Our Gospel for January 9. The Baptism of Jesus

Mt 3:13-17

Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan
to be baptized by him.
John tried to prevent him, saying,
“I need to be baptized by you,
and yet you are coming to me?”
Jesus said to him in reply,
“Allow it now, for thus it is fitting for us
to fulfill all righteousness.”
Then he allowed him.
After Jesus was baptized,
he came up from the water and behold,
the heavens were opened for him,
and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove
and coming upon him.
And a voice came from the heavens, saying,
“This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”

Binawtismuhan ni Juan si Jesus

Mateo 3:13-17

  Nang magkagayon, dumating si Jesus mula sa Galilea. Pumunta siya kay Juan sa ilog ng Jordan upang magpabawtismo. Ngunit tumanggi si Juan. Sinabi niya: Ako ang dapat mong bawtismuhan. Bakit ka magpapabawtismo sa akin?

 
  Sumagot si Jesus sa kaniya: Pumayag ka nang mangyari ito ngayon sapagkat nararapat nating tuparin ang lahat ng katuwiran sa ganitong kaparaanan. Nang magkagayon, pumayag na si Juan.

 
  Nang mabawtismuhan na si Jesus, kaagad siyang umahon mula sa tubig. Narito, ang mga langit ay nabuksan sa kaniya. Nakita ni Juan ang Espiritu ng Diyos na bumababang tulad ng isang kalapati at lumapag kay Jesus. Narito, isang tinig mula sa langit ang nagsabi: Ito ang pinakamamahal kong anak na labis kong kinalulugdan.

Our Gospel for January 8. Final Witness of the Baptist.

Jn 3:22-30

Jesus and his disciples went into the region of Judea, where he spent some time with them baptizing.John was also baptizing in Aenon near Salim,because there was an abundance of water there,and people came to be baptized,for John had not yet been imprisoned. Now a dispute arose between the disciples of John and a Jew about ceremonial washings.
So they came to John and said to him,
“Rabbi, the one who was with you across the Jordan, to whom you testified, here he is baptizing and everyone is coming to him.”John answered and said,
“No one can receive anything except what has been given from heaven.
You yourselves can testify that I said that I am not the Christ, but that I was sent before him. The one who has the bride is the bridegroom; the best man, who stands and listens for him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom’s voice. So this joy of mine has been made complete. 
He must increase; I must decrease.”

Ang Patotoo ni Juan na Tagapagbawtismo Patungkol kay Jesus

Juan 3: 22-30

 Pagkatapos ng mga bagay na ito, pumunta si Jesus at ang kaniyang mga alagad sa lupain ng Judea. Siya ay nanatili roong kasama nila at nagbawtismo. Si Juan ay nagbabawtismo rin sa Enon na malapit sa Salim sapagkat maraming tubig doon. Sila ay pumaroon at nabawtismuhan. Ito ay sapagkat hindi pa nakabilanggo noon si Juan. Nagkaroon ng isang katanungan ang mga alagad ni Juan at ang mga Judio patungkol sa pagdadalisay. Sila ay lumapit kay Juan at sinabi sa kaniya: Guro, tingnan mo ang kasama mo sa ibayo ng Jordan na iyong pinatotohanan ay nagbabawtismo. Lahat ay pumupunta sa kaniya.

 
 Tumugon si Juan at nagsabi: Hindi makakatanggap ng anuman ang isang tao malibang ito ay ipagkaloob sa kaniya mula sa langit. Kayo ang makapagpapatotoo na aking sinabi: Hindi ako ang Mesiyas. Ako ay sinugong una sa kaniya. Siya na lalaking ikakasal ang siyang may babaeng ikakasal. Ang kaibigan ng lalaking ikakasal ay nakatayo at nakikinig sa kaniyang tinig. Siya ay lubos na nagagalak sapagkat naririnig niya ang tinig ng lalaking ikakasal. Sa ganito ring paraan ako ay lubos na nagagalak. Kinakailangang siya ay maging higit na dakila at ako ay maging higit na mababa.

Our Gospel for January 7. The Cleansing of a Leper.

Luke 5:12-16

It happened that there was a man full of leprosy in one of the towns where Jesus was; and when he saw Jesus, he fell prostrate, pleaded with him, and said,
“Lord, if you wish, you can make me clean.” Jesus stretched out his hand, touched him, and said, “I do will it. Be made clean.” And the leprosy left him immediately. Then he ordered him not to tell anyone, but“Go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing what Moses prescribed; that will be proof for them.” The report about him spread all the more, and great crowds assembled to listen to him and to be cured of their ailments, but he would withdraw to deserted places to pray.
 
