“Tinatawag
ninyo ako ‘Panginoon, Panginoon,’ ngunit hindi naman ninyo ginagawa ang
sinasabi ko. Ipakikilala ko sa inyo kung kanino natutulad ang bawat lumalapit
sa akin, nakikinig ng aking mga salita, at nagsasagawa ng mga ito. Katulad siya
ng isang taong humukay nang malalim at sa pundasyong bato nagtayo ng bahay.
Bumaha, at ang tubig ay bumugso sa bahay na iyon, ngunit hindi natinag,
sapagkat matatag ang pagkakatayo. Ngunit ang nakikinig ng aking mga salita at
hindi nagsasagawa nito ay katulad ng isang taong nagtayo ng bahay na walang
pundasyon. Bumaha, nadaanan ng tubig ang bahay na iyon at pagdaka’y bumagsak.
Lubusang nawasak ang bahay na iyon!”
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Friday, September 9, 2022
Ang Mabuting para Setyembre 10, Sabado ng Ika-23 Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon: Lucas 6:43-49
Reflection for September 9, Friday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time: Luke 6:39-42
How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother,
let me remove that splinter in your eye,’ when you do not even notice the
wooden beam in your own eye? You hypocrite! Remove the wooden beam from your
eye first; then you will see clearly to remove the splinter in your brother’s
eye.”
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Reflection:
Ang Mabuting para Setyembre 9, Biyernes ng Ika-23 Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon: Lucas 6:39-42
"Ang tinitingnan mo'y ang puwing ng iyong kapatid, ngunit hindi mo pinapansin ang tahilan sa iyong mata. Paano mong masasabi sa iyong kapatid, 'Kapatid, bayaan kong alisin mo ang iyong puwing,' gayong hindi mo nakikita ang tahilan sa iyong mata? Mapagpaimbabaw! Alisin mo muna ang tahilan sa iyong mata, at makakikita kang mabuti; sa gayo'y maaalis mo ang puwing ng iyong kapatid."
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
Reflection for Thursday September 8, The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Feast): Matthew 1:1-16, 18-23
Abraham became the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers. Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar. Perez became the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Ram, Ram the father of Amminadab. Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of Salmon, Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab. Boaz became the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth. Obed became the father of Jesse, Jesse the father of David the king.
David became the father of Solomon, whose mother had been the wife of Uriah. Solomon became the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asaph. Asaph became the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, Joram the father of Uzziah. Uzziah became the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of Hezekiah. Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amos, Amos the father of Josiah. Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers at the time of the Babylonian exile.
After the Babylonian exile, Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, Zerubbabel the father of Abiud. Abiud became the father of Eliakim, Eliakim the father of Azor, Azor the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Achim, Achim the father of Eliud, Eliud the father of Eleazar. Eleazar became the father of Matthan,Matthan the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary. Of her was born Jesus who is called the Christ.
Now this is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found with child through the Holy Spirit. Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man, yet unwilling to expose her to shame, decided to divorce her quietly. Such was his intention when, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home. For it is through the Holy Spirit that this child has been conceived in her. She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:
Behold, the virgin shall be with
child and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel, which means “God is
with us.”
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Reflection:
Today Sept. 8 is the Nativity/Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Nativity of the Blessed Mother is celebrated as a liturgical feast in the Roman Catholic calendar nine months after the solemnity of her Immaculate Conception, celebrated on 8 December.
We Catholics have this very deep devotion to the Blessed Mother for the reason that she is our universal mother. The respect and devotion that we give her should be the same respect and devotion that we gave our own mothers. How can we not venerate Mama Mary when she is the mother of our Lord Jesus Christ?
In the gospel, Joseph was about to quietly divorce Mary whom he found to be pregnant already through the Holy Spirit. But the Lord intervened through an angel and it told Joseph not to leave Mary. For the reason that the child that she carries in her womb was conceived by the Holy Spirit.
Joseph humbly listened to the Lord, he did not leave Mary and the salvific plan of God was realized in the birth of Jesus. We too have to listen to the voice of God who always whispers to us to do good, to avoid anything that is sinful and to always remain humble no matter what status we have achieved in our respective lives.
