Sunday, June 23, 2019
Dakong Kasaulogan sa Labing Balaang Lawas ug Dugo ni Kristo
In countries where Corpus Christi was celebrated last Thursday, scroll down for the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Paminaw sa Iningles
“Dawata kini; mao kini ang akong lawas.” Unya mikuha siya ug kupa, nagpasalamat, ug gihatag kini kanila, ug silang tanan miinom gikan niini. Miingon siya kanila, “Mao kini ang akong dugo sa pakigsaad, nga iula alang sa daghan.” Mark 14:22a-24
Malipayong Solemnidad sa Labing Balaang Lawas ug Dugo, Kalag ug Pagka-Diyos ni Jesu-Kristo, atong Ginoo ug Diyos! Pagkadakong Gasa ang atong gisaulog karon!
Ang Eukaristiya mao ang tanan. Anaa niini ang tanang butang, ang kahingpitan sa kinabuhi, ang kaluwasan nga walay kataposan, kalooy, grasya, kalipay, ug uban pa. Nganong ang Eukaristiya mao kining tanan ug labaw pa niini? Sa yano nga pagkasulti, ang Eukaristiya MAO ang Diyos. Mao gayod kana. Busa, ang Eukaristiya mao ang tanan nga mao ang Diyos.
In his beautiful traditional hymn, “Adoro te Devote,” St. Thomas Aquinas writes, “I devoutly adore You, O hidden Deity, truly hidden beneath these appearances. My whole heart submits to You, and in contemplating You, it surrenders itself completely. Sight, touch, taste are all deceived in their judgment of You, but hearing suffices firmly to believe…” What a glorious statement of faith in this wondrous gift.
Kini nga pagpahayag sa pagtuo nagpadayag nga sa dihang magsimba kita atubangan sa Eukaristiya, ang Diyos Mismo ang atong gisimba, nga natago ilalom sa panagway sa pan ug bino. Nalimbongan ang atong mga igbalati. Ang atong makita, matilawan ug mabati wala magpadayag sa tinuod nga anaa sa atong atubangan. Ang Eukaristiya mao ang Diyos.
Throughout our lives, if we were raised Catholic, we were taught reverence for the Eucharist. But “reverence” is not enough. Most Catholics reverence the Eucharist, meaning, we genuflect, kneel, and treat the Sacred Host with respect. But it’s important to ponder a question in your heart. Do you believe the Eucharist is God Almighty, the Savior of the world, the second Person of the Most Holy Trinity? Do you believe deeply enough to have your heart moved with love and profound devotion every time you are before our divine Lord present before us under the veil of the Eucharist? When you kneel do you fall down prostrate in your heart, loving God with your whole being?
Tingali alang kanimo morag sobra ra kini. Tingali igo na alang kanimo ang yanong pagtahod ug pagpasidungog. Apan dili kana igo. Tungod kay ang Eukaristiya mao ang Diyos nga Makagagahom sa Tanan, kinahanglan nga makita nato Siya didto pinaagi sa mga mata sa pagtuo diha sa atong kalag. Kinahanglan nga simbahon nato Siya sa kinahiladman sa atong kasingkasing sama sa gibuhat sa mga anghel sa Langit. Kinahanglan nga mosinggit kita, “Balaan, Balaan, Balaan ang Ginoong Diyos nga Makagagahom sa Tanan.” Kinahanglan nga mapukaw kita ngadto sa labing lawom nga pagsimba samtang mosulod kita sa Iyang diosnong presensya.
Pamalandongi karon ang kalalom sa imong pagtuo sa Eukaristiya ug paningkamoti nga bag-ohon kini, nga magsimba sa Diyos isip usa nga nagtuo sa tibuok mong pagkatawo.
Mapahinunguron akong nagsimba Kanimo, O Diyos nga natago, tinuod nga natago ilalom niining mga panagway. Ang tibuok kong kasingkasing nagpasakop Kanimo, ug sa pagpamalandong Kanimo, bug-os kining nagtugyan sa kaugalingon. Ang panan-aw, paghikap, ug pagtilaw malimbongan sa ilang paghukom mahitungod Kanimo, apan ang pagpaminaw igo na aron motuo nga lig-on. Jesus, nagsalig ako Kanimo.
Dugang nga mga Pamalandong sa Ebanghelyo
Mga Pamalandong sa Diosnong Kalooy
Further Reading – Corpus Christi
Our Loss is Our Gain
Sunday, June 23, 2019
Twelfth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C
Use this reflection in countries where Corpus Christi was celebrated last Thursday
Paminaw sa Iningles
“For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.” Luke 9:24
Do you daily strive to lose your life? Do you seek to let go of your life in the most complete and total way possible? At first, this may cause you to question the rationale of such a question. But this is one of the reasons Jesus said it this way. His words should cause us to step back and question the wisdom of this command.
At first, on account of our tendency toward selfishness, our immediate response to losing our lives is, “No, I don’t want to lose my life.” Jesus knew this was the case and this is one of His motivating factors in speaking this way. He wants us to hear those words and to be challenged by their meaning.
What does it mean to say that you must lose your life if you want to save it? It means that you must be ready and willing to let go of everything in life in favor of one thing: the will of God.
Losing our lives is a way of trusting God more than ourselves. It’s a way of living that fully acknowledges that God’s plan for our lives is far better than anything we could come up with on our own. It’s a way of allowing God to enter in and take hold of every aspect of our lives. When we understand this properly, and when we understand that God will take better care of us than we can do ourselves, we will not hesitate to say “Yes” to Him in every way.
Reflect, today, upon this simple question: Am I ready and willing to give every aspect of my life to God? If you are willing to do so, then spend time prayerfully doing it. Do not hesitate and do not doubt His perfect love for You. Only by letting go of everything in life will you be in a position to allow God to give you so much more.
Lord, I entrust my whole life to You without reserve. Help me to see those areas of my life that are still filled with selfishness. May I trust You above all things and completely lose myself for You and the sake of Your holy will. Jesus, I trust in You.
Dugang nga mga Pamalandong sa Ebanghelyo
Mga Pamalandong sa Diosnong Kalooy
Further Reading – Corpus Christi
