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Text: Based on Psalm 118:24; Isaiah 6:3; Bob Dufford, SJ, b. 1943.
Music: Bob Dufford, SJ.
Text and music © 1975, 1979, Robert J. Dufford, SJ, and OCP. All rights reserved.

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 Patnubay para sa Masiglang Pakikibahagi sa Pagdiriwang ng Banal na Misa

14 Enero 2024 Ika-2 Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon Taon B

Tinawag Upang Makasalo sa Buhay

at Misyon ni Kristo
S inabi ni Hesus sa dalawang alagad ni Juan Bautista, “Halikayo’t
tingnan ninyo.” Upang maging isang alagad ng Panginoong Hesus,
hindi sapat na alamin lamang ang magagandang bagay tungkol sa
Diyos at ang kanyang mga plano sa sangkatauhan, masaksihan ang mga
kamangha-manghang himala nang malapitan, o maglakbay kasama niya. Higit
sa lahat, ito’y nangangahulugang pagkakaroon ng isang personal at matalik
na relasyon sa kanya. Ang gayong kaugnayan ay nagbibigay kahulugan at
direksyon sa buhay ng isang tao, nagiging kaisa ni Kristo sa pagpapahayag
ng Mabuting Balita para sa lahat at upang ang kaharian ng Diyos ay maka-
pangyari sa puso ng mga tao.
Ang personal na relasyong ito ay nakapagdudulot ng kagalingan sa mga
disipulo at mas napalalalim ang kanilang ugnayan kay Hesus. Sa gayong
paraan masasabi nila, gaya ni San Pablo, “Kung ako ma’y buhay, hindi na
ako ang nabubuhay kundi si Kristo ang nabubuhay sa akin. At habang ako’y nasa daigdig, namumuhay
ako sa pananalig sa Anak ng Diyos na umibig sa akin at nag-alay ng kanyang buhay para sa akin”
(Gal 2:20). Ito nawa ang ating maging panalangin para sa Eukaristiyang ito.

Pagsisisi ka ng ilang mga natatanging

Pambungad
(Ipahahayag lamang kung walang
awiting nakahanda.)
Sinasamba ka ng tanan,
Poong DÊyos ng sanlibutan,
ikaw ay inaawitan. Sinasamba
ang Âyong ngalan, Poong kataas-
taasan.
Pagbati
P – Sa ngalan ng Ama at ng Anak
at ng Espiritu Santo!
B – Amen!
P –Ang biyaya at kapayapaan ng
ating Diyos Ama, ng Panginoong
Hesukristo at ng Banal na Espiritu
Santo ay sumainyong lahat.
B – At sumaiyo rin!
P –Sa pagtitipon natin ngayon
bilang bayan ng Diyos upang
ipagdiwang ang Eukaristiya
at pagnilayan ang misteryo ng
panawagan ng Panginoon, sa-
glit tayong manahimik habang
iniisip kung paano nating tinu-
gunan ang Kanyang paanyaya.
(Manahimik saglit.)
P – Panginoong Hesus, araw
araw mo kaming tinatawag
upang paglingkuran ka sa
aming kapwa, subalit ma-
dalas kaming tumatanggi sa
iyong panawagan. Panginoon,
kaawaan mo kami!
B –Panginoon, kaawaan mo
kami!
P – Panginoong Hesus, tumatawag
tao para mamuno sa amin,
subalit madalas di namin sila
sinusuportahan at iginagalang.
Kristo, kaawaan mo kami!
B – Kristo, kaawaan mo kami!
P –Panginoong Hesus, inaasahan
mo kaming magbigay inspira-
syon sa aming kapwa sa pama-
magitan ng aming magandang
halimbawa, subalit minsan
sila ay nakamamalas sa aming
di-Kristiyanong pag-uugali.
Panginoon, kaawaan mo kami!
B – Panginoon, kaawaan mo kami!
P – Kaawaan tayo ng makapang-
yarihang Diyos, patawarin tayo
sa ating mga kasalanan, at patnu-
bayan tayo sa buhay na walang
hanggan.
B – Amen!

