KEKUATAN SABDA YANG MENGHIDUPKAN
Rabu 23 Sep 2026
Pw St. Pius dari Pietrelcina (Padre Pio), Imam
Semua firman Allah adalah murni. Ia adalah perisai bagi orang-orang yang berlindung pada-Nya (Ams 30:5)
Ams 30:5-9 Mzm 119:29.72.89.101.104.163; Luk 9:1-6
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Dalam kehidupan sehari-hari, kita banyak mendengar dan mengucapkan kata-kata. Ada katakata yang baik untuk didengar, seperti kata-kata yang membangun, menguatkan, menghibur, memuji, dan memotivasi. Ada pula kata-kata yang bersifat teguran ketika kita melakukan kesalahan. Namun, ada juga kata-kata yang tidak pantas diucapkan maupun didengar, seperti fitnah, ejekan, sumpah serapah, sindiran, serta perkataan yang melumpuhkan semangat dan melukai hati sesama.
Di tengah banyaknya suara dan perkataan itu, ada satu pribadi yang kata-kata-Nya sangat perlu kita dengarkan, yaitu Tuhan sendiri. Sabda Tuhan selalu benar, jujur, tepat, dan tidak berubah oleh negosiasi maupun kompromi manusia. Firman-Nya menghidupkan, menguatkan, dan mengarahkan hidup kita kepada kebaikan. Seperti tertulis, `Firman Allah hidup dan kuat dan lebih tajam dari pada pedang bermata dua` (Ibr. 4:12). Karena itu, kita diajak untuk berani percaya pada kuasa sabda Tuhan agar hidup kita menghasilkan buah yang baik. Dengan bertekun mendengarkan sabda Tuhan melalui pembacaan Kitab Suci, kita akan semakin dikuatkan dan dibentuk oleh-Nya. Kita akan merasakan betapa manisnya hidup yang dituntun oleh firman Allah, sebab Tuhan sendiri menjadi perisai bagi kita.
(Sr. M. Yovita, P.Karm)
He celebrated Mass in secret.
He disguised himself to bring the sacraments to Catholics.
He lived knowing that at any moment he could be captured.
And eventually, he was.
Standing before the firing squad, Miguel Pro refused a blindfold. He stretched out his arms in the form of a cross, blessed himself, and cried:
“¡Viva Cristo Rey!”
Then the shots rang out.
They thought they were executing a priest.
Instead, they gave the Church a martyr.
They could take his life, but they could not erase his King.
Blessed Miguel Pro, pray for us.
Sejumlah pria muslim paksa bubarkan ibadah di Tangerang. Mereka siap mati syahid demi Allah utk menutup gereja yg mereka anggap musuh Allah
Terbukti negara tdk berguna dlm melindungi warganya sehingga radikalis begini mendapat angin utk persekusi
Kredit: di watermark
Kapal ini dulu namanya Ferry Kurushima, di Jepang rute kapal ini jaraknya cuma 90 mil laut (6-7 jam) di laut tenang & terlindung.
Begitu dijual ke Indonesia, melayani rute Surabaya-Banjarmasin jarak 280 mil laut (18-24 jam) menyeberangi Laut Jawa yang terbuka & ombaknya ganas.😢
“Satan fights Jesus only, He doesn’t fight Muhammad, He doesn’t fight Buddha, He doesn’t fight Krishna, he doesn’t fight nobody.
He fights Jesus, you know why ?
Because the only one who crushed his head, is Jesus Christ of Nazareth!”
- Bishop MarMari Emmanuel
In the early 1600s, Japanese authorities expelled all Christian missionaries and launched severe persecutions. Priests were killed or forced to leave, leaving thousands of Japanese converts completely isolated from the Church.
For over 250 years, these faithful souls, known as the “Hidden Christians” (Kakure Kirishitan), lived in secrecy. They had no priests, no public Masses, no sacraments, and no Bibles. Yet their Catholic faith did not vanish.
They passed down the teachings of Christ from generation to generation. They secretly baptized their children. And in the silence of their homes, they clung to one powerful lifeline: the Holy Rosary.
Using simple knotted cords instead of beads, they prayed the Rosary daily. The mysteries of Christ’s life became their catechism. The Hail Marys and Our Fathers became their prayers, their comfort, and their hidden Mass.
Through the Rosary, they remained united with Jesus and Mary even in the darkest decades of persecution.
When missionaries finally returned to Japan in the mid-1800s, they were astonished to find entire communities still faithfully preserving the Catholic Faith, all because of the Rosary.
Gudeg tak selalu harus manis, rendang tak selalu harus pedas, kopi tak mesti harus terasa pahit.
Begitu pula, foto pun gak harus selalu tentang tajam, cerah atau pun bersih..
inframe: #Bernadya
"The silence of St. Joseph is the perfect silence of a man who listens intently to the voice of God and who lives in perfect harmony with the divine will."
Pope Benedict XVI