Daily Bible Reflections
for May 6, 2022
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Dear Friend,

May you be guided by His directions this Friday!

Praying for you,

Bo Sanchez



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May
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TODAY'S READINGS:

DIDACHE | COMPANION | SABBATH
DIDACHE

EASTER IN YOU
“Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?” – Acts 9:4

After watching St. Teresa of Calcutta clean the maggot-infested wound of a man on the street, a certain reporter told her, “I wouldn’t do what you do for a million dollars.” The story goes that the saintly nun immediately replied with a smile, “I wouldn’t either.”

This Easter week, the Church throughout the world proclaims, “Christ is risen!” The secular world, however, casts the all too obvious but relevant question, “If Christ is risen, where is He?” Amidst the pandemic, the economic toll, financial hardships, and millions of deaths around the world, it’s easy to doubt if God is still in control.

But if we truly believe and live out our faith just as Saint Teresa did, Christians could very well answer that question and say, “Jesus is here. He is in every person we encounter— the sick and those who care for them, the poor and those who help them, the lost and those who guide them, the imprisoned and those who set them free.”

Brothers and sisters, we are an Easter people! Let’s do our part in proclaiming the Good News by living out our faith and being Jesus to the world! J Yogawin (coachj@jyogawin.com)


reflect

The Lord is truly risen! Let Him rise in you.

Thank You for Easter, Lord! May I see You and love You in the people I meet today.


Saint Benedicta, pray for us.

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COMPANION

First Reading | Acts 9:1-20

For many years, Saul was hostile toward the Gospel and Christians. He persecuted, imprisoned, and even killed some of the early members of the Church. When Saul encountered Jesus, he became Paul and Jesus’ ardent follower. Paul tried to make up for his past misdeeds, even though he knew he was already saved by the grace of God.

1 Saul, still breathing murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest 2 and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, that, if he should find any men or women who belonged to the Way, he might bring them back to Jerusalem in chains. 3 On his journey, as he was nearing Damascus, a light from the sky suddenly flashed around him. 4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?” 5 He said, “Who are you, sir?” The reply came, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. 6 Now get up and go into the city and you will be told what you must do.” 7 The men who were traveling with him stood speechless, for they heard the voice but could see no one. 8 Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could see nothing; so they led him by the hand and brought him to Damascus. 9 For three days he was unable to see, and he neither ate nor drank. 10 There was a disciple in Damascus named Ananias, and the Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias.” He answered, “Here I am, Lord.” 11 The Lord said to him, “Get up and go to the street called Straight and ask at the house of Judas for a man from Tarsus named Saul. He is there praying, 12 and in a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come in and lay his hands on him, that he may regain his sight.” 13 But Ananias replied, “Lord, I have heard from many sources about this man, what evil things he has done to your holy ones in Jerusalem. 14 And here he has authority from the chief priests to imprison all who call upon your name.” 15 But the Lord said to him, “Go, for this man is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before Gentiles, kings, and children of Israel, 16 and I will show him what he will have to suffer for my name.” 17 So Ananias went and entered the house; laying his hands on him, he said, “Saul, my brother, the Lord has sent me, Jesus who appeared to you on the way by which you came, that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” 18 Immediately things like scales fell from his eyes and he regained his sight. He got up and was baptized, 19 and when he had eaten, he recovered his strength. He stayed some days with the disciples in Damascus, 20 and he began at once to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.


Responsorial Psalm | 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 | John 6:52-59

Jesus gives an explanation about the Holy Eucharist. He hints at the sacrament we celebrate in faith that unites us with the sacrifice of Christ on the cross. We are one with Him sacramentally in His sacrifice through communion. This is the power of the Eucharist. Watching Mass on TV or listening to it on the radio does not equate to the grace and experience of being present and sacramentally receiving the Body and Blood of Christ in Holy Communion.

Gospel Acclamation

Whoever eats my Flesh and drinks my Blood, remains in me and I in him, says the Lord.

52 The Jews quarreled among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us[his] flesh to eat?” 53 Jesus said to them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you. 54 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. 55 For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. 56 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him. 57 Just as the living Father sent me and I have life because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on me will have life because of me. 58 This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your ancestors who ate and still died, whoever eats this bread will live forever.” 59 These things he said while teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.


Reflect:
“The Eucharist is the secret of my day. It gives strength and meaning to all my activities of service to the Church and to the whole world.” (St. John Paul II)

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SABBATH

Life Matters

There are a few stories of arguments in Scripture that I always think about. Such arguments often relate to inconsequential matters, like the argument of two brother-disciples about who they think should sit on Jesus’ right or left. There, too, was the argumentative stance of a certain Judas who was incensed about expensive perfume being wasted on the Lord’s feet, thrown away by a zealous and avid woman follower.

I remember a time when I was busy organizing one of many fund drives. I called for a meeting of parents to brainstorm on the details of the activity. Before long, the parents were arguing about where to park the money or which bank to put the initial collections in. I was getting annoyed. I was finally relieved when one smart parent stood up and simply said: “Let us argue about where to park the money only when we already have it.” He was right. The argument was fruitless that early in the game.

But back to the Jews. They were arguing sharply among themselves. But I have to hand it to them this time. Their argument was serious stuff. They understood that the language of the Lord was quite straightforward. He spoke of His body as food and His blood as drink. They knew He was not speaking literally, but they were puzzled, as puzzled as any modern-day reader would be. The meaning and full import of it, of course, would later be clarified during two momentous events of the Last Supper and the act of self-immolation—the crucifixion on Calvary.

We argue about so many things. In the Old Testament, there was one who stood out—Job. He argued with God about life matters. The psalmist also did the same. He whined. He questioned. He wept. He prayed. And in case you missed it, be reminded, Jesus offered Himself as food for the life of the world—life matters to the utmost! Fr. Chito Dimaranan, SDB


reflection question

What matters of the faith do you find yourself always arguing about?

Give me Your wisdom, Lord, that I may always see matters with Your eyes. Amen.

Today, I pray for: _______________________________________

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