Lordie, God's Message For You Today, July 1, 2011

Daily Bible Reflections for July 1, 2011 Dear Lordie, This Friday, work with Him at your side. Praying for you, Bo Sanchez PS. Do you live in the Philippines? Sign up for Bo's weekly  cellphone message. This is FREE. (That is why you have to live in the Philippines to sign up for this service.) Text:   BOSEZ_<your full name>_ <your email address> and send to any of the following numbers: Globe (09178494444); Smart (09088949999); Sun (09228945555) And you'll start receiving Bo's inspiring message to encourage you, guide you, and bless your week.   1 July Friday TODAY'S READINGS: DIDACHE | COMPANION | SABBATH DIDACHE   Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus   OMG!   Whoever is without love does not know God, for God is love. – 1 John 4:7   Two years ago, I went on a short trip to the US. I met with a very special man — a spiritual mentor to presidents, kings, prime ministers and other leaders. Each month, this spiritual giant holds 30 plus face-to-face meetings with high-level officials, guiding them how to lead their country using the Bible. For three days, I sat around his table (we were just four students) to learn one thing: how to disciple heads of states. It was mind-blowing. So on my way home, I felt very important, too. But the moment my plane landed in Manila, everything became clear to me. I knew the first Heads of States I would meet. Upon arriving from the airport, I spent time with the two Kings who’ve conquered my heart since I saw them: my two boys. Together, we did very high-level, critical, world-changing, life-altering work. We drew robots and airplanes, played with little cars and video games (I lost, as usual). Why did I spend the entire day with them? Because before I’m a preacher, writer, leader and businessman, I’m first a father. So it is with God. Before He is supreme judge and King of the universe, He’s a Father.Your Father and mine!Bo Sanchez (bosanchez@ kerygmafamily.com)   REFLECTION: God wants to be Your Father. Will you allow Him to?   God, our Father, help me to see You as You want me to — a Father who loves me through and through.   Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top COMPANION   1st READING   To be chosen by God is a great privilege and something St. John says we should always give thanks for. This covenant that God has made with us in the blood of Jesus is far greater than the one made through Moses and is renewed each time we celebrate the Holy Mass. Today, let us renew our love for God and consecrate ourselves through the Sacred Heart of Jesus.   Deuteronomy 7:6-11 6 Moses said to the people: “You are a people sacred to the LORD, your God; he has chosen you from all the nations on the face of the earth to be a people peculiarly his own. 7 It was not because you are the largest of all nations that the LORD set his heart on you and chose you, for you are really the smallest of all nations. 8 It was because the LORD loved you and because of his fidelity to the oath he had sworn to your fathers, that he brought you out with his strong hand from the place of slavery, and ransomed you from the hand of Pharaoh, king of Egypt. 9 Understand, then, that the LORD, your God, is God indeed, the faithful God who keeps his merciful covenant down to the thousandth generation toward those who love him and keep his commandments, 10 but who repays with destruction the person who hates him; he does not dally with such a one, but makes him personally pay for it. 11 You shall therefore carefully observe the commandments, the statutes and the decrees which I enjoin on you today.”   P S A L M   Psalms 103:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8, 10 R: The Lord’s kindness is everlasting to those who fear him. 1 Bless the LORD, O my soul; and all my being, bless his holy name. 2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. (R) 3 He pardons all your iniquities, he heals all your ills. 4 He redeems your life from destruction, he crowns you with kindness and compassion. (R) 6 The LORD secures justice and the rights of all the oppressed. 7 He has made known his ways to Moses, and his deeds to the children of Israel. (R) 8 Merciful and gracious is the LORD, slow to anger and abounding in kindness. 10 Not according to our sins does he deal with us, nor does he requite us according to our crimes. (R)   2nd READING   Pope Benedict XVI’s first encyclical was concerning love. It was to be the theme of his Pontificate. If we are to be truly children of God, we must, like God, be bearers of love.   1 John 4:7-16 7 Beloved, let us love one another, because love is of God; everyone who loves is begotten by God and knows God. 8 Whoever is without love does not know God, for God is love. 9 In this way the love of God was revealed to us: God sent his only Son into the world so that we might have life through him. 10 In this is love: not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as expiation for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also must love one another. 