ARCHDIOCESAN SHRINE AND PARISH OF
ST. jude thaddeus
WEEKLY PARISH BULLETIN Vol. 1, No. 9 | October 2-8, 2016
The power of faith fr. wilmer joseph s. tria
JESUS SHARED to his disciples his vision for the world. It is a world where human lives are considered sacred, where the poor are cared for, where neighbors live peacefully with each other. However, it was difficult for the disciples to visualize such a world. Just like our present world where unspeakable crimes are committed every day, where drugs proliferate, where both criminals and innocent lives are summarily executed, the disciples were overwhelmed by the difficulties they foresee in realizing the vision. Thus, they asked Jesus to increase their faith and grant them the power needed to change the world. Jesus then explains God—to increase our faith, to them that such power not to be overwhelmed by the SUNDAY comes from within. It is the difficulties we encounter, to trust power of faith. Even if it is the power of faith that is found as tiny as a mustard seed, it has the power to within us. We must be generous with our uproot a tree and to move mountains. And time to God, to allow Him to instruct and even if they accomplish great things because inspire us. He is the source of our faith. of the power of faith, they must remain Lastly, the gospel warns us that pride can humble and say: we are unprofitable servants; easily consume us when we feel the power we have done what we were obliged to do. of faith. Thus, even if we faithfully serve The gospel reminds us that all of us are the Lord, even if we have been generous called to share and articulate that vision of with our time, talent and treasure serving Jesus. We have the duty to confront the evils Him, we must remain humble. We must of today. We cannot remain silent. We must not forget that all of us are but servants express our anger and frustration. We must or kasambahay in the household of God. weep and cry for the loss of lives. Indeed, we are unprofitable servants; we have The gospel also reminds us to pray to done what we were obliged to do. n
Reflection
GIYA PARA SA PRAYER MEETING
Lukas 17:11-17
Para sa ika-28 Domingo (Taon C) “JESUS, KAGURANGNAN, kaheraki kami.” Si Jesus hali sa Samaria pasiring sa Jerusalem. Nagtaong panahon si Jesus sa pagtukdo sa mga tawong minimenos kan mga tagaJerusalem. Sa LECTIO Divina dalan, nakasabat sya nin sampulong leproso. Liwat, ini an mga tawong isiniblag kan kumunidad huli ta sinda ikinakaati. Dai sinayumahan ni Jesus an saindang kahagadan. Tulos sinabihan sindang magduman sa padi tanganing ipalista ninda an sadiri na mga naumayan kan saindang helang. Ano an nahihiling kong ati sa sakong kalag? Ano an sakong pamibi ki Jesus? “Asin nagluhod sa pamitisan ni Jesus asin nagpasalamat.” Nahiling kan sarong leproso na naumayan sya mantang pasiring sa padi. Dai na sya nagdagos na magpalista. Bakong mahalaga saiya an pagpalista. Mahalaga saiya an magpasalamat. Kaya tulos syang nagbirik asin nagluhod sa pagsamba asin pagpasalamat ki Jesus. Asin sya bakong Hudiyo kundi Samaritano. Ano an mga biyaya na nakakamtan ko sa Dyos? Nakakagirumdom daw akong magpasalamat Saiya aroaldaw? “Sampulo an nalinigan, bako? Hain an siyam?” An siyam naumayan asin nagpalista sa padi. Nalingaw na sinda ki Jesus. Tibaad ngani kairiba sinda duman sa grupong nagkurahaw na ipako si Jesus sa krus. Sinda si mga daing ugali. Para sa sainda, huli ta sinda mga Hudiyo, igwa sindang karapatan sa mga biyaya kan Dyos. Dai ninda kaipuhan magpasalamat. Siring man kaini kadakul an mga nagdadaing ugali. Dai o bihira magsimba. Dai o bihira maglimos sa simbahan. Huna ninda, an saindang pag-asenso huli lang kan saindang kakayahan. Saro daw ako sa siyam na hinahanap ni Jesus? n
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
— st. francis of assisi
