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Oct 8 - St Pelagia (4th century) the penitent
Summary: St Pelagia, penitant. The story about the penitent Pelagia and Bishop Nonnus is told by Deacon James of Edessa. Through his eyes the reader is drawn into the mystery of forgiveness and repentance. Many monasteries and churches are named after this saint in Greece and Cyprus.
Patrick Duffy retells her story.
(The images right>>shows a 6th century mosaic of Saints Pelagia (left) and Eufemia in the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo. Ravenna, Italy)
Pelagia was a well-known actress of Antioch. One day, with a throng of boys and girls dressed in gold she passed, sitting on a donkey
and beautifully attired in gold, pearls and precious stones, close to where a group of bishops were in open-air conference. All the bishops hid their faces at the sight, except one, Bishop Nonnus, who gazed after her intently for a long time.
"Were you not delighted by her beauty?" he exclaimed to his colleagues almost in tears. "This lady spends more time and care in adorning herself for those she will meet than we do in preparing our souls to meet our God."
The bishop's dream
That night, Bishop Nonnus had a dream. A smelly black dove covered in soot stood near him. He plunged it into the baptismal font: washed clean and white as snow, it flew away.
Preaching and repentance
The next day Sunday, Pelagia came into the church where Bishop Nonnus was preaching and hearing what he said, wept tears of repentance. She sent a message saying she wished to see him. He replied she should meet him where he was in the company of the other bishops. She came in to where they were, threw herself at his feet, confessed her sins and asked for baptism.
Baptism
Nonnus was the one who exorcised her, then baptised her with the name Pelagia and gave her the Body of Christ. When she went back to her sponsor Romana and the other women, the devil was heard to curse Nonnus for depriving him of such a prize. Pelagia subsequently gave over all her wealth to Bishop Nonnus, who passed it on to the poor, the widows, and orphans.
The following Sunday, when she laid aside her baptismal white robes, it seems Bishop Nonnus gave her his tunic and cloak and she disappeared.
In Jerusalem
Three or four years later, an associate of Bishop Nonnus, Deacon James, was going to Jerusalem on pilgrimage. Bishop Nonnus told him to ask of the whereabouts of the monk Pelagius, who had lived as a hermit there for some years. Finding the cell on the Mount of Olives, closed in except for a small window, the wizened face that looked out at him seemed to recognise him.
"I have come from Bishop Nonnus," he said. "Tell him to pray for me, for he is a saint of God," was the reply. And he set about reciting the psalms of the third hour.
Revelation
On going back to Jerusalem, Deacon James found out that Pelagius's fame as a holy ascetic was widespread throughout the monasteries there. Going back to the cell another day some time later, he got no reply when he knocked. So he broke open the little window and saw that the holy man was dead. So sealing up the opening, he went off to inform the monks in Jerusalem. When they came to wash and anoint the body for burial, to their surprise they discovered she was a woman. This story spread widely among all the people. Monks and nuns came from Jericho and Jordan with candles and lamps and hymns and with great joy they brought her to her burial.
A literary genre
Stories like this became a literary genre for the Desert Fathers. In them we see the truth about repentance better than in theory or analysis. The love of the two central characters tells us much about the relationship between God and the true penitent, Jesus and sinners, And the narrator, Deacon James of Edessa, like the reader, was left in god's puzzled wonderment at its strange beauty. We need to remain open to God's gift of forgiveness however it comes.
Patrick Duffy retells her story.
(The images right>>shows a 6th century mosaic of Saints Pelagia (left) and Eufemia in the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo. Ravenna, Italy)
Pelagia was a well-known actress of Antioch. One day, with a throng of boys and girls dressed in gold she passed, sitting on a donkey
and beautifully attired in gold, pearls and precious stones, close to where a group of bishops were in open-air conference. All the bishops hid their faces at the sight, except one, Bishop Nonnus, who gazed after her intently for a long time."Were you not delighted by her beauty?" he exclaimed to his colleagues almost in tears. "This lady spends more time and care in adorning herself for those she will meet than we do in preparing our souls to meet our God."
The bishop's dream
That night, Bishop Nonnus had a dream. A smelly black dove covered in soot stood near him. He plunged it into the baptismal font: washed clean and white as snow, it flew away.
