20170912 Gospel Lk 6:12-10

Jesus departed to the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in prayer to God. When day came, he called his disciples to himself, and from them he chose Twelve, whom he also named Apostles: Simon, whom he named Peter, and his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon who was called a Zealot, and Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.

And he came down with them and stood on a stretch of level ground. A great crowd of his disciples and a large number of the people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the coastal region of Tyre and Sidon came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases; and even those who were tormented by unclean spirits were cured. Everyone in the crowd sought to touch him because power came forth from him and healed them all.

Reflection:

Kinahanglan gajud na permi kita mangaliya kan God sa ato adlaw-adlaw na kinabuhi kay bisan si Jesus Christ na Son of God man gani, mangadje sanan makig-estorya man gani kan God na Ija Father, kita pa ba kaha.

Dinhi ‘sab sa pagpili ni Jesus nan Ija Twelve disciples, makita nato na puro mga ordinaryo na mga tawo sila sanan dili sila kon may mga hataas na edukasyon sanan mga makina’admanon.

Duro an nosuod kan Jesus para magpatambay nan ila mga batatian sanan bisan an mga tagsangunan sanan tagsamok nan mayaot na mga espiritu, ija tagpadajaw kay may mga hugot man sila na pagtuo kan Lord.

Sa ato Kristiyano na mga kinabuhi, dako ba ‘sab sanan halayum an ato pagtuo kan Lord Jesus Christ na Sija ra gajud an maka-hatag nan kagawasan sa ato pagpakasaya batok kan God?

20170911 Gospel Lk 6:6-11

On a certain sabbath Jesus went into the synagogue and taught, and there was a man there whose right hand was withered. The scribes and the Pharisees watched him closely to see if he would cure on the sabbath so that they might discover a reason to accuse him. But he realized their intentions and said to the man with the withered hand, "Come up and stand before us." And he rose and stood there. Then Jesus said to them, "I ask you, is it lawful to do good on the sabbath rather than to do evil, to save life rather than to destroy it?" Looking around at them all, he then said to him, "Stretch out your hand." He did so and his hand was restored. But they became enraged and discussed together what they might do to Jesus.

Reflection:

Binantajan pagdajaw permi nan scribes sanan Pharisees si Jesus sa tanan Nija mga aksiyon adlaw-adlaw kay gusto man lagi nila hanapan si Lord nan sajop para may rason sila na akusahan Sija.

Nahitabo na adlaw nan sabbath nan pagtambay ni Jesus sa maysakit na tangutana anay Nija kon ujon ba sa balaod kon maghimo an tawo nan karajawan sa adlaw nan sabbath kaysa sa kadautan.

May mga mayaot gajud usahay na huna-huna an tawo sa ija isigkatawo parehas nan inin mga scribe sanan mga Pharisee nadto kan Jesus.

Amo na kinahanglan ipangaliya gajud nato kan God na limpiyuhon Nija an ato mga kasing-kasing para dili kita maghuna-huna nan mayaot batok sa ato isigkatawo.

Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Reading 1 Mi 5:1-4a

The LORD says: You, Bethlehem-Ephrathah, too small to be among the clans of Judah, From you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel; Whose origin is from of old, from ancient times. (Therefore the Lord will give them up, until the time when she who is to give birth has borne, And the rest of his brethren shall return to the children of Israel.) He shall stand firm and shepherd his flock by the strength of the LORD, in the majestic name of the LORD, his God; And they shall remain, for now his greatness shall reach to the ends of the earth; he shall be peace.

Responsorial Psalm Ps 13:6ab, 6c

R. With delight I rejoice in the Lord.
Though I trusted in your mercy, let my heart rejoice in your salvation.
R. With delight I rejoice in the Lord.
Let me sing of the LORD, "He has been good to me."
R. With delight I rejoice in the Lord.

Alleluia

R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Blessed are you, holy Virgin Mary, deserving of all praise; from you rose the sun of justice, Christ our God.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel Mt 1-1-16, 18-23

The Book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

Abraham became the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers. Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar. Perez became the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Ram, Ram the father of Amminadab. Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of Salmon, Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab. Boaz became the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth. Obed became the father of Jesse, Jesse the father of David the king.

