Sunday Gospel Videos: Jesus said "Nothing that goes into a man from outside can make him unclean; it is the things that come out of a man that make him unclean"
Fr. Jun's reflections Video http://bit.ly/dMdP4 Bishop Ambo's sharing Video http://bit.ly/1a7HMn
Unang Pagbasa
Deutero-pangalawa nomos- batas. Ang unang batas ay matatagpuan sa Exodo nang nasa paanan ng bundok ang mga Israelita at 'di lang ang sampung utos ang ibinigay kundi marami pang mga batas. Uulitin naman ang mga batas na iyon sa Deuteronomy sa mas malalim na pananaw. Mahalaga na sundin ang batas at huwag itong dagdagan o bawasan. Sa pamamagitan ng pagsunod sa Diyos, naipapakita natin na tayo ay may karunungan.
ika-2 Pagbasa
Ang lahat ng handog ay galing sa Diyos. Tanggapin natin ng may kababaang-loob ang Salita ng Diyos. Maging taga-gawa tayo ng Salita at hindi taga-pakinig lamang. Ano ba ang tunay na relihiyon? Ang alagaan ang mga ulila at mga balo dahil wala silang kalaban-laban sa mundo. Manatiling walang dungis sa mundong ito.
Ebanghelyo
Escriba- mga biblical scholars, dalubhasa sa Banal na Kasulatan. Pariseo- nangangahulugan na humiwalay sa kanilang pagnanais na mapalapit sa Diyos sa pamamagitan ng pag-aaral ng salita ng Diyos. Ang guro ay ang Escriba, ang mag-aaral ay ang Pariseo. Ang sinabi nilang 'di malinis ay ang 'di pagsunod sa mga ritwal. Ano ang mga naiisip 'pag narinig ang kautusan: torah, decalogue, at ang batas na ginawa ng mga escriba. Ang mga batas ng mga escriba ay hindi hango sa biblia na ginawa upang maging bakod sa mga batas ng Diyos. Halimbawa ay ang pangingilin sa Sabado na nag-uutos ng di pagbubuhat. Mula sa mga batas na ito, bibigyan nila ng mga regulasyon kung paano ito tutuparin. 'Di ang nanggagaling sa labas ang nagpapadumi sa tao ngunit ang nangagaling sa loob.
Thank you, FatherJboy for your beautiful reflection on today's Gospel. We truly have to examine ourselves and see if our external actions reflect the state of our hearts. In the same way, we have to ensure that the grace in our hearts flow to our every action. To let God live in us means to have the wholeness of our person, body and soul, be transformed in accordance to who God is, a God whose Holiness cannot co-exist with unholy things.
Jesus, in correcting the scribes in Pharisees, said "These you should have practised, without neglecting the others." Having reminded ourselves of the importance of this, we also should be careful not to let ourselves fall on the other end of the spectrum wherein we forget the externals and confine our concerns with our internal state. To have this view in the extreme erroneously inclines us to reject actions that are the necessary fruit of our Christian transformation. We have to keep in mind Jesus' institution of sacraments, which incorporates rituals, highlights the importance of human actions in our worship. The Church's rules to avoid abuses and illicit activities in celebrating the liturgy is a confirmation of how we should value these externals. The same grace that abides in us, the loving presence of God within us that Jesus foremost requires, naturally moves us to follow these liturgical norms to the best of our ability with charity and prudence.
Man cannot just rely on his personal preference on how to worship. To help us, the Church continually safeguards the norms and liturgical practices to reflect in our human action the reverence that is due to God and to reflect sacredness of such activities. In the Sacraments, one cannot just decide for himself which form and matter should be present to guarantee the sacramental action of God even if one has pure intentions. The Lord, through his Church, has revealed the ordinary ways for worship and to ignore them brings us in a similar predicament as the scribes and Pharisees were. As they have put themselves in danger with their exclusive trust in ritual and laws, we also put ourselves in danger when we let ourselves be satisfied alone with the good intentions and love in our hearts.
That is why it is important to learn the role of Faith in our Christian lives. By faith which is first received in Baptism, God supernaturally transforms us as sons and daughters of God. More than in a legalistic sense as when we are just granted a right to the title of sonship, but greater than this, as everything that God declares turns into reality, our sonship is a reality that integrates our whole humanity to Christ, in mind, heart and action.
All our actions for the love of the Lord. Our Lady of Lourdes, Pray for us
Bakit nga ba natin pinapahalagahan si Maria sa Iglesiya Katolika? Siguro ay napapansin lang ng marami sa atin na tila kakaunti lang nasusulat kay Maria sa mga Ebanghelyo. Tila din na higit na mahirap na makabasa na patungkol kay Maria sa Lumang Tipan ayon sa mga ibang mga tao. Magandang mabuksan natin ang mga isip ng ating mga kapatid na ang mga tao, imahen, bagay at pangyayari sa Lumang Tipan ay mga anino ng mga realidad sa Bagong Tipan. At dahil dito, marapat lamang na maisulat natin ang artikulo na ito tungkol sa pagiging katuparan ni Maria bilang Kaban ng Tipan o sa Ingles, "Ark of the Covenant."
Maria sa Bagong Tipan: "Hail, Full of Grace!"
Gaano nga ba kahalaga sa atin si Inang Maria? Saan makikita sa Banal na Kasulatan ang kanyang kahalagahan? Sa Lucas 1:28, mababasa ang ganito, "Pumasok ang angehel at sinabi sa kanya: matuwa ka , O puspos ng grasya. sumasaiyo ang Panginoon". Bakit tinawag ng anghel si Maria bilang "Puspos ng Grasya " o "Full of Grace"? Malalaman natin ang plano ng Diyos para sa kanya sa pagninilay natin sa pagbati sa kanya ng anghel.
Ang salitang "puspos ng grasya "ay salin mula sa salitang Griego na "kecharitomene". na nagsasabi ng katangian ni Maria. Ayon sa Catholic.com, "The grace given to Mary is at once permanent and of a unique kind. Kecharitomene is a perfect passive participle of charitoo, meaning "to fill or endow with grace." Since this term is in the perfect tense, it indicates that Mary was graced in the past but with continuing effects in the present....In fact, Catholics hold, it extended over the whole of her life, from conception onward. She was in a state of sanctifying grace from the first moment of her existence."
