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 […]
HOMILY ON THE OCCASION OF THE ORDINATION AS DEACONS OF ANDY BRADY AND DAMIAN KIVLEHAN 5 October 2014 This is a historic day for the diocese of Kilmore as we come together to celebrate the ordination of Andy Brady and Damian Kivlehan as Permanent Deacons for service in our diocese. They will be the […]
Bishop Leo O’Reilly pays tribute to Cardinal Seán Brady on his retirement Pope Francis has today accepted the resignation of Cardinal Seán Brady as Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, and it is a sad day for me personally and for his many friends in his native Diocese of Kilmore. I have known […]
CRUBANY N.S. EXTENSION I’m delighted to be with you today on this happy and important occasion in the life of Crubany NS. We’ve come to bless and dedicate the new extension, which has recently been completed This has transformed the school, adding three beautiful new classrooms to the existing three, an administrative office, principal’s office, […]
DIOCESE OF KILMORE ANNUAL SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN CONFERENCE Kilmore Diocesan Pastoral Centre. 15 May 2014 I am delighted to see so many people here from all around the diocese for our third annual Safeguarding Children Conference. We are all involved in the work of safeguarding children. We have come a long way in the past ten […]
