During Lenten period the Irish Chaplaincy of Paris supported the Trócaire Lenten campaign. This year sees the 40th anniversary of Trócaire – the official overseas development agency of the Catholic Church in Ireland. This year our Lenten contribution to Trócaire came to a total of €464-13. This has now been forwarded to Trócaire. Thanks to […]
› Read MoreAn article about the two historic events (President Michael D. Higgins’ Official Visit in February and the Irish Pilgrimage to Notre Dame de Paris in March) has been published in Ireland in the May 2013 edition of Intercom Magazine. The article has been written by Sean Ryan, Irish Chaplaincy Paris Communications. The magazine is published by the Irish Bishops’ Conference […]
› Read MoreMembers of the Irish community in France have been involved in the translation and preparation of Mass readings in Irish that can now be sent out by email on a daily basis. This is part of a ten year French initiative to have Mass readings available by email. Today, the readings are available on a […]
› Read MoreEach year there is a walking pilgrimage of up to 12,000 pilgrims from 30 countries between the cathedrals of Notre Dame de Paris and Notre Dame de Chartres. The pilgrimage to Chartres, originated in the 12th century, was revived in 1983. Pilgrims are organized into groups of between 20 to 60 people who will walk […]
› Read MoreIn this Year of Faith and on the 850th Anniversary Jubilee Year of Notre Dame de Paris, parishes and communities are making special pilgrimage to the cathedral. On March 16, 2013 Irish pilgrims from Paris, the rest of France, and from Ireland had their own gathering for a very special and unique occasion: Mass in […]
› Read MoreYou are invited to attend a piano recital organised by the Royal School of Church Music (RSCM) France in St George’s Anglican Church on Monday, April 29, 2013 at 19h30. Founded in 1927 the RSCM is an ecumenical Christian charity whose educational mission is to encourage and inspire the good use of sacred music in […]
› Read MoreOn Easter Sunday morning, we read of the journey of different people to the Empty Tomb, early in the morning before it was light. The women went to the tomb with spices to anoint the body and were the first to know the tomb was empty. Empty tombs are not usually good signs—they are normally […]
› Read MoreEaster Sunday Mass will be held at 11h30 in Chapelle Saint-Patrick on Sunday, March 31, 2013. Note: Clocks change this weekend!!
› Read MoreOn Saturday morning, March 16, 2013 a number of Irish pilgrims walked the short distance from the Collège des Irlandais to Notre Dame de Paris. The pilgrims, from the Irish Chaplaincy Paris and visitors from Ireland, walked through the narrow streets of the fifth arrondissement in commemoration of all the Irish people who lived, studied […]
› Read MoreSt Patrick uses shamrock in an illustrative parable Legend dating to 1726, tributes St. Patrick with teaching the Irish about the doctrine of the Holy Trinity by showing people the shamrock, a three-leafed plant, using it to illustrate the Christian teaching of three persons in one God. For this reason, shamrocks are a central symbol […]
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