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Jul 28 - St Samson of Dol (d. 565)
Summary: St Samson of Dol is one of the seven founder saints of Brittany, most of them setting out in the sixth century from Wales. They crossed over first to Cornwall, where many also made foundations, and then sailed on to Brittany. Samson appears powerfully in Shaun Davey's musical suite celebrating the wandering of Celtic monks, The Pilgrim, as Samson peccator episcopus.
Patrick Duffy tells the story of this saint.
Welsh Origins
Samson of Dol (died c. 565) is one of many saints of Welsh origin in the 6th century - others were Paulinus, Austell and Mean - who spent time in Cornwall on their way to Brittany. They seem to have shared the same spirit of "wandering for Christ" that the Irish monks such as Colmcille and Columbanus had of leaving their homeland going into exile for Christ - peregrini pro Christo, or "pilgrims for Christ".
Educated by St Illtud
Samson was of noble birth: his father was from Dyfed and his mother from Gwent. His parents placed him under the care of Saint Illtud, and he grew up in the monastery at Llaniltud Fawr. He was ordained priest by St Dubricius in 531. Dubricius wanted Samson to succeed him as abbot of Llaniltud Fawr, but Illtud's nephews, who were also monks in the same monastery, became envious of him and in the face of their hostility he left the monastery.
Caldey Island
Samson retired first to the island monastery of Caldey off the coast of Dyfed (Pembrokeshire), and became abbot there. But it was not a happy move as his predecessor, Pyr, had left Caldey in such a lax state that he was unable to control the monks and re-establish discipline.
Ireland
Samson left there also and went to Ireland, where he reformed a monastery, thought to be a religious house at Howth.
Cornwall
Samson then joined a party of Welsh churchmen including Paulinus, Austell and Mean who were going to Cornwall on their way to Brittany. Because of his reputation as a monastic reformer, a monk named Winniavus was dispatched to tell him tactfully that they would prefer that he went somewhere else.
Scilly Isles and Guernsey
Samson took the hint, and moved on to spend some time in the Scilly Isles, where an island now uninhabited - Samson - is named after him, and in Guernsey, where St Samson is the second port of the island. He then moved on to found his main monastery near Dol in Brittany.
Dol in Brittany
Dol was then an island on flat marshlands, though the coastline has changed, and it is now about eight kilometres inland. Mont Dol, a large flat-topped rock, had been the site of druidic sacrifices, and Samson made that his hermitage. The image shown right is of the Church of Saint Samson in Dol-de-Bretagne.
At the Frankish Court in Paris
Samson is said to have made a journey to the royal Frankish court in Paris to plead for Judual, king of Brittany, who was detained there by King Childebert I. Here a series of incidents, in which the queen imposed some bizarre trials and eventually tried to poison the saint ended, when the king released Judual and granted him land for his monastery at Dol.
Samson Peccator Episcopus
Samson may have had quite close relations with the Frankish clergy. He is probably the Samson peccator episcopus who signed the acts of an episcopal council in Paris in 557. He is described in Breton accounts as archbishop of Dol. Motifs similar to those in the Lives of other saints, such as a dove perching on his shoulder at ordination and he capturing a dragon with his stole and throwing it over a cliff, symbolically proclaim the importance of his mission and the reverence in which he was held by his successors.
One of the Seven Founder Saints of Brittany
Samson is revered as one of the seven founding saints of Brittany, along with Saint Pol Aurelian, Saint Tugdual (Tudwal), Saint Brieuc, Saint Malo, Saint Patern, and Saint Corentin.
Tidal Wave in 709
Dol was overwhelmed by a catastrophic tidal wave in 709, and there is now no trace of the monastery. Samson's relics were taken to Canterbury and Ely in the time of King Athelstan of Wessex (895 –939).
Patrick Duffy tells the story of this saint.
