Christmas in the churches
As Christmas approaches, Bishop Michael Smith thanked the parishes in the diocese of Meath for their efforts to make the Church a place of welcome during the Feast of the Lord’s birth.
He said: “I hope that people will experience that God is close to them this Christmas time. The words of the well known 'O Holy Night' set the tone of the invitation which Christmas places before us. “He knows our needs, our weakness is no stranger”. We are invited to celebrate the birth of the Saviour who is attentive to our needs and who bandages our wounds. I encourage families, in preparation for Mass on Christmas day, to avail of the Sacrament of Reconciliation and, in so doing, to experience the true spiritual blessing of the festive season.”
Christmas ceremonies in the Churches
Ardcath & Curraha Parish
Masses on Christmas Eve: Curraha 5.00pm Ardcath 7.00pm
Masses on Christmas Day: Clonalvy 10.00am Curraha 11.30am
Ashbourne & Donaghmore Parish
Masses on Christmas Eve: Ashbourne 5.00pm and 10pm; Donaghmore 8pm
Masses on Christmas Day: Ashbourne 9am, 11am, 12.30pm; Donaghmore 10am
Athboy Parish
Masses on Christmas Eve: Athboy at 7 pm & 10 pm
Masses on Christmas Day: Rathmore at 9am. Rathcairn at 10.15am
Athboy Church at 11.30am
Confessions Christmas Eve: 11am-1pm.
Ballivor Parish
Masses on Christmas Eve Children’s Mass 4.00pm and Vigil Mass 10.00pm
Mass on Christmas Day 11.30am
Beauparc Parish
Beauparc Christmas Eve: 9.00pm
Christmas Day: 10.30am
Kentstown Christmas Eve: 8.00 pm
Christmas Day: 9.30 & 11.30 am
Bohermeen Parish
Bohermeen Christmas Eve at 9.00pm and Christmas Day at 11.30am
Cortown Christmas Eve at 6.30pm and Christmas Day at 10.15am
Boyerstown Christmas Eve at 7.00pm and Christmas Day at 10.00am
Clonmellon & Killalon Parish
Clonmellon: Christmas Eve at 9am and Christmas Day at 11.15am
Killalon: Christmas Day at 10am
Confessions on Christmas Eve in Clonmellon at 12 noon and 7 – 8pm
Confessions on Christmas Eve in Killalon at 3pm
Delvin
Christmas Eve: Delvin at 6.30pm
Christmas Day Delvin at11am
Killulagh at 9.30am
Confessions
Penance Service in Delvin on Monday 23 at 7.15pm
Confessions on Christmas Eve in Killulagh at 12noon & Delvin from 2 - 2.30 and after the Vigil Mass
Drogheda - Holy Family Parish
Children’s Mass on Christmas Eve at 5pm and Vigil Mass at 7.30pm
Christmas Day Masses at 8.30am, 10.30am, 11.30am and 12.30pm
Confessions on Christmas Eve at 6pm
Drogheda – St Mary’s Parish
Christmas Eve 6pm Children’s Mass and 12:00am Midnight Mass
Christmas Day 9am (broadcast live on LMFM), 10:30am and 12.00noon
Confessions: Christmas Eve 3:00pm – 4:00pm and 7:00pm – 8:00pm
Duleek & Bellewstown Parish
Duleek Christmas Eve Mass at 9pm
Christmas Day Masses at 9am and 11.30am
Bellewstown Christmas Eve Mass at 7pm
Christmas Day Family Mass at 10am
Confessions Duleek on Christmas Eve 2pm.-3p.m & 8pm.-9pm.
Bellewstown on Christmas Eve 5pm.-6pm.
Dunboyne & Kilbride Parish
Dunboyne: Christmas Eve at 5pm, 7pm and 9pm
Christmas Day at 9am and 11.30am
Kilbride: Christmas Eve at 7pm
Christmas Day at 10am
Confessions in Dunboyne on Christmas Eve at 11 am – 1 pm and 2.30 pm – 4.30 pm
Dunshaughlin & Culmullen Parish
Dunshaughlin: Christmas Eve: 6.00 pm Children’s Mass
9.00 pm Vigil Mass (Carol Service from 8 pm)
Christmas Day: 9.00 am and 12noon
Culmullen: Christmas Eve: Vigil Mass 9.00pm (Carol Service from 8.15 pm)
Christmas Day: 10.30 a.m.
