SJTP Parish Weekly Bulletin V2,N38 (September 10, 2017)

Archdiocesan Shrine and Parish of St. Jude Thaddeus, Naga City | v.2, n.38 | 10 - 16 September 2017

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BE NOT AFRAID

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hen John Paul II first appeared to the people in front of St. Peter’s Basilica as the new Pope, he said: Be not afraid! He gave the Church an assurance: that he will not let any of the sheep entrusted to him by Christ go astray. Thus, there is nothing to fear, since He will be with us till the end of time as Christ’s promised. If these are words of assurance, are you willing to say that to others, that they may also feel Christ? to mercy. And to show mercy is to forgive; to In today’s gospel, Jesus is showing us a show mercy is to love. reality that we all must accept, and Jesus’ call, then, includes that is sin didn’t end with Christ’s SUNDAY extension of love towards the resurrection. Sin continuously REFLECTION erring person. If our brother conquers hearts of in many forms. listened to us, we were able to win him We’ve seen and experienced them. back; if not, we call on other members just There have been wars, killings, abortions, to let him see the fault in him and convince moral degradation, sexual acts for mere him to return back to the truth. It is then sexual pleasures, etc. Sins corrupt our minds a concerted effort of the community, not and hearts and allow us to be away from only of the few, to stand with the truth, and God. Yet, though sins are all around us, without fear, profess it before the other.

Christ’s loving presence never leaves us. He Ultimate, Jesus calls us to share Christ’s even teaches and calls us to be with Him in desire to save others and win back those who these struggles for goodness and love. astray.

Thus, Jesus tells us: “If your brother “Don’t let fear of striking out hold you sinned against you, go and tell the faults back” as Babe Ruth once said. We must have between you and him alone.” Can you do courage to do and work for the needs of that? To tell the fault of the other includes others. Do not be afraid. All of us have been courage and conviction to stand with the chosen to shepherd the sick sheep of God. truth. It is an act that includes readiness to say even the hardest words, even when it will With our help, they will feel God’s presence, hurt the other’s feelings, even up to the point and they will return back to Him. May our Eucharist always deepen Jesus’ of losing oneself because of the truth. It is a saving presence within us and let us share in sacrifice on our part, because it is an act of His mission to serve and save. charity, and to forgive other’s fault is an act Be not afraid. 4 — Fr. Nunilon Arnold F. of love. John Paul II in his encyclical letter, Bancaso Jr. Dives Miserecordia, wrote: love is equivalent

Do not be afraid, for I am with you; do not be alarmed, for I am your God. {

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Mateo 18:21-35

Domingo 24, Ord. Panahon (Taon A)

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agurangnan, makapirang magkakasala sakô an sakóng tugang asin papatawadon ko?

Sagkod makapito?”

An kinatubdan kan mga Hudiyo iyo na an enot na tulong pagkakalasa mapapatawad kan Dyos. Alagad an ikaapat kakastiguhon na.

LECTIO DIVINA Si Pedro nagpapalakas ki Jesus. Dinagdagan nya an bilang.

An pito pagirumdom kan bilang kan aldaw na linalang kan Dyos an kinaban.

Kaya na pito nangangahulugan na marhay asin masagana siring sa kinaban. Kadaklan na beses, naghuhuna kita na mas dakul pa ngani sa pito an satong pagpapatawad. Dakul an mga okasyon na kita nakakapatawad sa satong kapwa.

Ano an mga okasyon na ako nakapatawad sa kapwa?

“Dai ako nagsasabi saimo sagkod makapito, kundi sagkod makapitong pulong pito.”

490? Ini an resulta kun magamit kita nin calculator. Alagad, bako ini an buot sabihon ni Jesus. Dai kita pinapabilang. Sagkod na nagbibilang kita, dai kita makakanuod na magpatawad. Dai man kita pinapahanap nin mga okasyon tanganing makapatawad. Dapat ini sarong permanenteng disposisyon kan satong puso.

Kasuarin ako nakulgan alagad nakapugol ako kan sakong anggot asin tulos nakapatawad?

“Siring man an gigibuhon saindo kan Ama kong langitnon, kun dai kamo magpatinawad-tawadan nin udok sa puso.”

Matapos isaysay ni Jesus an parabola dapit sa suruguon na dai tataong magpatawad, kita pinapagirumdom na kita nagkakasala man sa Dyos. Asin an satong kasàlan labi pa kisa sa anuman na kasàlan kan satong kapwa sa sato.

