Firstly my apologies to everyone connected with First Holy Communions and Confirmations. In particular, to all of our young people who have been disappointed so many times over the last few months. Thanks to all parents for your assistance as well. Thanks again to our young people for all the preparation work they have put […]

We continue to offer Masses for all deceased people associated with Ballymurn. We are also remembering the two members of our community who have died in our community since the last Patron . Charlie O’Brien and Kevin Plunkett.

Ballymurn Patron will be held next weekend on the 14th and 15th of August.Mass will be streamed live from the Church at 7.30pm on Saturday evening.People may visit the cemetery on Saturday and on Sunday for Private Prayer for the dead. The graves will be blessed privately over Saturday and Sunday.A Novena of Masses will […]

Our Churches are open and decorated for personal and private prayer. Please observe Covid distance and hygiene rules at all times.

Confessions continue this week for Easter. Ballymurn – tomorrow night, Tuesday, from 7 pm till 8 pm and Crossabeg on Wednesday night, from 7pm till 8pm.

Being St Patrick’s Day let’s listen to one of  St. Patrick’s Prayers passed down through the centuries. https://youtu.be/UkLzIeztC3c

Today being St. Patrick’s Day it might be a great day to let our relations abroad know that their Parish has a Facebook page. People abroad love to keep in touch. So sometime this evening if you have family members abroad or friends or family connections send them on our Facebook Page link as a […]

In every generation the songs coming through the Charts reflect that generation. One common theme though has been Love. Like in the sixties the Beatles song “All you need is Love”. The eighties “LOVE Rescue Me” Bono and U2.  This generation has Ed Sheeran “LOVE can change the world in a moment”. These words must […]

David Whyte wrote “your greatest mistake is to act the  drama as if you were alone … the stars are your mentor of things to come”. Everything is waiting for you when this Pandemic is finished – your family in whom  you have sown so much love, your friends which you have shared so many […]

During the blessing of Ashes this year I mentioned we might think about our own life so far and the years we have lived. I’m reminded of what Kierkegard the philosopher said: “life must be lived going forward but only understood looking backwards”. Looking back over our life at the beginning of the first full […]