Preaching and repentance
The next day Sunday, Pelagia came into the church where Bishop Nonnus was preaching and hearing what he said, wept tears of repentance. She sent a message saying she wished to see him. He replied she should meet him where he was in the company of the other bishops. She came in to where they were, threw herself at his feet, confessed her sins and asked for baptism.
Baptism
Nonnus was the one who exorcised her, then baptised her with the name Pelagia and gave her the Body of Christ. When she went back to her sponsor Romana and the other women, the devil was heard to curse Nonnus for depriving him of such a prize. Pelagia subsequently gave over all her wealth to Bishop Nonnus, who passed it on to the poor, the widows, and orphans. The following Sunday, when she laid aside her baptismal white robes, it seems Bishop Nonnus gave her his tunic and cloak and she disappeared.
In Jerusalem
Three or four years later, an associate of Bishop Nonnus, Deacon James, was going to Jerusalem on pilgrimage. Bishop Nonnus told him to ask of the whereabouts of the monk Pelagius, who had lived as a hermit there for some years. Finding the cell on the Mount of Olives, closed in except for a small window, the wizened face that looked out at him seemed to recognise him.
"I have come from Bishop Nonnus," he said. "Tell him to pray for me, for he is a saint of God," was the reply. And he set about reciting the psalms of the third hour.
Revelation
On going back to Jerusalem, Deacon James found out that Pelagius's fame as a holy ascetic was widespread throughout the monasteries there. Going back to the cell another day some time later, he got no reply when he knocked. So he broke open the little window and saw that the holy man was dead. So sealing up the opening, he went off to inform the monks in Jerusalem. When they came to wash and anoint the body for burial, to their surprise they discovered she was a woman. This story spread widely among all the people. Monks and nuns came from Jericho and Jordan with candles and lamps and hymns and with great joy they brought her to her burial.
A literary genre
Stories like this became a literary genre for the Desert Fathers. In them we see the truth about repentance better than in theory or analysis. The love of the two central characters tells us much about the relationship between God and the true penitent, Jesus and sinners, And the narrator, Deacon James of Edessa, like the reader, was left in god's puzzled wonderment at its strange beauty. We need to remain open to God's gift of forgiveness however it comes.
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Memorable Saying for Today
God forgives you.
Now forgive yourself
~ Pastor Rick ~
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Liturgical Readings for: Wednesday, 8th October, 2025
Wednesday of the Twenty-Seventh Week in Ordinary Time, Year 1
Jonah, in his ill humour, is told by God to have a sense of proportion and look to the bigger picture.
FIRST READING
A reading from the book of Jonah 4:1-11
You are only upset about a castor oil plant. Am I not to feel sorry for Nineveh, the great city?
Jonah was very indignant at this; he fell into a rage. He prayed to the Lord and said,'Ah! the Lord, is not this just as I said would happen when I was still at home? That was why I went and fled to Tarshish: I knew that you were a God of tenderness and compassion, slow to anger, rich in graciousness, relenting from evil. So now Lord, please take away my life, for I might as well be dead as go on living.'
The Lord replied, 'Are you right to be angry?'
Jonah then went out of the city and sat down to the east of the city. There he made himself a shelter and sat under it in the shade, to see what would happen to the city. Then the Lord God arranged that a castor-oil plant should grow up over Jonah to give shade for his head and soothe his ill-humour; Jonah was delighted with the castor-oil plant. But at dawn the next day, God arranged that a worm should attack the castor-oil plant - and it withered. Next, when the sun rose, God arranged that there should be a scorching east wind; the sun beat down so hard on Jonah's head that he was overcome and begged for death, saying, 'I might as well be dead as go on living'.
God said to Jonah, 'Are you right to be angry about the castor-oil plant?'
He replied, 'I have every right to be angry, to the point of death'.
The Lord replied,
'You are only upset about a castor-oil plant which cost you no labour,
which you did not make grow, which sprouted in a night and has perished in a night.
And am I not to feel sorry for Nineveh, the great city, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot tell their right hand from their left, to say nothing of all the animals?'
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Responsorial Psalm Ps 85: 3-6, 9-10, r/v 14
Response You, O Lord, have mercy and compassion.
