Daily Bible Reflections
for January 25, 2017
;

Dear Friend,

God will never leave you. This Wednesday is no different.

Praying for you,

Bo Sanchez



25
January
Wednesday
TODAY'S READINGS:

DIDACHE | COMPANION | SABBATH
DIDACHE

 

Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul,

Apostle
 
PROCLAIM!
 

“Go into the whole world and proclaim the Gospel to every creature.” – Mark 16:15

 
        This verse is a tall order.

       Many times, I shrink at the thought of this “call” to go and proclaim the Gospel. I usually think that proclaiming means preaching or sharing the Word of God.

         How do I tell people about the Gospel? Do I organize a ministry? Do I give a talk? These questions would run in my mind. But I realized lately that a better way of “proclaiming” is “doing the Word,” not just speaking about it. I realized that the Lord wants me to “preach” in action and not in word.

        One day, my daughter confided to me her wish for her birthday: a free dental service to benefit the poor. We gathered dentists and friends to join our family for this unique celebration. On her birth month, we went to this remote rural village together with a dental team and performed our mission. It was a mission of love.

        The rural folks tell me, “Thank you, Bro. Danny. We are so lucky to get these services for free.”

       I believe this is love in action — the very way I sense the Lord is telling me to “go and proclaim” the Gospel. Danny Tariman (dtariman.loj@gmail.com)

 

Reflection:You do not have to say it to proclaim it. Share the Gospel through your actions.

 

Father, grant me the grace I need to proclaim the gospel of love.

 

St. Peter Thomas, pray for us.

The all-new Feast mobile app is finally here! All the content you love from here may also be found in our new app and so much more! Please make sure to download the new Feast App, as we will eventually stop updating this version soon.

Let's continue to grow together with our all-new Feast app! Download and upgrade today: Feast App for Android | Feast App for iOS.


Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top

Get your daily readings and more for free inside the Feast App!
Google PlayStore     iOS AppStore

COMPANION

 

1ST READING
 

Paul was a Jew and yet he converted to Christianity. His conversion shows how the grace of God can work any miracle in one’s life. We should never doubt of His grace and mercy. We must never give up on anyone. Let us commend them to the Lord and His mercy.

 
Acts 22:3-16 (or Acts 9:1-22)

3 Paul addressed the people in these words: “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city. At the feet of Gamaliel I was educated strictly in our ancestral law and was zealous for God, just as all of you are today. 4 I persecuted this Way to death, binding both men and women and delivering them to prison. 5 Even the high priest and the whole council of elders can testify on my behalf. For from them I even received letters to the brothers and set out for Damascus to bring back to Jerusalem in chains for punishment those there as well. 6 “On that journey as I drew near to Damascus, about noon a great light from the sky suddenly shone around me. 7 I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’ 8 I replied, ‘Who are you, sir?’ And he said to me, ‘I am Jesus the Nazorean whom you are persecuting.’ 9 My companions saw the light but did not hear the voice of the one who spoke to me. 10 I asked, ‘What shall I do, sir?’ The Lord answered me, ‘Get up and go into Damascus, and there you will be told about everything appointed for you to do.’ 11 Since I could see nothing because of the brightness of that light, I was led by hand by my companions and entered Damascus. 12 “A certain Ananias, a devout observer of the law, and highly spoken of by all the Jews who lived there, 13 came to me and stood there and said, ‘Saul, my brother, regain your sight.’ And at that very moment I regained my sight and saw him. 14 Then he said, ‘The God of our ancestors designated you to know his will, to see the Righteous One, and to hear the sound of his voice; 15 for you will be his witness before all to what you have seen and heard. 16 Now, why delay? Get up and have yourself baptized and your sins washed away, calling upon his name.’ ”

 
P S A L M
 
Psalm 117:1, 2

R: Go out to all the world and tell the Good News.

1 Praise the Lord, all you nations; glorify him, all you peoples! (R) 2 For steadfast is his kindness toward us, and the fidelity of the Lord endures forever. (R)

 
GOSPEL
 

Paul takes his commission from Christ and brings the Gospel to the Gentiles. At first this is met with consternation, but Peter is convinced through

a dream that this is the essence of the Gospel, and so he endorses the ministry of Paul, and the rest is history. Let us believe that the grace of God goes before us in the work of salvation. It is not really up to us – it is the work of the Holy Spirit.

 
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

I chose you from the world, to go and bear fruit that will last, says the Lord.