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 Papuri
B – Papuri sa Diyos sa kaitaasan
at sa lupa’y kapayapaan sa mga
taong kinalulugdan niya. Pinupu-
ri ka namin, dinarangal ka namin,
sinasamba ka namin, ipinagbu-
bunyi ka namin, pinasasalamatan
ka namin dahil sa dakila mong
angking kapurihan. Panginoong
Diyos, Hari ng langit, Diyos
Amang makapangyarihan sa lahat.
Panginoong Hesukristo, Bug-
tong na Anak, Panginoong Diyos,
Kordero ng Diyos, Anak ng Ama.
Ikaw na nag-aalis ng mga kasa-
lanan ng sanlibutan, maawa ka sa
amin. Ikaw na nag-aalis ng mga
kasalanan ng sanlibutan, tangga-
pin mo ang aming kahilingan.
Ikaw na naluluklok sa kanan ng
Ama, maawa ka sa amin. Sa-
pagkat ikaw lamang ang banal,
ikaw lamang ang Panginoon,
ikaw lamang, O Hesukristo, ang
Kataas-taasan, kasama ng Espiritu
Santo sa kadakilaan ng Diyos
Ama. Amen!
Panalanging Pambungad
P –Ama naming makapangyari-
han, ang langit at lupa ay iyong
pinamamahalaan. Dinggin mo ang
pagluhog ng iyong sambayanan at
pagkalooban mo kami ng kapaya-
paan araw-araw sa pamamagitan
ni Hesukristo kasama ng Espiritu
Santo magpasawalang hanggan.
B–Amen!
Unang Pagbasa 1 Sam 3:3-10.19
Nang si Samuel ay labindala-
wang taong gulang, narinig
niya ang tawag ng Panginoon.
Makikita sa kanyang tugon ang
kanyang nais na makinig at su-
munod sa Panginoon.
L – Pagpapahayag mula sa Unang
Aklat ni Samuel
Noong mga araw na iyon: Si
Samuel ay natutulog sa templo,
sa may Kaban ng Tipan. Nang
magmamadaling araw na, siya’y
tinawag ng Panginoon, “Samuel,
Samuel!” “Po,” sagot niya. Pa-
takbo siyang lumapit kay Eli at
sinabi, “Bakit po?” Sinabi ni Eli,
“Hindi kita tinatawag. Mahiga
14 Enero 2024
ka na uli.” Nagbalik nga siya sa
kanyang higaan.
Tinawag siya uli ng Pangi-
noon. Bumangon siya, lumapit
kay Eli at itinanong, “Tinatawag
po ba ninyo ako? ” Sinabi ni Eli,
“Hindi kita tinatawag, anak.
Mahiga ka na uli.” Hindi pa
kilala ni Samuel ang Panginoon
sapagkat hindi pa siya kinakau-
sap nito.
Sa ikatlong beses na tawagin
siya, lumapit uli siya kay Eli at
sinabi, “Narinig ko pong tinawag
ninyo ako.” Naisip ni Eli na ang
Panginoon ang tumatawag kay
Samuel. Kaya sinabi niya, “Sige,
mahiga ka uli. Kapag narinig
mo pang tinawag ka, ganito
ang sabihin mo: ‘Magsalita po
kayo, Panginoon. Nakikinig po
ang inyong lingkod.’ ” At muling
nahiga si Samuel.
Ang Panginoon ay lumapit
kay Samuel at tinawag ito.
Sumagot si Samuel, “Magsalita
po kayo, nakikinig po ang inyong
linkod.”
Habang lumalaki si Samuel,
patuloy siyang pinapatnubayan
ng Panginoon, at nagkakatotoo
ang lahat ng sinasabi niya.
Ang Salita ng Diyos!
B – Salamat sa Diyos!
Salmong Tugunan Awit 39
B –Handa akong naririto upang
sundin ang loob mo!
* Ako ay naghintay saÂking
Panginoon, at dininig niya ang ak-
ing pagtaghoy; tinuruan niya ako
pagkatapos ng bagong awiting
pampuri sa Diyos. B.
* Ang mga panghandog, pati mga
hain, at ang mga hayop na handang
sunugin, hindi mo na ibig sa dam-
bana dalhin, upang yaong salaÂy
iyong patawarin; sa halip, ang iyong
kaloob sa akin ay ang pandinig ko
upang ikawÊy dinggin. B.
* Kaya ang tugon ko, „AkoÊy
naririto; nasa Kautusan ang mga
turo mo. Ang nais kong sundiÊy iyong
kalooban; aking itatago sa puso ang
aral.‰ B.
* Ang pagliligtas moÊy aking
inihayag saanman magtipon ang
Êyong mga anak; di ako titigil ng
pagpapahayag. B.
Ikalawang Pagbasa 1 Cor 6:13-
15.17-20
Habang wala si Pablo, ilan sa
mga nagbalik-loob sa Corinto
ang bumalik sa kanilang dating
gawing pakikiapid. Pinaaalala-
hanan ni San Pablo ang mga
taga-Corinto – at maging tayo
– na anumang pakikiapid ay
paglapastangan sa katawan ng
isang binyagan.
L – Pagpapahayag mula sa Unang
Sulat ni Apostol San Pablo sa
mga taga-Corinto
Mga kapatid: Ang katawan
ay hindi para sa pakikiapid
kundi para sa Panginoon, at
ang Panginoon naman ay sa
katawan. Muling binuhay ng
Diyos ang Panginoong Hesus,
at tayo ma’y muling bubuhayin
sa pamamagitan ng kanyang
kapangyarihan.
Hindi ba ninyo alam na
kayo’y mga bahagi ng katawan
ni Kristo? Ang nakikipag-isa
sa Panginoon ay kaisa niya sa
Espiritu.