1. You are my God, have mercy on me, Lord, for I cry to you all the day long.
Give joy to your servant, O Lord, for to you I lift up my soul. Response
2. O Lord, you are good and forgiving, full of love to all who call.
Give heed, O Lord, to my prayer and attend to the sound of my voice. Response
3. All the nations shall come to adore you and glorify your name, O Lord:
for you are great and do marvellous deeds, you who alone are God. Response
Gospel Acclamation Ps 118: 34
Alleluia, alleluia!
Train me to observe your law, to keep it with all my heart.
Alleluia!
Or Rom 8: 15
Alleluia, alleluia!
The spirit you received is the spirit of sons, and it makes us cry out, 'Abba, Father!'
Alleluia!
GOSPEL
The Lord be with you. And with your spirit
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke 11:1-4 Glory to you, O Lord
Lord, teach us to pray
Once Jesus was in a certain place praying, and when he had finished one of his disciples said,'Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples'.
He said to them, 'Say this when you pray:
"Father, may your name be held holy, your kingdom come;
give us each day our daily bread,
and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive each one who is in debt to us.
And do not put us to the test."'
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Gospel Reflection Wednesday, Twenty Seventh Week in Ordinary Time Luke 11:1-4
Normally if we are sent on a task and we accomplish it well, it is a reason for some degree of personal satisfaction. However, when Jonah preached the message to the people of Nineveh that God had asked him to preach and the people of that city responded wholeheartedly to Jonah’s message, it made him angry. Jonah would have preferred if he had failed, if the people of Nineveh had ignored his message and suffered the consequences. Instead, by responding as they did, they experienced the God of Israel as a God of tenderness and compassion, slow to anger and rich in graciousness. Even though Jonah, under compulsion, preached the message God had asked him to preach, his heart was closed to the people of Nineveh, the capital city of the Assyrian Empire, the sworn enemies of Israel.
In contrast, God’s heart was as open to Israel’s enemies as to Israel itself. We all need to allow our own outlook and vision to expand so that it corresponds more to God’s outlook and vision. Perhaps that is why the opening petition of the prayer Jesus taught his disciples was, ‘Father, may your name be held holy, your kingdom come’. Jonah was working out of his own little kingdom, which corresponded to Israel, and out of his own limited perspective. This can be true of all of us.
Each day we are to pray for the coming of God’s kingdom, so that the world may be as God wants it to be. This is a world where everyone, including our traditional enemies, are assured of daily sustenance. It is a world where we are to forgive one another, including our enemies, otherwise we set up a block within ourselves for receiving God’s forgiveness. In this world, shaped by God’s values, we will need to pray that, when our faith in the priority of God’s kingdom is put to the test, God will give us the strength to stand firm rather than settling for the promotion of our own little kingdom.
[PS Feel free to read, enjoy, laugh and pray with the delightful incidents in the story of Jonah, one of the shortest, humorous, yet serious books in the Old Testament !]
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The Scripture Readings are taken from The Jerusalem Bible, published 1966 by Darton, Longman & Todd Ltd. and used with the permission of the publishers. http://dltbooks.com/
The Scripture Reflection is made available with our thanks from Reflections on the Weekday Readings : Your word is a lamp for my feet and light for my path by Martin Hogan and published by Messenger Publications, c/f www.messenger.ie/bookshop/
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Liturgical Readings for: Wednesday, 8th October, 2025
CHÉAD LÉACHT Sliocht as leabhar Ióna 4:1-11
Is trua leatsa an planda seo cé nár chuir tú aon dua ort féin leis. nach ceart trua a bheith agamsa do Nínivé, an chathair mhór sin.
Bhí Ióna an-mhíshásta leis seo agus tháinig fearg air. Ghuigh sé chun an Tiarna mar a leanas:“Och ochón, a Thiarna! Nach é sin go díreach an rud a dúirt mé a tharlódh, nuair a bhí mé i mo dhúiche féin? Sin é an fáth ar theith mé faoi dheifir go Tairsís de chéaduair. Ba mhaith ab eol dom gur Dia truachroíoch agus trócaireach thú, mall chun feirge agus lán de bhuanghrá agus gurb aithreachas duit an t-olc. Mar sin de, a Thiarna, achainím ort anois m’anam a bhreith uaim; óir, is fearr dom mo bhás ná mo bheatha.”