2 WEEKLY PARISH BULLETIN | Archdiocesan Shrine and Parish of St. Jude Thaddeus, Naga City
October 2-8, 2016
San Francisco, parasunod ni Jesus Huli ki St. Jude na magsurunod an mga tawo saiya. Ini an SI SAN FRANCISCO DE ASIS (Assisi) sarong prinsipyong sinusunod nya: an sundon an prayleng Katoliko na tinalikdan an buhay katukduan kan Kagurangnan Jesukristo na maalwan asin pinili an kadukhaan asin asin maglakaw susog sa kawaran. Itinugdas nya an saiyang agi-agi. Orden kan mga Pransiskano Hinagad ni Francisco asin man an Orden kan mga asin kan saiyang mga Babaying Dukha (Order of kairiba sa Santo Papa na the Poor Ladies). magin sarong orden na Namundag si Francisco relihiyoso sinda. Nagin bilang Giovanni di Pietro di pormal na Orden kan Bernardone sa Assisi, duman Simbahan na Katoliko sa Italya, kan taon 1882. an grupo ni Francisco Nagdakula sya sa buhay na asin sinda namidmid bastante huli ta an saiyang huli kan saindang ama sarong mayaman na makuring paninindugan negosyante nin tela. Bilang sa panuga nin buhaysarong aki, hilig si Francisco dukha. Ngunyan, an an magkanta. Buot kan grupo na tinugdas ni saiyang ama na sya magin Francisco danay na saro sarong negosyante man asin sa pinakadakulang orden tinukduan sya kaini dapit sa FEAST DAYS & relihiyoso sa kinaban. kulturang Pranses—an saiyang Midbid si Francisco ama man an nagtao saiya kan huli sa saiyang pagkamuot sa kapalibutan dangâ na Francesco (Pranses). asin sa mga hayop. Kadakol na istorya na an Sa idad na 19, nagin sarong kawal naiusip dapit sa pagtukdo nya magin sa mga kan Assisi si Francisco asin nakaiba sya hayop. Sinasabi na sarong aldaw, mantang sa ralabanan kontra sa Perugia. Nadakop kinakaulay nya an mga gamgam, nagpuon kan kalaban si Francisco asin ikinalabos. sindang mag-awit, dangan nagralayog sinda Sarong taon syang nakabartolina sagkod na sa pormang krus. Igwa pa nin istorya na binayadan kan saiyang ama an katubusan nakakapabúot subuot si Francisco nin mga saiya asin sya natawan nin katalingkasan. hayop sa kadlagan, arog kan lobo. Sa mga nagsurunod na taon, binàgo an Sinasabi na inako si Francisco an buhay ni Francisco kan mga inako nyang stigmata—mga lugad ni Jesus—duwang taon bisyon gikan sa Kagurangnan. Sarong aldaw, bago sya bawian nin buhay. Nagkahilang mantang namimibi sa laog nin simbahan, si Francisco asin haros buta na sya sa mga nadangog nya an tingog kan Dyos na huring taon nya. Nagadan sya mantang nagsasabi: “pakarhayon mo an sakong simbahan na ngunyan padagos na nagagaba.” nag-aawit kan Salmo 141 kan taon 1226. Makalipas an duwang taon, ibinilang sya kan Huli kaini, itinao ni Francisco an Simbahan Katoliko sa orden kan mga Santo. gabos nyang kwarta sa simbahan. Labi an Ginibo syang patron kan Italya, kaibahan kaanggutan kan ama nya huli kan saiyang ni Sta. Catalina kan Siena. Sya man an ginibo. Binayaan ni Francisco an harong ninda asin nanuga nin buhay sa kadukhaan. patron kan mga hayop asin kapalibutan. Sa Simbahan kan Caceres, si San Francisco an Mantang namumuhay si Francisco sa siring patron kan mga parokya sa San Francisco, na paagi asin nagtutukdo sa mga tawo Syudad kan Naga; Himaao, Pili; asin Buhi. n dapit sa buhay ni Jesukristo, nagpuon man
Holy Lives
NAGDAKULA AKO sa pamilya na dai midbid si Kristo. Mayo akong pagkasabot sa mga gawi asin pagtubod Katoliko. Dai ST. JUDE’S ko ngani aram an mga Santo asin saindang mga gibo. An agom ko, sarong deboto, an nagpabisto ki St. Jude. Boyfriend ko siya kan nagre-review kami sa Bar Exams. Harani an boarding house mi sa Manila sa St. Jude Church, kaya nadara man ako sa pagsimba arualdaw. Panô pirmi an simbahan—gurang, aki, may hilang, mayaman, tios—urog na kun Hwebes na aldaw kan novena ki St. Jude. Duman ko namidbidan si St. Jude na “patron of the hopeless.” Nagtubod ako na may St. Jude. Ang apod ko ngani sa sadiri ko “copy cat” ta pig-aarog ko an mga Katoliko. Sakong ipinamibi na kun ikararahay