Ang mga kataga na nabanggit ay nagsasabi na siya ay matagal nang puno ng grasya at nananatiling puno ng grasya. Higit pa dito, siya ay puno na ng grasya at walang kasalanan mula pa nang siya ay ipaglihi,
Sa Lumang Tipan, Maria ang Kaban ng Pakikipagtipan
May makikita ba tayo sa Lumang Tipan tungkol sa gagampanang tungkulin ni Inang Maria bilang Ina ng Diyos? Marahil ay inyo nang napakinggan ang isa sa mga titulo ni Maria bilang "Ark of the Covenant" o Kaban ng Tipan. Makakatulong na maunawaan natin ang kahulugan ng dasal na ito sa pagliliwanag ng mga nasusulat kay Maria sa Lumang Tipan. Ano nga ba ang Kaban ng Tipan? Bakit natin isinasama ang Kabang ng Tipan sa ating dasal? Ano ang kaugnayan ng Kaban ng Tipan kay Inang Maria?
Ang Kaban ng Tipan ay naglalaman ng utos ng Panginoon, ng tinapay na nagmula sa langit o mana at ng tungkod ni Aaron bilang punong saserdote. Napakahalaga ng Kaban na ito para sa mga Israelita. Sa katunayan, ibinigay pa nga ng Panginoon ang mga utos kung papaano gagawin ang Kaban na ito (Exodo 25:10-21). Makikita natin, tangan-tangan nila ito nang paikot sa Lungsod ng Jericho hanggang gumuho ang muog ng lunsod matapos na gawin nila ang iniutos ng Diyos
Sa paglalakbay ng mga Israelita sa disyerto, kasama nila ang Kaban ng Tipan. Tuwing bubuhatin nila ang kaban, magsasabi sila nang "Tumindig ka, Yawe, at pangalatin ang iyong mga kaaway; magsitakas nawa sa harap mo ang mga namumuhi sa iyo" at sa pagbababa nito, "Bumalik ka, Yawe, sa di mabilang na libu-libo ng Israel" (Bilang 10:33-36). Makikita din natin na ang Kaban ay pinanggagalingan ng pagpapala tulad ng mababasa sa 2 Sam 6:11. Kasama nila ito sa kanilang pakikidigma.
Ano ang nangyari sa kaban? Mababasa natin ang pagpapatuloy ng mga pangyayari sa 2 Mac 2:5-8. Itinago ni Jeremiah ang Kaban sa isang kuweba . May mga sumunod sa kanya ngunit hindi pa din nila nakita kung saan niya ito itinago. Nakasaad sa Banal na Kasulatan ang ganito: "Nagbalik ang ibang sumama sa kanya para lagyan ng tanda ang daan, ngunit di na nila natagpuan iyon. Nabalitaan ito ni Jeremias at sinumbatan sila nito at sinabi: 'Mananatiling sikreto ang pook na ito hangga’t di naaawa ang Diyos sa watak-watak niyang bayan at tipunin sila. At muling ibubunyag ng Panginoon ang mga bagay na ito at makikita kasama ng ulap ang kanyang Luwalhati, kung paano ito nakita sa kapanahunan ni Moises at nang hilingin ni Solomon sa Diyos na puntahan at pakabanalin ang kanyang Bahay.'” Sinasabi na ang pangyayari na ito ay naganap noong 587 B.C.
"Ang Luma ay naibunyag sa Bago. Ang Bago ay nakatago sa Luma"-San Agustin
Pinaalala natin kanina na ang mga tao, bagay at pangyayari na nakasulat sa Lumang Tipan ay mga anino ng mga magaganap sa Bagong Tipan. Lalo nating mauunawaan ang Bagong Tipan sa pag-aaral ng mga pagkakahanay ng mga nilalaman nito sa Lumang Tipan. Sa ating mga pagbasa tuwing Linggo, at madalas sa mga Kapistahan ng Simbahan, kapansin-pansin ang kaugnayan ng Unang Pagbasa sa Lumang Tipan at sa babasahing Ebanghelyo. Gayundin naman, masasaksihan natin ang kahalagahan ni Inang Maria para sa atin at kung ano ang plano ng Diyos para sa kanya sa ating pag-aaral ng kabuang mensahe ng Salita ng Diyos.
Sa libro ng Pahayag o Revelation, makikita natin na may sinasabi tungkol sa Kaban ng Tipan. Mababasa sa Rev 11:19 ang "Nabuksan ang templo ng Diyos sa kalangitan at nakita ang Kaban ng kanyang Tipan sa loob ng kanyang templo. At saka may kidlat, ugong at kulog may lindol din at umuulan ng mga batong yelo." Ang talatang ito ang huling bahagi ng ika-11 na kabanata. Kung itutuloy natin ang pagbasa, ang talata ay sinundan sa Rev 12:1 "May lumitaw na dakilang tanda sa langit: isang babaeng nadaramtan ng araw; nasa ilalim ng kanyang mga paa ang buwan at korona naman sa kanyang ulo ang labindalawang bituin." Kung titignan natin ang kaugnayan ng mga magkadugtong na mga talata, maliliwanagan na ang mensahe nila ay iisa. Samakatuwid, ang pagbasa ng iisang mensahe ng Rev11:19-12:2, ay nagsasaad ng kung nasaan ang Kaban ng Tipan.
Matapos ng mga 6 na siglo mula ng maitago ni Jeremias ang Kaban, sinabi ni Juan na nakita muli ito. Ang Kaban ay ang Babaeng nadaramtan ng araw, ang ating Ina na si Maria! Nang isulat ni Juan ang Libro ng Pagbubunyag, hindi ito nahahati sa mga Kabanata at sa ganitong paraan ng pagbasa, madali nating makikita ang kaugnayan ng nasusulat sa Rev 11:19 sa sumusunod na verses sa 12:1: "Nabuksan ang templo ng Diyos sa kalangitan at nakita ang Kaban ng kanyang Tipan sa loob ng kanyang templo. At saka may kidlat, ugong at kulog may lindol din at umuulan ng mga batong yelo... May lumitaw na dakilang tanda sa langit: isang babaeng nadaramtan ng araw; nasa ilalim ng kanyang mga paa ang buwan at korona naman sa kanyang ulo ang labindalawang bituin"
Inang Maria , ang Bagong Kaban ng Tipan!