Huwag kayong makikiapid.
Sa alinmang ibang kasalanan
na ginagawa ng tao, iba ang na-
pipinsala, ngunit sa pakikiapid,
sariling katawan ang kanyang
pinipinsala. Hindi ba ninyo alam
na ang inyong katawan ay templo
ng Espiritu Santo na nasa inyo at
tinanggap ninyo mula sa Diyos?
Ang inyong katawan ay hindi
talagang inyo kundi sa Diyos;
binili niya kayo sa malaking
halaga. Kaya’t gamitin ninyo
ang inyong katawan upang
maparangalan ang Diyos.
Ang Salita ng Diyos!
B – Salamat sa Diyos!
Aleluya Jn 1:41.17
B – Aleluya! Aleluya!
Natagpuan ang Mesiyas
ng sa kanya’y naghahanap.
Siya’y pag-ibig na matapat.
Aleluya! Aleluya!
Mabuting Balita Jn 1:35-42
Nang mabalitaan ng dalawang
alagad ni Juan Bautistang si
Hesus ang Mesiyas, sumunod sila
sa kanya at nakilala pa siyang
mabuti. Ang isa sa kanila – si An-
dres, ay dinala pa ang kanyang
kapatid na si Pedro kay Hesus.
P –Sumainyo ang Panginoon!
B –At sumaiyo rin!
P – Ang Mabuting Balita ng Pa-
nginoon ayon kay San Juan
B – Papuri sa iyo, Panginoon!
Noong panahong iyon, na-
katayo si Juan at ang dalawa
sa kanyang mga alagd. Nakita
niya si Hesus na nagdaraan,
at kanyang sinabi, “Ito ang
Kordero ng Diyos!” Narinig
ng dalawang alagad ang sinabi
niya, at sumunod sila kay Hesus.
Lumingon si Hesus at nang
makitang sumusunod sila ay
kanyang tinanong, “Ano ang
hinahanap ninyo?” Sumagot sila,
“Saan po kayo nakatira, Rabi?”
Ang kahulugan ng salitang ito’y
Guro. “Halikayo at tingnan
ninyo,” ani Hesus. Sumama
sila at nakita nila ang kanyang
tinitirhan; at tumuloy sila roon
nang araw na yaon. Noo’y mag-
iikaapat na ng hapon.
Ang isa sa dalawang nakar-
inig kay Juan at sumunod kay
Hesus ay si Andres na kapatid
ni Simon Pedro. Una niyang
hinanap ang kapatid niyang
ito, at kanyang sinabi sa kanya,
“Natagpuan namin ang Mesi-
yas!” Ang kahulugan ng salitang
ito’y Kristo. At siya’y isinama
ni Andres kay Hesus. Tiningnan
ni Hesus si Simon at sinabi sa
kanya, “Ikaw si Simon na anak
ni Juan. Ang ipangangalan sa
iyo’y Cefas.” Ang katumbas ng
pangalang ito’y Pedro.
Ang Mabuting Balita ng Pa-
nginoon!
B – Pinupuri ka namin, Pangi-
noong Hesukristo!
Homiliya
Sumasampalataya
B – Sumasampalataya ako sa
Diyos Amang makapangyarihan
sa lahat, na may gawa ng langit
at lupa.
Sumasampalataya ako kay
Hesukristo, iisang Anak ng Diyos,
Panginoon nating lahat. Nagka-
tawang-tao siya lalang ng Espiritu
Santo, ipinanganak ni Santa Ma-
riang Birhen. Pinagpakasakit ni
Poncio Pilato, ipinako sa krus,
namatay, inilibing. Nanaog sa
kinaroroonan ng mga yumao.
Nang may ikatlong araw nabuhay
na mag-uli. Umakyat sa langit.
Naluluklok sa kanan ng Diyos
Amang makapangyarihan sa lahat.
Doon magmumulang paririto at
huhukom sa nangabubuhay at
nangamatay na tao.
Sumasampalataya naman
ako sa Diyos Espiritu Santo, sa
banal na Simbahang Katolika,
sa kasamahan ng mga banal, sa
kapatawaran ng mga kasalanan,
sa pagkabuhay na muli ng na-
ngamatay na tao at sa buhay na
walang hanggan. Amen!
Panalangin ng Bayan
P –Yamang naliwanagan tayo ng
Salita ng Diyos at napatibay sa
ating pasiyang gawin ang nakal-
ulugod sa Panginoon, idalangin
natin sa Kanya ang ating mga
kahilingan.
B –Panginoon, dinggin Mo kami!
* Para sa buong Simbahan:
Patuloy nawa siyang maging ilaw
ng katotohanan at tagapagtanggol
ng kalinisang-puri. Manalangin
tayo! B.
* Para sa Santo Papa at lahat
ng mga pinunong espirituwal:
Nawa’y patuloy tayong mali-
wanagan sa kanilang pangaral at
mabigyang inspirasyon sa pama-
magitan ng kanilang kabutihan.
Manalangin tayo! B.
* Para sa lahat ng mga tinawag
ng Panginoon upang maglingkod
sa ating pamayanan: Nawa’y
gampanan nila ang kanilang
tungkulin ng bukas-loob at tapat sa
pagsunod sa halimbawa ni Hesus.
Manalangin tayo! B.
* Para sa lahat ng mga sangkot
sa paggawa at pagpapakalat ng
mga pornograpikong materiyal:
Nawa’y mapagtanto nila ang bigat
ng pinsalang moral na idinudulot
nila sa maraming tao. Manalangin
tayo! B.
* Para sa lahat ng mga naging
biktima ng mga malalaswang
pahayagan, palabas, at pelikula:
Nawa’y maalaala nilang ang
katawan ay hindi ginawa para sa
immoralidad kundi upang mag-
