Reflection for August 25, Wednesday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time: Matthew 23:27-32

Gospel: Matthew 23:27-32

Jesus said, “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites. You are like whitewashed tombs, which appear beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of filth. Even so, on the outside you appear righteous, but inside you are filled with hypocrisy and evildoing. 

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites. You build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the memorials of the righteous, and you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our ancestors, we would not have joined them in shedding the prophets’ blood.’ Thus you bear witness against yourselves that you are the children of those who murdered the prophets; now fill up what your ancestors measured out!

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Reflection:

Why is Jesus so aghast with the scribes and the Pharisees? Because they don’t walk their talk, what they say is contrary to what they do. They tell their people to do this and that yet they don’t do it themselves. They are only good at giving command and it ends with the giving of command.  

They also are very much conscious with their outside appearance. They always put their best foot forward so to speak yet they don’t care about their manipulative behaviors.  

They are very much like many powerful people who project clean public image but lacking in integrity. They manipulate people for them to be looked up to as if they are more powerful than God. But nothing last forever in this world; eventually the powerful will become without power and the arrogant will crushed and shamed.  

We therefore have to become transparent and sincere toward our fellowmen. No manipulation, no arrogance and superficiality because Jesus’ abhors these kinds of pharisaic attitudes and behaviors. – Marino J. Dasmarinas 

Ang Mabuting Balita para sa Agosto 25 Miyerkules sa Ika-21 LInggo ng Taon: Mateo 23:27-32

Mabuting Balita: Mateo 23:27-32

27 Kawawa kayong mga guro ng Batas at mga Pariseo, kayong mga mapag­kun­wari! Para kayong mga pinaputing libi­ngan na maganda sa labas pero puno ng buto ng mga patay at ng iba pang karumihan ang loob. 28 Gayun­din naman, muk­ha kayong mga taong banal ngunit puno naman ng pagku­kunwari at kasamaan ang kalooban.  

29 Kawawa kayong mga guro ng Batas at mga Pariseo, kayong mga ma­pag­kunwari! Nagtatayo kayo ng mga monumento para sa mga propeta at pinapalamutian ang mga bantayog ng mga banal na tao. 30 Sinasabi ninyo: ‘Kung tayo ang nabuhay sa panahon ng ating mga ninu­no, hindi sana tayo sumang-ayon na patayin ang mga propeta.’ 31 Kaya kayo ang umaamin na mga anak kayo ng mga pumatay sa mga propeta. 32 At nga­yon, tapusin ninyo ang sinimulan ng in­yong mga ninuno!

Reflection for August 24, Tuesday Feast of Saint Bartholomew, Apostle: John 1:45-51

Gospel: John 1:45-51

Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one about whom Moses wrote in the law, and also the prophets, Jesus son of Joseph, from Nazareth. But Nathanael said to him “Can anything good come from Nazareth? Philip said to him, “Come and see. Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, “Here is a true child of Israel.  

There is no duplicity in him. Nathanael said to him, “How do you know me? Jesus answered and said to him “Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree. Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel.  

Jesus answered and said to him “Do you believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than this. And he said to him, “Amen, amen, I say to you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.

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Reflection:

How do you encounter Jesus in your life? The best encounter with Jesus that you could ever have is through the Holy Mass, prayer and reflections of His words in the bible. Because it’s through these sacred acts that you always unite with Jesus.  

Nathanael in the gospel had an encounter with Jesus. And he was never the same again after that encounter for he was profoundly blessed by Jesus.  

Our spiritual development hinges on our hunger and thirst for Jesus. The more that we hunger for it the more that Jesus becomes more real to us. And the more that we feel His abiding presence in our lives.  

The more also that we are freed from our fears, worries and vulnerabilities from the scheming of the devil. Let us therefore create time for the Lord because this is the key for us to have an encounter and friendship with Him. – Marino J. Dasmarinas 

Ang Mabuting Balita para sa Agosto 24 Martes San Bartolome, apostol (Kapistahan): Juan 1:45-51

Mabuting Balita: Juan 1:45-51

45 Natagpuan ni Felipe si Nata­nael at sinabi nito sa kanya: “Ang tinu­koy ni Moises na nakasulat sa Batas at Mga Propeta, natagpuan namin siya – si Jesus na anak ni Jose, na taga-Nazaret.” 46 Sinabi naman sa kanya ni Nata­nael: “May mabuti bang puwedeng manggaling sa Nazaret?” Sagot sa kanya ni Felipe: “Halika’t makikita mo.”  

