Archdiocesan Shrine and Parish of St. Jude Thaddeus, Naga City | v.2, n.39 | 17 - 23 September 2017
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LOVE, LIFE & TRUTH
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ung may love life ka, dapat true ka! Love, life and truth are the keywords to reflect on as we celebrate the feast of our Ina. Mary inspires us to communion in the service of love, life and truth.
Mary was nourished by the love of her people, the poor. The death of Reynaldo de parents, Anne and Joachim. She Guzman is a clear manifestation of hatred. was filled with great love when His face was covered with SUNDAY she listened to the words of Angel packaging tape and his body REFLECTION Gabriel that led her to say ‘fiat’. suffered from 31 stab wounds. At the foot of the cross, even in the And he was only 14 years old! To the youth midst of hatred, her tears were filled with of our nation, listen to the lyrics of Tatsulok love instead of hate and bitterness. by Noel Cabangon: “Totoy makinig ka, wag Mary was committed to life. Even if there kang magpagabi. Baka mapagkamalan ka’t was difficulty in explaining to Joseph and the humandusay diyan sa tabi.” When we accept rest of the family about her virgin pregnancy, the excuse that the deaths of these minors she remained committed to life. And she did are only collateral damage, we are already not only care for the life in her womb. She afflicted by the culture of hate. went hastily to a town of Judah and spent The War on Drugs is spreading the time with her cousin Elizabeth to take care culture of murder. Indeed, the natural of her and her baby, John. Despite the threats consequence of hate is murder. Thirteen to the life of her baby, she travelled far to thousand Filipinos have been murdered. protect the life of her son. Thirty two of them are minors whose only Mary was a servant of truth. Despite the crime was their poverty! Intelligence funds difficulty, she told Joseph the truth of her are raised five times from 5 million to 2.5 pregnancy. She taught her son to read the billion. While we sustain our protest against scriptures of truth. And she did not stop Him death penalty, why are we now mum on the from telling the truth about the evils and wanton killings? When we see nothing wrong injustice committed by the religious leaders. with these executions, we now are afflicted Kung may love life ka, dapat true ka. Today, by the culture of murder. we turn to Mary so that we may also renew The War on Drugs is spreading fake our commitment to love, life and truth. news. Fake news generates fake presidents, Our country is being persecuted by a fake public officials, and fake government government policy euphemistically called policies. Indeed, we have been duped and ‘war on drugs’. Though it sounds good, drugged by trolls and bots. Representation behind it is the politics of hate, murder and and entertainment funds are raised 55 times fake news. from 139m to 7.6b pesos—to spread lies and The War on Drugs is in reality spreading propagandas. the culture of hate towards a certain class of LOVE, LIFE, & TRUTH / last page
Mateo 20:1-16a
Domingo 25, Ord. Panahon (Taon A)
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akakabaing an kahadian nin langit sa sarong tawong may sadiri, na pagkaagang amay luminuwas sa paghanap nin mga trabahador para sa saiyang ubasan.” An ubasan iyo an parokya. An kagsadiri iyo si Jesus. Puon amay na pagkaaga, naghahanap LECTIO DIVINA syang maglilingkod sa saiyang parokya. An trabaho iyo an pagtanom kan ebanghelyo sa puso kan mga tawo asin an pag-ani nin mga kalag para sa kaligtasan. Sya mismo an nag-aalok. Dai sya nagsugo kan saiyang mga tumatawo. Pàno ako inaalok kan Dyos sa saiyang ubasan?
“Tano ta nakatindog kamo digdi bilog na aldaw, mayong gibo?” Pagkatapos mag-alok kan amay na pagkaaga, makaapat na beses pa syang nagluwas sa pag-alok. Asin parating igwang mayong gibo asin an dahilan huli ta mayo man nag-aalok sa sainda. Ipinapasabot sato kan Kagurangnan na dakul an buot maglingkod sa Dyos alagad nagaalangan, nasusupog, naghahalat kan alok ta.
Sisay pa daw an pwedeng kong alukon sa Bible Study asin sa paglingkod sa parokya?
“Kaya an mga huri maeenot asin an mga enot mahuhuri.” Ini patama ni Jesus sa mga relihiyosong lider na iyo an saiyang enot na inalok sa ubasan alagad huli ta salâ an pagkamidbid sa saiya, mayong nakuang biyaya ki Jesus. Alagad, si mga kimay asin buta, si mga leproso asin mga dukha, si mga dayuhan asin mga parakasala, iyo lugod si mga nakasabot asin tulos nagsunod saiya. Asin an ultimong kabayaran sa maimbod na paglingkod sa Kagurangnan iyo an buhay na daing kasagkuran. Kun ako alukon kan Kagurangnan sa mas dakul pang paglingkod saiya, andam daw ako? 4