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 didto 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.

'Are you envious because I am generous?'

Matthew 20:1-16

Kon ikaw an nagtrabaho nan entero adlaw, despuwes, suwelduhan nan parehas ra nan nagtrabaho nan isa ra ka oras, mapungot kaw gajud kay uno man parehason man kamo nan bajad. Pero dili kon amo ini an intensiyon nan Diyos kundili ipakita lamang Nija an Ija pagka-mangginhatagon sanan pagka-maloluy-on. Permi puno si God nan kaluoy sa tanan gusto mosilbe Dija.

“Lord Jesus, fill me with your Holy Spirit that I may serve you joyfully and serve my neighbor willingly with a generous heart, not looking for how much I can get, but rather looking for how much I can give.”