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21. Các Bài Độc Giả Gửi Tới

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Jun 9 at 4:41 AM

“Have you experienced the power of the Spirit?”

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Dear Deacon Nguyen,

You have incredible power within you.

Every believer in Christ can claim the power of the Holy Spirit for whatever God has called him or her to do! If you say “I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life…” (Nicene Creed), you’re acknowledging God’s presence within you.

“Send forth your spirit, they are created and you renew the face of the earth”

~ Psalm 104:30

After He was resurrected and appeared to His disciples, Jesus commanded them to remain in Jerusalem until they received the power of the Holy Spirit. So on the day of Pentecost, He came like a strong wind where Jesus’ followers had gathered. It was perfect timing. The disciples were frightened, having lost our Lord twice—first to death, then to the Ascension—but by the Spirit, He returned to equip them with divine authority and energy to do His work.

Dinh, God’s spirit gives power to renew, create and build up, not to beat up, dominate or oppress. Jesus, the “owner” of our souls and giver of life, gives us fullness of life through the Spirit; the only way to strengthen that life is to give it to others. If we allow the indwelling Spirit of God to speak to us, we will have the real joy that only comes from knowing Him.

Sincerely yours in Christ,
Father Raymond J. Finch, M.M.

Prayer for Pentecost Sunday

Sequence Veni, Sancte Spiritus

Come, Holy Spirit, come!
and from Your celestial home
shed a ray of light divine!
come, Father of the poor!
come, source of all our store!
come, within our bosoms shine.

You, of comforters the best;
You, the soul's most welcome guest;
sweet refreshment here below;
in our labor, rest most sweet;
grateful coolness in the heat;
solace in the midst of woe.

O most blessed light divine,
shine within these hearts of Yours,
and our inmost being fill!
Where you are not, we have naught,
nothing good in deed or thought,
nothing free from taint of ill.

Heal our wounds, our strength renew;
on our dryness pour Your dew;
wash the stains of guilt away:
bend the stubborn heart and will;
melt the frozen, warm the chill;
guide the steps that go astray.

On the faithful, who adore
and confess You, evermore
in Your sevenfold gift descend;
give them virtue's sure reward;
give them Your salvation, Lord;
give them joys that never end.

Amen. Alleluia.

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Jun 2 at 4:41 AM

“And 'The Beat Goes On'”

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Dear Deacon Nguyen,

At the heart of mission sending is a visceral presence of God’s love through action.

Jonathan Hill said, “I am dedicating my life to the service of God’s most favored—the poor, the marginalized and the outcast,” at his ordination to the diaconate of Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers.

And Ryan Thibert relayed his feelings about mission by saying, “I realize that it is in living for others through Christ where I feel truly happy and at peace in my life.”

“Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.”

~ Matthew 28:19a – 20b

This weekend, Jonathan Hill became a Maryknoll priest and Ryan Thibert became a Maryknoll Brother.

Rev. Jonathan Hill, M.M. and Brother Ryan Thibert, M.M., spent nine years preparing for the moments of ordination and perpetual Oath respectively. Father Jonathan’s uncle was a missioner to Honduras, and he himself engaged in mission experiences in Honduras, Rome and the Philippines. Brother Ryan became attracted to mission because of Maryknollers’ “…sincere active calling to serve all God’s people in cross-cultural mission” and his overseas mission immersion trips to Jamaica and Africa.

Dinh, we are all called to mission, whether in our families, communities, jobs, or the world! Mission work is necessary until Christ comes again. In the words of Maryknoll’s first Bishop, James E. Walsh, M.M., “go to a place where you are not wanted but needed, and remain until you are not needed but wanted,” because the beat must still go on.

Sincerely yours in Christ,
Father Raymond J. Finch, M.M.

Prayer for 7th Sunday of Easter

You have filled my heart to overflowing,
Lord of life, love, mercy, and peace,
more than any one person deserves
and more than any one soul can contain.

So I cannot help but share all the graces
You have given me with everyone in the world
but especially with those who need them most.

