Sunday 7th March Fast Day ( 3rd Sunday of Great Lent) Veneration of the Holy Cross 330pm Church of Holy Rosary Castlebar Divine Liturgy of the Day all are most Welcome

Monday 8th March Fast day St Theophyact, Bishop of Nicomedia (842) St Hermas, of the seventy 91st) Hieromartyr Theooret of Antioch 94th) St Senan of Inniscarra (c554) St Felix of Burgundy, Bishop of Dunwich and enlightener of East Anglia (c648)

Tuesday 9th Fast Day March Forty Martyrs of Sebaste (c320)

Wednesday 10th March Fast Day Martyr Quadratus of Cornith (267-268)

Thursday 11th March Fast Day St Sophronius, Patriarch of Jersualem(638) St Angus of Keld (824) St Alexis of Goloseievsk (Kiev 1917)

Friday 12th March Fast Day St Theophanes the confessor, of Sigriane (818) Righteous Phineas, grandson of Aron. St Paul Aurelian (pol), Bishop of Leon(6th) St Gregory the Dialogist, Pope of Rome (604) St Alphege, Bishop of Winchester (951) St Symeon the New Theologian (1022) St Withburga, solitary ay Holkam and east Dereham (c743)

Saturday 13th March Fast Day Memorial Saturday Translation of the relics of St Nicephorus, Patriach of Constantinople (846)

Sunday 14th March Fourth Sunday of Great Lent St John Climacus (of the ladder) St Benedict of Nursia (543) St Theognostus, Metropolitan of Kiev and all Russia (1353)

Fifth Week of Great Lent

Monday 15th March Apostle Aristobulus, of the Seventy (1st) Martyrs Agapius, Publius and their companions at Caesarea in Palestine (303)

Tuesday 16th March Hieromartyr Alexander, Pope of Rome (119) Martyr Sabinus of Egypt (287)
St Christodoulos of Patmos (1093). St Ambrose the Confessor, Catholicos of Georgia (1927)

Wednesday 17th March St Patrick, Bishop of Armagh, Apostle to the Irish (?461) St Alexius the Man of God (411)

Thursday 18th March St Cyril, Archbishop of Jerusalem (386) St Edward the Martyr, King of England (c978) St Nicolas (Velimirovich), Bishop of Zhica (1956)

Friday 19th March Martyrs Chrysanthus and Daria at Rome (283). St Innocent of Komel, disciple of St Nilus of Sora (Vologda 1521)

Saturday 20th March Fifth Saturday of Great Lent Saturday of the Akathist of the Most Holy Theotokos. Martyr Photini (Svetlana) the Samaritan Woman (1st) St Cuthbert of Lindisfarne, Bishop (687) Fathers who were slain at Monastery of St Sabas Sts John, Sergius, Patrick and others (796)

Sunday 21st March Fifth Sunday of Great Lent St Mary of Egypt St James the confessor, Bishop of Catania (8th-9th) St Serapion the Sindonite (Eygpt 4th) St Seapion, Bishop of Thmuis (Egypt c356) St Enda of Innismore (c530) St Thomas, Patriarch of Constantinople (610) St Seraphim of Byrista, monk (Russia 1949)

Sixth Week of Great Lent

Monday 22nd March Hieromartyr Basil of Ancyra (362-363) St Paul, Bishop of Narbonne (1st) St Isacc, founder of the Dalmatian Monastery at Constantinople (4th)

Tuesday 23rd March Martyr Nikon in Sicily (252) St Nikon , Abbott of the Kiev caves (1088) Martyr Luke at Mytilene( 1802)

Wednesday 24th March Forefeast of the Annunciation. Hieromartyr Artemius (Artemon), Bishop of Seleucia (1st-2nd) St Zacharia the recluse (Eygpt 4th)

Thursday 25th March The Annunciation To Our Most Holy Lady, The Theotokos And Ever Virgin Mary.
Patriach of Moscow (1925)

Friday26th March Synaxis of Archangel Gabriel. Sirmium in Hungary (304) St Basil the new Anchorite, near Constantinople (10th)

Saturday 27th March Lazarus Saturday. Martyr Matrona of Thessaloncia (3rd-4th) St John the Anchorite, of Lycopolis (Eygpt394-395)

Passion Week Great and Holy Week. Strict Fasting all Week

Sunday 28th March 330pm Church of The Holy Rosary Castlebar Divine Liturgy of Day
Entry of Our Lord Into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday) Blessing of Palms and Procession At This Liturgy (Please Bring Your Own Palms If This is in your Tradition)

Monday 29th March Great and Holy Monday. Commemoration of Blessed Joseph The all-Righteous, and of The Fig Tree Cursed By Our Lord.

Tuesday 30th March Great and Holy Tuesday. Commemoration of The Parable of The Ten Virgins.

Please Note The Services of Holy Wednesday, Holy Thursday, and Good Friday Are Held in Evening At St Marys Church in Mayo General Hospital Grounds all Are Most Welcome.

Wednesday 31st March Great and Holy Wednesday. Commemoration of Sinful Woman Who Anointed The Lord with Myrr.

630pm St Marys Church Mayo General Hospital Grounds Liturgy of Pre-Sanctified and Litany, Anointing of Holy Oil and Holy Communion. Confessions Heard After This Service

Thursday 1st Day of April Great and Holy Thursday (Maundy Thursday) Confessions Heard After Liturgy (Private)

630pm St Mary's Church Mayo General Hospital Grounds. Solemn Celebration of The Mystical Supper, The Prayer in Gethsemamne Washing of The Feet, and The Betrayal. After Holy Communion Today The "Still Days" of Our Fore-Fathers Begin and Strict Fasting.

Friday 2nd April Great and Holy Friday. "Still Day" Celebration of The Holy and Redeeming Passion of The Lord.

730pm St Mary's Church Mayo General Hospital Grounds. Passion Liturgy, Anointing Procession and Veneration of Epistatis (Shroud of Our Lord)

Saturday 4th April 11.15pm Church of Holy Rosary Castlebar.

Holy Pascha-The Celebration of The Resurrection of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ

Pascal Mattins, Leave-Taking of The Epistatis (Holy Shroud) Lighting of Easter Candle and Blessed Candles, Procession of Three Marys To Tomb, Proclamation of Our Lords Resurrection, Singing of Pascal Canon, Readings, Blessings of Easter Foods and Eggs Brought By People, Divine Liturgy.
( Please Dress in Your Own Countries Various National Dress)

Monday 5th April "Bright Week Begins"

Special Thank You To Rev Father John Cosgrove, Clergy and People of Parish of The Holy Rosary , and St Mary's Church (Hospital Grounds) For all Support, Kindness, and Help Fellowship You Give Us May God Bless You all