A catechumen sponsor lights a candle from
the paschal fl ame. The call to become a catechumenal
Church means learning anew how to hand on the fi re of
faith. Photo: CNS /Lola Gomez. When Archbishop Kieran O’Reilly reflects on Ireland’s missionary tradition, he sees a great line of continuity. “There was a time when we sent missionaries to the four corners of the earth,” he told The Irish Catholic. “One of the strongest things we can ask of people. Be part of our own family of the baptised.…