“An ceart duit, dáiríre, bheith chomh feargach sin?” arsa an Tiarna leis.
D’imigh Ióna leis agus chuir sé faoi ar an taobh thoir den chathair. Thóg sé botháinín dó féin ann agus shuigh sé síos faoina scáth; d’fhan sé ansin chun go bhfeicfeadh sé cad a tharlódh sa chathair.
Ansin shocraigh an Tiarna Dia go bhfásfadh planda suas os cionn Ióna chun fothain a thabhairt dó i dtreo go bhfaigheadh sé faoiseamh éigin óna anró. Ábhar mór áthais do Ióna ba ea an planda seo. Ach an lá dár gcionn, le breacadh an lae, shocraigh Dia go ndéanfadh péist éigin ruathar ar an bplanda agus go bhfeofadh sé. Nuair a d’éirigh an ghrian, shocraigh Dia go n-éireodh gaoth loiscneach anoir; rud eile, bhí an ghrian ag doirteadh anuas ar chloigeann Ióna sa chaoi gur tháinig laige air agus gur ghuigh sé go bhfaigheadh sé bás, á rá: “Is fearr dom mo bhás ná mo bheatha.”
Dúirt Dia leis ansin: “An ceart duit, dáiríre, bheith chomh feargach sin mar gheall ar an bplanda?”
“Is ceart go deimhin,” d’fhreagair Ióna, “is ea agus chomh feargach sin le bás a fháil dá bharr.”
Dúirt an Tiarna: “Is trua leatsa an planda seo cé nár chuir tú aon dua ort féin leis agus nach tusa a chuir ag fás é; phéac sé aníos ó fhréamh san aon oíche amháin agus d’fheoigh sé an oíche chéanna. Agus nach ceart trua a bheith agamsa do Nínivé, an chathair mhór sin, ina bhfuil breis agus céad is fiche míle duine nach eol dóibh conas rogha a dhéanamh idir an mhaith agus an t-olc gan trácht ar na beithígh gan áireamh atá inti?”
Briathar an Tiarna Buíochas le Dia
Salm le freagra Sm 85: 3-6, 9-10, r/v 14
Freagra A Thiarna. Is tú Dia na trua agus na taise.
1. Is tú mo Dhia; bíodh trua agat dom, a Thiarna, óir bím ag éamh ort gan stad ar feadh an lae.
Cuir áthas ar anam do sheirbhísigh, óir is chugat a thógaim m’anam, a Thiarna. Freagra
2. Óir is maith agus is ceansa thú, a Thiarna, lán de bhuanghrá dá mbíonn ag éamh ort.
Éist le m’urnaí, a Thiarna; tabhair aire do ghlór mo ghuí. Freagra
3. Tiocfaidh na ciníocha do d’adhradh, a Thiarna; agus déanfaidh siad d’ainm a fhógairt.
Óir is éachtach tú agus is iontach iad do ghníomhartha; is tú amháin is Dia ann. Freagra
SOISCÉAL
Go raibh an Tiarna libh. Agus le do spiorad féin
Sliocht as an Soiscéal naofa de réir Naomh Lúcás 11:1-4 Glóir duit, a Thiarna.
A Thiarna, múin dúinne guí.
Aon lá amháin agus Íosa in áit áirithe ag guí, nuair a stad sé, dúirt duine dá dheisceabail leis:
“A Thiarna, múin dúinne guí, amhail mar a mhúin Eoin dá dheisceabail.”
Duirt sé leo:
“Nuair a ghuíonn sibh, abraigí:
"A Athair, go naofar d’ainm; go dtaga do ríocht;
ár n-arán laethúil tabhair dúinn gach lá;
agus maith dúinn ár bpeacaí, óir maithimid féin do chách a bhíonn i bhfiacha againn;
agus ná lig sinn I gcathú.”
Soiscéal an Tiarna. Moladh duit, a Chriost
AN BÍOBLA NAOFA
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Liturgical Readings for: Sunday, 12th October, 2025
Twenty Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C
Cleansing from leprosy is seen as a sign of Messianic salvation and gratitude in response to the gift of faith is advocated.
Prisoner's Sunday - a day to pray for prisoners, their families and victims.
