18 October 2026
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Services during the Week:
Saggart: Mass: Sun 9am, Tue, Wed & Fri 11am.
Adoration: Sat and Sun 4 to 7pm
Rathcoole: Mass: Sat 6pm, Sun 12pm, Tue & Thu 10am.
Adoration: Sun 4 to 6pm, Tue 10.30am to 1pm and 3 to 5pm; Fri 9am to 12pm and 3 to 7pm
Newcastle: Mass: Sun 10am. Mon & Fri 10am.
Adoration: Sat 3 to 5pm.
Confession: Available by request, generally after any Mass.
Baptisms/Marriages: Contact Parish Office for details (086 0108420 on Tue, Wed & Thu from 10am to 12.30pm)
Remember in your Prayers
We pray for the souls of Richard Harney, Edna Hurley, Jim Colgan and Siobhan Roberts (Funeral Tuesday Rathcoole 10am) who died recently.
May they Rest in Peace.
Mission Sunday 2026
Theme: One In Christ – United in Mission
World Mission Sunday is the Holy Father’s annual appeal for spiritual and financial support so that the life-giving work of overseas mission and missionaries can continue. It always falls on the second last Sunday in October, meaning this year it will be celebrated over the weekend of Sunday 18th October.
“Right now, missionaries desperately need your help. In many poorer parishes in Africa, Asia, and Latin America missionaries are serving on the front line. They already do so much, walking hand-in-hand with marginalised communities, long before and after any emergency. You can show missionaries you care by supporting World Mission Sunday. Your prayers and generosity will change lives.”
World Mission Sunday collections take place in every single parish where the Church is present. This includes not only Ireland and Europe, but also in poorer parishes in developing countries. It is a moment of universal solidarity when each member of the Church family, regardless of location or background, play their part in supporting each other. This is what makes it such a special celebration.
November Masses
Advance note of our annual Mass for those who died during the past 12 months. Newcastle – Friday 13th Nov 7.30pm & Saggart – Friday 20th Nov 7.30pm. Spread the word to those who may have moved from the parish but would appreciate the invite. A service of remembrance will also take place in Brittas on Wednesday 18th Nov at 7pm for those who have died in the locality.
New Ministers of the Eucharist
Training and meeting session for those interested in becoming Ministers of the Eucharist will take place on 14 November. More details later. For more information leave contact details in any of the sacristies.
Saggart A Sense of Place
Join Mervyn Ennis & local historian Aidan Cruise for a talk on the Dublin – Blessington steam train 7.30pm Tuesday 20th October in the Saggart Community School house. Tea from 7pm.
Pope Leo’s Prayer intention for October
Pope Leo XIV dedicates his October prayer intention to mental health ministry, calling on the Church to listen without judging and accompany those who suffer without excluding them. Let us pray that the mental health ministry be established throughout the Church, helping to overcome the stigma and discrimination of persons with mental illnesses. See https://www.vaticannews.va.
October – Month of the Rosary
In Newcastle you are invited to a special hour of adoration and prayer each Wednesday from 7 – 8pm.
Parish Partnership name
Throughout the diocese parishes are being called to come together in new forms. Grouping of parishes is the way ahead for the diocese that is reduced in priests to service local areas. We are privileged that the parish of Saggart, Rathcoole, Brittas and the parish of Newcastle have been working together for many years. A shared Parish Pastoral Council and Finance Committee has been in place for a number of years showing a shared interest and co-operation between the ‘four districts’.
We have been invited to discern a common name that has a resonance throughout the area. A number of matters are considered to be significant in relation to parish partnership patron names.
Generally, a parish partnership name should: have a unifying character, avoiding the name of any one parish/church in the partnership; be appropriate to the partnership mission or connect with a tradition of faith in the area e.g. a local saint’s name or the name of a local monastery or well; be discerned appropriately by people of all of the parishes in the partnership; and not be already in use by another parish partnership in the Archdiocese.
One suggestion raised recently was “Mo Sacra” a saint from the 7th century who set up a monastery in what is currently Saggart cemetery. St Brigid’s Well in Rathcoole, St. Finian’s Well in Newcastle provide other possibilities. Have you any thoughts or suggestions on a name that could be used.
The Way
TheWay.ie is a digital platform set up by the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference dedicated to sharing the Good News and the witness of the Catholic Church in Ireland. It is intended to help people discover the faith, live the faith and pass on the faith. It is for both seekers and followers. Website link: The Way
Newman University Church
The annual Newman Lecture takes place on Thursday, 5th November, at 7pm in Newman University Church. Father Paul Murray OP will be giving a lecture ‘Everybody Wants to Be Happy’: Finding The Path to Joy Beyond Disillusion. It is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served after. Father Murray is an Irish Dominican, theologian, and poet from County Down. Author of many books, before retirement he taught the literature of the mystical tradition at the Angelicum University in Rome.
Saint John Henry Newman’s (the founder and builder of University Church) feast day is the 9th of October. One way we will be celebrating as a parish community is praying a novena for the 9 days preceding his feast. You can pick up a card with the novena prayer in church. This will be followed by Sunday Mass with hymns inspired by his writings and tea & biscuits afterwards! All are welcome.
Vocations
Dublin Diocesan Vocation Team is delighted to share some very encouraging news: there are now six people studying for the Archdiocese of Dublin in 2026 — four in Maynooth, studying Philosophy and Theology, and two beginning their Propaedeutic Year in Valladolid, Spain. We give heartfelt thanks to their families, friends and, especially, to the parishes and communities who have supported and encouraged these young men throughout their journey of discernment and continue to accompany them as they prepare for priesthood.
We ask all our parishes and communities to continue to pray for vocations to the priesthood and religious life, and if you know someone who may be considering a vocation, please encourage them to get in touch with the Vocations Team. Fr Seamus McEntee or Fr Bill O’Shaughnessy would be delighted to meet with them, listen to their story and accompany them on their journey of discernment. You can contact us at vocations@dublindiocese.ie or bill.oshaughnessy@dublindiocese.ie.
Carmelite Open Day
For men and women aged 18 – 40. 21st November, Day of Prayer, Reflection & Sharing with the Carmelite Friars & Nuns in Avila Retreat Centre, Donnybrook. For more details see: Nuns – www.carmelites.ie and Friars – www.ocd.ie.
RCIA – Brazilian Community
The Brazilian Catholic Community Católicos em Dublin is now accepting registrations for a new Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) catechesis class in Portuguese. For more information and registration, please visit the link in the community’s Instagram bio @catolicosemdublin or contact them via WhatsApp at 0833813813.
French Language Mass
Mass for the French-speaking Catholic community in Dublin in St Mary’s Church, Haddington Road, is on the second and fourth Sundays of each month at 12.30pm from September to June.
Italian Language Mass
Italian Catholic Community Dublin. Masses in Aughrim Street Church every Saturday at 5.30pm (fourth Sunday of the month followed by community gathering). Other activities: Biblical Catechesis (online); Pre-marriage Catechesis: Rosary (online); Book Club: https://facebook.com/italiani.cattolici.a.dublino/. Contact: Fr Coriolan Muresan. cattolici.dublin@gmail.com / coryolan26@yahoo.it / 012447995.
Ukrainian Catholic Chaplaincy
Ukrainian Mass (Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, Byzantine rite) is held every Sunday at 1pm in Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church, Artane, D05 FH28. Fr Vasyl Kornitsky is Chaplain to the Ukrainian community. He can be contacted at 086 2359561 or ugccie@gmail.com.