Daily Readings for January 4, 2014

Memorial of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Religious

1st Reading 1 JN 3:7-10

Children, let no one deceive you. The person who acts in righteousness is righteous, just as he is righteous. Whoever sins belongs to the Devil, because the Devil has sinned from the beginning. Indeed, the Son of God was revealed to destroy the works of the Devil. No one who is begotten by God commits sin, because God’s seed remains in him; he cannot sin because he is begotten by God. In this way, the children of God and the children of the Devil are made plain; no one who fails to act in righteousness belongs to God, nor anyone who does not love his brother.

P S A L M PS 98:1, 7-8, 9

R: All the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of God.

Sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done wondrous deeds;

His right hand has won victory for him, his holy arm.

R. All the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of God.

Let the sea and what fills it resound, the world and those who dwell in it;

Let the rivers clap their hands, the mountains shout with them for joy before the LORD.

R. All the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of God.

The LORD comes; he comes to rule the earth;

He will rule the world with justice and the peoples with equity.

R. All the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of God.

Gospel JN 1:35-42

John was standing with two of his disciples, and as he watched Jesus walk by, he said, “Behold, the Lamb of God.” The two disciples heard what he said and followed Jesus. Jesus turned and saw them following him and said to them, “What are you looking for?” They said to him, “Rabbi” (which translated means Teacher), “where are you staying?” He said to them, “Come, and you will see.” So they went and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day. It was about four in the afternoon. Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who heard John and followed Jesus. He first found his own brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah,” which is translated Christ. Then he brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon the son of John; you will be called Cephas,” which is translated Peter. 

Daily Readings for January 3, 2014

1st Reading 1 JN 2:29-3:6

If you consider that God is righteous, you also know that everyone who acts in righteousness is begotten by him. See what love the Father has bestowed on us that we may be called the children of God. Yet so we are. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we shall be has not yet been revealed. We do know that when it is revealed we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. Everyone who has this hope based on him makes himself pure, as he is pure. Everyone who commits sin commits lawlessness, for sin is lawlessness. You know that he was revealed to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. No one who remains in him sins; no one who sins has seen him or known him.

P S A L M PS 98:1, 3CD-4, 5-6

R: All the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of God.

Sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done wondrous deeds;

His right hand has won victory for him, his holy arm.

R. All the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of God.

All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation by our God.

Sing joyfully to the LORD, all you lands; break into song; sing praise.

R. All the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of God.

Sing praise to the LORD with the harp, with the harp and melodious song.

With trumpets and the sound of the horn sing joyfully before the King, the LORD.

R. All the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of God.

Gospel JN 1:29-34

John the Baptist saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. He is the one of whom I said, ‘A man is coming after me who ranks ahead of me because he existed before me.’ I did not know him, but the reason why I came baptizing with water was that he might be made known to Israel.” John testified further, saying, “I saw the Spirit come down like a dove from the sky and remain upon him. I did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘On whomever you see the Spirit come down and remain, he is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’ Now I have seen and testified that he is the Son of God.”

Daily Readings for January 2, 2014

Memorial of Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops and Doctors of the Church

1st Reading 1 JN 2:22-28

Beloved: Who is the liar? Whoever denies that Jesus is the Christ. Whoever denies the Father and the Son, this is the antichrist. Anyone who denies the Son does not have the Father, but whoever confesses the Son has the Father as well. Let what you heard from the beginning remain in you. If what you heard from the beginning remains in you, then you will remain in the Son and in the Father. And this is the promise that he made us: eternal life. I write you these things about those who would deceive you. As for you, the anointing that you received from him remains in you, so that you do not need anyone to teach you. But his anointing teaches you about everything and is true and not false; just as it taught you, remain in him. And now, children, remain in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not be put to shame by him at his coming.

P S A LM PS 98:1, 2-3, 3-4

R: All the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of God.

Sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done wondrous deeds;

His right hand has won victory for him, his holy arm.

R. All the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of God.

The LORD has made his salvation known:

in the sight of the nations he has revealed his justice.

He has remembered his kindness and his faithfulness toward the house of Israel.

R. All the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of God.

All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation by our God.

Sing joyfully to the LORD, all you lands; break into song; sing praise.

R. All the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of God.

Gospel JN 1:19-28

This is the testimony of John. When the Jews from Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to him to ask him, “Who are you?” He admitted and did not deny it, but admitted, “I am not the Christ.” So they asked him, “What are you then? Are you Elijah?” And he said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.” So they said to him, “Who are you, so we can give an answer to those who sent us? What do you have to say for yourself?” He said: “I am the voice of one crying out in the desert, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’

as Isaiah the prophet said.” Some Pharisees were also sent. They asked him, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ or Elijah or the Prophet?” John answered them, “I baptize with water; but there is one among you whom you do not recognize, the one who is coming after me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to untie.” This happened in Bethany across the Jordan, where John was baptizing. 

JOURNEY OF THE HEART - DECEMBER 2013 (Part 12 of 12)

December 1

Pondering on this: 

"How am I keeping awake for the coming of the Lord?

If the Lord comes now, what kind of heart will he find in me?" 

--Bishop Luis Antonio Tagle

December 4

I wish that things had been different.. but it wasn't.. T_T

buti na lang nakapagpreno ako..

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God is working things out for you, even when you don't feel it. Have faith and be thankful.

December 6

why do I have this feeling na malapit ka na?..  ^_^

December 7

idaan daw ba sa kantahan?

