Archdiocesan Shrine and Parish of St. Jude Thaddeus, Naga City | v.3, n.39 | issn 2599-5030 | 23 to 29 September 2018
HUMILITY: DOOR TO ALL VIRTUES
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n a structure, the door is the entrance into the other amenities of a house as humility is also the entrance into other virtues. It is an act of humility to knock by the door before entering a house and to greet the owner and seek permission for entrance into the house rather than trespassing. Once inside the house, a person enjoys the tranquility and peace that the roof offers. It is the roof which protects the resident from rain or from the heat of the sun, just as humility begets peace and tranquility. Once inside the house, a window when opened illumines the place and air may ventilate the place, as it is humility which can lead us to fix misunderstandings and humility that can lead us to forgive or accept forgiveness. child and not sincerely innocent, then It is an amazing truth that many humility sometimes may be manipulated and Christian tenets are paradoxes like, in order used as a means to seek for things that to live you must die and in this 25th Sunday humility abhors. This happens when one Gospel (Mk 9: 30-37) Jesus taught that takes the pleasure of being admired because “Anyone who wants to be first must he takes the last seat intentionally in order to be the very last, and the servant of attract others and expect them to all (Mk 9:35).” Yes, it is humility in SUNDAY practice that Christ wants of us REFLECTION lead him or her to the front seats. Humility then may be authentic but that humility obviously must or pretentious. be like a child’s humility, a humility Authentic humility requires true and which is innocently sincere . . . this, Jesus has sincere unbridled detachment from selfexpressed when in the Gospel story, Jesus indulgence. True humility is one that flows took a child (cf. MK 9:36-37) to show to his out naturally from one’s desire not to uplift disciples in order to illustrate his teachings. oneself but to make him/herself vulnerable— Indeed, humility is a virtue which a one that makes oneself totally committed to person may possess that does not desire all other Christian virtues without reserve. praise and commendations yet it is the Humility is accepting the truth that to be a humble person whom we admire and honor Christian is to share in the death of Christ more. This is the mystery of humility, the and to hope and trust in Christ’s more that the person is humble—one who resurrection. would truly not seek for attention is the Humility indeed is the door to God’s person that other people are more attracted glory! 4 ramon l. almoneda, phd-th to. But when humility is not like that of a
If anyone wants to be first, he must make himself last of all and servant of all.
{ mark 9:35 }
giya sa prayer meeting
marko 9:38-48 Domingo 26, Taon B
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ai nindo sya pag-ulangon.” May nagbubulong alagad habo magsunod sa mga disipulo ni Kristo. Listo an simbag ni Jesus. ‘Dai sinda nagsusunod saindo, alagad nagsusunod sinda sako.’ May mga kumunidad sa LECTIO parokya na nagkukusa na DIVINA magdebosyon arog kan santakrusan, o magbulong, na daing paisi sa parokya. An simbag ni Jesus malinaw. Alagad, may mga lider na nagtutumang sa Dyos pati nanggagadan nin tawo. Ibang kaso na ini. Sisay an inulang kong tawo sa pagsasadyos huli ta bako syang tagasimbahan?
“An iskandalo sa saro kaining saradit na nagtutubod sako, mas marhay pa saiya kun natatagulnudan an liog nin gapong gilingan...” Bako sana an mga aki an pwedeng maiskandalo kan satong maraot na paarog, kundi idtong mga lumbod pa an pagtubod, arog kaidtong primero pa sanang maglaog sa simbahan asin magsimba o primero pa sanang pag-ayon sa prayer meeting, alagad may naririparo na tulos na maraot na iribanan. An satong gawi, pag-uugali, panaramtaram— gabos ini pwedeng magdara nin iskandalo sa mga lumbod pa an pagtubod. Kasuarin ako nakataram na nakaiskandalo sa sakong kapwa?
“Kun an saimong kamot dahilan mo nin pagkasala, putula…” Bako sana an iba an pwedeng dahilan kan sakong pagkasala, kundi pwedeng yaon sa sakong sadiri an dahilan. Dai dapat literal an interpretasyon kan pagputol, kundi dapat seryusohon nanggad an paglikay sa tentasyon. Sa pagsunod ki Kristo, mahalaga an ‘pagputol’ LECTIO / LAST PAGE