Sept. 29 : "Welcoming the Gifts of the Others" Homily of Rev. Fr. Jason Laguerta
Summary
TLDRThe homily emphasizes the importance of humility and recognizing the gifts of others without jealousy. Both the Old Testament story of Moses and the New Testament account of Jesus show that we should not view others as rivals but rather celebrate their abilities. The speaker also shares personal experiences to highlight the value of unity over competition, even within families, religious communities, and daily interactions. The message encourages listeners to live in harmony, respect others' gifts, and foster a spirit of cooperation rather than rivalry.
Takeaways
- 🙏 Jesus teaches that those performing good deeds in His name, even if not part of the same group, should not be stopped, as 'whoever is not against us is for us.'
- 💧 Anyone who gives a cup of water because you belong to Christ will not lose their reward.
- ⚠️ Jesus warns against leading others into sin, stating that it would be better to face extreme punishment than to cause others to stumble.
- ✋ Jesus emphasizes self-discipline, advising people to 'cut off' anything (symbolized by hands, feet, or eyes) that leads them to sin to avoid eternal suffering.
- 😇 The homily highlights that this Sunday is the 26th in Ordinary Time, overlapping with the feast of Archangels Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael.
- 🤝 Moses and Jesus both teach about inclusivity, urging people not to be insecure or jealous of others' gifts but instead celebrate and share them.
- 💼 The second reading speaks against amassing wealth at the expense of others, reminding us to treat workers justly.
- 👪 Sibling rivalry, competition, and jealousy are highlighted as common human struggles, but the homily encourages seeing each other as family, not rivals.
- 🛑 The priest recounts a personal story where division between different religious groups hindered the spirit of cooperation, emphasizing the need for unity.
- ✈️ The priest will be going on a pilgrimage from October 1 to 19, and parishioners can submit prayer intentions to be included during his journey.
Q & A
What is the main theme of the Gospel reading in the transcript?
-The main theme is about inclusion and humility. Jesus teaches that those who do good in His name should not be prevented, even if they are not part of the group. Whoever is not against Him is for Him.
What lesson does Jesus teach John when he asks if they should stop someone casting out demons in His name?
-Jesus teaches John not to be insecure and to allow others to do good in His name. He emphasizes that anyone who is not against them is for them.
How does the priest compare the actions of Moses and Jesus in terms of recognizing others’ gifts?
-Both Moses and Jesus encourage the recognition of others' gifts. Moses tells Joshua not to be envious of Eldad and Medad, while Jesus tells John not to prevent others from performing good deeds in His name.
What example does the priest give to illustrate sibling rivalry?
-The priest talks about how siblings often fight over inheritance, property, or resources, seeing each other as rivals rather than family members who should share with one another.
What is the priest's message regarding how we should view others who have different gifts or achievements?
-The priest emphasizes that we should celebrate the gifts of others instead of feeling threatened or envious. He encourages recognizing that others also receive blessings from God and we should be thankful for their gifts.
What does the priest mention about a personal experience involving a feeding program?
-The priest shares an experience where he joined a feeding program for street dwellers. He was initially happy to see another group feeding the poor, but became upset when the pastor of that group started criticizing the Catholic faith.
What moral does the priest draw from his experience with the evangelical pastor?
-The priest concludes that we should not engage in religious rivalry or criticism, but instead focus on working together for the common good, such as feeding the hungry.
How does the priest describe common human behavior in competitive situations, such as a basketball game or parking lot dispute?
-The priest describes how people often see each other as competitors in trivial situations, such as fighting over a parking space or during a basketball game. He stresses that this behavior stems from a mentality of rivalry instead of cooperation.
What does the priest say about how we should respond when others receive blessings from God?
-The priest advises that when others receive blessings, we should not be jealous or envious. Instead, we should be grateful for what we have and thankful that others are also blessed.
What does the priest announce regarding his upcoming absence?
-The priest announces that he will be away on a Marian pilgrimage from October 1 to October 19, and offers to take prayer intentions from parishioners to the holy sites he will visit, including Lourdes, France, and Rome.
Outlines
🙏 John's Inquiry About an Outsider Performing Miracles
John informs Jesus about someone casting out demons in His name, despite not being part of their group. Jesus responds by encouraging inclusivity, explaining that anyone not against them is for them. Jesus emphasizes that small acts of kindness done in His name will be rewarded. He warns against leading others into sin, advocating for drastic measures to avoid sinning, such as cutting off parts of the body that cause sin. The passage highlights the severity of sin and the eternal consequences of being cast into hell, referred to as 'Jen' with unquenchable fire.
