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Pictorial Thought for Today
Oct 7 - Our Lady of the Rosary
Summary: Our Lady of the Rosary. This prayer is a memorial of the Virgin Mary as honoured in the rosary, a form of prayer combining the salutation of the angel (Luke 1:28) with meditation on 15/20 of the saving mysteries of Christ and Mary's life here and hereafter.
Patrick Duffy gives the background to the feast.
The Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary combines the recitation of the most profound of vocal prayers — the Our Father, the Hail Mary, the Glory Be, and the Apostles’ Creed - with meditation on twenty mysteries from the lives of Jesus and Mary.
Originally the rosary was the laity's "psalter" with the Hail Marys replacing the 150 psalms .This commemoration was established in 1573 in thanksgiving for a Christian victory over the Ottoman forces at Lepanto.
The Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The word Rosary comes from the Latin word rosarium, meaning "rose garden". Most commonly it refers to a religious exercise in which prayers are recited and counted on a string of beads or a knotted cord. The beads or cord itself, sometimes called a chaplet, is also called a rosary. Many religions have this practice. The most common use of this practice in Christianity is the Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The beads of the rosary or chaplet are arranged in five decades (sets of ten), each decade separated from the next by a space with a larger or more distinctive bead. The two ends of the chaplet are joined by a string holding a crucifix, one large bead, three smaller beads and another large bead.
Praying the Rosary
Traditionally, the Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary required three rounds of the chaplet, reciting an Our Father, ten Hail Marys and a Gloria for each decade while meditating on the joyful, sorrowful and glorious mysteries of the lives of Jesus and Mary.
In 2002 Pope John Paul II added a fourth round with meditations on what he called the "luminous" mysteries, or mysteries of light -1. Jesus's baptism, 2. the miracle at Cana, 3. the proclamation of the kingdom of God, 4. the transfiguration and 5. the institution of the Eucharist.
Origin and Associations
Legend attributes the origin of the Rosary as a method of prayer to St Dominic. It was promoted as a kind of lay person's Divine Office, (The 150 Psalms) the 150 Hail Marys replacing the 150 psalms. As a prayer of intercession to Our Lady the Rosary is associated with Christian victories in some significant battles - with the victory over the Albigensian heresy and their forces by Simon de Montfort at the battle of Muret 1213, and especially with the naval victory won by the Christian fleet over the Turks at Lepanto, October 7, 1571. As a direct result of this victory Dominican Pope St Pius V inaugurated the feast.
Indulgences
The Dominican priest Alanus de Rupe formed a Confraternity of the Rosary at Douai around 1470 and from the fifteenth century onwards the Rosary may have become linked with indulgences. (This may be the reason why Protestants in general have not taken up the devotion. Recent Popes have avoided associating the Rosary with indulgences and Pope John Paul II warned against using it as a magic amulet.)
Other Recognised Chaplets
Eastern and Russian Orthodox Churches have a somewhat different chaplet with 100 beads. In Islam the rosary is an act of piety; it has 33 beads and requires three turns of the chaplet - each bead representing one of the 99 "most beautiful names of Allah" found in the Koran.
Patrick Duffy gives the background to the feast.
The Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary combines the recitation of the most profound of vocal prayers — the Our Father, the Hail Mary, the Glory Be, and the Apostles’ Creed - with meditation on twenty mysteries from the lives of Jesus and Mary.Originally the rosary was the laity's "psalter" with the Hail Marys replacing the 150 psalms .This commemoration was established in 1573 in thanksgiving for a Christian victory over the Ottoman forces at Lepanto.
The Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The word Rosary comes from the Latin word rosarium, meaning "rose garden". Most commonly it refers to a religious exercise in which prayers are recited and counted on a string of beads or a knotted cord. The beads or cord itself, sometimes called a chaplet, is also called a rosary. Many religions have this practice. The most common use of this practice in Christianity is the Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The beads of the rosary or chaplet are arranged in five decades (sets of ten), each decade separated from the next by a space with a larger or more distinctive bead. The two ends of the chaplet are joined by a string holding a crucifix, one large bead, three smaller beads and another large bead.
