Archdiocesan Shrine and Parish of St. Jude Thaddeus, Naga City | v.3, n.6 | issn 2599-5030 | 11 to 17 February 2018
giya sa prayer meeting
IN GOD’S OWN TIME
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ften times we ask the Lord to give us something, oftentimes for our personal needs, sometimes for others, and at time, it is not even out of necessity but out of mere desire.
There is nothing wrong in asking him will simply continue. He is not asking the Lord for favors, given the Jesus to automatically answer his request knowledge that he will provide; but but rather submitting himself SUNDAY since not all that we ask for are before Jesus’ divine will. REFLECTION granted by God, sometimes we Jesus immediately find it hard to comprehend this fact. administered the healing to the leper because If what we are asking for is of this particular attitude shown by the leper. something that is not good or beneficial, it is It was not a demand, but merely a wish if easier for us to understand if he did not Jesus so will it to happen. And he was grant them to us. But if it is something that cleansed. His wish was answered. is good and benefits everyone and God Sometimes Jesus answer our requests would not grant it, then, it would be immediately, while other requests take so difficult—and would take time for us to much time—even years, or worst of all, comprehend. We must, however, never set sometimes they were left unanswered. Let us aside the fact that he has his own purpose, remember that he has his own time, plan, he has his own plan, own way, and own time. and purpose for all the things that we We just need to ask, wait, and persevere. experience. Perhaps, because he wants us to Trying to look at it that way, the gospel gain more graces, to rely more on him, or is telling us to rely on Jesus’ generosity. even to give us more time to practice the Healing or any kind of miracle is not virtue of patience. We really don’t know. We something that we must demand from him, can’t read the mind of God. but rather with humility ask him to grant us Let us hold on to this idea: He is listening. the favor if He so wills it. We have heard the He hears the cry and anguish of the people, leper who came to Jesus, begging and he listens to our request. But he will grant requesting: “Lord if you are willing, you can our request in his own time. What we need cleanse me.” This is an attitude of humility to do is to persevere, to rely, and to try to and, at the same time, reliance on the power ask Jesus to grant us our every request. And of the Lord. He acknowledges that without if he so wishes it, He will give it to us. 4 the help of Jesus, the illness or sickness in — Fr. Nunilon Arnold F. Bancaso Jr.
Lord, if you are willing, you can cleanse me. { mark 1:40 }
Marko 1:12-15
Domingo 1, Kwaresma (Taon B)
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ulos rinusô sya padisyerto.” Dai na tinawan si Jesus panahon na magpa-party pagkatapos kan saiyang bunyag. Tulos sinubol sya sa disyerto kun sain masasabat nya si Satanas. An misyon ni Jesus malinaw. Sya an LECTIO magpapara kan kasalan DIVINA kan kinaban. An bunyag iyo an pagsugo saiya. An disyerto iyo na pag-andam asin pagpasarig saiya. Ini man an buhay kan Kristyano. Parati syang may aagihan na disyerto tanganing mapararom an satong pagtubod. Asi sakong pinakahuring disyerto?
“Yaon sya sa disyerto apat na pulong aldaw, sinusugutan ni Satanas.” Kwarenta—an bilang na katakod kan seryusong pagpapabanal. Kwarentang aldaw asin banggi na nag-uran tanganing malinigan kan Dyos an kinaban kan panahon ni Noe. Kwarentang aldaw si Moises sa Bukid kan Sinai; kwarentang taon sinda sa disyerto; kwarentang aldaw na nagbaklay si Elias sa Bukid kan Horeb. Kasuarin si huri kong ‘pagkwaresma’ para sa pagpapabanal?
“Nasa tahaw kan mga lalaw na hayop, asin an mga anghel naglilingkod saiya.” Mayo man hayop sa disyerto, alagad ini tanda na si Satanas may mga kampon. Sinda mababangis asin marigmat sa pagtuklo nin mga maluyang kalag. Alagad, an Dyos igwa man na mga soldados. Sinda an mga anghel na parasurog. Dawa si Jesus aki kan Dyos, igwa syang mga anghel na nakaantabay sa saiya. Ini man an kamugtakan nyato gabos. Kita nagbabaklay sa kinaban palibot nin mga mababangis na demonyo asin mga mabubuot na anghel. Ano an sakong personal na ekspiryensya sa sakong paglakbay sa kinaban? 4