bigay kaluwalhatian sa Diyos.
Manalangin tayo! B.
* Para sa ating lahat: Nawa’y
palagi tayong tumugon sa pan-
awagan ng Diyos upang mamuhay
bilang mabubuting Kristiyano at
responsable at tapat na mamama-
yan. Manalangin tayo! B.
* Tulungan nawa tayo ng Pan-
ginoon upang mapahalagahan
natin ang iba-ibang mga kaloob na
karisma ng Espiritu Santo, upang
matuklasan natin ang iba-ibang
trandisyon at ritwal sa Simbahang
Katolika, manalangin tayo sa
Panginoon. B.
P – Panginoong Diyos, patuloy
mo kaming tinatawag upang
maging “asin ng lupa” at “li-
wanag ng mundo.” Ipagkaloob
Mo nawa sa amin ang biyayang
tuwina’y maging “asin at liwa-
nag” sa pamamagitan ni Kristong
aming Panginoon.
B – Amen!
P – Manalangin kayo . . .
B – Tanggapin nawa ng Pangi-
noon itong paghahain sa iyong
mga kamay sa kapurihan
niya at karangalan, sa ating
kapakina-bangan at sa buong
Sambayanan niyang banal.
Panalangin ukol sa mga Alay
P – Ama naming Lumikha, ipag-
kaloob mong marapat na ganapin
ang banal na paghahain sapagkat
tuwing ipinagdiriwang ang alaala
ng Anak mong nag-alay, ang
pagliligtas niya sa tanan ay nang-
yayari upang aming pakinabangan
sa pamamagitan niya kasama ng
Espiritu Santo magpasawalang
hanggan.
B – Amen!
Prepasyo II
P – Sumainyo ang Panginoon!
B – At sumaiyo rin!
P – Itaas sa Diyos ang inyong puso
at diwa!
B – Itinaas na namin sa Panginoon!
P – Pasalamatan natin ang Pangi-
noong ating Diyos!
B – Marapat na siya ay pasala-
matan!
Ika-2 Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon (B)
P – Ama naming makapang-
yarihan, tunay ngang marapat na
ikaw ay aming pasalamatan sa
pamamagitan ni Hesukristo na
aming Panginoon.
Lubhang nabagbag ang kan-
yang loob sa pagkakamali ng tao
sa sansinukob, kaya’t minabuti ni-
yang siya’y ipanganak ng Birheng
bukod mong pinagpala sa babaing
lahat. Sa labi ng imbing kama-
tayan, kami ay inagaw ng namatay
mong Anak. Sa pagkabuhay niya,
kami’y kanyang binuhay upang
kaugnayan namin sa iyo’y huwag
magwakas.
Kaya kaisa ng mga anghel na
nagsisiawit ng papuri sa iyo nang
walang humpay sa kalangitan,
kami’y nagbubunyi sa iyong
kadakilaan:
B – Santo, santo, santo Pangino-
ong Diyos ng mga hukbo. Napu-
puno ang langit at lupa ng kada-
kilaan mo. Osana sa kaitaasan!
Pinagpala ang naparirito sa
ngalan ng Panginoon. Osana sa
kaitaasan!
Pagbubunyi
B –Sa krus mo at pagkabuhay
kami’y natubos mong tunay,
Poong Hesus naming mahal, ilig-
tas mo kaming tanan ngayon at
magpakailanman.
Paanyaya sa Pakikinabang
P – Ito si Hesus, ang Kordero ng
Diyos na nag-aalis ng mga kasala-
nan ng sanlibutan. Mapalad ang
mga inaanyayahan sa kanyang
piging.
B – Panginoon, hindi ako kara-
pat-dapat na magpatuloy sa iyo
ngunit sa isang salita mo lamang
ay gagaling na ako.
Antipona ng Pakikinabang
(Ipahahayag lamang kung walang
awiting nakahanda.)
Ikaw ay may handang dulang sa
harap ko, Poong mahal. AkoÊy iyong
binibigyan ng kopang maiinumang
may inuming umaapaw.
Panalangin Pagkapakinabang
P –Ama naming mapagmahal,
padaluyin mo sa amin ang batis
ng Espiritu ng iyong pag-ibig
upang kaming pinapagsalo mo sa
pagkaing iyong bigay para kami’y
pagbuklurin ay magkaisa sa pa-
nanalig sa iyo sa pamamagitan ni
Hesukristo kasama ng Espiritu
Santo magpasawalang hanggan.
B – Amen!
P – Sumainyo ang Panginoon.
B– At sumaiyo rin!
P – Magsiyuko kayo at ipanala-
ngin ang pagpapala ng Diyos.
(Manahimik saglit.)
P– Pagkalooban nawa kayo ng Pan-
ginoon ng kagandahang-loob at
lakas na inyong kinakailangan
upang makatugon sa kanyang
panawagang mamuhay bilang
tunay na Kristiyano.
B – Amen!
P –Mapaglingkuran nawa ninyo
ang inyong mga kapatid sa
pamayanan, lalo na ang mga
mahihina, nang may pag-ibig at
tiyaga tulad ng sa mga apostol.
B – Amen!
P – Matanggap nawa ninyo ang
gantimpalang ipinangako ng
Panginoon para sa lahat ng
mga naglilingkod sa Kanya
sa kanilang kapwa.
B – Amen!
P – Pagpalain nawa kayo ng maka-
pangyarihang Diyos: Ama,
Anak, at Espiritu Santo.
B – Amen!
P – Humayo kayo sa kapayapaan
at maging kasangkapan nawa
kayo ng pag-ibig ng Diyos para
sa lahat.
B – Salamat sa Diyos!

