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Saturday, February 20, 2010

Pebrero 21, 2010 – Unang Linggong Kwaresma Dt 26:4-10 - Salmo 91 - Rom 10:8-13 - Lk 4:1 -13

From Ate Dwen:

 

Pebrero 21, 2010 – Unang Linggong Kwaresma

Dt 26:4-10 - Salmo 91 - Rom 10:8-13 - Lk 4:1-13

 

Lk 4:1-13

Imalis mula sa Jordan si Jesus na puspos ng Espiritu Santo at naglibot sa disyerto na akay ng Espiritu sa loob ng apatnapung araw; at sinubok siya roon ng diyablo. Hindi siya kumain ng anuman sa loob ng mga araw na iyon at sa katapusa'y nagutom siya. Sinabi sa kanya ng diyablo: "Kung ikaw ang anak ng Diyos, iutos mo sa batong ito na maging tinapay." Ngunit sumagot naman sa kanya si Jesus: "Sinasabi ng Kasulatan: Hindi sa tinapay lamang nabubuhay ang tao." Pagkatapos ay itinaas niya si Jesus at ipinakita sa kanya sa isang kaisap-mata ang lahat ng kaharian sa mundo. Sinabi sa ng diyablo sa kanya: "Sa iyo ko ibibigay ang kapangyarihan sa lahat ng ito at ang kaluwalhatiang kalakip nito dahil sa akin ito ipinagkatiwala at maiibibigay ko ito sa maibigan ko. Kaya mapapasaiyo itong lahat kung magpapatirapa ka sa harap ko." Ngunit sumagot sa kanya si Jesus: " Sinsabi ng Kasulatan: 'Ang Panginoon mong Diyos ang iyong sasambahin at siya lamang ang iyong paglilingkuran.'" Pagkatapos ay dinala siya ng diyablo sa Jerusalem at itinayo siya sa nakausling pader ng Templo at sinabi sa kanya: "Kung ikaw ang Anak ng Diyos, tumalon ka mula rito paibaba sapagkat sinasabi ng Kasulatan: 'Iniutos niya sa kanyang mga anghel na pangalagaan ka' at bubuhatin ka nila para hindi matisod ang iyong paa sa bato." Ngunit sumagot si Jesus sa kanya: "Nasasaad: 'Huwag mong hamunin ang Panginoon mong Diyos.'" Kaya matapos siyang subukin ng diyablo sa lahat ng paraan, nilisan siya nito hanggang sa takdang panahon.


PAGNINILAY

Kapansin-pansin sa pagbasang ating narinig na tinukso si Jesus ng diyablo sa panahong gutom at mahina siya. Kung tutuusin maaari siyang kumapit sa tukso dahil sa pisikal na pangangailangan. Pero dahil sa puspos siya ng Espiritu Santo matibay niyang napanindigan kung ano ang tama, nararapat at kung ano ang kalugod-lugod sa Diyos. Mga kaibigan, maraming pagkakataon ding tayo'y nahaharap sa mga tukso at dumarating ito sa panahong tayo'y mahina at may matinding pangangailangan. Alam mg diyablo ang kahinaan natin at marunong siyang tumayming. Kung di natin alam ang ating kahinaan, nilalagay ang sarili sa okasyon ng pagkakasala - pero wala tayong malalim na pakikipag-ugnayan sa Diyos, malamang na magtagumpay ang diyablo sa'tin. Samantalang kung tayo'y may matatag na pananampalataya, may takot sa Diyos at puspos ng Espiritu Santo, walang tuksong mananaig sa'tin? Panginoon puspusin mo po ako ng iyong Espiritu Santo upang maliwanagan ang aking puso't isip na maging matatag sa gitna ng mapanirang tukso. Amen.






Sharing

Hindi lahat sa mundo madaling ipaliwanag o patunayan.

Subalit naniniwala tayong may dahilan ang lahat ng mga bagay sa mundoat sa ating buhay. Hindi man natin nakikita o lubos na nauunawaan ang mga ito. Mahiwaga ang buhay ng tao, higit nating nating napatunayan ito sa panahon ng krisis at pagsubok sa buhay, ito ang makikita nating tagpo ng pagtukso ng diyablo kay Jesus.