Welsh Origins
Samson of Dol (died c. 565) is one of many saints of Welsh origin in the 6th century - others were Paulinus, Austell and Mean - who spent time in Cornwall on their way to Brittany. They seem to have shared the same spirit of "wandering for Christ" that the Irish monks such as Colmcille and Columbanus had of leaving their homeland going into exile for Christ - peregrini pro Christo, or "pilgrims for Christ".Educated by St Illtud
Samson was of noble birth: his father was from Dyfed and his mother from Gwent. His parents placed him under the care of Saint Illtud, and he grew up in the monastery at Llaniltud Fawr. He was ordained priest by St Dubricius in 531. Dubricius wanted Samson to succeed him as abbot of Llaniltud Fawr, but Illtud's nephews, who were also monks in the same monastery, became envious of him and in the face of their hostility he left the monastery.
Caldey Island
Samson retired first to the island monastery of Caldey off the coast of Dyfed (Pembrokeshire), and became abbot there. But it was not a happy move as his predecessor, Pyr, had left Caldey in such a lax state that he was unable to control the monks and re-establish discipline.
Ireland
Samson left there also and went to Ireland, where he reformed a monastery, thought to be a religious house at Howth.
Cornwall
Samson then joined a party of Welsh churchmen including Paulinus, Austell and Mean who were going to Cornwall on their way to Brittany. Because of his reputation as a monastic reformer, a monk named Winniavus was dispatched to tell him tactfully that they would prefer that he went somewhere else.
Scilly Isles and Guernsey
Samson took the hint, and moved on to spend some time in the Scilly Isles, where an island now uninhabited - Samson - is named after him, and in Guernsey, where St Samson is the second port of the island. He then moved on to found his main monastery near Dol in Brittany.
Dol in Brittany
Dol was then an island on flat marshlands, though the coastline has changed, and it is now about eight kilometres inland. Mont Dol, a large flat-topped rock, had been the site of druidic sacrifices, and Samson made that his hermitage. The image shown right is of the Church of Saint Samson in Dol-de-Bretagne.
At the Frankish Court in Paris
Samson is said to have made a journey to the royal Frankish court in Paris to plead for Judual, king of Brittany, who was detained there by King Childebert I. Here a series of incidents, in which the queen imposed some bizarre trials and eventually tried to poison the saint ended, when the king released Judual and granted him land for his monastery at Dol.
Samson Peccator Episcopus
Samson may have had quite close relations with the Frankish clergy. He is probably the Samson peccator episcopus who signed the acts of an episcopal council in Paris in 557. He is described in Breton accounts as archbishop of Dol. Motifs similar to those in the Lives of other saints, such as a dove perching on his shoulder at ordination and he capturing a dragon with his stole and throwing it over a cliff, symbolically proclaim the importance of his mission and the reverence in which he was held by his successors.
One of the Seven Founder Saints of Brittany
Samson is revered as one of the seven founding saints of Brittany, along with Saint Pol Aurelian, Saint Tugdual (Tudwal), Saint Brieuc, Saint Malo, Saint Patern, and Saint Corentin.
Tidal Wave in 709
Dol was overwhelmed by a catastrophic tidal wave in 709, and there is now no trace of the monastery. Samson's relics were taken to Canterbury and Ely in the time of King Athelstan of Wessex (895 –939).
Shaun Davey's musical suite 'The Pilgrim'
In Shaun Davey's musical suite entitled 'The Pilgrim' for Celtic soloists and orchestra with pipeband and choir. One of the items consists of a narrator recounting the journey of St Samson across Cornwall and the repeated beating out by the choir of the refrain Samson peccator episcopus. It evokes the swashbuckling and bravura character of the Celtic wanderers for Christ of the 6th century.
On Padstow sand
the tide has fallen back
Fine horses pull
an Irish chariot from the shallows.
Holy men from Wales
walk in this sunlight
and leave the tide race
far to the West.
On the Isthmus road
the Bishop's Chariot
pulled by piebald horses
from the sea.
On the Isthmus road
the Gentle Bishop
pulled by piebald horses
from the sea.
High on Cornwall
many travellers have gathered
to celebrate power over natural things.
On the Isthmus road
there came a miracle
A sacred cross
cut into stone by a bishop’s staff
Miracle! Miracle!
Samson Peccator Episcopus
The Isthmus road
leads to Fowey
Armorica, far-off Spain
Guernsey and Dol.
On the Isthmus road
the Bishop's chariot
Pulled by fine horses
to the sea.
On the Isthmus road
there came a miracle
a sacred cross
cut into stone by a bishop's staff.