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B – Sapagkat iyo ang kaharian at
ang kapangyarihan at ang kapu-
rihan magpakailanman! Amen!

Paanyaya sa Kapayapaan

Paghahati-hati sa Tinapay
B – Kordero ng Diyos na nag-
aalis ng mga kasalanan ng
sanlibutan, maawa ka sa amin.
(2x)
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aalis ng mga kasalanan ng
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 AYUN OH!
Kalakbay at Katoto
M alimit ko makita ngayon sa facebook
ang salitang “ayun oh!” lala na kapag
may picture. Ayun oh! Parang itinuturo ang
ano man. Parang nagsasabing “pansinin
ninyo siya.” Pati si Juan Bautista ay parang
nag facebook ngayon … Ayun oh! Ayun ang
kordero ng Diyos! Sapagkat hindi siya nag-
selfie, itinuro niya ang dapat bigyang pansin
o pagtuunan ng atensyon. Ayun oh!
Hindi ako tingnan nyo … Huwag ako pansinin
ninyo! Siya, Ayon oh! Narito ang kordero
ng Diyos!
Ano ba ang naging bunga ng referral na ginawa
ni Juan? Nagpunta sila kay Jesus. Pinagkali-
bumbungan nila si Jesus at nagtanong: Saan
po kayo nakatira? Gusto nilang makilala pa
sila nang higit. Gusto nilang makaalam pa ng
mas malalim tungkol sa kanya.
Ano ba puede nating mapulot na aral dito. Una,
magtiwala tayo sa taong hindi naghahanap ng
sarili kundi nagtuturo sa kapwa. Huwag tayo
maniwala sa mga ang hilig lang ay puro selfie
at TikTok. Makinig tayo sa taong ang pakay
ay ang kapakanan ng kapwa at kapakanan
ng lahat.
Ayun oh! Si Juan ay hindi nagselfie at nagtu-
turo sa sarili, bagkus itinuro tayo sa tunay na
pagmumulan ng lahat ng mabuti at ng kalig-
tasan. Hayan ang Kordero ng Diyos! Hayan
siyang nag-aalis ng kasalanan ng sanlibutan!
Ikalawa, matuto tayong kumilos. Matuto
tayong gumawa ng nararapat. Itinuro ni Juan
si Jesus sa atin, pero dapat naman tayong
gumawa nang dapat, tulad ng mga apostol na
nagtanong: Saan po kayo nakatira?
Ito po ang buod ng ating buhay bilang kris-
tiyano. Dapat makinig. Dapat maghanap, at
kapag natagpuan tayo ng Diyos, ay dapat
natin siyang kilalanin nang higit. Halina at
tingnan ninyo!
Halina at tumingin sa Kanya. Siya lamang
ayon kay Juan ang kordero ng Diyos. Ayun oh!
 Liturgical Leaflet for an Active Participation in the Celebration of the Eucharist

14 January 2024 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B

Called to Share in Christ's Life and Miion

J
esus said to the two disciples of John the Baptist, “Come and see.”
To be a disciple of the Lord Jesus is not just a matter of learning
from him wonderful things about God and His plans for mankind,
witnessing spectacular miracles at close range, and traveling with
Jesus the dusty roads of Palestine. More than anything else, it entails
entering into a personal, intimate relationship with him. Such rela-
tionship gives meaning and direction to a person’s life, makes him/her
share in Christ’s eagerness to proclaim the Gospel to all, and to make
the Kingdom of God strike roots in the hearts of people.
This personal relationship brings out the best in the disciples,
and produces in them an ever-greater “intimacy” with Jesus, in such
a way that they can say with St. Paul, “I live, no longer I, but Christ
lives in me. Insofar as I now live in the flesh, I live in the faith in the
Son of God, who has loved me and has given himself up for me” (Gal
2:20). Let this be our prayer intention in this Eucharist.

Penitential Act through our good example.

Entrance Antiphon
(To be recited only when no
Entrance Hymn is sung.)
All the earth shall bow
down before you, O God, and
shall sing to you, shall sing to
your name, O Most High!
Greeting
P – In the name of the Father,
and of the Son, and of the Holy
Spirit!
All –Amen!
P –Grace and peace from God
our Father, the Lord Jesus Christ,
and the Holy Spirit be with you
all.
All – And with your spirit!
P –As we gather together as
God’s family to celebrate the
Eucharist and reflect on the mys-
tery of God’s call, let us pause for
a while and reflect on how we
have responded to His invitation.
(Pause)
P –Lord Jesus, you call us
every day to serve you in
our neighbour. Lord, have
mercy!
All – Lord, have mercy!
P –Lord Jesus, you call some
special people to the ser-
vice of leadership in our
communities. Christ, have
mercy!
All –Christ, have mercy!
P –Lord Jesus, you expect all of
us to inspire our neighbour
Lord, have mercy!
All – Lord, have mercy!
P –May almighty God have
mercy on us, forgive us our sins,
and bring us to everlasting life.
All – Amen!
Gloria
All – Glory to God in the high-
est, and on earth peace to people
of good will. We praise you,
we bless you, we adore you, we
glorify you, we give you thanks
for your great glory, Lord God,
heavenly King, O God, almighty
Father.
Lord Jesus Christ, Only
Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb
of God, Son of the Father, you
take away the sins of the world,