12 No  ne has ever seen God. Yet, if we love one another, God remains in us, and his love is brought to perfection in us. 13 This is how we know that we remain in him and he in us, that he has given us of his Spirit. 14 Moreover, we have seen  and testify that the Father sent his Son as savior of the world. 15 Whoever acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in him and he in God. 16 We have come to know and to believe in the love God has for us. God is love, and whoever  remains in love remains in God and God in him.   G O S P E L   Who knows the Father? Only the Son. If we are to come to know the wonderful love of God our Father, we need to meditate on the life of Jesus, as it is in all that He said and did that He most fully reveals to us the Father’s love. The Sacred Heart of Jesus is really the heart of God our Father revealed to us in His son.   ALLELUIA R: Alleluia, alleluia Take my yoke upon you, says the Lord; and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart. R: Alleluia, alleluia   Matthew 11:25-30 25 At that time Jesus exclaimed: “I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to little ones. 26 Yes, Father, such has been your gracious will. 27 All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him. 28 Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden light.”   my reflections t h i n k : T he Sacred Heart of Jesus is really the heart of God our Father revealed to us in His son.   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 Psalm 46-50 PERSONAL MISSION STATEMENT The ultimate purpose of my life __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ GOALS FOR THE QUARTER Priority areas God wants me to work on __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________     PRAYER SHEET                                                                                                                                 FOR Things I will pray for regularly                                                                                                      MY LIFE DATE                          PERSONAL NEED                           DATE                          GOD’S ANSWERS When I                    “Until now, you have not                      When the                 “Ask and you shall receive, started                asked for anything in My Name.”                answer                   that your joy may be full.” praying                            - John 16: 24a                                 came                                  - John 16: 24b    PRAYER SHEET                                                                                                                          FOR Things I will pray for regularly                                                                                            MY LIFE                                  EVANGELISM LIST                                                            CARING LIST                                People God wants me to                                                  People God wants me to                                    bring closer to Him                                                 pray for and show more love to         Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top SABBATH   A Heart Bursting with Love   Studies for the priesthood traditionally begin with a college course in Classical Philosophy. This is because many of the terminologies and concepts used by the Church to express its doctrines, dogmas and moral teachings are based on the distinctions made by Plato and Aristotle as interpreted in the Christian sense by St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas. A branch of Classical Philosophy that deals with the philosophical principles on God is called “Theodicy.” We had a wonderful time discoursing on this subject with our professor, Fr. Josefino J. Javellana, SSP. We marveled as we tried to understand the various aspects of God’s transcendent and powerful nature. He is more than the sum total of all possible human perfections! The Sacred Scriptures and Theology, however, reveal to us a completely different nature of God, all due to the ministry of Jesus who, though truly God as the Father, came and lived as one who is also 100 percent human. Though powerful and majestic, God is love. From Jesus in the course of His three-year earthly ministry, the Gospel of Mark quotes these words: “My heart is moved with pity for the crowd.” The feast and devotion to the Sacred Heart expresses the biblical revelation that God is love. The images and pictures of Jesus holding out or pointing to His wounded heart simply serve to illustrate the great mystery on the Cross. Scholars say that the flowing out of blood, then water, from the pierced side of Jesus are indicative of a ruptured heart. The pain and the anxiety that Jesus bore out of love for us on the Cross made His heart burst. As we celebrate today the Solemn Feast of the Sacred Heart, be embraced by God’s overflowing love. Fr. Domie Guzman, SSP   Reflection Question: Is my heart bursting with love for God and for others?   “O Jesus, Divine Master, I thank and bless Your most meek heart which led You to give Your life for me. Your blood, Your wounds, the scourges, the thorns, the cross, Your bowed head tell my heart: ‘No one loves more than He who gives His life for the loved ones.’ The Shepherd died to give life to the sheep. I, too, want to live my life for You. Grant that You may always, everywhere and in all things, dispose of me for Your greater glory. May I always repeat: ‘Your will be done.’ Inflame my heart with holy love for You and for souls.”   St. Gall, pray for us.   Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top