kan gabos, tugutan man kami na maging abogado. Puon kan kami ni agom nagin abogado, yaon si St. Jude sa mga importanteng pagdesisyon mi sa buhay. Kan kami nagmàwot na magpakasal, an relihiyon an primero ming inatubang. Nagpabunyag ako sa Simbahan na Katoliko. Dawa sa Sta. Cruz kami primerong nagtinir bilang pamilya, digdi kami sa simbahan ni St. Jude nagsisimba, sagkod na makapagharong kami digdi sa parokya. An duwa kong aki nasirbing sakristan dawa si saro Grade III pa saná. Dakol akong ipinapasalamat ki St. Jude. Dahil saiya naparani ako ki Kristo, na kaidto dai ko bistado. Sa pag atid-atid ko, an agom ko saro man na St. Jude. Sa pagdara nya sako ki St. Jude, dinara nya man ako ki Kristo. (Si Atty. Charmine Pares sarong abogado asin public prosecutor, parishioner sya kan SJTP.) n
Intercession
RECEIVED A GRACE THROUGH ST. JUDE’S HELP? Tell us your story. Keep it short and simple, no longer than 250 words. Email it to stjude.naga@gmail.com or hand it to us personally at the Parish Office.
LITURGY GUIDE | 27th Week of Ordinary Time, Year C (October 2-8, 2016) OCT 2, SUNDAY St. Theophilus Hab 1:2-3,2:2-4 Ps 95:1-2,6-9 2 Tm 1:6-8,13-14 Lk 17:5-10
OCT 3, MONDAY St. Gerard of Brogne Gal 1:6-12 Ps 111:1b-2,7-10c Lk 10:25-37
OCT 4, TUESDAY St. Francis of Assisi Gal 1:13-14 Ps 139:1b-3,13-15 Lk 10:38-42
OCT 5, WEDNESDAY St. Faustina Kowalska Gal 2:1-2,7-14 Ps 117:1bc,2 Lk 11:1-4
OCT 6, THURSDAY St. Francis Trung Gal 3:1-5 Ps 1:69-73,75 Lk 11:5-13
OCT 7, FRIDAY Our Lady of the Rosary Gal 3:7-14 Ps 111:1b-2, 6 Lk 11:15-26
OCT 8, SATURDAY St. Pelagia Gal 3:22-29 Ps 105:2-7 Lk 11:27-20
3 WEEKLY PARISH BULLETIN | Archdiocesan Shrine and Parish of St. Jude Thaddeus, Naga City
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Basic Ecclesial Community: a mustard seed rene c. malanyaon
Bowing down inside the Church WE BOW down at the Cross when we enter the Church as a gesture of worship and surrender. We worship Jesus who is God crucified on the cross. Worship means “prostrate oneself in homage.” It describes the action of a person bowing down before someone great. It is a sign of total humility and devotion. However, the true essence of worship is not in the outward bowing down but the bowing down of the inner person. The true place of worship and surrender is in our hearts. Jesus says: These people draw near to Me with their mouth, And honor Me with their lips, But their heart is far from Me. And in vain they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men. (Mt 15:8-9) True worship is a heart-felt response to God’s greatness. It is the adoration of God and complete surrender from the heart. God cares much more about what drives us in our worship than the motions we go through in our worship. Worship is not confined to the walls of a church. It does not only start or end with church services. Rather, it is a life-long bowing down of our hearts before God, adoring Him and surrendering ourselves completely to Him. n
PARISH Ministries Ministry for
SOCIAL SERVICES FAITH DOES justice. It cannot be faith if it has no power and action to confront unjust social structures. The faith life of the Parish is measured by its social services. Its goal is to ensure that every parishioner puts his or her faith into social action, contributing to the welfare of others, especially the marginalized. One existing social action is the Ministry to the Homebound. This reaches out to
I AM not fond of horror films but the popularity of the Korean film, “Train to Busan” which made even third-graders excited, made me watched it. Watching horror films scares me, but for the first time, it did not! Reflecting on it, why were I not scared? Perhaps, because the film was shot with fluidity and neatness or perhaps my heart is attuned to its theme—family. Amidst the horror wrought by an infection on man and animal, human weaknesses of greed and selfishness are overcame with sacrifice and love. The inherent human spirit of goodness prevails. There is hope! Relating this experience to the Basic Ecclesial Community (BEC) Training for Leaders, which I attended together with parishioners from the different sitios last
