archdiocesan shrine and parish of st. jude thaddeus, naga city | v.4, n.27 | issn 2599-5030 | 7 to 13 july 2019
Use (necessary) words
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here is an often-quoted phrase attributed to St. Francis which goes: “Preach the Gospel at all times. Use words if necessary.” It has become a punctuation mark for every claim that proclamation by word should come only after proclamation by deed. It is effective in pointing out the necessity of witnessing. The only problem is that, St. Francis did not say these words. There is no historical basis for attitude of some gurus or celebrity attributing it to the Poverello of Assisi. It is preacher, but a communal effort that is a quote that has often bothered built by struggling to stay together. theologians and historians alike because it The announcement is fertilized by creates a useless dichotomy between prayer. Sometimes we could also be speech and action. The nearest silent sowers of good, spreading blessings quote that we can glean from the and secret prayers where we work. We first biographer of Francis, need to entrust the mission to SUNDAY Thomas of Celano, is the one he REFLECTION the Lord, instead of judging wrote just three years after others. Francis’ death. He quotes him The Lord asks us to go without too instructing his co-workers in the Gospel: many means. We should not mix up the “The preacher must first draw from secret tools with the content of the proclamation. prayers what he will later pour out in holy Earth must never blot out heaven. sermons; he must first grow hot within before The Lord asks us to bring peace, to he speaks words that are in themselves cold.” be tolerant, to be peaceful people. No one Exactly the same message was heard by can bring God with arrogance and the disciples in the Gospel this Sunday. strength, the arrogance of proclamation Their mission was clear. Jesus however saw takes us away from God in a definitive way. the need to issue clearer instructions on Finally the Lord asks us to stay, to how to announce the good news. dwell, to share with authenticity. We The disciples are sent two by two, are not different, we are not apart: the preceding the Lord. We must not convert fatigue, the anxiety, the doubts, the joys anyone: it is God who converts. It is He and the hopes of our human brothers are who lives in the hearts. To us is given only just ours, exactly ours. We are therefore the task of preparing the way for him. called to announce the gospel of joy using We are sent as a couple. The words and deeds which are necessary. 7 fr. francis a. tordilla announcement is not the charismatic
giya sa prayer meeting
Lukas 10:25-37 Domingo 15, Taon C
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aestro, ano an dapat kong gibuhon nganing makamtan ko an buhay na daing katapusan” An abogado naghahanap paagi na magmana kan panuga kan Dyos. Aram nyang pwede syang mapasalâ sa paghagad kan mana, o LECTIO mapahulog nya an buot DIVINA kan Dyos tanganing tàwan sya nin mana. Buot nyang makua an sekreto, an tamang paagi, tanganing makamtan nya ini. Ano an paráting hinagad ko sa Dyos? “Gibuha iyan asin mabubuhay ka.” Tama an simbag kan abogado na kamùtan an Dyos sa bilog na puso, kalag, kusog asin isip; asin kamùtan an kapwa siring sa sadiri. Kaya, sinabihan sya ni Jesus na dapat nya ining isabuhay. Aram ni Jesus na bilang abogado, tuom nya an mga tamang simbag, alagad gabos ini yaon sana sa saiyang isip asin dai man nya isinasabuhay. Ano an mga katugduan ni Jesus na dai ko pa isinasabuhay? “Sisay an sakong kapwa?” Ini sarong delaying tactics kan abogado. Buot nya pang makidebate kun sisay an kapwa. An pagpalawig kan diskusyon o debate paagi tanganing dai mautob an batas. Linalauman man kan abogado na magtao si Jesus nin malinaw na kahulugan kan kapwa tanganing magin malinaw saiya kun sisay man an bako nyang kapwa. Nagpipili daw ako kan buot kong tabangan? Sisay sinda? 7 fr. wilmer joseph s. tria
Blessed be God who has not turned away my prayer, nor his own faithful love from me. — ps 66:20