ARCHDIOCESAN SHRINE AND PARISH OF
ST. jude thaddeus
PARISH WEEKLY BULLETIN Vol. 2, No. 21 | May 14-20, 2017
The Waze
fr. wilmer joseph s. tria WAZE IS a mobile application for navigation, downloable by smartphones and tablets. It is GPS-based and provides not only directions but useful information such as real time traffic updates and nearby service areas. It makes navigation easy. Stopping every corner First, we must be a reliable to ask for directions is hardware; we must be discerning SUNDAY inconvenient. Westerners so we will develop wisdom and use ‘turn right’ or ‘turn virtues. Second, we must be left’ to give directions; Filipinos either use fully charged by frequently receiving the their finger or their lips. Either way, we are sacraments of confession and the Eucharist. easily lost and waste a lot of time. Waze Then, we must download the Way. Jesus helps users save time and energy. must be in our hearts and our souls. We However, to fully benefit from Waze, must have a good connection with Him. there are necessary conditions. First, you We must spend bonding moments with him must have a good wifi signal. Waze can be through prayer. confused when signal is poor and it does Just like the bond between the Father not function if internet is not available. and the Son, we must have the same bond Second, Waze is merely a software, a with Jesus. program. You need a reliable hardware— We can only see the Father through the either a smartphone or a tablet. Third, you Son, and that whatever the Son does, He must also have enough battery for a long does it for the Father, from the will of the journey. Father. Our bond with Jesus must be our The Gospel reveals that Jesus is the Way. compass, such that wherever Jesus leads, But unlike Waze, He does not only show the we follow. direction. He gives us company. But to fully If we are not to be lost in our journey benefit from Jesus as the Way, there are also towards the Kingdom of God, we need the necessary requirements. Way to be our constant companion. n
Reflection
Jesus is the way. He does not only show direction. He give us company.
GIYA PARA SA PRAYER MEETING
Juan 14:15-21
Domingo 6, Pagkabuhay (Taon A) “KUN NAMUMÙTAN nindo ako, uutubon nindo an sakiyang mga tugon.” Kan nakaaging kabtang, tinàwan duon ni Juan an halaga kan pagtubod. Ngunyan, pinahalagahan nya an pagkaLECTIO muot. Digdi, dai sinusuway ni Jesus an pagkamuot asin an pag-utob. Igwang katungdan sa pag-utob an sarong namumuot sa Dyos. Danay na susunudon an tugon kan Dyos kan tunay na disipulo. Ano an pinakamakuri kong pagbalga kan tugod kan Dyos?
Divina
“Dai ko kamo babayaan na mga ilo.” Ipapadara ni Jesus an Espiritu Santo tanganing iyo an magdanay na presensya kan Dyos sa arualdaw nyatong pagkabuhay. Kan enot, inaapod syang ‘pneuma’ o an nagtataong buhay. Ngunyan, inaapod syang ‘parakletos’ na an buot sabihon katuwang. Uya an mga kahulugan kan ‘parakletos’: parasurog asin taga-depensa siring kan abugado, nagdadanay na kairiba, nagtutukdo, nagpapagirumdom, nagsasaksi, nagtataong giya pasiring sa katotoohan, naghuhula, naghuhusga kan kinàban, nagpapatotoo na salâ an kinàban. Ini an dahilan kaya nasabi ni Jesus na dai kita babayaan na mga ilo. Kasuarin ko namatian na binayaan ako kan Dyos? “Dikit pa, asin an kinàban dai na sakô makakatànae; alagad kamo matatànaw nindo ako, huli ta ako buhay asin kamo mabubuhay.” Kan mabuhay liwat si Jesus, nagpahiling man nanggad sya sa mga namumuot saiya asin sa mga nag-uutob kan saiyang mga tugonn. Alagad dai sya nahiling kan kinàban na pinili an karàtan kisa karahayan, kan kadikluman kisa kaliwanagan. Nabuta na sinda sa katotoohan. Sagkod ngunyan, buta man giraray an mga maraot na tawo ki Jesus asin sa Espiritu na saiyang ipinadara na iyong nagtataong buhay sa satong simbahan. Sain ko nahihiling o natatanaw an Espiritu sa sakong buhay? n
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St. Matthew
May 14-20, 2017
Dyamante
