Youth for Him

Reading 1: Acts 2:36-41

Responsorial Psalm:
The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.

Upright is the Word of the Lord,
and all His Works are trustworthy.
He loves justice and right;
of the kindness of the Lord the earth is full.

See, the eyes of the Lord are upon those who fear Him,
upon those who hope for His kindness,
to deliver them from death
and preserve them in spite of famine.

Our soul waits for the Lord,
Who is our help and our shield.
May Your kindness, O Lord, be upon us
who have put our hope in You.

Gospel: Jn 20:11-18

EASTER SUNDAY

Reading1: Acts 10:34a, 37-43

Responsorial Psalm:
This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad.
or
Alleluia.

Reading2: Col 3:1-4 or 1Cor 5:6b-8

Gospel: Jn 20:1-9 or Lk 24:1-12 or Lk 24:13-35

Reading1: Is 52:13-53:12

Responsorial Psalm:
Father, into Your hands I commend my spirit.

Reading2: Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9

Gospel: Jn 18:1-19:42

March 31, 2010

Responsorial Psalm:

Lord, in your great love, answer me.
For Your sake I bear insult,
and shame covers my face.
I have become an outcast to my brothers,
a stranger to my mother's sons,
because zeal for your house consumes me,
and the insults of those who blaspheme You fall upon me.

Insult has broken my heart, and I am weak,
I looked for sympathy, but there was none;
for consolers, not one could I find.
Rather they put gall in my food,
and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

I will praise the name of God in song,
and I will glorify Him in thanksgiving;
"See, you lonely ones, and be glad;
you who seek God, may your hearts revive!
For the Lord hears the poor,
and His own who are in bonds He spurns not."

Gospel:

Mt 26:14-25


--I want to focus on the responsorial psalm because Jesus said that blessed are those who are weeping, blessed are those who are insulted and persecuted for the name of God. They are blessed because God is with them.
Many times I felt that I was alone. Many times I felt that everyone would like to stay away from me. That no one ever wanted to be with me. Many times I am in despair. But during those times...God always whisper, "I am here, always here to help you. I'm just waiting for you." These words make me strong. Because I know, that as long as my intentions are for serving God, He will surely bless me and give me triumph in every obstacles I encounter.
Just like Jesus, we should not lose our faith in the Father. Jesus experienced more hatred and insults than anyone, but with God's power, He was able to finish His mission with success.

MARCH 30, 2010

RESPONSORIAL PSALM:
"I will sing of your salvation."
In You O Lord, I take refuge;
let me never be put to shame.
In Your justice rescue me, and deliver me;
incline Your ear to me, and save me.

GOSPEL: (Jn 13:21-33, 36-38)
In this gospel is Jesus' Last Supper. Here, Jesus is like bading farewell to His disciples. He knew that He'd be betrayed by one of them. For me, Judas Iscariot plays a big role in the Salvation History.Though he betrayed Jesus, think about it, without him, will there be Jesus on the cross?
But of course, Judas shouldn't have exchanged Jesus for money.
In real life, we can see this. Many, especially politicians in corrupt countries, are exchanging their spiritual lives for their physical and mortal body. They don't realize that the most important things are found not in the material world that they live in but in the spiritual world that they are trading. They are blinded by gold and silver--by evil and temptation.
Today is Holy Tuesday, and for many times we have also betrayed Jesus. Countless times we have hurt Him by exchanging Him for material things. Let us not judge others because we too, have sinned. Also, let us not forget God's love for us. Jesus' love for us. He is always ready to forgive us no matter how grave we have sinned.

Feb 2, 2010

Hi..today is my birthday. Yep, and it's an extraordinary one for me because it's my first time to celebrate it away from my family. It's kinda sad because I miss the days that I am with my family and relatives during my birthday. It's almost 9 pm and I guess the day went well. It may not be as good as before but I guess it's the best that I can have right now.

I started my day by going to mass celebrated at our university chapel wherein I've learned that today is the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple. There I also learned that a man named Simeon, a devout man guided by the Holy Spirit, saw the child Jesus then said "Lord, now you are letting your servant go in peace, just as you said. I have seen with my own eyes the one you have sent to save people. You have made this way for all peoples to be saved. He is a light which will shine for those who do not know God. He is the one who will bring praise to your people Israel." The celebrants of the mass also sang a special song about Simeon which made the mass more solemn.

After the mass, I stayed a little bit and prayed before going to my class and asked for guidance and help since our grades for the period will be announced. I knew I did not do my best...that I relied mostly in the help of God. And I said sorry for that. I knew that in order to reach your goals, you need to have your faith in God. But you have to do your part too...and that was my mistake. I haven't played my part very well. When I got my test papers, I was really disappointed with myself. I've got low scores but I accepted it. I was so willing since it's my fault anyway. But my faith in God was never lost. I still prayed that even though my exams are disappointing, my prelim grades will still pass. He didn't fail me. I still made it!! There was even a time that while checking our papers for corrections, temptation to let the correction unnoticed remained on my mind (because I'm failing and letting it will make me pass the test), but then, I said to God "Lord, I will do what is right, but please, let me pass this subject". I kept on praying that when the professor called my name, I was surprised that I passed! What a wonderful feeling that God helped me. Plus, my conscience wouldn't bother me and I could sleep tonight with nothing to worry...

It was an unusual birthday because I may not be with my loved ones, but I know that God never left me alone. =)

-peace be with you all.. =)

Feb 1, 2010

Jan 31, 2010


Hi! We had a mass last night and for me, it is one of the most beautiful masses that I've attended in my whole life. It's like God is with me the whole time! What a wonderful feeling it is! I remember hearing the Responsorial Psalm a lot of times--when we are having masses in our school, but last night was different...very different. Our school choir still sung the Psalm but this time, I almost filled my eyes with tears... "The Lord is My Light and My Salvation...There is nothing I shall fear. He is My Fortress, He is My Shield. From whom shall I be afraid?". This gave me strength to fulfill and believe in my dreams...because I know that God is with me. Yes, a lot of times I have doubted my capabilities, but a lot of times also, He gave me strength and hope to believe. =)

Yesterday I was inspired of creating a blog...and not only that, I also created a channel in youtube and I just finished my first video. Last night is our celebration of the feast of the Holy Infant Jesus so I put some video clips and pictures from last night plus the song Adonai as the background song. I tried to view and it is not as good quality as I have saved it on my computer but it's still okay I guess. here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DlzVaceSIs

-peace be with you all.. =)