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There was once an orator who used Psalm 23 (The Lord is my Shepherd) as his piece, he delivered the said Psalm very well in front of many people. Before the program ended, an old priest was asked to impart a message, at the beginning of his message he also delivered the same Psalm after which he said, “I could no longer deliver with emotion and persuasion.” But the orator on his closing remarks said, “I know the Psalm but the old priest knows the Shepherd. Do we know the Shepherd?
JESUS, THE GOOD SHEPHERD:
1. PROTECTS US FROM THIEF AND ROBBER – Jesus said, “I am the gate for the sheep” (Jn. 10:7). Gate protects the flock from danger, Jesus used such figure of speech to point out that, “all who came before Him are thieves and robbers” (cf. Jn. 10:8), Jesus is the epitome in leadership, may we always recognize His voice and listen to Him and not to anyone at anything that could destroy us.
2. INSTRUCTS US – Words are said in order to impart something or to communicate. The messages from our Good Shepherd are instructions that ought to be heard and followed. In doing so, we will “have life and have it more abundantly” (Jn. 10:10).
3. OFFERS US ETERNAL LIFE – As we journey through life we are not heading nowhere. Jesus our Good Shepherd wants to bring us to greener pasture (Ps. 23:2), if we experience otherwise, we opted for that. Be at peace with Him, despite of what is happening nowadays. Though we are finite and mortal, Jesus who conquered death will raise us up on the last day, Amen!
A Blessed Good Shepherd Sunday po!
Fr. Pol Evangelista III Sunday Reflection
April 26, 2020


Are we aware and sensitive enough how the Risen Christ reveals Himself to us? Let us now reflect on how the Resurrected Christ manifests Himself even during these trying times. In our Gospel for this Sunday (Lk. 24:13-35), 3rd Sunday of Easter, CHRIST MANIFESTED HIMSELF DURING:
1. HARD TIMES – “They (Cleofas and the other disciple) stopped, looking downcast” (v. 17). They were downcast with what had happened to Jesus. The two disciples did not recognize Jesus (Glorified Body) who travelled with them, that’s why Jesus explained everything to them. The same as through with us, there are times we could not see Jesus manifesting Himself specially in bad times, in this pandemic, but in prayers, in the stillness of our hearts, He will explain everything to us. He will enlighten and strengthen us along the way.
2. PROCLAMATION OF THE WORD – the two disciples said: “were not our hearts burning within us while he spoke to us on the way and opened the Scriptures to us?” (v. 32). The Word of God enables us: to know Jesus more, to feel and experience the blessings and love He has for us, and at the same time see ourselves, our flaws and misgivings vis-a-vis His precepts. May proclamation of the Word of God be an occasion for us to make the Risen Jesus alive in us.
3. BREAKING OF THE BREAD – “While he was with them at table, he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them. With that their eyes were opened and they recognized him” (v. 30). Eucharist is our most intense union with God here on earth. Whenever we attend mass and encounter Jesus, do our eyes and hearts open to the Risen Jesus who loves us? At the moment, we are just having a spiritual communion with Jesus, we are not receiving Him in the sacrament, will this be a reason to be far from Him? May these trying times lead us to seek more the Word of God and envision to be with, for and in the breaking of the bread the soonest. Amen!
A Blessed 3rd Sunday of Easter!
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The Lord is risen, Alleluia!
Fr. Pol Evangelista III Sunday Reflection
April 5, 2020


There are two contrasting/ironical things in today’s celebration, the Triumphal Entry to Jerusalem and the Passion of Christ. These two are opposite, the former commemorates the entry to Jerusalem, that Jesus was accepted by the Jews as they shouted, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!” (Mt. 21:9), while the latter was a rejection and mockery made by the Jews as they said, “Let him be crucified!” (Mt. 27:23). We are invited in our celebration for today to avoid incongruences and ironies, instead let us manifest a faith that is authentic and unwavering. Such will be possible if the following go together:
1. MIND AND HEART – The mind is the one responsible for thinking translated into acting. With our right mind, may we seek and stick on to what is true, thus, coupled with the heart, we are listening to God’s inner voice within us, guiding us what to do and how to do good things.
2. WORDS AND ACTIONS – More often than not, we hear the expression, “easier said than done,” this is true enough to those people who do not have conviction in life, those who do not have backbone to give flesh to the words uttered. May our words be our initial step in translating good actions.
3. RELATIONSHIP TO GOD AND NEIGHBOURS – As the First Epistle of John would say, “If someone says, ‘I love God,’ and hates his brother, he is a liar; for the one who does not love his brother whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not seen” (4:20). The concrete manifestation of our love to God is our love of neighbours, these two should be inseparable as we tend to be authentic in our faith, such could be practiced in the here and now where needy is immense. Amen!
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