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GOSPEL REFLECTION: 27th Sunday In Ordinary Time (B) 4th October 2015 by Rev. Fr. Allen Baclor Abadines * READINGS: FIRST READING: Genesis 2:18-24 The LORD God said: "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a suitable partner for him." So the LORD God formed out of the ground various wild animals and various birds of the air, and he brought them to the man to see what he would call them; whatever the man called each of them would be its name. The man gave names to all the cattle, all the birds of the air, and all wild animals; but none proved to be the suitable partner for the man. So the LORD God cast a deep sleep on the man, and while he was asleep, he took out one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh. The LORD God then built up into a woman the rib that he had taken from the man. When he brought her to the man, the man said: "This one, at last, is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; this one shall be called 'woman, '...

ONE. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully. TWO. Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other. THREE. Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want. FOUR. When you say, 'I love you,' mean it. FIVE. When you say, 'I'm sorry,' look the person in the eye. SIX. Be engaged at least six months before you get married. SEVEN. Believe in love at first sight. EIGHT. Never laugh at anyone's dreams. People who don't have dreams don't have much. NINE. Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it's the only way to live life completely. TEN.. In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling. ELEVEN. Don't judge people by their relatives. TWELVE. Talk slowly but think quickly. THIRTEEN! .. When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, 'Why do you want to know?' F...

There are a lot of inquiry on the 7 Last Words of Jesus Christ before he died on the cross. So, I decided to post it here for reference. This is the traditional numbering, sometimes, number 4 and 5 are interchange. It does not really matter. But, this is the traditional 7 last words. 1. "Father, forgive them, they know not what they do." Lk. 23: 34 Pater, dimitte illis, quia nesciunt, quid faciunt. 2. "This day thou shalt be with me in Paradise ." Hodie mecum eris in Paradiso. Lk. 23: 43 3. "Woman, behold thy son." Mulier, ecce filius tuus. Jn. 19: 26-7 4. "My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me?" Deus meus, Deus meus, utquid dereliquisti me? Mk. 15: 34 (Mt. 27: 46) 5. "I thirst." Sitio. Jn. 19: 28. 6. "It is finished." Consummatum est . Jn 19: 30 7. "Into thine hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit." In manus tuas, Domine, commendo spiritum meum. ...

After the first Mass, somebody approached me for counseling. It was a quick one becauseI have scheduled mass in one of the baranggay. However, I told her that if she wants to talk again she is free to come and discuss it at length.