"dito nagnilay sa tahanan ng Poong mahal, upang idalangin mga mumunting kahilingin. sa tindig niyang kagitingan nababakas ang unang kapanahunan, sa bakas nitong kabanalan ramdam ang hiwaga ng buhay."
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Eucharistic Qoutes
"The Eucharist is the supreme proof of the love of Jesus. After this, there is nothing more but Heaven itself."
- St. Peter Julian Eymard
"Happy is the soul that knows how to find Jesus in the Eucharist, and the Eucharist in all things!,"
- St. Peter Julian Eymard
"Do not think that Jesus Christ is forgetful of you, since he has left you, as the greatest memorial and pledge of his love, himself in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar."
- St. Alphonsus Liguori
“Can you feel the fragrance of Paradise which diffuses Itself from the Tabernacle?"
- St. Philip
God dwells in our midst, in the Blessed Sacrament of the altar."
- St. Maximilian Kolbe
"In each of our lives Jesus comes as the Bread of Life - to be eaten, to be consumed by us. This is how He loves us. Mother Theresa of Calcutta
If I can give you any advice, I beg you to get closer to the Eucharist and to Jesus... We must pray to Jesus to give us that tenderness of the Eucharist."
-Mother Teresa of Calcutta
“How many of you say: I should like to see His face, His garments, His shoes. You do see Him, you touch Him, you eat Him. He gives Himself to you, not only that you may see Him, but also to be your food and nourishment."
- St. John Chrysostom
"The faith of the Church is this: That one and identical is the Word of God and the Son of Mary, Who suffered on the Cross, Who is present in the Eucharist, and Who rules in Heaven,"
- Pope Pius XII
Happy is the soul that knows how to find Jesus in the Eucharist, and the Eucharist in all things!,"
- St. Peter Julian Eymard
Saturday, June 11, 2011
There is no Place like HOME (funeral Homily)
Allen P. Peña, SSS Homiletics 4
March 8, 2011
Funeral Homily: Jn. 14 1-6
There is No place Like Home!
Home is a place of rest. Kahit anuman ang ating trabaho at ginagawa. We return home after that. In fact, everyone longs to return home. Because, we enjoy rest and we enjoy our home which is our own. Heaven is our true home. It is to this home Jesus says he is going, and it is to this home he promises us that he will take us. And he tells us that there are many rooms in his Father’s home. That means, there is place for everyone in Father’s House.
It is to this place of rest that Peter reached, after his long search of what life is. His gifts and achievements as a father to 5 children, as a good husband, a responsible co-worker and a religious leader have given as an example of a Christian life that is worth living. But Peter had become restless of searching the meaning of life and had become wearied bodily for a higher pursuit of meaning. Our hearts are restless, until they rest in God. And that is why we pray now. Eternal rest grant unto him O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace.
We who are left here in the world, Let us not be confused like Thomas in the Gospel where he says ‘We do not know where you are going….” Because we as Christians do know where Peter is going. Let us assist with our prayers, so that her passage from this life to the next life may be smooth.
With his death we experience pain, the pain of separation. Alalahanin natin na, si Peter ay sumakabilang buhay lamang. Ang katawan lamang niya ang nawala sa mundong ito at siya ay patuloy na nabubuhay kapiling ng Diyos. Bagamat masakit tanggapin ang kanyang pagkawala, ang kanyang alalaala ang patuloy na bubuhay sa inyong mga puso. At hindi niya nais na kayo’y nalulungkot sa kanyang pagkawala bagkus siya ngayon ay masaya na sa kanyang tahanan, sa kanyang kapahingahan. Ang inyong mga panalangin ang tutulong sa kanya upang maging ganap ang kanyang katahimikan at kaligayahan sa langit. At sa Eukaristiyang ito na iniaalay natin para sa kanya ay isang ganap na pagpapahayag ng ating pagmamahal sa kanya.
