Fr. John Cummins was with us in Ballyroan for 18 months. Our school was left saddened and shocked following his passing. Fr. John was a kind and gentle soul. As Chairperson of the Board of Management and Parish Priest of Abbeyleix/ Ballyroan, Fr. John was a familiar, friendly face to the school. We miss Fr. John dearly and think of him in our prayers.
R.I.P.
In Fr Johns' own words:
“We turn to our God, as people have done for centuries and ask why? Why this pain, this loss, this tragedy? The only answer God give is the gift of his Son… And God’s Son came not to take any of that pain away, not to give us any easy answers. He came to be with us, to live as we live, and to die as we die; and in his dying, to promise a life without end in the resurrection, – to lead us and show us the way. That is our faith; that is at the heart of being a Christian – our belief in the resurrection. We believe that our God is with us at every moment of life, no matter how difficult that moment may be. Even in our grief he is with us, even now. Death separates us from those we love, but only for a time. It seems so final, but they are not lost to us because they are with God and God is very near. In the gospel, Christ invites us to come to him, to put our trust in him that he will lead us through these days and be a light to guide us in this dark time. The burden of grief is one of the heaviest to carry … but Christ asks us to come to him, to find our strength in his love and in his presence with us”
R.I.P.
In Fr Johns' own words:
“We turn to our God, as people have done for centuries and ask why? Why this pain, this loss, this tragedy? The only answer God give is the gift of his Son… And God’s Son came not to take any of that pain away, not to give us any easy answers. He came to be with us, to live as we live, and to die as we die; and in his dying, to promise a life without end in the resurrection, – to lead us and show us the way. That is our faith; that is at the heart of being a Christian – our belief in the resurrection. We believe that our God is with us at every moment of life, no matter how difficult that moment may be. Even in our grief he is with us, even now. Death separates us from those we love, but only for a time. It seems so final, but they are not lost to us because they are with God and God is very near. In the gospel, Christ invites us to come to him, to put our trust in him that he will lead us through these days and be a light to guide us in this dark time. The burden of grief is one of the heaviest to carry … but Christ asks us to come to him, to find our strength in his love and in his presence with us”
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam dílis