Saturday, May 21, 2016
Saturday, 7th Week in Ordinary Time
21 May 2016
Saturday, 7th Week in Ordinary Time
Sts. Cristobal Magallanes, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs
Green.
Jas 5:13 – 20 / Mk 10:13 – 16
St. Cristobal Magallanes (1869 – 1927), a Mexican priest, were martyred together with 21 diocesan priests and three lay people during the anti-Catholic years in Mexico in the 1920s-1930s.
From the 1st Reading: Jas 5: 13 – 15
Are any among you discouraged? They should pray. Are any of you happy? They should sing songs to God. If anyone is sick, let him call on the elders of the Church. They shall pray for him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. The prayer said in faith will save the sick person; the Lord will raise him up and if he has committed an sins, he will be forgiven.
Gospel Reading: Mk 10: 13 – 16
People were bringing their little children to him to have him touch them, and the disciples rebuked them for this.
When Jesus noticed it, he was very angry and said, "Let the children come to me and don't stop them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it." Then he took the children in his arms and laying his hands on them, blessed them.
Reflection
The first reading teaches us about the powerful effect of prayer, healing of the sick and necessity of helping fellow Christians to leave their sins and vices behind. We are not Christians for ourselves alone. We cannot say, "I am so holy. I do everything right. I am okay na." No, we are Christians for the other. We are called to be concerned for others, to pray for others, to guide the wayward, to correct the stubborn and those falling into serious sins. We are Christians not for ourselves but for others.
In the Gospel, we are told to be like little children welcoming the kingdom of God. This means to be always seeking God and trying to please Him as a child looks for his parents and wants always to be in their good graces. To be a child of God, we must love God, talk to Him every day, pray to Him, ask for His advice, say thank you to Him for our blessings, etc.
In a word, we must love Him with all our heart, all our mind and all our strength. Then to show how much we love our Father, we must love our neighbor because this is what God wants us to do. If we want to be like our Father, we will endeavor to be a loving person who is responsible, generous, takes care of family members, helps the poor and downtrodden, fights the arrogant with kindness and firmness, etc. If we do all these, Jesus will surely bless all our undertakings.
WE PRAY FOR MTQ DAILY PRAYER DIARY INTENTIONS:
BIRTHDAY
Bea Yeh Tan
Dada M. Del Carmen
Lofreda M. Del Carmen
Carl Joseph Dy Siy
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
George & Evelyn Wong
Nam & Cecille J. Le
IN MEMORIAM (+)
Go Kun Ong
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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