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

Commentary by Donagh O’Shea OP, www.goodnews.ie Lk 6:17, 20-26 Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea, Jerusalem, and the coast of Tyre and Sidon. They had come to hear him and to be healed of

TEXT — Luke 05: 01–11 — Miraculous Catch of Fish Setting for Jesus’ Teaching 1 While the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennes’aret. 2 And he saw two boats by the lake; but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing

The Law is mentioned three times in this reading: everything is being done “according to the Law.” Jesus appears as fully within the Law; everything is being done the right way. But we know with hindsight that he was put to death in the name of that same Law. Can you still see the eight-day-old

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