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Lordie, God's Message For You Today, June 30, 2011

Daily Bible Reflections for June 30, 2011 Dear Lordie, Be blessed by His Creative Word this Thursday! Praying for you, Bo Sanchez PS. Do you live in the Philippines? Sign up for Bo's weekly  cellphone message. This is FREE. (That is why you have to live in the Philippines to sign up for this service.) Text:   BOSEZ_<your full name>_ <your email address> and send to any of the following numbers: Globe (09178494444); Smart (09088949999); Sun (09228945555) And you'll start receiving Bo's inspiring message to encourage you, guide you, and bless your week.   30 June Thursday TODAY'S READINGS: DIDACHE | COMPANION | SABBATH DIDACHE   Christian Readiness   Sometime after these events, God put Abraham to the test. He called to him “Abraham!” “Ready!” he replied. – Genesis 22:1   The call to serve God is a grace from God Himself. My call was built by grace through meaningful small encounters with Bo Sanchez. A bond of friendship was first developed when I joined a Marian pilgrimage that he organized. I was not actively involved with any of Bo’s numerous ministries but he would come to our home in Calamba to bring his ministry groups to a retreat. One time, on short notice, he brought his elders to the house and they brainstormed on some issues and he invited me to join the meeting. A few months thereafter, he asked me to head a caring or sharing group of businessmen, and then asked me to join him as a council member for one of The Feasts, a Sunday worship service and then added more responsibilities, which I accepted readily. Community service makes a Christian whole. That thought drowned any objection in my mind stemming out of my business priorities. That was my predisposition. The readiness to accept ministry service is pure grace which I embrace as God’s way of expressing His love. Rolly España (rnespana@nwineskin.com) 30 REFLECTION: Do you procrastinate when God calls you to serve? Do you create all sorts of alibis and excuses?   Lord Jesus, I thank You for Your abounding grace that keeps me answering Your call.     Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top COMPANION   1st READING This story is one that often inspires horror as it seems Abraham is willing to sacrifice the life of his son at the bidding of God! Both God and Abraham seem to have morally questionable characters. However, we have to realize that the moral sensibility of people more than 4,000 years ago was not as heightened as ours today. Human sacrifices were quite common and many other practices did not have the condemnation we would give them today. What we see as we journey through the Old Testament is a growing and deepening moral awareness of the dignity of the human person. We also need to recognize that the sacrifice never ocurred and that God provided an alternative sacrifice.   Genesis 22:1-19 1 God put Abraham to the test. He called to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied. 2 Then God said: “Take your son Isaac, your only one, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. There you shall offer him up as a holocaust on a height that I will point out to you.” 3 Early the next morning Abraham saddled his donkey, took with him his son Isaac, and two of his servants as well, and with the wood that he had cut for the holocaust, set out for the place of which God had told him. 4 On the third day Abraham got sight of the place from afar. 5 Then he said to his servants: “Both of you stay here with the donkey, while the boy and I go on over yonder. We will worship and then come back to you.” 6 Thereupon Abraham took the wood for the holocaust and laid it on his son Isaac’s shoulders, while he himself carried the fire and the knife. 7 As the two walked on together, Isaac spoke to his father Abraham. “Father!” he said. “Yes, son,” he replied. Isaac continued, “Here are the fire and the wood, but where is the sheep for the holocaust?” 8 “Son,” Abraham answered, “God himself will provide the sheep for the holocaust.” Then the two continued going forward. 9 When they came to the place of which God had told him, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. Next he tied up his son Isaac, and put him on top of the wood on the altar. 