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Saint of the Day: Oct 23; –St John of Capistrano (1386-1456) reforming Franciscan
Summary: St John of Capistrano, priest. Born in Capestrano (Italy) in 1386. Though a married man and governor of Perugia, he decided to join the Friars Minor and was released from his marriage vows. Professed as a Franciscan at the age of thirty and ordained a presbyter three years later. A successful preacher, committed Franciscan reformer, zealous inquisitor in Vienna, and spiritual leader of a victorious crusade against the Ottoman forces. Noted for his preaching and austerity of life. He died on this day in 1456 at Ilok (Croatia)
Patrick Duffy tells his story.
John of Capistrano was a leading figure in the Observant (strict observance of poverty) movement in the Franciscan Order in the fifteenth century. Because he rallied an army to defend Belgrade against the Turks, he is the patron of military chaplains. His zeal in persecuting Hussites and his anti-Semitic sentiments have been points of criticism of him by later historians.
Early Career as Lawyer, Governor of Perugia
John was born in Capestrano, a medieval fortress town in the Abruzzo region, east of Rome. His father was possibly a French or German knight who came to Italy with the army of Louis I of Anjou, but he died when John was still young. John studied law at the University of Perugia and worked as a lawyer in Naples. In 1412 he was appointed governor of Perugia by King Ladislas of Naples and married the daughter of a Perugian nobleman. When war broke out between Perugia and Sigismundo Malatesta of Rimini in 1416, John tried to broker a peace, but his opponents ignored the truce, and took John as a prisoner of war.
Conversion
While in prison, John had a conversion experience in which St Francis appeared to him in a dream telling him to enter the Franciscan order. His marriage had not been consummated, so with his wife's consent John got an annulment. On the feast of St. Francis, October 4, 1415, he was received into the Franciscans of the Strict Observance at Perugia.
Ascetic
Although he had been a successful secular man, John cultivated extraordinary asceticism and genuine humility. A disciple of St Bernardine of Siena, after his ordination in 1418 both worked successfully as itinerant preachers throughout the Italian peninsula and later in Germany, Bohemia, Austria, Hungary, Poland, and Russia, preaching to tens of thousands.
Observants and Conventuals
At this time there was a split in the order between the Conventuals and the Observants about the interpretation of the rule of St Francis. The Conventuals stressed the value of community life and choral recitation of the Divine Office; the Observants stressed the strict observance of poverty. Bernardine and John were on the Observant side.
Accused to Rome of heresy for preaching devotion to the Holy Name, John in speaking in his defence so impressed the commission of cardinals that from then on he was frequently employed as a papal legate and as an inquisitor by Popes Eugene IV and Nicholas V, visiting all parts of the empire.
Inquisitor
As legate or inquisitor John went into action against heretical groups in Italy - the Fraticelli of Ferrara, the Jesuati of Venice - and around Europe - especially the Hussites of Germany, Hungary and Bohemia. He is also accused of anti-Semitism. His methods and attitudes were those of his time, but would not be condoned today.
Crusade against the Turks
In 1454 Pope Callistus III ordered John to preach a crusade against the Muslim Turks who under Mahomet II were then outside Belgrade. Early in 1456 he rallied an army led by the Hungarian general, John Hunyadi, to defend Belgrade. Hunyadi conquered the foe by sea on July 14. Friar John, personally headed the troops on July 21, and, invoking the Holy Name, was principally responsible for the land victory and was hailed as the "apostle of Europe."
Death, Influence and Patronage
However, soon after the battle of Belgrade he took ill and died. He was canonised in 1724.
Two missions of San Juan Capistrano were founded by Spanish Franciscans in the 18th century - one in California and one in San Antonio, Texas. It is the one in California that inspired the popular song 'When the swallows come back to Capistrano'.
St John of Capistrano is the patron saint of jurists and military chaplains.
Summary: St John of Capistrano, priest. Born in Capestrano (Italy) in 1386. Though a married man and governor of Perugia, he decided to join the Friars Minor and was released from his marriage vows. Professed as a Franciscan at the age of thirty and ordained a presbyter three years later. A successful preacher, committed Franciscan reformer, zealous inquisitor in Vienna, and spiritual leader of a victorious crusade against the Ottoman forces. Noted for his preaching and austerity of life. He died on this day in 1456 at Ilok (Croatia)
Patrick Duffy tells his story.