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have mercy on us; you take away
the sins of the world, receive our
prayer; you are seated at the
right hand of the Father, have
mercy on us. For you alone are
the Holy One, you alone are the
Lord, you alone are the Most
High, Jesus Christ, with the
Holy Spirit, in the glory of God
the Father. Amen!
Collect (Opening Prayer)
P –Almighty ever-living God,
who govern all things, both in
heaven and on earth, mercifully
hear the pleading of your people
and bestow your peace on our
times.
Through our Lord Jesus
Christ, your Son, who lives and
reigns with you in the unity of
the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and
ever.
All – Amen!
1st Reading 1 Sm 3:3-10.19
When Samuel was about twelve,
he heard the Lord call him. His
answer expresses his willingness
to listen and obey the Lord.
R –A proclamation from the
First Book of Samuel
Samuel was sleeping in the
temple of the Lord where the ark
of God was. The Lord called to
Samuel, who answered, “Here I
am.” Samuel ran to Eli and said,
“Here I am. You called me.” “I
did not call you,” Eli said. “Go
back to sleep.” So he went back
to sleep. Again the Lord called
Samuel, who rose and went to
Eli. “Here I am,” he said. “You
called me.” But Eli answered, “I
did not call you, my son. Go back
to sleep.”
At that time Samuel was
not familiar with the Lord,
because the Lord had not re-
vealed anything to him as yet.
The Lord called Samuel again,
for the third time. Getting up
and going to Eli, he said, “Here
I am. You called me.” Then Eli
understood that the Lord was
calling the youth. So he said to
Samuel, “Go to sleep, and if you
are called, reply, ‘Speak, Lord,
for your servant is listening.’ ”
14 January 2024
When Samuel went to sleep in
his place, the Lord came and
revealed his presence, calling
out as before, “Samuel, Samu-
el!” Samuel answered, “Speak,
Lord, for your servant is listen-
ing.”
Samuel grew up, and the
Lord was with him, not permit-
ting any word of his to be with-
out effect.
The Word of the Lord!
All – Thanks be to God!
Responsorial Psalm Ps 40
R –Here am I, Lord; I come to
do your will!
* I have waited, waited for
the Lord, and he stooped to-
ward me and heard my cry.
And he put a new song into my
mouth, a hymn to our God. R.
* Sacrifice or offering you
wished not, but ears open to
obedience you gave me. Ho-
locausts or sin-offerings you
sought not; then said I, “Be-
hold I come.” R.
* “In the written scroll it is
prescribed for me, to do your
will, O my God, is my delight,
and your law is within my
heart!” R.
* I announced your justice in
the vast assembly; I did not re-
strain my lips, as you, O Lord,
know. R.
2nd Reading 1 Cor 6:13-15.
17-20
During Paul’s absence, a num-
ber of converts in Corinth revert-
ed to their old ways of practising
sexual immorality. Paul reminds
the Corinthians – and us – that
any act of sexual immorality is
a desecration to the body of a
baptized person.
R – A proclamation from the
First Letter of Saint Paul to
the Corinthians
Brothers and sisters: The
body is not for immorality, but
for the Lord, and the Lord is
for the body; God raised the
Lord and will also raise us by
his power.
Do you not know that your
bodies are members of Christ?
But whoever is joined to the
Lord becomes one Spirit with
him. Avoid immorality. Every
other sin a person commits is
outside the body, but the im-
moral person sins against his
own body. Do you not know
that your body is a temple of
the Holy Spirit within you,
whom you have from God, and
that you are not your own? For
you have been purchased at a
price. Therefore glorify God
in your body.
The Word of the Lord!
All – Thanks be to God!
Gospel Acclamation Jn 1:41.17b
All – Alleluia! Alleluia!
We have found the Mes-
siah: Jesus Christ, who
brings us truth and grace.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Gospel Jn 1:35-42
When the two disciples of John
the Baptist heard that Jesus was
the Messiah, they followed him
and got to know him more. One
of them, Andrew, even took his
brother Peter to Jesus.
P –The Lord be with you!
All –And with your spirit!
P –A proclamation from the
holy Gospel according to
John
All – Glory to you, O Lord!
John was standing with
two of his disciples, and as he
watched Jesus walk by, he said,
“Behold, the Lamb of God.”
The two disciples heard what
he said and followed Jesus. Je-
sus turned and saw them fol-
lowing him and said to them,
“What are you looking for?”
They said to him, “Rabbi” --
which translated means Teach-
er -- “where are you staying?”
He said to them, “Come, and
you will see.” So they went and
saw where Jesus was staying,
and they stayed with him that
day. It was about four in the
afternoon.
Andrew, the brother of
Simon Peter, was one of the
two who heard John and fol-
lowed Jesus. He first found
his own brother Simon and
told him, “We have found the
Messiah” – which is translated
Christ. Then he brought him
to Jesus. Jesus looked at him
and said, “You are Simon the
son of John; you will be called
Cephas” – which is translated
Peter.
The Gospel of the Lord!
All – Praise to you, Lord Jesus
Christ!
Homily
Profession of Faith
(Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed)
All –I believe in one God, the Fa-
ther almighty, maker of heaven
and earth, of all things visible
and invisible.
I believe in one Lord Jesus
Christ, the Only Begotten Son
of God, born of the Father be-
fore all ages. God from God,
Light from Light, true God from
true God, begotten, not made,
consubstantial with the Father;
through him all things were
made. For us men and for our
salvation he came down from
heaven, (bow)* and by the Holy
Spirit was incarnate of the Vir-
