9 Dapat kaya kayong tumanaw ng utang-na-loob sa utusang iyon
dahil ginawa nito ang iniutos? 10 Gayundin naman sa inyo. Pagkagawa
ninyo sa lahat ng iniutos sa inyo, sabihin ninyo: ‘Mga karaniwang utusan kami;
ginawa lang namin ang dapat naming gawin’.”
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Monday, November 9, 2020
Ang Mabuting Balita para sa Nobyembre 10 Martes; San Leo Magno papa at pantas ng Iglesia (Paggunita): Lucas 17:7-10
Sunday, November 8, 2020
Reflection for November 9 Monday, The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica (Feast) John 2:13-22
His disciples
recalled the words of Scripture, Zeal for your house will consume me. At this
the Jews answered and said to him, “What sign can you show us for doing this?”
Jesus answered and said to them, “Destroy this temple and in three days I will
raise it up.” The Jews said, “This temple has been under construction for
forty-six years, and you will raise it up in three days?” But he was speaking
about the temple of his Body. Therefore, when he was raised from the dead, his
disciples remembered that he had said this, and they came to believe the
Scripture and the word Jesus had spoken.
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A temple of God is a house of prayer. Therefore, it is sacred and Jesus has every right to be angry towards the people who were there. Because they used the house of prayer as marketplace.
Our bodies are
temple of the Holy Spirit what are we doing with it? Do we recognise the
presence of the Holy Spirit in our bodies by nourishing it with prayers and by
not defiling it?
We must at all times feed our bodies with what is Holy and Godly; we must shun any form that deviates from what is Holy and Godly. God has created us for one sole purpose and that is for Him to always dwell in us. How can we invite the presence of God in our lives if we defile our bodies with sin?
We would certainly grow in faith and wisdom the moment we always nourish our bodies with what is Holy and Godly. By Holy and Godly means that we nourish our bodies with the words of God this we can do best by reading our bibles so that we would know more about God.
We always have to try our best also to make our bodies clean of any worldly and spiritual defilement. In doing so we always are ready to accept the Holy presence of God in our lives.
Do you always nourish yourself with what is Holy and Godly? - Marino J. Dasmarinas
Ang Mabuting Balita para sa Nobyembre 9, Lunes; Pagtatalaga ng Basilika ni San Juan de Letran sa Roma ( Kapistahan): Juan 2:13-22
16 At sinabi niya sa mga nagtitinda ng mga kalapati: “Alisin n’yo ang mga ito! Huwag n’yong gawing palengke ang Bahay ng aking Ama.” 17 Naalaala ng kanyang mga alagad na nasusulat: “Tinutupok ako ng malasakit sa iyong Bahay.”
18 Kaya sumagot ang mga Judio: “Anong tanda ang maipapakita mo sa amin at ginagawa mo ito?” 19 Sinagot sila ni Jesus: “Gibain n’yo ang templong ito, at ibabangon ko ito sa tatlong araw.”
20 Sinabi naman ng mga Judio: “Apat-napu’t anim na taon nang
itinatayo ang templong ito, at ibabangon mo ito sa tatlong araw?”
21 Ngunit and templong katawan niya ang kanyang tinutukoy. 22 Nang
ibangon siya mula sa mga patay, naalaala ng kanyang mga alagad ang sinabi
niyang ito. Kaya naniwala sila sa Kasulatan at sa salitang sinabi ni Jesus.
Saturday, November 7, 2020
Reflection for Sunday November 8, Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time: Matthew 25:1-13
The foolish ones, when taking their lamps, brought no oil with them, but the wise brought flasks of oil with their lamps. Since the bridegroom was long delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep. At midnight, there was a cry, ‘Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’
Then all those virgins got up and trimmed their lamps. The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ But the wise ones replied, ‘No, for there may not be enough for us and you. Go instead to the merchants and buy some for yourselves.’
While they went off to buy it, the bridegroom came and those who were
ready went into the wedding feast with him. Then the door was locked.
Afterwards the other virgins came and said, ‘Lord, Lord, open the door for
us!’ But he said in reply, ‘Amen, I say to you, I do not know
you.’ Therefore, stay awake, for you know neither the day nor the hour.”
