EVANGELIO DEL DÍA

sábado, 1 de mayo de 2010

"As I have loved you, so you also should love one another"

DAILY GOSPEL: 02/05/2010
«Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.» John 6,68



Fifth Sunday of Easter

Acts of the Apostles 14:21-27.
After they had proclaimed the good news to that city and made a considerable number of disciples, they returned to Lystra and to Iconium and to Antioch.
They strengthened the spirits of the disciples and exhorted them to persevere in the faith, saying, "It is necessary for us to undergo many hardships to enter the kingdom of God."
They appointed presbyters for them in each church and, with prayer and fasting, commended them to the Lord in whom they had put their faith.
Then they traveled through Pisidia and reached Pamphylia.
After proclaiming the word at Perga they went down to Attalia.
From there they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work they had now accomplished.
And when they arrived, they called the church together and reported what God had done with them and how he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.

Psalms 145(144):8-9.10-11.12-13.
The LORD is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in love.
The LORD is good to all, compassionate to every creature.
All your works give you thanks, O LORD and your faithful bless you.
They speak of the glory of your reign and tell of your great works,
Making known to all your power, the glorious splendor of your rule.
Your reign is a reign for all ages, your dominion for all generations. The LORD is trustworthy in every word, and faithful in every work.

Book of Revelation 21:1-5.
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth. The former heaven and the former earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.
I also saw the holy city, a new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Behold, God's dwelling is with the human race. He will dwell with them and they will be his people and God himself will always be with them (as their God).
He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there shall be no more death or mourning, wailing or pain, (for) the old order has passed away."
The one who sat on the throne said, "Behold, I make all things new." Then he said, "Write these words down, for they are trustworthy and true."

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John 13:31-33.34-35.
When Judas had left them, Jesus said, "Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in him.
(If God is glorified in him,) God will also glorify him in himself, and he will glorify him at once.
My children, I will be with you only a little while longer. You will look for me, and as I told the Jews, 'Where I go you cannot come,' so now I say it to you.
I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you also should love one another.
This is how all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another." 
Jn 13,31-33#Jn 13,34-35
Commentary of the day 
Blessed Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997), founder of the Missionary Sisters of Charity
A Simple Path (©1995)
"As I have loved you, so you also should love one another"
I always say that love starts at home: family first, and then your own town or city. It is easy to love people who are far away but it is not always so easy to love those who live with us or right next to us. I do not agree with the big way of doing things-love needs to start with an individual. To get to love a person, you must contact that person, become close. Everyone needs love. All must know that they're wanted and that they are important to God.

Christ said, "Love one another as I have loved you." He also said, "Whatever you did to the least of my brethren, you did it to me," (Mt 25,40) so we love Him in the poor – and every human being in the world is poor in something or other. He said, "I was hungry and you fed me ... I was naked and you clothed me" (Mt 25,35). I always remind the Sisters and Brothers that our day is made up of twenty-four hours with Jesus.


Sunday, 02 May 2010

St. Athanasius, Bishop & Doctor of the Church (+ 373)



SAINT ATHANASIUS
Bishop & Doctor of the Church
(+ 373)
        Athanasius was born in Egypt towards the end of the third century, and was from his youth pious, learned, and deeply versed in the sacred writings, as befitted one whom God had chosen to be the champion and defender of his Church against the Arian heresy.
        Though only a deacon he was chosen by his bishop to go with him to the Council of Nicæa, in 325, and attracted the attention of all by the learning and ability with which he defended the faith. A few months later, he became Patriarch of Alexandria, and for forty-six years he bore, often well-nigh alone, the whole brunt of the Arian assault.
        On the refusal of the Saint to restore Arius to Catholic communion, the emperor ordered the Patriarch of Constantinople to do so. The wretched heresiarch took an oath that he had always believed as the Church believes; and the patriarch, after vainly using every effort to move the emperor, had recourse to fasting and prayer, that God would avert from the Church the frightful sacrilege. The day came for the solemn entrance of Arius into the great church of Sancta Sophia. The heresiarch and his party set out glad and in triumph. But before he reached the church, death smote him swiftly and awfully, and the dreaded sacrilege was averted.
        St. Athanasius stood unmoved against four Roman emperors; was banished five times; was the butt of every insult, calumny, and wrong the Arians could devise, and lived in constant peril of death. Though firm as adamant in defence of the Faith, he was meek and humble, pleasant and winning in converse, beloved by his flock, unwearied in labors, in prayer, in mortifications, and in zeal for souls.  
        In the year 373 his stormy life closed in peace, rather that his people would have it so than that his enemies were weary of persecuting him. He left to the Church the whole and ancient Faith, defended and explained in writings rich in thought and learning, clear, keen, and stately in expression.
        He is honored as one of the greatest of the Doctors of the Church.

