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IRISH SPIRITUALITY by Diarmuid © Laoghaire, 8. “The Faron Irish Spirituality DIARMUID 6 LAGGHAIRE OME tine ago we were honoured in this county bythe vst of ‘he we knwn French ahora hsrtan M. Dane Rops ‘Amang oer we coments on Ian est "4 ave tees cuir bythe efoto revive the Ini language. set o'r return tothe coitoe in which the Tra Faith vas rooted. ‘Materia progress i important have scm yur indastie bul {nt world Haun by progres sao npr for baton to provers and draw stent fom hat Best nts pest That Er tlie svssed rpeately abo by the pesent Pope Ky the ‘tude, not of a coumopaitan, but of a Earopean and more tan ‘Europa, « Christan. is ot aking in rand tha os, bat torhave it fought forward i oor ida by aman ot the standing fa say af M. DaniRops an eocouraprnent to those who ‘ve thet ital even for reands mater wel Seng teay a renthen Neel at her spiral sores hich area once Ins and Earopen nthe fn Civitan sere. In this son vay T ited to de attention some faces of| ce adonal eh situa. There is ah wget ose tht ‘reg Tran wheter at home oF abead, show. ave some “inowtdge and sporesiation of that which it suey the bs In Sp he oa toro er ay From a ot “fe argcal eof the Church andthe whole plan of our sk sation camot be understood apart fom what we ell he docine ofthe Myst Rody af Chast. We know dat where real ff the doctrine wane, Cheistan hein sos at inthe nda ike waned and daser followed. We should expect then that {sucha fervent and lturglely-mided common asthe Ish Chir that doctrine would te enral ad indeed ei We shall ‘quote some examples almost at random teow tock tthe ree lca the era centurion the Fyn of SP now proved in WarDure Sf ml be src bythe number of mes the poor Ls te 2 as sora neon ino oi Crit” and in ello coir Cetin ‘WE'anon of Cheats oy ncaing ofcourse His Myual Bod. Wieto benote, fo, ha abou thee suree of thse loss [ithe commentary of Pein om the Eps, te gloss 1 wll ‘quote arnt from Paap. Here then area few pial exacts fie the Soritore tex and the Ish of the gloss in English aston) “The Myst Body of Chit ‘om, 11, Do you reckon that you are dead 0 so, but alive Gina Beye evrtvng a Ssus Chu, because ye are members ‘Hl, gui eet semper ‘hom. 125 Someyting ay, ate one body ia Christ, and every ‘oe memes one af othe Gio We ues body o Chri and Hes a head tows 1 eae. 1.9. You ate cal tothe Clowship of His Son, Sess ‘chat ‘annuity of Cet Boy, st fil et ws. {ph 120 ie ath mage Him had over al the Church inchs His Bs, ates Set ef thy they are 2 body to Hi: (41) Chis hoi the beg, he mts who ae te bod. ‘pi. Bye htt flrs of God a ost dar he. “ls: Singe eae err of Chit an ye are a body to Hi. ‘Pi 11, Pa sod Tay the servants of ess CHAS! a he aso Chit ee Cas Ta the unity of Chris's Body (teresting that the ‘tral meaning oa Celt Jou nS. Ps wins). ‘CAT, on ie he, wo fe eaemed wt hi Ted scoring tothe mage Hn wo rated him, Gast Bo tat we shall bin Chris for, 10 Wit Wit of is Body 1 Ths 1. Keowing, brethren, bowed of God, your keton, ‘Glos: Winty ye ve been cl, at ye tem Cs ody. Tam 12. Wha bath dlvred ws and called ws by Hie holy clang not ssoding to our mers, bu according to Hit ow ‘Glas? Bocuse it ah remained for us to be in non with ‘Crist’ Boa ‘i, St, Wo tve ins for ose He mit rede ws ns smaruatery 3 com ty amit came Hin «oe sma Glos In ation with Chains Body Ie interns to Sind this Pautoedoctie inthe acai ish homily preserved at Camb Forth situs ihre