Masasaksihan natin ang kaugnayan ni Maria sa Kaban ng Tipan sa pagbasa ng Ebanghelyo ni San Lucas. Mayroong mga salita na ginamit ang Ebanghelista na tunay na makakatawag pansin sa bawat Israelita na makakabasa ng sinulat niya. Ang mga ito ay magpapaalala ng tungkol sa Kaban. Halimbawa, isinulat ni San Lucas ang ganito: "Nang mga araw na iyo'y nagmamadaling naglakbay [arose and went] si Maria papunta sa isang bayan sa mataas na lupain ng Juda" (Lucas 1:39). Sa Lumang Tipan, mababasa sa 2 Sam 6:2 ang: "Siya[David] at lahat ng kasama niya pa-Baala ng Juda ay lumakad [arose and went] para dalhin mula roon ang Kaban ng Diyos...". Mababasa din ang sinulat ni San Lucas sa Lucas 1:43: "Sino nga ba naman ako't naparito sa akin ang ina ng aking Panginoon?". Magkatulad ding mga salita ang nabanggit ni David nang makita niya ang Kaban:"Natakot si David kay Yawe nang araw na iyon at sinabi: 'Paano makararating sa aking ang Kaban niYawe?'" (David feared the LORD that day and said, "How can the ark of the LORD come to me?") (2 sam 6:9). Kung mababasa na sumayaw (leapt for joy) si David sa harap ng kaban(2 Sam 6:14.16), sumikad naman sa tuwa (leapt for joy) sa sinapupunan ni Elizabeth si San Juan Bautista(Lucas 1:44). Kung nanatili sa bahay ni Obed-Edom ang Kaban at pinanggalingan ito ng pagpapala(2 sam 6:11), gayon din naman na si Inang Maria ay nanatili nang kasama ni Elizabeth ng Tatlong buwan(Lucas 1:56).
Sa mga talatang nabanggit, 'di maitatanggi na nais iparating ni San Lucas na si Maria ang Bagong Kaban ng Bagong Tipan. Kapansin-pansin na sa unang kabanata ng Lucas, nagbigay na ng maraming palatandaan si San Lucas upang matiyak na maging malinaw ang gagampanan ni Maria sa Bagong Tipan ng Diyos.
Naglaman ang Kaban ng tatlong bagay: ang Sampung utos, tinapay na manna, at ang tungkod ni Aaron na simbolo ng kaparian. Sa Bagong Tipan, na ating panahon ngayon, may pagkakahanay din na nangyari. Sa kanyang sinapupunanan, nanduon ang pinagagalingan ng Batas ng Grasya at Katotohanan, ang mismong Tinapay ng buhay , at tanging Punong-pari ng Bagong Tipan.
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Hail Holy Queen by Scott Hahn
It is necessary to remind ourselves that we are in a war. Perhaps, the Old Testament has told lot of stories about battles to engrave in our mind of what has been happening from the beginning of man's struggle with sin.
Also, it is greatly beneficial for us to read what the saints and the Magisterium have written for they have mapped out for us tested spiritual battle plans that we can gradually incorporate in our daily lives.
To have the mind of Christ in dealing with social matters straightens our ways and strips us of unchristian social ways regardless of its cultural origin. At the same time, it also reinforces us in using systems that we Filipinos have been using and what can also be learned from other countries. Acknowledgement of every man's equal dignity, as always emphasized by our Catholic social doctrines, is a crucial factor that prevents us from believing of one race's superiority over the others, and it promotes the treasuring of what our identity is as Filipinos.
Man's need for Christ's message should always stir us to communicate to others what we have learned. I consider myself blessed to be able to find groups who have dedicated themselves in sharing and learning God's Word. First, it makes spreading the message and learning easier knowing that we participate to hear from each other. Secondly, it gives us hope knowing that we are not alone in pursuing our goals. It is because of these reasons that we should encourage ourselves, to participate in bible study groups and to join Catholic Internet eGroups. For the learnings we have acquired and our active sharing will inspire each other to delve deeper in social consciousness.
May the Lord bless you for sharing the Gospel to others!
Lessons learned from Fr. Pavone: Grace does not come from us but we are used as an instrument of healing. We recognize that Christ is voiced through us, we can go towards evil and face it because we have the power of the Gospel.
Hello groupmates! Wala itong spoiler kaya maaring mabasa kahit ng di pa nakapanood ng pelikula.
Naimbitahan na naman ako na manood ng pelikulang G-Force. Ang mga bida sa pelikula ay sina Darwin, Juarez, Blaster (mga guinea pig) at si Speckles na isang mole. Ang mga magkakaibigan ay sumailalim sa matinding pagsasanay upang maging magagaling na imbestigador. Ang naging misyon nila sa pelikula ay malaman ang maitim na balak ni Leonard Saber, ang may ari ng isang pabrika ng mga kagamitang pambahay. Maraming mga nakapaloob na mensahe ang matatagpuan sa pelikula tulad ng kahalagahan ng pagkakaisa sa paggawa ng misyon. Ang pagkilala na hindi tayo nag-iisa sa buhay at bahagi tayo ng iisang pamilya. Pinakita din ang kahalagahan ng pagtitiwala sa sariling kakayahan at ang wastong paggamit nito.
Gamitin natin ang ating mga kakayahan upang makapaglingkod sa ating mga kapatid!
Let us pray for Mrs. Corazon Aquino's soul. She had sacrificed much for our country. She was a leader who constantly sought to help Filipinos even after her term as a president. May our current and future leaders look up to her Christian example.
When I was a kid, I already had a great admiration for her and Ninoy's contributions to our country What made them very special was her humble way of doing it. It has been told that she never dreamt of becoming a president. Surely, she had recognized that her humble 'yes' to run for presidency meant her submission to God's plan for the sake of our nation's liberation from dictatorship. As Mary's own Fiat iniatiated her participation in the Suffering Servant's role, so also did Mrs. Aquino's acceptance of her role, to challenge Marcos' dictatorial regime and to lead a newly re-democratized country, laid on her shoulder the responsibility that her husband had earlier assumed. It was the responsibility of being in the forefront of the Filipino's battle for freedom from tyrants and corrupt leaders. Probably she had asked herself if she could be as effective as her Ninoy. But things continued to unfold. Her simple 'yes' had paved the way for our Lady's action that culminated in the Edsa People Power, thus restoring the Philippines' democratic government.
What had been the driving force for our President to accomplish such amazing feat was not difficult to find out. In years, Cory had frequently been seen in prayer rallies. In these activities we have witnessed how deep her prayer life was and where she was able to draw her strength from.
Even after her presidency, she still involved herself in national matters by being a model for the ordinary citizens. She was active as a member of non-government organizations. She had lived a normal life and had never aspired to regain political powers again, yet it was deeply integrated with her Catholic Faith. She is known as a Marian, someone who has a great devotion to our Mother Mary. And, as I have heard from Radio Veritas, even in sickness, she continually asked people to pray for the Filipinos. When she died, it was said that it was on the Hour of Great Mercy at 3 o'clock.
May her memories continue to live on in our hearts. May she continue to inspire us to do the same for others and to live a life rooted in our Catholic Faith.
I pray to the Lord that the Eternal Light will shine upon you Mrs. Corazon Aquino!
Maligayang kapistahan ni San Ignacio de Loyola, ang isa sa pinaka paborito kong santo simula nang matapos kong ma-experience ang kanyang Spiritual Exercise.
