HR_readings Part 4

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1 | H R _ r e a d i n g s p a r t 4

Luke 1:46-55English Standard Version (ESV)

Mary's Song of Praise: The Magnificat

46 And Mary said,

“My soul magnifies the Lord,

47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,

48 for he has looked on the humble estate of his

servant.

For behold, from now on all generations will callme blessed;

49 for he who is mighty has done great things for

me,

and holy is his name.

50 And his mercy is for those who fear him

from generation to generation.

51 He has shown strength with his arm;

he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of

their hearts;

52 he has brought down the mighty from their

thrones

and exalted those of humble estate;53 he has filled the hungry with good things,

and the rich he has sent away empty.

54 He has helped his servant Israel,

in remembrance of his mercy,

55 as he spoke to our fathers,

to Abraham and to his offspring forever.”

Mary’s Magnificat (Luke 1. 46-56)

The “Magnificat” of Mary expresses beautifully and

powerfully the integral liberation for which Jesus

and Mary stood. The song of Mary has a strong

similarity to the canticle of Hannah in 1 Samuel 2. 1-

10. It is attributed to her or was said about her. Lukebrings out here Mary’s great faith and lowly

dependence on the merciful God. Her lowliness has

been turned into fruitfulness and in this all humans

can have hope.

God appears here as the mighty one; divine power

is exercised mostly in caring for the needy. God’s

holiness is shown in .mercy and in “stretching out his

mighty arm”. The fulfillment of God’s promise is in

coming to the help of the needy and the

oppressed.

Mary speaks of a three fold revolution that is

brought about by God – a cultural, political and

economic revolution. Pope John Paul II also refers

to this in his recent Encyclical on Mary.

“He has shown strength in his arm and scattered the

proud-hearted”. That is the first type or revolution of

a cultural nature. The arrogant of heart and mind

are put to rout. “The mercy of God is from age to

age for those who fear him”. Much of our cultural

values, our educational system and media of

communication is debased by a certain

manipulation making people proud, greedy or vain

A transformation is needed in our media. Mary’s

expression is quite strong here. It is even more

expressive than most of the teaching of Jesus.

It is a challenge to the disciples of Jesus to develop

a means of an alternative culture that places a

value on the human person and human dignity. Itmeans a combat against all forms of cultura

domination and discrimination, against racism

sexism, casteism, classism and religionism. The call is

for humility and respect, for the equality and dignity

of all to be made the principles on which public

policies are decided at local national and

international levels

“And cast down the mighty from their thrones”. The

politically mighty who are dominating thei

countries and the world system will be put down

The humble people will be lifted up. They wilpossess the land meant for them. This is the

language of the liberation of all the oppressed – the

oppressed or sex, of race, of class, and of the third

world. It is the language of a Marian spirituality with

its incisive cutting edge and challenge.

“God will fill the hungry with good things and send

the rich empty away.” This refers to the economic

aspect of the radical changes envisaged in this

prophecy. This threefold transformation is the

leitmotif of the scriptures. The Bible has this clea

message in the Old and New Testaments. Mary is in

this prophetic tradition.

57 Mary’s Magnificat gives a distinct social content

to holiness. The promise of God is to come to the

help of a needy – “to Abraham and all his

descendents for ever”.

In the traditional theology both the understanding

of God and the presentation of Mary did not

present adequately clearly and strongly this

thoroughly radical nature of the divine intervention

in human history. Holiness has to do with a tota

transformation of society to be according to theDivine plan. The Magnificat has an inspiring

combination of faith in God and humility with a

radical commitment to a total revolution.

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Kartilya ng Katipunan

ni Emilio Jacinto

2. POPULAR NA BERSYON NG MGA ARAL NG

'KARTILYA'

(Nilikha ng Kamalaysayan noong Hulyo 1992 para

sa Katipunan, Sandaan!; salin sa English ng

yumaong Paula Carolina Santos-Malay)

1. “Ang buhay na hindi ginugugol sa isang malakiat banal na kadahilanan ay kahoy na walang lilim,

kundi (man) damong makamandag." (A life that is

not dedicated to a noble cause is like a tree

without a shade or a poisonous weed.)

