Sunday Gospel · 20 April 2026
“I am the vine, you are the branches” — a reflection for the 5th Sunday of Easter
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Read →From the font at birth, to the altar, to the graveside — the Church walks with every soul in the Roses, at every turning.
The sacraments are the tangible, lived moments in which the Church welcomes us, forgives us, feeds us, binds us together in love, ordains us to service, and prepares us for eternity.
In a rural parish like ours, they are also the great gathering points of the community — when Scoil Mhuire’s Second Class children line up in white, when a funeral procession winds down the Kincasslagh road, when a young couple say their vows looking out at the Atlantic.
“The sacraments are efficacious signs of grace, instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church, by which divine life is dispensed to us.”
- Catechism of the Catholic Church
Each sacrament has its own preparation, its own rite, and its own rhythm in the life of the parish. Click through for booking, preparation, and the practical details.
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Not a sacrament in the strict sense, but the Church’s last blessing on a life of faith. Please contact Fr. Pádraig directly, any hour.
Preparation & parish guidance available
→Call 074 954 3105 or email parish@kincasslaghparish.ie. We will send you the relevant forms, required certificates, and a proposed date.
An informal meeting to walk through the rite, answer your questions, and agree the details — readings, music, ministers, godparents.
The sacrament is celebrated publicly within the Mass or rite, surrounded by family and the wider parish community.
Sunday Gospel · 20 April 2026
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