Hindi  pagtulak sa kasalanang moral ang pagtukso ni Jesus sa ilang, sa halip ang pagsubok na ito ay upang patunayan kung sino sya talaga. Nagmula ang laks ng sinumang binigyan ng misyon sa kanyang pagkilalala sa sarili tulad ng pagkilala sa kanya ng Diyos. Ang mga pagtutukso kay Hesus sa ilang ay di pagtutukso sa atin, ang gawing tinapay ang bato, ang angkinin ang buong mundo or pagtalon ng di nasasaktan mula sa mataas na gusali, hindi tayo maaaring tuksuhin sa mga bagay na ito, wala  tayong kakayahang gawin ito, kaya naman sinasabi na krisis ni Jesus kung anong kapangyarihan gawin. Sa simula ng pagtukso sinabi ng dyablo  "kung ikaw ang Anak ng Diyos… (Lc 4:3)Nang matapos ang pagtukso sa ilang, nakilalla siya ng mga mambabasa ng Ebanghelyo bilang tunay na anak ng Diyos.

Sa pagbasa natin sa Ebanghelyo na ito, nauunawaan nating mayroon din tayong sariling kwento sa disyerto, tulad na lang siguro sa ilang pagtatwa ng ilang tao sa sarili nating gawain, may ilang pagkakataon na sumusuko na ako, at pag iisip na mag quit sa grupo, mahabang katahimikan siguro pa ang kailangan ko, sa pamamagitan nito, kailangan ng malaking tiwala, para maunawaan ko ang aking sarili, sa apatnapung araw sa disyerto ng Panginoon, hinahamon nya akong maging matatag at humawak sa kanya, sinusubukan din ang bawat isa sa atin nito.

Nagdadala ng kaligtasan sa mndo ang apatnapung araw ni Jesus sa disyerto, anim na oras sa krus at walang hanggang muling pagkabuhay. Sa mahiwagang paraan, binibigyan tayo ng isa pang pagkakataon na muling isulat ang ating kwento ayon sa pagpapakatoo ni Jesus sa ilang. "Ang iyong Diyos at Panginoon ang sasambahin mo, at siya lamang ang iyong paglilingkuran, amen.

GOD bless

dwen

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Friday, February 19, 2010

Byzantine Lenten Prayer: February 19

Friday, February 19, 2010
St. Basil Church, Los Gatos, CA
 
Today’s Saint/s:
Holy Apostle Archippus
 
Today’s Readings:
 
l Holy Scriptures:
 
6th Hour:       Beginning of the reading of the Prophecy of Isaiah
                                Isaiah 3:1-14            Prophecy of Isaiah
        Vespers:        Beginning of the Reading of the Book of Genesis
Genesis 2:20 to 3:20    Book of Genesis
                        Beginning of the Reading of the Proverbs of Solomon
                                Proverbs 3:19-35         Book of Proverbs
 
l “Ascending the Heights”:      Pages 31-34   Step 5           
        (Based on “The Ladder of Divine Ascent” by St. John Climacus)
 
 
Today’s Holy Services:  (At St. Basil Church , Los Gatos)
Liturgy of the Pre-Sanctified (Vespers w/Holy Communion): 7:00pm       
       
 
This Sunday: Sunday is the Sunday of Orthodoxy: Procession after Liturgy
– Bring an icon from home for the procession.  
 
PRAYER:
From the LENTEN TRIODION
FROM THE GREAT CANON OF SAINT ANDREW OF CRETE
– Let us celebrate the beginning of the Fast with compunction in our hearts, * and let us cry out to the Lord: * ‘Accept our prayer as incense; * deliver us from all corruption and from the terrible punishment, * for You alone are able to have mercy on us.’
Glory +  be . . . Now and ever…
O Mother of God, fount of mercy, * deem us worthy of compassion. * Look upon a sinful people; * as always show your power. * For, placing our trust in you, we cry out to you: ‘Hail!’ * as once did Gabriel, the prince of angels.
 
