Reflections of Faith
Read and be inspired by a reflection based on today's Gospel made by members of the Verbum Dei Family in Manila.
10/12/2020
Daily Guidelines: October 12, 2020October 12, 2020 Monday
Luke 11:29-32 ..there is something greater Sometimes, for us to recognize God’s presence in our lives, we demand for signs, and we want it to be extraordinary. We seek for mind-blowing miracles to happen for us to be affirmed that really, God is within our midst. In today’s gospel, Jesus invites us to recognize miracles in the most ordinary of things and people, in the most mundane moments. He invites us to see the greatness behind every small blessings, every small promptings of hope and love that God is sending us through people and situations around us. Because in the same way that he used someone as ordinary as Jonah to be His sign for the people of Nineveh, He continues to work miracles in the ordinary. Dearest Jesus, help me to be more attentive to your presence in my life today.. to see beyond the ordinariness of things and people. May I be able to recognize your great love behind all these. And just like Jonah, by your grace, may I be someone’s miracle today, through my little offerings of love. Amen. #PrayVD
10/11/2020
Daily Guidelines: October 11, 2020October 11, 2020 Sunday
Gospel: Matthew 22:1–14 “Many are called, but few are chosen.” (cf. Matthew 22:14) Today’s Gospel narrates to us the parable of the wedding banquet in which Jesus likened the Kingdom of God to a king giving a wedding banquet for his son and inviting many guests to attend. We may think which ones are we in those invited guests. Are we those who refused the invitation? Are we those who accepted? Or are we the one who attended but did not follow the dress code? Whoever we may relate ourselves, one thing is common – we have been invited. Today, Jesus is pointing out that we are all called to live out the kingdom of God but not all are doing so – not all are acting on the word of God. Let us have a moment to assess our acts and reflect on how we can live out the word of God as we receive it in our daily lives. #PrayVD
10/10/2020
Daily Guidelines: October 10, 2020October 10, 2020 Saturday
Gospel: Luke 11:27–28 “Blessed are those who hear the word of God and obey it.” (cf. Luke 11:28) In today’s Gospel, a woman raised her voice and praised the woman who gave birth to Jesus and in response He praised those who listen to the word of God and act on it. The word of God is given to us every day and it continues to invite us live out the Kingdom of God. Living out the word blesses our lives as well as those whom we influence in doing so. Let us ask Mother Mary to help us persevere more in living out the word of God and to give us the capacity to invite others to listen and act on it. #PrayVD
10/9/2020
Daily Guidelines: October 9, 2020October 9, 2020 Friday
Gospel: Luke 11:15–26 Jesus, come to my aid. Unclean spirits exist in our world and they continue to possess those who are poor in spirit. To give an example, in times when we choose to be fed into anger and let the rage come out upon us, unclean spirit possesses our frail hearts and glorifies in our awful acts. Such instance could be prevented when we choose to be silent first and pray before we get fed into overflowing emotions. Today Jesus is encouraging us to pray and let Him come to our aid when we feel lost into negativity. Let us also ask Mother Mary to help us stand our ground as we face temptations in our journey of life. #PrayVD
10/8/2020
Daily Guidelines: October 8, 2020October 8, 2020 Thursday
Gospel: Luke 11:5–13 “Ask and it will be given unto you.” (cf. Luke 5:9) In today’s Gospel, Jesus is telling His disciples to persevere in their prayers as He assured them of the Heavenly Father’s mercy. In the same way that Jesus told His disciples, we also are invited by Him to push for more in our prayers and have faith to the mercy of the Father. May we always have that firm perseverance and faith as we pray to the Father. #PrayVD
10/7/2020
Daily Guidelines: October 7, 2020October 7, 2020 Wednesday
Gospel: Luke 11:1–4 “Lord, teach us to pray.” (cf. Luke 11:1) In today’s Gospel, Jesus taught the disciples how to pray and in return, He taught them how to pray to the Father. Sometimes we tend to forget to practice our capacity to pray and in doing such, we seem to become unfamiliar with the mercy of the Heavenly Father. Jesus is inviting us today to pray and come to the Father who provides us our daily needs, forgives us our sins, leads us away from temptations and delivers us from evil. Let us ask Mother Mary to teach us how to be faithful in our prayers as we come to the Father. #PrayVD
10/6/2020
Daily Guidelines: October 6, 2020October 6, 2020 Tuesday
Gospel: Luke 10:38–42 “There’s a time to work but there’s a time to pray.” (Excerpt from song “Come Away”) Today’s Gospel narrates to us the encounter of Martha and Mary with Jesus in which Martha was worried and distracted with her tasks while Mary on the hand have chosen to do the better part – listening to the Lord. Occupied with handful of things to do, we sometimes tend to be like Martha overseeing the part of having that fulfilling moment of encounter with the Lord. Today’s Gospel reminds us that we also need to come away and spend some time to pray having a heartfelt conversation with Jesus. May we be conscious also with our spiritual need to be nourished through enriching our prayer life. #PrayVD
10/5/2020
Daily Guidelines: October 5, 2020October 5, 2020 Monday
Gospel: Luke 10:25–37 Good Neighbor Today’s Gospel, gives us the well-known parable of the Good Samaritan in which we hear about the goodness of a person least expected by the Jews to be as such to his neighbor. Deep beneath every man’s heart lies the seed of goodness and it is for one to let it grow and bloom into living. Today Jesus is inviting us to live out the good neighbor in us expressing love and showing mercy to everyone. Let us ask Mother Mary to inspire us into goodness towards our neighbor. #PrayVD
10/4/2020
Daily Guidelines: October 4, 2020Oct 4, 2020 - Sunday
Mt 21:33-43 “Go and bear fruit” The kingdom of God was already shown to us by God. The kingdom of God is at hand even when we are still on earth. The moments when we are fulfilled, and at peace are the evidence of the kingdom. But though we have experience it, sometimes we still lose it. The gospel said that yje kingdom of God will be given to those who produce its fruit. That is the secret so that we will be always at God’s kingdom. We are invited to go and bear fruit so that we are always at home in God’s kingdom even if we are still on earth. Holy Spirit, help us to be more fruitful so that we may be able to nourish others’ faith and we may be always obtain the kingdom of God #PrayVD
10/3/2020
Daily Guidelines: October 3, 2020Oct 3, 2020 - Saturday
Lk 10:17-24 “Rejoice because your names are written in heaven” The 72 disciples whom Jesus sent has returned. In the gospel, when Jesus said to the 72 disciples “but rejoice, because your names are written in heaven”, Jesus was full of joy. Joyful because the disciples saw and experienced the kingdom of God. Can you imagine the pleasureable feeling when you put joy in Jesus’ heart? We are invited to bring joy to God by writing more names in heaven. We preach, we evangelize, we give hope. Holy Spirit, ignite our hearts so that we may proclaim God to others and at the same time bring joy to God. #PrayVD |
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