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Nov 6 - All the Saints of Ireland
Summary: All the Saints of Ireland. The early Irish Martyrologies and the Stowe Missal give a firm basis to devotion to the saints of Ireland. The feast celebrates the gifts and the glory of God in his saints, their sharing in the paschal mystery of Christ, our communion with them in Christ, their example and their intercession for us, the pilgrim Church, the sustaining power of the Eucharist, the hope of eternal life.
Pope Benedict XV beatified Oliver Plunkett in 1920 and during his papacy also (1914-22) and the Feast of All the Saints of Ireland was instituted. Oliver was canonised in 1975, thus becoming the first new Irish saint for almost seven hundred years. It recalls especially the seventeen Irish Martyrs of the 16th and 17th centuries who were beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1992 and many others who died as a result of persecution during what in Ireland are known as the "Penal Times".
Patrick Duffy comments on the significance of the feast.
Our Four Canonised Saints
Only four Irish saints: Ss Malachy (1094-1148), Lawrence O'Toole (1128-80) Oliver Plunkett (1625-81) and St Charles of Mount Argus (1821-93), have been officially canonised. All the other Irish saints, such as Ss Patrick, Brigid, and Colmcille, are saints, as it were, by acclamation of the local Church, before the official papal canonisation process was established. Recently we have quite a few beatifications.
Canonisation
"Canonisation" as a process can be said to have begun when the name of a martyr was included in the dyptichs (or prayer lists) proclaimed by the deacon during Mass. This process would have been overseen by the local Church authority, especially the bishop. Later the names of holy people who were not martyrs, such as Saints Hilarion and Ephrem the Syrian in the East, and Saints Martin of Tours and Hilary of Poitiers in the West, were included. But it was only in 1170 that Alexander III issued a decree arrogating to the Pope alone the right to declare a person a saint as regards the Church of the West. This was confirmed in 1200 by a bull of Pope Innocent III.
Other Irish 'Saints'
The scope of this feast, while it includes canonised saints, is wider. It also includes those who had a reputation for holiness and whose causes for canonisation have not yet been completed, such as Bl. Thaddeus MacCarthy (1455-92), the seventeen Irish martyrs of the 16th and 17th centuries, Bl Edmund Ignatius Rice (1762-1844), Bl Columba Marmion (1858-1923) and the Servant of God Matt Talbot (1856-1925) and people like Legion of Mary envoys Edel Quinn and Alfie Lamb, whose causes have already been introduced. But it also includes those whose lives of sanctity were known only to their families, friends or members of their parish diocese or religious community.
Exchange of Spiritual Goods
Like All Saints (1 Nov) and All Souls (2 Nov), this is a celebration of the communio sanctorum, that is, a sharing, not only of the "holy persons" (sancti and sanctae), but also of the "holy things" (sancta). As the Dogmatic Constitution Lumen Gentium on the Church of Vatican II taught:
"So it is that the union of the wayfarers with the brethren who sleep in the peace of Christ is in no way interrupted, but on the contrary, according to the constant faith of the Church, this union is reinforced by an exchange of spiritual goods" (LG 49).
Island of Saints and Scholars
The reading from the Book of Ecclesiasticus 44:1-15 echoes the theme of "the island of saints and scholars" which was so strong in Ireland in the first half of the twentieth century
Let us praise illustrious men (and women),
our ancestors in their successive generations.
The Lord has created an abundance of glory,
and displayed his greatness from earliest times.
(The Book of Kells (image Right) is believed
to have been created sometime around 800A.D, when Ireland was said to be the of Saints and Scholars.)
Pope Benedict XV beatified Oliver Plunkett in 1920 and during his papacy also (1914-22) and the Feast of All the Saints of Ireland was instituted. Oliver was canonised in 1975, thus becoming the first new Irish saint for almost seven hundred years. It recalls especially the seventeen Irish Martyrs of the 16th and 17th centuries who were beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1992 and many others who died as a result of persecution during what in Ireland are known as the "Penal Times".Patrick Duffy comments on the significance of the feast.