2. "Ang gawang magaling na nagbubuhat sa

paghahambog o pagpipita sa sarili (paghahangad

na makasarili), at hindi talagang nasang gumawa

ng kagalingan, ay di kabaitan." (A deed lacks

nobility if it is motivated by self-interest and not be a

sincere desire to help.)

3. "Ang tunay na kabanalan ay ang

pagkakawang-gawa, ang pag-ibig sa kapwa at

ang isukat ang bawat kilos, gawa't pangungusap

sa talagang katuwiran." (True piety consists of being

charitable, loving one's fellowmen, and being

judicious in behavior, speech and deed.)

4. "Maitim man o maputi ang kulay ng balat, lahat

ng tao'y magkakapantay; mangyayaring ang isa'y

hihigitan sa dunong, sa yaman, sa ganda; ngunit di

mahihigitan sa pagkatao." (All [persons] are equal,

regardless of the color of their skin. While one could

have more schooling, wealth or beauty thananother, all that does not make one more human

than anybody else.)

5. "Ang may mataas na kalooban, inuuna ang

(dangal o) puri kaysa pagpipita sa sarili; ang may

hamak na kalooban, inuuna ang pagpipita sa sarili

sa puri." (A person with a noble character values

honor above self-interest, while a person with a

base character values self-interest above honor.)

6. "Sa taong may hiya, salita'y panunumpa." (To a

[person] of honor, his/her word is a pledge.)

7. "Huwag mong sayangin ang panahon; ang

yamang nawala'y mangyayaring magbalik;

ngunit panahong nagdaan na'y di na muli pang

magdadaan." (Don't waste time; lost wealth can

be retrireved, but time lost is lost forever.)

8. "Ipagtanggol mo ang inaapi; kabakahin

(labanan) ang umaapi." (Defend the oppressed

and fight the oppressor)

9. "Ang taong matalino'y ang may pag-iingat sa

bawat sasabihin; matutong ipaglihim ang dapat

ipaglihim." (The wise man is careful in all he has to

say and is discreet about things that need to be

kept secret.)

10. "Sa daang matinik ng buhay, lalaki ang siyang

patnugot ng asawa at mga anak; kung ang

umaakay ay tungo sa sama, ang pagtutunguhanng inaakay ay kasamaan din." (Ang simula nito'y

obserbasyon sa ugnayan ng babae at lalaki sa

panahon ng Katipunan; para sa kasalukuyan, ang

katumbas nito ay ang sumusunod: "Sa daang

matinik ng buhay, ang mga magulang ang

patnugot ng mag-anak; kung ang umaakay ay

tungo sa samâ, ang pagtutunguhan ng inaakay ay

kasamaan din.") (In the thorny path of life, the man

leads the way and his wife and children follow. If

the leader goes the way of perdition, so do the

followers.)

11. "Ang babae ay huwag mong tingnang isang

bagay na libangan lamang, kundi isang katuwang

at karamay (ng lalaki) sa mga kahirapan nitong

buhay; gamitin mo nang buong pagpipitagan ang

kanyang (pisikal na) kahinaan, at alalahanin ang

inang pinagbuhatan at nag-iwi sa iyong

kasang-gulan.” (Never regard a woman as an

object for you to trifle with; rather you should

consider her as a partner and helpmate. Give

proper considerations to a woman's frailty and

never forget that your own mother, who brought

you forth and nurtured you from infancy, is herself

such a person.)

12. "Ang di mo ibig gawin (ng iba) sa asawa mo

anak at kapatid, ay huwag mong gagawin sa

asawa, anak at kapatid ng iba." (Don't do to the

wife, children and brothers and sisters of others

what you do not want done to your wife, children

and brothers and sisters.)

