Commentary on 27th Sunday of the year C 5.10.2025
Saturday, 04 October 2025
TEXT: LUKE 17: 05–10 Increase our faith 5 The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” 6 And the Lord said, “If you had faith as a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this sycamore [JB — mulberry] tree, ‘Be rooted up, and be planted in the sea,’ and it would obey
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Commentary on 26th Sunday of the year C 28.09.2025
Saturday, 27 September 2025
TEXT: LUKE 16: 19–31 Rich man and Lazarus 19 “There was a rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. 20 And at his gate lay a poor man named Laz’arus, full of sores, 21 who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man’s
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Commentary on 25th Sunday of the year C 21.09.2025
Sunday, 21 September 2025
TEXT (LUKE 16: 1–13) The steward 1 He also said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a steward, and charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his goods. 2 And he called him and said to him, ‘What is this that I hear about you? Turn in the
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Commentary on Exaltation of the Holy Cross 14.09.2025
Saturday, 13 September 2025
Fr. Donagh O’Shea OP, www.goodnews.ie: Jesus said, “No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. And 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
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Commentary on 23rd Sunday of the year C 07.09.2025
Saturday, 06 September 2025
TEXT LUKE 14: 25–33 Great multitudes 25 Now great multitudes accompanied him; and he turned and said to them, No preferences 26 “If any one comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my
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Commentary on 22nd Sunday of the year C 31.08.2025
Saturday, 30 August 2025
TEXT — Luke 14: 01, 7–14 — Jesus’ life of compassion and concern Dining with Pharisee 1 One Sabbath when he went to dine at the house of a ruler who belonged to the Pharisees, they were watching him. Place of honour 7 Now he told a parable to those who were invited, when he marked
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Commentary on 21st Sunday of the year C 24.08.2025
Saturday, 23 August 2025
TEXT — Luke 13: 22–30 — Who will be saved? Jesus on journey to Jerusalem 22 He went on his way through towns and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem. How many will be saved? 23 And some one said to him, “Lord, will those who are saved be few?” And he said to them,
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Commentary on 20th Sunday of the year C 17.08.2025
Saturday, 16 August 2025
TEXT — Luke 12: 49–53 — Jesus’ zealous commitment to his mission Fire 49 “I came to cast fire upon the earth; and would that it were already kindled! Baptism 50 I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how I am constrained until it is accomplished! Division 51 Do you think that I
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Commentary on 19th Sunday of the year C 10.08.2025
Saturday, 09 August 2025
TEXT — Luke 12: 32–48 — We are Faithful or Unfaithful, Wise or Foolish Introduction 32 “Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. 33 Sell your possessions, and give alms; provide yourselves with purses that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that
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Commentary on 28th Sunday of the year C 12.10.2025