On
Sunday 14th September Fr. Brendan Howard underwent the
Rite of Installation as Parish Priest, by
The Most Reverent Dr James Moriarty
Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin,
in Rathoe and Ballon.
Here is a record of the event in Ballon Church.
The Bishop said that today the diocese and the parish celebrates with joy and hope the installation of Rev. Fr. Brendan Howard as parish priest of Ballon and Rathoe. By virtue of his priestly Ordination he is set apart in a special way to work in close collaboration with the bishop and his brother priests in building up God's Kingdom on earth. Fr Howard accepted before the bishop and the people his readiness to undertake this office and to fulfil it to the best of his ability through the Symbols of Office previously brought to the altar by people of the parish.
Receive the Book
of the Gospels, whose herald you now are.
Believe what you read, teach what you believe.
Accept
from the holy People of God, the gifts offered to him
Know what you are doing and imitate the mystery you celebrate
Receive the Holy
Oils blessed by me in Holy Week
Through them you will bring new people into God's family
and comfort and strengthen those who are sick and dying.
Receive this stole and use it for God's people in the Sacraments.
Accept these keys
as a sign of your responsibility for maintaining the house of God.
Accept the Parish Register for which you are now the custodian
Fr. Howard with Bishop Moriarty, Fr. Whelan and supporting religious......
....and with the exemplary servers.
John
Byrne |
Brendan
Byrne |
Joe
Fleming |
John
Cummins |
Laurence
Fleming |
Brendan
Howard |
James
Moriarty |
Edward
Whelan |
Joe
McGrath
|
|
Davey
O'Neill |
Dominic
Daley |
Josh
Meaney |
Evan
Dunphy |
Luke
Brennan |
Full titles are given below
Link here to the Diocese Web Site
20/9/08 - Fr. Howard responds through the Parish Newsletter
Dia
Daoibh, a Phobal Dé,
Ba, mhaith liom mo bhiúochas a ghabháil do gach uile dhuine
a chabhraigh liom Dé Domhnaigh seo caite insan dá eaglais.
I would like to thank most sincerely every person who helped last Sunday
in St. Patrick’s Church, Rathoe, St. Peter & Paul’s
Church, Ballon and in Ballon Community Hall.
Especially Bishop James Moriarty D.D. who presided at the Installation,
the priests who concelebrated. Rt. Rev Msgr. Brendan Byrne V.G. Very
Rev. Edward Whelan PE., C.C., Very Rev Laurence Fleming P.E., Very Rev.
Joe Fleming A.D.M., Very Rev. Joe McGrath P.P. V.F., Very Rev John Cummins
A.D.M., Very Rev John Byrne C.S.Sp, the priests who called later: Very
Rev. John Byrne P.P. V.F, Very Rev William Byrne P.P. V.F., Very Rev
Tom Dillon P.P., Very Rev Pierce Murphy P.P. V.F., Very Rev Phil O’Shea
P.P. and also Rev. Lester Scott.
The
Sacristans in both churches. Mrs Kathleen Condron Ballon; Mr. Tony Byrne,
Rathoe; The Choirs in both churches; the I.C.A. and helpers who provided
the well received refreshments in the hall; the
stewards in the churches; The School Principals, Mr. Noel Heffernan
& Mrs
Blathnaid McDermot.
The
reps of Carlow County G.A.A. Board; Mr. Martin Barry; Sec. Of Carlow
Co. Coiste na nÓg. Mr. Michael Doran; Chairman Naomh Eoin, Mr
Séan Keogh; Sec Myshall Finance Committee, Mrs Mary Keogh; Rep
of Byrne Trust; Mrs Kathleen Donohoe; Rep Drumphea Board of Management;
Mrs Margaret Murphy; Drumphea Cemetry Committee, Mr. Terry Shaughnessy;
Mss Teresa Horan, Cathedral Parish Office.
Deputy M.J. Nolan T.D; Councillor, Denis Foley Chairman Carlow Co. Council,; Councillor Joe Mc Donald, Carlow Co. Council; John McCabe, Chairman, D.P.C., Deanery Pastoral Council.
A very special word of thanks to the local congregations who turned
out in great numbers & to my own family.
I am most grateful to Eileen Murphy for printing the booklets & for all her tremendous assistance in setting up the parish office.
Nóta buíochais to the five reps of both churches who presented
the five symbols of my ministry. Last Sunday was a wonderful experience.
I will always cherish your warm welcome & kind & generous hospitality.
B.S . O’hOibeard S.P.