THE FEAST OF ALL SAINTS NOV. 1

BLESSED ARE YOU POOR

One day, a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose of showing his son how poor people live. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very

poor family. On their return from their trip the father asked his son, “How was the trip?”

It was great, Dad.”

Did you see how poor people live?” The father asked.

O yeah, said the son.

So, tell me what did you learn from the trip? Asked the father.

The son answered, “I saw that we have one dog and they had four. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden, and they have a river that has no end. We have imported lanterns in our garden, and they have the stars at night. Our terrace reaches to the front yard, and they have the whole horizon. We have a small piece of land to live on, and they have fields that go beyond our sight. We have servants who serve us, but they serve others. We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have walls around our property to protect us; they have friends to protect them.”

The boy’s father was speechless.

Then his son added, “Thanks dad for showing me how poor we are.”(UNKNOWN AUTHOR)

Our gospel today speaks of the beatitudes. “Blessed are you who are poor for the kingdom of God is yours.”

Today, Jesus points out where the true happiness lies in our lives. In Luke's version, beatitudes are accompanied by painful wail for those who do not accept the message of salvation, but prefer to stick to a self-sufficient and selfish life. With the beatitudes and woes, Jesus applies the doctrine of the two paths: the path of life and the fact of death. There is not a third and neutral possibility: he who does not follow the path of life is heading for the path of death; who does not follow the light, lives in darkness.

Ang akong homily karong adlawa sa fiesta sa mga santos, akong giapilan sa paambit para ugma tungod kay basin aduna nay dili makasimba tungod kay aduna namay trabaho.

In the feast of All Saints which we celebrate today, we, the saints who are still struggling on earth (the church militant), celebrate fellowship with the saints who have already arrived in heavenly glory (the church triumphant). Tomorrow, we will celebrate our fellowship with the saints in purgatory, a state of temporary suffering for departed souls who are not yet fully ready for full fellowship with God in the glory of heaven (the church suffering).

Kitang mga kristianos nagatuo sa gitawag nato ug the Four Last Things: kamatayon,  paghukom, langit and impyerno(hell). Purgatory is not mentioned as one of the “last things” because, strictly speaking, purgatory is a part of heaven. Ang Purgatory isa ka agianan sa mga kalag padulong sa langit. Souls who go to purgatory are those who have been judged worthy of heaven, but not straightawaykay aduna paman silay gagmay’ng sala. Kinahanglan pa silang hinluan (purgation) ayha sila moadto sa langit because, according to Revelation 21:27, “nothing unclean shall enter it.”

Unsa ba katinuod kining purgatory? Wala man kini sa bibliya? Diha sa sambingay mahitungod sa unfaithful servants nga sinulat ni San Lukas 12: 47-48 nagkanayon: “ang nagtuman sa gisugo sa hari makadawat gayud ug ganti apan ang wala magtuman niini silutan sa bug-at nga latos ug ang sulogoon nga nagtuman apan wala makaandam sa pag abot sa hari silutan ug gamay nga latos. Ang nagtuman sigurado na nga malangit apan ang wala magtuman ug nagdaugdaug pa gayud sa uban sigurado na sa impyerno. Karon, kadtong gisilutan ug gamay ra nga latos asa man ibutang? Mao na ang giingon nga purgatorio.

Mga igsoon, atong hinumduman ang ka importante sa pag=ampo sa mga patay kay aduna pa gayud silay dakong paglaum nga maluwas. Kitang ania pa sa kalibutan mao ang adunay dakong ikatabang alang kanila.  Ang Ginoo mingon kanato nga bulahan kita tungod kay aduna kitay gipaabot nga langit. Busa kinahanglan nga manigkamot kita nga makatagamtam kita sa langit nga giandam alang kanato. Pagpaubos, pagpakawala, pagpakakabos alang sa Dios ug segurado nga matawag ikaw ug bulahan.