Malaking tulong ang mga naikuwento ng pari na mga karanasan sa Ignatian Spiritual Exercise, lalo na at sinasabing nalalaman ng karamihan ng mga tao na sumasailalim ng Spiritual Exericise ang kalooban at tawag ng Diyos sa kanila. Pati sina Sr. Myrna at Sr. Gemma ay gumagawa nito, bilang bahagi ng kanilang RMI Spirituality. Salamat din kay Sr Myrna sa pagrerekomenda niya na sumali ako sa ganito.
Tamang tama ito para sa tulad ko na nanghihingi ng tulong para alamin kung saan tayo nais manilbihan ng Panginoon para sa Kanyang lalong ikaluluwalhati: "For the Greater Glory of God!".
At kayo din ay iniimbitahan ko na gumagawa ng ganitong hakbang para malaman ang kaloooban ng Panginoon at lagi itong masunod!
Ang Espiritual Exercise ay may pagkakatulad sa Pag-rorosario kung saan ginagamit din ang ating kalooban at imahinasyon upang makapagnilay. Magninilay ang lahat sa bawat hakbang habang lalong lumalalim ang retreat. Sa mga pagninilay na ito, manunumbalik sa atin ang tunay na kahulugan ng buhay, ang mga bagay na tunay nating dapat bigyan ng pansin, ang tunay na epekto ng kasalanan , ang pagmamahal ng Diyos, at para matulungan tayo na gumawa ng nararapat na desisyon.
Ang napuntahan kong Ignatian Retreat ay isang Silent Retreat, kaya hanggang maari ay walang nakapagsasalita. Dito sa amin, kasama na sa programa ang pagkain at ang sariling kuwarto para mabawasan ang mga intindihin at para makapagsarili. May katabing kapilya din kami kung saan ay araw-araw kaming nagsisimba. Malaking tulong para sa amin ito at nagbigyan kami ng pagkakataon na magnilay sa harap ng Exposed Blessed Sacrament. Dagdag pa sa biyayang ito ay ang pagdadasal para sa amin ng mga mongha ng Santa Clara.
Ang mga paksa sa Ignatian Exercise ay hinahati sa mga puntos para magawa ang pagninilay. Bago simulan ang bawat pagninilay, magsasalita ang pari. Ang Retreat ay karaniwang ginagawa sa loob ng 30 na araw, ngunit madalas din itong gawin nang 4 na araw.
Alam ko na medyo mahal ang ganitong Retreat sa Pilpinas, (mga $295 dito, at sabi ni Ate Dwen ay mga P6000 sa Maynila.). May mga libro naman din para sa mga di makakayanang makapunta o makabayad sa retreat at may mga website din (http://ivespiritualexercises.org) at ang bigay ni sr. Karen na http://jesuits.ph/retreat.htm ). Sa EWTN Audio Archive, mayroong serye na binubuo ng 13 tig-30 mins na programa na tutulong sa gustong sumailalim sa pagninilay. Kailangan lang ay ang gabay ng Spiritual Director para sa pagbibigay ng mga linaw sa mga puntos.
Sa kaso ko, may nakatawag pansin sa akin sa nabasa ko na pamphlet na nagsasabi ng kahalagahan nito. Sinabi dito na mahalagang gumawa ng hakbang upang malaman ang kalooban ng Panginoon. Posible kasi na 'di malaman ang kalooban ng Poon kahit palagi tayong nagsisimba o nagdadasal. Kinakailangan ang makapanghingi ng tulong sa simbahan upang malaman kung saan tayo lalong makakapag bigay ng luwalhati kay Hesus. Kailangan ang grasya ng Iglesiya sa paraan na ito. Isa na itong Spiritual Exericise na talagang inirerekomenda bilang hakbang na makakatulong upang malaman ang kalooban ng Diyos para sa atin.
Ang retreat na ito ay isang proseso ng 'discernment' para sa mga bagay-bagay sa buhay na dapat pagdesisyunan at para manghingi ng kalinawan sa maraming bagay. Sa karanasan na ito, para sa akin, nabibigyan ng diin ang mga dapat masagot at seryosohin sa buhay. Totoong nakapagbibigay liwanag ang mga mensahe na nakapaloob dito sa paghanap sa ating bokasyon.
Marami ang mga paraan upang tayo ay makapagbibigay ng luwalhati sa Diyos, ngunit higit natin Siyang mabibigyan ng luwalhati sa paraan na inihanda Niya, ito nga mismo ang ating bokasyon. Alamin natin ang kalooban Niya! Hindi kasalanan ang hindi natin pagpili sa ating bokasyon ngunit tandaan natin na lalo natin Siyang maluwalahati sa pagtugon dito!
http://is.gd/1V0as Nakapaloob sa Retreat ang mga puntos na tumatak sa akin. Mula sa kanyang karanasan bilang sundalo, nakilala ni San Ignacio de Loyola na ang mundo ay nasa mas malaking digmaan: ang pagtutuos sa panig ni Kristo at ng panig ng demonyo. Nasabi din ni San Ignacio de Loyola ang tungkol sa pagiging mapagkumbaba. Ang pinakamataas na uri nito ay ang paglalaman ng 1)pagkasuklam kahit anong kasalanan 2) kagustuhan na maging mas katulad ni Kristo sa pamamagitan ng pagpili sa kahirapan kasama ni Kristo kaysa sa kayamanan 3) mas pagpili na ma-insulto kasama ni Kristo kaysa magtamasa ng karangalan 4) mas pagpili na maituring na walang kuwenta at hibang para kay Kristo sa halip na maituring na mautak o matalino sa makamundong batayan ng maraming tao.
Mabuhay sana si Kristo sa atin! San Ignacio de Loyola, ipanalangin mo kami
"You will be as gods knowing good and evil"- serpent, Gen 3:5
There are no movie spoilers here, just cautioning those who are thinking of watching the movie.
What was the serpent referring to? Our first parents, Adam and Eve, were already able to know the difference between good and evil as it had been exemplified by fact that they knew that eating the forbidden fruit will violate God's will. Did the tempter deceivingly offer something that is more attractive than their natural abilities? Or was the tempter deceiving them into obtaining something that is not really obtainable?
Imagination is one of the primary tools for us to see what can possibly happen based on the circumstances that we are in and with the introduction of some more imaginary elements. They can also be tools to create something that can fascinate and entertain us as what literary writers do when they write fictional stories. Imagination can also create illusions that may, in different degree, detach many people from facts and reality. A good fiction seeks to entertain people and cause them to temporarily detach himself from reality just for them to appreciate and have a deeper understanding of the story. Don't we get carried away when Santino talks to 'Bro' about his problems in the soap "May Bukas Pa"? Or do we feel grabbing Agot's by the hair everytime she succeeds in her evil plan in "Tayong Dalawa"? On the other hand, a fictional story can bring danger if it is able to detach a person from reality to the extent of making him reject facts in exchange for the imaginary things that the story has told. A lot of contemporary movies have done this. These types of movies contain illusions that we can create our own world wherein we can separate actions or objects from what they are related to in the real world.