Our Four Canonised Saints
Only four Irish saints: Ss Malachy (1094-1148), Lawrence O'Toole (1128-80) Oliver Plunkett (1625-81) and St Charles of Mount Argus (1821-93), have been officially canonised. All the other Irish saints, such as Ss Patrick, Brigid, and Colmcille, are saints, as it were, by acclamation of the local Church, before the official papal canonisation process was established. Recently we have quite a few beatifications.
Canonisation
"Canonisation" as a process can be said to have begun when the name of a martyr was included in the dyptichs (or prayer lists) proclaimed by the deacon during Mass. This process would have been overseen by the local Church authority, especially the bishop. Later the names of holy people who were not martyrs, such as Saints Hilarion and Ephrem the Syrian in the East, and Saints Martin of Tours and Hilary of Poitiers in the West, were included. But it was only in 1170 that Alexander III issued a decree arrogating to the Pope alone the right to declare a person a saint as regards the Church of the West. This was confirmed in 1200 by a bull of Pope Innocent III.
Other Irish 'Saints'
The scope of this feast, while it includes canonised saints, is wider. It also includes those who had a reputation for holiness and whose causes for canonisation have not yet been completed, such as Bl. Thaddeus MacCarthy (1455-92), the seventeen Irish martyrs of the 16th and 17th centuries, Bl Edmund Ignatius Rice (1762-1844), Bl Columba Marmion (1858-1923) and the Servant of God Matt Talbot (1856-1925) and people like Legion of Mary envoys Edel Quinn and Alfie Lamb, whose causes have already been introduced. But it also includes those whose lives of sanctity were known only to their families, friends or members of their parish diocese or religious community.
Exchange of Spiritual GoodsLike All Saints (1 Nov) and All Souls (2 Nov), this is a celebration of the communio sanctorum, that is, a sharing, not only of the "holy persons" (sancti and sanctae), but also of the "holy things" (sancta). As the Dogmatic Constitution Lumen Gentium on the Church of Vatican II taught:
"So it is that the union of the wayfarers with the brethren who sleep in the peace of Christ is in no way interrupted, but on the contrary, according to the constant faith of the Church, this union is reinforced by an exchange of spiritual goods" (LG 49).
Island of Saints and Scholars
The reading from the Book of Ecclesiasticus 44:1-15 echoes the theme of "the island of saints and scholars" which was so strong in Ireland in the first half of the twentieth century
Let us praise illustrious men (and women),
our ancestors in their successive generations.
The Lord has created an abundance of glory,
and displayed his greatness from earliest times.
(The Book of Kells (image Right) is believed
to have been created sometime around 800A.D, when Ireland was said to be the of Saints and Scholars.)
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Memorable Sayings for Today
Every saint has a past
&
every sinner a future.
~ Oscar Wilde ~
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Liturgical Readings for: Wednesday, 6th November, 2024
06 - 11 All the Saints of Ireland
FIRST READING
A reading from the letter to the Hebrews 11:2, 12:1-4, 15, 13:1
Let us not lose sight of Jesus, who leads us in our faith and brings it to perfection.
It was for fait
h that our ancestors were commended. With so many witnesses in a great cloud on every side of us, we too, then, should throw off everything that hinders us, especially the sin that clings so easily, and keep running steadily in the race we have started. Let us not lose sight of Jesus, who leads us in our faith and brings it to perfection:
for the sake of the joy which was still in the future, he endured the cross, disregarding the shamefulness of it, and from now on has taken his place at the right of God’s throne.
Think of the way he stood such opposition from sinners and then you will not give up for want of courage. In the fight against sin, you have not yet had to keep fighting to the point of death.
Be careful that no one is deprived of the grace of God and that no root of bitterness should begin to grow and make trouble; this can poison a whole community. Continue to love each other like brothers, and remember always to welcome strangers, for by doing this, some people have entertained angels without knowing it.
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
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Alternative FIRST READING
A reading from the Book of Ecclesiasticus 44:1-15
Their name lives on for all generations.
