Sapagkat magsasalita siya hindi
sa ganang kanyang sarili; sasabihin niya sa inyo ang kanyang narinig, at ipapahayag
ang mga bagay na darating. Pararangalan niya ako, sapagkat sa akin magmumula
ang ipapahayag niya sa inyo. Ang lahat ng sa Ama ay akin; kaya ko sinabing sa
akin magmumula ang ipapahayag niya sa inyo."
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Monday, May 15, 2023
Ang Mabuting Balita sa Mayo 17, Miyerkules sa Ikaanim na Linggo ng Pasko ng Muling Pagkabuhay: Juan 16:12 - 15
Reflection for May 16, Tuesday of the Sixth Week of Easter: John 16:5-11
But if I go, I will send him to you. And
when he comes he will convict the world in regard to sin and righteousness and
condemnation: sin, because they do not believe in me; righteousness, because I
am going to the Father and you will no longer see me; condemnation, because the
ruler of this world has been condemned.”
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In our gospel for today Jesus is slowly disconnecting Himself from HIS disciples (Now I am going to the one who sent me, John 16:5). This disconnection is only physical in nature because God the Holy Spirit would be upon them soon.
It’s a fact of life that we will be leaving this world permanently. We don’t know when will it be but we will be leaving this world for sure. Do you want to permanently carve a permanent dwelling in the hearts of those who know you? Then, always do good and be like Jesus.
More than two thousand years had passed since Jesus walked on this earth yet Jesus is still in our hearts. Why? For the reason that HE did good all the time, HE helped the poor, HE was the personification of simplicity, humility and kindness.
We only exist once in this world, let us
live like Jesus lived. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
Ang Mabuting Balita sa Mayo 16, Martes sa Ikaanim na Linggo ng Pasko ng Muling Pagkabuhay: Juan 16:5 -11
Ngunit kung umalis ako, susuguin ko siya sa inyo. Pagdating niya ay kanyang patutunayan sa mga tao sa sanlibutan na mali ang pagkakilala nila sa kasalanan, at ipakikilala niya kung ano ang matuwid, at kung ano ang kahatulan. Mali sila tungkol sa kasalanan, sapagkat hindi sila nanalig sa akin; tungkol sa matuwid, sapagkat ako'y paroroon sa Ama at hindi na ninyo makikita; tungkol sa kahatulan, sapagkat hinatulan na ang pinuno ng sanlibutang ito."
Sunday, May 14, 2023
Reflection for May 15, Monday of the Sixth Week of Easter: John 15:26-16:4a
“I have told you this so that you may not
fall away. They will expel you from the synagogues; in fact, the hour is coming
when everyone who kills you will think he is offering worship to God. They will
do this because they have not known either the Father or me. I have told you
this so that when their hour comes you may remember that I told you.”
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Reflection:
What strengthens your resolve to continue to move on with your life? It’s your prayerful connection with God and Jesus. Your prayerful connection to both God and Jesus inspires you and gives you hope whenever you are down and weary.
Through your connection with God and Jesus you are given the gift of discerning the presence of the advocate or the Holy Spirit within your midst. For this reason, you have to have regular connection with God and Jesus. For both of them are facilitators of the presence of the advocate within your life.
In the gospel, Jesus mentioned to the disciples the advocate whom He will send to them courtesy of His Father (John 15:26). The advocate will continue to inspire them to be steadfast in their mission no matter the difficulties that they may encounter. It will protect them from dangers and it will lead them to do what is right.
We too can have an awareness of the
presence of the advocate or the Holy Spirit if we are always connected with the
Lord. And how could we have a connection with the Lord? We have to be
prayerful. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
Ang Mabuting Balita sa Mayo 15, Lunes sa Ikaanim na Linggo ng Pasko ng Muling Pagkabuhay: Juan 15:26-16:4a
"Sinasabi ko ito sa inyo upang
huwag kayong mawalan ng pananalig sa akin. Palalayasin nila kayo sa mga
sinagoga. Darating ang panahon na ang sinumang pumatay sa inyo ay mag-aakalang
naglilingkod siya sa Diyos. At gagawin nila ito sapagkat hindi nila ako
nakikilala ni ang Ama. Ito'y sinasabi ko sa inyo upang, pagdating ng oras na
gawin nila, maalaala ninyong ipinagpauna ko na ito sa inyo."
Saturday, May 13, 2023
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Reflection for Sunday May 14, Sixth Sunday of Easter: John 14:15-21
Gospel: John 14:15-21
Ang Mabuting Balita para sa Linggo Mayo 14, Ikaanim na Linggo ng Pasko ng Muling Pagkabuhay: Juan 14:15-21
Reflection for May 13, Saturday of the Fifth Week of Easter: John 15:18-21
Remember the word I spoke to you, 'No
slave is greater than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will also
persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours. And they will
do all these things to you on account of my name, because they do not know the
one who sent me."