Dan Brown has been successful in using fiction in this wrong way. Sadly, many people who have watched and will be watching the movies "Da Vinci Code" and "Angels and Demons" will have the inclination of believing the lies in it, or let themselves be led in creating questions and doubts of similar bogus nature.
Dan Brown' story incorporates historical facts but intentionally twists them leaving people to question if his claims really happened. There is an intentional twisting of reality by distorting other people's reputation and relations just to make his story interesting. What makes matter worse was Dan's own confirmation of his message when asked whether things implied by his book really happened even if he had ealier said that they were only fiction.
Why shouldn't we have the same contempt for "Forrest Gump" which also uses and modifies bits of history ? "Da Vinci Code" implies that the fabricated story has always been covered by the realilty that we know. The movie's suggestions are backed up by using other unrelated historical facts which confirms that the author's intention is to make people believe the movies fallacious claims. To clarify the point that Dan Brown's style of fiction should be categorized differently from the others, we will compare Forrest Gump and "Da Vinci Code". In Forrest Gump, the movie had made it obvious that the movie just playfully weaved historical events to tell a fictional story. Forrest Gump's comedic genre is also a big hint for the movie watchers. If the movie ever portrayed something different from what had historically happened, there'll be enough hints to remind people not to question facts. If there are caricature changes made, it was careful enough to preserve the image and reputation of the people involved and not to overly portray something different to the point of imposing itself as the truth. "Da Vinci Code" had used real people's and organizations' names and had given them characterization that is unrelated, and worse, opposite to the real identity of those people who are commonly associated with names used.
If Dan Brown sprinkles bits of history connected by greatly untruthful storylines, Harry creates a dangerous illusion in a different way.
In a world of imagination, Harry involves magic, spells, and witchcraft and unconnects them from its source and its ends in our real world. We can read more of this in (http://www.ewtn.com/expert/answers/harry_potter.htm) . In the movie, it uses a craft that truly exist in reality, but separates it from the strong relations it has with evil powers.
In his book "An exorcist tells his story", Fr Amorth, Chief Exorcist of Rome, testifies that these crafts have diabolocal influence and source that has led to multiple cases of evil effects for those have practiced it. The strongest confirmation that we have about the dangers of witchcraft can be read in the bible wherein the Lord has forbidden such ways to be used. "Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist or who consults the dead" Lev 18:10. These warnings are repeated in different parts of the Bible, Old Testament and New Testament, to protect us from saying that this can no longer be true for our times.
With Harry Potter's box office success, it has created a danger of attracting people into the craft that can hardly be, if not impossible, isolated from evil consequences and sources. This has manifested with the proliferation of books related to Witchcrafts.
This makes clear why Christian groups are against games like Magic card game and Dungeons and Dragon where people can playfully involve themselves in this dark art. And these influences can be confirmed by news saying that there are people who have played this game who experienced demonic possesions. People have believed that these games are harmless for there is an unseen connection to evil. What it really does is it has desensitized us to accept the craft without fear. By forgetting what the witchcrafts really entail, we are easy lured to it by the supernatural ability that a practioner can muster, like a mouse fixing its eyes on a cheese set in a trap. In this case, we are seduced into the ultimate enemies trap.
In our everyday life, people also try to create their own reality by choosing sinful acts and at the same time rejecting and ignoring the effects of their acts.
There is a rejection of reality and the of the Lord who made our reality. Can we live independent of God and his laws? We have our natural ways of foreseeing the long ranging consequences of our actions and with the help of Christian revelation, we are made aware of the immediate spiritual effects of our actions. To attempt to force ourselves in believing that we can create our own laws is to reject the reality that it is in God that we find the purpose and meaning of our life. All goodness, including our existence, come from Him. To imagine that we can come up with a better world that is not subject to God's law and will is to deceive oneself to believe that, as the serpent's temptation was, we can redefine what is good and what is evil.
May we always remind ourselves that everything that is good must have the Lord as its source.
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To those who haven't seen the Ice Age 3 movie yet, I'm letting you know that this post contains spoilers
Hello groupmates! Sorry, something went wrong when I sent my post. Just sharing my reflection on the movie Ice Age 3.
The Mammoth couple, Manny and Ellie, are going to have a baby. Manny couldn't wait for the baby to be born that he was constantly doing his preparation for its coming.
Later on, a number of issues were presented in the story. Diego, the sabretooth decided that he had to go because, apparently, living a family life diminished his natural skills as a predator. Manny got disappointed at Diego because of this belief. Sid, feeling that he was being left out, decided to find a family for himself.
On Sid's quest for a new family, Sid found dinosaur eggs which he took and treated as his own babies. When Manny found out about the eggs, he told Sid it will not be good to keep them and asked him to take them back. The story went on until they later realized that it was already too late for the eggs to be taken back. The mother of the eggs already arrived and was furiously searching for her lost eggs.
In her search for the lost eggs, she destroyed everything that got on her way including what Manny had prepared for his soon-to-be-born baby. When she saw three baby dinosaurs who were with Sid, she recognized that they were her own babies. She took the babies and unknowingly also took Sid together with them.
Early at this point of the movie, it showed that the emphasis of the movie is about the value of family. Even when eggs weren't hatched yet and even when the baby mammoth wasn't born yet, the parents were already protecting them. There is a joyous anticipation of their unborn's birth and of the hatching of the unhatched egg embryos. It also gave different perspective about having their own family.
Ice Age 3 taught how to value friendship. When Sid got taken, Manny, Ellie and the rest of the herd tried to save Sid. They were willing to go through all the dangers even when Ellie, the lady mammoth, is about to give birth anytime soon.
It also demonstrated what it means to be a part of a family. Nowadays, some people think that family life slows them down, as Diego the Sabretoth thought. People sometimes avoid this life because of their desire to easily prosper in their respective careers without loosing focus caused by concern for other people. Yes, self-sacrifice is an integral part of family life, but furthermore, it is in it that we also find the purpose of our existence.
Our gifts and talents are meant for helping other people. Our purpose in this planet is not just to live for ourselves, but to glorify the Lord by serving Him and our neighbors.
In Pope Benedict XVI's Encyclical "Spe Salvi", it is highlighted that every Christian's role is to save oneself and to save others. One's process of salvation cannot be separated from the necessity to contribute in other people's salvation. That is why, when referring to Jesus' commandment, it is written that the 'one' commandment that overarches every thing is the love of God and the love of neighbors. We strive to achieve true happiness which is not limited for ourselves alone. It is the happiness that is in Christ which unites us to the whole Church.