How does one qualify to be an apostle? The first act of the apostles with Jesus through his whole after the Ascension of Jesus ministry. But which one had FEAST DAYS & was to find a replacement for the heart to become a witness Judas. With all the to his resurrection. questions, doubts, The apostles knew that and dangers facing only the Lord could them, they chose to know what was in the focus their attention heart of each. They on finding a twelfth cast lots in order to apostle. Why was discover God’s will and this important? Matthias was chosen. Twelve was a very He was the twelfth important number apostle and the group to the Chosen was whole again as People: twelve was they waited for the the number of the coming of the Holy twelve tribes of Israel. Spirit. If the new Israel was That’s the first to come from the we hear of Matthias disciples of Jesus, a in Scripture, and the twelfth apostle was last. Legends like the needed. Acts of Andrew and But Jesus had chosen the original twelve. Matthias testify to Matthias’ enthusiastic How could they know whom he would embrace of all that being an apostle meant choose? including evangelization, persecution, and One hundred and twenty people were death in the service of the Lord. gathered for prayer and reflection in the How does one qualify to be an apostle? upper room, when Peter stood up to propose Clement of Alexandria says that Matthias, the way to make the choice. like all the other apostles, was not chosen Peter had one criterion, that, like Andrew, by Jesus for what he already was, but for James, John, and himself, the new apostle be what Jesus foresaw he would become. He someone who had been a disciple from the was elected not because he was worthy but very beginning, from his baptism by John because he would become worthy. Jesus until the Ascension. The reason for this was chooses all of us in the same way. What does simple, the new apostle would must become Jesus want you to become? a witness to Jesus’ resurrection. He must We then reflect: Have you ever felt like have followed Jesus before anyone knew him, an afterthought, a latecomer? Or have you stayed with him when he made enemies, and ever resented someone new who was added believed in him when he spoke of the cross to your group? Try to see your community and of eating his body—teachings that had as not complete without the newcomer, made others melt away. whether you or someone else. Welcome any Two men fit this description—Matthias newcomers to your parish, work, or family and Joseph called Barsabbas. They knew that community this week as someone chosen both these men had been with them and by God. n
Holy Lives
IGWA PO talaga sigurong mga pangyayari na dai ta maipapaliwanag dawa piriton tang sabuton. An siring na mga bagay kinokonsiderar ko na sanáng ST. JUDE’S mga milagro nin Kagurangnan—mga patunay kan pagka-muot nya sato. Siring po kaiyan an nangyari sa matua kong aki. Napaamay po syang inaki. Kan nagluwas sya, saditon, sadit pa sa karton nin sapatos. Na-incubator sya nin haloy na panahon. Huna kan kadaklan dai nya kakayanon, dai sya mabubuhay. Alagad dai ako nagbutas sa Kagurangnan—yaon saiya an buhay. Inurualdaw ko kaidto si St. Jude, sya an nagtao samo ni agom nin pagláom. Dawa bago akong pangaki kaidto, sinasabayan ko talaga si agom sa pagnobena sa kapilya kan hospital. Sa sadit na kwartong idto nakukua mi ni agom an katiwasayan—dai kami papabayaan ni St. Jude, maheherakon an Dyos, pirmi nyang pasabong samo. Pagkatapos kan gabos, nagluwas sa hospital na marhay an kamugtakan kan matua mi. Nagdakula sya sa pangataman kan mga doktor asin nurses—mga padara ni Lord sa samong aki. Pirmi kong ginigirumdom an istoryang ini. Pirmi mi man pinapagirumdom sa samong mga aki. Mga deboto man sinda, urog na an matua mi. Dai pa saná nahahaloy, sarong biyaya na naman sa paagi ni St. Jude an nakua nya. Nakapasar pa saná sya sa licensure examinations para sa mga Engineers. Salamat, St. Jude. Salamat, Lord! (Si Gemma deboto ni St. Jude; hali sa stjudemanila.com) n
Intercession
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GIYA SA MGA BABASAHON PANLITURHIYA | Semana 5 pagkatapos an Pagkabuhay-Liwat, Taon A (Mayo 14-20, 2017) MAY 14, DOMINGO Sn. Bonifacio Acts 6:1-7 Ps 33:1-2,4-5,18-19 1 Pt 2:4-9 Jn 14:1-12
MAY 15, LUNES Sn. Isidro Labrador Acts 14:5-18 Ps 115:1-4,15-16 Jn 14:21-26
MAY 16, MARTES Sn. Juan Nepomuceno Acts 14:19-28 Ps 145:10-11,12-13,21 Jn 14:27-31
MAY 17, MYERKULES Sn. Pascual Baylon Acts 15:1-6 Ps 122:1-5 Jn 15:1-8
MAY 18, HWEBES Sn. Juan I Acts 15:7-21 Ps 96:1-3,10 Jn 15:9-11
MAY 19, BYERNES Sn. Celestino Acts 15:22-31 Ps 57:8-12 Jn 15:12-17
MAY 20, SABADO Sn. Anastacio XIII Acts 16:1-10 Ps 100:1-2,3,5 Jn 15:18-21
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May 14-20, 2017
