September 25, 2015
Friday of the Twenty-fifth week in
Ordinary Time
In the second year of King Darius, on
the twenty-first day of the seventh month, the word of the LORD came through
the prophet Haggai: Tell this to the governor of Judah, Zerubbabel, son of
Shealtiel, and to the high priest Joshua, son of Jehozadak, and to the remnant
of the people: Who is left among you that saw this house in its former glory?
And how do you see it now? Does it not seem like nothing in your eyes?
But now take courage, Zerubbabel,
says the LORD, and take courage, Joshua, high priest, son of Jehozadak, And
take courage, all you people of the land, says the LORD, and work! For I am
with you, says the LORD of hosts.
This is the pact that I made with you
when you came out of Egypt, And my spirit continues in your midst; do not fear!
For thus says the LORD of hosts: One
moment yet, a little while, and I will shake the heavens and the earth, the sea
and the dry land. I will shake all the nations, and the treasures of all the
nations will come in, And I will fill this house with glory, says the LORD of
hosts.
Mine is the silver and mine the gold,
says the LORD of hosts. Greater will be the future glory of this house than the
former, says the LORD of hosts; And in this place I will give you peace, says
the LORD of hosts.
Grant me justice, O God; defend me from a faithless people; from the deceitful
and unjust rescue me.
You, O God, are my strength. Why then do you spurn me?
Why must I go about mourning, with the enemy oppressing me?
Send your light and
your fidelity, that they may be my guide; Let them bring me to your holy
mountain, to the place of your dwelling, That I may come to the altar of God,
to God, my joy, my delight. Then I will praise you with the harp, O God, my
God.
Once when Jesus was praying in
solitude, and the disciples were with Him, He asked them, "Who do the
crowds say that I am?" They said in reply, "John the Baptist; others,
Elijah; still others, 'One of the ancient prophets has arisen.'
Then He said to them, "But who
do you say that I am?" Peter said in reply, "The Messiah of God".
He rebuked them and directed them not
to tell this to anyone. He said, "The Son of Man must suffer greatly and
be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed
and on the third day be raised."
Reference: The New American Bible
Reference: The New American Bible
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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.