MARTES, MAYO 2, 2023

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Paggunita kay San Atanasio, obispo at pantas ng Simbahan

Mga Gawa 11, 19-26
Salmo 86, 1-3. 4-5. 6-7

Purihin ng tanang bansa
ang Panginoong Dakila.

Juan 10, 22-30

Memorial of St. Athanasius, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (White)

Mga Pagbasa mula sa
Martes sa Ika-4 na Linggo ng Pasko ng Pagkabuhay

UNANG PAGBASA
Mga Gawa 11, 19-26

Pagbasa mula sa Mga Gawa ng Mga Apostol

Noong mga araw na iyon, ang mga mananampalataya ay nagkahiwa-hiwalay dahil sa pag-uusig na nagsimula nang patayin si Esteban. May nakarating sa Fenicia, sa Chipre at sa Antioquia. Saan man sila makarating, ipinangangaral nila ang salita, ngunit sa mga Judio lamang. Subalit may kasama silang ilang taga-Chipre at taga-Cirene na pagdating sa Antioquia ay nangaral naman sa mga Griego ng Mabuting Balita tungkol sa Panginoong Hesus. Sumakanila ang kapangyarihan ng Panginoon at maraming naniwala at nanalig sa Panginoon.

Nabalitaan ito ng simbahan sa Jerusalem, kaya’t sinugo nila sa Antioquia si Bernabe. Nang dumating siya roon at makita ang pagpapala ng Diyos sa kanila, siya’y nagalak at pinagpayuhan silang lahat na manatiling tapat sa Panginoon. Mabuting tao si Bernabe, puspos ng Espiritu Santo at matibay ang pananampalataya, kaya marami siyang nadala sa Panginoon.

Nagpunta si Bernabe sa Tarso upang hanapin si Saulo, at nang kanyang matagpuan ay isinama sa Antioquia. Isang taong singkad silang nanatili roong kasakasama ng simbahan, at nagturo sa maraming tao. At doon sa Antioquia unang tinawag na Kristiyano ang mga alagad.

Ang Salita ng Diyos.

SALMONG TUGUNAN
Salmo 86, 1-3. 4-5. 6-7

Purihin ng tanang bansa
ang Panginoong Dakila.

Sa Bundok ng Sion,
itinayo ng Diyos ang banal na lungsod,
ang lungsod na ito’y
higit niyang mahal sa alinmang bayan ng angkan ni Jacob.
Kaya’t iyong dinggin
ang ulat sa iyong mabubuting bagay,
O lungsod ng Diyos.

Purihin ng tanang bansa
ang Panginoong Dakila.

“Pag itinala ko
yaong mga bansang sa iyo’y sasama,
aking ibibilang ang bansang Egipto at ang Babilonia;
ibibilang ko rin yaong Filistia, Tiro at Etiopia.
“At tungkol sa Sion,
yaong sasabihi’y, “Ang lahat ng bansa ay masasakupan,
siya’y palalakasin at patatatagin ng Kataas-taasan.”

Purihin ng tanang bansa
ang Panginoong Dakila.

Ang Poon ay gagawa,
ng isang talaan ng lahat ng taong doo’y mamamayan,
ang lahat ng ito ay magsisiawit at pawang sasayaw.

Purihin ng tanang bansa
ang Panginoong Dakila.

ALELUYA
Juan 10, 27

Aleluya! Aleluya!
Ang tinig ko’y pakikinggan
ng kabilang sa ‘king kawan,
ako’y kanilang susundan.
Aleluya! Aleluya!

MABUTING BALITA
Juan 10, 22-30

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon ayon kay San Juan

Taglamig na noon. Kasalukuyang ipinagdiriwang sa Jerusalem ang Pista ng Pagtatalaga ng templo. Naglalakad si Hesus sa templo, sa Portiko ni Solomon. Pinaligiran siya ng mga Judio at sinabi sa kanya, “Hanggang kailan mo kami pag-aalinlanganin? Kung ikaw ang Kristo, sabihin mo na nang tiyakan.” Sumagot si Hesus, “Sinabi ko na sa inyo, ngunit ayaw ninyong maniwala. Ang mga ginagawa ko sa ngalan ng aking Ama ay nagpapatotoo tungkol sa akin. Ngunit ayaw ninyong maniwala, sapagkat hindi kayo kabilang sa aking mga tupa. Nakikinig sa akin ang aking mga tupa; nakikilala ko sila, at sumusunod sila sa akin. Binibigyan ko sila ng buhay na walang hanggan, at kailanma’y di sila mapapahamak; hindi sila maaagaw sa akin ninuman. Ang aking Ama, na nagbigay sa kanila sa akin, ay lalong dakila sa lahat, at hindi sila maaagaw ninuman sa aking Ama. Ako at ang Ama ay iisa.”

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon.

PANALANGIN NG BAYAN
Ikaapat na Linggo ng Pasko ng Pagkabuhay
Martes

Pinagkakalooban ng Diyos ng buhay na walang hanggan ang mga tupang kabilang sa kanyang kawan. Manalangin tayo sa Ama, taglay ang pagtitiwala na hindi tayo mawawalay sa kanyang pangangalaga.

