ARCHDIOCESAN SHRINE AND PARISH OF
ST. jude thaddeus
WEEKLY PARISH BULLETIN Vol. 2, No. 8 | February 19-25, 2017
Value of others fr. nunilon arnold f. bancaso jr.
MAHATMA GANDHI’S ahimsa is a philosophy grounded on the idea of nonviolence. During the revolution in India, he became its proponent. Gandhi was a lawyer who represented India’s oppressed communities in the hands of the British. He fought for the rights of the ordinary Indian citizen. He was persecuted for what he did, but he did not retaliate. People soon followed his example and soon they achieved what they wanted. Gandhi became one of the best leaders of India. When he was assassinated, the number of people who attended his funeral concretely manifested his influence to the people. Here in the Philippines, our initial reactions of revenge we also have a seemingly and retaliation. No to the old SUNDAY the same situation. In our idea of ‘eye for an eye, a tooth for history, we can identity EDSA a tooth.’ Revolution as an example of a peaceful Remember the Beatitudes? We will be transition of power. According to a number blest if we are peacemakers, if we are being of history books, it was a war between persecuted because of righteousness, because weapons and flowers, between tanks and we suffer not only for ourselves but for rosaries, between hatred and love. the sake of the Kingdom. It is a matter of In today’s gospel, Jesus is telling his doing an extra effort, sharing an extra mile, disciples to transcend and go beyond the Old extending widely our arms for others who are Testament and the practices of retaliation in need. and revenge. He himself saw the unending Jesus will not tell us these things if consequences of war, of hatred, and of force. they will not bring us benefits in our One fighting against the other because of relationship. He did all those things during unresolved issues of their ancestors, and so his life time. He was persecuted and hurt on and so forth. It is an unending struggle by people who could not understand his for power and authority. For many, might is mission. He gave everything for those who right, might is power. were in need. He did not only take extra Jesus wanted to emphasize the value of mile, he took the longest road, the road less the human person. Isn’t it that when consider travelled. He gave his life for all because he something as valuable, we take care of it? We valued everyone so much. want to lose it. We treasure it to the point of It is, therefore, a challenge that we need acknowledging it as part of our lives. If this is to accept. To follow Jesus is not easy. It true then to material things, how much more involves sacrifices. But out of our firm faith, to the human person. Jesus is telling us that conviction to love and be with him will to see the the value of others, in confronting make us endure. Then perfection will be ours adversities, we will transcend and go beyond just like the father in heaven. n
Reflection
GIYA PARA SA PRAYER MEETING
Mateo 6:24-34
Para sa Ika-8 Domingo (Taon A) “MAYONG MAKAKAPAGLINGKOD sa duwang kagurangnan.” Dakul na Pinoy an may double job. Alagad, bako ini an buot sabihon kan tataramon ni Jesus. LECTIO Manunungod ini sa mga kagurangnan na may magkasalungat na prinsipyo. Dai kita pwedeng makapaglingkod sa Dyos mantang pinaglilingkudan ta man an demonyo sa paagi kan paggibo kan saiyang maraot na sugo. An droga hali sa demonyo. An tanim droga hali sa demonyo. An panggagadan nin sinasahutan na mga drug-users sugo nin demonyoulid sa banal na lamesa para sa komunyon. Ano an kasakitan na nahihihiling ko sa katukduan na ini?
Divina
“Dai maghàdit kan saimong buhay, kun ano an saimong kákakanon o íinumon, o dapit sa saimong hawak, kun ano an saimong bábaduon.” An sugot kan demonyo iyo an paghàdit sa mga bagay na kinàbanon. Pinapairiwal nya an mag-aragom sa paghàdit sa kwarta. Pinapairiwal nya an magbararkada sa paghàdit na pinapasaluiban sinda. Pinapairiwal an mga magkatrabaho sa paghàdit na mas malakas an saro kisa sa ikaduwa. Gabos na kahàditan sugot nin demonyo na nakakapaluya an satong pagkasararo. Ano an parating pinaghahàditan ko sa buhay? Ano an epekto kaini sako? “Hanapa ngùna an Kahadian kan Dyos asin an saiyang kasuriputan, asin ini gabos idadaagdag saindo.” Kun may tiwala kita sa Dyos, iinuton ta ngùna an pagsadyos kisa sa paghanap-buhay. Iinuton ta ngùna an pagsadyos kisa pag-adal o paglingkod sa kapwa. Digdi ta naipapahiling an tunay na tiwala sa Dyos. Asin kun may husay asin liwanag na an satong huli sa pasabong kan Dyos, saka na makakalaog an manlain-lain na biyaya sato ba makakamtan sa satong paghanap-buhay, pag-adal asin paglingkod sa kapwa. Sisay an sakong kaiwal na sakong tinabangan, ipinamibi asin pinadangat? n
Mahulog sa pagkamuot, magdanay sa pagkamuot, iyan an magdedesisyon sa gabos. — fr. pedro arrupe, s.j.
