Scripture Reflections And Commentaries

Homily notes: 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B

Fr Brendan Byrne SJ 13 July 2024

The readings today focus upon Jesus as the compassionate shepherd-king, who gathers and instructs a scattered people. Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B, 21 July 2024.

Scripture reflection: He came to bring the good news of peace

11 July 2024

Show favour, O Lord, to your servants and mercifully increase the gifts of your grace, that made fervent in hope, faith and charity, they may be ever watchful in keeping your commands. Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B, 21 July 2024.

Homily notes: 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B

Fr Brendan Byrne SJ 6 July 2024

Sunday's Gospel places the Twelve in the line of the authentic prophetic tradition in that they are ordinary people sent out with the authority of Jesus to carry on the preaching, liberating, and healing role that has been his alone up till now.

Scripture reflection: Take nothing for the journey except a staff

4 July 2024

O God, who show the light of your truth to those who go astray, so that they may return to the right path, give all who for the faith they profess are accounted Christians the grace to reject whatever is contrary to the name of Christ and to strive after all that does it honour. Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B, 14 July 2024.

Scripture reflection: My grace is enough for you

30 June 2024

O God, who in the abasement of your Son have raised up a fallen world, fill your faithful with holy joy, for on those you have rescued from slavery to sin you bestow eternal gladness. Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B, 7 July 2024.

Homily notes: 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B

Fr Brendan Byrne SJ 27 June 2024

The Gospel shows that the greatest enemy to faith can simply be “familiarity”: a refusal to believe that God’s presence and God’s power could come to us in so familiar a form as the person next door.

Homily notes: 13th Sunday In Ordinary Time Year B

Fr Brendan Byrne SJ 22 June 2024

The theme running across the scriptural offerings this week is that of God as the Giver of life. Homily notes for 13th Sunday In Ordinary Time Year B, 27 June 2021

Scripture reflection: Do not be afraid; only have faith

20 June 2024

O God, who through the grace of adoption chose us to be children of light, grant, we pray, that we may not be wrapped in the darkness of error but always be seen to stand in the bright light of truth. Thirteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time Year B, 30 June 2024.

Homily notes: 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B

Fr Brendan Byrne SJ 13 June 2024

The disciples knew enough to at least they ask the right question, ‘who is this, who even the winds and the sea obey?’

Scripture reflection: Who can this man be?

13 June 2024

Grant, O Lord, that we may always revere and love your holy name, for you never deprive of your guidance those you set firm on the foundation of your love. Twelfth Sunday of Ordinary Time Year B, 23 June 2024.

Scripture reflection: This is what the kingdom of God is like

6 June 2024

O God, strength of those who hope in you, graciously hear our pleas, and, since without you mortal frailty can do nothing, grant us always the help of your grace, that in following your commands we may please you by our resolve and our deeds. Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B, 16 June 2024.

Homily notes: 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B

Fr Brendan Byrne SJ 6 June 2024

Most of Jesus’ parables, including the two featured in today’s Gospel, address the differences between the Kingdom as proclaimed by Jesus and the wider expectation of the crowds.

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