Religious

Catholic Schools Week 2021

Catholic Schools Week 2021 Catholic Schools Week is celebrated during the last week in January each year. Here in Blackrock, we celebrate being a Catholic School every week of the year. Our “normal” week includes the availability of Daily Mass, which is livestreamed on the College website at 8.15am each weekday morning, meditation / mindfulness [...]

Pastoral – Libermann Day Collaboration Mass

Libermann Day Collaboration Mass 2021 At 9.00 am this morning, we had a groundbreaking, historic occasion as Fr. Wambu C.S.Sp., President of the Holy Ghost School Makueni (Machakos), celebrated a collaborative mass for a congregation assembled 7000 km apart. Boys from both schools, through English, Gaeilge and Swahili, shared the readings, the prayers of the [...]

5th Year Family Mass 2021

5th Year Family Mass Sunday, 31st January 2021 The College community - Fr. McDonald (chief celebrant), Fr. Dundon, Fr. Browne, Fr. Kevin, Fr. O’Brolchain and Deacon Liam - led us in an uplifting and affirming liturgy. Fr. O’Brolchain reminded us that “even in these challenging times, we can do so much and the message, as [...]

Morning Mass, 11th January 2021

Morning Mass Monday, 11th January 2021 The College morning mass, celebrated by Fr. Paddy Dundon, C.S.Sp. was broadcasted on the R.T.E. News Now channel last Friday morning. They have informed us that there were 40,000 viewers. Morning mass will resume this Monday, 11th January, at 8.15 am and will continue each morning via the College [...]

Transition Year Family Mass 2020

TY Year Family Mass Sunday, 6th December 2020 The theme for this year’s Mass was ‘For Christ’s sake – share’ so it was fitting that Jim Murphy (class of 1971), President of the College “Past and Present” St. Vincent de Paul Conference delivered the homily. He spoke appreciatively about the fantastic fundraising efforts for the [...]

Castle Carol Service 2020

Castle Carol Service December 2020 Director of Boarding Mr MacDermott welcomed the families of our Boarders to the College Chapel via our webcam from wherever they were and they tuned in in great numbers, with viewers from 14 different countries. Our service was elevated by Richie (1st Year) whose rendition of Silent night, the Cello [...]

Mass of Remembrance 2020

Mass of Remembrance Wednesday, 25th November 2020 Fr. Tom Nash and concelebrant Fr. Paddy Dundon presided at our Annual Mass for the deceased members and friends of our extended community in the College chapel last Wednesday evening 25th November. President of the Union Stephen Mullin (class of 1983) represented our many past students worldwide, particularly [...]

Ministers of the Eucharist 2020

Ministers of the Eucharist 2020 Ministers of the Eucharist & Chaplains 2020/21 Congratulations to Scott Barron, Sam Bruton, Milo Byrnes, John Cawley, Alex Cronnelly, Darragh Dempsey, Jack Fitzpatrick, Robbie Gallagher, Thomas Harte, Matthew Keeley, Rory McGuire, Charlie Mullin, Oscar O’Brien, Alex O’Keefe, Jack Roche and Alex Simpson (all 6th Year), who were commissioned as Ministers [...]

3rd Year Family Mass 2020

3rd Year Family Mass Mission Sunday Sunday, 8th November 2020 The theme for our annual 3rd Year Family Mass was ‘Family’. Mr Madden, in his prelude, spoke about the importance of Parents and Grandparents. He invited those watching from home, via the internet, to light the blessed candle given to each boy on Friday. Sean [...]

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Mass 2020

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Eucharistic Adoration Friday, 16th October 2020 As this is Mission Awareness Week, we concluded our week with a morning of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in our magnificent College Chapel. We thank the boys for their expression of faith and respect. It is encouraging to all of us – Faith [...]
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