Wednesday, May 11, 2016
Thursday, 7th Week of Easter
12 May 2016
Thursday, 7th Week of Easter
Sts. Nereus and Achilleus, and St. Pancras, Martyrs
White.
Acts 22:30; 23: 6 –11 / Jn 17: 20 – 26
Sts. Nereus and Achilleus were Roman soldiers martyred in 304 for their faith during the reign of Emperor Trajan.
St. Pancras was martyred at the age of 14 in 304.
From the 1st Reading: Acts 22:30, 23: 11
The next day the commander wanted to know for certain the charges the Jews were making against Paul. So he released him from prison and called together the High Priest and the whole Council; and they brought Paul down and made him stand before them. . . .
That night the Lord stood by Paul and said, "Courage! As you have borne witness to me here in Jerusalem, so must you do in Rome."
From the Gospel Reading: Jn 17: 20 - 21.
Jesus said, "I pray not only for these but also for those who through their word will believe in me. May they all be one as you Father are in me and I am in you. May they be one in us; so that the world may believe that you have sent me."
Reflection
"Courage! As you have borne witness to me here in Jerusalem, so must you do in Rome." (Acts 23: 11)
Faithful to his mission, despite persecution and adversities, St. Paul preached the Word courageously. The same challenge is given to all others who preach the Word and seek to live the Gospel message in their lives. They may face misunderstanding and opposition from non-believers and may even place themselves in danger. Today's first reading about St. Paul's trials gives us assurance of the Lord's protection and support.
As believers in Christ and his followers, are we ready to preach his message to others? Despite misunderstandings and failures and even opposition?
In the Gospel reading, at the Last Supper Jesus prays for his followers, for their unity with Christ and the Father and with one another: "I pray not only for these but also for those who through their word will believe in me. May they all be one as you Father are in me and I am in you. May they be one in us; so that the world may believe that you have sent me." (Jn 17: 20 – 21)
Jesus' prayer was not only for the disciples with him at the Last Supper: "I pray not only for these but also for those who through their word will believe in me." Jesus was also praying for all his followers and believers in his mission and salvific work: Jesus was praying for all of us, that we may be one as the Father and He are one. Let us have courage in our work for the Church, like St. Paul.
WE PRAY FOR MTQ DAILY PRAYER DIARY INTENTIONS:
THANKSGIVING
Tony, Susan, Julius, Tessa & Paul
IN MEMORIAM (+)
Doris Marie Hart
Joaquin Cunanan (May 12, 1910 – Jun 23, 1989)
Kerwinn A. Go
Maurino Syquio de Guzman Joson
Finally, we pray for one another, for those who have asked our prayers and for those who need our prayers the most.
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Wednesday, 7th Week of Easter
11 May 2016
Wednesday, 7th Week of Easter
White.
Acts 20:28 – 38 / Jn 17:11b -19
From the 1st Reading: Acts 20:28 – 32
Keep watch over yourselves and over the whole flock the Holy Spirit placed in your care. Shepherd the Church of the Lord which he has won at the price of his own blood. I know that after I leave, ruthless wolves will come among you and not spare the flock. And from among yourselves, some will arise corrupting the truth and inducing the disciples to follow them. . .
Now I commend you to God and to his grace-filled word, which is able to make you grow and gain the inheritance that you shall share with all the saints.
Gospel Reading: Jn 17: 11b - 19
Jesus prayed, "Holy Father, keep them in your Name (that you have given me,) so that they may be one, just as we are.
"When I was with them, I kept them safe in your Name, and not one was lost except the one who was already lost, and in this the Scripture was fulfilled. But now I am coming to you and I leave these my words in the world that my joy may be complete in them.
"I have given them your word and the world has hated them because they are not of the world; just as I am not of the world. I do not ask you to remove them from the world but to keep them from the evil one. They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world; consecrate them in the truth – your word is truth.