When we have our own family, one of the parent's responsibity is the family's protection and support . And as what the herd has shown, they as a family were united to help rescue their friend Sid. Our unity moves us to help to our brothers and sisters who are materially and spiritually in need. Even those members of the Church family who have died, who have gone to heaven or purgatory, are very much part of that Church's unity, constantly praying for our truimph in this earthly journey.
In the middle of the story, while searching for Sid, the herd stumbled upon Buck who had developed great survival skills against a creature that many have dreaded. It was a great blessing when Buck offered the herd his much needed help. Buck's purpose is to protect other animals from Rudy. He was so sure he wanted to stay and keep fighting Rudy to the point that he destroyed the bridge to the outside world that is free from Rudy's terror. He finds meaning in fighting and controlling Rudy. For us, we also try to discern God's call for us which leads us also to find our own happiness. As Bo Sanchez have said, God calls us to a role where we have our happiness, talent and passion. The presence of these elements are the indicators where we'll find our vocation in life, where God's plan for us is.
Buck displayed a selfless act helping Manny and friends look for Sid. He knows that the search and rescue operation is dangerous, but he still helped them. He doesn't have in mind anything in exchange for it. He just wanted to help them avoid the dangers that he had been before. For Christians, we are called to help other people. We are called to have compassion for our neighbors who are in need. We should be sensitive to the situation of the needy in order for us to respond with charity. In consoling others, we make our presence felt and let the needy know that we haven't forgotten them. Buck is also a symbol of Christ. As Buck has encountered the danger of facing Rudy, even to the point of being almost eaten by him, Christ has experienced human suffering and death. Just as Rudy truimphed over Rudy, so also Christ also truimph over suffering and death, moreover destroying the slavery of sin. He is able to console us on all stages of our life when he has lived a human lif. In His sanctifying of human life and human works, Jesus makes it possible for God to dwell in us and to wak with us.
While Manny and friends struggle in a rescue mission, things begin to look brighter between Sid and the dinosaurs. The relation of the newly hatched baby dinosaurs with Sid had developed and the mother dinosaur realized that her babies had grown to recognize Sid as their parent. Sid tried to raise the babies up to eat different food but their natural food preference still became dominant . Naturally, the mother dinosaur was able to determine what the babies wanted. It just goes to show that mommies know best. As the natural desires of the baby dinosaurs manifest who they really are, our thirst for God reveals what the meaning of our life is:"our souls are restless until they rest in you".
In the end, everyone was so happy to welcome the newest member of the family, Manny's new baby. It is every marriage's goal to be open to life by participating in procreation. In fact, for true marriage to happen, the couple must have the intention of having their own kids. The Church's openess to life and family goes hand in hand with her recognition of man's invaluable dignity created in God's image. Scott Hahn's citation of one of JPII's reflection gives light on why we value family this much. JPII acknowledges that God in his essence is not in solitude, His very essence is being a family which we humans reflect. Manny's actions brings to our attention the many issues that involves the unborn. The baby elephant and the eggs, although yet unborn or hatched are treated by Manny and Sid as how born children are treated. Far much more respect is called for an unborn human being whose dignity is innate from the moment of conception. The respect for thus human dignity moves the Church to go against actions such as abortion (man's dignity is inherent from conception), and in vitro fertilization (process to artificially fertilize egg then many 'fertilized eggs'/babies are discarded after choosing one from them)
St. Joseph, please protect the family of Christ, the Church.
Wohoo! The 'before' and 'after' of the taco bell onslaught! Happy birthday my friend! May God give you many years! May God give youe many happy years in peace love and happiness!
Wohoo! The 'before' and 'after' of the taco bell onslaught! Happy birthday my friend! May God give you many years! May God give youe many happy years in peace love and happiness!
July 20, 2009 Friends, I emailed you an urgent alert the other day about the need to urge Congress to explicitly exclude abortion from whatever "health care reform bill" they pass. (If you haven't done so, please visit www.priestsforlife.org/legislation for details of what we need you to do.) Today's column is on that subject Please read it and spread it to others. We have also launched a special prayer campaign on this matter, and urge you to join it at www.PrayerCampaign.org. Thank you for your help in averting what could otherwise be the largest expansion of abortion since Roe vs. Wade! Sincerely,
Fr. Frank Pavone National Director Stealth Care Fr. Frank Pavone National Director, Priests for Life A lot of energy was expended to stop the "Freedom of Choice Act" (FOCA), and those efforts succeeded. But pro-life groups warned that the FOCA provisions to expand abortion and force us to pay for it would be snuck in under another bill. Well now it's here, and we have to act quickly to stop it. The health care reform bills now being finalized in Congress are going to end up mandating the federal funding of abortion without even mentioning the word - unless Congress explicitly excludes abortion. And that's what we have to urge them to do. Otherwise, we will end up with a health care reform bill that will expand abortion more radically than anything since Roe vs. Wade. Abortion, of course, is not health care and has nothing to do with health care. After all, what disease does abortion cure? None. And what proven medical benefit comes from the procedure? Again, none. But in the minds of President Obama and the abortion lobby, abortion is essential. On July 17, 2007, for instance, Barack Obama said to the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, "Reproductive care is essential care, basic care so it is at the center, the heart of the plan that I propose...insurers are going to have to abide by the same rules in terms of providing comprehensive care, including reproductive care...that's going to be absolutely vital." And Hilary Clinton said the following to the House Foreign Affairs Committee on April 22, 2009: "Reproductive health includes access to abortion..." Many will be misled by the fact that the health care bills don't talk about abortion. But as Congressman Chris Smith pointed out in a June 26 letter to colleagues in Congress, "Without abortion explicitly excluded from any government mandated or government funded benefits package, abortion will be included. Time and again, bureaucrats and courts have decided that abortion must be included in public health programs unless the Congress explicitly