September
19, 2015
Saint of the day : St. Januarius, Bishop and Martyr (c.305)
Saturday of the Twenty-fourth week in
Ordinary Time
I
charge (you) before God, who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus,
who gave testimony under Pontius Pilate for the noble confession , to keep the
commandment without stain or reproach until the appearance of our Lord Jesus
Christ that the blessed and only ruler will make manifest at the proper time,
the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone has immortality, who dwells in
unapproachable light, and whom no human being has seen or can see. To Him be
honor and eternal power. Amen.
Shout joyfully to the LORD, all you
lands; serve the LORD with gladness; come before Him with joyful song.
Know
that the LORD is God, He made us, we belong to Him, we are His people, the
flock He shepherds.
Enter His gates with thanksgiving, His courts with praise.
Give thanks to Him, bless His name; good indeed is the LORD, His mercy endures
forever, His faithfulness lasts through every generation.
When a large crowd gathered, with
people from one town after another journeying to Him, He spoke in a parable.
"A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some seed fell on the
path and was trampled, and the birds of the sky ate it up.
Some seed fell on rocky ground, and
when it grew, it withered for lack of moisture.
Some seed fell among thorns, and the
thorns grew with it and choked it.
And some seed fell on good soil, and
when it grew, it produced fruit a hundredfold."
After saying this, He called out,
"Whoever has ears to hear ought to hear." Then His disciples asked Him
what the meaning of this parable might be. He answered, "Knowledge of the
mysteries of the kingdom of God has been granted to you; but to the rest, they
are made known through parables so that 'they may look but not see, and hear
but not understand.'
"This is the meaning of the
parable. The seed is the word of God. Those on the path are the ones who have
heard, but the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts that they
may not believe and be saved.
Those on rocky ground are the ones
who, when they hear, receive the word with joy, but they have no root; they
believe only for a time and fall away in time of trial.
As for the seed that fell among
thorns, they are the ones who have heard, but as they go along, they are choked
by the anxieties and riches and pleasures of life, and they fail to produce
mature fruit.
But as for the seed that fell on rich
soil, they are the ones who, when they have heard the word, embrace it with a
generous and good heart, and bear fruit through perseverance.
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Dear Humanity,
I personally encourage everyone to emulate JESUS' values on LOVE, FAITH, HOPE
and CHARITY, as the humanity has been a failure; which resulted to the more than two (2) years of pandemic and its after-effects on economy, not only here in the Philippines but worldwide.
And the saddest part of it, is that, it affected the POOREST of the POOR to even extremely be more poorer, in exchange of the affluent to be more richer.
Thank you and may GOD bless you and the whole family to have an enjoyed life's journey at home, Church, schools/universities, corporate commitments, public and places of interest.