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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
DEDICATION OF ALTAR ST BRIGID’S CHURCH KILLOUGHTER 9 AUGUST 20I5 I am sure St Brigid must be smiling down on us today as we come together to dedicate this beautiful new altar and celebrate the refurbishment of this church dedicated to her name. It happens that we are celebrating this event on the feast of […]
Kilmore Diocesan Pilgrimage To Lourdes Mass At The Grotto 28 May 2015 Bishop Leo O’Reilly We have gathered here from the dioceses of Plymouth, Wrexham, Ardagh and Clonmacnois, Kilmore and from many other places to celebrate this Mass at the grotto where Mary appeared to Bernadette. As you know, at the time those apparitions occurred […]
My Dear People, In a few days we will be asked to vote in a referendum to change the meaning of marriage in the section of the Constitution of Ireland dealing with ‘The Family’. I am aware that this referendum is a very sensitive issue. I hope that my words will not give offence to anybody and that is certainly not […]
EASTER MESSAGE 2015 According to the well-known rhyme, Two men looked out from prison bars, One saw mud, the other stars. It all depends on whether you look up or look down. The second reading of Mass on Easter Sunday urged us to look upwards: Since you have been brought back to true life with […]
CHRISTMAS MESSAGE 2014 Leo O’Reilly Bishop of Kilmore One of the highlights of the past year in our diocese was the Kilmore Diocesan Assembly. It was held in St Patrick’s College on 25th and 26th of October. That gathering brought together six lay delegates from every parish, the priests and deacons and the religious of […]
KILMORE DIOCESAN ASSEMBLY WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS Good morning everybody and welcome to this Assembly of the diocese of Kilmore. This is the third Assembly of the diocese, where priests, religious and lay people from all our parishes have come together to reflect on and discuss important issues concerning the life and mission of the […]
