Corpus Christi (C)

Short Reflection for the Corpus Christi Sunday (C)

Readings: Genesis 14: 18-20; 1 Corinthians 11: 23-26; Luke 9: 11b-17

Selected Gospel Passages: “Give them some food yourselves. Five loaves and two fish are all we have. Now the men there numbered about five thousand. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and he blessed them and broke them and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd. They all ate and were satisfied”.

Meditation: The Feast of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ reminds us of the price of redemption.  He broke his body and shed his blood that we may have life!  Thus when we eat his body and drink his blood we share his life.

Today, we, too, journey through arid ways and arduous paths. At times, this journey is characterized by hopelessness and near despair, but in the midst of all these, we are invited to share and break bread with those with none.  We all share our blessings all will be satisfied and we shall fully understand the meaning of Jesus breaking and sharing his life that all may have life. See: www.badaliyya.blogspot.com

The Feast of the Pentecost

Short Reflection for the Feast of Pentecost

Readings: Acts 2: 1-11; 1 Corinthians 12: 3b – 7. 12-13; John 20: 19-23

Selected Passage: And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the holy Spirit.  Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained." (John 20: 22-23)

Meditation: The feast of the Pentecost celebrates the coming down of the Holy Spirit. Jesus did NOT leave us orphans. He gave us the gift of the Holy Spirit - the power to forgive sin and to give NEW life! These are the two marks of the presence of the Holy Spirit: first, the forgiveness of sins; and second, the gift of life. www.badaliyya.blogspot.com

The Feast of the Ascension of the Lord

Short Reflection for the Feast of the Ascension (C) 

Readings: Acts: 1: 1-11; Ephesians 1: 17-23; Luke 24: 46-53

Selected Passage:  And he said to them, "Thus it is written that the Messiah would suffer and rise from the dead on the third day and that repentance, for the forgiveness of sins, would be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. (Luke 24: 46-48)

Meditation: The power of resurrection is made manifest in the repentance and forgiveness of sins! We are witnesses of this wonder! The Feast of the Ascension reminds all sundry that even we cannot physically see the person we love, he/she is always present within us. The risen Lord is always present within us – in the celebration of the Sacraments; in his words; and in our good deeds for our neighbors in need. www.badaliyya.blogspot.com

DHIKR SIMPLE METHOD... 

1st step: Write the text or Dhikr (the Arabic word for REMEMBRANCE) in your heart. 

2nd step: Let the text remain always in on your lips and mind - RECITING the text silently as often as possible... 

3rd step:  Be attentive to the disclosure of the meaning/s of the text in your life.