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Homily for some days.
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MAY 2, 2011
MEMORIAL, ST. ATHANASIUS, BISHOP
MONDAY 2ND WEEK OF EASTER – YEAR I

Acts 4:23-31 / Ps 2:1-3, 4-6, 7-9 / Jn 3:1-8

ACTS 4:23-31
As soon as Peter and John were set free, they went to their friends
and reported what the chief priests and elders had said to them. When
they heard it, they raised their voices as one and called upon God,
"Sovereign Lord, maker of heaven and earth, of the sea and everything
in them, you have put these words in the mouth of David, our father
and your servant, through the Holy Spirit: Why did the pagan nations
rage and the people conspire in folly? The kings of the earth were
aligned and the princes gathered together against the Lord and against
his Messiah. For indeed in this very city Herod with Pontius Pilate,
and the pagans together with the people of Israel conspired against
your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed. Thus, indeed, they brought
about whatever your powerful will had decided from all time would
happen. But now, Lord, see their threats against us and enable your
servants to speak your word with all boldness. Stretch out your hand
to heal and to work signs and wonders through the Name of Jesus your
holy servant." When they had prayed, the place where they were
gathered together shook, and they were all filled with Holy Spirit and
began to speak the word of God boldly.

JOHN 3:1-8
Among the Pharisees there was a ruler of the Jews named Nicodemus. He
came to Jesus by night and said, "Rabbi, we know that you have come
from God to teach us, for no one can perform miraculous signs like
yours unless God is with him." Jesus replied, "Truly, I say to you, no
one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again from above."
Nicodemus said, "How can there be rebirth for a grown man? Who could
go back to his mother's womb and be born again?" Jesus replied,
"Truly, I say to you: No one can enter the kingdom of God without
being born of water and Spirit. What is born of the flesh is flesh,
and what is born of the Spirit is spirit. Because of this, don't be
surprised when I say: `You must be born again from above.' The wind
blows where it pleases and you hear its sound, but you don't know
where it comes from or where it is going. It is like that with
everyone who is born of the Spirit."

REFLECTION
The Catholic Church teaches that we were born anew when we were
baptized while we were still infants. Our baptism was in compliance
with the teaching of Jesus that we must be born anew so that we may be
able to enter the Kingdom of God. This is also in compliance with the
instructions of Jesus to his disciples when he said, "Go therefore and
make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the
Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe
all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, to the
close of the age."

We Catholics do not believe that we have to be older, or even attain
the age of reason, before we may be baptized. We believe that it is
not our intellect or our attainment of the age of reason that makes
the baptism effective. Our being born anew is by the grace of God
bestowed upon us when the priest baptizes us "in the name of the
Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit."

The intellect is not always the best guide when it comes to our
relationship with God. Sometimes the intellect can even mislead us
into rejecting the revealed truths in the Gospel of Christ. We often
need guidance in our discernment process and it is the Holy Spirit who
leads us to make the correct decision. This is why the Church, in the
exercise of its Magisterium, strives to keep our faith in the
teachings of Christ constant and on solid ground as handed down to us
from the time of Jesus up to the present based on the Holy Bible and
the accepted traditions of our Church.

PRAYER REQUESTS
We pray …
… for a deep and profound respect for life, especially for the
unborn.
… for the speedy recovery and healing of
- Amadeo Bonafe
- Vanna
… for the personal intentions of
- Norma and Lou Gomez
- Valerie
… Birthday: Jason Lim
… for the eternal repose of the souls of
- the tornado victims in Southeastern USA
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: Minette Marquez
- Birthday: Adeline S. Lim
- In Memoriam (+): Felicisimo R. Rosete
- In Memoriam (+): Francisco Dee
… 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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