David became the father of Solomon, whose mother had been the wife of Uriah. Solomon became the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asaph. Asaph became the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, Joram the father of Uzziah. Uzziah became the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of Hezekiah. Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amos, Amos the father of Josiah. Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers at the time of the Babylonian exile.

After the Babylonian exile, Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, Zerubbabel the father of Abiud. Abiud became the father of Eliakim, Eliakim the father of Azor, Azor the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Achim, Achim the father of Eliud, Eliud the father of Eleazar. Eleazar became the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary. Of her was born Jesus who is called the Christ.

Now this is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found with child through the Holy Spirit. Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man, yet unwilling to expose her to shame, decided to divorce her quietly. Such was his intention when, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home. For it is through the Holy Spirit that this child has been conceived in her. She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins." All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:

Behold, the virgin shall be with child and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel,

which means "God is with us."

20170907 Gospel Lk 5:1-11

While the crowd was pressing in on Jesus and listening to the word of God, he was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret. He saw two boats there alongside the lake; the fishermen had disembarked and were washing their nets. Getting into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, he asked him to put out a short distance from the shore. Then he sat down and taught the crowds from the boat. After he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into deep water and lower your nets for a catch." Simon said in reply, "Master, we have worked hard all night and have caught nothing, but at your command I will lower the nets." When they had done this, they caught a great number of fish and their nets were tearing. They signaled to their partners in the other boat to come to help them. They came and filled both boats so that the boats were in danger of sinking. When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at the knees of Jesus and said, "Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man." For astonishment at the catch of fish they had made seized him and all those with him, and likewise James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners of Simon. Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men." When they brought their boats to the shore, they left everything and followed him.

Reflection:

Namati an mga tawo sa mga pulong ni God na taghatag ni Jesus na naga-tindog lamang sa baybay nan danaw nan Gennesaret.

Tungod kay petsido na Sija, namalihog si Jesus na moingkod sa isa sa mga baroto na gamit nan mga mangingisda, na medyo nakalutaw sa distansiya, para makatudlo sa katawhan sa baybay.

Pagkatapos Nija magtudlo, tagsugo ni Jesus si Simon na itonton nan ini an ija baling para mangisda, pero norason pa ini na ingka-buntagan na kuno gani sila sa pamaling na waya man lamang makakuha nan isda.

Pero noinsister pa si Jesus na itabog lamang nila an ila baling amo na tuod man, duro an ila kuha na hangtud na hapit na man gani magisi an baling tungod sa kapuno nan ila kuha na isda.

Noluhod si Simon sa atubangan ni Jesus para mosumiter na Lord Sija despuwes tagsultihan Nija ini na bija-an kuno nija an pangisda para mosunod Dija.

Unabes, mosunod si Simon sanan ija mga kaibanan kan Jesus, tagbijaan nila an ila mga parapernalya sa pangisda, base sa tawag ni Jesus dila.

Kon tawagon kita ni Jesus na mosunod Dija, motubag kaha kita nan positibo sa Ija imbitasyon?

20170906 Gospel Lk 4:38-44

After Jesus left the synagogue, he entered the house of Simon. Simon's mother-in-law was afflicted with a severe fever, and they interceded with him about her. He stood over her, rebuked the fever, and it left her. She got up immediately and waited on them.

At sunset, all who had people sick with various diseases brought them to him. He laid his hands on each of them and cured them. And demons also came out from many, shouting, "You are the Son of God." But he rebuked them and did not allow them to speak because they knew that he was the Christ.

At daybreak, Jesus left and went to a deserted place. The crowds went looking for him, and when they came to him, they tried to prevent him from leaving them. But he said to them, "To the other towns also I must proclaim the good news of the Kingdom of God, because for this purpose I have been sent." And he was preaching in the synagogues of Judea.

Reflection:

Waya gaju’y makalabaw sa layum na pagsalig sanan hugot na pagtuo sa gahum ni Lord para sa espiritwal na kinabuhi nan tawo.

