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.
1/28/2020
Daily Guidelines: January 28, 2020January 28, 2020 - Tuesday
Gospel: Mark 3: 31-35 Whoever does the will of God is brother and sister and mother to me In the gospel, the crowd was informing Jesus that his mother and brothers are waiting outside. In reply, Jesus asked “Who are my mother and brother?” Jesus is asking the same question, inviting us to look beyond the biological family we have. Who are our other mother and brother surrounding us? Needing our words of affirmation, good deeds and genuine concern? As simple “how are you” can brighten and uplift someone’s day. Look outside and go beyond out of our comforts. Mother Mary, teach us how to fulfill the will of God by doing good to our mother and brothers in Christ, members of God’s family. #PrayVD
1/27/2020
Daily Guidelines: January 27, 2020January 27, 2020 - Monday
Gospel: Mark 3:22-30 Holy Spirit be in our midst and unite us! In the gospel, Jesus asked in one his parables "How can Satan drive out Satan?" How do we know that we have avoided temptations in facing our challenges and problems? Jesus invites us to stand united against those temptations. How? It is when we are connected to Him that we can drive out the demons surrounding us. Aside from that, the Holy Spirit is ever-present. We are invited to call it to be in our midst and united us with Jesus Christ. Mother Mary, we pray that we may always seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit in driving out the temptations we encounter everyday. #PrayVD
1/26/2020
Daily Guidelines: January 26, 2020January 26, 2020 Sunday
Gospel: Matthew 4:12—23 “Come follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” (cf. Matthew 4:19) Today’s Gospel narrates to us how Jesus begins to preach and calls His first disciples. Like the disciples in the Gospel, are we also ready to leave our lives behind for Jesus? Jesus is calling us today for something greater than what we have at present. And the moment of following Him is the fulfillment of one’s faithful life. His call to mission gives us the way to love more and live more our faith. Let us ask Mother Mary to help us have the courage that we need in giving our “Yes” to the call of Jesus in our lives. #PrayVD
1/25/2020
Daily Guidelines: January 25, 2020January 25, 2020 Saturday
Gospel: Mark 16:15–18 “Go into the whole world and proclaim the Gospel to every creature.” (cf. Mark 16:15) Today, Jesus is inviting us to let the world know of our faith and proclaim the Good News to all. Though some us lack the capacity to deliberately speak out and preach our faith, we may let our lives to become testaments to the love of God to us. Let us ask Mother Mary to help us to be faithful in our lives as Christians in living what we preach and preaching what we live. #PrayVD
1/24/2020
Daily Guidelines: January 24, 2020January 24, 2020 Friday
Gospel: Mark 3:13–19 “To be sent out to proclaim the message” (cf. Mark 3:14) Like the apostles in today’s Gospel, we are all called to proclaim the Gospel. As Christians, Jesus has also sent us to mission of bringing good news to the people and give them the truth of our faith. May we be like the Apostles, faithful and truthful to their service as Jesus sent them into mission. #PrayVD
1/23/2020
Daily Guidelines: January 23, 2020January 23, 2020 Thursday
Gospel: Mark 3:7–12 “You are the Son of God.” (cf. Mark 3:11) There are aspects in our lives that need healing – be it physical, mental or spiritual, Jesus can heal it with His power. The people in today’s Gospel have shown great faith upon witnessing the Son of God’s healing power. Today, let us look on those faith-empowering moments when we experienced the healing power of Jesus and have time to give thanks to Him – the Son of God. #PrayVD
1/22/2020
Daily Guidelines: January 22, 2020January 22, 2020 Wednesday
Gospel: Mark 3:1–6 “Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath rather than to do evil, to save life rather than to destroy it?” (cf. Mark 3:4) It was a call of mission timed on a critical moment when Jesus encountered the man who had a withered hand for it was strictly prohibited for people to cure on a Sabbath day. But Jesus did the extraordinary – He healed the man. There were times in our lives when we are at a critical moment of choice – whether to do right or let the moment pass. And there were these moments of mission that only come to us once and often times, we miss the chance of helping Jesus in the place of our brothers and sisters in need. Let us ask Mother Mary to help us open our hearts to those moments when Jesus is in front of us asking for our help. #PrayVD
1/21/2020
Daily Guidelines: January 21, 2020January 21, 2020 Tuesday
Gospel: Mark 2:23–28 “The Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.” (cf. Mark 2:28) There’s nothing wrong with observance of the Sabbath day yet Jesus moralized the Pharisees with their extreme compliance with the law. Today’s Gospel narrates to us how Jesus relates the law to Himself as the Son of Man – which He is above and over it. Let us look on our lives as Christians and reflect on our acts that might be compromising our faith to Jesus. #PrayVD
1/20/2020
Daily Guidelines: January 20, 2020January 20, 2020 Monday
Gospel: Mark 2:18–22 “As long as they have the bridegroom with them they cannot fast.” (cf. Mark 2:19) In today’s Gospel, Jesus was asked by the people why His disciples were not fasting. Jesus replied to them with conviction, saying that there’s no need for His disciples to fast as long as they have Him likening the situation into a wedding celebration. This scene gives us a glance of an indulging life with Jesus that when we are with Him, He only wants us to be filled with His love. May we always feel the presence of Jesus in our life, giving us the indulging life He wanted for us. #PrayVD
1/19/2020
Daily Guidelines: January 19, 2020January 19, 2020 Sunday
Gospel: Jn 1:29-34 “We are the children of God” The gospel is reminding us our identity of being the child of God, through the sacrament of baptism. When we had our baptism, we truly become the child of God, the joy brough by our baptism is the evidence of the love of God. Let this identity bring forth joy to the people around us. Let our identity shout to the world that Jesus loves everyone. Holy Spirit, may you constantly remind us our true identity as we walk on this journey of life. Bless us as we fulfill the world with the love of God #PrayVD |
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