John of Capistrano was a leading figure in the Observant (strict observance of poverty) movement in the Franciscan Order in the fifteenth century. Because he rallied an army to defend Belgrade against the Turks, he is the patron of military chaplains. His zeal in persecuting Hussites and his anti-Semitic sentiments have been points of criticism of him by later historians.Early Career as Lawyer, Governor of Perugia
John was born in Capestrano, a medieval fortress town in the Abruzzo region, east of Rome. His father was possibly a French or German knight who came to Italy with the army of Louis I of Anjou, but he died when John was still young. John studied law at the University of Perugia and worked as a lawyer in Naples. In 1412 he was appointed governor of Perugia by King Ladislas of Naples and married the daughter of a Perugian nobleman. When war broke out between Perugia and Sigismundo Malatesta of Rimini in 1416, John tried to broker a peace, but his opponents ignored the truce, and took John as a prisoner of war.
Conversion
While in prison, John had a conversion experience in which St Francis appeared to him in a dream telling him to enter the Franciscan order. His marriage had not been consummated, so with his wife's consent John got an annulment. On the feast of St. Francis, October 4, 1415, he was received into the Franciscans of the Strict Observance at Perugia.
AsceticAlthough he had been a successful secular man, John cultivated extraordinary asceticism and genuine humility. A disciple of St Bernardine of Siena, after his ordination in 1418 both worked successfully as itinerant preachers throughout the Italian peninsula and later in Germany, Bohemia, Austria, Hungary, Poland, and Russia, preaching to tens of thousands.
Observants and Conventuals
At this time there was a split in the order between the Conventuals and the Observants about the interpretation of the rule of St Francis. The Conventuals stressed the value of community life and choral recitation of the Divine Office; the Observants stressed the strict observance of poverty. Bernardine and John were on the Observant side.
Accused to Rome of heresy for preaching devotion to the Holy Name, John in speaking in his defence so impressed the commission of cardinals that from then on he was frequently employed as a papal legate and as an inquisitor by Popes Eugene IV and Nicholas V, visiting all parts of the empire.
Inquisitor
As legate or inquisitor John went into action against heretical groups in Italy - the Fraticelli of Ferrara, the Jesuati of Venice - and around Europe - especially the Hussites of Germany, Hungary and Bohemia. He is also accused of anti-Semitism. His methods and attitudes were those of his time, but would not be condoned today.
Crusade against the Turks
In 1454 Pope Callistus III ordered John to preach a crusade against the Muslim Turks who under Mahomet II were then outside Belgrade. Early in 1456 he rallied an army led by the Hungarian general, John Hunyadi, to defend Belgrade. Hunyadi conquered the foe by sea on July 14. Friar John, personally headed the troops on July 21, and, invoking the Holy Name, was principally responsible for the land victory and was hailed as the "apostle of Europe."
Death, Influence and Patronage
However, soon after the battle of Belgrade he took ill and died. He was canonised in 1724.
Two missions of San Juan Capistrano were founded by Spanish Franciscans in the 18th century - one in California and one in San Antonio, Texas. It is the one in California that inspired the popular song 'When the swallows come back to Capistrano'.
St John of Capistrano is the patron saint of jurists and military chaplains.
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Memorable Sayings for Today
A church is a hospital for sinners, not a museum for saints.
~ Pauline Phillips ~
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Liturgical Readings for: Friday, 23rd October, 2026
Friday of the Twenty-Ninth Week in Ordinary Time, Cycle 2
Saint of the Day: Oct 23; –St John of Capistrano (1386-1456) reforming Franciscan
C/f A short look at these saint’s lives can be found below todays' Readings and Reflection.
FIRST READING
A reading from the letter of St Paul to the Ephesians 4:1-6
There is one Body, one Lord, one faith, one baptism.
I, the prisoner in the Lord, implore you therefore to lead a life worthy of your vocation. Bear with one another charitably, in complete selflessness, gentleness and patience. Do all you can to preserve the unity of the Spirit by the peace that binds you together.
There is one Body, one Spirit, just as you were all called into one and the same hope when you were called. There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and one God who is Father of all, over all, through all and within all.
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Responsorial Psalm Ps 23: 1-6. R/v. 6.
Response Such are the men who seek your face, O Lord.
1. The Lord's is the earth and its fullness, the world and all its people. It is he who set it on the seas; on the waters he made it firm. Response2. Who shall climb the mountain of the Lord? Who shall stand in his holy place? The man with clean hands and pure heart, who desires not worthless things. Response
3. He shall receive blessings from the Lord and reward from the God who saves him. Such are the men who seek him, seek the face of the God of Jacob. Response
Gospel Acclamation Ps 94: 8
Alleluia, alleluia!
