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Pictorial Thought for Today
Oct 8 - St Pelagia (4th century) the penitent
Summary: St Pelagia, penitent. The story about the penitent Pelagia and Bishop Nonnus is told by Deacon James of Edessa. Through his eyes the reader is drawn into the mystery of forgiveness and repentance. Many monasteries and churches are named after this saint in Greece and Cyprus.
Patrick Duffy retells her story.
(The images right>>shows a 6th century mosaic of Saints Pelagia (left) and Eufemia in the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo. Ravenna, Italy)
Pelagia was a well-known actress of Antioch. One day, with a throng of boys and girls dressed in gold she passed, sitting on a donkey
and beautifully attired in gold, pearls and precious stones, close to where a group of bishops were in open-air conference. All the bishops hid their faces at the sight, except one, Bishop Nonnus, who gazed after her intently for a long time.
"Were you not delighted by her beauty?" he exclaimed to his colleagues almost in tears. "This lady spends more time and care in adorning herself for those she will meet than we do in preparing our souls to meet our God."
The bishop's dream
That night, Bishop Nonnus had a dream. A smelly black dove covered in soot stood near him. He plunged it into the baptismal font: washed clean and white as snow, it flew away.
Preaching and repentance
The next day Sunday, Pelagia came into the church where Bishop Nonnus was preaching and hearing what he said, wept tears of repentance. She sent a message saying she wished to see him. He replied she should meet him where he was in the company of the other bishops. She came in to where they were, threw herself at his feet, confessed her sins and asked for baptism.
Baptism
Nonnus was the one who exorcised her, then baptised her with the name Pelagia and gave her the Body of Christ. When she went back to her sponsor Romana and the other women, the devil was heard to curse Nonnus for depriving him of such a prize. Pelagia subsequently gave over all her wealth to Bishop Nonnus, who passed it on to the poor, the widows, and orphans.
The following Sunday, when she laid aside her baptismal white robes, it seems Bishop Nonnus gave her his tunic and cloak and she disappeared.
In Jerusalem
Three or four years later, an associate of Bishop Nonnus, Deacon James, was going to Jerusalem on pilgrimage. Bishop Nonnus told him to ask of the whereabouts of the monk Pelagius, who had lived as a hermit there for some years. Finding the cell on the Mount of Olives, closed in except for a small window, the wizened face that looked out at him seemed to recognise him.
"I have come from Bishop Nonnus," he said. "Tell him to pray for me, for he is a saint of God," was the reply. And he set about reciting the psalms of the third hour.
Revelation
On going back to Jerusalem, Deacon James found out that Pelagius's fame as a holy ascetic was widespread throughout the monasteries there. Going back to the cell another day some time later, he got no reply when he knocked. So he broke open the little window and saw that the holy man was dead. So sealing up the opening, he went off to inform the monks in Jerusalem. When they came to wash and anoint the body for burial, to their surprise they discovered she was a woman. This story spread widely among all the people. Monks and nuns came from Jericho and Jordan with candles and lamps and hymns and with great joy they brought her to her burial.
A literary genre
Stories like this became a literary genre for the Desert Fathers. In them we see the truth about repentance better than in theory or analysis. The love of the two central characters tells us much about the relationship between God and the true penitent, Jesus and sinners, And the narrator, Deacon James of Edessa, like the reader, was left in god's puzzled wonderment at its strange beauty. We need to remain open to God's gift of forgiveness however it comes.
Patrick Duffy retells her story.
(The images right>>shows a 6th century mosaic of Saints Pelagia (left) and Eufemia in the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo. Ravenna, Italy)
Pelagia was a well-known actress of Antioch. One day, with a throng of boys and girls dressed in gold she passed, sitting on a donkey
and beautifully attired in gold, pearls and precious stones, close to where a group of bishops were in open-air conference. All the bishops hid their faces at the sight, except one, Bishop Nonnus, who gazed after her intently for a long time."Were you not delighted by her beauty?" he exclaimed to his colleagues almost in tears. "This lady spends more time and care in adorning herself for those she will meet than we do in preparing our souls to meet our God."
The bishop's dream
That night, Bishop Nonnus had a dream. A smelly black dove covered in soot stood near him. He plunged it into the baptismal font: washed clean and white as snow, it flew away.
Preaching and repentance
The next day Sunday, Pelagia came into the church where Bishop Nonnus was preaching and hearing what he said, wept tears of repentance. She sent a message saying she wished to see him. He replied she should meet him where he was in the company of the other bishops. She came in to where they were, threw herself at his feet, confessed her sins and asked for baptism.
Baptism
Nonnus was the one who exorcised her, then baptised her with the name Pelagia and gave her the Body of Christ. When she went back to her sponsor Romana and the other women, the devil was heard to curse Nonnus for depriving him of such a prize. Pelagia subsequently gave over all her wealth to Bishop Nonnus, who passed it on to the poor, the widows, and orphans. The following Sunday, when she laid aside her baptismal white robes, it seems Bishop Nonnus gave her his tunic and cloak and she disappeared.