"I have sent them into the world as you sent me into the world, and for their sake, I go to the sacrifice by which I am consecrated, so that they too may be consecrated in truth."
Reflection
At the Last Supper Jesus prays to the Father, entrusting to him his close disciples like a concerned parent for his/her children. Jesus realizes that his task was almost done. He prays for the overall well-being of his friends. Aware of the troubles they will face in the future, he is confident that he has prepared them well and they will get their task done.
Our teachers and professors feel the same way when we move up or graduate. They are proud of their students and know that they are ready for life. They also pray that they have taught them well enough to face any challenges that may come their way.
Jesus, we know that life is a continuous learning experience. But you have prepared us and will continue to guide us through stormy situations. Let us find our strength in you to overcome obstacles and be the true followers that you wish us to be. Lord, please help us to stay faithful, and to remain consecrated in your truth.
WE PRAY FOR MTQ DAILY PRAYER DIARY INTENTIONS:
BIRTHDAY
Nenissa B. Batitis
Sr. Eloisa Marie C. Inocentes, RVM
IN MEMORIAM (+)
Sy To Chin
Filadelfo Inocentes (May 11, 1910 – Nov 1, 1967)
Evelia N. Inocentes (May 11, 1938 – Feb 1, 2001)
Finally, we pray for one another, for those who have asked our prayers and for those who need our prayers the most.
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Tuesday, 7th Week of Easter
10 May 2016
Tuesday, 7th Week of Easter
St. Damien Joseph de Veuster of Molokai, Priest
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Acts 20: 17 – 27 / Jn 17:1 – 11a
Born in Belgium, St. Damien Joseph de Veuster of Molokai (1840 – 1888), a member of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, worked as a missionary in Hawaii before he volunteered to work at the leper colony in Molokai. During the last four years of his life he became a leper among the lepers.
1st Reading: Acts 20:17 - 21
From Miletus Paul sent word to Ephesus, summoning the elders of the Church. When they came to him, he addressed them, "You know how I lived among you from the first day I set foot in the province of Asia, and how I served the Lord in humility through the sorrows and trials that the Jews caused me. You know that I never held back from doing anything that could be useful for you; I spoke publicly and in your homes and I urged Jews and non-Jews alike to turn to God and believe in our Lord Jesus."
From the Gospel Reading: Jn 17:1 – 3
After saying this, Jesus lifted up his eyes to heaven and said, "Father, the hour has come; give glory to your Son, that the Son may give glory to you. You have given him power over al mortals, and you want him to bring eternal life to all you have entrusted to him. For this is eternal life, to know you, the only true God, and the One you sent, Jesus Christ."
Reflection
Paul knew the meaning of faith and commitment. His faith was unshakeable. He believed in the power of Jesus, Lord and Savior to Him and all the people, Jews and non-Jews alike. He proclaimed this to everyone. And he showed his commitment by continuing to serve the Jews despite the difficulties and sorrows he experienced serving them. He truly cared for the Church in Ephesus, doing his best to serve everyone.
At the canonization of St. Damien of Molokai in 2009, Pope Benedict XVI said: "Following in Saint Paul's footsteps, Saint Damien prompts us to choose the good warfare (1 Tm 1:18), not the kind that brings division but the kind that gathers people together. He invites us to open our eyes to the forms of leprosy that disfigure the humanity of our brethren and still today call for the charity of our presence as servants, beyond that of our generosity."
Let us ask God to always make us know and feel His great love for us, and the grace to return His love by spreading it to everyone around us and fostering unity and not division – in our family, our place of work, our community, and hopefully with our prayers, between and among all countries.
WE PRAY FOR MTQ DAILY PRAYER DIARY INTENTIONS:
IN MEMORIAM (+)
Atty. Antonino Santos-Ocampo
Domingo Yu (Feb 25, 1925 – May 10, 2015)
Finally, we pray for one another, for those who have asked our prayers and for those who need our prayers the most.
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Monday, 7th Week of Easter
09 May 2016
Monday, 7th Week of Easter
White.