FIRST READING:
A reading from the second Book of Kings 5:14-17
Naaman returned to Elisha and acknowledged the Lord
Naaman
the leper went down and immersed himself seven times in the Jordan, as Elisha had told him to do. And his flesh became clean once more like the flesh of a little child. Returning to Elisha with his whole escort, he went in and stood before him. 'Now I know' he said 'that there is no God in all the earth except in Israel. Now, please, accept a present from your servant.'But Elisha replied, 'As the Lord lives, whom I serve, I will accept nothing'.
Naaman pressed him to accept, but he refused.
Then Naaman said,
'Since your answer is "No", allow your servant to be given as much earth as two mules may carry, because your servant will no longer offer holocaust or sacrifice to any god except the Lord.
The Word of the Lord Thanks be to God.
Responsorial Psalm Ps 97: 1-4, r/v 2
Response The Lord has shown his salvation to the nations.
1. Sing a new song to the Lord for he has worked wonders.
His right hand and his holy arm have brought salvation. Response
2. The Lord has made known his salvation; has shown his justice to the nations.
He has remembered his truth and love for the house of Israel. Response
3. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Shout to the Lord all the earth, ring out your joy. Response
SECOND READING
A reading from the second letter of St Paul to Timothy 2:8-13
If we hold firm, we shall reign with Christ.
Remember the Good News that I carry, 'Jesus Christ risen from the dead, sprung from the race of David'; it is on account of this that I have my own hardships to bear, even to being chained like a criminal - but they cannot chain up God's news. So I bear it all for the sake of those who are chosen, so that in the end they may have the salvation that is in Christ Jesus and the eternal glory that comes with it.Here is a saying that you rely on:
If we have died with him, then we shall live with him.
If we hold firm, then we shall reign with him.
If we disown him, then he will disown us.
We may be unfaithful, but he is always faithful, for he cannot disown his own self.
The Word of the Lord Thanks be to God.
Gospel Acclamation 1 Jn 6: 63
Alleluia, alleluia!
Your words are spirit and they are life: you have the message of eternal life.
Alleluia!
Or 1 Thess 5: 18
Alleluia, alleluia!
For all things give thanks, because of what God expects you to do in Christ Jesus.
Alleluia!
GOSPEL
The Lord be with you. And with your spirit
A reading from the Gospel according to Luke 17:11-19 Glory to you, O Lord
No one has come back to give praise to God, except this foreigner.
Now on the way to Jerusalem Jesus travelled along the border between Samaria and GaliIee. As he entered one of the villages, ten lepers came to meet him. They stood some way off and called to him, 'Jesus! Master! Take pity on us.'When he saw them he said, 'Go and show yourselves to the priests'.
Now as they were going away they were cleansed. Finding himself cured, one of them turned back praising God at the top of his voice and threw himself at the feet of Jesus and thanked him. The man was a Samaritan. This made Jesus say,
'Were not all ten made clean? The other nine, where are they? It seems that no one has come back to give praise to God, except this foreigner.'
And he said to the man, 'Stand up and go on your way. Your faith has saved you.'
The Gospel of the Lord Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Taken from THE JERUSALEM BIBLE, published and copyright 1966, by Darton, Longman and Todd Ltd and Doubleday, a division of Random House Inc, and used by permission of the publishers.
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Liturgical Readings for: Sunday, 12th October, 2025
CÉAD LÉACHT
Sliocht as an dara Leabhar Ríthe 5:14-17
Ní ofrálfaidh do shearbhónta íobairt dhóite ná eile d’aon dia ach don Tiarna.
Chuaigh Náman síos agus thum é féin seacht n-uaire sa Iordáin de réir chomhairle ghiolla Dé. Agus leigheasadh a chneas mar a bheadh cneas naíonáin ann agus bhí sé glan. Ansin d’fhill sé ar an ngiolla Dé, é féin agus a chuideachta, agus sheas sé os a chomhair.
“Anois a aithním,” ar seisean, “nach bhfuil Dia ar bith sa domhan ar fad ach amháin in Iosrael.
Anois dá bhrí sin tóg bronntanas ó do shearbhónta, le do thoil.”
Ach d’fhreagair seisean: “Dar an Tiarna beo dá ndéanaim seirbhís, ní thógfaidh mé aon ní.”
