Apr 8 2021

First reading Acts 3:11-26

You killed the prince of life: God, however, raised him from the dead

Everyone came running towards Peter and John in great excitement, to the Portico of Solomon, as it is called, where the man was still clinging to Peter and John. When Peter saw the people he addressed them, ‘Why are you so surprised at this? Why are you staring at us as though we had made this man walk by our own power or holiness? You are Israelites, and it is the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our ancestors, who has glorified his servant Jesus, the same Jesus you handed over and then disowned in the presence of Pilate after Pilate had decided to release him. It was you who accused the Holy One, the Just One, you who demanded the reprieve of a murderer while you killed the prince of life. God, however, raised him from the dead, and to that fact we are the witnesses; and it is the name of Jesus which, through our faith in it, has brought back the strength of this man whom you see here and who is well known to you. It is faith in that name that has restored this man to health, as you can all see.

‘Now I know, brothers, that neither you nor your leaders had any idea what you were really doing; this was the way God carried out what he had foretold, when he said through all his prophets that his Christ would suffer. Now you must repent and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, and so that the Lord may send the time of comfort. Then he will send you the Christ he has predestined, that is Jesus, whom heaven must keep till the universal restoration comes which God proclaimed, speaking through his holy prophets. Moses, for example, said: The Lord God will raise up a prophet like myself for you, from among your own brothers; you must listen to whatever he tells you. The man who does not listen to that prophet is to be cut off from the people. In fact, all the prophets that have ever spoken, from Samuel onwards, have predicted these days.

‘You are the heirs of the prophets, the heirs of the covenant God made with our ancestors when he told Abraham: in your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed. It was for you in the first place that God raised up his servant and sent him to bless you by turning every one of you from your wicked ways.’

Responsorial Psalm 8:2,5-9

How great is your name, O Lord our God, through all the earth!

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

How great is your name, O Lord our God,

through all the earth!

What is man that you should keep him in mind,

mortal man that you care for him?

How great is your name, O Lord our God, through all the earth!

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

Yet you have made him little less than a god;

with glory and honour you crowned him,

gave him power over the works of your hand,

put all things under his feet.

How great is your name, O Lord our God, through all the earth!

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

All of them, sheep and cattle,

yes, even the savage beasts,

birds of the air, and fish

that make their way through the waters.

How great is your name, O Lord our God, through all the earth!

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

Sequence

Victimae Paschali Laudes

Christians, to the Paschal Victim

offer sacrifice and praise.

The sheep are ransomed by the Lamb;

and Christ, the undefiled,

hath sinners to his Father reconciled.

Death with life contended:

combat strangely ended!

Life’s own Champion, slain,

yet lives to reign.

Tell us, Mary:

say what thou didst see

upon the way.

The tomb the Living did enclose;

I saw Christ’s glory as he rose!

The angels there attesting;

shroud with grave-clothes resting.

Christ, my hope, has risen:

he goes before you into Galilee.

That Christ is truly risen

from the dead we know.

Victorious king, thy mercy show!

Gospel Acclamation Ps117:24

Alleluia, alleluia!

This day was made by the Lord:

we rejoice and are glad.

Alleluia!

Gospel Luke 24:35-48

It is written that the Christ would suffer and on the third day rise from the dead

The disciples told their story of what had happened on the road and how they had recognised Jesus at the breaking of bread.

They were still talking about all this when Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, ‘Peace be with you!’ In a state of alarm and fright, they thought they were seeing a ghost. But he said, ‘Why are you so agitated, and why are these doubts rising in your hearts? Look at my hands and feet; yes, it is I indeed. Touch me and see for yourselves; a ghost has no flesh and bones as you can see I have.’ And as he said this he showed them his hands and feet. Their joy was so great that they still could not believe it, and they stood there dumbfounded; so he said to them, ‘Have you anything here to eat?’ And they offered him a piece of grilled fish, which he took and ate before their eyes.

Then he told them, ‘This is what I meant when I said, while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses, in the Prophets and in the Psalms has to be fulfilled.’ He then opened their minds to understand the scriptures, and he said to them, ‘So you see how it is written that the Christ would suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that, in his name, repentance for the forgiveness of sins would be preached to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses to this.’

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8th April 2021 Thursday within Easter Octave.

