DEVOTIONAL SATURDAY OCTOBER 17 , 2015

Reading the Liturgy Saturday, October 17, 2015
PW S. Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr

Reading 1: Rom 4: 13.16-18
Brothers, not by the law, Abraham and his descendants were given the promise that they would have the world, but because the truth on the basis of faith. The truth of the faith that is mere grace. So the promise to Abraham that applies to all his descendants, not only to those who are of the law, but also for those who are of the faith of Abraham. Because in the presence of the God of Abraham is the father of us all,
as it is written, "Thou hast I will make the father of many nations." Abraham believed that God, the God who raised the dead
and that by his word created that does not exist. For though there is no basis for hope, Abraham nonetheless hope and believe,
that he would be the father of many nations, because God has said to him, "So shall thy seed multiply."
Thus saith the Lord.

Psalms: Psalm 105: 6-9.42-43
God always remembers his covenant.
* O descendants of Abraham his servant, O sons of Jacob, his chosen! He is the Lord our God, His statutes prevail throughout the earth.
* Forever He remembered his covenant, for the word which he commanded to a thousand forces, will be tied to his agreement with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac.
* For the Lord will remember his holy word, delivered unto Abraham his servant. He led his people out with joy, and the people of his choice with cheers.

Gospel: Luke 12: 8-12
On one occasion Jesus said to the disciples of His, "Whoever acknowledges me before men, to be recognized also by the Son of Man before the angels of God. But whoever denies me before men, he will be denied before the angels of God. Every the person who says something against the Son of Man, will be forgiven. But whoever blasphemes the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. If you are exposed to the assembly or the government, or the authorities, do not you worry about how and what you have to say to defend yourself. Because the moment The Holy Spirit will teach you what you have to say. "
Thus the Gospel of the Lord.

Afterthought.
How proud and happy we are when others recognize and communicating well who we are. This indicates that the other person is interested and provide positive recognition for our existence. as we are proud to be known and recognized, so too we are to understand what Jesus emphasized from His Word: "Whoever acknowledges me before men, to be recognized also by the Son of Man before the angels of God. But whoever denies Me before men, he will be denied before the angels of God. "The word was not not clear but very clear and has a link with the word next:" Anyone who says something against the Son of Man, will be forgiven. But whoever blasphemes the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. "Confessing Jesus as the Son of God would have been born from the experience of the knowledge of Him under the guidance of the Holy Spirit working in us. Therefore the Holy Spirit who leads us to recognize Jesus Christ as the Son of God, but then we refuse to admit it, then we are in sin that is not can be forgiven because we have against the Holy Spirit.
Making the sign of the cross may be the way we practice to recognize the Christ, the Son of God before our neighbor. This does not mean that if you do not make the sign of the cross and then kta deemed to have blasphemed the Holy Spirit.
In making the sign of the cross we recognize it as follows:
1. Acknowledge God the Trinity: Father, Son and Holy Spirit, in a simple act of faith.
2. Recognizing baptism we accept as God's way leads us to salvation by united in the death and resurrection of Christ.
3. Recognize that we have marked and saved by the cross of Christ.
4. Recognize and accept the mission to be willing to take up the cross and walk in the way of the cross of Christ.
Let us make the sign of the cross properly as an expression of the testimony that we recognize and acknowledge Jesus Christ as Savior.

Reflections grain item.
As followers of Jesus Christ, we are required to realize His what we believe in their daily lives, so that God's name be glorified and safety remain to reign upon the earth. Jesus needs us, would you?

Prayer.
Father, the source of the power of faith, strengthen our faith. Put your love in us, so that we are not ashamed to admit thy Son our fellow front. Amen.