The Bible Workshop

Ash Wednesday

angfrayle — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:36:40 +0000

Ash Wednesday is named after the ashen cross that is placed on our foreheads. Two declarations are used interchageably as the mark is made. The first is the more "classical" one "From dust thou art, to dust thou shalt return." It is a reminder of our mortality. Behind the declaration is also an implicit exhortation to continue on the program of Christian life as a preparation for death. The other declaration, "Repent and believe in the Gospel" is a direct echo of the Lord's proclamation about the Kingdom. Because the Kingdom of God is about to break forth, one responds with repentance and belief in the good news of the Lord. In the ashen cross, therefore, we are also reminded of the journey of on-going conversion.

Podcasts

angfrayle — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:24:23 +0000

Podcasts (biblista.podbean.com) What is this? Ang Talinghaga ng mga Tampalasang Manggagawa (Mateo 21:33-46) Sino ang Gumawa ng Kagustuhan ng Ama? (Mateo 21:28-32) Ang Mga Naunang Nahuli (Mateo 20:1-16) Ang Magpatawad ng Buong Puso (Mateo 18:21-35) Ang Pakikipagkasundo Ang Daan ng Lingkod (Mateo 16:21-27) Sa Ibabaw ng Batong Ito (Mateo 16:13-20) Ang Dakilang Pananampalataya ng Isang Ina [...]

Sunday III to Sunday V (OT B)

angfrayle — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:15:37 +0000

Ang Mga Unang Bunga ng Pagpapahayag ni Jesus (Markos 1:14-20)

angfrayle — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:43:06 +0000

Ang Markos 1:14-20 ay maaring hatiin sa dalawang bahagi. Sa tt. 14-15 ay isinasalaysay ni Markos kung kailan nag-umpisa ang pagpapahayag ni Jesus. Sa tt. 16-20 ay ang salaysay tungkol sa pagtawag ni Jesus sa apat na mangingisda. Si Pedro, Andres, Juan ay Santiago ay tinawag ni Jesus upang maging kanyang mga taga-sunod. Hindi natin [...]

(Sunday III — B) The Call of the Fishermen

angfrayle — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:47:11 +0000

Repent and believe in the Gospel!" We hear this admonition during Ash Wednesday as a reminder that it should be one of the characteristics of the pilgrim Church's lifestyle. The Church must always be on the way of conversion. Conversion is turning to God in fidelity and love. In the beginning of his ministry, a ministry carried out in the shadow of the Cross, Jesus calls four fishermen who would later on become members of his core group. In these four fishermen, we see the first fruits of Jesus' preaching. Peter and Andrew, James and John -- all four will later on become apostles and martyrs for the Gospel of Christ

From Epiphany to Santo Nino (Year B)

angfrayle — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:55:19 +0000

Visitors from the East

angfrayle — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 10:33:34 +0000

Epiphany Sunday is about the glory of God shining in Christ. "Epiphany" comes from the Greek "epi" and "phanein" which means "to shine on". The glory of God shines forth through Jesus whose birth we celebrate. The gospel selection is from Mateo 2:1-12, a traditional reading associated with the episode of the visit of the [...]

Ang Pagdalaw ng mga Taga-Silangan

angfrayle — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 17:55:04 +0000

Sa Linggo ng Pagpapakita ng Luwalhati ng Diyos (Epiphany) babasahin natin ang salaysay tungkol sa pagdalaw ng mga taga-Silangan sa sanggol na ipinanganak ni Maria. Kung matatandaan, sa umpisa pa lamang ng ebanghelyo ni Mateo ay ipinahayag na ng ebanghelista na "mula kay Maria ay isinilang si Jesus, ang tinatawag na Cristo (ang Mesiyas)", na [...]

The Solemnity of Mary’s Motherhood (2012)

angfrayle — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:45:13 +0000

"God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons" (Gal 4: 4).