Agus bhí Námán ag tathant air ach ní dhéanfadh.Ansin dúirt Námán:
“Ós rud é nach dtógfaidh tú, tugtar, le do thoil, ualach dhá mhiúil de chré do do shearbhónta; mar as seo amach ní ofrálfaidh do shearbhónta íobairt dhóite ná eile d’aon dia ach don Tiarna.
Briathar an Tiarna Buíochas le Dia
Salm le Freagra Sm 97: 1-4, r/v 2
Freagra D'fhoilsigh an Tiarna a shlánú do na náisiúin.
I. Canaigí amhrán nua don Tiarna óir rinne sé éachtaí
Le neart a dheasláimhe is a chuisle naofa rug sé bua dó féin. Freagra
2. D'fhoilsigh an Tiarna a shlánú Nocht sé fhíréantacht do na náisiúin.
Ba chuimhin leis a fhírinne is a ghrá do theaghlach Isráél. Freagra
3. Chonaic críocha uile na cruinne slánú ár nDé Gairdígí sa Tiarna, a chríocha uile,
agus nochtaigí bhur n-áthas dó. Freagra
DARA LÉACHT
Sliocht as céad Litir Naomh Pól chuig Timóteas 2:8-13
Má fuaireamar bás in éineacht leis beimid beo in éineacht leis chomh maith.
A bhráithre ionúin, cuimhnigh ar Íosa Críost a rugadh de shliocht Dháivi, agus a tógadh ó mhairbh de réir an dea-scéil a bhímse a fhógairt. Is mar gheall ar an dea-scéal sin atáimse ag fulaingt anró agus mé fiú amháin i ngéibheann ar nós an choirpigh. Níl aon ghéibheann ar bhriathar Dé, áfach. Dá chionn sin cuirimse suas le gach sórt ar mhaithe leis an muintir thofa le hionchas go mbainfidís sin amach chomh maith an slánú agus an ghlóir shíoraí i gCríost Íosa.Is fíor an ráiteas é:Má fuaireamar bás in éineacht leis beimid beo in éineacht leis chomh maith.
Má sheasaimid an fód, beimid inár ríthe leis chomh maith.
Má shéanaimid é,séanfaidh seisean sinn.
Ach má bhímid mídhílis féin, fanfaidh seisean dílis fós, mar nach féidir dó é féin a shéanadh.
Briathar an Tiarna Buíochas le Dia
Alleluia Véarsa Eo 6: 63, 68
Alleluia, alleluia!
Na focail atá ráite agat, a Thiarna, is spiorad agus is beatha iad.
Is agatsa atá briathra na beatha síoraí
Alleluia!
SOISCÉAL
Go raibh an Tiarna libh. Agus le do spiorad féin
Sliocht as Soiscéal naofa de réir Naomh Lúcás 17:11-19 Glóir duit, a Thiarna.
An ea nach raibh aon duine le fáil a thiocfadh ar ais ag tabhairt glóire do Dhia ach an coimhthíoch seo amháin?”
San am sin sa tslí dó go Iarúsailéim, ghabh sé feadh na teorann idir an tSamáir agus an Ghailíl; agus le linn dó bheith ag dul isteach i mbaile áirithe, tháinig faoina dhéin deichniúr lobhar.Stad siad tamall uaidh, agus labhair siad go hard á rá:
“A Íosa, a Mháistir, bíodh trua agat dúinn!”
Ar a fheiceáil sin dó, dúirt sé leo: “Imígí agus taispeánaigí sibh féin do na sagairt.” Agus ag dul ann dóibh, glanadh iad. Ach ar a fheiceáil do dhuine acu go raibh sé leigheasta, tháinig sé ar ais agus é ag tabhairt glóire do Dhia de ghlór ard, agus chaith é féin ar a bhéal ag cosa Íosa ag tabhairt buíochais dó. Agus ba Shamárach eisean.
Labhair Íosa agus dúirt:
“Nár glanadh an deichniúr? Agus an naonúr eile, cá bhfuil siad?
An ea nach raibh aon duine le fáil a thiocfadh ar ais ag tabhairt glóire do Dhia ach an coimhthíoch seo amháin?”
Agus dúirt sé leis: “Éirigh agus imigh leat; shlánaigh do chreideamh tú.”
Soiscéal an Tiarna. Moladh duit, a Chriost
AN BÍOBLA NAOFA
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