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Pictorial Thought for Today
Nov 5- St Martin de Porres (1579- 1639) Dominican, religious brother
Summary: St Martin de Porres, religious Born in Lima (Peru) in 1579, an illegitimate child of mixed race; died there on this day in 1639. Trained as a barber and infirmarian and accepted as a Dominican brother. He was noted for his humility, holiness, his ministry to African slaves, and his dedicated service of the poor and the sick of all races.
St Martin suffered discrimination because he was "illegitimate" and of mixed race. But he overcame all these issues with an extraordinary charity that won over the hearts of people of all races and classes.
Patrick Duffy tells us his story.
Early Life
Martin was born in Lima, Peru. His father was a Spanish noble man and his mother a freed black slave from Panama. He inherited his mother's African features. His father virtually disowned him, though he did take him and his sister to Ecuador to be educated. After his father's appointment as governor of Panama, both children were sent back to their mother in Peru. She practised herbal medicine and Martin picked up that knowledge from her. He also became apprenticed to a barber, which at that time meant he also picked up some surgical expertise.
Lay Brother
Although "Indians, blacks and their descendants" were barred from becoming religious, Martin was accepted by the Dominicans as a 'donado', (a lay person allowed to live with the community and wear the habit in return for performing menial tasks). But Martin had such gifts of healing that he soon had a reputation as miracle-worker. Also in distributing food from the convent to the poor, the food seemed to multiply miraculously. He set up a residence where he nursed the sick, befriended poor, especially ill-treated slaves.
He also had an orphanage, and set up a shelter for stray animals to whom he was extremely kind. He was eventually accepted as a lay brother.
Filled with Compassion
Martin's Dominican superiors and brothers were often shocked by the extent of his charity. One of his brothers saw him take a half-naked beggar, dirty and covered with ulcers and put him in his own bed. Thinking this
was too much, he reproved Martin, who replied:
“With a little soap I can easily clean my bed covers, brother, but even a torrent of tears would never wash from my soul the stain that my harshness towards this poor man would create."
In this way he won over his brothers to his way of thinking and eventually many came to him for spiritual direction. Martin never ate meat, fasted continuously, and spent much time in prayer and meditation.
St Martin suffered discrimination because he was "illegitimate" and of mixed race. But he overcame all these issues with an extraordinary charity that won over the hearts of people of all races and classes.Patrick Duffy tells us his story.
Early Life
Martin was born in Lima, Peru. His father was a Spanish noble man and his mother a freed black slave from Panama. He inherited his mother's African features. His father virtually disowned him, though he did take him and his sister to Ecuador to be educated. After his father's appointment as governor of Panama, both children were sent back to their mother in Peru. She practised herbal medicine and Martin picked up that knowledge from her. He also became apprenticed to a barber, which at that time meant he also picked up some surgical expertise.
Lay Brother
Although "Indians, blacks and their descendants" were barred from becoming religious, Martin was accepted by the Dominicans as a 'donado', (a lay person allowed to live with the community and wear the habit in return for performing menial tasks). But Martin had such gifts of healing that he soon had a reputation as miracle-worker. Also in distributing food from the convent to the poor, the food seemed to multiply miraculously. He set up a residence where he nursed the sick, befriended poor, especially ill-treated slaves.He also had an orphanage, and set up a shelter for stray animals to whom he was extremely kind. He was eventually accepted as a lay brother.
Filled with Compassion
Martin's Dominican superiors and brothers were often shocked by the extent of his charity. One of his brothers saw him take a half-naked beggar, dirty and covered with ulcers and put him in his own bed. Thinking this
was too much, he reproved Martin, who replied:“With a little soap I can easily clean my bed covers, brother, but even a torrent of tears would never wash from my soul the stain that my harshness towards this poor man would create."
In this way he won over his brothers to his way of thinking and eventually many came to him for spiritual direction. Martin never ate meat, fasted continuously, and spent much time in prayer and meditation.