HIM:

more than words

best in me

kailangan kita

evergreen

vs.

HER:

bakit ba ganyan

awit ng saya

torete

we could be in love

what a day! ^_^

December 8

All things happen in God's perfect time.

December 11

minsan talaga may mga taong mahirap ispelengin (or espelengin, whatever is appropriate :P)

pag sineryoso mo.. sakit lng sa bangs.. 

next time tlga may limit k n s kn.. kala mo!

December 12

simple things means a lot.. i didnt expect that i'll end this day with a smile.. thanks for a great time today!

December 16

isang araw, bigla ka na lang darating.. dun sa araw na hindi ko man inaasahan, pero alam kong sobrang ikatutuwa ko..  

nararamdaman ko.. malapit na!..

December 17

tamang sound trip ng opm christmas songs.. 

habang nagmumuni-muni sa mga kaganapan sa loob ng isang taon.. 

dami na palang nangyari... 

sadyang ikaw na lang ang hindi pa.. :P

December 22

there's so much to be thankful for.. love you Papa God! 

December 23

Romans 12:9: "Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good."

December 24

TRUE LOVE WAITS

I was the typical hopeless romantic - inlove sa idea ng love; isang certified emotera. Sabi nga nila dati, ako yung may malaking puso sa harap dahil ang buhay ko ay umiikot sa "love". Basta ok ang love life, kering-keri ko ang kahit ano, kahit gano ka problematic ang ibang aspeto ng buhay ko. Pero pag lovelife ang sira.. asahan mo.. good luck na ang iba pa.

But that was before. Pag nagkakaidad na at dumadami na ang mga nangyari sa buhay, nag-iiba din pala talaga ang pananaw sa mga bagay-bagay. Ngayon, kung kelan nasa marrying age na daw ako saka ako deadma lang kung ano na ba mangyayari sa kin - kung mag-aasawa ba ako o hindi. Para kasing kontento na ako sa kung anong meron ako ngayon - single at hindi komplikado ang buhay. Though there were times na sobrang I missed having a company of someone, yet dahil sa mga friendship sa paligid, natatabunan din yun kalaunan.

Minsan, nagiging impatient ako. Pero dahil sobrang love ako ni God, He speaks through my heart, minsan through the persons or things that surrounds me. Parang nung isang araw, someone reminded me about my cover photo sa FB. Hanggat hindi daw ako decided to pursue singlehood (or ang pagmamadre to be specific) wag ko daw muna papalitan yung cover photo ko. Pero pag nakita nya daw na naging cloud na yun, alam na nya kung ano pinili ko. 

Sabi ng nabasa ko, "all the the wrongs persons you've met along the way leads you one step closer to the right one." And I believe this one. I pray that God will fulfill the desires of my heart. Alam ko minsan nagiging impatient ako or nagdoubt if He will grant my prayers. Pero pag nahihimasmasan, I remind myself that when I decided to surrender everything back to the Lord that includes the stubborn heart of mine, and Sya na ang bahala gumalaw at magmaneho sa buhay ko. Matagal ko yun pinagkait sa Kanya pero now in complete surrender, I'm letting God's will happen in my life.

True love waits. At kung sino ka man, excited na kong dumating ka sa buhay ko.

December 25

hmmm.. dami ko pala ka emoterahan sa taon na 'to.. hehe..  But above all the drama, I can say that 2013 is a blessed year for me.. I was completely healed after a year of medication, I've met new friends, I reconnected with the old ones, I've got a great job and wonderful colleagues at work, I've reconciled with those who had caused me pain and vice versa, and I was finally able to let go and let God rule in my heart..  Thank you Lord for such a great year! I pray that 2014 would be a greater one! 

December 28

someday, I'll watch the sunset again... with someone I can call my forever..

December 29

Before you ask God for a great man, BECOME a great woman. Make sure you're ready for love before you ask for it!!! (repost)

December 31

Inspired by Bo Sanchez' article, I ask myself this question:

"IF I HAD ONLY 12 MONTHS TO LIVE, HOW WILL I LIVE?"

and my answer? 

that would be my journey for the coming 2014.. 

Daily Readings for January 1, 2014

The Octave Day of the Nativity of the Lord

Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God

Lectionary: 18

1st Reading NM 6:22-27

The LORD said to Moses: “Speak to Aaron and his sons and tell them: This is how you shall bless the Israelites. Say to them: The LORD bless you and keep you! The LORD let his face shine upon you, and be gracious to you! The LORD look upon you kindly and give you peace! So shall they invoke my name upon the Israelites, and I will bless them.”

P S A L M PS 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8

R:  May God bless us in his mercy.

May God have pity on us and bless us; may he let his face shine upon us.

So may your way be known upon earth; among all nations, your salvation.

R/ May God bless us in his mercy.

May the nations be glad and exult because you rule the peoples in equity;

the nations on the earth you guide.

R/ May God bless us in his mercy.

May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you!

May God bless us, and may all the ends of the earth fear him!

R/ May God bless us in his mercy.

2nd Reading GAL 4:4-7

Brothers and sisters: When the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to ransom those under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. As proof that you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” So you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son then also an heir, through God.

Gospel LK 2:16-21

The shepherds went in haste to Bethlehem and found Mary and Joseph, and the infant lying in the manger. When they saw this, they made known the message  that had been told them about this child. All who heard it were amazed by what had been told them by the shepherds. And Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart. Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, just as it had been told to them. When eight days were completed for his circumcision, he was named Jesus, the name given him by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.