DAILY- HOMILY

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010
FRIDAY 23RD WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR II

FIRST CORINTHIANS 9:16-19, 22-27
In fact, preaching the gospel gives me nothing to boast of, for I am
under compulsion and I should be in trouble if I failed to do it. If I
did it on my own initiative I would deserve a reward; but if I do it
under compulsion I am simply accepting a task entrusted to me. What
reward do I have, then? That in my preaching I offer the gospel free
of charge to avoid using the rights which the gospel allows me. So
though I was not a slave to any human being, I put myself in slavery
to all people, to win as many as I could. To the weak, I made myself
weak, to win the weak. I accommodated myself to people in all kinds of
different situations, so that by all possible means I might bring some
to salvation. All this I do for the sake of the gospel, that I may
share its benefits with others. Do you not realise that, though all
the runners in the stadium take part in the race, only one of them
gets the prize? Run like that -- to win. Every athlete concentrates
completely on training, and this is to win a wreath that will wither,
whereas ours will never wither. So that is how I run, not without a
clear goal; and how I box, not wasting blows on air. I punish my body
and bring it under control, to avoid any risk that, having acted as
herald for others, I myself may be disqualified.

LUKE 6:39-42
He also told them a parable, 'Can one blind person guide another?
Surely both will fall into a pit? Disciple is not superior to teacher;
but fully trained disciple will be like teacher. Why do you observe
the splinter in your brother's eye and never notice the great log in
your own? How can you say to your brother, "Brother, let me take out
that splinter in your eye," when you cannot see the great log in your
own? Hypocrite! Take the log out of your own eye first, and then you
will see clearly enough to take out the splinter in your brother's
eyes.

REFLECTION
To be true disciples of Jesus, we must first listen to him as our
Teacher. This means that we must be faithful to his message in Sacred
Scriptures and his voice in our heart. This demands an attentiveness
to what the Spirit of Christ inspires in us so that we might live in
an ever renewed way the message of the Lord Jesus for us today. In
imitation of Christ, his disciples must faithfully transmit his
person, his mind and heart.

In other words, each one of us must be alter-Christus, another Christ.
If we can resemble our model, only then can we be teachers to others.
Only then will we be able to remove the speck from our brother's eye
if we have allowed Jesus to remove the log from our own eyes. As long
as we do not possess the love and compassion of Christ for others, we
have no right to judge the conduct of other people.

Christ comes to save and not to condemn. Do we do the same towards
others? Is our behavior toward others patterned after the way Jesus
treated the sinners, the outcasts, the poor and the sick?

PRAYER REQUESTS
We pray …
… for a deep and profound respect for life, especially for the
unborn.
… for the speedy recovery and healing of
- Jo Marcelo, Jun Lee, Mon Torres
- Rita P. Cuerva
- Tess Espinosa-Aquinde
- Susan
… for the personal intentions of
- Luis Torres
- Emz Pamplona
- Cherie Torres
- Iyam Salvanera
… for the eternal repose of the souls of
- Farnie Luistro
- Magsikap B. Mole
- Eternal rest grant unto them and may perpetual light shine upon
them. May they and all the dearly departed rest in peace.

… for the healing and peace of all families
… for all the prayer intentions in the MTQ Dailyprayer Diary.
- Birthday Mario Ponce De Leon
- Birthday Lynell Mae T. Reyes
- Birthday Katherine Jane Dee
- Birthday Marlyn Salcedo
- Birthday Andoy Sim
- Birthday Wallace Chamsay
- Wedding Anniversary Alfredo & Nelia Camay
… 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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