Friday, November 11, 2016

 

Saturday, 32nd Week in Ordinary Time

12 November 2016 
Saturday, 32nd Week in Ordinary Time
St. Josaphat, Bishop and Martyr 
Memorial.        Red.        

3 Jn 5 – 8 / Lk 18: 1 – 8

Born in Poland, St. Josaphat (1580 – 1623), a monk and archeparch of the Ukrainian Catholic Church (Bishop of Polotsk) was killed by a mob of Orthodox Christians.  He worked for the union of Rome and the Ukraininan Church and was the first formally canonized saint of the Eastern Rite (1867).

Gospel Reading: Lk 18: 1 - 8
Jesus told them a parable to show them that they should pray continually and not lose heart. He said, "In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor people. In the same town was a widow who kept coming to him, saying: 'Defend my rights against my opponent.' For a time he refused, but finally he thought: 'Even though I neither fear God nor care about people, this widow bothers me so much I will see that she gets justice; then she will stop coming and wearing me out."

And Jesus explained, "Listen to what the evil judge says. Will God not do justice for his chosen ones who cry to him day and night even if he delays in answering them? I tell you, he will speedily do them justice. Yet, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?"

Reflection
Children are such wonderful people.  They are easy to please and have a great zest for life.  However, there is one thing that children are good at –  their persistence.  One day a little boy asks his mom for ice cream.  Mom replies by saying that he will get his ice cream on Saturday. Little boy asks, "What day is it today?"  Mom replies, "It's Monday."  The next morning little boy asks mom for ice cream again and mom says that he will get it on Saturday.  In the afternoon, since it was getting hot he asked his mom for ice cream again.  Mom replied with the same answer.  This conversation continued on Wednesday but when Thursday came, mom was already tired of the little boy's pestering about the ice cream so she decided to give in just so he will keep quiet and leave her in peace.

The Gospel reading features this kind of persistence when we pray.  Like the little child, praying with persistence shows that we believe what we are asking for will be given to us by our Father in heaven.  All we need to do is to keep on asking with faith.  Of course we must ask for important things, useful things that will truly benefit us and our fellowmen.    


WE PRAY FOR MTQ DAILY PRAYER DIARY INTENTIONS:

BIRTHDAY
     Matthew Christian Yu
     Alice Sia Cheng The

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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Friday, 32nd Week in Ordinary Time

11 November 2016 

Friday, 32nd Week in Ordinary Time

St. Martin of Tours, Bishop

Memorial.        White.       

 

2 Jn 4 – 9 / Lk 17:26 – 37

 

Born in Hungary, St. Martin (316 – 397), Bishop of Tours, formerly a soldier, is popularly featured on horseback sharing his tunic with a beggar. He is the first non-martyr saint with a feast in the Western Church.

 

Gospel Reading: Lk 17: 26 - 37

Jesus said to his disciples,  "As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be on the day the Son of Man comes. Then people ate and drank; they took husbands and wives. But on the day Noah entered the ark, the flood came and destroyed them all. Just as it was in the days of Lot: people ate and drank, they bought and sold, planted and built. But on the day Lot left Sodom, God made fire and sulfur rain down from heaven which destroyed them all. So will it be on the day the Son of Man is revealed.

 

"On that day, if you are on the rooftop, don't go down into the house to get your belongings, and if you happen to be in the fields, do not turn back. Remember Lot's wife. Whoever tries to save his life will lose himself, but whoever gives his life will be born again.

 

"I tell you, though two men are sharing the same bed, it may be that one will be taken and the other left.  Though two women are grinding corn to­gether, one may be taken and the other left."

 

Then they asked Jesus, "Where will this take place, Lord?" And he answered, "Where the body is, there too will the vultures gather."

 

Reflection

In the first reading, St. John says, "To love is to live according to his commandments:  this is the commandment which you have heard since the beginning, to live a life of love."  Do you see this love around you – in your family, in your community, in your workplace, in the world?  Maybe not. 

 

We are so preoccupied with our work, ambitions and projects that we often forget why God created us, which was to live a life of love.  A life lived without love is a life wasted.  And why should we love one another?  Why spend more time with our families?  Why enrich others instead of ourselves?  Why preach the Word of God when we could be doing more 'important' things?  Why not eat and drink as if there is no tomorrow?  Because the world as we know it will one day come to an end.

 

Our lives will come to an end someday.  And what will remain is the kingdom of heaven God has prepared for those who have loved and given their lives for God and for others.  In the gospel, we read, "Whoever loses his life will keep it safe."  Whoever lives for and loves God and neighbor will enter paradise.  That is why we are given our time here on earth – to get to know God and to do good to our fellowman.       

 

 

WE PRAY FOR MTQ DAILY PRAYER DIARY INTENTIONS:

 

BIRTHDAY

     Rosita Lim 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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