provides otherwise." That is why explicit exclusions of abortion have been placed in programs like SCHIP and the Federal Employee Health Benefits Plan. Without such an exclusion in health care reform legislation, federal officials would be empowered to mandate coverage of abortion in virtually all health plans; massive federal subsidies would be provided for abortion on demand; an expansion of abortion providers would be required; and at least some state abortion regulations would be nullified. A vast majority of Americans oppose the public funding of abortion. As Congressman Smith points out, "Abortion funding restrictions save lives...The...Alan Guttmacher Institute periodically publishes reports on the effect of limitations on abortion funding. They have concluded that when Medicaid does not fund abortion 30% of Medicaid-eligible women who would have otherwise had an abortion choose life" (June 26 letter to colleagues). In committee, pro-life amendments to prevent abortion coverage have already been rejected by pro-abortion legislators. And they want to vote on a health care bill within weeks, before people have a chance to consider all the implications. Your Representative and Senators need to hear from you today. For more details, visit www.priestsforlife.org/legislation This column can be found online and can be heard in audio format at www.priestsforlife.org/columns/columns2009/09-07-27-stealth-care.htm Comments on this column? Go to www.AskFrFrank.com Fr. Frank's columns are podcast. See www.PriestsForLife.org/Podcast Praise for our work Dr. King spoke to another group of boys at the kid's jail last night via cell-speakerphone as to the civil rights of the unborn. She always is so caring and compassionate. I'm blessed with her friendship and Priests For Life is blessed with her association there. At this facility, I'm the dog chasing my tail. Planned Parenthood comes in twice a week to speak to the incarcerated youth, yet Alveda always tops them with her Respect Life message for the unborn. Father, I just want you to know that Alveda is always working on behalf of the unborn, many times behind the scenes. Most Respectfully yours in Christ Jesus; Leo Fisher, Senior Chaplain, 15th Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach Regional Juvenile Detention Center Cuidado sigiloso El exitoso esfuerzo desarrollado para frenar la llamada "Ley de Libertad de Elección" (Freedom of Choice Act – FOCA) requirió mucha energía. Los grupos pro-vida advirtieron, sin embargo, que las cláusulas de FOCA para expandir el aborto y obligarnos a pagar por él se incluirían en otro proyecto de ley. Esos proyectos han llegado y tenemos que movernos rápidamente para detenerlos. La reforma del sistema de salud que se está tramitando en el Congreso creará un mandato para el uso de fondos federales para el aborto sin siquiera mencionar la palabra, a menos que el Congreso explícitamente excluya el aborto. Y eso es precisamente lo que tenemos que exigirles que hagan. De lo contrario acabaremos con una ley reforma del sistema de salud que expandirá radicalmente el aborto como ninguna otra medida desde Roe vs. Wade. Por supuesto que el aborto no constituye cuidado de la salud y no tiene nada que ver con el sistema de salud. Después de todo, ¿qué enfermedad cura el aborto? Ninguna. Y ¿qué beneficio médico probado se obtiene con éste procedimiento? Ninguno. Pero en la mente del Presidente Obama y los grupos que promueven el aborto, el aborto es esencial. Por ejemplo, el 17 de julio del 2007, Barack Obama le dijo al Fondo de Acción de Planned Parenthood: "El cuidado reproductivo es cuidado esencial, cuidado básico, por lo tanto está en el centro del plan que propongo…las aseguradoras tendrán que mantenerse dentro de las misma reglas en cuanto a la provisión de cuidado integral, incluyendo los cuidados reproductivos…eso será absolutamente vital." Y Hillary Clinton dijo lo siguiente el 22 de abril de 2009 ante el Comité de Asuntos Exteriores de la Cámara de Representantes: "La salud reproductiva incluye el acceso al aborto..." Hay muchos que serán engañados por el hecho que los proyectos de ley sobre cuidado de la salud no hablan del aborto. Pero como lo señaló el Congresista Chris Smith en una carta que envió el 26 de junio a sus colegas del Congreso: "Sin una exclusión explícita del aborto de cualquier mandato gubernamental o paquete de beneficios financiado por el gobierno, el aborto quedará incluido. Una y otra vez los burócratas y las cortes han decidido que el aborto sea incluido en los programas de salud pública a menos que el Congreso explícitamente provea lo contrario." Por eso, la exclusión del aborto se ha incorporado a programas como SCHIP y el plan de beneficios médicos de los empleados federales. Sin esa exclusión en la reforma de la legislación sobre los programas de salud, los funcionarios federales tendrán el poder de ordenar que la cobertura incluya el aborto en todos los planes de salud, se proveerán enormes subsidios federales para el aborto a pedido, se requerirá una expansión de la cantidad de proveedores de abortos y por lo menos algunas regulaciones estatales serán anuladas. Una amplia mayoría de estadounidenses se opone a la financiación pública del aborto. Como lo señala el Congresista Smith: "Las restricciones al financiamiento del aborto salvan vidas… El… Instituto Alan Guttmacher publica periódicamente informes sobre los efectos de las limitaciones del financiamiento del aborto. Concluyeron que cuando Medicaid no financia el aborto, el 30 % de las mujeres comprendidas en Medicaid que hubieran optado por un aborto eligen la vida." (Carta del 26 de junio a sus colegas). Las enmiendas pro-vida para prevenir la cobertura del aborto ya han sido rechazadas en los comités por los legisladores pro-aborto. Quieren votar una ley dentro de pocas semanas, antes que la gente tenga la oportunidad de considerar todas sus implicaciones. Comuníquese hoy mismo con sus representantes y senadores. Para más detalles, visite www.priestsforlife.org/legislation Esta columna se puede encontrar en la página de Internet www.priestsforlife.org/spanish/09-07-27span.htm
"...He took pity on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd,". Fr. Jun's video http://is.gd/1C1iS RCASF http://is.gd/1C1re
Noong nakaraang pagbasa, nagsalita ang Panginoon tungkol Kanyang mga sugong propeta at ang di-pagtanggap sa kanila ng mga tao. Nagpaalala ang Diyos na kahit alam Niya na matigas ang mga puso ng mga tao, patuloy pa ding magsasalita ang mga sugo upang maipadama sa kanila ang presensiya ng Diyos.
Sa pagbasa ngayong Linggo, ang pagbasa ay nagbigay naman ng babala sa mga sugo ng Panginoon na 'di naging tapat sa kanilang katungkulan. Mahalaga para sa bayan ng Diyos ang magkaroon ng mabuting tapangalaga. Nagbigay ng pangako ang Diyos na Siya mismo ang mangangalaga ng Kanyang mga tupa. Paano at kailan kaya ito tinupad ng Diyos?
"Ako ang mabuting pastol" sinabi ni Hesus, isang pagpapatibay na si Hesus mismo ang Diyos na mismong mangangalaga ng mga tupa. Makikita natin ang kaugnayan ng Unang Pagbasa sa babasahing Ebanghelyo. Kadalasan, magka-ugnay ang dalawang pang-linggong pagbasa na ito. Sinasabi ng Unang Pagbasa sa Lumang Tipan ang pangako ng Diyos, at ang katuparan ng lahat ng pangako sa babasahing Ebanghelyo. Ang katuparan ng mga pangako at plano ng Diyos ay na kay Hesus at sa Kanyang mga gawa.
