DAILY- HOMILY

APRIL 14, 2011
THURSDAY 5TH WEEK OF LENT – YEAR I

Gn17:3-9 / Ps 105:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 / Jn 8:51-59

GENESIS17:3-9
Abram fell face down and God said to him, "This is my covenant with
you: you will be the father of a multitude of nations. No longer will
you be called Abram, but Abraham, because I will make you the father
of a multitude of nations. I will make you more and more famous; I
will multiply your descendants; nations shall spring from you, kings
shall be among your descendants. And I will establish a covenant, an
everlasting covenant between myself and you and your descendants after
you; from now on I will be your God and the God of your descendants
after you, for generations to come. I will give to you and your
descendants after you the land you are living in, all the land of
Canaan, as an everlasting possession and I will be the God of your
race." God said to Abraham, "For your part, you shall keep my
covenant, you and your descendants after you, generation after
generation.

JOHN 8:51-59
Jesus said to the Jews, "Truly, I say to you, if anyone keeps my word,
he will never experience death." The Jews replied, "Now we know that
you have a demon. Abraham died and the prophets as well, but you say:
`Whoever keeps my word will never experience death.' Who do you claim
to be? Do you claim to be greater than our father Abraham, who died?
And the prophets also died." Then Jesus said, "If I were to praise
myself, it would count for nothing. But he who gives glory to me is
the Father, the very one you claim as your God, although you don't
know him. I know him and if I were to say that I don't know him, I
would be a liar like you. But I know him and I keep his word. As for
Abraham, your ancestor, he looked forward to the day when I would
come; and he rejoiced when he saw it." The Jews then said to him, "You
are not yet fif ty years old and you have seen Abraham?" And Jesus
said "Truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am." They then picked
up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and left the Temple.

REFLECTION
The resurrection is not only a historical event; it is an experience
that needs to be transmitted from generation to generation. We are all
invited to pass this experience of the resurrection to others. We
cannot call ourselves Christian, if we have not experienced the
resurrection of Christ in our own lives.

In moments of despair, during our deepest frustrations, perhaps even
during the death of a loved one, we as Christians have experience
Christ's intervention and resurrection which brings us out of the tomb
and transforms our misery to a faith that enjoins us to Christ who is
truly risen.

Let us examine our lives, looking back, when did we experience the
Lord's resurrection in us? Did we search for him? Did we recognize
him?

PRAYER REQUESTS
We pray …
… for a deep and profound respect for life, especially for the
unborn.
… for the speedy recovery and healing of
- Mr. Roland and Mrs. Elaine PDL Cuenca and Russell
- Myrna Borja
- Jo Marcelo
- Jun Lee
- Allen P.
… for the personal intentions of:
- Wilfredo L. De Leon
- Pauline
- Josheil Dapo
… for the eternal repose of the soul of Bob Finlay. Eternal rest grant
unto him and may perpetual light shine upon him. May he and all the
dearly departed rest in peace.
… for all the prayer intentions in the MTQ Dailyprayer Diary.
- Birthday: Camille Jessica T. Cabrera
- Wedding Anniversary: Benito & Cynthia G. Tan
… 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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