Portlaoise Parish - Christmas Arrangements 2024

Portlaoise Parish has announced its Christmas arrangements for Masses and other Advent events for 2024.

The itinerary for SS Peter & Pauls, Church of the Assumption, The Heath and Church of the Holy Cross, Ratheniska in Portlaoise Parish is as follows are as follows:

Christmas Novena

• Monday 16th to Saturday 21st Mass at 7am.
• Sunday 22nd December Mass at 8.30am.
• Monday 23rd and Tuesday 24th December Mass at 7am.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION (PENITENTIAL SERVICE)

• Friday 20th December Parish Church 7.30pm.

PARISH CAROL SERVICES

• Sunday 22nd December Parish Church
• Children’s Carol Service 3pm
• Parish Carol Service 7.30pm

CONFESSIONS

• Saturday 21st December, Parish Church after 10am Mass and after the 6.30pm Mass
• Monday 23rd December, Parish Church after 10am Mass to 1pm and 6pm - 7pm
• Tuesday 24th December, Parish Church after 10am Mass to 1pm.

CHRISTMAS EVE MASS TIMES, Tuesday 24

• Portlaoise Parish Church Children’s Mass (mainly aimed at those who have not yet received 1st Communion) 4pm & Children’s Mass 6pm
• Parish Church Our Midnight Mass 9pm
• Parish Church Polish Mass 12am Midnight

SS Peter & Paul's Church Portlaoise

CHRISTMAS DAY MASS TIMES, Wed 25

• Parish Church 8.30am, 10am, 11.15am and 12.30pm
• The Heath 9.30am
• Ratheniska 10am

THURSDAY 26th DECEMBER (St. Stephen’s Day)

• Parish Church 10am
• Parish Church - Polish Mass 2pm

FRIDAY 27th DECEMBER AND SATURDAY 28th DECEMBER

• Parish Church 10am

SUNDAY 29th DECEMBER

• Parish Church 6.30pm (vigil), 8.30am, 10am, 11.15am and 12.30pm
• The Heath 9.30am
• Ratheniska 10am

MONDAY 30th DECEMBER AND TUESDAY 31ST DECEMBER

The Heath Church.

NEW YEAR'S DAY, Wednesday, January 1 (Mary, The Holy Mother of God)

THURSDAY 2nd January to SATURDAY 4th January

FRIDAY (First Friday) 3rd January

• Parish Church 10am and 7.30pm

SATURDAY 4th January

SUNDAY 5th JANUARY

Ratheniska Church.

MONDAY 6th JANUARY (THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD)

• Masses 8.30am, 10am, 12.30pm & 7.30pm.

Masses will resume as normal from Tuesday 7th January

All up-to-date Mass Times can be accessed on the website www.portlaoiseparish.ie