Nilinis ni Jesus ang Lalaking Ketongin

Lucas 5:12-16
 12Nangyari, nang siya ay nasa isang lungsod, narito, may isang lalaking puno ng ketong. Pagkakita niya kay Jesus, nagpatirapa siya. Ipinamanhik niya sa kaniya na sinasabi: Panginoon, kung ibig mo, malilinis mo ako.

  
 13Sa pag-unat ni Jesus ng kaniyang kamay, siya ay kaniyang hinipo, na sinasabi: Ibig ko, luminis ka. Kapagdaka ay nawala ang kaniyang ketong.

  
 14Iniutos ni Jesus sa kaniya: Huwag mo itong sabihin sa kaninuman. Iniutos niya: Yumaon ka at ipakita mo ang iyong sarili sa saserdote at maghandog ka para sa pagkalinis mo. Maghain ka ayon sa iniutos ni Moises bilang pagpapatotoo sa kanila.

  
 15Lalo pang kumalat ang balita patungkol kay Jesus. Nagdatingan ang napakaraming mga tao upang makinig at upang mapagaling niya sa kanilang mga sakit. 16Ngunit pumunta siya sa ilang at nanalangin.

Our Gospel for January 6. The Beginning of the Galilean Ministry.

Luke 4:14-22

Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news of him spread throughout the whole region. He taught in their synagogues and was praised by all.He came to Nazareth, where he had grown up, and went according to his custom into the synagogue on the sabbath day.He stood up to read and was handed a scroll of the prophet Isaiah. He unrolled the scroll and found the passage where it was written: The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,because he has anointed me to bring glad tidings to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, and to proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord.
Rolling up the scroll, he handed it back to the attendant and sat down,
and the eyes of all in the synagogue looked intently at him.
He said to them,
“Today this Scripture passage is fulfilled in your hearing.”
And all spoke highly of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his mouth.

Our Gospel for Jan 5. The Walking on the Water.

Mark 6:45-52

After the five thousand had eaten and were satisfied,
Jesus made his disciples get into the boat
and precede him to the other side toward Bethsaida,
while he dismissed the crowd.
And when he had taken leave of them,
he went off to the mountain to pray.
When it was evening,
the boat was far out on the sea and he was alone on shore.
Then he saw that they were tossed about while rowing,
for the wind was against them.
About the fourth watch of the night,
he came toward them walking on the sea.
He meant to pass by them.
But when they saw him walking on the sea,
they thought it was a ghost and cried out.
They had all seen him and were terrified.
But at once he spoke with them,
“Take courage, it is I, do not be afraid!”
He got into the boat with them and the wind died down.
They were completely astounded.
They had not understood the incident of the loaves.
On the contrary, their hearts were hardened.

Lumakad si Jesus sa Ibabaw ng Tubig

 Marcos 6:45-52

 ⁴⁵Agad na inutusan ni Jesus ang kaniyang mga alagad na sumakay sa bangka at pinauna sa kabilang ibayo patungong Betsaida. Siya ay nagpaiwan upang pauwiin ang napakaraming tao. ⁴⁶Nang makagpaalam si Jesus sa mga tao, siya ay umahon sa bundok upang manalangin.    
 ⁴⁷Nang gumabi na, ang bangka na sinasakyan ng mga alagad ay nasa gitna na ng lawa, at si Jesus ay nag-iisa sa lupa. ⁴⁸Nakita niyang nahihirapan sila sa paggaod sapagkat pasalungat ang hangin sa kanila. Nang madaling-araw na, pumunta sa kanila si Jesus na naglalakad sa ibabaw ng lawa na tila lalampasan sila. ⁴⁹Pagkakita nila sa kaniya na lumalakad sa ibabaw ng lawa ay inakala nilang siya ay multo, kaya napasigaw sila. ⁵⁰Ito ay sapagkat nakita siya ng lahat at sila ay lubhang natakot.
   Subalit kaagad niyang sinabi sa kanila: Lakasan ninyo ang inyong loob. Ako ito, huwag kayong matakot. ⁵¹Sumakay siya sa bangka at humupa ang hangin. Lubos silang nanggilalas at namangha. ⁵²Ang dahilan nito ay hindi nila maunawaan ang nangyari sa tinapay dahil sa katigasan ng kanilang mga puso.