Today we celebrate 40 years of Catholic secondary education in St Aidan’s High School, Derrylin. The school opened its doors on 4th September 1972 and Bishop Austin Quinn celebrated the Opening Mass on 10th November of that year. It was a visionary and brave initiative to look for a secondary school in this small rural […]
POPE JOHN PAUL II AWARD PRESENTATION18th October 2012 I join Clare in welcoming you all there today for the presentation of the Pope John Paul II awards. This is a historic occasion in our diocese – the first time we have presented these awards. I welcome all the young people who will be receiving awards […]
LAUNCH OF THE YEAR OF FAITH Sunday 14th October 2012 Last Thursday, 11th October, was an important anniversary in the life of the Church. It was the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council. This was an ecumenical Council – a gathering of all the bishops of the world with the Pope […]
Statement in response to HSE Audit of Safeguarding Arrangements in the Catholic Church in Ireland. I welcome the publication of the Health Service Executive Diocesan Audit Report on 11th October last and in particular the section of the Audit relating to the diocese of Kilmore. The overall findings of the Audit were generally positive. […]
Diocese of Kilmore launches Choose Life! campaign: special prayer, Day for Life pastoral message, Month of Prayer initiative, website and social media initiative. Bishop Leo O’Reilly has asked priests and people of the Diocese of Kilmore to highlight the sacredness of human life over the next five weeks. Bishop O’Reilly announced that the annual ‘Choose […]
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 […]
