May 7 2021

First reading Acts 15:22-31

It has been decided by the Holy Spirit and by us not to burden you beyond these essentials

The apostles and elders decided to choose delegates to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; the whole church concurred with this. They chose Judas known as Barsabbas and Silas, both leading men in the brotherhood, and gave them this letter to take with them:

‘The apostles and elders, your brothers, send greetings to the brothers of pagan birth in Antioch, Syria and Cilicia. We hear that some of our members have disturbed you with their demands and have unsettled your minds. They acted without any authority from us; and so we have decided unanimously to elect delegates and to send them to you with Barnabas and Paul, men we highly respect who have dedicated their lives to the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Accordingly we are sending you Judas and Silas, who will confirm by word of mouth what we have written in this letter. It has been decided by the Holy Spirit and by ourselves not to saddle you with any burden beyond these essentials: you are to abstain from food sacrificed to idols; from blood, from the meat of strangled animals and from fornication. Avoid these, and you will do what is right. Farewell.’

The party left and went down to Antioch, where they summoned the whole community and delivered the letter. The community read it and were delighted with the encouragement it gave them.

Responsorial Psalm 56 (57):8-12

I will thank you, Lord, among the peoples.

Alleluia!

My heart is ready, O God,

my heart is ready.

I will sing, I will sing your praise.

Awake, my soul,

awake, lyre and harp,

I will awake the dawn.

I will thank you, Lord, among the peoples.

Alleluia!

I will thank you, Lord, among the peoples,

among the nations I will praise you

for your love reaches to the heavens

and your truth to the skies.

O God, arise above the heavens;

may your glory shine on earth!

I will thank you, Lord, among the peoples.

Alleluia!

Gospel John 15:12-17

What I command you is to love one another

Jesus said to his disciples:

‘This is my commandment:

love one another,

as I have loved you.

A man can have no greater love

than to lay down his life for his friends.

You are my friends,

if you do what I command you.

I shall not call you servants any more,

because a servant does not know

his master’s business;

I call you friends,

because I have made known to you

everything I have learnt from my Father.

You did not choose me:

no, I chose you;

and I commissioned you

to go out and to bear fruit,

fruit that will last;

and then the Father will give you

anything you ask him in my name.

What I command you is to love one another.’

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7th May 2021 Friday 5th week of Easter

Reflection
Acts 15:22-31, John 15:12-17

“By the way I love, I am Jesus’ friend”
Today, we are invited to intently listen to Jesus as He personally says these words to us: “You are my friends”. He befriends us despite our failings, our character flaws, our mistakes, etc. He expresses His love for us, His friends, by laying down His life for us and by making known to us the loving and merciful heart of God His Father. Do we value His friendship?

To truly call Jesus our friend entails that we need to do our part by loving the concrete people we meet each day, even the ones whom we do not like. We love them by choosing to bless them with kind words, by showing patience and compassion, by doing good to them, by praying for them, etc. It is not simply to verbally say that “Jesus is my best friend” but we are called to befriend Him by living His commandment of love. May we today remain in His friendship!

Question for reflection:
How can I behave as a friend to Jesus?

7 hb Mei 2021 Hari Jumaat Minggu Paska Ke-5

Renungan
Kisah Para Rasul 15:22-31, Yohanes 15:12-17

“Saya sahabat Yesus berdasarkan cara saya mengasihi”
Hari ini kita dijemput untuk mendengar dengan teliti kepada Yesus ketika Dia secara peribadi mengatakan kata-kata ini kepada kita: “Kamu adalah sahabat-sahabat-Ku”. Yesus bersahabat dengan kita walaupun kita mengalami kegagalan, kelemahan, kesilapan dan sebagainya. Dia mengungkapkan kasihNya kepada kita, sahabat-sajabatNya dengan memberikan nyawaNya untuk kita dan menyatakan kepada kita hati Allah Bapa yang pengasih dan penyayang. Adakah kita menghargai persahabatanNya?
Untuk dapat benar-benar memanggil Yesus sahabat kita, kita harus memainkan peranan kita dengan mengasihi orang-orang yang kita temui setiap hari, bahkan orang-orang yang tidak kita sukai. Kita mengasihi mereka dengan memilih untuk memberkati mereka dengan kata-kata baik, dengan menunjukkan kesabaran dan belas kasihan, dengan melakukan kebaikan, dengan mendoakan mereka dan sebagainya. Kita dipanggil bukan hanya sekadar mengatakan secara lisan “Yesus adalah sahabat saya” tetapi untuk bersahabat denganNya dengan menjalankan perintahNya untuk saling mengasihi. Semoga kita tetap tinggal dalam persahabatanNya hari ini!

