Mass Times
Sundays:
6pm Vigil (on Sat night);10am; 12 noon; 9pm
Holydays (Mon-Fri):
6pm (Vigil) - no 6pm Mass if vigil falls on Sunday;
7.30am; 10am; 12 noon; 9pm
Mon-Fri: 7.30am; 10am; 12 noon
Saturdays: 10am; 12 noon; 6pm (Vigil for Sun)
Bank Holidays: 10am; 12 noon
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Our Lady Queen of Peace
Merrion Road, Dublin 4,
D04 NX33, Ireland
Tel: +353 (0)1 269 1825
Welcome to Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish!
Apart from providing useful information about the parish, its groups and the various activities, it is our desire to use this website to share our faith with you, providing resources and links for faith development, both personal and family.
We also want to facilitate piety and prayer and hope you will find the Daily Mass Readings (with commentary) helpful.
Since 2008, priests of the Opus Dei Prelature have been entrusted with the pastoral care of Our Lady Queen of Peace. See Daily Message taken from the writings of St Josemaría, Founder of Opus Dei, which gives some insights into his charism.
We would appreciate your feedback. God bless you and please visit us often!
Relationships Enrichment: Sessions for engaged and recently married couples.
Our next gathering will be on Monday 30 September. For more details, contact Fr James at 086-107 2930.
On Sunday 25 August after 12 noon Mass, we met to mark the first anniversary of Pope Francis' encounter with couples in St Mary's Pro-Cathedral during World Meeting of Families in 2018. It was a very happy occasion with a variety of dishes, plenty of chat and a fun quiz afterwards.
Relationships Enrichment meets regularly, usually on Mondays, in the Upper Room of Our Lady Queen of Peace Church. We draw on the teaching of the Catholic Church, as well as on the help and advice of experienced married couples.
9pm Mass with a Youth Focus, Sunday 6 October 2019
Pope Francis has been
encouraging all of us to listen to and encourage youth. In his Apostolic Exhortation following the 2018 Synod on Youth, he wrote:
"We cannot just say that young people are the future of our world. They are its present; even now, they are helping to enrich it”.(Christus Vivit, 64)
In response to the Holy Father's invitation, we have begun a fresh initiative
called 9pm Mass with a Youth Focus. All
youth are welcome. Several have volunteered already to take part in the
liturgy by greeting people as they enter the church, by reading at Mass or by participating in
the Choir.
Some light refreshments will be offered after Mass in the Tea Room (on the LHS of the main porch as you exit). All welcome.
Adoration for Children: 4-5pm, Saturday, 12 October 2019
The next monthly session of Adoration for Children will take place from 4 - 5pm on Saturday, 12 October.
Dates for your diary: 9 November and 14 December.
The format is:
- Short talk given by a parent
- Period of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament (around 10 minutes), with brief reflections and prayers led by a parent. There are gaps to permit the children to speak to Jesus in their own words.
- Refreshments and Games
I recommend that priests, religious men and women, as well as lay people, continue and intensify their efforts to make the younger generation aware of the meaning and value of adoration and Eucharistic devotion. How can young people know the Lord if they are not introduced into the mystery of his presence?
St John Paul II, 28 May 1996
Parish Family Fun Day, Sunday 15 September 2019
Our sixth annual Parish Family Fun Day was a most enjoyable event. Even the light rain didn't dampen the enthusiasm.
Lots of families with young children came to the 12 noon Mass, during which seven couples celebrated significant wedding anniversaries this year. Our Sunday celebration continued afterwards with a range of outdoor entertainment. Throughout the afternoon, a continuous supply of tea, lemonade, sandwiches, cakes, biscuits and sweets was provided by volunteers.Old favourites like bouncy castles, face-painting and games galore, were complemented by tours of the church given at intervals by a team of enthusiastic young volunteers.
Special thanks to all our volunteers, to all who came, to all who contributed towards covering our Fun Day expenses and to those who brought refreshments, in response to our Family Fun Day Pot Luck page
See 2019 photo album.
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Veneration of Relic of the True Cross: 3pm on Saturday, 14 September 2019
14 September is the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. It commemorates the day in 320 when St Helena discovered the True Cross on the site where the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem now stands. 
Relics of the Holy Cross have been venerated since then, in praise of the redemption won for us by Christ on Calvary.
At 3pm on Saturday 14 September a liturgy venerating a relic of the True Cross took place in Our Lady Queen of Peace. The celebration included a homily and blessing with the relic. It was also be possible for those attending to personally venerate the relic.
The Habemus Chamber Choir sang beautifully to enhance the prayerfulness of the liturgy.
Photo album here.
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The Light is ON for YOU: Experience the JOY of Reconcilation with God our Father
Jesus is the face of God's merciful love
You are invited to experience Christ's healing love in the Sacrament of Reconciliation. If it has been a long time since your last Confession, we will do all we can to help you prepare for and receive the Sacrament of God's mercy.
You are invited to experience Christ's healing love in the Sacrament of Reconciliation. If it has been a long time since your last Confession, we will do all we can to help you prepare for and receive the Sacrament of God's mercy.
Confessions available in Our Lady Queen of Peace:
- EVERY DAY, before and after every Mass
- all Saturday morning
- during the Holy Hour on Thursdays (7-8pm)
For more information visit our Confession resources page here.
Patrician Meeting - Monday, 16 September 2019: ‘Cardinal Cullen: His life, his times and his legacy’
The most recent monthly Patrician meeting organised by Our Lady Queen of Peace Præsidium took place on Monday, 16 September at 8pm in Donnybrook Parish Centre.
The topic was: Cardinal Cullen: His life, his times and his legacy. Rev. James Hurley will attended.
Fr Conall O CNoel
Pope Francis' Prayer Intention for September 2019
The Protection of the Oceans:
That politicians, scientists and economists work together to protect the world’s seas and oceans.
Video of the Pope:
Making your FIRST COLLECTION and SHARE donations more tax-efficient, using envelopes
There has been a good response to our initiative of using an envelope system for our First Collection and Share Collection, which began on 1 July 2017.
If you would like to participate in this scheme, please fill out the form (downloadable at the bottom of the page) and hand it in or email it to the Parish Office.
If you prefer not to use the envelope system and wish to make your contributions tax efficient, you might like to make your Collections contributions via the Parish Office. Once we can trace donations back to you, then they can be processed for tax reclaim purposes.
What are the benefits of such a system and how will it work?
Under current tax law, since we have charitable status, any cumulative donation in a given tax year to Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish of €250 or more (by way of Family Offering, Dues, First Collection or Share Collection) is eligible for tax relief (amounting to almost 45% of the donation). This tax relief would be paid directly to Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish.
As can be appreciated, we can only reclaim tax for First Collection or Share Collection contributions when we are able to record the source of these donations. The envelope system facilitates this.
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For example, a €5 donation for the First Collection or Share Collection, using the envelope system, could possibly yield an extra €2.25 on that donation. |
More information here.
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