November
5, 2015
Thursday
of the Thirty-first week in Ordinary Time
Saint of the day : Saint Bertilla, Abbess (7th Century)
Readings
7 None of us lives for oneself, and
no one dies for oneself. 8For if we live, we live for the
Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord; so then, whether we live or die, we
are the Lord's.
9For this is why Christ died and
came to life, that He might be Lord of both the dead and the living.
10Why then do you judge your
brother? Or you, why do you look down on your brother? For we shall all stand
before the judgment seat of God; 11for it is written: "As I
live, says the Lord, every knee shall bend before me, and every tongue shall
give praise to God."
12So (then) each of us shall give an
account of himself (to God).
1The LORD is my light and my
salvation; whom should I fear? The LORD is my life’s refuge; of whom should I
be afraid?
4One thing I ask of the LORD; this I
seek: To dwell in the LORD’s house all the days of my life, To gaze on the LORD’s
beauty, to visit His temple.
13I believe I shall see the LORD’s
goodness in the land of the living. 14Wait for the LORD, take courage; be
stouthearted, wait for the LORD!
1The tax collectors and sinners
were all drawing near to listen to Him, 2but the Pharisees and scribes began
to complain, saying, "This man welcomes sinners and eats with them."
3So to them He addressed this
parable. 4"What man among you having a hundred sheep and losing one of
them would not leave the ninety-nine in the desert and go after the lost one
until he finds it? 5And when he does find it, he sets
it on his shoulders with great joy 6and, upon his arrival home, he
calls together his friends and neighbors and says to them, 'Rejoice with me
because I have found my lost sheep.'
7I tell you, in just the same way
there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over
ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance.
8"Or what woman having ten
coins and losing one would not light a lamp and sweep the house, searching
carefully until she finds it? 9And when she does find it, she
calls together her friends and neighbors and says to them, 'Rejoice with me
because I have found the coin that I lost.'
10In just the same way, I tell you,
there will be rejoicing among the angels of God over one sinner who
repents."
Notes on Readings
[1]
Luke 15:1-32 - To
the parable of the lost sheep (Luke 15:1-7) that Luke shares with (Matthew 18:12-14), Luke adds two parables (the lost coin, Luke 15:8-10; the prodigal son, Luke 15:11-32 from his own special tradition to illustrate Jesus' particular concern for the
lost and God's love for the repentant sinner.
[2]
Romans 15:8 -
The Lord: Jesus, our Master. The same Greek word, kyrios, was applied to both
rulers and holders of slaves. Throughout the Letter to the Romans Paul
emphasizes God's total claim on the believer; see the footnote on Romans 1:1.
[3]
Luke 15:8 - Ten
coins: literally, "ten drachmas." A drachma was a Greek silver coin.
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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.