An dalan sa satong kaligtasan iyo an pagpatawad kan satong kapwa.

Siisay pa an dai ko napapatawad?

Nuarin ko sya mapapatawad? 4

st. john chrysostom—

a light of the church

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he life of Saint John Chrysostom gives us a sense of wonder of what Christian discipleship is, and is itself a revelation that with God all things are possible. This great teacher of the Church, so fluent and so sweet in his words, was given the surname Chrysostom, which means Golden Mouth.

The ambiguity and because of Adam’s fall from grace any intrigue surrounding John, more than married men liked to hear that the great preacher from they were bound to marital fidelity just as Antioch, are much as their wives were. When it came characteristic to justice and charity, John FEAST DAYS never acknowledged double of the life of any great man in a capital & HOLY LIVES city. Brought to Constantinople standards. after a dozen years of priestly Aloof, energetic, outspoken, especially service in Syria, John found himself the when he became excited in the pulpit, John reluctant victim of an imperial ruse to make was a sure target for criticism and personal him bishop in the greatest city of the empire. trouble. He was accused of gorging himself Ascetic, unimposing but dignified, and secretly on rich wines and fine foods. His troubled by stomach ailments from his desert faithfulness as spiritual director to the rich days as a monk, John became a bishop under widow, Olympia, provoked much gossip the cloud of imperial politics. attempting to prove him a hypocrite where If his bodily constitution was weak, his wealth and chastity were concerned. His tongue was powerful. The content of his actions taken against unworthy bishops sermons, his exegesis of Scripture, were in Asia Minor were viewed by other never without a point. Sometimes the point ecclesiastics as a greedy, uncanonical stung the high and mighty. Some sermons extension of his authority. lasted up to two hours.

Theophilus, archbishop of Alexandria, His lifestyle at the imperial court and Empress Eudoxia were determined was not appreciated by many courtiers. to discredit John. Theophilus feared the He offered a modest table to episcopal growth in importance of the Bishop of sycophants hanging around for imperial Constantinople and took occasion to charge and ecclesiastical favors. John deplored the John with fostering heresy. Theophilus and court protocol that accorded him precedence other angered bishops were supported by before the highest state officials. He would Eudoxia. The empress resented his sermons not be a kept man. contrasting gospel values with the excesses His zeal led him to decisive actions. of imperial court life. Whether intended or Bishops who bribed their way into office not, sermons mentioning the lurid Jezebel were deposed. Many of his sermons called and impious Herodias were associated with for concrete steps to share wealth with the the empress, who finally did manage to poor. The rich did not appreciate hearing have John exiled. He died in exile in 407. from John that private property existed (franciscanmedia.org) 4 GIYA SA LITURHIYA Semana 23, Ordinaryong Panahon, Septyembre 10-16, 2017 sep 10, dom : S. Leon Satsuma / Ez 33:7-9 / Ps 95:1-2,6-9 / Rom 13:8-10 / Mt 18:15-20 sep 11, lun : S. Felix & Regula / Kol 1:12--2:3 / Ps 62:6-7,9 / Lk 6:6-11 sep 12, mar : S. Pedro Pablo ni St. Clara / Kol 2:6-15 / Ps 145:1-2,8-11 / Lk 6:12-19 sep 13, myer: S. Juan Crisostomo / Kol 3:1-11 / Ps 145:2-3,11-13 / Lk 6:20-26 sep 14, hwe : S. Cresenciano / Num 21:4-9 / Ps 78:1-2,34-38 / Phil 2:6-11 / Jn 3:13-17 sep 15, byer : S. Valeriano / Heb 5:7-9 / Ps 31:2-6,15-16,20 / Jn 19:25-27 sep 16, sab : Sakay ni Inang Peñafrancia / 1Tim 1:15-17 / Ps 113:1-7 / Lk 6:43-49

Paarog ni St. Jude

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omputer technology an tinapos kan aki ko sa kolehiyo. Nagtao ini saiya nin marhay na buhay. Nagtrabaho sa Singapore asin Malaysia. Nagkapagpundar asin dagusdagos na si pagyaman. Malà ta kun iconvert sa peso an saiyang sweldo sa sarong bulan lampas ST. JUDE’S P400k an saiyang INTERCESSION gross salary.