Praying the Rosary
Traditionally, the Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary required three rounds of the chaplet, reciting an Our Father, ten Hail Marys and a Gloria for each decade while meditating on the joyful, sorrowful and glorious mysteries of the lives of Jesus and Mary.In 2002 Pope John Paul II added a fourth round with meditations on what he called the "luminous" mysteries, or mysteries of light -1. Jesus's baptism, 2. the miracle at Cana, 3. the proclamation of the kingdom of God, 4. the transfiguration and 5. the institution of the Eucharist.
Origin and Associations
Legend attributes the origin of the Rosary as a method of prayer to St Dominic. It was promoted as a kind of lay person's Divine Office, (The 150 Psalms) the 150 Hail Marys replacing the 150 psalms. As a prayer of intercession to Our Lady the Rosary is associated with Christian victories in some significant battles - with the victory over the Albigensian heresy and their forces by Simon de Montfort at the battle of Muret 1213, and especially with the naval victory won by the Christian fleet over the Turks at Lepanto, October 7, 1571. As a direct result of this victory Dominican Pope St Pius V inaugurated the feast.
Indulgences
The Dominican priest Alanus de Rupe formed a Confraternity of the Rosary at Douai around 1470 and from the fifteenth century onwards the Rosary may have become linked with indulgences. (This may be the reason why Protestants in general have not taken up the devotion. Recent Popes have avoided associating the Rosary with indulgences and Pope John Paul II warned against using it as a magic amulet.)
Other Recognised Chaplets
Eastern and Russian Orthodox Churches have a somewhat different chaplet with 100 beads. In Islam the rosary is an act of piety; it has 33 beads and requires three turns of the chaplet - each bead representing one of the 99 "most beautiful names of Allah" found in the Koran.
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Three Memorable Sayings for Today
The Rosary is a prayer that always accompanies me;
it is also the prayer of the ordinary people and the saints...
it is a prayer from my heart."
~ Pope Francis ~
“The Rosary is the best therapy for these distraught,
unhappy, fearful, and frustrated souls,
precisely because it involves the simultaneous use of three powers:
the physical, the vocal, and the spiritual…”
~ Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen ~
“No one can live continually in sin and continue to say the Rosary: either they will give up sin or they will give up the Rosary”.
~ Bishop Hugh Doyle ~
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Liturgical Readings for: Wednesday, 7th October, 2026
Tuesday of the Twenty Seventh Week in Ordinary Time, Year 1
A call to all to pray the 'Rosary'
Feast of the Day Oct 7: Our Lady of the Rosary
C/f A short review of today’s Feast can be found below today’s Readings and Reflection.
FIRST READING
A reading from the Acts of the Apostles 1:12-14
They joined in continuous prayer, together with Mary the mother of Jesus.
After Jesus ascended, the apostles went back to Jerusalem, a short distance away, no more than a sabbath walk; and when they reached the city they went to the upper room where they were staying; there were Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Jude son of James.
All these joined in continuous prayer, together with several women, including Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Responsorial Psalm Lk 1 :46-55 Rv 49
Response The Almighty works marvels for me. Holy is his name!
1. My soul glorifies the Lord, my spirit rejoices in God, my saviour. Response
2. He looks on his servant in her nothingness; henceforth all ages will call me blessed.
The Almighty works marvels for me. Holy his name! Response
3. His mercy is from age to age, on those who fear him.
He puts forth his arm in strength and scatters the proud-hearted. Response
4. He casts the mighty from their thrones and raises the lowly.
He fills the starving with good things, sends the rich away empty. Response
5. He protects Israel, his servant, remembering his mercy,
the mercy promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his sons for ever. Response
Gospel Acclamation Lk 1: 28
Alleluia, alleluia!
Hail, Mary, full of grace; the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women.
Alleluia
GOSPEL
The Lord be with you. And with your spirit
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke 1: 26-38 Glory to you, O Lord.
You are to conceive and bear a son.
In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the House of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. He went in and said to her,
'Rejoice, so highly favoured! The Lord is with you.'
She was deeply disturbed by these words and asked herself what this greeting could mean, but the angel said to her,
'Mary, do not be afraid; you have won God's favour.