47 Nakita ni Jesus si Natanael na palapit sa kanya at sinabi niya tungkol sa kanya: “Hayan, isang totoong Israelitang walang pagkukunwari.” 48 Sinabi sa kanya ni Natanael: “Paano mo ako nakilala?” Su­ma­got sa kanya si Jesus: “Bago ka pa man tawagin ni Felipe, habang nasa ilalim ka ng punong-igos, nakita na kita.” 

49 Sumagot si Natanael: “Rabbi, ikaw ang Anak ng Diyos, ikaw ang Hari ng Israel.” 50 Sumagot si Jesus: Sinabi ko lang sa iyong nakita kita sa ilalim ng punong-igos, at naniniwala ka na? Higit pa sa mga ito ang makikita mo.” 51 At idinugtong ni Jesus: “Talagang-talagang sinasabi ko sa inyo, makikita ninyong bukas na ang langit at panhik-panaog sa Anak ng Tao ang mga anghel ng Diyos.” 

Reflection for August 23, Monday Saint Rose of Lima, virgin Secondary patroness of the Philippines (M): Matthew 23:13-22

Gospel: Matthew 23:13-22

Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites. You lock the Kingdom of heaven before men. You do not enter yourselves, nor do you allow entrance to those trying to enter. 

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites. You traverse sea and land to make one convert, and when that happens you make him a child of Gehenna twice as much as yourselves. 

“Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘If one swears by the temple, it means nothing, but if one swears by the gold of the temple, one is obligated.’ Blind fools, which is greater, the gold, or the temple that made the gold sacred? And you say, ‘If one swears by the altar, it means nothing, but if one swears by the gift on the altar, one is obligated.’ You blind ones, which is greater, the gift, or the altar that makes the gift sacred? One who swears by the altar swears by it and all that is upon it; one who swears by the temple swears by it and by him who dwells in it; one who swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by him who is seated on it.”

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Reflection:

What is the meaning of the word woe? 

Woe is a word that has a negative meaning and Jesus has three woes addressed to the Pharisees and the Scribes. Why? This is for the reason that many of the Pharisees and scribes are hypocrites. They teach their subjects to practice this and that yet they themselves are not practicing what they are teaching and preaching. 

These woes are not exclusively addressed to the Pharisees and Scribes, this is also for many of us who are hypocrites. We who are not true to our word and we who often are good only with worship for God yet very much wanting in living our faith. 

But it’s not yet late for us to turn things around, to make amends with God. For the simple reason that all of us no matter how sinful have hope before the Lord. For Jesus condemnation is not forever because He can easily erase His condemnation and replace it with mercy, forgiveness  and love.   

Remember the sinner who was crucified with Jesus? He was originally sinful but he repented, thus Jesus brought him along to paradise. (Luke 23:43). Let us therefore repent from our sinfulness while we still have the luxury of time. – Marino J. Dasmarinas   

Ang Mabuting Balita para sa Agosto 23 Santa Rosa ng Lima, dalaga Pangalawang Patrona ng Pilipinas (Paggunita) : Mateo 23:13-22

Mabuting Balita: Mateo 23:13-22

Noong panahong iyon sinabi ni Jesus 13 Kaya kawawa kayo, mga guro ng Batas at mga Pariseo, kayong mga ma­pagkunwari! Isinara ninyo ang kaha­rian ng Langit sa harap ng mga tao. Hindi kayo pumasok at hindi rin ninyo pinapasok ang mga makapa­pasok.  

14 Kawawa kayo, mga guro ng Batas at mga Pariseo, kayong mga mapag­kun­wari. 15 Nililibot ninyo ang dagat at lupa para maghanap ng isang bagong taga­paniwala at pagkapaniwala niya, gina­gawa ninyo siyang anak ng impiyerno, na mas masahol pa sa inyo. 