Round Land's End
the waves collect and tumble
pushed by wind and tide
into tumultuous fury.
Samson Peccator Episcopus
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Memorable Sayings for Today
“The mark of a great church is not its seating capacity,
but its sending capacity.”
– Mike Stachura -
“Never pity missionaries; envy them.
They are where the real action is,
where life and death, sin and grace,
Heaven and Hell converge.”
– Robert C. Shannon -
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Liturgical Readings for: Tuesday, 28th July, 2026
Tuesday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time, Year 2
FIRST READING
A reading from the book of the Prophet Jeremiah 14:17-22
Remember, Lord, do not break your covenant with us.
The Lord said to me 'Say this word to them,
"Tears flood my eyes night and day, unceasingly, since a crushing blow falls on the daughter of my people, a most grievous injury. If I go into the countryside, there lie men killed by the sword;
if I go into the city, I see people sick with hunger; even prophets and priests plough the land: they are at their wit's end.'
'Have you rejected Judah altogether? Does your very soul revolt at Zion? Why have you struck us down without hope of cure?
We were hoping for peace - no good came of it!
For the moment of cure - nothing but terror!
Lord, we do confess our wickedness and our fathers' guilt: we have indeed sinned against you.
For your name's sake do not reject us, do not dishonour the throne of your glory.
Remember us; do not break your covenant with us. Can any of the pagan nothings make it rain?
Can the heavens produce showers? No, it is you, Lord.
O our God, you are our hope, since it is you who do all this.'
The Word of the Lord Thanks be to God.
Responsorial Psalm Ps 78:8-9. 11.13. R/v9
Response Rescue us, O Lord, for the glory of your name.
1. Do not hold the guilt of our fathers against us. Let your compassion hasten to meet us.
for we are in the depths of distress. Response
2. O God our saviour, come to our help, come for the sake of the glory of your name.
O Lord our God, forgive us our sins; rescue us for the sake of your name. Response
3. Let the groans of the prisoners come before you; let your strong arm reprieve those condemned to die.
But we, your people, the flock of your pasture, will give you thanks for ever and ever.
We will tell your praise from age to age. Response
Gospel Acclamation 1 Pt 1: 25
Alleluia, alleluia!
The word of the Lord remains for ever: What is this word?
It is the Good News that has been brought to you.
Alleluia!
Or
Alleluia, alleluia!
The seed is the word of God, Christ the sower;
whoever finds the seed will remain for ever.
Alleluia
GOSPEL
The Lord be with you. And with your spirit
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew 13:36-43 Glory to you, O Lord
Just as the darnel is gathered up and burnt in the fire, so it will be at the end of time.
Leaving the crowds, Jesus went to the house; and his disciples came to him and said,
'Explain the parable about the darnel in the field to us.'
He said in reply, 'The sower of the good seed is the Son of Man.
The field is the world;
the good seed is the
subjects of the kingdom;the darnel, the subjects of the evil one; |
the enemy who sowed them, the devil;
the harvest is the end of the world; the reapers are the angels.
Well then, just as the darnel is gathered up and burnt in the fire, so it will be at the end of time. The Son of Man will send his angels and they will gather out of his kingdom all things that provoke offences and all who do evil, and throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.
Then the virtuous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father.
Listen, anyone who has ears!'
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
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Gospel Reflection Tuesday Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time Matthew 13:36-43
Today’s gospel reading of the interpretation of the parable of the wheat and the darnel acknowledges that all is not well with the world. We don’t need reminding that there is much evil in our world. However, it is not a case that the church is a field of goodness and all beyond it is a field of evil. This gospel of Matthew readily acknowledges that sin is to be found in the community of believers. Peter’s question, unique to Matthew, was a very relevant one for Matthew’s community, ‘Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?’ (Mt 18:21).
In recent times, we have been made only too well aware of how the sins of some of the church’s most trusted members have been a source of enormous scandal for believers. We can easily make our own as a community of faith the words of Jeremiah in today’s first reading, ‘Lord, we do confess our wickedness… we have indeed sinned against you’. Yet, we can also make our own the words Jeremiah goes on to speak, ‘O our God, you are our hope’. The existence of evil, even in the holiest of places, is not a cause for disillusionment or despair. The Lord remains faithful to his flawed church and to his broken world. He continues to work among us to recreate us in his image through the power of the Holy Spirit. As Paul expresses it so succinctly in his letter to the Romans, ‘where sin increased, grace abounded all the more’ (Rom 5:20). There is a great onus on us all to co-operate with the Lord who is always striving to bring the good work he has begun in us to completion.
