Question 1: Can you explain the practice of Mass Offerings? The Church encourages priests when they say Mass to do so for an intention, particularly for those in need. They are to do this whether or not they have received an offering from one of the faithful to say Mass for a special intention. […]
Homily of Bishop Leo O’Reilly at the Funeral Mass of Canon Micheál Kelly St Patrick’s Church, Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim, 9th February 2011 The words of the book of Ecclesiastes in our first reading remind us of something that we might rather forget – that as certainly as each of us was born, each of […]
MARRIAGE IN IRELAND – GIVING NOTICE OF INTENTION All couples intending to marry in Ireland must give at least 3 months notice of intention to marry, in person, to a Registrar. This can be done by making an appointment to visit any of the local Civil Registration Offices. Please note that if you wish to […]
Bishop Leo O’Reilly’s Homily The Cathedral of SS Patrick and Felim, Cavan 6th February 2011 (5th Sunday Ordinary Time, Year A) CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK I went to primary school in Tullyvin a long time ago. A hundred yards before you reached the school there was a road sign that said, scoil, school, and above […]
Bishop Leo O’Reilly’s Message at the Lauch of the Pope John Paul II Award in Kilmore The Pastoral Centre, Cavan, 26 January 2011 I warmly welcome the proposal to introduce the Pope John Paul II Award in the diocese of Kilmore. Parish Pastoral Councils frequently discuss the issue of how to find creative […]
Launch of the Pope John Paul II Award in the Diocese of Kilmore On Wednesday 26th January 2011 the John Paul II Award was launched in the Diocese of Kilmore at a ceremony in the Pastoral Centre, Cavan. Addresses were given by the Dr Leo O’Reilly, Bishop of Kilmore and by Fr Paul Farren, one […]
Address by Bishop Bill Murphy at the lauch of ‘Share the Good News’, the National Directory for Catechesis in Ireland The Second Vatican Council, in the decree Christus Dominus on the pastoral office of Bishops, proposed that a “Directory on the Catechetical Teaching of the Christian People” should be composed. This request was repeated in […]
Address by Archbishop Diarmuid Martin at the launch of ‘Share the Good News’, the National Directory for Catechesis in Ireland The new National Directory for Catechesis in Ireland is published at a very significant moment in the life of the Church in Ireland. We are living in a time of great change in Irish religious […]
Address by Cardinal Seán Brady at the launch of ‘Share the Good News’ The National Directory for Catechesis in Ireland This morning the Bishops’ Conference have great pleasure indeed in presenting Share the Good News, the first ever National Directory for Catechesis in Ireland. I thank and congratulate Dr Gareth Byrne, writer and editor of […]
Bishops launch Share the Good News – the first National Directory for Catechesis in Ireland Share the Good News – the first National Directory for Catechesis in Ireland was launched earlier today in the Mater Dei Institute of Education in Dublin. Cardinal Sean Brady, Archbishop of Armagh, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, Archbishop of Dublin, and Bishop […]
