The Nativity Story told in current world.

A story that has been told to us by our fore-fathers orally, that the Emmanuel was with us here physically on earth 2 centuries ago.

Unfortunately, the current generation is too 'sucked into' the cyber-world and could not relate this story in the same manner it's been told to us.

Therefore, there's this need to put the same story in the context that they knows best - the social network. The Church continues on from the first disciples hand-picked by Christ himself up-to-date. There were many ideology and philosophy arise and gone, e.g. Marxism, Communism, etc. However, the truth will never be over ruled. Christ himself proclaim that he is the way, truth and life. (Jn14:6)

The Church has evolved from her mediaeval faults to adapt to the current world, but the core teachings which were passed down by Christ himself remain unchanged.

"Go and therefore, make disciples of all nations." (Mt28:19a) is the call of Jesus for all of us to reach out to proclaim the Gospel - The Good News. It was told to you personally by the Bishop during your confirmation. Jesus is the words who will reveals himself when you muse through the bible.

He promised :"And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."(Jn8:32). Free in this context refers to no lies or misinformation that eventually fails over time.

So, therefore, go and spread this truth to your love ones.

"If I am saved and all of my sins are forgiven, why not continue to sin?"

Question: "If I am saved and all of my sins are forgiven, why not continue to sin?"

Answer: The apostle Paul answered a very similar question in Romans 6:1-2, “What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? By no means! We died to sin; how can we live in it any longer?” The idea that a person could “trust in Jesus Christ” for salvation and then go on living just as he/she lived before, is absolutely foreign to the Bible. Believers in Christ are new creations (2 Corinthians 5:17). The Holy Spirit changes us from producing the acts of the flesh (Galatians 5:19-21) to producing the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23). The Christian life is a changed life because the Christian is changed.

What differentiates Christianity from every other religion is that Christianity is based on what God has done for us through Jesus Christ—divine accomplishment. Every other world religion is based on what we must do to earn God's favor and forgiveness—human achievement. Every other religion teaches that we must do certain things and stop doing certain other things in order to earn God's love and mercy. Christianity, faith in Christ, teaches that we do certain things and stop doing certain things because of what Christ has done for us.

How could anyone, having been delivered from sin's penalty, eternity in hell, go back to living the same life that had him on the path to hell in the first place? How could anyone, having been cleansed from the defilement of sin, desire to go back to the same cesspool of depravity? How could anyone, knowing what Jesus Christ did on our behalf, go on living as if He were not important? How could anyone, realizing how much Christ suffered for our sins, continue sinning as if those sufferings were meaningless?

Romans 6:11-15 declares, “In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. Do not offer the parts of your body to sin, as instruments of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer the parts of your body to him as instruments of righteousness. For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace. What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means!”

For the truly converted, then, continuing to live sinfully is not an option. Because our conversion resulted in a completely new nature, our desire is to no longer live in sin. Yes, we still sin, but instead of wallowing in it as we once did, we now hate it and wish to be delivered from it. The idea of “taking advantage” of Christ’s sacrifice on our behalf by continuing to live sinfully is unthinkable. If a person believes himself to be a Christian and still desires to live the old, sinful life, he has reason to doubt his salvation. “Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you—unless, of course, you fail the test?” (2 Corinthians 13:5).

Friendship with Jesus: A Camp with A Difference

        Excitement and enthusiasm filled the air as 33 young people from the Church of the Immaculate Conception assembled at Stella Maris, Penang for a bonding and fellowship with Jesus.   It was held on 25 - 27 November 2012 and was facilitated by Sr. Gertrude Tan, IJS with her team of facilitators, Florita Tan Buenaobra, Valentine Gill, Jelorie Peroja and Asella Jessica Goon.  

       A Bible Enthronement, facilitated by Sr. Gertrude Tan, set the mood for a prayerful  and meaningful introduction to be nourished by God’s Word during the whole camp.

      The awareness session was done very creatively by Jessica Goon where participants were asked to pick their secret friend and to encourage them to write positive notes of affirmation.  


