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Commentary on 2nd Sunday of Easter C 27.04.2025
Sunday, 27 April 2025
A. TEXTJOHN (20: 19–31) Jesus Appears in Upper Room 19 On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” 20 When he had said this,
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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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Lenten Reconciliation Service
Saturday, 05 April 2025
The Reconciliation Service for our deanery will take place on Monday, 14th April at 7.30 in the priory.
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Our New Prior
Sunday, 30 March 2025
We welcome our new Prior Fr. Stephen Cummins O.P., who is originally from Cork but who has been ministering in Kilkenny for the last while
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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 3rd Sunday of Easter C 4.05.2025