Archdiocesan Shrine and Parish of St. Jude Thaddeus, Naga City | v.3, n.40 | issn 2599-5030 | 30 September to 6 October 2018
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here are three significant lessons from the Gospel this Sunday. First, our mission comes from God, not from man. After the disciples finished their mission, they went back and reported to Jesus what they have accomplished. They also reported that someone was pursuing the same mission. John complained about this and said: “we saw someone who does not follow us casting out demons in your name; and we forbade him for he is not following us.” Take note that the gospel never said that the danger of causing injury to “little ones.” Anyone who causes such “little ones” to that person was not following Jesus, but stumble will suffer a terrible punishment in that he was not following the disciples. Jesus’ reply is clear. “Don’t forbid him.” “For God’s hands. God values every human soul, especially the vulnerable. whoever is not against us is on our Third, Jesus wants us to abandon our side.” Many who are neglected by sinful life and its companions. our Parish, especially those at SUNDAY remote places, take initiatives to REFLECTION He tells us: “If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off.” participate in the mission. Many Again, as in the previous verse, Jesus times, they do not coordinate with uses hyperbole to dramatize his point. He the Parish. Jesus does not want us to stop warned us about the danger of causing them. Sometimes, we draw circles to exclude others. But Jesus re-draws the circle another to stumble—an external threat. Now, he warns us about the danger of to include others. He wants a welcoming temptations that percolate within us—an Church. The mission comes directly from internal threat. He does not want us to lose Him, not from humans. our hands and feet. But he wants us to do Second, Jesus wants us to be careful some form of amputation. Resisting with our words and actions in dealing with the little ones. He says: “Whoever will cause temptation is paramount if we want to one of these little ones who believe in me to follow Jesus. The Lord’s Prayer ends with this: “Do not bring us to the test. And stumble, it would be better for him if he deliver us from evil.” were thrown into the sea with a millstone Discipleship requires amputation. hung around his neck.” We need to cut off our resentments, bad The little ones include children and habits, and personal ambitions. Yes, we need those who are young at faith. They are all to cut off anything that stands between us vulnerable and could be injured by our and God. God’s kingdom consists of those harsh words and bad examples. To stumble who have lost their vices, their attachments could mean loss of faith or being drawn to sin. Jesus is not telling us to kill people who to earthy treasures, and their relations with cause others to stumble, but instead uses an bad companions. Heaven is the home of amputees. 4 fr. wilmer joseph s. tria exaggerated language, a hyperbole, to show
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inusugutan ninda sya.” An mga Pariseo nagdulok ki Jesus sa paghapot, bako siring sa estudyante na buot makanuod, kundi siring sa kaiwal na buot ipasupog si Jesus. An Griegong tataramon iyo an o test sa LECTIO Ingles. Ini an ginibo man DIVINA kan Satanas ki Jesus duman sa bukid nin tentasyon. Sa Bikol, maninigo ining apudon an pagsugot. Sa Banal na Kasuratan, an Dyos nagtatao man nin peirazontes sa mga tawo, alagad mas maninigo ining apudon na pagbalô sa Bikol. An pagkakaiba iyo ini. An Dyos nagbabalô sa tawo tanganin magin masarig asin makaligtas. An mga Pariseo asin si Satanas nagsusugot tanganing mapadungkal an tawo. Ano ako, parabalô o parasugot?
“Sa katagasan kan saindong puso isinurat saindo an tugon na iyan... Alagad puon kan kapinùnan nin paglalang, lalaki asin babae ginibo sinda.” Si Moises nagsurat nin sertipikasyon nin diborsyo bako huli ta nagtutugot an Dyos kundi huli ta nangyari na an pagsuruwayan. An katuyuhan iyo na magkaigwang legal na proteksyon an agom na sinuwayan. An urulay ibinalik ni Jesus sa Genesis hali sa Deuteronomyo, sa Dyos hali ki Moises, sa matrimonyo hali sa diborsyo. Ipinapagirumdom sato an orihinal na plano kan Dyos. Ano an ginigibo ko tanganing magdanay an iribanan sa laog kan pamilya?
“Kaya an sinaro kan Dyos dai pagsuwayon nin tawo.” Sinaro, hali sa Griegong synezeuxen. An imahen na ginamit ni Jesus iyo an pagbugtak nin sakál sa duwang baka tanganing tuwang sinda sa pagdara kan gabat na saindang guyodguyod. Huli kan sakál, nagigin magian an saindang trabaho, asin napapadali an LECTIO / LAST PAGE