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Nov 3 - St Malachy (Maol M'Aedhóg Ua Morgair) 1094-1148 patron of Down and Connor diocese
Summary: St Malachy, bishop Malachy was born near Armagh in 1094 . He became vicar of Ceallach, the reforming bishop of Armagh, and he continued this work of reform as bishop of Connor and as abbot and, later, bishop of Armagh. He introduced the Cistercians and the Canons Regular into Ireland. Returning to Ireland from a visit to Rome in 1148 he revisited Clairvaux, where he caught fever and died in the arms of Bernard on 1/2 November.
St Malachy is the patron of the dioceses of Down & Connor. As well as being a committed monk, Malachy struggled heroically to wrest control of the Church from lay dynasties and give bishops effective authority in their dioceses in 12th century Ireland.
Patrick Duffy tells his story.
His Irish Name
Malachy was born in 1094 the son of Mogrón Ua Morgair, who was the chief lector and fear léighinn of the church of Armagh. His Irish name Maol M'Aedhóg means "the servant of Mogue". Since Mogue, or Aidan, was an Irish saint from Connacht who became active in the south-east and patron of Ferns diocese, this naming shows his parents had an interest in Irish church tradition beyond the local. His father died at the monastery of Mungret near Limerick, when Malachy was eight.
Ceallach and Church Reform
Around this time in Ireland the main church centres were ruled by lay abbots (coarba) who claimed their position by succession in their extended family. Such a coarba or lay abbot would usually but not always have a bishop to perform liturgical functions, but the real power was with the coarba. A start was made to reform this lay control at the 1st Synod of Cashel in 1101. In Armagh this system of dynastic succession had gone on for many centuries, and it was by this process that in 1091 Ceallach succeeded as abbot of Armagh and coarba of Patrick. But in 1105 Ceallach presented himself for ordination to the priesthood and the following year, while visiting Munster, was consecrated bishop by Maol Muire Ua Dúnáin, Bishop of Meath and papal legate to Ireland.
Malachy as Ceallach's Vicar
Malachy had his first schooling in Armagh. When he was about twenty he decided to became a monk under the abbot Imar and after five years was ordained priest in 1119. Ceallach was absent at first in Munster and then in Dublin following the death of Bishop Samuel Ó h-Ainglí of Dublin and before the installation of the new Bishop Gregory. During this time Malachy acted as vicar in Armagh. Even then he was noted for promoting reform, especially with regard to Mass and the chanting of the hours as well as the other sacraments.
Benedictine Monastic Formation
On Ceallach's return, Malachy went to Lismore for further training as a monk under Bishop Malchus, who previously had been a Benedictine monk at Winchester. On his return to the north, Malachy set about rebuilding the monastery at Bangor and was consecrated bishop of Connor. Again he supported reforms, but after three years war broke out and forced him to go again to Lismore. From here he founded a new monastery - Ibracanse - possibly not too far from Cashel.
His struggles as Ceallach's Successor
Ceallach died in 1129 nominating Malachy as his successor, but the tradition of dynastic succession was not so easily set aside. Muircheartach, son of Domhnall, a layman, was installed as abbot and coarba of Patrick; he held the symbols of the office - the crozier (bacall Íosa) and the Book of Armagh. Malachy, supported by Bishops Malchus of Lismore and Gilbert of Limerick, put forward his claim. He was able to administer part of the diocese while living outside the town and not claiming the revenues. In 1134 Muircheartach died and was succeeded by Niall, but three years later there was a change of coarbs. Malachy resigned as archbishop and was able to have Gille Mac Liag, up till then abbot of Derry, installed and accepted by all as coarb and archbishop for the next forty years. Malachy returned to Bangor and consecrated a bishop for Connor, keeping Down for himself.
Help from Airghialla
All this entailed much struggle and hardship. Malachy was helped by the neighbouring King of Airghialla (Oriel), Donchadh Ua Cearbhaill, and by the fact that Malachy's own brother, Christian, was bishop of Arghialla (Clochar). Part of the price Malachy paid for the support of the King of Airghialla was that during this time the part of Armagh diocese that is in Co Louth was moved to the diocese of Airghialla/Clochar.
Visits to Clairvaux and Rome
In 1139-40 Malachy travelled to Rome via Scotland and the Cistercian monastery of Clairvaux, where he met and befriended St Bernard. Malachy left some followers here to be trained as Cistercians and this resulted in setting up in 1145 of the Cistercian abbey of Mellifont in Ireland. At Rome Malachy pressed Pope Innocent II for two pallia for the archbishoprics of Cashel and Armagh. Although he did not receive the pallia, Pope Innocent appointed him as papal legate and on his return he organised the Synod of Inis Phádraig, an island off Skerries, to make formal application to Rome for the pallia. Eventually four pallia were given, but Malachy did not live to receive his.
