Luke 14:1,7-11
On a sabbath Jesus went to dine
at the home of one of the leading Pharisees,
and the people there were observing him carefully.
He told a parable to those who had been invited,
noticing how they were choosing the places of honor at the table.
“When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet,
do not recline at table in the place of honor.
A more distinguished guest than you may have been invited by him,
and the host who invited both of you may approach you and say,
‘Give your place to this man,’
and then you would proceed with embarrassment
to take the lowest place.
Rather, when you are invited,
go and take the lowest place
so that when the host comes to you he may say,
‘My friend, move up to a higher position.’
Then you will enjoy the esteem of your companions at the table.
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled,
but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
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Lucas 14:1,7-11
At nangyari na si Jesus ay pumunta sa bahay ng isa sa mga pinuno ng mga Fariseo upang kumain ng tinapay. Noon ay araw ng Sabat. Sa pagpunta niya roon, kanila siyang pinagmamatyagan.
Siya ay nagsabi ng talinghaga sa mga inanyayahan nang mapuna niyang pinipili nila ang mga pangunahing dako. Sinabi niya sa kanila: Kapag inanyayahan ka ninuman sa isang kasalan, huwag kang umupo sa pangunahing dako sapagkat baka may inanyayahan pa siyang higit na marangal kaysa sa iyo. Siya na nag-anyaya sa iyo at sa kaniya ay lalapit sa iyo. Sasabihin niya sa iyo: Paupuin mo ang taong ito sa kinauupuan mo. Pagkatapos, ikaw ay mapapahiyang kukuha ng kahuli-hulihang dako. Ngunit kapag ikaw ay inanyayahan, sa pagpunta mo ay maupo ka sa kahuli-hulihang dako. Ito ay upang sa paglapit ng nag-anyaya sa iyo, sasabihin niya: Kaibigan, pumunta ka sa higit na mataas. Pagkatapos, ang karangalan ay mapapasaiyo sa harap ng mga kasama mong nakadulog sa hapag. Ito ay sapagkat ang bawat isang nagtataas ng kaniyang sarili ay ibababa at siya na nagpapakumbaba ay itataas.
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Saturday, October 30, 2010
Our Gospel for Oct 29. Healing of the Man with Dropsy on the Sabbath.
Luke 14:1-6
On a sabbath Jesus went to dine
at the home of one of the leading Pharisees,
and the people there were observing him carefully.
In front of him there was a man suffering from dropsy.
Jesus spoke to the scholars of the law and Pharisees in reply, asking,
“Is it lawful to cure on the sabbath or not?”
But they kept silent; so he took the man and,
after he had healed him, dismissed him.
Then he said to them
“Who among you, if your son or ox falls into a cistern,
would not immediately pull him out on the sabbath day?”
But they were unable to answer his question.
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Si Jesus sa Bahay ng Isang Fariseo
Lucas 14:1-6
At nangyari na si Jesus ay pumunta sa bahay ng isa sa mga pinuno ng mga Fariseo upang kumain ng tinapay. Noon ay araw ng Sabat. Sa pagpunta niya roon, kanila siyang pinagmamatyagan. Narito, sa harap niya ay mayroong isang lalaking dumaranas ng pamamaga. Sumagot si Jesus. Sinabi niya sa mga dalubhasa sa kautusan at mga Fariseo: Naaayon ba sa kautusan ang magpagaling sa araw ng Sabat? Ngunit sila ay tahimik. At sa paghawak niya sa lalaki, pinagaling niya siya at pinaalis.
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On a sabbath Jesus went to dine
at the home of one of the leading Pharisees,
and the people there were observing him carefully.
In front of him there was a man suffering from dropsy.
Jesus spoke to the scholars of the law and Pharisees in reply, asking,
“Is it lawful to cure on the sabbath or not?”
But they kept silent; so he took the man and,
after he had healed him, dismissed him.
Then he said to them
“Who among you, if your son or ox falls into a cistern,
would not immediately pull him out on the sabbath day?”
But they were unable to answer his question.
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Si Jesus sa Bahay ng Isang Fariseo
Lucas 14:1-6
At nangyari na si Jesus ay pumunta sa bahay ng isa sa mga pinuno ng mga Fariseo upang kumain ng tinapay. Noon ay araw ng Sabat. Sa pagpunta niya roon, kanila siyang pinagmamatyagan. Narito, sa harap niya ay mayroong isang lalaking dumaranas ng pamamaga. Sumagot si Jesus. Sinabi niya sa mga dalubhasa sa kautusan at mga Fariseo: Naaayon ba sa kautusan ang magpagaling sa araw ng Sabat? Ngunit sila ay tahimik. At sa paghawak niya sa lalaki, pinagaling niya siya at pinaalis.
