An Timire - Earrach 2017

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Declan Quinn, StiĂșrthĂłir NĂĄisiĂșnta, Aid to the Church in Need (Éire)

TEACHTAIRÍ DÉ INÁR MEASC TĂĄ sĂ© rĂ­lĂ©ir muna bhfuil sagairt ann, nĂ­ bheidh teacht againn ar na sacraimintĂ­ agus muna bhfuil na sacraimintĂ­ ann, nĂ­ bheidh Eaglais ann. Rud nach bhfuil chomh soilĂ©ir ĂĄfach ach atĂĄ fĂ­or chomh maith, is Ă© sin, muna bhfuil miclĂ©inn shagartĂłireachta againn, nĂ­ bheidh sagairt againn agus is ansin atĂĄ todhchaĂ­ na hEaglaise leagtha amach romhainn agus an gĂĄ do Aid to the Church in Need (ANC) a bheith gnĂ­omhach agus pĂĄirteach ag tacĂș leis na hĂĄbhair shagairt mĂłrthimpeall an domhain agus iad a mhaoiniĂș. Sa lĂĄ inniu tĂĄ ĂĄbhar sagairt amhĂĄin as gach deichniĂșr mĂłrthimpeall an domhain ag fĂĄil tacaĂ­ochta Ăł ACN. TĂĄ a bhfurmhĂłr ag staidĂ©ar san Afraic, MeiriceĂĄ Laidineach, agus Oirthear na hEorpa. I dteachtaireacht bheannachta do na hiarrtĂłirĂ­ a bhĂ­ i lĂĄthair ag Cliarscoil Idirdheoiseach Benedict XVI, i Kendoumayah, Guinea-Conarky, scrĂ­obh an PĂĄpa Emeritus Benedict, mar chomhartha ĂłmĂłis do choisreacan an tsĂ©ipĂ©il chliarscoile nua-oscailte, an mĂ©id seo leanas: In December 1944, when I was called up for military service, the company commander asked each new recruit what his chosen profession would be. I replied that I wanted to become a

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Catholic priest. The recruiting sergeant told me I’d better choose a diïŹ€erent profession, since in the new Germany there would be no need for priests any more. But I knew even then that this new Germany was ïŹnished and that after the terrible devastation it would need priests more than ever before. Admittedly, the situation today is altogether diïŹ€erent, but there are still many people who believe we no longer need priests; that it is a calling without a future. What an error! The priest is not a manager of the community, he is God’s messenger among us. Is Ă© seo an dearcadh a spreagann chun urnaĂ­ agus staidĂ©ir na 73 ĂĄbhar sagairt atĂĄ ag fĂĄil oiliĂșna i lĂĄthair na huaire i Kendoumayah. TĂĄ na chĂ©ad oirnithe de dheagĂĄnaigh tar Ă©is tarlĂș cheana fĂ©in agus cuireadh na chĂ©ad daoine amach i mbliana Ăł Kendoumayah ag tabhairt fianaise ar GhrĂĄ DĂ© do phobal DĂ©. TĂĄ an teachtaireacht seo de dhĂ­th ar an domhan seo inniu. D’fhĂ©adfadh i bhfad nĂ­os mĂł teachtairĂ­ a bheith ann don obair seo ach nĂ­l go leor spĂĄis sa chliarscoil i lĂĄthair na huaire; tĂĄ suanlios amhĂĄin nach bhfuil tĂłgtha go hiomlĂĄn go fĂłill agus dĂĄ dheasca sin caithfidh cuid de na hĂĄbhair shagairt codladh i gceann de na

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