The death has occurred of Judith (June) Prendergast Formerly of Market Street, Thomastown, Kilkenny

Died on January 8, 2025

Judith passed away peacefully after an illness bravely borne at her home in Parlos Verdes Estates, Los Angles, California on Wednesday, 8th January 2025 surrounded by her family. She is predeceased by her parents Joe and June (nee Murphy).

Judith will be very sadly missed by her loving children Anna and Luke, their father Rob, her sister Carol, brother-in-law PJ, nieces and nephews Niamh, Barry, Sinéad, and Colm, extended family, neighbours, former colleagues and great friends.

May June Rest in Peace.

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Reflection

“After all the people had been baptized and Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, …” then, what? What do you think he was praying about? What does Pope Francis say this teaches us about prayer?
It is a great lesson for us: we are all immersed in the problems of life and in many complicated situations, called upon to face difficult moments and choices that get us down. But if we do not want to be crushed, we need to raise everything upwards. And this is exactly what prayer does. It is not an escape route; prayer is not a magic ritual or a repetition of memorized refrains. No. To pray is the way to let God act within us, to understand what he wants to communicate to us even in the most difficult situations, to pray to have the strength to go forward.
Many people feel they cannot go on, and they pray: “Lord, give me the strength to continue.” We too, very often, have done this. Prayer helps us because it unites us to God, it opens us up to the encounter with him. Yes, prayer is the key that opens our heart to the Lord. It is dialoguing with God, it is listening to his Word, it is worshipping, remaining in silence, entrusting what we are experiencing to him. And sometimes it is also crying out to him like Job, venting with him. … He is the father; he understands well. He never gets angry with us. And Jesus prays.
Pope Francis