BUKÁS-LOÓB SA DIYÓS OPEN IN SPIRIT TO GOD · 8/24/2018 · Living Water – August 24, 2018 1 August 24, 2018 BUKÁS-LOÓB SA DIYÓS • OPEN IN SPIRIT TO GOD THEME: Our belief

Living Water – August 24, 2018 1

August 24, 2018

BUKÁS-LOÓB SA DIYÓS • OPEN IN SPIRIT TO GOD

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THEME:

Our belief in the Living

Bread compels us to stand

firm in following Jesus. WORD:

Joshua 24:1-2a, 15-17,18b;

Ps34; Eph 4:21-32; 5:1-2, 21-

32; Jn 6:53, 60-69 ORDER:

1. “Be subject to one another

out of reverence for

Christ” (Eph 5:21)

2. “Serve the Lord for He is

our God” (Joshua 24:18)

DIRECTION:

1. Persevere and remain

close to the Lord.

2. Respect each other and be kind to one an-

other. REFLECTION:

The Biblical story of the change of leadership

from Moses to Joshua in leading the Israelites to

the Promised Land was one of the greatest ex-

amples of succession in the Bible. Joshua, who

was mentored by Moses for

forty years took over the task of

Moses after his death at Mount

Nebo. Moses was one hundred

twenty years old when he died,

and was not able to enter the

Promised Land. In the first reading, Joshua (110

years old) assembled the Israel-

ites before his death and told

them “Hold fast to the Lord

our God”, and to “fear the Lord

and serve him with all faithful-

ness”. The people under his

command promised to serve

no other gods, but the Lord. In

this present age, we too can ask

ourselves what do we want to

pass on to our children? The best admonition

we can give them is to “hold on to God”, and

exhort them like Joshua said “As for me and my

house we will serve the Lord”. Joshua was an example of an excellent leader.

To be a strong leader like Joshua, one… see P2

Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time

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“Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and to know that You are the Holy One of God.”

John 6:68-69

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(Cont’d from P1)

...must be ready to listen and move quickly on

what God is telling him to do. A leader must

be led by God and seek guidance from Him to

become effective in his work. So, in a Christian

community like BLD, leaders are first anointed

by God before doing the work entrusted to

them. In the discharge of their duties, they seek

guidance from the Word of God to lead them

towards the right direction. The second reading reminds us of Christ’s law

of forgiveness, as taught also in the Gospel

readings (Matthew 6:14-15 and Mark 11:25).

Also, in the Lord’s Prayer we say– “Forgive us

our debts, as we also forgive our debtors”. God

forgives us because of his great mercy. As we

come to understand his love and mercy, we

will want to be like him. Having received for-

giveness, we have to pass it on also to others

who have offended us. We should also do our

part in asking forgiveness from those we have

offended. Those who are not willing to forgive

have not become one with Christ, who was

willing to forgive even those who crucified

him. (Luke 23:34). They have allowed their

resentments to become buried deeply in their

hearts because of their un-forgiveness. Just as children imitate their parents, we

should imitate Christ. His great love for us led

him to sacrifice himself so that we might live.

Our love for each other should be of the same

kind - a love that goes beyond affection to self-

sacrificing. St Paul mentioned also in the read-

ing about submitting to one another. Submit-

ting to another person is an often misunder-

stood concept. In a marriage relationship, both

husband and wife are called to defer to one

another. For the wife, this means willingly re-

specting her husband’s headship in the family.