      The session on the sense of belonging and acceptance was conducted by Valentine Gill.  The participants were given the opportunity to reflect on their sense of belonging to self, family, friends and God.  To emphasize the sense of belonging, two movies were shown, “The Outsider” and the “Children of Heaven”.  These were followed by a Movie Forum conducted by Sr. Gertrude Tan.   This helped the participants to reflect on the movies and to share on their life experiences. 

     The praise and worship, games and campfire were facilitated by the older group led by Daniel Cheong , Jessica Goon and Janell Ng from the Church of the Immaculate Conception.  These really helped in the bonding where many innate gifts were discovered.

 

         A Taizé prayer was a moment of quiet time with God which provided the participants a space to be united with the Lord in songs and mantras.  Tea candles were lighted in the form of a cross reminding them of the love, suffering, death and resurrection of the Lord.

After the Taizé Prayer

       The final ritual is a summary of what they have learnt during the camp.  This is an  opportunity to remember the sacred moments of their experiences of bonding and friendship.  

      This was done through a simple ceremony by the facilitators in honoring each participant with a blue ribbon, symbolizing his or her uniqueness - “Who Am I Makes A Difference.”

        Hands together to Fr. Michael Cheah and the Parish Pastoral Council for the financial support and prayers.  A heartfelt thanks also goes to Florita Tan Buenaobra and her assistants for the enthusiasm and support in organizing this friendship camp without forgetting Catherine Tan who helped in the planning as well as the parents who came and shared the pot bless with the participants. 

by:  Jelorie

Youth Leaders Prepare for PDYD 2

It was with great enthusiasm and joy that 28 youth leaders from the five districts of the Diocese of Penang gathered at the Church of St. Anne in Bukit Mertajam to plan for the second Penang Diocesan Youth Day (PDYD 2) which will be held on the 16^th – 19^th of November 2012 in Penang island.

The 2-day meeting was organized and facilitated by the Pre-PDYD 2 committee composed of the staff of the Penang Diocesan Youth Network (PDYN), WYD 2011 pilgrims, representatives from CHOICE Penang and members of Islander´s Tamil Youth Network (ITYN). 

The Bible Enthronement, led by Sr. Gertrude Tan, IJS, highlighted the Word of God as the source of inspiration and wisdom.   Each participant offered a lighted candle as a symbolic gesture of openness and commitment.  

Fr. Dominic Santhiyagu, the director of PDYN, cheerfully welcomed the participants and presented the theme for PDYD 2 celebration.  The reflection on the theme, Rejoice in the Lord always! (Phil 4.4) was facilitated by Sr. Gertrude Tan where participants were asked to reflect and share in small  groups the sources and hindrances of abiding joy, love and trust in Jesus and the experiences of hopelessness and ways to overcome it.

A  beautiful and touching testimony from the World Youth Day (WYD) 2011 pilgrims followed where varied experiences of joy, conversion and  encounter with God were highlighted.   Michael Peter Foo wrapped up the sharing with the line, “The spiritual journey in the WYD is an invitation to focus our gaze on Christ.” 

The invitation to focus our gaze on Christ was the central point of the planning for PDYD 2 which was facilitated by Fr. Dominic Santhiyagu.  Proposals made by the Pre-PDYD 2 committee were presented and participants discussed them in small groups.  The final plan was presented and accepted by all the participants. 

The experience of outpouring commitment and generosity ended with ritual on lights, facilitated by Sr. Gertrude Tan,  reminding them of their responsibility to continue to share their experiences.  Members of the PDYD 2 committee were presented to the group and Fr. Dominic Santhiyagu asked the participants to join him in blessing the youth leaders who generously accepted the responsibility to make PDYD 2 a reality. 

By: Jelorie

Malaysian Catholic Youth Ministers' Committee Meeting

Taize Prayer and Youth Mass in conjunction with 1st MCYMC meeting

 

All the youth ministers from all 9 dioceses in Malaysia will come to Penang for the 1st Malaysia Catholic Youth  Ministers Committee (MCYMC) meeting from 24 to 28 October 2011. 

We would like to meet with all the youths in Penang in the two events above. 

Hope to see you all there!

Prayer Vigil @ College General

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

Greetings and may the peace of Christ be with you all!

