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for May 27, 2011 |
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| | Living for Another “No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” – John 15:13 There are many people who have “died” for me. “Died” in the sense of forgetting oneself for another’s benefit. My brother Duds supported me through college when he could have used the money for his own needs. My grandmother, Inang Luring, “died” for her children and grandchildren — taking care of us, even providing financial support. She could have said, “I deserve to take it easy. I have done enough.” Yet she chose to serve until the very end. Someone once told me that if you die saving someone’s life, like when you savea drowning person and end up drowning yourself, you will go directly to heaven. This will probably never happen to you. Instead of waiting for that moment, our attitude should be “living for another person” — dying to our preferences and comfort — to serve, to comfort and to support. This, too, is laying down your life for another, just as Jesus commanded. Jun Asis (mabuting.balita@gmail.com) 27 REFLECTION: In a world where the “me first” mentality reigns, have I given thought about living for others? Lord, grant me the grace to put others first before my selfish interests. May I live for the people You have entrusted to me and not just for myself. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING The Early Church learned very early on that to maintain unity it was necessary to have a central authority to decide on matters concerning the unity of the Church — those matters of doctrine and morals. History has borne out the truth of this in that where groups have split from the Church and thus developed a practice of further splintering, eventually unity of doctrine and morals disappears in disagreements and differing interpretations of basic Scriptural texts. Acts 15:22-31 22 The apostles and presbyters, in agreement with the whole church, decided to choose representatives and to send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. The ones chosen were Judas, who was called Barsabbas, and Silas, leaders among the brothers. 23 This is the letter delivered by them: “The apostles and the presbyters, your brothers, to the brothers in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia of Gentile origin: greetings. 24 Since we have heard that some of our number who went out without any mandate from us have upset you with their teachings and disturbed your peace of mind, 25 we have with one accord decided to choose representatives and to send them to you along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, 26 who have dedicated their lives to the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. 27 So we are sending Judas and Silas who will also convey this same message by word of mouth: 28 ‘It is the decision of the holy Spirit and of us not to place on you any burden beyond these necessities, 29 namely, to abstain from meat sacrificed to idols, from blood, from meats of strangled animals, and from unlawful marriage. If you keep free of these, you will be doing what is right. Farewell.’ ” 30 And so they were sent on their journey. Upon their arrival in Antioch they called the assembly together and delivered the letter. 31 When the people read it, they were delighted with the exhortation. P S A L M Psalms 57:8-9, 10-12 R: I will give you thanks among the peoples, O Lord. 7 [8] My heart is steadfast, O God; my heart is steadfast; I will sing and chant praise. 8 [9] Awake, O my soul; awake, lyre and harp! I will wake the dawn. (R) 9 [10] I will give thanks to you among the peoples, O Lord. I will chant your praise among the nations, 10 [11] for your mercy towers to the heavens, and your faithfulness to the skies. 11 [12] Be exalted above the heavens, O God; above all the earth be your glory! (R) G O S P E L What does it mean to lay down one’s life for his friends? I think it is an ideal of degrees. What I mean by this is that we can “lay down our lives” in many different ways and degrees. We can be a martyr for another person (for example, Maximilian Kolbe), or we can simply spend our lives in the service of one another. It is evident from this understanding that the call to “lay down one’s life for one’s friends” is universal and has many expressions. Let us pray that as we do this for our friends, they will be doing the same for us. Ester 8-F ALLELUIA R: Alleluia, alleluia I call you my friends, says the Lord, for I have made known to you all that the Father has told me. R: Alleluia, alleluia John 15:12-17 12 Jesus said to his disciples: “This is my commandment: love one another as I love you. 13 No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. 14 You are my friends if you do what I command you. 15 I no longer call you slaves, because a slave does not know what his master is doing. I have called you friends, because I have told you everything I have heard from my Father. 16 It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give you. 17 This I command you: love one another.” my reflections think: The call to “lay down one’s life for one’s friends” is universal and has many expressions. 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 Ester 8-F | |
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| | SABBATH | IF YOU DO WHAT I COMMAND The social networking site explosion has not only redefined relationships but has redefined certain words that we thought everyone in the world understood. Not anymore. Take the word friend. Parents who are friends with people in their own network are not necessarily “friends” with their teenage or young adult children. Members of the same religious congregation, who are meant to be “brothers” are not friends with one another in those sites. Sociologists now distinguish between “digital natives,” “digital migrants” and “digital refugees.” Digital natives take to cyber world like fish to water, while digital migrants like me, though enjoying some of the convenience of the newfound digital world, keep on pining for the good old times of the analog world, replete with vinyl records, magnetic tapes and the clunky but reliable phonographs. Some are left on the wayside of the digital highway and are hapless and sometimes Clueless “ digital refugees,” unwilling and unable to get back to the old, yet not completely at home or downright lost in the new. Friendship in social networking sites is as easy as pushing the “confirm” or “accept” button. In the same way, “unfriending” anyone is just as easy as pushing the “ignore,” or “reject” button (which, by the way, is not a button at all!). Being friends now is highly dependent on what technology you have or have not. Wireless G routers have given way to N or N+ routers that spell the difference between nimble, quick and super fast — or hopelessly slow. Today, friendship comes to the fore in our liturgical celebration. Analog or digital did not matter yet when the Lord taught us about friendship that is not the digital kind but one that is based on love that knows no limits. This love didn’t have to ride on any wi-fi contraption but was communicated, signed, sealed and delivered to us all. And yes, He declares us His friends, and friends we surely will be if we obey His commandments. Are we on “friend” status with Christ?Fr. Chito Dimaranan, SDB Reflection Question: If Jesus were on Facebook, would you accept His invite to be your friend? Thank You, dear Lord, for Your friendship and love that knows no limits. St. Melangell, pray for us. | |
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