Friday 5th December is the First Friday of the month. The priests of the parish will visit housebound parishioners with the sacraments. If you know of any housebound parishioners who would like to receive the sacraments, please contact the Parish Office.
The Matt Talbot Prayer Society has been created to pray for people who are suffering from any form of addiction; to pray for all those affected by addiction, gambling, pornography to less acknowledged addictions.
To join Matt Talbot Prayer Society, you are invited to enrol the name of the person to be prayed for,…
This year the annual Service of Remembrance took place on Saturday 22nd November at the Peace Park in Friar’s Walk. Fr Tom led prayers before wreaths were laid and the National Anthem played. This year, St Michael’s Villas Choir added to the occasion. Our thanks to John O Neill for photography.
On Sunday 9th November, Ennis native Bro Ian Cunningham OFM was ordained a Deacon in the Chapel of the Poor Clares Monastery, Nuns Island, Galway, by Bishop Michael Duignan, Bishop of Galway and Clonfert. Bro Ian is the son of Denis and Caroline, Elm Park, Gort Road, and was professed a Franciscan Friary last September…
Our book of Remembrance honouring all who died in Ennis in the past year is now available from the Parish Office. The booklet contains the photos of 213 of our loved ones who died in the past year so that they will always be remembered and never forgotten. The booklet has some reflections on death…
Despite the threat of rain on All Souls Day, many people turned out to both Corrovorrin and Drumcliffe Cemeteries for the annual Blessing of the Graves and prayers for the faithful departed. Earlier in the day, prayers were offered at the Columbarium in the Cathedral. Our thanks to Pat Hanrahan for the photos.
As the scaffolding has come down from around the Friary, we write with hearts full of gratitude for your generous gift to our Roof Appeal. Your support is more than a simple donation; it is a tangible act of care that helps safeguard our home, a place of prayer and welcome for all who seek…
200 pilgrims from all over the Diocese travelled with Bishop Fintan on the autumn pilgrimage to Lourdes from Monday 29th September to Saturday 4th October. Uniting in prayer with those at home.
On Sunday 14th September 2025, on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Ian Cunningham from Elm Park, Ennis, made his Solemn Profession as Friar Minor in the presence of the Minister Provincial, Fr Aidan McGrath OFM, and his fellow friars who travelled from all over Ireland and different parts of the world.…
