Churches of the Day
Pictorial Thought for Today
Nov 29 - St Brendan of Birr (d. 573) abbot
Summary: St Brendan of Birr 'one of the twelve apostles of Ireland.' He is best known for his friendship and support of St Columba, who had a vision of St Brendan being carried by angels to heaven at his death.
Patrick Duffy tells what is known about him.
Studies with St Finian at Clonard
Brendan is said to have studied under St Finian at Clonard where he became a friend of St Columba and St Brendan the Navigator. He later made his own monastic foundation at Birr, Co Offaly.
Supports Columba at Tailtean
St Adamnan in his Life of Columba (3:4) tells a story of Brendan of Birr's support of St Columba when "he had been excommunicated for some pardonable and very trifling reasons, and indeed unjustly".
Columba was making his way to a gathering at Tailtean (Telltown - between Kells and Navan), Co Meath. Brendan, seeing him in the distance, quickly arose and went to him. He bowed down reverently and kissed him. Some of the seniors in the assembly drew apart from the rest, and began finding fault with Brendan.
"Why did you not refuse to rise in presence of this excommunicated person? And to kiss him?" Brendan of Birr replied:
"If you had seen what the Lord has this day thought fit to show to me regarding this his chosen one, whom you dishonour, you would never have unjustly excommunicated him, for he is a person whom God holds in high esteem."
"How," they asked, "can God exalt one whom we have rightly excommunicated?" Brendan replied: "I have seen a most brilliant pillar wreathed with fiery tresses preceding this same man of God whom you treat with contempt. I have also seen holy angels accompanying him on his journey through the plain. Therefore I do not dare to slight him, whom I see foreordained by God to be the leader of his people to life."
The gathering immediately rescinded the previous excommunication.
Visit to Cashel and baptism of St Colman of Cloyne
About 580, Brendan went on a visit to Cashel for the inauguration of a new king of Munster. The royal bard at Cashel at that time was not a Christian and Brendan was the one to lead the liturgy for the occasion. During his visit also, the tomb of St Ailbe of Emly, buried there many years previously, was rediscovered on the site. The royal bard, greatly impressed by these experiences, asked to become a Christian. Brendan baptised him and sent him to St Jarlath of Tuam for further formation. He was Colman MacLenine, subsequently abbot of his own foundation at Cloyne, Co Cork.
Columba's intuition of the death of Brendan
St Adamnan also tells a beautiful story about the closeness of Brendan and Columba. Early one morning on Iona Columba rose and instructed his servant Diarmuid to prepare for a celebration of the Holy Eucharist, in honour, he said, of the natalis (literally "birth day", but meaning "birthday in heaven") of blessed Brendan." "Why," asked Diarmuid, "do you want Mass prepared today since no messenger has come to us from Scotia (Ireland) to tell us of the holy man's death?" "Go," said the saint, "and do what I say. For last night I saw the heavens suddenly open, and choirs of angels descend to meet the soul of the holy Brendan; and so great and incomparable was the brightness that in that same hour it illuminated the whole world" (Adamnan's Life of Columba, 3:12).
Influence: the Macregol Gospels (or The Book of Birr)
The deaths of the abbots of
were recorded in the Irish Annals. One Macregol, successor to St Brendan, is listed as "scribe, abbot and bishop at Birr", died in 822 AD. He had made a magnificent illuminated manuscript copy of the Four Gospels, the original of which is in the Bodleian Library, Oxford. Eight pages are illuminated in the style of about the eighth or ninth century AD like The Book of Kells. A facsimile copy has recently been made available in the Birr Town Library.
(The image, above right, is of the Birr Old Churchyard, believed to be the site of the monastery founded by St Brendan.
Patrick Duffy tells what is known about him.
Studies with St Finian at Clonard
Brendan is said to have studied under St Finian at Clonard where he became a friend of St Columba and St Brendan the Navigator. He later made his own monastic foundation at Birr, Co Offaly.Supports Columba at Tailtean
St Adamnan in his Life of Columba (3:4) tells a story of Brendan of Birr's support of St Columba when "he had been excommunicated for some pardonable and very trifling reasons, and indeed unjustly".Columba was making his way to a gathering at Tailtean (Telltown - between Kells and Navan), Co Meath. Brendan, seeing him in the distance, quickly arose and went to him. He bowed down reverently and kissed him. Some of the seniors in the assembly drew apart from the rest, and began finding fault with Brendan.
