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taga tigbao · « **Reply #40 on:** October 22, 2009, 10:14:19 AM »

Readings for today â€“ October 22, 2009

1st READING

Paul reminds us again that the choice is ours. We must choose to place our lives and bodies in the service of righteousness. This requires persistence on our part for, even though the devil has been defeated by Jesus, he has not given up and he still hopes to lure people away from a life of righteousness into a life of sin and despair. Judging from the state of the world, he is not totally unsuccessful. Let us pray that we would not become part of his army but that we would choose to be soldiers for Christ.

Romans 6:19-23
19 Brothers and sisters: I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your nature. For just as you presented the parts of your bodies as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness for lawlessness, so now present them as slaves to righteousness for sanctification. 20 For when you were slaves of sin, you were free from righteousness. 21 But what profit did you get then from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. 22 But now that you have been freed from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit that you have leads to sanctification, and its end is eternal life. 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

P S A L M

[Psalm 1:1-2. 3. 4 and 6
R: Blessed are they who hope in the Lord.
1 Blessed the man who follows not the counsel of the wicked nor walks in the way of sinners, nor sits in the company of the insolent, 2 but delights in the law of the LORD and meditates on his law day and night. (R) 3 He is like a tree planted near running water, that yields its fruit in due season, and whose leaves never fade. Whatever he does, prospers. (R) 4 Not so the wicked, not so; they are like chaff which the wind drives away. 6 For the LORD watches over the way of the just, but the way of the wicked vanishes. (R)

G O S P E L

Jesus knows that He has been given a task by His Father in Heaven, namely to save humanity from sin. It is this longing to complete His assigned task out of loving obedience to His Father that is the source of Jesusâ€™ cry in todayâ€™s Gospel. We should all have a similar cry in the depths of our hearts â€” crying out to God for our and all humanityâ€™s salvation â€” and seeking to do all we can to contribute to the reaching of this goal.

Luke 12:49-53
49 Jesus said to his disciples: â€œI have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing! 50 There is a baptism with which I must be baptized, and how great is my anguish until it is accomplished! 51 Do you think that I have come to establish peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. 52 From now on a household of five will be divided, three against two and two against three; 53 a father will be divided against his son and a son against his father, a mother against her daughter and a daughter against her mother, a mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.â€

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taga tigbao · « **Reply #41 on:** October 23, 2009, 09:55:49 AM »

Readings for Today - October 23, 2009

1st READING

The struggle Paul speaks of here is the struggle of the good person who is finding it impossible to do the right thing. The truth of the matter for Christians is that this should not be our struggle as we ought to be living in the victory of Christ on a daily basis. Paul expresses this in exclaiming at the end that it is in Jesus Christ that his wretchedness is redeemed. This is true for us as well, if we are willing to surrender our lives to Christ through faith.

Romans 7:18-25a
18 Brothers and sisters: I know that good does not dwell in me, that is, in my flesh. The willing is ready at hand, but doing the good is not. 19 For I do not do the good I want, but I do the evil I do not want. 20 Now if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me. 21 So, then, I discover the principle that when I want to do right, evil is at hand. 22 For I take delight in the law of God, in my inner self, 23 but I see in my members another principle at war with the law of my mind, taking me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members. 24 Miserable one that I am! Who will deliver me from this mortal body? 25 Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord.

P S A L M

Psalm 119:66. 68. 76. 77. 93. 94
R: Lord, teach me your statutes.
66 Teach me wisdom and knowledge, for in your commands I trust. (R) 68 You are good and bountiful; teach me your statutes. (R) 76 Let your kindness comfort me according to your promise to your servants. (R) 77 Let your compassion come to me that I may live, for your law is my delight. (R) 93 Never will I forget your precepts, for through them you give me life. (R) 94 I am yours; save me, for I have sought your precepts. (R)

G O S P E L

If we have a gift we should use it. If we have gained wisdom in the eyes of the world or the eyes of God, we should use it. We should employ all the gifts and resources we have in building Godâ€™s Kingdom at every opportunity. Let us always look out for opportunities that we can give witness to God and His love to others so that they might be called into the same experience of Godâ€™s love that we have been so blessed to have received.

Luke 12:54-59
54 Jesus said to the crowds, â€œWhen you see a cloud rising in the west you say immediately that it is going to rain â€” and so it does; 55 and when you notice that the wind is blowing from the south you say that it is going to be hot â€” and so it is. 56 You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky; why do you not know how to interpret the present time? 57 â€œWhy do you not judge for yourselves what is right? 58 If you are to go with your opponent before a magistrate, make an effort to settle the matter on the way; otherwise your opponent will turn you over to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the constable, and the constable throw you into prison. 59 I say to you, you will not be released until you have paid the last penny.â€

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taga tigbao · « **Reply #42 on:** October 26, 2009, 12:21:07 PM »

Readings for Today - October 26, 2009

1st READING

Jesusâ€™ victory is so complete that it extends to us. Paul clearly tells us that the days of the reign of sin as experienced in a form of evil compulsion are gone. Alleluia to that! We can now live as we ought to as children of God moving along the path that will lead to eternal life. There is nothing that can stop us from doing this anymore if we are willing to reject the temptations that sin will keep trying to place before us.

