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“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” – St. Matthew Chapter 11: Verse 28.
The annual Solemn Novena from Holycross Abbey, Thurles, Co. Tipperary, will be broadcast, as normal, on Tipp Mid-West Radio next month; September 2021.
The Solemn Novena begins on Wednesday, September 8th; concluding on Thursday, September 16th, inclusive.
Regrettably, similar to last year; the Holycross Abbey 2021 Novena will be held behind closed doors, due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
Dates and times of live radio broadcasts will be announced closer to the scheduled date.
[Note:- Tipperary Mid West Community Radio Station can be accessed on wavelengths 104.8fm, 106.7fm and online.]
  
“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” – St. Matthew Chapter 11: Verse 28.
The annual Solemn Novena in honour of Our Lady of Perpetual Help will commence in the 800-year-old Cistercian Abbey of Holycross, near Thurles, Co. Tipperary from Sunday next, September 8th 2019, until Monday September 16th 2019.
A veritable swarm of much appreciated colleagues, latter in the form of Stewards, Caterers, Musicians, Vocalists, Eucharistic Ministers, Gardaí, Clergy etc. have been drafted in to assist and organise this year’s enormous annual event, which will see over 70,000 people pass down the Abbey’s ancient isles, during this eight day ecclesiastical event.
Times Of Devotions and Mass
Weekdays:- Each Weekday Devotions and Mass will be held at 7:00am, 10:30am, 4:30pm, 7:30pm and 9:30pm.
Sundays:- On Sundays at 7:00am, 10:30am, 12:30pm, 7:30pm & 9:30pm.
Extra Sessions:
Friday September 13th – Penitential Rite at 7.30pm & 9.30pm.
Saturday September 14th – Anointing of the Sick at 2:00pm.
Sunday September 15th – Blessing of Infants at 2.30pm.
Confessions will take place throughout each weekday.
As part of their commitment to public service broadcasting, Tipp Mid-West Community Radio has announced that they will provide live broadcasts each day, from the Holycross Abbey Novena.
Dates and times of Radio broadcasts from the Holycross Abbey Novena are as follows.
Sunday, 8th September – 7.30p.m.
Monday, 9th September – 7.30p.m.
Tuesday, 10t September – 7.30p.m.
Wednesday, 11th September – 7.30p.m.
Thursday, 12th September – 7.30p.m.
Friday, 13th September – 4:30p.m.
Saturday, 14th September – 2:00p.m. (Anointing of the Sick)
Sunday, 15th September – 7.30p.m.
Monday, 16th September – 7.30p.m.
[ Note:- Tipperary Mid West Community Radio Station can be accessed on wavelengths 104.8fm, 106.7fm and online.]
 Relic of the True Cross A promise in the words of Jesus Christ reported in St Matthews Gospel; “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”
Visitors to this year’s Solemn Novena, presently taking place at the 800-year-old Cistercian Abbey here in Holycross, Thurles Co.Tipperary, will have an opportunity to be blessed with a relic believed to be of the True Cross, latter which is presently situated in this ancient Abbey’s side altar.
A welcome swarm of helpers in the form of Stewards, Caterers, Musicians, Singers, Eucharistic Ministers, Gardaí, Clergy etc. have been drafted in to assist and organise this year’s enormous annual event, which will see over 60,000 people pass down the abbey’s much visited ancient isles, over the coming seven days.
The abbey’s much loved and respected parish priest, Rev.Fr. Tom Breen, stated yesterday, that contrary to popular belief our Christian faith remains very much alive here in Ireland, despite the negativity of recent years.
After some 35 years of this annual Novena, people are still bringing their own ‘personal crosses’ to Holycross Abbey. Christians currently burdened in various ways through personal health issues, finance issues, other personal problems including difficulties in personal relationships etc. are all still coming to the Novena, where they listen and they gain the necessary strength to continue their personal battles, while often realising, possibly for the first time, that there are many people who are much worse off than they themselves. “The man with no shoes very often meets the man with no feet.” stated Fr. Tom.