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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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Liturgical Readings for: Tuesday, 28th July, 2026
CÉAD LÉACHTSliocht as Leabhar Irimia, Fáidh. 14:17-2
Cuimhnigh orainn. Ná bris do chonradh linn.
Seo mar a deir an Tiarna:
‘Sileann deora ó mo shúile de lá agus d’oíche, gan scor,
óir is mór é an leagan a baineadh as iníon mo mhuintire, buille rónimheanta.
Má théim amach faoin tuath,
féach na mairbh sínte leis an gclaíomh!Má théim isteach sa chathair, feicim an dream atá tinn le hocras;
fiú na fáithe agus na sagairt, treabhann siad talamh, tá siad i mbarr a gcéille.’”
Ar thréig tú Iúdá amach agus amach? An fuath le d’anam Síón?
Cad chuige ar bhuail tú síos sinn agus gan súil le leigheas againn?
Bhí súil againn le síocháin – ach níl maith ar bith ansin!
Le ham tarrthála – ach féach scanradh!
A Thiarna, admhaímid ár n-olc agus éigeart ár n-aithreacha; go dearfa pheacaíomar i d’aghaidhse.
Ar son d’ainmse ná diúltaigh sinn, ná tarcaisnigh ríchathaoir do ghlóire.
Cuimhnigh orainn. Ná bris do chonradh linn.
An bhfuil aon cheann de dhéithe na bpágánach a thabharfadh fearthainn?
An bhféadann na spéartha ceathanna a thabhairt? Ach is tusa féin é, a Thiarna.'
Ó a Dhia linn, is tú ár ndóchas, is tú a dhéanann gach ní acu seo.
Briathar an Tiarna Buíochas le Dia
Salm le Freagra Sm 78:8-9. 11.13. R/v9
Freagra Fuascail sinn agus maith dúinn ár bpeacaí as ucht d’ainm.
1. Ná leag orainne coireanna ár sean agus ár sinsear; go dtaga do thrua inár ndáil gan mhoill
mar tá srathair na hainnise ag brú orainn go dóite. Freagra
2. Dhia ar slánaithe, brostaigh chun ár gcúnaimh; cuidigh linn ar mhaithe le glóir d’ainm féin.
Fuascail sinn agus maith dúinn ár bpeacaí as ucht d’ainm. Freagra
3. Go dtaga i do láthair osnaí bróin na bpríosúnach; agus go saora tú le do chumhacht an dream a daoradh chun báis.
Ach sinne, do phobal agus caoirigh do pháirce,tabharfaimid buíochas duit go brách na breithe;
agus foilseoímid do mholadh ó ghlúin go chéile. Freagra
SOISCÉAL
Go raibh an Tiarna libh. Agus le do spiorad féin
Sliocht as an Soiscéal naofa de réir Naomh Matha 13:36-43 Glóir duit, a Thiarna.
Amhail mar a bhailítear an cogal chun é dhó sa tine, sin mar a bheidh i ndeireadh an tsaoil.
San am sin d’fhág Íosa na sluaite an uair sin agus chuaigh sé isteach sa teach.
Tháinig a dheisceabail chuige agus dúirt siad:
“Mínigh dúinn an parabal úd an chogail sa ghort.”
D’fhreagair sé iad á rá:
“An té a chuireann an síol maith, sin é Mac an
Duine.Is é an domhan an gort. An síol maith muintir na ríochta.
Dream an oilc an cogal, agus is é an diabhal an namhaid a scaipeann é. Is é deireadh an tsaoil an fómhar agus is iad na haingil na buanaithe. Amhail mar a bhailítear an cogal chun é dhó sa tine, sin mar a bheidh i ndeireadh an tsaoil.