be any i lent om man's boy it Barts lee, wheter in his ook on isan oF fas agers, the dese inlames the whole body. This lng fw ouives tat every meng sn ey iment that on hie neighbours should fame every put fore ae si'memters unto God, saith th poste: Qu Searle ft ge non wor? gs irmatr tf on forthe aout fom the abundance of i ety: tery dns sleknes ws sknes fo him ofc to ansone as ‘lene to him evry on’ ory wasn toh Eve {Siting fr everyone ofa hat be sue with evry one in hi arship and ae poery an in sia. We se ‘nthe we words a he sage tat felow-sufering counted Sa kind of crm ‘We sin sce whit arity thie dotin was for the acint Hs shen ne ved that the lwele Came spose een yer of Jenance on one who ba sinned aginst anther, or Ta vith fain and the contenpe thou hist shown to.a be mene of {Chr This attade was characters ofthe pret int aexordiog {ete wrtings oie to him, We ay pat down at random Some Woe obi who carp at cei $e hme of atoning C0 te word of Goa, {tot te eae whe see tee, fut the Son of Mary ofthe pet churches. ‘Woe obi who ds elt wth the man in oder th inthe place of Christ he pt Iter te re oan the temen, ie evard is ll ‘rout Gig fut withthe wan ia orders; {oh sould do you every ei $id the Body ins ha rules and of ourse we do In the tle of Alte of El fr In sane, ea: “Tei Father noble Go, theme al Church; Jee itnot be mouth. Jet each have compasion on his Brother, nthe tng metal Rae of Faighar Ug Cuan of Ros Cie Iie ral treaine om the Bleed Sucament, end the {ovine crt expreme- OF the iting ofthe water wth he wine {nike Mass we rnd ho the water, fee get, ‘sudersiood the boy of he fil Chri: the head ofall thot Bla, undersood ‘rth sooth ibe Wthet pe ‘As ae oie togaber ‘heater ad the aly ewig, var jot, noble and pet te mess, ‘Curate Chore “The blevers are the body, (Chit the Gm eal Dead. ‘Oem tot is nos tier, ‘Sis completeness coe tothe Church. a he teat on the Mass fom the ight nth century Tale tap Misa we re told dat the arta "igre af the pectin tte Chnsiny wher hey be rblation inion wa the ‘Body of Cha on elach Crp Cris a im the lose). Ive ome down now fo ater ag, te fortrath century, when the (gent Lola Brea as put tether, we fd throughout the ‘astns and Hons dtd by Aina fom that book. te sae fee of commanty Inthe Body of Chris. I the owl on te For the wine sieniin Chis, as He Mins ys in the ‘Gospel io he ue vine” Wat the ater ints, ow the conreation ofthe baller who are accounted a ‘ody to Christa» Soh ams nthe Apocaspe, when be sys (is), "The many waters which were shown fo me ae {he man peoples tony in te New Testament [Noe here ‘ows on S Johns or] Fori iting that he snob of {ne btversrema lvays Im Christ That is why during the Srice he wl pt wine and wster nt the masa Jn the ane hon we have the following beau passage: bs aes ways do the ay comentators esi the iy of Chis the is Body the humanity Born rm the Virgin Mary witout os to he vir; the cond oy Ueto Church tat the perfect sembly fal hs Beier: ‘how ha sth Savior Joe Christ Soa the ving Gat the hed Body the bly Serpe wich fs se Toth the Inpstry of the Body and Blood of Christ ‘The Iaence ofthe Momstery a any stay of sh spiitualty and espacial of the spitualty ofthe anccot lsh Church tise ae a aceon ona Ai pret Ta the ery Tash Chote the epirtua ie of nk ad Tiyan mas of common weaving Hs wel known that te sh took tothe monastic ie wih etnias fom te esi It ppc tt eonealy the onatc ad the arn church nee iets not suprising then hatte aa shou