Past Events
Video links and pictures of processions, pilgrimages and other past events held in honour of St. Oliver may be accessed here: www.youtube.com/stoliverslegacy (courtesy of Switch Digital Productions).
Future Events
National Celebration in Honour of St. Oliver
Drogheda, Sunday 3rd July 2011
The annual celebration will commence with the procession of a first class relic of Saint Oliver from Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Drogheda at 3pm and proceed to the National Shrine of St. Oliver in St. Peter's Church, West Street where Mass will begin at 4pm. His Excellency Mr. Busso von Alvensleben, The German Ambassador to Ireland will be in attendance at the celebrations. This year we look forward to welcoming a large group of pilgrims from Lamspringe in Lower Saxony, Germany the location of a major German shrine to St. Oliver. The homily in St. Peter's will be delivered by Fr. Dirk Jenssen, Dean of Alfeld in Lower Saxony. The National Celebrations in honour of St. Oliver are organised by the Knights of St. Columbanus and it is expected that large numbers of their members from across the country will take part this year.
A Festival of Masses in Honour of St. Oliver: Summer 2011
Please click here for Mass times and venues.
Other Events
- Loughcrew - Please Note: The annual Mass and ceremony in honour of St. Oliver will be held on Sunday 26th June 2011 at 3pm.
- Ballybarrack - The annual Mass and ceremony in honour of St. Oliver is held on the second Sunday of July each year at 7.30pm.
- Downside - The annual Mass and ceremony in honour of St. Oliver is held on the Feast of St. Oliver, 1st July each year.
- Lamspringe - The annual Mass and ceremony in honour of St. Oliver is held on the last Saturday of August each year at 5pm.
- Tyburn - The annual Tyburn Walk with Benediction Service, takes place on a Sunday close to the Feast of the English Martyrs, usually around the first Sunday in May.