Noong panahong iyon, sinabi ni Jesus sa
kanyang mga alagad: "Ang tumatanggap sa mga utos ko at tumutupad nito ang
siyang umiibig sa akin. Ang umiibig sa akin ay iibigin ng aking Ama; iibigin ko
rin siya, at ako'y lubusang magpapakilala sa kanya." Tinanong siya ni
Judas hindi ang Iscariote, "Panginoon, bakit po sa amin lamang kayo
magpapakilala nang lubusan at hindi sa sanlibutan?"
Sumagot si Jesus, "Ang umiibig sa
akin ay tutupad ng aking mga salita; iibigin siya ng aking ama, at kami'y
sasakanya at mananahan sa kanya. Ang hindi umiibig sa akin ay hindi tumutupad
sa aking mga salita. Hindi akin ang salitang narinig ninyo, kundi sa Amang
nagsugo sa akin.
"Sinasabi ko sa inyo ang mga bagay
na ito samantalang kasama pa ninyo ako. Ngunit ang Patnubay, ang Espiritu Santo
na susuguin ng Ama sa pangalan ko, ang siyang magtuturo sa inyo ng lahat ng
bagay at magpapaalaala ng lahat ng sinabi ko sa inyo.
Jesus said to his disciples: "Do not let your hearts be troubled. You have faith in God; have faith also in me. In my Father's house there are many dwelling places. If there were not, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back again and take you to myself, so that where I am you also may be.
Where I am going you know the way." Thomas said to him, "Master, we do not know where you are going; how can we know the way?" Jesus said to him, I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you know me, then you will also know my Father. From now on you do know him and have seen him."
Philip said to him, "Master, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us." Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you for so long a time and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, 'Show us the Father'? Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on my own. The Father who dwells in me is doing his works.
Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me, or else, believe because of the works themselves. Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes in me will do the works that I do, and will do greater ones than these, because I am going to the Father."
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Reflection:
The story is told about a man who would always be troubled whenever he would see on TV news about massive wars and killings like what is happening in Ukraine. He would always ask himself, is the end of the world coming? Like this man we all have our own worries and fears, for example we worry about how we could sustain the future of our children. We worry about money, about the future and it seems that we are never running out of worries to think of in this world.
But have we thought of God in the midst of our worries? Have we thought of just telling Jesus, take care of my worries and fears whatever it may be?
We are very much bothered by our troubles in this world because we never trust Jesus that much and our faith in Jesus is lacking. What we do instead is to trust in ourselves and have faith in ourselves. This is the reason why we are bothered by our worldly troubles.
Why don’t we try to let go and let God? We let go of our worries and let God take control of everything? For example if you’re being bothered by a sickness, family problem or a personal problem. Start to slowly let go of those worries and pains, then raise everything up to God, learn to trust and have faith in the powerful name of Jesus.
In our gospel for this Sunday Jesus gives us an antidote for our worries and fears HE tells us: Do not let your hearts be troubled. You have faith in God; have faith also in me (John 14:1).
Sometimes we seek to discover things that we think will make us happy only to realize that it won’t and we keep on looking for it until we feel empty and broken. To avoid this from happening we must rediscover the important role of Jesus in our life and we have to trust Jesus with our life. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
Noong panahong iyon: Sinabi ni Hesus sa kanyag mga alagad: "Huwag kayong mabalisa; manalig kayo sa Diyos at manalig din kayo sa akin. Sa bahay ng aking Ama ay maraming silid; kung hindi gayon, sinabi ko na sana sa inyo. At paroroon ako upang ipaghanda ko kayo ng matitirhan. Kapag naroroon na ako at naipaghanda na kayo ng matitirhan, babalik ako at isasama kayo sa kinaroroonan ko. at alam na ninyo ang daan patungo sa pupuntahan ko."
