Bishop Leo O’Reilly’s Homily at the Funeral Mass of Very Rev. Canon Eugene Dowd. Church of Mary Immaculate, Virgina, on Sunday 2nd September. It is fitting that we should be here in Virginia to say farewell to Canon Eugene Dowd – or Fr Gene – as he was affectionately known. There are many other […]
Bishop Leo O’Reilly’s Homily At the Ordination of Reverend Seán Maguire Cathedral of Saints Patrick and Felim, Cavan, 24th June 2012 There was already a buzz of excitement and anticipation when I was out in Laragh last week for the opening of the new school. The ordination of Deacon Sean Maguire was already in the […]
Bishop Leo O’Reilly’s Homily at the Grotto, Lourdes Diocesan Pilgrimage, 28 May 2012 When Our Lady appeared to Bernadette Subirous on this very spot on 11th February1858, the little uneducated girl doesn’t seem to have realised at first who it was. But she was captivated by the beauty of the Lady. And her very first […]
Bishop Leo O’Reilly’s Homily at the Funeral Mass of Fr Peter McPartlan PP, Ballintemple St Michael’s Church, Potahee, Co. Cavan, 24 April 2012 We have gathered in grief today to bid our final farewell to Fr Peter McPartlan. He was a big man, with a big heart, and he touched the lives of a big […]
Easter Homily of Bishop Leo O’Reilly at the Easter Vigil Mass Cathedral of SS Patrick and Felim, Cavan, 7th April 2012 In St Mark’s story of the resurrection of Jesus – which is really the story of the discovery of the empty tomb – the women who went to embalm the body of Jesus […]
Bishop Leo O’Reilly’s Homily at the Chrism Mass, Holy Thursday Cathedral of SS Patrick and Felim, Cavan, 5 April 2012 The first words of Jesus in the Gospel of St Mark is the call: ‘The Kingdom of God is at hand. Repent and believe the Good News.’ The Good News theme is there in St Luke’s […]
Homily of Bishop Leo O’Reilly at the Funeral Mass of Fr Charles McPadden Church of the Immaculate Conception, Doobally, Co. Leitrim, 2 February 2012 We celebrate the funeral Mass of Fr Charlie McPadden on the feast of the Presentation of Our Lord in the temple. The parents of Jesus observed the law of Israel that […]
Bishop Leo O’Reilly’s New Year’s Message 2012 As we begin 2012 I wish you all a very happy New Year and I ask every blessing on you and your families during the course of the year ahead. Pope Benedict, in his New Year message for the World Day of Peace on 1st January, […]
BISHOP LEO O’REILLY’S CHRISTMAS MESSAGE 2011 I got a card recently from an old friend. Inside, the usual good wishes were printed, including “ a merry Christmas”. My friend, who is pretty fussy about words, had crossed out the word ‘merry’ and wrote in ‘happy’ instead. I could see his point. There is a difference. […]
Statement by Bishop Leo O’Reilly on Child Safeguarding in the Diocese of Kilmore 17 December 2011 In reply to a media query concerning a priest asked to stand aside from ministry in the diocese of Kilmore due to child safeguarding complaints, I should point out that these are the subject of both criminal investigation and legal […]
