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 […]
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 CHRISTMAS MESSAGE 2010 One of the highlights of the year gone by in Cavan was Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann in August. It gave a great lift to the town and the county and was widely acknowledged as a great success. It was so successful in fact that Cavan was asked to host […]
Bishop Leo O’Reilly’s Homily at the Vigil for All Nascent Human Life St. Clare’s Church, Cavan, 27th November 2010 We join tonight with the Holy Father in this Vigil of Prayer for human life at its beginnings. We join with groups like this in other parishes throughout the diocese, in dioceses throughout the country […]
Bishop Leo O’Reilly’s Homily on the Feast of St Columban Church of San Colombano, Al Lambro, Italy 21st November 2010 It’s a great honour for me as Bishop of the diocese of Kilmore in Ireland to preside at this Mass for the annual celebration of your patron saint, Saint Columban. I thank your bishop, […]
Bishop O’Reilly’s Homily at a Mass for Deceased Priests and Bishops The Pastoral Centre, Cullies, Cavan, 17th November 2010 A year ago we were in Corlough for the funeral of Fr Eugene Loughlain. We gather today to remember him and all our brother priests and bishops who have died and to pray for them […]
Bishop Leo O’Reilly’s Address at the Cavan Association Dinner London, 6 November 2010 I thank the committee of the Cavan Association here in London for the invitation to join you once again for your annual dinner dance. It is good to be here and to renew friendships and acquaintances and to see the fruits of […]
Homily delivered by Bishop Leo O’Reilly to the Eucharistic Adoration Group St. Clare’s Chapel, Cavan, 20th October 2010 The next couple of years will be a very important time to for us renew our faith as we prepare for the celebration of the International Eucharistic Congress, which will take place in Dublin in 2012, […]
Homily delivered by Bishop Leo O’Reilly on The Day For Life at St Patrick’s Church, Glangevlin, Co. Cavan, 3rd October 2010 After this Mass I will bless the new extension to the graveyard here and also take part in the annual blessing of the graves in the parish. Today is the annual Day for Life […]
Bishop Leo O’Reilly’s Homily at the Mid-Cavan Region Pioneer Mass 1st October 2010 You don’t need to keep cuttings from the newspapers about the evils of alcohol abuse to use them in a talk like this. All you have to do is open the paper on any day and, sadly, you will find stories […]
