Brendan O'Neill - Thomastown Parish

The death has occurred of Brendan O’Neill
Chapel Lane, Thomastown, Kilkenny

Brendan passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, 26 December. Brendan is deeply regretted and sadly missed by his beloved wife Marcella, loving children Sinéad, Eoin, Colm, Fiona, Liam, Ciarán and Orla; grandchildren Ellie, Jack, Evan, Fionn, Oscar and Isabella; his brother and sisters; uncles Pat and Seamus, aunties Therese and Anne; brother-in-law Eamonn, Fiona’s partner Ollie, Colm’s partner Gemma; nephews, nieces, extended family, relatives, neighbours and friends.

May Brendan’s Gentle Soul Rest in Peace.

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Reflection

“When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leaped in her womb.” What does the experience of faith elicit in us?
Brothers and sisters, let us ask ourselves honestly, from the heart: Do we believe that God is at work in our lives? Do we believe that the Lord, in hidden and often unpredictable ways, acts in history, performs wonders, and is working even in our societies that are marked by worldly secularism and a certain religious indifference?
There is a way to discern whether we have this trust in the Lord. What is the way? The Gospel says that “as soon as Elizabeth had heard Mary’s greeting, the child leapt in her womb” (v. 41). This is the sign: to leap for joy. Whoever believes, whoever prays, whoever welcomes the Lord leaps in the Spirit, and feels that something is moving within, and “dances” with joy. I would like to dwell on this: the leap of faith.
The experience of faith, first and foremost, elicits a certain leaping in the face of life. To leap means to be “touched inside,” to have an interior quiver, to feel that something is moving in our heart. …

Pope Francis

The death has occurred of Brendan O’Neill Chapel Lane, Thomastown, Kilkenny

The death has occurred of Brendan O’Neill
Chapel Lane, Thomastown, Kilkenny