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Jesus said to his disciples: stay awake, for you know neither the day nor the hour (Matthew 25:13). Indeed, nobody knows the moment of the Lord’s coming, that’s why it is a must that we are always prepared by following The Lord’s teachings. We must avoid doing things that would make us sin.
It is very easy to say that we are always prepared for His coming but sometimes it is only lip service without real conviction to do so. We are easily tempted to sin again, to hurt people again, to ignore those who are in need again most especially the poor. And to be egoistic and have that superiority mindset again.
Many of us are like that, we are only prepared for a short period of time and then we sin again. Why this is so and what must we do to avoid backsliding to our sinful behaviors again? We must have a continuous encounter with Jesus through our attendance at Holy Mass, through our prayers, through reading the Bible. For this is the only way for us to keep ourselves from backsliding into sinfulness again. Hence, we would always be prepared.
In the gospel, we read about the ten virgins, five of them were foolish and five were wise. Those who were wise came prepared by bringing along extra flask of oil. So that their lamps would be lighted if ever the bridegroom would arrive late.
And true enough the bridegroom came in late for the wedding feast. But the five wise virgins had no problem because they had an extra flask of oil for their lamps. For this reason, the five wise virgins were allowed entry to the wedding feast to witness the ceremony. What happened to the other five who were foolish? They were not allowed entry by the bridegroom. Why? Because they were not prepared.
Our continuous engagement with sin makes us unprepared for the coming of
the Lord. The same continuous engagement with sin will not allow us entry into
heaven when our time is up in this world.
– Marino J. Dasmarinas
Ang Mabuting Balita para sa Linggo Nobyembre 8, Ika-32 na Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon Mateo 25:1-13
3 Dinala ng mga hangal na abay ang kanilang mga lampara nang walang reserbang langis. 4 Ngunit dinala naman ng matatalino ang kanilang mga lampara na may reserbang langis. 5 Natagalan ang lalaking ikakasal kaya inantok silang lahat at nakatulog.
6 Ngunit nang hatinggabi na, may tumawag: ‘Dumarating na ang lalaking ikakasal; lumabas kayo at salubungin siya!’ 7 Nagising silang lahat noon at inihanda ang kanilang mga lampara. 8 Sinabi ng mga hangal sa matatalino: ‘Bigyan naman ninyo kami ng inyong langis dahil mahina na ang ningas ng aming mga lampara.’ 9 Sumagot ang matatalino: ‘Baka kulangin ang langis para sa amin at para sa inyo. Mabuti pang pumunta kayo sa mga nagtitinda at bumili para sa inyo.’
10 Nakaalis na sila para bumili nang
dumating ang lalaking ikakasal; ang mga handa na ay sumama sa lalaking ikakasal
sa kasalan, at isinara ang pinto. 11 Pagkatapos ay saka dumating ang iba pang
mga dalaga at tumawag: ‘Panginoon, Panginoon, pagbuksan kami!’ 12 Ngunit sumagot
siya: ‘Talagang sinasabi ko sa inyo: hindi ko kayo kilala.’ 13 Kaya magbantay
kayo sapagkat hindi ninyo alam ang araw o ang oras.’
Friday, November 6, 2020
Reflection for November 7, Saturday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time: Luke 16:9-15
If, therefore, you are not trustworthy with dishonest wealth, who will trust you with true wealth? If you are not trustworthy with what belongs to another, who will give you what is yours? No servant can serve two masters. He will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.”
The Pharisees, who loved money, heard all
these things and sneered at him. And he said to them, “You justify yourselves
in the sight of others, but God knows your hearts; for what is of human esteem
is an abomination in the sight of God.”
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What is dishonest wealth? Dishonest wealth are the following: money, possessions, fame, power or anything that enslaves us in this world. These dishonest wealth create a false sense of security for us.
We cling to this dishonest wealth with the thought in mind that this would complete us and make us happy. Only to discover that it can never complete or make us happy. In fact the more that we chase dishonest wealth the more that our lives become empty and barren.
What then is honest wealth or true wealth? True wealth is Jesus Himself! If we have Him in our lives we already possess the greatest wealth. Wealth than can give us peace of mind while we are still in this world. Wealth that we can also have beyond this world and wealth that is our passage to heaven.
