Archdiocesan Shrine and Parish of St. Jude Thaddeus, Naga City | v.3, n.19 | issn 2599-5030 | 6 to 12 May 2018
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AN AFTER-DINNER TALK
he gospel is a continuation of last Sunday’s heart to heart afterdinner talk of Jesus with the disciples. To keep the unity in the Church, the disciples are not only to abide in Jesus like a branch to a vine, but to heed his commandment of love. Jesus tells us to love one another in the same manner that he loves us. Interestingly, Jesus uses the letter, or to Nicodemus who greatly admired Greek word agape. Greeks his teachings and talked with SUNDAY distinguish different kinds of love. him at midnight. Yet, Jesus REFLECTION Eros and philia are different from spent more time with the agape. Eros refers to sexual unlearned second class citizens like Peter, attraction; it is the reason you and I Andrew, James and John. were procreated by our parents. Philia refers What Jesus said was not a suggestion but to admiration and desire for a commandment. The only way to be a companionship. It keeps the marriage legitimate disciple is to learn to love the together even after the eros had slipped into agape way. The first reading demonstrates the oblivion together with the attendant agape nature of our Catholic faith. We are not hormones. However, both eros and philia are an exclusive club. Ours is not a gated-church based on one’s feelings toward the other. but a welcoming Church. Peter welcomed to Your love towards the other depends on his fold a Roman centurion, Cornelius. Like your feelings toward the other. Such is Peter, we must also be ready to welcome human nature. anyone to our parish community. Agape however is strange. It defies logic. God is love. The second reading tells us It is an action rather than a feeling. It refers that the origin of love is God, and not to one’s duty to the other. Thus, regardless Hollywood. The agape love leads us to God. of your feelings, even if you are not Eros and philia lead us to cinemas and attracted towards the other, even if the telenovelas. other displeases or annoys you, you ought to Agape has the power to explain the do something for his or her welfare. Agape is countless mysteries we encounter. Why was giving, not getting. I ever born? Why did God give me freedom? ‘Love one another as I have loved you.’ Why is it that many of my prayers are How did Jesus love? He loved exactly the answered? Why is it that despite my sins, I undesirables such as the lepers, the still receive blessings? The only answer to prostitutes, the beggars. They were unkempt these is divine agape. and uncouth. Yet, Jesus spent time with After dinner, it is nice to talk about them, forgave them their sins, cured them love. And that love is about our duties to and healed them. Jesus would have our family, to our parish community and to gravitated more to the rich young man who our society at large. 4 followed the Ten Commandments to the — Fr. Wilmer Joseph S. Tria
marko 16:15-20 Pagsakat sa Langit (Taon B)
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akaw kamo sa bilog na kinàban asin iharubay an Ebanghelyo sa gabos na linalang.” An kinàban na ini iyo an kinàban na lampas sa teritoryo kan Israel—an mga hentil. Sinda si pinaghuhuna na daing katanusan sa atensyon LECTIO kan Dyos. An laman kan DIVINA ebanghelyo iyo an pagkagadan, pagkabuhay-liwat, asin pagsakat sa langit ni Jesus, pati an implikasyon kan siring na pagtubod sa buhay kan Kristyano arog kan pagsulsol sa kasàlan asin pagbàgong buhay. Ano an tabang sako kan Prayer Meeting sa pagharubay kan ebanghelyo?
“An magtubod asin mabunyagan, ililigtas; alagad an dai magtubod, huhukuman.” An enot na sinambit iyo an pagtubod. Ikaduwa saná an pagpabunyag. Totoong mahalaga an bunyag tanganing maakò sa komunidad nin pagtubod. Alagad, urog mahalaga an pagkasabot kan pagtubod asin an mismong gawi nin pagtubod. Kaya, bago pa man nagsakat si Jesus sa langit, nagkapirang beses syang nagpahiling sainda, kasabay an pagpahiling kan saiyang mga lugad asin pagsabay sainda sa pagkakan, tangani sanang sinda gabos magtubod. Pàno ko ilaladawan an kalayo sa puso ko sa paghiras kan ebanghelyo sa iba?
“An Kagurangnan na si Jesus, pakataram sainda, initaas sa langit asin nagtukaw sa too kan Dyos.” Buot sabihon kan ‘initaas sa langit’ si Jesus iyo na ini hirô kan Ama. An Ama an nagtao kan balos nin onra sa saiyang Aki huli kan pag-utob nya kan gabos na kabùtan kan Ama. An pagtukaw sa too kan Ama yaon man sa Salmo sa pagpahiling kan kadakulaan ni Jesus duman sa langit. Pàno ko gagraduhan an sakong pag-utob sa misyon ni Jesus sa sako? 4