Apr 22 2021

First reading Acts 8:26-40

Philip baptizes a eunuch

The angel of the Lord spoke to Philip saying, ‘Be ready to set out at noon along the road that goes from Jerusalem down to Gaza, the desert road.’ So he set off on his journey. Now it happened that an Ethiopian had been on pilgrimage to Jerusalem; he was a eunuch and an officer at the court of the kandake, or queen, of Ethiopia, and was in fact her chief treasurer. He was now on his way home; and as he sat in his chariot he was reading the prophet Isaiah. The Spirit said to Philip, ‘Go up and meet that chariot.’ When Philip ran up, he heard him reading Isaiah the prophet and asked, ‘Do you understand what you are reading?’ ‘How can I’ he replied ‘unless I have someone to guide me?’ So he invited Philip to get in and sit by his side. Now the passage of scripture he was reading was this:

Like a sheep that is led to the slaughter-house,

like a lamb that is dumb in front of its shearers,

like these he never opens his mouth.

He has been humiliated and has no one to defend him.

Who will ever talk about his descendants,

since his life on earth has been cut short!

The eunuch turned to Philip and said, ‘Tell me, is the prophet referring to himself or someone else?’ Starting, therefore, with this text of scripture Philip proceeded to explain the Good News of Jesus to him.

Further along the road they came to some water, and the eunuch said, ‘Look, there is some water here; is there anything to stop me being baptised?’ He ordered the chariot to stop, then Philip and the eunuch both went down into the water and Philip baptised him. But after they had come up out of the water again Philip was taken away by the Spirit of the Lord, and the eunuch never saw him again but went on his way rejoicing. Philip found that he had reached Azotus and continued his journey proclaiming the Good News in every town as far as Caesarea.

Responsorial Psalm 65(66):8-9,16-17,20

Cry out with joy to God, all the earth.

Alleluia!

O peoples, bless our God,

let the voice of his praise resound,

of the God who gave life to our souls

and kept our feet from stumbling.

Cry out with joy to God, all the earth.

Alleluia!

Come and hear, all who fear God.

I will tell what he did for my soul:

to him I cried aloud,

with high praise ready on my tongue.

Cry out with joy to God, all the earth.

Alleluia!

Blessed be God

who did not reject my prayer

nor withhold his love from me.

Cry out with joy to God, all the earth.

Alleluia!

Gospel John 6:44-51

I am the living bread which has come down from heaven

Jesus said to the crowd:

‘No one can come to me

unless he is drawn by the Father who sent me,

and I will raise him up at the last day.

It is written in the prophets:

They will all be taught by God,

and to hear the teaching of the Father,

and learn from it,

is to come to me.

Not that anybody has seen the Father,

except the one who comes from God:

he has seen the Father.

I tell you most solemnly,

everybody who believes has eternal life.

‘I am the bread of life.

Your fathers ate the manna in the desert

and they are dead;

but this is the bread that comes down from heaven,

so that a man may eat it and not die.

I am the living bread which has come down from heaven.

Anyone who eats this bread will live for ever;

and the bread that I shall give is my flesh,

for the life of the world.’

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22nd April 2021 Thursday 3rd week of Easter

Reflection
Acts 8:26-40, John 6:44-51

“Jesus, the living bread”
“I am the living bread which has come down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I shall give is my flesh, for the life of the world.” Jesus, the Living Bread, gives His flesh for us. When we receive the Eucharist, we are eating the Body of Christ, His flesh. It is not a symbol or a figure of speech. As Catholics, we believe that the bread is truly His Body and the wine is truly His blood. And so, when the priest pronounces the words of the Consecration: “Take this all of you and eat this, for this is my Body which will be given up for you” and lifts the host, it is no longer the priest who is the one saying those words. It is the Risen Lord who is the one saying through the human instrument, the priest. Do we appreciate this amazing gift of the Eucharist or have we taken it for granted? Today, in the Eucharist, Jesus remains with us today and forever. He accompanies us and gives Himself to be our living bread as food for this pilgrimage of life.

Question for reflection:
How can I, with my life, respond to this gift of the Eucharist?

22 hb April 2021 Hari Khamis Minggu Paska Ke-3

Renungan
Kisah Para Rasul 8:26-40, Yohanes 6:44-51

“Yesus, roti hidup”
“Akulah roti hidup yang turun dari syurga. Sesiapa yang makan roti ini akan hidup selama-lamanya; dan roti yang Kuberikan itu ialah daging-Ku, yang akan Ku berikan untuk hidup dunia.” Yesus, Roti Hidup memberikan tubuh-Nya pada kita. Ketika kita menerima Ekaristi, kita memakan Tubuh Kristus, daging-Nya. Itu bukanlah simbol atau sekadar kata-kata ucapan. Sebagai Katolik kita percaya bahawa roti itu adalah benar-benar Tubuh-Nya dan anggur adalah benar-benar darah-Nya. Oleh kerana itu ketika paderi menyatakan: “Terimalah dan makanlah, inilah Tubuh-Ku yang dikorbankan bagimu” dan mengangkat hostia, bukan lagi paderi yang menyatakan perkataan tersebut melainkan Tuhan yang bangkit yang menyatakannya melalui perantaraan manusia, seorang paderi. Adakah kita menghargai karunia Ekaristi atau menganggapnya sebagai satu perkara yang biasa?
Melalui Ekaristi, Yesus tinggal bersama kita sekarang dan selamanya. Dia menyertai kita dan memberikan diri-Nya untuk menjadi roti hidup bagi kita sebagai makanan untuk ziarah hidup kita di dunia ini.