Sinabi sa kanya ni Tomas, "Panginoon, hindi po namin alam kung saan kayo pupunta, paano namin malalaman ang daan?" Sumagot si Jesus, "Ako ang daan, ang katotohanan, at ang buhay. Walang makapupunta sa Ama kundi sa pamamagitan ko. Kung ako'y kilala ninyo, kilala na rin ninyo ang aking Ama. Mula ngayon ay kilala na ninyo siya at inyong nakita."
Sinabi sa kanya ni Felipe, "Panginoon, ipakita po ninyo sa amin ang Ama, at masisiyahan na kami." Sumagot si Jesus, "Matagal na ninyo akong kasama, Felipe! Diyata't hindi mo pa ako nakikilala? Ang nakakita sa akin ay nakakita na sa Ama. Bakit mo sinasabing: 'Ipakita mo sa amin ang Ama'? Hindi ka ba naniniwalang ako'y sumasa-Ama at ang Ama'y sumasaakin?
Ang mga salitang sinasabi ko ay hindi ko sinasabi sa ganang aking sarili. Ang Amang sumasaakin ang gumaganap ng kanyang mga gawain. Maniwala kayo sa akin: ako'y sumasa-Ama at ang Ama'y sumasaakin. Kung ayaw ninyong maniwala sa sinasabi ko, maniwala kayo dahil sa mga gawang ito. Sinasabi ko sa inyo: ang nananalig sa akin ay makagagawa ng ginagawa ko at higit pa rito, sapagkat pupunta na ako sa Ama.
Jesus said to
his disciples: "If you know me, then you will also know my Father. From now on
you do know him and have seen him.” Philip said to Jesus, “Master, show us the
Father, and that will be enough for us.” Jesus said to him, “Have I been with
you for so long a time and you still do not know me, Philip?
Whoever has
seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father? Do you not
believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I speak
to you I do not speak on my own. The Father who dwells in me is doing his
works. Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me, or else,
believe because of the works themselves.
Amen, amen, I
say to you, whoever believes in me will do the works that I do, and will do
greater ones than these, because I am going to the Father. And whatever you ask
in my name, I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you
ask anything of me in my name, I will do it.”
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Reflection:
Do you
believe this pronouncement of Jesus that He is one with God? Of course you do,
then what’s next after believing? Next after believing is to put into concrete
actions what you believe.
Belief only
is not enough, you have to translate this into living faith. Faith that is seen
though your deeds, because if you only say that you believe. Yet you don’t
translate your belief into actual acts of mercy and compassion, then it’s
empty.
Jesus in our
gospel tells us, “Whoever believes in me will do the things that I do (John
14:12).” Let us pause and reflect if we are able to somehow measure up to this
challenge by Jesus. Are you doing the works of Jesus? Do you help someone in
need? Do you always say words that heal a broken person? Or you are quick to
throw judgment and condemnation?
It’s so
easy to say, I believe in the oneness of Jesus and God. Yet we are
always challenged by Jesus to always prove it by our words and actions. -
Marino J. Dasmarinas
Noong panahong iyon, sinabi ni Hesus sa
kanyang mga alagad: "Kung ako'y kilala ninyo, kilala na rin ninyo ang
aking Ama. Mula ngayon ay kilala na ninyo siya at inyong nakita."
Sinabi sa kanya ni Felipe,
"Panginoon, ipakita po ninyo sa amin ang Ama, at masisiyahan na
kami." Sumagot si Jesus, "Matagal na ninyo akong kasama, Felipe!
Diyata't hindi mo pa ako nakikilala? Ang nakakita sa akin ay nakakita na sa
Ama. Bakit mo sinasabing ; 'Ipakita mo sa amin ang Ama'? Hindi ka ba
naniniwalang ako'y sumasa-Ama at ang Ama'y sumasaakin?
Ang mga salitang sinasabi ko ay hindi ko
sinasabi sa ganang aking sarili. Ang Amang sumasaakin ang gumaganap ng kanyang
mga gawain. Maniwala kayo sa akin: ako'y sumasa-Ama at ang Ama'y sumasa-akin.