Acts 19: 1 – 8 / Jn 16: 29 – 33
Gospel Reading: Jn 16: 29 - 33
The disciples said to him, "Now you are speaking plainly and not in veiled language! Now we see that you know all things, even before we question you. Because of this we believe that you came from God."
Jesus answered them, "You say that you believe? The hour is coming, indeed it has come, when you will be scattered, each one to his home, and you will leave me alone. Yet I am not alone, for the Father is with me.
"I have told you all this, so that in me you may have peace. You will have trouble in the world; but, courage! I have overcome the world."
Reflection
By putting the words of today's Gospel in the last part of Jesus' farewell discourse to his closest companions, the evangelist may be using these to encourage and strengthen the faith of his own flock which was also facing persecution from the authorities and expulsion from the synagogue. These same words spoken by our Lord to his disciples may also apply to us modern day Christians living in a still imperfect world.
Most of us will probably not have to give our lives for our faith but all of us are called to a silent witness of living our faith in our daily lives. However, as our Lord had emphasized to his disciples, even in his death, he had conquered the world. We may think that for the martyrs one decision to die for their faith earned them instant salvation, while we are faced with many little decisions throughout our lives.
However, what we may not always be aware of is that only a life constantly lived in little decisions open to God's grace can create the disposition to allow that final grace to make that one big decision to give up this same life for Him.
How do we respond to the different forms of pressure or temptation to conform to the values and lifestyle of the modern world in our lives? Are we willing to be silent witnesses of a contrary lifestyle in the midst of a broken world by giving up many of the non essential things in our lives, rejecting many of the values which the modern world use as a measure of the "good life" and success? Faced with various decisions which can test our commitment to follow Christ, do our lives show that even in the midst of a sinful world, the ultimate victory is the Lord's?
WE PRAY FOR MTQ DAILY PRAYER DIARY INTENTIONS:
BIRTHDAY
Gilbert Son
IN MEMORIAM (+)
Amparo Etcubañez Tan
Florida U. Young
OTHER INTENTIONS:
For the special intentions of Lanny Nanagas.
Finally, we pray for one another, for those who have asked our prayers and for those who need our prayers the most.
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ASCENSION OF THE LORD
08 May 2016, Sunday
ASCENSION OF THE LORD
Solemnity. White.
Acts 1:1-11 / Heb 9: 24–28; 10:19-23 / Lk 24:46-53
From the 1st Reading: Acts 1:1 – 3, 6 - 11
In the first part of my work, Theophilus, I wrote of all that Jesus did and taught from the beginning until the day he ascended to heaven.
But first he had instructed through the Holy Spirit the apostles he had chosen. After his passion, he presented himself to them, giving many signs that he was alive; over a period of forty days he appeared to them and taught them concerning the kingdom of God. . . .
When they had come together, they asked him, "It is now that you will restore the Kingdom of Israel?" And he answered, "It is not for you to know the time and the steps which the Father has fixed by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria, even to the ends of the earth."
After Jesus said this, he was taken up before their eyes and a cloud hid him from their sight. While they were still looking up to heaven where he went, suddenly, two men dressed in white stood beside them and said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand here looking up at the sky? This Jesus who has been taken from you into heaven, will return in the same way as you have seen him go."
From the 2nd Reading: Heb 10:19 – 23.
So, my friends, we are assured of entering the Sanctuary by the blood of Jesus who opened for us this new and living way passing through the curtain, that is, his body. Because we have a high priest in charge of the House of God, let us approach with a sincere heart, with full faith, interiorly cleansed from a bad conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
Let us hold fast to our hope without wavering, because he who promised is faithful.
Gospel Reading: Lk 24:46 – 53.
And he went on, "You see what was written: the Messiah had to suffer and on the third day rise from the dead. Then repentance and forgiveness in his name would be proclaimed to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem, now you shall be witnesses to this. And this is why I will send you what my Father promised. So remain in the city until you are invested with power from above."
