Our Gospel for Nov 10. The Cleansing of Ten Lepers.

Luke 17:11-19

As Jesus continued his journey to Jerusalem, he traveled through Samaria and Galilee. As he was entering a village, ten lepers met him. They stood at a distance from him and raised their voice, saying,“Jesus, Master! Have pity on us!”
And when he saw them, he said,“Go show yourselves to the priests.” As they were going they were cleansed.

And one of them, realizing he had been healed, returned, glorifying God in a loud voice; and he fell at the feet of Jesus and thanked him. He was a Samaritan.

Jesus said in reply, “Ten were cleansed, were they not?
Where are the other nine? Has none but this foreigner returned to give thanks to God?”Then he said to him, “Stand up and go; your faith has saved you.”
 
Pinagaling ni Jesus ang Sampung Ketongin

Lucas 17:11-19

Umahon si Jesus patungong Jerusalem. Nangyari na siya ay dumaan sa gitna ng Samaria at Galilea. Sa kaniyang pagpasok sa isang nayon, sinalubong siya ng sampung lalaking may ketong. Ang mga ito ay nakatayo sa malayo. Nilakasan nila ang kanilang tinig at kanilang sinabi: Guro, kahabagan mo kami.

Nakita sila ni Jesus. Sinabi niya sa kanila: Humayo kayo at magpakita kayo sa mga saserdote. At nangyari, sa paghayo nila, sila ay nalinis.

Nang makita ng isa sa kanila na siya ay gumaling, bumalik siya. Sa malakas na tinig, niluwalhati niya ang Diyos. Nagpatirapa siya na nagpapasalamat kay Jesus. Ang lalaking ito ay isang taga-Samaria.

Sinabi ni Jesus: Hindi ba sampu ang nilinis? Nasaan ang siyam? Ang dayuhan lang bang ito ang bumalik upang magbigay ng kaluwalhatian sa Diyos? Sinabi niya sa kaniya: Bumangon ka at humayo. Pinagaling ka ng iyong pananampalataya.

Our Gospel for Nov 9. The Cleansing of the Temple.

John 2:13-22

Since the Passover of the Jews was near,
Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
He found in the temple area those who sold oxen, sheep, and doves,
as well as the money-changers seated there.
He made a whip out of cords and drove them all out of the temple area, with the sheep and oxen, and spilled the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables, and to those who sold doves he said,
“Take these out of here,
and stop making my Father’s house a marketplace.”
His disciples recalled the words of Scripture,
Zeal for your house will consume me. At this the Jews answered and said to him, “What sign can you show us for doing this?” Jesus answered and said to them, “Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up.” The Jews said, “This temple has been under construction for forty-six years, and you will raise it up in three days?” But he was speaking about the temple of his Body. Therefore, when he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they came to believe the Scripture and the word Jesus had spoken.
 
Nilinis ni Jesus ang Templo

Juan 2:13-22
Malapit na ang Araw ng Paglagpas ng mga Judio at umahon si Jesus patungong Jerusalem.  Nakita niya sa templo ang mga nagtitinda ng mga baka, ng mga tupa at ng mga kalapati, at ang mga mamamalit-salapi na nakaupo.  Pagkagawa niya ng panghagupit na lubid ay tinaboy niya silang lahat papalabas sa templo pati na ang mga tupa at ang mga toro. Ibinubo niya ang salapi ng mga mamamalit-salapi at itinumba ang kanilang mga mesa. Sa mga nagtitinda ng kalapati ay sinabi niya: Alisin ninyo rito ang mga bagay na ito. Huwag ninyong gawing bahay-kalakal ang bahay ng aking Ama.

Naala-ala ng kaniyang mga alagad na nasusulat: Pinagharian ako ng kasigasigan sa iyong bahay.

Sumagot nga ang mga Judio at sinabi sa kaniya: Anong tanda ang maipapakita mo sa amin yamang ginawa mo ang mga bagay na ito?

Sumagot si Jesus at sinabi sa kanila: Gibain ninyo ang banal na dakong ito at aking itatayo sa loob ng tatlong araw.

Sinabi nga ng mga Judio: Apatnapu't-anim na taon ang pagtatayo ng banal na dakong ito at itatayo mo sa loob ng tatlong araw? Ngunit ang banal na dako na kaniyang tinutukoy ay ang kaniyang katawan. Nang ibinangon nga siya mula sa mga patay ay naalala ng kaniyang mga alagad na sinabi niya ito sa kanila. Sumampalataya sila sa kasulatan at sa salita na sinabi ni Jesus.

Our Gospel for Nov 8. Sin, Faith and Responsibility.

Luke 17:1-6

Jesus said to his disciples,
“Things that cause sin will inevitably occur, but woe to the one through whom they occur.
It would be better for him if a millstone were put around his neck
and he be thrown into the sea
than for him to cause one of these little ones to sin.
Be on your guard!
If your brother sins, rebuke him;
and if he repents, forgive him.
And if he wrongs you seven times in one day
and returns to you seven times saying, ‘I am sorry,’ you should forgive him.”

And the Apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.”
The Lord replied, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed,
you would say to this mulberry tree,
‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.”