Let us praise illustrious men, our ancestors in their successive generations.
The Lord has created an abundance of glory, and displayed his greatness from earliest times.
Some wielded authority as kings and were renowned for their strength;
others were intelligent advisers and uttered prophetic oracles.
Others directed the people by their advice, by their understanding of the popular mind,
and by the wise words of their teaching; others composed musical melodies, and set down ballads;
others were rich and powerful, living peacefully in their homes.
All these were honoured by their contemporaries, and were the glory of their day.
Some of them left a name behind them, so that their praises are still sung.
While others have left no memory, and disappeared as though they had not existed,
they are now as though they had never been, and so too, their children after them.
Here is a list of generous men whose good works have not been forgotten. In their descendants there remains a rich inheritance born of them. Their descendants stand by the covenants and, thanks to them, so do their children's children.
Their offspring will last for ever, their glory will not fade.
Their bodies have been buried in peace, and their name lives on for all generations.
The peoples will proclaim their wisdom, the assembly will celebrate their praises.
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
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Responsorial Psalm Ps 125: Rv 5
Response Happy the man who has placed his trust in the Lord.
1.Those who put their trust in the Lord are like Mount Sion,that cannot be shaken, that stands for ever. Response
2. Jerusalem! The mountains surround her,
so the Lord surrounds his people both now and for ever. Response
3. For the sceptre of the wicked shall not rest over the land of the just
for fear that the hands of the just should turn to evil. Response
4. Do good, Lord, to those who are good, to the upright of heart;
but the crooked and those who do evil, drive them away!
On Israel, peace! Response
Gospel Acclamation 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
The Lord be with you. And with your spirit
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke 6: 20-26 Glory to you, O Lord.
Rejoice when that day comes, your reward will be great in heaven
Fixing his eyes on his disciples Jesus said:
‘How happy are you who are poor: yours is the kingdom of God.
Happy you who are hungry now: you shall be satisfied.
Happy you who weep now: you shall laugh.
‘Happy are you when people hate you, drive you out, abuse you, denounce your name as criminal, on account of the Son of Man.
Rejoice when that day comes and dance for joy, for then your reward will be great in heaven.
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
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Gospel Reflection All the Saints of Ireland Luke 6:20-26
The gospel reading for this feast of all the saints of Ireland is the beatitudes as
found in the gospel of Luke. They are less familiar to us that the beatitudes as found in Matthew, and, perhaps, more difficult to come to terms with. In what sense are the poor, the hungry, the weeping, the persecuted, happy or blessed? They are happy because, according to Jesus, God is close to them and is working to reverse their miserable situation, ‘yours is the kingdom of God… you shall be satisfied… you shall laugh… your reward will be great in heaven’. Is it the case then that they should accept their plight in the hope that all will be well in the next life? Jesus’ words and actions in this gospel of Luke as a whole would not suggest so.In the parable of the rich man and Lazarus, Lazarus is certainly poor, hungry and weeping. He had no one who tried to improve his situation, even though the rich man on the other side of the gate could have transformed his miserable state with just a little effort. Beyond death, God not only improved his situation, but completely reversed it. At the banquet of Abraham, he enjoyed the hospitality of the kingdom of God; he was satisfied and joyful. Yet, the clear message of the parable is that Lazarus should not have had to wait until after his death for his situation to be reversed. God wanted and expected the rich man to begin to do for Lazarus what God did for him in the kingdom of God.
Luke’s gospel as a whole is clear that God wants the work of reversing the situation of the most vulnerable to begin in the here and now. Throughout his ministry, Jesus powerfully revealed this hospitable, transformative, love of God to those who found themselves living on the margins. He looks to his disciples to do the same. The saints were those through whom God’s hospitable, welcoming, love began to transform the lives of those in greatest need. Because of their lives, the kingdom of God was not just a future hope but was also something of a present reality for those who longed for its coming.
