Sunday, February 17, 2019 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time 1st Reading: Jeremiah 17:5-6 2nd Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:12, 16-20 Gospel: Luke 6:17, 20-26
Coming down the hill with them, Jesus stood on a level place. Many of his disciples were there and a large crowd of people who had come from all parts of Judea and Jerusalem and from the coastal cities of Tyre and Sidon.
Then looking at his disciples, Jesus said,
“Fortunate are you who are poor, the kingdom of God is yours.
Fortunate are you who are hungry now, for you will be filled.
Fortunate are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
Fortunate are you when people hate you, when they reject you and insult you and number you among criminals, because of the Son of Man. Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, for a great reward is kept for you in heaven. Remember that is how the ancestors of this people treated the prophets.
But alas for you who have wealth, for you have been comforted now.
Alas for you who are full, for you will go hungry.
Alas for you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.
Alas for you when people speak well of you, for that is how the ancestors of these people treated the false prophets.”
D@iGITAL EXPERIENCE
(DAILY GOSPEL IN THE ASSIMILATED LIFE
EXPERIENCE)
“Alas for you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep” (Luke 6:25). Many young people venture on sensual experimentations in an attempt to anticipate the marital act that is only proper to married people – all in pursuit of gratification. The “happy” experience of sexual experimentation soon fades into gloom and they end up weeping.
There is wisdom in waiting. When we apply “calburo” into a raw banana because we cannot wait for its natural ripening, we enjoy the ripe banana at the great peril of our health. In the area of sexual relationship, there is wisdom in waiting for marriage before engaging in the sexual act. First, one develops self-discipline and so prepare a person for the great responsibility of family life. Those who engage in premarital sex will be pushed to marital life unprepared.
Second, it clarifies one’s values. At the start, when the eyes are still clouded with puppy love, little thought is given to the values of healthy relationships. When all the extravagance of youth will have simmered down, a man begins to ask questions like, “Is this woman the responsible mother I want for my child?” A woman, likewise asks, “Would this man be the father my child can be proud of?” Unfortunately for many, the asking of the right question comes too late. If the rubbles of broken relationships and shattered dreams could speak up, they’d recite in chorus this Gospel verse: “Alas for you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep” (Luke 6:25). –(Atty.) Rev. Fr. Dan Domingo P. delos Angeles, Jr., D.M.
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