Novena in Honour of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross

What to Expect

Holy Cross Church in Tramore holds a nine-day novena in honour of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross from Saturday 5 to Sunday 13 September 2026, in the run-up to the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross on 14 September. As the church’s own dedication and patronal feast, the occasion carries particular weight for the parish, and the novena is the main devotional fixture of its early autumn calendar. The Parish of Tramore and Carbally’s newsletter lists it simply as open to all, with no registration required, structured as nine consecutive days of prayer woven around the parish’s regular Mass schedule. It sits alongside the parish’s other standing weekly devotions, the Monday novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help after 10am Mass, the Wednesday Divine Mercy prayer group, and Thursday’s exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, all of which continue as usual through the same fortnight. Holy Cross Church itself is the main parish church for Tramore and Carbally, a busy seaside parish that also covers Fenor and Dunhill, and its regular Mass schedule runs Saturday vigil at 10am and 7:30pm, and Sunday at 8:30am and 11am, with confessions heard on Saturday mornings.

Good to Know

• Date: Saturday 5 to Sunday 13 September 2026, a nine-day novena
• Venue: Holy Cross Church, Tramore, Co. Waterford
• Price: Free, all welcome, no booking needed
• Recurrence: an annual novena held every September ahead of the 14 September feast day
• Daily session times fit around the parish’s regular Mass schedule; check the parish newsletter nearer the date for the exact times

Getting There

Holy Cross Church stands in Tramore town centre, close to the seafront promenade and the main shopping streets, with on-street parking and nearby car parks. Tramore is about 15 minutes’ drive south of Waterford city via the R675, and is also served by regular Bus Éireann and local bus routes from Waterford.