There is no other place like Home… sabi nga. Home is where we enjoy our rest. Heaven is our own Home with God.
Friday, December 3, 2010
G.O.D
Sharing 105…. Mark 1:29-39
January 10 2007
“Mother, mother! I am sick call the doctor very quick. Mother, mother will I die? No my darling, do not cry”. This is a popular nursery rhyme that simply describes the fear and troubles of the child who is in need of a healer or doctor perhaps. It is one obvious thing that whenever we have illness we look for relief and healing so that we will be well again. It is only then that we recognized the help of an expert to heal us. Or if we have fears and difficulties we seek persons we find always ready to help. Or a person who will serve us or even a companion to accompany us…Sino kayang nilalalng siya….
The theme of our first reading, presents the Jesus as the Son of God who took on flesh and blood to identify himself to us. He became one of us by teaching how to become a true disciple, teaching us to be merciful and faithful.. While in our gospel reading, Jesus is in a hurry in his public mission,,,, which the Marcan gospel always portrays to Jesus, A man always on the go, a man who does not rest and always in a hurry because of SERVICE. Jesus first person to heals is a woman -the mother in law of Peter , he heals the various sickness of the people, shows compassion to the possessed which is the continuation of the readings yesterday and teaching and preaching throughout the whole city. And after a long busy day Jesus seek solitude, spending time in prayer.
Sa buhay natin paano natin makikita ang katangiang ito ni Hesus. It only takes three-letter , acronym
G. O. D.
The first acronym is, G – for Generosity. Jesus had shown to us this attitude towards his people, being generous to what he had, what he can offer, what he can give, to the sick, the disabled, the possessed; a selfless love and service. Perhaps as religious, this is one attitude we should possess. Sabi nga isang formator, Walang puwang ang isang taong tamad sa religious life. Dahil bawal ang tamad sa ministry, bawal ang tamad manalangin, bawal ang tamad makipag-kapwa tao…Generosity.. in giving service… we are called to serve… huwag tayong madamot, huwag nating ipagkait ang dapat nating ibigay at ibahagi, huwag lang ang ating sariliri ating iniintindi.
The second acronym is, O – for Obedience and Openness. Jesus was presented to us in the readings to be our teacher - healer. As teacher, we should learn from Him; His very words give us the understanding and the truths of life. And as a healer, by His deeds and preaching, we may come across to the grace of healing and wholeness if we respond fully to His will. In giving our service to others is not just fulfilling and obeying what had been told to us. Not just blind obedience, not because your force to do so, a show off, or because you are being observed by an authority. But rather an open mind, free and willing service, able to transcend of what is being required.
The third acronym is, D - for Discipleship. Acknowledge God’s inspiration to makes us true and compassionate disciples.
To be a disciple is to imitate Jesus… In the tradition of Fr. Rey…lagi niyang sinasabi… Sequela Christi,,, the following of Christ. It is also mentioned in our reading that an authentic service is always coupled with prayer… Jesus always looked for a place and time to pray before doing his ministry. That is the invitation to all of us,, that we should not separate service and prayer in our life. Prayer is our spiritual energizer Through these things we can able to follow him and be compassionate disciples in our own ways of extending our care and love to others. Primarily, this is our calling, to be disciples, which is to love and serve God and our fellow human beings.
In this Eucharistic celebration, let us ask God to give us the necessary graces as we are being called to make supreme sacrifice in giving ourselves in service. And unleashed the goodness we have in ourselves so that we can freely share it to others.
It only takes a three-letter word. G- for Generosity, O for Obedience and Openness, and D – for discipleship.
But God gave us free will to choose, the only thing I can say for today is that …. THE CHOICE IS YOURS!!!!!!!
Sharing 104
October 11, 2006
Attention – Getter
· Beside the throne of our Heavenly Father is a bell; praying and the intimate relationship with Him means ringing the bell continuously until God responds.
