ARCHDIOCESAN SHRINE AND PARISH OF
ST. jude thaddeus
WEEKLY PARISH BULLETIN Vol. 2, No. 6 | February 5-11, 2017
Martyrdom
fr. nunilon arnolf f. bancaso jr. involves sufferings and sacrifices. Isn’t Jesus THERE ARE three ways to become a martyr. told us that if we want to be his disciple, we First, through love. This way was shown should take up our cross and to us by our Lord himself follow him. This is faith, a faith when he accepted everything, SUNDAY that is firm, a faith that is ready to even the suffering that ought endure suffering. As Christians, to be for us due to our we must be ready to share the faith to others, sinfulness. He carried in His shoulder every especially to those who do not know Jesus. hardship and transgression we committed against the will of the heavenly Father. Even This is the very reason why St. Peter Baptist the pains of the thorns in his head, the nails gave up his life. He wanted to share the faith to the people who did not know and even in his hands and feet, the spear in his side, resisted Christ. He even went to Nagasaki to and then death itself, these all were because preach the teachings of the Catholic Faith. of his ultimate and unconditional love for Because of this faith that is so noble and us, sinners. His love brought him to the valuable for St. Peter Baptist, he stood still. tomb; his love for us brought him to death. Second, by standing by the truth. It was He denied himself of comfort, of his own life, just to spread the faith. It is this faith that John Paul II who said that self-fulfillment allowed him to share his life with Jesus. can only be achieved when a person do Our Lord Jesus reminds us: “You will morally good act. A morally good act involves conscience and discernment. When be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, to bear witness before them and a person feels the dictates of his conscience, the pagans… do not worry about how telling him what is good and what is evil, to speak or what to say, the spirit of your he must follow its dictates. In a sense, when Father will be speaking in you.” Worry not a person knew that it is the truth, he must then, because God himself will be with us follow and bow to the truth perceived and in our sufferings. It is in this sense that we known. If this thing happened, with full will become partakers in the divine life of conviction that what was known was good God. We will experience hardships and and true, he is to be firm with the truth. the difficulties because we are followers of Accepting then what was perceived as true should be put into action by standing to the Christ, but He is assuring us, he will be with us and the spirit of the Father will guide us. truth. Despite the difficulties that a person Let then St. Paul console us: “If you have may have experienced, he should stand to some share in the sufferings of Christ, be it. John the Baptist is an example of this. glad, because you will enjoy much greater Herod executed John because he stood firm gladness when his glory is revealed. It is with the truth. Standing for the truth, is a a blessing for you when they insult you martyrdom for the truth. for bearing the name of Christ, because it Third, by keeping our faith. All of us, means that you have the Spirit of glory, the baptized in the name of Christ, are all called Spirit of God resting on you.” n to manifest our faith. To manifest this faith
Reflection
GIYA PARA SA PRAYER MEETING
Mateo 5:17-37
Para sa Ika-6 na Domingo (Taon A) “DAI KAMO maghuna na napadigdi ako sa pagraot kan ley o kan mga propeta. Dai ko sinda rarauton kundi papakautubon.” An mga bàgong katukduan ni Jesus— siring kan kamùtan an LECTIO mga kaiwal, bakong salungat sa ley o sa katukduan kan mga propeta. An mga ini iyo an mas hararom na pagkasabot kan ley na hali man sana sa Dyos. Iyo man ini an alok asin agyat sa sato ni Jesus. Dapat nyatong kamùtan asin utubon an ley, asin an pinaka-katuyuhan kaini iyo na magdara sato nin makahulugan na buhay asin hararom na kaugmahan. Ano an hiling ko sa death penalty? Sa RH law?
Divina
“Sinasabihon ko kamo, sagkod na dai nindo malampasan an katanuson kan mga eskriba asin Pariseo, dai kamo makakalaog sa kahadian kan langit.” Minimalismo an apod duman sa nagsasabing ‘tama na ini’. Alagad, si Jesus nagsasabi sato na ‘kulang pa iyan.’ ‘Magin banal siring sa kabanalan kan Sakong Ama sa langit.’ An kabanalan kan mga Pariseo sagin-sagin sana. An pagkaherak na pinapahiling kan mga pulitiko sagin-sagin sana. An kabanalan asin pagkaherak kan Dyos totoo. Sisay an sukulan ko kan kabanalan? Sisay an santo na sakong panalmingan? “An saimong ‘Iyo’ dapat mangahulugan na ‘Iyo,’ asin an saimong ‘Dai’ dapat mangahulugan na ‘Dai.’ Ano man na labi digdi hali sa demonyo.” Kaipuhan na magin totoo kita sa sadiri asin sa kapwa. Kaya, enot sa gabos, kaipuhan na makanuod kitang magdai sa demonyo asin mag-iyo sa karahayan. Dai dapat makipag-diplomasya sa karàtan. Ikaduwa, makanuod kitang magsabing totoo asin mag-ako kan kunsekwensya kan satong mga desisyon sa buhay. Ano an alok kan demonyo na nadaihan ko? Ano an nakatabang sa sakong pagsayuma? n
“You will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, to bear witness before them and the pagans… do not worry about how to speak or what to say, the spirit of your Father will be speaking in you.” { matthew 10:18-20 }