Archdiocesan Shrine and Parish of St. Jude Thaddeus, Naga City | v.3, n.2 | 14 to 20 January 2018
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THREE MUSKETEERS
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he first is John the Baptist. He was follow Jesus. This tells us that he knew his relentless in his mission to give priorities. He knew who really to follow. He testimony about Jesus. He did this understood the scriptures well. He could until his martyrdom. The reading tells us distinguish gold from bronze. Yet, the way about the second day. He was with two the gospel was written tells us that Andrew disciples when he chanced upon Jesus. was unknown to the readers compared to Immediately, John said: ‘Behold the Lamb of Peter. He had to be introduced as ‘the God.’ John was spontaneous. He pinpoints brother of Peter’. Nevertheless, he played a at Jesus the way a witness in court pinpoints big role in the salvation history. He was the at an accused. To pinpoint means precision one who introduced Peter, the first Pope of in identification. This is also the job of the Church, to Jesus. Indeed, we achieve teachers. In Bikol, we call them more when we do not take credit for our paratukdo, which literally means good works. Andrew was that SUNDAY ‘pinpointers’. John knew that the kind of person. REFLECTION moment he pinpoints at Jesus, his Third is Peter. He was bold disciples would abandon him in but dumb. He was violent and brash. He order to follow Jesus. Yet he did it scolded Jesus on one occasion, and cut the knowing that he must decrease for Jesus is ear of the high priest’s servant on another much more important in the history of occasion. Jesus called him Cephas, or rock. salvation. Like John, it is our mission to Yet he was as brittle as SkyFlakes. He denied teach our family and friends about Jesus. It Jesus three times and was a no show at is our duty to tell them: ‘Behold the Lamb Calvary. Nonetheless, he became a Hard of God.’ Rock after the resurrection. Peter was The second is Andrew. He was one of forgiven and commissioned. He was the first the two disciples mentioned in the gospel. to preach repentance to a crowd of 3,000. Andrew was already a disciple of John the He suffered imprisonment, beatings, Baptist. He was with him for a while, even persecutions and finally crucifixion. Like in the wilderness. This tells us of the deep Peter, we are filled with foibles and failures. spirituality of the man. Although he was a Yet, Jesus trusts us. He always gives as an fisherman by profession, he left it in order nth chance. to seek a higher purpose, to seek holiness Jesus needs musketeers. Can we be one and redemption. He was also the first to of the three? 4 — Fr. Joseph Wilmer S. Tria
“Come, and you will see.” —john 1:39
Mateo 18:1-5,10
Kapyestahan ni Sto. Niño (Taon B)
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isay ngunyan an pinakadakula sa kahadian kan langit?” Sisay matukaw na kataid ni Jesus? Si Pedro na may kapot kan susi? Si Andres na iyo an enot inapod ni Jesus? Si Judas na iyo an tesorero? Sisay sa LECTIO wala? Sisay sa too? Gusto DIVINA nindang maaraman kun ano an kriterya ni Jesus tanganing sinda makapag-andam. Minsan, iyo man ini an nagdadalagan sa isip ta sa laog kan simbahan. Sisay an malakas sa kura? Pano magin malakas saiya? Ano an kaya kong itabang sa parokya?
“Kun dai kamo magbirik asin magin siring sa mga sadit na aki, dai kamo makakalaog sa kahadian kan langit?” Ugali palan an hanap ni Jesus, bakong tibay. An magpakumbaba iyo an pinakadakula, siring sa aki. An mani-aki dai nangangahulugan na magin siring sa aking pasaway asin ikol-ikol, kundi naghahagad nin gatas kun gutom, asin ini an tataramon kan Dyos asin an Hawak ni Kristo sa Banal na Eukaristiya. Siring sa aki, sya dai naghahàdit kan maabot, kundi biyong nagtitiwala sa Dyos. Dai sya nagmamalisya sa gibo kan iba, asin matinubod-tubod sa kabùtan kan Dyos. Ano an magayon na ugali kan aki na yaon sako?
“Mag-ingat kamo na dai nindo hamakon an saro kaining saradit...” An mga aki iyo an maribay sa sato. Ngapit, sinda naman an mga maglilingkod sa satong parokya. Kaya mahalaga an satong mga paarog. Pinapatanidan kita na dai makapahiling sainda nin maraot na gibo, arog baga kan pagraway, pakiiwal sa kataraid, pagputik asin dakul pang karàtan. Ano an itinatao kong paarog asin katukduan sa sakong mga aki? 4