3rd Sunday of Lent (A): Pangasinan Reflection

Say Inkaoyamo na Steward/say Managasikaso

Diad sayan Ibanghilyo, nangelan tayo so inpan-abetan na Katawan tan sakey ya biin Samaritano. Tan diad sayan inpan-nengnengan da, si Jesus so kinmerew na danum. Sayan kerew et nanlapud sakey ya mapa-abeba tan maoyamo ya Dios ya nagmaliw ya too. Onkekerew na danum, tan mapaabeban sinminger ed sayan biin Samaritano so Katawan.

Unong ed si San Augustine nen sikato so tinepetan:”Anto ra so pamaakaran na Dios?” Say kuanto: Unaan, say inkaoyamo na Dios odino Humility. Second is humility. Third is humility.

Lapud say Dios ya makapanyari tan sankaatageyan na amin et pinili to so magmaliw a sakey ya too, a singa aripen, pian nilaban to so too ed kasalanan. Onya so humility na Dios ya awit da para sikatayo.

Say inkaoyamo et  katwaan. Say inkaoyamo et katwaan ed panangaro. Sikato so inpitongtong na Katawan ed samay Samaritana. Inbaga nen Jesus so katwaan nipaakar ed say bilay tod kasalanan. Tan sayan bii, inawat to so katwaan. Tan diad sayan inpangawat toy katwaan, sikato so nilaban ed kasalanan. Saya so nagawaan na katwaan ed panangaro: sikatayo so nilaban. Say peteg ya humility et aliwan mantelek-telekan tan manbulag-bulagan ed kaugsan. Ta lapud say inkaoyamo o humility et birbiren to so kasalanan tan tawagen toy kasalanan ed twan kipapasen to: say kaugsan. Say humility met awiten to itayo ed ilalo tan balon bilay, kasumpal ya abirbir tayo so katwaan nipaakar ed say kasalanan ed bilay tayo.

Say inkaoyamo o humility so nepeg ya walad say steward na Dios. Ta lapud diad humility, bibirbiren tayo so twan kipapasen tayod Dios: Say Dios et pinalsa ton amin, nanlapud amin ed Dios, kayaryan na amin na Dios. Tan sikatayo et stewards labat na Dios. Manangasikaso tayo labat na Dios. Balet lapud say pangawat tayod katwaan, sikatayo so manbibilay ed inkaoyamo/humility.

Say maoyamon too et bibirbiren to so greatness/ say inkatalongaring na arum, aliwan panpagaan to, no ingen saya et rason pian misalamat ed say Dios ya manangiter na amin ed amin. Say humble steward et aliwan maimon; no ingen sikato so manbibilay ed pisasalamat.

Say twan humble ya steward et maaro tan mapangasi. Say humble steward et maliket ya misasalamat; say humble steward so ontatawag ed panag-pasimbalo tan pangiter na ilalo.

Sikatayo et steward na Dios. Manangasikaso tayo na Dios. Say unaan sirin ya responsibilidad tayo et aliwa labat ya mangiter tan man-share ed arum unong ed say generosity na Dios ed sikatayo.  Say unaan ya responsibiliad tayon steward na Dios et say manpaaabeba, say maoyamo pian ontan et nabirbir na totoo so maoyamon Katawan tayo ed sikatayo.

Sirin itilan manpikasi para sayan virtudes ya humility:

O Jesus! Meek and humble of heart, Hear me!
From the desire of being esteemed, Deliver me, Jesus!

From the desire of being loved…
From the desire of being extolled …
From the desire of being honored …
From the desire of being praised …
From the desire of being preferred to others…
From the desire of being consulted …
From the desire of being approved …
From the fear of being humiliated …
From the fear of being despised…
From the fear of suffering rebukes …
From the fear of being calumniated …
From the fear of being forgotten …
From the fear of being ridiculed …
From the fear of being wronged …
From the fear of being suspected …

That others may be loved more than I, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it!

That others may be esteemed more than I …
That, in the opinion of the world,
others may increase and I may decrease …
That others may be chosen and I set aside …
That others may be praised and I unnoticed …
That others may be preferred to me in everything…
That others may become holier than I, provided that I may become as holy as I should…

Based on the meditation for the Third Sunday of Lent by Archbishop Socrates B. Villegas, DD.

2nd Sunday of Lent (A): Pangasinan Reflection

Agaylay taken la nen Abraham nen tinawag ya Dios ya sikato so onpikal ed baley to tan onlad pasen ya agto amta no antoy nasabian tod man. Say ilaloan nen Abraham et diad itaken to sikato la so man-retire: manpainawa la, anggapo la so baleg tan ambelat ya gawaen tod bilay. Baet, diad sayan inpan-onor nen Abraham ed say Dios, binirbir to so pakayari na Dios ed amin: say Dios so Dios na amin a pinalsa. Siopa sirin si Abraham ya akoen ton kayaryan to so mundo?

Diad sayan inpan-onor nen Abraham ed Dios, agamoran to so sipan na Dios ed sikato: say bendision na dalin tan agnabilang ya ilalak!

Ontan met so kabaliksan na say Transfiguration nen Jesus. Say transfiguration et sipan na gloria na Dios ed say Anak ton maonor ed say Ama to. Sayan inpan-onor nen Jesus ed say Ama et sikato so angiter na gloria na inkiolid bilay.

Saya met so kekerewen na Dios ed sikatayo ed sarayan panaon na kuaresma: obedience ed say Dios. Say pan-onor ed say Dios. Sayan obedience et bibirbiren to ya say Dios et kayaryan ton amin; tan walad sikatayo labat so panangasikaso na mundo tan amin ya wadia.

