Archdiocesan Shrine and Parish of St. Jude Thaddeus, Naga City | v.4, n11 | issn 2599-5030 | 17 t0 23 March 2019
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LISTEN TO JESUS
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ho is Jesus? Herod is perplexed by His identity. The disciples confuse Him with Elijah, with John the Baptist, or with any of the old prophets. Peter hits it right when he says: “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Yet, the most authoritative revelation of Jesus’ identity is yet to come. Oftentimes, we lose track of our way Jesus brings Peter, James and John to the because we are distracted by the many voices mountain to pray. It was past midnight and we hear along the way. Judas listened to the the boon companions were too sleepy. voice of betrayal and despair. He committed Suddenly, His face changes and his clothing suicide. Pilate listened to the voice of an turns white and dazzling. Then Moses angry crowd. He had Jesus crucified. Peter and Elijah appear and the listened to the voice of cowardice. sleepyheads see them conversing SUNDAY with Jesus. They even overhear REFLECTION He denied Jesus three times. While we have this genuine them talking about Jerusalem as desire to transform our society, making it the exit point of Jesus. They were friendly especially to the lost, the last and the too tired to fathom what was going on. Not knowing what to say, Peter suggests that they least, there is a need for us to go up the pitch three tents so they can stay a bit longer mountain and pray. This is the true spirit of Lent. On that mountain, we must be able to on that mountain. A cloud engulfs them, interrupting Peter’s nonsense. And from that listen to the voice of sacrifice and not pleasure, of truth and not lies, of honesty and cloud, a voice comes out saying: “This is my not deceit, of hope and not despair, of beloved Son. Listen to Him!” bravery and not cowardice, of love and not Who is Jesus? He is the beloved Son of hatred, of life and not death. God. That pronouncement did not come God wants us to preserve our patrimony from Herod nor from the survey conducted by the disciples. Jesus’ true identity does not for the future of our children. He wants us to be liberated from loan sharks. He wants us to depend on the declaration of any political develop our talents so we may shine His light leader, demonic or not. And it does not to our world. He does not want us to depend on surveys conducted by squander our dreams and be helpless in the researchers, bribed or not. Rather, it is a midst of corruption and moral depravity. divine revelation. God wants us to live life abundantly, the very The Father asks His Son to undergo reason why He sends His beloved Son to passion, death and resurrection. That is the redeem us by the Cross. mission. Indeed, this beloved Son is “stupid” So when we pray, we must stop talking, enough to obey His Father. Yet, His exit in reading or thinking. We must simply look at Jerusalem shall be the entry point of His the Cross, and listen to Jesus. 4 fr. wilmer believers to Heaven. joseph s. tria “This is my beloved Son. Listen to Him.”
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un dai kamo magbakli, magagadan man kamo gabos arog sainda.” Nagkapira nagdulok ki Jesus sa paghagad ranga huli kan mapait na kagadanan na sinapo kan saindang pag-iriba. Alagad, imbes alingon ni Jesus, LECTIO tinaraman sindang DIVINA magbakli. Garo man sana inasinan ni Jesus si saindang mga lugad. Para saiya, si pagkagadan kan saindang pag-iriba nakalipas na. Alagad, an buhay ninda may katibaadan pa. Siring sa sato, sinda mga parakasala man, na magbakli, tibaad mas masakit pa an saindang sapuon na sakit. Ano pang maindatang ugali an dapat kong baklion?
“Paluda iyan! Sayang kan dagang natatanuman kaiyan.” Gamit an parabula kan kahoy na higera, ipinapahiling ni Jesus an kasayangan kan gabos na mga biyaya na saiyang iwinawaras sa tawo kun ini dai minabunga nin mga marhay na gibo. An kahugakan, kaanggutan, pagselos, katalsutan, pagduda, pagkabit—mga halimbawa kan mga bisyo na minasamwang kan mga balaog kan Dyos sa sato. Anong bisyo an biyong nagsayang kan biyaya kan Dyos sa buhay ko?
“Kun magbunga iyan sa sunod na taon, marhay; alagad kun dai paludon ta na.” An Dyos tataong maghalat. Sa halawig na panahon, hinalat kan Dyos na magbakli an mga mga Israelita asin mga Hudiyo. Ipinadara nya si Moises asin iba pang mga propeta, sagkod na ipinadara nya si Jesus, an saiyang bugtong na Aki. An Dyos naghahalat, nagtatyaga, naglalaom. Alagad, igwa man giraray ining kasagkuran. Mas marhay man giraray na pirmi kitang handa sa paghukom kan Kagurangnan. Guràno ako kahanda na mag-atubang sa paghukom? 4