Cuirfidh Mac an Duine a aingil amach agus baileoidh siad gach ábhar scannail as a ríocht agus na daoine a thaobhaíonn an t-olc, agus teilgfidh siad san fhoirnéis tine iad. Is ann a bheidh gol agus díoscán fiacla. Beidh na fíréin an uair sin ag lonradh ar nós na gréine i ríocht a nAthar.
An té a bhfuil cluasa air, éisteadh sé!”
Soiscéal an Tiarna. Moladh duit, a Chriost
AN BÍOBLA NAOFA
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Liturgical Readings for: Sunday, 2nd August, 2026
18th Sunday of Ordinary Time Year A
FIRST READING
A reading from the book of the Prophet Isaiah 55:1-3
Come and eat.
Thus says the Lord:Oh, come to the water all you who are thirsty; though you have no money, come!
Buy corn without money, and eat, and, at no cost, wine and milk.
Why spend money on what is not bread, your wages on what fails to satisfy?
Listen, listen to me, and you will have good things to eat and rich food to enjoy.
Pay attention, come to me; listen, and your soul will live.
With you I will make an everlasting covenant out of the favours promised to David.
The Word of the Lord Thanks be to God
Responsorial Psalm Ps 144: 8-9. 15-18. R/v 16
Response You open wide your hand, O Lord, you grant our desires.
1. The Lord is kind and full of compassion, slow to anger, abounding in love.
How good is the Lord to all, compassionate to all his creatures. Response
2. The eyes of all creatures look to you and you give them their food in due time.
You open wide your hand, grant the desires of all who live. Response
3. The Lord is just in all his ways and loving in all his deeds.
He is close to all who call him, call on him from their hearts. Response
SECOND READING
A reading from the second letter of St Paul to the Romans 8:35. 37-39
No created thing, can ever come between us and the love of God made visible in Christ
Nothing therefore can come between us and the love of Christ, even if we are troubled or worried, or being persecuted, or lacking food or clothes, or being threatened or even attacked. These are the trials through which we triumph, by the power of him who loved us.For I am certain of this: neither death nor life, no angel, no prince, nothing that exists, nothing still to come, not any power, or height or depth, nor any created thing, can ever come between us and the love of God made visible in Christ Jesus our Lord.
The Word of the Lord Thanks be to God
Gospel Acclamation Lk 19: 38
Alleluia, alleluia!
Blessings on the King who comes, in the name of the Lord!
Peace in heaven and glory in the highest heavens!
Alleluia!
Or Mt 4:4
Alleluia, alleluia!
Man does not live on bread alone,
but on every word that comes from the mouth of God
Alleluia!
GOSPEL
The Lord be with you And with your spirit
A reading from the Gospel according to Matthew 14:13-21 Glory to you, O Lord
They all ate as much as they wanted.
When Jesus received this news of John the Baptist's death, he withdrew by boat to a lonely place where they could be by themselves. But the people heard of this and, leaving the towns, went after him on foot. So as he stepped ashore he saw a large crowd; and he took pity on them and healed their sick.
When evening came, the disciples went to him and said, 'This is a lonely place, and the time has slipped by; so send the people away, and they can go to the villages to buy themselves some food'.
Jesus replied, 'There is no need for them to go: give them something to eat yourselves'. But they answered 'All we have with us is five loaves and two fish'.
'Bring them here to me' he said. He gave orders that the people were to sit down on the grass; then he took the five loaves and the two fish, raised his eyes to heaven and said the blessing. And breaking the loaves handed them to his disciples who gave them to the crowds.
They all ate as much as they wanted, and they collected the scraps remaining; twelve baskets full. Those who ate numbered about five thousand men, to say nothing of women and children.
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.
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Liturgical Readings for: Sunday, 2nd August, 2026
CÉAD LÉACHT Sliocht as an Leabhar Íseáia, Fáidh. 55: 1-3
Hóigh, a lucht an íota, tagaigí faoi choinne uisce
Seo mar a deir an Tiarna:
Hóigh, a lucht an íota, tagaigí faoi choinne uisce; fiú mura bhfuil airgead agaibh, tagaigí;
Ceannaigí cruithneacht agus ithigí gan díol as, agus fíon agus bainne gan íoc. Cén fáth a gcaitheann sibh airgead air rud nach arán é,agus luach bhur saothair ar rud nach bhfuil sásamh ann?