Kung ayaw ninyong maniwala sa sinasabi ko maniwala kayo dahil sa mga gawang
ito.
Sinasabi ko sa inyo: ang nananalig sa
akin ay makagagawa ng ginagawa ko at higit pa rito, sapagkat pupunta na ako sa
Ama. At anumang hingin ninyo sa Ama sa aking pangalan ay gagawin ko, upang
maparangalan ang Ama sa pamamagitan ng Anak. Gagawin ko ang anumang hihilingin
ninyo sa pangalan ko."
Jesus said to his disciples: “Do not let
your hearts be troubled. You have faith in God; have faith also in me. In my
Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If there were not, would I have
told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a
place for you, I will come back again and take you to myself, so that where I
am you also may be.
Where I am going you know the way.” Thomas said to
him, “Master, we do not know where you are going; how can we know the
way?” Jesus said to him, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes
to the Father except through me.”
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Reflection:
Do you want to find meaning in your life?
It may seem that life is just routine. Wake up in the
morning, go to work or work from home and end the day, then the next morning we
do the same once again. As if we live like robots in this world; there is no
clear path that would point us to something meaningful and
profound.
In our gospel for today Jesus gives us a revelation on
how to have a meaningful and profound life amidst the many disturbances thrown at
us by this world. Jesus tells us, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No
one comes to the Father except through me (John 14:6).” What does this
statement of Jesus represent to us? Does this impel us to hunger for Him daily?
Or there is no effect at all and there’s no feeling of urgency to know more
about the Lord Jesus Christ.
When Jesus said, I am the way and the truth and the
life. He was ingeniously telling His disciples to follow Me and you’ll know the
truth about life. That the true meaning of life has nothing to do with anything
of this present world. What you cling now in this world is nothing compared to
what you’ll receive if only you would decide to faithfully follow me. –
Marino J. Dasmarinas
When Jesus had washed the disciples’ feet,
he said to them: “Amen, amen, I say to you, no slave is greater than his master
nor any messenger greater than the one who sent him. If you understand this,
blessed are you if you do it. I am not speaking of all of you.
I know those whom I have chosen. But so that the
Scripture might be fulfilled, The one who ate my food has raised his heel
against me. From now on I am telling you before it happens, so that when it
happens you may believe that I AM. Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever receives
the one I send receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent
me.”
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Reflection:
What is the weakness of many followers of Jesus? It’s
to act and behave as if they are bigger than Jesus. This is the failing of many
who are followers of Jesus. But a true follower doesn’t aspire to become
somebody, doesn’t aspire to raise himself in the pedestal of prominence.
He/she is simply content to become a nobody in the
vast ocean of humanity who follow Jesus. He/she works tirelessly and silently
with the end in mind that he/she has to advance the teachings and
goodness of Jesus in this world.
In the gospel, Jesus washed His disciple’s feet. Was
the washing of His disciples feet a simple ritual done by Jesus? Or there was a
silent message for His disciples and for us as well. What lies beneath the act
of washing His disciple’s feet is the message of humility. For they would not
be productive in their mission without humility. And they would not be able to
attract others to the faith without humility.
If we say that we are followers of Jesus it is also
expected that we would be humble at all times. Never arrogant, never
overbearing but always humble even if others are not. For the virtue of
humility is what separates true followers from fake and fair-weather followers
of Jesus. - Marino J. Dasmarinas
Nang mahugasan na ni Hesus ang mga paa
ng kanyang mga alagad, sinabi niya sa kanila:
Sinasabi ko sa inyo: ang alipin ay hindi
dakila kaysa kanyang panginoon, ni ang sinugo kaysa nagsugo sa kanya. Kung
nauunawaan ninyo ang mga bagay na ito at inyong gagawin, mapapalad kayo.
"Hindi para sa inyong lahat ang
sinasabi ko; nakikilala ko ang aking mga hinirang. Ngunit dapat matupad ang
nasasabi sa Kasulatan, 'Ako'y pinagtataksilan ng taong pinakakain ko. Sinasabi
ko ito sa inyo bago pa mangyari upang, kung ito'y mangyari na, ay manalig kayo na
'Ako'y si Ako Nga.'