Listen! You are to conceive and bear a son, and you must name him Jesus.
He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High.
The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David;
he will rule over the House of Jacob for ever and his reign will have no end.'
Mary said to the angel, 'But how can this come about, since I am a virgin?'
'The Holy Spirit will come upon you', the angel answered, 'and the power of the Most High will cover you with its shadow. And so the child will be holy and will be called Son of God.
Know this too: your kinswoman Elizabeth has, in her old age, herself conceived a son, and she whom people called barren is now in her sixth month, for nothing is impossible to God'
'I am the handmaid of the Lord,' said Mary 'let what you have said be done to me.' And the angel left her.
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
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Gospel Reflection Oct 7th, Our Lady of the Rosary Luke 1:26-38
The great Marian prayer of the Rosary is sometimes traced back to Saint Dominic and his companions who preached against the Albigensian heresy in the thirteenth century. However, it seems more likely to have taken its present familiar form some centuries later. The structure of the Rosary evolved between the twelfth and fifteenth centuries. During the sixteenth century, the structure of the five-decade rosary based on the three sets of mysteries prevailed. Since then it has become a much loved prayer of believers in every generation. The Rosary has been described as the gospel on its knees. The fifteen decades, or twenty decades if we include the Mysteries of Light introduced by Pope John Paul II, are an invitation to reflect on the great mysteries of the Lord’s life, passion, death, resurrection and glorification, and on the role of Mary within those great mysteries.
Two of these mysteries feature in the two readings for this Memorial, the coming of the Holy Spirit on the disciples and Mary in the first reading and the Annunciation to Mary in the gospel reading. Both readings feature the Holy Spirit, the first reading implicitly. It was through the coming of the Holy Spirit upon Mary that she brought her son, who is also God’s Son, into the world. It was through the coming of the Holy Spirit upon the first disciples, including Mary, that they were empowered to proclaim the gospel of Christ crucified and risen, beginning in Jerusalem and extending to the ends of the earth. In the first reading the disciples and Mary were in continuous prayer before the coming of the Spirit. Prayer opens us up to receive the Spirit afresh into our lives. In praying the Rosary, we are opening our hearts to the coming of the Holy Spirit, through whose power we can continue to bring the Lord to others. In that sense, the praying of the Rosary can be our own Annunciation and Pentecost moments.
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The Scripture Readings are taken from The Jerusalem Bible, published by Darton, Longman and Todd Ltd and used with the permission of the publishers. http://dltbooks.com/
The Gospel Reflection is 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 c/f www.messenger.ie/bookshop/
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Feast of the Day: Oct 7th; Our Lady of the Rosary
The Rosary is a memorial of the Virgin Mary as honoured in a form of prayer combining the salutation of the angel (Luke 1:28) with meditation on 15 or now 20 of the saving mysteries of Jesus and Mary's life in the here and hereafter.
Patrick Duffy gives the background to the feast.
The Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary combines the recitation of the most profound of all vocal prayers — the Our Father, the Hail Mary, the Glory Be, and the Apostles’ Creed - with meditation on twenty mysteries from the lives of Jesus and Mary.Originally the Rosary was the laity's "psalter" with the Hail Marys replacing the 150 psalms .This commemoration was established in 1573 in thanksgiving for a Christian victory over the Ottoman forces at Lepanto.
The Rosary
The word Rosary comes from the Latin word 'rosarium', meaning "rose garden". Most commonly it refers to a religious exercise in which prayers are recited and counted on a string of beads or a knotted cord. The beads or cord itself, sometimes called a chaplet, is also called a 'rosary'. Many religions have this practice. The most common use of this practice in Christianity is the Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The beads of the rosary or chaplet are arranged in five decades (sets of ten), each decade separated from the next by a space with a larger or more distinctive bead. The two ends of the chaplet (stringed beads and groups of 10 beads.) are joined by a string holding a crucifix, one large bead, three smaller beads.
