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This Gospel is not comfortable. Jesus is talking to everyone — "sa lahat" — not just apostles, not just priests. Lahat ng gustong sumunod.  And He gives three verbs, three non-negotiables. Hindi optional, hindi suggestion. Condition. 1. LIMUTIN ANG SARILI — Deny Yourself  First verb: arnesásthō heauton — deny, disown, say no to self. We live in a generation that says: "Follow yourself. Love yourself. Express yourself." Jesus says opposite: "Deny yourself."  Does He hate us? No. He knows the self we protect is often the false self — yung self na makasarili, mapagmataas, laging bida.  In San Pablo, we say: "Ako muna." Sa traffic — ako muna. Sa pila — ako muna. Sa pamilya — ako muna. That "ako muna" is what destroys community.  Denying self does not mean you hate yourself. It means you stop making yourself the center of universe. You move from ako to Ikaw, Lord and kayo, kapwa .  Practical: Today, saan mo kailangang limutin sarili?...

We cannot access web browsers through our phones and devices and not all sites are accessible through gadgets. Not all sites are ready to be accessed through phones and gadgets, it was good that blogger.com is equipped to let your blog accessed by the smartphone devices minus the sidebars, Aside from United States Catholic Bishop's Conference website . I have found out one of the application that can be accessed is the Daily Readings of the celebration of the Mass. Simple but elegant. If you just simply want to read the readings of the day, this will suit you. It includes the saint of the day.

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