Bishop Denis’ Homily from Mass celebrating the canonisation of Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati

Twenty Third Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year C:                       07.09.2512.30pm: Cathedral of the Assumption, CarlowIntroduction:The word “hate”[1] is very strong, vitriolic in its expression and sentiment. I don’t like it and it’s not a word you’ll find in my vocabulary. And Jesus isn’t using it the way we understand hate today. Scripture scholars suggest a more accurate translation is “to l