Praying the Rosary
Traditionally, the Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary required three rounds of the chaplet, reciting an Our Father, ten Hail Marys and a Gloria for each decade while meditating on the joyful, sorrowful and glorious mysteries of the lives of Jesus and Mary. In 2002 Pope John Paul II added a fourth round of meditations on what he called the "luminous" mysteries, or mysteries of Light- special moments in Jesus Life -1. Jesus's baptism, 2. the miracle at Cana, 3. he proclamation of the kingdom of God, 4. the transfiguration and 5. the institution of the Eucharist.Origin and Associations
Legend attributes the origin of the Rosary as a method of prayer to St Dominic. It was promoted as a kind of lay person's Divine Office, (The 150 Psalms) the 150 Hail Marys replacing the 150 psalms. As a prayer of intercession to Our Lady the Rosary is associated with Christian victories in some significant battles - with the victory over the Albigensian heresy and their forces by Simon de Montfort at the battle of Muret 1213, and especially with the the naval victory won by the Christian fleet over the Turks at Lepanto, October 7, 1571. As a direct result of this victory Dominican Pope St Pius V inaugurated this feast.
Indulgences
The Dominican priest Alanus de Rupe formed a Confraternity of the Rosary at Douai around 1470 and from the fifteenth century onwards the Rosary may have become linked with indulgences. (This is may be the reason why Protestants in general have not taken up the devotion. Recent Popes have avoided associating the Rosary with indulgences- it is meant to be a stand alone meditation prayer and Pope John Paul II himself warned against using it as a magic amulet.)
Other Recognised Chaplets
Eastern and Russian Orthodox Churches have a somewhat different chaplet with 100 beads. In Islam the rosary is an act of piety; it has 33 beads and requires three turns of the chaplet - each bead representing one of the 99 "most beautiful names of Allah" found in the Koran.
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Three Memorable Reminders for Today
The Rosary is a prayer that always accompanies me;
it is also the prayer of the ordinary people and the saints...it is a prayer from my heart."
~ Pope Francis ~
“No one can live continually in sin and continue to say the Rosary:
either they will give up sin or they will give up the Rosary”.
~ Bishop Hugh Doyle ~
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Liturgical Readings for: Wednesday, 7th October, 2026
CÉAD LÉACHT
Sliocht as leabhar Gníomhartha na nAspal 1:12-14
Lean siadsan go léir ag guí gan staonadh le chéile le Muire máthair Íosa.
Nuair a bhí Íosa tógha suas ar neamh, D’fhill na haspail go Iarúsailéim ó Chnoc na nOlóg mar a thugtar air, cnoc atá I ngiorracht siúl lá sabóide do Iarúsailéim. Nuair a shroich siad an chathair chuaigh siad in airde go dtí an seomra uachtarach mar a raibh siad ag baint fúthu: bhí Peadar ann, Eoin agus Séamas, Aindrias, Pilib agus Tomás, Parthalán, Matha agus Séamas Alfáias, Síomón Díograiseach agus Iúdás Shéamais.
Lean siadsan go léir ag guí gan staonadh le chéile mar aon le mná áirithe agus le Muire máthair Íosa agus lena bhráithre.
Briathar an Tiarna Buíochas le Dia
Psalm le Freagra Luc 1:46-55. R/ v49
Freagra Óir rinne an Té atá cumhachtach nithe móra dom agus
is naofa a ainm.
1. “Mórann m’anam an Tiarna, agus rinne mo spiorad gairdeas i nDia mo Shlánaitheoir. Freagra
2. Óir dhearc sé le fabhar ar ísle a bhanóglaigh;mmar féach, déarfaidh na glúine uile feasta gur méanar dom.
Óir rinne an Té atá cumhachtach nithe móra dom agus is naofa a ainm Freagra
3. Tá a thrócaire ó ghlúin go glúin dóibh seo ar a mbíonn a eagla.a
Thaispeáin sé neart a láimhe: scaip sé an dream a bhí uaibhreach i smaointe a gcroí. Freagra
4. Leag sé prionsaí óna gcathaoireacha, agus d’ardaigh sé daoine ísle;
Líon sé lucht an ocrais le nithe maithe, agus chuir sé na saibhre uaidh folamh. Freagra
5. D’fhóir sé ar Iosrael a sheirbhíseach, ag cuimhneamh dó ar a thrócaire –
de réir mar gheall sé dar n-aithreacha – d’Abrahám agus dá shliocht go brách. Freagra
Alleluia Véarsa Lc 1:28
Alleluia, alleluia!