Harden not your hearts today, but listen to the voice of the Lord.
Alleluia!
or Mt 11: 25
Alleluia, alleluia!
Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth,
for revealing the mysteries of the kingdom to mere children.
Alleluia!
GOSPEL
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke 12:54-59
You know how to interpret the face of the earth and the sky. How is it you do not know how to interpret these times?
Jesus said to the crowds,
'When you see a cloud looming up in the west you say at once that rain is coming, and so it does. And when the wind is from the south you say it will be hot, and it is. Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the face of the earth and the sky. How is it you do not know how to interpret these times?
'Why not judge for yourselves what is right? For example: when you go to court with your opponent, try to settle with him on the way, or he may drag you before the judge and the judge hand you over to the bailiff and the bailiff have you thrown into prison. I tell you, you will not get out till you have paid the very last penny.'
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
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Gospel Reflection Friday Twenty Ninth Week in Ordinary Time Luke 12:54-59
There is a wonderful call for unity in today’s first reading, what Saint Paul calls the unity of the Spirit. As followers of the Lord, we can have disagreements over many things, but we are always united on the fundamentals. We all acknowledge one Body, one Spirit, one hope, one Lord, one faith, one baptism and one God who is Father of all. The unity is already there; it has been given to us by God. Paul calls upon us not so much to create unity, but to preserve the unity we already have, and to do so by attitudes of selflessness, gentleness and patience. In this way, we will be living lives worthy of our baptismal vocation.
In the gospel reading, Jesus remarks on how well his contemporaries can interpret the sky to forecast the weather and yet how poor they are at interpreting the times in which they live. They fail to recognize God powerfully at work in the ministry of Jesus and they fail to respond to Jesus as God’s powerful presence among us. A question believers always live with is, ‘What is God saying to us through the times in which we live?’ One of the characteristics of the times in which we live, one of the signs of the times, is disharmony, division, divisiveness, or conflict. In and through that worrying sign of our times, the call of God to us may be the call of today’s first reading, the call to live in such a way that the unity which God is always creating becomes more and more of a reality. God is always at work to gather all humanity around his Son, to create the unity of the Spirit. Anything we do to allow that unity of the Spirit to become more visible among us is an important sharing in God’s own work.
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The Scripture Readings are taken from The Jerusalem Bible, published 1966 by Darton, Longman & Todd Ltd. and used with the permission of the publishers. http://dltbooks.com/
The Scripture Reflection is made available with our thanks from his book Reflections on the Weekday Readings : 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: Oct 23; –St John of Capistrano (1386-1456) reforming Franciscan priest
John of Capistrano was born in Capestrano (Italy) in 1386;. Though a married man and governor of Perugia, he decided to join the Friars Minor and was released from his marriage vows. Professed as a Franciscan at the age of thirty and ordained a presbyter three years later. A successful preacher, committed Franciscan reformer, zealous inquisitor in Vienna, and spiritual leader of a victorious crusade against the Ottoman forces. Noted for his preaching and austerity of life. He died on this day in 1456 at Ilok (Croatia)
Patrick Duffy tells his story.
John of Capistrano was a leading figure in the Observant (strict observance of poverty) movement in the Franciscan Order in the fifteenth century. Because he rallied an army to defend Belgrade against the Turks, he is the patron of military chaplains. His zeal in persecuting Hussites and his anti-Semitic sentiments have been points of criticism of him by later historians.Early Career as Lawyer, Governor of Perugia
John was born in Capestrano, a medieval fortress town in the Abruzzo region, east of Rome. His father was possibly a French or German knight who came to Italy with the army of Louis I of Anjou, but he died when John was still young. John studied law at the University of Perugia and worked as a lawyer in Naples. In 1412 he was appointed governor of Perugia by King Ladislas of Naples and married the daughter of a Perugian nobleman. When war broke out between Perugia and Sigismundo Malatesta of Rimini in 1416, John tried to broker a peace, but his opponents ignored the truce, and took John as a prisoner of war.
Conversion
While in prison, John had a conversion experience in which St Francis appeared to him in a dream telling him to enter the Franciscan order. His marriage had not been consummated, so with his wife's consent John got an annulment. On the feast of St. Francis, October 4, 1415, he was received into the Franciscans of the Strict Observance at Perugia.
