OCTOBER 2025 SERVICE SCHEDULE FOR SAINT PATRICK’S CHAPEL IN CLIFDEN, IRELAND
Our October 2025 Service Schedule will continue to follow the Orthodox calendar. Besides the feast of the Protection of the Theotokos, this month observes the feast of several apostles. Indeed, these include St. John the Theologian on Oct 9, Apostle Thomas on Oct 19. Likewise, Apostle James, brother of the Evangelist Saint Matthew is remembered on 22 Oct, and Apostle/Evangelist Luke on 31 Oct. Additionally, on the feast of Saint Longinus, 29 Oct 2023, we celebrate the the third anniversary of the founding of our parish.
As our online courses get underway, we are furthermore delighted to announce a lecture. Led by iconographer Martin Rybacki, “The Spritual Craft of Creating Icons” takes place on 11 Oct at 3PM at the Monastery of the Life-Giving Spring. A fellowship meal and Vespers follow thereafter. Finally, please note that, for the weekend of 4- 5 October, we will be celebrating services with Saint Colman’s Orthodox Church in Stradbally and NOT in Clifden.
October 2025 Service Schedule
- Sa 04.10: 5 pm – 7:30 pm, All-Night Vigil at Saint Colman’s Orthodox Church in Stradbally
- Su 05.10: 9:30 am – Noon, Hours and Divine Liturgy at Saint Colman’s Orthodox Church in Stradbally
- Sa 11.10: 3 PM Lecture “Spritual Craft of Creating Icons,” at the Monastery of the Life-Giving Spring
- 6 pm – 8:30 pm All-Night Vigil at Saint Patrick Orthodox Church, Clifden
- Su 12.10: 9 am – 11:30 am Hours and Divine Liturgy
- Tu 14.10: TBA Feast of Protection of the Theotokos
- Sa 18.10: 6 pm – 8:30 pm All-Night Vigil
- Su 19.10: 9 am – 11:30 am Hours and Divine Liturgy
- Sa 25.10: 8 pm – 9 pm Vespers
- Su 26.10: 9 am – 11:30 am Hours and Divine Liturgy
- We 19.10: TBA Feast of Longinus, anniversary of our parish’s founding.
"I witness by God, that besides the very God Himself, there is nothing else filled with such divine power and grace. No one can fully comprehend what I saw. I confess before God: when I was with John, who shone among the Apostles like the sun in the sky, when I was brought before the countenance of the Most Holy Virgin, I experienced an inexpressible sensation. Before me gleamed a sort of divine radiance which transfixed my spirit. I perceived the fragrance of indescribable aromas and was filled with such delight that my very body became faint, and my spirit could hardly endure these signs and marks of eternal majesty and heavenly power. The grace from her overwhelmed my heart and shook my very spirit. If I did not have in mind your instruction, I should have mistaken Her for the very God. It is impossible to stand before greater blessedness than this which I beheld."Saint Dionysius the Areopagite, about his meeting in person with the Theotokos. We celebrate his feast on October 16, two days after the feast of the Protection of the Theotokos. Interestingly, Saint Dionysius is mentioned in Acts 17:34 as the Neoplatonist philosopher who became the Athenian convert of Paul the Apostle.