At the beginning of the civil New Year, we turn to Mary, Our Mother. The 8th day of a child's birth was for the Jews the time of its insertion into the life of the family and therefore to the network of relationships to which the family is inserted. "Jesus" is now legally, "son of Joseph, of the house of David, of the tribe of Judah, son of Jacob -- an Israelite. But we could not forget that the name given to Jesus was the name given by God the Father through the angel Gabriel -- a name made known to Mary (Luke) and to Joseph (Matthew) even before the infant was conceived. Joseph is the legal father, but Mary is the real mother, as Matthew himself underlines in his genealogy.

Readings for the Christmas Season (Year B)

angfrayle — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:59:31 +0000

Matthew 2:1-12View in: NAB NIV KJV NJB Vulg Greek1When Jesus therefore was born in Bethlehem of Juda, in the days of king Herod, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem.2Saying, Where is he that is born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the east, and are come [...]

Ang Pagsilang ng Sanggol ni Maria (Lukas 2:1-21)

angfrayle — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:09:50 +0000

Ang Lukas 2:1-21 ay tungkol sa kapanganakan ni Jesus (1-7) ang pagdalaw ng mga pastol (8-20) at ang pagtutuli kay Jesus matapos ang ikawalong araw (21). Sa liturhiya ng Dakilang Kapistahan ng Kapanganakan, ang mga talatang nabanggit ay hinati upang basahin sa dalawang Misa para sa araw na iyon: ang Misa sa hatinggabi (2:1-14) at [...]

Advent Readings (Year B, 2011)

angfrayle — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 07:52:35 +0000

33rd to the 34th Sunday OT — A

angfrayle — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 07:58:40 +0000

Ang Talinghaga ng Sampung Dalaga (Mateo 25:1-13)

angfrayle — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:15:15 +0000

Ang pagkawasak ng mundo sa mga huling-araw ay nag-umpisa na sa paghatol sa Jerusalem. Ang huling araw ay magiging ganap sa pagdating muli ng Panginoon. Sa talinghaga ng sampung dalaga ang Iglesya ay inihalintulad sa mga dalagang naghihintay sa pagbabalik ng binatang ikakasal. Sa mga Judio ng unang siglo, ang kasalan ay nagaganap sa gabi. [...]

(Sunday XXXII — A) Living Wisely

angfrayle — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:13:36 +0000

In the parable of the ten virgins the five wise virgins were able to join the wedding banquet precisely because they were wise. "Wisdom" is one of the requirements of the life of faith. We were baptized, that is, enlightened by the Wisdom of God Himself -- Jesus Christ.

Maging mga Alipin ng Cristong Panginoon (Mateo 23:1-12)

angfrayle — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:15:54 +0000

Sa Mateo 23 ay matatagpuan ang paghatol ni Jesus sa mga eskriba at Pariseo — silang mga eksperto sa mga Kautusan ni Moyses. Bago nito naipakita na ni Mateo na si Jesus ang Karunungan ng Diyos at ang Anak na dumating upang hingin ang bunga ng pamumuhay sa katuwiran. Naipakita na rin ni Mateo na [...]

(Sunday XXXI — A) Be Humble Servants of the Lord

angfrayle — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:30:44 +0000

Matthew 23 is the judgment that Jesus utters against the scribes and the Pharisees. It begins with an admonition to respect the authority of those sitted on the chair of Moses but not to follow their example, and ends up with a lament on Jerusalem, the symbol of resistance to God's will epitomized in the external piety of the scribes and Pharisees. The 31st Sunday of Ordinary Time (A) highlights Matthew 23:1-12 and Jesus' command that his disciples be humble servants. Love for adulation or ambition should not characterize them. Their greatness should be in their humility and desire to be like the Servant of Yahweh.

Sunday XXVIII — XXXI OT — A

angfrayle — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 08:27:31 +0000

Sunday XXV – XXVII OT — A

angfrayle — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 12:51:14 +0000

Sunday XXII – XXIV — OT A

angfrayle — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 08:23:54 +0000