Novena to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, Armagh

What to Expect

The Novena to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal is a recurring devotional evening held at St Joseph’s Church, Ackinduff, in the Armagh parish. It takes place every Monday evening at 7:30pm as a fixture of the St Patrick’s Cathedral Parish programme, and the next occurrence falls on Monday 10 August 2026. The service centres on communal prayer to Our Lady under the title of the Miraculous Medal, including recitation of the novena prayers and the Miraculous Medal chaplet. Parishioners are invited to bring personal intentions, which are read out or held silently during the prayers, and intentions are also offered for the wider parish and archdiocese. The atmosphere is quiet and reflective rather than a full Mass, usually led by a priest or parish sacristan, and it typically runs for around 30 to 40 minutes. Because it repeats weekly with no set end date, it functions as one of the steady devotional touchpoints in the Armagh parish calendar alongside the Cathedral’s other novena and prayer group activity.

Good to Know

• Recurring every Monday evening at 7:30pm, with no announced end date

• Venue: St Joseph’s Church, Ackinduff, in the Armagh parish, a short drive south of Armagh city centre

• Free to attend, open to all, and no booking is required

• Suitable for anyone who wants a quieter, shorter form of prayer than Sunday Mass

• Check armaghparish.net or the printed parish bulletin for any changes to the schedule around bank holidays, Christmas or the summer months, as devotional evenings can occasionally move or pause

• Newcomers are welcome to simply arrive a few minutes before 7:30pm; regular attenders tend to sit toward the front

Getting There

Ackinduff is a townland in the Armagh parish area, reached by minor roads south of Armagh city. There is on-site parking at the church. For exact directions, or to confirm the novena is running as scheduled that week, contact the parish office through armaghparish.net.