Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 18:21-35.
Peter approached Jesus and asked him, «Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many as seven times?»
Jesus answered, "I say to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times.
That is why the kingdom of heaven may be likened to a king who decided to settle accounts with his servants. When he began the accounting, a debtor was brought before him who owed him a huge amount.
Since he had no way of paying it back, his master ordered him to be sold, along with his wife, his children, and all his property, in payment of the debt. At that, the servant fell down, did him homage, and said, 'Be patient with me, and I will pay you back in full.'Moved with compassion the master of that servant let him go and forgave him the loan. When that servant had left, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a much smaller amount. He seized him and started to choke him, demanding, 'Pay back what you owe.'
Falling to his knees, his fellow servant begged him, 'Be patient with me, and I will pay you back.'
But he refused. Instead, he had him put in prison until he paid back the debt. Now when his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were deeply disturbed, and went to their master and reported the whole affair.
His master summoned him and said to him, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you your entire debt because you begged me to. Should you not have had pity on your fellow servant, as I had pity on you?' Then in anger his master handed him over to the torturers until he should pay back the whole debt.So will my heavenly Father do to you, unless each of you forgives his brother from his heart."
Reflection: I Forgive because He forgives
Sa araw na ito, pinapalalahanan tayo ng Ebanghelyo ni San Mateo kung paano nga ba dapat tayong maging mapagkumbaba at mapagpatawad. Sa pagtatanong ni San Pedro kung ilang beses ba niya dapat patawarin ang kaniyang kapatid na nagkasala, ang sagot ni Hesus ay "Seventy - seven times" Isang paalala na kailangan laging bukas ang ating puso sa pagpapatawad. Mga kapatid, kung mananatiling sarado ang ating puso sa mga taong nagkasala sa atin, mananatiling sarado ang kalangitan para sa atin. Nawa patuloy nating maalala, na sa lahat ng pagkakamali natin, patuloy tayng pinapatawad ng Diyos. At maaaring sabihin natin na siya Diyos kaya naman nagagawa niyang magpatawad. Ngunit mga kapatid, kahit hindi tayo ang Diyos, dapat mailagay natin sa ating isip na, bumaba ang Diyos sa lupa at nagkatawang tao, si Hesus, para lang iparamdam sa atin, na kung ano ang nararamdaman natin ay nararamdaman din niya sapagkat tayo ay kaisa niya.Ating tandaan na sa tuwing pinanatili natin ang galit sa ating mga puso, patuloy nating kinakadenahan ang ating sarili, patuloy tayong nagbubuhat ng isang mabigat na bato. Ngunit kung matututo tayong magpatawad, parang inihagis natin ang kadena na nakagapos sa ating puso, at muling naging malaya na magmahal at maging anak ng Diyos. Kaya naman, magpatawad tayo, bilang kaisa ng Diyos, magpatawad tayo bilang mga at kaakibat ng pagpapatawad, magmahalan tayo bilang unang minahal ng Panginoon! Amen.
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