There are those who pray continuously, repeatedly and the bell rings the same. There are those who pray to God once or twice is enough and no more. Then they are disappointed and angry with God because seemingly nothing happens.
· How do we pray and establish our relationship with God, our Father?
There are two points I want to share and they were stated in the form of questions;
· first, How do I value the “Lord’s Prayer” .
In our gospel reading for today, Jesus teaches his disciples how to pray and this prayer was what we commonly know as “the Lord’s Prayer, Ama Namin, Ibpa Mi, Amahan Namo, AmaMi, Ama Niamo, Kitaffe or Pater Noster. Jesus gave the “Our Father as a perfect prayer expressing 7 petitions; (7 is a perfect number) the first 3 petitions (God’s number) refers to God, speaks of our relationship to God as our Father, that His name be glorified, that His kingdom has come near to us through the teaching of Jesus. And His will must be our attitude towards prayer not our personal will, not as if we are forcing God to act.
The last 4 petitions refers to our needs, we ask the Father for bread, our bodily nourishment and our spiritual bread – the Eucharist. We ask God for forgiveness to free us from hatred, to our own self and to others. To deliver us from somebody who is stronger than ourselves to deceive us, who is the evil one.
· Second: How is our relationship to God as our Father?
In the readings we see the intimacy of the relationship between Jesus and his Father. When we spoke about His Father in heaven he did so with tenderness and affection. There is a habit in psychology of blaming parents and fathers in particular for everything that is wrong in one’s life. E, may issue sa Father, takot sa tatay, may authority hang out, walang father figure, galit sa ama, broken family dahil iniwan ni tatay ang nanay, and so on and so forth. It is a sad reality that Fathers are being ridiculed, hated and blamed. Bakit pag mother ang pinag-uusapan we give them praise and high regards; but very seldom for the fathers. Maraming dahilan, kasi ganito, kasi ganyan, kasi, kasi puri sisi. There were writers now who mentioned that “ No one can relate meaningfully to God as Father, because fatherhood connotes negative impression or sometimes only as figure for authority and power. Maari siguro nating itanong sa ating sarili, “Paano ang relasyon ko sa aking Ama? Gaano ko kamahal ang aking tatay? At ating din itanong sa ating sarili kung gaano nating kamahal ang Diyos bilang ating Ama. Katulad din ba ng ating relasyon sa ating ama?
· Prayer is the way we can be of constant communication to God, a way of having an intimate relationship with God. And the model of prayer Jesus thought is the Lord’s Prayer.
· The bell beside the throne of God is the indicator of our prayer and relationship to God. On how we are sincere to our prayers and how intimate our relationship to HIM. Keep on ringing that bell. Let it rings, ring, ring for God.
· Ang panalangin at relasyon na nagsisimula sa katapatan at pagpupunyagi ay laging nagtatapos sa papuri’t pasasalamat.
the Paper Boat, the Paper plane
Weekday Homily with Props
(Sept. 20, 2006 - Reading. Luke 7: 31-35)
This paper boat and paper plane has a significant meaning in my childhood years. I used to play these simple folded papers along with my playmates. We had joy and fun in playing and our hearts were filled with laughter as we watched the paper boat travel in the water and the paper plane fly in the air.
What do children’s game have to do for our gospel reading for today?
The children in Jesus’ parable react with disappointment because they cannot convince anyone to join in their song and dance. They complain that when they play their music no one sings, when they play at funerals, it is the same dead response. The sign of indifference was shown in this passage that the new generation expressed now a days. If you are not “in” you’re “jahe”.; if you are not in the latest fashion, you’re so “baduy”. If you did not conform to their style and taste, you’re “corny”. And when you are avoiding making fun with them, you’re “kj”. How do today’s youth would appreciate to play a “bangka at eroplanong papel”? Perhaps they would rather turn on the TV set and play their favorite video game and interactive game stations. Deal or no deal?
