where he had been brought up”
The hidden years at Nazareth remind us that God has in view always our needs and our trials. Christ came on earth to save us. His was the tremendous task of converting a hard-hearted world to a way…
HAIL GLORIOUS Saint Patrick
9 WEEK NOVENA & HOLY MASS 7.00 p.m. each Wednesday
Week 1 Wednesday, 19th January St. Patrick’s Cathedral Armagh
Week 2 Wednesday, 26th January Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, Slemish
Week 3 Wednesday, 2nd February St. Patrick’s Church, Saul
Week 4 Wednesday, 9th February …
PARISH LOTTO (Kildare & Leighlin Co-Op Lotto Draw)
Three local winners this week – Anne Marie Molloy – Promoter Tommy…
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…
We congratulate Liam Dunne, Carlow who will be ordained a Permanent Deacon this Saturday, 12th December by Bishop Denis Nulty in Carlow Cathedral at 3 p.m. Liam will join Rathvilly Kiltegan Parish Team from next weekend.
The Permanent Diaconate
The Diaconate is an ordained ministry which is rooted in scripture. Chapter 6 of the…
A CORONAVIRUS PRAYER
Loving and healing God,
we, the people of Kildare & Leighlin turn to you in prayer,
confident that you are with us and with all people in every moment.
We stand before you as people of hope, trusting in your care and protection.
May your faithful love…
FR CRISTIAN PISTA
A reminder of Fr Cristian Pista who spent last July in our Parish. Since September
2019 he is back in Marsabit Diocese in a desert area of Kenya near Lake Turkana.
He is in charge of developing the new parish of Turbi. The project of building a
parish…
29 March 1970-2020
This Sunday 29 March marks the Golden Jubilee of the Priestly Ordination of Fr Pat O’Brien, SPS CC, Kiltegan who has served in the Parish of Rathvilly and Kiltegan since September 2015. In 1970, Easter Sunday occurred on 29 March and, he says, it was a bitter cold day at Killamoate Church…
A Web Camera is in operation in St. Patrick’s Church, Rathvilly
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Dear people of Rathvilly & Kiltegan Parish
As I leave Ireland after my short visit I would like to let you know that my heart is
full of gratitude. I found a really warm welcoming community. I want sincerely to
THANK YOU for your generosity and help for my new task as…