AsceticAlthough he had been a successful secular man, John cultivated extraordinary asceticism and genuine humility. A disciple of St Bernardine of Siena, after his ordination in 1418 both worked successfully as itinerant preachers throughout the Italian peninsula and later in Germany, Bohemia, Austria, Hungary, Poland, and Russia, preaching to tens of thousands.
Observants and Conventuals
At this time there was a split in the order between the Conventuals and the Observants about the interpretation of the rule of St Francis. The Conventuals stressed the value of community life and choral recitation of the Divine Office; the Observants stressed the strict observance of poverty. Bernardine and John were on the Observant side.
Accused to Rome of heresy for preaching devotion to the Holy Name, John in speaking in his defence so impressed the commission of cardinals that from then on he was frequently employed as a papal legate and as an inquisitor by Popes Eugene IV and Nicholas V, visiting all part of the empire.
Inquisitor
As legate or inquisitor John went into action against heretical groups in Italy - the Fraticelli of Ferrara, the Jesuati of Venice - and around Europe - especially the Hussites of Germany, Hungary and Bohemia. He is also accused of anti-Semitism. His methods and attitudes were those of his time, but would not be condoned today.
Crusade against the Turks
In 1454 Pope Callistus III ordered John to preach a crusade against the Muslim Turks who under Mahomet II were then outside Belgrade. Early in 1456 he rallied an army led by the Hungarian general, John Hunyadi, to defend Belgrade. Hunyadi conquered the foe by sea on July 14. Friar John, personally headed the troops on July 21, and, invoking the Holy Name, was principally responsible for the land victory and was hailed as the "apostle of Europe."
Death, Influence and Patronage
However, soon after the battle of Belgrade he took ill and died. He was canonised in 1724.
Two missions of San Juan Capistrano were founded by Spanish Franciscans in the 18th century - one in California and one in San Antonio, Texas. It is the one in California that inspired the popular song 'When the swallows come back to Capistrano'. (Referring to a reliable, dependable regularly occurring event) —
St John of Capistrano is the patron saint of jurists and military chaplains.
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Memorable Sayings for Today
A church is a hospital for sinners, not a museum for saints.
~ Pauline Phillips ~
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Liturgical Readings for: Friday, 23rd October, 2026
CÉAD LÉACHT
Sliocht as an céad Litir Naomh Pól chuig na hEifísigh 4:1-6
Aon chorp amháin, aon Tiarna amháin, aon chreideamh amháin agus aon bhaisteadh amháin.
A bhráithre,táim ag impí oraibh, dá bhrí sin, agus mé i mo ghéibheannach ag an Tiarna, bhur saol a
thabhairt go cuí de réir na gairme atá faighte agaibh agus sibh a bheith lán d’uirísle, de láchas agus d’fhoighne. Cuirigí suas go carthanach le chéile agus déanaigí bhur ndícheall chun an aontacht a thagann ón Spiorad a choimeád faoi cheangal na síochána.Aon chorp amháin agus aon Spiorad amháin atá ionaibh faoi mar nach bhfuil ach aon dóchas amháin agaibh ó fuair sibh bhur ngairm ó Dhia.
Níl ann ach aon Tiarna amháin, aon chreideamh amháin agus aon bhaisteadh amháin.
Níl ann ach aon Dia amháin atá ina Athair ag cách: é os cionn cách agus ag gníomhú i gcách agus istigh i gcách uile.
Briathar an Tiarna Buíochas le Dia
Salm le freagra Sm 23: 1-6. R/v. 6.
Freagra A leithéid sin a bhíonn ar thóir a Thiarna.
1. Leis an Tiarna an talamh agus a lánmhaire, an domhan ar fad agus a maireann ann.
Is é féin a bhunaigh ar an aigéan é
agus a dhaingnigh ar an bhfarraige íochtarach é. Freagra2. Cé a rachaidh suas cnoc an Tiarna? Cé a bheidh ina sheasamh ina ionad naofa?
An té a bhfuil lámh gan smál agus croí glan aige: an té ar beag air nithe gan tairbhe. Freagra
3. Beidh beannacht an Tiarna ar an té sin agus luach saothair ó Dhia, a shlánaitheoir.
A leithéid sin a bhíonn á lorg: a bhíonn ar thóir Dia Iacóib. Freagra
SOISCÉAL
Go raibh an Tiarna libh. Agus le do spiorad féin
Sliocht as an Soiscéal naofa de réir Naomh Lúcás 12:54-59 Glóir duit, a Thiarna.
Tá a fhios agaibh conas dreach na talún agus na spéire a léamh, ach cad a bheir daoibh gan an t-am seo i láthair a léamh?