Sé do bheatha Muire, atá lán de ghrásta, tá an Tiarna leat; is beannaithe tú idir mná
Alleluia!
SOISCÉAL
Go raibh an Tiarna libh. Agus le do spiorad féin
Sliocht as an Soiscéal naofa de réir Naomh Lúcas 1:26-38 Glóir duit, a Thiarna.
Gabhfaidh tú gin agus béarfaidh tú mac .
Sa séú mí, cuireadh an t-aingeal Gaibriéil ó Dhia go dtí cathair sa Ghailíl darbh ainm Nazarat chun maighdine a bhí luaite le fear de theaghlach Dháiví darbh ainm Iósaef, agus b’é ab ainm don mhaighdean, Muire.
Agus ar a theacht isteach chuici dúirt:
“Sé do bheatha, atá lán de ghrásta, tá an Tiarna leat; is
tú idir mná.”Ach bhí buaireamh uirthi de chionn na cainte, agus bhí sí ag machnamh cén sort beannachadh é seo.
Ach dúirt an t-aingeal léi:
“Ná bíodh eagla ort, a Mhuire, óir fuair tú gean ó Dhia.
Agus féach, gabhfaidh tú gin agus béarfaidh tú mac agus tabharfaidh tú Íosa mar ainm air.
Beidh sé mór, agus glaofar Mac an Té is airde air, agus tabharfaidh an Tiarna Dia dó ríchathaoir Dháiví a athair, agus beidh sé ina Rí ar theaghlach Iacóib go brách, agus ní bheidh deireadh lena ríocht.”
Dúirt Muire leis an aingeal:
“Conas a bheidh seo amhlaidh, agus gan cuid agam d’fhear céile?”
Agus dúirt an t-aingeal á freagairt:
“Tuirlingeoidh an Spiorad Naomh ort, agus beidh cumhacht an té is airde ina scáil anuas ort, agus sin é an fáth a mbeidh an leanbh naofa; glaofar Mac Dé air. Agus féach, Eiliosaibeit do bhean ghaoil, ghabh sise mac freisin ina seanaois, agus is é seo an séú mí aici siúd a dúradh a bheith aimrid. Óir níl ní ar bith dodhéanta ag Dia.”
Dúirt Muire: “Féach, mise banóglach an Tiarna; déantar liom de réir d’fhocail.”
Agus d’imigh an t-aingeal uaithi.
Soiscéal an Tiarna. Moladh duit, a Chriost
AN BÍOBLA NAOFA
© An Sagart
Liturgical Readings for: Sunday, 11th October, 2026
The Twenty Eight Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
Prisoner's (and their families') Sunday
FIRST READING
A reading from the prophet Isaiah 25:6-10
The Lord will prepare a banquet, and will wipe away the tears from every cheek.
On this mountain, the Lord of hosts will prepare for all peoples a banquet of rich food, a banquet of fine wines, of food rich and juicy, of fine strained wines.On this mountain, he will remove the mourning veil covering all peoples, and the shroud enwrapping all nations, he will destroy Death for ever. The Lord will wipe away the tears from every cheek; he will take away his people's shame everywhere on earth, for the Lord has said so.
That day, it will be said:
See, this is our God in whom we hoped for salvation; The Lord is the one in whom we hoped.
We exult and we rejoice that he has saved us; for the hand of the Lord rests on this mountain.
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Responsorial Psalm Ps 22: 1-6 R/v 6
Response In the Lord's own house shall I dwell for ever and ever.
1. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
Fresh and green are the pastures where he gives me repose.
Near restful waters he leads me, to revive my drooping spirit. Response
2. He guides me along the right path; he is true to his name.
If l should walk in the valley of darkness no evil would I fear.
You are there with your crook and your staff;
with these you give me comfort. Response
3. You have prepared a banquet for me in the sight of my foes.
My head you have anointed with oil; my cup is overflowing. Response
4. Surely goodness and kindness shall follow me all the days of my life
In the Lord's own house shall I dwell for ever and ever. Response
SECOND READING
A reading from the letter of St Paul to the Philippians 4:12-14. 19-20
There is nothing I cannot master with the help of the One who gives me strength.
