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 […]
Homily Preached at the Grotto In Lourdes 3 June 2019 Blessed are the Poor in Spirit The year 1844, that is the year that Saint Bernadette was born in, was a time of great poverty in Ireland as the country hurtled headlong towards the great Famine. It was also a time of great poverty here […]
One of my favourite feast days is the Feast of St Joseph the worker which falls on the 1 May each year. The feast day falls at that time of year when April turns into May and the signs of spring and new life are everywhere. Nature, as it stirs into new life after a […]
Month’s Memory Mass of Fr Dan Sheridan The virtuous man, though he die before his time will find rest. The last year two years have taken their toll on us the priests of the diocese of Kilmore. Charlie Heerey died in April 2017, Felim McGovern in September, Brian MacNamara in October and Ray Brady in […]
Homily Preached by Monsignor Liam Kelly, Diocesan Administrator, in the Cathedral of SS. Patrick & Felim, Cavan on 15 February 2019, the World Day of Prayer for Victims and Survivors of Abuse The Lord is my shepherd there is nothing I shall want We gather here this evening, on this world day of prayer for […]
The words of the book of Ecclesiastes set the tone of our liturgy as we come together to take leave of Fr Dan Sheridan: “For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven: A time to be born and a time to die. A time to plant and a time to pluck […]
Bishop Leo’s final Pastoral letter as Bishop of Kilmore may be accessed by using this link: Bishop Leo’s Letter December 2018
Some months ago Bishop Leo O’Reilly, on medical advice, wrote to Pope Francis requesting him to accept his early retirement as Bishop of Kilmore due to ill-health, in accordance with Canon 401, #2 of the Code of Canon Law. It is announced this morning in Rome (at noon, local time) that Pope Francis has accepted […]
