 | Daily Bible Reflections
for February 4, 2010 |
|  Dear Lordie,
Follow Him all the way this Thursday.
Praying for you,
Bo Sanchez
| | THE PRIEST EXORCIST They drove out many demons, and they anointed with oil many who were sick and cured them. – Mark 6:13 To many, ghosts, witches, dwarfs and vampires are just fictional characters. But you’d think twice if you’ve read Exorcism: Encounters with the Paranormal and the Occult, the bestselling book of Fr. Jose Francisco C. Syquia, director of the Archdiocese of Manila Office of Exorcism. Published by Shepherd’s Voice Publications Inc., the book reveals the truth about the hidden, dark world of demons and how they intersect our daily world. The teachings in his book were first part of Fr. Jocis’s research for a technical book on exorcism and deliverance. But he says he decided to come out with a simplified version to inform people about the spirit world, the world of the paranormal and the occult, and the realm of extraordinary demonic activity to help the people know how to view and confront them through the teachings of the Catholic Faith. He adds, “The devil is afraid of the Christian who knows his identity as a precious child of the all-powerful God and knows also how to use the many varied spiritual weapons of the Church.” Are we the kind of Christians that make the devil tremble?Cynthia Santiago (boses2go@yahoo.com) REFLECTION: A believing, practicing Christian is the devil’s worst nightmare. Lord, teach me, strengthen me to fight evil. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING Verse 4 contains an ominous blessing. There is a requirement for the descendents of David in order to retain the blessing of God upon their dynasty. Unfortunately, we will discover that they were not faithful in keeping the Law. Following the death of Solomon (David’s son and successor), the kingdom will split and corruption will be rife on both sides. 1 Kings 2:1-4, 10-12 1 When the time of David’s death drew near, he gave these instructions to his son Solomon: 2 “I am going the way of all flesh. Take courage and be a man. 3 Keep the mandate of the LORD, your God, following his ways and observing his statutes, commands, ordinances, and decrees as they are written in the law of Moses, that you may succeed in whatever you do, wherever you turn, 4 and the LORD may fulfill the promise he made on my behalf when he said, ‘If your sons so conduct themselves that they remain faithful to me with their whole heart and with their whole soul, you shall always have someone of your line on the throne of Israel.’” 10 David rested with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David. 11 The length of David’s reign over Israel was forty years: he reigned seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem. 12 When Solomon was seated on the throne of his father David, with his sovereignty firmly established. P S A L M 1 Chronicles 29:10, 11ab, 11d-12a, 12bcd R: Lord, you are exalted over all. 10 “Blessed may you be, O LORD, God of Israel our father, from eternity to eternity.” (R) 11 “Yours, O LORD, are grandeur and power, majesty, splendor, and glory.” (R) “LORD, you are exalted over all. Yours, O LORD, is the sovereignty; you are exalted as head over all. 12 “Riches and honor are from you.” (R) “In your hand are power and might; it is yours to give grandeur and strength to all.” (R) G O S P E L When we serve the Lord we are to be totally dependent upon Him for everything. Our faith demands that we let go of any reliance upon the things of the world as they are all passing away. This is why a life of faith is at the heart of discovering the fullest meaning of our humanity and reason for living. Mark 6:7-13 7 Jesus summoned the Twelve and began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over unclean spirits. 8 He instructed them to take nothing for the journey but a walking stick — no food, no sack, no money in their belts. 9 They were, however, to wear sandals but not a second tunic. 10 He said to them, “Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you leave from there. 11 Whatever place does not welcome you or listen to you, leave there and shake the dust off your feet in testimony against them.” 12 So they went off and preached repentance. 13 They drove out many demons, and they anointed with oil many who were sick and cured them. my reflections t h i n k : Our faith demands that we let go of any reliance upon the things of the world as they are all passing away. _________________________________________________________
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T O D A Y ’ S BLESSING LIST Thank You Lord for: ____________________________________ _______________________________________________________ READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR 1 Corinthians 5-8 | |
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| | SABBATH | A Critical Look into Ourselves Visiting a friend who was in charge of a certain retreat house, I was surprised to see the whole parking area filled with luxury cars. I asked my friend, “Are businessmen from Makati having their retreat here?” He shook his head sadly and answered, “No, it is another group of retreatants... these are the cars of the clergy from ‘X’ diocese.” And a lay person told me sarcastically: “Priests in ‘N’ Seminary are very service-oriented... They all have their own ‘service cars’.” How different this is from what Jesus said when He sent out His disciples with the instructions not to take anything for the journey except a staff. No wonder that many faithful are scandalized by the lifestyle of some priests. But why focus on them? Why not focus on the many priests and nuns who live a simple life, who are ready to serve their flock even in the middle of the night, who do not demand exuberant stipends but refuse what is too much? Once sent by Jesus, the disciples went and preached repentance. It was the main message of Jesus: Repent! Repentance is not a sentimental sorry. Real repentance means a radical change in one’s life. That’s why repentance is so difficult; it disturbs and hurts. But remember that Jesus once said, “Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I tell you, will attempt to enter but will not be strong enough.” We don’t have to point at certain people and make sarcastic remarks about their apparent scandalous attitude. We all need to change. We all need to repent. We all need to change our hearts and minds and actions. We all have or do something that might scandalize others. Two weeks from now, we enter once more the holy season of Lent, a time we are invited to repentance, to a change of heart and a change of life. Are we ready?Fr. Rudy Horst, SVD Reflection Question: Am I easily scandalized by what others do? Do I talk about it to others? Am I aware of my own mistakes and need to change? Lord, it is so easy to be a hypocrite. It is so easy to look at others and be scandalized. Today You remind me to look first into myself and detect where I have to repent and change my life. Thank You, Lord, for this very important reminder. St. Andrew Corsini, pray for us. | |
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