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Thursday, October 28, 2010
Our Gospel for Oct 28. The Mission of the Twelve.
Luke 6:12-16
Jesus went up to the mountain to pray,
and he spent the night in prayer to God. When day came, he called his disciples to himself, and from them he chose Twelve, whom he also named Apostles: Simon, whom he named Peter, and his brother Andrew,
James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon who was called a Zealot, and Judas the son of James,
and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
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Tinawag ni Jesus ang Labindalawang Alagad
Lucas 6:12-16
and he spent the night in prayer to God. When day came, he called his disciples to himself, and from them he chose Twelve, whom he also named Apostles: Simon, whom he named Peter, and his brother Andrew,
James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon who was called a Zealot, and Judas the son of James,
and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
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Tinawag ni Jesus ang Labindalawang Alagad
Lucas 6:12-16
Nangyari, noong mga araw na iyon, siya ay pumunta sa bundok upang manalangin. Nanalangin siya sa Diyos sa buong magdamag. Nang mag-uumaga na, tinawag niya ang kaniyang mga alagad. Mula sa kanila ay pumili siya ng labindalawa na tinawag din niyang mga apostol. Ang mga ito ay sina Simeon, na tinagurian din niyang Pedro, at si Andres na kaniyang kapatid. Ang iba ay sina Santiago at Juan, Felipe at Bartolome. Kasama rin si Mateo, si Tomas, si Santiago, na anak ni Alfeo, at si Simon na tinatawag na Makabayan. Kasama rin si Judas na kapatid ni Santiago at si Judas na taga-Keriot, na siyang naging taksil.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Our Gospel for Oct 27. The Narrow Door; Salvation and Rejection.
Luke 13:22-30
Jesus passed through towns and villages,
teaching as he went and making his way to Jerusalem.
Someone asked him,
“Lord, will only a few people be saved?”
He answered them,
“Strive to enter through the narrow gate,
for many, I tell you, will attempt to enter
but will not be strong enough.
After the master of the house has arisen and locked the door,
then will you stand outside knocking and saying,
‘Lord, open the door for us.’
He will say to you in reply,
‘I do not know where you are from.’
And you will say,
‘We ate and drank in your company and you taught in our streets.’
Then he will say to you,
‘I do not know where you are from.
Depart from me, all you evildoers!’
And there will be wailing and grinding of teeth
when you see Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
and all the prophets in the Kingdom of God
and you yourselves cast out.
And people will come from the east and the west
and from the north and the south
and will recline at table in the Kingdom of God.
For behold, some are last who will be first,
and some are first who will be last.”
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Ang Makipot na Daan
Lucas 13:22-30
Sa pagdaan ni Jesus sa mga lungsod at nayon, siya ay nagtuturo at patuloy na naglalakbay patungong Jerusalem. May nagsabi sa kaniya: Panginoon, kakaunti ba ang maliligtas?
Sinabi niya sa kanila: Pagsikapan ninyong pumasok sa pamamagitan ng makipot na tarangkahan. Sinasabi ko ito sa inyo dahil marami ang maghahanap upang pumasok ngunit hindi makakapasok. Sa oras na tumindig ang may-ari ng sambahayan at maisara na niya ang pinto kayo ay magsisimulang tumayo sa labas. Kakatok kayo sa pinto na nagsasabi: Panginoon, Panginoon, pagbuksan mo kami.
Sasagot siya at magsasabi sa inyo: Hindi ko kayo kilala. Hindi ko alam kung saan kayo nanggaling.
Sa oras na iyon ay magsasabi kayo: Kami ay kumain at uminom na kasama ka. Nagturo ka sa aming mga lansangan.
Sasabihin niya: Sinasabi ko sa inyo, hindi ko kayo kilala. Hindi ko alam kung saan kayo nanggaling. Lumayo kayo sa akin, kayong lahat na mga manggagawa ng hindi matuwid. Magkakaroon ng pananangis at pangangalit ng mga ngipin. Mangyayari ito kapag nakita ninyo si Abraham, si Isaac, si Jacob at lahat ng mga propeta na nasa paghahari ng Diyos ngunit kayo ay itataboy palabas. Sila ay manggagaling mula sa silangan at kanluran, mula sa hilaga at timog. Sila ay uupo sa paghahari ng Diyos. Narito, may mga huli na mauuna at may mga una na mahuhuli.
