DISCIPLESHIP – A Call to Love God Above All and Extending this Love to our Neighbor | Word and Songs Podcast with Sr. Lines Salazar, fsp

There are important things in life that should take precedence among the choices we make and in the manner we live our life. In the bible, when a scribe asked Jesus what was the greatest commandment, Jesus summed up his answer into two, saying that the greatest of the commandments, is the love of God and the second, is the love of neighbor. And how do we express our love for God and our neighbor? We show our love for God by our fidelity in living our faith and by our respect and protection of every living thing he created, while we express our love of our neighbor through the loving service we render to our family, friends, and to the people we are called to serve and love.

In the gospel of St. John, chapter 3, verse 16: Jesus tells Nicodemus: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” Jesus furthers his discourse by elaborating on what he meant, but clearly, Nicodemus did not fully understand what he was saying. Friends, like him and the rest of the disciples, also experience the same. Like them, we need to undergo the gradual pace of learning and understanding the true meaning of discipleship – of who God is in our life, and in recognizing him in the person of another.

We are all disciples at the feet of our Lord Jesus Christ. He is the Master and Teacher, while we are the learners, the disciples who hear and contemplate his words and put them into action by concretizing them in our life. Jesus is not someone who is remote and detached from the realities of our day-to-day existence. In fact, by his incarnation he has become one of us, embracing everything about us, except sin. In the same manner, discipleship requires us to go out of ourselves and touch the life of another. When we are able to step into the shoes of another, we become united with that person, and we come to understand where he is coming from. When we open our hearts to another, we come to realize not only the beauty hidden in the heart of the other person but in ours as well.

When we love as Jesus did, we do not withdraw into our own little world. Instead, motivated by his example, we go out to become his arm and legs in helping our brothers and sisters in the community and in society at large.

As Pope Francis also says in his book The Joy of the Gospel, when we are moved by Jesus’ example, “We want to enter fully into the fabric of society, sharing the lives of all, listening to their concerns, helping them materially and spiritually in their needs, rejoicing with those who rejoice, weeping with those who weep; arm in arm in others, we are committed to building a new world.”

A Thought A Day | August 13 2023

Mabuting Balita l Agosto 12, 2023

Sabado ng Ika-18 Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon

Santa Juana Francisca de Chantal, namamanata sa Diyos

 Lumapit kay Hesus ang isang lalaki, lumuhod sa harap niya at nagsabi: “Ginoo, maawa ka sa aking anak na lalaki na may epilepsi at lubhang nahihirapan. Madalas siyang mahulog sa apoy at kung minsan

Manalangin tayo: 

Panginoon nawa’y sa oras ng matindingpagsubok, turuan mo po kaming mas maging matibay pa ang aming pananampalataya sa iyo, upang maging karapat dapat kaming tumawag sa iyong Dakilang pangalan. Amen.

A Thought A Day | August 12 2023 You are listening to the daily gospel reflections with Sr. Cloth, fspThis podcast is brought to you by the Paulines Multimedia. It is our mission to Bring the WORD of GOD to all peoples, through sounds and images, voices and music. Come and join us as we share “A THOUGHT A DAY”. #pray #withme #gospel #reflection#Paulines #DaughtersOfStPaul #GospelPower #aThoughtaDayFor more spiritual nourishment please visit: https://store.paulines.ph/HELP US MAINTAIN THIS PROGRAMSend your donations and love offerings to:G-CASH: 09686313280METROBANK (Dollar Account)BRANCH: Skyland Plaza, MakatiACCOUNT NAME: The Provincial Superior of the Pious Society of the Daughters of St. Paul, Inc.ACCOUNT NUMBER: 514-2-51400590-1SWIFT CODE: MBTCPHMMMETROBANK (Peso Account)BRANCH: Skyland Plaza, MakatiACCOUNT NAME: The Provincial Superior of the Pious Society of the Daughters of St. Paul, Inc.ACCOUNT NUMBER: 514-3-51430769-6SWIFT CODE: MBTCPHMMBDO (BRANCH: Leveriza-Libertad)ACCOUNT NAME: The Provincial Superior of the Pious Society of the Daughters of St. Paul, Inc.ACCOUNT NUMBER: 002620011465

Mabuting Balita l Agosto 11, 2023 – Biyernes

Biyernes ng Ika-18 Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon

Paggunita kay Santa Clara, dalaga

Ebanghelyo:  Mt. 16:24-28

Sinabi ni Hesus sa kanyang mga alagad: Kung may ibig sumunod sa akin, itakwil ang kanyang sarili at kunin ang kanyang krus para sumunod sa akin. Sapagkat ang naghahangad na magligtas ng kanyang sarili ang mawawalan nito. Ngunit ang naghahangad ng mawalan nito ang makakatagpo nito. Ano ang Pakinabang ng tao, tubuin man niya ang buong daigdig kung sarili naman niya ang mawawala. Sa ano