Who is St. Helena? or why do we have santacruzan? Reviving Santacruzan and Flores de Mayo 2017 is actually reminiscing our Filipino folk religious traditions as well remembering our devotion to the Holy Cross of Jesus Christ and strengthening our veneration for Mary, our Mother. Thus, the launch of Hermanas de Santa Elena, a circle of elderly women in our parish that truly epitomizes most of the qualities of St. Helena who relentlessly embarked on a quest to find the Holy Cross of Jesus Christ in a showmof utter faith in God’s grace and deep devotion to His beloved mother, the Virgin Mary. But who is St. Helena? Why is she a key figure in the spread of early Christianity in both East and West? St. Helena, later revered as Flavia Julia Helena Augusta, mother of Constantine the Great—the emperor that bridged East and West—was credited as the discoverer of the True Cross of Christ as well as his tomb in Golgotha. Contrary to common myth, she was of humble origin, born into servitude and employed as stabularia (barmaid). It was not proven but she either became wife or concubine of a Balkan soldier, Flavius Constantius, to whom she bore her only child, son Constantinus. Constantius rose to power, became an officer, governor of Dalmatia, and appointed Praetorian Prefect by Emperor Maximian in
AD.289. On March 1, 293 he was raised to rank of Caesar (deputy emperor) and was obliged either to divorce or set aside Helena to marry Maximian’s daughter Theodora. Helena soon disappeared from the social circle and only resurfaced after her only son Constantine became Emperor in the West and had taken control of Rome. Surprisingly, it was also Constantine who converted his mother to Christianity as revealed by Bishop Eusebius of Caesaria, Constantine’s biographer. She received the title “Most Noble Lady” in 318ad and after gaining full control of the whole empire in 324ad, Helena, with Constantine’s wife Fausta, were elevated to rank of Augusta. As in politics that reeked of intrigue and betrayal, in AD.326, Constantine’s eldest son by his first wife Minervina—Crispus— already raised to rank of Caesar, was suddenly sentenced to death by the emperor himself and was actually executed at Pola in Istria. It was rumored that Fausta had a heavy hand in the sinister plot to favor her own sons to the throne. Ten days after Crispus’ unfortunate
death, 70-year old Helena embarked on her most ambitious quest to search for the Sacred Cross of Christ, most probably, in sincere atonement for a grave sin committed by her son in the altar of political power and reign. Thus, with Conatantine’s own army and with the entire Empire’s resources, the elderly Helena’s holy journey began. It is in this perspective that the seed of the Hermanas de las Santa Elena is sown: to form a circle of elderly women in our parish who basically espouse the good qualities and human virtues of a pious woman like St. Helena who held on to a deep abiding faith despite and inspite of her seeming weaknesses and character flaws. Yet, in these flaws precisely do we find strengths of spirit and firm resolve to surmount all odds and obstacles thrown in life. We know of these women; we live with them in our homes, in our communities. It is, therefore, our duty to recognize their noble deeds and exalt their endeavors for the whole parish to look up to and emulate in our own battles in life. n
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ANNOUNCEMENTS MAY 14. Lakbay Buhay campaign against Death Penalty, EJK, and Lowering of the Age of Criminal Liability, and to put in the mainstream the issues of the basic sectors especially hunger and poverty, social injustice and climate change vulnerability over the war on drugs and criminality. There shall be Concelebrated Mass at Quezon Plaza to be led by Archb. Roly Tirona, 5pm followed by a solidarity program. MAY 15-17. Youth Encounter Second Batch to be held at the Edessa Hall. Please register today. Free registration. Sr. Karla of Hermanas Missioneras Servidores de la Palabra, with two youth, went on a house-to-house visitation at Sitio Salvacion for evangelization and Bible formation. They also have activities for the youth and children.
MAY 18-26. Santakrusan and Flores de Mayo. There shall be catechesis and novena at the respective chapels from May 18-25 to introduce the children to the devotion to the BVM. On May 26, Mass and Recognition of the nominated Elderly to the Hermanas de Santa Elena at SJTP Church, 5pm, to be followed by the traditional Santakrusan Procession. MAY 27. Penafrancia de Mayo Katapusan. Archdiocesan Pilgrimage & Flores de Mayo. Parishioners of St. Jude are invited to join this pilgrimage and attend the 7am Mass at the Basilica of Our Lady of Penafrancia. MAY 27. Flores de Mayo and Marian procession after the 5:30pm Mass at SJTP.
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