Baptism is the beginning of the Christian journey - here’s how to have your child baptised at St Peter’s.
Baptism initiates us into the Catholic Christian community. We believe that the waters of baptism commit us to dying to our old way of life and being reborn into a new life in Jesus Christ.
Becoming a part of the Church means believing that God the Father sent his Son Jesus Christ to live among us, so that, filled with the gifts of the Holy Spirit, we can live in harmony with each other and enjoy eternal happiness in heaven.
Baptisms take place on Saturdays at 1pm.
If you want to have your child baptised at St Peter’s, please contact the parish office and arrange a time to call and fill in an application form.
We require that the child's long birth certificate is brought along when coming to fill in the application form.
If you live outside St Peter's parish and wish to have your child baptised here you will need to bring your own priest or deacon.
Confession (Reconciliation) is forgiveness from a loving God - here’s how to access confession at St Peter’s.
We believe that through the Sacrament of Reconciliation God forgives our sins. In confession, we have the opportunity to repent and recover the grace of friendship with God.
It is a holy moment in which we place ourselves in his presence and honestly acknowledge our sins and are reconciled to God and His Church. The Sacrament helps us stay close to the truth that we cannot live without God. "In him we live and move and have our being" (Acts 17:28).
Saturday | After 10am Mass and from 5.00pm - 5.20pm.
Our priests are also available to offer confession during the week. If you would like to request a confession at another time, simply talk to a priest or get in touch.
Children in the parish are prepared in primary 3 in our parish primary schools to make their First Confession. This usually takes place during the season of Lent.
The Eucharist nourishes the Christian faith - here’s how we prepare children for First Holy Communion.
We believe that the First Holy Communion completes the initiation and is central to our Christian journey. First Holy Communion is a Sacrament for Christians throughout their whole life, it is the sacrificial meal where our Christian faith is nourished and strengthened.
We celebrate the Eucharist at St Peter’s every day at daily Mass.
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The children of the parish are prepared to receive their First Holy Communion for the first time in primary 4 in our parish primary schools.
The celebration of First Holy Communion takes place in early May in the parish. The first reception of Communion marks the culmination of the initiation of a person into our church community.
Confirmation is a further outpouring of the Holy Spirit - here’s how to have your child confirmed at St Peter’s.
We believe that confirmation seals and continues what began in baptism. At the Sacrament of Confirmation, the candidates themselves acknowledge their belief in Christ. Through Confirmation a person receives the special strength of the Holy Spirit to live out this belief.
In our parish, we confirm the children from our parish primary schools. They are prepared in Primary 7 to receive this Sacrament after being introduced to Reconciliation and having received the Eucharist in First Holy Communion.
How to get married at St Peter’s.
Congratulations on your decision to get married! This is a very special time for you both as you prepare to commit to one another in the Sacrament of Matrimony.
We believe that when a man and a woman get married in the Catholic Church, they pledge to live as one, in a permanent, exclusive and mutual love relationship. They form a new community that shows forth the love, equality and hope of true followers of Jesus. A Catholic marriage ceremony must be witnessed by a priest or a deacon.
To arrange your wedding at St Peter’s, start by filling out our online enquiry form.
Please do not make any significant bookings (your reception etc) before checking that the date that you require is available at the Cathedral.
Before submitting your online enquiry or contacting the parish office, please download and read the information contained in the 'A guide to getting married in Saint Peter's Cathedral' below.
Through the Sacrament of the Sick, Jesus heals the sick from sin and sometimes from physical illness - here’s how to arrange for a loved one to receive it.
We believe that in the Sacrament of the Sick, through the ministry of the priest, Jesus heals the sick from sin and sometimes from physical illness.
Through the Sacrament of the Sick, if it is God's will, a sick person can be physically healed of illness, but the primary effect is for the sick person to receive the Holy Spirit's gift of peace and courage to deal with the difficulties that come with serious illness or old age.
At home
If you have a relative or friend who needs to receive the Sacrament of the Sick and they are at home, please contact the parish office and arrange for a priest to visit and administer the Sacrament.
At hospital
If your relative or friend is in hospital, please ask the staff on the ward to contact the hospital chaplain who will administer the Sacrament.
Holy Orders is the sacrament through which the mission entrusted by Christ to his apostles continues to be exercised in the Church until the end of time: thus it is the sacrament of apostolic ministry. It includes three degrees: episcopate, presbyterate, and diaconate.
Holy Orders is the sacrament through which the mission entrusted by Christ to his apostles continues to be exercised in the Church until the end of time: thus it is the sacrament of apostolic ministry. It includes three degrees: episcopate, presbyterate, and diaconate.
Bishops and priests carry the responsibility not only for governance and for the pastoral and spiritual care of Christians, but also for ensuring Jesus' redeeming sacrifice of his body and blood remains ever present in the Church through the sacrament of the Eucharist. Deacons provide support to priests by, for example, assisting with the Eucharist, by proclaiming the Gospel, by preaching and by presiding over funerals.
If you would like to know more please contact the Vocations Director; Fr Connor McGrath
Telephone: 028 90 654157
Email: c.mcgrath@downandconnor.org
Diocesan Director of Permanent Diaconate
Rev Gerard Fox
Lisbreen, 75 Somerton Road, Belfast, BT15 4DE
Telephone: 028 9077 6185
