08032016 Gospel Jn 5:1-16

After this, there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now, by the Sheep Gate in Jerusalem, there is a pool (called Bethzatha in Hebrew) surrounded by five galleries. In these galleries lay a multitude of sick people: blind, lame and paralyzed.

(All were waiting for the water to move, for at times an angel of the Lord would descend into the pool and stir up the water; and the first person to enter the pool, after this movement of the water, would be healed of what- ever disease that he had.)

There was a man who had been sick for thirty-eight years. Jesus saw him, and because he knew how long this man had been lying there, he said to him, “Do you want to be healed?” And the sick man answered, “Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is disturbed; so while I am still on my way, another steps down before me.”

Jesus then said to him, “Stand up, take your mat and walk!” And at once the man was healed, and he took up his mat and walked.

Now that day happened to be the Sabbath. So the Jews said to the man who had just been healed, “It is the Sabbath, and the law doesn’t allow you to carry your mat.” He answered them, “The one who healed me said to me, ‘Take up your mat and walk!’” They asked him, “Who is the one who said to you: Take up your mat and walk?” But the sick man had no idea who it was who had cured him, for Jesus had slipped away among the crowd that filled the place.

Afterward Jesus met him in the temple court and told him, “Now you are well; don’t sin again, lest some- thing worse happen to you.” And the man went back and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had healed him. So the Jews persecuted Jesus because he performed healings like that on the Sabbath.

Repleksiyon:

Dili mag-trabaho an mga Hudeo kon Sabbath (adlaw nan pagpahuway) pero an bakol tagdajaw ni Jesus bisan adlaw nan pahuway.

Tangutana nan mga Hudeo an nadajaw na bakol kon sin-o an nagsugo dija na bitbiton an ija higdaan kay para dila, trabaho man ini.

Amo’y ini rason na gusto nila dakpon si Jesus kay paglapas man kuno sa ila balaod an magtrabaho sa Sabbath.

Pero an importante na bertud dinhi sa ebanghelyo kuman an hugot ‘sab gihapon na pagtuo nan bakol sa mga pulong nan Ginoo ugsa sija nadajaw.

07032016 Gospel John 4:43-54

When the two days were over, Jesus left for Galilee. Jesus himself said that no prophet is recognized in his own country. Yet the Galileans welcomed him when he arrived, because of all the things which he had done in Jerusalem during the Festival, and which they had seen. For they, too, had gone to the feast.

Jesus went back to Cana of Galilee, where he had changed the water into wine. At Capernaum there was an official, whose son was ill, and when he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and asked him to come and heal his son, for he was at the point of death.

Jesus said, “Unless you see signs and wonders, you will not believe!” The official said, “Sir, come down before my child dies.” And Jesus replied, “Go, your son lives!”

The man had faith in the word that Jesus spoke to him, and went his way. As he was approaching his house, his servants met him, and gave him the good news, “Your son has recovered!” So he asked them at what hour the child began to recover, and they said to him, “The fever left him yesterday, at about one o’clock in the afternoon.” And the father realized that that was the time when Jesus had told him, “Your son lives!” And he became a believer, he and all his family.

Jesus performed this second miraculous sign when he returned from Judea to Galilee.

Repleksiyon:

Waya gaju’y makabasas sa hugot na pagtuo (faith) sa mga pulong nan Ginoo segun sa nahitabo sa isa ka opisyal na may anak na taas an hilanat.

Nan tagsultihan sija ni Jesus na mabuhi ra an imo anak, waya’y duha-duha, notuo dajon sija kay nahibayo man sija na kamatuoran an pulong nan Ginoo.

Romano an opisyal pero notuo dajon sija sa mga pulong ni Jesus na dili kon kaparehas dija kay tinuod man an mga pulong nan Ginoo.

06032016 - Fourth Sunday of Lent

Fourth Sunday of Lent

Reading 1 Jos 5:9A, 10-12

The LORD said to Joshua, "Today I have removed the reproach of Egypt from you.”