Madalas kapag bumibisita ako noon sa ospital, at bata ang may karamdaman, sinasabi ng Nanay, “naku, Ineng! Kapag ganito ang sitwasyon, mas gugustuhin ko pa na ako ang may sakit, wag lang ang aking anak”. Makikita natin sa puso ng ina, ang labis na pagmamahal sa kanyang anak. Gayundin naman sa mga ama ng tahanan, na tunay na

Manalangin tayo: 

Panginoon, salamat po sa pamilyang kaloob mo sa amin. Patuloy mo po kaming gabayan at ingatan. Itinataas ko po sa inyo ang lahat ng mga magulang, na ngayo'y nasa ibang bansa, upang itaguyod ang kanilang pamilya. Ang aming mga OFWs na nagsisikap para sa kanilang mga mahal sa buhay. Amen.

-Sr. Edith Ledda, fsp l Daughters of St. Paul

A Thought A Day | August 11 2023 You are listening to the daily gospel reflections with Sr. Cloth, fsp This podcast is brought to you by the Paulines Multimedia. It is our mission to Bring the WORD of GOD to all peoples, through sounds and images, voices and music. Come and join us as we share “A THOUGHT A DAY”. #pray #withme #gospel #reflection #Paulines #DaughtersOfStPaul #GospelPower #aThoughtaDay For more spiritual nourishment please visit: https://store.paulines.ph/ HELP US MAINTAIN THIS PROGRAM Send your donations and love offerings to: G-CASH: 09686313280 METROBANK (Dollar Account) BRANCH: Skyland Plaza, Makati ACCOUNT NAME: The Provincial Superior of the Pious Society of the Daughters of St. Paul, Inc. ACCOUNT NUMBER: 514-2-51400590-1 SWIFT CODE: MBTCPHMM METROBANK (Peso Account) BRANCH: Skyland Plaza, Makati ACCOUNT NAME: The Provincial Superior of the Pious Society of the Daughters of St. Paul, Inc. ACCOUNT NUMBER: 514-3-51430769-6 SWIFT CODE: MBTCPHMM BDO (BRANCH: Leveriza-Libertad) ACCOUNT NAME: The Provincial Superior of the Pious Society of the Daughters of St. Paul, Inc. ACCOUNT NUMBER: 002620011465

Mabuting Balita l Agosto 10, 2023 – Huwebes

Ika-18 sa Karaniwang Panahon

Kapistahan ni San Lorenzo, diyakono at martir

Ebanghelyo: Jn 12:24-26

 Sinabi ni Hesus sa kanyang mga alagad: “Talagang-talagang sinasabi ko sa inyo, nananatiling nag-iisa ang butil ng trigo kung hindi mamatay pagkahulog sa lupa. Ngunit kung mamatay naman ito, maraming bunga ang idinudulot nito. Nagpapahamak ng kanyang sarili ang umiibig dito, ngunit iniingatan ito para sa buhay na walang hanggan ng napopoot sa kanyang sarili dito sa mundo. Sundan ako ng naglilingkod sa akin, at kung nasaan ako naroon din ang tagapaglingkod ko. Kung may maglilingkod sa akin, pararangalan siya ng Ama.”

Pagninilay:

 “Para kanino ka Bumabangon?” Yan ang isang patalastas sa telebisyon ng isang sikat na brand ng kape. Pero, ang tanong ko sa

- Fr. Patrick Paul de Castro, OSA – Order of St. Augustine, Province of Sto. Nino de     Cebu - Philippines

A Thought A Day | August 10 2023

Mabuting Balita l Agosto 9, 2023 - Miyerkules

Miyerkules ng Ika-18 sa Karaniwang Panahon

Santa Teresa Benedicta de la Cruz, dalaga at martir

Ebanghelyo: Mt 15:21-28

 Pumunta si Hesus sa gawing Tiro at Sidon. May isang babaeng Kananea noon na nagpunta sa dakong iyon at sumigaw: “Panginoon, anak ni David maawa ka sa akin! Pinahihirapan ng isang demonyo ang anak kong babae.” Ngunit hindi siya tinugon ni Hesus kaya lumapit ang kanyang mga alagad at hiniling ng mga ito. “Paalisin mo na siya’t sigaw s’ya nang sigaw sa likod natin.” “Sa nawawalang tupa ng bayan ng Israel ako sinugo.” Ngunit lumapit ang babae at lumuhod sa harap ni Hesus

Pagninilay:

Meron akong isang karanasan na nagpatibay sa aking pananampalataya sa walang pili at walang hanggang pagmamahal ng Diyos. Minsan,

-Sr Nina Lorilla, fsp l Daughters of St. Paul

A Thought A Day | August 9 2023