Dúirt Íosa leis na sluaite:
“Nuair a fheiceann sibh scamall ag éirí san iarthar, deir sibh láithreach: ‘Tá báisteach chugainn,’ agus is amhlaidh a bhíonn; agus nuair a shéideann sé aneas, deir sibh: ‘Beidh teas ann,’ agus bíonn. A bhréagchráifeacha, tá a fhios agaibh conas dreach na talún agus na spéire a léamh, ach cad a bheir daoibh gan an t-am seo i láthair a léamh?
Cad chuige nach dtugann sibh breith, uaibh féin, faoin rud is cóir a dhéanamh? Mar sin, nuair a bhíonn tú ag imeacht le fear do chúisithe i láthair an phrionsa, déan do dhícheall, agus tú sa bhóthar, ar bheith réidh leis, le heagla go dtarraingeodh sé os comhair an bhreithimh tú agus go dtabharfadh an breitheamh ar láimh don sirriam tú agus go dteilgfeadh an sirriam i bpríosún tú.
Deirim leat, ní thiocfaidh tú amach as sin nó go mbeidh an leathfheoirling dheireanach íoctha agat.
Soiscéal an Tiarna. Moladh duit, a Chriost
AN BÍOBLA NAOFA
© An Sagart
Liturgical Readings for: Sunday, 25th October, 2026
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A
FIRST READING
A reading from the book of Exodus 22:20-26
If you are harsh with the widow or orphan; my anger will flare against you.
The Lord said to Moses, Tell the sons of Israel this,"You must not molest the stranger or oppress him, for you lived as strangers in the land of Egypt.
You must not be harsh with the widow, or with the orphan; if you are harsh with them, they will surely cry out to me, and be sure I shall hear their cry; my anger will flare and I shall kill you with the sword, your own wives will be widows, your own children orphans.
"If you lend money to any of my people, to any poor man among you, you must not play the usurer with him: you must not demand interest from him.
"If you take another's cloak as a pledge, you must give it back to him before sunset. It is all the covering he has; it is the cloak he wraps his body in; what else would he sleep in? If he cries to me, I will listen, for I am full of pity.
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Responsorial Psalm Ps 17;2-4. 47. 51. R/v 2
Response I love you, Lord, my strength.
1. I love you, Lord, my strength, my rock, my fortress, my saviour.
My God is the rock where I take refuge; my shield, my mighty help, my stronghold.
The Lord is worthy of all praise: when I call I am saved from my foes. Response
2. Long life to the Lord, my rock! Praised be the God who saves me.
He has given great victories to his king and shown his love for his anointed. Response
SECOND READING
A reading from the letter of St Paul to the Thessalonians 1:5-10
You broke with idolatry and became servants of God; you are now waiting for his Son.
You observed the sort of life we lived when we were with you, which was for your
instruction, and you were led to become imitators of us, and of the Lord; and it was with the joy of the Holy Spirit that you took to the gospel, in spite of the great opposition all round you. This has made you the great example to all believers in Macedonia and Achaia since it was from you that the word of the Lord started to spread - and not only throughout Macedonia and Achaia, for the news of your faith in God has spread everywhere. We do not need to tell other people about it: other people tell us how we started the work among you, how you broke with idolatry when you were converted to God and became servants of the real, living God; and how you are now waiting for Jesus, his Son, whom he raised from the dead, to come from heaven to save us from the retribution which is coming.
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Gospel Acclamation Acts 16: 14
Alleluia, alleluia!
Open our heart, O Lord, to accept the words of your Son.
Alleluia!
or Jn 14: 23
Alleluia, alleluia!
If anyone loves me he will keep my word,
and my Father will love him, and we shall come to him.
Alleluia!
GOSPEL
The Lord be with you And with your spirit.
A reading from the Gospel according to Matthew 22:34-40 Glory to you, O Lord
'You must love the Lord your God and your neighbour as yourself.
When the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees they got together and,
to disconcert him, one of them put a question,
'Master, which is the greatest commandment of the Law?'
Jesus said, 'You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.
This is the greatest and the first commandment.
The second resembles it: You must love your neighbour as yourself. On these two commandments hang the whole Law, and the Prophets also.'
