Thursday, April 02, 2009
FRIDAY 5TH WEEK OF LENT
MEMORIAL, ST. BURGUNDOFARA, VIRGIN
FRIDAY 5TH WEEK OF LENT – YEAR I
JEREMIAH 20:10-13
I hear the whisperings of many: "Terror on every side! Denounce! let
us denounce him!" All those who were my friends are on the watch for
any misstep of mine. "Perhaps he will be trapped; then we can prevail,
and take our vengeance on him." But the LORD is with me, like a mighty
champion: my persecutors will stumble, they will not triumph. In their
failure they will be put to utter shame, to lasting, unforgettable
confusion. O LORD of hosts, you who test the just, who probe mind and
heart, Let me witness the vengeance you take on them, for to you I
have entrusted my cause. Sing to the LORD, praise the LORD, For he has
rescued the life of the poor from the power of the wicked!
JOHN 10:31-42
The Jews picked up rocks to stone Jesus. Jesus answered them, "I have
shown you many good works from my Father. For which of these are you
trying to stone me?" The Jews answered him, "We are not stoning you
for a good work but for blasphemy. You, a man, are making yourself
God." Jesus answered them, "Is it not written in your law, `I said,
"You are gods"'? If it calls them gods to whom the word of God came,
and Scripture cannot be set aside, can you say that the one whom the
Father has consecrated and sent into the world blasphemes because I
said, `I am the Son of God'? If I do not perform my Father's works, do
not believe me; but if I perform them, even if you do not believe me,
believe the works, so that you may realize and understand that the
Father is in me and I am in the Father." Then they tried again to
arrest him; but he escaped from their power. He went back across the
Jordan to the place where John first baptized, and there he remained.
Many came to him and said, "John performed no sign, but everything
John said about this man was true." And many there began to believe in
him.
REFLECTION
Even Jesus had his share of critics. It's easy to comment on what
others are doing without the one criticizing getting involved. Aside
from putting in their two centavos worth, from a safe distance, the
freedom of speech is often practiced to tear down instead of building
up.
That's why Jesus asks us to focus on the works. Can we not support the
good that is brought about through his efforts? Must we always take an
adversarial position when we do not agree with the present positive
processes that are being practiced?
We find no difficulty in commenting about a proposed project. Critical
words are released unwittingly, but following it up with actions is
another matter. We are always challenged to walk the talk, yet the
walking part lags far, far behind the talking part.
Let us pray for the grace of the Holy Spirit to spur us into action
when we move our lips. There is nothing wrong with giving an opinion.
Hopefully, in the course of things, we will choose to engage ourselves
in what needs to be done. We shouldn't be satisfied to relegate
ourselves in the background. Rather, let us remain true to our words,
so it translates constructively to positive action.
PRAYER REQUESTS
We pray …
… for a deep and profound respect for life, especially for the
unborn.
… for the healing and strength of:
- Sophia Gonzalez
- Ester Marcelo
- Lisa
… for the safety of Johnson Cuiting
… for all the prayer intentions in the MTQ Dailyprayer Diary.
- Birthday: Ramon Jose S. Gregorio
- Birthday: Ma. Elena S. Rodriguez
- In Memoriam (+): Lorenzo Y. Co (Feb 16,1916, 1916-Apr 3, 1996)+
… for the healing and peace of all families
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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THURSDAY 5TH WEEK OF LENT
MEMORIAL, ST FRANCIS OF PAOLA, HERMIT
THURSDAY 5TH WEEK OF LENT – YEAR I
GENESIS 17:3-9
When Abram prostrated himself, God spoke to him: "My covenant with you
is this: you are to become the father of a host of nations. No longer
shall you be called Abram; your name shall be Abraham, for I am making
you the father of a host of nations. I will render you exceedingly
fertile; I will make nations of you; kings shall stem from you. I will
maintain my covenant with you and your descendants after you
throughout the ages as an everlasting pact, to be your God and the God
of your descendants after you. I will give to you and to your
descendants after you the land in which you are now staying, the whole
land of Canaan, as a permanent possession; and I will be their God."
God also said to Abraham: "On your part, you and your descendants
after you must keep my covenant throughout the ages."
JOHN 8:51-59
Jesus said to the Jews: "Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever keeps my
word will never see death." So the Jews said to him, "Now we are sure
that you are possessed. Abraham died, as did the prophets, yet you
say, `Whoever keeps my word will never taste death.' Are you greater
than our father Abraham, who died? Or the prophets, who died? Who do
you make yourself out to be?" Jesus answered, "If I glorify myself, my
glory is worth nothing; but it is my Father who glorifies me, of whom
you say, `He is our God.' You do not know him, but I know him. And if
I should say that I do not know him, I would be like you a liar. But I
do know him and I keep his word. Abraham your father rejoiced to see
my day; he saw it and was glad." So the Jews said to him, "You are not
yet fifty years old and you have seen Abraham?" Jesus said to them,
"Amen, amen, I say to you, before Abraham came to be, I AM." So they
picked up stones to throw at him; but Jesus hid and went out of the
temple area.