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Jesus passed through towns and villages,
teaching as he went and making his way to Jerusalem.
Someone asked him,
“Lord, will only a few people be saved?”
He answered them,
“Strive to enter through the narrow gate,
for many, I tell you, will attempt to enter
but will not be strong enough.
After the master of the house has arisen and locked the door,
then will you stand outside knocking and saying,
‘Lord, open the door for us.’
He will say to you in reply,
‘I do not know where you are from.’
And you will say,
‘We ate and drank in your company and you taught in our streets.’
Then he will say to you,
‘I do not know where you are from.
Depart from me, all you evildoers!’
And there will be wailing and grinding of teeth
when you see Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
and all the prophets in the Kingdom of God
and you yourselves cast out.
And people will come from the east and the west
and from the north and the south
and will recline at table in the Kingdom of God.
For behold, some are last who will be first,
and some are first who will be last.”
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Ang Makipot na Daan
Lucas 13:22-30
Sa pagdaan ni Jesus sa mga lungsod at nayon, siya ay nagtuturo at patuloy na naglalakbay patungong Jerusalem. May nagsabi sa kaniya: Panginoon, kakaunti ba ang maliligtas?
Sinabi niya sa kanila: Pagsikapan ninyong pumasok sa pamamagitan ng makipot na tarangkahan. Sinasabi ko ito sa inyo dahil marami ang maghahanap upang pumasok ngunit hindi makakapasok. Sa oras na tumindig ang may-ari ng sambahayan at maisara na niya ang pinto kayo ay magsisimulang tumayo sa labas. Kakatok kayo sa pinto na nagsasabi: Panginoon, Panginoon, pagbuksan mo kami.
Sasagot siya at magsasabi sa inyo: Hindi ko kayo kilala. Hindi ko alam kung saan kayo nanggaling.
Sa oras na iyon ay magsasabi kayo: Kami ay kumain at uminom na kasama ka. Nagturo ka sa aming mga lansangan.
Sasabihin niya: Sinasabi ko sa inyo, hindi ko kayo kilala. Hindi ko alam kung saan kayo nanggaling. Lumayo kayo sa akin, kayong lahat na mga manggagawa ng hindi matuwid. Magkakaroon ng pananangis at pangangalit ng mga ngipin. Mangyayari ito kapag nakita ninyo si Abraham, si Isaac, si Jacob at lahat ng mga propeta na nasa paghahari ng Diyos ngunit kayo ay itataboy palabas. Sila ay manggagaling mula sa silangan at kanluran, mula sa hilaga at timog. Sila ay uupo sa paghahari ng Diyos. Narito, may mga huli na mauuna at may mga una na mahuhuli.
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Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Our Gospel for Oct 26. The Parable of the Mustard Seed and the Yeast.
Luke 13: 18-21
Jesus said, “What is the Kingdom of God like?
To what can I compare it?
It is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in the garden.
When it was fully grown, it became a large bush
and the birds of the sky dwelt in its branches.”
Again he said, “To what shall I compare the Kingdom of God?
It is like yeast that a woman took
and mixed in with three measures of wheat flour
until the whole batch of dough was leavened.”
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Sinabi niyang muli: Saan ko maihahambing ang paghahari ng Diyos? Ito ay tulad sa pampaalsa na kinuha ng isang babae. Inihalo niya ito sa tatlong takal na harina hanggang sa mahaluan ang lahat.
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Jesus said, “What is the Kingdom of God like?
To what can I compare it?
It is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in the garden.
When it was fully grown, it became a large bush
and the birds of the sky dwelt in its branches.”
Again he said, “To what shall I compare the Kingdom of God?
It is like yeast that a woman took
and mixed in with three measures of wheat flour
until the whole batch of dough was leavened.”
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Ang Talinghaga Patungkol sa Binhi ng Mustasa at sa Pampaalsa
Lucas 13:18-21
Pagkatapos, sinabi niya: Sa ano ko maitutulad ang paghahari ng Diyos? Saan ko ito ihahambing? Ito ay tulad sa isang buto ng mustasa na kinuha ng isang tao at inihagis sa kaniyang halamanan. Ito ay tumubo at naging isang malaking punong-kahoy. Ang mga ibon sa himpapawid ay nagpugad sa mga sanga nito.Sinabi niyang muli: Saan ko maihahambing ang paghahari ng Diyos? Ito ay tulad sa pampaalsa na kinuha ng isang babae. Inihalo niya ito sa tatlong takal na harina hanggang sa mahaluan ang lahat.
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