Sunday, September 29, 2019
Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C
Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels – Feast
Paminaw sa Iningles
“Adunay usa ka dato nga nagsul-ob ug mga bisti nga purpura ug pinong lino ug nagkombira matag adlaw. Ug didto sa iyang pultahan naghigda ang usa ka kabos nga ginganlag Lazaro, nga napuno sa mga samad, ug nangandoy nga mabusog bisan sa mga mumho nga nangahulog gikan sa lamesa sa dato. Bisan ang mga iro moduol ug motilap sa iyang mga samad.” Luke 16:19-21
Sa usa ka pagtan-aw, si Lazaro anaa sa usa ka kahimtang nga walay bisan kinsa nga mangandoy. Kabos siya, gigutom pag-ayo, ug alaot. Napuno siya sa mga samad nga tilapan sa mga iro. Tin-aw kaayo kining paghulagway nga gigamit ni Jesus, ug makatabang kon paningkamotan nimo nga mahanduraw kining makaluluoy nga pisikal nga kahimtang ni Lazaro.
Ang yawe sa pagsabot niini nga sugilanon mao nga bisan tuod makaluluoy ang pisikal nga kahimtang ni Lazaro, ang iyang kalag anaa sa mga kamot sa Diyos. Nasayod kita nga tinuod kini, kay gisultihan kita nga sa iyang pagkamatay, siya “gidala sa mga anghel ngadto sa sabakan ni Abraham” (Luke 16:22).
This story provides us all with an opportunity to look at what is most important in life. The rich man had all he wanted in this life but clearly lacked charity on account of the fact that he ignored the physical needs of Lazarus. For that reason, the rich man was spiritually impoverished, whereas Lazarus was spiritually prosperous.
When you can keep your eyes on what is most important in life, spiritual wealth, it will make the many other hardships you endure less burdensome. Perhaps you will never be in the same physical condition as Lazarus, but you may encounter other great pains and hardships in life. When this happens, the tendency may be to become fixated upon those sufferings and to take your eyes off your interior union with God.
Reflect, today, upon how you would deal with living like Lazarus. Reflect upon what your own “sores” are in life. They may be varied in type, degree and number from those of other people’s sufferings, , but they will be encountered in your life. As you identify your suffering, turn your eyes from it to the presence of God in your soul, and allow His presence to fill you with the riches of His grace.
Lord, I offer to You my suffering and pain, my misery and hurt. Help me to always keep my eyes on You and to seek satisfaction only in the riches of Heaven. Fill my heart, especially, with love of You and charity for others so that I will be truly rich in what matters most. Jesus, I trust in You.
Dugang nga mga Pamalandong sa Ebanghelyo
Mga Pamalandong sa Diosnong Kalooy
Saints of the Day – Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels
