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Fifth Sunday of lent and palm Sunday 3 and 10 April 2022
Fifth Sunday of Lent (John 8:1-11) The theme of forgiveness is prominent, as on previous Sundays, Jesus is being tested, as so often by the religious leaders of his day. The matter of fidelity to the Law of Moses is raised in a dramatic way. The actions of Jesus are eloquent. He crouches down to […]
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Third and Fourth Sundays of Lent (Year C) 20 and 27 March 2022
Third Sunday of Lent (Luke 13:1-9) This gospel reading contains material found in no other gospel which raises crucial questions about the justice of God and the need for repentance. We frequently hear about human suffering, suffering inflicted by other people or resulting from ‘natural disasters. Suffering and tragedy have always led to the question […]
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Seventh and Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 20 and 27 February 2022
Seventh Sunday (Luke 6:27-38) We continue reading from Luke’s collection of the teachings of Jesus known as the ‘Sermon on the Plain’. The essence of this reading is found in verses 27 and 28. There is a radical new commandment here, given to all the disciples of Jesus, that we should love our enemies. This […]
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Fifth and Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time 6 and 13 February 2022
Fifth Sunday (Luke 5:1-11) Luke sometimes presents the gospel stories in a different order from Mark and Matthew. This is the case with this story of the call of the first disciples, which he places after the visits to Nazareth and Capernaum. The story is also fuller than the short accounts in Mark and Matthew. […]
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Third Sunday in Ordinary Time and Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time 23 and 30 January 2022
Third Sunday (Luke 1:1-4, 4:14-21) This Sunday we finally begin our reading of the Gospel of Luke, the gospel laid down to be read in Year C. There are two separate passages in today’s gospel reading. We begin with the opening four verses of chapter 1, in which the evangelist sets down his method of […]
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The Baptism of the Lord and Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 9 and 16 January 2022
The Baptism of the Lord (Luke 3:15-16, 21-22). This is the final feast of the Christmas season. Having celebrated his birth and his manifestation as the Messiah for all nations, it is appropriate to conclude the season with the event which begins his public ministry. Our gospel reading contains two verses about the work of […]