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for April 11, 2012 |
|  Dear Lordie,
His light is shining on you this Wednesday.
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Bo Sanchez
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| | THE REAL NEED “I have neither silver nor gold, but what I do have I give you: in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazorean, [rise and] walk.” – Acts 3:6 Walking down an unfamiliar road in India, I noticed some beggars slumped on both sides of the road. As I passed them by, they suddenly increased in numbers. With their arms outstretched, they grabbed me by my clothes. I touched the hand of one beggar and wanted to give him alms but I only had pesos. So I told him, “I do not have anything to give you; only prayers. God bless you.” That was my dream a few years ago, the time that I was financially constrained. I wanted to help others financially but I couldn’t for I was also in need. All I had was time and talent. In today’s Gospel, the crippled man asked for money but Peter gave him something better — the use of his legs. More often than not, when people ask for our help, we assume they only need money. But they may also need understanding, affirmation, acceptance or a shoulder to cry on. We may not have the means to help people financially but the Lord calls us to give what we have in our hands. It may seem insignificant in worldly standards, but to the people who receive our help, this may just be what they need. Judith Concepcion (svp_jmc@yahoo.com) REFLECTION: A gift becomes precious when it is wrapped in love and offered with the gift of self. Lord, in my desire to help others, help me see beyond the surface need. Make me more sensitive and discerning of the person’s real and deeper need. St. Stanislaus, bishop and martyr, pray for us. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1ST READING Peter and John heal a cripple begging by the Golden Gate of the Temple. It is an act of mercy; it is also an act that demonstrates the power of the Gospel and that Jesus is still alive in and through the ministry of His disciples. We should never forget this — we are His eyes and hands in today’s world. It is up to us to demonstrate to the world through our deeds His compassion and love for all people. Acts 3:1-10 1 Peter and John were going up to the temple area for the three o’clock hour of prayer. 2 And a man crippled from birth was carried and placed at the gate of the temple called “the Beautiful Gate” every day to beg for alms from the people who entered the temple. 3 When he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked for alms. 4 But Peter looked intently at him, as did John, and said, “Look at us.” 5 He paid attention to them, expecting to receive something from them. 6 Peter said, “I have neither silver nor gold, but what I do have I give you: in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazorean, rise and walk.” 7 Then Peter took him by the right hand and raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankles grew strong. 8 He leaped up, stood, and walked around, and went into the temple with them, walking and jumping and praising God. 9 When all the people saw him walking and praising God, 10 they recognized him as the one who used to sit begging at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with amazement and astonishment at what had happened to him. P S A L M Psalm 105:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8-9 R: Rejoice, O hearts that seek the Lord. 1 Give thanks to the Lord, invoke his name; make known among the nations his deeds. 2 Sing to him, sing his praise, proclaim all his wondrous deeds. (R) 3 Glory in his holy name; rejoice, O hearts that seek the Lord! 4 Look to the Lord in his strength; seek to serve him constantly. (R) 6 You descendants of Abraham, his servants, sons of Jacob, his chosen ones! 7 He, the Lord, is our God; throughout the earth his judgments prevail. (R) 8 He remembers forever his covenant which he made binding for a thousand generations — 9 which he entered into with Abraham and by his oath to Isaac. (R) GOSPEL The men on the way to Emmaus converse with Jesus and it takes them some time before they realize exactly who it is with whom they are speaking. Let us try to find Jesus in the midst of the busyness of life, in the people we meet and through the issues with which we are involved. Let us work for God’s Kingdom and not against it. Let us be helpful to the Gospel proclamation and not a hindrance to it. GOSPEL ACCLAMATION This is the day the Lord has made; let us be glad and rejoice in it. Luke 24:13-35 13 That very day, the first day of the week, two of Jesus’ disciples were going to a village seven miles from Jerusalem called Emmaus, 14 and they were conversing about all the things that had occurred. 15 And it happened that while they were conversing and debating, Jesus himself drew near and walked with them, 16 but their eyes were prevented from recognizing him. 17 He asked them, “What are you discussing as you walk along?” They stopped, looking downcast. 