While the Israelites were encamped at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho,  they celebrated the Passover on the evening of the fourteenth of the month. On the day after the Passover, they ate of the produce of the land  in the form of unleavened cakes and parched grain. On that same day after the Passover,  on which they ate of the produce of the land, the manna ceased. No longer was there manna for the Israelites, who that year ate of the yield of the land of Canaan.

Responsorial Psalm Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7

R. (9a) Taste and see the goodness of the Lord. I will bless the LORD at all times; his praise shall be ever in my mouth. Let my soul glory in the LORD; the lowly will hear me and be glad.

R. Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.

Glorify the LORD with me, let us together extol his name. I sought the LORD, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears.

R. Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.

Look to him that you may be radiant with joy, and your faces may not blush with shame. When the poor one called out, the LORD heard, and from all his distress he saved him.

R. Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.

Reading 2 2 Cor 5:17-21

Brothers and sisters: Whoever is in Christ is a new creation: the old things have passed away; behold, new things have come. And all this is from God, who has reconciled us to himself through Christ and given us the ministry of reconciliation, namely, God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ,  not counting their trespasses against them  and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. So we are ambassadors for Christ, as if God were appealing through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. For our sake he made him to be sin who did not know sin, so that we might become the righteousness of God in him.

Verse Before The Gospel Lk 15:18

I will get up and go to my Father and shall say to him:

Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.

Gospel Lk 15:1-3, 11-32

Tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to listen to Jesus, but the Pharisees and scribes began to complain, saying, "This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” So to them Jesus addressed this parable: "A man had two sons, and the younger son said to his father, 'Father give me the share of your estate that should come to me.’ So the father divided the property between them. After a few days, the younger son collected all his belongings and set off to a distant country where he squandered his inheritances on a life of dissipation. When he had freely spent everything, a severe famine struck that country, and he found himself in dire need. So he hired himself out to one of the local citizens who sent him to his farm to tend the swine. And he longed to eat his fill of the pods on which the swine fed, but nobody gave him any. Coming to his senses he thought, 'How many of my father’s hired workers have more than enough food to eat, but here am I, dying from hunger. I shall get up and go to my father and I shall say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I no longer deserve to be called your son; treat me as you would treat one of your hired workers.”’ So he got up and went back to his father. While he was still a long way off, his father caught sight of him, and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him and kissed him. His son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you; I no longer deserve to be called your son.’ But his father ordered his servants, 'Quickly bring the finest robe and put it on him; put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. Take the fattened calf and slaughter it. Then let us celebrate with a feast, because this son of mine was dead, and has come to life again; he was lost, and has been found.’ Then the celebration began. Now the older son had been out in the field and, on his way back, as he neared the house, he heard the sound of music and dancing. He called one of the servants and asked what this might mean. The servant said to him, 'Your brother has returned and your father has slaughtered the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.’ He became angry, and when he refused to enter the house, his father came out and pleaded with him. He said to his father in reply, 'Look, all these years I served you and not once did I disobey your orders; yet you never gave me even a young goat to feast on with my friends. But when your son returns who swallowed up your property with prostitutes, for him you slaughter the fattened calf.’ He said to him, 'My son, you are here with me always; everything I have is yours. But now we must celebrate and rejoice, because your brother was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found.’”

05032016 Gospel. Lk 18:9-14

Jesus told another parable to some people, fully convinced of their own righteousness, who looked down on others: “Two men went up to the temple to pray; one was a Pharisee, and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood by himself, and said, ‘I thank you, God, that I am not like other people, grasping, crooked, adulterous, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week, and give a tenth of all my income to the temple.’

In the meantime the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘O God, be merciful to me, a sinner.’

I tell you, when this man went back to his house, he had been reconciled with God, but not the other. For whoever makes himself out to be great will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be raised up.”

Repleksiyon:

Pinaka-importante na aksiyon na himoon nan tawo para makabalik sa grasya nan Diyos an pag-hinulsol, pagpangajo Dija nan pasaylo.

An kalooy nan Ginoo mas dako pa kaysa sa kalibutan, permi jaon andam na Ija ipadangat dato, kon ato pangajoon Dija.

