Bishop Martin Hayes celebrated Mass in the Cathedral of Saints Patrick & Felim in Cavan on Thursday morning, 13 August 2026, at 10:00a.m. to mark the Optional Memorial of Blessed Michael McGivney. Blessed Michael’s grandparents emigrated to the United States of America from Crosserlough and Castlerahan parishes in the Diocese of Kilmore. He served as […]
BISHOP MARTIN HAYES’ HOMILY DURING MASS AT THE KILMORE DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO KNOCK, IRELAND’S INTERNATIONAL EUCHARISTIC AND MARIAN SHRINE – BASILICA OF OUR LADY OF KNOCK – SATURDAY 8 AUGUST 2026 Our Gospel just proclaimed describing the scene of Mary and John the Apostle at the Cross, is depicted in a series of […]
Memorial Mass for Pope Francis R.I.P. on Friday 25 April 2025 in the Cathedral of St Patrick & St Felim, Cavan Homily of Bishop Martin Hayes of Kilmore We are saddened by the death of Pope Francis. He lived a long life of 88 years and of course his 12 years as Pope, […]
Bishop Hayes’s homily for the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord (Candlemas Day) and the World Day for Consecrated Life on Sunday 2 February 2025 may be accessed from the following link: Homily – Feast of the Presentation of the Lord – World Day for Consecrated Life – 2nd Feb 2025
Bishop Martin’s homily at Mass in the Cathedral of Saints Patrick & Felim, Cavan on the Solemnity of the Holy Family, Sunday 29 December 2024, to launch the Jubilee Year of Hope in the Diocese of Kilmore may be accessed from the following link: Homily – Holy Family – Jubilee Year of Hope Launch – […]
The homily preached by Bishop Martin at the Christmas Eve Mass in the Cathedral of Saints Patrick & Felim in Cavan on Tuesday 24 December 2024 may be accessed at the following link: Homily – Christmas 2024 The image above is the winning submission in this year’s Diocesan Youth and Young Adult Ministry Christmas Art […]
The homily preached by Bishop Martin Hayes at the funeral Mass of the late Canon John Murphy P.E. in St Mogue’s Church, Bawnboy, on Thursday 19 December last may be accessed at the following link: Funeral Homily – Canon John Murphy RIP Canon John Murphy P.E. R.I.P.
In his role as Liaison Catholic Bishop to the Irish Prison Service, Bishop Martin issued the following statement for Prisoners’ Sunday, 13 October 2024. Today, on this Prisoners’ Sunday, we encourage everyone to reflect on and pray for prisoners and their families. I wish to draw your attention to the work of Father Greg Boyle SJ who […]
A Reflection by Bishop Martin Hayes of Kilmore on the Message of the Holy Father Francis for the 56th World Day of Peace – 1st January 2023 with reference to the Scripture Readings of the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. In this time of global turmoil due to the war in Ukraine and […]
Bishop Martin Hayes’ Homily at Fr. Thomas Small’s Ordination in the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Belturbet, Co. Cavan, on Sunday 27 September 2020 God calls; there is ‘a still small voice’ that calls each one of us – a calling that is there before we are born. God calls each one of us…”Before, I […]
