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The Triduum

Clark Brydon -
The Sacred Triduum, extending from the evening of Maundy Thursday to the Easter Vigil, is best understood not as three separate observances but as...
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Lectionary Notes: April 2026

Peter McDowell -
Sunday 5th April 2026  |  Easter Day Acts 10:34–43 — During the Easter season, a reading from the Acts of the Apostles is often used...
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Saints and Celebrations: March 2026

Clark Brydon -
Kieran of Seirkieran (c.545) | 5th March Kieran of Seirkieran (not to be confused with Ciarán of Clonmacnoise) is remembered as one of the early...
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Lectionary Notes: March 2026

Adrian Dorrian -
Sunday 1st March 2026 The Second Sunday in Lent Genesis 12:1–4a — The covenant promise of God to Abraham here is one that finds part of...
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Racial Justice Sunday Liturgy Celebrates Diversity

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Ahead of this year’s Racial Justice Sunday, on 8th February, the Church of Ireland has published a new liturgy to help churches mark a...
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Saints and Celebrations: February 2026

Clark Brydon -
Saint Brigid | 1st February Brigid of Kildare stands at the heart of Irish Christian memory, revered across traditions as abbess, founder, and one of...
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Lectionary Notes: February 2026

Peter McDowell -
Sunday 1st February 2026The Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany  Micah 6:1–8 — God calls Israel to account, reminding them of his faithful acts in their history,...
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Saints and Celebrations: December 2025 & January 2026

Clark Brydon -
Finnian of Clonard, abbot (549) 12th December Finnian of Clonard, often called the ‘Tutor of the Saints of Ireland’, was a pioneering abbot whose monastery at...
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The Service of Nine Lessons with Carols

Roy Byrne -
I remember many years ago, my late great-aunt Hilda Coles (née Clayton) telling me that she remembered standing as a child on the front...
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Lectionary Notes: December 2025 & January 2026

Adrian Dorrian -
Sunday 7th December 2025 The Second Sunday of Advent Isaiah 11:1–10 — Isaiah contains many prophecies which point to the coming of Jesus. This famous prophecy...
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