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Reflection:
How can we be hated by this world? We would be hated by this world when we don’t conform to its many dictates. For example, when we avoid the company of those people who do no good. What they always do is to satisfy their cravings for this world even if it makes them sin. They would slowly label us as killjoy or somebody who doesn’t belong to this world. If this is the case then by all means let us not be afraid to be hated by this world.
What does this world offer us? Happiness, riches, sin, sickness and after which it offers us death. And after death or even while we are sick this world will not anymore matter to us what will matter now is our faith and love for Jesus. What if we have no faith, we don’t love Jesus and we perpetually commit sin while we are in this world?
Jesus discourse with HIS disciples is an eye opener for all of us, for it gives us insights about the mind of Jesus. HIS mind is not conformed to this world as how the mindset of many of us are conditioned to this world.
Jesus teachings are always contradicting the dictates of this world and this is hard to accept for many of us. Why? For the reason that we are starting to love this world more than we love Jesus. And this is very dangerous, what will happen to us if we love this world more than we love Jesus? What will happen to us if our joy and happiness are all based in this world?
We walk on this world without fear of God
thus we become barren and empty. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
Ang Mabuting Balita sa Mayo 13, Sabado sa Ikalimang Linggo ng Pasko ng Muling Pagkabuhay: Juan 15:18-21
Alalahanin ninyo ang sinabi ko
sa inyo: walang aliping higit kaysa kanyang panginoon. Kung ako'y inusig nila,
uusigin din nila kayo; kung tinupad nila ang aking salita tutuparin din nila
ang salita ninyo. Ngunit ang lahat ng ito'y gagawin nila sa inyo dahil sa akin,
sapagkat hindi nila nakikilala ang nagsugo sa akin."
Reflection for May 12, Friday of the Fifth Week of Easter: John 15:12-17
I have called you friends, because I have
told you everything I have heard from my Father. It was not you who chose me,
but I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain, so
that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give you. This I command
you: love one another.”
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Reflection:
What would happen if the love of Jesus is present in the family?
There would be no conflict, no arrogance, no dominant behavior and no abrasive behavior. There would only be forgiveness, humility and love. All of these factors would be present because of the presence of the love of Jesus.
Let us say that we take away the love of Jesus, surely, there would be conflict inside the family. This is brought about by arrogance, domination, infidelity, lies and the like.
When Jesus commanded His disciples to love one another as He loved them (John 15:12). He envisioned harmony, humility, trust and everything that is good for His disciples. This is for the reason that Jesus wanted His disciples to become successful in their mission of evangelization. And this could only be possible if they love one another.
Jesus perfectly knew that without love that originates from Him the disciples will not become successful in their mission. Their efforts would simply be in vain because they will simply be pulling each other’s leg downward. And there would be jealousy, arrogance and misunderstanding among His disciples. Therefore there would be failure of their mission of evangelization.
We too will not become successful in our mission for Jesus and we will not have harmony inside the family. Unless we learn to imbibe, share and live this love commandment of the Lord.
Do you live the love commandment of Jesus?
– Marino J. Dasmarinas
Ang Mabuting Balita sa Mayo 12, Biyernes sa Ikalimang Linggo ng Pasko ng Muling Pagkabuhay: Juan 15:12-17
Hindi ko na kayo inaaring alipin, sapagkat hindi alam ng alipin ang ginagawa ng kanyang Panginoon. Sa halip, inaari ko kayong mga kaibigan, sapagkat sinabi ko sa inyo ang lahat ng narinig ko sa aking Ama. Hindi kayo ang pumili sa akin; ako ang pumili at humirang sa inyo upang kayo'y humayo at mamunga, at manatili ang inyong bunga. Sa gayon, ang anumang hingin ninyo sa Ama sa aking pangalan ay ipagkakaloob sa inyo. Ito ang iniuutos ko sa inyo: mag-ibigan kayo."
Reflection for May 11, Thursday of the Fifth Week of Easter: John 15:9-11
“I have told you this so that my joy might
be in you and your joy might be complete.”
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Reflection:
What makes marriage last forever? It’s love! Not love according to the meaning of this world but love according to the love of Jesus. Unfortunately, many of us express our love according to this world. Not the kind of love that Jesus mentions to us in the gospel.
Otherwise, if the love that binds a couple together in the sacrament of marriage is like the love of Jesus. There would be no divorce or separation amongst couples.
The word love has been devalued by the people of this modern world. Who is the culprit? No other than us! We have lowered to the gutter the word love because we’ve not been faithful to Jesus this is also the reason why we don’t feel the love of Jesus.
Let us go back and revisit the meaning of love as Jesus meant it to be in the sacrament of Marriage.
Here goes: For better, for worse, for
richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part. – Marino
J. Dasmarinas