The Diocese of Killaloe has chosen the Odhrán Pastoral Area and Nenagh Parish as the venue for this year’s Chrism Mass.

On Wednesday 27 March at 7.30pm, Priests from around the Diocese will gather at St Mary of the Rosary Church and renew their vows.  They will be joined by the new Odhrán Pastoral Area Choir.

During this Mass the Holy Oils are consecrated or blessed. The Holy Oils are:

• Chrism – used in the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation & Holy Orders, as well as for the consecration of altars and the dedication of churches.
• the oil of catechumens, also used in the sacrament of Baptism
• the Oil of the Sick – used only in the rite of the Anointing of the Sick

Bishop Fintan Monahan will return to Nenagh Parish this weekend where he will celebrate a special Mass commemorating 160 years of the Christian Brothers in our community.

Please join us in person or online from 12 noon at St Mary of the Rosary Church, Nenagh.

It is that time of year again and, after much burning of the midnight oil and too many cups of coffee, we are delighted to unveil the Odhran Pastoral Area Christmas Schedule for 2023.

We are so excited to see all our friends, old, new, and not-so-new, at some of our Christmas ceremonies this year.

There will always be a welcome for everyone in Nenagh Parish!

Today we welcome a new friend to Nenagh Parish and the Odhran Pastoral Area. After some two-and-a-half decades working as a teacher in Roscrea, Fr Lorcan Kenny begins a new adventure as he takes up residence in Portroe Parish as a priest of the Odhran Pastoral Area.
Fr Lorcan will, of course, celebrate Mass here in Nenagh Parish on a regular basis and we look forward to his presence among us over what we hope will be many happy and fulfilling years in the area.
While he seems to have brought the frost with him from Roscrea today, we know the reception he receives from our Parish and Pastoral Area communities will be anything but frosty!

Fáilte go dtí an tAonach, an tAthair Lorcan!

It is with a world of sadness that we in Nenagh Parish have learned of the passing of Christina Hoctor of Melrose, Nenagh.

For three decades, Mrs Hoctor served as the Sacristan at St Mary of the Rosary church where she undertook her duties with enormous reverence, diligence and a smile.

In late-2018 she was honoured with the Benemerenti Medal from Pope Francis in recognition of her more than thirty years of service to the church.

Nenagh Parish would like to extend our deepest sympathy and blessings to her family and many friends at this difficult time.

Nenagh Parish is delighted to announce that the doors of St Mary of the Rosary Church will open at 3.45am on Saturday, 6 May, just ahead of the Darkness Into Light walk through Nenagh.

Whether you are a regular Mass-goer or not, whether you are a person of the Catholic/Christian faith or not, whether you were last in Mass last Sunday or thirty years ago, please feel free to drop in during the walk and remember those we have lost.