Romans 8:12-17
12 Brothers and sisters: We are not debtors to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. 13 For if you live according to the flesh, you will die, but if by the spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. 14 For those who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. 15 For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you received a spirit of adoption, through which we cry, â€œ Abba, Father!â€ 16 The Spirit itself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if only we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him.

P S A L M

Psalm 68:2 and 4. 6-7ab. 20-21
R: Our God is the God of salvation.
1 [2] God arises; his enemies are scattered, and those who hate him flee before him. 3 [4] But the just rejoice and exult before God; they are glad and rejoice. (R) 5 [6] The father of orphans and the defender of widows is God in his holy dwelling. 6 [7] God gives a home to the forsaken; he leads forth prisoners to prosperity. (R) 19 [20] Blessed day by day be the Lord, who bears our burdens; God, who is our salvation. 20 [21] God is a saving God for us; the LORD, my Lord, controls the passageways of death. (R)

G O S P E L

To be upset about the healing of someone with such a terrible ailment indicates a fairly sick sort of mind and heart, I think. The only truly loving response is one of joy and gratitude at the gift of healing. Let us never be jealous of the blessings God bestows on others but learn to rejoice in them, as Godâ€™s blessings are always given for the benefit of all and not just for an individual.

Luke 13:10-17
10 Jesus was teaching in a synagogue on the sabbath. 11 And a woman was there who for eighteen years had been crippled by a spirit; she was bent over, completely incapable of standing erect. 12 When Jesus saw her, he called to her and said, â€œWoman, you are set free of your infirmity.â€ 13 He laid his hands on her, and she at once stood up straight and glorified God. 14 But the leader of the synagogue, indignant that Jesus had cured on the sabbath, said to the crowd in reply, â€œThere are six days when work should be done. Come on those days to be cured, not on the sabbath day.â€ 15 The Lord said to him in reply, Hypocrites! Does not each one of you on the sabbath untie his ox or his ass from the manger and lead it out for watering? 16 This daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound for eighteen years now, ought she not to have been set free on the sabbath day from this bondage?â€ 17 When he said this, all his adversaries were humiliated; and the whole crowd rejoiced at all the splendid deeds done by him.

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taga tigbao · « **Reply #43 on:** November 04, 2009, 12:29:07 PM »

Reading for Today - November 4, 2009 (Sa past days wa ko kapost diri kay ang mga emails karon pa miabot)

1st READING

Debt in the financial sense of the word is something that we should try to avoid if at all possible. There is no such thing as good debt. Sometimes it may be unavoidable but it is far better for us to try and live with the things we have and the things we can afford than to burden ourselves with ever-growing debt responsibilities. There are aspects of the economy of a nation and the world over which we as individuals have little control of. Let us try to avoid placing ourselves at the mercy of such forces.

Romans 13:8-10
8 Brothers and sisters: Owe nothing to anyone, except to love one another; for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. 9 The commandments, â€œYou shall not commit adultery; you shall not kill; you shall not steal; you shall not covet,â€ and whatever other commandment there may be, are summed up in this saying, namely â€œYou shall love your neighbor as yourself.â€ 10 Love does no evil to the neighbor; hence, love is the fulfillment of the law.

P S A L M

Psalm 112:1b-2. 4-5. 9
R: Blessed the man who is gracious and lends to those in need.
1 Blessed the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in his commands. 2 His posterity shall be mighty upon the earth; the upright generation shall be blessed. (R) 4 He dawns through the darkness, a light for the upright; he is gracious and merciful and just. 5 Well for the man who is gracious and lends, who conducts his affairs with justice. (R) 9 Lavishly he gives to the poor; his generosity shall endure forever; his horn shall be exalted in glory. (R)

G O S P E L

When it comes to the bottom line, God asks us to give up everything for Him. Jesus clearly tells us in the Gospel that we must be prepared to do this or we cannot hope to be His disciple. Lucky for us that God does not abandon us if are unwilling to give up all for Him. He works with us until the time that we are willing to give all. This is when we become saints. If it takes death to forcibly remove the â€˜thingsâ€™ from our lives that stop us from following God fully, then so be it. However, the sooner we can let go of the world, the sooner we will find our lives under the full blessing of God.

