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Mass Times

SS Peter and Paul Cathedral

Monday - Friday 7.40am, 11.00am, 7.30pm
Saturday 11.00am, 6.30pm
Sunday 8:00am, 9:30am, 11:30am
Church Holidays See current newsletter


Mass is also celebrated in the Poor Clare’s Monastery at 7.45am daily. Worship time for the Church of Ireland in Ennis is on Sunday mornings at 11.30am in St. Columba's Church, Bindon Street, Ennis

St Joseph's Church

Monday – Friday 10.30am
Saturday 10.30am, 7.00pm
Sunday 10am, 11.45am

Christ the King (Críost Rí)

Monday - Friday 9.30am
Sunday 11.00am

Franciscan Friary

Monday to Friday 10.00am followed by Rosary
Tuesday 10.00am (Novena to St. Anthony)
Saturday 10.00am (Our Lady's Devotion)
7.30pm Vigil Mass
Sunday 10.30am


The Secular Franciscan Order (SFO) have prayers at 9.40a.m. in the Franciscan Friary on the 1st Wednesday of every month.

Notices

Novena of Masses to the Most Sacred Heart

May 12, 2025

Our Cathedral of SS Peter & Paul was chosen as the venue for the second Mass of the Novena, which is visiting a different diocese each week in the lead up to the Feast of the Sacred Heart.
Fr Basil, the Benedictine Prior of Silverstream Monastery, Co Meath, was present with the Relics of…


Habemus Papam!

May 9, 2025

A prayer for our new Pope Leo XIV

Heavenly Father,

We thank You for the guidance of the Holy Spirit in choosing Pope Leo as the new shepherd of Your Church.

Grant him wisdom like Solomon, courage like Peter, and compassion like Christ.

Strengthen him with Your grace as…


Centenary Celebrations for Joan

May 9, 2025

Joan McMahon from Tobertaoscain  is the latest parishioner to celebrate her 100th birthday. On 8th May 1925, Joan was born into the McMahon family in Crohaven,  Kildysart. In her teenage years she like so many others went to England where she trained as a nurse. On her return to Ireland she met her future husband, Michael…


Farewell to Fr. Roch OFM

April 25, 2025

This weekend we bid farewell to Fr. Roch OFM who moves from the Friary in Ennis to the Galway Fraternity at the Abbey in Galway. We thank Roch for his ministry with us and for sharing his Polish experience with us. We will always remember him as the Friar with the beard! We wish Fr…


Fridge Magnet of Pope Francis

April 25, 2025
To honour and to pray for the soul of Pope Francis we have produced a Fridge Magnet, telling the story of his election and choice of Name Francis where he was reminded “not to forget the poor”
These magnets show Pope Francis imparting his Blessing on all of us.
Available in the…

Easter Sunday Dawn Mass at the Quay in Clarecastle

April 22, 2025

This year the parish of Clarecastle Ballyea hosted the Easter Sunday Dawn Mass at the Quay in Clarecastle. In ideal weather conditions, parishioners from the four parishes of the Abbey Pastoral Area gathered as the Dawn broke on the season of Easter.


Easter Vigil Mass in Ennis Cathedral

April 22, 2025

The parish of Ennis celebrated the Easter Vigil this year by welcoming two new members in to the Christian Community in the persons of Bessant and Sid. Bishop Fintan presided and baptised and Confirmed both candidates.


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Events

They Died on This Day

Marie Gardiner
2023
Sean O'Leary
2022
Patrick (P.J.) Dinan
2018
Fr. Oliver O'Doherty
2015
Mary O'Brien
2015
Paddy Honan
2012
Donal Mac Mathúna
2008