Archdiocesan Shrine and Parish of St. Jude Thaddeus, Naga City | v.4, n6 | issn 2599-5030 | 10 to 16 February 2019
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n a certain church there was a man in the choir who couldn’t sing very well. The choir director suggested that he should leave the choir. Others felt he should be given more time to improve. The choir director then decided to go to the parish priest and complain. “You need to get that man out of the choir or else I’m going to resign.” So the pastor went to the man and said to him, “Perhaps you should leave the choir.” “Why should I leave the choir?” the man asked. “Well,” said the pastor, “four or five people have told me you can’t sing.” “That’s nothing,” the man replied, “fifty people have told me you can’t preach!” greatest apostles of Jesus in the New God can make use of the most unlikely Testament, also express their deep inner people to fulfill the divine purpose. sense of unworthy to serve the Lord. They Simon Peter is impulsive and all have the same conviction, which is emotionally unstable. Andrew has no shared by all who meet the Lord: God is qualities for leadership. The two holy and they are unholy. brothers James and John place Yet God calls and uses not so personal interest above company SUNDAY much the worthy instrument but loyalty. Thomas was a skeptic. REFLECTION the willing instrument. God Matthew was a Jewish public wants our yes first before He could do the disgrace. James the son of rest. To those of us who are willing yet are Alphaeus, and Jude Thaddeus, definitely overcome with fear, fear of the unknown, or have radical leanings, and register high on overwhelmed by the task, the Scriptures is in the manic-depressive scale. unison for an advice. More than 300 times in The adage, “God does not call the the Bible we hear God saying: “Fear not, for I qualified but he qualifies those whom He am with you.” Archangel Gabriel says to calls”, rings out clearly here. Mary: “Fear not, Mary.” The angel says to I often hear the excuse of qualified Joseph, “Do not be afraid to take Mary as people in the parish turn down invitation to your wife…” The angels tell the shepherds, serve the church. “I am not worthy to “Don’t be afraid.” On resurrection day, Jesus become a servant of the Church.” “I am busy now. I have so many works to attend to.” But told His apostles and friends as he appeared who among us are worthy to become servants to them, “It is I, don’t be afraid.” The first of the Lord? To tell you frankly, nobody! It is statement that came out from the mouth of Blessed John Paul II when he was elected, because all of us are sinful people. All of us Pope was this: “Don’t be afraid.” What commit wrongdoing. happened to the three? They became the In all today’s three readings, Isaiah, one greatest evangelizers of the love of God to all. of the greatest prophets in the Old WILLING INSTRUMENTS / next page Testament, Peter and Paul, two of the
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aladan kamong mga dukha...” Bakong kaugmahan kundi kapaladan. Dai masusuway an bendisyon kan Dyos sa tawong mapalad. Inapod ni Jesus na paladan idtong mga daing palad o kapos palad arog kan mga LECTIO dukha, nagugutom, DIVINA nagtatangis, ikinakaungis, isinisikwal, minumuda asin pinapakaraot. Iba an sukulan kan Dyos sa sukulan kan tawo. Sisay an hinahanap tang mga líder sa banwaan? Sisay man an hinahanap kan Dyos na líder kan saiyang kahadean nin pagkamuot asin katanusan? Ano an kapaladan ko sa buhay?
“Mag-ugma kamo asin maglukso sa kaugmahan kun iyan mangyari.” Digdi kinua an titulo kan Apostolic Exhortation ni Papa Francisco dapit sa pagpapakabanal. May lugar an persekusyon sa buhay kan Kristyano. Dai kita dapat mapurisaw na minumuda kita, pinapakaraot kan kapwa, binabantaan an satong buhay. Malinaw na gabos ini sugot asin patakot kan demonyo; alagad ini an paagi tanganing mapararom an satong pagkamuot sa Dyos asin mapabanal. An mga ini dapat magdarang kaugmahan sa satong puso. Kasuarin ako nagsapo nin persekusyon? Ano si sakong pagmati?
“Herak man saindo na mga basog ngunyan…” An hinahangaan kan tawo (pwedeng) dai hinahangaan kan Dyos. Kaya si Jesus nagsabi: Herak man saindo na mga basog, nagngingisi, inuumaw. Ini an buhay nin pribilehiyo. Pribilehiyo an magin aki nin mayaman, an makatapos sa pag-adal, an titser, abogado o pulitiko. Alagad gabos ini nag-aagi sana para LECTIO / next page