Reflection
Acts 3:11-26, Luke 24:35-48

“The gift of peace”
The Risen Jesus is the Good Shepherd who always seeks to look for His lost and confused sheep. Simon Peter and the two disciples of Emmaus did not go around searching for Jesus, rather it was Him who went to them. Jesus always takes the initiative to encounter us in our journey. In today’s gospel, He went to His disciples, stood among them and offered them His peace: “Peace be with you”. He brought the gift of peace to Peter who denied Him and to the rest of His disciples who abandoned Him. This is the depth of Jesus’ unconditional love for His friends.

Today, Jesus stands before us in prayer and offers us His gift of peace. Our faults we committed will never stop Jesus from reaching out to us and giving us His peace. Listen attentively to His words to us: “Peace be with you” and allow Him to love us again. In giving His peace to us, He calls us to go out and be His peacemakers in our relationship with family and friends, inl our workplace, in our parish, in our society.

Question for reflection:
“Blessed are the peacemakers, they shall be called children of God” (Matthew 5:9). Am I open to receive the peace that Jesus brings to me and how can I be a peacemaker to others?

8 hb April 2021 Hari Khamis dalam Oktaf Paska.

Renungan
Kisah para Rasul 3:11-26, Lukas 24:35-48

“Karunia perdamaian”

Yesus yang Bangkit adalah Gembala Baik yang selalu berusaha mencari domba-Nya yang hilang dan keliru. Simon Petrus dan dua murid di Emmaus tidak berusaha mencari Yesus. Sebaliknya, Yesuslah yang datang kepada mereka. Yesus sentiasa mencari inisiatif untuk bertemu dengan kita dalam perjalanan hidup kita. Dalam injil hari ini, Yesus datang kepada para murid-Nya, berdiri di antara mereka dan menawarkan kepada mereka damai-Nya: “Damai bersertamu”. Yesus membawa karunia perdamaian kepada Petrus yang menyangkal Dia dan kepada para murid-Nya yang lain yang meninggalkan-Nya. Inilah kedamaian kasih tanpa syarat Yesus kepada sahabat-sahabat-Nya.

Hari ini, Yesus berdiri di hadapan kita dalam doa dan menawarkan kepada kita karunia kedamaian-Nya. Kesalahan yang kita lakukan tidak akan pernah menghentikan Yesus untuk datang kepada kita dan memberikan damai-Nya. Dengarkan perkataan-Nya kepada kita: “Damai bersertamu.” dan benarkan Dia untuk mencintai kita sekali lagi. Dengan memberikan damai-Nya kepada kita, Dia memanggil kita untuk keluar dan menjadi pembawa damai kepada hubungan kita dengan keluarga dan rakan-rakan, di tempat kerja kita, di paroki kita dan dalam masyarakat kita.

Soalan renungan:

“Berbahagialah orang yang membawa damai, kerana mereka akan disebut anak-anak Allah ” (Matius 5:9). Adakah saya terbuka untuk menerima damai yang Yesus bawa kepada saya dan bagaimana saya dapat menjadi pendamai kepada orang lain?

8 April 2021, Orou Kaapat ralalom Oktaf Paska

Rinalatan 3:11-26; Lukas 24:35-48

Taak kaansayan
I Jisus ondo’ Naayag Saguli’ iono Magagalung Moonsoi ondo’ masalok mapirot maguyum ra domba Nano ondo’ natatak am naubong. I Simon Pitrus am ruo ngaulun maamaya’ giu ra Imaus kalo mapirot maguyum ri Jisus. Kaa’, i Jisus boo ondo’ minatong risilo. Magail i Jisus maguyum ra kapiratan koson tumuum ritakau ralalom pangkiralanan ru kaayagan takau. Ralalom Injil ra orou raiti’, minatong i Jisus ra maamaya’-maamaya’ Nano, bigor ra tatanga’ nilo am mampataak risilo ra kaansayan Nano: “Kaansayan noramuyun!” Nagibit i Jisus ra taak kaansayan ri Pitrus ondo’ nagali’ Riso am ra maamaya’-maamaya’ Nano ra bokon ondo’ nangiruan Riso. Gitio noyo kaansayan ru togom ra kalo kibayarin ri Jisus ra rangan-rangan Nano.
Orou raiti’, migor i Jisus ra saang takau ralalom pakiasian am mampataak ritakau ra taak kaansayan Nano. Kasalaan ondo’ binaal takau kalo igondo’ mompolonggo’ ri Jisus koson matong ritakau am mampataak ra kaansayan Nano. Pangining ra ragu Nano ritakau: “Kaansayan ramuyun” am mangiou Riso koson motogom ritakau igondo’ poyo. Ra paatakon kaansayan Nano ritakau, mampiau Io ritakau koson mingkual am masauk ra ulun ondo’ magibit ra kaansayan ra pabukatan takau ra sasambaloi am rangan-rangan, giu’ ra intok pangandayan takau, giu’ ra paroki takau am ralalom sampamagunan takau.