"Why did you not refuse to rise in presence of this excommunicated person? And to kiss him?" Brendan of Birr replied:
"If you had seen what the Lord has this day thought fit to show to me regarding this his chosen one, whom you dishonour, you would never have unjustly excommunicated him, for he is a person whom God holds in high esteem."
"How," they asked, "can God exalt one whom we have rightly excommunicated?" Brendan replied: "I have seen a most brilliant pillar wreathed with fiery tresses preceding this same man of God whom you treat with contempt. I have also seen holy angels accompanying him on his journey through the plain. Therefore I do not dare to slight him, whom I see foreordained by God to be the leader of his people to life."
The gathering immediately rescinded the previous excommunication.
Visit to Cashel and baptism of St Colman of Cloyne
About 580, Brendan went on a visit to Cashel for the inauguration of a new king of Munster. The royal bard at Cashel at that time was not a Christian and Brendan was the one to lead the liturgy for the occasion. During his visit also, the tomb of St Ailbe of Emly, buried there many years previously, was rediscovered on the site. The royal bard, greatly impressed by these experiences, asked to become a Christian. Brendan baptised him and sent him to St Jarlath of Tuam for further formation. He was Colman MacLenine, subsequently abbot of his own foundation at Cloyne, Co Cork.
Columba's intuition of the death of Brendan
St Adamnan also tells a beautiful story about the closeness of Brendan and Columba. Early one morning on Iona Columba rose and instructed his servant Diarmuid to prepare for a celebration of the Holy Eucharist, in honour, he said, of the natalis (literally "birth day", but meaning "birthday in heaven") of blessed Brendan." "Why," asked Diarmuid, "do you want Mass prepared today since no messenger has come to us from Scotia (Ireland) to tell us of the holy man's death?" "Go," said the saint, "and do what I say. For last night I saw the heavens suddenly open, and choirs of angels descend to meet the soul of the holy Brendan; and so great and incomparable was the brightness that in that same hour it illuminated the whole world" (Adamnan's Life of Columba, 3:12).
Influence: the Macregol Gospels (or The Book of Birr)
The deaths of the abbots of
were recorded in the Irish Annals. One Macregol, successor to St Brendan, is listed as "scribe, abbot and bishop at Birr", died in 822 AD. He had made a magnificent illuminated manuscript copy of the Four Gospels, the original of which is in the Bodleian Library, Oxford. Eight pages are illuminated in the style of about the eighth or ninth century AD like The Book of Kells. A facsimile copy has recently been made available in the Birr Town Library.(The image, above right, is of the Birr Old Churchyard, believed to be the site of the monastery founded by St Brendan.
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Memorable Sayings for Today
Give me the faith to leave old ways
and break fresh ground with you.
~St Brendan~
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Liturgical Readings for: Saturday, 29th November, 2025
Saturday of the Thirty Fourth Week in Ordinary Time, Cycle 1
Jesus calls us to hold fast during days of trial and to stand ready for his coming.
Saturday Mass of the Blessed Virgin Mary
FIRST READING
A reading from the prophet Daniel 7:15-27
Sovereignty and kingship will be given to the people of the saints of the most high.
'I, Daniel, was deeply disturbed and the visions that passed through my head alarmed me. So I approached one of those who were standing by and asked him to tell me the truth about all this. And in reply he revealed to me what these things meant."These four great beasts are four kings who will rise from the earth. Those who are granted sovereignty are the saints of the Most High, and the kingdom will be theirs for ever and ever."
Then I asked to know the truth about the fourth beast, different from all the rest, very terrifying, with iron teeth and bronze claws, eating, crushing and trampling underfoot what remained; and the truth about the ten horns on its head - and why the other horn sprouted and the three original horns fell, and why this horn had eyes and a mouth that was full of boasts, and why it made a greater show than the other horns. This was the horn I had watched making war on the saints and proving the stronger, until the coming of the one of great age who gave judgement in favour of the saints of the Most High, when the time came for the saints to take over the kingdom. This is what he said:
"The fourth beast is to be a fourth kingdom on earth, different from all other kingdoms.
