St Patrick’s Purgatory on Lough Derg

Each year many thousands of pilgrims from Ireland and other countries across Europe and indeed the world make their way to the small island of St Patrick’s Purgatory on Lough Derg to do the Three-Day Pilgrimage. According to tradition the first abbot of the monastery of Lough Derg was St Davog, a disciple of St […]

St Joseph’s Pilgrimage to Notre Dame

The St Joseph’s Church Parish Pilgrimage to Notre Dame will take place on Saturday, February 23, 2013. A group will walk from St Joseph’s Church on 50, avenue Hoche to Notre Dame. Most people will gather at 9:15am on the parvis in front of Notre Dame for Mass at 10:00. You are all welcome to […]

President Higgins at the Sorbonne

As part of his official visit to France, the President of Ireland, Mr Michael D. Higgins will be giving a conference at the Sorbonne on February 18, 2013. All members of the Irish Community and friends of Ireland are invited to attend. Please find below details of the invitation from the Irish Embassy. In the presence of […]

Notices for January 29, 2013

Dear Friends, I hope that all is well as we reach the end of this first month of 2013. This Sunday we will celebrate Feile Bride in the Chapel at 11h30 Mass. We hope to have some crosses from the Curragh to distribute on the day and also we will have our usual community lunch […]

Understanding Christ Among Us

The Chapelle Saint-Patrick was packed with standing room only (and many more outside) for the annual Advent Carol Service held at 17:00 on Sunday, December 9, 2012. The Carol Service was truly an excellent representation of the Irish Community living here in Paris and Ile-de-France. In addition to the Irish Ambassador Mr Paul Kavanagh, on […]

Irish Chaplaincy Paris Description

The following official description of the Irish Chaplaincy Paris can be published on websites, magazines, official publications and other media outlets. Irish Chaplaincy Paris The Irish Chaplaincy, based in the Collège des Irlandais in the heart of Paris, provides pastoral care to the Irish Community in Paris and the surrounding Ile-de-France region. Mass is celebrated each […]

Learn more about St Brigid

This year on Sunday, February 3 we will celebrate St.Brigid’s feast day with Mass at 11h30 in Chapelle Saint-Patrick. Afterwards we will mark this occasion with our annual community lunch in the Salle de Conference. St Brigid like St Patrick is one of the most venerated saints in Ireland and she is held in high […]

Celebrate St Brigid on February 3

St Brigid is one of Ireland’s patron saints along with St Patrick and St Columba. On Sunday, February 3 we will celebrate St Brigid with a Mass in Chapelle Saint-Patrick at 11h30. We will welcome a Breton group of musicians to our celebration. We invite you to join us on this joyous occasion. You will also be able […]

Choir Sings at Mission Week Concert

On Saturday, October 20, 2012 the Chapelle Saint-Patrick Choir participated in a special concert as part of the World Missionary Week in Paris. On September 28 our chaplain Fr Sean Maher informed us that we had been invited by Mgr Xavier Rambaud, who is in charge of priests, students and foreigners in the Archdiocese of […]