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Discover the rich history and vibrant community of our local parish in this captivating video. From its humble beginnings to its present-day significance, the story of our parish is one of faith, resilience, and community.
Through interviews and historical photos, this video brings to life the unique story of our parish.
Through interviews and historical photos, this video brings to life the unique story of our parish.
THE POPE VIDEO – JUNE 2023
Let us pray that the international community may commit itself concretely to abolish torture, guaranteeing support to victims and their families.
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BISHOP ALAN MCGUCKIAN
The Joy of the Gospel – Reflection 4
ST COLUMBA – 1500 YEARS
Celebration of the Life and Legacy of St. Colmcille/Columba
BISHOP ALAN MCGUCKIAN
The Joy of the Gospel – April 29th
Churches of the Day
Pictorial Thought for Today
Jun 2 - SS Marcellinus and Peter (304) martyrs
Summary of Ss Marcellinus and Peter, Martyrs who died in 304, beheaded at Rome under the emperor Diocletian. Reputedly members of the Roman clergy, they are held in special honour in Rome itself, as evident in the basilica built over their tombs and their mention in Eucharistic Prayer I (The Roman Canon)
Marcellinus, and Peter, are named together as martyrs in whose fellowship we ask to share in Eucharistic Prayer 1 (The Roman Canon). Peter was an exorcist and Marcellinus a priest and both were martyred in Rome under Diocletian (304).
It is said that it was on
Via Labicana in Rome 9. that Marcellinus who was a priest and Peter who was an exorcist, resided. The fact that both saints were named together in Eucharistic Prayer 1 (The Roman Canon) indicates veneration in Rome very soon after their death.
Patrick Duffy tells their story.
Image right>: Station Church of SS Marcellinus and Peter The Station is in the basilica founded by St. Helen on the Via Labicana, where were buried the bodies of St. Marcellinus .
Ministries in Troubled times
Peter, the exorcist, had been imprisoned by the judge Serenus for confessing the Christian faith. Artemius the prison-keeper had a daughter Paulina who was troubled by an evil spirit. Peter being a person entrusted by the Church with authority to cast out spirits was able to heal her. On seeing this, Artemius, his wife and neighbours were all converted to Jesus Christ. Peter then brought them to Marcellinus the priest, who baptized them.
Answering with Christian Boldness
When the judge Serenus heard of this, he summoned Peter and Marcellinus before him, rebuked and threatened them, demanding that they deny Christ. When they answered with Christian boldness, they were executed and their bodies abandoned in a place called the Black Wood so that other Christians would not be able to bury or venerate their bodies.
Burial and Veneration
However, two Christian ladies, Lucilla and Firmina, came to know of this; they took the bodies and buried them with honour in a crypt near St Tiburtius, who was martyred some years earlier. The emperor Constantine is said to have built a church in their honour on the place and later had his mother St Helena buried there. The place where their bodies were found was afterwards called the White Wood.
An Epitaph by Pope St Damasus
Pope St. Damasus I (366-384), wrote that when he was a boy, he learnt the circumstances of their martyrdom from the lips of the executioner himself. Percussor retulit mihi Damaso cum puer essem. He composed an epitaph in verse for their tomb: it states that through their martyrdom God gives us proof of his constant presence to his Church. A fragment of it survives in a nearby church. The fact that Marcellinus and Peter are mentioned in the Roman Canon indicates that they were held in high honour from soon after their death.
Translation of their Relics to Germany
In the early ninth century, Eginhard, secretary to and biographer of Charlemagne, became a monk in his later life. In 827 he asked Pope Gregory IV to send him some relics of martyrs to enrich the monasteries which he had founded or repaired. The Pope sent him the bodies of Saints Marcellinus and Peter. Eginhard located these relics at Seligenstadt near Frankfurt, where, in 829, he built a church and monastery in their honour.
