On November 6 (Wednesday), there will be Mass at 12hoo in the Chapel for the Feast of All the Saints of Ireland. This will be a special moment to remember our rich Christian heritage and to pray for the needs of the Church in our homeland. While this feast goes unnoticed for the most part in Ireland, it […]
› Read MoreOn November 3, we will remember all our Dead and all those whose memory is in the care of our community. After Mass we will visit the Syrian Church on the rue des Carmes (site of the old Irish College), where we will pray for those who are buried there.
› Read MoreOn October 13 at 11h30, we will welcome the Navan Male Voice Choir. They will join us for Mass at which they will sing. Everyone is welcome to come along and to meet and hear them.
› Read MoreAdvent Carol Service practices will begin soon. The practices will take place after Mass on the following Sundays: October 6, 13, 20 November 10, 17, 24 December 1, 8. We hope that those who want to be involved in the choir for the Advent Service might be able to make those practices.
› Read MoreOn Sunday, September 22, we prayed for Syria in a particular way and the collection was offered for the relief of refugees in Syria. During the week previous to this appeal, Fr Sean was in Angers to help with a retreat in the Bon Pasteur. There he met two sisters who were working in Syria, one […]
› Read MoreIn this Year of Faith and on the 850th Anniversary Jubilee Year of Notre Dame de Paris, parishes and communities are making special pilgrimage to the cathedral. On March 16, 2013 Irish pilgrims from Paris, the rest of France, and from Ireland had their own gathering for a very special and unique occasion: Mass in […]
› Read MoreOn Saturday morning, March 16, 2013 a number of Irish pilgrims walked the short distance from the Collège des Irlandais to Notre Dame de Paris. The pilgrims, from the Irish Chaplaincy Paris and visitors from Ireland, walked through the narrow streets of the fifth arrondissement in commemoration of all the Irish people who lived, studied […]
› Read MoreSt Patrick uses shamrock in an illustrative parable Legend dating to 1726, tributes St. Patrick with teaching the Irish about the doctrine of the Holy Trinity by showing people the shamrock, a three-leafed plant, using it to illustrate the Christian teaching of three persons in one God. For this reason, shamrocks are a central symbol […]
› Read MoreWe invite you to join with us for the Irish Pilgrimage to Notre Dame de Paris on Saturday, March 16, 2013. There are a number of activities available to you to celebrate this unique and special occasion for the Irish Community in France. Pilgrim Walk from Collège des Irlandais to Notre Dame de Paris We […]
› Read MoreThere are many stories and legends about St Patrick. It is not entirely known where he was born, some suggest somewhere along the west coast of Britain but the most popular belief is that he was born in Scotland, probably in Kilpatrick, in and around 385 AD. His parents were Calpurnius and Conchessa, who were […]
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