nate Ihe devioas ofthe monks. We are aria even today withthe like, Wheeer you have a chuch of one ofthe Orders, tere 308 To'the Order by booming member for isan, ofthe Tied ‘Order, or by faking pel pr inthe devin and 00d Works ‘tthe One Signcant ofthe lone rations ofthe ann Ish {sy withthe monastery ithe common word fora people o cu ‘uty, nr, whlch deren, according tothe tet Thursen, {tom he Latin momastrion "Naturally the he daly af the monks in hr burch was ar ‘5, the prope edbaton of Marsan the Divioe Oe, and {oe Tr thet reins oe thee ean, Spey for Mass that they Were exacy carted ont. Negligence ‘woud be strly punished. Apart fom thse major eremoaies it ‘uly that he fated would be found al ated topetber a fut the people took nt They did inded, as id te aint {Chrtiant in genera ae sete art io han we dott Beast telly today. Of our ene fener ow itensely {tin wat calvatd in those dys, we may be sue that «set part ‘ofthe lay could understand the language and follow mre easy {he tury, The chars, ve the largest of them, would not ne been as ig aso many Of ou Imense modern ones where the lars date rom most of the conpeaation, From the numberof Sal toe oratories sll standing rom ancient days we can see ‘ow aml ove cent f the Mas ray nee The people Would thastave's mach beter chance of secng and hearing he eremones ofan a ace pr In hem. "When we canier te von of ansent Trani te ity ‘or more sl rh OF Stes, we can appre how clos the ‘rope ofeach te nol e bound wah th isop oF pst ‘They mee so many clove communis, but et th concious, fee have sum ffm art ofthe pete comunity of the {Chiro Body af Chis As wih ws on Good Fay, it as Sattomary eo ofr prajers at Mau forthe ferent aac in the {Char These payers Were ak perhaps afte he Seton a nas the enim in ery tag) except the Roms, We ae od nthe ‘medal suite, The Vn of Mae Cons, tht Mac Cong, ‘he mandering an satiing schol, te a sro i the moraing Inthe presence ofthe King of Munsee an the monks of Cork and ‘when the sermon was ended, prayers were ofred for he King, ‘har he mgt hve length of hi and hn here ih be po Fein aostsGarghi ig Prayers wer ano vp forth nds andthe tides and or the peownce a We 38 ‘ml fer sermon. In he Roe of Mochads we have anater ntance ofthat com fn fra hse orders, ‘Ma or thon ia dese ‘om th at he pie We ae tl none of the Hes of St. Bg that, although in rela, se nu seruntsry 1 hard and eld Mates brated the tv Rome and a The Tombs ofthe aps, 88. eter and Paul Daly oT ‘expen 4 reat Joy of spit wie T eat through divine Inspiration holy songs and sputtual antics and the sans of Heavenly organ Ta also able o hea every dy those Sra Masses which are ofeed tothe Alig tn diferent prs of the wold, as Tver presenta thle elbraton, AIL have said or uote so far mrely oes to exempiy and ‘ont what Father Donnshad © Fiona fas 30 ell sid as The Ish Chueh had a deep sease of communion withthe Body of Chast prayer T tan tht thd congress ‘qu of worship Yer Tam not wsing the word fara “Ise beets dat might taken ar enon ha had rcpt Frm wor ta er ese sd conse a ‘The unknown hon ofthe Labor Brae has gvea us the su What balover doubt tha tthe sng of hs voice by the pst atthe sic, heaven opens ahd hecho of ange ome down hee and the Renny und earthly Church are Joined and united? ‘Asin every othe Chitin oun, the Mass gave rset certain ‘sion tat ound ther may no everyay spec, We ave striking ‘ne mith sons us ho grew space ie Was Na nie eo ‘he people This ian exer rom