Jesus then led them almost as far as Bethany; then he lifted up his hands and blessed them. And as he blessed them, he withdrew (and was taken up to heaven. They worshipped him.) They returned to Jerusalem full of joy and were continually in the Temple praising God.
Reflection
The Lord's Ascension is often compared to a departure, a good-bye to his disciples on earth. The Lord's Ascension is indeed Jesus' departure from this world: his physical absence, the pain of separation and the uncertainty of the future. Yet his Ascension was also very different: "They worshipped him. They returned to Jerusalem full of joy and were continually in the Temple praising God." (Lk 24: 51b-53)
At the passing of anyone, there is that sense of joy and hope coupled with sadness and sorrow. But during the Ascension of Jesus, it seemed as if people were literally feasting. It could have been because of the joy in his return to the Father.
As Jesus ascended into heaven, he was returning home, to where he came from. And the people who saw this likewise returned to where they came from. It is the beauty of coming home, about knowing that one has a home to return to. The Lord's Ascension reminds us again and again that there is a home waiting for us, that someone up there is waiting for us to join him in our home.
Every year as we celebrate the Lord's Ascension we remind ourselves that we are not homeless, that Jesus opens and invites us into our heavenly home. At the second reading from the letter to the Hebrews, we hear: "Christ did not enter some sanctuary made by hands, a copy of the true one, but heaven itself. He is now in the presence of God on our behalf." (Heb 9: 24) We are invited to the same sanctuary, to share in the presence and joy of God.
But home is not somewhere or some state we go to at the end of our lives. Home is the fullness of life which one can live even at the present. And it is not determined by what one does, has or feels, but about what one understands. The spiritual write Henri Nouwen wrote, "We are not what we do. We are not what we have. We are not what others think of us. . . . Coming home is claiming the truth. I am the beloved child of a loving Creator." Home is the silent assurance that one is a beloved child.
The Lord's Ascension brings us back home. It reminds us how home is finding the fullness of life which God desires for us and probably more so, finding the God who is the source of this fullness. And once we find him, we return tour own Jerusalem rejoicing and full of joy.
WE PRAY FOR MTQ DAILY PRAYER DIARY INTENTIONS:
BIRTHDAY
Bishop Reynaldo Evengelista, D.D. Bishop of Imus
Cora Morando
Enrique Castillo, Jr
Fidela Pascual
Finally, we pray for one another, for those who have asked our prayers and for those who need our prayers the most.
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Saturday, 6th Week of Easter
07 May 2016
Saturday, 6th Week of Easter
White.
Acts 18: 23 – 28 / Jn 16:23b – 28
Gospel Reading: Jn 16: 23b - 28
Jesus said to his disciples, "When that day comes you will not ask me anything. Truly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in my Name, he will give you. So far you have not asked in my Name; ask and receive that your joy may be full.
"I taught you all this in veiled language, but the time is coming when I shall no longer speak in veiled language, but will tell you plainly of the Father.
"When that day comes, you will ask in my Name and it will not be for me to ask the Father for you, for the Father himself loves you because you have loved me and you believe that I came from the Father. As I came from the Father and have come into the world, so I am leaving the world and going to the Father."
Reflection
The spiritual world is as real as the material world. But some people think religion and philosophy are just a waste of time. People who indulge in them are just trying to escape from the real world, they say. But what if the spiritual world is real? What if God, who is Spirit, is real? That angels and demons are real? That heaven and hell are both real? Then we should reorder our priorities in life because the spiritual world is where we will eventually go to when we die.
I would like to narrate a story about a group of Yolanda victims. When the storm surge hit Palo, Leyte, ten members of a clan perished. Five were children and the other five were elderly people. The father of two of the children who had died shared the following to my friends: "We understand that if the elderly died, it is not too sad since they were already in the twilight of their lives. But why the children?" Then, with tears streaming down his face, he said that the kids died most probably to keep the old ones company in heaven. What faith that man has!
