Thursday, September 21, 2006
Friday 24th Week in Ordinary Time
September 22, 2006
Friday 24th Week in Ordinary Time - Yr II
1 CORINTHIANS 15:12-20
Brothers and sisters: If Christ is preached as raised from the dead,
how can some among you say there is no resurrection of the dead? If
there is no resurrection of the dead, then neither has Christ been
raised. And if Christ has not been raised, then empty too is our
preaching; empty, too, your faith. Then we are also false witnesses to
God, because we testified against God that he raised Christ, whom he
did not raise if in fact the dead are not raised. For if the dead are
not raised, neither has Christ been raised, and if Christ has not been
raised, your faith is vain; you are still in your sins. Then those who
have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If for this life only we
have hoped in Christ, we are the most pitiable people of all. But now
Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have
fallen asleep.
LUKE 8:1-3
Jesus journeyed from one town and village to another, preaching and
proclaiming the good news of the Kingdom of God. Accompanying him were
the Twelve and some women who had been cured of evil spirits and
infirmities, Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone
out, Joanna, the wife of Herod's steward Chuza, Susanna, and many
others who provided for them out of their resources.
REFLECTION
St. Luke tells us that in addition to the men who traveled about
Palestine with Jesus, there was also a group of women. These were women
whom Jesus had freed from evil spirits or varied illnesses. They
provided Jesus with the money needed to finance his ministry.
These women did not preach or teach. Israelite society was rigidly
patriarchal and would not approve of this. But it is extraordinary that
Jesus, in a society which did not even allow a man to talk in public
with a woman other than his wife, should have had women in his
entourage, traveling with him and his disciples up and down the length
and breadth of Palestine.
Since the days of Jesus, women's rights have come a long way. Universal
suffrage is practiced in most parts of the world. Women are serving in
elective and appointive political positions. Women hold high positions
in corporations, and in our country they're deeply involved in
non-governmental organizations.
In the Church, women lecture in seminaries, direct retreats, are deeply
involved in spiritual direction, and hold various posts in parish and,
to some extent, in diocesan structures.
We should pray that the talents and experience of the women in our
Catholic population will continually be made available to the Church
for its enrichment and the enrichment of Catholic life.
PRAYER REQUESTS
We pray ...
- for a deep and profound respect for life, especially for the
unborn.
- for the speedy recovery of Cassy.
- for the healing of Marti.
- for the good health of Katie.
- for the personal intentions and good health of Bonnette, Bennie
and Dustin.
- for the eternal repose of the soul of Fr. Steve D. Eternal rest
grant unto him and may perpetual light shine upon him. May he and
the souls of the dearly departed rest in peace.
- for the personal intentions of Emerson Lyndon Santiago, Noemi
Grace Santiago and Kristine Mae Santiago.
- for the good health and well-being of Epifania Santiago, Sofia
Constantino, Restituto Constantino and Sabina Santiago.
- for all the prayer intentions in the MTQ Dailyprayer Diary.
- Birthday: Julian Courtney Tangsoc
- Wedding Anniversary: Grace & Charles Ng
- In Memoriam (+): Felicidad Nubla
- 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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WHAT'S IN YOUR SPONGE?
WHAT'S IN YOUR SPONGE?
Author Unknown
Sep 21, 2006
There are 5 sponges laying on your kitchen counter top. Each member of
your family has been cleaning up different areas of your home, but all
the sponges look the same. You are curious as to what was cleaned in
your home, but you can't tell by looking...they all look the same....so
what do you do?
You squeeze each sponge to see what comes out. As you squeeze the
first sponge, you see that cola comes out, and so you decide that
someone
cleaned the kitchen with that one. Upon squeezing the second sponge,
you find tub and tile cleaner - that one was used to clean the
bathroom.
Next, in the third sponge, you find motor oil -- hubby was cleaning the
garage!
In the fourth sponge, baby powder puffs out when it is squeezed -- yep,
the baby's nursery was done with that one!
And finally, in the last one, is floor wax -- that was the one you used
on the hall floor!
As you lay the last one down, you look again at their similarity - and
they all look the same until they're squeezed.
Christians are the same way. As life squeezes us, different things come
out - anger from one, a need for revenge from another, tears from one,
remorse from yet another - also greed, untruth, lust - and finally,
from one saint, pours forth the love of Christ.
Just like the sponge, we can only squeeze out what is put in - stay in
the Word daily, and be in continuous prayer, so that when life puts the
squeeze on you (and it WILL), Jesus, and Jesus ALONE will shine forth
from you!
Have a blessed, squeaky clean day!
PRAYER
"Lord, change my heart and fill me with your wisdom that I my love your
ways. Give me grace and courage to resist temptation and stubborn
wilfulness that I may truly desire to do what is pleasing to you."
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