Do you already possess in your heart the
greatest wealth? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
Ang Mabuting Balita para sa Nobyembre 7, Sabado sa Ika-31 na Linggo ng Taon: Lucas 16:9-15
10 Ang mapagkakatiwalaan sa maliliit na bagay ay mapagkakatiwalaan din sa malalaki, at ang di mapagkakatiwalaan sa maliliit ay di rin mapagkakatiwalaan sa malalaki. 11 Kung hindi kayo mapagkatiwalaan sa di-matuwid na pera, sino ang magtitiwala sa inyo ng tunay na kayamanan?
12 Kung hindi kayo mapagkatiwalaan sa mga bagay na hindi talaga sa inyo, sino pa kaya ang magbibigay sa inyo ng talagang inyo? 13 Walang katulong na makapagsi-silbi sa dalawang amo; siguradong kamumuhian niya ang isa at mamahalin naman ang isa pa, o magiging matapat sa isa at mapababayaan ang ikalawa. Hindi kayo makapaglilingkod sa Diyos at sa pera.”
14 Naririnig ng mga Pariseo ang lahat ng ito. Sakim sila kaya
pinagtatawanan nila siya. 15 At sinabi ni Jesus sa kanila: “Ginagawa
ninyo ang lahat para magmukhang mabuti sa paningin ng mga tao ngunit alam ng
Diyos ang inyong mga puso. At kasuklam-suklam sa paningin ng Diyos ang mataas
sa mga tao.
Wednesday, November 4, 2020
Reflection for November 6, Friday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time: Luke 16:1-8
The steward said to himself, ‘What shall I do, now that my master is taking the position of steward away from me? I am not strong enough to dig and I am ashamed to beg. I know what I shall do so that, when I am removed from the stewardship, they may welcome me into their homes.’ He called in his master’s debtors one by one.
To the first he said, ‘How much do you owe
my master?’ He replied, ‘One hundred measures of olive oil.’ He said to him,
‘Here is your promissory note. Sit down and quickly write one for fifty.’ Then
to another he said, ‘And you, how much do you owe?’ He replied, ‘One hundred
measures of wheat. He said to him, ‘Here is your promissory note; write one for
eighty.’ And the master commended that dishonest steward for acting prudently.
For the children of this world are more prudent in dealing with their own
generation than the children of light.”
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What is the lesson for us, we who are mere stewards of the blessings of the Lord? We must always be good stewards of the blessings that the Lord has given us. For example, the riches that we have, we should use it not only for ourselves we should also share it most especially share it with those who can’t pay back our generosity.
The same with our God given abilities and talents let us not only use it for ourselves. Let us also use it so that others may benefit from it. For example if we think that our God given ability is to write or to speak let us not only use it for our own profit. Let us also use it to advance the teachings of Jesus in this world.
The mistake of the steward in our gospel is he squandered not only the property of his master. He also did not value the trust and confidence that his master gave him. Our Lord and Master is Jesus, let us not misuse whatever properties, abilities and talents that He gave us. And let us not ruin the trust and confidence that He gave us.
Are we effective stewards of the Lord? –
Marino J. Dasmarinas
Ang Mabuting Balita para sa Nobyembre 6, Biyernes sa Ika-31 na Linggo ng Taon: Lucas 16:1-8
3 At inisip ng katiwala: ‘Tatanggalin ako ngayon sa pangangasiwa ng aking panginoon. Ano ang gagawin ko? Kulang ako ng lakas para magbungkal ng lupa, nahihiya naman akong magpalimos. 4 Ah, alam ko na ang gagawin ko. At pagkatanggal sa akin sa pangangasiwa, may mga magpapatuloy sa akin sa kanilang mga bahay.’
5 Kaya tinawag niyang isa-isa ang mga may-utang sa kanyang panginoon. Tinanong niya ang una: “Magkano ang utang mo sa aking panginoon?’ 6 Sumagot ito: ‘Sandaang galon ng langis.’ Sinabi ng katiwala: ‘Narito ang resibo mo; maupo ka agad at isulat mo: Limampu.’ 7 Tinanong naman niya ang ikalawa: ‘At ikaw, magkano ang utang mo?’ Sumagot siya: ‘Sanlibong takal ng trigo.’ Sinabi ng katiwala: ‘Narito ang iyong resibo at isulat mo: Walundaan.”
