2011
22 November – Mass of Thanksgiving – St Mary’s High School, Newry
MASS OF THANKSGIVINGST MARY’S HIGH SCHOOL NEWRY22 NOVEMBER 2011ADDRESS BYCARDINAL SEÁN BRADYARCHBISHOP OF ARMAGH I thank the Principal, Ms Cosgrove, and the Board of Governors for the invitation to come here tonight. I am very pleased to be present on this important occasion in the calendar of the school, but it is a special honour [...]
Read more...20 November – Feast of Christ the King – Mass of Thanksgiving – St Cronan’s Church, Roscrea
FEAST OF CHRIST THE KINGMASS OF THANKSGIVINGST CRONAN’S CHURCH, ROSCREA20 NOVEMBER 2011HOMILY BYCARINDAL SEÁN BRADYARCHBISHOP OF ARMAGH I feel very much at home here. Your Parish Priest, Father Tom Corbett and I went to Maynooth on the same day in September 1957. We have remained friends ever since. I thank him for the invitation to [...]
Read more...19 November – 31st Anniversary Mass for Frank Duff – Legion of Mary – Pro-Cathedral, Dublin
HOMILY OF CARDINAL SEÁN BRADYARCHBISHOP OF ARMAGHAT THE 31ST ANNIVERSARY MASSFOR FRANK DUFF, LEGION OF MARYPRO-CATHEDRAL, DUBLIN19 NOVEMBER 2011 “As Frank Duff reminds us, it was Christ Himself who chose to build that Church on the rock of Peter’s faith. And Christ does not contradict Himself or the truths he has entrusted to us. As [...]
Read more...14 August – Young People from Brooklyn en route to World Youth Day, Madrid
XXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIMEYOUNG PEOPLE FROM BROOKLYNEN ROUTE TOWORLD YOUTH DAY IN MADRIDHOMILY GIVEN BYCARDINAL SEÁN BRADYST PATRICK’S CATHEDRAL, ARMAGH “Woman you have great faith – let your wish be granted” Ten days ago we gathered here in this Cathedral to send off 132 young pilgrims from this diocese who have gone to Madrid. [...]
Read more...3 August – Mass for young people travelling to World Youth Day in Madrid
MASS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TRAVELLING TO WORLD YOUTH DAY IN MADRIDHOMILY GIVEN BYCARDINAL SEÁN BRADYST. PATRICK’S CATHEDRALWEDNESDAY 3 AUGUST 2011 Nine years ago World Youth Day was held in Toronto, Canada. Speaking to the young people present, Pope John Paul II said something that caught my imagination of the world. He said: You are called [...]
Read more...11 July – Healing Mass – Augustinian Church, Drogheda
HEALING MASSAUGUSTINIAN CHURCH, DROGHEDAHOMIILY GIVEN BYCARDINAL SEÁN BRADY11 JULY 2011 I am very pleased to know of the existence of this group dedicated to prayer for healing. I thank you for your prayers for all those who need healing, which is all of us. For we all need the gentle love of Christ to come [...]
Read more...27 June – Re-opening of Church of St Patrick, Ballinderry
RE-OPENING OF CHUCH OF ST PATRICK, BALLINDERRY27 JUNE 2011HOMILY BYCARDINAL SEÁN BRADYARCHBISHOP OF ARMAGH Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This is indeed a day of great rejoicing as we come together to celebrate this Mass of Thanksgiving and rededicate, to the glory of God, your beautifully renovated and reordered Church of St Patrick. I [...]
Read more...28 August – Mass to conclude the year commemorating the centenary of the birth of the Blessed Teresa of Calcultta – Marian Shrine, Knock
HOMILY OF CARDINAL SEÁN BRADYAT MASS TO CONCLUDE THE YEAR COMMEMORATING THE CENTENARY OF THE BIRTH OF BLESSED TERESA OF CALCULTTA (MOTHER TERESA)MARIAN SHRINE, KNOCK, CO MAYOSUNDAY 28 AUGUST 2011 - Even in the seemingly insurmountable challenges that confronted her, Mother Teresa always met those challenges head on, with great hope and a great smile- [...]
Read more...4 June – Funeral Mass of Sister Eileen Carmel Keoghan, MMM – Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Drogheda
FUNERAL MASS OF SISTER EILEEN CARMEL KEOGHAN, MMMOUR LADY OF LOURDES CHURCH, DROGHEDASATURDAY 4 JUNE 2011 HOMILY GIVEN BYCARDINAL SEÁN BRADY The funeral liturgy which we are celebrating has been carefully chosen and prepared in advance. Sister Eileen has left nothing to chance. The lovely hymns and the Scripture readings would have been selected, by [...]
Read more...30 June – Opening Ceremony for Spiritfest – St Catherine’s College, Armagh
OPENING CEREMONY FOR SPIRITFESTST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE, ARMAGH30 JUNE 2011HOMILY BYCARDINAL SEÁN BRADY I am overjoyed to welcome you here to Armagh this morning – I cannot imagine any occasion more worthy of joyful welcome than at Spiritfest – a festival of the Spirit of God, the Spirit who calls out to the Spirit of each [...]
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