For the husband, it means putting aside his

own interests in order to care for his wife. Sub-

mission is seldom a problem in homes where

both partners have a strong relationship with

Christ and where each is concerned for the

happiness of the other. In the Gospel, Jesus said to his followers “I tell

you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the

Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no

life in you” (John 6:53). How can Jesus give us

his flesh as bread to eat? To eat living bread

means to accept Christ into our lives and be-

come united with him. We are united with

Christ in two ways – (1) By believing in his

death and resurrection; and (2) by depending

on his teaching for guidance and trusting in

the power of the Holy Spirit. Jesus was teach-

ing his disciples that his life has to become

their own, but his listeners could not accept

this concept. (Excerpts from Commentary in

the Life Application Bible) Jesus’ words caused many of his followers to

leave him. They may have realized that he

wasn’t going to be the conquering Messiah-

King they expected. His teachings were diffi-

cult to understand and some of his words of-

fended his listeners. In our journey of faith, we

may also be tempted to turn away because Je-

sus’ lessons are difficult to follow. Will our

response be to give up, ignore certain teach-

ings, or reject Christ? Are we also going to

leave? Instead, let us ask the Holy Spirit to

show us what the teachings mean and how we

can apply them in our life. Peter’s answer to Jesus “ Lord, to whom shall

we go”, is for all of us for we sincerely ...see P3


(Cont’d from P2)

… believe that Jesus alone has the words of

eternal life. Through his body and blood that

we partake in the Eucharist, we are strength-

ened in our faith that indeed it is Jesus alive in

the flesh that we are receiving. His body and

blood give us the strength and the resolve to

continue serving Him thru the work that we

have committed to do in the BLD Community,

that he has graciously made us instruments in

spreading the Good News and in bringing

more people closer to the Lord. So, let us par-

take of the body and blood of the Lord as often

as possible; leave the past behind us and unite

ourselves, and joyfully move forward in serv-

ing the Lord.

PROMISE: “The words I have spoken to you are spirit and life.” (Jn 6:63b)

BLD-Toronto Pastoral Services Ministry

invites you to a one-day Recollection:

HEALING HURTS, LIFE-GIVING WOUNDS

Saturday, 15th September 2018, 8:00 AM – 4:00PM Our Lady of the Assumption Church Hall

Officiating Priest: Fr. Mike Semana

Light breakfast and lunch will be served. Love offerings will be greatly appreciated. Pre-registration at OLA Hall on Fridays.

For information or registration, see: Willie Hernandez @ 647-401-8165



Youth Inter-District Conference 2018 "I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God,

who loved me and gave Himself for me. (Galatians 2:20)

“This weekend we can truly say that we experienced the Lord working through us. Whether it be healing or revealing, our God sought our deepest wounds to show us that we are #Redeemed through His. We are now sons and daughters of Light.”

The YIDC 2018 hosted by BLD Newark Youth Ministry

in Long Valley NJ last August 10-12, 2018 was a re-

sounding success. Over 200 youths and adult chaper-

ones participated from all over North America, includ-

ing the delegations from BLD Districts Phoenix, Wash-

ington DC, Trenton, Rockland, Albany, Cincinnati, St.

Catharines and Toronto. The retreat’s theme

“REDEEMED” was led by the spiritual director Monsi-

gnor Paul Schetelick and youth facilitators and adult

youth leaders of BLD Newark.

Everyone in attendance can attest to how the talks, the sharings, the Eucharistic celebrations

and worships, and enjoyable fellowships had ignited all of us with the fire of the Holy Spirit. The closing event was capped with the turn-over ceremonies and the announcement of the

next YIDC host - BLD TORONTO DISTRICT YOUTH MINISTRY!!! The selection was ex-

pected and done in accordance with the established cycle in the 12-year history of YIDC since

it was conceptualized in 2006. Everyone was excited to hear

that YIDC 2020 will be coming back to Canada. On behalf of the BLD Youth Ministry, we would like to ex-

tend our utmost appreciation to all our community mem-

bers, including OSG Prayer Groups, for their financial and

morale support and more importantly, their prayers. We look forward to hosting YIDC 2020 here in Toronto! To God be the glory!!

Ariel & Ethel

YIDC Through the Years

2006 - Newark NJ

2008 - Toronto ON

2010 - Long Island NY

2012 - Rockland NY

2014 - Trenton NJ

2016 - Washington DC

2018 - Newark NJ

2020 - Toronto ON


Youth Inter-District Conference 2018 "I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God,

who loved me and gave Himself for me. (Galatians 2:20)

“This weekend we can truly say that we experienced the Lord working through us. Whether it be healing or revealing, our God sought our deepest wounds to show us that we are #Redeemed through His. We are now sons and daughters of Light.”