Kara-karaka an pagkadajaw sa hilanat nan mother-in-law ni Peter pagtapos unabes na nag-selbi dajon sija dila.

Amo ‘sab gihapon, duro an mga may nagka-lain-lain na sakit sanan mga tagsangunan nan demonyo na mga tawo na tagdaya nila kan Jesus na intambay Nija.

Tungod ini tanan sa layum na pagsalig sanan hugot na pagtuo nan mga tawo kan Lord!

Andam ba kita mopadangat nan pagsalig na halayum sanan pagtuo nan hugot kan Jesus para kita mapabilang sa mga tagasunod Nija hangtud sa kinabuhi na waya’y katapusan?

20170905 Gospel Lk 4:31-37

Jesus went down to Capernaum, a town of Galilee. He taught them on the sabbath, and they were astonished at his teaching because he spoke with authority. In the synagogue there was a man with the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out in a loud voice, "What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are–the Holy One of God!" Jesus rebuked him and said, "Be quiet! Come out of him!" Then the demon threw the man down in front of them and came out of him without doing him any harm. They were all amazed and said to one another, "What is there about his word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out." And news of him spread everywhere in the surrounding region.

Reflection:

Gamhanan gajud karajaw si Jesus kay Ija man tagpa-alingkawas an isa ka tawo sa espiritu nan malipa na demonyo didto sa synagogue nan Capernaum.

Ingka-saksihan nan mga namati sa pagtudlo ni Jesus an pagpa-gawas Nija nan demonyo sa tawo ugsa nangatingaya sila Dija.

Matud pa nan mga tawo na tinood gajud na gamhanan si Jesus kay puwede man Nija bugawon an mga unclean spirit sa lawas nan tawo.

Sa ato kabahin, mangutana pa ba kita sa gahum sanan oturidad ni Jesus?

20170904 Gospel Lk 4:16-30

Jesus came to Nazareth, where he had grown up, and went according to his custom into the synagogue on the sabbath day. He stood up to read and was handed a scroll of the prophet Isaiah. He unrolled the scroll and found the passage where it was written:

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring glad tidings to the poor He has sent me to proclaim liberty to captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, and to proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord.

Rolling up the scroll, he handed it back to the attendant and sat down, and the eyes of all in the synagogue looked intently at him. He said to them, "Today this Scripture passage is fulfilled in your hearing." And all spoke highly of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his mouth. They also asked, "Is this not the son of Joseph?" He said to them, "Surely you will quote me this proverb, 'Physician, cure yourself,' and say, 'Do here in your native place the things that we heard were done in Capernaum.'" And he said, "Amen, I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own native place. Indeed, I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah when the sky was closed for three and a half years and a severe famine spread over the entire land. It was to none of these that Elijah was sent, but only to a widow in Zarephath in the land of Sidon. Again, there were many lepers in Israel during the time of Elisha the prophet; yet not one of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian." When the people in the synagogue heard this, they were all filled with fury. They rose up, drove him out of the town, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their town had been built, to hurl him down headlong. But he passed through the midst of them and went away.

Reflection:

Tagpa-matuoran ni Jesus na Sija an Messiah didto mismo sa Nazareth na Ija tagsuligan nan Ija pagbasa nan passage sa scroll na nagdeklarar na tagbatunan Sija nan Spirit of the Lord.

Nahibuyong tanan na naka-testigos nan deklarasyon ni Jesus ugsa na nangutana sila kon dili ba kuno kon anak ra man Sija ni Joseph na kilaya nila na isa ka ordinaryo na karpentiro.

Amo na naka-laong si Jesus an waya gaju’y propeta sa isa ka lugar na aksiptado nan mga lumolupyo nan ini na lugaraha.

Kon katagilungsod nato si Jesus sa pagka-kuman na panahona, motuo kaha kita na Lord nato Sija na amo’y moluwas nan ato mga kasy’anan batok kan God?

Amo na kinahanglan ipangamujo gajud nato kan God na abiyerto an ato mga kasing-kasing sa mga kamatuoran na si Jesus an ato Messiah na tagpadaya Nija sa ato katalirungan.