September 24 and 25 at the SJTP, made me realized that the BEC can bring humanity together on a journey towards God. It can be the train, not to Busan, but to heaven! Why? The BEC program encourages communion based on the Word of God, with the inspiration of Ina, Our Lady of Penafrancia. It brings together many human differences and draws them into the universality of the Church. For some of us, the program was a re-training because we have already attended similar seminar during the time of the late Msgr. Bob Carpio. Only that this time, devotion to Ina has been emphasized—to Jesus through Mary. The training is part of the 3S (sanctification, stewardship, shepherding) program espoused by SJTP pastor, Basic Ecclesial Community...to p.4
those who are not able to attend the Sunday Mass due to disability or old age. Volunteers are usually Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist who can visit them on Sundays, bring them the Body of Christ and provide them companionship and counsel. Another is the Gilean Ministry designed to take care of persons with disability. Every First Sunday, volunteers assist them to attend the 8am mass, provide them catechesis and food after. Sunday Feeding Ministry is also an existing ministry and is done after the 8am Sunday Mass. The Missionaries of Charity bring the indigent families to Church and sponsors-volunteers provide them with food after the catechesis.
More ministries are to be introduced such as 1) grief & bereavement: provide prayers and consolation when death occurs in the family; 2) st. jude thaddeus charity: provides some material needs of the indigents; 3) kasambahay ministry: provides formation and welfare to Kasambahay; 4) prison ministry: additional support and formation to the existing formation provided by the Archdiocese; 5) training for livelihood: provide trainings for the selfemployed; 7) drug rehabilitation and reintegration; 6) health care. SJTP encourages everyone to be involved in any of these ministries. n
4 WEEKLY PARISH BULLETIN | Archdiocesan Shrine and Parish of St. Jude Thaddeus, Naga City Basic Ecclesial Community...from p.3 u Fr. Wilmer Tria, with Fr. Rex Hidalgo and Fr. Nunilon Bancaso. It was successfully conducted by the Archdiocesan BEC team, with Sis Mercy Del Rosario as facilitator. Three topics were discussed: 1) “What are the strengths and weaknesses of the Parish?” by Bro. Willy Menes; 2) “What is BEC?” given by Bro. Fred Efondo; and 3) “Mary in the Upper Room” by Sis Julma Narvadez. Doors have been opened… doors to maturity, mission and mercy. Identity gives direction which propels a person to go and build the Kingdom of God with the spirit of the good samaritan, thus, giving birth to spirituality. Being a Filipino Catholic, do I carry my Faith in all the aspects of life? From my self to my family, to the parish, to the workplace, to others and to the world—
giving my time, talent, treasure for the good of the community. This is the Basic Ecclesial Team. For the Area Pastoral Council of the Two Hearts of Jesus and Mary, the group have conducted a Prayer Meeting last Tuesday, September 27 at 7pm at our chapel following the format given by the Archdiocesan BEC Team. Under the mantle of Ina, and the aid of of St. Jude Thaddeus and St. Therese of Lisieux, the Prayer Group Leaders have started the preliminary steps to usher in the needed program. The Lectio Divina of the Parish Newsletter for this coming Sunday, Luke 17:5-10 was used for the Reflection. May then the mustard seed grow into a full-grown tree! Amen.
