Dec 29 2020

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First reading 1 John 2:3-11

Anyone who loves his brother is living in the light

We can be sure that we know God

only by keeping his commandments.

Anyone who says, ‘I know him’,

and does not keep his commandments,

is a liar,

refusing to admit the truth.

But when anyone does obey what he has said,

God’s love comes to perfection in him.

We can be sure that we are in God

only when the one who claims to be living in him

is living the same kind of life as Christ lived.

My dear people,

this is not a new commandment that I am writing to tell you,

but an old commandment

that you were given from the beginning,

the original commandment which was the message brought to you.

Yet in another way, what I am writing to you,

and what is being carried out in your lives as it was in his,

is a new commandment;

because the night is over

and the real light is already shining.

Anyone who claims to be in the light

but hates his brother

is still in the dark.

But anyone who loves his brother is living in the light

and need not be afraid of stumbling;

unlike the man who hates his brother and is in the darkness,

not knowing where he is going,

because it is too dark to see.

Responsorial Psalm 95(96):1-3,5-6

Let the heavens rejoice and earth be glad.

O sing a new song to the Lord,

sing to the Lord all the earth.

O sing to the Lord, bless his name.

Proclaim his help day by day,

tell among the nations his glory

and his wonders among all the peoples.

It was the Lord who made the heavens,

his are majesty and state and power

and splendour in his holy place.

Gospel Luke 2:22-35

‘You have prepared a light to enlighten the pagans’

When the day came for them to be purified as laid down by the Law of Moses, the parents of Jesus took him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord – observing what stands written in the Law of the Lord: Every first-born male must be consecrated to the Lord – and also to offer in sacrifice, in accordance with what is said in the Law of the Lord, a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons. Now in Jerusalem there was a man named Simeon. He was an upright and devout man; he looked forward to Israel’s comforting and the Holy Spirit rested on him. It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death until he had set eyes on the Christ of the Lord. Prompted by the Spirit he came to the Temple and when the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what the Law required, he took him into his arms and blessed God; and he said:

‘Now, Master, you can let your servant go in peace,

just as you promised;

because my eyes have seen the salvation

which you have prepared for all the nations to see,

a light to enlighten the pagans

and the glory of your people Israel.’

As the child’s father and mother stood there wondering at the things that were being said about him, Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, ‘You see this child: he is destined for the fall and for the rising of many in Israel, destined to be a sign that is rejected – and a sword will pierce your own soul too – so that the secret thoughts of many may be laid bare.’

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29th December 2020 Tuesday in the Octave of Christmas

Reflection
1 John 2: 3-11, Luke 2: 22-35

“Living in the light of love”
St. John in the 1st reading states: “Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates his brother is still in the dark. But anyone who loves his brother is living in the light and need not be afraid of stumbling; unlike the man who hates his brother and is in the darkness, not knowing where he is going, because it is too dark to see”

Who is our brother/sister? A brother/a sister is any individual we encounter each day. He/she can be a spouse, a colleague, a neighbour, a stranger in the street, a sick friend, an elderly in need, an enemy. In this Christmas season, we, as people living in the light of Christ, are called to love each person. How? We can be creative in the way we express love. One of the best ways is to pray for people, especially those whom we struggle to like. Let us not live in the darkness of hatred or indifference, but walk close to Jesus and stay in the light of His love and peace.

Question for reflection:
Who is my brother/sister whom I can offer my love today?

