 | Daily Bible Reflections
for October 2, 2010 |
|  Dear Lordie,
Be inspired with His message to you this Saturday!
Praying for you,
Bo Sanchez
| | Memorial of the Guardian Angels LIKE CAIRO “Amen, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.” – Matthew 18:3-4 His name is Cairo. He was a six-year-old who played the role of Joseph’s son in the Trumpets Production Joseph the Dreamer in 2006 at Megamall. Once, I asked Cairo for a massage. My co-cast members were joshing me that I should pay him for it. Then my friend pulled out a P100 bill from my wallet. However, I was hesitant to give it to Cairo because I wasn’t sure if his parents would approve. So I said, “No. Cairo loves me. I don’t need to pay him.” Later on, I saw him looking and playing with a P100. My friend pulled it out of my wallet and gave it to him. Or so I thought. I asked Cairo if he got the P100 from my friend. But before he could answer me, I seized it from him. Upon putting it in my wallet, I saw my P100 still there. I asked Cairo, “Where did your P100 come from?” He answered, “My dad gave it to me this morning.” Oops. “Why didn’t you tell me?” I asked him. His answer floored me: “I thought you needed it.” Sigh… to be like a child, indeed. God, make me like Cairo.George Tolentino Gabriel (george.svp@gmail.com) REFLECTIONS: What childlike qualities have you lost and wish to regain? Lord, make me like a child today. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING Guardian angels have been a part of Catholic piety for centuries. We see the basis for belief in them in this text and others from the Scriptures. It is reasonable to assume that God blesses us with an angel to help take care of us. Perhaps God sees it as a type of insurance policy that He gives us to demonstrate His love for us. Exodus 23:20-23 (or Job 42:1-3, 5-6, 12-17) 20 Thus says the LORD: “See, I am sending an angel before you, to guard you on the way and bring you to the place I have prepared. 21 Be attentive to him and heed his voice. Do not rebel against him, for he will not forgive your sin. My authority resides in him. 22 If you heed his voice and carry out all I tell you, I will be an enemy to your enemies and a foe to your foes. 23 “My angel will go before you and bring you to the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites and Jebusites; and I will wipe them out. P S A L M Psalm 91:1-2, 3-4ab, 4c-6, 10-11 (or Psalm 119:66, 71, 75, 91, 125, 130) R: The Lord has put angels in charge of you, to guard you in all your ways. 1 You who dwell in the shelter of the Most High, who abide in the shadow of the Almighty, 2 Say to the LORD, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” (R) 3 For he will rescue you from the snare of the fowler, from the destroying pestilence. 4 With his pinions he will cover you, and under his wings you shall take refuge. (R) His faithfulness is a buckler and a shield. 5 You shall not fear the terror of the night nor the arrow that flies by day; 6 not the pestilence that roams in darkness nor the devastating plague at noon. (R) 10 No evil shall befall you, nor shall affliction come near your tent, 11 for to his angels he has given command about you, that they guard you in all your ways. (R) G O S P E L Just as a little child has the innocence and purity of an angel — this is how our faith is supposed to be. We need to have a faith in God that embraces Him with the innocence and trust of a child. This is the way the angels in heaven respond to their mission to protect and guard us from the snares of the enemy. Hopefully we listen to their words of guidance. Matthew 18:1-5, 10 (or Luke 10:17-24) 1 The disciples approached Jesus and said, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” 2 He called a child over, placed it in their midst, 3 and said, “Amen, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5 And whoever receives one child such as this in my name receives me. 10 “See that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that their angels in heaven always look upon the face of my heavenly Father.” my reflections think: We need to have a faith that embraces God with the innocence and trust of a child. _________________________________________________________
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| | SABBATH | Guardian Angels One late night, when I was still a seminarian doing my summer apostolate in Gapan, Nueva Ecija, I accompanied the parish priest to a remote place in the parish. While we were navigating the highway, we saw some broken pieces of glass. A car accident had just happened but there were no cars in sight. We decided to stop and look around. Suddenly, we heard children crying and people moaning in pain. The jeep they were riding turned turtle from the main road to the rice field on the side of the road. We went to them and saw that the adult passengers were either unconscious or crying in pain. The children, about three of them, were lying on the ground near the jeep crying but were miraculously unhurt. We called for help and they were all brought to a nearby hospital. It was startling to see that the children were all right. No one, much more a child, could have escaped that accident unhurt. We could not believe it. In the end, we both attributed it to the children’s guardian angels. By faith we believe that God assigned to each of us a guardian angel. They are spirits serving as messengers of God. They are God’s presence to us. By presence we mean that God communicates Himself to us and makes His presence felt. Because of angels, we are never alone. They save children from accidents, guide adults in determining what is right and wrong, help us discern where the Spirit leads, allay our fears in the face of danger, give us courage against a spiritual challenge, etcetera. At every moment in our lives, we must remember that we have angels ready to guide us. They have been working for us since we were born. They will continue to work for us until we die. On this feast day of the Guardian Angels, let us not only remember their presence but renew our belief and commitment to them. Our Catholic prayer is very appropriate on this occasion: Angel of God,My guardian dear, To whom God’s love Commits me here, Ever this day, Be at my side To light and guard, To rule and guide. Amen!Fr. Benny Tuazon Reflection Question: When was the last time you felt God’s care through the presence of your guardian angel? How do you express your recognition of God’s messenger to you? Do you receive their guidance as direct guidance from God? Guardian Angel, thank you for guiding and protecting me as I journey through this life. St. Theophilus, pray for us. | |
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