Living together is an art...a patient, beautiful,

fascinating journey. It does not end once you

have won each other’s love. Rather, it is

precisely there where it begins! This journey of every day has

a few rules that can be summed up in three phrases which you

already said, phrases which I have already repeated many

times to families, and which you have al-

ready learned to use among yourselves:

May I, Thank you, and I’m sorry. - Pope Francis

It’s all

about Family. Family Encounter #21

The FE#20 Sponsoring Class with Fr. Armand Galay during the FE#21 Weekend on

August 17-19/18 at the Valley Of the Mother of God, Mono, ON.


Family Encounter #21

The FE#20 Sponsoring Class with Fr. Armand Galay during the FE#21 Weekend on

August 17-19/18 at the Valley Of the Mother of God, Mono, ON.



Thank You!


FROM THE BYOP MINISTRY

(BREAKING THE YOKE OF POVERTY MINISTRY)

Let’s all praise and thank the Lord for a successful “ANCOPWALK” last Sun-

day, August 19thh. The honor and glory in this victorious fundraiser belongs

to our Lord alone who made it happen for the benefit of the poorest of the

poor children in the Philippines.

Thank you all for your prayers and participation in this WALK. We are most

especially grateful to the registrants, participants and generous donors.

Through your support and generosity, you became living witnesses of

Christ’s love and compassion. You have taken to heart what God expects from

you which is to help alleviate poverty in the Philippines by providing educa-

tional assistance to impoverished young children and giving them hope for a

brighter future. Thank you for being part of the good cause, for believing in it

and sharing your blessings with those in need.

The initial report indicates that we raised about $19,000 and again, we are the

highest team solicitor for this year.

Brothers and Sisters, with the funds that we raised from this WALK, we will

be able to support at least 40 young poor children in their education for one

year. We are also happy to report that there were 22 BLD members who regis-

tered and participated in the WALK.

Thank you once again and may God bless you and your families always!

Thank You!



YIDC 2018


A N N O U N C E M E N T S

...to individuals — widowed, divorced, separated and single parents.

Experience a weekend encounter with God’s healing love.

SOLO PARENTS ENCOUNTER

NO.17 September 7-9, 2018

The Valley of the Mother of God, Orangeville Ontario

Registration is open before and after our Friday Praise & Worship.

Contact: SPE #16 Sponsoring Class Linda Canaria - (416) 562-6518

Nilda Villa - (647) 970-0479 Cora Montilla - (416)662-9725

An Invitation

SOLO PARENTS MINISTRY

FUND-RAISING FOR SPE#17

Baked Goodies …at iba pa!

OLA Hall - Before and After Praise & Worship

Tonight, August 24 and Friday, August 31/18



Urgent Announcement:

From the DCS2021

BLD Toronto

Brothers and Sisters, The BLD Community has been invited to join in the Thanksgiving celebrations of the AFCM - (Archdiocesan Filipino Catholic Mission) 10 Year Anniversary at Our Lady of the Assumption this weekend, Saturday August 25 & Sunday August 26. Saturday August 25 at 6:00pm Tickets are $20 with proceeds going towards Rev. Fr. Ben's orphanage in Leyte. This includes prayerful numbers, dinner, AFCM Choral Ensemble, Community of Angels and will feature Soprano Lilac Cana and Martha Joy followed by DANCING! Be sure to come early! Sunday August 26 3:30pm - Praise and Worship, 4:30pm - Banner Procession, 5:00pm - Holy Sacrifice of Mass celebrated by Rev. Fr. Ben As we are a part of and share in the Mission of our AFCM Brothers and Sisters, let us be united in celebrating this milestone! We look forward to raising our BLD Banner in the procession and will be wearing our BLD branded shirts to showcase the diversity of the many OLA groups that wish to express solidarity and joy of the AFCM and Rev. Fr. Ben's wonderful ac-complishments! Let us not miss this opportunity to give thanks for the AFCM and Rev. Fr. Ben's contributions for all Filipino Catholic groups across the diocese. Won't you join us?

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BUKÁS-LOÓB SA DIYÓS OPEN IN SPIRIT TO GOD · 8/24/2018 · Living Water – August 24, 2018 1 August 24, 2018 BUKÁS-LOÓB SA DIYÓS • OPEN IN SPIRIT TO GOD THEME: Our belief