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Dear brothers and sisters,
Our First Reading is from the Book of Ecclesiasticus (i.e. the book of the church) (EcL 27: 4-7) which is a big book of wisdom literature gathered by Jesus ben Sira. Read more…
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Today’s Gospel (Lk 6: 27-38) continues Luke’s account of Jesus’ ‘Sermon on the Plain’. After the Beatitudes (and Woes) Jesus now tells his disciples: ‘love your enemies’. Read more…
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In Matthew’s Gospel the beautiful and inspiring Beatitudes are in the Sermon on the Mount. Today however, we hear the Lucan version of the Beatitudes (Lk 6:17, 20-26), from the Sermon on the Plain. Read more…
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In the Gospel of Luke so far, the adult Jesus has had the experiences of the Holy Spirit and God’s words of approval at his baptism in the Jordan and his testing in the wilderness. Read more…
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