SOLEMNITY OF STS. PETER AND PAUL APOSTLES YEAR A

YOU ARE THE KEYS TO THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN

Si Ritchell Quieta usa ka grabe ka makasasala kaniadto. Sa gamay pa siya talagsa ra mosulod sa simbahan kay magsige lang ug laag. Grade six palang kabalo na moinom ug maghuboghubog. Sa iyang paghigh school, nahimong Gang member sa usa ka grupo sa mga batan-on. Adunay usa ka higayon nga miapil siya ug rumble sa eskwelahan, segi  nalang ug laag, usahay mo cutting classes pa. bugoy gayod kini si Ritchell kaniadto. Apan sa paglabay sa panahon, gitawag siya sa Dios ug nahimong sumusunod ni Kristo. Sa pagka karon naningkamot siya nga mamahimong one of the KEYS TO THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN.

Si San Pedro usab usa lamang ka ordinary nga mangingisda. Gani atong mabasa diha sa bibliya kon unsa ang iyang mga kinaiya. Una, siya usa ka bakakon- iyang gipanghimakak sa makatulo nga kauban sila ni Hesus; ikaduha, makaingon kita nga siya botboton tungod kay nagpasalig siya nga dili niya biyaan si Hesus bisan unsa pa ang mahitabo (Mt. 26:33) apan wala kini niya buhata; ikatulo, makaingon kita nga siya usab mabudhion tungod sa iyang pagbudhi ni Hesus. Apan, gitawag siya sa Dios ug nahimong unang Santo Papa sa atong simbahan (The Foundation of the Church) kaniya gitugyan ang KEY TO THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN.

Si San Pablo usa ka sundalo nga maoy naglutos sa simbahan ug nagpatay sa daghang mga kristianos. Makaingon kita murderous kini si San Pablo. Tungod sa iyang gibuhat makaingon kita nga grabe siya ka makasasala. Apan gitawag siya ni Hesus ug nahimong magsasangyaw sa gingharian sa Dios. Nahimo siyang usa sa mga KEYS TO THE KINGDOM  OF HEAVEN.

Karong domingoha atong gisaulog ang solemnidad ni San Pedro ug San Pablo mga apostoles. Ang atong Ebanghelyo karon nagsaysay mahitungod kang Pedro ang bato (Peter means rock) diin pagatukuron ni Hesus ang simbahan ug siya usab maoy gibilinan ni Hesus sa yawe sa Gingharian sa Langit.

Mga igsoon, ang tawag sa Dios wala nagdepende sa imong kabuotan o kabadlongon. The important thing is that, when Jesus will call us, we are always ready to change our ways like saints Peter and Paul.  Let us forget the wrong doings we have done. Let us begin to face the real us, true Christian followers of Christ.

Today we are challenge to be one of the KEYS TO THE KINGDOM  OF HEAVEN. When we help others see the presence of Jesus in their life; then, we become one of the KEYS TO THE KINGDOM  OF HEAVEN. When we show other people the presence of Jesus in us; then, we will become KEYS TO THE KINGDOM  OF HEAVEN.

Are you ready to change your ways?

Are you ready to be one of the KEYS TO THE KINGDOM  OF HEAVEN?

I am a sinner, saints Peter and Paul are sinners. However, they become the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven.  Come join us! Become the KEYS TO THE KINGDOM  OF HEAVEN. 

The Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ A

ENERGY BOOSTER

Most people are doing the best that they can, working late at night, doing something extra in order to raise foods that will sustain their life. Food are energy boosters, they usually be eaten in order to have energy for the day. If one person does not take food for the whole day, his/her energy will be depleted and as a result he will slowly deteriorate and die.

We have to take in food to obtain energy, and eat enough to keep going for long. Not enough food for the body will make the body weak. In order to remain healthy we need to take enough amount of food daily. Foods are called energy boosters because it provides energy for the body.

If we eat food to sustain our physical well-being, we need also food from heaven to maintain our spiritual well-being.

My dear friends, today we celebrate the solemnity of the most Holy Body and blood of Christ. In today’s gospel, Jesus presents himself as food that will sustain life. However, let us not understand it literally, since we are not cannibals. We don’t eat human flesh and blood. Instead, let us explain it figuratively: Jesus is trying to figure out the importance of following HIM. Whoever eats my body and drinks my blood will live forever. In other words, whoever follows my way will have the promise of everlasting life.

The body and blood of Christ that we ate during the Eucharistic celebration is an energy booster for our souls. Therefore, let us not forget to go to the mass always especially Sundays and holidays. This celebration is an energy booster that will strengthen our souls. It will always give us the right energy that will keep us moving towards our goal, heaven.

Do you know that you can be an energy booster also to other people? If you see and know somebody who suffered lots of difficulties, especially problems and sometimes they tend to give up already, your helping hand is an energy booster to that person. Our help is an energy booster that will keep him/her going.

If you are full of energy because you feel that God is really present in you; then, share your energy to those who are weak. Share your energy to those suffering people around you. Be an energy booster. Only in God you will find happiness, and happy people are full of energy. Release it! Share your energy! You’ve got the power!  Be a Corpus Christi to them. Be an energy booster. 

FEAST OF THE TRINITY A

DON’T GIVE UP YOUR GOD

(Make the sign of the Cross) Sa ngalan sa Amahan, sa Anak, ug sa Espiritu Santo. Amen. Siguro natingala kamo nganong nanguros ako pagkahuman sa pagbasa sa Ebanghelyo? Kini tungod kay mao kini ang akong paagi sa pagsugod sa akong ipaambit kaninyo karon. Ang kapistahan sa Santisima Trinidad: The father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

ADunay usa ka tawo nga dili gayud mutuo sa Ginoo, walay siyay pakialam sa mga pagahimoon sa mga relihiyon. Apan ang iyang asawa, dako kaayo ug pagtuo sa Dios bisan pa sa mga makapasakit nga komento sa iyang bana.

