Commentary on Easter Sunday
Sunday, 20 April 2025
A. TEXT (JOHN 20: 01–10) Mary Magdalene Arrives at Tomb 1 Now on the first day of the week Mary Mag’dalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. She Informs Peter and Other Disciple 2 So she ran, and went
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Commentary on Palm Sunday C 13.04.2025
Sunday, 13 April 2025
THE PASSION ACCORDING TO LUKE Introduction Each week you receive TEA — Text, Explanation and Application. This week the text alone would extend over five pages and the explanation would be much more. So I decided not to send “TEA” as such but a way of reading and listening to the Passion by Luke. This
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Commentary on 5th Sun of Lent (C), 6.04.2025
Saturday, 05 April 2025
TEXT (JOHN 08: 01–11) Setting 1 Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 Early in the morning he came again to the temple; all the people came to him, and he sat down and taught them. Woman caught in adultery 3 The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in
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Commentary on 4th Sun of Lent (C), 30.03.2025
Sunday, 30 March 2025
TEXT — Luke. 15: 1–32 — Three parables — lost sheep; lost coin; two sons Setting 1 Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. 2 And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.” 3 So he told them this parable: Lost
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Commentary on 3rd Sun of Lent (C), 23.03.2025
Sunday, 23 March 2025
TEXT – Luke 13: 01–09 – Necessity of repentance The Galileans 1 There were some present at that very time who told him of the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. 2 And he answered them, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they
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Commentary on 2nd Sun of Lent (C), 16th March 2025
Sunday, 16 March 2025
TEXT —Luke 09: 28–36 —Jesus is Traansfigured Setting 28 Now about eight days after these sayings he took with him Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray. Jesus Transfigured 29 And as he was praying, the appearance of his countenance was altered, and his raiment became dazzling white.
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Commentary on 1st Sun of Lent (C), 9.03.2025
Thursday, 06 March 2025
TEXT – Luke 04: 01–13 – Three Temptations Wilderness 1 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit 2 for forty days in the wilderness, tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing in those days; and when they were ended, he was hungry. First Temptation
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Commentary on 8th Sunday of the Year (C), 2.03.2025
Saturday, 01 March 2025
Commentary by Fr Donagh O’Shea OP, www.goodnews.ie Jesus told his hearers a parable: “Can a blind person guide a blind person? Will not both fall into a pit? A disciple is not above the teacher, but everyone who is fully qualified will be like the teacher. Why do you see the speck in your neighbour’s eye,
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Commentary on 7th Sunday of the Year (C), 23.02.2025
Saturday, 22 February 2025
Commentary by Donagh O’Shea OP, www.goodnews.ie Lk 6:27-38 Jesus said, “I say to you that listen, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. If anyone strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also; and from anyone who takes away your
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Commentary on 2nd Sunday of Easter C 27.04.2025