archdiocesan shrine and parish of st. jude thaddeus, naga city | v.4, n.41 | issn 2599-5030 | 8 to 14 december 2019
Prepare for grace surges
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uring the onslaught of Typhoon Tisoy, every one received a message service on their mobile phones warning them of the danger of a storm surge and therefore the need to evacuate to higher and safer places. The message was helpful to many no matter how eerie the message alert was. Everyone needed to be reminded of the primacy of safety. This Christmas, Christ wants to make The First Reading paints a different a new but joyful surge of grace in the picture of what God has in store when we world, in the Church, and in each stay close to Him. It uses vivid language one of our lives. He wants to to describe the perfect justice, SUNDAY keep pouring out those benefits peace and harmony of life in REFLECTION of Redemption. So He sends the Kingdom of God. It shows messages of alert for he wants us wolves and lambs entertaining each other, to be ready to receive this year's new lions eating hay and living in peace with surge of grace - he doesn't want us to miss cattle, the utter destruction of ruthless out on it. And so, through the liturgy, he and wicked people...These are descriptions sends his messenger once again to teach of the world as it will be when Christ's us how to get ready. redemption reaches everyone and Clearing the way for Christ to enter selfishness is conquered. more deeply into our society and our lives It is also a description of what means, first of all, repenting. To repent is happens inside our souls when we let to turn away from selfish behavior Christ rule there, as all the saints have patterns. To repent means to done so well. Take St. Lawrence, for acknowledge our sins. After all, how can instance, a deacon in Rome in the 200s, we have room in our hearts for the when it was still illegal to be a Christian. coming of a Savior unless we are aware of The Emperor sent St. Lawrence to death our need to be saved? During the by being roasted alive. But even while he typhoon, it was saddening how some was burning on the grill, his heart was at residents wouldn’t leave their houses for peace. Eyewitnesses actually recorded him fear that their neighbor would steal their as saying to the guards soon after his stuff. One old woman, when asked why torture had begun, "This side is done now; she didn’t leave immediately her house, I think you can turn me over." replied: “Baka magláyog po ang sim, When we let Christ rule in our hearts, (galvanized iron roof) pagkaaga bako ko his strength, peace and wisdom become na po yan.” How could there be a our strength, peace and wisdom. But that's possibility that others would take only the first step. Preparing for Christ's advantage of this awful situation? sunday reflection | Second Page
Domingo 3, Adbyento, Taon A
“An mga buta nakakahiling, an mga pilay nakakalakaw, an mga daúton nalilinigan, an mga bungog nakakadangog, an mga gadan nagbabangon, an mga dukha nahahatdan kan Ebanghelyo.” babasahon i: is 35:1-6a,10 Ipinapahayag ni Propeta Isaias an dakulang kaugmahan na an Dyos na mamumuton napadigdi sa pagligtas sato gabos. MGA BANHI Ibinabarita nya KAN TATARAMON an pagbalik kan mga Israelita gikan sa kauripnan sa tabang kan kamot nin Dyos. An bilog na kinaban mag-uugma asin magrurukyaw. An gabos na maluya, mga daing pagláom asin natatakot na sinda pinabayaan nin Dyos inaagyat na “magin pusog asin dai matakot nin huli ta sinda ililigtas nin Dyos.” babasahon 2: sant 5:7-10 An hulit ni Santiago Apostól sa mga nahahadit asin natatakot iyo na magin pasensyoso. An Kagurangnan nagdatong na sa pagligtas sainda asin sa saiyang pagbalik an gabos magkakaigwang kapanuan. Mantang kita naghahalat, kinakaipuhan atubangon nyato an gabos na kadipisilan kan paggiging myembro nin sarong komunidad arog kan dai pagkairitindihan, pagpakaraot nin iba, asin an tentasyon nin pag-agrangay asin paghusga sa kapwa. Siring kan pasensyosong parauma na naghahalat sa uran sa pagláom na an aanihon magigin mabunga, kita man mahalat sa pagdatong nin Kagurangnan tanganing an gabos magkaigwa nin kapanuan. ebanghelyo: mt 11:2-11 Ipinahiling kan kasimbagan ni Jesus sa hapot kan mga disipulo ni Juan an gabos na
mga banhi | Third Page