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7 February 20167 February 2016
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As aid in foAs aid in foccususiing our homiling our homiliees and sharings and sharing
Prepared by Fr. Cielo R. Almazan, OFM
2. 11stst
Reading: Isaiah 6,1-2a.3-8Reading: Isaiah 6,1-2a.3-8
• 1 In the year King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on
a high and lofty throne, with the train of his garment
filling the temple. 2 Seraphim were stationed above.
• 3 "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts!" they cried one
to the other. "All the earth is filled with his glory!" 4 At
the sound of that cry, the frame of the door shook and
the house was filled with smoke. 5 Then I said, "Woe is
me, I am doomed! For I am a man of unclean lips, living
among a people of unclean lips; yet my eyes have seen
the King, the LORD of hosts!" 6 Then one of the
seraphim flew to me, holding an ember which he had
taken with tongs from the altar. 7 He touched my mouth
with it. "See," he said, "now that this has touched your
lips, your wickedness is removed, your sin purged." 8
Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I
send? Who will go for us?" "Here I am," I said; "send
me!" The focus is on the call (sending) of Isaiah.
3. 11stst
RReadieadinng: Isaig: Isaiaah 6,1-2a.3-h 6,1-2a.3-88
Setting in the Temple
• 1 In the year King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a
high and lofty throne, with the train of his garment filling the
temple. 2 Seraphim were stationed above.
• 3 "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts!" they cried one to the
other. "All the earth is filled with his glory!" 4 At the sound of
that cry, the frame of the door shook and the house was filled
with smoke.
Fear of Isaiah
• 5 Then I said, "Woe is me, I am doomed! For I am a man of unclean lips,
living among a people of unclean lips; yet my eyes have seen the King,
the LORD of hosts!" 6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me, holding an
ember which he had taken with tongs from the altar. 7 He touched my
mouth with it. "See," he said, "now that this has touched your lips, your
wickedness is removed, your sin purged."
The call and response of Isaiah
• 8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? Who will
go for us?" "Here I am," I said; "send me!"
A simple outline!
4. Textual Context of IsTextual Context of Is 6,1-2a.3-6,1-2a.3-88
• First Isaiah - 1-39
• Second Isaiah - 40-55
• Third Isaiah - 56-66
1-12 Oracles against Judah most from Isaiah's early years (740-732)
13-23 Oracles against foreign nations, many from his middle years (724-705)
24-27 A "Little Apocalypse" added at a much later date, perhaps
in the sixth century
28-33 Oracles from Isaiah's later ministry (705-700)
34-35 A vision of Zion, perhaps a later addition
36-39 Stories of Isaiah's life, some from the Book of Kings (see 2 Kgs 18-19)
5. Historical ContextHistorical Context
• Isaiah was called in a great vision (Isa 6) to prophesy at
Uzziah's death in 742 B.C.E. to Hezekiah's reign, at the
Assyrian invasion in 701 B.C.
• Contemporaries of Amos, Hosea and Micah
6. 11stst
RReadieadinng: Isaig: Isaiaah 6,1-2a.3-h 6,1-2a.3-88
Setting in the Temple
• 1 In the year King Uzziah died, I saw the
Lord seated on a high and lofty throne,
with the train of his garment filling the
temple. 2 Seraphim were stationed
above.
• 3 "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts!"
they cried one to the other. "All the earth
is filled with his glory!" 4 At the sound of
that cry, the frame of the door shook and
the house was filled with smoke.
Fear of Isaiah
• 5 Then I said, "Woe is me, I am doomed!
For I am a man of unclean lips, living
among a people of unclean lips; yet my
eyes have seen the King, the LORD of
hosts!" 6 Then one of the seraphim flew
to me, holding an ember which he had
taken with tongs from the altar. 7 He
touched my mouth with it. "See," he said,
"now that this has touched your lips, your
wickedness is removed, your sin purged."
The call and response of Isaiah
• 8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord
saying, "Whom shall I send? Who will go
for us?" "Here I am," I said; "send me!"
Commentary
• Vv.1-3 talk about the setting of the call of
Isaiah: He sees God in the Temple, sitting
on a throne, and the seraphim, singing
“Holy.”