In art
Both Marcellinus and Peter are depicted together, in ministerial garments, and bearing palms. In the early 17th century, the archaeologist Antonio Bosio (called the "Columbus of the Catacombs") claimed in his book Roma Sotterranea that an ancient fragment he found represents Peter, Marcellinus, and Paulina standing together.
Marcellinus, and Peter, are named together as martyrs in whose fellowship we ask to share in Eucharistic Prayer 1 (The Roman Canon). Peter was an exorcist and Marcellinus a priest and both were martyred in Rome under Diocletian (304).
It is said that it was on
Via Labicana in Rome 9. that Marcellinus who was a priest and Peter who was an exorcist, resided. The fact that both saints were named together in Eucharistic Prayer 1 (The Roman Canon) indicates veneration in Rome very soon after their death.Patrick Duffy tells their story.
Image right>: Station Church of SS Marcellinus and Peter The Station is in the basilica founded by St. Helen on the Via Labicana, where were buried the bodies of St. Marcellinus .
Ministries in Troubled times
Peter, the exorcist, had been imprisoned by the judge Serenus for confessing the Christian faith. Artemius the prison-keeper had a daughter Paulina who was troubled by an evil spirit. Peter being a person entrusted by the Church with authority to cast out spirits was able to heal her. On seeing this, Artemius, his wife and neighbours were all converted to Jesus Christ. Peter then brought them to Marcellinus the priest, who baptized them.
Answering with Christian BoldnessWhen the judge Serenus heard of this, he summoned Peter and Marcellinus before him, rebuked and threatened them, demanding that they deny Christ. When they answered with Christian boldness, they were executed and their bodies abandoned in a place called the Black Wood so that other Christians would not be able to bury or venerate their bodies.
Burial and Veneration
However, two Christian ladies, Lucilla and Firmina, came to know of this; they took the bodies and buried them with honour in a crypt near St Tiburtius, who was martyred some years earlier. The emperor Constantine is said to have built a church in their honour on the place and later had his mother St Helena buried there. The place where their bodies were found was afterwards called the White Wood.
An Epitaph by Pope St Damasus
Pope St. Damasus I (366-384), wrote that when he was a boy, he learnt the circumstances of their martyrdom from the lips of the executioner himself. Percussor retulit mihi Damaso cum puer essem. He composed an epitaph in verse for their tomb: it states that through their martyrdom God gives us proof of his constant presence to his Church. A fragment of it survives in a nearby church. The fact that Marcellinus and Peter are mentioned in the Roman Canon indicates that they were held in high honour from soon after their death.
Translation of their Relics to Germany
In the early ninth century, Eginhard, secretary to and biographer of Charlemagne, became a monk in his later life. In 827 he asked Pope Gregory IV to send him some relics of martyrs to enrich the monasteries which he had founded or repaired. The Pope sent him the bodies of Saints Marcellinus and Peter. Eginhard located these relics at Seligenstadt near Frankfurt, where, in 829, he built a church and monastery in their honour.
In art
Both Marcellinus and Peter are depicted together, in ministerial garments, and bearing palms. In the early 17th century, the archaeologist Antonio Bosio (called the "Columbus of the Catacombs") claimed in his book Roma Sotterranea that an ancient fragment he found represents Peter, Marcellinus, and Paulina standing together.
Liturgical Readings for: Friday, 2nd June, 2023
Friday of Eighth Week of Ordinary Time, Year 1
Optional memorial of Ss Marcellinus and Peter, martyrs
FIRST READING
A reading from the Book of Ecclesiasticus 44:1. 9-13
Here is a list of generous men whose good works have not been forgotten.
Let us praise illustrious men, our ancestors in their successive generations.
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.
But 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.
The Word of the Lord Thanks be to God
Responsorial Psalm Ps 149
Response The Lord takes delight in his people
Or Alleluia!