In Jerusalem
Three or four years later, an associate of Bishop Nonnus, Deacon James, was going to Jerusalem on pilgrimage. Bishop Nonnus told him to ask of the whereabouts of the monk Pelagius, who had lived as a hermit there for some years. Finding the cell on the Mount of Olives, closed in except for a small window, the wizened face that looked out at him seemed to recognise him.
"I have come from Bishop Nonnus," he said. "Tell him to pray for me, for he is a saint of God," was the reply. And he set about reciting the psalms of the third hour.
Revelation
On going back to Jerusalem, Deacon James found out that Pelagius's fame as a holy ascetic was widespread throughout the monasteries there. Going back to the cell another day some time later, he got no reply when he knocked. So he broke open the little window and saw that the holy man was dead. So sealing up the opening, he went off to inform the monks in Jerusalem. When they came to wash and anoint the body for burial, to their surprise they discovered she was a woman. This story spread widely among all the people. Monks and nuns came from Jericho and Jordan with candles and lamps and hymns and with great joy they brought her to her burial.
A literary genre
Stories like this became a literary genre for the Desert Fathers. In them we see the truth about repentance better than in theory or analysis. The love of the two central characters tells us much about the relationship between God and the true penitent, Jesus and sinners, And the narrator, Deacon James of Edessa, like the reader, was left in god's puzzled wonderment at its strange beauty. We need to remain open to God's gift of forgiveness however it comes.
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Memorable Saying for Today
God forgives you.
Now forgive yourself
~ Pastor Rick ~
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Liturgical Readings for: Thursday, 8th October, 2026
Thursday of the Twenty Seventh week in Ordinary Time, Cycle 2
The more we do good the freer we become.
FIRST READING
A reading from the letter of St Paul to the Galatians 3:1-5
Does God give you the Spirit because you practice Law, or because you believed what was preached to you?
Are you people in Galatia mad? Has someone put a spell on you, in spite of the plain explanation you have had of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ?
Let me ask you one question: was it because you practised the Law that you received the Spirit,
or because you believed what was preached to you?
Are you foolish enough to end in outward observances what you began in the Spirit?
Have all the favours you received been wasted? And if this were so, they would most certainly have been wasted.
Does God give you the Spirit so freely and work miracles among you because you practice Law, or because you believed what was preached to you?
The Word of the Lord Thanks be to God.
Responsorial Psalm Lk 1:69-75
Response Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel!. He has visited his people.
1. God has raised up for us a mighty saviour in the house of David his servant,
as he promised by the lips of holy men, those who were his prophets from of old. Response
2. A saviour who would free us from our foes, from the hands of all who hate us.
So his love for our fathers is fulfilled' and his holy covenant remembered. Response
3. He swore to Abraham our father to grant us, that free from fear,
and saved from the hands of our foes,
we might serve him in holiness and justice all the days of our life in his presence. Response
Gospel Acclamation Jn 14: 6
Alleluia, alleluia!
I am the Way, the Truth and the Life, says the Lord;
no one can come to the Father except through me .
Alleluia!
or Rom 8:15
Alleluia, alleluia!
Open our heart, O Lord, to accept the words of your Son.
Alleluia!
GOSPEL
The Lord be with you. And with your spirit
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke 11:5-13 Glory to you, O Lord
Ask, and it will be given to you.
Jesus said to his disciples,
'Suppose one of you has a friend and goes to him in the middle of the night to say,
"My friend, lend me three loaves, because a friend of mine on his travels has just arrived at my house and I have nothing to offer him"; and the man answers from inside the house,
"Do not bother me. The door is bolted now, and my children and I are in bed; I cannot get up to give it you".
I tell you, if the man does not get up and give it him for friendship's sake, persistence will be enough to make him get up and give his friend all he wants.
'So I say to you:
Ask, and it will be given to you;
search, and you will find;
knock, and the door will be opened to you.
For the one who asks always receives;
the one who searches always finds;
the one who knocks will always have the door opened to him.
What father among you would hand his son a stone when he asked for bread? Or hand him a snake instead of a fish? Or hand him a scorpion if he asked for an egg?
If you then, who are evil, know how to give your children what is good,
how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!'
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ
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Gospel Reflection Thursday Twenty Seventh Week in Ordinary Time Luke 11:5-13
There are various forms of prayer, such as
* petition,
* thanksgiving,
* praise,
* contrition,
* surrender.
It is probably true to say that the prayer that comes most naturally to us is the prayer of petition. If we reflect on our prayer life, we will likely find that the prayer of petition, the prayer of asking God for help of some kind, is very much to the fore.
There is a prayer book in the Bible, the book of psalms, composed long before the coming of Jesus, and the dominant prayer in that collection of prayers is the prayer of 'petition'. Jesus was aware of the significance of the prayer of petition in the life of believers and today’s gospel reading suggests that he encouraged his disciples to pray that form of prayer,
‘Ask (keep on asking)… search (keep on searching)… knock (keep on knocking)…’.
He promises that our prayer of petition will always be answered, ‘It will be given to you… you will find… the door will be opened to you’.
