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

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

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

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

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.

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,