I also personally talked to a young lady whose mother also died in the same barangay. She said that since her mother died, she had been receiving so many signs in many different ways that her mother was in a much better place. Because of these assurances from the Lord, after the burial of her mother, she and her father immediately went to help the other victims of the typhoon.
Obviously, there is a spiritual world, a heavenly kingdom.
WE PRAY FOR MTQ DAILY PRAYER DIARY INTENTIONS:
BIRTHDAY
Criselda P. Marin
Arnel P. Paragsa
IN MEMORIAM (+)
Yldefonso Pt Yang
Finally, we pray for one another, for those who have asked our prayers and for those who need our prayers the most.
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Friday, 6th Week of Easter
06 May 2016
Friday, 6th Week of Easter
White.
Acts 18: 9 –18 / Jn 16: 20 – 23
From the 1st Reading: Acts 18:9 – 11
One night, in a vision, the Lord said to Paul, "Do not be afraid, but continue speaking and do not be silent, for many people in this city are mine. I am with you, so no one will harm you." So Paul stayed a year and a half in that place, teaching the word of God among them.
Gospel Reading: Jn 16: 20 - 23
Jesus said to his disciples, "Truly, I say to you, you will weep and mourn while the world rejoices. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn to joy. A woman in childbirth is in distress because her time is at hand. But after the child is born, she no longer remembers her suffering because of such great joy: a human being is born into the world.
"You feel sorrowful now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice. And no one will take your joy from you. When that day comes you will not ask me anything. Truly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in my Name, he will give you."
Reflection
In the Acts of the Apostles, we see that most of the first converts to Christianity were Jews. On Pentecost Sunday, most of those who believed in the preaching of the apostles were Jews. Therefore we should not think that just because the scribes and Pharisees and their followers had Jesus put to death, then all Jews were against Jesus and his apostles. God converts whom He wants, but He needs preachers to spread the Good News which is what the Acts of the Apostles narrates.
Yet the preaching of the Good News is not an easy task. It is described in the Gospels as similar to the act of giving birth. In bringing new converts to the baptismal font which is a symbol of a mother's womb, the Church must first spend time to catechize the catechumen about the beliefs of the Church, the sacraments and liturgies and all our traditions. This takes time and a godfather is assigned by the Church to make sure that the catechumen is growing in faith, hope and love. In the early Church, a catechumen must first show tangible signs of Christian love and forgiveness in his life. The bishops must also discern if the Holy Spirit has really made him/her a new man. Then when the period of catechumenate is over, the candidate is baptized amidst great rejoicing in the Church. Our sorrow has been turned into joy because a Christian has been born into the world.
WE PRAY FOR MTQ DAILY PRAYER DIARY INTENTIONS:
BIRTHDAY
Michael Catindig
Maricar Pleno
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Gerry & Menchu Chua
Jerry & Emma Yeung
OTHER INTENTIONS:
For the eternal repose of the soul of Gloria Orbin.
Finally, we pray for one another, for those who have asked our prayers and for those who need our prayers the most.
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Thursday, 6th Week of Easter
05 May 2016
Thursday, 6th Week of Easter
White.
Acts 18:1 – 8 / Jn 16:16 – 20
From the Gospel Reading: Jn 16:16 - 20
Jesus said to his disciples, "A little while and you will see me no more; and then a little while, and you will see me." Some of the disciples wondered "What does he mean by 'A little while and you will not see me, and then a little while and you will see me'? And why did he say, 'I go to the Father'?" And they said to one another, "What does he mean by 'a little while'? We do not understand."
Jesus knew that they wanted to question him; so he said to them, "You are puzzled because I told you that in a little while you will see me no more, and then a little while later you will see me. Truly, I say to you, you will weep and mourn while the world rejoices. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy."
Reflection
"But all endings are also beginnings, we just do not know it at that time," says Mitch Albom in The Five People You Meet in Heaven.
