A 7-week series of evenings with a focus on the love of God and the Holy Spirit. Monday evenings, 8th April to 20th May at 7pm. NOTE: our 5th evening will exceptionally be on Tuesday, 7th May at 7pm. Come and discover what beautiful gifts the Holy Spirit has for you. Let yourself be surprised by the astonishing love of God! Register your interest & see the list of our speakers below.
The first of two Parish Gatherings, to discuss our parish becoming part of the Pro-Cathedral parish, will take place on Wednesday, 1st May in the Ignatian Chapel. This is the opportunity to express your thoughts and feelings about this upcoming change. Tea and coffee served beforehand. Entrance through the side door.
The second of two Parish Gatherings, to discuss our parish becoming part of the Pro-Cathedral parish, will take place on Thursday, 16th May in St. Kevin's Oratory. This is the opportunity to express your thoughts and feelings about this upcoming change. Tea and coffee served beforehand.
This is a preached novena leading up to the feast of the Sacred Heart. Deepen your devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus through nine days of prayer. Our preachers this year are Fr. Michael Kirwan SJ, Fr. Tom Casey SJ and Fr. Tom Layden SJ.
Jesuit young Adult Retreat takes place in Gonzaga College, Dublin, from Friday, 28th to Sunday, 30th June. The cost is €55 if you register before 1st May, or €75 after that.
MAGiS will be taking place in Poland from 20th - 27th July. MAGIS is an international meeting organised by the Society of Jesus for young adults (18-35 years) living Ignatian spirituality. Registration has now opened on the MAGiS website so if you're interested in joining our group on the trip, please let us know by Friday 26th April. Laura and Ryan on the Parish Youth Council are organising the trip. The link to the Magis website is below to give some insight into what it entails and the various activities on offer: https://magis2024.eu/. If you wish to go ahead and sign up asap, on the website you can find the official registration to MAGiS - there is a €50 cost when initially signing up and an additional €100 if you complete the payment in April. This is the early bird price, and it rises to an additional €50 if you delay the second payment to May. If you have any questions & to express your interest in joining our group contact Laura: lauraemma.danova@gmail.com.
Francis, the world’s first Jesuit pope, has been profoundly shaped by the spirituality of St Ignatius, not just in his own life but in the way he leads the Church. Drawing on both his wisdom as Pope but also the talks he gave to Jesuits on retreats back in Argentina — most of them never translated into English — his biographer Austen Ivereigh will give us some Ignatian “keys” to the journey he has taken the Church on these past 11 years. Ivereigh's insights come from his new book, "First Belong to God: On Retreat with Pope Francis", which will be available on the night. We hope to see you there!
The Joint Committee on Assisted Dying has recently published that it recommends Ireland introduce legislation that permits assisted death under certain circumstances. We at JCFJ want to offer another perspective. Professor Brian Brock's talk "Enabling Death? Euthanasia, from a disability perspective" will broaden this conversation. Are we caring for the common good? What is at stake in having doctors and nurses administer death? How will this affect the most vulnerable and marginalised in our society? These questions of profound importance will be explored with sensitivity and deep learning by one of the world's experts on the disability ethics.
Journey deeper into the life of faith with an experienced prayer guide. Our weeks of guided prayer are an opportunity to meet with a prayer guide every day for a week, online or in person. Each day you will also pray with a story from the Bible and then meet with your prayer guide to talk about it. Registrations are now closed.
Gaza Ceasefire Pilgrimage is a pilgrimage of prayer in solidarity with the people of Gaza. It is taking place on Wednesday 27th March at 2.30pm. Where: Walk from Milltown Park to Gardiner Street via Stephen's Green, Trinity College, O'Connell Street, Gardiner Street. Vigil in Gardiner Street Parish follows at 4.30pm: An hour in silent intercessory prayer for an immediate and lasting ceasefire and the release of all hostages. All are welcome to join the pilgrimage at any time.
Pilate under Pressure, a new play by Sean Walsh, will be performed in the Church on Tuesday of Holy Week, March 26th at 7.30 pm. All are welcome! Admission is free. Also on the webcam.
Bring what’s on your heart to God over nine days of prayer. Since 1832, the Novena of Grace has taken place here at Gardiner Street. Each day of the novena, we gather for Mass with beautiful music and pray the novena prayer. Fr. Michael Simone SJ, Chicago based Jesuit, is our preacher this year.
This Lent, we invite young people (18-35) to enter into the 'desert' alongside Jesus through daily prayer, fasting and companionship following the Fiat 40 / Exodus 40 programme. We will walk together in small groups of 5-7 other young men or women. There will be a daily check in with your companion, a weekly in-person meeting with your wider group on Mondays, 6:30-7:30pm, in Gardiner Street, as well as personal daily prayer and asceticism. Please NOTE that registrations are now closed.
Looking to go deeper in your spiritual life? On the pilgrim road, you will be led through a version of the Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius of Loyola across sixteen weeks of daily prayer with the Bible and eight, fortnightly sessions. These sessions include a talk and group sharing. The registration is closed for this year. Get in touch with us near the end of the year if you wish to undertake this journey next year.
Journey deeper into the life of faith with an experienced prayer guide. Our weeks of guided prayer are an opportunity to meet with a prayer guide every day for a week, online or in person. Each day you will also pray with a story from the Bible and then meet with your prayer guide to talk about it.
This is a series of seven talks by Fr. Brendan Comerford SJ on seven different Christian mystics. Learn about their intimate experiences of God and their growth in the Christian life. Saturday mornings, 4h November to 16th December. Fr. Brendan Comerford SJ will talk about these 7 mystics: St. Catherine of Siena, Julian of Norwich, St. Teresa of Avila, St. John of the Cross, St. Pierre Favre, St. Edith Stein and Pope St. John XXIII.
Fr Brendan McManus SJ and Christine Halloran will give six sessions on the important elements of the spirituality of St Ignatius of Loyola. These sessions will run on Saturday mornings, from 16th September to 28th October, 11am - 1pm. We hope to offer this course every year.