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San Policarpio,
martir nin pagtubod
asin duman daing untok syang namìbî. SI SAN POLYCARPIO kan Smyrna saro sa mga Sarong aking lalaki an nagtukdo sa mga inot na disipulo kan mga Apostol ni Jesus, nagpapasakit sa mga Kristyano kun hain si urog na ni San Juan Ebanghelista. Nagin Policarpio. Kan sya dinakop sarong Kristyano si Policarpio sa aki pang banggi, pinadagos nya an mga idad, sagkod na magin Obispo buot magdakop saiya, asin sya kan Smyrna. Labi an pinapamanggi nya sinda. paggalang saiya kan mga Namìbî ngùna sya sa tawo. Kadakol na surat an laog nin duwang oras saiyang ipinadara sa mga bago dagos binayaan tawo asin komunidad ninda an lugar. bilang sarong pastor, Dinara sya sa kun kaya dakol konsul na naghulit man an nagin mga saiya na langhadon si parasunod nya. An Jesus. Dai nagsunod saiyang surat sa mga si Policarpio kun Pilipo minapahiling kaya hinatulan syang nanggad kan imbong bitayon sa paagi nin kan saiyang pagsarig asin pagsulô saiya. pagtubod, kan saiyang Kaipuhan ngùna kuta kapakumbabaan asin pagigin syang ipakò sarong poste bago mabúot, asin man kan saiyang suluon alagad sinabi nya na dai dakulang pagkamuot. na ini kaipuhan, kun kaya Linabanan ni Policarpio ginapos na sana an saiyang an mga saláng katukduan. FEAST DAYS & mga takyag dangan iginakod Itinukdo nya na an mga sya sa poste. Pagkatapos nin Kristyano kaipuhan na halipot na pamìbî, sinuluan na an gatong paurugon an katotoohan, magsunod kan na iyong magadan saiya, alagad milagro kabùtan asin kasuguan kan Dyos, asin nanggad na garo minaarko paiwas an kalayo mamuot siring sa Dyosnon pagkamuot. sa saiyang hawak kun kaya dai sya nasusulo. Sinadol nya an mga Kristyano na likayan Sarong para-garod an sinugo na tusukon na an pagdaya, pagpaabaw-abaw, panraraot sana an saiyang hirog tanganing sya dagos sa iba, asin daing kamanungdanan na mga na magadan. Dakol na dugo an nagbulos paghusgar nin kapwa. Hinulitan nya an gikan sa hawak ni Policarpio kun kaya mga tawo na balusan nin pagpapatawad nasigbo kaini magin an kalayo. asin pagkaherak an karàtan. Sinadol nya Hinagad kan mga Kristyano an hawak an sinda na danay na mamìbî, tanganing ni San Policarpio alagad dagos ining dai sinda mahulog sa tukso, na magsinulo kan mga senturyon. Pagkalihis kan ayuno, magsakripisyo, asin mag-ugma sa pagbitay, tinipon an mga natadang tulang Kagurangnan. ni San Policarpio asin itinago sinda bilang Kan sya Obispo kan Smyrna, pinaggaradan an kadakol na mga Kristyano duman. mga relikya nin sarong banal, martir, asin Dawa ngani makusog an buot ni Policarpio, panalmingan nin labi-labing pagtubod asin pagkamuot sa Dyos. n nagtago ngùna sya sa kataid na banwaan,
Holy Lives
February 19-25, 2017
Marka NAMUNDAG AKO sa tios na pamilya. An gusi sa pagkopras kulang na marhay para mabuhay. Dai kaya kan mga magurang ko na magpaklase samo kaya ST. JUDE’S nagpursigi ako na magtapos Education bilang sarong iskolar. Minawot kong makatapos para makatabang sa pamilya. Para mamantinir ko an scholarship, dapat dai magbaba sa 1.75 an sakong marka. Maluya ako sa Math kaya tinuyo ko na mag-enrol sa Tests and Measurements sa fourth year. Sabi kan sakong ama, mayong mga numero sa payo ko. Kun mabagsak ako, dai ako makakatabang sa pamilya. Pag-fourth year ko, nagpursigi akong mag-adal. Dinoble ko an sakong efforts asin naghagad ako nin tabang dawa kiisay. Pati an padi hinagadan ko nin tabang. Desperado ako kan harani na an exams. Nagduman ako sa simbahan