A man with choice voluntary full offerings to the Lord, like Abel son of Adam.  A man with zealous entreaties to God, like Enoch son of Jared.  A steersman full-sufficient for the ark of the Church among the waves of the world, like Noah son of Lamech.  A true pilgrim with strength of faith and belief, like Abraham son of Terah.  A man loving, gentle, forgiving of heart, like Moses son of Amram.  A man patient and steadfast in enduring suffering and trouble, like suffering Job.  A psalmist full-tuneful, full-delightful to God, like David son of Jesse.  A dwelling of true wisdom and knowledge like Solomon son of David.  A rock immovable whereon is founded the Church, like Peter the apostle.  A chief universal teacher and a chosen vessel for proclaiming truth, like Paul the apostle.  A man full of the grace of the Holy Spirit and of chastity, like John the breast-fosterling.

A man full of likeness in many ways to Jesus Christ the Head of all things.  For this man made wine of water for his folk and his guests in this city, as Jesus made choice wine of water at the feast of Cana of Galilee.  This man is called “son of the wright,” as Christ is called “Son of the wright” in the Gospel (hic est Filius fabri, that is, of Joseph).  Thirty-three years in the age of this man, as there are thirty-three years in the age of Christ.  This man arose after three days in his bed in Cluain to converse with and to comfort Coemgen, as Christ arose after three days from the grave in Jerusalem, to comfort and strengthen His mother and His disciples.

So for these good things, and for many others, is his soul among the folk of heaven.  His remains and relics are here with honour and renown, with daily wonders and miracles.  And though great is his honour just now in this manner, greater shall be his honour in the holy incorruptible union of his body and his soul in the great assembly of Judgment, when Saint Ciaran shall be judge of the fruit of his labour along with Christ Whom he served.  So shall he be in the great assembly, in the unity of holy fathers and prophets, in the unity of apostles and disciples of the Saviour Jesus Christ, in the unity of the nine grades of angels that have transgressed not, in the unity of the Godhead and Manhood of the Son of God, in the unity nobler than every other unity, the Unity of the Holy Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

I beseech the mercy of the Lofty Omnipotent God, by the intercession of Saint Ciaran, that we may reach that unity.  May we dwell there, in saecula saeculorum!

[Footnote 1:  Following the reading cordus in the Leabhar Breac text of the Homily from which this section is an extract, instead of the unintelligible comhlud of the MSS. of the Life.]

[Footnote 2:  This Latin extract in the Brussels MS. only.]

[Footnote 3:  In this paragraph the less corrupt Brussels text is followed.  In the original the Latin passages, here printed consecutively, are interspersed sentence by sentence with the Irish translation here rendered into English.]