An Easter homily by Saint Melito of Sardis for Holy Thursday
Thursday, 28 March 2024
From an Easter homily by Saint Melito of Sardis, bishop The Lamb that was slain has delivered us from death and given us life There was much proclaimed by the prophets about the mystery of the Passover: that mystery is Christ, and to him be glory for ever and ever. Amen. For the sake
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Commentary on the Palm Sunday of the Passion (B) 24.03.2024
Saturday, 23 March 2024
MARK, Chapter 15: 1–47 Introduction The Passion Narrative according to Mark in his Gospel covers two chapters, 14 and 15. They are quite distinct. Apart from these Introductory Notes, this edition of TEA treats only Chapter 15. To treat of both chapters would be very long. Chapter 14 has eleven scenes and these treat of
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Commentary on 5th Sunday of Lent (B) – St. Patrick’s, 17.03.2024
Saturday, 16 March 2024
Commentary by Fr Donagh O’Shea OP, www.goodnews.ie Jn 12:20-30 Now among those who went up to worship at the festival were some Greeks. They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and said to him, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” Philip went and told Andrew; then Andrew and Philip went and told
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Commentary on 4th Sunday of Lent (B), 10.03.2024
Sunday, 10 March 2024
Commentary by Fr Donagh O’Shea OP, www.goodnews.ie Jn 3:14-21 Jesus said, “Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life. For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who
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Commentary on 3rd Sunday of Lent (B), 3.03.2024
Saturday, 02 March 2024
TEXT John 2:13–25 Setting 13 The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Cleansing of Temple 14 In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money–changers at their business. 15 And making a whip of cords, he drove them all, with
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Commentary on 2nd Sunday of Lent (B), 25.02.2024
Saturday, 24 February 2024
TEXT: Mark 9: 2–10 Setting 2 After six days, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain apart, by themselves; Transfiguration and he was transfigured before them, 3 and his garments became glistening, intensely white, as no fuller on earth could bleach them. Elijah, Moses 4 And
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Commentary on 1st Sunday of Lent (B), 18.02.2024
Saturday, 17 February 2024
Commentary by Fr Donagh O’Shea OP, www.goodnews.ie Mk 1:12-15 The Spirit immediately drove Jesus out into the wilderness. He was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels waited on him. Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of
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Commentary on Ash Wednesday, 14.02.2024
Tuesday, 13 February 2024
Commentary by Donagh O’Shea OP, www.goodnews.ie Beware of practising your piety before others in order to be seen by them; for then you have no reward from your Father in heaven. ‘So whenever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so
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Commentary on 6th Sunday of year (B), 11.02.2024
Sunday, 11 February 2024
Commentary by Fr Donagh O’Shea OP, www.goodnews.ie A leper came to Jesus begging him, and kneeling he said to him, “If you choose, you can make me clean.” Moved with pity, Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, and said to him, “I do choose. Be made clean!” Immediately the leprosy left him, and
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Catechese by Saint John Chrysostom for Good Friday