Mapagmalasakit/ Matapobre: Two Different Ways of Looking at the Poor in the Parable of the Good Samaritan in the light of the COVID-19 Pandemic
This study rereads the Parable of the Good Samaritan in the context of the coronavirus pandemic. It explores the two ways of looking that the passers-by did when they encountered the man who was robbed and abused by the wayside. I termed these two ways of looking in Filipino as malasakit and matapo...
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This study rereads the Parable of the Good Samaritan in the context of the coronavirus pandemic. It explores the two ways of looking that the passers-by did when they encountered the man who was robbed and abused by the wayside. I termed these two ways of looking in Filipino as malasakit and matapobre. The priest and the Levite were matapobre (mata: eye/ to look; pobre: poor – literally looking down on the poor) in their reaction in that they saw the man but ignored to aid him. The Good Samaritan showed malasakit (malasin: to look; sakit: pain – looking at pain, being compassionate) because he saw the man and helped him in his misery. In this study, I appropriated the experience of the abused man by the wayside to the experiences of people who suffered the effects of the pandemic. I also enumerated the different displays of the matapobre and the malasakit attitudes of people during this pandemic. The three characters in the Parable all looked down on the poor, yet this looking down should be nuanced. The priest and the Levite looked down with contempt and indifference since they did not do anything for the man they saw. The Samaritan, on the other hand, looked down with his eyes of mercy. I cited Scriptural passages of God and Jesus Christ looking down on humanity, which serves as examples for Christians in their duty to help the poor. Our look of mercy on the poor will obtain for us God’s look of mercy and the privilege of looking at his face forever in heaven.
References
Papal Documents
Francis. Encyclical Letter on Fraternity and Social Friendship, Fratelli Tutti, October 3, 2020,
http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20201003_enciclica-fratelli-tutti.html
Francis. General Audience entitled “Go and do likewise (cf Lk 10:25-37),” (April 27, 2016),
http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/audiences/2016/documents/papa-francesco_20160427_udienza-generale.html
Francis. Angelus Address, July 14, 2019,
http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/angelus/2019/documents/papa-francesco_angelus_20190714.html
Benedict XVI. Encyclical Letter on Christian Love, Deus Caritas Est, December 25, 2005,
http://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20051225_deus-caritas-est.html
John Paul II. Apostolic Letter on the Christian Meaning of Human Suffering, Salvifici Doloris,
February 11, 1984, http://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/apost_letters/1984/documents/hf_jp-ii_apl_11021984_salvifici-doloris.html
Catechisms
Catechism of the Catholic Church. 2nd ed. Washington, DC: United States Catholic Conference,
2000.
Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines ECCCE. Catechism for Filipino Catholics.
Manila: Word and Life Publications, 1997.
Books
Bloomberg, Craig L. Interpreting the Parables. 2nd ed. Leicester: InterVarsity Press, 2012
Byrne, Brendan. The Hospitality of God: A Reading of Luke’s Gospel. Collegeville, Minnesota:
Liturgical Press, 2015.
Leoncini, Dante Luis P. “A Conceptual Analysis of Pakikisama [Getting Along Well with
People]” in Filipino Cultural Traits: Claro R. Ceniza Lectures, ed. Rolando M. Gripaldo. United States of America: The Council for Research in Values and Philosophy, 2005.
Ratzinger, Joseph (Benedict XVI). Jesus of Nazareth: From the Baptism in the Jordan to the
Transfiguration, trans. Adrian J. Walker. New York: Doubleday, 2007.
Journal Articles
Chamburuka Philemon M. and Ishanesu S. Gusha. “An Exegesis of the Parable of the Good
Samaritan (Lk 10:25–35) and Its Relevance to the Challenges Caused by COVID-19.”
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 76, no. 1 (2020): 1-7, https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v76i1.6096
Redona, Marites Rano. “Malasakit: The Filipino Face of God’s Mercy.” The Asian Conference
on Cultural Studies 2018, (Kobe, Japan, 1-3 June 2018): 97-106, https://papers.iafor.org/proceedings/conference-proceedings-ACCS2018/
Roukema, Riemer. “The Good Samaritan in Ancient Christianity.” Vigiliae Christianae, 58, no.
