Commentary by Fr Donagh O’Shea OP, www.goodnews.ie Jesus is there anonymously in the crowd, coming forward with the rest to meet the famous John the Baptist. It is impossible for us to see him as an anonymous person; to us he stands out from every crowd and from the whole human race: above them, beyond

Commentary by Fr Donagh O’Shea OP, www.goodnews.ie Luke 2:22-40 “The child’s father and mother were amazed at what was being said about him.”  This shows that they had no hindsight; they thought of themselves in every way as normal people.  This is their connection with us.  Had they thought themselves special from birth, they would

Commentary by Donagh O’Shea OP, www.goodnews.ie Lk 1:26-38 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel as sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,  to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary.  And he came to her and said, “Greetings,

Commentary by Donagh O’Shea OP, www.goodnews.ie Jn 1:6-8, 19-28 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.  He came as a witness to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him.  He himself was not the light, but he came to testify to the light.  This is the testimony