Luke 14:25-33
25 Great crowds were traveling with Jesus, and he turned and addressed them, 26 â€œIf any one comes to me without hating his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. 27 Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple. 28 Which of you wishing to construct a tower does not first sit down and calculate the cost to see if there is enough for its completion? 29 Otherwise, after laying the foundation and finding himself unable to finish the work the onlookers should laugh at him 30 and say, â€˜This one began to build but did not have the resources to finish.â€™ 31 Or what king marching into battle would not first sit down and decide whether with ten thousand troops he can successfully oppose another king advancing upon him with twenty thousand troops? 32 But if not, while he is still far away, he will send a delegation to ask for peace terms. 33 In the same way, everyone of you who does not renounce all his possessions cannot be my disciple.â€

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #44 on:** November 04, 2009, 03:47:09 PM »

Reading for Today - November 4, 2009 (Sa past days wa ko kapost diri kay ang mga emails karon pa miabot)

1st READING

Debt in the financial sense of the word is something that we should try to avoid if at all possible. There is no such thing as good debt. Sometimes it may be unavoidable but it is far better for us to try and live with the things we have and the things we can afford than to burden ourselves with ever-growing debt responsibilities. There are aspects of the economy of a nation and the world over which we as individuals have little control of. Let us try to avoid placing ourselves at the mercy of such forces.

Romans 13:8-10
8 Brothers and sisters: Owe nothing to anyone, except to love one another; for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. 9 The commandments, â€œYou shall not commit adultery; you shall not kill; you shall not steal; you shall not covet,â€ and whatever other commandment there may be, are summed up in this saying, namely â€œYou shall love your neighbor as yourself.â€ 10 Love does no evil to the neighbor; hence, love is the fulfillment of the law.

P S A L M

Psalm 112:1b-2. 4-5. 9
R: Blessed the man who is gracious and lends to those in need.
1 Blessed the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in his commands. 2 His posterity shall be mighty upon the earth; the upright generation shall be blessed. (R) 4 He dawns through the darkness, a light for the upright; he is gracious and merciful and just. 5 Well for the man who is gracious and lends, who conducts his affairs with justice. (R) 9 Lavishly he gives to the poor; his generosity shall endure forever; his horn shall be exalted in glory. (R)

G O S P E L

When it comes to the bottom line, God asks us to give up everything for Him. Jesus clearly tells us in the Gospel that we must be prepared to do this or we cannot hope to be His disciple. Lucky for us that God does not abandon us if are unwilling to give up all for Him. He works with us until the time that we are willing to give all. This is when we become saints. If it takes death to forcibly remove the â€˜thingsâ€™ from our lives that stop us from following God fully, then so be it. However, the sooner we can let go of the world, the sooner we will find our lives under the full blessing of God.

Luke 14:25-33
25 Great crowds were traveling with Jesus, and he turned and addressed them, 26 â€œIf any one comes to me without hating his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. 27 Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple. 28 Which of you wishing to construct a tower does not first sit down and calculate the cost to see if there is enough for its completion? 29 Otherwise, after laying the foundation and finding himself unable to finish the work the onlookers should laugh at him 30 and say, â€˜This one began to build but did not have the resources to finish.â€™ 31 Or what king marching into battle would not first sit down and decide whether with ten thousand troops he can successfully oppose another king advancing upon him with twenty thousand troops? 32 But if not, while he is still far away, he will send a delegation to ask for peace terms. 33 In the same way, everyone of you who does not renounce all his possessions cannot be my disciple.â€

AMEN!

I shall not fear for my heart trusts in THE LORD.

I shall not fear for my faith is in the LORD

The LORD is my light and my salvation!
Whom shall I fear?

The LORD is my rock and my foundation, in HIS HANDS, I am protected and sheltered,
whom shall I be afraid?

The LORD provides for me day and night!
Whom shall I have to fear?

The LORD is the basket of my refreshment
The LORD is the protector, the ground in whom I stand.
The LORD is my staff in whom I lean on in times of trouble.
Ye, I may have troubles but the LORD shall deliver me.
For He is my LORD and my GOD.

In whom ALL GOOD THINGS come.

May the LORD grant me victory through all obstacles.
For I am encouraged and JUSTIFIED IN FAITH and SAVED in JESUS CHRIST WHO IS MY LORD AND SAVIOR.

I declare VICTORY!
Victory in Jesus Christ!
Victory in Jesus!
I stamp my foot on my enemies and the devil!
For I have VICTORY in Jesus Christ who is LORD!

REPENT AND BE SAVED!

