archdiocesan shrine and parish of st. jude thaddeus, naga city | v.4, n.40 | issn 2599-5030 | 10 to 16 november 2019
Rise with Christ
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eath. Resurrection. Do we still think about what happens to us when we die and after? The Mass readings this Sunday lead us to reflect on the resurrection of the dead and on how we can attain it.
The gospel (lk 20:27-38) is about the Second is through the sustaining grace of question concerning the resurrection. Christ himself. We find in the letter (second Some Jews who deny the reading, 2 Thess 2:16–3:5) the prayer of resurrection asked Jesus about Paul to the Thessalonians, SUNDAY marriage in the afterlife. Jesus affirming the love of Christ the REFLECTION responded that life at the Lord and God the Father. Such resurrection would be different: love grants the believers the grace to no marriage, no death. “Those who rise will encourage and strengthen their hearts in be the children of God and will be like every good deed and word and the grace to angels.” However, such life will only be for guard them against evil. With such grace, “those who are considered worthy of a one enjoys Christ’s encouragement and place in that age.” protection in life on earth. What does it mean to be “worthy” of Therefore, we can rise with Christ such a place? How can one be worthy of an through our strong faith and Christ’s eternal life with God? How can we rise sustaining grace. But how do we see and live with Christ? We can discern two means such faith and grace today? from the readings: I recently celebrated the Mass for an First is through our strong faith in the ALS patient. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis resurrection of the dead. 2 Maccabees 7 (first (ALS) is a disease that causes the death of reading) is about the martyrdom of a voluntary muscles until the patient loses Jewish mother and her seven sons. They the ability to speak, walk, use her hands, were being arrested, tortured, and forced swallow, and breathe. She is now in the to eat pork in violation of God’s law. But latest stage of the disease and has been each of them willingly endured any dependent on the life support system in a persecution. They preferred death than hospital. The sad thing about ALS is that its transgress the laws of their ancestors. And cause and cure are still unknown. More so, it they proclaimed that God would restore is excruciatingly painful. She would often them to life. Suffering is nothing for those close her eyes and gnash her teeth in pain. who believe in the resurrection. rise with christ | Second Page
We can be worthy of the resurrection through our strong faith and Christ’s sustaining grace.
Para sa Domingo 33c, Ord. Panahon
“Nin huli kan saindong imbod maliligtas nindo an saindo buhay.” babasahon i: 2 ma7 3:19-20a Sa paghuna kan mga Israelita sa pagdatong kan aldaw nin Kaguranganan, an padusa itatao nin Dyos sa ibang nasyon asin MGA BANHI sinda lang ang KAN TATARAMON makakaligtas. Alagad an mga tataramon kan Propetang si Malachi, nagpagamiaw sa sainda na an aldaw kan mga masumbikal, madali nang matapos asin papadusahan an mga parakasala. An makulor na deskripsyon kan mangyayari sarong pagpagirumdom sa mga Israelita na magbago asin magsulsol na. Igwang paglaom sa gabos na magbabakli asin magsusulsol. babasahon 2: 2 tess 3:7-12 An surat sa komunidad kan Tessalonika gikan ki Pablo, Silvano, asin Timoteo. Kaya an pagsurat ninda na “arugon nindo kami” buót sabihon arugon ninda an saindang gawing misyonero sa pagsunod sa paarog ni Kristo. Si Jesus daing untok na nagpahayag kan Kahadian nin mahal na Dyos. Tinuyaw ni Pablo an mga myembro kan komunidad na nagsasagin-sagin na sibot alagad mayo man nahihimo. Pagdanay sa paggibong karahayan an mensahe ni Pablo sato gabos. ebanghelyo: lk 21:5-19 An pagtukdo ni Hesus ginibo nya sa atubang kan magayon na templo nin Jerusalem. Arog kan mga pagiromdom kan propetang si Malachi, si Hesus nagpatanid sa saiyang mga disipulo na maabot ang panahon na an saindang templo magagaba. Bako lang ini manonongod sa pagkagaba kan Templo kan 70ad kundi an pangangaipo na magdanay sa pagiging maimbod ki Hesus dawa sa anong oras asin panahon. An mga kasakitan asin
mga banhi | Second Page