Church of the Assumption
Church of the Assumption, Bride Street, Wexford
Originally called the Church of the Assumption and St Michael. The first mass in this church was celebrated on April 18th 1858.
Fr Roche is buried before Our Lady’s altar on the left of the main altar. There is a window made by Harry Clarke, the famed Irish stained glass maker on the south wall of this church.
The foundation stones of both twin churches were laid in 1851. St Brigid’s Hiberno Norse church was in the grounds of this church but the ruins were removed when the church was built.
Prayer
O Mary, God’s Son became your Son and you became both our Mother and our Queen. From your heavenly throne, intercede for your subjects who are daily confronted with life’s trials. Help us to find comfort in our recourse to you and bring us closer to your Divine Son whose glory and honour we proclaim forever. Amen.
Camino Prayer
Heavenly Father,
Having followed in the footsteps of Saint Ibar and all the holy men and women of Wexford, help me to ponder the faith that they witnessed to and passed on.
Like Saint Ibar on Begerin Island in Wexford Harbour, may I preserve an island of peace within me where I can meet with you Lord and hear your voice.
Like our ancestors in faith throughout the ages of Wexford, may I seek to serve you Lord and all those
I encounter on my journey.
When times are difficult, may I remember the struggles of the holy people of Wexford and persevere in life knowing that you are always with me.
And like Fr Roche who built the Twin Churches, help me to build the Kingdom of God here in my own time within my family and community.
May the Twin Church spires of Wexford, pointing gracefully to the sky, remind me to seek first your Kingdom and all other things shall then be added (Matt. 6:33).
I ask this in the name of your Son, Jesus Christ. Amen. Saint Ibar pray for us.