In our spiritual life, sad to say, is somewhat the same thing. We are now living to many pretenses and indifference in life. Our hearts had closed in regards to the things of God and had been focused on the temptations of materialism. We have no more sense of reflection in spiritual things and our own experience of life. No more imagery of this “paper boat” as our own image of our journey, sailing on the different phases of life; or to this “paper plane” as to fly and soar to our dreams and aspirations in order to reach our goals. That I can’t see anymore. Spiritual blindness and indifferences had made us dull to comprehend the love of God and the graces we had received in life. Only having a humble heart that we can find joy in God’s grace. It’s only in loving, as our first reading stated, that we could recognize God and His love for us.
Shall we allow this “paper boat” to be just soaked down because of our differences; or this paper plane to be crumpled by our own jealousy and contempt? NO, we have to tear down these negative attitudes and be replaced by love. We have to sing the tune and dance to the music of love in our life. And the very source of this LOVE is CHRIST. (showing a paper cross came out to the folded paper)
I. Introduction
A. Attention – Getter
This paper boat and paper plane has a significant meaning in my childhood years. I used to play these simple papers folding along with my playmates. We had joy and fun in playing and our hearts were filled with laughter as we watched the paper boat travel in the water and the paper plane fly in the air.
B. Lead – In
What do children’s game have to do for our gospel reading for today?
II. Body
A. Point for Homily: Allowing God’s love to rule our life.
B. Scriptural Text: “We played the music but you did not dance. We sang a dirge but you did not weep”.
C. Supporting Materials
The children in Jesus’ parable react with disappointment because they cannot convince anyone to join in their song and dance. They complain that when they play their music no one sings, when they play at funerals, it is the same dead response. The sign of indifference was shown in this passage that the new generation expressed now a days. If you are not “in” you’re “jahe”.; if you are not in the latest fashion, you’re so “baduy”. If you did not conform to their style and taste, you’re “corny”. And when you are avoiding making fun with them, you’re “kj”. How do today’s youth would appreciate to play a banking papel and eroplanong papel? Perhaps they would rather turn on the TV set and play their favorite video game and interactive game stations.
In our spiritual life, sad to say, is somewhat the same thing. We are now living to many pretenses and indifference in life. Our hearts had closed in regards to the things of God and had been focused on the temptations of materialism. We have no more sense of reflection in spiritual things and our own experience of life. No more imagery of this “paper boat” as our own image of our journey, sailing on the different phases of life; or to this “paper plane” as to fly and soar to our dreams and aspirations in order to reach our goals. That I can’t see anymore. Spiritual blindness and indifferences had made us dull to comprehend the love of God and the graces we had received in life. Only having a humble heart that we can find joy in God’s grace. It’s only in loving, as our first reading stated, that we could recognize God and His love for us.
III. Conclusion
A. Creative Summary and Memorable ending
Shall we allow this “paper boat” to be just soaked down by our differences; or this paper plane to be crumpled by our own jealousy and contempt? NO, we have to tear down these negative attitudes and be replaced by love. We have to sing the tune and dance to the music of love in our life. And the very source of this LOVE is CHRIST. (Showing a paper cross came out on the folded paper)
This is my Body, my Blood!
Feast of Corpus Christi
Reflection
o The Feast of Corpus Christi focuses on the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist. It is a Memorial of the Holy Thursday Last Supper, the institution of the Holy Eucharist. It is a celebration of the real presence of Christ in the bread and wine, which testify to our understanding of Christ in our lives.
o It is a celebration of the generosity of God to us, in offering His Son as food to satisfy our spiritual and material hunger as we journey to life.
o A huge crowd had followed Jesus and were hungry, Jesus fed the thousands; a reminder of the works of generosity to others.
o The multiplication of the loaves is greater miracle of Eucharistic bread in our present celebration of Eucharist today.
Commentaries and Exegesis
- The story of how Jesus feed the multitude, as told by Luke, prefigures the ministry of the apostles in the Christian Community. The actions of Jesus in taking, blessing, breaking and distributing the food would become the Eucharistic actions.
