Res Biblica

In Luke”s account of the call of Simon Peter, we find the evangelist presenting the event within the context of an experience of Jesus as Lord. It is Jesus experienced as Lord, the Holy One of God, who invades the boat of Simon, calls and associates him to his work. The Lord entered Simon”s life by invading his boat, and from there, drew the fisherman to himself. Read the relevant articles listed below and use the rest of this page as your guide for reflection.

• Workshop: Called to be Fisher of Men
• Mag-aral Tayo: Ang Tawag kay Simon Pedro

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The fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year C) highlights the prophetic office of the Christian. When we were baptized began to share in the three-fold office of Christ, the kingly, priestly and prophetic office. The prophetic office has to do with the way we witness to Christ: as Christ the Prophet gave expression to the inner life of the Father, so we too are to give expression by our life to the continuing presence of Christ in human history. The Church calls this “evangelization” — the proclamation of the Good News, the constitutive element of which is Christ Himself, God’s Amen to all human longings, the Father’s “Yes” to all human quest for Truth and Happiness.

Read the relevant articles indicated below and use the rest of this page as your guide for reflection

• Workshop: A Preview of Things To Come
• Mag-aral Tayo: Ang Pagtataboy kay Jesus sa Nazaret

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The third Sunday of Ordinary Time C coincides this year with the conclusion of the National Bible Week celebration the aim of which is to help Christian families read the Scriptures as what it is, the Book of the Church. Quite appropriately, the gospel theme for the third Sunday is Jesus” proclamation of the fulfillment of the prophecy of Isaiah about the Year of the Lord”s Favor. It is Christ who gives meaning to the words of Scriptures, the Word Incarnate that is echoed in many words of men.

Read the relevant article indicated below and use the rest of this page as your guide for reflection.

• Workshop: The Fulfillment of Prophecy (Year C)
• Mag-aral Tayo: Ang Katuparan ng mga Kasulatan (Luke 1:1-4;4:14-21)

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The feast of the Sto. Niño is not and should not become a devotion to “cuteness.” The image of the Sto. Niño is patterned after Isaiah 9, about the babe upon whose shoulders the hope of a darkened world depends. The birth of the Christ-child represented in the image of the Sto. Niño when contemplated under the aspect of Augustine”s idea of the “Totus Christus” should remind us Filipinos that though we are still relatively young as a Church, we are already invited to participate in the work of our Head. The reading for today”s feast about Jesus who tells his parents that he is supposed to be about “the Father”s business” is a reminder that being a child of God means sharing in His concerns.

Read the relevant articles indicated below here and use the following as your guide for reflection.

The feast of the Baptism of the Lord introduces to us Ordinary Time. It is a reminder of our own baptism, and of our need to be confirmed in our own vocation to holiness. In a way, we also need to hear the Voice, that says “You are my Son; you are my Daughter.” Jesus heard the Voice after his baptism and while he was at prayer. It is in the moments of prayer, in that intimate communion with the Father, when he would confirm his acceptance of the mission He has received. On this feast, the liturgy invites us to reflect on the baptism we have received and our participation in the three-fold office of Christ: priest, prophet and king. Read the following articles and use the rest of this page as your guide for reflection:

• Workshop: Baptism of the Lord (Year C)
• Mag-aral Tayo: Ang Mas Malakas kay Juan

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