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In other words, the SUNDAY RANDOM THOUGHTS prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled by Voices from yesterday and today… GOSPEL REFLECTION Jesus: The Lord is here! By: Peachy Maramba The Church carries on the healing By Fr. Jesus Galindo, OFM ministry of Jesus. Wherever it is established, the first thing the Church 23rd Sunday in Ordinary does is to set up clinics, hospitals Time B and leprosaria (in the Philippines, San Lazaro and San Juan de Dios were put up by the early Franciscan missionaries). It is not true that the Church’s mission is just to “save souls.” It cares for the bodies as well. We must remember that Jesus left to us the sacrament of healing for us to carry on his healing ministry. Too bad this sacrament has been known as the Extreme Unction and is (wrongly) believed by many to be reserved for the dying. Today’s readings remind us that “He has done all things well!” we are all in need of healing, both “Why after you? Why after you?” physical and spiritual. In the second asks Brother Masseo of Francis. “. Today’s gospel is unique for several reading, St. James warns us against You are not a very handsome man, reasons: 1) It is proper to Mark, i.e., practicing selective behavior and nor possessed of great learning not found in any other gospel; 2) The discrimination. And that is precisely or wisdom. So why is all the world cure took place in pagan territory; 3) It a sickness most of us suffer from: running after you?” (Little Flowers of was the people who brought the sick selective hearing, selective seeing St. Francis, Ch.10). man to Jesus (stress on the role of the and selective speaking. We hear what ------------------------------------------- Christian community); and 4) Jesus we want to hear. Once a parish priest Each year at this time – a few weeks performed an unusually elaborate heard the confession of his sacristan. before the feast day of our beloved St. ritual: “He took him apart; put his finger When the latter had mentioned his Francis on October 4 – we pause a into his ears; spat; touched his tongue; sins the priest told him: “You forgot to while to reflect on this question and all looked up to heaven; groaned, and mention that you made kupit from the the possible answers. said ‘ephphatha’ (be opened).” Usually, collection and drank Mass wine in the Jesus performed cures and expulsions sacristy.” Complete silence. The priest Little Known Facts About St. Francis of demons by a word of command: went out of the confessional and said, Founder of the Franciscan Orders “Be cured.” “Go out of him.” Why this “You are not answering; can you not elaborate ritual in today’s gospel? hear me?” “Not a word, Father,” replied Part 1 Several explanations are given: One: the sacristan. “How about exchanging St. Francis was to found a religious The man could not hear, so this was for places?” said the priest, “you do the turn to page 3 him some sort of sign language. Two: talking and I will listen.” The sacristan, That’s what faith healers at the time of in a solemn voice, said, “Father, why Please Pray for the Sick Jesus used to do. Jesus wanted to act are you not giving me my sick leave Meldy Cojuangco Edric Co like one of them in order to conceal his benefit, SSS, living allowance…?” “You Connie Gomez Peter Soo are right,” said the priest, “I cannot hear Marilou Arteficio Chito San Jose divine power. Ma. Pilar Oledan Ron Jacobs In today’s first reading, prophet Isaiah anything from this side.” (Bel San Luis, Iggy Clavecilla Nancy Imperial foretells the coming of the Messiah Word Alive, Year B, p. 104). Selective Cecille Reynoso Johnny Lopez in terms of healing and abundance hearing! Maxima ‘Amah’ Sy Lisa Alvendia of water — healing of persons and We gladly listen to news, music, Aurora Gonzalez Letty Ligon gossip, etc., but we are deaf to God’s Tommy Dy Buncio Norma J. Carlos healing of the land. Health is our most Naning Bagabaldo Sony Lopez Gonzalez precious possession (health is wealth, voice and to the cry of the poor, the sick Remedios Maceda Berris Shaina Budhrani we say). We give anything in exchange and the aged. We talk no end about Cedric Castro Gia Gonzalez for it, and spend any amount of money money, about politics, and about other Pilar del Gallego Orlando Bernardo in order to regain it. Hence healing is people, but we are mute when it comes Nena Jalandoni Rolando Sotaso Victoriano Chung Cecilio Hidalgo the greatest sign of God’s presence. to talking about God, about religion, Erlinda Miranda-Oledan Victorina Leus By healing the sick, Jesus made God’s and about Christian values. That is our Zwei Lopez Gadi Iya Ocampo presence felt among the people, hence illness: selective hearing, seeing and Shallouh Bancil Bernadette Gozali their remark: “He has done all things talking. Swinnerton Guillermo Profeta well” (Cf. Gen 1:31). When John the As we approach the table of the Tony Boy Floirendo Jr. Dra. Ofelia Adapon Francisco Tankiang Soledad T. Consing Baptist’s disciples asked Jesus: “Are Eucharist, may the Lord touch our Cynthia Arms you the one who is to come or shall we eyes, our ears and our lips so that we Felicisimo Alcantara If you want a name wait for someone else?” Jesus simply may see, hear and speak only what is Rosario de Leon Tobias added or deleted, contact said: “Go and tell John what you see. pleasing to him. Gloria Syjuco Bernadette at the Parish The blind see, the deaf hear, the lame Raffy Chan office tel. nos. 8438830-32. 2 September 6, 2015 Random Thoughts...from page 2 recitations of Our Father’s, Hail Mary’s order that was to have one of the The ABC’s of Catholic and Glory Be’s. So how can we discover widest Christian following in the world. Doctrine happiness in God? Like Jesus he started off with twelve by Lianne Tiu They say that beneath the turbulent disciples. Although unlike Christ who sea is a calm and beautiful world. got his Apostles from the common Christianity is similar to that. Externally, it may not attract us but as we plunge people – mostly fishermen, the deep in our spiritual lives, we discover followers of Francis were mostly well- that there are so much beauty, to-do citizens like Francis was himself. goodness, and love that are beyond The first disciple was an unknown our imaginations. St. Thomas Aquinas, Assisian who for some unknown a genius, did not finish his Summa reason, maybe dissuaded by Francis Theologiae, the best theological book himself, parted from him. ever written, because when he was looking at the crucifix, he realized His next disciple was Bernard da that what he had written was nothing Quintavelle of noble blood and as compared to what God truly is.