St Saviour’s priory, situated in the heart of Limerick city, is home to a medium-sized Dominican community.

The principal ministry of the community is the formation of young Dominicans since it is the location of the novitiate of the Irish Dominican province. The novitiate is the first stage in formation as a Dominican friar and lasts one full year.

In addition to having the responsibility for a parish and a busy church, the community has many other preaching commitments. These include retreats and parish missions, teaching theology and spirituality, promoting and leading the practice of Lectio Divina (a form of prayerful reading of the Scriptures), teaching and academic research in sacred scripture.

The Dominican Biblical Institute, which engages in teaching from undergraduate to doctoral level, was founded by the Irish Dominican province with help from the Dominican community in Limerick. It has institutional links with the University of Limerick and Mary Immaculate College, and its staff members teach also in these colleges. The Biblical Institute has a very significant research library.

CHURCH SERVICES:

Vigil (Saturday Evening) Masses: 7.00pm

Sunday Masses: 10:00am, 11.30am, 1.00pm,

Masses on Holydays Vigil: 7.00pm: 10.30am, 1.00pm,

Weekday Masses: Weekday Masses: daily 10.30am, 1.00pm; Mondays and Thursday also at 7.30 pm (no 7.30 p.m. mass in July/August)