Wednesday, November 11, 2015

 

THURSDAY, 32ND Week in Ordinary Time

November 12, 2015 THURSDAY, 32ND Week in Ordinary Time

St. Josaphat, Bishop and Martyr          

Memorial, Red            

 

Wis 7:22b – 8: 1 / Lk 17:20 - 25

 

[St. Josaphat (1580 – 1623), a monk and the archeparch of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, was killed by a mob of Orthodox Christians.]

 

Reading: Wis 7:25 - 8: 1

  Wisdom is a breath of the power of God, a pure emanation of the glory of the Almighty; nothing impure can enter her. She is a reflection of eternal light, a spotless mirror of God's action and an image of his goodness. She is but one, yet Wisdom can do all things and, herself unchanging, she renews all things. She enters holy souls, making them prophets and friends of God, for God loves only those who live with Wisdom.

     She is indeed more beautiful than the sun and surpasses all the constellations; she outrivals light, for light gives way to night, but evil cannot prevail against Wisdom. Wisdom displays her strength from one end of the earth to the other, ordering all things rightly.

 

Gospel: Lk 17:20 - 25    

     The Pharisees asked Jesus when the kingdom of God was to come. He answered, "The kingdom of God is not like something you can observe and say of it: 'Look, here it is! There it is!' See, the kingdom of God is among you."

     And Jesus said to his disciples, "The time is at hand when you will long to see one of the glorious days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it. Then people will tell you: 'Look there! Look here!' Do not go, do not follow them. As lightning flashes from one end of the sky to the other, so will it be with the Son of Man. But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this people.

 

Reflection:     

     In the Gospel reading the Pharisees ask Jesus about the coming of the Kingdom of God. Jesus replies that indeed the Kingdom of God was already at hand, though they do not see or refuse to see and recognnize it in the ministry of Jesus.

     Vatican Council II declares, "In the Old Testament the revelation of the Kingdom is often conveyed by means of metaphors. In the same way, the inner nature of the Church is now made known to using different images taken either from tending sheep or cultivating the land, from building, or even from family life and bethrothals, the images receive preparatory shaping in the books of the Prophets." (Vatican II, Lumen Gentium, 6)

     In the life of Jesus the Kingdom is definitively established in his passion, death and resurrection: "But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this people."

     The mystery of the Kingdom of God is that, while already present, its definitive fulfillment is still to come: "The Church, like a stranger in a foreign land, presses forward amid the persecutions of the world and the consolations of God, 'announcing the cross and death of the Lord until He comes.' " (Vatican II, Lumen Gentium, 8)

     In the first reading, Wisdom is praised as a special gift of God. Let us pray for the gift of Wisdom as we live and look forward to the coming of the Kingdom of God, "as we await the blessed hope and the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ."

 

 

WE PRAY FOR MTQ DAILY PRAYER DIARY INTENTIONS:

 

BIRTHDAY

     ALICE THE

     MATTHEW CHRISTIAN YU

 

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, 32ND Week in Ordinary Time


November 11, 2015 WEDNESDAY, 32ND Week in Ordinary Time
St. Martin of Tours, Bishop 
Memorial, White

Wis 6:1 – 11 / Lk 17:11 – 19
 
[St. Martin of Tours (316 – 397), bishop of Tours, is portrayed as a young soldier on a horse who cut his mantle into two to share it with a beggar freezing in the cold. The beggar was really Our Lord who appeared to Martin in a dream wearing the half-mantle: "See, this is the mantle that Martin, yet a catechumen, gave me." Indeed a great example of Christian goodness and charity.]

Reading: Wis 6:1 – 11
     Listen, O kings, and understand; rulers of the most distant lands, take warning. Pay attention, you who rule multitudes and boast of the numerous subjects in your pagan nations.
     For authority was given you by the Lord, your kingship is from the Most High who will examine your works and scrutinize your intentions.
     If, as officials of his kingdom, you have not judged justly or observed his law or walked the way God pointed out, he will oppose you swiftly and terribly; his sentence strikes the mighty suddenly.
     For the lowly there may be excuses and pardon, but the great will be severely punished.
     For the Lord of all makes no distinction, nor does he take account of greatness. Both great and lowly are his work and he watches over all, but the powerful are to be judged more strictly.
     It is to you then, sovereigns, that I speak, that you may learn Wisdom and not stumble.
     For those who keep the holy laws in a holy way will be acknowledged holy, and those who accept the teaching will find in it their defense.
     Welcome my words, desire them and they will instruct you.

Gospel: Lk 17:11 - 19
     On the way to Jerusalem, Jesus was passing along the border between Samaria and Galilee, and as he entered a village, ten lepers came to meet him. Keeping their distance, they called to him, "Jesus, Master, have pity on us!" Then Jesus said to them, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." Now, as they went their way, they found they were cured. One of them, as soon as he saw he was cleansed, turned back praising God in a loud voice, and throwing himself on his face before Jesus, he gave him thanks. This man was a Samaritan.
     Then Jesus said, "Were not all ten healed? Where are the other nine? Was no one found to return and give praise to God but this alien?" And Jesus said to him, "Stand up and go your way; your faith has saved you."

