Anne MacFadden (nee Beck)

Died on February 7, 2018

The death has occurred of Anne MACFADDEN (née Beck)
Singapore and formerly, Thomastown, Kilkenny

The death has occured of Anne MacFadden, Singapore and formerly Thomastown, Kilkenny – following an illness borne with great courage and acceptance – surrounded by her loving Family at her home in Singapore. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a h-anam dilís. Anne is deeply regretted and sadly missed by her loving mother Josie, husband Declan, daughters Niamh, Clíodhna and Fionnuala, sons Oisín, Dáire and Fiachra, sisters Alice and Angela, brothers Jimmy, Tommy and Harry, mother in law Kathleen, uncle Tom Reid, sisters in law, brothers in law, nieces, nephews, relatives and many friends. Memorial Mass will take place on Monday, 12th February at 11am in the Church of the Assumption, Thomastown, followed by committal of ashes in St Mary’s New Cemetery, Thomastown, Co Kilkenny. Brón ar an mbás ní féidir a shéanadh. No flowers please – donations if desired to Cois Nore.

Date Published: Thursday 8th February 2018

Date of Death: Wednesday 7th February 2018

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Reflection

Jesus tells his disciples to look at him and touch him. Then he asks them for something to eat. What does Pope Francis say we can learn from these three actions of Jesus?
The second verb is to touch. By inviting the disciples to touch him, to verify that he is not a ghost—touch me!— Jesus indicates to them and to us that the relationship with him and with our brothers and sisters cannot remain “at a distance.” Christianity does not exist at a distance; Christianity does not exist only at the level of looking. Love requires looking and it also requires closeness; it requires contact, the sharing of life. The Good Samaritan did not limit himself to looking at that man whom he found half dead along the road: he stopped, he bent down, he treated his wounds, he touched him, he loaded him onto his mount and took him to the inn. And it is the same with Jesus himself: loving him means entering into a communion of life, a communion with him.
Being Christian is not first a doctrine or a moral ideal; it is a living relationship with him, with the Risen Lord: we look at him, we touch him, we are nourished by him and, transformed by his Love; we look at, touch and nourish others as brothers and sisters.
Pope Francis,

The death has occurred of Anne MACFADDEN (née Beck) Singapore and formerly, Thomastown, Kilkenny

The death has occurred of Anne MACFADDEN (née Beck)
Singapore and formerly, Thomastown, Kilkenny