I know how to be poor and I know how to be rich too.
I have been through my initiation and now I am ready for anything anywhere: full stomach or empty stomach, poverty or plenty.
There is nothing I cannot master with the help of the One who gives me strength. All the same, it was good of you to share with me in my hardships.
In return my God will fulfil all your needs, in Christ Jesus, as lavishly as only God can. Glory to God, our Father, for ever and ever. Amen.
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Gospel Acclamation Jn 1: 12. 14
Alleluia, alleluia!
The Word was made flesh and lived among us;
to all who did accept him he gave power to become children of God.
Alleluia!
or Eph 1: 17. 18
Alleluia, alleluia!
May the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, enlighten the eyes of your mind
so that you can see what hope his call holds for us.
Alleluia!
GOSPEL
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew 22:1-14
Invite everyone you can find to the wedding.
Jesus said to the chief priests and the elders of the people:
'The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a feast for his son's wedding. He sent his servants to call those who had been invited, but they would not come.
Next he sent some more servants. "Tell those who have been invited" he said "that I have my banquet all prepared, my oxen and fattened cattle have been slaughtered, everything is ready. Come to the wedding."
But they were not interested: one went off to his farm, another to his business, and the rest seized his servants, maltreated them and killed them. The king was furious. He despatched his troops, destroyed those murderers and burnt their town. Then he said to his servants,
"The wedding is ready; but as those who were invited proved to be unworthy, go to the crossroads in the town and invite everyone you can find to the wedding".
So these servants went out on to the roads and collected together everyone they could find, bad and good alike; and the wedding hall was filled with guests. When the king came in to look at the guests he noticed one man who was not wearing a wedding garment, and said to him,
"How did you get in here, my friend, without a wedding garment?" And the man was silent. Then the king said to the attendants,
"Bind him hand and foot and throw him out into the dark, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth". For many are called, but few are chosen.'
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, 11th October, 2026
CHÉAD LÉACHTSliocht as leabhar Íseáia fáidh 25:6-10
Ullmhóidh Tiarna na Slua le haghaidh na gciníocha go léir cóisir saille, agus triomóidh Dia na deora de na gnúiseanna go léir.
Ullmhóidh Tiarna na Slua ar an sliabh seo le haghaidh na gciníocha go léir cóisir saille, cóisir do rogha na bhfíonta, de smior na saille, de thogha agus de rogha na bhfíonta;
agus tógfaidh sé ar shiúl an chaille bhróin a bhí ag clúdach na gciníocha go léir,
agus an eisléine a bhí ag folach na náisiún uile; cuirfidh sé an bás ar ceal go deo.
Triomóidh Dia na deora de na gnúiseanna go léir; tógfaidh sé an milleán dá phobal agus den domhan uile; óir is é an Tiarna a dúirt é.
Déarfar an lá sin: “Breathnaígí, is é ár nDia é, a raibh muid ag dréim le slánú uaidh; is é an Tiarna é, a raibh muid ag dréim leis.
Déanaimid gairdeas agus lúcháir mar gur shlánaigh sé sinn”;
óir tá lámh an Tiarna ag lonnú ar an sliabh seo.
Briathar an Tiarna Buíochas le Dia
Salm le Freagra Sm 22, R/v. 6
Freagra I dteach an Tiarna a mhairfidh mé go brách na breithe.
I. Is é an Tiarna m'aoire, ní bheidh aon ní dé dhíth orm.
Cuireann sé i mo luí mé i móinéar féaruaithne.
Seolann sé ar imeall an uisce mé, mar a bhfaighim suaimhneas. Freagra
2. Seolann sé mé ár rianta díreacha mar gheall ar a ainm.Fiú dá siúlfainn i ngleann an dorchadais, níor bhaol liom an t-olc
agus tú faram Ie do shlat is do bhachall chun sólás a thabhairt dom. Freagra
3. Cóiríonn tú bord chun béile dom i bhfianaise mo naimhde,
Ungann tú mo cheann le hola; tá mo chupán ag cur thar maoil. Freagra
4. Leanfaidh cineáltas is fabhar mé gach uile lá de mo shaol.
I dteach an Tiarna a mhairfidh mé go brách na breithe. Freagra
DARA LÉACHT
Sliocht as litir Naomh Pól chuig na Filipigh 4:12-14. 19-20
Táim in ann gach ní a dhéanamh le cabhair an té úd a thugann neart dom.
