Friday, Nov 20, 2009
Reading- Maccabees 4:36-37, 52-59
...They celebrated dedication of the altar and and joyfully offered burnt offerings.
Gospel - Luke 19:45-48
Jesus entered the temple area and proceeded to drive out those who were selling things, saying to them, "It is written, My house shall be a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of thieves."
On the homily, Fr.Floredo threw the question on why and how we behave on God's dwelling: the temple, a place of worship. That it must not be a place for gossips, but for concentration to God. And it echoed on my conscience that our body is the temple of God as he created us. In like manner, we should give it due reverence by treating it with loving care and not making it a den of worldly dins that drowned our very existence to doom and perdition.
Josef Pieper, a renowned German Catholic philosopher wrote why we need Christ to cleanse the Temple thus: How is an intentional turning away of the will from the very quintessence of all good - toward which the will is inherently oriented by its very nature - even conceivable? How is it possible that the willing person can abuse his freedom so as to decide against the good?... Sin... has its ground of possibility in nothing other than in the fact that man is a creature: "Seen from the point of view of its nature, every spiritual creature has the ability to sin" (Saint Thomas Aquinas) It is because of his creatureliness that man is capable of sinning..."The creature is dark, insofar as it stems from nothing."...But what does "stem from nothing" mean, if not "to be created"! And precisely this - the fact that descent from nothing is inherent in every creature - is the deepest ground for man's capacity for sin, for his posse peccare: such is Thomas' opinion. In other words, not because the will is free, but rather "because the free will comes from nothing, that is why it is inherent to it not to remain in the good by nature." At the same time, of course, Thomas says that such a "bent toward evil" comes to the will "not by virtue of its origin from God, but because of its origin from nothing."
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Friday, November 20, 2009
Thursday, November 05, 2009
10/04/09-Wed
Drove Fr.Peter de Mello to the Women's Center at Cicero Ave, south of Foster Ave for a 12:00 noon Mass.We arrived on time. At least 15 people attended; 5 men including the priest. A solemn mass that begun with this prayer: O sweet Jesus, Prisoner of Love in the Most Blessed Sacrament,I adore You profoundly. as I prepare to take part in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, I wish to participate in your redemptive suffering like Simon of Cyrenne, who helped you carry your cross and like your Mother, and the beloved disciple, who suffered silently at the foot of that cross. Most of all give me the heart of the good thief, who realized that he deserved the suffering he was receiving and you did not. Like him, I beg your mercy and implore, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom."
The communion was of the pre-Vatican II format. I knelt and received the host through the mouth not in the palm of my hand.
After the priest concluded the Mass and the response heard, the priest faced the crucifix at the altar,knelt and said this prayer together with the congregation:
Look down upon me, good and gentle Jesus, while before Your face I humbly kneel; and with burning soul pray and beseech You to fix deep in my heart lively sentiments of Faith, Hope and Charity; true contrition for my sins and a firm purpose of amendment; while I contemplate with great love and tender pity Your five wounds, pondering upon them within me: I call to mind the words which David Your prophet said to You,my Jesus, " They have pierced My hands and My feet, they have numbered all my bones."
Then the Prayer to St. Michael:
St. Michael, the Archangel, defend us in battle; be our protection against the malice and snares of the devil. Restrain him O God, we humbly pray, and do Thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the divine power, cast into hell satan and all the evil spirits, who roam about the world seeking the ruins of soul, Amen.
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us ( said 3 times )
Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us
St Joseph, pray for us
St Jude, pray for us.
After maybe a couple of confessions, Fr. de Mello and I left to go back to St. Timothy Rectory at Washtenaw Ave.
Drove Fr.Peter de Mello to the Women's Center at Cicero Ave, south of Foster Ave for a 12:00 noon Mass.We arrived on time. At least 15 people attended; 5 men including the priest. A solemn mass that begun with this prayer: O sweet Jesus, Prisoner of Love in the Most Blessed Sacrament,I adore You profoundly. as I prepare to take part in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, I wish to participate in your redemptive suffering like Simon of Cyrenne, who helped you carry your cross and like your Mother, and the beloved disciple, who suffered silently at the foot of that cross. Most of all give me the heart of the good thief, who realized that he deserved the suffering he was receiving and you did not. Like him, I beg your mercy and implore, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom."
The communion was of the pre-Vatican II format. I knelt and received the host through the mouth not in the palm of my hand.
After the priest concluded the Mass and the response heard, the priest faced the crucifix at the altar,knelt and said this prayer together with the congregation:
Look down upon me, good and gentle Jesus, while before Your face I humbly kneel; and with burning soul pray and beseech You to fix deep in my heart lively sentiments of Faith, Hope and Charity; true contrition for my sins and a firm purpose of amendment; while I contemplate with great love and tender pity Your five wounds, pondering upon them within me: I call to mind the words which David Your prophet said to You,my Jesus, " They have pierced My hands and My feet, they have numbered all my bones."
Then the Prayer to St. Michael:
St. Michael, the Archangel, defend us in battle; be our protection against the malice and snares of the devil. Restrain him O God, we humbly pray, and do Thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the divine power, cast into hell satan and all the evil spirits, who roam about the world seeking the ruins of soul, Amen.