the seen Charter athe Book ot kell Gila Crt mae Manchin Hous from the sons of Basin the land on ty spel nd going down towards Ath atin rom thy Sesion up am efor “The goopal-hnd wate let and, tecsmie daring Math il [iSight sen th tier ant hv hope so ‘toad The gospel ide Tang 'go used to bein the marth of the ‘hur, 2 that the gospel could be ansouacd towards the north, inthe drecuon of tose peoples at weve sl nthe shadow of {ad var therefore rgd ar Beng the power af he devi Is ‘ee thatthe sph hand waste hand of lsing, the Church Tollowing he Jens eston “The Par 1% ay tow rn oan te of et verona cour avery namely the ofa and sommuny prayer ef the ‘Chun the alter Trouphout Critendom this wel to be the Sint reting book of tech Inthe of Conan ae Lexa sr old tht For sons mere bora to Laci and ‘hove ehiren wore baptised by four pio pets. and a thecal of a month were sonied fad a the ed of sven urs ee akan sprit drctors and ml them hey ead UNS pals and hymn and steerer ofthe Chuch ts old of St. Can of Clonmacons that he wad 8 cid. 0 Fads psime mth St Dani. The pels were for Log the ‘ial fod ofthe ndvdeal and tbe ful as a dy In Europe ‘Thetnsh na avast spt for thom and for Davi who compared ‘iow of them. Wea psi some aftr ancien commetarie, tn thom: David sl represented on many aint stones and ‘roms’ tvoashout te eau, usally wih is Wren hand. The Sums f the pats yas mach honoured," cab. the ce iti ay they ted fo ay etbee es of Mares” "ive iis of prise” ands forth We hao that Marys Per (Gorthe Resry) nat mle’ om the Perel the thee iss SPAN Toe RS who cond not. wether og lek Tin ti singo eit th Ptr n the ear 19 Vsor Co Ireland, posit Spuish or Taian cer, noted sme customs he Kuo strange He wrote in Latin, "Ate Oa Father ding the Ma they re and stn 4 tanding” head of the Tesh ‘When the Our Fates sung daring the Oi Hf canons 10 ‘Sand, an suppose that pave eto hate cstom during Mas. donot now how ol the casom wa, We re ld that the nen Ino 'uod to mand daring the whale Mas, except Tor the “Tha same vitor mendons anvthercuom of comideae ines: At might thy tie for page and odtaton, to wich ee ge full hours halfan ovr.” Ané heads the homely runsiry 9 el “and a the same ho they aay i the et wl be ‘Stated ta hs pate oo snl sgn o fervour of tat: Lest ‘ower, ne tight consider sah tesimony as an exaggeration of that oot good stor ha his le. puled by some seu Face shan, we have other endeee fo show that sch a etstom tein vogue among ordnry Irish people inthe seth sentry. Ta te year 148 was publisied Paras an ama, «Book fete ‘hts imartion and devotion, and née» Book rey Prandin that spd the following ark centuries, svt mame of Ianwserp cope of sil extat teil. Te author was Aatain Spr OF ais ‘0. Wn shoud the Cristian do at midi? 2 li shee pecern ete and ony Ge canonical ows oe fhe Hour of Mary othe Cron of uso the Rosy oe he Eitan of Sts Mary oe the suitor ay payer tat Gad ities to hin, according to is dsposiion, and ‘ea the oun pron nan soul rn ‘hd aad on the soul in hell and te purgtony who ep fo, bt ar big bua in uoguenbable es Let hin cowsde lewis tat he anges and sus in Beaven are not slrpng, but are for eve probing God, and et him mitt them eel that tine or theres po et ime ‘alee from world care and woul (Gris thre ay othr retson Besse tht for making thee fers igh shes Gna ae oe A. Yo Tm sae that how Chit as hor an abo, scoring to some of the holy ther, wil come 15 iiement Atel tat, in the Ol! Totament i as customary 