AMRI are saddened to hear of the recent passing of Sr Brigid Reynolds. Sr Brigid was a staunch advocate who devoted her life to challenging and combatting inequality, poverty and social exclusion. Sr Brigid, a Marist Sister worked with the Conference of Major Religious Superiors, later renamed the Conference of Religious of Ireland (CORI) before establishing Social Justice Ireland. In 2009, alongside Dr Seán Healy, who also worked at CORI, she co-founded and jointly managed the non-governmental organisation, Social Justice Ireland (SJI) dedicated to promoting , advocating and responding to issues of social (in)justice.
In 2023, Sr Brigid retired as joint CEO and Company Secretary of SJI.
“Brigid Reynolds was a leading member of that generation of men and women in the religious life in Ireland who, in the aftermath of the Second Vatican Council, brought a new energy, vision and range to the traditional Christian commitment to service of the poor and afflicted” (Professor Tony Fahey, Chairperson of the Board of Social Justice Ireland).
Read the full statement from SJI HERE.
Rest in Peace Sr Brigid.
From RIP: Death Notice of Sr. Brigid Reynolds (Mohill, Leitrim) | rip.ie
Sr. Brigid will repose at the Marist Convent Chapel Carrick-on-Shannon on Tuesday 6th January from 3 o’clock until 5 o’clock followed by evening prayer.
Removal on Wednesday morning the 7th January to St. Mary’s Church, Carrick-on-Shannon arriving for Mass of the Resurrection at 12 o’clock with burial afterwards in the Convent Cemetery.