 
Mark 16:15-18

15 Jesus appeared to the Eleven and said to them: “Go into the whole world and proclaim the Gospel to every creature. 16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved; whoever does not believe will be condemned. 17 These signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will drive out demons, they will speak new languages. 18 They will pick up serpents with their hands, and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not harm them. They will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”

 

think: To whom is Jesus sending you with His message? How will you carry out this mission?

 
_________________________________________________________________________
 
_________________________________________________________________________
 
_________________________________________________________________________
 
_________________________________________________________________________
 
 

Read the Bible in one year  Luke 13-15

 

T O D A Y’S BLESSING LIST

thank You, Lord, for: ______________________________________________________

 

The all-new Feast mobile app is finally here! All the content you love from here may also be found in our new app and so much more! Please make sure to download the new Feast App, as we will eventually stop updating this version soon.

Let's continue to grow together with our all-new Feast app! Download and upgrade today: Feast App for Android | Feast App for iOS.


Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top

Get your daily readings and more for free inside the Feast App!
Google PlayStore     iOS AppStore

SABBATH

 

MY WORK, MY PASSION

 

One of the great masterpieces of the renowned Italian Master Caravaggio is his rendition of the Conversion of St. Paul on the Way to Damascus. The painting brings to life Saul’s (later to be named Paul) conversion recounted in Chapter 9 of the Acts of the Apostles when he was struck down on the road to Damascus on his way to persecute the Christians.

       What is striking in the painting is that Paul, struck down from a mighty horse (though there was no horse in the biblical account), is rendered here as a handsome, strong, sturdy young man, clearly at the peak of his health and career. Caravaggio seems to communicate that the young Paul’s life and passion were being used in the wrong way, in the wrong direction. Confronted by Jesus on his way to persecute the Christians, the same vibrant passion of the young Paul was now to be used to bring Christianity to the ends of the world — a mission for which Paul will dedicate his life until old age, until the last drop of his blood. Christ gave the young Paul a worthy mission for which he can dedicate his life. Christ also sustained him until the end of that mission.

     Early on in my priesthood, I learned a prayer that I still pray on the anniversary of my priesthood. It goes: “God, give me work until my life shall end, and life until my work is done.”

       Today, as the Church celebrates the conversion of St. Paul, whatever it is that you do, it might be good to make this prayer yours as well. Fr. Joel Jason

 

----------- REFLECTION QUESTION ----------

To what and for what are you using the vibrancy of your youth? For what are you spending the vigor of your strength?

“God, give me work until my life shall end, and life until my work is done.” Amen.

 

The all-new Feast mobile app is finally here! All the content you love from here may also be found in our new app and so much more! Please make sure to download the new Feast App, as we will eventually stop updating this version soon.

Let's continue to grow together with our all-new Feast app! Download and upgrade today: Feast App for Android | Feast App for iOS.


Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top

Get your daily readings and more for free inside the Feast App!
Google PlayStore     iOS AppStore

 

 

We are happy to be sending this to you. Aside from our work of evangelization, the Feast also supports 10 foundations for the poor. Would you like to be part of this humble mission of helping our beneficiaries by donating?  Click here to share in God's work through the Feast Mercy Ministries. 

Do You Want Your Friend To Receive This Email?
Friend's Email:

 


Thank you for being part of the Feast family!

JOIN THE FEAST: Find a spiritual family. Join the Feast!
Find one near you! Check out our Feast locations and schedules here: feast.ph/locations. You may also follow us on Facebook for more Feast community-wide updates.

PRAY-OVER SESSIONS: Need someone to talk to? Want someone to pray with you?
Get in touch with our LOJ Pastoral Care Center at 0923 132 3071 (Sun) and 0917 145 3756 (Globe) from Monday to Saturday 8 AM to 10 PM. You may also set a session via chat here.

DOWNLOAD THE FEAST APP: Feed your faith with the all-new Feast mobile app! Keep receiving God's Message daily on your mobile.

Download today!  Feast App for Android | Feast App for iOS

LOVE OFFERINGS AND DONATIONS: Let’s continue the cycle of generosity. Choose how you want to give to our Feast Mercy Ministries foundations:

After your transfer/ deposit, please send a copy of your deposit slip with your name and contact number to support@kerygmafamily.com so that we can have a record of your donation

1. Register for monthly giving here: www.feastmercyministries.com/give

2. Online thru PayPal:  PayPal.me/KerygmaFamily 

3. Through bank deposits and transfers:

Account name:  Shepherd’s Voice Radio and Television Foundation      

4. Give through GCASH: Scan the QR Code below

For any concerns or inquiries regarding your donation, please contact Joya from the Feast Mercy Ministries at (+632) 8725-9999 or +639989684416. Thank you again and God bless you more!