Tandaan ninyo: ang tumatanggap sa sinugo
ko'y tumatanggap sa akin; at ang tumatanggap sa akin ay tumatanggap sa nagsugo
sa akin."
Jesus said to Thomas, “I am the way and
the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you
know me, then you will also know my Father. From now on you do know him and
have seen him.” Philip said to him, “Master, show us the Father, and that will
be enough for us.”
Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you for so
long a time and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen
the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? Do you not believe that I am
in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I speak to you I do not
speak on my own.
The Father
who dwells in me is doing his works. Believe me that I am in the Father and the
Father is in me, or else, believe because of the works themselves. Amen, amen,
I say to you, whoever believes in me will do the works that I do, and will do
greater ones than these, because I am going to the Father. And whatever you ask
in my name, I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you
ask anything of me in my name, I will do it.”
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Reflection:
Do you want
to know God? You first have to know Jesus for it’s only through Jesus that you
will know God. But how would you know Jesus? Prayer should be an integral part
of your lifestyle. And you have to ask Jesus to give you the grace of knowing
Him deeper and the grace of having a personal relationship with Him.
How else would we have a personal encounter with
Jesus? We have to read His life in the bible we have to attend Holy Mass most
especially during Sundays. And then whatever we learn about Jesus we have to
live and share.
It’s usually through Jesus that we would have an
awareness of the presence of God the Father in our life. For Jesus is the
gateway to knowing more about God and through Jesus our eyes will be opened to
the many truths about our faith.
Do you want to know the way, do you want to know the
many real truths about life and do you want to find the real meaning of your
life? You have to ask Jesus and you have to ask the Holy Spirit to enlighten
you more about Jesus.
To have Jesus is to have life, to have Jesus is to
find the real way that leads to peace and contentment. To have Jesus is to
discover the real meaning of life a life that is very much different from the
life that this world is forcing us to accept.
In our gospel, Jesus tells Thomas and us too, “I am
the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through
me. If you know me, then you will also know my Father. From now on you do know
him and have seen him (John 14:6-7).”
Would you invest some of your precious time to know
more about Jesus? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
Noong panahong iyon, sinabi ni Hesus kay
Juan, "Ako ang daan, ang katotohanan, at ang buhay. Walang makapupunta sa
Ama kundi sa pamamagitan ko. Kung ako'y kilala ninyo, kilala na rin ninyo ang
aking Ama. Mula ngayon ay kilala na ninyo siya at inyong nakita."
Sinabi sa kanya ni Felipe,
"Panginoon, ipakita po ninyo sa amin ang Ama, at masisiyahan na
kami." Sumagot si Jesus, "Matagal na ninyo akong kasama, Felipe!
Diyata't hindi mo pa ako nakikilala? Ang nakakita sa akin ay nakakita na sa
Ama.
Bakit mo sinasabing: 'Ipakita mo sa akin
ang Ama?' Hindi ka ba naniniwalang ako'y sumasa-Ama at ang Ama'y sumasaakin?
Ang mga salitang sinasabi ko ay hindi ko sinasabi sa ganang aking sarili. Ang
Amang sumasaakin ang gumaganap ng kanyang mga gawain. Maniwala kayo sa akin:
ako'y sumasa-Ama at ang Ama'y sumasaakin.
Kung ayaw ninyong maniwala sa sinasabi
ko, maniwala kayo dahil sa mga gawang ito. Sinasabi ko sa inyo: ang nananalig
sa akin ay makagagawa ng ginagawa ko at higit pa rito, sapagkat pupunta na ako
sa Ama. At anumang hilingin ninyo sa Ama sa aking pangalan ay gagawin ko, upang
maparangalan ang Ama sa pamamagitan ng Anak. Gagawin ko ang anumang hihilingin
ninyo sa pangalan ko."