An pag-hinulsol sa mga kasay-anan sanan pag-pangajo nan pasaylo sa Diyos amo ra'y ato mahimo Dija para dili kita mawaya sa Ija grasya.

04032016 Gospel. Mk 12:28-34

A teacher of the law had been listening to this discussion and admired how Jesus answered them. So he came up and asked him, “Which commandment is the first of all?”

Jesus answered, “The first is: Hear, Israel! The Lord, our God, is One Lord; and you shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind and with all your strength. And after this comes a second commandment: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these two.”

The teacher of the law said to him, “Well spoken, Master; you are right when you say that he is one, and there is no other besides him. To love him with all our heart, with all our understanding and with all our strength, and to love our neighbor as ourselves is more important than any burnt offering or sacrifice.”

Jesus approved this answer and said, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And after that, no one dared to ask him any more questions.

Repleksiyon:

Gugma an pinaka-importante na butang o bertud sa kalibutan.

Amo kuno ini an nagpatujok nan kalibutan amo na tanan tawo mubati gajud nan pagmahal.

Ugsa na amo'y sumbanan na balaod nan Ginoo an gugma - paghigugma sa Diyos sanan sa isigkatawo.

03032016 Gospel Lk 11:14-23

One day, Jesus was driving out a demon, which was mute. When the demon had been driven out, the mute person could speak, and the people were amazed. Yet some of them said, “He drives out demons by the power of Beelzebul, the chief of the demons.” Others wanted to put him to the test, by asking him for a heavenly sign.

But Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to them, “Every nation divided by civil war is on the road to ruin, and will fall. If Satan also is divided, his empire is coming to an end. How can you say that I drive out demons by calling upon Beelzebul? If I drive them out by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive out demons? They will be your judges, then.

But if I drive out demons by the finger of God; would not this mean that the kingdom of God has come upon you? As long as a man, strong and well armed, guards his house, his goods are safe. But when a stronger man attacks and overcomes him, the challenger takes away all the weapons he relied on, and disposes of his spoils.

Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me, scatters.

Repleksiyon:

Himoon gajud bisan uno rakan nan demonyo, mailad lamang an tawo para modapig sanan mosunod dija. Dinhi sa ato ebanghelyo, tagpatuo nan demonyo an mga tawo na gikan kan Beelzebul, hepe nan mga demonyo, an gahum ni Jesus na makadajaw nan may mga sakit.

Pero dili madali-dali pagkadani an mga tawo na motuo sa demonyo kay hugot man an ila pagtuo na an gahum ni Jesus gikan gajud sa ato Diyos.

02032016 Gospel Mt 5:17-19

Do not think that I have come to annul the law and the prophets. I have not come to annul them, but to fulfill them. I tell you this: as long as heaven and earth last, not the smallest letter or dot in the law will change, until all is fulfilled.

So then, whoever breaks the least important of these commandments, and teaches others to do the same, will be the least in the kingdom of heaven. On the other hand, whoever obeys them, and teaches others to do the same, will be great in the kingdom of heaven.

Repleksiyon:

Kinahanglan gajod nato sun’don an mga balaod sanan mga sugo nan Diyos na nakapatik sa Balaang Kasulatan.

Ini na mga balaod amo’y ato sumbanan para marajaw sanan malinaw an ato kinabuhi dinhi sa kalibutan – preparasyon para sa kinabuhing dajon sa kalangitan.

Dili kon marajaw na lapason nato ini na mga sugo nan ato Ginoo para dili kita makasaya laban sa Diyos.

01032016 Gospel: Mt 18:21-35

Peter asked Jesus, “Lord, how many times must I forgive the offenses of my brother or sister? Seven times?” Jesus answered, “No, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.

This story throws light on the kingdom of Heaven: A king decided to settle accounts with his servants. Among the first of them was one who owed him ten thousand pieces of gold. As the man could not repay the debt, the king commanded that he be sold as a slave with his wife, his children and all his goods, as repayment.