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #45 on:** December 22, 2009, 05:58:09 PM »

December 22, 2009

Reading 1
1 Sm 1:24-28

In those days,
Hannah brought Samuel with her,
along with a three-year-old bull,
an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine,
and presented him at the temple of the LORD in Shiloh.
After the boyâ€™s father had sacrificed the young bull,
Hannah, his mother, approached Eli and said:
â€œPardon, my lord!
As you live, my lord,
I am the woman who stood near you here, praying to the LORD.
I prayed for this child, and the LORD granted my request.
Now I, in turn, give him to the LORD;
as long as he lives, he shall be dedicated to the LORD.â€ She left Samuel there.

Responsorial Psalm
1 Samuel 2:1, 4-5, 6-7, 8abcd

R. (see 1a) My heart exults in the Lord, my Savior.
â€œMy heart exults in the LORD,
my horn is exalted in my God.
I have swallowed up my enemies;
I rejoice in my victory.â€
R. My heart exults in the Lord, my Savior.
â€œThe bows of the mighty are broken,
while the tottering gird on strength.
The well-fed hire themselves out for bread,
while the hungry batten on spoil.
The barren wife bears seven sons,
while the mother of many languishes.â€
R. My heart exults in the Lord, my Savior.
â€œThe LORD puts to death and gives life;
he casts down to the nether world;
he raises up again.
The LORD makes poor and makes rich,
he humbles, he also exalts.â€
R. My heart exults in the Lord, my Savior.
â€œHe raises the needy from the dust;
from the dung heap he lifts up the poor,
To seat them with nobles
and make a glorious throne their heritage.â€
R. My heart exults in the Lord, my Savior.

Gospel
Lk 1:46-56

Mary said:

â€œMy soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord;
my spirit rejoices in God my savior.
for he has looked upon his lowly servant.
From this day all generations will call me blessed:
the Almighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his Name.
He has mercy on those who fear him
in every generation.
He has shown the strength of his arm,
and has scattered the proud in their conceit.
He has cast down the mighty from their thrones
and has lifted up the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things,
and the rich he has sent away empty.
He has come to the help of his servant Israel
for he remembered his promise of mercy,
the promise he made to our fathers,
to Abraham and his children for ever.â€

Mary remained with Elizabeth about three months

and then returned to her home.

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #46 on:** December 24, 2009, 02:40:40 AM »

December 23, 2009

Reading 1
Mal 3:1-4, 23-24

Thus says the Lord GOD:
Lo, I am sending my messenger
to prepare the way before me;
And suddenly there will come to the temple
the LORD whom you seek,
And the messenger of the covenant whom you desire.
Yes, he is coming, says the LORD of hosts.
But who will endure the day of his coming?
And who can stand when he appears?
For he is like the refinerâ€™s fire,
or like the fullerâ€™s lye.
He will sit refining and purifying silver,
and he will purify the sons of Levi,
Refining them like gold or like silver
that they may offer due sacrifice to the LORD.
Then the sacrifice of Judah and Jerusalem
will please the LORD,
as in the days of old, as in years gone by.

Lo, I will send you
Elijah, the prophet,
Before the day of the LORD comes,
the great and terrible day,
To turn the hearts of the fathers to their children,
and the hearts of the children to their fathers,
Lest I come and strike

the land with doom.

Responsorial Psalm
25:4-5ab, 8-9, 10 and 14

R. (see Luke 21:28) Lift up your heads and see; your redemption is near at hand.
Your ways, O LORD, make known to me;
teach me your paths,
Guide me in your truth and teach me,
for you are God my savior.
R. Lift up your heads and see; your redemption is near at hand.
Good and upright is the LORD;
thus he shows sinners the way.
He guides the humble to justice,
he teaches the humble his way.
R. Lift up your heads and see; your redemption is near at hand.
All the paths of the LORD are kindness and constancy
toward those who keep his covenant and his decrees.
The friendship of the LORD is with those who fear him,
and his covenant, for their instruction.
R. Lift up your heads and see; your redemption is near at hand.

Gospel
Lk 1:57-66

When the time arrived for Elizabeth to have her child
she gave birth to a son.
Her neighbors and relatives heard
that the Lord had shown his great mercy toward her,
and they rejoiced with her.
When they came on the eighth day to circumcise the child,
they were going to call him Zechariah after his father,
but his mother said in reply,
â€œNo. He will be called John.â€
But they answered her,
â€œThere is no one among your relatives who has this name.â€
So they made signs, asking his father what he wished him to be called.
He asked for a tablet and wrote, â€œJohn is his name,â€
and all were amazed.
Immediately his mouth was opened, his tongue freed,
and he spoke blessing God.
Then fear came upon all their neighbors,
and all these matters were discussed
throughout the hill country of Judea.
All who heard these things took them to heart, saying,
â€œWhat, then, will this child be?

For surely the hand of the Lord was with him.â€

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