29 hb Disember 2020 Hari Selasa Dalam Oktaf Krismas

Renungan
1 Yohanes 2: 3-11, Lukas 2: 22-35

“Hidup dalam terang cintakasih”
Santo Yohanes dalam bacaan pertama menyatakan “Sesiapa berkata bahawa ia berada di dalam terang, tetapi membenci saudaranya, ia berada di dalam kegelapan sampai sekarang. Barangsiapa mengasihi saudaranya, ia tetap berada di dalam terang, dan di dalam dia tidak ada penyesatan. Tetapi barangsiapa membenci saudaranya, ia berada di dalam kegelapan dan hidup di dalam kegelapan. Ia tidak tahu ke mana ia pergi kerana kegelapan itu telah membutakan matanya”.
Siapakah saudara/saudari kita? Saudara/saudari adalah sesiapapun yang kita temui setiap hari. Dia mungkin pasangan kita, sahabat, jiran tetangga, orang asing yang kita temui di tepi jalan, rakan yang sakit, warga tua yang memerlukan, musuh kita. Pada masa Natal ini, kita, sebagai orang yang hidup dalam terang Kristus, dipanggil untuk mengasihi semua orang. Bagaimana? Kita dapat menjadi kreatif dalam cara kita mengungkapkan cintakasih kita. Salah satu cara terbaik adalah dengan mendoakan orang lain, terutama mereka yang sukar untuk kita kasihi. Janganlah kita hidup dalam kegelapan kebencian atau tidak peduli, tetapi tetap berjalan dekat dengan Yesus dan tinggal dalam terang cintakasih dan damai-Nya.

Soalan Renungan: :
Siapakah saudara saudari yang dapat saya tawarkan cintakasih hari ini?

29 Disember 2020, Orou Karuo Oktaf Krismas kalimo ra orou
1 Juanis 2:3-11, Lukas 2:22-35
Mayan ralalom sinda ru togom
Pambalaan ri Santo Juanis ralalom surat kasaa’ nano ra pambasaan kasaa’: “Ulun ondo’ mangkara’ ra masauk ra sinda kaa’ masisang ra pabukat nano lakat poyo soroi ralalom kalandaman. Kaa’ ulun ondo’ motogom ra pabukat nano mayan ralalom sinda am kalo pana malaa’ ra makasaru; sala’ ka koson ra ulun ondo’ masisang ra pabukat nano am soroi ralalom kalandaman, kalo makapandai ra ati angayan, sabap ra kolondo’ makito ra molondom kaga’ “.
Osoi kia pabukat-pabukat takau? Pabukat iono osoi ayuk mauma’ takau ra moonong orou. Io maaru’ lair andu’ kapoam ralaki, rangan mangandoi, sambalayan, ulun bokon giu’ ra pangkiralanan, rangan ondo’ marualan, ulun matutuo ondo’ makiindangan, pantula’. Bulintok ra Krismas ti, itakau koson ra ulun ondo’ mayan ralalom sinda ri Kristus, piawon koson motogom ra moonong ulun. Ati kulaan? Mabuli ginio baalon galama’ ra pandai mampakito ra togom takau. Rondo’ ra ralan ondo’ moonsoi kaga’ iono pakiasian ra ulun, mulu’ poyo ulun ondo’ pirot takau tojojo kasagin. Ibok no pai’ takau ayan ralalom kalandaman ru mansuli kapoam kalo mampalio, kaa’ ugar mamaar ri Jisus am mayan ralalom sinda ru togom Nano am pabansayan.

Pangkuatan ra paguangin:
1) Osoi kia pabukat-pabukat kuno ondo’ matagaman ku ra orou raiti’?

29-12-2020 Hari Dua Oktaf Krismas.

Renungan
1 John 2:3-11; Luke 2:22-35

“Diau dalam terang pengerindu.”
Ko St. John ba bacha keterubah:
“Barang sapa ngumbai diri diau dalam penampak tang begedika menyadi diri, agi diau dalam pemetang. Barang sapa rinduka menyadi diri, diau dalam penampak, lalu orang ke baka nya nadai ngembuan utai ti tau ngasuh bedosa. Tang barang sapa begedika orang ke sama pengarap enggau iya, agi mengkang dalam pemetang, agi idup nitihka jalai pemetang lalu enda nemu tunga pejalai diri, laban pemetang udah ngasuh iya buta.”

Sapa menyadi kitai? Menyadi nya orang ti enggau kitai betemu ninting hari. Ulih nyadi baka laki/bini, kaban endur gawa, orang ti diau sepiak rumah, orang ti enda dikelala, kaban ti sakit, orang tuai ti minta tulong, munsuh kitai. Ba musin Krismas tu, kitai ti diau dalam penampak Kristus, dikangau awak rindu ka genap iko orang. Kati deh? Kitai ulih nyadi kreatif enggau mayuh macam jalai mamdangla pengerindu. Jalai ti amat manah nya meh besembiang ka orang, kelebih agi sida ti tusah dikerin