8 Hinangaan ng panginoon ang matalinong paggawa ng di-matuwid na
katiwala. Mas matalino nga ang mga taong makamundo sa pakikitungo sa mga gaya
nila kaysa mga tao ng liwanag.
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
Reflection for November 5, Thursday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time: Luke 15:1-10
And when he does find it, he sets it on his shoulders with great joy and, upon his arrival home, he calls together his friends and neighbors and says to them, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found my lost sheep.’ I tell you, in just the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance.
“Or what woman having ten coins and losing
one would not light a lamp and sweep the house, searching carefully until she
finds it? And when she does find it, she calls together her friends and
neighbors and says to them, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found the coin that
I lost.’ In just the same way, I tell you, there will be rejoicing among the angels
of God over one sinner who repents.
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Finding the lost is one of the most important reasons why Jesus walked on this earth. This is the character of Jesus, always searching and always reaching out to us who are lost. No matter who we may be, no matter the sins that we’ve committed and no matter how many we may be, Jesus desires to find us all and bring us once again to His loving embrace.
These actions of Jesus of not giving up invites us to reflect about our own actions toward our fellow men and women. How many times have we given up or judged them simply because they are lost or wayward based on our judgment. But who are we to judge and give up on the lost and who are we to condemn them as good for nothing?
Many times over we’ve been lost also because of our sinfulness yet Jesus has not given up on us even for a single moment. So we must also not give up on the lost and we should not also judge the lost. Let us rather reach out to them and let us make them feel the unconditional love of Jesus.
We have wayward relatives and friends for the simple reason that we’ve judged them already. We gave up on finding them and we already gave up on showing them the unconditional love and mercy of Jesus.
Let us never give up on anyone because
Jesus has not given up on us. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
Ang Mabuting Balita para sa Nobyembre 5, Huwebes sa Ika-31 na Linggo ng Taon: Lucas 15:1-10
4 “Kung may sandaang tupa ang isa sa inyo at mawala ang isa sa mga ito, hindi ba niya iiwan ang siyamnapu’t siyam sa ilang para hanapin ang nawawala hanggang matagpuan niya ito? 5 At pag natagpuan ito’y masaya niya itong pinapasan sa balikat, 6 at pagdating sa bahay ay tatawagin niya ang mga kaibigan at mga kapitbahay at sasabihin sa kanila: ‘Matuwa kayong kasama ko sapagkat natagpuan ko na ang nawawala kong tupa.’ 7 Sinasabi ko sa inyo: magkakaroon din ng higit na kagalakan sa langit para sa isang makasalanang nagsisisi kaysa siyamnapu’t siyam na matuwid na di nangangailangan ng pagsisisi.
8 Kung may sampung baryang pilak ang isang babae at nawala ang isa
sa mga ito, hindi ba siya magsisindi ng ilaw, magwawalis sa bahay at hahanaping
mabuti hanggang matagpuan ito? 9 At pagkakita rito’y tatawagin ang mga
kaibigang babae at mga kapitbahay: ‘Matuwa kayong kasama ko sapagkat natagpuan
ko ang nawawala kong baryang pilak.’ Sinasabi ko sa inyo na ganito rin sa mga
anghel ng Diyos, magkakaroon ng kagalakan para sa isang makasalanang
nagsisisi.”
Reflection for November 4, Wednesday Saint Charles Borromeo, bishop (M): Luke 14:25-33
Otherwise, after laying the foundation and
finding himself unable to finish the work the onlookers should laugh at him and
say, ‘This one began to build but did not have the resources to finish.’ Or
what king marching into battle would not first sit down and decide whether with
ten thousand troops he can successfully oppose another king advancing upon him
with twenty thousand troops? But if not, while he is still far away, he will
send a delegation to ask for peace terms. In the same way, anyone of you who
does not renounce all his possessions cannot be my disciple.”
