Dayon si Jesus kag ang iya mga gintuton-an nagkadto sa mga baryo sang Cesarea Filipo. Sa dalanon nagpamangkot sia sa ila, “Sugiri ninyo ako, sin-o bala ako suno sa mga tawo?”
Nagsabat sila, “Suno sa iban ikaw si Juan Bautista, ang iban nagasiling ikaw si Elias, pero ang iban pa gid iya nagasiling nga ikaw isa sang mga propeta.”
Si Jesus nagpamangkot sa ila, “Pero suno sa inyo, sin-o gid bala ako?”
Si Pedro nagsabat, “Ikaw amo ang Cristo.”
Dayon si Jesus nagmando sa ila, “Indi ninyo pag-isugid bisan kay sin-o, kon sin-o ako.”
Dayon si Jesus nagsugod sa pagpanudlo sa iya mga gintuton-an, “Ang Anak sang Tawo magaagi sang madamo nga mga pag-antos, kag pagasikwayon sia sang mga katigulangan sang mga Judio, sang pangulo nga mga pari, kag sang mga manunudlo sang Kasugoan. Pagapatyon sia kag sa tapos sang tatlo ka adlaw pagabanhawon sia.”
Ginpaathag gid niya ini sa ila. Gani gindala sia ni Pedro sa unhan kag ginsaway.
Pero nagliso si Jesus, nagtulok sa iya mga gintuton-an, kag ginsaway si Pedro, “Magpalayo ka sa akon, Satanas, ang imo panghunahona iya sang tawo kag indi iya sang Dios!”
Prayers:
"Lord Jesus, I profess and believe that you are the Christ, the Son of
the living God. You are my Lord and my Savior. Make my faith strong and
help me to live in the victory of the cross by rejecting sin and by
accepting your will."
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Reflection of the Daily Gospel:
Who is Jesus for you? At an opportune time Jesus tests his disciples with a crucial question: Who do men say that I am and who do you say that I am? He was widely recognized in Israel as a mighty man of God, even being compared with the greatest of the prophets, John the Baptist, Elijah, and Jeremiah. Peter, always quick to respond, professes that Jesus is truly the Christ. No mortal being could have revealed this to Peter; but only God.Through faith Peter grasped who Jesus truly was. He was the first apostle to recognize Jesus as the Anointed One (Messiah and Christ). Christ is the Greek word for the Hebrew word Messiah, which means Anointed One. Peter's faith, however was sorely tested when Jesus explained that it was necessary for the Messiah to suffer and die in order that God's work of redemption may be accomplished. How startled the disciples were when they heard these words! How different are God's thoughts and ways from our thoughts and ways! Through humiliation, suffering, and death on the cross Jesus broke the powers of sin and death and won for us our salvation. The Lord Jesus tests each of us personally with the same question: Who do you say that I am?
Who is Jesus for you? At an opportune time Jesus tests his disciples with a crucial question: Who do men say that I am and who do you say that I am? He was widely recognized in Israel as a mighty man of God, even being compared with the greatest of the prophets, John the Baptist, Elijah, and Jeremiah. Peter, always quick to respond, professes that Jesus is truly the Christ. No mortal being could have revealed this to Peter; but only God.Through faith Peter grasped who Jesus truly was. He was the first apostle to recognize Jesus as the Anointed One (Messiah and Christ). Christ is the Greek word for the Hebrew word Messiah, which means Anointed One. Peter's faith, however was sorely tested when Jesus explained that it was necessary for the Messiah to suffer and die in order that God's work of redemption may be accomplished. How startled the disciples were when they heard these words! How different are God's thoughts and ways from our thoughts and ways! Through humiliation, suffering, and death on the cross Jesus broke the powers of sin and death and won for us our salvation. The Lord Jesus tests each of us personally with the same question: Who do you say that I am?
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