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parish priest: Fr. Wilmer Joseph S. Tria parochial vicars: Fr. Nunilon Arnold F. Bancaso Jr., Fr. Rex Luis L. Hidalgo parish secretary: Ms. Ann Tiri; office hours: Monday to Saturday, 8am-12nn, 2pm-6pm telephone: +63.54.472.8861; mobile: +63.950.668.7858; email: stjude.naga@gmail.com
October 2-8, 2016
PARISH FINANCIAL REPORT SEPTEMBER 1-13, 2016 CASH RECEIPTS
Parish Receipts 7,000.00 Other Parish Receipts Documentation 350.00 Ordinary Collections 6,962.00 7,312.00 Shared Parish Receipts Mass Stipend 8,500.00 Donations 15,076.00 Trust Fund Other Receipts 49,300.00 TOTAL CASH RECEIPTS Php 87,188.00 DUE TO/FOR REMITTANCE TO CURIA Total Parish Receipts subject to Curia 2,000.00 % Required to be remitted 15% TOTAL DUE TO/FOR REMITTANCE TO CURIA Php 300.00
SUNDAY ANNOUNCEMENTS OCT 4-7. Triduum Masses and Feast Day of Our Lady of the Rosary. Devotional Prayers and Liturgical Services will be held at the Parish Church from 5:30pm. The Feast Day Eucharistic Celebration shall be held at the Parish Church at 9am; Baptisms follow. OCT 7. Mass of Blessing and Inauguration of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Chapel, Brgy. Del Rosario at 5:30pm. OCT 8. Pre-Cana Seminars are held at the Parish every Second Saturday of the Month, 8am-5pm. Registration fee is Php300. OCT 19-27. Novena Masses in honor of St. Jude Thaddeus. Devotional prayers and liturgical services shall begin at 5:30pm. OCT 28. Feast Day of St. Jude Thaddeus. Installation of the Parish Pastoral Council Officers and Eucharistic Celebration shall be presided by Most Rev. Rolando J. Tria Tirona, ocd, dd, at 5:30pm. INVITATIONS. We are inviting children from Grades 4 to 12, both boys and girls, to become ALTAR SERVERS of the Parish. Ongoing training is every Saturday, 2 to 3pm, at the Parish Church. We are also inviting children from Grades 4 to 10 to join the CHILDREN’S CHOIR of the Parish. Music practices shall be held every Sunday, 1 to 3pm. We are inviting the youth from Grades 11 to College Students to join the YOUTH CHOIR. Music practices shall be held every Sunday, 3 to 5pm. For music practices, please contact Sanny Mendez at 0907.301.5869. We are inviting young people to serve as USHERS during masses. Their duty is to assist church goers to find seats, to hand them song sheets, to assist mass offerors for the offertory procession, to assist the congregation in falling in line for the communion, and to distribute parish bulletins after the mass. For details, please call or text Ms. Nerissa Sarcia at 0999.989.1705.