What makes you rich?
July 31, 2016
by The Secretariat Bulletin
by The Secretariat Bulletin
Poster by Mac Norhen E. Bornales
AT FIRST I wrote a lengthy reflection regarding today's Gospel. However, the internet timed-out and my work was not saved. This happened twice. I was on the edge of irritation but instead, I took a glass of water and had a deep breath and I thought: I guess it is a sign that I should not be investing too much in words but on the essence of what we truly need in life.
Investment is one of the basic terms not just in business, but also in real life. We invest in our education hoping that one day it may help us find our career. We invest in our career so that we can buy all the things we need. We invest on people, in their emotion and experience, hoping that they will do the same on us. We invest time going to the gym We invest time and with that we also hope for something in return.
Coincidentally, today's Gospel lands on the feast day of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus or Jesuits. St. Ignatius came from a noble family. He became a knight and during those times, knights are part of aristocracy. However, an unfortunate event happened to him when a cannon ball hit him and wounded his leg while breaking his other leg.
During his recovery days, he read a series of text regarding the life of Jesus. He then dropped his sword and he started pursuing a religious life. He became a pilgrim and an educator. He focused his life on reflection and later he wrote the Spiritual Exercises which became the guide during retreats.
St. Ignatius is a good example for this Sunday's Gospel. In the Gospel, Jesus encountered a man who seeks for inheritance from his brother. But Jesus reminded the man that he should be seeking for the treasure in heaven in not just the worldly treasures.
We may not be saints but God is calling us to invest in the treasure in heaven which is eternal life. God sees us equally, regardless if we are rich or poor. He looks on how we love Him and how we love others as well. The world calls us to become the rich and famous but God is also calling us to become simple and humble.
God's love is what makes us rich and with this, we are called by God to love and serve Him in everything as well. And in every success we have, we just don't give glory to our self, our friends, and our family but we also give greater glory to God.
In this, we pray the Suscipe by St. Ignatius:
Take Lord, and receive all my liberty, my memory, my understanding, and my entire will, all that I have and possess. Thou hast given all to me. To Thee, O lord, I return it. All is Thine, dispose of it wholly according to Thy will. Give me Thy love and thy grace, for this is sufficient for me.
St. Ignatius of Loyola, Pray for us,
St. Thomas Aquinas, Pray for us.
Have a blessed week ahead, Artlets!
May God bless us all.
#WhatMakesYouRich #AmareEtSevire #TreasureInHeaven
Investment is one of the basic terms not just in business, but also in real life. We invest in our education hoping that one day it may help us find our career. We invest in our career so that we can buy all the things we need. We invest on people, in their emotion and experience, hoping that they will do the same on us. We invest time going to the gym We invest time and with that we also hope for something in return.
Coincidentally, today's Gospel lands on the feast day of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus or Jesuits. St. Ignatius came from a noble family. He became a knight and during those times, knights are part of aristocracy. However, an unfortunate event happened to him when a cannon ball hit him and wounded his leg while breaking his other leg.
During his recovery days, he read a series of text regarding the life of Jesus. He then dropped his sword and he started pursuing a religious life. He became a pilgrim and an educator. He focused his life on reflection and later he wrote the Spiritual Exercises which became the guide during retreats.
St. Ignatius is a good example for this Sunday's Gospel. In the Gospel, Jesus encountered a man who seeks for inheritance from his brother. But Jesus reminded the man that he should be seeking for the treasure in heaven in not just the worldly treasures.
We may not be saints but God is calling us to invest in the treasure in heaven which is eternal life. God sees us equally, regardless if we are rich or poor. He looks on how we love Him and how we love others as well. The world calls us to become the rich and famous but God is also calling us to become simple and humble.
God's love is what makes us rich and with this, we are called by God to love and serve Him in everything as well. And in every success we have, we just don't give glory to our self, our friends, and our family but we also give greater glory to God.
In this, we pray the Suscipe by St. Ignatius:
Take Lord, and receive all my liberty, my memory, my understanding, and my entire will, all that I have and possess. Thou hast given all to me. To Thee, O lord, I return it. All is Thine, dispose of it wholly according to Thy will. Give me Thy love and thy grace, for this is sufficient for me.
St. Ignatius of Loyola, Pray for us,
St. Thomas Aquinas, Pray for us.
Have a blessed week ahead, Artlets!
May God bless us all.
#WhatMakesYouRich #AmareEtSevire #TreasureInHeaven