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.
3/25/2020
Daily Guidelines: March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 Wednesday
Gospel: Luke 1:26-38 Mary's Yes In the scene of the Annunciation, Mary has shown her faithfulness to God through her act of acceptance to His will for her - to become the Mother of Jesus. With a graceful heart, Mary was the first person to believe and express her faith to Christ - the Son of the Most High. And this is also the faith that gave fruition to God's plan of salvation for man. Today, let us have a moment to be inspired with the example of Mary's faithfulness to God. May we also have the same conviction as we say "Yes" to the will of God to our lives. #PrayVD
3/24/2020
Daily Guidelines: March 24, 2020March 24, 2020 Tuesday
Gospel: John 5:1-16 "Do you want to be healed?" (cf. John 5:6) All of us need healing in one way or another. And Jesus is always ready to heal us - He only needs us to believe. In today's Gospel, a man who has been ill for thirty eight years encountered Jesus and experienced His healing power. Today we are invited to have this kind of encounter with Jesus. Some of us might be limited at this moment but believe that our prayers offer no limits in encountering Jesus. Let us ask Mother Mary to draw us closer to Jesus as we yearn to encounter Him more in our lives. #PrayVD
3/23/2020
Daily Guidelines: March 23, 2020March 23, 2020 Monday
Gospel: John 4:43-54 Have faith in the Word. In this time of uncertainties, there's still one thing that we could believe - the Word of Jesus that heals and saves. In today's Gospel, Jesus healed the official's son through His Word and it is also through the faith of the official that his son was healed. Today, we are called to strengthen our faith in the Word of God. Let us also be still in knowing that God is with us in these time of challenges. #PrayVD
3/22/2020
Daily Guidelines: March 22, 2020March 22, 2020 - Sunday
Jn 9:1-41 “Jesus opens your eyes so that you may see” Jesus heals the blind man on a sabbath day that made a spectacle to the pharisees. This is a strong message of God not to live our life in a routine but to live more than that. Sabbath day is the day we go to church and attend the mass but Jesus invites us to live our lives more than that. Jesus invites us to be His disciples and follow Him. Like the blind man who was healed and was brought to the pharisees, we are invited to speak about Jesus. We speak, we preach Jesus to the world. It is by the grace of God the He opened our eyes to see the truth. Let us follow Jesus as we speak the truth to the world. We thank you Lord for the grace of seeing the truth. By your grace we are enlightened and we will not be lost. Please continue to guide us so that we may receive your grace so that we can tell to the world the truth. #PrayVD
3/21/2020
Daily Guidelines: March 21, 2020March 21, 2020 - Saturday
Lk 18:9-14 “Genuine prayer of love” Have you had a sincere prayer moments? How does it feel when you have a sincere and genuine prayer? In the gospel Jesus shows to us what happens when we have a genuine prayer. When you had a genuine prayer, you will feel justified. You are at peace because God always listens to a genuine prayer. Mama Mary, teach us to pray genuinely and with love so that we may grow our relationship with Jesus and fall in love with Him. #PrayVD
3/20/2020
Daily Guidelines: March 20, 2020March 20, 2020 - Friday
Mk 12:28-34 “You are not far from the Kingdom of God” In this world facing crisis from covid-19, there is panic, there is fear, there is lose of hope and we all wish that this crisis will go away already. We are wishing a place without crisis, panic, fear and full of hope. What we are wishing is the Kingdom of God where there is no crisis. The gospel tells us to love God with our everything and love our neighbours as we love ourselves and the Kingdom is not far from us. Let us give more love and fill this world with love until it becomes the Kingdom of God. Let this love heal the world and remove the crisis. Jesus, you are the source of love. Let your unfailing love envelopes us and heal the world. #PrayVD
3/19/2020
Daily Guidelines: March 19, 2020March 19, 2020 - Thursday
Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a “Bring Mother Mary and Jesus home” Today we celebrate the solemnity of Saint Jospeh, husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Today’s feast tells us to be obedient and faithful to God like what Joseph did. Because of Joseph’s faithfulness and obedience and also being the father and husband to Jesus and Mary, they were able to find home with us. The gospel invites us to bring Mama Mary and Jesus to us and be their home. Let us grow our relationship with Mama Mary and Jesus as we take part in God’s journey of salvation. Jesus, Mama Mary, may you help us to grow our relationship with you so that we may take part in God’s glory. #PrayVD
3/18/2020
Daily Guidelines: March 18, 2020March 18, 2020 - Wednesday
Mt 5:17-19 “Obey and teach the law of love” Jesus said that He came to fulfil the law love and not to break or abolish it. Can you imagine what the world looks like when there is no love? But do not worry because Jesus will always fulfil it. Jesus invites us to obey and teach the law of love and we will receive the kingdom of God. In this time that we are experiencing, let us pray for one another and we show our love to one another. Jesus is above the world and He loves us always. Mama Mary, teach us to love one another in the midst of crisis and pray for us that we may get through this crisis. #PrayVD
3/17/2020
Daily Guidelines: March 17, 2020March 17, 2020 - Tuesday
Mt 18:21-35 “The mercy of the God” The gospel is telling us how big the mercy of God is. God is willing to forgive you and in return you must forgive too. God wants to show us the beauty of forgiveness and He is forgiving to be our example. Forgiveness will free us from anger and will make us do Godly things. A forgiving heart will bring peace to us and out hearts will always be in joy. As we continue praying, ask God for the grace of forgiveness and may this grace bring joy to our lives. Holy Spirit, open our hearts and minds so that we may receive God’s forgiveness and let it bring joy to our lives #PrayVD
3/16/2020
Daily Guidelines: March 16, 2020March 16, 2020 - Monday
Lk 4:24-30 “Accept the Gospel of salvation” Jesus tells to the people of the synagogue that the good news is not accepted on its native place. Jesus also was driven out of the town. Our heart is the native place of the Lord. Are we driving Jesus out of our hearts? Amidst the challenges that we are facing currently, do we allow fear or panic in our hearts that drives Jesus away? We are invited to accept Jesus in our hearts. Let Him be inside the native place and let God bring the good news of hope and salvation. Mama Mary, teach us to open our hearts so that we may be able to accept Jesus and receive the good news. #PrayVD |
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