Do you always listen to the voice of the
Lord? - Marino J. Dasmarinas
Ang Mabuting Balita para Huwebes Setyembre 8, Ang Pagsilang ng Mahal na Birheng Maria (Kapistahan): Mateo 1:1-16, 18-23
Naging anak ni David si Solomon sa dating asawa ni Urias. Si Solomon naman ang ama ni Roboam, si Roboam ang ama ni Abias, at si Abias ang ama ni Asa. Si Asa ang ama ni Josafat, at si Josafat ang ama ni Joram na siya naman ama ni Ozias. Itong si Ozias ay ama ni Jotam na ama ni Acaz, at si Acaz ang ama ni Ezequias. Si Ezequias ang ama ni Manases, at si Manases ang ama ni Amos na ama ni Josias. Si Josias ang ama ni Jeconias at ng kanyang mga kapatid. Panahon noon nang pagkakatapon ng mga Israelita sa Babilonia.
Matapos ang pagkakatapon sa Babilonia, naging anak ni Jeconias si Salatiel na ama ni Zorobabel. Si Zorobabel ang ama ni Abiud na ama ni Eliaquim, at si Eliaquim ang ama ni Azor. Si Azor ang ama ni Sadoc na ama ni Aquim; itong si Aquim ang ama ni Eliud. Si Eliud ang ama ni Eleazar; si Eleazar ang ama ni Matan na ama ni Jacob. At si Jacob ang ama ni Jose na asawa ni Maria. Si Maria naman ang ina ni Jesus na tinatawag na Cristo.
Ganito ang pagkapanganak kay Jesu-Cristo. Si Maria na kanyang ina at si Jose ay nakatakda ng pakasal. Ngunit bago sila nakasal, si Maria'y natagpuang nagdadalang-tao. Ito'y sa pamamagitan ng Espiritu Santo. Isang taong matuwid itong si Jose na kanyang magiging asawa, ngunit ayaw niyang mapahiya si Maria, kaya ipinasya niyang hiwalayan ito ng lihim. Samantalang iniisip ni Jose ito, napakita sa kanya sa panaginip ang isang anghel ng Panginoon. Sabi nito sa kanya, "Jose, anak ni David, huwag kang matakot na tuluyang pakasalan si Maria, sapagkat siya'y naglihi sa pamamagitan ng Espiritu Santo.
Manganganak siya ng isang lalaki at ito'y pangangalanan mong Jesus, sapagkat siya ang magliligtas sa kanyang bayan sa kanilang mga kasalanan." Nangyari ang lahat ng ito upang matupad ang sinabi ng Panginoon sa pamamagitan ng propeta: "Maglilihi ang isang dalaga at manganganak ng isang lalaki, At tatawagin itong Emmanuel" Ang kahuluga'y "Kasama natin ang Diyos"
Tuesday, September 6, 2022
Reflection for September 7, Wednesday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time: Luke 6:20-26
But woe to you who are rich, for you have
received your consolation. But woe to you who are filled now, for you will be
hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will grieve and weep. Woe to you when
all speak well of you, for their ancestors treated the false prophets in this
way.”
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Reflection:
Would you be willing to be poor, to be hungry, to weep and to be insulted for your steadfast faith in Jesus? Surely, these questions will drive you to think hard because it’s not easy to be poor to be insulted, to weep and be hungry for the sake of your steadfast discipleship.
But if this is the means for us to gain intimacy with Jesus we have no other way but to embrace these hard choices. But how many of us are willing to embrace this kind of life? Come to think of it, are these choices really hard? Is it really hard to be poor, hungry, to weep and to be insulted?
It is hard if Jesus is not with us but if Jesus is with us and if He walks with us. To be poor, hungry, to weep and be persecuted becomes a blessing for us. For the simple reason that this assures us of a life with Jesus in heaven after our life in this world is over and done with already.
What would it benefit us if we are rich, powerful and if everyone is praising us to high heavens if it drives us to sin? If Jesus is not in our life or if Jesus is just a miniscule particle in our life? The best choice is to have a life with Jesus even if it would entail sacrifices and hardship.
What is your choice? - Marino J.
Dasmarinas
Ang Mabuting para Setyembre 7, Miyerkules ng Ika-23 Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon: Lucas 6:20-26
"Ngunit sa aba ninyong mayayaman ngayon, sapagkat nagtamasa na kayo ng kaginhawahan!" "Sa aba ninyong mga busog ngayon, sapagkat kayo'y magugutom!" "Sa aba ninyong nagsisitawa ngayon, sapagkat kayo'y magdadalamhati at magsisitangis!" "Sa aba, ninyo kung kayo'y pinupuri ng lahat ng tao, sapagkat gayon din ang ginawa ng kanilang mga ninuno sa mga bulaang propeta."
