Welcome to Rev Conor McGrath

A native of St Mary’s on the Hill Parish, Glengormley, he hopes to serve in the Diocese of Down & Connor.

Conor will be assisting in our Parish over the next few months and we are delighted to welcome him this weekend.

St. Hilarion: Saint of the Day for Thursday, October 21, 2021 21/10/2021

Abbot and disciple of St. Anthony the Great, companion of St. Hesychius. He was born in Tabatha, Palestine, and was educated in Alexandria, Egypt. He stayed with St. Anthony in the desert there before becoming a hermit at Majuma, near Gaza, Israel. In 356, Hilarion returned to St. Anthony in the Egyptian desert and found […]

St. Paul of the Cross: Saint of the Day for Wednesday, October 20, 2021 20/10/2021

St. Paul of the Cross was born at Ovada in the Republic of Genoa, January 3, 1694. His infancy and youth were spent in great innocence and piety. He was inspired from on high to found a congregation; in an ecstacy he beheld the habit which he and his companions were to wear. After consulting […]

Sts. Isaac Jogues and Rene Goupil: Saint of the Day for Tuesday, October 19, 2021 19/10/2021

In 1642 the Huron country was in great distress. Harvests were poor, sickness abounded, and clothing was scarce. Quebec was the only source of supplies, and Isaac Jogues was chosen to lead an expedition. It reached its objective safely and started back well supplied with goods for the mission, but the Iroquois, the bitter enemies […]