Tuesday, November 22, 2016
Wednesday, 34th Week in Ordinary Time
23 November 2016
Wednesday, 34th Week in Ordinary Time
Sts. Clement I, Pope and Martyr, and Columban, Abbot;
Bl. Miguel Agustin Pro, Priest and Martyr
Green.
Rev 15:1 – 4 / Lk 21:12 – 19
St. Clement (d 99), Pope and Martyr, the third Pope after St. Peter, wrote a famous epistle to the Corinthians.
St. Columban (543 – 615), an Irish monk and missoinary in France, founded various monasteries in Europe and denounced court immorality and lax bishops.
From the 1st Reading: Rev 15: 3 – 4
And they sang the song of Moses the servant of God and the song of the Lamb:
Great and marvelous are your works, O Lord, God and Master of the universe. Justice and truth guide you steps, O king of the nations. Lord, who will not give honor and glory to your Name? For you alone are holy. All the nations will come and bow before you, for they have now seen your judgments.
Gospel Reading: Lk 21: 12 - 29
Jesus said, "Before all this happens, people will lay their hands on you and persecute you; you will be delivered to the Jewish courts and put in prison, and for my sake you will be brought before kings and governors. This will be your opportunity to bear witness.
"So keep this in mind: do not worry in advance about what to answer, for I will give you words and wisdom that none of your opponents will be able to withstand or contradict.
"You will be betrayed even by parents, and brothers, by relatives and friends, and some of you will be put to death. But even though you are hated by all for my name's sake, not a hair of your head will perish. Through perseverance you will possess your own selves."
Reflection
Standing up for Christ may mean having to die for him. Are we ready to become martyrs for the faith? Hopefully, it won't have to come to such a heroic end.
We bear witness to Jesus by the way we live, keeping focused on building God's kingdom here on earth. If we are business owners, we live our faith by paying just wages and properly filing our tax obligations. Politicians and community leaders should look after the most defenseless of their constituents and forego the temptation to enrich themselves. When selfish interests prevail, standing up for Christ becomes impossible. It is indeed very difficult to stay on track, with so many temptations to stray away from the true and narrow path.
But, Christ is always with us and within us, to guide us and give us needed strength.
Let us pray for God's grace and power to work through us and to keep us steadfast and true to everything he wants us to accomplish, keeping in mind his words, "But even though you are hated by all for my Name's sake, not a hair of your head will perish."
WE PRAY FOR MTQ DAILY PRAYER DIARY INTENTIONS:
BIRTHDAY
Arvin Vennet V. Castañeda
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, 34th Week in Ordinary Time
22 November 2016
Tuesday, 34th Week in Ordinary Time
St. Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr
Memorial. Red.
Rv 14:14 – 19 / Lk 21: 5 – 11
St. Cecilia (d 230/250?) was martyred for her unwillingness to sacrifice to the pagan gods. She has been venerated as the Patron of sacred music since the 15th century.
From the 1st Reading: Rv 14:14 – 16
Then I had this vision. I saw a white cloud and the one sitting on it like a son of man, wearing a golden crown on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand. An angel came out of the sanctuary, calling loudly to the one sitting on the cloud, "Put in your sickle and reap, for harvest time has come and the harvest of the earth is ripe." He who was sitting on the cloud swung his sickle at the earth and reaped the harvest.
From the Gospel Reading: Lk 21:5 – 9
While some people were talking about the Temple, remarking that it was adorned with fine stonework and rich gifts, Jesus said to them, "The days will come when there shall not be left one stone upon another of all that you now admire; all will be torn down." And they asked him, "Master, when will this be, and what will be the sign that this is about to take place?"
Jesus then said, "Take care not to be deceived, for many will come claiming my title and saying: 'I am he, the Messiah; the time is at hand.' Do not follow them. When you hear of wars and troubled times, don't be frightened; for all this must happen first, even though the end is not so soon."
Reflection
The first reading describes the last days as "harvest time" with the use of the sharp sickles, as in harvesting grain or wheat, which signifies the end of a season or a cycle of planting, growing, and then harvesting. The focus is the amount of grain produced, as in the fruits of our lives. How fruitful or productive have our lives been?
The Gospel reading finds Our Lord also talking about the destruction of Jerusalem and of its Temple and of the end of the world, "The days will come when there shall not be left one stone upon another of all that you now admire; all will be torn down." "Nations will fight each other and kingdom will oppose kingdom. There will be great earthquakes and plagues; in many places strange and terrifying signs from heaven will be seen." Jesus does not say when the end will come. His message and advice are that we should always be ready, "But watch at all times and pray, that you may be able to escape all that is bound to happen and to stand before the Son of Man." (Lk 21: 36)
"Watch at all times and pray," as we end another liturgical year and begin a new liturgical year with the season of Advent.
WE PRAY FOR MTQ DAILY PRAYER DIARY INTENTIONS:
BIRTHDAY
Cecilia B. Garrucho
Sr. Elene P. Punay, MIC
Zoe Dominique L. Salonga
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Judith & Geraldo L. Yu
IN MEMORIAM (+)
Yu Lim Giok Chang (1916 – 2005)
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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