College General will be organizing a prayer vigil to pray for more vocations to the priesthood and religious life. 

The details of the event are as follows;

PRAYER VIGIL @ COLLEGE GENERAL TO PRAY FOR VOCATIONS

Place:  College General, Block A
Date:   22 October 2011
Time:   8.30pm – 12 midnight
ALL ARE WELCOME !

PROGRAMME:
8.30 pm - 9.30pm :     Focus on Youth responding to God's call
9.30 pm - 10.30pm:    Focus on the Parish and BECs
10.30 pm - 11.30pm:  Focus on the families
11.30 pm:                    Benediction

Obedience in Jesus is the true cult to God

Today's Gospel Reading (Luke 8:19-21)

His mother and his brothers came looking for him, but they could not get to him because of the crowd.He was told, 'Your mother and brothers are standing outside and want to see you.'But he said in answer, 'My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and put it into practice.'

Obedience in Jesus is the true cult to God Today, Christ exacts our obedience. The "letter to the Hebrews" describes Old Testament worship as a "shadow" in view of the inadequacy of animal sacrifices that God does not require and which man does not give God what He might expect from man. Authentic worship to God is to be found in a life marked by His Word and within it. However, our obedience is always lacking. Our personal morality is not enough to properly worship God. For this reason the Son of God becomes flesh; He takes on a human body. In this way a new obedience becomes possible, an obedience that surpasses all human fulfillment of God’s Commandments. The Son becomes man and in His Body bears the whole of humanity back to God. Only the incarnate Word, whose love is fulfilled on the Cross, is perfect obedience of the Son; it is the new sacrifice. —O Jesus, You who are God incarnate, take us all with you and offer what we could not give just by ourselves.

What is the "Social Doctrine of the Church"?

Today's Gospel Reading (Luke 8:16-18)

No one lights a lamp to cover it with a bowl or to put it under a bed. No, it is put on a lamp-stand so that people may see the light when they come in.For nothing is hidden but it will be made clear, nothing secret but it will be made known and brought to light.So take care how you listen; anyone who has, will be given more; anyone who has not, will be deprived even of what he thinks he has.'

What is the "Social Doctrine of the Church"?

Today, we remember that Jesus Christ said He was the "Light of the world". It is the mission of the "Social Doctrine of the Church" to project this light over the whole world, by effectively permeating the hearts of all men and earthly structures. This social teaching of the Church is "caritas in veritate in re sociali", the proclamation of the truth of Christ’s love in society.

This doctrine is a service to charity, but its locus is truth. Developments, social well-being, the search for a satisfactory solution to the grave socio-economic problems besetting humanity, all need this truth. The Christian faith in promoting development does not rely on privileges or positions of power, but only on Christ, to whom every authentic vocation to integral human development must be directed. The Gospel is fundamental for development because, in the Gospel, Jesus Christ fully reveals humanity to itself.

—Lord, precisely because you pronounce the biggest "Yes" to man, I cannot fail to open myself to the divine vocation to reach my full potential.

The women

Today's Gospel Reading (Luke 8:1-3)

Now it happened that after this he made his way through towns and villages preaching and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. With him went the Twelve, as well as certain women who had been cured of evil spirits and ailments: Mary surnamed the Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, Joanna the wife of Herod's steward Chuza, Susanna, and many others who provided for them out of their own resources.

The women

Today, Jesus walks with the twelve and some women, spreading the
Word. There is a considerable difference between the way the disciples 

follow Jesus and the way the women do. The Gospels leave us in No 

doubt that “many” women formed part of the constituency of 

believers and that they “accompanied Jesus in the faith” which was essential to being part of this community. This is clearly demonstrated later on at the foot of the Cross and at the resurrection.

In opposition to the customs of the times where women were considered
secondary citizens, Christ started a sort of female emancipation.
Femininity completes humanity as much as masculinity does but in very
different ways; Women have a special sensitivity to be able to capture
what is new, different and great, what is mysterious that appears in
Jesus Christ. He brings them into his company in a special way and from
this comes forth the "Womanly Charisma".

—Mary, you are blessed among all women and mother of the church.

Our Lady of Sorrows

Today's Gospel Reading (Luke 2:33-35)

As the child's father and mother were wondering at the things that were being said about him, Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, 'Look, he is destined for the fall and for the rise of many in Israel, destined to be a sign that is opposed- and a sword will pierce your soul too -- so that the secret thoughts of many may be laid bare.'.

Our Lady of Sorrows

Today, the Gospel not only tells us what women were next to the
Cross, but also that Jesus Christ does not leave His mother alone:
He places her in the custody of John. When St. John speaks of human
acts like this, he certainly remembers events that had actually occurred,
but he always wants to go deeper than mere facts of the past. So,
what is he trying to say?

The first clue comes from his form of address to Mary: "Woman".
Jesus had used this same form of address at the marriage feast of Cana,
anticipation of the definitive marriage feast, of the "new wine" that the
Lord wanted to bestow. What had then been merely a prophetic sign
now becomes a reality. Second, the Church has not had any difficulty
to recognize in the "Woman", on the one hand, Mary herself, and,
on the other hand —transcending time— the "Church", bride and
Mother, in which the mystery of Mary spreads out into history.

—O Jesus, I wish to receive Mary as a person (our Mother!) in my
own personal existence and as a Church, thus fulfilling your last will,
as St. John also did.

The Exaltation of the Holy Cross

Today's Gospel Reading (John3:13-17)

No one has gone up to heaven except the one who came down from heaven, the Son of man; as Moses lifted up the snake in the desert, so must the Son of man be lifted up so that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him. For this is how God loved the world: he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.For God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but so that through him the world might be saved.

The Exaltation of the Holy Cross

Today, Nicodemus, who "took out the nails" from Jesus Christ, receives
an anticipated revelation: the Son of man will be "ex-alted" (high and lifted
up from the Earth) and will draw all men unto Himself. The emerging
Church, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, was slowly getting deeper
into this truth. One thing was clear from the onset: with the Cross of Christ,
the ancient sacrifices of the temple were definitely outdone. Something new
had happened!

God did not want to be glorified by sacrificing bulls and rams, whose blood
cannot purify man nor atone for him. The new desired cult, but still undefined
until then, had become a reality. In the Cross of Jesus it had been verified what
in vain had been attempted with animal sacrifices: Christ has occupied their
place. The temple was still a venerable place of prayer and announcement.
Its sacrifices, on the other hand, were no longer binding upon Christians.

—We adore you, Oh Christ!, and we bless you, because with your Holy Cross
you redeemed the world.

The greatness of humanity depends on its relation with the sufferer

Today's Gospel Reading (Luke 7:11-17)

It happened that soon afterwards he went to a town called Nain, 

accompanied by his disciples and a great number of people. Now 

when he was near the gate of the town there was a dead man being 

carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a 

considerable number of the townspeople was with her. When 

the Lord saw her he felt sorry for her and said to her, 'Don't cry.' Then 

he went up and touched the bier and the bearers stood still, and he said, 

'Young man, I tell you: get up.' And the dead man sat up and began to 

talk, and Jesus gave him to his mother. Everyone was filled with awe 

and glorified God saying, 'A great prophet has risen up among us; God 

has visited his people.' And this view of him spread throughout Judaea 

and all over the countryside

The greatness of humanity depends on its relation 

with the sufferer

Today, the mercy of God towards the needy is highlighted. The true
measure of humanity is essentially determined in relationship to
suffering and to the sufferer. This holds true both for the individual and
for society.

A society unable to accept its suffering members and incapable of
helping to share their suffering and to bear it inwardly through "com-
passion" is a cruel and inhuman society. Yet society cannot accept its
suffering members unless individuals are capable of doing so
themselves; moreover, the individual cannot accept another’s suffering
unless he personally is able to find meaning in suffering, a path of
purification and growth in maturity, a journey of hope.

—O Jesus, help me to welcome the sufferer by taking up his suffering,
so it becomes also mine. Then, this shared suffering will be penetrated
by the light of love and we will experience the joy of consolation:
both of us —united in suffering— will find You, Who suffered on the
cross for us.

