Archdiocesan Shrine and Parish of St. Jude Thaddeus, Naga City | v.4, n4 | issn 2599-5030 | 27 January to 2 February 2019
COMPASSION IS OUR MISSION
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Gospel according to St. Luke combined with the “Acts of the Apostles” is the longest written literature in the New Testament since these books taken as one by biblical scholars are written by the same author. Moreover, these books are both dedicated to Theophilus. Some would say that Theophilus was an honorary Roman citizen who stood as lawyer for St. Paul in his court trials but others express that Theophilus when translated from Latin meaning, “the friend (philus) of God (Theo)” or “God’s beloved” could mean that the name stands for all Christians. Thus, the Gospel according to Luke is dedicated for all Christians as we read from the prologue of the Gospel according to Luke (Lk 1:1-4). In serenity and with humble heart, let Compassion, which is taken from the Latin cum (with) and patior, pationis (pain), in our prayer be: teach us Your Spirit of mercy and order to be meaningfully significant, should have three components namely: 1) Being aware compassion, for it is only in loving imitation of you, Lord of Peace that we can discover of the pain of the other person. Indeed, the healing springs of life that will bring unless we are aware of the suffering about harmony and peace among of others, we cannot be SUNDAY compassionate. Being REFLECTION us all. Let us be generous in sowing compassionate entails our peace and friendships and have the consciousness of the pain gentleness of heart especially because experienced by others. We do not need sometimes we are dangerously corrupted compassion for someone whom we know is with our angry hearts because of the not suffering; 2) Feeling the pain of the other. unfavorable conditions in our land. Some people avoid looking at a person who Where there is selfish ambitions heal us is suffering because they do not want to feel the pain themselves. Compassion, though not and let there be humble service. Where there is injustice heal us and grant us the power to limited to, is a feeling. As humans we have give what is due. Where there is despair heal that capacity to share the feelings of others, may it be a negative or a positive feeling, but us and let us hope in Your Good News. Where there are wounds of division heal us in order to realize true compassion, and let us sow unity and wholeness. Where compassion should not only end with a feeling, and; 3) Doing something to alleviate that there are lies and deceit heal us and let Your pain. This third component is what will make Truth set us all free. Where there is thought of vengeance heal us and let there be our compassion genuine, when we as forgiveness. Help us to be committed in Christians can ask Jesus to give us the power working for peace in spite of our frail faith. to ease the pains and sufferings of our Amen. 4 ramon l. almoneda, phd-th neighbors. Thus we pray to Jesus.
giya sa prayer meeting
lukas 4:21-30
Domingo 4, Ordinaryong Panahon, Taon C
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gunyan na aldaw nautob na an kabtang na ini kan kasuratan na saindong nadangog.” An mga propeta naghulà kan mga mangyayari sa masurunod na aldaw. Si Jesus nagtukdo na nag-abot na an saindang pinaghahalat. LECTIO An Kahadian kan Dyos DIVINA nag-abot na. An Daan na Tipan panô nin mga istorya nin milagro tanganing an mga Hudiyo maandam sa pag-abot ni Jesus. Nabangâ an Dagat na Pula, nasulô an estatwa ni Baal, alagad dai man giraray sinda andam sa pag-abot ni Jesus. Ano na an mga inutob kong kabùtan kan Dyos? Ano pa an dai?
“Sa katotoohan sinasabihan ko kamo, mayong propetang minimidbad sa sadiri nyang banwaan.” Dai sikat an mga propeta huli ta may dara sindang mga mensahe na bakong marhay pagdangugon. Dakul nang ipinagadan na mga propeta an mga Hudiyo. Ini huli ta may ipinapabakli an mga propeta na habo man baklion kan mga Hudiyo. Siring man kaini an satong kultura. Habo ta sa mga propeta na nagsasabi kan totoo kundi sa mga payaso na tataong magkitik kan satong mga talinga. Kasuarin ako nakamati nin pagsayuma kan sakong pag-iriba? Ano an nangyari?
“Naanggot nin makuri an mga tawo duman sa sinagoga kan madangog ninda ini.” Huna kan mga Hudiyo na an mesias iyo an mapaluhod kan mga kaiwal kan Israel sa paagi nin kusog asin armas. Alagad, lalong nalugad an saindang orgulyo huli ta pinagirumdom sinda ni Jesus na dawa an kaiwal kan mga Hudiyo padangat kan Dyos arog duman sa paganong balo asin sa paganong Naaman. An tawong mapaabaw-abaw madaling maanggot, madaling malugadan. Ano pa an mga kaanggutan na yaon sa sakong daghan? 4