James Walsh - Thomastown Parish

Cappagh, Thomastown. Died on Thursday 29th March. Removal from Mortuary St. Columba’s Hospital to Church of the Assumption on Saturday at 12 noon.Burial in St. Mary’s New Cemetery after 11am Mass on Monday.

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Reflection

Like Mary at Cana, let us try to be more attentive in our squares and towns, to notice those whose lives have been “watered down,” who have lost—or have been robbed of—reasons for celebrating; those whose hearts are saddened. And let us not be afraid to raise our voices and say: “they have no wine.”
The cry of the people of God, the cry of the poor, is a kind of prayer; it opens our hearts and teaches us to be attentive. Let us be attentive, then, to all situations of injustice and to new forms of exploitation that risk making so many of our brothers and sisters miss the joy of the party. Let us be attentive to the lack of steady employment, which destroys lives and homes. … Let us be attentive to the lack of shelter, land and employment experienced by so many families. And, like Mary, let us say: they have no wine, Lord.
Pope Francis