Kasalanan, Pananampalataya, Tungkulin


Lucas 17:1-6
  Si Jesus ay nagsabi sa kaniyang mga alagad: Hindi maaaring ang katitisuran ay hindi dumating. Ngunit, sa aba niya na panggagalingan nito. Mabuti pa na talian ng malaking gilingang bato ang kaniyang leeg at itapon sa dagat. Ito ay nararapat sa kaniya kaysa sa matisod sa kaniya ang isa sa maliliit na ito. Ingatan ninyo ang inyong mga sarili.
  Kung nagkasala laban sa iyo ang kapatid mong lalaki, sawayin mo siya. Kapag siya ay nagsisi, patawarin mo siya. Patawarin mo siya kapag nagkasala siya laban sa iyo nang pitong ulit sa isang araw. Ito ay kung babalik siya sa iyo ng pitong ulit sa isang araw at magsasabi: Ako ay nagsisisi.

  Sinabi ng mga apostol sa Panginoon: Dagdagan mo ang pananampalataya namin.

  Sinabi ng Panginoon: Maaari mong sabihin sa punong sikamorong ito: Mabunot ka at matanim ka sa dagat. Susundin ka nito kung mayroon kang pananampalatayang tulad ng butil ng mustasa.

Only God Can Give You Financial Security by Rick Warren

"But remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your forefathers, as it is today. Deuteronomy 8:18 (NIV)
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As you enter your Decade of Destiny, it is important that you trust God with your finances. If you want God to bless you financially, you must remain focused on the truth that he is the source of your finances and he is the one who supplies your needs.

What does that mean?  It means I'm not looking to an employer for my security.  I'm not looking to my savings for security.  I'm not looking to anyone or anything other than God to supply my needs.

Let me illustrate it this way: When I turn on the water, I don't really think the water comes from the faucet.  I know that the water really comes from a reservoir. It just comes to me through the faucet. In the same way, the income that God wants to give you may come through a job or through something else.

But the source is God.

If you trust in a bank account, the bank account can be taken away.  If you trust in your savings, you can lose it. The only true security you can have is when you put your trust in God.  He is the starting point of your finances. He is the one and only true source of your finances.

This means you don't need to worry about which faucet he uses to supply your needs. In a sense he says, 'If I turn off one faucet, I can just as easily turn on another. If you lose one job, I can give you another.  I am your source, not your job. I am your source, not your bank account.'

Our Gospel for Nov 7. The Question about the Resurrection.

Luke 20:27-38
Some Sadducees, those who deny that there is a resurrection, came forward and put this question to Jesus, saying, "Teacher, Moses wrote for us,
If someone's brother dies leaving a wife but no child, his brother must take the wife
and raise up descendants for his brother.
Now there were seven brothers; the first married a woman but died childless.
Then the second and the third married her, and likewise all the seven died childless.
Finally the woman also died. Now at the resurrection whose wife will that woman be?
For all seven had been married to her."
Jesus said to them,
"The children of this age marry and remarry; but those who are deemed worthy to attain to the coming age and to the resurrection of the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage.
They can no longer die, for they are like angels; and they are the children of God
because they are the ones who will rise. That the dead will rise even Moses made known in the passage about the bush, when he called out 'Lord, ' the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob; and he is not God of the dead, but of the living, for to him all are alive."


Ang Muling Pagkabuhay at ang Pagaasawa.

Lucas 20:27-38
Pumunta sa kaniya ang ilan sa mga Saduseo na tumatangging mayroong muling pagkabuhay. Nagtanong sila sa kaniya: Guro, si Moises ay sumulat sa amin na kapag mamatay ang kapatid na lalaking may asawa at walang anak, dapat kunin ng kapatid niyang lalaki ang asawa nito. Kukunin ng kapatid ang asawang babae upang magkaanak para sa kaniyang kapatid na namatay.
Mayroon ngang pitong magkakapatid na lalaki. Ang una ay nag-asawa at namatay na walang anak. Kinuha siya ng pangalawa upang maging asawa at ang lalaki ay namatay na walang anak. Ang babae ay kinuha ng pangatlo at hanggang sa pampito, gayon ang nangyari. Wala silang iniwang anak at namatay. Sa kahuli-hulihan, namatay din ang babae. Kung magkagayon, sa muling pagkabuhay, kaninong asawa siya? Ito ay sapagkat naging asawa siya ng pito.

Sumagot si Jesus: Ang mga anak ng kapanahunang ito ay nag-aasawa at ikinakasal. Ngunit sa kanila na itinuring na karapat-dapat na magtamo ng kapanahunang darating at ng muling pagkabuhay mula sa mga patay ay hindi nag-aasawa ni ikinakasal. Ito ay sapagkat hindi na sila mamamatay kailanman dahil sila ay magiging katulad ng mga anghel. Sa pagiging mga anak ng muling pagkabuhay, sila ay mga anak ng Diyos. Ngunit maging si Moises ay nagpatunay nito sa salaysay patungkol sa palumpong[a] na ang mga patay ay muling mabubuhay. Ito ay nang tawagin niya ang Panginoon na Diyos ni Abraham, Diyos ni Isaac at Diyos ni Jacob. Ang Diyos ay hindi Diyos ng mga patay kundi Diyos ng mga buhay. Ito ay sapagkat ang lahat ay nabubuhay sa kaniya.