1: 56-74, https://doi.org/10.1163/157007204772812331
Sheqi, Nitoli and Chammah J. Kaunda. “Your Neighbour Is Yourself Reflected in the Mirror of
Life A Naga Reading of the Good Samaritan Narrative in the Context of COVID-19.” The Ecumenical Review, 72, no. 4, (2020): 609-623, https://doi.org/10.1111/erev.12545
Website Contents
Balancio, Joyce. “Duterte naniniwalang dumami ang COVID-19 cases dahil sa pagpapabaya ng
publiko,” ABS-CBN News, March 9, 2021, https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/09/21/duterte-naniniwalang-dumami-ang-covid-19-cases-dahil-sa-pagpapabaya-ng-publiko
Bible Hub. “Luke 10 Barnes’ Notes on the Bible,” accessed on May 18, 2021,
https://biblehub.com/commentaries/barnes/luke/10.htm
Brainy Quote. “Stephen Grellet Quotes,” Accessed May 19, 2021,
https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/stephen-grellet-quotes
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| spelling | doaj.art-06bb44461b7f4f1ab6eb6f533eafaa022022-12-22T04:12:27ZengCollege of Liberal Arts, San Beda CollegeScientia2546-194X2022-09-0111210.57106/scientia.v11i2.5Mapagmalasakit/ Matapobre: Two Different Ways of Looking at the Poor in the Parable of the Good Samaritan in the light of the COVID-19 PandemicVince Henry Salles This study rereads the Parable of the Good Samaritan in the context of the coronavirus pandemic. It explores the two ways of looking that the passers-by did when they encountered the man who was robbed and abused by the wayside. I termed these two ways of looking in Filipino as malasakit and matapobre. The priest and the Levite were matapobre (mata: eye/ to look; pobre: poor – literally looking down on the poor) in their reaction in that they saw the man but ignored to aid him. The Good Samaritan showed malasakit (malasin: to look; sakit: pain – looking at pain, being compassionate) because he saw the man and helped him in his misery. In this study, I appropriated the experience of the abused man by the wayside to the experiences of people who suffered the effects of the pandemic. I also enumerated the different displays of the matapobre and the malasakit attitudes of people during this pandemic. The three characters in the Parable all looked down on the poor, yet this looking down should be nuanced. The priest and the Levite looked down with contempt and indifference since they did not do anything for the man they saw. The Samaritan, on the other hand, looked down with his eyes of mercy. I cited Scriptural passages of God and Jesus Christ looking down on humanity, which serves as examples for Christians in their duty to help the poor. Our look of mercy on the poor will obtain for us God’s look of mercy and the privilege of looking at his face forever in heaven. References Papal Documents Francis. Encyclical Letter on Fraternity and Social Friendship, Fratelli Tutti, October 3, 2020, http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20201003_enciclica-fratelli-tutti.html Francis. General Audience entitled “Go and do likewise (cf Lk 10:25-37),” (April 27, 2016), http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/audiences/2016/documents/papa-francesco_20160427_udienza-generale.html Francis. Angelus Address, July 14, 2019, http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/angelus/2019/documents/papa-francesco_angelus_20190714.html Benedict XVI. Encyclical Letter on Christian Love, Deus Caritas Est, December 25, 2005, http://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20051225_deus-caritas-est.html John Paul II. Apostolic Letter on the Christian Meaning of Human Suffering, Salvifici Doloris, February 11, 1984, http://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/apost_letters/1984/documents/hf_jp-ii_apl_11021984_salvifici-doloris.html Catechisms Catechism of the Catholic Church. 2nd ed. Washington, DC: United States Catholic Conference, 2000. Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines ECCCE. Catechism for Filipino Catholics. Manila: Word and Life Publications, 1997. Books Bloomberg, Craig L. Interpreting the Parables. 2nd ed. Leicester: InterVarsity Press, 2012 Byrne, Brendan. The Hospitality of God: A Reading of Luke’s Gospel. Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 2015. Leoncini, Dante Luis P. “A Conceptual Analysis of Pakikisama [Getting Along Well with People]” in Filipino Cultural Traits: Claro R. Ceniza Lectures, ed. Rolando M. Gripaldo. United States of America: The Council for Research in Values and Philosophy, 2005. Ratzinger, Joseph (Benedict XVI). Jesus of Nazareth: From the Baptism in the Jordan to the Transfiguration, trans. Adrian J. Walker. New York: Doubleday, 2007. Journal Articles Chamburuka Philemon M. and Ishanesu S. Gusha. “An Exegesis of the Parable of the Good Samaritan (Lk 10:25–35) and Its Relevance to the Challenges Caused by COVID-19.” HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 76, no. 1 (2020): 1-7, https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v76i1.6096 Redona, Marites Rano. “Malasakit: The Filipino Face of God’s Mercy.” The Asian Conference on Cultural Studies 2018, (Kobe, Japan, 1-3 June 2018): 97-106, https://papers.iafor.org/proceedings/conference-proceedings-ACCS2018/ Roukema, Riemer. “The Good Samaritan in Ancient Christianity.” Vigiliae Christianae, 58, no. 1: 56-74, https://doi.org/10.1163/157007204772812331 Sheqi, Nitoli and Chammah J. Kaunda. “Your Neighbour Is Yourself Reflected in the Mirror of Life A Naga Reading of the Good Samaritan Narrative in the Context of COVID-19.” The Ecumenical Review, 72, no. 4, (2020): 609-623, https://doi.org/10.1111/erev.12545 Website Contents Balancio, Joyce. “Duterte naniniwalang dumami ang COVID-19 cases dahil sa pagpapabaya ng publiko,” ABS-CBN News, March 9, 2021, https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/09/21/duterte-naniniwalang-dumami-ang-covid-19-cases-dahil-sa-pagpapabaya-ng-publiko Bible Hub. “Luke 10 Barnes’ Notes on the Bible,” accessed on May 18, 2021, https://biblehub.com/commentaries/barnes/luke/10.htm Brainy Quote. “Stephen Grellet Quotes,” Accessed May 19, 2021, https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/stephen-grellet-quotes Tan, Michael L. “’Matapobre’ Hospitality,” Inquirer.Net, October 4, 2017, https://opinion.inquirer.net/107624/matapobre-hospitality Vatican News, “Hail Holy Queen,” Accessed May 19, 2021, https://www.vaticannews.va/en/prayers/hail-holy-queen.html https://scientia-sanbeda.org/index.php/scientia/article/view/5MalasakitMatapobreCOVID-19Good Samaritan |
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