Parishioners of the Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Nuestra Se\u00f1ora de Aranzazu celebrated the Mass of the Lord\u2019s Supper which initiates the Easter Triduum. Parish priest Rev. Fr. Lopito “Bembol” Hiteroza and Rev. Fr. Edwin Tirado concelebrated the mass which reminiscenced the Last Supper of Christ, that symbolically attributes to His body and blood being sacrificed for the sake of humankind and the institution of the sacrament of the Holy Eucharist.<\/p>\n
The reenactment of washing of the feet of the 12 apostles also took place during the mass which duly represents Christ\u2019s humility and his Kingly mission which is \u201cto serve and not to be served.\u201d<\/p>\n
With regard to these, Fr. Bembol left three points for reflection during his homily which he called as the 3 Ds:<\/p>\n
1. Divine Table<\/strong><\/p>\n The first D stands for the divine table or in other words the active participation during the celebration of the Holy Eucharist. In this first point of reflection, Fr. Bembol recommends parishioners to regularly attend the mass to eventually achieve spiritual well being, genuine happiness and the promised eternal life.<\/p>\n 2. Dialogue Table<\/strong><\/p>\n Dialogue with the Lord, our self and nature through the bible is what the second D focuses on. Reading the word and the gospel actually serve as a bridge of communicating with the Lord. Once a relationship with God has been established, there already comes the self-realization through profound reflection and when one successfully communicates with one self then he or she will naturally have a peaceful connection with other people, nature and the surroundings.<\/p>\n 3. Dining Table<\/strong><\/p>\n The last of them all but definitely not the least is connected to the firm foundation of a family. Dining tables should be regarded as sacred in one family\u2019s house for this is the place where a family bonds together and shares each of their stories to further know one another. This is probably where the very famous quote that \u201cA family that prays together stays together,\u201d came from since a dinner always starts with a prayer.<\/p>\n The Holy week is a time designated for the commemoration of Christ\u2019s passion, death and resurrection so it is but fitting for this Maundy Thursday to spend enough time for prayer and reflection to acknowledge God\u2019s eternal love of sending His own son. As it state from John 3:16, \u201cFor God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_post_nav in_same_term=”off” hide_prev=”off” hide_next=”off” prev_text=”PREVIOUS ARTICLE” next_text=”NEXT ARTICLE” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” show_prev=”on” show_next=”on” \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” global_module=”31743″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_team_member admin_label=”Mariele Aquino” global_parent=”31743″ name=”Mariele Aquino” position=”Junior Writer, Website Team, Media Ministry” image_url=”http:\/\/aranzazushrine.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/profile-marielle1.jpg” background_layout=”light” facebook_url=”https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KingYellie” twitter_url=”https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingYellie” header_font=”|on|||” header_font_size=”14″ body_font=”||on||” body_font_size=”12″ background_color=”#f2f2f2″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” custom_css_member_image=”padding-top: 30px;||padding-left: 10px;||padding-right: 10px;” custom_css_member_description=”padding-top: 20px;” body_text_color=”#000000″ border_color_all=”#ffffff” _builder_version=”3.0.89″]\n Mariele R. 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