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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 2024: The Word is near to you, on your lips and in your heart by Martin Hogan and published by Messenger Publications 2022/23, c/f www.messenger.ie/bookshop/
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Liturgical Readings for: Wednesday, 6th November, 2024
CÉAD LÉACHT Liter chuig na Eabhraigh 11:2, 12:1-4, 15, 13:1
Bímis ag féachaint romhainn amach ar Íosa, ar cheannródaí ár gcreidimh, a thabharfaidh chun foirfeachta é.
Is mar gheall ar a gcreideamh a tugadh dea-theist ar ár sinsir. Ar an ábhar sin, ós rud é go bhfuil slua chomh mór sin d’fhinnéithe thart timpeall orainn mar scamall, caithimis uainn gach ualach mar aon leis an bpeaca sin a ghreamaíonn dínn agus rithimis go buanseasmhach an rás atá leagtha amach dúinn.
Bímis ag féachaint romhainn amach ar Íosa, ar cheannródaí ár gcreidimh, a thabharfaidh chun foirfeachta é. Ar son an aoibhnis a bhí leagtha amach dó d’fhulaing sé céasadh na croise mar rinne sé neamhní den mhasla sin, agus tá sé ina shuí anois ar an taobh deas deríchathaoir Dé.
Déanaigí machnamh, mar sin, ar an té a chuir suas leis na peacaigh a bhí ag cur chomh mór sin ina aghaidh ionas nach dtiocfaidh tuirse ná lagmhisneach oraibhse choíche. Ag troid in aghaidh an pheaca daoibh ní raibh oraibh seasamh go doirteadh fola fós.
Féachaigí chuige nach gcaillfidh aon duine agaibh grásta Dé, agus nach bhfásfaidh aon fhréamh nimhneach suas in bhur measc a chuirfeadh buaireamh oraibh agus a thruailleodh an t-iomlán agaibh. Bíodh grá agaibh do bhur mbráithre i gcónaí; ná déanaigí dearmad ar an bhféile a chleachtadh
Briathar an Tiarna Buíochas le Dia.
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Malairt CÉAD LÉACHT
Sliocht as an Leabhar Sírach 44:1-15
Maireann a gcáil ó ghlúin go glúin.
Molaimis anois fir chailiúla, na sinsir a bhí againn ó aois go haois.
[Thug] an Tiarna glóir mhór dóibh;
tríothu a d’fhoilsigh sé a mhórgacht riamh anall.
Bhí ardfhlaitheas ag cuid acu ar a ríochtaí agus thuill siad clú de bharr a gcumais;
bhí comhairleoirí críonna ina measc freisin, a thug oracail fháidhiúla uathu,
Agus fir a thug treoir don phobal lena moltaí, de thoradh a dtuisceana ar léann a muintire,
agus le briathra ciallmhara a dteagaisc.
Bhí cuid acu ina gcumadóirí ceolta binne, agus bhreacaidís laoithe ar phár.
Fir shaibhre chumhachtacha ab ea cuid eile fós acu, a chaith a saol go síochánta ina n-áitribh féin.
Thugadh lucht a gcomhaimsire ómós do na fir seo uile, agus ba mhór é a gclú lena ré.
D’fhág cuid acu dea-cháil ina ndiaidh, sa chaoi go moltar go haer iad go fóill.
Tá daoine eile ann, áfach, nach bhfuil aon chuimhne orthu anois,
a chuaigh ar ceal faoi mar nach mbeidís riamh ann;
tá siad faoi mar nár rugadh riamh iad agus is é an dála céanna é ag a gclann ina ndiaidh.
Ach fir dhiaganta ab ea na fir seo leanas, nach ndearnadh dearmad ar a ndea-oibreacha riamh.
Mairfidh a gconách ag a sliocht, agus a n-oidhreacht [ag sliocht a sleachta].
Seasann a sliocht leis na conarthaí, agus,
a bhuíochas orthu, cloíonn sliocht a sleachta leo chomh maith.
Mairfidh a sliocht go brách, agus ní thiocfaidh meath ar a nglóir.
Cuireadh a gcoirp faoi shuan san úir, ach maireann a gcáil ó ghlúin go glúin.
