Sunday, January 22,
2012
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Naisip ko lang… If we can feature a choir each month on our
blog… Pwede kaya ‘yun? Sinong una? ‘Yung choir ni Kuya Troy Fredrick Lim ng
Cavite o kaya ‘yung choir ni Bro. Duffy Mark Cabanas ng Pampanga? Pwedeng
i-feature natin ‘yung mga activity ng choir o kahit mga beautiful moments…
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Heto na po ang mga suhestiyong kanta para sa ngayong linggo …
J
Entrance:
1. Kon
Magkatigum Ta
2. Pag-inambitay
3. Pag-aalaala
(Francisco) “pagliligtas niya sa atin”
4. Halina,
Lumapit sa Akin (Isidro, Que)
5. Sing
to the mountains (Dufford)
6. City
of God (Schutte)
Kyrie:
1. O
Ginoo, Kaloy-I Kami (Set 4)
2. Ginoo,
Kaloy-I Kami (Neniel)
3. Maawa
Ka (Francisco-Reyes)
4. Panginoon,
Maawa Ka (Cayabyab)
5. As
we Prepare
6. Lord,
Have Mercy (Francisco-Reyes)
Gloria:
1. Himaya
sa Dios (Nars Fernandez)
2. Himaya
sa Dios III
3. Luwalhati
sa Dios (Sengson)
4. Papuri
sa Dios (Francisco-Reyes-Torres)
5. Give
Glory to God
6. Glory
to God (Francisco-Agatep)
First Reading:
Jon 3:1-10 Jonah’s
preaching
God told Jonah that He will soon destroy the great city of Nineveh. The people of Nineveh repented for their evil ways, and God did not carry out the destruction that He had threatened upon them.
God told Jonah that He will soon destroy the great city of Nineveh. The people of Nineveh repented for their evil ways, and God did not carry out the destruction that He had threatened upon them.
Responsorial Psalm:
Psalm 25:4-9
Teach me Your ways, O Lord.
Second Reading:
1 Cor 7:29-31
Time is short
Time is running out. The order of this world is vanishing.
Time is running out. The order of this world is vanishing.
Gospel Acclamation:
1. Pangitaa
ang Gingharian
2. Alleluia
Himoa Kami nga Dalan
3. Alleluia
17
4. Sing
Alleluia (Marcelo)
Gospel:
Mk 1:14-20
Time of Fulfillment
This is the account where Jesus calls His first disciples: Simon Peter, Andrew, James, John.
This is the account where Jesus calls His first disciples: Simon Peter, Andrew, James, John.
Reflection for the Readings:
The Bible is made up of many kinds of
literature – we have songs, love poetry, myths, tales, histories, chronologies,
and even comedies. It may not seem so to us, but we need to realize that
our first reading today was very funny to the Hebrews. I will try to explain
why this is so.
In the story of Jonah, of which
we get only a minuscule portion here, God asked Jonah to be a prophet –
he called him. But Jonah, knowing what horrors many of the prophets went
through, told God ‘no – he didn’t want to’. God was adamant, though and kept asking
him. So Jonah decided to run from God. God wanted him to go east –
Jonah thought he would go west. He took off. But on his journey he was
swallowed by a big fish, and when he was spit out, he found himself exactly
where God wanted him to go – in the east, – so Jonah finally he gave in. God
wanted him to go to the great city of Ninevah – we are told it was huge, so
huge it even took three days to cross it. He was to tell the people of
Nineveh much the same message that all prophets told – God says to reform
yourself and repent – or you will be destroyed. Jonah was desperate – he knew
that he would be preaching to the wind, that they, the Ninevites, wouldn’t
listen. How many stories had he read with the same plot – the prophet warns the
city, the city doesn’t listen and the city is destroyed? But he does it
anyway; he goes out through the city and warns the people to repent. Except,
totally out of the blue, they do repent, and he is flabbergasted. They actually
listen to him. He is amazed, but also disappointed. It actually saddens
Jonah because any self-respecting prophet would know that God should have
destroyed them. They weren’t supposed to listen to him! Who do they think
they were? But God does not destroy the city. Happy ending. Comedy.
In
our second reading Jesus is also at the beginning of his career, immediately
after John the Baptist is silenced, and continues the work of the Baptist and
tells his listeners to repent. “This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of
God is at hand. Repent and believe in the good news.”
A
few minutes on the words “Repent and believe in the good news.” I am not
sure we all remember what repent means. I know it is a little different from
what I had originally thought it meant. To repent means to ‘change one’s
mind’, to open it up, to turn it around. I always thought it just meant
to be sorry for sin, but that is not the original Greek meaning. We are
to turn back, change our mind and believe in the good news. Again, the
original meaning is important. It doesn’t mean to believe in the Holy
Scriptures, the Gospels, as it is sometimes translated. No, it means to change
your mind and trust in the good news that Jesus is bringing, and the good news
that is Jesus himself.
Too
long in the Catholic church and in many fundamentalist churches the good news
has really been the bad news. People were leaving church guilty, feeling
bad, fearful for their souls and wondering if they would ever get to heaven. So
many rules, so many things to avoid. But that isn’t what the good news is
about. The good news is that Jesus has come, God himself has come to earth, and
by his life and death has made it possible for us to experience heaven in the
future and even a little bit of heaven right now. We have already been
redeemed. Jesus has already died for our sins. It has already happened and that is the good news! Over the time I have
been with you, this has been a constant theme in my preaching, because I
believe it to be so true and so important. My job as pastor is to bring
you the good news. And your job, according to Jesus is to open your minds,
change your minds, turn back and come to trust and believe in his message that
He is good news. Simple, right! I’m not so
sure.
