Archdiocesan Shrine and Parish of St. Jude Thaddeus, Naga City | v.3, n.14 | issn 2599-5030 | 1 to 7 April 2018
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JESUS IS RISEN!
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n the Church Calendar, the disciples walked, Jesus whom they could celebration of Easter Sunday is a not recognize joined their pace and movable feast (there is no fixed interpreted the Old Testament SUNDAY date). It was in the first council of stories beginning from Moses REFLECTION Nicaea (325 ad) that the joyful which pointed to Himself as celebration of Easter was set on the the Messiah. At the end of their journey, first Sunday following the Marchthe disciples managed to invite Jesus to eat April Equinox. The Equinox is a day in dinner with them. “At table Jesus took the which the daytime and nighttime are more bread said the blessing, broke it, and gave or less equal in length—taken from the it to them” (Lk 24:30). And lo! It was only Latin, aequus (equal) and nox (night). The at this instance that the disciples Equinox happens twice in a year, one within recognized Jesus but he vanished from or about March 22 and April 25 and another their sight (Lk 24:31). during the month of September. The Easter In Jesus’ time and place, the custom of Sunday celebration always happens during a eating a meal was different. During a meal, Full Moon. each member of the household holds a The Easter Gospel reading would be portion of bread—their staple food—and taken from John 20:1-9 and Luke 24:13-35 viand for him/herself to consume. If there (for the evening Masses). John’s Gospel are leftovers, the individual keeps them for tells about Mary of Magdala, Peter and his/her next meal; it is not common that another disciple discovering the tomb one shares one’s own portion. Jesus was where Jesus was buried to be open and known for altering that custom, he was empty. During the first century, this story recognized as somebody who would break that Jesus’ tomb was seen empty became a his bread and share it to others. It is the controversial tale. For non-believers, they trade mark of Jesus in a sense. The early suspected that the followers of Jesus stole Christians constantly celebrated and the corpse of Jesus. In fact there were also reenacted Jesus’ breaking of the bread—this talks that the followers of Jesus were became the identity of our Church today— cannibals since they would hear that Jesus is the Bread broken shared and Christians eat the body of Christ and consumed. When we eat the bread, the drink his blood. But for us Christians, the bread becomes broken but it is the tomb of Jesus found empty is enough proof brokenness of the bread which nourishes us of Jesus’ resurrection. and we are given life anew. Let us, in our Luke’s Gospel tells about the story of brokenness “sacrifices” be the source of life two disciples walking towards Emmaus—a for others! village outside Jerusalem about 10 to 12 May the Risen Lord sum up all the joys kilometers away—on the same day that that life can offer us! Alleluia-Praise the Peter saw the tomb empty. While the Lord. 4 — Ramon L. Almoneda PhD-Th
Juan 20:19-31
Domingo 2, Pagkabuhay (Taon B)
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apasaindo an katuninungan.” Takot an mga disipulo! Aram ninda an sasapuon nindang byolensya sa kamot kan mga kaiwal. Dai sinda makakadulag sa sinapo ni Jesus. Alagad, tinatàwan sinda nin katuninungan ni LECTIO Jesus. Dai nangangaDIVINA hulugan na makakaligtas sinda sa byolensya. Dai nangagahulugan na mawawara an saindang kaiwal. Alagad, igwa sindang katuninungan na gikan sa Espiritu Santo. Matuninong daw ako dawa yaon ako sa tahaw nin pagsakit?
“Akua an Espiritu Santo. An patawaron nindo nin mga kasàlan, mapapatawad.” Garo amay an Pentekostes ni San Juan. Tandaan ta na bakong kasaysayan an katuyuhan kan pagsurat kan Banal na Bibliya, lalo na an ebanghelyo ni San Juan. Kaya posibleng ini dapit sa ekspiryensya ninda kan Pentekostes. Kaya dai nanggad mahahali an ano man na pagkatakot ninda sa kaiwal kun bakong huli sa Espiritu Santo. An parehong Espiritu an nagtao saindang kapangyarihan na magpatawad. May debosyon daw ako sa Dyosnon na Pagkaherak?
“Darha digdi an saimong muro asin hilnga an sakong mga kamot...” Dai kinundina ni Jesus si Tomas huli kan saiyang dai pagtubod, kundi itinao nya ki Tomas an makakatabang tanganing sya magtubod. Hinagadan syang ebidensya asin pinaunrahan. Dai malinaw kun talagang kinaptan ni Tomas an lugad ni Jesus, alagad malinaw na sya tulos man sanang nagtubod. Kaya sya nakapagsabi: “Kagurangnan ko asin Dyos ko!” Ano an makakapararom kan sakong pagtubod ki Jesus? 4