Religion, "laïcité positive" and "secularism"

Today's Gospel Reading (Luke 7:1-10)

When he had come to the end of all he wanted the people to hear, 
he went into Capernaum. A centurion there had a servant, a favourite 
of his, who was sick and near death. Having heard about Jesus he sent 
some Jewish elders to him to ask him to come and heal his servant. 
When they came to Jesus they pleaded earnestly with him saying, 
'He deserves this of you, because he is well disposed towards our people;
he built us our synagogue himself.' So Jesus went with them, and was 
not very far from the house when the centurion sent word to him by 
some friends to say to him, 'Sir, do not put yourself to any trouble 
because I am not worthy to have you under my roof; and that is why I
did not presume to come to you myself; let my boy be cured by your 
giving the word. For I am under authority myself, and have soldiers 
under me; and I say to one man, "Go," and he goes; to another, "Come 
here," and he comes; to my servant, "Do this," and he does it.' When
Jesus heard these words he was astonished at him and, turning round, 
said to the crowd following him, 'I tell you, not even in Israel have 
I found faith as great as this.' And when the messengers got back to 
the house they found the servant in perfect health.

Religion, "laïcité positive" and "secularism"

Today, this scene plunges us in a social atmosphere of
"endearing humanity": a centurion —a foreigner— is concerned about
one of his servants; he sends some elders of the Jews to plead with Jesus
to heal his servant who is seriously ill… There is an element that brings
them together: "he has built our synagogue". In their multifaceted
diversity (origin, culture, social position… even religion), they are united
by their respect to "religiosity".

"Laïcité positive" seeks a fair political autonomy: it avoids the
"confessional"State, but assumes the deep human fact of the religiosity
("secularism"rejects it). It is essential to insist on the distinction between
"politics" and"religion” to protect as much the religious freedom of all
citizens as the State responsibility for them. On the other hand, we
should become more aware of the irreplaceable role of religion for the
formation of consciences and the contribution which it can bring to
—among other things— the creation of a basic ethical consensus within
society.

—O Lord, we adore You and we pray to you for our authorities.

The "blindness" of relativism - Love of God is certain and undeniable

Today's Gospel Reading (Luke 6:39-42)

He also told them a parable, 'Can one blind person guide another? 
Surely both will fall into a pit? Disciple is not superior to teacher; 
but fully trained disciple will be like teacher. 
Why do you observe the splinter in your brother's eye and 
never notice the great log in your own? 
How can you say to your brother, "Brother, let me take out that 
splinter in your eye," when you cannot see the great log in 
your own? Hypocrite! Take the log out of your own eye first,
and then you will see clearly enough to take out the splinter in 
your brother's eyes

The "blindness" of relativism

Today, it turns out to be very much in progress the description
made by St. Paul about "nonage" in the faith: to be tossed back
and forth by the waves and being blown here and there by every
wind of teaching. How many "winds" of doctrine have we known
these recent decades! From Marxism to Liberalism, even to
Libertinism; from collectivism to radical individualism; from
atheism to a vague religious mysticism... and so forth. This is the
worst blindness, because one does not know to which place one is
going or where should one go.

Having a clear Faith, based on the Creed of the Church, is often
labeled today as a fundamentalism. Whereas, relativism —the
"blindness" of thinking according to "what is in fashion"— looks
like the only attitude acceptable to today’s standards. We are
moving towards a dictatorship of relativism which does not
recognize anything as certain and which has as its highest goal one’s
own ego and one’s own desires.

—Our friendship with you, O Jesus, is our "measure": the measure
of true humanism. Your friendship gives us the criterion to discern
between veracity and falsehood, between deception and truth...

