We pray for him & surely he is praying for us here on earth
This memorial website was created in the memory of our beloved,Fr Tarcy Mathias who was born in Mangalore, India on May 14, 1931 and passed away in Reggio Emilia, Italy on September 14, 2010. In his 79 years on earth Fr Tarcy travelled many paths and made a lot of friends along the way who are very sorry to say goodbye.
You will be remembered forever by all your friends.
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Leave a TributeWe pray for him & surely he is praying for us here on earth
May his soul rest in peace Amen
When I first saw Farther Tarcy Mathias, he appeared to be gliding across the room to replace the candles that had burnt out along one wall inside the House of Mary. I was sitting in the back pew by a nun praying. One of those candles was for my mother who had recently passed. I had come all the way from Seattle, Washington USA to light that candle in one of the most scared spaces I have ever been inside.
It was a great blessing that we met outside the house afterwards. He approached me and asked where I was from and what religion I practiced. He said he thought I was a nun. Which I believed to be quite an honor. He had a powerful mind and was curious. He was kind and generous as well. I’ll never forget him.
Pray for us. Peace, health & consolation
xM
A humane person A Holy Man
I do hope everyone is keeping well.
Next Sunday, 1st November, 2020
Dear Fr Tarcy will be commemorated at 1130am Holy Mass Capuchins, Church St. Dublin, Ireland
We can pray from our own homes due to pandemic. Keep safe & well. I know Fr Tarcy will remember us all too.
God Rest your Soul Tarcy and give my husband Eddie a big hug from me? You both had many happy times together over coffee after Mass and he followed you to heaven 18 months after you left us.R.I.P.
Confirming tomorrow - All Saints Day - 1 November 2017, Mass for Fr Tarcy will be celebrated at 1930hrs Capuchin Church, Church St, Dublin. James Kilbane will sing. All welcome. Many thanks ML
A Priest Among Priests
Father Tarcy was an inspiration to us all.
He always made us feel we were special to him and I will love him to my dying day. He is always in my prayers.
God Rest His Soul.
Please God we will meet again one day.
Keep on smiling Tarcy.
Calling all friends in the locality, of Fr Tarcy
A Mass in memory of Fr Tarcy R.I.P will be celebrated at St Mary of The Angels Church,The Capuchin Friary, Church Street, Dublin 7. All are welcome. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dilis."
The Mass we attended at Meryemana was a truly memorable experience for us both. Fr Tarcy was such a spiritual person and he conveyed the true meaning of the Mass to all.
My husband Eddie was always planning our return flight back to Turkey before we even left, we loved the chats after Mass, sitting in the sunshine, drinking coffee and watching Tarcy enjoying the social gathering of his flock. I will treasure the memories of his beautiful smile and the laughter in his twinkling eyes. There is a wonderful community spirit about the place.
I remember a particular Mass where Tarcy talked of different religions and he said, very strongly, that a religion should unite people and not divide, also it was wrong to try to take a faith away from someone, under the guise of conversion, that would not be a true religion! The most important thing, he said, is HOW a person lives his life an HOW he treats his neighbour. We should celebrate our similarities not our differences. Often he referred to the crowds of Muslims who visit and how they showed a great devotion to Our Lady. He was truly a man of God and a great example to us all..
Tarcy inspired all who listened and will be remembered by many thousands.God Rest his Soul.
Sadly my husband Eddie passed away 2 years after fr Tarcy but no doubt he will be carrying on with the chats with Fr Tarcy and Liam, they were great friends.
God Rest their Souls and Bless all who need our prayers.
Evelyn OConnor
“We must find a common spirit between us. Everyone is a brother or sister so we must treat each other like that. Consider the humanity of one, discover the oneness of your spirit and not let your religion divide you,” Father Tarcy said.
The House of the Virgin Mary: A place that unites all
By Gözde Aslantaş & Natalie Lyubomirsky
EPHESUS, Oct. 9, 2007 (www.turkishdailynews.com.tr)
http://www.parishworld.net/con_CatholicNews.cfm?contentUUID=90B42933-1143-E0A9-59AF906F47445FA2%7C200710&arcView=Oct_2007
You are often close, in thought and prayer. Thank you for your friendship, prayers and guideance. Forever in my memory. God bless.
James
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis Fr Tarcy. All welcome
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We pray for him & surely he is praying for us here on earth
May his soul rest in peace Amen






My husband Liam and I were lucky to be married by Fr Tarcy in Meryemana in October 2007.
Little did we know when we went to meet him for the first time to arrange the ceremony that we would have the ultimate pleasure and honour to get to know such a special person. There aren’t enough words to describe what a genuine and special person he was. He made me and Liam feel so welcome and at ease and I cherish the fond memory of us three sitting in the back garden of the Fathers house, having a glass of beer together, talking about anything and everything.
The year after the wedding I called Fr Tarcy, one month before we were going to Turkey again, to arrange to bring him out for dinner and also to see if there was anything he wanted us to bring him from Ireland (like Barry’s tea or Irish mist). Fr Tracy’s answer to me was : “No, all I want you to bring is your good news” and he laughed. I asked what he meant and he just said that he was looking forward to the good news that I was bringing him. I was 3 months pregnant at the time and there was no way that he could have found out.
May that year was the last time we met Fr Tarcy and he was delighted with the happy news we had for him.
I would have loved him and my daughter Hanna to meet but that was unfortunately not to happen. I did send pictures of her to him when he was in hospital in Italy.
He has touched our hearts in such a special way and I know he is watching over us all from heaven.
RIP Fr Tarcy – you will always be in our hearts.
i was lucky to have the honour of meeting fr tarcey 5 years ago.i had been told that i had breast cancer just before going to turkey that year,but still wanted to go to turkey i did`nt want to let my turkish inlaws down,it was the best thing i did as i was blessed to meet fr tarcey ,his phone calls and letters kept me strong .i thank fr tarcey and mother mary for getting me through this hard timexxrip fr tarcey
Letter from Monique
I am, thanks God, one of the lucky people, who got to know our dearest Father Tarcy. I met him in Izmir in 1999 just after the death of my dearest father during difficult times in my life. Father Tarcy has been always beside me and my family giving us always a lot of strength. I am sure spiritually he will continue to do this to all of us. I would like to thank you very much for having had this wonderful idea to create this memorial gathering place on which we can share the nice memories that we all had with our dearest and unique Father Tarcy. Thank you so much. God Bless You, Monique