REFLECTION
Are we prepared to change our life in whatever way necessary in order
to adapt ourselves to the Truth? The opponents of Jesus seek their own
glory, but Jesus seeks only to glorify the Father. Within the Most
Blessed Trinity, the Father knows the Son and the Son knows the
Father. The knowledge is so total, complete, and perfect that it is
total self-giving. So too, in his sacred humanity, Jesus seeks to know
the Father and to glorify Him by the perfect accomplishment of His
will. Jesus says, "I know him and I keep his word." As Jesus keeps the
Father's word, so we are to keep the word of Jesus. Let us welcome His
word, embrace it, and accomplish it. Let us not count the cost. Let us
seek only to glorify Jesus and our Heavenly Father. Let us make our
love of God as necessary to us as breathing, repeating throughout the
day: "We praise you. We bless you. We worship you. We glorify you. We
give you thanks for your great glory".
In answer to the objections of the unbelieving Jews, Jesus makes a
glorious manifestation of his divinity. We are mindful of other
manifestations: the revelation to all the nations given to the magis,
the miracle at Cana, the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan. But this
revelation has greater clarity and splendor, for Jesus proclaims:
"Before Abraham came to be, I am." Jesus is saying that from all
eternity he exists. It is another transfiguration, but without the
blaze of light.
Let us open our eyes to Jesus' goodness and divinity. Let us be ready
to undergo changes, no matter how painful, to live according to his
word.
PRAYER REQUESTS
We pray …
… for a deep and profound respect for life, especially for the
unborn.
… for the healing and strength of:
- Sophia Gonzalez
- Ester Marcelo
- Lisa
- Christy Chin
… for the safety of Johnson Cuiting
… for the eternal repose of the soul of Elena Acero. Eternal rest
grant unto her and may perpetual light shine upon her. May she and all
the dearly departed rest in peace.
… for all the prayer intentions in the MTQ Dailyprayer Diary.
- Birthday: Jason Roy Pacheco
- Birthday: Henry Tan
… for the healing and peace of all families
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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FRIDAY 5TH WEEK OF LENT
MEMORIAL, ST. BURGUNDOFARA, VIRGIN
FRIDAY 5TH WEEK OF LENT – YEAR I
JEREMIAH 20:10-13
I hear the whisperings of many: "Terror on every side! Denounce! let
us denounce him!" All those who were my friends are on the watch for
any misstep of mine. "Perhaps he will be trapped; then we can prevail,
and take our vengeance on him." But the LORD is with me, like a mighty
champion: my persecutors will stumble, they will not triumph. In their
failure they will be put to utter shame, to lasting, unforgettable
confusion. O LORD of hosts, you who test the just, who probe mind and
heart, Let me witness the vengeance you take on them, for to you I
have entrusted my cause. Sing to the LORD, praise the LORD, For he has
rescued the life of the poor from the power of the wicked!
JOHN 10:31-42
The Jews picked up rocks to stone Jesus. Jesus answered them, "I have
shown you many good works from my Father. For which of these are you
trying to stone me?" The Jews answered him, "We are not stoning you
for a good work but for blasphemy. You, a man, are making yourself
God." Jesus answered them, "Is it not written in your law, `I said,
"You are gods"'? If it calls them gods to whom the word of God came,
and Scripture cannot be set aside, can you say that the one whom the
Father has consecrated and sent into the world blasphemes because I
said, `I am the Son of God'? If I do not perform my Father's works, do
not believe me; but if I perform them, even if you do not believe me,
believe the works, so that you may realize and understand that the
Father is in me and I am in the Father." Then they tried again to
arrest him; but he escaped from their power. He went back across the
Jordan to the place where John first baptized, and there he remained.
Many came to him and said, "John performed no sign, but everything
John said about this man was true." And many there began to believe in
him.
REFLECTION
Even Jesus had his share of critics. It's easy to comment on what
others are doing without the one criticizing getting involved. Aside
from putting in their two centavos worth, from a safe distance, the
freedom of speech is often practiced to tear down instead of building
up.
That's why Jesus asks us to focus on the works. Can we not support the
good that is brought about through his efforts? Must we always take an
adversarial position when we do not agree with the present positive
processes that are being practiced?
We find no difficulty in commenting about a proposed project. Critical
words are released unwittingly, but following it up with actions is
another matter. We are always challenged to walk the talk, yet the
walking part lags far, far behind the talking part.
Let us pray for the grace of the Holy Spirit to spur us into action
when we move our lips. There is nothing wrong with giving an opinion.
Hopefully, in the course of things, we will choose to engage ourselves
in what needs to be done. We shouldn't be satisfied to relegate
ourselves in the background. Rather, let us remain true to our words,
so it translates constructively to positive action.
PRAYER REQUESTS
We pray …
… for a deep and profound respect for life, especially for the
unborn.
… for the healing and strength of:
- Sophia Gonzalez
- Ester Marcelo
- Lisa
… for the safety of Johnson Cuiting
… for all the prayer intentions in the MTQ Dailyprayer Diary.
- Birthday: Ramon Jose S. Gregorio
- Birthday: Ma. Elena S. Rodriguez
- In Memoriam (+): Lorenzo Y. Co (Feb 16,1916, 1916-Apr 3, 1996)+
… for the healing and peace of all families
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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