Alagad makamundo ta kan sya nasa tuktok kan makinàban na yaman, nagdeklara sya na sya daa agnostic.

Tibaad confused an aki ko. Ipinangadyi ko na sya na malinawan, asin ipinagmàwot ko na sya makapuli sa Naga tanganing kami magkaulay. Sa kahugakan gayod, o sa anupaman na dahilan, natanggal sya sa trabaho. Kan kami nagkabaritaan, nagsabi sya sako, “Pray for my soul.” Naugma ako sa hinagad nya. Ta an buot sabihon, hararom na an paghuruphurop kan aki ko; asin nagtutubod sya na igwang Dyos.

An milagro garo kan Kagurangnan kan sya nagpuli na digdi sa Pilipinas. Nakaigwa kami nin chance na mag-explain kan satuyang faith o pigtutubudan. Nabuntunan kan samuyang pag-urulay an saiyang partidaryo na nagluwas na sa pagkapadì, asin an awtoridad kan Simbahan to bind or to loosen.

Totoong God is mercy and love. Dai pa man natatapos an struggle in faith kan aki ko, asin an sakuya man na pag-struggle na makabalik sya hali sa saiyang pagkawarâ.

Alagad, pigdadangog kan Kagurangnan an prayer ko in a very subtle way. Naglalaom ako sa hustong pagdangog kan Kagurangnan sa sakuyang pangadyion.

Iyan an intercession ni St Jude. Yaon an saiyang pagtabang sa mga imposibleng kaso. Testigo an buhay nya na God’s mercy is larger than our heaviest problem. An buhay sarong struggle, kun minsan confusing. Our enemy has put up snares to confuse us away from our faith. Ipinamalas ni St Jude na sya “Defender of Faith” kan dinaog nya an mga magician na nagraraot sa pagtubod kan mga tao. Nagpapaarog si St. Jude sa tahaw kan samong struggle. 4 An kaghiras kan testimonial sarong aktibong parokyano kan SJTP. BALAOG SA TABANG NI ST. JUDE?

Isurat asin ihiras tanganing magin inspirasyon sa gabos. Gibuhon halìpot saná asin simple, dai masobra sa 300 tataramon. Paki-email sa stjude. naga@gmail.com o darhon sa SJTP Parish Office.

The CHAPELS of SJTP

chapel of the divine mercy:

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center of faith of the villa sorabella community

he idea of putting up the Divine Mercy Chapel in Villa Sorabella was conceived a year after the celebration of the millennium. In a meeting of the Villa Sorabella Homeowners and Resident Association (vshra) as it used to be called, in August 5, 2001, at the residence of the late couple Dr. Ramon Jr. and Erlinda Prado, the proposal to build the chapel in the open space of the subdivision was discussed. The target was to celebrate the Christmas Eve Mass that year in the said place of worship.

By God’s grace and through the benevolence of the homeowners their dream was turned to a reality, under the leadership of Mr. Ernie Abragan the president of the vshra, the first Mass in the village chapel was celebrated on December 24, 2001.

It is good to recall that the homeowners long before the chapel were constructed had been meeting together to celebrate the Eucharist at the Prado’s residence. Masses were officiated by the late Msgr. Jose Roberto Z. Carpio, then sjtp pastor.

By that time the Area Pastoral Council was not yet organized. The president of the homeowners association served as the quasiArea Pastoral Council Coordinator. In time, when Msgr. Rodel M. Cajot took over the leadership of sjtp, he made it a point that apc’s be organized. Atty. Danilo de la Torre was named the coordinator who worked in tandem with Dr. Eduardo Enojado, then the president of the vshra. At least their roles were more delineated. Chapel activities, pastoral concerns, coordination with the parish regarding liturgical celebration were taken care of by the apc.

When typhoon Reming and another equally furious storm hit Bikol region, our chapel was reduced to a heavily damaged and roofless edifice and, therefore, needed repair and reconstruction. Pledges of

donations in cash and in kind came, just so that our Sunday celebration of the Eucharist would not be put to hold. At this time, a new set of officers of the apc was just beginning to take its roots, but were obliged to engage in fundraising activities to support renovation, if not total reconstruction of the chapel. Santacruzan 2007 sa Sorabella was the initial fund drive they ventured into with Bless Arquesa as then the newly elected apc coordinator.