Fógróidh na ciníocha a gcuid eagnaíochta,agus déanfaidh an comhthionól iad a mholadh go hard.
Briathar an Tiarna Buíochas le Dia.
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Psalm le Freagra Ps 125 v5
Freagra Déan maith, a Thiarna, do dhaoine fónta, agus do lucht an chroí dhírigh.
1. An mhuintir a mbíonn a ndóchas sa Tiarna acu, is cosúil le Sliabh Shíón iad –sliabh nach féidir a bhogadh, ach a sheasfaidh go brách. Freagra
2. Ar nós na gcnoc is na sléibhte thart timpeall Iarúsailéim,
bíonn an Tiarna thart ar a phobal, anois agus choíche. Freagra
3. Óir ní fhanfaidh ríshlat na n-éagráifeach ar fhearann na bhfíréan,
sula ndéanfadh na fíréin a lámha a iompú chun oilc. Freagra
4. Déan maith, a Thiarna, do dhaoine fónta, agus do lucht an chroí dhírigh.
Ach cuir an ruaig ar lucht na camastaíola is ar lucht déanta an oilc.
Síocháin go raibh ar Iosrael Freagra
Alleluia Véarsa Mth 11: 28
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Tagaigí chugam, sibhse uile a bhfuil saothar agus tromualach oraibh,
agus tabharfaidh mé faoiseamh daoibh
Alleluia!
SOISCÉAL
Go raibh an Tiarna libh. Agus le do spiorad féin
Sliocht as an Soiscéal naofa de réir Naomh Lúcás 6:20-26 Glóir duit, a Thiarna.
Bígí lúcháireach an lá sin, is mór é bhur dtuarastal ar neamh.
“Is méanar daoibhse a bhfuil ocras oraibh anois, óir sásófar sibh.
“Is méanar daoibhse atá ag gol anois, óir déanfaidh sibh gáire.
“Is méanar daoibh nuair is fuath le daoine sibh agus nuair a scarfaidh siad amach sibh
agus bhur n-ainm a aithisiú agus a fhógairt mar dhrochainm, mar gheall ar Mhac an Duine.
Bígí lúcháireach an lá sin, bígí ag léimneach le háthas, óir féach, is mór é bhur dtuarastal ar neamh.
Soiscéal an Tiarna. Moladh duit, a Chriost
AN BÍOBLA NAOFA
© An Sagart
Liturgical Readings for: Sunday, 10th November, 2024
The Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B
God is always pleased with an interior religion rather than external observances.
We are to examine our spirit of generosity, and our freedom from the goods of this life.
FIRST READING
A reading from the First Book of the Kings 17:10-16
The widow made a little scone from her meal and brought it to Elijah.
Elijah the Prophet went off to Sidon. And when he reached the city gate, there was a widow gathering sticks; addressing her he said,'Please bring a little water in a vessel for me to drink.'
She was setting off to bring it when he called after her.
'Please' he said 'bring me a scrap of bread in your hand.'
'As the Lord your God lives,' she replied 'I have no baked bread, but only a handful of meal in a jar and a little oil in a jug; I am just gathering a stick or two to go and prepare this for myself and my son to eat, and then we shall die.'
But Elijah said to her,
'Do not be afraid, go and do as you have said; but first make a little scone of it for me and bring it to me, and then make some for yourself and for your son.
For thus the Lord speaks, the God of Israel:
"Jar of meal shall not be spent, jug of oil shall not be emptied,
before the day when the Lord sends rain on the face of the earth.'"
The woman went and did as Elijah told her and they ate the food, she, himself and her son.
The jar of meal was not spent nor the jug of oil emptied, just as the Lord had foretold through Elijah.
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Responsorial Psalm Ps 145:7-10
Response My soul, give praise to the Lord.
or Alleluia!
