Padraic Kirwan

Died on February 26, 2018

The death has occurred of Padraic KIRWAN
‘San Therese’, Jerpoint Church and Goatsbridge Trout Farm, Thomastown, Kilkenny

Padraic died peacefully on Saturday, 24 February, in the care of the Matron and Staff of Gowran Abbey Nursing Home, Gowran, Co Kilkenny. Deeply regretted and sadly missed by his family – loving wife Rita (nee McEvoy) and children Brideen and Gerard (Thomastown), Pat (Durrow), Angela Slattery (Narraghmore), Maura Hughes (Belturbet) and Liz Comboy (Knutsford, UK); brother Seán (Newbliss), sister Bernie McDonald (Cork), brother in law Tommy O’Halloran (Mullinahone), his 15 grandchildren, daughters in law, sons in law, nieces, nephews, cousins, extended family, neighbours and friends. Ar Dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis Reposing at his home at Goatsbridge from 2pm on Sunday with rosary at 9pm Sunday night. Reposing from 2pm on Monday with removal to the Church of the Assumption, Thomastown at 7.30pm. Requiem Mass celebrating Padraic’s life at 12 noon on Tuesday followed by interment at St Mary’s New Cemetery, Thomastown, Co Kilkenny.

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Reflection

Following one’s vocation is a response from within to the needs outside us. A vocation meets the human needs of the world but with a motivation from within. We care for our children and grandchildren not just because they are sick or insecure, but because we love them. this love will move us out to help them in various situations. We find a call to be ‘people for others’ because our heart teaches us that with Jesus we are all brothers and sisters, and that God wants to save the world, and needs our help to do so. This is the Sunday we all pray that our particular vocation in life may become clear and may become stronger. God calls each of us to love God and love our neighbour. This is the first Christian calling at our Baptism; we then find the best way for each of us with our own particular set of gifts, talents and even weaknesses to live out that call to love. We think especially today of religious life and priesthood. There are needs for priests, sisters and brothers in most parts of the world. as a community in families and parishes we thank those who have given their lives in these vocations and pray they may increase.