Johnstown & Walterstown Parish
Christmas Eve: Walterstown 5pm, Johnstown 7pm & 10pm
Christmas Day: Walterstown 9.30am, Johnstown 11am
Kells & Girley Parish
Christmas Eve: Kells 8pm Girley 8pm
Christmas Day: Kells 9am; 11am; 12:15pm Girley 10am
Confessions on Christmas Eve: Kells 12-1pm; 2-3pm; Girley 10:30-11am
Kilbeg & Staholmog Parish
Christmas Eve: 7.00 pm in Staholmog and 10.00 pm in Kilbeg
Christmas Day: 10.00 am in Kilbeg and 12 noon in Staholmog
Kildalkey Parish
Christmas Eve Children’s Mass at 6.30pm and Vigil Mass at 8.30pm
Christmas Day Mass at 10.00am
Confessions Monday 23 December at 10 am
Kilmessan & Dunsany Parish
Kilmessan Christmas Eve 7.30pm and Christmas Day 11am
Dunsany Christmas Eve 6pm and Christmas Day 9.30am
Kilskyre & Ballinlough Parish
Ballinlough Christmas Eve at 7pm and Christmas Day at 10am
Kilskyre Christmas Eve at 9pm and Christmas Day at 11.15am
Kingscourt Parish
Mass times for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day:
6p.m. Family Mass in Church of the Immaculate Conception, Kingscourt
7.30p.m. Christmas Mass in Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Muff
9p.m. Candlelit Christmas Mass in Kingscourt
9a.m. Christmas Day Mass in Saint Joseph's Corlea,
10.30am Christmas Day Mass in Church of the Immaculate Conception, Kingscourt.
12 noon Christmas Day Mass in Church of the Immaculate Conception, Kingscourt.
Laytown & Mornington Parish
Laytown: Christmas Eve 5pm and 9pm
Christmas Day 10am and 12noon
Mornington: Christmas Eve 4pm, 6pm and 9pm
Christmas Day 10am and 11.30am
Lobinstown Parish
Christmas Eve 9pm
Christmas Day 8.30am and 10.30am
Moynalty Parish
Christmas Eve Moynalty at 8.15 pm
Christmas Day Moynalty at 8.30am & 11.15am
Newcastle at 10 am
Mullingar Parish
Christmas Eve: Children’s Mass in St Paul’s Church at 6pm
Masses at 6pm in the Cathedral
Mass at 9pm in St Paul’s Church
Mass at 10pm in the Cathedral
Christmas Day: Cathedral – 8.30am, 11am and 12.30pm;
St Paul’s Church – 10.30am and 12 noon;
Walshestown – 9am; Brotenstown – 10am; Gainstown – 10am.
Penitential Service in the Cathedral on Monday 23 December at 7.30pm
Confessions in the Cathedral in Tuesday 24 December from 12 noon until 5.30pm
Navan Parish
St. Mary's Church: Christmas Eve: 6pm and 8pm
Christmas Day: 8am, 11am and 1pm
St. Oliver's Church: Christmas Eve: 6pm and 8pm
Christmas Day: 10am and 12 noon
Our Lady's Hospital: Christmas Day: 9am
Confessions on Christmas Eve: St. Mary's Church 12 noon - 4pm
St. Oliver's Church 4.30pm – 5.30p-pm
Nobber Parish
Christmas Eve: Masses at 8 pm and Midnight
Christmas Day: Masses at 8.30 am and 11.00 am
Oldcastle & Moylagh Parish
Oldcastle: Christmas Eve Masses 6.00pm (Children’s/ Folk Mass) & 9.00pm (Vigil Mass)
Christmas Day Mass at 11.30am
Moylagh: Christmas Eve Vigil Mass at 7.30pm
Christmas Day Mass at 10.00am
Oristown & Kilberry Parish
Oristown Christmas Eve Vigil 8.30pm and Christmas Day 10am
Kilberry Christmas Eve Vigil 7pm and Christmas Day 11.30am
Rathmolyon & Jordanstown Parish
Rathmolyon Church: Christmas Eve Mass - 7:30pm
Christmas Day Mass - 10am
Jordanstown Church: Christmas Eve Mass - 6pm and 9pm
Christmas Day Mass - 9am and 11am
Ratoath Parish
Christmas Eve: 5.00pm; 7.00pm and 9.00pm
Christmas Day: 9.00am; 11.00am and 12.15pm
Slane & Monknewtown Parish
Christmas Eve - Vigil Mass - Slane at 8pm and Monknewtown at 10pm
Christmas Day - Mass - Monknewtown and 9.30am & Slane at 11am
Confessions - Christmas Eve in Slane 10.30am to 12noon
Stamullen & Julianstown Parish
Stamullen Christmas Eve 430 pm Mass for Young Families
8:30 pm Carols with Stamullen Choir
9:00 pm Vigil Mass of the Nativity
Christmas Day 9:00 am Dawn Mass of the Nativity
11:00 am Mass of the Nativity
Julianstown Christmas Eve 6:30 pm Mass for Young Families
8:40 pm Carols with Julianstown Choir
9:00 pm Vigil Mass of the Nativity
Christmas Day 11:00 am Mass of the Nativity