Birth of Mary - God's work in secret

Today's Gospel Reading (Matthew 1: 1-16.18-23)

Roll of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham: Abraham fathered Isaac, Isaac fathered Jacob, Jacob fathered Judah and his brothers, Judah fathered Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar, Perez fathered Hezron, Hezron fathered Ram, Ram fathered Amminadab, Amminadab fathered Nahshon, Nahshon fathered Salmon, Salmon fathered Boaz, whose mother was Rahab, Boaz fathered Obed, whose mother was Ruth, Obed fathered Jesse; and Jesse fathered King David. David fathered Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah's wife, Solomon fathered Rehoboam, Rehoboam fathered Abijah, Abijah fathered Asa, Asa fathered Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat fathered Joram, Joram fathered Uzziah, Uzziah fathered Jotham, Jotham fathered Ahaz, Ahaz fathered Hezekiah, Hezekiah fathered Manasseh, Manasseh fathered Amon, Amon fathered Josiah;and Josiah fathered Jechoniah and his brothers. Then the deportation to Babylon took place. 

After the deportation to Babylon: Jechoniah fathered Shealtiel, Shealtiel fathered Zerubbabel, Zerubbabel fathered Abiud, Abiud fathered Eliakim, Eliakim fathered Azor, Azor fathered Zadok, Zadok fathered Achim, Achim fathered Eliud, Eliud fathered Eleazar, Eleazar fathered Matthan, Matthan fathered Jacob; and Jacob fathered Joseph the husband of Mary; of her was born Jesus who is called Christ. 

This is how Jesus Christ came to be born. His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph; but before they came to live together she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. Her husband Joseph, being an upright man and wanting to spare her disgrace, decided to divorce her informally. He had made up his mind to do this when suddenly the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, 'Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because she has conceived what is in her by the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son and you must name him Jesus, because he is the one who is to save his people from their sins.' Now all this took place to fulfil what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: Look! the virgin is with child and will give birth to a son whom they will call Immanuel, a name which means 'God-is-with-us'.

Birth of Mary

Today, Jesus' genealogy, the Saviour that had to come and be born
of Mary, shows us how the work of God is interwoven into human
history, and how God acts in the secret and silence of every single day.
At the same time, we can see his reliability to accomplish his promises.

The Holy Spirit, that mysteriously had to incarnate the Son in Mary,
entered, therefore, in our history since a long time before, and traced
a path leading to the Virgin Mary of Nazareth and, through her,
to her Son Jesus. In this work, everything bring us to contemplate,
 admire and worship, through prayer, the greatness, the generosity
and the simplicity of the divine action, that will extol and rescue
our human lineage through our Lord’s personal involvement.

—This girl, virgin and Jesus' mother, had to be also our mother.
Who could ever imagine God to be so great and so simple as to so
intimately bind himself to us?

The "Beatitudes", the Christian’s paradoxes - Christ set of values rather than of the world.

Today's Gospel Reading (Luke 6,20-26)

Then fixing his eyes on his disciples he said:  How blessed are you who are poor: the kingdom of God is yours  Blessed are you who are hungry now: you shall have your fill.  Blessed are you who are weeping now: you shall laugh.  'Blessed are you when people hate you, drive you out, abuse you,  denounce your name as criminal, on account of the Son of man.  Rejoice when that day comes and dance for joy, look! -your reward will be great in heaven.  This was the way their ancestors treated the prophets  But alas for you who are rich: you are having your consolation now.  Alas for you who have plenty to eat now: you shall go hungry.  Alas for you who are laughing now: you shall mourn and weep. ' Alas for you when everyone speaks well of you!  This was the way their ancestors treated the false prophets.

The "Beatitudes", the Christian’s paradoxes

Today, Jesus repeatedly calls "blessed" to his disciples.
The "Beatitudes" are words of promise that work at
the same time as moral guidance.
Each "beatitude" describes, so to speak,
the realistic condition of the disciples of Christ:
they are poor, they are hungry, they cry, they are hated,
 persecuted... The beatitudes are like practical "qualifications",
but also like theological-moral indications.

Despite the threatening situation in which Jesus considers
his disciples, this situation becomes a promise when
regarded in the light coming from the Father.
For the disciple, the "Beatitudes" are a paradox:
the standards of the world are turned upside down
when you just look at things from God’s scale of values.
The "Beatitudes" are promises resplendent with the
new image of the world and of the man inaugurated by Jesus,
His "transformation of values ".

—When I "look" through you, O Lord, then,
I live with new standards, I begin to "feel" something of what is
yet to come (Heaven) and joy enters in my tribulation.