gin Mary, and became man.*
For our sake he was crucified
under Pontius Pilate, he suf-
fered death and was buried, and
rose again on the third day in
accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven and is
seated at the right hand of the
Father. He will come again in
glory to judge the living and the
dead and his kingdom will have
no end.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the Lord, the giver of life, who
proceeds from the Father and the
Son, who with the Father and the
Son is adored and glorified, who
has spoken through the prophets.
I believe in one, holy, catholic
and apostolic Church. I confess
one Baptism for the forgiveness
of sins and I look forward to the
resurrection of the dead and the
life of the world to come. Amen!
Prayer of the Faithful
P –Enlightened by the teaching
of God’s Word, and strengthened
in our resolution to always please
the Lord, let us address our peti-
tions to Him.
All –Lord, graciously hear us!
C –For the whole Church: May
she always be a beacon of truth
and a staunch defender of the vir-
tue of chastity. Let us pray! R.
C –For the Holy Father and all
our spiritual leaders: May they
constantly enlighten us with
their teaching and inspire us
with their virtuous life. Let us
pray! R.
C –For those whom the Lord
calls to the service of leadership
in our communities: May they
respond to their vocation with
generous availability and by
faithfully following the example
of Jesus. Let us pray! R.
C –For all those who are in-
volved in producing and dissem-
inating pornographic material:
May they realize the gravity of
the moral damage they cause to
so many people and desist from
their criminal activity. Let us
pray! R.
C –For all those who are vic-
timized by the f lood of erotic
publications, shows, and movies:
May they always remember that
the human body is not made for
immorality but to give glory to
God. Let us pray! R.
C –For the victims of human
trafficking and exploitation,
especially the young ones: May
they always feel the protection
and support of the government
authorities and private institu-
tions. Let us pray! R.
C –For all of us: May we always
respond to God’s call to live as
devout Christians and respon-
sible and honest citizens. Let us
pray! R.
C –Let us pray in silence for our
personal intentions. (Pause)
Let us pray! R.
P –Lord God, you constantly
call us to be “salt of the earth”
and “light of the world.” Grant
us the grace to be always “salt
and light” through Christ Our
Lord.
All – Amen!
Preparation of the Gifts
P –Pray, brethren . . .
All – May the Lord accept the
sacrifice at your hands, for the
praise and glory of his name,
for our good and the good of all
his holy Church.
Prayer over the Offerings
P –Grants us, O Lord, we pray,
that we may participate worthily
in these mysteries, for whenever
the memorial of this sacrifice
is celebrated, the work of our
redemption is accomplished.
Through Christ our Lord.
All – Amen!
Preface II
P –The Lord be with you!
All –And with your spirit!
P –Lift up your hearts!
All – We lift them up to the Lord!
P –Let us give thanks to the
Lord our God!
All –It is right and just!
P –It is truly right and just, our
duty and our salvation, always
and everywhere to give you
thanks, Lord, holy Father, al-
mighty and eternal God, through
Christ our Lord.
For out of compassion for
the waywardness that is ours, he
humbled himself and was born of
the Virgin; by the passion of the
Cross, he freed us from unend-
ing death, and by rising from the
dead, he gave us life eternal.
And so, with Angels and
Archangels, with Thrones and
Dominions, and with all the
hosts and Powers of heaven, we
sing the hymn of your glory, as
without end we acclaim:
All –Holy, holy, holy Lord, God
of hosts. Heaven and earth are
full of your glory. Hosanna in
the highest!
Blessed is he who comes in
the name of the Lord. Hosanna
in the highest!
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (B)
 Memorial Acclamation
P –The mystery of faith!
All –Save us, Savior of the
world, for by your Cross
and Resurrection you
have set us free.
All – Our Father . . .
P –Deliver us, Lord . . .
All –For the kingdom, the
power, and the glory are
yours, now and for ever!
Sign of Peace
Breaking of the Bread
All – Lamb of God, you take
away the sins of the world: have
mercy on us. (2x)
Lamb of God, you take
away the sins of the world:
grant us peace.
Communion
P –This is the Lord Jesus, the
light of our life, the Lamb of God
who takes away the sins of the
world. Blessed are those who are
called to his Supper.
All –Lord, I am not worthy
that you should enter under
my roof, but only say the word
and my soul shall be healed.
Communion Antiphon
(To be recited only when no Com-
munion Hymn is sung.)
You have prepared a table
before me, and how precious
is the chalice that quenches my
thirst.
Prayer after Communion
P –Pour on us, O Lord, the
Spirit of your love, and in your
kindness make those you have
nourished by this one heavenly
Bread one in mind and heart.
Through Christ our Lord.
All – Amen!
P –The Lord be with you.
All – And with your spirit!
P –Bow your heads and pray for
God’s blessing. (Pause)
– May the Lord give you the
generosity and strength that
you need to answer his call
to a committed Christian
life.
All – Amen!
P –May you serve your broth-
ers and sisters in the com-
munity, and especially the
weak ones, with the dedica-
tion of the apostles.
All – Amen!
P –May you receive from the
Lord the reward that He
promised to all those who
serve Him in their neighbor.
All –Amen!
P – May almighty God bless
you: the Father, and the
Son, and the Holy Spirit.
All – Amen!
P –Go in peace, glorifying the
Lord by your life.
All – Thanks be to God!