You who are my joy and my strength,
empower me to step out in faith
to family, friend, foreigner, or foe
in imitation of Jesus who left everything
to bless and bestow on me
all that is good, noble, and true.

Yet such is Your goodness, O Lord,
that the more I give, and love, and share
the more I have to offer others, who
like me, are made in Your image and
likeness as precious children of God.

Amen.

~ Father Joseph R. Veneroso, M.M.

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Cầu Thang Thánh với các bậc đá nguyên thủy được mở cho các tín hữu kính viếng

Trong 60 ngày, các tín hữu hành hương có thể leo bằng đầu gối lên Cầu Thang Thánh và chạm đến các bậc thang cẩm thạch nguyên thủy, không có bọc gỗ.

Hồng Thủy – Vatican

Từ nhiều thế hệ, khách hành hương đến Roma đã có lòng sùng kính sâu xa đối với Cầu Thang Thánh và thúc đẩy họ ao ước được leo bằng đầu gối trên các bậc của cầu thang này.

Theo tương truyền, Chúa Giêsu đã đi trên các bậc thang này khi tổng trấn Philatô đưa Người ra trước đám đông và giao Người cho họ đóng đinh. Và sau đó, thánh nữ Elena, mẹ của hoàng đế Constantino, đã mang cầu thang này từ Giêrusalem về Roma vào năm 326. Đền thánh được ĐGH Sixto V ra lệnh xây vào cuối những năm 1580 để tôn kính các bậc thang thánh..

60 ngày kính viếng

Các bậc thang và cầu thang với các bức bích họa mới được trùng tu đã được mở cho tín hữu kính viếng sau nghi thức làm phép tại đền thờ Cầu Thang Thánh vào ngày 11.04.2019. Các bậc thang đá cẩm thạch đang tạm thời không bị bao bọc và công chúng có thể đụng chạm đến các tấm đá cẩm thạch nguyên thủy, cho đến khi những tấm gỗ được sửa chữa và được đặt lại trên các bậc thang đá để bảo vệ chúng.

Chứng tá thầm kín của đức tin

Ông Paolo Violini, người đứng đầu việc phục chế các bức bích họa của bảo tàng viện Vatican, và đội ngũ của ông rất ngạc nhiên và xúc động khi thấy mức độ những bậc thang đá mòn đi vì hàng triệu người đã leo lên những bậc thang này bằng đầu gối của họ. Đối với ông, đây là chứng tá thầm kín của đức tin, cho dù có thể chỉ là tạm thời, của các tín hữu ngày nay.

Nối kết trong lịch sử và đức tin

Cha Francesco Guerra dòng Passionist, quản đốc đền thánh chia sẻ với hãng tin Công giáo Hoa kỳ: “Đây là một cơ hội đặc biệt để chạm đến chính những bậc thang như Chúa Giêsu và chứng kiến đức tin của những người đã đến đây trước chúng ta. Và nó là một cách cụ thể để nối kết với những người đến trước chúng ta trong lịch sử và đức tin, những người đã truyền lại đức tin cho chúng ta.”

Những dấu chứng quan trọng

Hàng triệu người đã quỳ gối leo lên các bậc thang, dần dần và cách vô tình, họ đã gây nên những vết xước, rạch sâu vào đá mềm. Một trong số 28 bậc thang bị mòn bởi mũi giày của các tín hữu, một cái lỗ đã xuyên qua tấm đá dày.

Ông Violini giải thích: “Điều này xảy ra vì đây là bậc thang nơi các tín hữu hành hương nán lại lâu hơn, để cúi xuống và hôn trên “bậc thang quan trọng nhất”, bị nứt và được đánh dấu bằng một cây thánh giá kim loại và có một tấm lưới kim loại bao bọc ở trên. Theo tương truyền, Chúa Giêsu đã ngã ở bậc thứ 11. Cây thánh giá đánh dấu điểm tác động, và tấm lưới bao phủ một thứ được cho là một giọt máu của Chúa. Một thánh giá cũng đánh dấu một bậc khác ở trên đỉnh cầu thang mà theo tương truyền, đó là một giọt máu khác.