18 One of them, named Cleopas, said to him in reply, “Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know of the things that have taken place there in these days?” 19 And he replied to them, “What sort of things?” They said to him, “The things that happened to Jesus the Nazarene, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, 20 how our chief priests and rulers both handed him over to a sentence of death and crucified him. 21 But we were hoping that he would be the one to redeem Israel; and besides all this, it is now the third day since this took place. 22 Some women from our group, however, have astounded us: they were at the tomb early in the morning 23 and did not find his Body; they came back and reported that they had indeed seen a vision of angels who announced that he was alive. 24 Then some of those with us went to the tomb and found things just as the women had described, but him they did not see.” 25 And he said to them, “Oh, how foolish you are! How slow of heart to believe all that the prophets spoke! 26 Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?” 27 Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them what referred to him in all the scriptures. 28 As they approached the village to which they were going, he gave the impression that he was going on farther. 29 But they urged him, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over.” So he went in to stay with them. 30 And it happened that, while he was with them at table, he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them. 31 With that their eyes were opened and they recognized him, but he vanished from their sight. 32 Then they said to each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he spoke to us on the way and opened the Scriptures to us?” 33 So they set out at once and returned to Jerusalem where they found gathered together the Eleven and those with them 34 who were saying, “The Lord has truly been raised and has appeared to Simon!” 35 Then the two recounted what had taken place on the way and how he was made known to them in the breaking of the bread. LIST think: We are Jesus’ eyes and hands in today’s world. It is up to us to demonstrate to the world through our deeds His compassion and love for all people. T O D A Y ’ S BLESSING LIST Thank You Lord for: ____________________________________ _______________________________________________________ God’s special verse/thought for me today________________ _________________________________________________________ READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR Leviticus 1-33 1st READING 2nd READING GOSPEL PSALM TODAY’S BLESSING LIST | |
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| | SABBATH | SEEING AND EXPERIENCING JESUS Much has already been said about this wonderful story of two disciples meeting Jesus on the way to Emmaus. Some very insightful reflections connect the importance of the event with the Sacramental meal that Jesus shared with His disciples as He gave them His mandate to “do this in memory of me” (Luke 22:19). The very gestures that Jesus executed on the road to and in Emmaus were reminiscent of the very actions He did during that meal when He “took the bread, blessed the bread, broke the bread, and gave them to His disciples.” The long discussion on the way from Jerusalem to Emmaus focused on how the Scriptures spoke about the Messiah. Jesus explained to the two disciples how the things that happened in Jerusalem have already been pronounced by the prophets of old. Now this “study” of the Scriptures has a clear reference to the very ritual that Jews perform as they partake of the Passover meal, or the Liturgy of the Word for us who celebrate the Eucharist in the same manner. The connection is thus clearly outlined in these. The two main occurrences in that story (the study of the Word and the breaking of the Bread) prefigure the Sacrament of the Eucharist with the two liturgies that are celebrated in the Mass — the Liturgy of the Word and the Liturgy of the Eucharist. Jesus “broke” the Word to the two disciples to enlighten them about everything that has already been written about Him. And because of this, Jesus was revealed. The broken Word revealed Jesus to the two disciples. The bread that Jesus “broke” made the two disciples see Him as He really is. It was clear that the two disciples were familiar with the ritual. They have been doing it with the rest of their fellow believers. And so seeing those familiar gestures, their eyes were opened, and the broken bread revealed Jesus to them. Fr. Sandy V. Enhaynes REFLECTION QUESTION: Have there been times when you failed to see Jesus’ hands at work in your life? Lord Jesus, thank You for the Eucharist, which reminds us of Your eternal sacrifice for our salvation. Thank You for Your Word, which tells us of Your great love for us. | |
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