Advent Carol Service 2021

After much discussion and reflection and with a heavy heart we have decided that we will not proceed with a carol service like previous years. Given the transmission rate of the Covid Delta variant and the upward trajectory of the infection rate these last few weeks we are loathe to ask people to come and […]

RTÉ to air Daily Mass for Holy Week 2021

With churches closed in Ireland  in response to public health guidelines due to COVID 19, RTÉ will air Mass every weekday at 10.30am for Holly Week. You will find the full schedule of streamed liturgies on the website of the Kilmore Diocesan Pastoral Centre. This content will also be available on the RTÉ Player, both […]

Message from Fr. Hugh

Dear friends, As you will no doubt have heard, Premier Ministre Castex has just announced this evening a month long lockdown for Paris and Île de France, (and 15 other departments)as had been expected. However, happily the rules for places of worship remain unchanged and public services may proceed so long as existing protocols are […]

Reprise des Messes Publiques

Dear Friends, Président Macron has announced the Government’s authorisation of a return to public mass with a strict limit of 30 persons in attendance. We will therefore recommence our public masses in the chapel this Sunday November 29th, the First Sunday of Advent. Given the restrictions, it is essential to register via email/text/WhatsApp in advance […]

Message from Fr. Hugh 7 November 2020

Dear Friends, Given the rejection by the Conseil d’État of the recent plea to overturn the ban on Church services during lockdown we will, until further notice, revert to Sunday Mass by vidéo link. Stay well everyone and stay safe. The link will be posted each Sunday morning in the usual way. Chers amis, étant […]

November: Remembering our Faithful Departed.

Dear Friends, November is the month during which we remember and pray for our dead. One traditional devotion is the November Lists. Mass is offered daily during the month of November for all our deceased loved ones whose names we have written on our November lists. Envelopes are available from the chapel on Toussaint. But […]

Johanna Delaney RIP

The Irish Chaplaincy, Paris is saddened to learn of the recent death of Johanna Delaney in Co Kilkenny, beloved mother of our long time parishioner here in Paris, Sonny and grandmother to Cillian and Evelyn. We extend deepest condolences to Sonny, Albane, Cillian and Evelyn and their extended family and loved ones. Ar dheis Dé […]

Resumption of Sunday Mass at the Chapelle St Patrick.

General instructions for churches during the health crisis’ were issued recently by the Archdiocese of Paris.  (See further below) These are to be adapted to each pastoral context and to be observed at all masses until further notice. Accordingly, after due consultation with our CCI colleagues we are happy to advise that Sunday Mass in […]

Update on Sunday Mass Plans for Reopening

Message from Fr.Hugh: Dear friends and Mass-goers thank you for your patience and understanding during the period of  lockdown. Thankfully déconfinement is now  well underway in France. Given the structure and location of the Chapelle St Patrick we have been quite cautious in our planning for a Resumption of public Masses there. We are now […]