Death and Influence
After many years of loving service, Martin fell ill and died aged sixty. Confounding distinctions of class and race, bishops and nobles turned up to carry his body to his grave. Miraculous cures were claimed at his tomb, but it was 1837 before Pope Gregory XVI beatified him. Pope John XXIII canonised him in 1962. There is a widespread devotion to St Martin, who is regarded as the patron saint of those who suffer discrimination, of people of mixed race, and also of barbers, hairdressers and social workers.
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Memorable Sayings for Today
“You give but little when you give of your possessions.
It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.”
~ Kahlil Gibran ~.
“The wise man does not lay up his own treasures.
The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own.”
~Lao Tzu ~
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Liturgical Readings for: Thursday, 5th November, 2026
Thursday of the Thirty First Week in Ordinary Time, Year 2
Saint of the day: Nov 5; St Martin de Porres, religious, 1579-1639
Martin was a a Dominican lay brother who spent his nights in prayer and penance,
his days caring for the sick and poor and had a great devotion to the Blessed Sacrament
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 3:3-8
Because of Christ, I have come to consider all these advantages that I had as disadvantages.
We are the real people of the circumcision, we who worship in accordance with the Spirit of God; we have our own glory from Christ Jesus without having to rely on a physical operation. If it came to relying on physical evidence, I should be fully qualified myself. Take any man who thinks he can rely on what is physical: I am even better qualified.
I was born of the race of Israel and of the tribe of Benjamin,
a Hebrew born of Hebrew parents, and I was circumcised when I was eight days old.
As for the Law, I was a Pharisee; as for working for religion, I was a persecutor of the Church;
as far as the Law can make you perfect, I was faultless.
But because of Christ, I have come to consider all these advantages that I had as disadvantages.
Not only that, but I believe nothing can happen that will outweigh the supreme advantage of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord.
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Responsorial Psalm Ps 104:2-7 R/v 2
Response Let the hearts that seek the Lord rejoice.
Or Alleluia!
1. O sing to the Lord, sing his praise; tell all his wonderful works!
Be proud of his holy name, let the hearts that seek the Lord rejoice. Response
2. Consider the Lord and his strength; constantly seek his face.
Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, the judgements he spoke. Response
3. O children of Abraham, his servant, O sons of the Jacob he chose.
He, the Lord, is our God: his judgements prevail in all the earth. Response
Gospel Acclamation Ps 129: 5
Alleluia, alleluia!
My soul is waiting for the Lord, I count on his word.
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
The Lord be with you. And with your spirit
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke 15: 1-10 Glory to you, O Lord
There will be more rejoicing in heaven over one repentant sinner.
The tax collectors and the sinners, meanwhile, were all seeking his company to hear what he had to say,
and the Pharisees and the scribes complained. 'This man' they said 'welcomes sinners and eats with them.'
So he spoke this parable to them:
'What man among you with a hundred sheep, losing one, would not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the missing one till he found it? And when he found it, would he not joyfully take it on his shoulders and then, when he got home, call together his friends and neighbours?
"Rejoice with me," he would say "I have found
my sheep that was lost."In the same way, I tell you, there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one repentant sinner than over ninety-nine virtuous men who have no need of repentance.
'Or again, what woman with ten drachmas would not, if she lost one, light a lamp and sweep out the house and search thoroughly till she found it? And then, when she had found it, call together her friends and neighbours?
"Rejoice with me," she would say "I have found the drachma I lost."
In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing among the angels of God over one repentant sinner.'
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
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Gospel Reflection Thursday Thirty First Week in Ordinary Time Luke 14:25-33
When Jesus wanted to communicate who God is like, he often pointed to some human experience. He recognized that sometimes the way humans behave can give us an insight into God. There is something to be learned about God, Jesus suggests, by looking at how ordinary people live their lives. Even those who would not see themselves as especially religious can reveal God to us.
In today’s gospel reading, Jesus invites his critics, who thought of themselves as religious, to look at how a shepherd and a woman might behave when they lose something precious. The shepherd who loses one of a hundred sheep will go looking for that one sheep until he finds it. He will passionately search for it, and, then when he has found it, he will gather his friends and neighbours in his home to share his joy. When one went missing, he didn’t say, ‘Well, I have another ninety nine, so let him go’.
