kapwa ko, Sagot ko - 23rd-A

Kapwa ko, Sagot ko

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I. 1st Reading - Ez. 33:7-9

• we are our brothers' keeper.
• we are responsible to our neighbor
• not just responsible to them but we are accountable for them.
• Pananagutan Song

II. 2nd Reading Rom. 13:8-10

• because loving our neighbor is God's greatest commandment.
• owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for the one who loves another has fulfilled te law.
• thus for Christ as taught by st.paul love for our neighbors is the norm!- in every relationship; in all dealings with everyone.
• including enemies and the ones which we consider lost souls.

III. Gospel- Mt. 18:15-20

• v14- Your Father in Heaven doesnt want even one of these little one to Perish. 
• parables of the lost sheep, coin  and son teach us that to love is to seek. not to shun, to open not to close, to desire to posses, not to lose.
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• pope francis - “What God wants is that we be welcoming, that we forgive and love each other so as to become more and more like Him, who is communion and love...“It's the devil who separates, destroys relationships, sows prejudices,” the Pope affirmed that “the holiness of the Church” is “to recognize the image of God in one another.”




the goal is to bring back to life those who have been made choices of death
• thus part of loving is to correct our erring brothers.
• our Gospel today tells us to exert extra effort to attend to our enemies. 
• ther are three steps stipulated by Jesus:
• talk personally to ur brother, man to man, face to face.
• -- "Gossip can also kill, because it kills the reputation of the person! It is so terrible to gossip! At first it may seem like a nice thing, even amusing, like enjoying a candy. But in the end, it fills the heart with bitterness, and even poisons us." (Angelus, Feb. 16, 2014).
• seek the help of some of your neighbors
• go to the community and consider them publicans and tax collectors, who by the way are one of the closest friends of Jesus.
• again the goal is to bring our brothers back to Jesus
• the motivation is Love.

IV. Dawn vs. Darkness

The rabbi asked his students: "How can we determine the hour of dawn, when the night ends and the day begins?"

One of the rabbi's students suggested: "When from a distance you can distinguish between a dog and a sheep?"

"No," was the answer of the rabbi.

"It is when one can distinguish between a fig tree and a grapevine?" asked a second student.

"No," the rabbi said.

"Please tell us the answer then," said the students.

"It is then," said the wise teacher, "when you can look into the face of another human being and you have enough light in you to recognize your brother or your sister. Until then it is night, and darkness is still with us."^1b