Death and Canonisation
Setting off in the hope of meeting the new Cistercian pope, Eugene III, in France, Malachy died in the arms of St Bernard at Clairvaux on the night of the 1-2 November 1148. Bernard wrote his Life and from this his cult spread especially among the Cistercians. In 1190 Pope Clement named him among the Cistercian saints.
Influence
Malachy was the foremost of several reforming bishops in 12th century Ireland. He was also responsible for introducing the first Cistercian monastery at Mellifont and the first Augustinian community at St Mary's Abbey in Louth to Ireland.
Malachy did not leave any writings. (The so-called 'Prophecies of St Malachy,' which purport to predict through the form of riddles or symbolic titles all the popes to the end of the world, would you believe, are a forgery of the late 16th century, using the name of Malachy in an effort to gain credibility!)
St Malachy is the patron of the dioceses of Down & Connor. As well as being a committed monk, Malachy struggled heroically to wrest control of the Church from lay dynasties and give bishops effective authority in their dioceses in 12th century Ireland.Patrick Duffy tells his story.
His Irish Name
Malachy was born in 1094 the son of Mogrón Ua Morgair, who was the chief lector and fear léighinn of the church of Armagh. His Irish name Maol M'Aedhóg means "the servant of Mogue". Since Mogue, or Aidan, was an Irish saint from Connacht who became active in the south-east and patron of Ferns diocese, this naming shows his parents had an interest in Irish church tradition beyond the local. His father died at the monastery of Mungret near Limerick, when Malachy was eight.
Ceallach and Church Reform
Around this time in Ireland the main church centres were ruled by lay abbots (coarba) who claimed their position by succession in their extended family. Such a coarba or lay abbot would usually but not always have a bishop to perform liturgical functions, but the real power was with the coarba. A start was made to reform this lay control at the 1st Synod of Cashel in 1101. In Armagh this system of dynastic succession had gone on for many centuries, and it was by this process that in 1091 Ceallach succeeded as abbot of Armagh and coarba of Patrick. But in 1105 Ceallach presented himself for ordination to the priesthood and the following year, while visiting Munster, was consecrated bishop by Maol Muire Ua Dúnáin, Bishop of Meath and papal legate to Ireland.
Malachy as Ceallach's Vicar
Malachy had his first schooling in Armagh. When he was about twenty he decided to became a monk under the abbot Imar and after five years was ordained priest in 1119. Ceallach was absent at first in Munster and then in Dublin following the death of Bishop Samuel Ó h-Ainglí of Dublin and before the installation of the new Bishop Gregory. During this time Malachy acted as vicar in Armagh. Even then he was noted for promoting reform, especially with regard to Mass and the chanting of the hours as well as the other sacraments.
Benedictine Monastic Formation
On Ceallach's return, Malachy went to Lismore for further training as a monk under Bishop Malchus, who previously had been a Benedictine monk at Winchester. On his return to the north, Malachy set about rebuilding the monastery at Bangor and was consecrated bishop of Connor. Again he supported reforms, but after three years war broke out and forced him to go again to Lismore. From here he founded a new monastery - Ibracanse - possibly not too far from Cashel.
His struggles as Ceallach's Successor
Ceallach died in 1129 nominating Malachy as his successor, but the tradition of dynastic succession was not so easily set aside. Muircheartach, son of Domhnall, a layman, was installed as abbot and coarba of Patrick; he held the symbols of the office - the crozier (bacall Íosa) and the Book of Armagh. Malachy, supported by Bishops Malchus of Lismore and Gilbert of Limerick, put forward his claim. He was able to administer part of the diocese while living outside the town and not claiming the revenues. In 1134 Muircheartach died and was succeeded by Niall, but three years later there was a change of coarbs. Malachy resigned as archbishop and was able to have Gille Mac Liag, up till then abbot of Derry, installed and accepted by all as coarb and archbishop for the next forty years. Malachy returned to Bangor and consecrated a bishop for Connor, keeping Down for himself.
Help from Airghialla
All this entailed much struggle and hardship. Malachy was helped by the neighbouring King of Airghialla (Oriel), Donchadh Ua Cearbhaill, and by the fact that Malachy's own brother, Christian, was bishop of Arghialla (Clochar). Part of the price Malachy paid for the support of the King of Airghialla was that during this time the part of Armagh diocese that is in Co Louth was moved to the diocese of Airghialla/Clochar.
Visits to Clairvaux and RomeIn 1139-40 Malachy travelled to Rome via Scotland and the Cistercian monastery of Clairvaux, where he met and befriended St Bernard. Malachy left some followers here to be trained as Cistercians and this resulted in setting up in 1145 of the Cistercian abbey of Mellifont in Ireland. At Rome Malachy pressed Pope Innocent II for two pallia for the archbishoprics of Cashel and Armagh. Although he did not receive the pallia, Pope Innocent appointed him as papal legate and on his return he organised the Synod of Inis Phádraig, an island off Skerries, to make formal application to Rome for the pallia. Eventually four pallia were given, but Malachy did not live to receive his.
Death and Canonisation
Setting off in the hope of meeting the new Cistercian pope, Eugene III, in France, Malachy died in the arms of St Bernard at Clairvaux on the night of the 1-2 November 1148. Bernard wrote his Life and from this his cult spread especially among the Cistercians. In 1190 Pope Clement named him among the Cistercian saints.Influence
Malachy was the foremost of several reforming bishops in 12th century Ireland. He was also responsible for introducing the first Cistercian monastery at Mellifont and the first Augustinian community at St Mary's Abbey in Louth to Ireland.
Malachy did not leave any writings. (The so-called 'Prophecies of St Malachy,' which purport to predict through the form of riddles or symbolic titles all the popes to the end of the world, would you believe, are a forgery of the late 16th century, using the name of Malachy in an effort to gain credibility!)
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Memorable Saying for Today
We become Christians by faith in Jesus
We stay Christians by faith in Jesus
We grow as Christians by faith in Jesus.
~ J.C.Ryle ~
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Liturgical Readings for: Tuesday, 3rd November, 2026
Tuesday of the Thirty-First week in Ordinary Time, Year 2
Saint of the day: Nov 3; St Malachy, bishop
C/f A short life of be this saint can found below todays' Readings and Reflection.)
FIRST READING
A reading from the letter of St Paul to the Philippians 2:5-11
Christ emptied himself of his Divine glory to assume the condition of a slave, but God raised him high
In your minds you must be the same as Christ Jesus:
His state was divine, yet he did not cling to his equality with God
but emptied himself to assume the condition of a slave,
and became as men are; and being as all men are,
he was humbler yet, even to accepting death, death on a cross.
But God raised him high and gave him the name which is above all other names so that all beings in the heavens, on earth and in the underworld, should bend the knee at the name of Jesus
and that every tongue should acclaim Jesus Christ as Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
The Word of the Lord Thanks be to God.
Responsorial Psalm Ps 21: 26-33
Response You are my praise, O Lord, in the great assembly.
1. My vows I will pay before those who fear the Lord. The poor shall eat and shall have their fill.
They shall praise the Lord, those who seek him.
their hearts live for ever and ever! Response
2. All the earth shall remember and return to the Lord, all families of the nations worship before him
for the kingdom is the Lord's; he is ruler of the nations. They shall worship him,
all the mighty of the earth. Response
3. And my soul shall live for him, my children serve him.
They shall tell of the Lord to generations yet to come,
declare his faithfulness to peoples yet unborn:
These things the Lord has done.' Response
Gospel Acclamation Eph 1: 17
Alleluia, Alleluia!
May the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ enlighten the eyes of our mind,
so that we can see what hope his call holds for us.
Alleluia !
Or Mt 11: 28
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Come to me, all you who labour and are overburdened,
and I will give you rest, says the Lord.
Alleluia !
GOSPEL
A reading from the Gospel according to Luke 14:15 - 24
Go to the open roads and the hedgerows and force people to come in to make sure my house is full.
One of those gathered round the table said to Jesus,
'Happy the man who will be at the feast in the kingdom of God!'
But he said to him,
'There was a man who gave a great banquet, and he invited a large number of people. When the time for the banquet came, he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited,
"Come along: everything is ready now".
But all alike started to make excuses.
The first said,
"I have bought a piece of land and must go and see it. Please accept my apologies."
Another said,
"I have bought five yoke of oxen and am on my way to try them out. Please accept my apologies."
Yet another said, "I have just got married and so am unable to come".
'The servant returned and reported this to his master.
Then the householder, in a rage, said to his servant,
"Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in here the poor, the crippled, the blind and the lame".
"Sir" said the servant "your orders have been carried out and there is still room."
Then the master said to his servant,
"Go to the open roads and the hedgerows and force people to come in to make sure my house is full; because,
I tell you, not one of those who were invited shall have a taste of my banquet".'
The Gospel of the Lord Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
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Gospel Reflection Tuesday, Thirty First Week in Ordinary Time Luke 14:15-24
The beatitude spoken by one of the guests at the meal where Jesus is present looks ahead to the banquet of eternal life, ‘Happy the one who will be at the feast in the kingdom of God!’ However, the parable Jesus speaks in response to this beatitude shows that, whereas the banquet in the heavenly kingdom is future, the invitation to that banquet is a present reality. God is inviting people to that future banquet of life through Jesus. The parable suggests that God is a very persistent host. When those originally invited did not come, a new invitation went out at short notice to people in the town who rarely got an invitation to anything. Then when they responded and there was still room another invitation at short notice went out to another group beyond the streets and alleys of the town, until the banquet was full.
Jesus is suggesting that God’s call to the banquet of life is not in doubt; it is persistent. What is in doubt is our response. We can get so attached to the things of this world that God’s call gets drowned out. Reading a biography of John Henry Newman recently, it was said of him that he always had a sense of God present to him. He lived his life every day before God. Yet, he lived an extremely busy life, between his pastoral work and his lectures and writing. It is not busyness itself that prevents us from attending to God’s presence and call. We are to live our lives before the Lord in all we do; we are to be present to his presence to us. Then we are more likely to notice his call, when it comes.
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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 his book Reflections on the Weekday Readings : The Word is near to you, on your lips and in your heart by Martin Hogan and published by Messenger Publications c/f www.messenger.ie/bookshop/
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Saint of the day: Nov 3; St Malachy, bishop; reformer
Malachy was born near Armagh in 1094 . He became vicar of Ceallach, the reforming bishop of Armagh, and he continued this work of reform as bishop of Connor and as abbot and, later, bishop of Armagh. He introduced the Cistercians and the Canons Regular into Ireland. Returning to Ireland from a visit to Rome in 1148 he revisited Clairvaux, where he caught fever and died in the arms of Bernard on 1/2 November.
St Malachy is the patron of the dioceses of Down & Connor. As well as being a committed monk, Malachy struggled heroically to wrest control of the Church from lay dynasties and give bishops effective authority in their dioceses in 12th century Ireland.Patrick Duffy tells his story.
His Irish Name
Malachy was born in 1094 the son of Mogrón Ua Morgair, who was the chief lector and fear léighinn of the church of Armagh. His Irish name Maol M'Aedhóg means "the servant of Mogue". Since Mogue, or Aidan, was an Irish saint from Connacht who became active in the south-east and patron of Ferns diocese, this naming shows his parents had an interest in Irish church tradition beyond the local. His father died at the monastery of Mungret near Limerick, when Malachy was eight.
Ceallach and Church Reform
Around this time in Ireland the main church centres were ruled by lay abbots (coarba)who claimed their position by succession in their extended family. Such a coarba or lay abbot would usually but not always have a bishop to perform liturgical functions, but the real power was with the coarba. A start was made to reform this lay control at the 1st Synod of Cashel in 1101. In Armagh this system of dynastic succession had gone on for many centuries, and it was by this process that in 1091 Ceallach succeeded as abbot of Armagh and coarba of Patrick. But in 1105 Ceallach presented himself for ordination to the priesthood and the following year, while visiting Munster, was consecrated bishop by Maol Muire Ua Dúnáin, Bishop of Meath and papal legate to Ireland.
Malachy as Ceallach's Vicar
Malachy had his first schooling in Armagh. When he was about twenty he decided to became a monk under the abbot Imar and after five years was ordained priest in 1119. Ceallach was absent at first in Munster and then in Dublin following the death of Bishop Samuel Ó h-Ainglí of Dublin and before the installation of the new Bishop Gregory. During this time Malachy acted as vicar in Armagh. Even then he was noted for promoting reform, especially with regard to Mass and the chanting of the hours as well as the other sacraments.
Benedictine Monastic Formation
On Ceallach's return, Malachy went to Lismore for further training as a monk under Bishop Malchus, who previously had been a Benedictine monk at Winchester. On his return to the north, Malachy set about rebuilding the monastery at Bangor and was consecrated bishop of Connor. Again he supported reforms, but after three years war broke out and forced him to go again to Lismore. From here he founded a new monastery - Ibracanse - possibly not too far from Cashel.
His struggles as Ceallach's Successor
Ceallach died in 1129 nominating Malachy as his successor, but the tradition of dynastic succession was not so easily set aside. Muircheartach, son of Domhnall, a layman, was installed as abbot and coarba of Patrick; he held the symbols of the office - the crozier (bacall Íosa) and the Book of Armagh. Malachy, supported by Bishops Malchus of Lismore and Gilbert of Limerick, put forward his claim. He was able to administer part of the diocese while living outside the town and not claiming the revenues. In 1134 Muircheartach died and was succeeded by Niall, but three years later there was a change of coarbs. Malachy resigned as archbishop and was able to have Gille Mac Liag, up till then abbot of Derry, installed and accepted by all as coarb and archbishop for the next forty years. Malachy returned to Bangor and consecrated a bishop for Connor, keeping Down for himself.
Help from Airghialla
All this entailed much struggle and hardship. Malachy was helped by the neighbouring King of Airghialla (Oriel), Donchadh Ua Cearbhaill, and by the fact that Malachy's own brother, Christian, was bishop of Arghialla (Clochar). Part of the price Malachy paid for the support of the King of Airghialla was that during this time the part of Armagh diocese that is in Co Louth was moved to the diocese of Airghialla/Clochar.
Visits to Clairvaux and RomeIn 1139-40 Malachy travelled to Rome via Scotland and the Cistercian monastery of Clairvaux, where he met and befriended St Bernard. Malachy left some followers here to be trained as Cistercians and this resulted in setting up in 1145 of the Cistercian abbey of Mellifont in Ireland. At Rome Malachy pressed Pope Innocent II for two pallia for the archbishoprics of Cashel and Armagh. Although he did not receive the pallia, Pope Innocent appointed him as papal legate and on his return he organised the Synod of Inis Phádraig, an island off Skerries, to make formal application to Rome for the pallia. Eventually four pallia were given, but Malachy did not live to receive his.
Death and Canonisation
Setting off in the hope of meeting the new Cistercian pope, Eugene III, in France, Malachy died in the arms of St Bernard at Clairvaux on the night of the 1-2 November 1148. Bernard wrote his Life and from this his cult spread especially among the Cistercians. In 1190 Pope Clement named him among the Cistercian saints.Influence
Malachy was the foremost of several reforming bishops in 12th century Ireland. He was also responsible for introducing the first Cistercian monastery at Mellifont and the first Augustinian community at St Mary's Abbey in Louth to Ireland.
P.S Malachy did not leave any writings.
(The so-called 'Prophecies of St Malachy,' which purport to predict through the form of riddles or symbolic titles all the popes to the end of the world, would you believe, are a forgery of the late 16th century, using the name of Malachy in an effort to gain credibility!)
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Memorable Saying for Today
We become Christians by faith in Jesus We stay Christians by faith in Jesus
We grow as Christians by faith in Jesus.
~ J.C.Ryle ~
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Liturgical Readings for: Tuesday, 3rd November, 2026
CÉAD LÉACHT Sliocht as céad Litir Naomh Pól chuig na Filipigh 2:5-11
Lom Críost é féin, chuir áir riocht an sclábha
A bhráithre,
Bígí ar aon mheon le hÍosa Críost: An té úd a bhí i riocht Dé ó dhúchas,
níorbh éadáil leis bheith ar chomhchéim le Dia,
Ach lom sé é féin Agus chuir áir riocht an sclábha
agus tháinig chun bheith ina dhuine mar chách eile.
Agus ar theacht ann dó i gcló daonna, d’ísligh sé é féin
agus bhí umhal go bás –go bás na croise féin.
Sin é an fáth ar ardaigh Dia thar na bearta é agus bhronn air an t-ainm úd atá os cionn gach ainm,
i dtreo nuair a luafaí ainm Íosa go gcromfadh glúin gach neach
dá bhfuil ar neamh agus ar talamh agus in ifreann agus go ndearbhódh gach teanga,
in ómós do Dhia an tAthair, gurb é Íosa Críost an Tiarna.
Briathar an Tiarna Buíochas le Dia
Salm le Freagra Sm 21: 26-33
Freagra Is tú mo mholadh sa mhórthionól, a Thiarna
1. Comhlíonfaidh mé mo mhóideanna i láthair an dreama ar a mbíonn a eagla.
Íosfaidh na bochtáin agus sásófar iad; molfaidh lucht a iarrtha an Tiarna.
Go maire bhur gcroí go brách! Freagra
2. Cuimhneoidh gach aird de chríocha na cruinne,
agus adhrfaidh na ciníocha go léir ina fhianaise.
Is leis an Tiarna an ceannas: rialaíonn sé na náisiúin
agus adhrfaidh maithe móra an talaimh ina fhianaise. Freagra
3. Cromfaidh m’anam ina láthair beidh a shliocht ag fónamh dó
’s ag tabhairt tuairisc an Tiarna do ghlúin atá le teacht.
Foilseoidh siad a dhílse do phobal nár saolaíodh fós,
á chur i gcéill dóibh gurb eisean a rinne an ní seo. Freagra
SOISCÉAL
Go raibh an Tiarna libh. Agus le do spiorad féin
Sliocht as Soiscéal naofa de réir Naomh Lúcás 14: 15-24
Téigh amach ar na bóithre agus le hais na bhfál, agus cuir d’fhiacha orthu teacht isteach,
ionas go mbeidh mo theach lán
San am sin duine díobh seo a bhí ag bord le hÍosa, dúirt sé leis:
“Is méanar don té a chaitheann a chuid i ríocht Dé!”
Dúirt sé leis:
“Bhí fear ann agus dinnéar mór aige á thabhairt, agus thug sé cuireadh dá lán. Chuir sé a sheirbhíseach uaidh ar uair an dinnéir á rá leo seo a fuair an cuireadh:
‘Tagaigí, mar tá sé reidh anois.’
Agus thosaigh siad uile mar a chéile á leithscéalú féin.
Dúirt an chéad duine leis:
‘Tá feirm ceannaithe agam, agus is éigean dom dul amach á feiceáil;
iarraim ort mo leithscéal a ghabháil.’
Dúirt duine eile:
‘Tá cúig cuingireacha damh ceannaithe agam, agus táim ag dul á dtriail;
iarraim ort mo leithscéal a ghabháil.’
Agus dúirt duine eile:
‘Táim tar éis pósta, agus dá bhrí sin ní fhéadaim dul.’
Tháinig an seirbhíseach ar ais agus d’inis an méid sin dá mháistir.
Dúirt fear an tí lena sheirbhíseach ansin, agus fearg air:
‘Amach leat gan stad faoi shráideanna agus faoi chabhsaí na cathrach, agus seol isteach anseo na boicht agus na mairtínigh agus na daill agus na bacaigh.’
Dúirt an seirbhíseach: ‘A mháistir, tá ar ordaigh tú déanta, ach tá slí fós ann.’
Agus dúirt an máistir leis an seirbhíseach:
‘Téigh amach ar na bóithre agus le hais na bhfál, agus cuir d’fhiacha orthu teacht isteach, ionas go mbeidh mo theach lán.
Óir deirim libh, na fir úd a fuair an cuireadh, ní bhlaisfidh aon duine acu mo dhinnéar.’”
Soiscéal an Tiarna. Moladh duit, a Chriost
AN BÍOBLA NAOFA
© An Sagart
Liturgical Readings for: Sunday, 8th November, 2026
Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
FIRST READING
A reading from the book of Wisdom 6:12-16
Wisdom is found by those who look for her.
Wisdom is bright, and does not grow dim. By those who love her she is readily seen, and found by those who look for her.
Quick to anticipate those who desire her, she makes herself known to them.
Watch for her early and you will have no trouble; you will find her sitting at your gates.
Even to think about her is understanding fully grown; be on the alert for her and anxiety will quickly leave you.
She herself walks about looking for those who are worthy of her and graciously shows herself to them as they go, in every thought of theirs coming to meet them.
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God
Responsorial Psalm Ps 62: 2-8
Response For you my soul is thirsting, O God, my God.
1. O God, you are my God, for you I long; for you my soul is thirsting.
My body pines for you like a dry, weary land without water. Response
2. So I gaze on you in the sanctuary to see your strength and your glory.
For your love is better than life, my lips will speak your praise. Response
3. So I will bless you all my life, in your name I will lift up my hands.
My soul shall be filled as with a banquet, my mouth shall praise you with joy. Response
4. On my bed I remember you. On you I muse through the night
for you have been my help; in the shadow of your wings I rejoice. Response
SECOND READING
A reading from the first letter of St Paul to the Thessalonians 4:13-18
God will bring them with him those who have died in Jesus.
We want you to be quite certain, brothers, about those who have died, to make sure that you do not grieve about them, like the other people who have no hope.We believe that Jesus died and rose again, and that it will be the same for those who have died in Jesus: God will bring them with him. We can tell you this from the Lord's own teaching, that any of us who are left alive until the Lord's coming will not have any advantage over those who have died.
At the trumpet of God, the voice of the archangel will call out the command and the Lord himself will come down from heaven; those who have died in Christ will be the first to rise, and then those of us who are still alive will be taken up in the clouds, together with them; to meet the Lord in the air. So we shall stay with the Lord for ever. With such thoughts as these you should comfort one another.
The Word of the Lord Thanks be to God
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Shorter Form of the Second Reading
A reading from the first letter of St Paul to the Thessalonians 4:13-14
God will bring them with him those who have died in Jesus.
We want you to be quite certain, brothers, about those who have died, to make sure that you do not grieve about them, like the other people who have no hope.
We believe that Jesus died and rose again, and that it will be the same for those who have died in Jesus:
God will bring them with him.
The Word of the Lord Thanks be to God
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Gospel Acclamation Mt 24:42
Alleluia, alleluia!
Stay awake and stand ready, because you do not know
the hour when the Son of Man is coming.
Alleluia!
GOSPEL
The Lord be with you And with your spirit.
A reading from the Gospel according to Matthew 25:1-13 Glory to you, O Lord
The bridegroom is here! Go out and meet him.
Jesus told this parable to his disciples: 'The kingdom of heaven will be like this:
Ten bridesmaids took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish and five were sensible: the foolish ones did take their lamps, but they brought no oil, whereas the sensible ones took flasks of oil as well as their lamps.
The bridegroom was late, and they all grew drowsy and fell asleep.
But at midnight there was a cry,"The bridegroom is here! Go out and meet him."
At this, all those bridesmaids woke up and trimmed their lamps, and the foolish ones said to the sensible ones, "Give us some of your oil: our lamps are going out".
But they replied, "There may not be enough for us and for you; you had better go to those who sell it and buy some for yourselves".
They had gone off to buy it when the bridegroom arrived. Those who were ready went in with him to the wedding hall and the door was closed. The other bridesmaids arrived later. "Lord, Lord," they said "open the door for us."
But he replied, "I tell you solemnly, I do not know you".
So stay awake, because you do not know either the day or the hour.'
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
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Liturgical Readings for: Sunday, 8th November, 2026
CHÉAD LÉACHT Sliocht as leabhar hEagna 6:12-16
Gluaiseann Eagna faoina ndéin gach uair a smaoiníonn siad uirthi.
Is niamhrach domhúchta í an eagna;na daoine a bhfuil grá acu di, tugann siad faoi deara í gan dua; agus na daoine a bhíonn á lorg,
faigheann siad í go furasta.Ligeann sí a haithne roimh ré leis na daoine a bhfuil dúil acu inti.
An té a éiríonn go moch ar a tóir ní bheidh a shaothar in aisce aige,
mar gheobhaidh sé í ina suí ag a gheataí.
Is é barr na tuisceana é machnamh uirthi; agus an té a dhéanann faire ar a son is gairid go mbeidh sé saor ó imní.
Óir téann sí féin timpeall ag lorg a díol de dhaoine; agus le neart dea-mhéine taispeánann sí í féin dóibh ar na bóithre, agus gluaiseann sí faoina ndéin gach uair a smaoiníonn siad uirthi.
Briathar Dé. Buíochas le Dia
Salm le Freagra Sm 62: 2-8
Freagra Ta íota tarta ar m'anam chugat, a Thiarna, a Dhia liom.
1. A Dhia, mo Dhia thú; iarraim thú go dícheallach. Ta íota tarta ar m'anam chugat,
santaíonn mo cholainn thú amhail talamh atá tirim is spalptha cheal uisce. Freagra
2. Is mar sin a bhím ag breathnú ort sa sanctóir chun go bhfeicfinn do chumhacht is do ghlóir.
Óir is fearr do bhuanghrá ná an bheatha. Fógróidh mo bheola do mholadh. Freagra
3. Mar sin a bheannóidh mé thú le mo bheo, i d'ainmse a thógfaidh mé mo lámha.
Líonfar m'anam mar le fleá, is molfaidh mo bhéal thú le beola lúcháireacha. Freagra
4. Cuimhním ort agus mé ar mo leaba; i bhfaireacháin na hoíche déanaim machnamh ort.
Óir tháinig tú i gcabhair orm, agus gairdím faoi scáth do sciathán. Freagra
DARA LÉACHT
Sliocht as litir Naomh Pól chuig na Teasalónaigh 4:13-18
Déanfaidh Dia and mhuintir a fuair bás i bpáirt le Críost a thabhairt leis chomh maith.