10 Then he reached out and took the knife to slaughter his son. 11 But the LORD’s messenger called to him from heaven, “Abraham, Abraham!” “Yes, Lord,” he answered. 12 “Do not lay your hand on the boy,” said the messenger. “Do not do the least thing to him. I know now how devoted you are to God, since you did not withhold from me your own beloved son.” 13 As Abraham looked about, he spied a ram caught by its horns in the thicket. So he went and took the ram and offered it up as a holocaust in place of his son. 14 Abraham named the site Yahweh- yireh; hence people now say, “On the mountain the LORD will see.” 15 Again the LORD’s messenger called to Abraham from heaven 16 and said: “I swear by myself, declares the LORD, that because you acted as you did in not withholding from me your beloved son, 17 I will bless you abundantly and make your descendants as countless as the stars of the sky and the sands of the seashore; your descendants shall take possession of the gates of their enemies, 18 and in your descendants all the nations of the earth shall find blessing — all this because you obeyed my command.” 19 Abraham then returned to his servants, and they set out together for Beer-sheba, where Abraham made his home.   P S A L M   Psalms 115:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 R: I will walk in the presence of the Lord, in the Land of the living. 1 Not to us, O LORD, not to us but to your name give glory because of your kindness, because of your truth. 2 Why should the pagans say, “Where is their God?” (R) 3 Our God is in heaven; whatever he wills, he does. 4 Their idols are silver and gold, the handiwork of men. (R) 5 They have mouths but speak not; they have eyes but see not; 6 they have ears but hear not; they have noses but smell not. (R) 8 Their makers shall be like them, everyone that trusts in them. 9 The house of Israel trusts in the LORD; he is their help and their shield. (R)   G O S P E L   We constantly encounter Jesus forgiving the sins of those who approach Him for healing. It is important for us to realize that the forgiveness of sins is the most fundamental healing we will receive. It is the basis for all other healing, particularly healing that will endure unto eternal life. Let us ensure that we never neglect the spiritual aspect of our lives even in the midst of the difficulty and hardship of material poverty and suffering. At least we may be able to find some spiritual consolation for encouragement.   ALLELUIA R: Alleluia, alleluia God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. R: Alleluia, alleluia   Matthew 9:1-8 1 After entering a boat, Jesus made the crossing, and came into his own town. 2 And there people brought to him a paralytic lying on a stretcher. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Courage, child, your sins are forgiven.” 3 At that, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming.” 4 Jesus knew what they were thinking, and said, “Why do you harbor evil thoughts? 5 Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sinsare forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Rise and walk’? 6 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins” — he then said to the paralytic, “Rise, pick up your stretcher, and go home.” 7 He rose and went home. 8 When the crowds saw this they were struck with awe and glorified God who had given such authority to men.   my reflections t h i n k : Forgiveness of sins is the most fundamental healing we will receive.   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 Psalm 41-45   Psalm 41-45 Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top SABBATH   THE EXTRAORDINARY POWER OF GOD   The evangelist Matthew takes pains to show us the great power which Jesus had: over sickness, over nature, over demons, and, as depicted in today’s Gospel, over sin. It was such a power that incited controversy, disbelief and envy on the part of some scribes. Jesus in turn confronts them head-on, by showing them even more of such power (as it were): He cured a paralytic right in front of their eyes. In the first reading, meanwhile, we also have a display of God’s power. The well-known passage of the testing of Abraham over his son Isaac results in a confirmation of God being absolutely in command of everything. And since Abraham passed the test with flying colors, he is abundantly rewarded by a show of generous power on the part of God: “Because you acted as you did in not withholding from me your beloved son, I will bless you abundantly and make your descendants as countless as the stars of the sky and the sands of the seashore; your descendants shall take possession of the gates of their enemies, and in your descendants all the nations of the earth shall find blessing — all this because you obeyed my command.” As we know by now, God’s power surely isn’t the power of a warlord governor or that of a greedy capitalist. Rather, it is a dominance on the part of the Omnipotent God. But paradoxically, such power of God owes its force in part to the subject of that power: that is, the humble submission of the human person to it. In the case of the first reading, it is Abraham’s heroic obedience and faith; in the Gospel, it is the paralytic’s openness and docility (in contrast with the cynicism of the scribes). Quite simply, we just have to submit ourselves to such a powerful God. Fr. Martin Macasaet, SDB   Reflection Question: How much has the power of God revealed itself in your life?   Almighty God, may I always submit to Your power in my life. Amen.   St. Lucina, pray for us.   Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top

