Luke 12:1-7
The leaven of the Pharisees.
So many people were crowding together
that they were trampling one another underfoot.
Jesus began to speak, first to his disciples,
“Beware of the leaven–that is, the hypocrisy–of the Pharisees.
Courage under persecution.
“There is nothing concealed that will not be revealed,
nor secret that will not be known.
Therefore whatever you have said in the darkness
will be heard in the light,
and what you have whispered behind closed doors
will be proclaimed on the housetops.
I tell you, my friends,
do not be afraid of those who kill the body
but after that can do no more.
I shall show you whom to fear.
Be afraid of the one who after killing
has the power to cast into Gehenna;
yes, I tell you, be afraid of that one.
Are not five sparrows sold for two small coins?
Yet not one of them has escaped the notice of God.
Even the hairs of your head have all been counted.
Do not be afraid.
You are worth more than many sparrows.”
Lucas 12:1-7
Tinuruan at Binigyang Babala ang Labindalawa.
Samantalang ang hindi mabilang na karamihan ng mga tao ay nagkakatipon, na anupa't sila ay nagkakatapakan sa isa't isa, si Jesus ay nagsimula munang mangusap sa kaniyang mga alagad. Sinabi niya: Mag-ingat kayo sa pampaalsa ng mga Fariseo, ito ay ang pagpapaimbabaw. Walang anumang natatakpan na hindi mahahayag o natatago na hindi malalaman. Kaya nga, anuman ang inyong sabihin sa dilim ay maririnig sa liwanag. Anuman ang ibinulong ninyo sa loob ng mga silid ay ihahayag sa mga bubungan.
Mga kaibigan ko, sinasabi ko sa inyo: Huwag kayong matakot sa mga pumapatay ng katawan. Pagkatapos nilang pumatay wala na silang magagawang anumang bagay. Ipakikita ko sa inyo kung sino ang dapat ninyong katakutan. Katakutan ninyo siya na pagkatapos pumatay ay may kapamahalaang magtapon sa impiyerno. Oo, sinasabi ko sa inyo, katakutan ninyo siya. Hindi ba ang limang maya ay ipinagbibili sa halagang dalawang sentimo at isa man sa kanila ay hindi pinababayaan ng Diyos? Maging ang mga buhok sa iyong ulo ay bilang nang lahat. Huwag nga kayong matakot, kayo ay higit na mahalaga kaysa sa maraming maya.
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Reflection from Fr. Greg Friedman, OFM (Franciscan Missionary)
Friday, October 15, 2010
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Our Gospel for Oct 14. The Denunciation of the Pharisees Part 3.
Lk 11:47-54
The Lord said:
“Woe to you who build the memorials of the prophets
whom your fathers killed.
Consequently, you bear witness and give consent
to the deeds of your ancestors,
for they killed them and you do the building.
Therefore, the wisdom of God said,
‘I will send to them prophets and Apostles;
some of them they will kill and persecute’
in order that this generation might be charged
with the blood of all the prophets
shed since the foundation of the world,
from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah
who died between the altar and the temple building.
Yes, I tell you, this generation will be charged with their blood!
Woe to you, scholars of the law!
You have taken away the key of knowledge.
You yourselves did not enter and you stopped those trying to enter.”
When Jesus left, the scribes and Pharisees
began to act with hostility toward him
and to interrogate him about many things,
for they were plotting to catch him at something he might say.
The Lord said:
“Woe to you who build the memorials of the prophets
whom your fathers killed.
Consequently, you bear witness and give consent
to the deeds of your ancestors,
for they killed them and you do the building.
Therefore, the wisdom of God said,
‘I will send to them prophets and Apostles;
some of them they will kill and persecute’
in order that this generation might be charged
with the blood of all the prophets
shed since the foundation of the world,
from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah
who died between the altar and the temple building.
Yes, I tell you, this generation will be charged with their blood!
Woe to you, scholars of the law!
You have taken away the key of knowledge.
You yourselves did not enter and you stopped those trying to enter.”
When Jesus left, the scribes and Pharisees
began to act with hostility toward him
and to interrogate him about many things,
for they were plotting to catch him at something he might say.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Our Gospel for Oct 13. Denunciation of the Pharisee Part 2.
Lk 11:42-46
The Lord said:
“Woe to you Pharisees!