1. It is the Lord who keeps faith for ever, who is just to those who are oppressed.
It is he who gives bread to the hungry, the Lord, who sets prisoners free. Response
2. It is the Lord who gives sight to the blind, who raises up those who are bowed down.
It is the Lord who loves the just, the Lord, who protects the stranger. Response
3. The Lord upholds the widow and orphan but thwarts the path of the wicked.
The Lord will reign for ever, Zion's God, from age to age. Response
SECOND READING
A reading from the letter to the Hebrews 9:24-28
Christ offers himself only once to take the faults of many on himself.
It is not as though Christ had entered a man-made sanctuary which was only modelled on the real one; but it was heaven itself, so that he could appear in the actual presence of God on our behalf. And he does not have to offer himself again and again, like the high priest going into the sanctuary year after year with the blood that is not his own, or else he would have had to suffer over and over again since the world began. Instead of that, he has made his appearance once and for all, now at the end of the last age, to do away with sin by sacrificing himself. Since men only die once, and after that comes judgement, so Christ, too, offers himself only once to take the faults of many on himself, and when he appears a second time, it will not be to deal with sin but to reward with salvation those who are waiting for him.
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Gospel Acclamation Apoc 2: 10
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Even if you have to die, says the Lord, keep faithful,
and I will give you the crown of life.
Alleluia!
or Mt 5:3
Alleluia, Alleluia!
How happy are the poor in spirit theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Alleluia!
GOSPEL
The Lord be with you. And with your spirit
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark 12:38-44 Glory to you, O Lord.
This poor widow has put more in than all.
In his teaching Jesus said,
'Beware of the scribes who like to walk about in long robes,
to be greeted obsequiously in the market squares,
to take the front seats in the synagogues and the places of honour at banquets;
these are the men who swallow the property of widows, while making a show of lengthy prayers.
The more severe will be the sentence they receive.'
Jesus sat down opposite the treasury and watched the people putting money into the treasury, and many of the rich put in a great deal. A poor widow came and put in two small coins, the equivalent of a penny. Then he called his disciples and said to them,
'I tell you solemnly, this poor widow has put more in than all who have contributed to the treasury; for they have all put in money they had over, but she from the little she had has put in everything she possessed, all she had to live on.'
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
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For homily resources for this Sunday's Gospel click here: https://www.catholicireland.net/sunday-homily/
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Shorter form of the GOSPEL
The Lord be with you. And with your spirit
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark 12:41-44 Glory to you, O Lord.
This poor widow has put more in than all.
Jesus sat down opposite the treasury and watched the people putting money into the treasury, and many of the rich put in a great deal. A poor widow came and put in two small coins, the equivalent of a penny.
Then he called his disciples and said to them,
'I tell you solemnly, this poor widow has put more in than all who have contributed to the treasury;
for they have all put in money they had over,
but she from the little she had has put in everything she possessed, all she had to live on.
The Gospel of the Lord Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
The scripture texts are taken from The Jerusalem Bible, published by Darton, Longman and Todd Ltd 1966 and used with the permission of the publishers. http://dltbooks.com/
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Liturgical Readings for: Sunday, 10th November, 2024
CÉAD LÉACHTSliocht as an Dara Leabhar Ríthe 17:10-16
Rinne an bhaintreach mar a dúirt Éilias léi agus d’ith siad an bia, ise,
eisean agus [a mac] ar feadh a lán laethanta.
D’imigh Éilias go Zárafat. Nuair a bhain sé geata na cathrach amach, bhí baintreach ann ag cruinniú brosna. Chuir sé forrán uirthi agus dúirt:“Tabhair chugam le do thoil braoinín uisce i soitheach,
ionas go mbeadh deoch uisce agam.”
Bhí sí ar tí imeacht faoina choinne nuair a ghlaoigh sé uirthi:
“Ar mhiste leat,” ar sé, “blúire aráin a thabhairt chugam i do láimh.”
“Dar an Tiarna do Dhia beo,” a d’fhreagair sí, “níl builín aráin ar bith agam, níl ach glac mine i bpróca agus braoinín ola i gcrúiscín. Tá mé ag cruinniú cipín nó dhó anois roimh dhul isteach chun an méid sin a ullmhú dom féin agus do mo mhac le hithe, agus ansin gheobhaimid bás.”