Sikatayo labat so manangasikaso na Dios. We are God’s stewards. Tan lapud agtayo kayaryan so mundo, no ingen et inpabayes tan papa-asikaso na Dios irayan amin ed sikatayo, sikatayo so tatawagen ya STEWARDS labat.

Panon tayon nipanengneng iyan panangasikaso ed sarayan kayaryan na Dios? Anto ra so inter na Dios ya asikasoen tayo, anggaman usaren tayo ra?

Say Dios tayo so aliwan masiblet. Amin tayo walay kayaman tayon nanlapud say Dios. Kayamanan ya mabolos ya inter na Dios ed sikatayo ya usaren, asikasoen, pabolaslasen: say Time, Talents tan Treasure.

Unaan, say PANAON. Time. Say panaon et aliwan usaren parad dili labat. Say panaon ya iter ed arum et aliling toy iter tayon kayaman ed arum. No mabolos tayon iter so oras tan panaon tayo ed sakey, panangaron iiter met iman. Ta say twa: agtayo sarag ya aroen so sakey no agtayo itdan na panaon man ya too. No ibaga tayon anggapo so panaon tayo ed sakey ya too, anggan saya et asawa, anak, ateng o kaaro, say kabaliksan to et wala ni so mas importante nen sikara. No agtayo mangiter na oras tan panaon, panon tayon aroen iraya sirin? Agkayo natatakot ya mangiter na panaon ed sarayan totoon importante ed bilay yo. Say panaon ya iter yo, panangaro man ya nipanengneng yo. Daiset odino maganat ya panaon, say kabalikasan to: daiset tan melmelag ya panangaro.

Kumadwa, saray TALENTO tayo. Nanlapud Dios iraya. Nanlapud inkianak odino naaralan tayo ra. Diad sarayan talento tayo: panagluto, panangansion, say maong a panag-salita, say maong ya panag-galaw, panag-tanem, tan arum nira: saraya et iner na Dios aliwan para sikatayo dili. Wala iraya para napanlingkuran iray arum. Anggapo so kakanaan na bosis ya agay lay dakep no anggapo met lamlamang so makakarengel tan say dilim labat so kakansionan mo. Anto so kakanaan ya masamit ya luto no anggapo so mangan? Diad sarayan talento tayo, si Kristo so manga-aro diad panamegley ed sikatayo. Agkayo natatakot ya i-share irayan talento ya nanlapud say Dios para say arum.

Kumatlo, saray KAYAMANAN tayo. Treasure. Lapud say Dios so akan-kayaryan na amin tan nanlapuan na amin ya walad sikatayo, anggapo sikatayo so tatawagen ya exclusive ownership na kayamanan tan say kuarta tayo. Lapud sikatayo so naitdan na panangasikaso na Dios, say Dios sirin so manunaan ed bilay tayo. Aliwan makana tan makabaliksan no say ibabagat tayo ed say Dios et saray kakera-kera. Mabetbet ya say ipawil tayod say Dios et saramay kera-kera tayo: sinsilyo para say Dios; papel para say load. Mikol para say Simbaan, dolyares para say kawes.

Tangay kayod tagey tan nengneng yoy krus: diad sayan krus, inter na Dios ya amin para sikatayo. Anggapo so intilak to! Amin inter na Katawan para sikatayo. Panon tayon nakontento ya mangipawil ed say Dios na saray kera-kera tayo labat? Anto so kabaliksan na sayan bilay ya inbagat na amin na Katawan ed say Ama to para sikatayo? Agkayo natatakot ya mangiter ed arum, tan aliwan kera-kera.

Diad sayan pamirbir tayo ya sarayan Panaon, Talento tan Kayamanan tayo et agtayo ya kayaryan, no ingen pabayes na Dios ed sikatayo, naawat tayo so sipan ya bendision ya agnasabsabaan. Ta say Dios ya nanlapuan na amin et aliwan masiblet ya Dios! Inter tan iter ton amin irayan nakaukolan tayo. Ontan pa komon. Amen.

Based on the Meditation for the Second Sunday of Lent, “Renunciation and Fruitfulness” by Archbishop Socrates B. Villegas, DD, Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan

St. Joseph, Husband of Mary

St. Joseph had so many plans for Mary. He would have wanted to have a grand wedding. Instead, he found out that Mary was already with child!

He planned to divorce her quietly. But his plans had to take another turn. God, through an angel told him to marry Mary because she was pregnant by the power of the Holy Spirit! What? So, he married Mary.

He would have wanted Mary to give birth in his house: safe and secure. But, there was another change of plan. They had to go to Bethlehem because the Emperor from far away Rome wanted a census for all the Jews. And Joseph was from the tribe of David. And David was from Bethlehem. While they were in Bethlehem, it was time for Mary to give birth. Another change of plan: she gave birth to Jesus in a stable!

Joseph, through all these changes of plans, followed God’s guiding hands. He allowed God to direct him to places and situations he was not familiar with. He allowed God to surprise him! Would be like St. Joseph?

After all, God knows what is best for us. His ways may not be according to our plan, but his ways in the end will lead us to what is best for us!

How do we know that what we are following is God’s plan and ways, and not our plan and our ways?

Many times, we compromise what we believe in, tell a lie, follow an advice which we know is against truth or honest just to have our plan accomplished.

We were able to accomplish the plan, but at what expense? We suffer the anxieties and sleepless nights. There is no peace of mind. This is not then God’s plan and His ways.