Triduum in Honour of the Assumption - Navan Parish

What to Expect

Navan Parish marks the run-up to its patronal feast with a three-day Triduum in honour of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, beginning Thursday 13 August 2026 and running through to the feast day itself on Saturday 15 August. A triduum, from the Latin for “three days,” is a traditional period of preparatory prayer held in the days immediately before a major feast, and Navan’s is held across the parish’s two churches, St Mary’s on Fair Green and St Oliver’s on the eastern side of town. Each of the three evenings builds towards the Patron Day celebrations that close out the programme on the 15th, when St Mary’s Parish marks the Feast of the Assumption as its patronal feast day. The parish bulletin notes that the usual 8am weekday Mass at St Mary’s is suspended for the month of August while the Triduum and Patron Day programme run, reflecting the extra focus placed on the mid-August devotions. The Assumption, the belief that Mary was taken body and soul into heaven, is one of the most significant feasts in the Catholic calendar and is treated in Navan as an occasion for the wider parish community, not solely regular Mass-goers.

Good to Know

• Dates: Thursday 13 August to Saturday 15 August 2026, with Patron Day itself falling on the 15th.

• Venues: St Mary’s Church and St Oliver’s Church, Navan.

• Free to attend, all welcome, no booking required.

• Check navanparish.ie or the printed parish bulletin nearer the date for the exact evening times of each day’s devotions, as these can vary from the standard Mass schedule.

• The regular 8am weekday Mass at St Mary’s does not run during August while the Triduum and Patron Day programme are in place.

• Parish office: 046-902 7518 or office@navanparish.ie.

Getting There

St Mary’s Church is on Fair Green in Navan town centre, within walking distance of the bus station and the main town centre car parks. St Oliver’s Church serves the eastern side of the town and has its own car park for parishioners attending evening devotions.