CHRISM MASS 2014 Many young people here have come from different parishes around the diocese to be with us for this Mass today. Some of you have already received Confirmation this year and others will be receiving Confirmation in a few weeks’ time. At Confirmation you will be anointed with the oil of Chrism. The […]
CHRISM MASS Holy Thursday 2014. Many young people here have come from different parishes around the diocese to be with us for this Mass today. Some of you have already received Confirmation this year and others will be receiving Confirmation in a few weeks’ time. At Confirmation you will be anointed with the oil of […]
Below is a link to Issue 7 of Sharing the Good News. This newsletter is for the benefit of parishioners. It is published monthly to promote Church teaching and the pastoral work of bishops as well as the councils, agencies, offices and initiatives of the Bishops’ Conference. The newsletter can be used and circulated – in whole […]
Statement of Bishop Leo O’Reilly, Bishop of Kilmore regarding the sentencing, on 12th March, of Father Andrew Gerard Kearns. Father Andrew Gerard Kearns, a priest of the Diocese of Kilmore, pleaded guilty to five charges of indecent assault of minors in Cavan Circuit Court on 26th November 2013. These offences date back to the mid […]
Cursillo Movement – Diocese of Kilmore Cursillo (pronounced Cur see o), a Spanish word meaning “a short course”, is the name given to a lay Catholic Movement that originated in Spain in 1944. The first Cursillo officially sanctioned by the ecclesiastical authorities was held in January 1949. The movement quickly spread around the world after […]
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK 2014 This Sunday marks the end of Church Unity Octave. The annual week of prayer for Christian Unity concludes this evening with an ecumenical prayer service in the Church of Ireland. The new bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh, Bishop Ferran Glenfield, will be preaching and you are all most welcome […]
NEW YEAR MESSAGE 2014 Leo O’Reilly, Bishop of Kilmore. I wish all our people of the diocese of Kilmore, at home and abroad, a very happy and peaceful New Year and every blessing in the year ahead.In his Message for the World Day of Peace – January 1st – Pope Francis gives us a […]
NEW YEAR MESSAGE 2014 Leo O’Reilly, Bishop of Kilmore I wish all our people of the diocese of Kilmore, at home and abroad, a very happy and peaceful New Year and every blessing in the year ahead.In his Message for the World Day of Peace – January 1st – Pope Francis gives us a beautiful […]
In his Christmas message, Bishop Leo O’Reilly says that he is happy to have the opportunity to greet everyone at Christmas, a time for Miracle and Mystery. “The Miracle”, he says, “is that God has entered our life as one of us, sharing our joys and sorrows.” Bishop Leo encourages us not to allow […]
