February 25, 2013
Monday – Year of Faith – Lenten Season
by Rev. Fr. Matthieu Dauchez
6:30AM Mass at Shrine of Mary, Queen
of Peace (Our Lady of EDSA)
“Lord, great and awesome God, you who keep your merciful covenant
toward those who love you and observe your commandments! We have sinned, been
wicked and done evil; we have rebelled and departed from your commandments and
your laws. We have not obeyed your servants the prophets, who spoke in your name
to our kings, our princes, our fathers, and all the people of the land. Justice,
O Lord, is on your side; we are shamefaced even to this day: we, the men of Judah,
the residents of Jerusalem, and all Israel, near and far, in all the countries
to which you have scattered them because of their treachery toward you. O LORD,
we are shamefaced, like our kings, our princes, and our fathers, for having
sinned against you. But yours, O Lord, our God, are compassion and forgiveness!
Yet we rebelled against you and paid no heed to your command, O LORD, our God, to
live by the law you gave us through your servants the prophets.”
R. (see 103:10a) Lord, do not deal with us according to
our sins.
Remember not against us the iniquities of the past;
may your compassion quickly come to us,
for we are brought very low.
R. Lord, do not deal with us according to our sins.
Help us, O God our savior,
because of the glory of your name;
Deliver us and pardon our sins
for your name’s sake.
R. Lord, do not deal with us according to our sins.
Let the prisoners’ sighing come before you;
with your great power free those doomed to death.
Then we, your people and the sheep of your pasture,
will give thanks to you forever;
through all generations we will declare your praise.
R. Lord, do not deal with us according to our sins.
Remember not against us the iniquities of the past;
may your compassion quickly come to us,
for we are brought very low.
R. Lord, do not deal with us according to our sins.
Help us, O God our savior,
because of the glory of your name;
Deliver us and pardon our sins
for your name’s sake.
R. Lord, do not deal with us according to our sins.
Let the prisoners’ sighing come before you;
with your great power free those doomed to death.
Then we, your people and the sheep of your pasture,
will give thanks to you forever;
through all generations we will declare your praise.
R. Lord, do not deal with us according to our sins.
Jesus said to his disciples: “Be merciful, just as your
Father is merciful. “Stop judging and you will not be judged. Stop condemning
and you will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven. Give and gifts
will be given to you; a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and
overflowing, will be poured into your lap. For the measure with which you
measure will in return be measured out to you.”
HOMILY
Mga minamahal kong kapatid, huwag
kayong humatol. Huwag kayong magparusa. Tayo ay magpatawad. Ito ang dapat
nating gawin sa buhay natin. Mabait talaga ang taong hindi marunong
humatol. Ito ay hindi ayon sa puso natin, kundi ito ay naaayon sa puso ng
Diyos.
Hindi sapat ang marunong tayong
magpatawad. Kasama dito ang hindi paghatol sa ating kapwa. Hindi natin pwedeng
sabihin na napatawad na natin ang ating kapwa, ngunit tayo ay may paghahatol pa
rin sa ating puso. Isa lang 'yan, magkaugnay
'yan.
Kapag tayo ay hindi humatol, hindi ibig sabihin
na wala tayong pakialam. Ito ay bahagi ng pagmamahal na itinuturo sa atin ng
Panginoon. Ipanalangin nating magkaroon tayo ng lakas na magpatawad. Ang tunay
na pagpapatawad ay nagsisimula sa pag-iwas ng paghatol. Amen.