- The gospel narrative of Luke presents the miracle of Jesus multiplying loaves of bread as a foreshadowing of the miracle of the Eucharist.
- The breaking of the bread was one of the cornerstones of the early community.
- Bread is the symbol of the outreach of God to his children in welcome, enlightenment, healing and sustaining.
Points for Homily
o The bread turned into the Body of Christ satisfies all human hunger.
o The wine changed into Blood of Christ cleanses all our sins because of the out-pouring of God’s love.
o The both Body and Blood of Christ are available to us whenever the Mass is said.
Homily Outline
I. Introduction
A. Attention – Getter
This is my Body! This is my Blood! Do this in memory of me.(with image projected) These are the very words of Jesus at the evening of Last Supper, which we celebrate during Holy Thursday, the institution of the Holy Eucharist.
B. Relevance
These words are also the same words that we hear week after week as we celebrate the Lord’s Supper. Apart from these celebrations, once a year the Church liturgy, allotted a day to celebrate the Feast of Corpus Christi, for us to pause and ponder the riches of this Mystery of our Faith.
C. Lead – In
Why Body? Why Blood? How can Jesus give his body and blood for us to eat and drink? Is it really the question of how or why? Let me give you reasons to clarify the questions Why Body and Why Blood?
II. BODY
A. Main Points:
1. The bread turned into the Body of Christ satisfies all human hunger.
a. Scriptural support: “This is my Body, which is for you.”
b. Supporting Materials:
Jesus changed bread into his own body for us to eat. Why? The second reading speaks to us as the memorial of the Last Supper; where Jesus is the “Wonder Bread of the Altar”. When we look this Bread of Life, Jesus wanted us to know that he is with us to satisfy our hungers. There is the hunger for ordinary bread; unless this is satisfied, a person will always be in anguish. There is the hunger for meaning; unless this is satisfied a person will always remain dissatisfied. That is why Jesus in His lifetime, offered to people various bread to satisfy their different hungers. Those thousands of people who followed him, he offered them bread to satisfy their longing, the leper whose body was falling apart, he offered the bread of physical healing, to Mary Magdalene, a public sinner, the bread of forgiveness, the lonely woman in Jacob’s well, the bread of companionship, to Zacchaeus, the bread of conversion and to the thief, the bread of reconciliation with God. It is this Jesus we see and whose flesh we eat in the Eucharist.
c. Transition: Why Blood? What is so significant to it?
B. The wine changed into Blood of Christ cleanses all our sins because of the out-pouring of God’s love.
a. Scriptural Support: This is my Blood! Do this in remembrance of me.
b. Supporting Materials:
Jesus changed wine into His own Blood for us to drink. Why? When we drink this blood; he wanted us to know that our sins are forgiven. When we drink this blood, Jesus wants us all to remember that the history of humanity has been a long story of wars, terrorism and sufferings, of bloodshed and injustices and yet God loved this humanity- aggressive, greed, power – hunger and often feeding on the blood of fellow human beings mostly the innocents, the week and the silent one. And yet God love this human being so much that he shed the blood of His own Son, so that bloodthirsty men could come to their senses.
III. Conclusion
A. Creative Summary
On this day, Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ, we are being reminded of the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist. Our gospel reading foreshadow that we are the symbol of the five thousand people who followed him, need of something to satisfy our hunger, whom Jesus invited to settle down in this place, to sit down, to stop and consider the great miracle of God in the celebration of the Eucharist. To witness the beauty of Jesus’ actions of blessing, breaking, taking and sharing of His BODY and BLOOD. Until we will say at the end of the celebration, “we all ate to our hearts content.”
B. Memorable ending
Why Body? Why Blood?
Do we need to ask WHY?
Jesus stated it clearly…
This is my Body! This is my Blood!
Do this in memory of me.
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