It will devour the whole earth, trample it underfoot and crush it.
As for the ten horns: from this kingdom will rise ten kings, and another after them; this one will be different from the previous ones and will bring down three kings; he is going to speak words against the Most High, and harass the saints of the Most High.
He will consider changing seasons and the Law, and the saints will be put into his power for a time, two times, and half a time. But a court will be held and his power will be stripped from him, consumed, and utterly destroyed.
And sovereignty and kingship, and the splendours of all the kingdoms under heaven will be given to the people of the saints of the Most High.
His sovereignty is an eternal sovereignty and every empire will serve and obey him."'
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Responsorial Psalm Dan 3: 82-87. Rv v59
Response Give glory and eternal praise to him!
1. Sons of men! bless the Lord. Give glory and eternal praise to him!Israel! bless the Lord. Give glory and eternal praise to him!
2. Priests! bless the Lord. Give glory and eternal praise to him!
Servants of the Lord! bless the Lord. Give glory and eternal praise to him!
3. Spirits and souls of the virtuous! bless the Lord. Give glory and eternal praise to him!
Devout and humble-hearted men! bless the Lord. Give glory and eternal praise to him!
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!
or Lk 21: 36
Alleluia, alleluia!
Stay awake, praying at all times for the strength
to stand with confidence before the Son of Man.
Alleluia!
GOSPEL
The Lord be with you. And with your spirit
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke 21:34-36 Glory to you, O Lord.
Stay awake, praying at all times for the strength to survive all that is going to happen
Jesus said to his disciples'Watch yourselves, or your hearts will be coarsened with debauchery and drunkenness and the cares of life, and that day will be sprung on you suddenly, like a trap. For it will come down on every living man on the face of the earth.
Stay awake, praying at all times for the strength to survive all that is going to happen, and to stand with confidence before the Son of Man.'
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
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Gospel Reflection Saturday, Week 34 in Ordinary Time Luke 21:34-36 Today is the Last Liturgical day of Year C
In this short gospel reading, Jesus makes two calls on his disciples, ‘Watch yourselves’, and ‘Stay awake, praying at all times’. The call to stay away, praying at all times, is a call to watch the Lord, to keep our focus on the Lord. The call to watch the Lord is more fundamental than the call to watch ourselves. It is only by continuing to look upon the Lord in prayer that we will be able to see ourselves as we truly are, as the Lord sees us. When we hear the call of Jesus to pray at all times, we may wonder how we could possibly pray at all times. Yes, we can pray some of the time, but, surely, not ‘all times’.
However, Jesus is not calling on us to be on our knees in prayer at all times or to be constantly in our parish church. Praying at all times is more a prayerful awareness of the Lord’s presence to us. We can enter into this awareness ‘at all times’, wherever we might be, whatever we might be doing. Just as the Lord is present to us at all times, he calls on us to be present to him at all times. That doesn’t mean we cannot be present to others or to the task of the moment.
It is just that our attentiveness to others and to all in the course of our daily lives is contained within an underlying attentiveness to the Lord, that ‘staying awake’ to him that Jesus talks about in the gospel reading. He also assures us in that gospel reading that if we are prayerfully present to him at all times in this way, we will receive from him the strength we need to engage with all that comes our way, ‘all that is going to happen’, in the words of the gospel reading.
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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 : Your word is a lamp for my feet and light for my path by Martin Hogan and published by Messenger Publications c/f www.messenger.ie/bookshop/
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*- Alleluia. A new Liturgical year begins tomorrow morning. Praise the Lord! -*
Liturgical Readings for: Saturday, 29th November, 2025
CÉAD LÉACHT Sliocht as an fáidh Dainéil 7:15-27
An ríocht, an tiarnas, tabharfar iad uile do phobal naoimh an Té is Airde.
Bhí buairt ar mo spioradsa, mise Dainéil, agus shuaith físeanna mo chinn mé. Chuaigh mé anonn chun duine díobh siúd a bhí ina sheasamh ansiúd agus d’iarr mé air an fhírinne ina thaobh seo uile a insint dom. D’fhreagair sé mé agus nocht sé ciall na nithe sin dom.
