Dear all Every year on St. Patrick’s Day, hundreds of thousands of people flock out onto the streets all over the world to celebrate “Irishness” in its many facets . Today is the day when all are welcome in the parlour! Presidents, patriots, parisians, plastic paddys; everyone has a place in the parade. But for […]
› Read MoreWe will have another historic first following on from last year’s Mass in Notre Dame Cathedral as St Patrick’s Day Mass this year will be celebrated at 12:30 in the Basilique de Sacré-Coeur de Montmartre on Saturday, March 15, 2014. This will be a joint Irish Chaplaincy Paris / Irish Embassy celebration. We have decided to avail of this rare opportunity having received […]
› Read MoreHi everybody, Just to let you know that we will celebrate the Feast of St. Brigid here at the Irish College on Sunday next, February 2 with Mass at 11.30 followed by a picnic lunch. Hopefully the St. Brigid’s Criseoig will have arrived for you from Ireland by then! I would be very […]
› Read MoreAppointed by the Irish Episcopal Conference in October 2013, Fr Dwayne Gavin has officially begun his ministry on January 1, 2014 as Chaplain to the Irish Community in Paris. Fr Dwayne, a native of Kells, Co. Meath, studied for the priesthood at St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth and the Irish College, Rome. Ordained priest in 2000, he has spent 13 years as […]
› Read MoreDear Friends Tomorrow we enter the season of Advent and the intense time of preparation for Christmas. I hope it will be marked with hope for all of you. Over the next few weeks, there will be a number of events in the Chapelle Saint Patrick At the 11h30 Mass on Sunday, […]
› Read MoreDear Friends, Best wishes to you all for the Feast of All Saints and the holidays. During the month of November, we remember our Dead in a particular way. Next Sunday (November 3) Mass will be for the Dead and this will be followed by our annual pilgrimage to the Old Church in […]
› Read MoreThe Irish Episcopal Conference has appointed Fr Dwayne Gavin as chaplain of the College des Irlandais, effective from January 1, 2014. Fr Dwayne is a priest of the Diocese of Meath. He has been curate in Navan, Co. Meath and, since September, has begun studies in the Institut Catholique de Paris. We wish Fr Dwayne every blessing […]
› Read MoreOn Christmas Day, December 25, there will be Mass in the Chapelle Saint Patrick at 11h30. Everyone is welcome!
› Read MoreThe Advent Carol Service will take place on Saturday, December 14, at 17h00. Doors to the Chapel will open at 16h45. After the Carols, there will be refreshments and the Sharing Fair with crafts available for sale in aid of the Justice Projects of the Good Shepherd Sisters.
› Read MoreOn November 27 at 20h00, there will be a talk in St Joseph’s Church on the Gospel of Matthew as a preparation for the new liturgical year, during which we will read from this Gospel. The Gospel of Matthew is a rich and beautiful meditation on how Christ is present to the world through those who seek […]
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