tar-rivelazzjoni u t-twettiq tat-tamiet li ħabbru l-profeti, iżda bħala l-prekursurtal-Messija. Meta f’isem sħabu Pietru qal “Inti l-Messija”, kien xhieda li issa l-appostlikienu nfetħulhom għajnejhom u bdew jgħarfu xi ħaġa ġdida f’Ġesù. Ordnalhom biex ma’ jitkellmu ma’ ħadd fuqu, għaliex biex jkunu jistgħujxandruh kien baqgħalhom ħafna x’jimxu. Hija l-esperjenza tas-Salib u l-Qawmien ta’ Ġesù li twassal lid-dixxipli għall-għarfien sħiħ. Ġesù kien jaf x’hemm jistennih, se jħabbat wiċċu mal-ogħla klassijiet tassoċjetàLhudija,(Sanhedrin,Sadduċej,Qassisin il-kbar,Fariżej) kellhom issetgħatal-flus, is-setgħa politika u reliġjuża u s-setgħa tal-verità, u dawnkienu se jispiċċaw li joqtluh. Ġesù kellimhom ċar lid-dixxipli iżda huma qattma basru jew setgħu jaċċettaw li l-Messija kellu jbati. Iżda Hu assigurahom lil-aħħar kelma ma tkunx tas-setgħat li jġibu l-mewt – wara tlitt ijiem jerġa’jqum. Kull meta Pietru u d-dixxipli ma jaċċettawx, jew jaħarbu meta Ġesù jsejħilhombiex jerfgħu miegħu s-salib, ikunu jfixkluh, għedewwa tal-proġett ta’ Alla. Pietru ma sabhiex bi tqila jaraw lil Ġesù bħala l-Messija, ma aċċettax il-prezzli kellu jħallas biex ikun dixxiplu. Ħemm Pietru fina lkoll, stqarrija ta’ fidi li matinkludix li tkun dixxiplu, mhix sħiħa. Niċħdu aħna lilna nfusna, ninħallu mill-interessi personali tagħna u nsiruqaddejja tal-oħrajn? Naċċettaw is-salib u nissieħbu fil-proġett Tiegħu? Ħadd minna ma’ jista’ jirnexxielu jilħaq dan kollu biss f’din il-mixja ta’ fidi liqegħdin nagħmlu l-Mulej jaħfrilna n-nuqqasijiet tagħna, u jibqa’ jsejħilna għalfedeltà sħiħa, li trid tissarraf f’solidarjetà mal-oħrajn.Meditazzjoni ta’ San Ġwann Battista De La Salle:Med. 166, l-1 parti(Illum taħbat il-festa ta’ San Ċiprijanu. San Ġwann Battista De La Salle kitebmeditazzjoni sabiħa fuq dan il-qaddis kbir.)Saint Cyprian, one of the principal Fathers of the Church, was most zealous for hisdiscipline and for upholding the doctrine and maxims of Jesus Christ. He had beena pagan and a most learned one. He was converted by a priest named Cecilius,whom he loved tenderly and ever afterward honored as his father. Even beforereceiving Baptism, he studied Holy Scripture. Filled with the truths he learned thereand with the Catholic spirit, he was admitted to the sacrament. As soon as he wasbaptized, he sold all his possessions, distributed the proceeds to the poor, andresolved to practice celibate chastity. In this way, from the moment he became aChristian, he lived stripped of all his wealth and freed from affection for all thegoods and all the pleasures of the earth. That was how it was to live as a perfectChristian. It seems quite clear that this saint was altogether virtuous from the verybeginning and had a heart fully imbued with the Spirit of Jesus Christ. With thisdisposition he could not but practice great virtues. He gave edification to everyoneby his holy life, just as he won admiration by his talent and knowledge of literature.That is what enabled this saint to render great benefits in the Church.32 SIGNUM FIDEI
You are in a state where you must know well the maxims of the holy Gospel, bothto work at your own sanctification and to procure that of others. Do you practicethese maxims as this saint did? Have you, like him, renounced the goods andpleasures of life? Often you do not enjoy the goods and comforts of life becauseyou cannot have them.Often those who lack them the most also desire them most eagerly. Are you not ofthis number? It is not enough to be deprived of such things unless it is donewillingly and with affection. That is why Jesus Christ says that not only the poor butalso the poor in spirit are blessed. This spirit of poverty is often no less rare inreligious communities than it is in the world.Ħsieb: Ġesù jgħammar fejn ikun milqugħ:Sid l-għar ta’ Betlem offra l-istalla tiegħu: Ġesù twieled hemm.Marija u Marta offrew darhom: Ġesù kien jgħaddi għandhom.F’Ġerusalemm wieħed sid offra l-għorfa kbira li kellu: Ġesù għamel l-aħħar Ċenahemm.Ġużeppi d’Arimatea offra l-qabar tiegħu: Ġesù ndifen hemm.Dawk li jemmnu, jħejju qlubhom: Ġesù jgħix hemm.Nixxiegħa ta’ Stejjer – Publikazzjoni PrecaMissierna ...TALBAO Missier,agħmel li t-talb, ġieħ u qima, u kull devozzjonijinbidel f’servizz u ministeruskont triqatek u r-rieda tiegħek.Agħmel li x-xogħol tagħna ma jkunx mitluf,u lil dawk li ġew magħżula u msejjħa minnekjieħdu kull opportunitàli jxandru l-Evanġelju hekk glorjużta’ Sidna Ġesù KristuAmmen.The Prayer of the DaySIGNUM FIDEI 33
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