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   Luke’s

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 – 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

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

TEXT – Luke 3: 10–18  – “What shall we do?” The multitudes: “What Shall We Do?” 10 And the multitudes asked him, “What then shall we do?” 11 And he answered them, “He who has two coats, let him share with him who has none; and he who has food, let him do likewise.” Tax

EXT – Luke 21: 25–28, 34–36 – The Son of Man is coming. The Revised Standard Version [RSV] text is used in these commentaries.   Signs of End Times [25] “And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and upon the earth distress of nations in perplexity  at the roaring of the

TEXT — Mark12: 38–44 — Scribes and Widow’s Mite Condemnation of Scribes 38 And in his teaching he said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to go about in long robes, and to have salutations in the market places 39 and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honour at feasts, 40

A. TEXT Setting 46 And they came to Jericho; and as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a great multitude, Bartimae’us, a blind beggar, the son of Timae’us, was sitting by the roadside. Cry for Mercy 47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and

A    TEXT (Mk 10:35-45) Request for Special Status 35 And James and John, the sons of Zeb’edee, came forward to him, and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you.” 36 And he said to them, “What do you want me to do for you?” 37 And