CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK 2016 St Ninidh’s Church Derrylin The theme of Catholic Schools Week this year is: ‘Challenged to proclaim God’s Mercy’. The theme of God’s Mercy was chosen because this year is the Jubilee Year of Mercy. Pope Francis inaugurated the Year of Mercy on 8th December last by opening the Holy Door in […]
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR PEACE 1 JANUARY 2016 We begin the New Year as always with the celebration of the feast of Mary, the Mother of God. We place ourselves, our families, our Church and our people under her protection and we ask God’s blessing on us and on all we undertake in the […]
Catholic Schools: Challenged to Proclaim God’s Mercy Catholic Schools Week 2016 begins on Sunday, 31 January, the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. We are now in the eighth year of such a celebration, and the need to publicly value, acknowledge and celebrate the excellent education that happens in our faith-based schools has never been […]
Rev. Damien Kivlehan. 18th June 1953- 26th January 2016 Born 18th June 1953, Sligo. Married 1972 Ordained to the diaconate on 5th October 2014. Assigned to Baileborough deanery 2014. Died 26th January 2016. Sympathy is extended to his loving wife Margaret, sons, daughters, grandchildren and extended family. The funeral Mass for Deacon Damien […]
NEW YEAR MESSAGE Bishop Leo O’Reilly 1st January 2016 We begin the New Year as always with the celebration of the feast of Mary, the Mother of God. We place ourselves, our families, our Church and our people under her protection and we ask God’s blessing on us and on all we undertake in […]
NEW YEAR MESSAGE Bishop Leo O’Reilly 1st January 2016 We begin the New Year as always with the celebration of the feast of Mary, the Mother of God. We place ourselves, our families, our Church and our people under her protection and we ask God’s blessing on us and on all we undertake in […]
Christmas Message 2015 Bishop Leo O’Reilly This year we are celebrating Christmas during the Jubilee Year of Mercy. This Holy Year was inaugurated by Pope Francis a few weeks ago, when he opened the Holy Door in St Peter’s in Rome. We launched the Jubilee a week later in our own diocese by opening a […]
Christmas Message 2015 Bishop Leo O’Reilly This year we are celebrating Christmas during the Jubilee Year of Mercy. This Holy Year was inaugurated by Pope Francis a few weeks ago, when he opened the Holy Door in St Peter’s in Rome. We launched the Jubilee a week later in our own diocese by opening […]
INAUGURATION OF JUBILEE OF MERCY 13 Dec 15 Today we inaugurate the Jubilee Year of Mercy announced by Pope Francis last April. The Pope himself launched the Jubilee Year on Tuesday last, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, by opening the Holy Door and celebrating Mass in St Peter’s in Rome. We have just opened […]
