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Ash Wednesday & Lent 2026

Ash Wednesday, the 18th February, marks the beginning of Lent, our annual 40 days of preparation for the Celebration of easter, the very centre point of our Catholic faith.  During Lent we’re all encouraged to take up one or all of the traditional customs of the season – prayer, fasting and almsgiving – using our time to pray for those in need and to build our own relationship with our Saviour, giving up a little something in sacrifice to ally ourselves with those most needy around the world and to mirror the great sacrifice Christ made for us all, to give something of our comforts in almsgiving to give to others the hope and love Christ gives to us.  Lent can be a difficult time if we look to the gloom of it but lived with the right spirit it can be a time that brings positive change to us and others.  This year, why not try something different – give up something that really counts and helps – sharp words, quick judgements, over indulgence.  Why not give God a little bit more.  Why not help some poor soul live longer and live better because of you. Lent is a blessing if we let it be – this year, let it be that and let it do good.

On Ash Wednesday Masses and Communion Services will be celebrated with the distribution of ashes at all services.  Mass will be celebrated in Holy Family Church at 7.30am, 10.00am and 7.30pm and a Communion Service will be celebrated at 7.30pm in St Mary’s Church, Stewartstown. 

Weekday Mass During Lent:

Monday: 7.30am Holy Family Church & 7.30pm St Mary & St Joseph’s Church
Tuesday: 7.30am Holy Family Church & 10.00am St Mary & St Joseph’s Church
Wednesday: 7.30am Holy Family Church & 10.00am St Mary & St Joseph’s Church
Thursday: 7.30am Holy Family Church & 10.00am St Mary & St Joseph’s Church
Friday: 7.30am Holy Family Church & 10.00am St Mary & St Joseph’s Church

With every blessing – Fr O’Neill

Holy Family Church Coalisland

Holy Family Church, Plater’s Hill, Coalisland

The main and largest church in the parish is also the newest.  Holy Family Church was opened in 1980 to replace St. Mary & St Joseph’s, Brackaville Road which was too small to accommodate the growing population.  Holy Family Church was designed by Rooney & McConville architects and built by O’Neill & Brady.  The church is built of red brick made from clay quarried within the area.  It was opened on Sunday 11th May 1980 by Cardinal Tomas O’Fiaich.

St Mary & St Joseph’s Brackaville

St. Mary & St. Joseph’s, Brackaville.

During the 1850’s the catholic population of Coalisland was increasing whilst at the same time the population of Stewartstown was in decline.  In 1853 Fr Peter Daly was appointed parish priest and set about building a new church at the graveyard in Coalisland. Due to lack of financial support in that period following The Famine and other reasons it took nearly a decade to finish the work.  But by 1862 the church of St. Mary & St. Joseph’s was consecrated.  It is believed that John O’Neill who was the architect for St. Mary’s church was also the architect on St. Mary & St. Joseph’s.

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St Mary’s Church Stewartstown

St. Mary’s Church, Stewartstown

The current church of St. Mary in Stewartstown was opened in 1845 but was not the first church on the site. In 1797 Fr. James Devlin of Clonoe built a thatched church on the site of an old quarry. That church was destroyed in 1829 but was repaired and then replaced by the present building.

Mass Times

Holy Family Church Coalisland

Coalisland

MASSES WILL BE AVAILABLE VIA WEBCAM AT THE FOLLOWING TIMES

 

Saturday: 6.00pm (Vigil Mass for Sunday)

Sunday: 9.30am

Holydays: 10.00am – subject to change

 

St Mary & St Joseph’s Brackaville

Brackaville

MASSES WILL BE AVAILABLE VIA WEBCAM AT THE FOLLOWING TIMES

Weekday Mass: Monday – 7.30pm; Tuesday – Friday – 10.00am

Eucharistic Adoration: Wednesday 10.30am – 6.30pm

Confessions: on request after Mass

Rosary: Tuesday & Thursday 9.30am, Wednesday 6.00pm

Divine Mercy Chaplet – Wednesday 3.00pm & Friday 10.30am

Holydays: 7.30pm Vigil – subject to change

 

St Mary’s Church Stewartstown

Stewartstown

MASS WILL BE AVAILABLE VIA WEBCAM AT THE FOLLOWING TIME

Sunday: 11.00a.m.

Eucharistic Adoration: Mondays 10.00am – 5.00pm

 

 

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First Anniversary and Month's Mind Masses

Month’s Mind Masses and First Anniversary Masses are currently being held in St Mary & St Joseph’s Church, Brackaville on Monday evenings at 7.30pm or Friday evenings at 7.30pm (by arrangement and subject to availability) or on Tuesday to Friday mornings at 10.00am. They are also celebrated in the Church of the Holy Family at either of the weekend Masses. Month’s Mind Masses are offered in St Mary’s Church, Stewartstown on Sunday mornings at 11.00am or on Wednesday evenings at 7.30pm (by arrangement and subject to availability) and First Anniversary Masses on Sundays at 11am.  Unfortunately we cannot guarantee that Month’s Mind and First Anniversary Masses will not be combined due to demand and in respect to the grief of all families who make request.

The following Masses have been requested during the coming months:

16th February – 7.30pm – Pat McDonagh – MM

20th February – 7.30pm – Mary Morgan  – MM

20th February – 7.30pm – John L Corr – MM

21st February – 6.00pm – Teresa Morgan – MM

27th February – 7.30pm – Kieran Timlin – MM

6th March – 7.30pm – Pat Comac – 1st Av

6th March – 7.30pm – Callum Quinn – 1st Av

7th March – 6.00pm – Michael Rogers – 1st Av

8th March – 11.00am – Teresa O’Neill – 1st Av

9th March – 7.30pm – Francie Kelly – 1st Av

13th March – 7.30pm – Sean McGeary – 1st Av

20th March – 7.30pm – Sean Donnelly – 1st Av

6th April – 7.30pm – Carmel McCann – 1st Av

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“A lawyer, to disconcert Jesus, put a question , ‘Master, which is the greatest commandment of the Law?’  Jesus said, ‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.  This is the greatest and the first commandment.  The second resembles it: You must love your neighbour as yourself.  On these two hang the whole Law and the Prophets also’.

Matthew 22:35-40

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