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REVISED GUIDELINES FOR FUNERALS ISSUED 31 MARCH 2020 AT 3:00p.m.
Monsignor Liam Kelly, Diocesan Administrator, has issued further diocesan guidelines regarding funerals in the Diocese of Kilmore: Masses are still available for people who die from other causes not related to the COVID-19 virus. These Masses may take place on the condition that only a very small number of the immediate family are present and, according to a...
UPDATED – RTÉ broadcasting output of liturgies during Holy Week 2020
RTÉ broadcasting output of liturgies during Holy Week 2020: Palm Sunday 5 April 1100-1150 Mass on Palm Sunday. Rev. Michael Mullaney, President of St Patrick’s College, Maynooth, celebrates Mass in the Kairos chapel studio, Maynooth, Co Kildare, with music from internationally acclaimed singer, Celine Byrne, accompanied by Ronan Murray. (RTÉ One TV / RTÉ Radio 1...
Guidelines for Funerals in the Diocese of Kilmore during COVID-19 Emergency – Amended 11:00a.m. Friday 27 March 2020
Guidelines for Funerals in the Diocese of Kilmore during COVID-19 Emergency – Amended 11:00a.m. Friday 27 March 2020 Funerals will continue out of necessity but please note that the following restrictions are in place. There will be no wakes in the house. Priests are not required to lead prayers in the home of the deceased....
Archbishop Eamon Martin welcomes Friday’s extraordinary Urbi et Orbi blessing by Pope Francis – to be broadcast on RTE New Now Service – Friday 27 March 2020
Archbishop Eamon Martin welcomes Friday’s extraordinary Urbi et Orbi blessing by Pope Francis – to be broadcast on RTE New Now Service – Friday 27 March 2020 Tomorrow Friday, 27 March, at 5.00pm Irish time, the Holy Father Pope Francis will preside over an extraordinary global celebration (Statio orbis) of prayer. It will...
Message from Pope Francis to mark the 57th World Day of Prayer for Vocations – Fourth Sunday of Easter, 10 May 2020
Message from Pope Francis to mark the 57th World Day of Prayer for Vocations – Fourth Sunday of Easter, 10 May 2020: Words of Vocation Dear Brothers and Sisters, On 4 August last year, the 160th anniversary of the death of the Curé of Ars, I chose to write a letter to all those priests...
Kilmore Diocesan Arrangements for the Consecration of the People of Ireland to the Immaculate Heart of Mary for protection against COVID19
Kilmore Diocesan Arrangements for the Consecration of the People of Ireland to the Immaculate Heart of Mary for protection against COVID19: Tomorrow, the Feast of the Annunciation of Our Lord – Wednesday 25 March 2020 – at noon in the Cathedral of SS. Patrick & Felim in Cavan, Monsignor Liam Kelly, Kilmore Diocesan Administrator,...
Church grants special indulgence to coronavirus patients and caregivers
Church grants special indulgence to coronavirus patients and caregivers On 20 March last , the Apostolic Penitentiary in Rome issued a decree granting plenary indulgences to “the faithful suffering from the Covid-19 virus, commonly known as coronavirus, as well as to healthcare workers, family members and all those who in any capacity, including through prayer, care...
Additional Diocesan Guidelines in response to COVID-19 Pandemic – Friday 20 March 2020
Monsignor Liam Kelly, Diocesan Administrator, has today (Friday 20 March 2020) issued the following additional guidelines in response to the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic: All public Masses, except Funeral Masses, are suspended in the Diocese of Kilmore until further notice from tomorrow, Saturday 21 March 2020. Churches will remain open for people to visit and pray. Spiritual...
ACT OF CONSECRATION OF IRELAND TO THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY FOR PROTECTION FROM THE CORONAVIRUS – Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord – 25 March 2020
ACT OF CONSECRATION OF IRELAND TO THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY FOR PROTECTION FROM THE CORONAVIRUS Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord 25 March 2020 The Act begins with the recitation of The Angelus. The Apostles Creed I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ,...