• V.4 adds effects to the setting: sound,
door shaking, smoke.
• V.5 affirms the old biblical belief that to
see God is to see death. It also affirms
Isaiah’s sinfulness. Who is he to see the
Lord?
• V.6 speaks of the purification of Isaiah
through the seraph (effect: ember from the
altar)
• V.7 indicates the cleansing actions of the
seraph (touching mouth/lips.)
• Wickedness is removed // sin purged
(parallelism).
• V.8 indicates the voice of God with
articulation (not just a voice / sound) in the
form of a question in parallel style (Whom
shall I send //who will go for us?).
• Isaiah responds, “Here I am! Send me!”
– Did Isaiah volunteer to be a prophet?
7. Reflections on the 1Reflections on the 1stst
readingreading
• God mysteriously calls us.
• There are no established criteria which God follows
when he calls us.
• We may be unworthy and sinful, but God calls and takes
care of us.
• It is he who makes us worthy. He purifies us if we
respond to him.
• Important is that when we hear his voice, we generously
respond.
• Let us not hesitate to respond (huwag maarte). He might
be talking to us through our superiors and the events of
our daily life.
8. Resp. Ps 138:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 7-8Resp. Ps 138:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 7-8
• R. (1c) In the sight of the angels I will sing your praises, Lord.
1 I will give thanks to you, O LORD, with all my heart,
for you have heard the words of my mouth;
in the presence of the angels I will sing your praise;
2 I will worship at your holy temple
and give thanks to your name.
• 2 Because of your kindness and your truth;
for you have made great above all things
your name and your promise.
3 When I called, you answered me;
you built up strength within me.
• 4 All the kings of the earth shall give thanks to you, O LORD,
when they hear the words of your mouth;
5 and they shall sing of the ways of the LORD:
“Great is the glory of the LORD.”
• 7 Your right hand saves me.
8 The LORD will complete what he has done for me;
your kindness, O LORD, endures forever;
forsake not the work of your hands.
9. Resp. Ps 138:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 7-8Resp. Ps 138:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 7-8
• R. (1c) In the sight of the angels I will
sing your praises, Lord.
1 I will give thanks to you, O LORD, with
all my heart, for you have heard the words
of my mouth; in the presence of the
angels I will sing your praise;
2 I will worship at your holy temple
and give thanks to your name.
• 2 Because of your kindness and your
truth; for you have made great above all
things your name and your promise.
3 When I called, you answered me;
you built up strength within me.
• 4 All the kings of the earth shall give
thanks to you, O LORD,
when they hear the words of your mouth;
5 and they shall sing of the ways of the
LORD: “Great is the glory of the LORD.”
• 7 Your right hand saves me.
8 The LORD will complete what he has
done for me; your kindness, O LORD,
endures forever;
forsake not the work of your hands.
Commentary
• The psalm is classified as
Thanksgiving Hymn.
• It represents well the feelings of
Isaiah in the first reading.
• In vv.1-2, the psalmist thanks God
with the following actions:
– I will give thanks
– I will sing
– I will worship
• Vv.2-3 give reasons for thanking
God:
– He is kind and true.
– He is great and fulfills his promise.
– He answered my prayers.
– He strengthened me.
• In vv.4-5, also the kings will give
thanks and sing to the Lord.
• In vv.7-8, the psalmist hopes for the
continued support of God.
10. 22ndnd
ReReaadding: 1 Corining: 1 Corintthiahianns 15,1-1s 15,1-111
• 1 Now I am reminding you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to
you, which you indeed received and in which you also stand. 2
Through it you are also being saved, if you hold fast to the word I
preached to you, unless you believed in vain. 3 For I handed on to
you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for
our sins in accordance with the scriptures; 4 that he was buried;
that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the
scriptures; 5 that he appeared to Kephas, then to the Twelve. 6
After that, he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once,
most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. 7
After that he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. 8 Last of
all, as to one born abnormally, he appeared to me. 9 For I am the
least of the apostles, not fit to be called an apostle, because I
persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God I am
what I am, and his grace to me has not been ineffective. Indeed, I
have toiled harder than all of them; not I, however, but the grace of
God (that is) with me. 11 Therefore, whether it be I or they, so we
preach and so you believed.