‘Ceithre rí a éireoidh as an talamh na ceithre ainmhí seo. Ach is iad naoimh an Té is Airde a ghlacfaidh an ríocht agus a shealbhóidh í go deo agus go bruinne an bhrátha.’ Ansin b’áil liom an fhírinne a fhoghlaim i dtaobh an cheathrú hainmhí, a bhí éagsúil leis an gcuid eile go léir, é go ró-uafar le fiacla iarainn agus croibh práis, a shlog is a stoll, agus a phasáil an fuílleach faoina chosa; agus i dtaobh na ndeich n-adharc a bhí ar a cheann, agus na hadhairce eile a d’éirigh aníos agus ar thit trí cinn díobh roimhe, an adharc a raibh súile aici agus béal ag caint is ag rá nithe móra, a dhealraigh níos mó ná a comrádaithe. Os comhair mo shúl chuir an adharc seo cogadh ar na naoimh agus chloígh iad, nó gur tháinig Sinsear na Laethanta agus gur thug breith i bhfabhar naomh an Té is Airde, agus tháinig an t-am ar ghlac na naoimh seilbh ar an ríocht.
Dúirt sé:
‘Maidir leis an gceathrú hainmhí: Beidh an ceathrú ríocht ar talamh, éagsúil le gach ríocht.
Slogfaidh sí an domhan uile, satlóidh sí faoi chois é agus millfidh sí é.
Agus maidir leis na deich n-adharc: As an ríocht seo, éireoidh deich rí agus éireoidh rí eile ina ndiaidh.
Beidh sé éagsúil lenar ghabh roimhe, agus cloífidh sé trí rí.
Labhróidh sé briathra in aghaidh an Té is Airde, ciapfaidh sé naoimh an Té is Airde,
agus smaoineoidh sé ar na haimsirí agus ar an dlí a athrú.
Tabharfar na naoimh ina lámha ar feadh ré, agus dhá ré, agus leathré.
Ach suífidh an chúirt i mbreithiúnas agus bainfear a thiarnas de,
le scriosadh agus le milleadh óna mháithreacha boinn.
An ríocht, an tiarnas, mórgacht gach flaithis faoin spéir,
tabharfar iad uile do phobal naoimh an Té is Airde.
Is ríocht shíoraí a ríocht agus géillfidh agus umhlóidh gach ríocht dóibh.’
Briathar an Tiarna Buíochas le Dia
Salm le Freagra Dan 3: 82-87. Rv v59
Freagra: Molaigí é agus móraigí é go hard de shíor
1. Glóirígí an Tiarna, a dhaoine an tsaoil, Freagra
Glóirígí an Tiarna, a Iosrael, Freagra
2. Glóirígí an Tiarna, a shagarta, Freagra
Glóirígí an Tiarna, a shearbhóntaí Dé, Freagra
3.Glóirígí an Tiarna, a spiorada agus a anamacha na bhfíréan, Freagra
Glóirígí an Tiarna, a naomha agus a ísle ó chroí, Freagra
SOISCÉAL
Go raibh an Tiarna libh. Agus le do spiorad féin
Sliocht as an Soiscéal naofa de réir Lúcás 21:34-36 Glóir duit, a Thiarna.
Bígí gach uile thráth do bhur bhfaire féin agus ag guí chun go mbeadh ar chumas daoibh uile atá le teacht.
San am sin dúirt Íosa lena dheisceabail:Ach tugaigí aire daoibh féin gan bhur gcroí a ligean chun raimhre le barr ragairne ná meisce ná cúraimí an tsaoil, le heagla go mbéarfadh an lá úd go tobann oraibh mar a bheadh gaiste. Óir is de phreib a thiocfaidh sé ar chách a bheidh ina gcónaí ar aghaidh na talún go léir.
Bígí gach uile thráth do bhur bhfaire féin agus ag guí chun go mbeadh ar chumas daoibh dul slán ó na nithe sin uile atá le teacht, agus seasamh díreach os comhair Mhac an Duine.”
Soiscéal an Tiarna. Moladh duit, a Chriost
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Liturgical Readings for: Sunday, 30th November, 2025
November. 30th 2025, |First Sunday of Advent,
Todays liturgy is the first one of the new Church Year A: 2025/2026,
The Second Coming of Christ/Day of Judgement will be the day when our lives will be
truly, fairly and lovingly evaluated by God.