❤️ Embracing Others and Sharing God’s Gifts
Jesus teaches not to view others as rivals, but as friends and allies in the mission. He encourages expanding one's heart to include others, recognizing that God's gifts are not exclusive to one group. The message urges people to celebrate and share God’s blessings, rather than hoarding them for personal gain. Santiago’s reading also warns against the greed of hoarding wealth while neglecting the fair treatment of workers. The theme emphasizes community, generosity, and viewing others as partners rather than threats or competitors.
🤝 Rivalry Among Siblings and The Need for Unity
The third part focuses on the dangers of sibling rivalry and competition within families, workplaces, and society at large. It critiques how people often view each other as rivals for resources or success, leading to conflict. The anecdote of a basketball game turning violent illustrates this point. The pastor also recounts an instance where he witnessed evangelicals feeding the poor but simultaneously criticizing Catholics. The pastor emphasizes the need for unity, tolerance, and cooperation among all, regardless of differences in religion or status, for the common good.
🌍 Celebrating Unity and Preparing for Pilgrimage
In the final part, the speaker prays for humility and the ability to recognize and celebrate God’s gifts in others. There is a call to unity, love, and service, reminding everyone to see each other as family, not rivals. The message is reinforced with a prayer for restoration through the grace of Christ. Additionally, the pastor announces his upcoming Marian pilgrimage, inviting the congregation to submit their prayer intentions, which he will bring to various holy sites, including Lourdes, France, and Rome. The segment ends with blessings and the conclusion of the Mass.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Rivalry
💡Prophecy
💡Jealousy
💡Humility
💡Gift
💡Sin
💡Service
💡Competition
💡Angels
💡Unity
Highlights
The gospel recounts John telling Jesus about someone driving out demons in His name, and Jesus advising not to prevent him, as whoever is not against them is for them.
Jesus emphasizes that performing good deeds in His name, even by those outside their immediate circle, should not be hindered, as they are working for the greater good.
The message of generosity and acceptance is highlighted when Jesus says anyone who offers a cup of water in His name will not lose their reward.
A severe warning is given against causing believers, especially children, to sin, stressing it would be better for such a person to have a millstone tied around their neck and be thrown into the sea.
Radical advice about sin follows, with Jesus urging that if one’s hand, foot, or eye causes them to sin, it is better to lose them than to be cast into hell.
The homily reflects on the themes of rivalry and jealousy, using the story of Moses and Joshua, where Moses encourages Joshua not to be jealous of others who also received the gift of prophecy.
The homily advises against insecurity and rivalry, drawing parallels between Moses' time and the situation described in the gospel where John expresses jealousy of others doing good deeds.
Jesus' teaching to embrace those doing good, even if they are not directly part of one's group, is interpreted as a call for inclusivity and humility.
The homily encourages sharing gifts from God with others and avoiding selfishness, noting that no one holds a monopoly on God's blessings.
James’ teaching in the second reading is emphasized, cautioning against hoarding wealth and neglecting the well-being of others.
An example is given of rivalry within families, such as sibling disputes over inheritance, used to illustrate how competition can destroy relationships.
The homily references the divisive nature of human competition, including an anecdote about a fight at a local basketball game escalating into violence, symbolizing the dangers of unchecked rivalry.
The story of a feeding program highlights the need for unity among different religious groups, despite doctrinal differences, as all are working toward a common good.
The priest’s personal encounter with an evangelical pastor leads to a reflection on the importance of focusing on shared missions rather than differences in religious beliefs.
The homily concludes by calling for gratitude and celebration of others’ gifts, urging people to stop viewing others as rivals and instead embrace them as family and fellow children of God.
