Sunday 31 August 2014

Mass in St. Agnes' Crumlin

St. Agnes' Church, Crumlin, was one of the first great era of suburban Churches in Dublin built under Archbishop Byrne (1921-1940).  The firm of Ashlin and Coleman designed the Church, along with St. Teresa's, Donore Avenue (1922), St. Anne's, Shankill (1931), St. Columba's, Iona Road (1933), and Our Lady of Good Counsel (begun in 1933, blessed in 1942).

Archbishop Byrne also oversaw the building of the Church of St. MacCullin, Lusk (1922), St. Brigid, Killester (1925), St. Vincent de Paul, Marino (1926), Garrison Church, Arbour Hill, 1927, Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, Foxrock (1935), and Our Lady of the Rosary, Harold's Cross (begun in 1938, blessed 1940).  In contrast to the Churches that were built under his successors, these were generally stone-built Churches in a very traditional style but temporary Churches were also needed until a new Church could be built.  As part of this great extension, Archbishop Byrne also blessed a tin Church at Portmarnock and a wooden Church at Kiltiernan.






Sunday 24 August 2014

Latin Mass in Emo 2014

Reports of previous Masses in Borris, Co. Carlow, are here (2013), here (2012), here (2011), here (2010), an account of the Church itself here, and an account of the nearby Emo Court here.









Wednesday 20 August 2014

St. Pius X - Part XIV

On this day in 1914, Our Most Holy Father, Pope (later Saint) Pius X died in the odour of sanctity.

Sancte Pie Decime, Gloriose Patrone, ora pro nobis!

Saturday 2 August 2014

St. Pius X - Part XIII

On this day in 1914, Our Most Holy Father, Pope (later Saint) Pius X issued his exhortation Dum Europa to the Christian peoples of Europe appealing to them to hold back from the war that was about to engulf them.

Sancte Pie Decime, Gloriose Patrone, ora pro nobis!