1. Sing a new song to the Lord, his praise in the assembly of the faithful.
Let Israel rejoice in its Maker, let Zion's sons exult in their king. Response
2. Let them praise his name with dancing and make music with timbrel and harp.
For the Lord takes delight in his people. He crowns the poor with salvation. Response
3. Let the faithful rejoice in their glory, shout for joy and take their rest.
Let the praise of God be on their lips; this honour is for all his faithful. Response
Gospel Acclamation Ps 118:29. 35
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Bend my heart to your will, O Lord, and teach me your commands.
Alleluia!
or Jn 15: 16
Alleluia, Alleluia!
I chose you from the world to go out and to bear fruit, fruit that will last.
Alleluia!
GOSPEL
Go raibh an Tiarna libh. Agus le do spiorad féin
A reading from the Gospel according to Mark 11:11-26 Glory to you, O Lord
Theme: My house will be called a house of prayer for all the peoples. Have faith in God.
After he had been acclaimed by the crowds, Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the Temple. He looked all round him, but as it was now late, he went out to Bethany with the Twelve.
Next day as they were leaving Bethany, he felt hungry. Seeing a fig tree in leaf some distance away, he went to see if he could find any fruit on it, but when he came up to it he found nothing but leaves; for it was not the season for figs. And he addressed the fig tree. 'May no one ever eat fruit from you again' he said. And his disciples heard him say this.
So they reached Jerusalem and he went into the Temple and began driving out those who were selling and buying there; he upset the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those who were selling pigeons. Nor would he allow anyone to carry anything through the Temple. And he taught them and said, 'Does not scripture say: My house will be called a house of prayer for all the peoples? But you have turned it into a robbers' den.' This came to the ears of the chief priests and the scribes, and they tried to find some way of doing away with him; they were afraid of him because the people were carried away by his teaching. And when evening came he went out of the city.Next morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree withered to the roots. Peter remembered. 'Look, Rabbi,' he said to Jesus 'the fig tree you cursed has withered away.'
Jesus answered, 'Have faith in God. I tell you solemnly, if anyone says to this mountain, "Get up and throw yourself into the sea", with no hesitation in his heart but believing that what he says will happen, it will be done for him. I tell you therefore: everything you ask and pray for, believe that you have it already, and it will be yours. And when you stand in prayer, forgive whatever you have against anybody, so that your Father in heaven may forgive your failings too. But if you do not forgive, your Father in heaven will not forgive your failings either. '
The Gospel of the Lord Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
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Gospel Reflection Friday, Eighth Week in Ordinary Time Mark 11:11-26
Many people comment on how prayerful a place our parish church is. It is very much a place of prayer. All through the day people come in to our church to pray. In the gospel reading, Jesus is critical of the Temple of his day because it wasn’t the house of prayer for all the peoples that God intended it to be. Not everyone was equally welcome there. We all want our own parish church to be a house of prayer for everyone, a place where everyone, without exception, feels at home and can pray in peace. There needs to be a warm, welcoming feel to every parish church, which reflects the welcoming love of the Lord for all. The Lord is present in the Eucharist in our church drawing all people to himself.
Later in the gospel reading, Jesus encourages his followers to pray, to ask God for their needs in the confidence that God will respond to their prayer of petition. ‘Everything you ask and pray for, believe that you have it already, and it will be yours’. Our prayer will not always be answered in the way we might want or expect, but our heartfelt prayer will never go unanswered. In the gospel reading, Jesus not only asks us to be a praying community but to be a forgiving community as well. ‘When you stand in prayer, forgive whatever you have against anybody’. As we open our hearts in prayer to God, God calls on us to open our hearts in forgiveness to one another at the same time. Our love of God, expressed in prayer, is to be accompanied by our love of one another expressed by our willingness to forgive one another. Such forgiveness will not always come easy to us, especially if we have been deeply hurt by someone. Sometimes all we can manage is the desire to forgive or even the seeking after that desire, and that itself is acceptable to the Lord and would make a worthwhile prayer, ‘Lord, grant me the desire to forgive’.
