The death has occurred of Paddy (Patrick) Aylward Bawnsheha, Thomastown, Kilkenny

Died on June 4, 2025

Paddy (Patrick) Aylward, Bawnsheha, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny, aged 87 years.

Paddy died unexpectedly in the wonderful care of the staff of St. Luke;s Hospital Kilkenny. Beloved husband to wife Kathleen and wonderful dad to sons Alan, Michael and Brendan and his heartbroken daughter Aileen. Paddy will be sadly missed by daughters-in-law Ann and Sandra and wonderful son-in-law Liam, Grandchildren Shannon, Jack, Rachel, Aoife, Liam, Aoife, Orla and Eimear, sisters-in-law Florrie and Stella, his nieces and nephews, extended family, neighbours and many many friends. Paddy is predeceased by his brother John and sisters Alice, Mary and Nora.

MAY PADDY REST IN PEACE

Reposing on Friday 6th June in The Mercy side chapel, Church of the Assumption, Thomastown, from 4.30pm to 7pm, pausing for prayers at 6.30pm. Requiem Mass at 11am on Saturday 7th June in the main chapel followed by burial in St. Mary’s New Cemetery, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny.

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Reflection

Jesus told the disciples “The Holy Spirit … will teach you everything. … ” Is there a difference between that teaching then and now? What did Pope Francis say the Holy Spirit does that helps us keep from making a “museum piece” of our faith?
He said the following just a few years ago:
We can say that the Holy Spirit is a specialist in bridging distances, he knows how to bridge distances; he teaches us how to overcome them. It is he who connects the teaching of Jesus with every time and every person. With him Christ’s words are not a memory, no: Christ’s words, by virtue of the Holy Spirit, come alive today! The Spirit makes them alive for us: through Sacred Scriptures he speaks to us and guides us in the present.
The Holy Spirit does not fear the passing of the centuries; rather, he makes believers attentive to the problems and events of their time. Indeed, when the Holy Spirit teaches, he updates: he keeps faith ever young. We run the risk of making a museum piece out of faith: it is a risk! He, on the other hand, brings it up to date, always up to date, the faith up to date: this is his job. For the Holy Spirit does not bind himself to passing epochs or trends, but brings into today the relevance of Jesus, risen and living.
Pope Francis Pentecost Angelus
June 5, 2022