Ach dúirt Éilias léi:
Ná bíodh eagla ort, imigh agus déan mar a dúirt tú, ach déan toirtín beag domsa as i dtús ama, agus tabhair chugam é, agus ina dhiaidh sin déan tuilleadh duit féin agus do do mhac.
Óir is mar seo a labhraíonn an Tiarna, Dia Iosrael:
‘ Ní bheidh an próca mine ídithe, ní bheidh an crúiscín ola folamh,
nó go dtiocfaidh an lá a chuirfidh an Tiarna fearthainn ar aghaidh na talún.’”
D’imigh sí agus rinne mar a dúirt Éilias léi agus d’ith siad an bia, ise, eisean agus [a mac] ar feadh a lán laethanta.
Ní raibh an próca mine ídithe na an crúiscín ola folamh, díreach mar a dúirt an Tiarna roimh re trí bhéal Éilias.
Briathar an Tiarna Buíochas le Dia.
Salm le Freagra . Sm 145
Freagra Tabhair moladh don Tiarna, a anam liom.
Malairt Freagra Alleluia!
1. Is é an Tiarna a sheasann lena bhriathar de shíor agus a dhéanann ceart don drong atá faoi chois;
is é a thugann bia don ocrach: is é an Tiarna a scaoileann na braighdeanaigh. Freagra
2. Osclaíonn sé súile na ndall, tógann sé suas an dream atá crom.
Cumhdaíonn an Tiarna an coimhthíoch, déanann tacaíocht don dílleachta is don bhaintreach. Freagra
3. Tugann an Tiarna grá don fhíréan, ach cuireann sé slí na bpeacach trí chéile.
Beidh an Tiarna i réim go brách, ina Dhia, a Síón, ó ghlúin go glúin. Freagra
DARA LÉACHT
Sliocht as an Litir chuig na Eabhraig 9:24-28
Ofráladh Críost an t-aon uair amháin ar fad le peacaí na ndaoine go léir a thógáil air féin.
Ní isteach i sanctóir lámhdhéanta nach raibh ann ach samhail den fhíorshanctóir a chuaigh Críost, ach isteach sna flaithis féin mar a bhfuil sé anois ag déanamh idirghuí ar ár son i láthair Dé. Ach ní théann sé isteach ann chun é féin a ofráil arís agus arís eile faoi mar a théann an t-ardsagart isteach san Áit Rónaofa bliain i ndiaidh bliana le fuil nach leis féin. Óir dá mb’amhlaidh a bhí an scéal, bheadh air páis a fhulaingt arís agus arís eile ó chruthú na cruinne amach. Ina ionad sin, is amhlaidh atá sé tar éis teacht ar an saol sa ré dheiridh seo an t-aon uair amháin ar fad chun na peacaí a chur ar ceal trína íobairt féin. Caithfidh gach duine bás a fháil an t-aon uair amháin ar fad agus ina dhiaidh sin tugtar breith air. Mar an gcéanna ofráladh Críost an t-aon uair amháin ar fad le peacaí na ndaoine go léir a thógáil air féin; tiocfaidh sé arís, ní chun peacaí a chur ar ceal, ach chun na daoine atá ag tnúthán leis a shlánú.Briathar an Tiarna Buíochas le Dia
Alleluia Véarsa Mth 5: 3
Alleluia, alleluia!
Is méanar dóibh seo atá bocht ó spiorad, óir is leo ríocht na bhflaitheas.
Alleluia!
SOISCÉAL
Go raibh an Tiarna libh. Agus le do spiorad féin
Sliocht as an Soiscéal naofa de réir Marcas 12:38-44 Glóir duit, a Thiarna.
Gur mó a chaith an bhaintreach bhocht seo isteach ná mar a chaith aon duine eile.