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us ( said 3 times )
Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us
St Joseph, pray for us
St Jude, pray for us.
After maybe a couple of confessions, Fr. de Mello and I left to go back to St. Timothy Rectory at Washtenaw Ave.
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Nov.03/09- Tues.
My Bishop Friend
By: Greg In. Trabanca
When I'm down I remember you
that in our life God is the King.
This we must believe to be true.
Man has end and time is fleeting
I always long for your coming
like a rain welcomed by dry field;
while farmers with their guitars sing
the song of thanks and glad tiding.
Tales of justice dot memories;
Your one-way ticket to the States.
The annual love mission appeal;
travel and the airport ordeal.
I drove. I listened. Your stories
reverberated with humbleness.
You met a country folk that paved
the way to your most desired goal:
that you received more when you gave
to the diocese and sans wall.
You watch your flock as shepherds do;
to get rid of sheep-clothing wolves.
As seminarians come and go;
you are firm with those of the robes.
The lean years sapped your energy
yet helping others let you live.
What you are gives you sanity;
not what you take but how you give.
The land's full of vitality.
The blue hill with white sheep astray.
Tropical breeze kissed wrinkled face
The shepherd is tired along the way.
The borrowed car geared you to nap
dreaming in a hospital's lap.
The call past ten in your wrist watch
awakened a friend that cold night.
The East Coast response you didn't catch;
wrestling on spiritual might.
(A poem dedicated to a humble prelate, Msgr. Felix S. Zafra, the first Bishop of Dipolog City diocese in Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines,who taught me the importance of prayer and of a perpetual adoration to Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.( John 14:13-14) And whatever you ask in my name, I will do so that the Father may be glorified in the son. "If you ask anything of me in my name, I will do so) Msgr. Zafra once walked this wonderful planet and said that above all things we must profoundly put our trust in God. On a related note, by October 30, 2014, a new Bishop will be installed at Dipolog City, Fr. Severo C. Caermare to succeed Bishop Jose' R. Manguiran. Fr. Caermare was born in Sibutad, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. He will be the first Bishop from Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines and a homegrown priest. He will be incharge of ecclesial province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines.)
My wife is:Evangeline Caermare Trabanca
My Bishop Friend
By: Greg In. Trabanca
When I'm down I remember you
that in our life God is the King.
This we must believe to be true.
Man has end and time is fleeting
I always long for your coming
like a rain welcomed by dry field;
while farmers with their guitars sing
the song of thanks and glad tiding.
Tales of justice dot memories;
Your one-way ticket to the States.
The annual love mission appeal;
travel and the airport ordeal.
I drove. I listened. Your stories
reverberated with humbleness.
You met a country folk that paved
the way to your most desired goal:
that you received more when you gave
to the diocese and sans wall.
You watch your flock as shepherds do;
to get rid of sheep-clothing wolves.
As seminarians come and go;
you are firm with those of the robes.
The lean years sapped your energy
yet helping others let you live.
What you are gives you sanity;
not what you take but how you give.
The land's full of vitality.
The blue hill with white sheep astray.
Tropical breeze kissed wrinkled face
The shepherd is tired along the way.
The borrowed car geared you to nap
dreaming in a hospital's lap.
The call past ten in your wrist watch
awakened a friend that cold night.
The East Coast response you didn't catch;
wrestling on spiritual might.
(A poem dedicated to a humble prelate, Msgr. Felix S. Zafra, the first Bishop of Dipolog City diocese in Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines,who taught me the importance of prayer and of a perpetual adoration to Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.( John 14:13-14) And whatever you ask in my name, I will do so that the Father may be glorified in the son. "If you ask anything of me in my name, I will do so) Msgr. Zafra once walked this wonderful planet and said that above all things we must profoundly put our trust in God. On a related note, by October 30, 2014, a new Bishop will be installed at Dipolog City, Fr. Severo C. Caermare to succeed Bishop Jose' R. Manguiran. Fr. Caermare was born in Sibutad, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. He will be the first Bishop from Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines and a homegrown priest. He will be incharge of ecclesial province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines.)
My wife is:Evangeline Caermare Trabanca
Gratefulness
Nov. 02/09 - Monday
Day dawns for a glorious new day
For us to understand God's plan
And to discover His new way
It is in our hands to expand.
Are we a human being
Or are we a human doing?
Is it vital to work and sing
Or dance to the Holy rhythm?
We are God's gifts to our Jesus
We are precious and beautiful
He takes care and love all of us
Endless mercy and wonderful.
We must believe, love and adore
Be grateful to Him everyday
With Him there is no better score
He is our Life, the Truth, the Way.
Day dawns for a glorious new day
For us to understand God's plan
And to discover His new way
It is in our hands to expand.
Are we a human being
Or are we a human doing?
Is it vital to work and sing
Or dance to the Holy rhythm?
We are God's gifts to our Jesus
We are precious and beautiful
He takes care and love all of us
Endless mercy and wonderful.
We must believe, love and adore
Be grateful to Him everyday
With Him there is no better score
He is our Life, the Truth, the Way.
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