«Que os améis unos a otros como yo os he amado»

EVANGELIO DEL DÍA: 02/05/2010
¿ Señor, a quién iremos?. Tú tienes palabras de vida eterna. Jn 6, 68


Domingo de la V Semana de Pascua

Libro de los Hechos de los Apóstoles 14,21-27.
Después de haber evangelizado esta ciudad y haber hecho numerosos discípulos, volvieron a Listra, a Iconio y a Antioquía de Pisidia.
Confortaron a sus discípulos y los exhortaron a perseverar en la fe, recordándoles que es necesario pasar por muchas tribulaciones para entrar en el Reino de Dios.
En cada comunidad establecieron presbíteros, y con oración y ayuno, los encomendaron al Señor en el que habían creído.
Atravesaron Pisidia y llegaron a Panfilia.
Luego anunciaron la Palabra en Perge y descendieron a Atalía.
Allí se embarcaron para Antioquía, donde habían sido encomendados a la gracia de Dios para realizar la misión que acababan de cumplir.
A su llegada, convocaron a los miembros de la Iglesia y les contaron todo lo que Dios había hecho con ellos y cómo había abierto la puerta de la fe a los paganos.

Salmo 145(144),8-9.10-11.12-13.
El Señor es bondadoso y compasivo, lento para enojarse y de gran misericordia;
el Señor es bueno con todos y tiene compasión de todas sus criaturas.
Que todas tus obras te den gracias, Señor, y tus fieles te bendigan;
que anuncien la gloria de tu reino y proclamen tu poder.
Así manifestarán a los hombres tu fuerza y el glorioso esplendor de tu reino :
tu reino es un reino eterno, y tu dominio permanece para siempre. El Señor es fiel en todas sus palabras y bondadoso en todas sus acciones.

Apocalipsis 21,1-5.
Después vi un cielo nuevo y una tierra nueva, porque el primer cielo y la primera tierra desaparecieron, y el mar ya no existe más.
Vi la Ciudad santa, la nueva Jerusalén, que descendía del cielo y venía de Dios, embellecida como una novia preparada para recibir a su esposo.
Y oí una voz potente que decía desde el trono: "Esta es la morada de Dios entre los hombres: él habitará con ellos, ellos serán su pueblo, y el mismo Dios estará con ellos.
El secará todas sus lágrimas, y no habrá más muerte, ni pena, ni queja, ni dolor, porque todo lo de antes pasó".
Y el que estaba sentado en el trono dijo: "Yo hago nuevas todas las cosas". Y agregó: "Escribe que estas palabras son verdaderas y dignas de crédito.

Evangelio según San Juan 13,31-33.34-35.
Después que Judas salió, Jesús dijo: "Ahora el Hijo del hombre ha sido glorificado y Dios ha sido glorificado en él.
Si Dios ha sido glorificado en él, también lo glorificará en sí mismo, y lo hará muy pronto.
Hijos míos, ya no estaré mucho tiempo con ustedes. Ustedes me buscarán, pero yo les digo ahora lo mismo que dije a los judíos: 'A donde yo voy, ustedes no pueden venir'.
Les doy un mandamiento nuevo: ámense los unos a los otros. Así como yo los he amado, ámense también ustedes los unos a los otros.
En esto todos reconocerán que ustedes son mis discípulos: en el amor que se tengan los unos a los otros". 
Jn 13,31-33#Jn 13,34-35
Leer el comentario del Evangelio por 
Beata Teresa de Calcuta (1910-1997), fundadora de las Hermanas Misioneras de la Caridad
Un Camino muy simple
«Que os améis unos a otros como yo os he amado»
     Yo digo siempre que el amor comienza en casa. Lo primero es vuestra familia y después vuestra ciudad. Es fácil pretender amar a los que están lejos, pero mucho menos fácil es amar a los que viven con nosotros o muy cerca. Desconfío de los proyectos impersonales porque lo único que cuenta es cada persona. Para conseguir amar a alguien es necesario estar cerca de ella. Todo el mundo tiene necesidad de ser amado. Cada uno de nosotros tiene necesidad de saber que es alguien para los demás y que es de un valor inestimable a los ojos de Dios.

     Cristo dijo: «Amaos los unos a los otros como yo os he amado». Y dijo   también: «Cada vez que lo hicisteis con uno de estos mis humildes hermanos, conmigo lo hicisteis» (Mt 25,40). Es a él a quien amamos en cada pobre, y cada ser humano en la tierra es pobre en alguna cosa. Dijo: «Tuve hambre y me disteis de comer. Estuve desnudo y me vestisteis » (Mt 25,35). Siempre recuerdo a mis hermanas  y a nuestros hermanos que nuestra jornada está compuesta de veinticuatro horas con Jesús. 

                    


domingo 02 Mayo 2010

San Atanasio



Obispo y Doctor de la Iglesia   Nació en Alejandría el año 295 y fue colaborador y sucesor del obispo Alejandro a quien acompañó en el Concilio de Nicea.
Peleó valerosamente contra los arrianos, lo que le acarreó incontables sufrimientos, entre ellos varias penas de destierro.   
Escribió excelentes obras apologéticas y expositivas de la fe.
Murió el año 373.





Oremos

Dios todopoderoso y eterno, que suscitaste a San Atanasio como preclaro defensor de la divinidad de tu Hijo, haz que nosotros, iluminados por sus enseñanzas y ayudados por sus ejemplos, crezcamos en tu conocimiento y en tu amor. Por nuestro Señor Jesucristo, tu Hijo.