'You are called to lead people, not to yourself, but to God'

21 September 2022

At the Ordination as a priest of Fr. Ronan Sheehan in Newcestown on Sept 18th, Bishop Fintan Gavin preached the homily.

In it he reflected on the meaning of priesthood.

Read the Homily

The full text of the homily

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Amen 🙏Amen

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The day opened with an opportunity for the group to get to Read More 3 Comments

Gillian DeaneWell done to all these young people for volunteering; may their stay in Lourdes be a beautiful and spiritually uplifting Read More🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

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(With the Junior and Leaving Cert exams starting tomorrow here is a short prayer🙏)
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Lord pour out your Spirit of Wisdom on me
Help me to remain calm
To attend carefully to the questions asked
To think clearly, to remember accurately
and Read More 23 Comments

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏AmenDiane Moynihan Daniel Hunt ( Jennie Hunt )

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