The death has occurred of Breda Kavanagh (née Kelly) Friarshill, Thomastown, Kilkenny

The death has occurred of Mrs Breda Kavanagh, on Wednesday, the 29th November, in the loving care of the staff at Gowran Abbey Nursing Home. Pre-deceased by her much loved husband George, son George, sisters: Margaret and Kathleen, brothers: Liam, Ted, Gerard, Tony, Michael, Tim and Frank. Breda will be sadly missed by her sons: Tim, Frank and Peter, grandson Jack, great grand-daughter Noa, daughter-in-law Ann, sister Angela (Teehan), nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.

May Breda Rest in Peace.

Reposing at her home from 5pm to 7pm on Friday.Removal on Saturday morning to the Church of the Assumption, Thomastown, to arrive for 11am Requiem Mass, followed by interment in St Mary’s New Cemetery, Thomastown, Co Kilkenny. To view Breda’s Requiem Mass click on link below. House Private on Saturday morning, please.

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Reflection

It is my desire that, in this our time, by acknowledging the dignity of each human person, we can contribute to the rebirth of a universal aspiration to fraternity. Fraternity between all men and women. “Here we have a splendid secret that shows us how to dream and to turn our life into a wonderful adventure. No one can face life in isolation. … We need a community that supports and helps us, in which we can help one another to keep looking ahead. How important it is to dream together.
… By ourselves, we risk seeing mirages, things that are not there. Dreams, on the other hand, are built together.” Let us dream, then, as a single human family, as fellow travellers sharing the same flesh, as children of the same earth which is our common home, each of us bringing the richness of his or her beliefs and convictions, each of us with his or her own voice, brothers and sisters all.
Fratelli Tutti: Encyclical On Fraternity and Social Friendship
Pope Francis