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The Scripture Readings are taken from The Jerusalem Bible, published 1966 by Darton, Longman & Todd Ltd. and used with the permission of the publishers. http://dltbooks.com/
The Scripture Reflection is made available with our thanks from Reflections on the Weekday Readings 2022-2023: Your word is a lamp for my feet and light for my path by Martin Hogan and published by Messenger Publications 2022, c/f www.messenger.ie/bookshop/
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Liturgical Readings for: Friday, 2nd June, 2023
CHÉAD LÉACHTSliocht as an Leabhar Shíorach 44:1. 9-13
Ach fir dhiaganta ab ea na fir seo leanas. Ní thiocfaidh meath ar a nglóir.
Molaimis anois fir chailiúla,na sinsir a bhí againn ó aois go haois.
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.
Briathar an Tiarna Buíochas le Dia
Salm le freagra Sm 149
Freagra Óir tugann an Tiarna taitneamh dá phobal.
Malairt le freagra Alleluia!
1. Canaigí amhrán nua don Tiarna; moltar é i gcomhthionól na bhfíréan.
Déanadh Iosrael gairdeas faoina gcruthaitheoir; bíodh ríméad ar chlann Shíón faoina Rí. Freagra
2. Molaidís a ainm le rince; déanaidís ceol ar an gcláirseach is ar an gcruit.
Óir tugann an Tiarna taitneamh dá phobal; tugann sé an bua do lucht na huirísle. Freagra
3. Bíodh mórmholtaí Dé ina mbéal acu; agus claíomh an dá fhaobhar ina láimh.
D’fhonn breithiúnas a chur i bhfeidhm mar a ceapadh dóibh; is í an ghlóir seo atá i ndán dá naoimh uile. Freagra
SOISCÉAL
Go raibh an Tiarna libh. Agus le do spiorad féin
Sliocht as Soiscéal naofa de réir Naomh Marcas 11:11-26 Glóir duit, a Thiarna.
Glaofar ar mo theachsa teach urnaithe do na ciníocha go léir. Bíodh creideamh agaibh i nDia.
San am sin chuaigh Íosa isteach in Iarúsailéim, agus isteach sa Teampall. Bhreathnaigh sé ar gach ní ina thimpeall, ach ó bhí an déanaí ann cheana féin, chuaigh sé amach go Béatáine leis an dáréag.
Agus iad ag fágáil Béatáine lá arna mhárach, bhí ocras air. Nuair a chonaic sé i bhfad uaidh crann fígí agus duilliúr air, chuaigh sé féachaint an bhfaigheadh sé aon toradh air. Agus nuair a tháinig sé chuige ní bhfuair sé aon ní ach duilliúr mar níorbh é aimsir na bhfígí é. Labhair sé leis an gcrann fígí: “As seo amach go brách nár ithe aon duine toradh uaitse,” ar sé. Agus chuala a dheisceabail é.
Tháinig siad ansin go Iarúsailéim. Ar dhul isteach sa Teampall dó, thosaigh sé ar an muintir a bhí ag díol agus ag ceannach sa Teampall a thiomáint amach; leag sé ar lár na cláir ar lucht airgead a mhalartú agus na suíocháin ar lucht colmáin a dhíol; ná ní cheadódh sé d’aon duine árthach a bhreith leis tríd an Teampall. Agus bhí sé á dteagasc agus dúirt sé leo: “Nach bhfuil sé scríofa: ‘Glaofar ar mo theachsa teach urnaithe do na ciníocha go léir’? ach rinne sibh uaimh robálaithe de.”Chuala uachtaráin na sagart agus na scríobhaithe ina thaobh seo agus bhí siad ag lorg slí chun é a mharú; óir bhí eagla orthu roimhe mar bhí an slua go léir ag déanamh an-iontas dá theagasc. Agus nuair a tháinig an tráthnóna d’imigh siad amach as an gcathair.
