Mayo Bicentenary Celebration 04.10.2026

The Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Mayo held a Mass on October 4, 2026, to honor the bicentenary anniversary of the church.

Father Padraig Shelley led the celebration during the Twenty Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. In his introduction, Father Shelley noted that the history of the church is found in the lives of the generations of people who have worshipped there. He connected the anniversary to the day's Gospel themes regarding a vineyard, describing the parish and the faith life of the community as a vineyard.