Who says the church isn’t keeping with the times? Ash Wednesday is one of the most important holidays in the liturgical calendar and it opens Lent, the Catholic Church’s season of fasting and prayer. As is the custom, many practicing Christians get ashes on their foreheads which they say symbolises penance and the dust from […]

6 years ago

That’s just good customer service 101. We had the story earlier that a Galway parish was offering a drive-thru Ash Wednesday service in the morning so people could get their ashes to go. For those who couldn’t attend mass in Glenamaddy on the day, there was the option to drive their car/tractor/moped through one gate […]

7 years ago

You’re a wizard, Harry

7 years ago

Get your ashes on the go. Today is Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of the Lenten period, leading up to Easter week. The day derives its name from the placing of repentance ashes on the foreheads of participants to either the words “Repent, and believe in the Gospel” or the dictum “Remember that you are dust, […]

7 years ago

Now that’s good customer service in Glenamaddy… It may have slipped your mind but, Pancake Tuesday is coming up next week. Yes, we’re already planning the various syrup filled creations we can create when Tuesday comes around. But the day after is Ash Wednesday, and as such, many of you will be getting the signature […]

9 years ago