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