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Maryknoll Society - May 19 at 4:41 AM

“All You Need is Love”

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Dear Deacon Nguyen,

Have you ever watched someone put brick upon brick to build a house?

It’s a fascinating process...and don’t forget the mortar!

Just as there are many layers to a building—with the mortar functioning as the “glue”—there are layers to loving as God wants us to love. But we must make all things new within ourselves first. It is essential to accept God’s love for us before we can even begin to give that love to others. However, as more of the “mortar” of our relationship with Christ is smoothed down between the internal bricks, we must express that love outwardly. How does that happen?

“The one on the throne said, ‘Behold, I make all things new.’”

~ Revelations 21:5

As our hearts grow in love, the desire for sharing that love deepens. We are compelled to establish a new status quo by giving away the very love that Christ built inside of us! Our love becomes like that proverbial tiny mustard seed, “...when full-grown...is the largest of plants." (Matthew 13:32)

Dinh, we have the great privilege of making all things new for others until that new heaven and new earth arrive. “This is how all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” (John 13:35). Loving someone is giving life. If we truly do that, everyone will know who we are and Whom we represent.

Sincerely yours in Christ,
Father Raymond J. Finch, M.M.

Prayer for 5th Sunday of Easter

Send forth Your Spirit, O Lord,
and renew the face of the Earth.
From the rubble of our plans
and abandoned dreams
create a new world
of justice, love, and truth.

The stone rejected by builders
has become the cornerstone
of Your kingdom on earth.

Restore Your Church
living stone by living stone
held together by the mortar
of faith and mutual love
and seasoned by the blood
of martyrs and of the Lamb.

Amen.

~ Father Joseph R. Veneroso, M.M.

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Apr 21 at 5:41 AM

“There can be miracles when you believe”

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Dear Deacon Nguyen,

Have you ever met someone on fire for God?

Such people just can’t keep quiet about what God has for them. Once the Lord is visible in our lives, we just can’t shut up about it!

“When he had risen, early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had driven seven demons. She went and told his companions who were mourning… they did not believe... [But] later, as the eleven were at table, he appeared to them and rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart because they had not believed those who saw him after he had been raised. He said to them, ‘Go into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every creature.’”

~ Mark 16:9, 10:14-15

When Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Salome went out to embalm Jesus’ body, their hopes that the great Rabbi was the true Messiah were dashed. But Mary of Magdala went from being deeply grieved to going down in history as the first to see our Risen Lord!

Imagine their surprise when the two-ton stone had been moved and Christ was gone. Who could have taken their Rabbi and why? The most miraculous event in history was followed by an avalanche of faith. Once Mary got a glimpse of Christ’s face, she ran to the apostles. Once the apostles went out, Christianity spread like wildfire.

Dinh, are you on fire this Easter morning? So go! Proclaim the Good News to all the world today and every day. We can’t help but share it with everyone once we get a glimpse of Jesus’ face. Look into our Savior’s eyes and tell the world that Jesus conquered death for you and for me. He is not here, He is risen!

Sincerely yours in Christ,
Father Raymond J. Finch, M.M.

Prayer for Easter Sunday

With heavy hearts we mourn
Your death, Lord Jesus,
as we accompany Mary Magdalene
and the other holy women
to the tomb where our hope
lies buried.

Our tears of sorrow turn to those
of unspeakable joy when we see
not so much an empty tomb
but a heart and world filled
with the glory of Your Resurrection.

You are truly risen, Lord Jesus!
You remain with us still!
may we share this wonderful news
with everyone we meet by
reflecting Your truth
in everything we say and do.

Amen.

~ Father Joseph R. Veneroso, M.M.

The Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers serve the poor in 22 countries, and celebrate our faith through Mass, the Sacraments, and pastoral work. Help support our mission projects around the world.