You pay tithes of mint and of rue and of every garden herb,
but you pay no attention to judgment and to love for God.
These you should have done, without overlooking the others.
Woe to you Pharisees!
You love the seat of honor in synagogues
and greetings in marketplaces.
Woe to you!
You are like unseen graves over which people unknowingly walk.”
Then one of the scholars of the law said to him in reply,
“Teacher, by saying this you are insulting us too.”
And he said, “Woe also to you scholars of the law!
You impose on people burdens hard to carry,
but you yourselves do not lift one finger to touch them.”
The Lord said:
“Woe to you Pharisees!
You pay tithes of mint and of rue and of every garden herb,
but you pay no attention to judgment and to love for God.
These you should have done, without overlooking the others.
Woe to you Pharisees!
You love the seat of honor in synagogues
and greetings in marketplaces.
Woe to you!
You are like unseen graves over which people unknowingly walk.”
Then one of the scholars of the law said to him in reply,
“Teacher, by saying this you are insulting us too.”
And he said, “Woe also to you scholars of the law!
You impose on people burdens hard to carry,
but you yourselves do not lift one finger to touch them.”
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Our Gospel for Oct 12. "Denunciation of the Pharisee."
Luke 11:37-41
After Jesus had spoken,
a Pharisee invited him to dine at his home.
He entered and reclined at table to eat.
The Pharisee was amazed to see
that he did not observe the prescribed washing before the meal.
The Lord said to him, “Oh you Pharisees!
Although you cleanse the outside of the cup and the dish,
inside you are filled with plunder and evil.
You fools!
Did not the maker of the outside also make the inside?
But as to what is within, give alms,
and behold, everything will be clean for you.”
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"Tinuligsa ni Jesus ang Kasamaan ng mga Pariseo."
Lucas 11: 37-41
Pagkatapos magsalita, si Jesus ay inanyayahan ng isang Pariseo upang kumain, kaya't pumunta siya sa bahay nito. Pagdulog sa hapag, nagtaka ang Pariseo nang makita niyang kumain si Jesus ng hindi muna naghuhugas ng kamay.
Sinabi sa kanya ng panginoon, "Kayong mga Pariseo, hinuhugasan ninyo ang labas ng tasa at ng pinggan, ngunit ang loob ninyo'y punong puno ng kasakiman at kasamaan." Mga hangal! Hindi bat ang may likha ng labas ay siya ring may likha ng loob?
Ngunit ipamahagi muna ninyo sa mga dukha ang mga laman ng mga sisidlan at magiging malinis ang lahat ng bagay para sa inyo.
After Jesus had spoken,
a Pharisee invited him to dine at his home.
He entered and reclined at table to eat.
The Pharisee was amazed to see
that he did not observe the prescribed washing before the meal.
The Lord said to him, “Oh you Pharisees!
Although you cleanse the outside of the cup and the dish,
inside you are filled with plunder and evil.
You fools!
Did not the maker of the outside also make the inside?
But as to what is within, give alms,
and behold, everything will be clean for you.”
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"Tinuligsa ni Jesus ang Kasamaan ng mga Pariseo."
Lucas 11: 37-41
Pagkatapos magsalita, si Jesus ay inanyayahan ng isang Pariseo upang kumain, kaya't pumunta siya sa bahay nito. Pagdulog sa hapag, nagtaka ang Pariseo nang makita niyang kumain si Jesus ng hindi muna naghuhugas ng kamay.
Sinabi sa kanya ng panginoon, "Kayong mga Pariseo, hinuhugasan ninyo ang labas ng tasa at ng pinggan, ngunit ang loob ninyo'y punong puno ng kasakiman at kasamaan." Mga hangal! Hindi bat ang may likha ng labas ay siya ring may likha ng loob?
Ngunit ipamahagi muna ninyo sa mga dukha ang mga laman ng mga sisidlan at magiging malinis ang lahat ng bagay para sa inyo.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Our Gospel for Oct 11, Monday. "The Demand for a Sign."
While still more people gathered in the crowd, Jesus said to them, “This generation is an evil generation;
it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it,
except the sign of Jonah. Just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation. At the judgment the queen of the south will rise with the men of this generation and she will condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and there is something greater than Solomon here. At the judgment the men of Nineveh will arise with this generation and condemn it, because at the preaching of Jonah they repented,and there is something greater than Jonah here.”