Soalan renungan:
Bagaimana saya dapat bersikap sebagai sahabat Yesus?

07 Mei 2021, Orou Kalimo Minggu’ Paska Kalimo

Rinalatan 15:22-31; Juanis 15:12-17

Rangan aku ri Jisus mimpuun ra ralan kuno motogom
Orou raiti’ kimaitin takau koson rumongog ra talinaasin i Jisus paat ra Io galama’ mindagu ritakau ra ragu-ragu ragitio: “Akau noyo rangan-rangan Ku.” Rumangan i Jisus ritakau kabalu’ pana makaili’ takau ra pangkausan, kalawaan, kasalaan am bokon-bokon poyo. Mambala’ Io ra togom Nano ritakau, rangan-rangan Nano ra nampataak ra painawo Nano ritakau am mambala’ ritakau ra guang ri Aki Kapuuno’ Ama’ ondo’ motogom am makaasi’. Mampalio takau kia ra pamparanganan Nano?
Koson topot-topot maalap mampiau ri Jisus rangan takau, musiti’ takau baalon motogom ra ulun-ulun ondo’ matuum takau moonong orou, am niayuk ra ulun ondo’ kararain takau. Motogom takau risilo ra mampili’ koson mambarakat risilo ra ragu-ragu moonsoi, mindagu ra pakiasian koson risilo, am bokon-bokon poyo. Itakau piawon sala’ ka ayuk raraguon ayuk “I Jisus noyo rangan ku” kaa’ koson rumangan Riso ra paugaron parinta Nano koson montotogom. Gama’ ru lumayun takau mayan ralalom pamparanganan Nano ra orou raiti’!

Pangkuatan ra paguangin:
Ati kulaan kia makapaliso aku koson ra rangan ri Jisus?

07-05-2021 Hari Lima Minggu Paska Ka-5

Renungan
Kereja Rasul 15:22-31; John 15:12-17

“ Aku pangan Jesus enggau jalai aku rindu.”
Saritu kitai dikangau awak mending ka Jesus ti bejako ngagai kitai munyi tu: “Kita pangan aku”. Iya nyadi kaban kitai taja kitai bisi udah labuh, ulah kitai enda menyana, kitai bisi salah sereta macam agi. Iya mandangka pengerindu Iya ka kitai, kaban Iya lebuh Iya nyerah ka nyawa Iya ketegal kitai lalu mandangka kitai pengerindu enggau pengasih ati Allah Taala Apai. Bisi kitai rindu ka kaul Iya enggau kitai?

Enti kitai amat deka Jesus ngangau kitai kaban Iya kitai patut magi diri rindu ka orang ti enggau kitai begulai/betemu ninting hari, nyengkaum sida ti enda dikerinsu kitai. Kitai rindu ka sida enggau mutus deka merekat sida ngena leka jako badas, mandang ka pengeliat ati sereta penyiru, ngereja pemadas ka sida, besembiang ka sida. Ukai semina nyebut enggau mulut “Jesus Kaban aku” tang kitai dikangau nyadi kaban Iya lebuh kitai diau nitih ka pesan pengerindu. Awak kitai meruan begempong dalam kaul Iya!

Kati aku patut idup nyadi baka kaban Jesus?

2021年5月7日复活期第五周星期五

省思
《宗十五:22-31》
《若十五:12-17》

“你必须彼此相爱，你就是耶稣的朋友”
今天我们被邀请专心的聆听耶稣要对我们说的话:”你是我的朋友 “。无论我们遇到挫折，我们个性的不足，我们的错误等等，耶稣还是要做我们的朋友。我们以口说好话来表达我们对他们的爱。祂为我们放弃了自己的生命，并且带我们认识那位有爱心和有同理心的天父，来证明祂的爱。我们是否注重天主？

当耶稣是我们的朋友时这代表着每天必须每天对我们遇到的人有微笑。