Teol102A MTh 1:30 - 3pm Learnings, Summaries & Reaction Paper First i want to thank Ms Alma and Mr Eddie

for being approachable in the parish cons late! since " wasn#t in ser$ice for a long time% &ince i was a kid i was alread' residing here in o r parish! this is the place where i was born! where m' parents do their marriage! where " felt to be comforted and man' things more happens on this sacred place% The &t% Michael parish here in ( lacan is m' home town! " was a former member of the 'o th ministr' where i was also &acristan and been acti$el' member of The )nights of *ol mb s b t since i was c rrentl' residing here at the Metro " ha$en#t been there for a long time and then when " transfer school at +,&A- its been . ite a shorter distance to be at home! so i decided to $isit m' town e$er' weekends so " can see also m' relati$es and co sins% "n 1/0/ o r ch rch was constr cted nder the s per$ision of franciscan friars with &t% Michael the Archangel as its designated patron saint% in 1/10! the ch rch was repaired nder the s per$ision of 2adre 3icente de Tala$era% "n 1400 the ch rch was reb ilt sing bricks b t it was later destro'ed b' the 1563 earth. ake% "n a few 'ears the ch rch was again reb ilt into a bigger one to accommodate the growing n mber of worshippers in the pro$ince% "t was once again e7panded in 10/4 with the addition of the transept and cop la and in 1016 the brick tile roof was replaced with gal$ani8ed iron sheets% The 2arish celebrates its 2atronal Feasts on Ma' 5 and &eptember 21% "ts 20th 2arish 2riest! 9e$% Fr% Alberto +%:% &antiago s cceeded Fr% A$elino ;% &antos% -nder 2arochial 3icar! Fr% ,eopoldo E$angelista """% "t is h ndred 'ears old spirit al edifice in 2oblacion " considered as <place marker= and ser$e as <point of orientation= to the local residents and $isitors% The *h rch is nder the > risdiction and part of the 9oman *atholic +iocese of Malolos% The mother ch rch of the +iocese is the Malolos *athedral located in Malolos *it'! ( lacan% The +iocese was erected in 1141 from its metropolitan! the Archdiocese of Manila% ? r 2arish ch rch aims to nif' o r comm nit' in one faith n rt ring and enriching o r life to the f llest in which ;od has promised! to disco$er ;od thro gh worship! pra'er and st d'ing the bible and to lo$e and care one another as *hrist lo$e s% "ts $isions is belie$ing that we are the people of ;od in which we are created nconditionall'! that we are called in the comm nion of life and

lo$e of *hrist! who will dri$e o r relationship with one another! we are inspired b' the &pirit to share o r ser$ice to others and as a leader of his creation% M' first mass to be doc mented was all abo t The 2arable of the 2rodigal &on@ in first " reacted beca se " heard this message a co ple of times! the stor' were abo t the two sons that has different personalit'! one that that is greed' of wealth another one is different b t has been deepl' >ealo s with his 'o nger brother! after the 'o nger one left the ho se and get his manna he e7perience how to become down to earth and decisi$el' get back to his father and ask for repentance! b t hi father accepted him wholl'% ( t his older brother got >ealo s to hi brother beca se of the celebration in who#s his father was arranged! ne$er reali8ed that all of his father#s manna are for the older brother% Ma'be " ha$e two lessons learned from this message one is the acceptance of 'o r mistake in this wa' 'o will achie$e freedom of one self! and alwa's honor o r parents and listen to their teachings for the' know what is better for 'o and 'o r f t re% The priest also told abo t material things that it " important to in$est in spirit al matters rather than material thing beca se these material things cannot be inherited in the kingdom of ;od% ?n the second & nda' the passage was something to do with the second coming of *hrist! in which also happens 2013 'ears ago when :es s sa$es the h manit' from the wilderness and bring s closer to the Father! the 2riest emphasi8es the book of Matthew *hapter 26 that he . oted <At that time the sign of the &on of Man will appear in the sk'! and all the nations of the earth will mo rn% The' will see the &on of Man coming on the clo ds of the sk'! with power and great glor'=% &e$en da's later "#$e been doc mented abo t The &al$ation of :es s *hrist! he said that people on this planet has onl' one destination b t to death! b t what gonna be ass re 'o A Be doesn#t tell abo t Bell or something b t the topic was abo t the destination of Bea$en! &al$ation is o r wa' to o$ercome the power of &in! howe$er &al$ation m st be earned in certain conditions in what the (ible are sa'ing Cthe priest portra's that if appliances ha$e man als! we h man ha$e also a man al and that is the (ibleD% Be site some certain sit ation like ,i$ing a Bealth' life b' doing good works a$oiding doing what is wrongEsins! ha$e a Faith! 9epent! Forgi$e and ,o$e% Fhile " was listening on this message a lot of things are entering to m' mind " was been repeatedl' testing m'self if " am one of those man who are sa$edA ?r am i accepting *hrist wholl'A Ma'be " > st li$e who " am and walk b' him@ since " am doing the right thing " am ass red% " was remembered the message last & nda' was abo t &al$ation! beca se the passage was all abo t eternit'! is eternit' $isibleA "n somewhat can be connected to a conte7t in life after death% The bible e7plains s that there is reall' life after death or hat we call the eternit' it is clearl' stated in the book of >ohn in the Famo s :ohn 3:14 that e$er' man has eternal life% The message wa not new to me! b t this sets an e'e opener to me! e$en the gates of hea$en nor

