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On May 1st our gaze turns towards St. Joseph, no more splendid image than that of Joseph at his carpentry bench, a sculpture by John Hogan in Carlow Cathedral K&L Diocese Ireland CatholicNewsIreland

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Celebrating 185 years of Mercy Education in St. Leo’s College today. Thank you to Bishop Denis, Fr Yanbo and Msgr Brendan Byrne for a beautiful mass. All students enjoyed an ice cream treat in celebration CEIST

Significant celebration for St. Leo's College today as it marks the 185th Anniversary of its foundation, originally a Pension School, established in the Community Room of St. Leo’s Convent, look forward to celebrating Mass at 10am in the Convent K&L Diocese Ireland CEIST CatholicNewsIreland

It’s always a joy to visit St. Mary's Academy CBS An Edmund Rice School delighted to meet the Leaving Cert group earlier this morning as we planned together the Graduation Mass and chatted about the opportunities the future brings K&L Diocese Ireland CatholicNewsIreland

Wishing well to the K&L Diocese Ireland delegation attending CPSMA AGM in Galway today and tomorrow, thanking CPSMA for all they do to support our schools K&L Diocese Ireland CatholicNewsIreland

The Feast of St. Catherine of Siena reminds us we must set the world on fire with God’s love, mercy and embrace, may she who was the same age as Christ when she died help all of us in this mission K&L Diocese Ireland CatholicNewsIreland

The brilliant work of the late artist Imogen Stuart can be seen in Duiske Abbey, Graignamanagh. The Catholic Church has been always a great patron of the arts, important that we continue to commission works that lift our hearts and minds to the Lord K&L Diocese Ireland CatholicNewsIreland

Yesterday Central Statistics Office Ireland released figures on marriage telling us that the numbers getting married in the Catholic Church in 2023 was 35.4% compared to 40% in 2022, all the more reason to offer good preparation and accompaniment for those celebrating sacramental Marriage, delighted…

Just after celebrating Confirmation in Stradbally. The most popular boy’s Confirmation Name with 48/58 K&L Diocese Ireland ceremonies completed this year is Patrick followed by John, Joseph and Anthony. The most popular girl’s name is Brigid followed by Mary, Ann and Grace CatholicNewsIreland

Just arrived to Sacred Heart Church, Stradbally to celebrate Confirmation for the young people from St. Colman’s NS Stradbally and Scoil Mhuire Fatima NS Timahoe - look forward to hearing how they responded to the K&L Diocese Ireland Confirmation Challenge 2024 CatholicNewsIreland

Confirmation just over in Ballyfin - blessings on the 29 confirmed here in St. Fintan’s Church, Ballyfin and the 44 confirmed earlier in St. Fintan’s Church, Mountrath K&L Diocese Ireland CatholicNewsIreland

Just arrived in the beautiful St. Fintan’s Church which the diocesan historian Comerford described “as one of the finest churches in the diocese” for the first of two Confirmations today here in the parishes of Ballyfin/Mountrath - blessings on these young people K&L Diocese Ireland

A day late for ‘National Poetry Day Ireland 2024’ the poem ‘Sheep and Lambs’ written by Katharine Tynan seems so appropriate and seasonal K&L Diocese Ireland CatholicNewsIreland

Our first day of leadership training in Carlow has come to a close. So many prayerful moments have taken place today, including prayer with the Word of God, through song, and through our Conversation in the Spirit. We will begin again tomorrow as we ended this day, with prayer 🙏

First Ceremony of Confirmation for the young people from Caragh National School finished here in Caragh, second one at 6.30pm - a great day of ceremonies both here and earlier in Prosperous, in churches that are both dedicated to Our Lady & St. Joseph K&L Diocese Ireland Scoil an Linbh Íosa CatholicNewsIreland

Just arrived in Our Lady & St. Joseph Church here in Prosperous for the first of two Confirmation Ceremonies with two more this evening in Our Lady & St. Joseph’s, Caragh - blessings on all the young people, may their light shine K&L Diocese Ireland Scoil an Linbh Íosa Caragh National School CatholicNewsIreland

The Communion Antiphon for today’s Mass on this Feastday of St. Mark is so beautiful: “Behold, I am with you always,
even to the end of the age, says the Lord, alleluia” (Mt.28:20) … He is with us, every day, every minute of every day K&L Diocese Ireland CatholicNewsIreland

The Centre for Mission and Ministries at SPPU, Maynooth, qualifies people for roles as Chaplains, Youth Ministers, Church Musicians, Catechists, Liturgists, Permanent Deacons and Parish Administrators. Dr Jessie Rogers, Faculty of Theology explains more here: