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Jun 30 - Rome's First Martyrs (64AD)
Summary: Rome's First Martyrs This feast, first mentioned in the Jerome Martyrology (6th century) was extended to the universal Church in the reform of the General Calendar in 1969. In the Tridentine Calendar there were so many feasts of Roman martyrs about whom there was little historical information that it was decided to incorporate them all under one general feast.
Patrick Duffy explains the background.
Jews and Christians at Rome (during the reign of Claudius 41-54 AD)
There was a large Jewish population in Rome in the first century AD and probably within ten or fifteen years after the death and resurrection of Jesus there was a good number of Christians there too. It may have been as a result of a controversy between Jews and Jewish Christians, that the Emperor Claudius expelled all Jews - and this would have included Christians - from Rome in 49-50 A.D.
Chrestus
Suetonius the historian in his Life of Claudius (25:4) says that " ... since the Jews were continually making disturbances at the instigation of Chrestus, he [Emperor Claudius] expelled them from Rome."
Aquila and Priscilla
This coincides with what we read of Paul in Corinth: "There he met a Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, for the Emperor Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome" (Acts 18:2). Priscilla and Aquila seem to have returned to Rome as Paul greets them in the letter he sent to the Romans (Rom 16:3-5).
The Fire of Rome under Nero 64 AD
In July 64 AD, more than half of Rome was destroyed by fire. Rumour blamed the tragedy on the young emperor Nero (54-68 AD), who had wanted to enlarge his palace. Christians may have been an easy target on whom to shift the blame.
The Historian Tacitus (56-117 AD)
The following quotation from the historian Tacitus (56-117 AD) refers to the rumour and its consequences for Christians.
But all human efforts, all the emperor's gifts and propitiations of the gods, were not enough to remove the scandal or banish the belief that the fire had been ordered. And so, to get rid of this rumour Nero set up as culprits and punished with the utmost cruelty a class hated for their abominations, who are commonly called 'Christians'.
Christus, from whom their name is derived, was executed at the hands of the procurator Pontius Pilate in the reign of Tiberius. Checked for the moment, this pernicious superstition broke out again, not only in Judea, the source of the evil, but even in Rome, the place where everything that is sordid and degrading from every quarter of the globe finds a following.
Thus those who confessed (i.e.. to being Christians) were first arrested, then on evidence from them, a large multitude was convicted, not so much for the charge of arson as for their hatred of the human race.
Besides being put to death they were made objects of amusement; they were clothed in hides of beasts and torn to death by dogs; others were crucified, others were set on fire to illuminate the night after sunset.
Nero threw open his grounds for the display and put on a show at the circus where he mingled with the people dressed like a charioteer and driving about in his chariot.
All this gave rise to a feeling of pity, even towards these men who deserved the most exemplary punishment since it was felt they were being killed, not for the public good but to gratify the cruelty of an individual." (Tacitus, Annales, 15:44)
Patrick Duffy explains the background.
Jews and Christians at Rome (during the reign of Claudius 41-54 AD)
There was a large Jewish population in Rome in the first century AD and probably within ten or fifteen years after the death and resurrection of Jesus there was a good number of Christians there too. It may have been as a result of a controversy between Jews and Jewish Christians, that the Emperor Claudius expelled all Jews - and this would have included Christians - from Rome in 49-50 A.D.Chrestus
Suetonius the historian in his Life of Claudius (25:4) says that " ... since the Jews were continually making disturbances at the instigation of Chrestus, he [Emperor Claudius] expelled them from Rome."
Aquila and Priscilla
This coincides with what we read of Paul in Corinth: "There he met a Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, for the Emperor Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome" (Acts 18:2). Priscilla and Aquila seem to have returned to Rome as Paul greets them in the letter he sent to the Romans (Rom 16:3-5).
The Fire of Rome under Nero 64 AD
In July 64 AD, more than half of Rome was destroyed by fire. Rumour blamed the tragedy on the young emperor Nero (54-68 AD), who had wanted to enlarge his palace. Christians may have been an easy target on whom to shift the blame.
The Historian Tacitus (56-117 AD)The following quotation from the historian Tacitus (56-117 AD) refers to the rumour and its consequences for Christians.
But all human efforts, all the emperor's gifts and propitiations of the gods, were not enough to remove the scandal or banish the belief that the fire had been ordered. And so, to get rid of this rumour Nero set up as culprits and punished with the utmost cruelty a class hated for their abominations, who are commonly called 'Christians'.
Christus, from whom their name is derived, was executed at the hands of the procurator Pontius Pilate in the reign of Tiberius. Checked for the moment, this pernicious superstition broke out again, not only in Judea, the source of the evil, but even in Rome, the place where everything that is sordid and degrading from every quarter of the globe finds a following.
Thus those who confessed (i.e.. to being Christians) were first arrested, then on evidence from them, a large multitude was convicted, not so much for the charge of arson as for their hatred of the human race.
Besides being put to death they were made objects of amusement; they were clothed in hides of beasts and torn to death by dogs; others were crucified, others were set on fire to illuminate the night after sunset.
Nero threw open his grounds for the display and put on a show at the circus where he mingled with the people dressed like a charioteer and driving about in his chariot.
All this gave rise to a feeling of pity, even towards these men who deserved the most exemplary punishment since it was felt they were being killed, not for the public good but to gratify the cruelty of an individual." (Tacitus, Annales, 15:44)
The Seed of Christians
The Good News brings always opposition as it did to Jesus. Many profess it even in the face of death. But the Church grows in the midst of persecution.
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Memorable Saying for Today
"The blood of martyrs is the seed of Christians."
~ Tertullian ~
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Liturgical Readings for: Tuesday, 30th June, 2026
Tuesday of the 13th Week inOrdinary Time, Year 2
Saints of the Day: 30 June; The First martyrs of the Church of Rome
C/f Short life of these Saints can be found below todays' Readings and Reflection.
FIRST READING
A reading from the book of the Prophet Amos 3:1-8. 4: 11-12
The Lord speaks: who can refuse to prophesy?
Listen, sons of Israel, to this oracle the Lord speaks against you, against the whole family I brought out of the land of Egypt:
You alone, of all the families of earth, have I acknowledged,
therefore it is for all your sins that I mean to punish you.
Do two men take the road together if they have not planned to do so?
Does the lion roar in the jungle if no prey has been found?Does the young lion growl in his lair if he has captured nothing?
Does the bird fall to the ground if no trap has been set?
Does the snare spring up from the ground if nothing has been caught?
Does the trumpet sound in the city without the populace becoming alarmed?
Does misfortune come to a city if the Lord has not sent it?
No more does the Lord do anything without revealing his plans to his servants the prophets.
The lion roars: who can help feeling afraid?'
The Lord speaks: who can refuse to prophesy?
I overthrew you as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and you were like a brand snatched from the blaze; and yet you never came back to me. It is the Lord who speaks.
This therefore, Israel, is what I plan to do to you, and because I am going to do this to you, Israel, prepare to meet your God!
The Word of the Lord Thanks be to God.
Responsorial Psalm Ps 5: 5-8, R/v 9
Response Lead me, Lord, in your justice.
1. You are no God who loves evil; no sinner is your guest.
The boastful shall not stand their ground before your face. Response
2. You hate all who do evil: you destroy all who lie.
The deceitful and bloodthirsty man the Lord detests. Response
3. But through the greatness of your love have access to your house.
I bow down before your holy temple, filled with awe. Response
Gospel Acclamation Ps 147: 12. 15
Alleluia, alleluia!
O praise the Lord, Jerusalem! He sends out his word to the earth.
Alleluia!
Or Ps 129: 5
Alleluia, alleluia!
My soul is waiting for the Lord, I count on his word.
Alleluia!
GOSPEL
A reading from the Gospel according to Matthew 8:23-27
He stood up and rebuked the winds and the sea; and all was calm again.
Jesus got into the boat followed by his disciples.
Without warning a storm broke over the lake, so violent that the waves were breaking right over the boat.
But he was asleep. So they went to him and woke him saying,'Save us, Lord, we are going down!'
And he said to them,
'Why are you so frightened, you men of little faith?'
And with that he stood up and rebuked the winds and the sea; and all was calm again. The men were astounded and said,
'Whatever kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey him.'
The Gospel of the Lord Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
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Gospel Reflection Tuesday, 13th Week in Ordinary Time Matthew 8:23-27
The gospel reading suggests the suddenness of the storm on the Sea of Galilee, ‘without warning a storm broke over the lake’. Most of us like to have some sense of what is coming our way, especially if it is unpleasant. Yet, we know from experience that misfortune can strike us without warning. When we have no warning of some traumatic experience, and have not been able to prepare ourselves for it, we feel very vulnerable when it arrives. The disciples’ sense of vulnerability is evident in their cry to the sleeping Jesus, ‘Save us, Lord, we are going down’. The cry of the disciples in the corresponding scene in Mark’s gospel is ‘Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?’ Whereas this sounds like a rebuke of Jesus, in Matthew the cry of the disciples is more in the nature of a prayer. It almost has a liturgical ring to it.
We are hearing here, perhaps, the prayer of Matthew’s church in their time of great distress. It is a prayer that can be prayed by the church in every era, and by individual believers, ‘Save me, Lord, I am going down’. The sleep of Jesus suggests his sense that, in spite of the howling wind and breaking waves, all would be well. There was a calmness within Jesus that belied the outer disturbance that so frightened the disciples. Jesus’ inner calmness was soon reflected in his calming of the storm. There are times in our lives when we need to enter the Lord’s calmness by turning to him in prayer so that we too can remain calm, even as the storm is howling, trusting that the Lord is stronger than the storm and that the storm will eventually pass.
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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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Saints of the Day: 30 June; The First martyrs of the Church of Rome
This feast, first mentioned in the Jerome Martyrology (6th century) was extended to the universal Church in the reform of the General Calendar in 1969. In the Tridentine Calendar there were so many feasts of Roman martyrs about whom there was little historical information that it was decided to incorporate them all under one general feast.
Patrick Duffy explains the background.
Jews and Christians at Rome (during the reign of Claudius 41-54 AD)
There was a large Jewish population in Rome in the first century AD and probably within ten or fifteen years after the death and resurrection of Jesus there was a good number of Christians there too. It may have been as a result of a controversy between Jews and Jewish Christians, that the Emperor Claudius expelled all Jews - and this would have included Christians - from Rome in 49-50 A.D.Suetonius the historian in his 'Life of Claudius '(25:4) writes that " ... since the Jews were continually making disturbances at the instigation of Chrestus, he [Emperor Claudius] expelled them from Rome."
Aquila and Priscilla
This coincides with what we read of Paul in Corinth: "There he met a Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, for the Emperor Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome" (Acts 18:2). Priscilla and Aquila seem to have returned to Rome as Paul greets them in the letter he sent to the Romans (Rom 16:3-5).
The Fire of Rome (in the Nero Regime )
In July 64 AD, more than half of Rome was destroyed by fire. Rumour blamed the tragedy on the young emperor Nero (54-68 AD), who had wanted to enlarge his palace. Christians may have been an easy target on whom to shift the blame.
The Historian Tacitus (56-117 AD)The following quotation from the historian Tacitus (56-117 AD) refers to the rumour and its consequences for Christians.
'But all human efforts, all the emperor's gifts and propitiations of the gods, were not enough to remove the scandal or banish the belief that the fire had been ordered. And so, to get rid of this rumour Nero set up as culprits and punished with the utmost cruelty a class hated for their abominations, who are commonly called 'Christians'.
'Christus, from whom their name is derived, was executed at the hands of the procurator Pontius Pilate in the reign of Tiberius. Checked for the moment, this pernicious superstition broke out again, not only in Judea, the source of the evil, but even in Rome, the place where everything that is sordid and degrading from every quarter of the globe finds a following.'
Thus those who confessed (i.e.. to being Christians) were first arrested, then on evidence from them, a large multitude was convicted, not so much for the charge of arson as for their hatred of the human race. Besides being put to death they were made objects of amusement; they were clothed in hides of beasts and torn to death by dogs; others were crucified, others were set on fire to illuminate the night after sunset.
Nero threw open his grounds for the display and put on a show at the circus where he mingled with the people dressed like a charioteer and driving about in his chariot.
All this gave rise to a feeling of pity, even towards these men who deserved the most exemplary punishment since it was felt they were being killed, not for the public good but to gratify the cruelty of an individual." (Tacitus, Annales, 15:44)
The Seed of Christians
The Good News always brings opposition as it did to Jesus. Many profess it even in the face of death. But the Church grows in the midst of persecution.
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Memorable Saying for Today
"The blood of martyrs is the seed of Christians."
~ Tertullian ~
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Liturgical Readings for: Tuesday, 30th June, 2026
CÉAD LÉACHT Sliocht as an Leabhar Amós, Fáidh 3:1-8. 4: 11-12
Labhraíonn an Tiarna Dia; cé a d’fhéadfadh gan tairngreacht a dhéanamh?
Éist leis an mbriathar seo a labhair an Tiarna i d’aghaidh, a phobal Iosrael, in aghaidh
na clainne go léir a thug mé aníos ó thír na hÉigipte:
Sibhse amháin as ciníocha uilean domhain a fuair aitheantas uaim;dá bhrí sin smachtóidh mé sibh mar gheall ar bhur n-uile pheaca.
An siúlann beirt le chéile ar an tslí gan [aithne] acu ar a chéile?
An mbúireann an leon san fhoraois agus é gan seilg?
An scairteann an coileán leoin óna phluais agus é gan chreach?
An dtiteann éan isteach i ngaiste ar an talamh agus gan dada ann chun é a mhealladh?
An bpreabann an gaiste aníos ón An séideann trumpa sa chathair gan eagla a theacht ar an bpobal?
An mbuaileann tubaiste an chathair nach é an Tiarna is cúis leis?
Go dearfa, ní dhéanann an Tiarna aon rud gan a rún a ligean lena sheirbhísigh, na fáithe.
Bhúir an leon; cé air nach mbeidh eagla?
Labhraíonn an Tiarna Dia; cé a d’fhéadfadh gan tairngreacht a dhéanamh?
Scrios mé cuid agaibh mar a scrios Dia Sodom agus Gomorá,
agus bhí sibhse mar aibhleog a sciobadh ón tine; ach mar sin féin níor fhill sibh orm, a deir an Tiarna.
Dá bhrí sin is mar seo a roinnfidh mé leat, a Iosrael,
agus toisc gurb é seo a dhéanfaidh mé ort, cuir tú féin i gcóir chun casadh ar do Dhia, a Iosrael.
Briathar an Tiarna Buíochas le Dia
Salm le Freagra Sm 5:5-8R/v9
Freagra Treoraigh mé a Thiarna, i d’fhíréantacht.
1. Ní Dia tú lenarb áil an urchóid: ní mhaireann an t-olc leat.
Ní sheasfaidh an scaothaire an fód os comhair do shúl. Freagra
2. Is gráin leat lucht oibrithe an oilc; scriosann tú lucht éithigh.
Is fuath leis an Tiarna an fear fuilteach agus an cealgaire claon. Freagra
3. Rachadsa cheana i do theachsa trí líonmhaire do thrócaire;
cromfaidh mé i do theampall naofa le heagla romhat, a Thiarna. Freagra
SOISCÉAL
Go raibh an Tiarna libh. Agus le do spiorad féin
Sliocht as Soiscéal naofa de réir Naomh Mhatha 8:23-27 Glóir duit, a Thiarna.
D’éirigh sé ina sheasamh ansin agus bhagair sé ar na gaotha agus ar an bhfarraige, agus bhí sé ina théigle mhór.
San am sin chuaigh Íosa ar bord an bháid agus lean a dheisceabail é. Agus tháinig, go tobann, suaitheadh chomh mór sin san uisce go raibh an bád á mhúchadh ag na farraigí. Ach bhí sé féin ina chodladh. Agus tháinig siad chuige á mhúscailt ag rá: “A Thiarna, saor sinn, tá an bás againn!”
Dúirt sé leo:
“Cén fáth a bhfuil eagla oraibh, a lucht an bheagán creidimh?”
D’éirigh sé ina sheasamh ansin agus bhagair sé ar na gaotha agus ar an bhfarraige, agus bhí sé ina théigle mhór. Bhí ionadh ar na fir agus deiridís: “Cén sórt duine é seo a rá go ndéanann na gaotha féin agus an fharraige rud air?”
Soiscéal an Tiarna. Moladh duit, a Chriost
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Liturgical Readings for: Sunday, 5th July, 2026
Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time Year A
FIRST READING
A reading from the book of the Prophet Zechariah 9:9-10
See now, your king comes humbly to you
The Lord says this:
Rejoice heart and soul, daughter of Zion! Shout with gladness, daughter of Jerusalem!See now, your king comes to you; he is victorious, he is triumphant, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
He will banish chariots from Ephraim and horses from Jerusalem; the bow of war will be banished. He will proclaim peace for the nations.
His empire shall stretch from sea to sea, from the River to the ends of the earth.
The Word of the Lord. And with your spirit.
Responsorial Psalm Ps 144: 1-2. 8-11. 13-14. R/v 1
Response I will bless your name for ever, O God my King
1. I will give you glory, O God my King, I will bless your name for ever.
I will bless you day after day and praise your name for ever. Response
2. The Lord is kind and full of compassion, slow to anger, abounding in love.
How good is the Lord to all, compassionate to all his creatures. Response
3. All your creatures shall thank you, O Lord, and your friends shall repeat their blessing.
They shall speak of the glory of your reign and declare your might, O God. Response
4. The Lord is faithful in all his words and loving in all his deeds.
The Lord supports all who fall and raises all who are bowed down. Response
SECOND READING
A reading from the first letter of St Paul to the Romans 8:9. 11-13
If by the Spirit you put an end to the misdeeds of the body you will live.
Your interests, however, are not in the unspiritual, but in the spiritual, since the Spirit of God has made his home in you.In fact, unless you possessed the Spirit of Christ you would not belong to him. and if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, then he who raised Jesus from the dead will give life to your own mortal bodies through his Spirit living in you.
My brothers, there is no necessity for us to obey our unspiritual selves or to live unspiritual lives. If you do live in that way, you are doomed to die; but if by the Spirit you put an end to the misdeeds of the body you will live.
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God
Gospel Acclamation Mt 11: 25
Alleluia, alleluia!
Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth,
for revealing the mysteries of the kingdom to mere children.
Alleluia!
GOSPEL
The Lord be with you And with your spirit.
A reading from the Gospel according to Matthew 11:25-30 Glory to you, O Lord
I am gentle and humble in heart.
Jesus exclaimed, 'I bless you, Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, for hiding these things from the learned and the clever and revealing them to mere children. Yes, Father, for that is what it pleased you to do. Everything has been entrusted to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, just as no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.'Come to me, all you who labour and are overburdened, and I will give you rest. Shoulder my yoke and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Yes, my yoke is easy and my burden light.'
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
For homily resources for this Sunday's Gospel click here: https://www.catholicireland.net/sunday-homily/
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.
Liturgical Readings for: Sunday, 5th July, 2026
CÉAD LÉACHTSliocht as an dara Leabhar Zachária Fáidh 9:9-10
Féach, tá do rí ag teacht chugat.
Seo mar a deir an Tiarna:
Déan gairdeas go spleodrach, a iníon Shíón; tóg gártha áthais, a iníon Iarúsailéim.Féach, tá do rí ag teacht chugat, é go caithréimeach slán,
agus go ceansa, agus ag marcaíocht ar asal, ar bhromaichín, ar shearrach asail. Scuabfaidh sé an carbad chun siúil as Eafráim agus an capall catha as Iarúsailéim; agus brisfear an bogha cogaidh.
Labhróidh sé leis na náisiúin faoin tsíocháin, agus beidh sé i réim ó mhuir go muir agus ón Abhainn go himill na cruinne.
Briathar an Tiarna Buíochas le Dia
Salm le Freagra Sm 144: 1-2. 8-11. 13-14. R/v 1
Freagra Beannóidh mé d'ainm de shíor, a Dhia liom, is a Rí.
1. Tabharíaidh mé glóir duit, a Dhia liom, is a Rí; beannóidh mé d'ainm de shíor.
Beannóidh mé thú gach uile lá agus molfaidh mé thú de shíor. Freagra
2. Is ceansa trócaireach é an Tiarna, mall chun feirge agus lán de chineáltas.
Is maith é an Tiarna don uile ní, is is trócaireach é dá oibreacha uile. Freagra
3. Ceiliúriaidh d'oibreacha thú, a Thiarna, agus beannóidh do dhaoine naofa thú.
Canfaidh siad glóir do ríochta, agus foilséoidh siad do chumhacht. Freagra
4. Is dílis an Tiarna ina bhriathra uile, agus is naofa é ina oibreacha go léir.
Coinníonn an Tiarna gach duine a bhíonn ag titim agus
tógann sé suas gach duine a bhíonn ar lár. Freagra
DARA LÉACHT
Sliocht as Litir Naomh Pól chuig na Rómhánaigh 8:9. 11-13
Má bhásaíonn sibh gníomhartha na colainne le cúnamh an Spioraid, mairfidh sibh beo.
A bhráithre, ní faoi réir na colainne atá sibhse, áfach, ach faoi réir an Spioraid más rud é go bhfuil Spiorad Dé lonnaithe ionaibh. Má tá duine gan Spiorad Chríost aige ní le Críost é. Ach má tá Críost ionaibh, más marbh féin bhur gcorp de bharr an pheaca, is beo bhur spiorad de bharr na fíréantachta. Go deimhin má bhíonn Spiorad an té a thóg Críost ó mhairbh lonnaithe ionaibh, déanfaidh an té sin a thóg Críost ó mhairbh bhur gcorp básmhar a bheoú trína Spiorad atá lonnaithe ionaibh.Ar an ábhar sin, a bhráithre, níl aon cheangal ag an gcolainn orainn go mairfimis dá réir. Más faoi réir na colainne a mhaireann sibh tá an bás i ndán daoibh; ach má bhásaíonn sibh gníomhartha na colainne le cúnamh an Spioraid, mairfidh sibh beo.
Briathar an Tiarna Buíochas le Dia
Alleluia Véarsa Mt 11:25
Alleluia, alleluia!
Tugaim buíochas duit, a Athair, a Thiarna neimhe agus talún,
de chionn mar a cheil tú na nithe seo ar lucht eagna agus éirime agus
mar a d’fhoilsigh tú do naíonáin iad.
Alleluia!
SOISCÉAL
Go raibh an Tiarna libh. Agus le do spiorad féin
Sliocht as Soiscéal naofa de réir Naomh Mhatha, 11:25-30 Glóir duit, a Thiarna.
Táim ceansa uiríseal ó chroí
San am sin labhair Íosa agus dúirt:
“Tugaim buíochas duit, a Athair, a Thiarna neimhe agus talún, de chionn mar a cheil tú na nithe seo ar lucht eagna agus éirime agus mar a d’fhoilsigh tú do naíonáin iad. Sea, a Athair, óir is amhlaidh sin ba mhaith leat é. Tá gach aon ní tugtha domsa ag m’Athair. Agus níl aithne ag aon neach ar an Mac ach amháin ag an Athair, ná níl aithne ag aon neach ar an Athair ach amháin ag an Mac agus an té ar toil leis an Mac a fhoilsiú dó.“Tagaigí chugam, sibhse uile a bhfuil saothar agus tromualach oraibh, agus tabharfaidh mé faoiseamh daoibh. Tógaigí oraibh mo chuing agus tagaigí ar scoil chugamsa, mar táim ceansa uiríseal ó chroí, agus gheobhaidh sibh faoiseamh do bhur n-anamacha; óir tá mo chuing so-iompair agus m’ualach éadrom.”
Soiscéal an Tiarna. Moladh duit, a Chriost
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