Cuimhneachán na bhFíréan uile atá marbh, 2ú Samhain.

Mass times as follows:

• Cathedral: 7:45 am, 10 am (with blessing of the graves in Cathedral grounds directly afterwards), & 7:30 pm

• St Paul's Church: 9:15 am

As we will celebrate the titular feast of our cathedral, 40 Hours of Eucharistic Adoration will take place in the Cathedral of Christ the King, here in Mullingar, from Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd November, concluding on the Solemnity of Christ the King.

Adoration will begin after Mass on Friday 20th November at 7:30 pm and conclude at 4 pm with sung Vespers and Benediction on Sunday 22nd November, with Bishop Fintan Monahan of Killaloe as homilist.

There will be confessions from noon until midnight on Saturday 21st November.

The incoming month of November invites us to remember and pray for our beloved dead.

It is a time to visit the church and cemetery, to pause in silence, and to give thanks for those who have gone before us marked with faith.

Our prayers and acts of remembrance are expressions of love and hope, helping our departed brothers and sisters toward their eternal rest.

If you would like to include names in the Altar List of the Dead, please use your List of the Dead envelope from your parish box, or one of the envelopes available in the churches, and place it in the designated box.

The names will be remembered in Masses throughout November and on every First Friday. Suaimhneas síoraí orthu.

Our Annual Bereavement Mass will take place on Friday, 13th November, at 7:30 pm in the Cathedral, when we will gather as a community to pray for and remember all who have died in the past year and whose funerals took place within our parish.

For the Proper Use of Wealth:

Let us pray for the proper use of wealth, that not succumbing to the temptation of selfishness, it may always be put at the service the common good and solidarity of those who have less.

Are you, or someone you know interested in becoming a member of the Catholic Church?

OCIA, the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults, is a faith-formation process which prepares and supports adults who wish to become members of the Catholic Church.

Applications are currently being invited for this year’s programme which is due to commence in the autumn.

For further details, please contact the Parish Office or visit www.dioceseofmeath.ie