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Saturday, September 08, 2018
Sept 8, 2018
MARY’S ACTIONS
Matt 1: 1-16, 18-23


Some of my friends have a good example in our daily life. Their example is about more actions than words. They are different from my others friends who talk more than actions. The first group usually has a silent attitude very high. Meanwhile, the second group usually has a contrary; no time to silent, always has the topic to talk or discuss. 

In today's (celebration of the Birthday/nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary) Gospel, we listen to the nativity of Jesus. Mary in this event takes the important ruler. She talks little and if we observe in the whole gospel, we find little event when Mary says something. Only in some moments like in Cana, etc. Mary is like the first group of my friend. She is a quiet person, loved silent. In the silent, she listens to the instructions of the Angle. She follows it step by step until the plan of God happens in the world. The Word of God becomes Flash in the story of humanity.

We can imitate Mary in her silent life. We don’t need to talk more. We just need to act more. And silent is the best moment to think about what will we do. The plan of God for us is like the plan of God for Mary. It comes in silent and we must respond it in silent. Silent is Mary’s action in this Gospel. Let us learn from Mary to become a silent person so that we can listen to the Word of God, we can know the plan of God for us, we can act as God instructs us to follow Him.

Gordi SX
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Friday, September 07, 2018
Sep 7, 2018
FASTING AS A PREPARATION
Luke 5: 33-39

My Italian friends talk to me that, the best wine is the old wine. But, I never distinguish between the old and new wine. For me, I just only enjoy the wine putting on the table. I can say which is good and not but I never complain about it. They talk more about the preparation to get the old wine and I talk more about my preparation to enjoy that wine.

In today’s Gospel, we listen to Jesus who talks to the Scribe and Pharisees. Jesus stresses more about interior spiritual than exterior spiritual. What we look in daily life is more exterior than interior. The Pharisees and Scribe are the same as us who like to see the exterior spiritual.

When they see something that out of the religious law, they like to judge it. They look at Jesus’ disciples who don't fast like the disciples of John the Baptist. For them, this is out of the ordinary life. Jesus asks them to see the interior spirituality and not only the exterior.

Jesus in today’s Gospel is really a reformer who bring the new idea. Fasting for Him is a preparation for welcoming God. Like for us practice fasting before Easter and Christmas. The main purpose of this spiritual fasting is to prepare ourselves to receive our Lord Jesus Christ.

So, if we are with Jesus we don't need to fast. When are we with God? When we pray, when we talk to Him personally, when we meditate His Word, when we serve the others. Many occasion could be the time with God. So, at that time we don’t need to fast. We fast before these activities. On the other word, fasting is our personal preparation.

Fasting in this sense means not only don’t eat some kinds of food or reduce some habits but really is an interior preparation. We can consider the time before attending the mass as a spiritual fasting.

Let us prepare ourselves to welcome God in our interior life.




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Thursday, September 06, 2018
Sept 6, 2018
TOUCHED BY JESUS
Luke 5: 1-11

One of my friends in Philippine always talks to me about the Jeepney. He said that he likes to use Jeepney because he wants to be touched by the other people, especially by the girl. He was joking to me but I think it is true. As a man, he surely wants to touch and to be touched by the girl.

In the Gospel, we see how Peter touched by Jesus. He was almost not in hoping to get fish. One night they got nothing. But in that morning, Jesus asked him to low the net. For sure that by the obedience he put the net. What will happen? Peter was very happy. Finally, they get a lot of fish. Abundance in quantity.

Peter is not only touched but also changed by Jesus. His mentality is really changed. From the despair to the hope. From sadness to joy. Peter is able to let himself guide by Jesus. Jesus, in fact, able to transform us in His way. That is what Peter did.

So, touched by Jesus means not only physically touching but also affect on the mentality. Peter was happy getting a lot of fish but he will get a lot of joyful moment with Jesus.

When am I touched spiritually by Jesus?
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