Happy Birthday Brother Anthony !
This weekend, Brother Anthony Boran OFM Cap., celebrates a very signifiant birthday as he turns 99 years of age. We wish Anthony well and give thanks to the Lord for his many years of service to the people of God. We hope you have great day!
Holy Week and Easter Schedules 2022
Holy Trinity, Cork Holy Thursday Mass : 7.30pm Good Friday Stations: 12.00noon Commemoration of the Passion: 3.00pm Holy Saturday Vigil Mass: 7.30pm Easter Sunday: 8.00am; 9.30am; 11.00am; 12.30pm Rochestown, Cork Palm Sunday 10:00 am Blessing of Palms and Mass (College Chapel) Mon- Wed 8:00 am & 10:00 am Mass in Friary Chapel Holy Thursday No…
Blessings on the Feast of St Patrick
The Irish Capuchin Franciscan Friars would like to wish you every blessing on the feast of St Patrick. Thank you for your continued generosity and support. As we honour our National Saint – let us pray for Christ’s protection for Ireland, the World and especially Ukraine at this time. Christ with me, Christ before me,…
The Capuchin Friars ministering in Ukraine
Since our very foundation in 1525, the Capuchin Friars have been called to serve the people of God in some of the most difficult and challenging situations including times of plague, famine and war. Today is no different. Our brothers ministering in Ukraine are sheltering the displaced who have come to them for help. Their…
Brother Silvester speaks to The Echo about the upcoming closure of Rochestown Friary
Recently Brother Silvester O’Flynn OFM Cap (Guardian of St Francis Friary, Rochestown, Cork) spoke to Donal O’Keeffe of The Echo to tell a little of the history of the Capuchins in Rochestown and how news of the closure has has been received. Read all about it here: Evening Echo Article 15 Feb 2022 (Rochestown)
Celebrating Consecrated Life
The week’s issue of the Irish Catholic Newspaper contains a feature to mark the World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life on the 3rd of February – Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. This feature contains an interview with Brother Martin Bennett OFM Cap. (Parish Priest and Provincial Director of Communications for the Irish…
Brother James Connolly OFM Cap. – The Irish Catholic Newspaper
This weekend the Irish Catholic Newspaper featured an insightful and inspiring article on Brother James (Jim) Connolly who has spent most of his life serving as a missionary in Zambia. You can read the article in full here : Jan27, pg34
Statement from the Provincial Minister concerning the closure of Friaries
Statement of our Provincial Minister, Br. Seán Kelly, on the forthcoming closures of St. Anthony’s Friary, Carlow and St. Francis Friary, Rochestown and the withdrawal from residency in St. Francis Parish, Priorswood. Dear brothers and sisters, Every three years the Capuchin friars gather in what we call Chapter. We do this in order to…
Christmas Blessings
On this most holy of days, we wish you and yours every blessing this Christmas. We pray that this will be a time of peace, joy and love for you and that you will experience the closeness of our God who is with us. God bless you
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