Ag gabháil thar bráid dóibh lá arna mhárach, chonaic siad an crann fígí seargtha óna fhréamhacha. Chuimhnigh Peadar agus dúirt leis: “A Mháistir, an crann fígí ar ar chuir tú do mhallacht, féach! tá sé seargtha.”
Dúirt Íosa leo ag freagairt: “Bíodh creideamh agaibh i nDia. Deirim libh go fírinneach, má deir aon duine leis an sliabh seo: ‘Éirigh suas agus déan tú féin a chaitheamh san fharraige’ agus gan aon amhras ina chroí, ach é a chreidiúint go mbeidh mar a deir sé, déanfar sin dó. Deirim libh dá bhrí sin, an uile ní a bheidh á impí agus á iarraidh agaibh, creidigí go bhfuil sé faighte agaibh, agus gheobhaidh sibh é. Agus nuair a bheidh sibh in bhur seasamh ag urnaí, má bhíonn aon ní agaibh i gcoinne aon duine, maithigí dó é, i dtreo go maithfeadh bhur nAthair sna flaithis bhur gcionta daoibhse chomh maith. ( Ach mura maitheann sibhse ní mó a mhaithfidh bhur nAthair sna flaithis bhur gcionta daoibhse.)”
Soiscéal an Tiarna. Moladh duit, a Chriost
AN BÍOBLA NAOFA
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Liturgical Readings for: Sunday, 4th June, 2023
The Most Holy Trinity
General Theme: ‘In the Church one God is preached, who is “above all things and through all things and in all things”.
Yes, certainly, “above all things” as the Father, the first principle and origin; and truly “through all things”,
that is through the Word, and finally “in all things” in the Holy Spirit (St Athanasius in Office of Readings).
FIRST READING
A reading from the Book of Exodus 34:4-6. 8-9
Our Lord is a God of tenderness and compassion.
With the two tablets of stone in his hands, he went up the mountain of Sinai in the early morning as the Lord had commanded him. And the Lord descended in the form of a cloud, and Moses stood with him there.He called on the name of the Lord. The Lord passed before him and proclaimed, the Lord, a God of tenderness and compassion, slow to anger, rich in kindness and faithfulness; And Moses bowed down to the ground at once and worshipped.
'If I have indeed won your favour, Lord,' he said 'let my Lord come with us, I beg. True, they are a headstrong people, but forgive us our faults and our sins, and adopt us as your heritage.'
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God
Responsorial Psalm Dan 3:52-56
Response To you glory and praise for evermore.
1. You are blest, Lord God of our fathers. Response: To you glory and praise for evermore.
Blest your glorious holy name. Response: To you glory and praise for evermore.
2. You are blest in the temple of your glory. Response: To you glory and praise for evermore.
You are blest on the throne of your kingdom. Response: To you glory and praise for evermore.
3. You are blest who gaze into the depths. Response: To you glory and praise for evermore.
You are blest in the firmament of heaven. Response: To you glory and praise for evermore.
SECOND READING
A reading from the second letter of St Paul to the Corinthians 13:11-13
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit.
Brothers, we wish you happiness; try to grow perfect; help one another.
Be united; live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.
Greet one another with the holy kiss. All the saints send you greetings.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God
and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God
Gospel Acclamation Apoc 1:8
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
the God who is, who was, and who is to come
Alleluia!
GOSPEL
The Lord be with you And with your spirit.
A reading from the Gospel according to John 3:16-18 Glory to you, O Lord
For God sent his Son into the world so that through him the world might be saved.
Jesus said to Nicodemus,
'God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son,
so that everyone who believes in him may not be lost but may have eternal life.
For God sent his Son into the world not to condemn the world,
but so that through him the world might be saved.
No one who believes in him will be condemned;
but whoever refuses to believe is condemned already,
because he has refused to believe in the name of God's only Son.'