13. "Ang kamahalan ng tao'y wala sa pagkahari

wala sa tangos ng ilong at puti ng mukha, wala sa

pagkaparing kahalili ng Diyos, wala sa mataas na

kalagayan sa balat ng lupa: wagas at tunay namahal na tao, kahit laking-gubat at walang

nababatid kundi ang sariling wika, yaong may

magandang asal, may isang pangungusap, may

dangal at puri, yaong di nagpapaapi't di nakikiapi

yaong marunong magdamdam at marunong

lumingap sa bayang tinubuan." (A (person's) worth

is not measured by his/her station in life, neither by

the height of his nose nor the fairness of skin, and

certainly not by whether he is a priest claiming to

be God's deputy. Even if he is a


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tribesman/tribeswoman from the hills and speaks

only his/her own tongue, a (person) is honorable if

he/she possesses a good character, is true to

his/her word, has fine perceptions and is loyal to

his/her native land.)

14. "Paglaganap ng mga aral na ito, at

maningning na sisikat ang araw ng mahal na

kalayaan dito sa kaaba-abang Sangkapuluan at

sabugan ng matamis niyang liwanag angnangagkaisang magkakalahi't magkakapatid, ng

ligayang walang katapusan, ang mga ginugol na

buhay, pagod, at mga tiniis na kahirapa'y labis

nang matutumbasan." (When these teachings shall

have been propagated and the glorious sun of

freedom begins to shine on these poor islands to

enlighten a united race and people, then all the

loves lost, all the struggle and sacrifices shall not

have been in vain.)

http://kartilya-katipunan.blogspot.com

THE TRUE DECALOGUE, BY APOLINARIO MABINI

Expounding on the ideals that Mabini believed the

Philippine Revolution should have had, he wrote “El

Verdadero Decalogo” in his humble hut in Los

Baños in May 1898. Aguinaldo authorized its

continued publication, together with Mabini’s

proposed constitution. (Part of the commemoration

of the sesquicentennial of Apolinario Mabini’s birth.)

First. Love God and your honor over all things: God,

as the source of all truth, all justice and all activity;

your honor, the only power that obliges you to be

truthful, just and industrious.

Second. Worship God in the form that your

conscience that God speaks to you, reproaching

you for your misdeeds and applauding you for your

good deeds.

Third. Develop the special talents that God has

given you, working and studying according to your

capabilities, never straying from the path of good

and justice, in order to achieve your own

perfection, and by this means you will contribute to

the progress of humanity: thus you will accomplishthe mission that God himself has given you in this

life, and achieving this, you will have honor, and

having honor, you will be glorifying God.

Fourth. Love your country after God and your

honor, and more than you love yourself, because

your country is the only paradise that God has

given you in this life; the only patrimony of your

race; the only inheritance from your ancestors; and

the only future of your descendants: because of

your country you have life, love and interests

happiness, honor and God.

Fifth. Strive for the happiness of your country before

your own, making her the reigning influence for

reason, justice and work; if your country is happy

you and your family will also be happy.

Sixth. Strive for the independence of your country

because you alone can have a real interest in heaggrandizement and ennoblement, since here

independence will mean your own freedom, he

aggrandizement your own perfection, and her

ennoblement your own glory and immortality.

Seventh. In your country, do not recognize the

authority of any person who has not been elected

by you and your compatriots, because all authority

comes from God, and as God speaks to the

conscience of each individual, the person chosen

and proclaimed by the consciences of all the

individuals of a whole town is the only one that canexercise real authority.

Eighth. Strive that your country be constituted as a

republic, and never as a monarchy: a monarchy

empowers one or several families and lays the

foundation for a dynasty; a republic ennobles and

dignifies a country based on reason, it is great

because of its freedom, and is made prosperous

and brilliant by dint of work.

Ninth. Love your neighbor as you love yourself

because God has imposed on him and on you the

obligation to help one another, and has dictatedthat he does not do unto you what he does no

want you to do unto him; but if your neighbor is

remiss in this sacred duty and makes an attempt on

your life, your freedom and your priorities, then you

should destroy him and crush him, because the

supreme law of self preservation must prevail.

Tenth. Always look on your countryman as more

than a neighbor: you will find in him a friend, a

brother and at least the companion to whom you

are tied by only one destiny, by the same happiness

and sorrows, and by the same aspirations and

interests.

Because of this, while the borders of the nations

established and preserved by the egoism of race

and of family remain standing, you must remain

united to your country in perfect solidarity of views

and interests in order to gain strength, not only to

combat the common enemy, but also to achieve

all the objectives of human life.

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