Usa ka adlaw niana, gi invite siya sa iyang asawa sa usa ka prayer service ug ang pagahisgutan mao ang pagpakatawo sa Ginoo apan wala siya nagpakabana. Matud pa niya: !its non sense!” “ngano gud intawon nga magpakatawo man ang Ginoo! Imposible kana!”

Tuod man, nagpabilin lamang siya sa iyang panimalay. Pagkataudtaud kalit nga mikusog ang hangin ug nahimo kining usa bagyo. Busa, misulod siya sa ilang balay ug gisirad-an ang pultahan ug mga bintana. Sa kalit lang adunay milagapak sa gawas sa bintana. Sa iyang pagtan-aw  iyang nakita ang baga nga grupo sa mga patu (Geese) nga naabtan sa bagyo ug didto naglupadlupad sa iyang Farm.

Tungod kay naluoy siya sa mga pato iyang giabrihan ang ilang dako nga bodega tapad sa iyang balay kay basin ug mosulod ang mga pato aron sila maluwas sa bagyo. Apan wala gayud mosulod ang mga pato sa bodega. Iya kining gitistingan ug abog padulong sa bodega apan misamot hinoon kini ug palayo kay nahadlok kaniya. Bisan unsa nalang ang iyang gibuhat apan wala gayud manulod ang mga pato sa bodega. Nakaingon siya sa iyang kaugalingon: “Kon Pato pa lamang unta ako, ako untang masultihan kining mga pato sa pagpasilong sa bodega”.

Sa katapusan iyang gikuha ang iyang binuhing pato ug gidala sa duol sa mga Geese ug iyang gibuhian. Ang iyang binuhing  pato milupad balik sa bodega ug misunod ug hinay-hinay ang mga pato. “sus! Kon pato pa lamang ako dali ra gyod diay nako sila nga maluwas, siya miingon.

Tungod adto nga hitabo, nahinumdom siya sa giingon sa iyang asawa “ang pagahisgutan ang pagpakahimong tawo sa Ginoo.

Suddenly it all made sense. That is what God had done. We were like the geese-blind, lost, perishing. God had His Son become like us so He could show us the way and save us.

Suddenly he understood why Christ had come. Years of doubt and disbelief vanished with the passing storm. He fell to his knees in the snow, and prayed his first prayer: “Thank You, God, for coming in human form to get me out of the storm.”

Source: http://persecutedchurch.info/2013/06/14/god-and-the-geese/

Mga igsoon karon atong gisaulog ang kapistahan sa santisima Trinidad, ang atong giila nga Ginoo. Sa daang kasabutan atong Makita ang pagka-Ginoo sa Amahan nga maoy hinungdan sa tanan. Sa bag-ong kasabutan gipadala sa Amahan ang iyang bugtong Anak aron pagluwas kanato ug sa pagkayab ni Kristo ngadto sa langit iyang gibilin nganhi kanato ang baalaang Espiritu aron kanunay magabantay kanato. Mao kini ang trinity- the Christian doctrine of the Trinity (from Latin trinitas "triad", from trinus "threefold")defines God as three consubstantial persons, expressions, or hyposteases: the Father, the Son (Jesus), and the Holy Spirit; "one God in three persons". The three persons are distinct, yet are one "substance, essence or nature".In this context, a "nature" is what one is, while a "person" is who one is.

Sa atong ebanghelyo karon gipadayag sa Amahan ang pagpadala sa iyang Bugtong Anak aron pagluwas sa kalibutan. Mga igsoon wala gayud kita biyai sa Dios kay iya man usab gihatag ang balaang Espiritu nganhi kanato.

Niining pagsaulog nato sa kapistahan sa Santisima Trinidad, ato untang mapamalandungan ang kaayo sa Dios dinhi kanato. Ato untang mapamalandungan ang dakong gugma sa Dios dinhi sa atong kinabuhi. Whatever happen do not give up your God: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. He will never leave us.

Remember, Jesus became man to save us all. This is the work of the Trinity, The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Happy fiesta sa tanan!

PENTECOST SUNDAY A

YOU AND I ARE ONE

A car is a composition of different parts. We have the engine, the under chassis, the body, the wheels and many others. It can only be called as “car” if the different parts will work together as one. It is also the same, in a human body- we have the head which is compose also of the different parts, the body and the feet. It can only be called as human (as in complete form of a human being) if the whole parts are put together.

Greetings!

My dear friends, today we celebrate the feast of the Pentecost. A feast commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and other followers of Jesus Christ as described in the Acts of the Apostles 2:1–31. For this reason, Pentecost is sometimes described as the "Birthday of the Church".

In the Second Reading, St. Paul speaks of the effect of the Spirit on the Christian community which reflects unity and diversity. “We are like a body. Each body has many members, each with its own particular function, yet they all are ordered to one purpose – the good functioning of the body as a whole.” This reminds us that we are all one though obtain different functions in this world and in the church. Therefore, we are called to be one in faith in Christ with different roles and functions in the church.

It is also the same in our church, there are hundreds of people who are part of the ministries of our parish. Some are catechists, faithful alagad, lectors, some are good in music, some work with our young people, some are servers, or you may consider yourself as just a mere church goers but without you, we are nothing in here. All make up the heart of the parish because we are all united by the Holy Spirit. 

Now, let us also apply this to our daily chores. In the family for example, although we have different personality in the family, hope that you will be working together with the same purpose.

Today, we are challenge to be part of this one body of Christ by working on our roles as distinct from others. However, let us always remember, that we are always one in Christ. Different functions but we are one in our goal. YOU AND I ARE INDEED ONE!