Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Thursday 17th April 2025
RTÉ ONE TX: 16.40 Duration: 55’
Billing:
Bishop Paul Dempsey, Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin, is joined by staff and students of Sacred Heart School, Tullamore, and friends of Trócaire to celebrate Mass at the end of Trócaire’s Lenten campaign. The musical directors are Adam Hodgkinson and Jordan Murphy.
COMMEMORATION OF THE LORD’S PASSION
ON GOOD FRIDAY 18th April, 2025
TX: 15.00 – 16.00 Hrs. RTÉ One and RTÉ Digital Radio
The Liturgy of the Passion of the Lord will be broadcast live from St. Peter & Paul’s Church, Portlaoise, County Laois.
Presiding: Very Rev Msgr John Byrne C.G. P.P.
Attending: Rev Fr Ciprian Matei C.C., Rev Fr Adriano Oliveira C.C., Rev Fr Erik Ebot SVD, Rev Fr Simon Jin, Rev Fr Nicolas Harnan MSC
Deacon: Rev Eugene Keyes
Music Director: Ms Nuala Kelly
Pianist: Ms Mary Wisely
Choir: Portlaoise Parish Contemporary Choir
The music for the solemn liturgy will be provided by Portlaoise Parish Contemporary Choir led by Nuala Kelly featuring music by Francesca LaRosa, Liam Lawton, Suzanne Toolan, and Graham Kendrick.
THE EASTER VIGIL MASS ON HOLY SATURDAY NIGHT 19th April 2025
TX: 23.00 – 00.20 Hrs. RTÉ One and RTÉ Digital Radio
The Easter Vigil of the Lord’s Resurrection will be broadcast live from St. Peter & Paul’s Church Portlaoise, Co Laois.
Principal Celebrant: Most Rev. Denis Nulty, Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin
Concelebrants: Very Rev Msgr John Byrne C.G. P.P., Rev Fr Adriano Oliveira C.C., Rev Fr Erik Ebot SVD, Rev Fr Simon Jin,
Deacon: Rev Eugene Keyes
MC: Rev Fr David Vard
Music Director: Fr Ciprian Matei
Organist: Petru Medves
Choir: St Peter & Paul’s Church Choir
Music for the solemn liturgy of the Lord’s Resurrection will be provided by St Peter & Paul’s Church Choir led by Fr Ciprian Matei and featuring music by Florin Spătariu, K.M.v Weber, Comunaute de l’Emanuel and Ludvic van Beethoven. A very special feature of this Easter Vigil will be the singing of the Exultet, composed by Liam Lawton and sung by two young children.