11. 22ndnd
ReReaadding: 1 Corining: 1 Corintthiahianns 15,1-1s 15,1-111
Fraternal reminder of the gospel
• 1 Now I am reminding you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which
you indeed received and in which you also stand. 2 Through it you are also
being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you, unless you
believed in vain. 3 For I handed on to you as of first importance what I also
received:
The content of the gospel preaching
• that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures; 4 that he
was buried; that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the
scriptures;
Appearances of Christ to the apostles
• 5 that he appeared to Kephas, then to the Twelve. 6 After that, he
appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once, most of whom are still
living, though some have fallen asleep. 7 After that he appeared to James,
then to all the apostles.
Appearance of Christ to Paul, his call by grace
• 8 Last of all, as to one born abnormally, he appeared to me. 9 For I am the
least of the apostles, not fit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted
the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his
grace to me has not been ineffective. Indeed, I have toiled harder than all of
them; not I, however, but the grace of God (that is) with me. 11 Therefore,
whether it be I or they, so we preach and so you believed.
The focus is on the gospel preached by Paul, but we will develop his callingcalling as an apostle.
A simple outline!
12. Textual Context of
1 Cor 15,1-11
I. Introduction 1,1-9
II. Part I: Divisions in the community 1,10—4,21
A. Rival groups in the community 1,10-17
B. God has different standards 1,18-31
C. The power of Paul's preaching 2,1-5
D. True wisdom and the language of love 2,6—3,4
E. The right attitude towards pastors 3,5—4,5
F. Applications to the Corinthians 4,6-13
G. The visit of Timothy 4,14-21
III. Part II: The importance of the body 5,1—6,20
A. A case of incest 5,1-8
B. Clearing up the misunderstanding 5,9-13
C. Lawsuits among Christians 6,1-11
D. Casual copulation 6,12-20
IV. Part III: Responses to Corinthian questions 7,1—14,40
A. Problems of social status 7,1-40
B. Problems arising from pagan environment 8,1—11,1
C. Problems in liturgical assemblies 11,2—14,40
V. Part IV: The resurrection 15,1-58
A. The creed of the Church 15,1-11
B. The consequences of different theses 15,12-28
C. Ad Hominem arguments for resurrection 15,29-34
D. The resurrected body 15,33-49
E. The need for transformation 15,50-58
VI. Conclusion 16,1-24
A. The collection for Jerusalem 16,1-4
B. Paul's travel plans 16,5-9
C. Some recommendations 16,10-18
D. Final greetings 16,19-24
Outline by NJBC
14. 22ndnd
ReReaadding: 1 Corining: 1 Corintthiahianns 15,1-1s 15,1-111
Fraternal reminder of the gospel
• 1 Now I am reminding you, brothers, of the
gospel I preached to you, which you indeed
received and in which you also stand. 2
Through it you are also being saved, if you
hold fast to the word I preached to you, unless
you believed in vain. 3 For I handed on to you
as of first importance what I also received:
The content of the gospel preaching
• that Christ died for our sins in accordance with
the scriptures; 4 that he was buried; that he
was raised on the third day in accordance with
the scriptures;
Appearances of Christ to the apostles
• 5 that he appeared to Kephas, then to the
Twelve. 6 After that, he appeared to more
than five hundred brothers at once, most of
whom are still living, though some have fallen
asleep. 7 After that he appeared to James,
then to all the apostles.
Appearance of Christ to Paul, his call by grace
• 8 Last of all, as to one born abnormally, he
appeared to me. 9 For I am the least of the
apostles, not fit to be called an apostle,
because I persecuted the church of God. 10
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and
his grace to me has not been ineffective.
Indeed, I have toiled harder than all of them;
not I, however, but the grace of God (that is)
with me. 11 Therefore, whether it be I or they,
so we preach and so you believed.
Commentary
• In v.1 Paul reminds the Corinthians
of the gospel which he preached and
which they have received and lived.