Transcripts
the Lord be with you and with your
Spirit reading from the holy gopel
according to Mark GL to you Oh
Lord at that time John said to Jesus
teacher we saw someone driving out
demons in your name and we tr to prevent
him because he does not follow
us Jesus rep do not prevent him there is
no one who performs a mighty deed in my
name Who can at the same time speak ill
of me for whoever is not against us is
for
us anyone who gives you a cup of water
to drink because you belong to Christ
Amen I say to you will surely not lose
his
reward whoever causes one of these
little ones who believe in me to sin it
would be better for him if a great
millstone were put around his neck and
he were thrown into the
sea if your hand causes you to sin cut
it off it is better for you to enter
into life maed with two hands to go into
Jen into the unquenchable
Fire And if your food causes you to sin
cut it off it is better for you to wer
into life cripple than with two feet to
be thrown into jen and if your eye
causes you to sin plock it out Better
for you to enter into the kingdom of God
with one eye TH with two eyes to be
thrown into
Jen there warm does not Die and the fire
is not
quenched the gospel of the Lord praise
to you Lord Jesus Christ Please be
seated praised be Jesus Christ now and
forever Good morning dear friends good
morning father brothers and sisters
pakibati ng Good morning ang ating mga
kasama ngayong baga Beautiful Sunday
morning to be together in prayer to our
online partition Thank you also for
praying with us today the 26th Sunday in
ordinary time and supposedly the feast
of the archangels Michael Gabriel
Raphael and the archangels but Of course
it's a Sunday so we don't celebrate in
in the liturgical feast the angels but
we know very well that these angels
always protect us and guide us
many times we look at the other as a
rival rival to the throne rival to power
rival to fame or rival to authority and
influence our readings today talk
about the sense of insecurity in Joshua
and in
John in the first reading we of Moses
sharing his spirit to 70 elders The Gift
of
prophecy however there were two eldad
and myad who did not go to the meeting
tent when Moses inspired by the Lord
shared his gift of prophecy to others
and yet the two who were left behind
were also given the same ability The
Gift of prophecy
and Joshua one of the young men reported
to Moses Moses these two guys are
prophesying but they are not with us and
Moses told Joshua Joshua Let Him let
them be They're not Rivals to us would
that Everybody has the gift of prophecy
Moses told them Kung pwede nga lang sana
lahat ay mayroong biyaya at kagalingan o
kakayanan na maging propeta huwag mo
silang kainggitan don't be insecure
about their ability to prophesy it's
good that Everybody does it in the
gospel John also said to Jesus Master
Merong tao doon na nagpapagaling sa
pangalan mo driving out demons in your
name should we stop him let's prevent
him from doing that because he is not
with us
and Jesus told John John don't be
insecure whoever is not against us is
for us Let Him be Gumagawa siya ng
mabuti kahit hindi natin siya kasama
hindi natin siya kaaway He is not a
rival to us He is a friend to
us
enlarge the space of your heart to
accommodate the other
acknowledge that we don't have the
Monopoly of the gift that others have
gifts as
well recognize and celebrate what others
have don't be stingy in terms of the
gifts from God hangga't maaari nga
ibahagi natin sa lahat na hindi lang
tayo ang
makikinabang at yun ang sinasabi ni
Santiago sa pangalawang
pagbasa kung lagi na lang tayong
nagpapayaman para sa sarili natin anong
mapapala natin pagdating ng
panahon hindi natin binibigyan ng tamang
pasahod ang ating mga manggagawa para
lang mas dumami ang kita natin Anong
kita mo talaga sa kalaunan kung ikaw din
lang naman ang umuunlad at hindi ang
iyong
kapwa ang ating mga pagbasa ngayon ay
nagbi sa atin ng malinaw na paalala at
turo share the
gifts we don't have the Monopoly of
gifts treat others not as Rivals or
threats or enemies to you instead Look
at others also as God's gift to
[Musika]
you sibling rivalry sa mga magkakapatid
instead of looking at each other and
treating each other as siblings
belonging to the same family as gifts of
God to one another What happens most of
the time magkakapatid pero laging
nagbabangayan kasi
nagpapagalingan sibling rival we call it
magkakapatid
nag-aagawan sa isang mana sa isang lupa
sa isang bahay o
ari-arian considering each other as
Rivals to property instead of looking at
each other as family that needs to share
the resources with one
another maraming beses ang tingin natin
sa iba kalaban ko
yan hindi natin makita na sa iba
gumagalaw din ang Espiritu Santo at
meron din silang mga biyaya na dapat
nating ipagpasalamat
are we able to celebrate the gifts of
God to others or are we so miserly and
so stingy that No they don't deserve it
kami lang
dapat ganun po ba tayo
kakim na ang tingin natin ay tayo lang
ang magaling na tayo lang ang pinagpala
na tayo lang dapat ang mahal ng Diyos at
yung iba kalaban sila kaaway sila hindi
na sila Dapat binibigyan ng Diyos ng
anumang mga biyaya
yan when we look at people around us we
often Look at them as threats to us as
Rivals to us competition to us We Look
at each others as competitors instead of
looking at each other As
friends laging may
kompetensya laging may
kalaban I don't know Kung ako po Mahilig
ako sa
basketball Nalungkot na naman ako k nung
isang araw