10 ey that me, whune the Pslmt and King Davi 28 {hal slough may things demand hs atenion” Meda ce reba ad conf as 181 rosea might {ogee pate totes Chat our Lord ugh the sane igi the New Tesamen as we fod fe'St Lake the Evanesot in thei Hr Fens permet natin ett. speak the ight im prayer sind most of the shins of the Church Imiatt Hin this mater, 0 ast sieruary “Then esto Hail Lat wpa ele by the gine Corer an by eter aly peopl tT nce same Int) practice war ssomeoerowsoutTeland mong all ott (bine whe lve Gol an had oe forthe hehe hie ‘os ate mig. ‘We have ven eh viene that the ty in ela wee ea to hs nly practi Te follwing exc rom one of 150 pecs ‘Mesut i Colle nth Been century ms. Laud 6195 ‘ier adie for ly-pone Goto mais, ie hae gat ned ot, You kim ot ha a bere pie comes ihe King may bing you To death Aad Sunday Mas, eats our awe of Sou know not whether before Monday comes {he pave wl ot be your Bea ‘The bed in whic you ae th yor flv ot more ely your Fn {hie your bey dad tomorrow. {na pom by Tadhs os 6 MUigin witen inthe isa etary were 1am slow to rhe fete for matin doo me ts, stng agai it er old mg he Doe) rose Goig sl further back, tothe reat egos poet ofthe thst centuys Donnan Mér Dash ne read Neds wt petit Th! tow of ap or ease; the arene hy esc ning iota ume be oo ae din ante oem of is am yt rie Fortis, noding and epi: Ween ges bond on me: reve me of the sey fy Sep. (OF course, as happens wih the Rllest of devotions, there a tenes fo eugene the vr oft practi ne may Head Inthe two arial guts fom the Lear Brea: Alt” you do constaty aech ‘ich ot nani se sper, Sou ml eae forgiveness a he Son of God ‘rovided you do mane ‘Ter seen of you ether oder yours, te pie or ure Sho wll fgok om the ee of te Son of Go Anise som do ms. 1 do not think tat we can doube that iatas was o common evo practi in eed among al sorts people wh loved ‘God and fad cae forthe oath of hie sult lyin freee tines tut even inthe ay day of te Fah hare. We ow ta thcustm preva fom te ear ime in tbe Chu ‘The sncene Chrisie clad Digi the Vie They were led With th des of Our Lens sond com, the Prous, hich {hey olive would take pace a midi. Early on Sunday to, ‘Oar Lord rove fom th ead. Tettoe, before the Nts of Faster ‘each nd ray during the prevow ight Sould not te stored ‘Etter Vip find dep coo i te Trt hese Evenly atthe time ott sor of 1580 matin for people were 50 unique "fal for somnment rm one whe must ave fas Tl aoqual= tance withthe Faith in Earope: The devotion apes to ave been ‘community one and ndoubeds, pace out vor abd. Anton ‘Gearon, there mar ho peste prayer and meditation, We can ‘Stn that hiss an oettaning stance of monastic ‘he sia Hf he teh ful Lo modem rel 2 com ‘muna ip ial cvevede moet ting on CresehPiag nd at Leck Deare. Thee ate ungouicly any generous souls tho wold add" Amen” to Antoin Gearon es b ns speuary sake ie frit soul hak st to give p ths good esto through lanes or confor, but to do matins wi digo, er he camp of Chr a thesis 0d to Bee God ith Fervour to ge ace to hse apd to his eehbout In THE an i evening ia the nen “There was ane devotion very much seemed and practised by our ansatvs namely, rate a communal payer fr th Church Sung tn prt) We in ery tn te od Book tence ‘Tht by the Mace or pears. The 1th rfe of St. Clmeile {irumds of he mon, ailpenos in the peering of nection, ‘Sifvey dead Christin wars parestr ead of yours” fa hit Smo iol hw mesh gen eon mal 8 fo" whch toy ive the mame, “Bait, fom the