archdiocesan shrine and parish of st. jude thaddeus, naga city | v.4, n.39 | issn 2599-5030 | 3 to 9 november 2019
Break the cycle
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or this 31st Sunday in ordinary time the Gospel reading (lk 19:1-10) is about the story of the conversion of Zaccheus who was a chief tax collector in Jericho, a town in Palestine. In the time and place of Jesus, a tax collector is one who is most hated by the Jews since instead of using the taxes for the development of their own society; he collects taxes to enrich him personally and their nation’s conqueror --the Romans. Aside from being hated, a tax collector (Publican) is indiscriminately judged by everybody as a sinner. Zaccheus is described by Luke’s Gospel coping mechanisms which can be more as a short man who climbed a sycamore self-destructive and counter to tree in order that he can see Jesus community-building relationships. who was passing by. Exegetes In the Gospel Jesus showed SUNDAY (experts in Biblical an example how to break the REFLECTION interpretation) would say that cycle of rejection wherein Luke’s description of Zaccheus as Zaccheus was seemingly caught up. Instead “a short man” is not limited to Physical of tagging Zaccheus as the tax collector shortness but spiritual and emotional as and sinner, Jesus delved into a deeper well. Zaccheus is short of self-esteem and relationship with Zaccheus as a person by identity, short of respect and dignity, and calling him by name–giving him his true short of self-worth and friends. These identity; telling him to come down from “shortness” are consequences of how the sycamore tree—engaging Himself with Zaccheus deal with himself and his life a sincere conversation and urging him to which are results of the way people around be authentic without using artificial him treat him. People rejected him and in coping/defense mechanisms; and lastly, order to cope up with these rejections he Jesus came to visit his abode and shared a succumbs to climbing “the sycamore tree” meal with Zaccheus—this is ministry in which is symbolic of the way people who action which prompted Zaccheus to lack affirmation (KSP in the vernacular— completely turn around and offered to give kulang sa pansin) look for strategies in half of his belongings to the poor and order to be noticed. Some people resort to repay back four times as much those whom bullying, fake talks, malingering, he has cheated. alcoholism, drugs or even suicide. When As Christians today, how do we deal unchecked, this situation can be caught in with people who give in or sell our rights a vicious cycle. The more that somebody is and sovereignty to those who are subtly rejected the more that a person becomes conquering us? Should we bully back those worse because he or she looks for more break the cycle | Third Page
Para sa Domingo 32c, Ord. Panahon
“Bako sa Dyos nin mga gadan kundi nin mga buháy.” babasahon i: 2 mac 7:1-2,9-14 Makangirhat an detalye kan istorya kan pagigin martir kan mga magtururugang na lalaki. Alagad an kasakitan lalong nagpapusog kan MGA BANHI saindang KAN TATARAMON pagtubod. Nagin dayupot sinda sa tradisyon kan saindang pagtubod sagkod sa kagadanan. Daing ibang makakabawi kan saindang buhay kundi an Dyos sana sa langit. An Dyos na nagtao sainda kan saindang mga kamot, ibabalik an mga ini sainda nin huli kan saindang dakulang pagtubod sa pagkabuhay-liwat. babasahon 2: 2 tess 2:16-3:5 An pagpamibi, susog ki San Pablo, iyo an magpapadanay sato sa pagtubod sa Dyos. Iyo ini an pangangaipo kan saiyang komunidad sa Tessalonika nin huli kan saindang inaagihan na persekusyon. An pagkamuot kan Dyos iyo sana an makakapadanay sainda sa makuring kahurasaan. An Dyos dayupot sato dawa anong mangyari. An paghagad nin pamibi ni San Pablo nagpapagirumdom sato kan dakulang pangangaipo nin komunidad na magpinarapamibian. ebanghelyo: lk 10:27-38 Pinurbaran kan mga Saduseo na ipasupog si Jesus sa paagi kan saindang paghapot sa Maestro. Ginamit ninda an Biblia (Torah) bilang saindang armas tanganing pawaran bisa an katukduan ni Jesus sa pagkabuhayliwat. Alagad si Jesus iyo an nagpasupog sainda sa pagtaóng duon bako sa paginaraguman kundi sa buhay na maabot ngapit. An buhay na daing kasagkuran bako manungod sa pag-agom kundi sa
mga banhi | Third Page