Thursday, February 4, 2010

Thứ Năm 4-2

Bài đọc
1 Vua 2:1-4, 10-12
1 Sb 29:10, 11ab, 11d-12a, 12bcd
Mc 6:7-13

Người truyền các ông đi đường đừng mang gì, ngoài cây gậy, không mang bị mang bánh, không mang tiền trong túi, nhưng chân đi dép, và đừng mặc hai áo.
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Gợi ý:
Không mang bánh, không mang tiền, nghĩa là phải nhờ vào người khác nuôi ăn: đây là thái độ tự hạ mình xuống của người môn đệ. Đó cũng là cách thánh INhã sống khất thực trên bước đường đi theo Chúa.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Thứ Tư 3-2

Bài đọc
2 Samuel 24:2, 9-17
TV 32:1-2, 5, 6, 7
Mc 6:1-6

"Không một tiên tri nào mà không bị khinh bỉ ở quê hương, gia đình họ hàng mình".
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Gợi ý:
Nơi cộng đoàn của tôi hôm nay có những người đang sống sứ mạng tiên tri nhưng bị coi thường và không được chấp nhận chăng?

Đề Tài Huấn Đức - LM Julian Élizaldé Thành S.J.


Ba Chị Em

Đề tài dùng những thí dụ thực tế qua cuộc sống của 3 chị em để giải thích cách chúng ta nhận ra tiếng nói của Chúa.

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Feb.2 - Feast of the Presentation of the Lord



Readings
Mal 3:1-4
Heb 2:14-18
Lk 2:22-40

This man was righteous and devout, awaiting the consolation of Israel, and the holy Spirit was upon him.

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In ancient Rome in the days of Nero some poor Christian was being chased around the coliseum by a ferocious lion. The faster he ran, the faster the lion ran. Eventually, it was obvious that the end was near, so the poor fellow fell to his knees and prayed aloud, “Dear Lord, make this lion a Christian!”

With that, the lion fell to his knees and began to pray, “Bless us, O Lord, and these Thy gifts which we are about to receive….” The end WAS near!

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Recently there appeared in the newspaper a cartoon depicting a prophet of doom with a long beard and flowing robes and a sign that read: “The end is NOT near. You’ll have to learn to cope!”

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Sometimes the lions really are chasing us. But most of the time what we face are not lions but the numbing et ceteras of life, the little things that have to be done, and done well, over and over. Lawns don’t stay mowed. Taxes don’t stay paid. Perfect roofs don’t stay perfect. And as every child knows, homework doesn’t stay done.

“A mother’s work is never done,” goes the old saying. Quite true, but neither is anyone else’s work ever done! And after a while, when the novelty has worn off and year follows upon year, we can get worn down. We can lose heart and be tempted to give up or run away.

So how do we keep going — not just surviving, putting one foot in front of the other? How do we keep moving forward with spirit, glad that we’re alive? The old man Simeon in today’s Gospel gives us a clue. When Mary and Joseph showed up at the temple to present their new baby to the Lord, Simeon took little Jesus tenderly in his arms and whispered, “I knew you’d come! I knew it!”

It was that knowing that kept Simeon alive on the inside across those many years. It was that knowing that gave every day of his life joy and energy. And how had he known? The Gospel says the Holy Spirit had been with him from the beginning. He’d never walked alone, and so he knew from the inside that God could never abandon his people — not even one of them.

The Spirit is knocking softly at our inner door, offering us the same energy, the same quiet joy that carried Simeon all the way to the end of his good life.

The Spirit is knocking. Open the door, and walk alone no more!

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Monday, February 1, 2010

Thứ Hai 1-2

Bài đọc
2 Samuel 15:13-14, 30; 16:5-13
TV 3:2-3, 4-5, 6-7
Mc 5:1-20

Con hãy về nhà với thân quyến, và loan truyền cho họ biết những gì Thiên Chúa đã làm cho con và đã thương con
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Gợi ý:
Đức Giêsu không những đã chữa lành người bị thần ô uế ám mà còn ban cho anh sức để đi loan truyền cho mọi người biết về Ngài.