Archdiocesan Shrine and Parish of St. Jude Thaddeus, Naga City | v.2, n.47 | 12 to 18 November 2017
giya sa prayer meeting
WISDOM
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what does it mean to be wise today?
ometimes, we Filipinos interpret the word entirely different. We use it to mean Darwin’s ‘survival of the fittest.’ That’s how politicians attempt to survive the political ladder. They create fake ngo’s, then steal; when caught, they lie. They bribe to survive. Some poor citizens follow their examples. Desperate to provide a future to their children, they cling to fake agencies that provide fake documents to work abroad. Sadly, they end up victims of different forms of injustices. The gospel reminds us that nobody as they were, they took flasks of oil as well knows when the Lord is coming as torches, unlike the foolish ones who, in back. Yet, He is sure to come. bringing their torches, brought SUNDAY Wisdom means to be in a no oil along. REFLECTION permanent state of readiness for A sensible Christian should His arrival. To be prepared for the therefore never run out of oil. But what second coming, we ought to be ready does oil mean? According to the Jewish and always vigilant for the return of Christ. rabbis, oil means good works. If so, then The groom’s arrival could greatly be delayed, Matthew means to say that like the five yet we must be patient. wise virgins, we must always be watchful As humans, there is always a possibility by expressing the faith, by living it out to grow cold and weary. We are excited through good works. at the start but as time goes by, our It is by living out the faith that the enthusiasm wanes. We are eager today, five virgins, who had oil provisions, are but not tomorrow; like ningas-kugon, our described as wise by the parable. Like commitment is gone in a blink of an eye. them, we must therefore be wise. We seek The delay of Moses’s descent from Mt. the practical wisdom of salvation as we Sinai led the people to idolatry. In the wait for the coming of the Lord. And this gospel, the delay of the groom’s arrival practical wisdom is none other than the made the foolish virgins to be negligent continual performance of good works and fall asleep. The same may be said of which flow from our faith in him, and our being Christians. When we seldom which we do in obedience to the teaching think of the return of Christ, our faith of Christ. becomes no more than a mere name tag. To be unwise excludes us, even if we We profess to be Catholics, but we do not consider Christ as our Lord and Savior. We live this out in our day-to-day life. Our life don’t want to be locked out. We all want to orientation is not Christian. be locked in, inside the Kingdom of God. We ought to imitate the five wise That is the true meaning of wisdom. 4 virgins who never ran out of oil. Sensible — Fr. Wilmer Joseph S. Tria
Mateo 25:14-30
Domingo 33, Ord. Panahon (Taon A)
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napod nya an sadiri nyang mga suruguon asin pinaniwalaan kan saiyang mga rugaring.” Harani na an kagadanan ni Jesus. Nanúnuguntúgon na sya. Buot nyang paniwalaan an saiyang mga parasunod nin espiritwal na yaman. Ini iyo an saindang mga talento LECTIO DIVINA o kakayahan. Kabilang na digdi an saindang pag-isip, pagplano, pagtrabaho, asin dakul pang iba. Bakong parareho si talento na saiyang ipinaniwala. Gabos susog sa saindang kaya. Mayo man malinaw na sugo kun ano an gigibuhon ninda sa talento. Bahala sinda kun ano an buot nindang gibuhon.
Ano an ipinaniwala sakong talento kan Dyos asin ano an plano kong gibuhon kaini?
“Tulos naglakaw si nakaresibi nin limang talento, ipinagnegosyo ini asin nakaganansya sya nin lima pa; siring man si nakaresibi nin duwa.” Maugmang pag-arugan an ginibo kan enot na duwa. Mayong gira nin kahugakan. Tulos naghiro huli ta ugma sinda sa saindang buhay asin sa mga talento na itinao sainda ni Jesus. Nag-abante an saindang kabanalan huli ta ginamit ninda an saindang mga espiritwal na biyaya tanganing mapabanal man an kinàban. Dai ninda ini itinago kundi ihiniras sa dakul na tawo. Kaya lalong nagdakul an mga parasunod ni Kristo. Nagdoble an talento na ipinaniwala ni Kristo. Pira na an ganansya kan talento na itinao sako ni Kristo? Kontento na ako o nakukulangan pa ako?
“Alagad si nakaresibi nin saro, naghali, nagkalot sa daga asin itinago an pirak.” Kun si duwa paabante sa kabanalan, si ikatulo nag-atras. Sya naghali. Nagdulag. Habong mag-ayon sa komunidad. Habong magin aktibo sa ministry kan parokya. Sa pagkalot sa daga asin sa pagtago kan pirak, naghuhugas na sya kan LECTIO/next page