A bhráithre, tá eolas agam ar an gcaolchuid agus ar an bhflúirse. Tá seantaithí agam ar gach sórt: ar an mórdhóthain agus ar an ocras, ar an bhflúirse agus ar an ngannchuid.
Táim in ann gach ní a dhéanamh le cabhair an té úd a thugann neart dom. Mar sin féin ba mhaith an mhaise daoibhse teacht i gcabhair orm i mo chruachás. Agus déanfaidh mo Dhia riar go fial ar gach riachtanas daoibhse as a fhlúirse féin i nglóir in Íosa Críost.
Moladh le Dia, ár nAthair, le saol na saol. Amen.
Briathar an Tiarna Buíochas le Dia
Alleluia Véarsa Eo 1: 14. 12
Alleluia, alleluia!
Rinneadh feoil den Bhriathar agus chónaigh sé inár measc,an uile dhuine a ghlac é,
thug sé de cheart dóibh go ndéanfaí clann Dé díobh.
Alleluia!
SOISCÉAL
Go raibh an Tiarna libh. Agus le do spiorad féin
Sliocht as Soiscéal naofa de réir Naomh Mhatha 22:1-14 Glóir duit, a Thiarna.
Sliocht as an Soiscéal naofa de réir Naomh Matha 22:1-14
Téigí sibhse i mbéal na mbóithre poiblí, agus cibé daoine a chasfar oraibh, tugaigí cuireadh chun na bainise dóibh.
San am sin chuir Íosa chun labhartha i bparabail leis na príomhsagart agus le seanóir an phobail arís:
“Is iad dála ríocht na bhflaitheas,” ar seisean, “mar a bhí ag rí a rinne bainis dá mhac. Chuir sé a chuid seirbhíseach uaidh ag glaoch orthu seo a fuair cuireadh chun na bainise, ach níorbh áil leo teacht. Ansin chuir sé seirbhísigh eile uaidh agus dúirt leo a rá leo siúd a fuair an cuireadh:
‘Feach, tá an féasta ullamh agam, mo chuid mart agus méithe maraithe, agus gach aon ní i gcóir: tagaigí chun na bainise.’ Ach ba chuma leo é, ach imeacht, duine acu chun a fheirme agus duine eile i mbun cheannaíochta, agus an chuid eile acu rug siad ar a chuid seirbhíseach, thug siad easmailt dóibh agus mharaigh siad iad. Tháinig fearg ar an rí, agus chuir sé a shaighdiúirí amach gur chuir siad na scriosadóirí chun báis agus gur loisc siad a gcathair.
Ansin dúirt sé leis na seirbhísigh:
‘Tá an bhainis réidh, ach an dream a fuair an cuireadh, níorbh fhiú iad é. Mar sin, téigí sibhse i mbéal na mbóithre poiblí, agus cibé daoine a chasfar oraibh, tugaigí cuireadh chun na bainise dóibh.’ Chuaigh na seirbhísigh sin amach ar na bóithre agus bhailigh siad ar casadh orthu, olc agus maith, go raibh halla na bainise lán de chuideachta.
Ghabh an rí isteach ag féachaint ar an gcuideachta, agus chonaic sé fear ann nach raibh aon éadach bainise air. Dúirt sé leis:
‘Cad a thug isteach anseo thú, a chara, gan éadach bainise ort?’
Ach ní raibh focal as.
Ansin dúirt an rí leis an lucht freastail: ‘Cuirtear ceangal cos agus lámh air agus caítear amach sa dorchadas é: is ann a bheidh gol agus díoscán fiacla.’
Óir tá glaoite ar mhórán ach níl tofa ach beagán.”
Soiscéal an Tiarna. Moladh duit, a Chriost
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