Friday, September 01, 2006
SATURDAY 21ST WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME
SEPTEMBER 2, 2006
SATURDAY 21ST WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME - YEAR II
1 CORINTHIANS 1:26-31
Consider your own calling, brothers and sisters. Not many of you
were wise by human standards, not many were powerful, not many were
of noble birth. Rather, God chose the foolish of the world to shame
the wise, and God chose the weak of the world to shame the strong,
and God chose the lowly and despised of the world, those who count
for nothing, to reduce to nothing those who are something, so that
no human being might boast before God. It is due to him that you are
in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God, as well as
righteousness, sanctification, and redemption, so that, as it is
written, Whoever boasts, should boast in the Lord.
MATTHEW 25:14-30
Jesus told his disciples this parable: "A man going on a journey
called in his servants and entrusted his possessions to them. To one
he gave five talents; to another, two; to a third, one-to each
according to his ability. Then he went away. Immediately the one who
received five talents went and traded with them, and made another
five. Likewise, the one who received two made another two. But the
man who received one went off and dug a hole in the ground and
buried his master's money. After a long time the master of those
servants came back and settled accounts with them. The one who had
received five talents came forward bringing the additional five. He
said, `Master, you gave me five talents. See, I have made five
more.' His master said to him, `Well done, my good and faithful
servant. Since you were faithful in small matters, I will give you
great responsibilities. Come, share your master's joy.' Then the one
who had received two talents also came forward and said, `Master,
you gave me two talents. See, I have made two more.' His master said
to him, `Well done, my good and faithful servant. Since you were
faithful in small matters, I will give you great responsibilities.
Come, share your master's joy.' Then the one who had received the
one talent came forward and said, `Master, I knew you were a
demanding person, harvesting where you did not plant and gathering
where you did not scatter; so out of fear I went off and buried your
talent in the ground. Here it is back.' His master said to him in
reply, `You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I
did not plant and gather where I did not scatter? Should you not
then have put my money in the bank so that I could have got it back
with interest on my return? Now then! Take the talent from him and
give it to the one with ten. For to everyone who has, more will be
given and he will grow rich; but from the one who has not, even what
he has will be taken away. And throw this useless servant into the
darkness outside, where there will be wailing and grinding of
teeth.'"
REFLECTION
Paul had received information that factions within the church in
Corinth were destroying its unity and interfering with its spiritual
development. One faction looked to Apollos, a Gentile convert and
preacher, for its inspiration; another professed allegiance to Peter
the Apostle. Finally there was one that offered its loyalty to
Paul.
Paul points out that no one can boast in oneself. Whatever the
Corinthian Christians had accomplished was due to God's goodness and
to the call he issued to them. It was only in God that they could
boast. It made no sense therefore, for them to boast in Apollos, in
Peter or even in Paul. To put this in the context of today's Gospel
parable, we will, hopefully, work hard to develop the talents God
has given us, that by using them we might bear witness to God's
glory. We cannot forget that the talents are God's gifts to us, and
our efforts to develop them does not depend on us but on the grace
he gives us for this purpose. Today too we can boast only in God.
PRAYER REQUESTS
We pray ...
- for a deep and profound respect for life, especially for the unborn.
- Birthday: Michael C. Bautista
- for the eternal repose of the soul of Ms. Lourdes Q. Wong.
Eternal rest grant unto her and may perpetual light shine upon her.
May she and all the souls of the dearly departed rest in peace.
- for all the prayer intentions in the MTQ Dailyprayer Diary.
- Birthday: Uy Kim
- for world peace and reconciliation.
Finally, we pray for one another, for those who have asked our
prayers and for those who need our prayers the most.
Have a good day!
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