Commentary by Donagh O’Shea OP, www.goodnews.ie Lk 6:17, 20-26 Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea, Jerusalem, and the coast of Tyre and Sidon. They had come to hear him and to be healed of

TEXT — Luke 05: 01–11 — Miraculous Catch of Fish Setting for Jesus’ Teaching 1 While the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennes’aret. 2 And he saw two boats by the lake; but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing

TEXT — Luke 04: 21–30 — Congregation confused and perplexed at Jesus’ sermon Reaction to Jesus’ Sermon 21 And he began to say to them, “Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing. 22 And all spoke well of him, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth; Objection to

Introduction to the Sunday Reading. The Gospel for this Sunday contains two passages, not related or directly connected. The first is the Prologue to Luke’s writings (Lk. 1: 1-4), the second (Lk. 4: 14-21) which gives the first recorded words in this Gospel.   TEXT – Luke 1: 1-4 – Prologue to Luke’s Gospel  

TEXT — John 2 1–12 — The Wedding Feast at Cana Setting 1 On the third day there was a marriage at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there; 2 Jesus also was invited to the marriage, with his disciples. Mary Intervenes 3 When the wine failed, the mother of Jesus said

TEXT – Luke 3: 15–16; 21–22 — Baptism of the Lord John’s Testimony 15 As the people were in expectation, and all men questioned in their hearts concerning John, whether perhaps he were the Christ, 16 John answered them all, “I baptize you with water; but he who is mightier than I is coming, the

TEXT — Matthew 2:1–12 — The Three Wise Men Wise Men arrive 1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, saying, 2 “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we have seen

TEXT – Luke 2: 41–52 – Finding Jesus in the Temple Passover Feast 41 Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the Passover. 42 And when he was twelve years old, they went up according to custom; Jesus Separated from Parents 43 and when the feast was ended, as they

Commentary by Donagh O’Shea OP, www.goodnews.ie Jn 1:1-18 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being in him

TEXT – Luke 1: 39-45 – Mary visits Elizabeth Mary’s Journey 39 In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a city of Judah, 40 and she entered the house of Zechari’ah and greeted Elizabeth. John the Baptist leaps in Womb 41 And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of