opening Word, "Sith dt che Best payer thre "ely than every rave i the Bint to sve the wut from demons." AN sming ys told nthe Hook of Lismore (15 eetury) abot the power ‘tts pa: Moe Pi Ua Cina, he abba ofthe monastery of Ci ‘angin had ben Ghewsing ology ‘ih ameter 00 [trardsn hs xp be sw coming toward hi a ges ‘hin fleappureniy 2 man under the sidan of pi Uectr or souttaid) who did ste mons before She fuses great compli "How are things thee, woman’™ he si Nich jo se “ange ar fo syig my requis (Sona. Woe to ruse sk ‘Ata? ree’ ou nant fom wes woman’ he od CM ita cure sald she, Ste Bat‘ the Hot ‘onthe Bi he Bait Beneath or above the Bai” Shean one breath demanding tht te Bit Be ecied fen {ore So tht tee no regu, ect the Mas fr the {dt ld preter honor by Gol han th Bia as “The ts of weath on cath {nth man he ta for ls sous sake J God more pit hin We know too of ans aocent cut eoncerog the ded nfs relate nth eo Coli mac Lanai aie bythe wy noo somruatary B tym mean trusty, ut Fal of valuable information about ‘eligi an oer mater: in pe Norma ld) haar Mass ‘round wat made ofthe arveyard” The cstom Is mentioned Shewbere sso odd o 4 number “making te round af the praneard on Sunda.” Doubs in prvesion such prayers ‘the Bit would berated, ‘The Litany _ Ath: ype ag and community pee say ved this fom of payer sums tobe eto have bet) a earactrste ‘tthe Ista tat he its complseness and dhs avn bs ‘hat accounts Tor mach of wats tedous Inout Irate. The tro pot at conten 0 Tee hig to ou imasnation oF ‘Sn of ps, but mst debe or enamertein dea has that ded but to be mentioned That deft day form an Balaaee Invwrtng. In the hot (ant rai bos) of ou erate toe 8 tnoesadipineandecansn of worganddeseption I thnk esuser tis pasion ocompletenes study same a thoe gn ‘Sans cronded paps the Hook of Kel} hat the es ook to the Ita and componed tach wonderal Hanis thensles, Nataly too th an a form of prayer nef oohing 0 soul an nd landeapae of ispring a Chistian. Cetall no payer apt om ihe ss payers emphases more the solani he Cte ‘None of ou ave aes are more mares than the anes ‘or thesins of Hela whi group ly pope thowsads, ‘hig and des both sh nd ocgners sete nl eis, ‘oth incoming and outgoing. are clled on. You would tha ‘ovody wa tay eam ata wo sancuy Wns et oot eve are fw examples ‘The seven hundred and seventeen holy Bishops of those in the grace ofthe Lord in rest Cor, wth Bras Nessim, ‘on omina rp ta cel, ar oes oc ni neon er Hes “The tc ity men of orders tue opal heres each one ofthe Ish, wo mene om prose fm ne company ih "Thefts of cach of Roman plgins who sted in ‘illmel under Nota». omen pr fs Chm "The tis thousand taconite who asco with Moms “ sn sevausty (or in Must to ancue one auetion together with Hehoo ‘har, to whom the angle of od brought the reat feast that Sec ig mde to dese ee Mert, has nme et, “The forines in Said. The Sraon in Chain Muse Some of the tes gen to Our Lord in thee tans ae ery tbeotfl a show te aon ad personal lve. Tn English als Tam fai they may not sound gute So warm or ata. Prom the my Be Cafes 0 Love above loves, orgie (inn piu, 0 eel pls one ‘toe pint ue phjsn ae prophet, te ind, forge, forgiving hear oie {Son af th siner fs, Mary ou sister forgive trae Bethe, orev. Prom the Litany of Jou (In Plme’ ishLitamie): © gente end tu, ovine rather ‘Olen, mest ad Healy One Por the sik of thy Kindness sed afletion and charity and Trot; Hearth entety this oor one and isrble ‘Mr, wh bu the whole Chiltan hare