Pentecost

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Make a fool of me will you.

It was an accident.

I never wanted to be an altar boy.

Well Damien

now you have made sure

you never will be!

Now

three months

no playing football!

No watching football!

No listening to football!

But Liverpool is

in the European Cup Final!

No

foot-ball!

Making a clear forward here

for Liverpool

offside

Terry McDermott...

makes the goal!

Yes.

I'm told

Joseph O'Brien is unavailable

for altar boy selection

for the Archbishops

mass on Sunday

mister Quinn.

[Father Quinn:
]

yes Father

we lost him

on a technicality.

Not baptized.

Senseless.

Who is his replacement?

Damien Lynch.

What!

He is the only

trained instant boy I have.

Mister Quinn may I remind you

that the Archbishop

hasn't said mass

in his hometown

since his ordination.

Damien's father

really threw the book at the lad

after what he did.

I feel he has learned his lesson.

I nearly dislocated

my hip mister Quinn!

Shut up Father Hanley.

You better be right Quinn.

It will not be a day

for playing

liturgy roulette.

In the name of the Father and

the Son of the Holy spirit. Amen.

Bless our Lord Thy gifts

which are Thy bounty

we are about to receive

through Christ our Lord. Amen.

In the name of the Father

the Son the Holy Spirit. Amen.

The lord is seen fit to give you

a second chance on Sunday boy.

And if you take it

you will have

redeemed yourself

and you will be allowed to

watch your precious Liverpool

in the European Cup Final

on Wednesday night.

If you don't...

you go

straight back to jail.

Indefinitely.

Yes father.

Case and Keegan in the box

Kennedy, Smith and

Joey going down the outside

oh yes

most exciting scorer

in coming sense.

Yeah.

Come on.

Hurry up son.

Turn back.

Shine that other shoe again.

Right...

you don't need me to tell you

what this means to the parish...

to Father O'Toole,

to Father Hanley,

to your parents,

to your school,

to just about everyone

you have ever met in your life.

But I want you

to forget about all that

and I want you

to ask yourself

this one question:

what does it mean to you?

You

sitting there.

What

does it mean

to you?

And

for twenty years

I was blown in the face telling

by the Sanctus bell is an instrument.

Not a bloody panic alarm!

you can't just pick it up

and jingle-jangle

like a flipping fire engine

howling through a town.

It is all one movement.

Lift and ring.

Lift

and ring. The first bell should

peal at the end of the upswing.

You

are an natural son.

I have seen parishioners

shiver

with the clarity of your ring.

Show them.

Make them feel it.

Finbar,

pound for pound

you are the best communion

man in Liston right now.

Maybe Ireland.

You have 'the' perfect tool

to the communion pattern

an inch and a half

under the chin every time.

The only thing

I will say to you boy

is don't get

too build up.

I have it seen to happen

to lads in big masses before.

Wandering around on the altar like

cattle hipped up at angel dust.

Cool it!

Now...

you and Simon are my other

three tabernacle squad today

now lads, as I have said

time and time again

the tabernacle

that is our goal mould.

It is our six yard box, you have got

to keep your composer around it.

Don't let me see that mouth

hanging open again Simon.

It is the flesh and blood of

our savoury is taken out there.

Not a hock of ham.

Now

we all know

you are in here

on a wildcard son.

now you said what happened

two weeks ago was an accident.

The jury is still out on that one.

But I

the parish

really needs you

to come in for us today.

And if you keep

a clean sheet

you will earn

yourself

guaranteed first team selection

for no mass on Sundays.

And if you don't come in...

well then

you are pretty much

finished in this town.

Are you with me boy?

Yes mister Quinn

I'm with you.

That's the lad.

I like that.

On your feet.

Let see some grace,

some vision

anticipate.

Keep a yard

on the pace

of the service.

Remember, if the

Archbishop is thinking it:

We are already doing it!

Go out there

and have the mass

of your lives.

The Lord be with you.

And with your spirit.

May our

mighty God bless you,

the Father, the Son

and the Holy Spirit.

The mass is ended

go in peace,

to love and serve the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

Textbook!

First class O'Toole.

An outstanding

squad of altar boys.

Thank you

my Excellency.

It's not over yet.

So

Damien Lynch scored 10 times

to be the

squad team leader

and the chance

to make a draw for

the European Cup comes

to Liverpool for the first time.

And with such simplicity the

European Cup surely is won.

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