Today, May 28, we celebrate the feast day of *Saint Bernard of Montjoux* (923-1008), the patron saint of skiers, alpinists, hikers, and travellers in the mountains, and minister to Alpine travellers for over 40 years. He is remembered for his devotion to the Lord, and tireless preaching of His word to travellers, living and working […]

After his resurrection, at the moment in which he returned to his Father, Jesus pours out the Spirit upon his disciples and makes them sharers in his own mission.  Under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, the disciples went out on the first Pentecost Sunday and began to preach the Good News to peoples from […]

At this time of uncertainty, I am no different from the rest of the world. This is the time our prayers and focus to our faith play so much of how it shapes our lives. Who would have thought that a microscopic viral being could bring humanity to its knees? We have no way of […]

Today, May 27, we celebrate the feast of *Saint Augustine of Canterbury* called the “Apostle of England,” and the eventual first Archbishop of Canterbury. He is not be confused with the earlier St. Augustine of Hippo, the famous author of the “Confessions” and “City of God.” The work of Saint Augustine of Canterbury is widely regarded […]

Reek Sunday – This year Archbishop Neary of Tuam has announced that Reek Sunday has been cancelled due to Covid19. The good news is that Archbishop Neary will celebrate a vigil Mass on Saturday 25th July at 6.30pm. Prayer intentions can be emailed to reeksunday2020@gmail.com or post to Westport Parish Co Mayo. The Mass will […]

Staying in contact with people has been an interesting and challenging experience of the last number of weeks during this lockdown Family Whilst others talk of family bonding at this time, we are a very close knit unit as a family, but our 2 girls have not been physically present as they are outside Ireland, […]