Portlaoise Parish

Welcome to Portlaoise Parish

Welcome

Céad míle fáilte to Portlaoise Parish website. We want to make our parish website an interesting and worthwhile location for both parishioners and visitors to keep up to date with what’s happening in our parish. We hope that all parish and community groups will see it as a useful resource for getting information out to people.

Mass Times

Portlaoise

All Masses:
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Sunday:
Saturday Vigil: 6.30pm Sunday: 08.30am, 10:00am, 11.15am & 12.30pm

Monday - Friday:
07.30am and 10:00am

Saturday:
10:00am

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The Heath

Sunday:
9.30am

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Ratheniska

Sunday:
10am

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WEBCAMS

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Death notices

We pray for those who have died.

They died on this day

7 May May they rest in peace.

Kay Heavin 2019
Ray Bergin 2019
Donie Aldritt 2016
Liam Conroy 2014
Mary Martley 2014

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Notices

Holy Week Schedule 2026

March 26, 2026

Our full schedule for Holy Week and Easter Sunday. Please join us as we celebrate this most holy time of the year.

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Portlaoise Parish Christmas Arrangements 2024

December 11, 2024

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Christmas Carol Service 20th December 2023

December 21, 2023

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Ratheniska Children’s Choir

November 8, 2022

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Holy Week Schedule 2022

April 11, 2022

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Penitential Service for those Preparing for First Confession

April 12, 2021

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Weddings

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Baptisms

Information and Forms

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Reflection

Calling Upon the Holy Spirit

Why do we keep rules? Probably to avoid penalties, punishment or adverse consequence! Rules are a necessary evil if we are to live in a well-ordered society. Commandments however are different from rules. Commandments are expressions of how we are to love each other. Perhaps we shouldn’t need commandments, perhaps we should know how to love each other intuitively, but sadly it seems we need a little guidance and a lot of help.

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