Thanksgiving Mass after Canonisation of two Popes
Posted on 23. Apr, 2014 by John Coughlan in Uncategorized
Thanksgiving Mass for pilgrims travelling from Ireland to Rome for the Canonisation of Blessed Pope John XXIII and Blessed Pope John Paul II
Monday, 28th April 2014 at 16.00
Basilica di Santa Maria in Domnica alla Navicella
There will be an opportunity for pilgrims travelling from Ireland to Rome for the Canonisation of Blessed Popes John XXIII and John Paul II to give thanks to God together at a special Mass on the day after the Canonisation. Cardinal Seán Brady, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland will be the principal celebrant of the Mass, in the Basilica of Santa Maria in Domnica, which is close to the Irish College. Pilgrims will be welcome to visit the Irish College for light refreshments after the Mass.
To view the location of the Church and its relation to the Irish College on google maps, click here.
A Time for Parishioners 8 – 12 Sept 2014
Posted on 09. Mar, 2014 by John Coughlan in Uncategorized
The Joy of the Gospel
Family, Church and Pope Francis: A course for Parishioners
8th – 12th September 2014
During these days in the city of the apostles Peter and Paul, participants will be afforded an opportunity to reflect on Pope Francis’ call to live the Joy of the Gospel. The week includes a series of talks, liturgies and guided visits to significant Churches and Basilicas in Rome, a day of spiritual recollection and reflection as well as a pilgrimage to the shrine of St. Francis at Assisi and an opportunity to attend a General Audience with Pope Francis.
Presentations will be given by the following:
- Msgr. Ciarán O’Carroll (Pontifical Irish College, Rome) will visit St. Peter’s Basilica, the Basilica of St. John Lateran and the Church of St. Peter in Chains, drawing together the theme of family in the early centuries of Christian life in Rome.
- Dr Patricia Kieran (Mary Immaculate College, Limerick) will examine the Pope’s Apostolic Exhortation and its implications for faith formation and the family.
- Fr. Tom Norris (Pontifical Irish College, Rome) will lead a reflection on ‘The Art of Loving – the Secret for Church and Family’.
- Fr. George Hayes (Pontifical Irish College, Rome) will look at the use of art and the aesthetic in nurturing one’s relationship with God.
- Fr. Hugh Clifford (Pontifical Irish College, Rome) will offer insights into the area of family, vocation and formation.
The cost of the course is €750. Places are limited. A deposit of €300 is required to secure a place. Travel arrangements to Rome are the responsibility of participants but airport transfers to the College are included in the price. Rooms are en-suite with meals half board. Those who wish to arrive early or remain following the conclusion of the course are welcome to do so subject to the availability of rooms.
If you wish to reserve a place, please telephone the Irish College on the main office number at 00 39 06 772 631 or email ufficio@irishcollege.org
Pontifical Irish College, Via Dei S.S. Quattro, 1, 00184 Rome
Happy Christmas!
Posted on 16. Dec, 2013 by John Coughlan in Uncategorized
The community of the Pontifical Irish College, Rome, wishes all visitors to this website a very happy and holy Christmas. Buon Natale! Nollaig shona!
Mass for Anniversary of Fr Ragheed Ganni
Posted on 27. May, 2013 by John Coughlan in Uncategorized
Mass will be celebrated on Sunday June 2nd for the anniversary of the death of Fr Ragheed Ganni, past student of the College, martyred for the faith in Iraq in 2007. The celebrant of the Mass will be Fr Efrem Luay Dinkha.
Ordination of Deacons – Easter Tuesday 2013
Posted on 31. Mar, 2013 by John Coughlan in Uncategorized
On Easter Tuesday, 2nd April 2013, Most Reverend Dr Dermot Clifford, Archbishop of Cashel and Emly, will ordain four seminarians of the Pontifical Irish College, Rome, to the Diaconate. The Mass of Ordination will take place at 10.30am in Basilica Santi Giovanni e Paolo. Those to be ordained Deacons are: Liam Boyle (Diocese of Raphoe), Brian Fitzpatrick (Diocese of Dromore), Dominic McGrattan (Diocese of Down and Connor), and Patrick O’Donoghue (Diocese of Cloyne).
