archdiocesan shrine and parish of st. jude thaddeus, naga city | v.4, n.32 | issn 2599-5030 | 11 to 17 august 2019
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he story below is a story which I have heard once during a retreat when I was still in college. The wisdom of the story complements well with this 19th Sunday Gospel reading where each of us is challenged to “be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning, like servants waiting for their master to return . . . (lk 12:3637).” May I write the story which I entitled, “The Parable of the Matchsticks.” The matchsticks live in darkness spark a light. “If only I can come back to inside the box. They only can see light the box so I can tell my comrades about when the owner of the matchbox opens the miracle that we are capable of” the it. The matchsticks are so delighted when matchstick thought to himself. the box is opened because they can see Soon when the electric power light but every one of them become resumed, while the owner of the anxious as well since surely one matchbox was phasing about his room, he of them shall be pulled out by saw the unused matchstick on SUNDAY the owner of the matchbox and REFLECTION the floor, picked it up and will never return after they hear returned it to the box. Now the a strange crashing sound outside returning matchstick was so excited to tell the box. No one among them knew where his comrades, and he declared to all the matchstick which left them went to. saying: “You know my friends we live in This routine came to be almost ordinary desolation because we live in darkness for the matchsticks which they came to and we see light only when the box opens accept as their lot. but we are sad because one of us leaves. One night when there was power Now I know the truth, I tell you and you failure in the city, the matchbox owner must believe because I am a witness. It is scampered to open the match box and the one of us, and in fact all of us which is the matchsticks were puzzled because they source of light, we need only a little did not see light this time. While the man scratching to produce light.” All the other hurriedly took a matchstick to light a matchsticks believed him and everyone candle he did not notice that he picked was perked-up and wished that someday two matchsticks, one he used to light the it shall be his own chance to be scratched candle after scratching and the other one and give light. End. fell to the ground. This story kind of roused many of the The matchstick which fell to the virtues which I know I possessed but ground saw all that has happened and he which seemed to be inactive in my life. I realized that it was from them that light became so enthusiastic to get in touch came forth. He realized that he only with persons around me and I wanted to Need a scratch? / third page needed a little scratching in order to
Para sa Ika-20 Domingo, C “Sa paghuna nindo, nagdigdi ako sa pagtao nin katuninungan sa kinaban? Dai… kundi pagkabaranga.” babasahon i: jer 38:4-6,8-10 An paburubago nin desisyon kan hading si Zedekia nagpapahiling kan kaluyahan nin pagtubod kan banwaan nin Israel sa panahon ni MGA BANHI Jeremias. KAN TATARAMON Naghihinanyog sya dati sa mga hulit kan propetang si Jeremias. Alagad kan an mga hulit magpuon banggaon an mga stratehiya militar kan mga prinsipe kan hadi, ipinaapon nya si Jeremias sa kalot. Alagad si Jeremias padagos na nagin tingog kan Kagurangnan sa tahaw kan kawaran nin pagtubod kan hadi, prinsipe, asin kan kadaklan. babasahon 2: heb 12:1-4 An sarong atleta o paradalagan nageensayo arualdaw tanganing halion an anuman na makakapagabat sa saiyang pagdalagan. Siring man, an pagturuhok sa katuyuhan kinakaipuhan na dai mapatod tanganing makaabot sa paduduman. Dai ta paglingawan an pagkadakul-dakol na mga testigo na nagkairinot sa sato. Sinda an matao nin hulit sa sato sa panahon nin kaluyahan. Si Jesus iyo an satuyang tunay na pangarugan huli ta tinios nya an gabos na kasakitan, linabanan an kasàlan, asin dinaog nya nanggad an gabos na kalaban nin Kagurangnan. ebanghelyo: lk 12:49-53 An kalayo pwedeng makasulo, siring na ini pwede man na makalinig. An pagsunod ki Kristo Jesus bakong pasil na pagbaklay. Ini sarong halawig asin masakit na byahe kun sain kita nalilinigan kan gabos sa satong buhay na dai uyon sa presensya nin Dyos. Minsan an sadiring kapamilya nagigin Banhi / third page