16 Kawawa kayong mga bulag na taga­akay! Sinasabi ninyong ‘Walang bisa kung sa Templo nanunumpa, pero may bisa kung sa ginto ng Templo.’ 17 Mga bulag at baliw! Alin ba ang mas mahalaga? Ang ginto sa Templo o ang Templong nagpa­banal sa gintong ito? 18 Ang sabi ninyo’y walang bisa kung  sa altar manunumpa pero may bisa kung sa handog na nasa altar. 

19 Mga bulag! Alin ba ang mas ma­halaga: ang handog o ang altar na nagpapabanal sa handog? 20 Ang manumpa sa ngalan ng altar ay dito at sa lahat ng nari­to nanunumpa. 21 Ang sinumang su­mum­pa sa Templo ay sumusumpa dito at sa Diyos na naninirahan sa Templo. 22 Ang sinu­mang manumpa sa ngalan ng Langit ay sa trono ng Diyos at sa nakaupo rito nanu­numpa.

Reflection for Sunday August 22, Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time: John 6:60-69

Gospel: John 6:60-69

Many of the disciples of Jesus who were listening said, “This saying is hard; who can accept it?” Since Jesus knew that his disciples were murmuring about this, he said to them, “Does this shock you? What if you were to see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before?  

 It is the Spirit that gives life, while the flesh is of no avail. The words I have spoken to you are Spirit and life. But there are some of you who do not believe.” Jesus knew from the beginning the ones who would not believe and the one who would betray him. And he said, “For this reason I have told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted him by my Father.” 

As a result of this, many of his disciples returned to their former way of life and no longer walked with him. Jesus then said to the Twelve, “Do you also want to leave?” Simon Peter answered him, “Master, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and are convinced that you are the Holy One of God.”

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Reflection:

The story is told about a man who would always attend Sunday Mass then all of a sudden he stopped attending Holy Mass. When he was asked why? He said this:  “I cannot believe that the ordinary bread and wine is the Body and Blood of Jesus.”   After not attending Holy Mass for a long time He felt emptiness even if he was materially wealthy. He therefore decided to attend Holy Mass again and he felt well and good from thereon.    

Do you believe the claim of Jesus that He is the Bread of Life? Many of the followers of Jesus were scandalized about his pronouncements that He is the Bread of Life. That whoever comes to Him will never hunger or thirst (John 6:35). 

After detaching themselves from Jesus they subsequently returned to their former way of life. Possibly it was a life of sin and emptiness, they chose to regress rather than to progress with Jesus. Why did they walk away? It was influenced by their unbelief towards Jesus. 

Those followers who chose to walk away missed the golden opportunity to know more about the Lord. They also missed the chance to witness more miracles from Jesus. What else did they miss? They were deprived of Jesus daily abiding presence, protection and guidance. 

Those who walked away simply did not believe and they saw it fit to just trust on their own understanding. Than have faith in the pronouncement of Jesus. This is what ails many of us: We trust more in ourselves than have faith in the Lord.  

Are you also walking away from the Lord? – Marino J. Dasmarinas

Ang Mabuting Balita para sa Linggo Agosto 22 Ika-21 na Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon: Juan 6:60-69

Mabuting Balita: Juan 6:60-69

60 Sinabi ng mga alagad ni Jesus: “Mabigat ang salitang ito. Sino ang maka­kapakinig dito?” 61 Alam ni Jesus sa kanyang sarili na nagbubulung-bulungan tungkol dito ang kanyang mga alagad kayat sinabi niya sa kanila: “Nakakaiskandalo ba ito sa inyo? 62 Ano kayat mapansin n’yo ang Anak ng Tao uma­akyat sa dati niyang kinaro­roonan?  

63 Ang espiritu ang nag­bibigay-buhay; walang bisa ang laman. Ang mga salitang binigkas ko sa inyo’y espiritu kaya buhay. 64 Ngunit may ilan sa inyo ang hindi naniniwala.” Pagkat alam ni Jesus mula sa simula kung sinu-sino ang mga di mani­niwala at kung sino ang magkakanulo sa kanya. 65 At sinabi niya: “Dahil dito kaya ko sinabi sa inyong walang makalalapit sa akin malibang ipagkaloob ito sa kanya ng Ama.”  

66 Kaya mula noo’y marami sa kan­yang mga alagad ang tumalikod at hindi na nag­patuloy sumama sa kanya. 67 Sinabi naman ni Je­sus sa Labin­dalawa: “Gusto n’yo rin bang umalis?” 68 Sumagot sa kanya si Simon Pedro: “Panginoon, kanino kami pupunta? Mga salita ng buhay magpakailanman meron ka. 69 Nanini­wala na kami at ­kilala naming ikaw ang Banal ng Diyos.”

Reflection for August 21, Saturday Saint Pius X, Pope (M): Matthew 23:1-12

Gospel: Matthew 23:1-12

Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples, saying, “The scribes and the Pharisees have taken their seat on the chair of Moses. Therefore, do and observe all things whatsoever they tell you, but do not follow their example. For they preach but they do not practice.  

They tie up heavy burdens hard to carry and lay them on people’s shoulders, but they will not lift a finger to move them. All their works are performed to be seen. They widen their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels. They love places of honor at banquets, seats of honor in synagogues, greetings in marketplaces, and the salutation Rabbi.  

As for you, do not be called Rabbi. You have but one teacher, and you are all brothers. Call no one on earth your father you have but one Father in heaven. Do not be called ‘Master’ you have but one master, the Christ. The greatest among you must be your servant. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled; but whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”

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Reflection:

The story is told about a father who would always remind his wife and his children to pray the Holy Rosary daily. But the problem is the father does not lead the way. He commands his family to go to pray the Holy Rosary yet he does not join his family in praying it. The father miserably fails in his leadership by not living what he preaches.  

How can we become effective sharers of our faith? It’s by being a living example of our faith. We also have to be sincere by means of doing what we preach. For example, if we want our family to pray the Holy Rosary we first have to lead and show the way.  

What does this mean? We ourselves have to lead the prayer, why? Because it’s through this act of leadership that we would win the respect and cooperation of our family.       

In the gospel Jesus speaks about leadership by example and servanthood. This seems to be a contradiction for how can a leader be a servant at the same time? However, there is no contradiction between these two. They go together like best friends for the simple reason that one cannot exist without the other.   

The Pharisees and Scribes were chastised by Jesus for trumpeting themselves as leaders. However, they were leaders in name only for they did not walk their talk and they did not serve the people that they were supposed to serve. They were only good at giving orders.  

You might be a leader today or you might aspire for a leadership position somewhere along the way. You have to remember that a true leader always shows and leads the way. – Marino J. Dasmarinas  

Ang Mabuting Balita para sa Agosto 21 Sabado San Pio X, papa (Paggunita): Mateo 23:1-12

Mabuting Balita: Mateo 23:1-12

1 Sinabi ni Jesus sa mga tao at sa kanyang mga alagad: 2 “Ang mga guro ng Batas at mga Pariseo ang umupo sa puwesto ni Moises. 3 Pakinggan at gawin ang lahat nilang sinasabi pero huwag silang pamarisan, sapagkat nagsasalita sila pero hindi naman ginagawa. 4 Naghahanda sila ng mabibigat na pasanin at ipi­napatong sa mga balikat ng mga tao. Ngunit hindi nila ikinikilos ni isang daliri para galawin ang mga iyon.  

5 Pakitang-tao lamang ang lahat nilang ginagawa; dahil dito, mala­lapad na laso ng Kasulatan ang gusto nila para sa kanilang noo, at maha­habang pala­wit sa kanilang bala­bal. 6 Gusto nilang mabigyan ng pangu­nahing lugar o upuan sa mga pi­ging at sa sina­goga. 7 Ikina­tutuwa rin nilang mabati sa mga liwasan at matawag na guro ng mga tao. 

8 Huwag kayong patawag na guro sa­pagkat iisa lamang ang Guro ninyo at magkakapatid kayong lahat. 9 Huwag din ninyong tawaging ama ang sinuman sa mundo sapagkat iisa lamang ang inyong Ama, siya na nasa Langit. 10 Huwag din kayong patawag na gabay sapagkat iisa lamang ang inyong Pat­nubay, si Kristo. 11 Maging alipin ninyo ang pinakadakila sa inyo. 12 Sapagkat ibababa ang nag­papa­ka­taas at itataas ang nagpa­paka­baba. 

Reflection for August 20, Friday Saint Bernard, Abbot and Doctor of the Church (M): Matthew 22:34-40

Gospel: Matthew 22:34-40

When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together, and one of them, a scholar of the law, tested him by asking, "Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?"  

He said to him, "You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments."

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Reflection:

The story is told about a middle-aged rich woman who was always present in the church for worship. It was her way of showing people how she lived the commandment of loving God with all our Heart, Soul and Mind. Near the house where she lived is a community of poor people.  

While the pious lady was passing by the leader of the poor community saw her and he remembered her as the lady who was always at church. So he said: I will ask help from this prayerful woman for I know that she will not fail me.  

He approached her and asked for her help in whatever way possible. But the supposedly pious and prayerful woman said no and she even had the temerity to scold the poor man. Obviously the woman was not true to her self- proclamation that she loves God. And obviously her love for God was a charade for how can she love God when she ignores the poor who ask for her help?  

In the gospel Jesus gives us the two greatest commandments: Our love for God and our love for our neighbor. We cannot separate our love for God with our love for our neighbors. These two greatest commandments are inseparable one cannot exist without the other one.  

If we profess to love God with our worship; God wants this love for Him to cascade to our poor neighbors. This is always the action that God wants us to do: To love Him and our neighbors.  

If we say that we love God yet we don’t love our neighbors because they incessantly disturb us. And if we say that we love God yet we can’t forgive. Then our love for God is empty, without force and baseless. –Marino J. Dasmarinas 

Ang Mabuting Balita para sa Agosto 20 Biyernes San Bernardo, abad at pantas ng Iglesia (Paggunita): Mateo 22:34-40

Mabuting Balita: Mateo 22:34-40

34 Narinig ng mga Pariseo na napatahimik ni Jesus ang mga Sadduseo, at sumang-ayon sila sa kanya. 35 Kaya sinu­bukan siya ng isa sa kanila na isang guro ng Batas sa tanong na ito: 36 “Guro, ano ang pinakamahalagang utos ng Batas?” 

37 Sumagot si Jesus: “Mahalin mo ang Panginoon mong Diyos nang buo mong puso, nang buo mong kaluluwa at nang buo mong pag-iisip. 38 Ito ang una at pina­kamahalagang utos. 39 Ngunit may ika­lawa pa na tulad nito: Mahalin mo ang iyong kapwa gaya ng iyong sarili. 40 Sa dalawang utos na ito nabubuod ang buong Batas at Mga Propeta.”

Reflection for August 19, Thursday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time: Matthew 22:1-14

Gospel: Matthew 22:1-14

Jesus again in reply spoke to the chief priests and the elders of the people in parables saying, “The Kingdom of heaven may be likened to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son. He dispatched his servants to summon the invited guests to the feast, but they refused to come.  

A second time he sent other servants, saying, ‘Tell those invited: “Behold, I have prepared my banquet, my calves and fattened cattle are killed, and everything is ready; come to the feast.” Some ignored the invitation and went away, one to his farm, another to his business. The rest laid hold of his servants, mistreated them, and killed them.  

The king was enraged and sent his troops, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city. Then the king said to his servants, ‘The feast is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy to come. Go out, therefore, into the main roads and invite to the feast whomever you find.’  

The servants went out into the streets and gathered all they found, bad and good alike, and the hall was filled with guests. But when the king came in to meet the guests he saw a man there not dressed in a wedding garment.  

He said to him, ‘My friend, how is it that you came in here without a wedding garment?’ But he was reduced to silence. Then the king said to his attendants, ‘Bind his hands and feet, and cast him into the darkness outside, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.’ Many are invited, but few are chosen.”

