Wednesday, September 04, 2013

 

Wednesday 22 nd Week in Ordinary Time – Year I

Wednesday 22 nd Week in Ordinary Time – Year I

 

Col 1:1-8 / Ps 52: 10. 11 / Lk 4:38-44  

Colossians 1:1-8

Paul,
apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God and Timothy our brother, to the saints
in Colossae, our faithful brothers and sisters in Christ: Receive grace and peace
from God our Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord. Thanks be to God, the Father of
Christ Jesus, our Lord! We constantly pray for you, for we have known of your faith
in Christ Jesus and of your love for all the saints. Indeed you await in hope the
inheritance reserved for you in heaven, of which you have heard through the word
of truth. This Gospel, already present among you, is bearing fruit and growing throughout
the world, as it did among you from the day you accepted it and under- stood the
gift of God in all its truth. He who taught you, Epaphras, our dear companion in
the service of Christ, faithful minister of Christ on our behalf, has reminded me
of the love you have for me in the spirit.  

Luke
4:38-44

Leaving
the synagogue, Jesus went to the house of Simon. His mother-in-law was
suffering from high fever, and they asked him to do something for her. Bending
over her, he rebuked the fever, and it left her. Immediately she got up and
waited on them. At sunset, people suffering from many kinds of sickness were
brought to Jesus. Laying his hands on each one, he healed them. Demons were
driven out, howling as they departed from their victims, "You are the Son of
God!" He rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, for they knew he was
the Messiah. Jesus left at daybreak and looked for a solitary place. People
went out in search of him, and finding him, they tried to dissuade him from
leaving. But he said, "I have to go to other towns to announce the good news of
the kingdom of God. That is what I was sent to do." And Jesus continued to
preach in the synagogues of Galilee.
 
Reflection

Today's
readings are both about the proclamation of the Good News. Jesus proclaims the
Good News of God's kingdom to the people and heals many sick people. Then he
proceeds to go to other towns to announce the gospel of salvation. He tells the
people mainly one thing – that God is a Father who loves us, His children. If
we turn to Him in our hearts, God will bring us to His kingdom.

 

Who
announces good news in our time? We often hear bad news – crime, corruption,
disasters and wars. Someone must give us good news – that there is hope of
salvation and happiness for man and that this is found only in God. The
Colossians received the Good News from St. Paul, Timothy and Epaphras, and
their lives were changed. They received faith in Jesus and this resulted into
love for others through the Holy Spirit. The world needs to see people like the
Colossians who, transformed by the gospel, started to build a world of love,
peace and harmony. This is possible because of the Good News planted in the
hearts of believers who received the Holy Spirit through the preachings. So let
us stop listening to bad news and spend time listening to the Word of God, to
the Good News.

 

Prayer Requests

We pray …

for a deep and profound respect for life, especially for the unborn.
… for the speedy
recovery and healing of
Marilou S. Venegas (9/02 – 9/05)
Ditas dela Paz, Toots
Monfort, Virginia Hernandez, and Fleur Torres (9/04 – 9/07)
Denise, Debbie (AZ),
Benny, Herb, Nick (MD, Ed, Bob M, & Randy (9/04 – 9/07)

for the personal intentions of Beny Chua (9/03 – 9/06)
Pauline (9/03 – 9/06)
Ben, Nancy, Netta,
Rita, Mary Ann M, Mrs D & Fr Larry (9/04 – 9/07)
…In Thanksgiving: Marcelino Billanes (9/03 – 9/06)

In Memoriam:  Cipriano P Maribojoc (9/02
– 9/05)

for all the prayer intentions in the MTQ Dailyprayer Diary.
Birthday: Jhon Y. Rojas
Birthday: Patrick Lawrence N. Sy
Birthday: Candice Gotianuy
Wedding Anniversary: Dondi & Aileen Narciso
In Memoriam (+): Ana Bernabe Guieb

for families who are in need of healing

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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