DAILY- HOMILY

OCTOBER 6, 2010
WEDNESDAY 27TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR II

GALATIANS 2:1-2, 7-14
It was not until fourteen years had gone by that I travelled up to
Jerusalem again, with Barnabas, and I took Titus with me too. My
journey was inspired by a revelation and there, in a private session
with the recognised leaders, I expounded the whole gospel that I
preach to the gentiles, to make quite sure that the efforts I was
making and had already made should not be fruitless. On the contrary,
once they saw that the gospel for the uncircumcised had been entrusted
to me, just as to Peter the gospel for the circumcised (for he who
empowered Peter's apostolate to the circumcision also empowered mine
to the gentiles), and when they acknowledged the grace that had been
given to me, then James and Cephas and John, who were the ones
recognised as pillars, offered their right hands to Barnabas and to me
as a sign of partnership: we were to go to the gentiles and they to
they to the circumcised. They asked nothing more than that we should
remember to help the poor, as indeed I was anxious to do in any case.
However, when Cephas came to Antioch, then I did oppose him to his
face since he was manifestly in the wrong. Before certain people from
James came, he used to eat with gentiles; but as soon as these came,
he backed out and kept apart from them, out of fear of the
circumcised. And the rest of the Jews put on the same act as he did,
so that even Barnabas was carried away by their insincerity. When I
saw, though, that their behaviour was not true to the gospel, I said
to Cephas in front of all of them, 'Since you, though you are a Jew,
live like the gentiles and not like the Jews, how can you compel the
gentiles to live like the Jews?'

LUKE 11:1-4
Now it happened that he was in a certain place praying, and when he
had finished, one of his disciples said, 'Lord, teach us to pray, as
John taught his disciples.' He said to them, 'When you pray, this is
what to say: Father, may your name be held holy, your kingdom come;
give us each day our daily bread, and forgive us our sins, for we
ourselves forgive each one who is in debt to us. And do not put us to
the test.'

REFLECTION
This is an intimate and precious moment in the life of our Blessed
Lord Jesus! Jesus was in Prayer and his disciple witnessed this
significant rhythm in the life of Our Lord.

Expressing the desire to experience the footstep of the Master, the
disciples ask, `Lord, teach us to pray…'

What is in us do we wish express to Jesus? What in the practice of the
Master do we wish to understand in our heart?

Flowing from that intimate moment and in reply to his disciples, Jesus
says "When you pray, say Father, hallowed be thy name, Your kingdom
come…" from intimacy to intimacy – ,'Father' in Aramaic is `Abba
Father', the tone of a deep, abiding family relation and experience of
Jesus! This our Lord passes on to us… How `O Lord' may I relish this
deep, abiding Abba in my prayer?

What is Abba telling us at this time of our intimate prayer and
reflection before His Throne with Jesus at His Right hand?

PRAYER REQUESTS
We pray …
… for a deep and profound respect for life, especially for the
unborn.
… for the speedy recovery and healing of
- Susan
- Renzo M. Ponce De Leon,Dr. Janet Santos, Patrick Lara, Carlito
Mangapit, Fernando Brimbuela
- Abraham A
- Lydia, Kevin Francis Christian, Darlita, Pamela, Kwai
- Don, Felix, Angela, Norma, Jesus, Henrietta, Vivian
- Jo Marcelo, Jun Lee, Mon Torres, Peping Torres, John Lawrence
- Mike Torres, John Lawrence
… for the personal intentions of
- Judy, Kristine, Rica, Eunice, Maryann
- Cherie Torres
… In Thanksgiving: Peter and Christine Kairuz, Jun Nabua, Cecila San
Juan, Lea Ting
… for the eternal repose of the soul of
- Caridad Amaranto Villanueva
Eternal rest grant unto them and may perpetual light shine upon them.
May they and all the dearly departed rest in peace.
… for all the prayer intentions in the MTQ Dailyprayer Diary.
- Birthday: Mabelle A. Capuchino
- In Memoriam (+): Justino Yan Sy
… 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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