FIRST READING
A reading from the book of the Prophet Isaiah 2:1-5
Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord that he may teach us his ways so that we may walk in his paths.
The vision of Isaiah son of Amoz, concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
'In the days to come the mountain of the Temple of the Lord shall tower above the mountains and be lifted higher than the hills. All the nations will stream to it, peoples without number will come to it; and they will say: 'Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the Temple of the God of Jacob that he may teach us his ways so that we may walk in his paths; since the Law will go out from Zion, and the oracle of the Lord from Jerusalem'.He will wield authority over the nations and adjudicate between many peoples; these will hammer their swords into ploughshares, their spears into sickles. Nation will not lift sword against nation, there will be no more training for war.'
O House of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the Lord.
The Word of the Lord Thanks be to God.
Responsorial Psalm Ps 121: 1-2,4-5,6-9, Rv v.1
Response I rejoiced when I heard them say: "Let us go to God's house."
1. I rejoiced when I heard them say: "Let us go to God's house."
And now our feet are standing within your gates, O Jerusalem. Response
2. It is there that the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord.
For Israel's law it is, there to praise the Lord's name.
There were set the thrones of judgement of the house of David. Response
3. For the peace of Jerusalem pray: "Peace be to your homes!
May peace reign in your walls, in your palaces, peace !" Response
4. For love of my brethren and friends I say: "Peace upon you!"
For love of the house of the Lord I will ask for your good. Response
SECOND READING
A reading from the first letter of St Paul to the Romans 13:11-14
Our salvation is even nearer.
You know 'the time' has come: you must wake up now:our salvation is even nearer than it was when we were converted.
The night is almost over, it will be daylight soon -
let us give up all the things we prefer to do under cover of the dark;
let us arm ourselves and appear in the light.
Let us live decently as people do in the daytime:
no drunken orgies, no promiscuity or licentiousness, and no wrangling or jealousy.
Let your armour be the Lord Jesus Christ.
The Word of the Lord Thanks be to God.
Gospel Acclamation Ps 84:8
Alleluia, alleluia!
Let us see, O Lord, your mercy and give us your saving help.
Alleluia!
GOSPEL
The Lord be with you. And with your spirit
A reading from the Gospel according to Matthew 24:37-44 Glory to you, O Lord
Stay awake, because you do not know the day when your master is coming.
Jesus said to his disciples:
'As it was in Noah's day, so will it be when the Son of Man comes.
For in those days before the Flood people were eating, drinking, taking wives, taking husbands, right up to the day Noah went into the ark, and they suspected nothing till the Flood came and swept all away.It will be like this when the Son of Man comes. Then of two men in the fields one is taken, one left; of two women at the millstone grinding, one is taken, one left.
'So stay awake, because you do not know the day when your master is coming.
You may be quite sure of this that if the householder had known at what time of the night the burglar would come,
he would have stayed awake and would not have allowed anyone to break through the wall of his house.
Therefore, you too must stand ready because the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.'
The Gospel of the Lord Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
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The scripture readings are taken from The Jerusalem Bible, 1966 published by Darton, Longman and Todd Ltd and used with the permission of the publishers.
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Liturgical Readings for: Sunday, 30th November, 2025
An Chéad Domhnach den Aidbhint Bliain A
AN CÉAD LÉACHT
Sliocht as an Leabhar Íseáia, Fáidh 2:1-5
Seo linn, téimis suas go sliabh an Tiarna chun go múine sé dúinn a shlite agus go siúlaimis a bhealaí.
Fís Íseáia mhic Ámóz i dtaobh Iúdá agus Iarúsailéim.
Titfidh sé amach san am atá le teachtgo mbeidh an sliabh a bhfuil teach an Tiarna air os cionn na sléibhte, agus go dtógfar níos airde ná na cnoic é.
Tiocfaidh na ciníocha go léir ina sruth go dtí é; is iomaí pobal a rachaidh ann agus a déarfaidh:
“Seo linn, téimis suas go sliabh an Tiarna go teach Dhia Iacóib,
chun go múine sé dúinn a shlite agus go siúlaimis a bhealaí.”