Similarly, a woman who loses one of her ten precious coins will sweep every nook and cranny in her house until she finds it, and so great is her joy upon finding it that she invites her neighbours to share her joy. Jesus is saying, ‘God is like this shepherd and this woman’. God is always searching for the lost, those who have not come to know his tremendous love for them. He wants everyone to know that they are God’s beloved sons and daughters. That is why he sent Jesus into the world, to show to the world God’s passionate, searching, love for all. Each one of us is invited to allow ourselves to be found by this loving God whom Jesus reveals and continues to make present to us today.
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The Scripture Readings are taken from The Jerusalem Bible, 1966 by Darton, Longman and 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 5; St Martin de Porres, religious, 1579-1639
St Martin was born in Lima (Peru) in 1579, an illegitimate child of mixed race; died there on this day in 1639. Trained as a barber and infirmarian and accepted as a Dominican lay brother. He was noted for his humility, holiness, great devotion to the Blessed Sacrament, his ministry to African slaves, and his dedicated service of the poor and the sick of all races and had a special care for animals
Martin suffered discrimination because he was "illegitimate" and of mixed race. But he overcame all these issues with an extraordinary charity that won over the hearts of people of all races and classes.Patrick Duffy tells us his story.
Early Life
Martin was born in Lima, Peru. His father was a Spanish noble man and his mother a freed black slave from Panama. He inherited his mother's African features. His father virtually disowned him, though he did take him and his sister to Ecuador to be educated. After his father's appointment as governor of Panama, both children were sent back to their mother in Peru. She practised herbal medicine and Martin picked up that knowledge from her. He also became apprenticed to a barber, which at that time meant he also picked up some surgical expertise.
Lay Brother
Although "Indians, Blacks and their descendants" were barred from becoming religious, Martin was accepted by the Dominicans as a 'donado', (a lay person 'allowed' to live with the community and wear the habit in return for performing menial tasks). But Martin had such gifts of healing that he soon had a reputation as miracle-worker. Also in distributing food from the convent to the poor, the food seemed to multiply miraculously. He set up a residence where he nursed the sick, befriended poor, especially ill-treated slaves. He also had an orphanage, and set up a shelter for stray animals to whom he was extremely kind. He was eventually accepted as a 'full lay brother.'Filled with Compassion
Martin's Dominican superiors and brothers were often shocked by the extent of his charity. One of his brothers saw him take a half-naked beggar, dirty and covered with ulcers and put him in his own bed. Thinking this
was too much, he reproved Martin, who replied:“With a little soap I can easily clean my bed covers, brother, but even a torrent of tears would never wash from my soul the stain that my harshness towards this poor man would create."
In this way he won over his brothers to his way of thinking and eventually many came to him for spiritual direction. Martin never ate meat, fasted continuously, and spent much time in prayer and meditation.
Death and Influence
After many years of loving service, Martin fell ill and died aged sixty. Confounding distinctions of class and race, bishops and nobles turned up to carry his body to his grave. Miraculous cures were claimed at his tomb, but it was 1837 before Pope Gregory XVI beatified him. Pope John XXIII canonised him in 1962. There is a widespread devotion to St Martin, who is regarded as the patron saint of those who suffer discrimination, of people of mixed race, and also of barbers, hairdressers and social workers.
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Memorable Sayings for Today
“You give but little when you give of your possessions.
It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.”
~ Kahlil Gibran ~.
“The wise man does not lay up his own treasures.
The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own.”
~Lao Tzu ~
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Liturgical Readings for: Thursday, 5th November, 2026
CÉAD LÉACHT Sliocht as an Litir Naomh Pól chuig na Filipigh 3:3-8
Na buntáistí seo a bhí agam, áfach, tá áirithe anois agam gur caillteanas glan iad mar gheall ar Chríost.
