Presentation of the Lord

Presentation of the Lord

Today we celebrate the presentation of the lord in the temple. in obedience to the mosaic law, mary and joseph offered the child child jesus to the temple after 40 days of his birth 

followed by the purification of mary.

There are several names referred to this celebration. It was called the purification of mary, presentation of the lord, encounter, candle day, consecrated life day.

Today I will be sharing three points: purification, presentation and poverty.

these three points will remind us of the truth that it is when we loose everything that we gain everything.

In purification, it is us who are purified, not jesus, not mary nor joseph. It is when we offer our weaknesses and sinfulness before the lord, and receiving his mercy and love that we are purified. 

In presentation, it is not jesus who is presented but the father has offered his son and in turn gained humanity through salvation.

In poverty, we remember all consecrated men and women who offered themselves, left everything for the sake of the kingdom. And in turn they receive everything. 

in this feast, may we find the lord as our guiding and ever-present light in the world. May we recognize him in our lives just like simeon and anna, who in prayer, poverty and simplicity recognized him and embraced him.

Three things we can ponder on our celebration today. One, to be purified is to receive gods mercy and love, and second when we recive them, we offfer them back to god, and finally to become solid proof and witnesses of gods love.

Tayong lahat ay tinawag na maging malinis, masunurin, at dukha sa mata ng Diyos.

May tatlong katanungan ang gusto kong bigyan ng pansin sa ating kapistahan ngayon ng Pag-aalay sa Panginoon sa Templo. Ito ay tungkol sa kalinisan, pagiging masunurin, at pagiging simple at dukha sa mata ng Diyos.

Ano ang mga bagay na nagpaparumi sa atin? 

Sa anong mga paraan tayo ay naging hindi masunurin sa Diyos?

Anong mga bagay o gawain na tayo ay nawawala sa pagiging mga aba sa mata ng Diyos? Mapagmataas? Materialistic? Mapaghusga? Mapang-api? Mata-pobre? Paglimot sa kapangyarihan ng Diyos sa ating buhay?

Nangyayari ang lahat ng ito kung ang ating buhay ay nasa kadiliman. Kung tayo ay lumalayo o pilit na nilalayo ang sarili sa liwanag na nagmumula kay Kristo.

Naway tanggapin natin ang liwanag ni kristo, at isabuhay at ipamahagi ang liwanag na ito sa ating kapwa ng sa gayon ay maranasan natin ang kanyang kapayapaan, pagpapatawad at pag ibig.