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Lordie, God's Message For You Today, June 29, 2011

Daily Bible Reflections for June 29, 2011 Dear Lordie, See Him beside you this whole Wednesday! Praying for you, Bo Sanchez PS. Do you live in the Philippines? Sign up for Bo's weekly  cellphone message. This is FREE. (That is why you have to live in the Philippines to sign up for this service.) Text:   BOSEZ_<your full name>_ <your email address> and send to any of the following numbers: Globe (09178494444); Smart (09088949999); Sun (09228945555) And you'll start receiving Bo's inspiring message to encourage you, guide you, and bless your week.   29 June Wednesday TODAY'S READINGS: DIDACHE | COMPANION | SABBATH DIDACHE   Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, Apostles   who and why   He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” – Matthew 16:15   Especially for politicians, surveys are tools in gauging popularity, doing propaganda or promoting a platform. In today’s passage, Jesus asks everyone a survey question, “Who do you say I am?” But Jesus didn’t ask out of selfish gain. He wasn’t interested to know how popular He was. Instead, He asked because His own disciples needed to know how close they were to God and what kind of relationship they had with Him. Peter excelled in his response because God enabled him. Jesus acknowledged the anointing and Peter, an uneducated fisherman enlightened by the Holy Spirit, became our first Pope. He is like that bishop who was asked why he became a priest. Fatigued after a long day and without even thinking, he answered, “Because I love Jesus.” As he said it, he began to cry because, just like Peter, he knew the answer was from his heart. Rod Velez (rod.velez@gmail.com)   REFLECTION: When Jesus asks you, “Who do you say that I am?” where does your answer come from?   More than possessions, first among anyone, greater than any ambition, lead me to love You most of all; not only intellectually but from my heart and soul.   Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top COMPANION   1st READING   Peter is miraculously freed from prison after having been arrested by Herod. This demonstrates the degree to which God is willing to intervene in human affairs to allow His will to be accomplished. There was still much for Peter to do, so God frees him to continue the work of building the Church. We have to learn to trust that things happen according to the permissive will of God, trusting always that God will bring good from the situation.   Acts 12:1-11 1 In those days, King Herod laid hands upon some members of the Church to harm them. 2 He had James, the brother of John, killed by the sword, 3 and when he saw that this was pleasing to the Jews he proceeded to arrest Peter also. — It was the feast of Unleavened Bread. — 4 He had him taken into custody and put in prison under the guard of four squads of four soldiers each. He intended to bring him before the people after Passover. 5 Peter thus was being kept in prison, but prayer by the church was fervently being made to God on his behalf. 6 On the very night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter, secured by double chains, was sleeping between two soldiers, while outside the door guards kept watch on the prison. 7 Suddenly the angel of the Lord stood by him and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and awakened him, saying, “Get up quickly.” The chains fell from his wrists. 8 The angel said to him, “Put on your belt and your sandals.” He did so. Then he said to him, “Put on your cloak and follow me.” 9 So he followed him out, not realizing that what was happening through the angel was real; he thought he was seeing a vision. 10 They passed the first guard, then the second, and came to the iron gate leading out to the city, which opened for them by itself. They emerged and made their way down an alley, and suddenly the angel left him. 11 Then Peter recovered his senses and said, “Now I know for certain that the Lord sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people had been expecting.”   P S A L M   Psalms 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 R: The Lord delivered me from all my fears. 1 [2] I will bless the LORD at all times; his praise shall be ever in my mouth. 2 [3] Let my soul glory in the LORD; the lowly will hear me and be glad. (R) 3 [4] Glorify the LORD with me, let us together extol his name. 4 [5] I sought the LORD, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears. (R) 5 [6]  Look to him that you may be radiant with joy, and your faces may not blush with shame. 