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Reflection:

The story is told about a father would always wake up early every Sunday to prepare himself to go to church for Holy Mass. He would patiently wait to hear the church bells to toll. And the moment he hears it he would tell his family that the tolling of church bells is the invitation of the lord let us respond and go to church for Mass.  

As we move on with our lives in this world. There would be people who would invite us to attend Holy Mass. However, because of our many preoccupations we don’t give an ear to many of them we just hear them and not take them seriously. If only we would take time to listen, we would be entitled to many blessings including the gateway to heaven.  

For example, what blessing/s does your attendance at Holy Mass gives you? When you attend Holy Mass you have a foretaste of heaven while you’re still in this world. You’re also healed of your emotional, spiritual and physical sickness.  

This is true; observe those who regularly attend daily Mass. They are mostly senior citizens; they are mostly retired yet they are not tired neither sick. In fact, they are physically, emotionally and spiritually healthy to regularly attend daily Mass.  

But we are in the midst of this calamitous covid-19 pandemic many of us are not able to be physically present at Holy Mass. What are we going to do? We have to watch online Mass/TV Mass.   

In our gospel, the king gave a wedding banquet.  So he told his servants to call the invited guests to the feast but because of their many preoccupations they refused to heed the call. And in the process they missed to be in the presence of the king. The king who could have given them something that they would very much treasure for the rest of their lives. The king who could have given them protection and security. And the king who could have been their close friend.  

Let us not refuse God’s call for us to be closer to HIM. We have nothing to lose but everything to gain if we would only listen to HIS invitation to be present at His wedding banquet which is none other than the celebration of the Holy Mass. – Marino J. Dasmarinas

Ang Mabuting Balita para sa Agosto 19 Huwebes sa Ika-20 Linggo ng Taon: Mateo 22:1-14

 

Mabuting Balita: Mateo 22:1-14

1 Muling nagsalita si Jesus sa pamamagitan ng mga talinhaga: 2 “Tungkol sa nangyayari sa kaharian ng Langit ang kuwentong ito: May isang haring naghanda sa kasal ng kanyang anak na lalaki. 3 Ipinatawag niya sa mga katulong ang mga imbitado sa kasalan ngunit ayaw nilang dumalo.  

4 Muli niyang pinapunta ang iba pang mga katulong para sabihin sa mga inanyayahan sa kasalan: ‘Naghanda ako ng pagkain, nagpatay ng mga toro at mga pinatabang hayop; handa na ang lahat kaya pumarito na kayo sa kasalan.’ 5 Ngunit hindi nila pinansin ang paanyaya, sa halip ay may pumunta sa kanyang taniman, at sa kanyang negosyo naman ang isa pa.  

6 Sinunggaban naman ng iba pa ang mga katulong ng hari, nilibak at  pinatay. 7 Lubhang nagalit ang hari kayat ipinadala niya ang kanyang hukbo para puksain ang mga mamamatay-tao at sunugin ang lunsod. 8 At sinabi niya sa kanyang mga katulong: ‘Handa na ang kasalan ngunit hindi karapat-dapat ang mga inanyayahan.  

9 Pumunta kayo ngayon sa dulo ng lunsod at anyayahan sa kasalan ang bawat makita ninyo.’ 10 Kaya agad na lumabas sa mga daan ang mga katulong at tinipon ang lahat ng makita, masama at mabuti, at napuno ang kasalan ng mga nasa hapag. 11 Pagkatapos ay dumating ang hari para tingnan kung sino ang mga nasa hapag at napansin niya ang isang lalaking hindi nakadamit pampiyesta.  

12 Kaya sinabi niya sa kanya: ‘Kaibigan, paano ka nakapasok nang walang damit pangkasal?’ Ngunit hindi umimik ang tao. 13 Kaya sinabi ng hari sa kanyang mga katulong: ‘Igapos ang kanyang mga kamay at paa, at itapon sa dilim, kung saan may iyakan at pagngangalit ng mga ngipin.’• 14 Marami ngang talaga ang tinawag pero kaunti ang pinili.”