THE MODEL

The outline of the salvation history or covenant history goes back to the time of Adam & Eve and Noah and dates way back to 1800 BC during the time of Abraham, Moses (1200), David (means the favored one,1000), Exodus (600)the time of Exile until the birth of our Lord Jesus. From this time line, significant events happened like Creation when God created man who fell into sin and became unfaithful and how God continuously called us back to Him by showing us who He really is throughout the length of time. It can never be denied that the Salvation History or the covenant history of mankind shows us the relationship of God and man and how God continues to show mercy and relent in many ways for He is a living and loving God. God's demonstration of His love to us through the length of time is like a strip teaser who one by one strips herself of clothing before she comes out totally naked. God throughout time has sent emissaries, patriarchs, prophets and kings to declare His great love for us and in the fullness of time has ultimately revealed His naked love in its entirety by sending His only begotten Son Jesus who was not spared to suffer and die on the cross just to show His great love for us. The foreshadowing of the Old Testament to the New Testament is a remarkable connection which can not be denied and overlooked. It is all about the covenant, the new, perfect and everlasting covenant, and the repetitive words of God that can be found all throughout the scriptures, "I will be your God and you will be My people." There is no doubt about the faithfulness of God in fulfilling His part of the covenant because He has shown from generation to generation that he is indeed our God but have we fulfilled our part of the covenant in truly being a people of God. Abraham is the 1st recipient of God's revelation of Himself to mankind. He is considered as one of the Patriarchs to whom God chose to establish his covenant. Salvation history tells us of God's faithful love and continues to restore and bring back the broken relationship of God and man. It was through Abraham's total surrender to God's will to offer his son Isaac that he foreshadowed the sacrifice of Jesus as the Lamb of God. It is true that God started to reveal Himself to us through Abraham and the ultimate revelation was in Jesus His only begotten Son. The victimhood of Jesus to conquer evil not by slaying evil but by allowing Himself to be killed and shed His own blood is the height of God's love. We should have been all sentenced to death penalty if we were to give an accounting of all our sins and offenses against God, the Master, Creator, King and Judge. Even if we drain up to the last drop of blood left in our bodies only Jesus' blood can exact payment for the insult received by an Almighty God. Which is why, Jesus took it all upon Himself and shed righteous blood. It should always be a treasure embedded in our hearts. We have to be fully aware of the efficacy and power of the blood of Jesus in our lives. We really have to be constantly marked by the blood of Jesus. The great exile from Egypt is part of the life history of the Jews that has defined them as a people of God. In the same manner, we can never separate the Eucharist in our identity as Christians. The bread and wine truly becomes the body and blood of Jesus and is instituted by Christ Himself during the Last Supper. Amen. Hallelujah!

Exodus 12: 1-8, 11-14 (or Isaiah 61:1-3, 6, 8-9)
...It is the Passover of the LORD. 12 For on this same night I will go through Egypt, striking down every first-born of the land, both man and beast, and executing judgment on all the gods of Egypt — I, the LORD! 13 But the blood will mark the houses where you are. Seeing the blood, I will pass over you; thus, when I strike the land of Egypt, no destructive blow will come upon you. 14 “This day shall be a memorial feast for you, which all your generations shall celebrate with pilgrimage to the LORD, as a perpetual institution.”

Let us cloth ourselves with the blood which Jesus shed for us in Mount Calvary, let us not forget what Jesus did for us so that God's mercy will always be upon us. The blood that marked the houses of the Jews during the Passover spared them from death. We, as true believers and followers of Christ had been marked with the Most Efficacious Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is really good that without us making a way, He was the One who made the way. No amount of thank you will ever suffice to what God has done for all of us. This and only this should we always have in mind, the least we could do is to always put God first in everything we do. Let Him become our motivation and inspiration knowing that He shed His blood for our sake. Amen. Hallelujah!

Psalm 116:12-13, 15-16bc, 17-18
R: Our blessing cup is a communion with the Blood of Christ.
12 How shall I make a return to the LORD for all the good he has done for me? 13 The cup of salvation I will take up, and I will call upon the name of the LORD. (R) 15 Precious in the eyes of the LORD is the death of his faithful ones. 16 O LORD, I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of your handmaid; you have loosed my bonds. (R) 17 To you will I offer sacrifice of thanksgiving, and I will call upon the name of the LORD. 18 My vows to the LORD I will pay in the presence of all his people.


God gave His only begotten Son, Jesus who already paid the price of our redemption at a great cost. His humility goes beyond the washing of the disciples' feet and extends up to His death like a criminal on a cross. Jesus is the way, the truth and the life. There's no other way and we have no further excuse. He has given us the perfect example and a model to follow. In today's 2nd reading, St. Paul gives us instructions on the greatest legacy of Christianity, the Most Blessed Sacrament of the Eucharist. A death freely accepted, Jesus left us a remembrance of His great love for us by giving up His body and blood. It is very important that we commemorate this as often as possible, by participating in the Eucharistic celebration during Holy mass. Amen. Hallelujah!

1 Corinthians 11:23-26 (or Revelation 1:5-8)
23 Brothers and sisters: I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you, that the Lord Jesus, on the night he was handed over, took bread, 24 and, after he had given thanks, broke it and said, “This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” 25 In the same way also the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” 26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the death of the Lord until he comes.

God knew everything before it came to be. We need not be stressed or anxious. Sometimes it is easier said than done but sometimes too we should take into consideration the many occasions that God has shown us that there is really no other way to do it but according to His way if we want the best. Nothing could go wrong since God has already appointed "the hour" or a time, place and situation for everything. We may think that time is running out but God owns time and so we must peacefully resign our cases to God. This is the best thing to always do than panic and be stressed because none of those things could really help and called for. Whenever we think that we are at the end of our line we should remember that it is not over unless God says so. God knows and sees all and it would always be for the best to surrender to His will and spare ourselves from further trouble. God knew the exact hour. Amen. Hallelujah!

John 13:1-15 (or Luke 4:16-21)
1 Before the feast of Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to pass from this world to the Father... So when he had washed their feet and put his garments back on and reclined at table again, he said to them, “Do you realize what I have done for you? 13 You call me ‘teacher’ and ‘master,’ and rightly so, for indeed I am. 14 If I, therefore, the master and teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash one another’s feet. 15 I have given you a model to follow, so that as I have done for you, you should also do.”