and ‘Shy own bale bes forte seep ofthis. ‘rte sake of thy ov Body and Hod whi scion Sie hy alas wich et tbe Ch eure or Sot Ie seams fo me ta his Hitay may ave een rei at Mass. ‘The cand tut invoction above would be Fitingin te most of ‘or yma rps We se agatha awareness of th univer ‘Church uhich we tae toon siresing this esay ava dominant sot of ant Wish Catholca. Hooper “There is yet another devotion of the Heh and it may truly te sail hat va devotion, or rails of pty, which sql case: isu sratuatry 1s fei. We may calli hospitality. altboush “alsevig™ or ‘Sig ml debe sql ne For the ant Ish the fins Chis So fs ly for inane, among the ancient {Efypian mona, We hve cals example in Is etre ad {here a the ish ne of ths devotion Crt andthe maces, that on osasion ares ave followed one We cant ses ‘hough the yvstene the Ih had forthe amos words af Christ he Last Int given by St Mathes the 20h caper. hose words unerood so ier by our holy ancestors and followed ut softly ae the hey to ascent Ish say and ‘erate and lp to ep the fvable bumaniy ofthe sins, ‘fen if usually jped to great austerity, Once agin, wt his text {rely forte peer ofthe ancient Ih Chins, we See thatthe whol ids of Chi’ Mysteat Body was not for them 3 ‘notional one “There are si dvsion (498 the howl inthe Leabhar ‘reel of a as (at fae, to the nipours ods) felts poor, dik thi, slothes to naked, anda ‘hoy th wh aad ie he ek ay {hi re towards tne who ae fa prison ‘sid Cotte A share of what you fave othe huney ans Iie desn who han demanded of ou Ant snot ‘ther my hose be dak o eight, ever salt be closed agit a 0 tay Chi ot cow Hit bout sine Ander it moder echo f that fom Sein O Conall of Ubh thas ‘Lam Cian ofthe ple ees, ‘moran ty wea han ye, Tevet anyone rom my hous, ‘oe was ms put out of Gods house "Nothing could be more expt han this rom se nse pest: hore be gut ia your house nd yo conceal ght fom i, "tetot he gust ho il be without it bt Jee, Mays Son Fron the fe of Colin sae Lubin: Cs restos ats ieieae tho Chit were omelos. Its cernn that that fie exon of ospaty spread fom the monaco he Ltn eof Se Cron there sted pest Fie ncdeat which the Svan ete othe mature Sod rahe enero aio ‘nce when St. Moshiemis came with many other to St. ‘cr, St Croan mae nest supper for him out of ile at in wan eon an nae ad forks things n eer Ad he celle of the monastery Ts ating that make bat one contains of ale and a moet Suh orbit and ade man When these wee laced Before St'Cionin fe Heed them in he name of Civ and ordered thom tp be prepared an sored (othe community andthe [Eats And atthe super ten tas muting trou the Sting oS. Cronin one handed and twenty en received ther of wit thy aie, Wh they were Feasting this Reus he nas arin nove (or ly rotary id In Head woey“T aes tre il Be wali sera in Pace tonight” To whom St. Cindy said, “Brother nthe Es is aed Chis thf the cong of Crit we ‘hott fant and rejoice, Dat You had ot si ht, the Shue of God themseier would have prayed on our bball fs ths ght." And aferwaeds when the esting Was ede, the nts pve thanks 4 God and sed Ti is ‘One could mul txts fom al the ages of ri ear to na never paspaty Wetec veme snd pose tnd provera chsh al go hiffenn,” thy say n oa. eae at a een st srsroaey ” an betel ai hat tat spit of hosts, especialy owas init poor, foured “and oushoras hong a the Fah nett peaon love and sence of Chest is lea, Tk ven ftom she oxen lined amount of evseace provided in tis ‘cay thatthe Ish weve not sanomcd