Archdiocesan Shrine and Parish of St. Jude Thaddeus, Naga City | v.4, n.3 | issn 2599-5030 | 20 to 26 January 2019
WINE ALL YOU CAN
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as anyone every wondered how much wine Jesus miraculously produced in the wedding a Cana? Well, the Gospel states that were six stone water jars used in the wedding ceremony with each holding twenty or thirty gallons. So when Jesus transformed the water into wine, he made 180 gallons of wine! That is 720 liters of premium wine. In the scriptures, numbers are not coincidental or marginal in meaning. They speak a lot. The abundance of wine is the amount of power of Jesus’ presence in marriages which the English version do not. joy that comes along with the messianic “E siamo sempre bambini ma (We will times as Isaiah described: “On this mountain the Lord of hosts will provide for always be kids but), Nulla è impossibile (nothing is impossible), Stavolta non ti lascerò all people a feast of rich food and (This time I won’t leave you) Mi baci piano ed choice wines, juicy, rich food and io, torno ad esistere (You kiss me pure, choice wines” (Is 25:6). The SUNDAY old wine of the Mosaic Law has REFLECTION slow and I return to exist) E nel tuo sguardo crescerò” (And in your run out and now Jesus is the new gaze I grow). wine of the New Covenant. The We would always be children in the eyes presence of Jesus in a wedding ceremony at of God, always needing and wanting his the start of his public ministry is a clear indication of a delightful promise—that He help and grace. We can ask anything for nothing is impossible in His eyes. The will be present in all the matrimonies and promise of spouses to be together for better married lives of spouses. Marriage is not like our tsinelas that you leave behind when or for worse speaks of Christ’s unwavering sacrificial love that will not change even if you don’t need it. Marriage changes you. It we become unfaithful. We can never outdo changes your social status, your Christian Christ’s generosity as clearly seen in the status. Therefore God’s grace for marriage is extravagant because we would be needing amount of wine in Cana. Let us not tire on calling God for help it a lot. each time. The wine of his grace know no Here in our parish, the wedding capital limits. Once we invite Jesus into our homes, of Naga (and so I claim), one of the most our lives will never be the same again. His popular songs played in wedding presence brings joy and gladness. “No more ceremonies is Ed Sheeran’s song, “Perfect.” shall people call you ‘Forsaken’, or your land This four-chord song written by the British ‘Desolate’, but you shall be called ‘My Grammy award-winning singer appeals to delight’, and your land ‘Espoused’ (Is 62:4). many for its simple melodious tune and über-romantic lyrics. I personally like better In his gaze, we continue to exist and grow. 4 fr. francis a. tordilla the Italian version for its lyrics capture the
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agbalik si Jesus sa Galilea sa kapangyarihan kan Espiritu.” Pinapahiling ni San Lukas na an ministro ni Jesus hali sa kapangyarihan kan Espiritu. An saiyang pagpaduman sa Galilea bakong hali sa saiyang LECTIO kabùtan kundi kan DIVINA Espiritu. Tàno ta Galilea? Si Jesus namundag sa Nazaret, banwaan kan Galilea. Ini lugar kan dakul na pagano, kan mga dukha, kan mga minámata kan mga taga-Jerusalem. Sinda an mga probinsyano. Sa sainda si Jesus maglilingkod. Sisay sa mga ‘probinsyano’ an buot kong paglingkudan?
“An Espiritu kan Kagurangnan nasa ibabaw ko, kaya linahidan ako sa paghatod kan ebanghelyo sa mga dukha...” Malinaw na marhay ki Jesus an saiyang misyon. Ini nakasurat na sa libro ni Isaias. Isinubol sya kan saiyang Ama para sa mga nasa laylayan kan banwaan. Sinda an mga buta, bungog-pula, mga biyadî, mga dauton, mga bilanggo, mga daing sukat sa banwaan. An saindang ranga iyo an marhay na bareta. Pirang oras kada semana an itinatao ko sa pagdara kan marhay na bareta sa mga kasaraditan?
“Ngunyan utob na an kasuratan na ini na nadangog nindo kan saindong mga talinga.” Ini an pinaka-halìpot na sermón. Alagad, panô ini nin kapangyarihan. Pinùnan nya ini sa tataramon na “ngunyan.” Ngunyan, an Espíritu kan Kagurangann yaon sako. Ngunyan dinadara ko an marhay na bareta sa mga dukha. Ngunyan an mga bihag makakalaya asin an mga buta makakahiling. Ngunyan an mga api makakaligtas. Tapos na an halawig na halat. An marhay na bareta nag-abot na—para sa mga dukha. Ano an mga dapat kong gibuhon ko ‘ngunyan’? 4