Cathal BarryThe priest presiding at the funeral Mass of Oisín McGrath has paid tribute to his parents’ faith and selflessness when faced with the shock death of their son.
The 13-year-old was a pupil at St Michael’s College in Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, and was was fatally injured while playing football during his lunch a week ago.
At the funeral, Fr Séamus Quinn, Parish Priest of Cleenish in the Diocese of Clogher, spoke of how Oisín’s parents Sharon and Nigel McGrath “co-operated with God the Creator” by bringing him into existence.
Fr Quinn said that they co-operated with God yet again by “opening up to life, love, hope and ultimately Christ, in the face of Oisín’s tragic death” by deciding to donate his organs for transplant.
“Because of their incredibly selfless and faith-based decision, Oisín’s falling on the ground and dying like the grain of wheat has brought life to five other human beings,” the priest said.