to thik’ of Chit apart fiom His members ee Church, One othr quotation fom the homie ofthe Loar Aro wi lp to bog hs est important pt nto ri aur agin it fom} for we ate the hire of one tal ater and mother Chit snd the Church Hs since aN te rae of Adam are doubly betes, fis uanatal a {sto murder one another, And in another place he sy, St Augustine sid before him For e uly possess love who loves his rend in God and is enemy Tor Go Space will not al ie to tof oer aspects of Tis spi tualn, he atte ofthe ancien ih towards Sle for sane tnd they had veloped whole theology or scl of ee ‘Ween sum ital up by saying hati ther id here was no ‘le or plrmage, me for love of Chast snd Hl gospel. ‘Som tone who bate writen on anceat Tesh Catholicism une toda to enipnse the eave ab even Papin ements af ‘es regan acs of pags, etal here ae such Berean the ett any wonder when pganitm was sl Sek a est Siig tiv dense sce ede we cele how stashed the pple were to tar anledt tations ens slow 0 rent withthe pst? Whatever tes there wee of gant we fave no neal tr prove tht Fit and prac aren the fet Sense Cui Hy thf you sal bow the. Ancient and Modern {eve compre ancient ish pity with oar om, we cannot il tolby suc by te fren, Ponaar devoting have fceased {Bendy in moda tines fet ot sang ta the lo ay {aie a peter eter pti minor dsvoons than In the majo urge devouon of Mass? The devotion of the Mirco s ns semrUauiry Meda i rot thatthe pope ike to pray topther wih he pit BH Glia Lote tae neo and toughou Chmetsom Titias at Matt the people payed togetier and nde ier onson feringfor te Charch ad ll ees a8 We have We have sean oo that the most popule prayer was the public prayer of te Char he Per The pln etter mark al ‘the ppsise paper anyone wo ffl wih Tish prayer hrowghout the entre ll tly. One other character of Sven Ish pity wich T cannot eat of Ree vas her gest ‘Sic tora an rot nthe om ante thy om po the {Sse of thc inthe Mas Yor tit by po meu ened tele ‘ocrton forthe grat sins of the Churehthat devetion to Ste Peter and Pn St Ja the Bapst and ts oet apes 2d taints wa supa by no ether pope In ft they hore ‘het ow sans by seeing pass betwen them andthe He Iu suporuows to mention ther fein forthe Saher af ‘God ii lly worthy of noe tat when rela as aly TAS ‘hen wis she kt nee and most Cato ish and Barons [Ac began his xa witha gootation fom fie modern Freich think Tso ike to ead wha quotation fom another di Aingushed Frnehmsn: Although be speaks of i ow sunt thik tat anyhow Lash who as peered now ia thereading a this cy lave no dient spying te words tovke ows beloved country. The passage fom 8 pape etied ‘Peon Mesos St Cotton, ead a the Congress held igh aM Andee Varagnac (Comer ‘ts Nationa) Thr weno oe agin fig to fice with 2 mates whose victory ea theses of some tobe 8 foregone conchson, jist be that von by Cher and hs andsureyors ove ‘Vengstovs and hs druids? Hive we ao evkence before ws, thaacking an et ov sowed sod wos der atria longer pont the vgn tobe father and sees fo Be 2iout fot ibe ver to sone dan herd, some TH fac of th dead uncertain, has aot the French intel dy to utton himself ond Yo a of Hel in ras sraronury » ne SE oa co paar oe sree ie ioriomecteergatee ra ighetciar es oat tt RELICS at Ca Seorlicel oom ancangea ieee Nise ae eS ae sc een ora SEM arg ine eee at eae’ Slarenlb rite acme game wears Cie core Paar aie See be ae rh ten [eee ce DIARMUID 6 LAOGHAIRE

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