'THINKING ABOUT DYING, DEATH AND PRAYER FOR THE DEAD'
- thehookoffaith
- Nov 30
- 1 min read
Bishop Brendan Leahy
'We are in the 2025 Jubilee Year that has Hope as its theme. It is good during this Jubilee Year to reflect on what our Catholic faith says about dying, death, what happens after death and prayer for the dead. As Catholics, we approach these topics with great hope. We believe that, in God’s love and mercy, we can reach heaven and that we will meet our loved ones again in the next life'.
So begins the new pastoral letter by Bishop Brendan Leahy, bishop of Limerick. It comes at the end of November - the month traditionally dedicated to the memory of our beloved dead and our commitment to prayer for them. He continues: 'To uphold the Catholic Church traditions is not rigidity; it is reverence. It is our way of ensuring that, at every Christian funeral, we stand humbly before the mystery of death and affirm together the timeless hope of our faith.”
Below you will find the link to Bishop Leahy's letter in full.
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