ni St. Jude asin binukas ko saiya an sakong puso. Hinagad ko na maherak man sakuya an Kagurangnan. Nakimaherak ako na labi an pagtios kan pamilya mi asin an paglapigot kan magurang ko. Kung magbagsak ako, dai ako makakagraduate. Nag-exam ako na may paghadit, alagad dakula an paglaom na kakayahon ko sa tabang ni St. Jude. Pag-abot kan exam results, napalukso ako huli ta an marka ko bako sanang 1.75, kundi 1.25! Dawa harayo, naghidali na piglakaw ko an simbahan ni St Jude. Dai ko pigmati an init asin gutom. Nagparaturo ang luha ko sa pagpasalamat sa Kagurangnan. Sinimbag Niya na labi pa sa hinahagad ko an sakuyang pangadyi. (Si Maria Cleofe sarong retired teacher asin deboto ni St. Jude)
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 | Week 7 of Ordinary Times, Year A (February 19 to 25, 2017) FEB 19, SUNDAY St. Valerius Lev 19:1-2,17-18 Ps 103:1-4,8,10,12-13 1 Cor 3:16-23 Mt 5:38-48
FEB 20, MONDAY St. Basil Sir 1:1-10 Ps 93:1ab,1cd-2,5 Mk 9:14-29
FEB 21, TUESDAY St. Peter Damian Sir 2:1-11 Ps 37,3-4,18-19, 27-28, 39-40 Mk 9:30-37
FEB 22, WEDNESDAY Chair of St. Peter 1 Pet 5:-14 Ps 23:1-6 Mt 16:13-19
FEB 23, THURSDAY St. Polycarp Sir 5:1-8 Ps 1:1-4,6 Mk 9:41-50
FEB 24, FRIDAY St. Adela Sir 6:5-17 Ps 119:12,16,18,27,34,35 Mk 10:1-12
FEB 25, SATURDAY St. Victorinus Sir 17:1-15 Ps 103:13-18 Mk 10:13-16
3 WEEKLY PARISH BULLETIN | Archdiocesan Shrine and Parish of St. Jude Thaddeus, Naga City
February 19-25, 2017
Pinakaurog sa gabos, pagkamuot BULAN NIN PAGKAMUOT subuot an Pebrero. Minaselebrar kan Aldaw nin mga Puso o Valentine’s Day tuyong ika-14 kan bulan na ini na inot nang napalain huli ta kulang ini sa bilang nin aldaw. Minatarauhan nin burak, nangungurog an kulor pula o rosa na sinasabing kulor nin pagkamuot. Minatarauhan nin mga regalo asin tsokolate na sinasabing simbulo nin kahamisan kan pagkamuot nin sarong tawo sa saro pa. An pagkamuot na ini pwedeng pagkamuot nin duwang nagkakaminuutan, o nin magurang sa aki, aki sa magurang, mag-amigo o mag-amiga, o kun anuano pa. Sa espiritu kan selebrasyon na ini, minarhay kan Weekly Parish Bulletin na haputon an nagkakapirang parokyano kan saindang mga naririmpos na pagmati asin kaisipan dapit sa pagkamuot. Uya an saindang mga simbag: “Love is taking care of the family. Others first before oneself.”—aida tusara, villa corazon subd. “A mother’s love is pure love.”—susan prila, villa grande homes “1 Cor 13 tells us so much about love. True love hurts; ever ready to die for him. Sabi ni Mons Nono, the real symbol of love is the cross, it is God’s manifestation of love to mankind.”—nora lynn perez, villa grande homes “Ay, inda!”—cecile
“Love is respect and acceptance; it is unconditional; it is dignified and true. Love is total surrender.”—jane marie santelices, villa corazon subd. “Love is sharing with your family your time, faith, grandest thoughts, good cooking, piece of advice and despite the ups and downs everyone around you is happy because you are always ready for a little sacrifice.”—vangie salak, villa corazon subd. ““Love is sharing with your family your time, faith, grandest thoughts, good
cooking, piece of advice and despite the ups and downs everyone around you is happy because you are always ready for a little sacrifice.”—vangie salak, villa corazon subd. “Love is giving my time, talent, and treasure in sacrifice for the good of another who receives.”—rose velasco, villa grande homes “Love ko si Mama kasi binilhan niya ako ng damit, na payong at saka ng bag, hello kitty pati.”—charlene, 3yo “An pagkamuot buháy.”—vincent
