Jan 5 2021

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First reading 1 John 4:7-10

Let us love one another, since love comes from God

My dear people,

let us love one another

since love comes from God

and everyone who loves is begotten by God and knows God.

Anyone who fails to love can never have known God,

because God is love.

God’s love for us was revealed

when God sent into the world his only Son

so that we could have life through him;

this is the love I mean:

not our love for God,

but God’s love for us when he sent his Son

to be the sacrifice that takes our sins away.

Responsorial Psalm 71(72):1-4,7-8

All nations shall fall prostrate before you, O Lord.

O God, give your judgement to the king,

to a king’s son your justice,

that he may judge your people in justice

and your poor in right judgement.

May the mountains bring forth peace for the people

and the hills, justice.

May he defend the poor of the people

and save the children of the needy.

In his days justice shall flourish

and peace till the moon fails.

He shall rule from sea to sea,

from the Great River to earth’s bounds.

Gospel Mark 6:34-44

The feeding of the five thousand

As Jesus stepped ashore he saw a large crowd; and he took pity on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and he set himself to teach them at some length. By now it was getting very late, and his disciples came up to him and said, ‘This is a lonely place and it is getting very late. So send them away, and they can go to the farms and villages round about, to buy themselves something to eat.’ He replied, ‘Give them something to eat yourselves.’ They answered, ‘Are we to go and spend two hundred denarii on bread for them to eat?’ ‘How many loaves have you?’ he asked. ‘Go and see.’ And when they had found out they said, ‘Five, and two fish.’ Then he ordered them to get all the people together in groups on the green grass, and they sat down on the ground in squares of hundreds and fifties. Then he took the five loaves and the two fish, raised his eyes to heaven and said the blessing; then he broke the loaves and handed them to his disciples to distribute among the people. He also shared out the two fish among them all. They all ate as much as they wanted. They collected twelve basketfuls of scraps of bread and pieces of fish. Those who had eaten the loaves numbered five thousand men.

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5th January 2021. Tuesday of the 2nd Week of Christmas – St. John Neumann, Bishop

Reflection
1 John 4:7-10; Mark 6:34-44

“We are loved, no matter what”
In the first reading, St. John proclaims who God is: “God is love”. Often, we take this for granted because we are so used to hear this statement. Today, let us ask ourselves: What does “God is love” mean for me at this stage of my life? Let us remember that God´s love is something that we do not need to earn or work hard to get it. His love for each one of us is always unconditional. Do we believe this? In the world, the message that constantly bombards us is that we need to be strong, intelligent, successful, beautiful so that others will accept and love us. In the heart of God, we are all loved, no matter what. Today, let us contemplate on this profound reality that we have a God who is love and rejoice in the truth that we are so much loved by Him.

Question for reflection:
“God is love”- what does this reality of faith mean to me?

5 hb Januari 2021
Hari Selasa Minggu Ke – 2 Selepas Krismas- St. John Neumann, Bishop

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

“Hidup dalam terang cintakasih”
Santo Yohanes dalam bacaan pertama menyatakan “Barangsiapa 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?

5 Januari 2021, Orou Karuo Minggu Karuo Krismas

1 Juanis 4:7-10; Markus 6:34-44

Itakau tagamin, inda’ atan pana masauk
Ralalom pambasaan kasaa’, Santo Juanis mambala’ ra osoi Tuhan: “I Aki Kapuuno’ noyo togom”. Masalok takau mangkara’ ra baal ragitio koson ra maindalom sabap ra masalok noyo mokorongog ra pambalaan ragitio. Orou raiti’ ibok no kuati’ takau inan galama’ takau: Atan kia arati’ ru “I Aki Kapuuno’ noyo togom” ragitio paat ra polos kaayagan ondo’ mailian kuti raino? Ibok no mangkara’ ra togom ri Aki Kapuuno’ iono rondo’ ondo’ kalo moowot takau kapoam gogot matipatoi mangandoi koson makaalap ra Togom ru Tuhan ritakau masalok kolondo’ polos. Mangintopot takau kia ragitio? Ralalom ru tana’ ti, bilin ondo’ masalok manuba’ ritakau iono: gogot takau masauk ra maikang, mapintar am makasugut, mantalur maa’ raginio ulun bokon mangapu am motogom ritakau. Ginio ra guang ru Tuhan, itakau ngai’ tagamin, inda atan pana.
Orou raiti’ ibok no mampaguang ra motopot ondo’ malandom ti ra mompolonggom takau ri Aki Kapuuno’ noyo togom am makaansuk ralalom katapatan ra itakau tagamin kaga’ ru Io.

Pangkuatan ra paguangin:
_”I Aki Kapuuno’ noyo togom”_- atan kia arati’ motopot ru kaintapatan ti raki’?

05-01-2021 Hari Dua Minggu Ke – 2 Selepas Krismas – St. John Neumann, Bishop

Renungan
1 John 4:7-10; Mark 6:34-44

“Kitai dikerindu, enda kira nama keni.”
Ba bacha keterubah, St. John ngaku ” Allah Taala nya pengerindu”. Suah kitai enda ngambi berat ka bagi bacha tu. Saritu, aram kitai nanya diri: nama reti ” Allah Taala nya pengerindu” ba aku maya tu? Aram kitai ngingatka diri ka Pengerindu Allah Taala tu ukai hasil ari utai dikereja kitai bulih nya. Pengerindu Iya ka genap iko kitai nadai betakat.

Saritu, aram kitai belematika ka pengamat ti besai ti dikembuan kitai nya meh Allah Taala ti rindu lalu manjong gaga dalam pemendar ka kitai tu sigi dikerindu Iya.

“Allah Taala nya Pengerindi”-Nama reti tu ba pengarap aku?

2021年1月5日圣诞期第二周星期二

省思
«若（一）四：7-10;»
«玛六：34-44»

” 无论怎样我们都是被爱”

在第一读经，圣若望宣扬天主是谁：“天主是爱”。通常，我们认为这是理所当然的，因为我们已经习惯听这句话。今天，让我们问自己：“天主就是爱” 对我而言意味着什么，在这人生的阶段呢？让我们记住，天主的爱是我们不需要赚钱或努力工作而得到它的。祂对我们每个人的爱永远都是无条件的。我们相信吗？在这世界上不断强求我们的是要坚强、聪明、成功和美丽，这样别人才会接受和爱我们。然而在天主的心中，不管我们是什么，天主都会爱我们的。

今天，让我们深度的反省我们所拥有的天主就是爱的事实和我们如此的喜悦被祂所爱的真相。

省思题：
“天主就是爱”–这信仰的事实对我有什么意义呢？

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