Feb 26 2021

First reading Ezekiel 18:21-28

I prefer to see the wicked man renounce his wickedness and live

Thus says the Lord:

‘If the wicked man renounces all the sins he has committed, respects my laws and is law-abiding and honest, he will certainly live; he will not die. All the sins he committed will be forgotten from then on; he shall live because of the integrity he has practised. What! Am I likely to take pleasure in the death of a wicked man – it is the Lord who speaks – and not prefer to see him renounce his wickedness and live?

‘But if the upright man renounces his integrity, commits sin, copies the wicked man and practises every kind of filth, is he to live? All the integrity he has practised shall be forgotten from then on; but this is because he himself has broken faith and committed sin, and for this he shall die. But you object, “What the Lord does is unjust.” Listen, you House of Israel: is what I do unjust? Is it not what you do that is unjust? When the upright man renounces his integrity to commit sin and dies because of this, he dies because of the evil that he himself has committed. When the sinner renounces sin to become law-abiding and honest, he deserves to live. He has chosen to renounce all his previous sins; he shall certainly live; he shall not die.’

Responsorial Psalm 129(130)

If you, O Lord, should mark our guilt, Lord, who would survive?

Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord,

Lord, hear my voice!

O let your ears be attentive

to the voice of my pleading.

If you, O Lord, should mark our guilt,

Lord, who would survive?

But with you is found forgiveness:

for this we revere you.

My soul is waiting for the Lord.

I count on his word.

My soul is longing for the Lord

more than watchman for daybreak.

(Let the watchman count on daybreak

and Israel on the Lord.)

Because with the Lord there is mercy

and fullness of redemption,

Israel indeed he will redeem

from all its iniquity.

Gospel Matthew 5:20-26

Anyone who is angry with his brother will answer for it

Jesus said to his disciples: ‘If your virtue goes no deeper than that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never get into the kingdom of heaven.

‘You have learnt how it was said to our ancestors: You must not kill; and if anyone does kill he must answer for it before the court. But I say this to you: anyone who is angry with his brother will answer for it before the court; if a man calls his brother “Fool” he will answer for it before the Sanhedrin; and if a man calls him “Renegade” he will answer for it in hell fire. So then, if you are bringing your offering to the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your offering there before the altar, go and be reconciled with your brother first, and then come back and present your offering. Come to terms with your opponent in good time while you are still on the way to the court with him, or he may hand you over to the judge and the judge to the officer, and you will be thrown into prison. I tell you solemnly, you will not get out till you have paid the last penny.’

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26th February 2021 Friday 1st Week of Lent.

Reflection
Ezekiel 18:21-28, Matthew 5:20-26

“The importance of reconciliation”
In today’s gospel, Jesus goes beyond the commandment of “You shall not kill” to “anyone who is angry with a brother…who calls a brother ‘fool’…”. Anger is a human emotion that is part of being human. However, Jesus is pointing out the danger of cultivating our anger that will lead us to react, seek revenge, hurt others. It is the anger in us that also provokes us to speak words of fury and irritation. We know by our experiences that words have the power to hurt and destroy. In this time of Lent, we are invited to work for reconciliation. It is not simply to think about it but to put it into action by going out to make peace with those who have hurt us or those whom we have hurt. Reconciliation takes precedence over worship. For Jesus, we cannot truly worship God when we are not at peace with those around us.

Question for reflection:
What is Jesus’ invitation for me in this time of prayer?

26 hb Feb 2021, Jumaat, Minggu Pertama Prapaska.

Renungan
Yehezkiel 18:21-28,
Matius 5:20-26

“Kepentingan pengampunan”
Dalam injil hari ini, Yesus pergi melampaui hukum “Jangan membunuh” kepada “setiap orang yang marah terhadap saudaranya….siapa yang berkata kepada saudaranya ‘Kafir’..”. Kemarahan adalah emosi manusia yang merupakan bahagian dari menjadi manusia. Namun, Yesus menunjukkan bahaya memupuk kemarahan yang akan menyebabkan kita bertindak balas, membalas dendam, menyakiti orang lain. Kemarahan dalam diri kita juga mendorong kita untuk mengucapkan kata-kata marah dan menyakitkan. Kita tahu melalui pengalaman bahawa perkataan mempunyai kuasa untuk menyakiti dan menghancurkan.
Pada masa Prapaska ini kita dijemput untuk bekerja untuk perdamaian. Ia bukan dengan hanya memikirkannya tetapi perlu dikerjakan melalui tindakan dengan mengambil langkah berdamai dengan orang-orang yang telah menyakiti kita atau mereka yang telah kita sakiti. Perdamaian lebih diutamakan daripada ibadah. Bagi Yesus kita tidak dapat beribadah kepada Tuhan ketika jika kita tidak berdamai dengan orang-orang di sekitar kita.

Soalan renungan:
Apakah jemputan Yesus kepada saya saat ini?

26 Februari 2021, Orou Kalimo Minggu’ Kasaa’ PraPaska

Yehezkiel 18:21-28; Matius 5:20-26

Kaatangan ru pababansayan
Ralalom Injil ra orou raiti’, mindagu i Jisus ra susuban ragitio, “Pai’ pamatoi” ra “osoi ayuk pana sumangit ra pabukat nano_osoi ayuk pana mampiau ra pabukat nano ‘malaat’…” Sumangit iono pamalimanan ru ulun ondo’ tayar ru ulun tojojo ayuk. Kabalu’ pana raginio, kon ri Jisus no ondo’ makalalaa’ no kinibit ru sangit takau no maningganai ritakau mambalos, mansuli’, mampajamar ra bokon. Ginio noyo sumangit ondo’ mokoondo’ ritakau ondo’ niayuk mindagu ra ragu malasang am makasisang. Makapandai takau ra intor ra kailian takau noyo ragu-ragu raginio mokoondo’ ra kuasa’ koson mamparuol am mamuso.
Paat ra PraPaska ti, itakau kimaitin koson mirot ra pababansayan. Kalo matasu’ mangkara’ ra baal raginio kaa’ baalon ginio mongoi makimobonsoi ra ulun ondo’ mamparuol ritakau kapoam ulun ondo’ rinuol takau. Pababansayan ti rondo’ kaatangon poyo intor ra sumamba. Sabap ri Jisus, kalo mabuli takau totopot sumamba ri Aki Kapuuno’ paat ra itakau kalo mobonsoi ra ulun giu’ ra liput takau.

Pangkuatan ra paguangin:
Atan kia pangkimaitan ri Jisus raki’ paat ra pakiasian ragitio ti?

2021年2月26日四旬期第一周星期五

省思
«则十八:21-28»
«玛五:20-26»

” 和解的重要性”
在今天的福音中，耶稣解释了 “不可杀人” 的法律也是指 “凡向自己弟兄发怒的……谁若向自己的弟兄說 ..…”。愤怒是人类的情感，也是人类的一部分。但是耶稣指出了培养愤怒的危险，会导致我们做出反应，寻求报仇和伤害他人。这内心深处的愤怒
也会激起了我们说愤怒和过分恼怒的话语。根据我们的经验，我们都知道，言语是有能力伤害和破坏。

在这个四旬期的时候，我们被邀请为和解而努力。它不是停留在思想上，而是要接着付诸实践与那些伤害我们或者我们所伤害的人重新和平相处。和解应该优先于敬拜。对于耶稣，我们不能与我们周围的人不和时而能够真正敬拜天主。

省思题：
耶稣对我的邀请是什么在这次的祈祷？