• V.2 indicates that the gospel is
salvific, transmitted to them by Paul.
• Vv.3-4 is the kerygma, the content of
the preaching of the apostles, of
Paul. Take note of the repetition of “in
accordance with the scriptures.”
• Vv.5-7 speak of Jesus’ appearances
to Kephas (Peter), to the 12, to more
than 500 brothers, to James and to
all apostles.
• V.8 speaks of Jesus’ appearance to
Paul who considers himself
– abnormal
– least of the apostles
– not fit to be called apostle (v.9)
• Because he persecuted the
church of God (v.9)
• V.10 speaks of the grace working in
Paul and his claim on the intensity of
his work (I toiled harder)
15. Reflections on the 2Reflections on the 2ndnd
readingreading
• Our calling (as Christian disciples who will testify to the passion,
death and resurrection of our Lord) must be shown through
hard work.
• Our vocation is to transmit faithfully the gospel as
preached by the apostles. That is why our Catholic
Church is called an apostolic church.
• We may not be worthy to preach because of our
sinful past, but it is God who makes us worthy
even if other people try to disqualify us.
• In this Year of Faith, like Paul, let us engage in the
New Evangelization to transmit our gift of faith.
16. GoGosspelpel RReaeadding: Luing: Lukke 5,1-1e 5,1-111
• While the crowd was pressing in on Jesus and listening to the word
of God, he was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret. 2 He saw two
boats there alongside the lake; the fishermen had disembarked and
were washing their nets. 3 Getting into one of the boats, the one
belonging to Simon, he asked him to put out a short distance from
the shore. Then he sat down and taught the crowds from the boat.
4 After he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into
deep water and lower your nets for a catch." 5 Simon said in reply,
"Master, we have worked hard all night and have caught nothing,
but at your command I will lower the nets." 6 When they had done
this, they caught a great number of fish and their nets were tearing.
7 They signaled to their partners in the other boat to come to help
them. They came and filled both boats so that they were in danger
of sinking. 8 When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at the knees of
Jesus and said, "Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man." 9 For
astonishment at the catch of fish they had made seized him and all
those with him, 10 and likewise James and John, the sons of
Zebedee, who were partners of Simon. Jesus said to Simon, "Do
not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men." 11 When they
brought their boats to the shore, they left everything and followed
him.
The focus is on the call of Peter and other apostles.
17. GoGosspelpel RReaeadding: Luing: Lukke 5,1-1e 5,1-111
Setting: by the lake, fishing, preaching
• While the crowd was pressing in on Jesus and listening to the word of God, he
was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret. 2 He saw two boats there alongside
the lake; the fishermen had disembarked and were washing their nets. 3 Getting
into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, he asked him to put out a
short distance from the shore. Then he sat down and taught the crowds from the
boat.
Jesus and Peter
• 4 After he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into deep water and
lower your nets for a catch." 5 Simon said in reply, "Master, we have worked
hard all night and have caught nothing, but at your command I will lower the
nets." 6 When they had done this, they caught a great number of fish and their
nets were tearing. 7 They signaled to their partners in the other boat to come to
help them. They came and filled both boats so that they were in danger of
sinking.
Peter and Jesus
• 8 When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at the knees of Jesus and said, "Depart
from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man." 9 For astonishment at the catch of fish
they had made seized him and all those with him, 10 and likewise James and
John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners of Simon.
The call of Peter and his companions
• Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men."
11 When they brought their boats to the shore, they left everything and followed
him.
A simple outline!
18. Textual Context of Lk 5,1-11Textual Context of Lk 5,1-11
• Intro, Infancy Narrative 1-2
• Part I Galilean Ministry 3,1—9,50
• Part II Travel Narrative 9,51—19,27
• Part III Jerusalem Ministry 19,28—24,53
3,1—9,50 PART ONE GALILEAN MINISTRY
3,1-38 Preaching of John (3,1-20)
And public manifestation of Jesus (3,21-38)
4,1-44 Jesus’ initial movement in the power of the Spirit
Messianic temptations met (4,1-13)
Initial prophetic ministry (4,14-44)
Galilee (Nazareth: Capernaum); Judea.
