Bishop Denis’ Homily on St Brigid’s Day

Bishops Denis; “Saint Brigid is not some godess or mythical figure who intrigues but remains distant.  She is real”Tradition has it that when Bishop Mac Caille of Croghan presented the veil to the young Brigid and her seven friends, he preached on the eight beatitudes of Matthew’s gospel.  So much did his sermon affect them that each chose a Beatitude as a motto for life.  For Brigid it was mercy: “Blessed are the merciful: they shall have mercy shown them”(1).  Brigid