The
last part of the Gospel reading is about the calling of the Apostles.
Until Ash Wednesday, the Gospel we read will be Mark’s. It is the first
Gospel to have been written. Mark’s Gospel is the shortest, most
succinct, and contains the most human portrait of Jesus. In this Gospel, as in
no other, we see the humanity of Jesus as he expresses compassion, strong
anger, surprise, deep sighs, indignation and even ignorance of when history
will end. But his powerful and mysterious presence always create wonder and
make us question along with the people he meets: Who is this man!
Today’s
reading is Mark’s introduction of Jesus. Mark’s Gospel is so short; it
has no birth narrative. Jesus arrives after John has been arrested, he
proclaims the good news of God: that this is a privileged time, when God’s care
for his people is almost here. He then calls them to a change of heart, take a
new look at what they are doing, and trust in his good news.
But
Jesus is not a solitary prophet like Jonah in the first reading. He wants
company – companions; he knows he will need to be encouraged and supported, and
so he enters the lives of four people with the simple command: “Follow me”. He
calls ordinary people, people who in Mark never quite get it. They are almost
always clueless. But, they do drop everything and follow him in any case. They
become disciples. And what does that word “disciple” mean? It means being
with, accompanying Jesus, and doing the things of Jesus. There is a lesson here
for all of us, too. If Jesus needed a community to support him, how much more
do we need our community of St. Andrew’s to support us. It is not easy having
Christian values in our society today. Seeing our fellow parishioners as
role models who share our values can be instrumental to helping us live out our
own faith as well.
As
I took on my calling to be the pastor to this parish three years ago today,
those were the two things I hoped to bring to you. In the Eucharist I can bring
Jesus to you in a very special way, and I hope in my actions as well, that you
will see Jesus. Secondly, I have asked you to repent, to look at your lives and
to do the things of Jesus – for as Jesus himself said – “You are my disciples!”
I intend to keep bringing you the ‘good’ news and I will try my best not to be
like Jonah and run, but to be here and serve you in the best way I can. As we
begin another church year together, I hope you will take the time to reflect on
what you have been called to, not to run away from it, like Jonah, but to
embrace it, and to grow in your awareness of how you can participate in bringing
the reality of the kingdom of heaven to this parish, this community and this
world.
And
this is definitely the good news I bring to you today
Offertory:
1.
O Dios, Dawata (Koro
Viannista)
2.
Uban ning Pan ug
Bino (Cubillas)
3.
Panalangin sa
Pagiging Bukas Palad (Arboleda, Francisco)
4.
Pag-aalay ng Puso
(Nero, Que) “minsan lamang”
5.
Prayer for
Generosity (Arboleda) “Teach me”
6.
One Bread, One Body
(Foley)
Sanctus:
1.
Santos (Pastorela)
2.
Santos V
(Villanueva)
3.
Santo, Santo, Santo
(Que)
4.
Santo, Santo, Santo
(Francisco)
5.
Holy, Holy, Holy
(Benitez)
6.
Holy, Holy, Holy
(Dufford-Schutte)
Acclamation:
1.
Si Kristo (Chord of
Am)
2.
Si Kristo (Chord of
E)
3.
Si Kristo’y Namatay
(Hontiveros)
4.
Si Kristo ay Namatay
(Dying)
5.
Memorial Acclamation
(Marcelo-Fenomeno)
6.
When We Eat this
Bread
Amen:
1.
Amen
2.
Dakilang Amen
3.
Amen (World Youth
Day ’95)
4.
Amen Alleluia
(Bayogos)
Pater Noster:
1.
Amahan Namo I (Set
1) chord of D
2.
Ama Namin (Marcelo)
3.
Aman Namin
(Hontiveros 1)
4.
Our Father (Alipio)
Doxology:
1.
Kay Imo Man
2.
Sapagkat
3.
For Thine (Mallote)
Agnus Dei:
1.
Kordero sa Dios IV
(Chord of Dm-Bb)
2.
Agnus Dei (R.
Villanueva Mass 8)
3.
Kordero ng Diyos
(Cayabyab)
4.
Kordero ng Diyos
(Que)
5.
Lamb of God (Folk)
Communion:
1.
Kini Maong Akong Lawas
2.
Kalig-on sa Pagtoo
3.
Natawag ko na Ikaw
4.
Ang Tawo niining kalibutan
5.
O Hesus, Hilumin Mo (Francisco)
6.
Pananatili (Miranda)
7.
Huwag Mangamba (Francisco)
8.
Hiram sa Dios (swak sa 2R)
9.
Panunumpa (Gonzales).
This is not a song exclusively for weddings. This could be for holy orders,
basta when the apostles are involved.
10. God
of Silence (Francisco)
11. Lead
Me Lord (De Pano)
12. Teach
My Heart
13. Here
I am Lord (Schutte)
Recessional:
1.
Ang Atong Tulubagon
2.
Kinsa?
3.
Humayo’t Ihayag (Francisco-Catalan-Go)
4. Magpasalamat kayo sa Panginoon (Ramirez) Prioritize
Stanza 2.
5.
Life Forevermore (Ellerton, Francisco)
6.
I Will Sing forever (Francisco) “A song of forgiveness” is so
1R.
7. Pilgrim’s Theme (Go,
Francisco)
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