Wednesday, July 08, 2015

 

THURSDAY, 14TH Week in Ordinary Time

July 9, 2015 THURSDAY, 14TH Week in Ordinary Time

Sts. LEON-IGNACE MANGIN,

AUGUSTINE ZHAO RONG, Priests, and COMPANIONS, Martyrs

Memorial, Red

         

Gn 44:18 - 21, 23b-29; 45:1 – 5 / Mt 10: 7 - 15

 

[Today is the Memorial of 120 Martyrs of China, 87 Chinese and 33 Western missionaries, from 1648 to 1900, canonized by St. Pope John Paul II in 2000. St. Leon-Ignace Mangin (1857 – 1900) was a French Jesuit missionary; St. Augustine Zhao Rong (d. 1815) was a Chinese diocesan priest.]

 

Reading: Gn 44:18 - 21, 23b-29; 45:1 – 5

     Judah then went forward and said, "My lord, allow your servant to speak. Do not be angry with your servant, although you are equal to Pharaoh himself. The last time you questioned your servants saying: 'Have you a father or a brother?' We said to my lord: 'We have an aged father who had a child in his old age. His brother is dead and he is the only one left of his mother's children. And his father loves him.' Then you said to us: 'Bring him down so that I can see him for myself.' 

     You then told us that if our youngest brother did not come with us, we would not be admitted to your presence. All this we said to our father on returning there. So when he told us to come back and buy a little food, we said: 'We cannot go down again unless our youngest brother is with us. We shall not be admitted to the lord's presence unless our brother is with us.' Then my father said: 'You know that my wife had two children. One went away from me and has surely been torn to pieces since I have not seen him anymore. If you take this one from me and something happens to him you will bring my gray hair in sorrow to the grave.' 

     Now Joseph could no longer control his feelings in the presence of all those standing by and he called out, "Leave my presence, everyone!" And only his brothers were with him when Joseph made himself known to them. He wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard and the news spread through Pharaoh's house.

     Joseph said to his brothers, "I am Joseph. Is my father still alive?" And his brothers could not answer because they were terrified at seeing him. Joseph said, "Come closer," and they drew nearer. "I am Joseph your brother, yes, it's me, the one you sold to the Egyptians. Now don't grieve and reproach yourselves for selling me, because God has sent me before you to save your lives. 

 

Gospel: Mt 10:7 - 15

     Jesus said to the twelve. "Go and proclaim this message: The kingdom of heaven is near. Heal the sick, bring the dead back to life, cleanse the lepers, and drive out demons. You received this as a gift, so give it as a gift. Do not carry any gold, silver or copper in your purses. Do not carry a traveler's bag, or an extra shirt, or sandals, or walking-stick: workers deserve their living.

     "When you come to a town or a village, look for a worthy person and stay there until you leave.

     "As you enter the house, wish it peace. If the people in the house deserve it, your peace will be on them; if they do not deserve it, your blessing will come back to you. 

     "And if you are not welcomed and your words are not listened to, leave that house or that town and shake the dust off your feet." I assure you, it will go easier for the people of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than it will for the people of that town.

 

Reflection:

     In the first reading, Joseph, who was sold as a slave to Egypt by his brothers, finally reveals himself to them now that he was the chief minister of Egypt. He understood that God's designs included his being sold as a slave and his subsequent sufferings which eventually led to his vindication and exaltation.  He forgave his brothers because he loved them.   

     In the Gospel reading we see Jesus missioning the Twelve to proclaim the Good News to the various towns and communities of Israel: "The kingdom of heaven is near." As witness to their message they are given powers to "heal the sick, bring the dead back to life, cleanse the lepers, and drive out demons." They are to exercise these gifts and powers freely; they are to depend upon the hospitality and generosity of the communities they visit. 

     In his infinite wisdom and power, God had decreed that the Good News is to be preached to Israel and the world then and for all time by men and women invited by God.

     The 120 martyrs of China, 87 Chinese and 33 missionaries from Europe. priests and lay people, whose memorial is celebrated today, like the Twelve, have been missioned by the Church to preach the Good News to the people of China at various times and places from the mid-seventeenth century to the nineteenth century. Like our Lord whom they loved and followed, they gave their lives in witness to the Good News they preached.  