Soalan Renungan:
Bagaimana saya dapat memberi tindak balas kepada karunia Ekaristi ini dengan hidup saya?

22 April 2021, Orou Kaapat Minggu’ Paska Kaapat

Rinalatan 8:26-40; Juanis 6:44-51

I Jisus, ruti’ kaayagan
“Aku noyo ruti’ kaayagan ondo’ timinuun intor ra suruga’. Osoi ayuk mangakan ra ruti’ ragitio, maayag io ra mantilayun. Ruti’ ra pataakon Kuno, iono inan Kutu, maa’ raginio ulun ru tana’ ti mokoowot ra Kaayagan.” I Jisus, Ruti Kaayagan, nampataak ra kual Nano ritakau. Paat ra itakau mangapu ra Ekaristi, mangakan takau ra Inan ri Kristus, kual Nano. Ginio sala’ ka tatandu’ kapoam pagabigan. Koson ra Katolik, mangintopot takau ra ruti’ iono topot-topot Inan Nano am wain iono topot-topot raraa’ Nano. Ginio ra. Paat ra paado mampatanou ra ragu Konsekrasi: “Alapo’ gitio am akano’ noyo, sabap ra gitio noyo Inan Kutu, ondo’ pataakon Ku ramuyun” am kakaton hosti, sangkinolor raginio paado ondo’ mindagu ra ragu raginio. Ginio noyo Tuhan Ondo’ Naayag Saguli’ ondo’ mindagu ralalom ru inan ru ulun iono paado. Mangurumat takau kia ra taak kaimuagan Ekaristi kapoam mangkara’ ra ginio motopot?
Orou raiti’, ralalom Ekaristi, rumondon i Jisus ritakau am ra sabuoi no. Mamparangan Io ritakau am mampataak ra Inan Nano masauk ra ruti’ kaayagan takau koson ra akanon pilgrim ru kaayagan.

Pangkuatan ra paguangin:
Ati kulaan kia aku, am kaayagan kuti, tumaam ra taak Ekaristi ragitio?

22-04-2021 Hari Empat Minggu Paska Ka-3

Renungan
Kereja Rasul 8:26-40; John 6:44-51

“Jesus Ruti Pengidup.”
“Aku tu roti ti idup, ke nurun ari serega. Barang sapa makai roti tu deka idup belama iya, lalu roti ti deka diberi Aku kena ngidupka dunya nya tubuh Aku Empu ”. Jesus, Ruti Pengidup meri Tubuh Iya nyadi pemakai kitai. Lebuh kitai nyambut Ekaristia, kitai makai Tubuh Kristus, Tubuh Iya empu. Nya ukai genera tauka jako sempama. Kitai orang Katolik, pecaya ruti nya amat tubuh Iya lalu anggur nya amat Darah Iya. Nya alai, lebuh paderi nyebut leka jako berekat tu: “Terima lalu empa tu ulih semua kitai, tu meh Tubuh aku ti diberi ketegal kita” lalu iya ngnangkat hosti nya, dia ukai paderi nya ti nyebut leka jako nya. Jesus ti udah Angkat Idup baru meh ti nyebut leka jako nya nengah mulut mensia, tuan paderi. Bisi kitai temegah ka pemeri Ekaristia tu tauka kitai enda kiruh endar?

Saritu dalam Ekaristia, Jesus mengkang begulai sertai kitai saritu sereta belama iya. Iya bejalai sertai kitai lalu meri Diri nyadi ruti ba pejalai pengidup kitai ba dunya tu.

Kati aku ulih nyaut kangau ka pemeri Ekaristia tu nengah pengidup aku?

2021年4月22日复活期第三周星期四

省思
《宗八：26-40》
《若六：44-51》

“耶稣是生命的食粮”
“我就是这从天降下的生命食粮，人吃了这食粮，将永远活着；而我将赐给人的食粮就是我的肉，是为使世人得到生命而给的。”耶稣是生命的食粮，祂为我们献出了祂的肉。当我们领受圣体时，就是正在吃基督的圣体。那不是一个标记或是讲稿里的某一个意象。身为天主教徒，我们相信面饼是真正的耶稣圣体，葡萄酒是真正的耶稣圣血。因此，当神父宣读祝圣词时，“你们都拿起这个及吃了吧，这是我的肉，将为你们而奉献的”的时候，并且把面饼给举起来。就在当下，不再是出自于神父话语了，而是复活的主通过人类器皿，那就是神父向我们诉说了这一切。我们是否感恩这个属于圣体的奇妙圣礼，抑或是我们视之为理所当然的呢？

今天，在圣体圣事内，耶稣一直在今时今日里与我们同在及直到永远。祂陪伴我们及献出自己为我们在生命旅途里的生命食粮。

省思题：
我怎样能够以我的生命向这个圣体圣礼做出回报呢？

Acknowledgment: Reflections are based on “Prayer for Living: The Word of God for Daily Prayer Year B” by Sr. Sandra Seow FMVD.