6 [7] When the poor one called out, the LORD heard, and from all his distress he saved him. (R) 7 [8] The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them. 8 [9] Taste and see how good the LORD is; happy the man who takes refuge in him. (R)   2nd READING   Paul explains to Timothy that he is willing to pour out his life as a libation for the sake of the Gospel. Are we willing to fight the good fight, so to speak, when it comes to giving our lives in the service of the Gospel or do we have other agendas for our lives? Let us be honest as we examine our motives for doing the things we do and seek to surrender more to God’s will rather than our own.   2 Timothy 4:6-8, 17-18 6 I, Paul, am already being poured out like a libation, and the time of my departure is at hand. 7 I have competed well; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith. 8 From now on the crown of righteousness awaits me, which the Lord, the just judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me, but to all who have longed for his appearance. 17 The Lord stood by me and gave me strength, so that through me the proclamation might be completed and all the Gentiles might hear it. And I was rescued from the lion’s mouth. 18 The Lord will rescue me from every evil threat and will bring me safe to his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory forever and ever. Amen.   G O S P E L   Recognizing Jesus’ true identity as the Son of God, the Messiah, is a major step forward in Peter’s faith, as well as the faith of the Apostles. It is also important that we be able to express who we think Jesus is! Yes, we know His identity as a piece of information passed on to us from others, but do we truly know it from deep within our psyche? Have we experienced the truth that Jesus is the Messiah? Faith is meant to be experiential and this is one of the basic experiences that lays the foundation for a disciple’s life. Let us pray that we experience this truth.   ALLELUIA R: Alleluia, alleluia You are Peter and upon this rock I will build my Church and 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 sayto 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 : We have to learn to trust that things happen according to the permissive will of God, trusting always that God will bring good from the situation.   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 Psalm 36-40     Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top SABBATH   GREAT THINGS COME IN PAIRS   Today we honor a pair of really great saints: Sts. Peter and Paul. Although both saints did have their differences and even conflicts with one another during their lifetimes, Christian art, architecture and liturgy (since the first century down to the present day) emphasize the bond of friendship between them. Sts. Peter and Paul are associated with the city of Rome, where their tombs and basilicas are located. But in one not-so-well-known church in the city, the Church of Santa Maria del Popolo, you can find two marvelous paintings of the two saints, accomplished by the terrific 16th century painter Caravaggio. They are known with these titles: The Fall of St. Paul and The Crucifixion of Peter. A simple Internet search can help you visualize these. Contemplating them may even reveal an interesting contrast (and at the same time a complementariness) between two aspects of these two saints, and consequently two aspects as well of our Catholic Church. The first is the scene of the conversion of Saul, more than just his fall from the horse. He is lying flat on his back, with arms outstretched, completely fallen on the ground. The second painting, is the scene of the inverted crucifixion of Peter. He is depicted as already positioned on his cross and being raised up. Some art experts and commentators say it is a symbol of Jesus’ founding of the Church upon the faith of Peter (today’s Gospel). And so, if in the first we have a falling down or a conversion, in the second it is a raising up. Aren’t these two aspects also in all of us members of the Church? There is in us, and in the Church as a whole, both a falling down and a rising up, a conversion and an establishment. Sure, the Church is never without crises and reforms. But as the Jesuit theologian Gerald O’Collins pointed out, “If the Church is going to face satisfactorily the challenges posed by the forces that currently move and change the world, both fidelity and freedom are needed.” “ Fidelity and freedom”— now that’s another nice pair of good things. May Sts. Peter and Paul help us maintain them as well. Fr. Martin Macasaet, SDB   Reflection Question: Identify one aspect in the life of Sts. Peter and Paul that you want to emulate.   Grant me, Lord, the grace to follow you radically as Sts. Peter and Paul did. Amen.   St. Mary, pray for us.   Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top

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