Death of St. Adomnán
Monks gather around the deathbed of St. Adomnán in Iona Abbey, performing last rites and praying for his soul as he nears the end of his life.
Setting
A small, dimly lit chamber within Iona Abbey, with rough-hewn stone walls and a low ceiling. The room is sparsely furnished, centered around a simple wooden bed where St. Adomnán lies. The air is still, and the only light comes from a few beeswax candles and a small oil lamp.
Characters
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St. Adomnán
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An elderly man in his late 70s, gaunt from prolonged illness yet retaining an aura of quiet dignity. His face is deeply lined with wisdom and suffering, framed by thinning white hair and a short, well-kept beard. His hands, resting atop the rough woolen blanket, are bony but surprisingly graceful, with ink stains still visible on his fingers from years of manuscript work.
Prior
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A middle-aged monk with a gaunt face and deep-set eyes that reflect years of devotion and responsibility. His short-cropped hair is streaked with grey, and his hands are calloused from both labor and prayer. He stands with the quiet authority of someone accustomed to leadership.
Young Monk
secondary
A novice monk in his late teens or early twenties, with a slender build and a clean-shaven face. His fair skin is flushed with emotion, and his light brown hair is cropped short in the monastic tonsure. His hands are slightly calloused from manual labor but not yet hardened by years of work.
Elder Monk
secondary
A frail, elderly monk with deeply lined features and a hunched posture, his white hair thinning around a tonsure. His hands, gnarled with age, clutch a well-worn rosary with practiced devotion.
Brother Infirmarian
background
A middle-aged monk with a thin, wiry frame, his face lined with the marks of long hours spent in prayer and labor. His hands, though skilled in healing, tremble slightly with age and the weight of the moment. His deep-set eyes are shadowed with fatigue, yet they hold a quiet determination.
Dialog
St. Adomnán
Pax vobiscum, my brothers... The Lord calls me home as the tide calls the salmon to the river's mouth... Three times blessed, three times called, three times answered.
Prior
Receive, holy father, this viaticum for your journey... In manus tuas, Domine...
Elder Monk
Sancte Columba, ora pro eo... Sancte Patricius, ora pro eo...
St. Adomnán
The Rule... remember the Rule and the Law of Innocents... Let no scholar's pride... no scholar's pride...
Prior
It shall be as you commanded, father. The little ones shall remain under the shield of Christ and His saints.
Elder Monk
The vesper bell tolls... The angels prepare to receive him.
St. Adomnán
Nunc dimittis... in pace... in lumine...
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