5,1-7—7,50 Call of disciples in the context of a prophetic ministry of preaching,
healing and forgiveness:
5,1-11 -- Missionary call of Simon Peter
5,12-16 Curing of a leper (as testimony to priests)
19. GoGosspelpel RReaeadding: Luing: Lukke 5,1-1e 5,1-111
Setting: by the lake, fishing, preaching
• 1 While the crowd was pressing in on Jesus
and listening to the word of God, he was
standing by the Lake of Gennesaret. 2 He saw
two boats there alongside the lake; the
fishermen had disembarked and were washing
their nets. 3 Getting into one of the boats, the
one belonging to Simon, he asked him to put
out a short distance from the shore. Then he
sat down and taught the crowds from the boat.
Jesus and Peter
• 4 After he had finished speaking, he said to
Simon, "Put out into deep water and lower your
nets for a catch." 5 Simon said in reply,
"Master, we have worked hard all night and
have caught nothing, but at your command I
will lower the nets." 6 When they had done
this, they caught a great number of fish and
their nets were tearing. 7 They signaled to
their partners in the other boat to come to help
them. They came and filled both boats so that
they were in danger of sinking.
Peter and Jesus
• 8 When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at the
knees of Jesus and said, "Depart from me,
Lord, for I am a sinful man." 9 For
astonishment at the catch of fish they had
made seized him and all those with him, 10
and likewise James and John, the sons of
Zebedee, who were partners of Simon.
The call of Peter and his companions
• Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid; from
now on you will be catching men." 11 When
they brought their boats to the shore, they left
everything and followed him.
Commentary
• Vv.1-3 provide the setting for the call of
Peter.
– Peter is a fisherman; owns boats and
has workers.
– Jesus is shown as a preacher, borrows
the boat of Peter. Nice strategy for
preaching (not to be hemmed in by the
crowds).
• The people are hungry for the word of
God.
• Vv.4-7 portray the power of Jesus. He
asks Peter to put out into the deep
water… and fish. For Peter, this is
insane, but for the sake of his word, he
obeys.
• Vv.8-10 portray the religious experience
of Peter and his companions. They
realize their sinfulness. In here takes
place the call of Peter and his
companions.
• V.11 speaks of the total response of
Peter and his companions to Jesus.
20. RReflefleectioctionns os onn ththee ggospelospel rreaeaddinging
• The call of Peter is done in the context of the
preaching of Jesus and in the context of fishing
(hanap-buhay).
• Jesus takes hold of Peter completely, step by step.
– First step, Jesus borrows his boat.
– Second step, Jesus asks Peter to put out into the deep.
– Third step, Jesus commands Peter to lower down the
nets.
– Fourth step, Jesus impresses Peter with the miraculous
catch.
– Fifth step, Jesus recognizes the “unworthiness of Peter”
but assures him “Do not be afraid.”
– Sixth step, Jesus makes him/them “fishers of men.”
21. • When God calls, he does it step by step. Hindi
biglaan.
• To be able to respond, one must have some
kind of a religious experience, faith experience,
God-encounter. The person must be attuned to
the spiritual: to the person of Jesus, to the word
of God.
• In this Year of Faith, we must realize that we are
called to engage in the New Evangelization, by
exercising our prophetic ministry.
22. TTyying ting thhee 3 re3 reaadindinggs and the Psalms and the Psalm
• The first reading talks about the vocation of Isaiah. (God
appearing in glory)
• The psalm helps us thank God for his protection when
answering his call.
• The second reading talks something about the vocation
of Paul. (Christ resurrected appearing)
• The gospel reading talks about the vocation of Peter
(Jesus of Nazareth as a preacher).
There is not one pattern on how God calls
people to his service.
There is no set of criteria or credentials. It all depends on the
freedom or wisdom of God.
23. How to develop your homily/sharingHow to develop your homily/sharing
• Begin by sharing your experience on how you felt God
was calling you and how you nurtured your vocation.
– Through a sister, a priest, a friend
– You were an altar boy.
– Your parents are religious.