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
For homily resources for this Sunday's Gospel click here: https://www.catholicireland.net/sunday-homily/
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Taken from THE JERUSALEM BIBLE, published and copyright 1966, 1967 and 1968 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, 25th October, 2026
CHÉAD LÉACHT Sliocht as leabhar Exodus 22:20-26
Má dhéanann tú iad a bhuaireamh agus godtagann a nglao chugam, éistfidh mé leo
Dúirt an Tiarna le Maois: Abair é seo le clann Isráel:Ná déan éagóir ar dheoraí ná leatrom, mar ba dheoraithe sibh féin i gcríocha na hÉigipte. Ná ciap baintreach ná dílleachta. Má dhéanann tú iad a bhuaireamh agus godtagann a nglao chugam, éistfidh mé leo, éistfead sin. Adhnfaidh m’fhearg agus maróidh mé sibh leis an gclaíomh, agus fágfar bhur mná gan chéile agus bhur gclann gan athair.
Má thugann tú iasacht airgid d’aon bhochtán de mo phobal le d’ais, ná himir cleas an úsaire air agus ná héiligh ús uaidh.
Má thogann tú riamh brat duine mar gheall tabhair ar ais dó é roimh luí na gréine;
óir sin a bhfuil aige d’éadach, sin é an brat a bhíonn faoina chorp aige, agus cad eile atá aige le codladh ann?
Briathar an Tiarna Buíochas le Dia
Salm le Freagra Sm 17;2-4. 47. 51. R/v 2
Freagra Mo ghrá thú, a Thiarna, mo neart thú.
I. Mo ghrá thú, a Thiarna, mo neart thú,
mo charraig thú, mo dhaingean is mo shlánaitheoir. Freagra
2. Mo Dhia thú, mo charraig, is mo dhídean;
mo sciath, adharc me shlánaithe, mo dhún.
Glaoim ar an Tiarna dar dleacht moladh
agus déantar mo shaoradh ó mo naimhdé. Freagra
3. Go maire an Tiarna! Is é mo charraig é!
Go raibh Dia mo shlánaitheoir á mhóradh.
Thug sé caithréimeanna dá Rí
agus nocht sé a ghrá dá Ungthach. Freagra
DARA LÉACHT
Sliocht as an céad litir Naomh Pól chuig na Teasalónaigh 1:5-10
Chun feitheamh lena Mhac Íosa a theacht ó na flaithis
A bhráithre, tá a fhios agaibhse mar a thugamar ár saol, fad a bhíomar in bhur measc,
mhaithe libh. Agus rinne sibhse aithris orainn agus ar an Tiarna, mar d’ainneoin gach anacra ghlac sibh leis an mbriathar uainn le lúcháir an Spioraid Naoimh, sa tslí go raibh sibh mar shampla ag a bhfuil de chreidmhigh sa Mhacadóin agus in Acháia. Mar is uaibhse amach a leath briathar Dé, agus ní sa Mhacadóin agus in Acháia amháin é, mar tá scéal bhur gcreidimh i nDia scaipthe san uile áit, i dtreo nach gá dúinne aon ní a rá faoi. Tá na daoine féin ag cur síos ar an bhfáilte a chuir sibh romhainn agus mar a chas sibh ar Dhia ó na déithe bréige chun dul ag seirbhís don fhíor Dhia beo agus chun feitheamh lena Mhac Íosa a theacht ó na flaithis – an Mac a thóg sé ó mhairbh agus atá dár bhfuascailt ón bhfearg atá le teacht.Briathar an Tiarna Buíochas le Dia
Alleluia Véarsa Gniom 16: 14
Alleluia, alleluia!
Oscail ár gcroí, A Thiarna, Cun aird a thabhairt ar bhraithra do Mhic
Alleluia!
SOISCÉAL
Sliocht as an Soiscéal naofa de réir Naomh Matha 22:34-40
Gráóidh tú do Thiarna Dia agus gráóidh tú do chomharsa mar thú féin
San am sin nuair a chuala na Fairisínigh nár fhág Íosa focal ag na Sadúcaigh, chruinnigh siad féin le chéile, agus duine acu, a bhí ina dhlíodóir, chuir sé ceist air ag baint trialach as:
“A Mháistir, cén aithne mhór sa dhlí?”
Dúirt sé leis:
“‘Gráóidh tú do Thiarna Dia ó do chroí go hiomlán agus
ó d’anam go hiomlán agus ó d’aigne go hiomlán’ –
is í sin an aithne mhór agus an phríomhaithne.
Agus is cosúil léise an dara ceann:
‘Gráóidh tú do chomharsa mar thú féin.’ Ag brath ar an dá aithne sin atá an dlí ar fad agus na fáithe.”
Soiscéal an Tiarna. Moladh duit, a Chriost
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