Monday, February 21, 2011

Our Gospel for Feb 21. The Boy who was possessed by a mute spirit.

Mk 9:14-29


As Jesus came down from the mountain with Peter, James, John
and approached the other disciples,
they saw a large crowd around them and scribes arguing with them.
Immediately on seeing him,
the whole crowd was utterly amazed.
They ran up to him and greeted him.
He asked them, “What are you arguing about with them?”
Someone from the crowd answered him,
“Teacher, I have brought to you my son possessed by a mute spirit.
Wherever it seizes him, it throws him down;
he foams at the mouth, grinds his teeth, and becomes rigid.
I asked your disciples to drive it out, but they were unable to do so.”
He said to them in reply,
“O faithless generation, how long will I be with you?
How long will I endure you? Bring him to me.”
They brought the boy to him.
And when he saw him,
the spirit immediately threw the boy into convulsions.
As he fell to the ground, he began to roll around
and foam at the mouth.
Then he questioned his father,
“How long has this been happening to him?”
He replied, “Since childhood.
It has often thrown him into fire and into water to kill him.
But if you can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.”
Jesus said to him,
“‘If you can!’ Everything is possible to one who has faith.”
Then the boy’s father cried out, “I do believe, help my unbelief!”
Jesus, on seeing a crowd rapidly gathering,
rebuked the unclean spirit and said to it,
“Mute and deaf spirit, I command you:
come out of him and never enter him again!”
Shouting and throwing the boy into convulsions, it came out.
He became like a corpse, which caused many to say, “He is dead!”
But Jesus took him by the hand, raised him, and he stood up.
When he entered the house, his disciples asked him in private,
“Why could we not drive the spirit out?”
He said to them, “This kind can only come out through prayer.”




Pinagaling ni Jesus ang Batang Inaalihan ng Karumal-dumal na Espiritu


Marcos 9:14-29


 14Sa paglapit nila sa mga alagad, nakita niya ang napakaraming tao na nakapalibot sa kanila. Ang mga guro ng kautusan ay nakikipagtalo sa kanila. 15Kapagdaka nang makita siya ng lahat, sila ay lubhang nagtaka at naglapitan na bumabati sa kaniya.


 
 16Tinanong niya ang mga guro ng kautusan: Ano ang ipinakikipagtalo ninyo sa kanila?


 
 17Sumagot ang isa mula sa napakaraming tao: Guro, dinala ko sa iyo ang aking anak na may piping espiritu na siyang dahilan ng kaniyang pagkapipi. 18Tuwing siya ay sinusunggaban nito, siya ay ibinabalibag nito. Bumubula ang kaniyang bibig at nagngangalit ang kaniyang mga ngipin at siya ay nanunuyot. Sinabi ko sa iyong mga alagad na palabasin ang espiritu ngunit hindi nila kaya.


 
 19Sinabi ni Jesus: O lahing walang panananampalataya, hanggang kailan ako mananatiling kasama ninyo? Hanggang kailan ako magtitiis sa inyo? Dalhin ninyo siya sa akin.


 
 20Dinala nga nila siya kay Jesus. Pagkakita kay Jesus, kaagad na pinangisay ng espiritu ang bata. Bumagsak ito sa lupa at nagpagulong-gulong na bumubula ang bibig.


 
 21Tinanong ni Jesus ang ama ng bata: Kailan pa nangyari sa kaniya ang ganito?
    Sinabi ng ama: Mula pa sa pagkabata. 22Madalas siyang itapon sa apoy at tubig upang siya ay patayin nito. Ngunit kung may magagawa ka, tulungan mo kami, mahabag ka sa amin.


 
 23Sinabi ni Jesus sa kaniya: Kung sumampalataya ka, ang lahat ay maaaring mangyari sa kaniya na sumasampalataya.


 
 24Kaagad na sumigaw na may luha ang ama ng bata: Sumasampalataya ako, Panginoon. Tulungan mo ako sa kawalan ko ng pananampalataya.


 
 25Nang makita ni Jesus na patakbong dumarating ang mga tao, sinaway niya ang karumal-dumal na espiritu: Sinabi niya: Espiritu ng pipi at bingi, inuutos ko sa iyo na lumabas ka sa kaniya at huwag ka nang papasok sa kaniya.


 
 26Ang espiritu ay sumigaw, pinangisay ang bata at lumabas sa kaniya. Nagmistulang patay ang bata na anupa't marami ang nagsabi na patay na ang bata. 27Ngunit nang hawakan siya ni Jesus sa kamay at ibangon, ang bata ay bumangon.


 
 28Nang makapasok si Jesus sa bahay, tinanong siya nang bukod ng kaniyang mga alagad: Bakit hindi namin siya mapalabas?


 
 29Sinabi niya sa kanila: Ang ganitong uri ay hindi mapapalabas maliban sa pamamagitan ng pananalangin at pag-aayuno.

1 comment:

Ed Lucena said...

This kind can only come out through prayer.

How many times do you think you have tried everything, yet nothing seems to be happening? You are frustrated and exasperated because everything seems to fail and your efforts come to nothing. When you have almost given up, try praying.

Prayer springs from faith, a firm belief that there is an unseen force far greater than what we can do, far wiser than what we know, farther reaching than what we can accomplish.

Faith is believing in a God who believes in us. Faith is a patient, consistent involvement that knows how to wait and trust.

When you pray, pray with your heart and not with your mind. Heart prayer is total surrender and total trust, while mind prayer is not.

God bless us all forever!

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