Part of my weekly routine at PC is 10:30 PM mass. Without it, I feel less settled, and I love to go to reflect on my past week and get ready for the week ahead. When I first got to Ireland, I had so many things to think about that I really didn’t make finding a faith community here a priority. Then I started traveling- I was in Oxford one weekend, Belfast the next, then London, Paris, and Brussels, and when I was home in Dublin, I either slept through masses (they’re all really early!), or went to Trinity, where there is a very small community who go every Sunday. So many students go home on the weekend and many don’t feel connected to the Church, so the youth of Ireland (especially at Trinity) are not as active in Campus Ministry as my friends at PC.
I was walking along the Liffey one day recently, and I walked by a Church that advertised a 9 pm mass on Sunday nights. I mentioned it to my roommates, and that Sunday, Marissa and I were off to Adam and Eve’s. I have since learned that it’s a pretty famous Dublin landmark, and it’s really beautiful inside. I like going to mass in the evening, and while it’s no 10:30, it’s really starting to grow on me. Adam and Eve is a Franciscan church, with a Friary right next door. I have heard some very interesting homilies, and Marissa and I have been going twice a week during Lent.
I miss mass at PC and with Dominican Friars, and I know that they are here in Dublin, but I’m sticking to Adam and Eve’s for now. I may adventure over to the North Side for mass on Sunday, where the Dominican parish is, but I’m starting to find a home at Adam and Eve’s.
Exams and lots of giant essays are looming, and I know I’ll be feeling the stress pretty soon- I’m glad I have found a place where I feel comfortable and that I look forward to going back to. I still have two months left here, and I think that Adam and Eve’s will be a big part of that time!
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