DAILY- HOMILY

DECEMBER 1, 2010
WEDNESDAY 1ST WEEK OF ADVENT – YEAR II

ISAIAH 25:6-10
On this mountain, for all peoples, Yahweh Sabaoth is preparing a
banquet of rich food, a banquet of fine wines, of succulent food, of
well-strained wines. On this mountain, he has destroyed the veil which
used to veil all peoples, the pall enveloping all nations; he has
destroyed death for ever. Lord Yahweh has wiped away the tears from
every cheek; he has taken his people's shame away everywhere on earth,
for Yahweh has spoken. And on that day, it will be said, 'Look, this
is our God, in him we put our hope that he should save us, this is
Yahweh, we put our hope in him. Let us exult and rejoice since he has
saved us.' For Yahweh's hand will rest on this mountain, and Moab will
be trodden under his feet as straw is trodden into the dung-heap.

MATTHEW 15:29-37
Jesus went on from there and reached the shores of the Lake of
Galilee, and he went up onto the mountain. He took his seat, and large
crowds came to him bringing the lame, the crippled, the blind, the
dumb and many others; these they put down at his feet, and he cured
them. The crowds were astonished to see the dumb speaking, the
cripples whole again, the lame walking and the blind with their sight,
and they praised the God of Israel. But Jesus called his disciples to
him and said, 'I feel sorry for all these people; they have been with
me for three days now and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send
them off hungry, or they might collapse on the way.' The disciples
said to him, 'Where in a deserted place could we get sufficient bread
for such a large crowd to have enough to eat?' Jesus said to them,
'How many loaves have you?' They said, 'Seven, and a few small fish.'
Then he instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground, and he took
the seven loaves and the fish, and after giving thanks he broke them
and began handing them to the disciples, who gave them to the crowds.
They all ate as much as they wanted, and they collected what was left
of the scraps, seven baskets full.

REFLECTION
God is love. And He is madly in love with each one of us. He wants all
of us to be with Him and share in the eternal joy of Heaven. That's
why He constantly and stubbornly seeks us out, even when we run away
from Him, ignore His call, or we simply think we don't need Him.

God's invitation to each one of us to be part of His family is all
inclusive. He doesn't discriminate whether we are rich or poor,
healthy or sick, strong or weak, a saint or a sinner. We are all His
beloved children. He only wants what's best for us. Just the same, He
doesn't force Himself on us. Because He loves us, He gives us the
freedom to either accept or reject His love. Even when we sin, He
patiently waits for us to repent and to go back to His loving embrace.
His love, mercy and generosity to us are boundless.

Lord, thank you for unconditionally loving and accepting me as I am.
You are always there for me. Help me remember to try to reciprocate
your love by also loving the people around me.

PRAYER REQUESTS
We pray …
… for a deep and profound respect for life, especially for the
unborn.
… for the speedy recovery and healing of
- Abraham A.
- Josefina T. Hong, Jason Foenander, Ramon Ibanga, Nikki Bharwani
- Susan
… for all the prayer intentions in the MTQ Dailyprayer Diary.
- Birthday: Benjamin G. Castillo
- Birthday: Zenaida Morabe
… 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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