Invitation, Reflection, Transformation

Kalakbay at Katoto

T he liturgy today opens with a rousing call. The

young Samuel, probably being groomed to
do something that is bigger than his young years,
ing after their master … and they followed.

I see three movements in today’s liturgy. First, there

is roused from restful sleep not once, not twice,
but thrice. Paul issues a rousing challenge to the
Corinthians to behave responsibly as members of
the body of Christ. Two bystanders watching atten-
tively are also roused by an excited announcement
from John: “Behold, the Lamb of God.”
The call addressed to the young Samuel fell not
on deaf ears. Although being roused from one’s
bed is no welcome thing for young people, the fact
that he was sleeping in the temple precincts meant
that there was, to start with, a certain openness, a
certain readiness, a predisposition, an open ear, as
it were, to something important, something great,
something bigger than his young stature. The
bold announcement from John was reciprocated
with an equally bold response from the two who
stood alongside him, who watched together with
him whose life mission was to prepare the way for
someone else. The two disciples who stood by and
watched not only had an open ear. They also had a
willing hand, adventurous feet, and an inquisitive
mind. They heard They beheld him who was com-
is a call. I would call it an INVITATION. Samuel
was invited, first, to sleep in the temple area where
the ark of the covenant was kept. His “yes” to the
invitation to keep watch along with the older Eli
was followed by another invitation, this time, from
someone greater than Eli. That eventful night,
another invitation came his way. More than being
roused from sleep, he was being raised to do some-
thing great, something beautiful for God.
INVITATION, however, is followed not by delv-
ing straight into action, but by careful and prudent
reflection. Invitation did not give way to mere
activism. It paved the way for REFLECTION.
“Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.” In-
vitation did not translate into immediate action. It
bloomed, instead, into humble petition ... “Speak
Lord!” The same may be said of the two disciples
of John who stood by and watched. When they
followed the invitation of John to “behold,” Jesus
made them reflect: “What are you looking for?”
Again, reflection became petition: “Where are you
staying?” This time, petition was answered by a
deeper invitation: “Come and you will see.”
Come and see . . . This was the motif of the World
Youth Day in France in 2001 . . . Venez et voyez . . .
Come and see . . . Perhaps as we put a close to the
long Christmas season, and as we go full swing
into living an entirely new year, we need to do a
Samuel act that is made up of three essential and
integral movements: invitation, reflection, and
transformation.
Our world is a noisy place. Noises, both material
and spiritual, characterize and clutter our daily ex-
istence. Spiritual noises drown out interior silence.
Material noises crowd out our ability to reflect.
And a lot of psychological noises make it impos-
sible for many to live in peace and harmony with
one another.
Today, I would like to reframe the readings in terms
of these three watchwords: invitation, reflection,
and transformation.
Invitation . . . Come and see . . . We need as a
people, a faith family, first to listen like Samuel
did. It is so easy for anyone to jump into so-called
solutions to problems. But as any organizational
guru amongst us would readily realize, many of the
solutions of today are the problems of tomorrow.
Mere knee-jerk reactions to so many pressing prob-
lems will not clinch it. Nor will the poorly digested
and poorly reflected on palliative measures do. I
would like to think that, among others, this is what
stands out in today’s readings. “Come and you will
see.” Invitation from the Lord ought to open itself
to watching, to reflecting, to praying more than to
doing. Come first, and see. Come first, and reflect.
Come first and observe. He does not tell us today
to jump into the fray.
Is it any wonder that the psalm chosen reiterates the
same point about watching and waiting? “I have
waited, waited for the Lord, and he stooped toward
me and heard my cry.” Is it any wonder that the
same psalmist plays down the need for action, the
need for “sacrifice or offering,” but rather refers to
“ears open to obedience?” Is it any wonder that only
then, only after speaking of ears open to obedience,
he speaks about his resolve: “Behold I come?”
We always take mistaken pride in being the only
Christian nation in Asia. The truth of the matter is
more like we were strongly sacramentalized and
ritualized for centuries, but not necessarily evan-
gelized. In our busy everyday lives, there may be
precious little reflection, little prayer, and little at-
tention to the invitation to depth and holiness of life.
I would like now to translate this last concept into a
word that fits the topic developed by today’s read-
ings – TRANSFORMATION.
The invitation that was given to Samuel and the two
disciples of John, and the reflection that followed
the invitation, both spilled over into transformative
action. Reflection preceded transformation and
not the other way around. Transformation was the
logical and necessary output of reflection. Having
come and seen, they followed. Having reflected,
they stayed. Andrew, who first saw and reflected,
went into transformative action mode. He called his
brother Simon and told him great news: “We have
found the Messiah.” That report made him resort to
something concretely life transforming. He brought
his brother to Jesus.
All stories reported above can be reduced into a
single line. For Samuel, for Eli, for Paul and the
Corinthians, for John and his two disciples, for An-
drew and Simon, first there was the INVITATION.
Then came REFLECTION and petition. And last,
there came the difficult but necessary part. They all
worked for TRANSFORMATION.

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