A bhráithre, is againne atá an fíorthimpeallghearradh mar is faoi anáil an Spioraid a adhraímid Dia
is as Íosa Críost atá ár maíomh in ionad dul i muinín na colainne, siúd is go bhféadfainnse bheith teann as an gcolainn chomh maith le cách.Go deimhin cibé duine eile atá teann as an gcolainn, is mó ná sin an bun atá agamsa le bheith amhlaidh: de shliocht Iosrael mé, de threibh Bhiniáimin, Eabhrach den fhíorfhuil Eabhrach, agus timpeallghearradh mé ar an ochtú lá. I dtaca leis an dlí bhí mé i m’Fhairisíneach; i dtaca le díograis chreidimh bhí mé i mo ghéarleantóir ar an Eaglais, agus i dtaca le fíréantacht dhlithiúil bhí mé gan cháim.
Na buntáistí seo a bhí agam, áfach, tá áirithe anois agam gur caillteanas glan iad mar gheall ar Chríost. Agus ní hé sin amháin é ach áirím gur caillteanas gach uile ní le hais an bhua thar barr atá faighte agam: aithne a chur ar Íosa Críost, mo Thiarna.
Briathar an Tiarna Buíochas le Dia
Salm le Freagra Sm 104: 2-7R/v 2
Freagra Gairdigí, a lucht iarrtha, an Tiarna.
1. Bígí ag canadh dó, déanaigí a mholadh; insígí a éachtaí go léir.
Déanaigí mórtas as a ainm óir is naofa é; gairdigí, a lucht iarrtha, an Tiarna. Freagra
2. Breathnaígí an Tiarna agus a chumhacht; lorgaígí a ghnúis de shíor.
Cuimhnigí ar na héachtaí a rinne sé; ar a mhíorúiltí agus ar bhreitheanna a bhéil. Freagra
3. A shliocht Abrahám, a lucht fónaimh féin! a chlann Iacóib dá ndearna sé rogha!
Is é an Tiarna féin ár nDia a bhfuil a bhreitheanna i réim ar fud na cruinne. Freagra
SOISCÉAL
Go raibh an Tiarna libh. Agus le do spiorad féin
Sliocht as an Soiscéal naofa de réir Naomh Lúcás 15:1-10 Glóir duit, a Thiarna.
Bíonn áthas i láthair aingeal Dé faoin aon pheacach amháin a dhéanann aithrí.
San am sin na poibleacánaigh agus na peacaigh, bhí siad uile ag teacht ina ghar chun bheithag éisteacht le h’Íosa. Agus bhí na Fairisínigh agus na scríobhaithe ag monabhar:
“Glacann an duine seo peacaigh chuige,” deiridís, “agus itheann sé ina gcuibhreann.”
Agus labhair sé an parabal seo leo:
“Cén duine agaibh a mbíonn céad caora aige agus go gcaillfidh sé aon cheann amháin acu, nach bhfágann an naoi nóchad eile san fhásach agus dul ina diaidh siúd a bhí caillte nó go bhfaigheann í?
Agus nuair a fhaigheann, buaileann ar a ghuaillí í go háthasach, agus ar theacht abhaile dó, glaonn sé a chairde agus a chomharsana le chéile, ag rá leo:‘Déanaigí comhghairdeas liom, óir, an chaora a bhí caillte agam, fuair mé í.’
Deirim libh, is amhlaidh sin a bheidh níos mó áthais sna flaithis faoin aon pheacach amháin a dhéanann aithrí ná faoin naoi bhfíréin nóchad nach mbíonn gá le haithrí acu.
“Nó cén bhean a mbíonn deich ndrachma aici, má chailleann sí aon drachma amháin, nach lasann lampa agus an teach a scuabadh agus léirchuardach a dhéanamh nó go bhfaigheann é? Agus nuair a fhaigheann, glaonn sí a cairde agus mná a comharsan le chéile, ag rá:
‘Déanaigí comhghairdeas liom, óir, an drachma a bhí caillte agam, fuair mé é.’
Is amhlaidh sin, deirim libh, a bhíonn áthas i láthair aingeal Dé faoin aon pheacach amháin a dhéanann aithrí.”
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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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, 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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