The Scriptures were fulfilled when Jesus died on the cross. This brought great grief to all who believed in him, especially his disciples who walked with him in preaching the Good News of man's salvation. Before his death on the cross, Jesus had promised his disciples that he would return "in a little while." This mystified his disciples but Jesus reassured them that all their griefs would be turned to joy. The life of Jesus was sacrificed for us to have life, for us to be re-born. His human life was ended but he was risen to fulfill his promise of joy and salvation for all.
"A little while" means in a short time. We may be saddened by all the many imperfections and difficulties in our lives but we know these will not last but come to an end. For every sorrow endured there is a promise of gladness to follow. Maybe this is the reason why we learn to hope. We know that all these imperfections and difficulties are just temporary because Jesus promised us a joyful rainbow after each rain.
In times of sadness, it is always best to remember the beatitude, "Fortunate are those who mourn, they shall be comforted." (Mt 5:4)
WE PRAY FOR MTQ DAILY PRAYER DIARY INTENTIONS:
BIRTHDAY
Jeffrey Yao
Ruby Rodriguez
IN MEMORIAM (+)
Eleuteria Chua Suan Chio (May 26, 1924 – May 5, 2008)
Finally, we pray for one another, for those who have asked our prayers and for those who need our prayers the most.
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Wednesday, 6th Week of Easter
04 May 2016
Wednesday, 6th Week of Easter
St. Jose Maria Rubio, Priest
Memorial. White.
Acts 17:15, 22 –18:1 / Jn 16:12 – 15
St. Jose Maria Rubio (1864 – 1929), a Spanish Jesuit priest, dedicated his life to the ministry of preaching, giving spiritual direction and hearing confessions in Madrid.
From the 1st Reading: Acts 17: 22 – 23, 27b - 29
Then Paul stood up in the Areopagus hall and said, "Athenian citizens, I note that in every way you are very religious. As I walked around looking at your shrines, I even discovered an altar with this inscription: To an unknown God. Now, what you worship is unknown, I intend to make known to you. . . .
"Yet he is not far from any of us. For in him we live and move and have our being, as some of your poets have said: for we too are his offspring. If we are indeed God's offspring, we ought not to think of divinity as something like a statue of gold or silver or stone, a product of human art and imagination."
Gospel Reading: Jn 16:12 - 15
Jesus said to his disciples, "I still have many things to tell you, but you cannot bear them now. When he, the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into the whole truth.
"He has nothing to say of himself but he will speak of what he hears, and he will tell you of the things to come. He will take what is mine and make it known to you; in doing this, he will glorify me. All that the Father has is mine; because of this I have just told you, that the Spirit will take what is mine and make it known to you."
Reflection
In the Gospel reading Jesus addresses his close disciples for the last time. He still has a lot to teach and share with them, but at the moment they cannot appreciate it. He tells them that the Holy Spirit will come and will make them understand. After his resurrection, this was fulfilled when the disciples received the Holy Spirit to inspire and equip them for their mission of evangelizing the world.
Today, we prepare ourselves for the workforce through long years of study, more than 15 years of education from elementary to college. Students may ask, "Why the need for such a difficult subject? I don't need this in life!" And yet, most of the time when they are already well off in society they look back and say, "those subjects made me who I am now". Maybe then I did not understand, but someday I would say, "Yes, now I know why!"
As we reflect on what is God's purpose for us in life, let us pray to the Holy Spirit so that through his guidance and wisdom we may know and follow the right road: Come, Holy Spirit. Enlighten me, guide me, and strengthen me. Let me only know your will. Amen.
WE PRAY FOR MTQ DAILY PRAYER DIARY INTENTIONS:
IN MEMORIAM (+)
Lilia B. Yang
OTHER INTENTIONS:
For the eternal repose of the soul of Emy Arcilla.
Finally, we pray for one another, for those who have asked our prayers and for those who need our prayers the most.
Have a good day!
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