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, 4th June, 2023
CÉAD LÉACHT Sliocht as an Leabhar Exodus 34:4-6. 8-9
A Thiarna, a Thiarna, Dia na cineáltachta agus na trócaire.
Ghearr Maois dhá leac chloiche dá bhrí sin ar aon dul leis na chéad chinn, agus go luath ar maidin ghabh sé faoi Shliabh Shíonái suas leis an dá leac chloiche ina lámha faoi mar a d’ordaigh an Tiarna dó. Tháinig an Tiarna anuas i bhfoirm néil, agus sheas Maois ansiúd in éineacht leis.Glaoigh sé ar ainm an Tiarna. Ghabh an Tiarna thar bráid os a chomhair agus d’fhógair sé:
“A Thiarna, a Thiarna, Dia na cineáltachta agus na trócaire, is mall é chun feirge, is lán é de bhuanghrá agus de dhílseacht; Shléacht Maois go talamh gan mhoill ag adhradh agus dúirt: “Má fuair mé fabhar i do láthair, a Thiarna, tagadh mo Thiarna in éineacht linn, achainím ort, fág gur ceanndána an pobal iad; ach maith dúinn ár gcionta agus ár bpeacaí, agus glac linn mar oidhreacht agat.”
Briathar an Tiarna Buíochas le Dia
Salm Le Freagra. Dan 3
Freagra Le moladh agus le glóiriú de shíor.
1. Is beannaithe thú, a Thiarna, Dia ár n-aithreacha, Freagra : le moladh agus le glóiriú de shíor.
Is beannaithe é do naomhainm uasal, Freagra: le moladh agus le glóiriú de shíor.
2. Is beannaithe thú i dteampall do naomhghlóire, Freagra : le moladh agus le glóiriú de shíor.
Is beannaithe thú i gcathaoir ríoga do fhlaithis, Freagra : le moladh agus le glóiriú de shíor.
3. Is beannaithe thú ag iniúchadh na ndubhaigéan, Freagra : le moladh agus le glóiriú de shíor.
4. Is beannaithe thú i bhfirmimint neimhe Freagra : le moladh agus le glóiriú de shíor.
DARA LÉACHT
Sliocht as dara litir Naomh Pól chuig na gCoirintigh 13:11-13
Grásta ár dTiarna Íosa Críost agus grá Dé agus cumann an Spioraid Naoimh libh go léir.
A bhráithre, fágaim slán agaibh. Déanaigí bhur mbeatha a leasú.
Tugaigí spreagadh dá chéile.
Bígí socair síochánta le chéile agus beidh Dia an ghrá agus na síochána faraibh.
Beannaígí dá chéile leis an bpóg naofa. Cuireann na naoimh go léir a mbeannacht chugaibh.
Grásta ár dTiarna Íosa Críost agus grá Dé agus cumann an Spioraid Naoimh libh go léir.
Briathar an Tiarna Buíochas le Dia
SOISCÉAL
Go raibh an Tiarna libh. Agus le do spiorad féin
Sliocht as Soiscéal naofa de réir Naomh Eoin 3:16-18 Glóir duit, a Thiarna.
Chuir Dia a Mhac uaidh ar an saol chun go slánófaí an saol tríd.
San am sin dúirt Íosa lena dheisceabail:
Óir ghráigh Dia an domhan chomh mór sin gur thug sé a Aonghin Mic uaidh
i dtreo, gach duine a chreideann ann, nach gcaillfí é ach go mbeadh an bheatha shioraí aige.
Óir ní chun daorbhreith a thabhairt ar an saol a chuir Dia a Mhac uaidh ar an saol
ach chun go slánófaí an saol tríd.
An té a chreideann ann ní thabharfar daorbhreith air,
ach an té nach gcreideann ann, tá daorbhreith tugtha air cheana féin,
mar nár chreid sé in ainm Mhac Dé, a Aonghin.
Soiscéal an Tiarna. Moladh duit, a Chriost
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