Monday, September 5, 2022
Reflection for September 6, Tuesday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time: Luke 6:12-19
And he came down with them and stood on a
stretch of level ground. A great crowd of his disciples and a large number of
the people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the coastal region of Tyre
and Sidon came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases; and even those
who were tormented by unclean spirits were cured. Everyone in the crowd sought
to touch him because power came forth from him and healed them all.
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Reflection:
Is prayer part of your daily life? Before making the very important decision of choosing His twelve apostles Jesus went first to a mountain to pray. There, He spent the night in prayer to God (Luke 6:12).
Prayer is our hotline to God this is our means to connect with Him. Through our prayer we invite God to come into our lives. With our regular habit of prayer the God that is distant now becomes the God that is with us and the God that walks with us.
What does prayer brings us? Through our prayer we connect with God, thru prayer God calms us, God comforts us, God guides us and He gives us wisdom to make the right decisions in life, to name a few.
Who amongst us wouldn’t want God to be with us and to walk with us? Of course we all want the presence of God in our lives this is the reason why we must always have time for God through our prayer. Our prayer life must not take a backseat over our worldly undertakings; it must be prayer first before our many worldly activities.
What would our worldly riches mean to us if we don’t pray? What is the use of wealth and power if God is just a superficial entity in our lives or if we are without God?
Someday we will die and everything that we have accumulated in this world will not anymore matter to us. What will only matter during that time is our relationship with God built through our active and fervent prayer life.
Do you always give first priority to your prayer life? - Marino J. Dasmarinas
Ang Mabuting para Setyembre 6, Martes ng Ika-23 Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon: Lucas 6:12-19
Bumaba si Hesus, kasama sila, at tumayo sa isang patag na lugar. Naroon ang marami sa kanyang mga alagad at ang napakaraming tao buhat sa Judea at Jerusalem, at sa mga bayan sa baybaying-dagat ng Tiro at Sidon. Pumaroon sila upang makinig sa kanya at mapagaling sa kanilang mga karamdaman. Pinagaling din niya ang mga pinahihirapan ng masasamang espiritu. At sinikap ng lahat ng tao na mahipo siya sapagkat may taglay siyang kapangyarihang makapagpagaling ng lahat.
Sunday, September 4, 2022
Reflection for September 5, Monday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time: Luke 6:6-11
And he rose and stood there. Then Jesus
said to them, “I ask you, is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath rather than to
do evil, to save life rather than to destroy it?” Looking around at them all,
he then said to him, “Stretch out your hand.” He did so and his hand was
restored. But they became enraged and discussed together what they might do to
Jesus.
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Reflection:
Are you selective when it comes to making a positive difference in the life of your fellowmen? For example, if you see someone who is in dire need of your help, do you immediately help? Or you’re sometimes constrained by the events around you.
To make a positive impact in the life of others is always in season there’s no exception in doing good even if it’s a sabbath day. Jesus proves this point by healing a man’s withered hand amidst the protestation of HIS usual critics, the Pharisees.
Jesus was not afraid to defy the powers that be during His time. The powers that be who were only good at commanding and implementing their laws and traditions. But sorely lacking in living their faith and helping their people. The powers that be who only want to be served and to be treated with respect even if they don’t deserve it.
In the three years public life of Jesus,
He would always heal without discrimination. He was not afraid even if there
was threat of physical and verbal abuse against him. His main priority was to
impart help to everyone in need and we must follow this priority of the Lord. –
Marino J. Dasmarinas
Ang Mabuting para Setyembre 5, Lunes ng Ika-23 Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon: Lucas 6:6-11
Lumapit
naman ang lalaki at tumayo roon. Sinabi ni Jesus sa kanila, "Tatanungin ko
kayo. Alin ba ang ayon sa Kautusan: ang gumawa ng mabuti o ang gumawa ng masama
sa araw ng Pamamahinga?" Magligtas ng buhay o pumatay?” Tiningnan ni Jesus
ang mga nasa palibot niya at sinabi sa lalaki, "Iunat mo ang iyong
kamay!" Iniunat nga niya ang kanyang kamay at ito'y gumaling.
Nagngingitngit sa galit ang mga eskriba at Pariseo, at pinag-uusapan nila kung
ano ang dapat gawin kay Jesus.