 

 

WE PRAY FOR MTQ DAILY PRAYER DIARY INTENTIONS:

 

BIRTHDAY

     SR. ZENY VEE M. PACHECO, MIC

     THEODORE GOTAMCO TAN

 

WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

     ORLANDO & RIZALINA RAMOS (57TH WA)

 

IN MEMORIAM (+)

     REI CATINDIG

 

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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WEDNESDAY, 14th Week in Ordinary Time

July 8, 2015 WEDNESDAY, 14th Week in Ordinary Time
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Gn 41:55 – 57; 42:  5 – 7a, 17 – 24a / Mt 10: 1 – 7

Reading: Gn 41: 55 – 57; 42:  5 – 7a, 17 – 24a
     When the land of Egypt began to suffer from the famine, the people came to Pharaoh for bread. But Pharaoh told all the Egyptians, "Go to Joseph and do as he tells you." When the famine had spread throughout the land, Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians for the famine was indeed severe over the land. As the famine had worsened throughout the whole world, people came from other countries to buy grain from Joseph.
     So the sons of Israel were among those going to buy grain, for there was famine in Canaan. It was Joseph, as governor of the land, who sold the grain to all the people. When his brothers arrived they bowed before him, with their faces to the ground. Joseph recognized his brothers but did not make himself known.
     And so he put them all in prison for three days.
     On the third day Joseph said to them, "I will help you to save yourselves, for I am a man who fears God. If you are sincere, let one of your brothers remain prisoner in the house of the guard where you now are, and the rest of you take the grain to save your families from famine. Then you will bring back your youngest brother; so the truth of what you say will be proved and your lives spared." They did as they were ordered and said among themselves, "Alas! We are guilty because of the way we treated our brother when he pleaded with us for mercy, but we didn't listen. That is why this trouble has come upon us."
     Reuben answered them, "Didn't I tell you not to sin against the boy. But you did not listen and now we are brought to account for his blood." Now they did not know that Joseph understood them as there was an interpreter between them. As for Joseph, he withdrew and wept. 
  
Gospel: Mt 10: 1 - 7
     Then he called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority over the unclean spirits to drive them out and to heal every disease and sickness. These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John; Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew, the tax collector; James, the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; Simon, the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, the man who would betray him.
     Jesus sent these twelve on mission with the instruction: "Do not visit pagan territory and do not enter a Samaritan town. Go instead to the lost sheep of the people of Israel. Go and proclaim this message: The Kingdom of God is near." 

Reflection:
     In today's Gospel reading we see Jesus missioning the twelve apostles and empowering them to subdue evil spirits and to heal physical sickness and diseases. The names of the chosen Twelve are given, starting with Simon Peter. 
     We see that Jesus' choice and selection of the Twelve are so different from our common and established criteria for choosing leaders and followers as we have today.  We had seen how Jesus called his close followers: fishermen, a tax collector, common folk. The gospels do not tell us what formal schooling they had nor did Jesus ask about their formal schooling. He called them and they generously answered his call.
     Their schooling was being with Jesus, listening and hearing him, seeing him and watching him work miracles and cures, teach and talk with the people.
     Their mission: to proclaim that "the Kingdom of heaven is at hand."  At the end of his earthly life, at his return to his Father in heaven, Jesus missioned his disciples to "go out to the whole world and proclaim the Good News to all creation," to "go and make disciples from all nations and to baptize them in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit and teach them to fulfill all that I have commanded."
     Pope Francis has declared 2014 as the Year of the Laity. The same mandate given to the Twelve as given in today's Gospel reading and at his ascension to heaven is also given to all his followers, to each and every one of us: "to proclaim the Good News to all creation."  
     Do we see and understand this mission given to each one of us? How have we lived out the Gospel message? How have we shared with others our understanding and living out of the Good News?


WE PRAY FOR MTQ DAILY PRAYER DIARY INTENTIONS:

BIRTHDAY
     YIU-WAH

OTHER INTENTIONS:
For the thanksgiving & special intentions of Beny Chua

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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