ODE 9
My soul is wounded, my body is sickly, and my spirit is weak; * my thought have no strength; * the end is near and my life fades away; * what shall you do, O my poor soul, * when the Judge shall come to reveal your secret deeds?
Refrain: Have mercy + on me, O God, have mercy on me!
I have place before you, O my soul, * the writings of Moses concerning the beginning of the world, * along with his exhortations, * and the story of the just and the wicked; * you have imitated these latter and not the former; * for you have sinned unceasingly before God, O my soul.
Refrain: Have mercy + on me, O God, have mercy on me!
I offer you the examples of the New Testament, * calling you to compunction, O my soul. * Be inspired by the just ones, * turn away from sinners * and sir up the grace of Christ, * by fasting and prayer and the purity of your life.
Refrain: Have mercy + on me, O God, have mercy on me!
Having fasted forty days in the desert, * the Lord showed His humanity by being hungry; * therefore, do not be discouraged, O my soul, * by the assaults of the Enemy; * you shall trample them underfoot through fasting and prayer.
Refrain: Have mercy + on me, O God, have mercy on me!
Christ made the paralyzed man walk straight again, * and he carried his mat; * He raised the dead, the son of the widow of Naim, and the servant of the centurion; * then He revealed Himself to the Samaritan woman, * and through her, O my soul, * He taught you to worship in spirit.
Refrain: Have mercy + on me, O God, have mercy on me!
With the hem of His garment, * Christ healed the woman with the flow of blood; * He cleansed those with leprosy; * he gave light to those who were blind and strength to those who were deaf and mute, along with the woman who was bent over.
Refrain: Have mercy + on me, O God, have mercy on me!
Those who are sick are now healed, * and the Gospel is preached to those who are poor, * by Christ, the Word of God, * who heals all infirmities. * He eats at the table of the publicans and mingles with sinners; * and taking the daughter of Jairus by the hand; * He calls back the breath of life into her body.
Refrain: Have mercy + on me, O God, have mercy on me!
Zacchaeus was a publican, but sill gained salvation; * Simon the Pharisee grumbled at his disappointment, * when the sinful woman received deliverance and forgiveness * from the One who has the power to forgive sins. * O my soul, hasten to also receive your forgiveness.
Refrain: Have mercy + on me, O God, have mercy on me!
You have not imitated, O my soul, * the repentance of the sinful woman; * taking the vase of perfume and mixing it with her tears, * she poured it over the feet of the Lrod, * and with her hair, * she wiped away the record of her sins.
Refrain: Have mercy + on me, O God, have mercy on me!
One thief reviled You upon the Cross, * the other confessed Your divinity; * for both were sharing the same suffering, * O Lord of all goodness, * open  for me the door of Your glorious Kingdom, * as You did for the Good Thief who recognized You as God.
Refrain: Have mercy + on me, O God, have mercy on me!
Seeing You upon the Cross, O Lord, * creation was seized with fear; * mountains and rocks were split in terror; * the earth trembled and Hades gave up its plunder; * the light of day was changed into darkness, * when it saw You crucified, O my Savior.
Refrain: Have mercy + on me, O God, have mercy on me!
O my Judge, You probe me and You know me; * when You shall come again with the holy Angels * to judge the whole world, * look upon me with kindness and save me; * spare me, O Jesus, even though I am filled with sin.
Holy Mother Mary, pray to God for us!
Touch the heart of the Creator * in behalf of those who praise your name, O holy Mary, * that, delivered from the sufferings and dangers that surround us, * and freed from temptations, * we may always extol the Lord who glorifies you.
Holy Father Andrew, pray to God for us!
O holy Andrew, Shepherd of Crete, * O thrice-blessed father, * always intercede for those who praise your name; * may those who unceasingly honor your memory * be delivered from every evil thought, * from affliction and from sin.
Glory + to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
 
O consubstantial Trinity, * we praise the unity of Your Persons, * glorifying the Father, * extolling the Son, * and bowing before the Spirit, * truly one God, * one triple life, and eternal kingdom.
Now and ever, and forever. Amen.
 
O most holy Mother of God, * keep under your protection the Christian people * who share your royal power, * and through you, make them triumphant over the assaults of the Enemy * and over all temptation.
 
 

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Thursday, February 18, 2010

Newest Anglican bishop convert

 

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/damianthompson/100026435/church-of-england-bishop-converts-to-rome/

Damian Thompson

Damian Thompson is Blogs Editor of the Telegraph Media Group.

Church of England bishop converts to Rome


The former assistant Bishop of Newcastle, Paul Richardson, has been received into full communion with the Holy See, I am pleased to reveal. Richardson – also a former Anglican bishop in Papua New Guinea and diocesan bishop of Wangaratta in Australia – was received into the Church at the chaplaincy at Durham University last month.


He tells me that his conversion is not the product of recent controversies. "I would have become a Catholic even if the Church of England wasn't ordaining women bishops," he says. "In a sense I feel it's what I've always been, so this is like coming home."


Richardson, 63, is not planning to join the Ordinariate, but hasn't ruled out ordination as a Catholic priest – "You can't just jump in and say 'I want to be ordained'. I think I have to let the Church guide me over that," he says.


Here is Paul Richardson's page on the website of the Anglican diocese of Newcastle, where the bishop chaired the diocesan board of education. He now lives in London, where he attends Mass daily at St George's Cathedral, Southwark. "I'm very happy just being an ordinary Catholic," he tells me.


And I hope I speak on behalf of my Catholic readers when I say that we are very happy to welcome him.




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An Exchange between Father Abe and a supporter/defender of the Cal vinistic heresy

From br rodolfo camaclang http://bitly/ccbCZm

 
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