no ung ung viral video na naman ng isang
basketbolista an kung Mahilig kayo sa
basketball naglaro sa isang Barangay ano
Barangay liga ng Barangay o hindi nga eh
ano lang ordinaryong laro lang eh
nagkikita sa laro Anong nangyari
nag-away at pagkatapos ng laro ang alala
mo tapos na yung kwento kasi ganun naman
sa basketball eh minsan nagkakasakitan
So tapos na pero hindi eh Pagkatapos ng
laro Anong ginawa sumakay ng motor
kasama ang kapatid may dalang
bag dala-dala ang baril hinabol yung
nakaaway
binaril it doesn't make
sense sometimes how human behavior can
be What do you look How do you look at
the
other is the other
person
so despicable to you that he deserves to
die just because of an
argument the other is a rival the other
is an
enemy We don't recognize the gifts of
the other we look at them instead as our
Rivals to
whatever we desire for
ourselves Pakitingnan nga ang katabi
mo kaibigan ba siya o
kalaban sa parking lot ba simpleng
parking
lot nagkakain
Bakit parehong nakakita ng parking
slot eh parehong nag-unahan naggitgitan
Walang gustong magbigay Anong
nangyayari
nagkakasakitan para bagang ang tingin sa
kotse ng iba ay ako dapat diyan u ako
dapat diyan a laging ganon sa
magkakapatid akin Dapat yan bakit SAO n
napunta yan o kaya sa magkakatrabaho sa
opisina akin Dapat yan Ba't SAO binigay
yan o kaya sa ating mga pang araw-araw
na buhay siguro lagi tayong May ganon
and I have also experiences I think I
shared this with you one time and I'd
like to end with this one time po we
were having this Uh this feeding program
our isang kanin isang ulam diyan po sa
may harap ng payos and and the street
dwellers were
gathered and then I Jo the street wers
in their in the feeding program natuwa
po ako dahil meron pong nagpapakain na
iba hindi po tayo hindi po yung isang
kanin isang ulam merong mga evangelicals
na nagpunta at nagpakain and I was so
happy I was so happy so I went out and
wanted to meet them and Talk to them
because I wanted to affirm them to tell
them good It's good that you are helping
them and it's good that we are helping
each other in helping people so pumunta
naman po ako to meet their
Pastor but because the pastor was
teaching something to the street
dwellers napatigil po ako dahil yung
kanyang pini sa mga Street dwellers Ay
sabi nung Pastor at talagang pagpasok na
pagpasok ko yun ang sinasabi
niya ba't kayo naniniwala sa diosos mga
katoliko Bakit kay nagpupunta diyan sa
mga hahaplos kayo sa mga nasareno kung
ano pa
yan muna bakit parang hindi y maganda
yung naririnig ko and then he went on
for around 15 minutes talking about how
wrong Catholics are
Ang ganda ng intensyon ko para puntahan
siya at makipag magsabi na thank you for
feeding the street dwellers Thank you
for doing that What did I Hear from this
Pastor sinisiraan mga
katolik Ako naman po ay hinihingi ko po
ng tawad nag-init ang ulo ko Inaway
ko hyong tutularan
hindi ako nakapagpigil at sinabihan ko
siya Pastor magpapakain lang po tayo
dito wala na pong
ganyanan kasi kung magsisiraan din lang
tayo ng Relihiyon et et ano pang saysay
na pinapakain natin sila sa madaling
salita kaming dalawa ni Pastor
nagaway hindi ko naman po inaway sinabi
ko lang na walang ganyan
Hwag
ganyan magtutulung-tulong tayo
eh hindi tayo magkakaaway
Pakisabi nga sa katabi mo hindi tayo
Magkaaway
Pwede
ba magkakapatid
tayo kung iba siya at iba ang ginagawa
niya kung meron siya at wala ka hindi
dapat kainggitan
try to celebrate the Gift Of The Other
Let us try to recognize the movement of
God in the other Let us try to be One
with each other in love in
service in Unity and
Harmony so in this m we pray for more
humility in our heart that we may
celebrate and be Grateful for the gift
of the spirit that is in the
other praise be Jesus Christ Now and
Forever please all stand Let us
pray may this heavenly mystery o Lord
restore us in mind and body that we may
be cirs in Glory with Christ To Whose
suffering we are United whenever we
proclaim his death who lives and Reigns
forever and ever amen
Maraming salamat po ulit sa inyong
pagdalo sa ating banal na Misa Thank you
for being here with us today to our
online par Thank you also for praying
with us mga kapatid we are sisters and
Brothers to one another We need not be
Rivals and enemies we belong to the same
family celebrate the gift that is in the
other accept their victories celebrate
with them never be jealous or envious of
them Kung binigyan si sila ng Diyos
salamat kung wala tayo salamat pa din
hindi kailangang mag-away dahil meron
sila tayo wala so we are friends We are
family Let us always keep that in our
heart Amen yan so having said that Ako
po'y magpapaalam m na saglit mamamaalam
ho muna ako mawawala ng from October 1
up to 19 so mamayang gabi po so up to 19
I will be in a mar pilgrimage So if you
want we can pray for you You can put
Your intention in a piece of paper you
give it to the office and i'll bring
them to the churches that we will Visit
in our Marion pilgrimage to Lords to
France to Rome to San Padre Pio So if
you want Your intention to be included
Just write it down Hindi po kailangan
mahaba just one intention I'll bring
them to my masses in the pilgrimage Uh
sa Marian pilgrimage so again Uh Don't
look for me because I'll be away for 19
days at least the Lord be with you and
with your spirit and May our loving God
bless you and your family the father the
son and the holy spirit amen our mass
has be offered go in peace to love and
serve the Lord Thanks be to God
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