ON SATURDAY, February 4, 2017, the Barangay Councils of Concepcion Grande and Del Rosario, represented by their respective Punong Barangays, Leticia Punzalanan and Regina Alcantara, together with SJTP pastor Fr. Wilmer Joseph S. Tria and SJTP Pastoral Council President Atty. Avelino Sales, signed the petition urging the Local Government of Naga City to realize the much-needed road widening project along the national highway that runs through the two barangays. The petition strongly seeks from the Sangguniang Panlungsod the prohibition of planting of trees along the highway, citing the destruction especially caused by introduced tree species at the height of Supertyphoon Nina. The full text of the petition was published in the Vol 2, No 5 of the Weekly Parish Bulletin on January 29, 2017.
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February 19-25, 2017
SUNDAY ANNOUNCEMENTS FEB 23. Sacrament of Confirmation at SJTP by Most Rev. Rolando Tria Tirona at 9am. To those who wish to receive the sacrament, please coordinate with the Parish Office. FEB 25. Mass and Coronation of Reyna nin Pagkamoot, an annual activity by the Apostleship of Prayer, Archdiocese of Caceres to be held at SJTP Church.
help us build our church. makisumaro sa pagtugdok kan satong simbahan. Let also us know if you wish to pledge any amount. For your donation, you may personally visit us at the SJTP Parish Office in St. Jude Village, Concepcion Grande, Naga City, or you may deposit it to the Parish bank account Branch :BDO Naga-Concepcion Grande Account name : St. Jude Thaddeus Parish Account number : 0103 0800 0605 For donations and inquiries, contact us at +64.54.472.8861 (landline), +63.950.668.7858 (mobile), or email us at stjude.naga@gmail.com.
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ARCHDIOCESAN SHRINE & PARISH OF ST. JUDE THADDEUS St. Jude Village, Concepcion Grande, Naga City
parish priest: Fr. Wilmer Joseph S. Tria parochial vicars: Fr. Nunilon Arnold F. Bancaso Jr., Fr. Rex Luis L. Hidalgo secretary: Ms. Ann Tiri; telephone: 054.472.8861; mobile: 0950.668.7858; email: stjude.naga@gmail.com
INVITATIONS. Easter Angels. The Parish is now in search of Easter Angels for 2017. Qualifications are the following: Catholic, male or female, ages 4 to 8 years, with solidarity fee of PhP 5,000. They can be a parishioner or a relative/ friend of a parishioner. Please signify intention at the Parish Office or through your Area representatives. Statement T-Shirts. SJTP is promoting Pro-Life Statement T-Shirts for only 200 pesos each for black shirts and 180 pesos for white shirts. Please order now and get your shirts next week. We are encouraged to wear them when we participate in the Via Crucis Kaiba an Arsobispo on March 1, 5pm, at the Cathedral Patio and in other Lenten Activities in the Parish. Prayer Meeting for Prayer Leaders every Monday. We continue to hold Prayer Meetings (Lectio Divina - Bible Study) at SJTP Edessa Hall Monday right after the 6pm Mass. Please volunteer your time and talent for this activity. SJTP needs prayer leaders and community organizers.
PARISH FINANCIAL REPORT JANUARY 16-31, 2017 CASH RECEIPTS
Parish Receipts Other Parish Receipts Documentation Ordinary Collections Shared Parish Receipts Donations Fund Drive Other Receipts TOTAL CASH RECEIPTS
1,250.00 39,652.50
9,000.00 40,902.50 3,000.00 54,700.00 210,500.00 70,600.00 Php 388,702.50