Belgian friars who were helping to re-establish the English Franciscan Province came to Ireland in 1858 to restore the ailing Irish Province to its former state of observance of the Franciscan Rule. After a short stay in Gorey, they moved to Killarney in 1860. Killarney Franciscan church was opened in 1867, the friary in 1879 and in 1902 this became the Novitiate House of the Irish Province.
Along side the Friary is a newly built Franciscan Prayer Centre
The Friary is also involved in the Killarney Counselling Centre which was established in October 1994 to provide a counselling service to the greater Killarney and South Kerry area.
Upcoming Events:
Santiago 2009 - Walking on foot from Leon to Santiago de Compostella 9th to 15th August 2009
Local Activities:
MASS TIMES:
Weekdays: 8.00am, 10.00am (Bank Holidays Mass at 10.00 am)
Saturday Vigil Mass: 7.00pm Mass
Sundays: 8.30am, 10.00am, 11.30am
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION:
Monday: After 10.30 Mass
Tuesday to Saturday: 10.30am-12.30pm & 3.00pm-5.00pm
OTHER SERVICES:
Penitential Service: First Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm
Holy Hour: Sunday 7.00pm - 8.00pm
( no penitential service or holy hour during June July and August )
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: Each Friday from 2.00pm - 7.00pm
St. Anthony's Novena: Each Tuesday 10.00am Mass
Community Mass: (preceded by Morning Prayer at 9.30am) Each Saturday 10.00am
S.F.O Meeting: 1st Friday each month at 10.00am Mass & 7:30pm Mass
Latest News
11 Day National Franciscan Pilgrimage to the Holy Land
Led By: Fr Bernard Jones O.F.M Commissary of the Holy Land.
To mark the celebration of the 800th anniversary of the foundation of the Franciscan Order a major study of the history of the Irish Franciscans was published in November 2009. Entitled The Irish Franciscans, 1534-1990 (Four Courts Press) the work examines all aspects of the life of the friars and their impact in Ireland and on the Continent.
“Irish Eyes are Smiling” - Charity Album from Fr. Tom Russell OFM in aid of The LARCC Cancer Support Centre. Fr. Tom Russell OFM is an Irish Franciscan working in their well known community at Rossnowlagh, Co. Donegal. He has recorded a charity album in aid of The LARCC Cancer Support Centre based near Mullingar, Co. Westmeath. The album, “Irish Eyes Are Smiling”, contains Irish classics such as; My Lagan Love, The Foggy Dew and Roisin Dubh.
Franciscan Friary,