Mt 17:9-13
As they were coming down from the mountain,Jesus charged them, "Do not tell the vision to anyone until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead."
Then the disciples asked Jesus,
“Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
He said in reply, “Elijah will indeed come and restore all things;
but I tell you that Elijah has already come,
and they did not recognize him but did to him whatever they pleased.
So also will the Son of Man suffer at their hands.”
Then the disciples understood
that he was speaking to them of John the Baptist.
Ang Pagdating ni Elias.
Mateo 17:9-13
Habang bumababa sila sa bundok, iniutos sa kanila ni Jesus na sinabi: Huwag ninyong sabihin kaninuman ang pangitaing ito hanggang sa muling mabuhay mula sa mga patay ang Anak ng Tao.
Tinanong siya ng kaniyang mga alagad na sinasabi: Bakit sinasabi ng mga guro ng kautusan na dapat munang dumating si Elias?
Sumagot si Jesus: Darating muna si Elias upang ipanumbalik ang lahat ng bagay. Ngunit sinasabi ko sa inyo: Dumating na si Elias at hindi nila siya nakilala. Ginawa nila sa kaniya ang anumang kanilang naibigan. Gayundin naman ang Anak ng Tao ay pahihirapan na nila. Nang magkagayon, naunawaan ng mga alagad na si Juan na tagapagbawtismo ang tinutukoy niya.
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Our Gospel for Dec 10. Excuses excuses, excuses!
Mt 11:16-19
Jesus said to the crowds:
“To what shall I compare this generation?
It is like children who sit in marketplaces and call to one another,
‘We played the flute for you, but you did not dance,
we sang a dirge but you did not mourn.’
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they said,
‘He is possessed by a demon.’
The Son of Man came eating and drinking and they said,
‘Look, he is a glutton and a drunkard,
a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’
But wisdom is vindicated by her works.”
Mateo 11:16-19
Ngunit saan ko itutulad ang lahing ito? Ito ay katulad ng mga batang nakaupo sa mga pamilihang dako at tinatawag ang kanilang mga kasama. Sinasabi nila:
Tinugtugan namin kayo ng plawta, ngunit hindi kayo
sumayaw. Nagluksa kami ngunit hindi kayo tumangis.
Ito ay sapagkat dumating si Juan. Hindi siya kumakain ni umiinom, at sinabi nilang siya ay may demonyo. Dumating ang Anak ng Tao na kumakain at umiinom. Sinabi nila: Narito ang isang taong matakaw at manginginom ng alak. Isang taong kaibigan ng mga maniningil ng buwis at ng mga makasalanan. Ngunit ang karunungan ay pinapaging-matuwid ng kaniyang mga anak.
Jesus said to the crowds:
“To what shall I compare this generation?
It is like children who sit in marketplaces and call to one another,
‘We played the flute for you, but you did not dance,
we sang a dirge but you did not mourn.’
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they said,
‘He is possessed by a demon.’
The Son of Man came eating and drinking and they said,
‘Look, he is a glutton and a drunkard,
a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’
But wisdom is vindicated by her works.”
Mateo 11:16-19
Ngunit saan ko itutulad ang lahing ito? Ito ay katulad ng mga batang nakaupo sa mga pamilihang dako at tinatawag ang kanilang mga kasama. Sinasabi nila:
Tinugtugan namin kayo ng plawta, ngunit hindi kayo
sumayaw. Nagluksa kami ngunit hindi kayo tumangis.
Ito ay sapagkat dumating si Juan. Hindi siya kumakain ni umiinom, at sinabi nilang siya ay may demonyo. Dumating ang Anak ng Tao na kumakain at umiinom. Sinabi nila: Narito ang isang taong matakaw at manginginom ng alak. Isang taong kaibigan ng mga maniningil ng buwis at ng mga makasalanan. Ngunit ang karunungan ay pinapaging-matuwid ng kaniyang mga anak.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Our Gospel for Dec 9. Jesus Testimony to John.
Jesus said to the crowds:
“Amen, I say to you, among those born of women
there has been none greater than John the Baptist;
yet the least in the Kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
From the days of John the Baptist until now, the Kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent are taking it by force. All the prophets and the law prophesied up to the time of John. And if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah, the one who is to come. Whoever has ears ought to hear.”
Ang Patotoo ni Hesus kay Juan.
Mateo 11:11-15
Katotohanang sinasabi ko sa inyo: Sa lahat nang ipinanganak ng mga babae, walang lumitaw nang higit na dakila kaysa kay Juan na tagapagbawtismo. Gayunman, ang pinakamaliit sa paghahari ng langit ay higit na dakila kaysa sa kaniya.
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ni Juan na tagapagbawtismo
hanggang ngayon, ang paghahari ng langit ay nagbabata ng karahasan. Ito ay inaagaw ng mararahas na tao sa pamamagitan ng dahas. Ito ay sapagkat hanggang kay Juan, ang lahat ng Propeta at ang Kautusan ay naghahayag ng mga bagay na darating. Kung tatanggapin ninyo ito, siya ang Elias na inaasahang paparating na. Ang may pandinig ay makinig.
Our Gospel for Dec 8. The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
The angel Gabriel was sent from God
to a town of Galilee called Nazareth,
to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph,
of the house of David,
and the virgin’s name was Mary.
And coming to her, he said,
“Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you.”
But she was greatly troubled at what was said
and pondered what sort of greeting this might be.
Then the angel said to her,
“Do not be afraid, Mary,
for you have found favor with God.
Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son,
and you shall name him Jesus.
He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High,
and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father,
and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever,
and of his Kingdom there will be no end.”
But Mary said to the angel,
“How can this be,
since I have no relations with a man?”
And the angel said to her in reply,
“The Holy Spirit will come upon you,
and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.
Therefore the child to be born
will be called holy, the Son of God.
And behold, Elizabeth, your relative,
has also conceived a son in her old age,
and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren;
for nothing will be impossible for God.”
Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord.
May it be done to me according to your word.”
Then the angel departed from her.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Our Gospel for Dec 7. The Parable of the Lost Sheep.
Jesus said to his disciples:
“What is your opinion?
If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray,
will he not leave the ninety-nine in the hills
and go in search of the stray?
And if he finds it, amen, I say to you, he rejoices more over it than over the ninety-nine that did not stray.
In just the same way, it is not the will of your heavenly Father that one of these little ones be lost.”
“What is your opinion?
If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray,
will he not leave the ninety-nine in the hills
and go in search of the stray?
And if he finds it, amen, I say to you, he rejoices more over it than over the ninety-nine that did not stray.
In just the same way, it is not the will of your heavenly Father that one of these little ones be lost.”
Ang Talinghaga ng Tupang Nawawala.
Mateo 18:12-14
Ano sa palagay ninyo? Kung ang isang tao ay may isangdaang tupa at ang isa sa mga ito ay naligaw, hindi ba niya iiwanan ang siyamnapu't siyam at aakyat sa mga bundok at hahanapin ang naligaw? Kapag natagpuan niya ito, sinasabi ko sa inyo ang totoo: Higit niyang ikagagalak ang patungkol sa natagpuang tupang naligaw kaysa sa siyamnapu't siyam na hindi naligaw. Gayundin naman, hindi kalooban ng inyong Ama na nasa langit na mapahamak ang isa sa maliliit na ito.
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