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Awareness of God Stewardship Formation for Mission Simplicity Sharing Service Magis February 2013 Official Publication of the Magis Deo Community Awareness of God to try and practice such an awareness Fr. Tanseco then mentioned that the exercise daily; to keep silent and be aware word “political” comes from “polis” of God’s presence in our everyday life. meaning “the people of God.” He reminded Political Spirituality us that the 1986 EDSA Revolution was a political activity which was, at the same Fr. Ruben related the need for the time, a very spiritual action. There was no awareness exercise as part of one’s division between the Church and State in preparation to achieve Political Spirituality. removing a dictator. God’s presence was For the longest time, we have been made very evident. to observe the separation of the secular from the sacred. This concept we inherited But what happened after 1986? The from the west, but it is contrary to what God people went back to their old ways; as we wants for us. Fr. Ruben emphasized that in say in M.E. – BSDU – balik sa dating ugali. God’s way, the secular cannot be separated We failed to continue the political spirituality from the sacred; they are integrated. God we started in EDSA; we again separated is no more present inside the church or the church from the secular; personal Blessed Sacrament than in every person interests and corruption crept back in in Payatas or Tondo; no one can say that government. Fr. Ruben exhorts us to God is more present in a cathedral than in political action: it is not enough for us to the slums. limit ourselves to spiritual activities. We must be involved in political issues. We This is where Political Spirituality must make a stand and make our collective Our opening salvo for 2013 was comes in. Fr. Ruben reminds us that God’s voices be heard. This is Political Spirituality. unique. We were again at the Lay Formation presence is not limited to ritualistic practices; God is likewise present in Fr. Ruben gave this formula: Authentic Center in San Carlos Seminary, Love + Authentic Justice = PEACE. Guadalupe, Makati City, but this time it was practices outside the church. There is only Fr. Ruben Tanseco, SJ, who led the one law of God, and that one law for those Thus, we have the prevailing concept community in an awareness exercise who go to church is the same law for those that God’s Law of Love equals Political where every member quieted down, kept in politics and everywhere else: love God Spirituality. silent and meditated on God’s presence with all your heart, with all your mind, with Fr. Ruben related that in the Apostolic inside each person’s self, and in and all your soul and love your neighbor as Exhortation Familiaris Consortio (On the around every community member. Fr. you love yourself. We must observe this Role of a Christian Family in the Modern Ruben’s guidance really made a difference tenet in all our actions and most especially in the exercise and he reminded everyone in choosing our political leaders. Continued on page 2 ME Class 111 Nov. 16-18, 2012 Left: ME 111 and shepherds meet the communityBLD Covenant at the January House comceleb. and Retreat Right: Center, Fr. Ruben Dasmariñas, holds up the Cavite plaque of thanks and appreciation presented by the elders of the Magis Deo community at his last mass as Magis spiritual director. February 2013 2 Magis 12 January 2013 Community Celebration Awareness of God... continued from page 1 World), Pope John Paul II defined the social and political role of the Christian Family: to find expression in the form of Political Intervention. “As the family goes, so goes the nation, and so goes the world in which we live.” Kailangang tayo ay maki-alam! Pursuant to this call for political intervention, Christian families should be the first to take steps to see that the laws and institutions of the state shall not only defend, but should support the family. Fr. Ruben pointed out that the Philippine Constitution is family-oriented, and he read the Constitutional provisions on the State recognizing and strengthening the family. Ending his talk, Fr. Ruben challenged the community to be active in educating voters for the coming elections. He called on the members of the Pastoral Council and at least two couples from each sector to join him and attend the training sessions of the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) and the Simbahang Lingkod ng Bayan (SLB) for the Pinoy Big Voter Project, and in turn be a trainer for others. Cesar Pareja Chaircouple, Agnus Dei BCGG February 2013 Magis 3 ohn the Baptist himself clearly leper, the paralytic, the centurion’s slave, distinguished the baptism of Jairus’ daughter, the woman with a Jrepentance through water and the hemorrhage, and raising to life again the baptism of the Holy Spirit and fire that Jesus widow’s son. There were many others received and will give to those who ask for besides this. it. “He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit After praying overnight in the mountain and fire” (Lk. 3:16). While the human, adult in solitude, he began to call those who Jesus was praying, God the Holy Spirit would give their lives to be his disciples. descended upon him and was his constant First, the 12, then the 72, and others, all companion for the rest of his human life. the way to our own times! And the condition The human-divine Jesus. He experienced of discipleship? “If anyone wishes to come the Father’s unconditional love that was the after me, he must deny himself and take source of all that he did and all that he up his cross daily and follow me. For taught. He shared this limitless, whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, compassionate love with all, with anyone but whoever loses his life for my sake will and everyone. His love was like fire that save it. What profit is there for one to gain brought light and warmth, and not like water the whole world yet lose or forfeit himself?” that was cold and stagnant. (Lk. 9:23-25). Indeed, the teachings of Christ, which he lived and died for, are tough, to say the least. But they are not only sanctifying. They are doable. One such teaching is to love Exercises of St. Ignatius. The retreatants our enemies. This is not only tough to were either single lay men or women, follow. It even seems to be unreasonable, married couples, seminarians, nuns, or Baptism of irrational, inhuman. “But to you who hear I priests. I have witnessed so many times say, love your enemies, do good to those how retreatants were baptized and re- who hate you, bless those who curse you, baptized by Christ with the Holy Spirit and Spirit and fire pray for those who mistreat you” (Lk. 6:27- fire. I have not seen any so-called visions, 28). As he was hanging on the cross, Christ but the results and effects in their lives after Sunday Homily is quoted to have said: “Father, forgive the retreat are tangible and real. 13 January 2032 them, they know not what they do” (Lk. I will never forget a conflicted couple 23:34). All the way to the end, Christ’s heart who were pressured by their concerned Ruben M. Tanseco, SJ was overflowing with unconditional love. friends to go through a weekend retreat. How do we apply all this to ourselves They both wanted to separate, but they if we claim that we, too, are baptized with tolerated each other for the sake of their the Holy Spirit and fire as Jesus was? First growing children. And so they cooperated of all, most if not all of us were baptized during the retreat, gave their human best, He began by going to the desert for when we were infants, unaware of God’s and lo and behold, Christ re-baptized them 40 days, to pray in silence and solitude. It presence and not able yet to think, decide, with the Holy Spirit and fire. Their love for was there that he experienced the triple much less pray. It was more like the each other that was buried under a heap of temptation of the devil, but the latter failed baptism of water that John the Baptist did garbage revived. No less than a miracle. and gave up. for so many. And he himself accepted that Lastly but not least is my personal Jesus then moved on to his life of what he was doing was simply a prelude experience. Human and sinner that I am, compassion, healing, teaching God’s to the baptism of the Holy Spirit and fire the ever-loving and forgiving Christ re- ways, inviting disciples to follow him that was to come. baptizes me when the need comes, which through the rejections and persecutions Let us be humbly aware as adults in in faith I know he will continue to give me of Satan’s followers, all the way to his today’s world that we need to be re- till the end of my life. crucifixion and death. All this was for the baptized with the Holy Spirit and fire over To conclude: Human as we are, with sake of love, the primal and only meaning and over again, and each time must be all our human frailties, imperfections, and of human life. “You shall love the Lord, your preceded by our being in prayerful silence sinfulness, we need to learn how to really God, with all your heart, with all your being, and solitude, lovingly aware of God’s pray and be re-baptized with the Holy Spirit with all your strength, and with all your presence in our hearts.
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