The Holycross Abbey Solemn Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help runs from today until Monday September16th next.
Devotions and Mass Times
- Weekdays: 7:00am, 10:30am, 4:30pm, 7:30pm and 9:30pm.
- Sundays: (8th and 15th September.) 7:00am, 10:30am, 12:30pm, 2:30pm, 7:30pm, 9:30pm.
Special Ceremonies:
- Anointing of the Sick will take place on Saturday 14th at 2:00pm.
- Blessing of Infants takes place on Sunday 15th at 2:30pm.
- Penitential Rite will take place on Friday 13th at the 7:30pm and 9:30pm ceremonies.
- A special Mass for young people will be celebrated on Saturday 14th at 7:30pm.
- Confessions will be held before, during and after each daily session of the Novena. There will be no confessions heard on Sundays 8th and 15th of September.
This year a special “Penitential Evening” for peace and reconciliation in war torn Syria will be held in this 800-year-old Cistercian Abbey on Friday, September 13th. This event is in response to a request to all Irish bishops from Pope Francis ahead of the annual Novena in honour of Our Lady of Perpetual Help.
Matthew 11:V28, “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”
 Holycross Abbey, Thurles. Such has always been the welcome invitation extended to all, when holding the annual Holycross Novena, which begins tomorrow (September 8th) and will continue until Sunday September 16th, at the historic Holycross Abbey, Holycross, Thurles, Co Tipperary.
The event will see clergy / preachers arrive from all over Ireland, together with some 65,000 pilgrims from both home and abroad, who will attend this event, many seeking guidance or assistance through prayer, through reflection and relaxation. Many pilgrims will be seeking answers to problems being experienced in their troubled lives during these difficult times, not just in Ireland but worldwide. Many more will return to give their thanks, but all will enjoy a social side, meeting up a year later to chat and interact through past friendships.
Devotions and Mass will take place at:- 7:00am, 10:30am, 4:30pm, 7:30pm and 9:30pm each weekday, with devotions on Sunday 9th taking place at 7:00am, 10:30am, 12:30pm, 2:30pm, 7:30pm and 9:30pm. There will be no 12:30pm devotions on Sunday 16th, while an Anointing of the Sick ceremony will take place on Saturday September 15th at 2:00pm and a Special Mass for Youth will take place on Saturday 15th at 7:30pm.
Note: A Blessing of Infants will be held on Sunday 16th at 2:30pm, and of course confessions will be heard before, during and after each session of this Novena, with the exception of Sunday.
The annual nine day Solemn Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help commenced in Holycross Abbey, Thurles, Co.Tipperary, today September 8th and continues daily until Wednesday, September 16th. The Abbey’s parish priest is Rev.Fr. Thomas Breen.
Holycross Abbey, Thurles Mass Times for this years Solemn Novena are as follows:-
Daily Times
Abbey: 7.00 a.m. – 10.30 a.m. – 4.30 p.m. – 7.30. p.m. – 9.30. p.m.
Marquee: 10.30 a.m. – 4.30 p.m. – 7.30 p.m. – 9.30 p.m.
(Note: Confessions before, during and after each Mass.)
Sunday Times
Abbey: 7.00 a.m. – 10.30 a.m. – 12.30. p.m. – 2.30. p.m. – 7.30 p.m. 9.30 p.m.
Marquee: 10.30. a.m. – 12.30. p.m. – 2.30. p.m. – 7.30. p.m. and 9.30. p.m.
(Special Note: Special ceremony for the sick (anointing of the sick) on Saturday 2.30 p.m. during the Novena.)
During this Solemn Novena each year, thousands of Christian pilgrims gather at this historic Abbey, in search and more importantly finding the spiritual and natural healing they so earnestly seek in their lives.
Update: Click here for Holycross Novena 2012
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