Novena to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 2026

Novena to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 2026

Our annual Novena to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart is a beautiful time of reflection and thanksgiving, when we bring our prayers and petitions before Our Lady.

Our Novena of Masses runs for nine days and will take place from Monday, August 31st to Tuesday, September 8th.

All are welcome to join in this year’s Novena Masses, which will take place daily at 10.00am and 8.00pm at the Sacred Heart Church on the Western Road, Cork. Daily Novena Masses will also be available to watch live from the Sacred Heart Church, as we welcome those who cannot be with us in person.

Céad míle fáilte! The Sacred Heart Parish welcomes each and every one of our mission friends and parishioners, from near and far, to pray with us during this year’s Novena to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart.

 

Be part of this year’s Novena to the Sacred Heart

At this special time of year, you can help us to help others by supporting our ongoing mission projects, and in gratitude for your contribution, we will be glad to remember your intentions at our daily Novena Masses. You can then submit your personal prayers and intentions online, and our MSC priests will remember your petitions specially throughout the course of the Novena.

The theme of year’s Novena to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart will centre on Mary’s Journey in Dark Faith: Following the life of Mary in the Gospel. Our Novena Masses will be celebrated by Fr Patrick Younge OFM, a prominent member of the Franciscan Order.

Fr Patrick is currently active with the Diocese of Cork & Ross, most recently in the Diocesan Celebration of Consecrated Life. He previously served for six years as the Guardian at the Abbey Franciscan Friary in Galway. He has long-standing historical connection to the Franciscan Friary in Killarney, Co. Kerry, and even authored a historical booklet regarding its heritage. He frequently contributes reflections on prayer, including his widely shared piece the Inner Thirst on prayer, published through religious communities like the Poor Clares Galway. His family ties trace back to Dalkey, Co. Dublin. Each day of the Novena, Fr Pat will preach a short homily.

Each year, the Novena to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart offers great solace and comfort to all who take part, as we bring our prayers and personal intentions before our Holy Mother. As we navigate the ongoing challenges of our troubled world, we come together in the spirit of hope, reflection, and thanksgiving at this sacred time. All are very welcome to join us, in person and online, for our Novena Masses as we come together to reflect and give thanks in the grace and love of Our Lady.

OLSH Novena at the Sacred Heart Church, Western Road, Cork

Daily Novena Masses:
10.00am & 8.00pm

Special Dates to Note

Day of Reconciliation:
Saturday, September 5th
(Reconciliation Mass at 10.00am only)

Day of Healing:
Healing Service and Anointing on Monday, September 7th,
with additional Healing Service at 3.00pm in the Sacred Heart Hall

For those who cannot be with us in person, you are very welcome to join us for our daily online Novena Masses on our live stream, united in spirit as we pray together as a great family of faith.

We welcome each and every one of you to this year’s Novena to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart.

We hope and pray that these nine days of prayer will be a grace-filled and blessed time for all of us.

TAKE PART IN OUR 2026 OLSH NOVENA

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