Reflection:
     In the Gospel reading we see Jesus cure ten lepers. Only one, and one who was a Samaritan, comes back to glorify God and thank Jesus for his cure. "Where are the other nine? Was no one found to return and give praise to God but this alien?"
     We could perhaps reflect on some key phrases from today's Gospel reading.
     "Keeping their distance," the ten lepers asked Jesus to cure them.  Jewish law required that the lepers keep distance from people who were clean. We "keep distance" to look at ourselves and examine our lives, acknowledge our failures and weaknesses, our successes and strengths, and to decide what to do next.
     "As soon as he saw he was cleansed," one leper turned back to thank Jesus and glorify God.  We need to be able to see changes in our life; we need to be vigilant; we need to look and see and reflect.
     One "turned back praising God in a loud voice, and throwing himself on his face before Jesus, he gave him thanks." Only the Samaritan showed gratitude and appreciation for what Jesus did for him, of what God worked for him.
     "This man was a Samaritan." God loves everyone.
     "Stand up and go your way; your faith has saved you." Jesus admonishes him to live the new life given him.
     Let us ask God to teach us to be aware of and to appreciate his many gifts and to be ever grateful for them. Everything we have is gift: let us give glory and praise to the good God.


WE PRAY FOR MTQ DAILY PRAYER DIARY INTENTIONS:

BIRTHDAY
     EDEN DEZA CHUA, M.D.
     ROSITA L. LUYM

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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TUESDAY, 32ND Week in Ordinary Time

November 10, 2015 TUESDAY, 32ND Week in Ordinary Time   
ST. LEO THE GREAT, Pope and Doctor of the Church
Memorial, White  
      
Wis 2:23 - 3:9 / Lk 17:7 – 10

[The Ecumenical Council of Chalcedon which defined that Jesus Christ was one divine Person with two natures, divine and human, was held during the pontificate of St. Pope Leo the Great (d. 461)] 

Reading: Wis 2:23 - 3:9
     Indeed God created man to be immortal in the likeness of his own nature, but the envy of the devil brought death to the world, and those who take his side shall experience death.
     The souls of the just are in the hands of God and no torment shall touch them.
     In the eyes of the unwise they appear to be dead. Their going is held as a disaster; it seems that they lose everything by departing from us, but they are in peace.
     Though seemingly they have been punished, immortality was the soul of their hope. After slight affliction will come great blessings, for God has tried them and found them worthy to be with him; after testing them as gold in the furnace, he has accepted them as a holocaust.
     At the time of his coming they will shine like sparks that run in the stubble. They will govern nations and rule over peoples, and the Lord will be their king forever.
     Those who trust in him will penetrate the truth, those who are faithful will live with him in love, for his grace and mercy are for his chosen ones.

Gospel: Lk 17:7 - 10
     Jesus said: "Who among you would say to your servant, coming in from the fields after plowing or tending sheep: 'Come at once and sit down at table'? No, you tell him: 'Prepare my dinner. Put on your apron and wait on me while I eat and drink; you may eat and drink afterwards.'  
     "Do you thank this servant for doing what you commanded? So for you.  When you have done all you have been told to do, you must say, 'We are no more than servants; we have only done our duty.'"

Reflection:
     We are all bondservants of God, our true Master. A bondservant is one who works without pay or wages; in other words, a slave. God is Creator and Lord of all. We are his creatures. We, Christians, disciples of Jesus Christ, are his bondservants.
     When we perform our duties and responsibilities as followers of Christ, we cannot claim anything. In other words, we do not earn our salvation. Salvation is God's free gift, a grace to us. For no matter how perfectly we perform our duties, we all still fall short of any earned merits. If one expects gratitude or recompense for the service he or she renders to God, then, his or her thoughts are not on the service or duty, but on what he or she can gain.  
     Consequently, a humble, obedient attitude of service goes a long way to increase one's faith. In summary, what Jesus is teaching us is that everything we do in service for God is our duty. When all that is commanded of us is done, we have not earned or merited anything. We are still unprofitable servants. Whatever reward we might receive is due to God's grace alone, not through any merit of ours, and what wonderful grace that will be, to hear the Lord say, "Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things.  Enter into the joy of your Master." (Mt 25: 21).  
     In the first reading from the book of Wisdom, God assures us that "those who are faithful will live with him in love." 


WE PRAY FOR MTQ DAILY PRAYER DIARY INTENTIONS:

BIRTHDAY
     CAROLYN YAO
     SEAN CHOA
     VINCE L. SANTOS

IN MEMORIAM (+)
     NG, CEN (FEB 13, 1917 – NOV 10, 2002)

OTHER INTENTIONS:
For the thanksgiving and 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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