The servant threw himself at the feet of the king and said, ‘Give me time, and I will pay you back everything.’ The king took pity on him, and not only set him free, but even canceled his debt.

When this servant left the king’s presence, he met one of his fellow servants, who owed him a hundred pieces of silver. He grabbed him by the throat and almost choked him, shouting, ‘Pay me what you owe!’ His fellow servant threw himself at his feet and begged him, ‘Give me time, and I will pay everything.’ But the other did not agree, and sent him to prison until he had paid all his debt.

Now the servants of the king saw what had happened. They were extremely upset, and so they went and reported everything to their lord. Then the lord summoned his servant and said, ‘Wicked servant, I forgave you all that you owed me when you begged me to do so. Weren’t you bound to have pity on your fellow servant, as I had pity on you?’ The lord was now angry. He handed the wicked servant over to be punished, until he had paid the whole debt.”

Jesus added, “So will my heavenly Father do with you, unless you sincerely forgive your brothers and sisters.”

Repleksiyon:

Pinaka-malisod na buluhaton an pagpasaylo. Duro an mga nakasaya dato na usahay makalaong kita na dili sila nato mapasaylo.

Pero an sugo an ato Ginoo: pasayluon nato an mga nakasaya dato, dili lamang kon siyete kapil’on an pagpasaylo kundili setenta ka pil’on an siyete pa an ato pagpasaylo sa mga nakasaya dato.

Ato dumdumon an jaon tag-laong na “to err is human and to forgive divine.”

29022016 Gospel Lk 4:24-30

Jesus added, “No prophet is honored in his own country. Truly, I say to you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heavens withheld rain for three years and six months and a great famine came over the whole land. Yet, Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to a widow of Zarephath, in the country of Sidon. There were also many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha, the prophet; and no one was healed except Naaman, the Syrian.”

On hearing these words, the whole assembly became indignant. They rose up and brought him out of the town, to the edge of the hill on which Nazareth is built, intending to throw him down the cliff. But he passed through their midst and went his way.

Repleksiyon:

An tinuod sanan halayum na gugma dili mapalit o kabayluhan nan bisan pila na kantidad sanan an gugma waya’y makapukan bisan uno na puwersa. Amo ini kakusog nan puwersa nan paghigugma nan ato Ginoo. Ugsa na ato gajud pahinungdan an gugma nan Diyos pinaagi sa ato paghimo nan marajaw para sa ato isigkatawo sama sa ato paghimo nan marajaw para sa ato kaugalingon.

24022016 Gospel Mt 20:17-28

When Jesus was going to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside and said to them, “See, we are going to Jerusalem. There, the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and the teachers of the law; and they will condemn him to death. They will hand him over to the foreigners, who will mock him, scourge him and crucify him. But he will be raised to life on the third day.”

Then the mother of James and John came to Jesus with her sons, and she knelt down, to ask a favor. Jesus said to her, “What do you want?” And she answered, “Here, you have my two sons. Grant, that they may sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom.”

Jesus said to the brothers, “You do not know what you are asking. Can you drink the cup that I am about to drink?” They answered, “We can.” Jesus replied, “You will indeed drink my cup; but to sit at my right or at my left is not for me to grant. That will be for those, for whom my Father has prepared it.”

The other ten heard all this, and were angry with the two brothers. Then Jesus called them to him and said, “You know, that the rulers of nations behave like tyrants, and the power­ful oppress them. It shall not be so among you: whoever wants to be great in your community, let him minis­ter to the community. And if you want to be the first of all, make yourself the servant of all. Be like the Son of Man, who came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life to redeem many.”

Repleksiyon:

Kon gusto gajud nato na masunod sa mga yapak ni Jesus, kinahanglan na andam kita mo-himo nan mga butang na gusto Nija ipahimo dato - an magmahal sa ato isigka-tawo sama sa ato pagmahal sa ato kaugalingon.

Manerbisyo kita sa ato mga silingan agi'g pagpakita nan ato pagmahal dila base sa ato pagmahal sa ato Ginoo.