Wednesday, May 11, 2016
Wednesday, 6th Week of Easter
04 May 2016
Wednesday, 6th Week of Easter
St. Jose Maria Rubio, Priest
Memorial. White.
Acts 17:15, 22 –18:1 / Jn 16:12 – 15
St. Jose Maria Rubio (1864 – 1929), a Spanish Jesuit priest, dedicated his life to the ministry of preaching, giving spiritual direction and hearing confessions in Madrid.
From the 1st Reading: Acts 17: 22 – 23, 27b - 29
Then Paul stood up in the Areopagus hall and said, "Athenian citizens, I note that in every way you are very religious. As I walked around looking at your shrines, I even discovered an altar with this inscription: To an unknown God. Now, what you worship is unknown, I intend to make known to you. . . .
"Yet he is not far from any of us. For in him we live and move and have our being, as some of your poets have said: for we too are his offspring. If we are indeed God's offspring, we ought not to think of divinity as something like a statue of gold or silver or stone, a product of human art and imagination."
Gospel Reading: Jn 16:12 - 15
Jesus said to his disciples, "I still have many things to tell you, but you cannot bear them now. When he, the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into the whole truth.
"He has nothing to say of himself but he will speak of what he hears, and he will tell you of the things to come. He will take what is mine and make it known to you; in doing this, he will glorify me. All that the Father has is mine; because of this I have just told you, that the Spirit will take what is mine and make it known to you."
Reflection
In the Gospel reading Jesus addresses his close disciples for the last time. He still has a lot to teach and share with them, but at the moment they cannot appreciate it. He tells them that the Holy Spirit will come and will make them understand. After his resurrection, this was fulfilled when the disciples received the Holy Spirit to inspire and equip them for their mission of evangelizing the world.
Today, we prepare ourselves for the workforce through long years of study, more than 15 years of education from elementary to college. Students may ask, "Why the need for such a difficult subject? I don't need this in life!" And yet, most of the time when they are already well off in society they look back and say, "those subjects made me who I am now". Maybe then I did not understand, but someday I would say, "Yes, now I know why!"
As we reflect on what is God's purpose for us in life, let us pray to the Holy Spirit so that through his guidance and wisdom we may know and follow the right road: Come, Holy Spirit. Enlighten me, guide me, and strengthen me. Let me only know your will. Amen.
WE PRAY FOR MTQ DAILY PRAYER DIARY INTENTIONS:
IN MEMORIAM (+)
Lilia B. Yang
OTHER INTENTIONS:
For the eternal repose of the soul of Emy Arcilla.
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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