Naidagdag ni Hesus sa Juan na kilala ng Kanyang mga tupa ang kanyang boses at nakikinig sa Kanya ang Kanyang mga tupa. Naikuwento ni Fr. Jun na kapag nadinig ng mga tupa ang kanilang amo, kusang lumalapit ang mga ito sa kaniya.
Ninais ni Hesus na makibahagi ang mga obispo, pari, lalo na ang Sto. Papa sa pagiging pastol ni Niya.
Noong 2005, naranasan natin ang mawalan ng punong pastol nang pumanaw si Papa Juan Pablo II. Nang makailuklok si Papa Benito XVI, nagdiwang ang buong Katolika Iglesiya dahil muling pagkakaroon ng mabuting pastol. Alam natin bilang mga Katoliko ang kung gaano kahalaga ang kanyang katungkulan. Ayon sa CCC:
"Dahil sa pananampalataya ni Pedro, siya ang matatag na bato na magpapanatili at magproprotekta ng pananampalataya at magpapatatag ng pananampalataya ng kanyang mga kapatid CCC552(http://is.gd/1CXbp)."
Ang katungkulan ni Pedro ay naipapasa sa mga humahalili sa kanyang posisyon. Kaisa naman ng Sto. Papa ang mga obispo na mga pastol ng kani-kanilang Diocese.
Nakasaad sa Ebanghelyo ang pagod nina Hesus at Kanyang mga disipulo. Pinapaalala sa atin nito na 'di madali ang trabaho ng mga namumuno sa ating simbahan kaya naman kailangan nating sikapin na sila ay matulungan at masuportahan. Nakamusta niyo na ba ang inyong mga pari? Naaya niyo bang makapamasyal ang mga kaibigang madre? Ipagdasal din natin sila para sa malakas na katawan at pagkakaroon ng sapat na materyal na bagay. Higit sa lahat, ipagdasal natin ang kabanalan ng kanilang mga espiritu. Patuloy din tayong humingi sa Panginoon upang mabiyayaan tayo ng mga mabubuting mga pari.
Tulad ng mga disipulo, nangangailangan din ng pagpapahinga ang bawat Kristiano. Ito nga ay binigyang diin kamakailan lang ni Sto. Papa Benito XVI bigyang oras ang pagdarasal at bawasan ang labis na paggawa.
Nakita natin ang pagsunod ng mga tao kina Hesus. Inunahan pa nga nila si Hesus sa Kaniyang pupuntahan. Sa awa ni Hesus, Siya ay nagturo sa kanila. Marami sa ating mga kababayan ang patuloy na naliligaw dahil sa pagsunod nila sa ibang pastol. Kailangan ay maiparinig natin sa kanila ang boses ng Panginoon sa pamamagitan ng pamamalita sa kanila ng tunay na pangaral ni Hesus. Sa simpleng kuwentuhan, banggitin natin ang kabaitan ng Panginoon. Ipakita natin sa kanila bunga ng grasya na nasa atin tuwing makakasalamuha natin sila. Sa paraang ito, makikilala nila na si Hesus ang gumagalaw para sa kanila sa pamamagitan natin. Madidinig nila ang boses ng pastol na laging naghihintay at tumatawag sa kanila.
Sa ating pastol lamang tayo patuloy na makakatanggap ng tunay na makalangit na pagkain mula sa Kanyang Salita at sa Kanyang Katawan at Dugo sa Eukaristiya. Kaya nga, upang mas maging tapat ang mga Katolikong mangangaral sa tinig ng Diyos, malaking tulong ang pag-aaral ng Catechism of the Catholic Church, pagbasa ng mga dokumento ng simbahan, at pagsunod sa mga naatasan ng simbahan.
Tanging sa ating pastol lamang at sa pagsunod natin sa Kanya natin matatamo ang tunay na kapayapaan. Maiuugnay natin sa pangalawang pagbasa ang bagay na nakakamtan lang natin kung tayo ay nasa pangangalaga ni Hesus. Ang kapayapaan, tulad ng pagbibigay liwanag ni Fr. Jun, ay ang panunumbalik ng ating relasyon sa Diyos, sa ating kapwa at sa kalikasan. Di lang ito simpleng katahimikan. Matatandaan natin ang unang epekto nang kasalanan kina Adan at Eba. Dahil sa kasalanan, 'di na lubusang nagpailalim sa kanila ang kalikasan. Naranasan ang pagdanas ng kamatayan at pagkabulok ng mga nabubuhay na bagay. Sa kuwento ng tore ng Babel, nakita natin na kasalanan din ang wumasak sa pagkaka-isa ng mga tao na nasaksihan sa pag-iba-iba ng mga wika at nasyon. Nasabi sa pangalawang pag-basa na si Hesus mismo ang ating kapayapaan, di posibleng matamo ito kung wala Siya. Unang naipangako ang kapayapaan sa Genesis nang sabihin ng Panginoon ang tungkol sa poot ng babae at ng ahas at ang pagtapak ng binhi ng babae sa ulo ng ahas. Madalas na gawing simbulo ang krus bilang pag-papaalala sa atin ng bunga ng sakripisyo ni Hesus. Ang pababang bahagi ng krus ay ang pagbabalik ng relasyon ng Diyos sa tao. At ang pahalang na bahagi ay ang pagbabalik ng relasyon ng tao sa kanyang kapwa. Nasaksihan natin sa Libro ng Gawa na sa pamamagitan ng Espiritu Santo, nabaligtad ang sumpa ng Babel nang maintindihan ng iba't ibang lahi ang pangangaral ni Pedro. Kay Hesus, naibunyag ang misteryo na ang plano na sa sakripisyo ni Hesus, maililigtas ang lahat ng tao, Hentil man o Hudyo. Kay Hesus, naitaguyod ang bagong sistema ng pagliligtas, ang sistema ng grasya. Sa literal na kahulugan, ang grasya ay nangangahulugang libre o walang bayad. Isang handog. Sa gamit ng Bibliya, ang grasya ay ang pananahan ng Diyos sa atin na nagpapabanal sa atin. Ang grasya ay ipangkakaloob ng Diyos 'di dahil sa ating mga ginawa, sa halip, ito ay dahil sa Awa at pagmamahal ng Diyos sa pamamagitan ng sakripisyo ni Hesus sa Krus.
Sa Lumang Tipan, ipinakita ng Diyos na imposibleng mailigtas ng tao ang Kanyang sarili sa pamamagitan ng pagsunod sa batas dahil imposible na masunod ang lahat ng batas ni Moises. Tanging si Hesus lang ang tumupad nito at Kanya itong binigyang katuparan sa bagong batas ng grasya. Tayo ay nagiging matuwid at banal nang dahil sa pananahan ni Hesus sa atin.
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