Pangkuatan ra paguangin:
“Pakaansuk noyo ulun ondo’ magibit ra kaansayan, sabap ra ilo sabiton ra anak-anak ri Aki Kapuuno’ “ (Matius 5:9). Mokoondo’ kia ra aku ti maukab koson mangapu ra kaansayan ondo’ inibit ri Jisus raki’ am ati kulaan aku maalap kasauk ra mompobonsoi ra ulun bokon?

08-04-2021 Hari Empat Minggu Oktaf Paska

Renungan
Kereja Rasul 3:11-26; Luke 24:35-48

“Pemeri Pemaik.”
Jesus ti udah Angkat Idup Baru ti Pengibun Bedus ti Badas seruran ngiga anak domba ti tesat sereta nadai tentu tuju. Simon Peter enggau dua iko Murid ti ari Emmaus enda bejalai kin kia ngiga Jesus, tang Jesus meh ti datai ngagai sida. Jesus seruran ngambi peluang awak betemu enggau kitai ba rantau jalai. Dalam bacha Injil saritu, Iya pegari ngagai bala Murid Iya, bediri ba tengah sida lalu meri pemaik ngagai semua:”Pemaik enggau kita”. Iya mai pemeri penaik ngagai Peter ti nyangkal Iya sereta ngagai semua murid ti lari ninggal ka Iya. Tu meh penalam pengerindu Jesus ti nadai betakat ka kaban Iya.

Saritu, Jesus bediri ba mua kitai dalam sembiang lalu meri kitai pemaik Iya. Penyalah ti dikereja kitai enda ulih nagang Jesus ari datai ngagai kitai lalu meri pemaik ka kitai. Dinga enggau manah Jako Iya ngagai kitai:”Pemaik ngagai kita” lalu meri awak ka Iya rindu ka kitai baru. Nengah pemaik ti diberi Iya, kitai dikangau awak bejalai sereta mai pemaik dalam ka kitai enggau bilik sereta kaban belayan, ba endur kitai gawa, ba Gerija kitak, ba genturong endur kitai diau.

“Beberekat meh orang ke bekereja ke pemaik, laban sida deka dikumbai anak Allah Taala.
(Matthew 5:9) bisi aku muka ati nerima pemaik Jesus ka aku lalu bekunsi pemaik nya ngagai orang bukai?

l2021年4月8日复活节八日庆期星期四

省思
«宗三:11-26»
«路廿四:35-48»

” 平安这礼物”

复活主是一位好牧人。他常常主动找寻失落疑惑的羊。伯多禄和厄玛乌路的两个门徒并没有去找耶稣，而是耶稣来找他们。在我们人生的旅途中，耶稣常常主动前来与我们相遇。在今天的福音，耶稣立在门徒中，给予他们平安：“愿你们平安”。祂带来平安给曾背叛祂的伯多禄及遗弃祂的门徒。这是耶稣对朋友所展示的无条件之爱。
今天，耶稣依然出现在我们的祈祷中并给予我们平安。我们所犯的罪过无法阻止耶稣亲近我们也无法挡住祂要赐予的平安。请注意聆听祂的话语：“愿你们平安”，也请允许耶稣再次爱我们。
基于这平安，耶稣邀请我们成为缔造和平之人。祂要我们在家庭、朋友，工作场合、堂区及在社交上扮演和平者。

省思题：
缔造和平的人是有福的，因为他们要成为天主的子女。（玛窦5：9）
我是否敞开心扉接受耶稣赐予的和平？我又如何成为众人的和平者呢？

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