A bhráithre, níor mhaith liom, a bhráithre, go mbeadh sibh aineolach i dtaobh na marbh i dtreo nach mbeadh sibh dobrónach ar nós na ndaoine eile atá gan aon dóchas. Creidimid go bhfuair Íosa bás agus gur aiséirigh sé; ar an gcuma chéanna an mhuintir a fuair bás I bpáirt le Críost, tabharfaidh Dia iad siúd leis ón mbas chomh maith.
Agus tá an méid seo le rá againn libh ar fhocal an Tiarna féin: an méid a fhágfar beo dínn go dtí teacht an Tiarna, ní bheidh aon bhuntáiste againn orthu sin a bheidh tar éis bháis: mar nuair a thabharfar an fógra le glór an ardaingil agus le trumpa Dé, tiocfaidh an Tiarna féin anuas ó neamh agus ar dtús éireoidh na mairbh i gCríost. Ansin an méid a bheidh fágtha beo dínn, ardófar chun siúil sinn mar aon leo trí na néalta in airicis an Tiarna sa spéir, agus ar an gcuma sin beimid i dteannta an Tiarna go deo. Déanaigí a chéile a mhisniú, más ea, leis na briathra sin.
Briathar Dé. Buíochas le Dia
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Malairt DARA LÉACHT gearr
Sliocht as litir Naomh Pól chuig na Teasalónaigh 4:13-14
Déanfaidh Dia and mhuintir a fuair bás i bpáirt le Críost a thabhairt leis chomh maith.
A bhráithre, níor mhaith liom, a bhráithre, go mbeadh sibh aineolach i dtaobh na marbh i dtreo nach mbeadh sibh dobrónach ar nós na ndaoine eile atá gan aon dóchas.
Creidimid go bhfuair Íosa bás agus gur aiséirigh sé; ar an gcuma chéanna an mhuintir a fuair bás I bpáirt le Críost, tabharfaidh Dia iad siúd leis ón mbas chomh maith.
Briathar Dé. Buíochas le Dia
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Comhgháir/Alleluia Mth 24: 42. 44
Alleluia, alleluia!
Bígí ag faire, dá bhrí sin agus bígí ullamh,
óir is ar an uair nach síleann sibh a thiocfaidh Mac an Duine.
Alleluia!
SOISCÉAL
Go raibh an Tiarna libh. Agus le do spiorad féin
Sliocht as Soiscéal naofa de réir Naomh Matha, 25:1-13 Glóir duit, a Thiarna.
Bígí ag faire, dá bhrí sin, mar níl a fhios agaibh an lá ná an uair.
San am sin dúirt Íosa lena dheisceabail: “Is iad dála ríocht na bhflaitheas:
An uair sin mar a bhí ag deichniúr maighdean a chuaigh amach agus a lampaí acu in airicis an fhir nuaphósta.
Cúigear díobh seo, bhí siad gan tuiscint agus bhí an cúigear eile ciallmhar; mar, thug na mná gan tuiscint na lampaí leo agus gan aon ola acu, ach thug na mná ciallmhara ola ina bpróiciní leo chomh maith leis na lampaí.
Bhí an fear nuaphósta ag déanamh moille, agus tháinig sámhán orthu uile agus thit
siad ina gcodladh.Ach glaodh i lár na hoíche: ‘Chugaibh an fear nuaphósta! Amach libh ina airicis!’
D’éirigh na maighdeana sin uile ina suí agus dheasaigh siad a lampaí. Ach dúirt na mná gan tuiscint leis na mná ciallmhara:
‘Tugaigí dúinn braon de bhur n-olasa, mar tá ár lampaíne in éag.’
D’fhreagair lucht na céille iad: ‘Le heagla,’ ar siad, ‘nach mbeadh ár ndóthain ann dúinn féin agus daoibhse, b’fhearr daoibhse dul go dtí lucht a díolta á ceannach daoibh féin.’
Bhí siad ag dul á ceannach nuair a tháinig an fear nuaphósta, agus iad seo a bhí ullamh, chuaigh siad isteach in éineacht leis chun na bainise, agus dúnadh an doras. Sa deireadh, tháinig na maighdeana eile freisin: ‘
A thiarna, a thiarna,’ ar siad, ‘oscail dúinn!’
Ach d’fhreagair sé agus dúirt: ‘Deirim libh go fírinneach, níl aithne agam oraibh.’
Bígí ag faire, dá bhrí sin, mar níl a fhios agaibh an lá ná an uair.'
Soiscéal an Tiarna. Moladh duit, a Chriost
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