Óir ó Shíón rachaidh an dlí amach, agus ó Iarúsailéim briathar an Tiarna.
Beidh smacht aige ar na ciníocha agus déanfaidh sé réiteach idir an iomad pobal, agus buailfidh siad a gclaímhte amach ina soic chéachta agus a sleánna ina gcorráin.
Ní thógfaidh na ciníocha an claíomh in aghaidh a chéile a thuilleadh ná ní chleachtfaidh siad cogadh níos mó.
A theaghlach Iacóib, tagaigí, agus siúlaimis i solas an Tiarna!
Briathar an Tiarna Buíochas le Dia
Salm le Freagra Sm 121: 1-2,4-5,6-9, Rv v.1
Freagra Rinne mé gairdeas nuair a dúradh liom.
'Téimis i dteach an Tiarna.'
1. Rinne mé gairdeas nuair a dúradh liom: 'Téimis i dteach an Tiarna.'
Tá ár gcosa ina seasamh cheana féin i do dhoirse, a Iarúsailéim. Freagra
2. Rinneadh cathair Iarúsailéim a go dlúth is go daingean.
Is chuici a ghabhann na treibheanna suas, treibheanna an Tiarna. Freagra
3. Ar son mo bhráithre agus lucht mo pháirte:
'Go raibh síocháin ionat!' Ar son theach an Tiarna, ár nDia, iarraim do leas. Freagra
AN DARA LEÁCT
Sliocht as céad Litir Naomh Pól chuig na Rómhánaigh 13:11-14
Is gaire dúinn ár slánú anois ná nuair a ghlacamar.
A bhráithre, nuair a thuigeann sibh an uair atá ann, is mithid daoibh dúiseacht as bhur gcodladh, mar is gaire dúinn ár slánú anois ná nuair a ghlacamar leis an gcreideamh. Tá sé i bhfad amach san oíche agus ní fada uainn an lá. Caithimis oibreacha an dorchadais uainn, mar sin, agus cuirimis orainn cathéide an tsolais. Mairimis go béasach mar dhaoine atá faoi sholas an lae, gan ragairne gan meisce, gan striapachas gan drúise, gan achrann gan éad. Agus cuirigí oraibh an Tiarna Íosa Críost mar éide agus ná bígí ag déanamh cúraim den cholainn d’fhonn a hainmhianta a shásamh.
Briathar an Tiarna Buíochas le Dia
Alleluia Versa
Alleluia, alleluia!
Taispeáin dúinn, a Thiarna, do thrócaire, agus tabhair dúinn cúnamh do shlánaithe.
Alleluia!
SOISCÉAL
Go raibh an Tiarna libh. Agus le do spiorad féin
Sliocht as Soiscéal naofa de réir Naomh Mhatha 24:37-44 Glóir duit, a Thiarna.
Bígí ag faire, dá bhrí sin, mar níl a fhios agaibh cén lá a thiocfaidh bhur dTiarna.
San am sin dúirt Íosa lena dheisceabail:'Amhail mar a bhí laethanta Naoi, is amhlaidh sin a bheidh téarnamh Mhac an Duine. Óir, faoi mar a bhí siad sna laethanta úd roimh an díle, ag ithe agus ag ól, ag pósadh agus ag tabhairt le pósadh, go dtí an lá a ndeachaigh Naoi san áirc, agus gan a fhios acu aon ní gur tháinig an díle agus gur sciob léi iad uile; is mar sin freisin a bheidh téarnamh Mhac an Duine. Beidh beirt fhear sa ghort an uair sin: tógfar duine agus fágfar duine; beirt bhan ag meilt bhró: tógfar bean agus fágfar bean.
Bígí ag faire, dá bhrí sin, mar níl a fhios agaibh cén lá a thiocfaidh bhur dTiarna. “Bíodh a fhios agaibh é seo, áfach: dá mb’eol don fhear tí cén t-am san oíche a dtiocfadh an bithiúnach, bheadh sé ag faire agus ní ligfeadh sé ballaí a thí a réabadh.
Sibhse freisin, mar sin, bígí ullamh, óir is ar an uair nach síleann sibh a thiocfaidh Mac an Duine.'
Soiscéal an Tiarna. Moladh duit, a Chriost
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