Santacruzan 2007 was a para-liturgical ritual featuring Reyna Elena as the finder of the True Cross of Jesus. It was a reenactment of this event in the history of the Church. The matrons of the subdivision were the protagonists during the event which was held inside the chapel before within and after the celebration of the Eucharist in May 217, 2007. Dr. Victoria F. Enojado was Reyna Elena. For several years Santacruzan sa Sorabella was looked forward to by the residents and the neighboring areas. The last Santacruzan was in 2016, when Ms. Melba Vera Cruz was Reyna Elena, who was proposed by Ms. Paciencia Tabinas and Mrs. Pacita Florece in 2014 and 2015, respectively.

In the passing of the years, depreciation could not be avoided, it was obvious that the chapel needed repairs, but instead we

decided to have it renovated and expanded.

Funds were generated through fundraising activities of various ways: raffle draws, garage sales, bazaars, flea markets and the likes. We even planned to organize “craft market” in the coming days given the time and opportunities.

When Fr. Wilmer Joseph Tria came to sjtp as the fourth parish priest, we welcome him in this place of worship just after it was repainted, renovated and expanded. We could be remiss if we don’t claim him as our very own. And that we are proud of him. He himself would recall his childhood memories in this community and even how he got his vocation as he related to us during his first mass here in the chapel, when he became our parish priest.

To date, we commit to continue our attendance to the regular 6pm Sunday Mass, be responsive to needs of the chapel and cooperate with the programs and activities in the parochial level. At this time of writing, we are hoping and praying that very soon we could form into smaller groups, praying together, reflecting on the gospel as Basic Ecclesial Communities.

We continue to express our faith to Jesus, the Divine Mercy, as we endlessly profess the very short prayer of commitment: “Jesus, King of Mercy, we trust in you.” 4

Viva la Virgen!

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ANNOUNCEMENTS SEPT 10-16. Novena Masses in Honor of Our Lady of Peñafrancia at sjtp during afternoon/evening Masses except on the Traslacion and the Fluvial Processions where Novena Masses are to be held in the morning.

SEPT 18-21. Triduum and Feast Day of St. Matthew, 6pm at sjtp.

SEPT 23. Feast of St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina. Mass at Sitio Padre Pio, 6pm.

SEPT 29-OCT 1. PREX Seminar Batch 26. For more information, please contact Bless Arquesa or Nilda Dacer.

ATTENTION! NO MASSES AT SJTP ON: SEPT 16. No Masses in the evening due

to the Traslacion and Fluvial Processions.

INVITATIONS We are going to construct three fully air-conditioned function rooms at the Edessa Hall from September 11 to October 28. This will allow us to accommodate simultaneous activities such as meetings, formation seminars and banquets. Those who wish to support this project, please visit the Parish Office. Thank you.

PAGDULOT (3)

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agkatapos kan prusisyon kan mga atang o opertoryo, dangan kun an mga atang naibugtak na sa altar asin an mga maninigong kasabay na rito natapos na, an pag-adam kan mga atang tinatapos sa paagi nin CATECHETICAL pag-alok na CORNER ipamìbi an mga atang kaibahan an padi. Pag-andam man ini sa Pamìbî sa Eukaristiya. Sa Misa, saro saná an Pamìbî sa Pag-atang, asin tinatapos ini sa halipot na kongklusyon: Per Christum Dominum nostrum (Huli ki Kristo na satong Kagurangnan). Alagad kun an Aki mauunambitan sa katapusan kan pamìbî, an pagtapos magigin, Qui vivit et regnat in saecula saeculorum (Na nabubuhay asin naghahadì sa kapanahunan nin mga panahon). An mga tawo, na nagkakasararo nanggad sa pamìbî na ini, minasimbag kan saindang sadiring pagrokyaw: an Amen.

Pagkatapos, pupunanan naman kan padi an Pamìbî sa Eukaristiya na matapos sa doksolohiya o “Huli saiya...” 4

PARISH WEEKLY BULLETIN

is published by the Archdiocesan Shrine and Parish of St. Jude Thaddeus located at St. Jude Village, Concepcion Grande, Naga City Fr. Wilmer Joseph S. Tria parish priest

Fr. Nunilon Arnold F. Bancaso Jr. Fr. Rex Luis L. Hidalgo parochial vicars

Ms. Ann Tiri-Cea secretary

Mobile Number 0946.592.4709 Landline (054)881.1676 Email stjude.naga@gmail.com

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