 | Daily Bible Reflections
for February 22, 2011 |
|  Dear Lordie,
This Tuesday, never forget how important you are to God.
Praying for you,
Bo Sanchez
| | Feast of Chair of St. Peter, Apostle The Man in the picture When Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippi he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”... He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” – Matthew 16:13, 15 As a kid, I remember looking up at our bedroom wall and seeing a framed photo of a bearded guy that seemed to shut his eyes when I look at an angle and open them when I move to another. It freaked me out. That man to me was some strange guy called Jesus. But as I grew up, I was introduced to another Jesus, who endeared my heart to Him. This is the Jesus Christ who gave me the grace to serve as a young choirboy in our parish in Laguna, who groped with me through my difficult times, and blessed me with people who loved and cared for me. He is the same guy who unselfishly offered His life — body and blood — so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life in God’s Kingdom in heaven. That, to me, is Jesus, my Lord and Savior. He continues to reveal Himself and His plans for me every single day, and I continue to be in awe of His faithfulness and glory. Eugene Cailao (eugenecailao@gmail.com) REFLECTION: Who is Jesus Christ to you? Help me to seek You, Lord. To get to know You more and glorify You is what I desire to do for the rest of my life. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING While leadership is a great service to the work of the Gospel, we must be aware that as with any type of leadership there comes responsibility! Let us pray for all the Church leaders that they realize this truth and so perform their responsibilities with diligence and commitment. Let us also follow their lead in showing us the path to eternal life. 1 Peter 5:1-4 1 Beloved: I exhort the presbyters among you, as a fellow presbyter and witness to the sufferings of Christ and one who has a share in the glory to be revealed. 2 Tend the flock of God in your midst, overseeing not by constraint but willingly, as God would have it, not for shameful profit but eagerly. 3 Do not lord it over those assigned to you, but be examples to the flock. 4 And when the chief Shepherd is revealed, you will receive the unfading crown of glory. P S A L M Psalms 23:1-3, 4, 5, 6 R: The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want. 1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 In verdant pastures he gives me repose; beside restful waters he leads me; 3 he refreshes my soul. (R) 4 Even though I walk in the dark valley I fear no evil; for you are at my side with your rod and your staff that give me courage. (R) 5 You spread the table before me in the sight of my foes; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. (R) 6 Only goodness and kindness follow me all the days of my life; and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD for years to come. (R) G O S P E L Peter is given a role of primacy among the Apostles. This does not mean that he is more important than the rest, but it does mean that he has a role to play as a principle of unity for all. Let us pray today for unity among Christians so that the stumbling blocks to that unity will disappear by the hand of the Holy Spirit as He unites all Christians in one witness to the Gospel of salvation. ALLELUIA R: Alleluia, alleluia You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church; the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. R: Alleluia, alleluia Matthew 16:13-19 13 When Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippi he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter said in reply, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” 17 Jesus said to him in reply, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father. 18 And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. 19 I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” my reflections t h i n k : L et us pray today for unity among Christians that the stumbling blocks to that unity will disappear by the hand of the Holy Spirit. God’s special verse/thought for me today________________ _________________________________________________________
T O D A Y ’ S BLESSING LIST Thank You Lord for: ____________________________________ _______________________________________________________ READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR Deuteronomy 4-7 | |
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| | SABBATH | STRANGE CHAIR Today’s liturgy is called the “Feast of the Chair of St. Peter.” The feast is as strange as the choice made on who first sat on that “chair.” The first to sit on the chair that we honor today is Peter, an uneducated fisherman from Bethsaida. He was an unlikely choice for a president of a country or a chairman of the board for a global organization, but he was God’s choice to be the prince of the Apostles and the visible head of the Church. Such choice was easily evident to Jesus as He Himself said, “You are Peter and on this rock I will build my Church. And the gates of hell can never hold out against it….” The chair of Peter is not Peter’s. It is God’s chair on which He made Peter sit, not bought by Peter for himself. Just as the choice of Peter was God’s, so does the chair we now remember is His. The Chair of St. Peter symbolizes two of the tasks that Peter and his successors, the popes, have. The pope should be an effective agent towards dialogue and a tireless teacher of the truths of the Kingdom. Sitting on the Chair of St. Peter is to be the servant of all, a servant of dialogue, a servant of the Truth, a servant of the Lord. A priest from Bukidnon told me a funny story. When Gaudencio B. Cardinal Rosales became bishop of Malaybalay, Bukidnon, he tried to speak some Cebuano to the local faithful during one of his first Masses. He said, “Ani-a ako aron maglingkod kaninyo.” For half a second there was silence in the cathedral; then, laughter accompanied by a warm round of applause. The good archbishop spoke in Cebuano but mixed it with the Tagalog word, maglingkod. Maglingkod in Cebuano means “to sit down.” Thus, when translated, his words literally meant, “I am here to sit down on you.” Certainly, it was not what he wanted to convey. But the good archbishop served the Diocese of Malaybalay well, even risking his life in the fight against illegal logging, not sitting down, but moving about and bending low on several instances as he dialogued and taught. Fr. Bobby Titco Reflection Question: A chair is such a strange symbol of service. But perhaps not, if we think of service as the real meaning of being chosen by God to occupy His chair. “Make me a servant, humble and meek. Lord, let me lift up those who are weak. And let the prayer of my heart always be ‘make me a servant today.’” Amen. St. Raynerius, pray for us. | |
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