hell e$en e7ist we m st do the right thing alwa's! and one thing is for s re! that ;od e7isted and right be there for s% The da' " was doc mented message is in the heat of the *hristmas season and " was grabbing this opport nit' to ha$e the mass before we go to the pro$ince for the $acation% The message for this & nda' is a special message regarding the tr e meaning of *hristmas! the priest emphasi8es this $erse from the bible came from the book of >ohn chapter " $erse 16@ <The Ford became flesh and made his dwelling among s% Fe ha$e seen his glor'! the glor' of the one and onl' &on! who came from the Father! f ll of grace and tr th%= And this e7plains how the father in hea$en has lo$ed his son and worth to be celebrated with! ;od action to send his son on Earth is incomparable showing his lo$e to h manit' e$en it seems that there were no change in this world% And he hinted one word that is the heart of *hristmas! and that is ,?3E! ;od is so ,?3E+ his son b t he chooses to sacrifice his son beca se he first ,?3E s% After this "#$e reali8es a m ch that " keen seeing material and social things d ring this celebration and not appreciating the tr e essence of what we are doing% After Gew Hears da' and a long $acation! m st be back to e$er'da' ro tine! to st d'! and ,"3E% This passage was common to all people and it wa all abo t decision making! before we make decision we m st take the most important step is to <begin with a pra'er= well it m st be a $ital step on e$er' matter% Ge7t is to <E7ercise faith=@ ;od wanted s to lend o r f ll tr st to him! in e$er' sector of o r life% Ge7t is to <be read' to accept ;od#s answer= ;od knows e$er'thing and knows what#s best for 'o % Then 'o m st seek a <*oncrete decision= weighing in 'o r ph'sical! emotional and spirit al matters% Gow we m st ha$e a realistic pict re of 'o r options to help 'o make a responsible decision% This & nda' was a talk abo t ;od#s promises@ Fr% A$e estimated that there are more than 3!000 acti$e promises in the bible! well what we m st s pposed to do is to claim them! and li$ed them% Fe can do that b' reading 'o r hol' book personall' and nderstand how it comes@ Faith is a m st to claim ;od#s promise for 'o % Fell! " don#t be s rprised on what . antit' of promises on what we ha$e in the bible! since ;od ha$e gi$en a lot of options to do! on what o r life can be easier to make% ( t sadl' a lot of people don#t redeem those promises! "f we claim the ,ord#s promises with a right spirit and p re moti$es! we will honor Bim! recei$e what we ask! and grow in intimac' with o r lo$ing Father% Bow " fo nd it wonderf l to attend mass! da' b' da' " don#t think abo t it! b t it seems that all of passages ha$e some interconnection e$er' mass ser$ice% Be disc ssed abo t Faith $s% Tr st! well what the difference between the twoA Faith is something to do in belie$ing if 'o belie$e in ;od or something 'o will e7ert 'o r mental effort to become effortless o$er it! since 'o are ass red that it can happen! Tr st is something to do with actions! if 'o tr st something or someone 'o e7ert 'o r ph'sical effort on it for e7ample if 'o see a bridge that

is fragile! so will 'o cross on it or notA & rel' not! b t what the point is 'o earn a personIs tr st b' consistentl' pro$ing 'o rself to them% Ho show them that 'o will not se them or take ad$antage of them% Ho will not ab se their lo$e or their generosit'% Ho will think of them before acting% Faith is not earned b t more on application the more 'o p t 'o r heart on what 'o belie$e is 'o can get what " the res lt% First " find this passage hard to nderstand! so what are weighing on the twoA Fe m st tr st ;odA ?r m st ha$e Faith on him! for me acting to ha$e Faith on ;od is also the wa' of showing o r tr st on him! how 'o can 'o strengthen 'o r Faith if 'o don#t belie$e on it! rightA " was $er' tired on this da' and " find its hard to me to go o tside since of the long for me! b t " look for it as an intentional to learn! b t nfort natel' it doesn#t seems like word are coming to m' mind% ;oing on! these words are t ck on m' mind while sleep' listening to the passage! <;od sa's toda'@ not tomorrow! life " too short! death is so s re! sal$ation is :es s *hrist= Fell% (' nderstanding theses words "#$e come p to the lesson that all things! decisions that will affect for 'o r better life m st be done as soon as possible beca e life is short and death is interment! we cannot predict time onl' ;od know e$er'thing so we m st be prepared at all times% The last passage that " was doc mented was all abo t The 2arable of th Fig Tree located on the book of , ke *hapter 13% The stor' was abo t the parts of the tree in which it represent the $ine'ard owner represents ;od! the one who rightl' e7pects to see fr it on Bis tree and who > stl' decides to destro' it when Be finds none% The gardener! or $ine'ard keeper who cares for the trees! watering and fertili8ing them to bring them to their peak of fr itf lness! represents :es s! who feeds Bis people and gi$es them li$ing water% The tree itself has two s'mbolic meanings@ the nation of the "srael and the indi$id als% This sit ation clearl' states as the owner of the $ine'ard is maintaining the root p to the lea$es! witho t the ;ardener " we are nothing! that represent ;od a the gardener! :es s represent the water! roots and the soil in which it keeps on hold and stand tall in time of problems and mis nderstandings witho t it the whole tree wo ld be nothing% The lesson for the indi$id al is that borrowed time is not permanent% ;odIs patience has a limit% "n the parable! the $ine'ard owner grants another 'ear of life to the tree% "n the same wa'! ;od in Bis merc' grants s another da'! another ho r! another breath% *hrist stands at the door of each man#s heart knocking and seeking to gain entrance and re. iring repentance from sin%