– You have attraction to the saints, bible, etc.
– You can make a joke: you were busted…
• Vocation is an initiative of God. It is God who calls in
different ways.
– God called Isaiah (1st
reading) by his majestic appearance in the
Temple. Isaiah felt forgiven.
– God called Paul (2nd
reading) by appearing also to him, not only
to the apostles. Paul felt forgiven.
– God called Peter (gospel reading) by close encounter, by
commanding to do what was not expected and by giving him
some surprises, enough to make him humble “Depart from me I
am a sinner.” In effect, Peter is also forgiven.
24. • We cannot dictate God to call us and how he
should call us.
• God calls the unworthy and sinful (inadequate).
We should be wary of candidates who feel they
deserve to become priests/nuns.
• Those who feel forgiven / cleansed (God-experience)
humbly and willingly answer his call.
• They know the enormity of their jobs.
• It is not fashionable.
25. • Our vocation has a purpose.
• Like Isaiah, we are called to prophesy (to
speak on behalf of God), to go against the
worldly trends.
• Like Paul, we are called to testify to the
Resurrected Christ, to an unknown
people.
• Like Peter, we are called to gain more
souls to the Lord, everywhere.
26. • The readings should make us rethink of
our values, so that we will not be hindering
the call of God, or, wasting the resources
intended to help the interested young
vocations.
• Vocation is not forced; it needs a personal
generous response and a community
support.
27. • It is best sown and thrives best where
there is fear of God; where there is love
for priests and religious; where there is a
sincere search for God and a deep
prayerlife.
– Do these exist in your family, environment?
• Forget having a priest-son or a nun-
daughter if you are materialistic and
irreligious or impious.
28. • Some candidates start well, but later they forget their
vocation because they learn the values of their
materialistic benefactors.
• Other candidates are festered by their parents, friends
and relatives (who want to know every second of their lives) through
the text messaging or Facebook or Tweeter. They are
not given the freedom to respond totally to the seminary
formation.
• Still other candidates cannot take root because they
have been addicted to sex, cigarette, liquor, drugs or
something illicit before entering.
29. • Some couples (even if they are active in church) don’t
allow their children to enter the seminary /
convent.
– They expect their children to be in lucrative high
paying jobs.
• Other parents send their children to the
seminary, even if they have no vocation, to avail
of its education and training.
– They are not in their right minds. What a waste of
money of the seminary! What a dishonest way to
waste the precious efforts of the formators!
• These children (without vocation in the first place) are just
inmates (not seminarians or sisters) living in hypocrisy
(behaving like maamong tupa, conforming to all rules and
regulations) day in and day out.
30. • Married life is also a vocation.
• The call to holiness is for everyone: priest, nun,
single, married, or unmarried.
• Not everyone is called to get married and
procreate.
• Forced marriages cause more problems in the
church (and in society).
• Each one should discern his own vocation to
make life more meaningful.
31. • In the eucharist, God calls us to receive him in
spite of our sinfulness and unworthiness.
• In the eucharist, Jesus offers himself as the food
(strength) in our vocation as Christians.
• In the eucharist, Jesus sends us to share in his
prophetic, priestly and kingly mission.
32. Our Context of Sin and GraceOur Context of Sin and Grace
• Spoiled brats entering the
seminary and convents
• Immature people entering
into marriage
• Christians who have no
sense of mission
• Rich people who always
want priests and bishops at
their beck and call, but fail
to support seminarians.
• Christians who work for
money, not as an
expression of their vocation
(aptitude and giftedness)
• God-fearing couples who
understand and practice
their faith
• Parents who bring their
children to mass
• Parents who show signs
of respect to the priests,
nuns, and bishops, like
bowing and kissing their
hands
• Parents who visit their
children in the seminary
33. Suggested SongsSuggested Songs
• Lord, here I Am
– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dH54ZHHR84k
• Here I am Lord
• Ikaw Ngayon Bukas
– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLXGRycu6ko
34. • Dear sisters and brothers,
• Jesus calls us to share in his prophetic
mission. Get ready now, not when you
become old or sickly. Now na.
• Fr. Cielo