San am sin dúirt Íosa ina theagasc:
“Seachnaígí na scríobhaithe, an dream arb áil leo bheith ag siúl timpeall sna róbaí fada, agus go mbeifí ag beannú dóibh sna háiteanna poiblí, agus na príomhshuíocháin acu sna sionagóga, agus na príomhthoilg ag na fleánna; iadsan na daoine a ídíonn tithe na mbaintreach, ar scáth a bheith ag déanamh urnaithe fada. Is daoire an bhreith a gheobhaidh siad.”
Shuigh Íosa síos os comhair an chiste agus bhí sé ag faire ar an slua ag cur airgid isteach sa chiste, chuir a lán de na daoine saibhre mórán isteach ann. Agus tháinig baintreach dhealbh agus chaith sí isteach dhá chianóg, is é sin feoirling. Ghlaoigh sé chuige a dheisceabail, agus dúirt sé leo:
“Deirim libh go fírinneach gur mó a chaith an bhaintreach bhocht seo isteach ná mar a chaith aon duine eile dár chaith ann. Óir is den iomarca a bhí acu a chaith an chuid eile isteach, ach chaith sise isteach as a huireasa a raibh aici go léir, a cuid den saol.”
Soiscéal an Tiarna. Moladh duit, a Chriost
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Malairt SOISCÉAL Gearr
Sliocht as an Soiscéal naofa de réir Naomh Marcas 12:38-44
Gur mó a chaith an bhaintreach bhocht seo isteach ná mar a chaith aon duine eile.
SOISCÉAL
Go raibh an Tiarna libh. Agus le do spiorad féin
Sliocht as an Soiscéal naofa de réir Marcas 12:38-44 Glóir duit, a Thiarna.
Gur mó a chaith an bhaintreach bhocht seo isteach ná mar a chaith aon duine eile.
Shuigh Íosa síos os comhair an chiste agus bhí sé ag faire ar an slua ag cur airgid isteach sa chiste, agus chuir a lán de na daoine saibhre mórán isteach ann. Agus tháinig baintreach dhealbh agus chaith sí isteach dhá chianóg, is é sin feoirling. Ghlaoigh sé chuige a dheisceabail, agus dúirt sé leo:
“Deirim libh go fírinneach gur mó a chaith an bhaintreach bhocht seo isteach ná mar a chaith aon duine eile dár chaith ann. Óir is den iomarca a bhí acu a chaith an chuid eile isteach, ach chaith sise isteach as a huireasa a raibh aici go léir, a cuid den saol.”
Soiscéal an Tiarna. Moladh duit, a Chriost
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Machtnamh ar Bhriathar Dé dia Domhnaigh
Deóntas le dea-thoil
"Tá sé go léir faoi tabhairt agus gan gabháil!" "It's all taking and no giving!" mar a chan Dolly Parton sa scannán: Ag Obair Naoi Go Cúig, agus insí an chéad líne eile cáintear an slí-bheatha úd: "Cén bealach saol é sin!". Cuireann Scrioptúr an lae inniu bhealach eile ó’s ár gcomhair. Molann sé slí bheatha ina measgtar glacadh agus deóntas, agus is ag an deóntas atá an luach is mó, mar is é sin a bhéid scríofa ar ár gcreidmheas i Leabhar na Beatha. Is é Íosa an Deóntóir Mór. Is mian leis go mbéadh an bheatha againn, agus ar an iomlán [Jn 10:10]. Mar shampla breá den chineál seo cúnamh frithpháirteach, feicimid conas a chabhraigh Elijah agus baintreach Zarephath dá chéile chun maireachtáil . Chuir sí an deire chuid dá bia ar fáil leis an bhfáidh ocrasach, agus bheannaigh seisean í ar ais i slí íontach. Sa Soiscéal molann Íosa "Tabhairt ón gcroí." Cheap dheontóirí eile gur bheag an deontas a thug an baintreach chuig an Teampaill, ach bhí luach thar phraghas ag baint leis. Ní h’iad na daoine saibhir amháin is féidir bheith fhlaithiúlach!
Pádraig Ó Rúairí, cp,
Sliabh Argus, Átha Cliath.
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