Éistigí liomsa agus beidh sólaistí le hithe agaibh
agus beidh taitneamh á bhaint agaibh as togha an bhia.
Tugaigí cluas agus tagaigí chugam, éistigí
agus beidh bhur n-anam saolach.
Déanfaidh mé conradh libh, conradh buan an uair seo,
an chomaoin cheanúil a chur oraibh a ba mhinic ag Dáiví.
Briathar an Tiarna Buíochas le Dia
Salm le Freagra Sm 144
Freagra Osclaíonn tú do lámh, a Thiarna, is sásaíonn tú sinn.
I. Is ceansa trócaireach é an Tiarna, mall chun feirge agus lán de chineáltas.
Is maith é an Tiarna don uile ní, is is trócaireach é dá oibreacha uile. Freagra
2. Bíonn súile cách ag feitheamh ort, agus túgann tú bia dóibh in am trátha.
Osclaíonn tú do lámh, a Thiarna, is sásaíonn tú a bhfuil beo le do chineáltas. Freagra
3. Is fíréantá an Tiarna ina shlite uile is is naofa é ina oibreacha go léir.
Is gairid an Tiarna dá ngaireann air, dá ngaireann air go fírinneach. Freagra
DARA LÉACHT
Sliocht as Litir Naomh Pól chuig na Rómhánaigh 8:35. 37-39
Ná dúil chruthaithe ar bith eile sinn a scaradh ó ghrá Dé atá in Íosa Críost ár dTiarna.
A bhráithre,
cé a scarfaidh ó ghrá Chríost sinn? Trioblóid an ea? nó cruatan, nó géarleanúint, nó gorta, nó nochtacht, nó guais, nó an claíomh féin? Ach sna cúrsaí seo go léir, beirimid an bua go caithréimeach tríd an té úd a thug grá dúinn.Mar táim cinnte dearfa de nach bhféadfaidh bás ná beatha, aingil ná prionsaí ná cumhachtaí, nithe atá ann anois ná nithe atá le teacht, an domhan thuas ná an domhan thíos, ná dúil chruthaithe ar bith eile sinn a scaradh ó ghrá Dé atá in Íosa Críost ár dTiarna.
Briathar an Tiarna Buíochas le Dia
Alleluia Véarsa Mth 4:4
Alleluia, alleluia!
Ní ar arán amháin a mhairfidh an duine,
ach ar an uile fhocal a thagann as béal Dé.
Alleluia!
SOISCÉAL
Sliocht as Soiscéal naofa de réir Naomh Mhatha 14:13-21
D’ith siad uile agus bhí siad sách.
San am sin nuair a chuala Íosa faoi bhás Eoin, , chuaigh sé i leataobh as sin i mbád go dtí áit uaigneach ar leithligh. Ach fuair na sluaite scéala air, agus tháinig siad amach as na cathracha á leanúint dá gcois. Ar theacht i dtír dó, chonaic sé slua mór agus ghlac sé trua dóibh agus leigheas na hothair a bhí leo.
Nuair a bhí an tráthnóna ann, áfach, tháinig na deisceabail chuige agus dúirt siad: “Áit uaigneach é seo agus tá sé deireanach feasta. Mar sin, scaoil uait na sluaite go dtéidís isteach sna bailte agus bia a cheannach dóibh féin.”
Ach dúirt Íosa leo: “Ní gá dóibh imeacht; tugaigí sibhse rud le hithe dóibh.”
“Ach,” ar siadsan leis, “níl anseo againne ach cúig builíní agus dhá iasc.”
“Tugaigí chugam anseo iad,” ar seisean. D’ordaigh sé do na sluaite luí fúthu ar an bhféar; thóg sé na cúig builíní agus an dá iasc, agus, ar dhearcadh suas chun na bhflaitheas dó, bheannaigh, bhris, agus thug na builíní do na deisceabail, agus thug na deisceabail do na sluaite iad. D’ith siad uile agus bhí siad sách, agus thóg siad suas an bruscar fuílligh, lán dhá chiseán déag.
Timpeall cúig mhíle fear a fuair an béile, gan mná ná páistí a áireamh.
Soiscéal an Tiarna. Moladh duit, a Chriost
AN BÍOBLA NAOFA
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