‘Deacons are ministers ordained for tasks of the Church; they do not receive the ministerial priesthood, but ordination confers on them important functions in the ministry of the word, divine worship, pastoral governance and the service of charity, tasks which they must carry out under the pastoral activity of their bishop.’ – Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraph 1596
Irish College seminarians serving with Pope Francis, Good Friday
Posted on 29. Mar, 2013 by John Coughlan in Uncategorized
The seminarians of the Pontifical Irish College, Rome will be serving at the Celebration of the Passion of the Lord with Pope Francis in Saint Peter’s Basilica on Good Friday 2013 at 17.00 (16.00 Irish time).
To watch the ceremony, see
http://www.vatican.va/video/index.html
or
http://www.ewtn.co.uk/content/live-tv
Holy Week 2013 at the Irish College
Posted on 22. Mar, 2013 by John Coughlan in Uncategorized
The liturgies of Holy Week and Easter at the Irish College are open to the public. All welcome. Please note that the Good Friday Celebration of the Passion of the Lord will not be celebrated at the Irish College this year because the seminarians of the College have been asked to serve at the Celebration with Pope Francis in St Peter’s Basilica. The Irish College community will therefore attend that ceremony at the Vatican.
The times are as follows:
Palm Sunday, 24th March 2013
Mass – 10.00
Holy Thursday, 28th March 2013
Mass of the Lord’s Supper – 18.00
Good Friday, 29th March 2013
Not being held at the Irish College due to seminarians serving at the Vatican.
Holy Saturday, 30th March 2013
Easter Vigil – 21.00
Easter Sunday, 31st March 2013
Mass – 10.00
St Patrick’s Day 2013 Mass: 10am in St Patrick’s Church
Posted on 08. Mar, 2013 by John Coughlan in Uncategorized
Mass for the Feast of Saint Patrick will be celebrated at 10.00 on St Patrick’s Day, Sunday 17th March 2013, in St Patrick’s Church, Via Boncompagni 31, near Via Veneto. As the Mass in St Patrick’s Church will be the focal point for the Irish community in Rome and friends, and the community of the Irish College will go to St Patrick’s Church for this Mass, there will be no Mass in the Irish College on that morning.
St Patrick’s Celebrations 2013 at the Irish College
Posted on 07. Mar, 2013 by John Coughlan in Uncategorized
All are welcome to the Irish College at 19.00 on Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th March 2013 for the staging of the comedy, ‘King Arthur: Crisis at Camelot’, adapted from a script by Geoff Bamber, directed by Conor McCarthy. This promises to be an evening of laughter and light-hearted enjoyment. There will be a collection on the occasion for this year’s College Lenten charity, the Sant’Egidio Community.
Please note that Mass for the Feast of Saint Patrick will be celebrated at 10.00 on St Patrick’s Day in St Patrick’s Church, Via Boncompagni 31, near Via Veneto. As the Mass in St Patrick’s Church will be the focal point for the Irish community in Rome and friends, there will be no Mass in the Irish College on that morning.
Lent 2013 – College Charity: Sant’Egidio Community
Posted on 07. Mar, 2013 by John Coughlan in Uncategorized
This years Irish College Lenten collection will go towards the Sant’Egidio Community, which cares for the poor of Rome and engages in international peace initiatives. Six of the seminarians work with the Sant’Egidio Community on one evening a week. The collection is being organised by the seminarian charity officers. There is an opportunity to contribute after 10.00 Mass on Sundays. There will also be a chance to contribute on the evenings of the St Patrick’s Day play, ‘King Arthur: Crisis at Camelot’, to be staged at the College on Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th March at 19.00. For more information on the Sant’Egidio Community, see the Community’s website: http://www.santegidio.org/index.php?langID=en