It often seems to us as if our prayers of petition are not answered. We ask for healing for someone, and they don’t get better. Yet, the Lord assures us in the gospel reading that no prayer of petition goes unanswered. Our prayer may not be answered in the way that we had hoped, but Jesus assures us that God is never deaf to our cries for help. At the end of the gospel reading, Jesus says, ‘How much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?’ Our prayer of petition will always create a space for the Holy Spirit to work more powerfully in our lives. Saint Paul once wrote, in his letter to the Romans, ‘the Spirit helps us in our weakness’. In response to our prayer of petition we can be assured of receiving the help of the Spirit to strengthen us in our need.
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The Scripture Readings are taken from The Jerusalem Bible, published in1966 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 : The Word is near to you, on your lips and in your heart by Martin Hogan published by Messenger Publicationsc/f www.messenger.ie/bookshop/
Liturgical Readings for: Thursday, 8th October, 2026
CÉAD LÉACHTSliocht as Céad Litir Naomh Pól chuig na Galataigh 3:1-5
An de bharr an dlí a chomhlíonadh a fuair sibh an Spiorad, nó de chionn gur chreid sibh an teachtaireacht a chuala sibh?
A Ghalatacha gan chiall, cé a d’imir an draíocht oraibh tar éis an léiriú gléineach a tugadh daoibh ar Íosa Críost céasta?Tá aon cheist amháin agam oraibh: an de bharr an dlí a chomhlíonadh a fuair sibh an Spiorad, nó de chionn gur chreid sibh an teachtaireacht a chuala sibh?
Conas a d’fhéadfadh sibh bheith chomh héaganta sin? Tar éis daoibh tosú leis an Spiorad, an bhfuil sibh ag críochnú anois leis an gcolainn?
An saothar in aisce a bhfuil gafa tríd agaibh? má ba in aisce é.
Nuair a bhronnann Dia an Spiorad oraibh agus éachtaí a dhéanamh in bhur measc, an de bharr an dlí a chomhlíonadh a dhéanann sé amhlaidh nó de chionn gur chreid sibh an teachtaireacht
Briathar an Tiarna Buíochas le Dia
Salm le freagra Lc 11:69-75
Freagra Moladh don Tiarna, Dia Iosrael,
óir rinne sé a phobal a fhiosrú agus a fhuascailt.
1. Thóg an Tiarna dúinn Slánaitheoir neartmhar i dteaghlach Dháiví a sheirbhíseachde réir mar a labhair trí bhéal a naomhfháidh anallód Freagra
2. Slánaitheoir a shaoradh ónár naimhde agus óna láimh siúd uile ar fuath leo sinn,
ag déanamh trócaire mar sin ar ár n-aithreacha, agus ag cuimhneamh ar a thiomna naofa . Freagra
3. Mhionnaigh sé d’Abrahám ár n-athair go dtabharfadh sé dúinn, tar éis ár saortha as láimh ár naimhde,
bheith ag seirbhís dó gan eagla, i gcrábhadh agus i bhfíréantacht ina láthair gach lá dár saol. Freagra
SOISCÉAL
Go raibh an Tiarna libh. Agus le do spiorad féin
Sliocht as an Soiscéal naofa de réir Naomh Lúcas 11:5-13 Glóir duit, a Thiarna.
Iarraigí, agus tabharfar daoibh.
San am sin dúirt Íosa leo:
“Má bhíonn duine agaibh agus cara aige, agus go rachaidh sé chuige i lár na hoíche á rá leis:
‘A chara, tabhair trí builíní ar iasacht dom, óir tá cara dom tagtha chun mo thí as a bhóthar agus níl dada agam a chuirfinn os a chomhair’; agus go ndéarfaidh an fear istigh á fhreagairt:
‘Ná bí do mo bhuaireamh, óir tá an doras dúnta anois agus mo chlann is mé féin sa leaba, ní féidir dom éirí chun iad a thabhairt duit’; – deirim libh, ach mura n-éirí sé agus iad a thabhairt dó de chionn gur cara dó é, mar sin féin, de chionn a mhínáirí atá sé, éireoidh agus tabharfaidh dó oiread is a bhíonn de dhíth air.'
Agus deirim libh,Iarraigí, agus tabharfar daoibh;
lorgaigí, agus gheobhaidh sibh;
buailigí, agus osclófar daoibh.
Óir gach aon duine a iarrann, glacann,
agus an té a lorgann, faigheann,
agus an té a bhuaileann, osclófar dó.
Cé hé an t-athair in bhur measc go n-iarrfaidh a mhac arán air, agus ar cloch a shínfidh sé chuige? Nó más iasc a iarrann, an nathair nimhe a shínfidh sé chuige in ionad éisc? Nó fós má iarrann ubh, an sínfidh sé scairp chuige?
Dá bhrí sin, más eol daoibhse atá go holc nithe maithe a thabhairt do bhur gclann, nach móide go dtabharfaidh an tAthair ó neamh an Spiorad Naomh dóibh seo a iarrann air é?”
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
AN BÍOBLA NAOFA
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