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Here are Jesus conditions: Hate your parents, children, siblings and even your own life (hate not as hate per see) hate which means that you choose Jesus over them. Very hard to do isn’t it? Another condition of Jesus: carry your own cross and renounce all your possessions to be able to follow Him.
Jesus lays down to us the true cost of discipleship, can we measure to these standards of Jesus? Perhaps you and I can’t but this should not stop us from seeking HIM. Then hopefully by HIS infinite grace we would be able to prioritize HIM over anything else in this world.
It doesn’t matter how many times we stumble with our desire to faithfully follow the Lord. What matters is we get up after we fall and once again try our very best to follow Him and hope for His eternal grace to strengthen and guide us.
Jesus conditions for us today are actually a contradiction on how other preachers preach Jesus. Jesus is preached by many as someone who is a cure all God and savior. They do this for the reason that this is the best way for them to immediately attract followers.
But the reality of it all is this: We have to sacrifice our comfort zones. And we have to leave behind us our worldly priorities so that we would be able to faithfully follow and serve Jesus.
Are you ready to sacrifice your own
comfort zone and leave behind your worldly priorities in favor of Jesus? –
Marino J. Dasmarinas
Monday, November 2, 2020
Reflection for November 3, Tuesday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time: Luke 14:15-24
The first said to him, 'I have purchased a field and must go to examine it; I ask you, consider me excused.' And another said, 'I have purchased five yoke of oxen and am on my way to evaluate them; I ask you, consider me excused.' And another said, 'I have just married a woman, and therefore I cannot come.' The servant went and reported this to his master.
Then the master of the house in a rage
commanded his servant, 'Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town
and bring in here the poor and the crippled, the blind and the lame.' The
servant reported, 'Sir, your orders have been carried out and still there is
room.' The master then ordered the servant, 'Go out to the highways and
hedgerows and make people come in that my home may be filled. For, I tell you,
none of those men who were invited will taste my dinner.'"
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The celebration of Holy Mass is always an invitation for all of us to be there. Nobody is barred from attending its celebration but unfortunately not everyone of us responds to this invitation. And our usual reason is we also have our many concerns. Thus our presence at Holy Mass becomes the least of our priorities.
Let us not wait for the time when we become retired, old and sickly to make time for God through our attendance in the Holy Mass. Let us take advantage to always be there while we are still in the pink of health.
At the end of our lives, our worldly achievement will not count anymore no matter how significant it is, it will not count anymore. What will count then is the personal relationship that we’ve built with Jesus.
We therefore have to make time for Holy Mass let us not be afraid of covid-19. Because when we are at Holy Mass we partake of the Body and Blood of the greatest healer who ever walked this earth which is Jesus Himself!
Do you always create time for Jesus at
Holy Mass? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
Ang Mabuting Balita para sa Nobyembre 3, Martes sa Ika-31 na Linggo ng Taon: Lucas 14:15-24
18 Ngunit parang sabay-sabay namang nagdahilan ang lahat. Sinabi ng una: ‘Bumili ako ng bukid at kailangan kong pumunta para tingnan iyon. Pasensya ka na.’ 19 Sinabi naman ng isa: ‘Bumili ako ng limang pares na bakang pang-araro at pasusubukan ko ang mga ito. Pasensya ka na’ 20 Sinabi ng isa pa: ‘Bagong kasal ako kaya hindi ako makakapunta.’
21 Pagbalik ng katulong, ibinalita niya ang lahat ng ito sa kanyang panginoon. Galit na galit ang maysambahayan at sinabi sa kanyang katulong: ‘Pumunta ka agad sa mga liwasan at mga lansangan ng lunsod, at papasukin mo rito ang mga dukha, mga bale-wala, mga bulag at mga pilay.’
22 At pagkatapos ay sinabi ng katulong: ‘Nagawa na ang ipinag-utos
mo at may lugar pa rin.’ 23 Sumagot sa kanya ang panginoon: ‘Lumabas ka
sa mga daan at mga bakuran at pilitin mong pumasok ang mga tao para mapuno ang
bahay ko. 24 Sapagkat sinasabi ko sa inyo: walang sinuman sa mga ginoong
iyon na kinum-bida ko ang makatitikim ng aking handa’.”