GIYA PARA SA PRAYER MEETING
ARCHDIOCESAN SHRINE AND PARISH OF
ST. jude thaddeus
PARISH WEEKLY BULLETIN Vol. 2, No. 13 | March 26-April 1, 2017
People power
Juan 11:1-45
Para sa Domingo 5, Kwaresma (Taon A) “IGWA NIN sarong naghehelang, si Lazaro na taga-Betanya...” An Betania sarong banwaan sa luwas kan Jerusalem, harani sa bukid kan Olivo. An buot sabihon kan LECTIO ngaran iyo an ‘harong kan mga dukha.’ Sa Betania nag-eerok an tulong magtururugang na ugos ki Jesus—Marta, Maria asin Lazaro. An mga pangaran ninda gabos igwang kahulugan: Marta—lider kan harong; Maria—padangat kan Dyos; asin, Lazaro—an Dyos nagtatabang. Sa paglakbay ni Jesus, parati syang naghahapit asin nagpapahingalo sa harong kan tulong magtururugang. Ano an magayon na harong para sako?
Divina
fr. wilmer joseph s. tria
IN 1986, a mass demonstration of Filipinos ousted a tyrant who oppressed the country for 21 years. It was a bloodless, nonviolent and prayerful revolution that restored democracy. How did Marcos perpetuate himself and warrantless arrests reveals this kind of in power? According to Steve Biko, ‘the blindness. most potent weapon of The ice-cold apathy towards the oppressor is in the blatant abuses of power and the SUNDAY mind of the oppressed.’ creeping culture of death, reveals Tyrants can control, sway this kind of blindness. and manipulate the people’s minds. The Jesus came to heal our blindness so that oppressed normally have no way of detecting we have our life to the fullest. The deafening that their will has been taken from them. silence of those who are able to see is a They are blind to the reality of oppression. symptom of the sin of omission. The lack of Colonizers, cultic leaders and dictators courage to speak on behalf of the voiceless share the same methodology: keeping the is a vice. people in the dark equals lording it over in The healing of the blind elicited varied perpetuity. reactions. The neighbours became curious. This was the situation of the people They asked the question: where is Jesus? The during the time of Jesus. The marginalized Pharisees were disturbed and accused Jesus were told that their physical condition of violating the Sabbath. He was labelled meant they did not enjoy the favour of a sinner. The parents testified to the fact God. However, the Gospel reading today that their son was born blind and that now demonstrates how God empowers us so he could see. They refrained from giving a we may free ourselves from oppression. He theory. They simply said: ‘he is old enough made the blind see. He enables us all to see. to explain what happened to him.’ The overwhelming support to summary How do we react when someone speaks executions of alleged criminals, to death up and tells the world about the evils in penalty, to cyberbullying, reveals this kind our society? Do we accuse him of sowing of blindness. division among our people and causing The paralyzing fear to speak against embarrassment to our the evil of extrajudicial killings country? Or do we tell the truth and say that we are old enough to stand on our own moral convictions? n
Reflection
“Si Lazaro na katuod nyato nagtuturog; alagad maduman ako tanganing mapukaw ko sya.” Apat na aldaw nang gadan si Lazaro. An mga Hudiyo yaon sa harong ni Maria asin Marta sa pakidumamay sainda. Dara ninda an mensahe nin karangahan sa tahaw nin kamunduan. Alagad, iba an hiling ni Jesus. Si Lazaro nagtuturog asin kaipuhan pukawan. An daan na tipan may darang ranga. An bagong tipan may darang buhay. Ipinahiling digdi an kapangyarihan ni Jesus sa buhay. Ano an pagkakaiba kan pagdara nin ranga asin pagdara nin buhay? Sain ako inaapod? “Lazaro, magluwas ka!” Si Lazaro gadan sa mata kan mga tawo. Pinugulan sya ni Marta na halion an gapo huli ta an bangkay mabata na. Alagad, an hiling ni Jesus ki Lazaro buhay asin an parong nya ki Lazaro mahamot. Kan pinalitong an gapo, tinaraman ni Jesus si Lazaro: Magluwas ka! An buhay sarong paglingkod. May misyon pa si Lazaro sa kinàban. Susog sa tradisyon, nabuhay pa syang 30ng taon bilang pastor asin Obispo kan Kition, Cyprus. Ano an nahihiling kong misyon sa buhay? n
We ought to speak, shout out against injustices, with confidence and without fear. We proclaim the principles of the Church, the reign of love, without forgetting that it is also a reign of justice. — bl.
miguel agustin pro, martyr