Panginoon, dinggin Mo ang aming panalangin.
o kaya
Banal na Pastol, panatilihin Mo kaming
kabilang sa iyong kawan.

Ang Santo Papa at mga obispo nawa’y maging mga tunay na pastol sa pamamagitan ng pag-akay sa kanilang kawan sa luntiang pastulan, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga nalihis sa landas ng kabutihan nawa’y maakay pabalik sa kawan ng Panginoon, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga kabataan nawa’y marinig ang tinig ng Mabuting Pastol na tumatawag sa kanila upang maglingkod sa pamilya ng Diyos sa isang natatanging paraan, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga maysakit nawa’y maranasan ang kabutihan ng Mabuting Pastol sa pamamagitan ng mapagmahal na pangangalaga ng kanilang mga pamilya, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga namayapa nawa’y akayin ni Kristo, ang Mabuting Pastol upang sila ay makarating nang ligtas sa tahanang walang hanggan, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ama naming nasa Langit, dinggin mo ang aming mga panalangin. Pagpalain mo ang bawat isa sa amin sa paraang ikaw ang higit na nakababatid. Hinihiling namin ito sa pamamagitan ni Kristo na aming Panginoon. Amen.

The ROADMAP

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Gospel Reading for October 05, 2026 – Luke 10: 25-37

The ROADMAP

There was a scholar of the law who stood up to test Jesus and said, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you read it?” He said in reply, “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your being, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.”

He replied to him, “You have answered correctly; do this and you will live.” But because he wished to justify himself, he said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

Jesus replied, “A man fell victim to robbers as he went down from Jerusalem to Jericho. They stripped and beat him and went off leaving him half-dead. A priest happened to be going down that road, but when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side. Likewise a Levite came to the place, and when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side. But a Samaritan traveler who came upon him was moved with compassion at the sight. He approached the victim, poured oil and wine over his wounds and bandaged them. Then he lifted him up on his own animal, took him to an inn, and cared for him. The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper with the instruction, ‘Take care of him. If you spend more than what I have given you, I shall repay you on my way back.’

Which of these three, in your opinion, was neighbor to the robbers’ victim?” He answered,“The one who treated him with mercy.” Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.”

————

Jesus was indeed a GREAT STORYTELLER. Most of the time, when people asked him about something, he would respond with a story. When he wanted to teach something, he spoke in parables.
He is the Son of God. He said, “I and the Father are one” (John 10:30). This means that this is the style of the Father.

It would be so easy to just give the answer or teach a lesson directly, but this is our God—who gave us an intellect and a soul so that we ourselves may find the answers we seek in life, especially in the spiritual realm. This is the Word of God. It is not meant to be taught like a lesson in class. It is meant to be listened to with all ears and kept in our hearts with deep sincerity.

The Word of God is SO PRECIOUS because it is the way of life of all who believe in God. It is SO PRECIOUS because we do not have to go through life wasting time on trial and error. It is SO PRECIOUS because it is The ROADMAP going to heaven.

Lord Jesus, thank you for leading us to the Father!

Bearing Fruit

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27th Sunday A

Is 5:1-7
The reading is a poetic song using metaphor to depict covenant infidelity, with the vineyard symbolizing Israel and Yahweh. The prophet narrates the careful construction of the vineyard, expecting a good harvest, but results in bitter disappointment. Judah is called to judge itself, with the vineyard’s dismantling representing Israel’s loss of protection and proper cultivation. The parable ends with judgment and violence, highlighting God’s desire for fidelity and justice, especially for the poor, but finding only selfishness and treachery, leading to destruction and exile.

 

Phil 4:6-9
In the final part of this letter, Paul urges the community to set aside worries and turn to prayer (v6). God’s peace, which surpasses understanding (v7), results from harmonious relations with God and others, found when one commits to Christ (Col 3:15). He also recommends Stoic virtues (v8) that celebrate human values connected to the God of peace. Life’s goodness includes natural beauty, human achievements, and spiritual uplift.

 

Mt 21:33-43
The gospel describes the parable of the vineyard from Isaiah 5, representing Israel as the vineyard and Yahweh as its owner. The parable evolved in early church history but reflects Jesus’ ministry of rejection and replacement. The chief priests and the Pharisees are the tenants whose responsibility is to produce the fruit the owner’s servants are sent to collect. The two sets of servants are the prophets: they are rejected, abused, even killed, (vv34-36 cf Jer 20:2; 26:21-23; and were often referred to by Jesus, 5:12; 22:6; 23:30-37). The son, the final emissary, is Jesus himself, with an allusion to his death outside of Jerusalem (vv38-39; Jn 19:17; Heb 13:12f).

The Jewish leaders pass sentence on themselves. Psalm 118 was used in the early church as a prophecy of Jesus’ rejection and victory.

The term “karpos” ( καρπὸς ) is constantly used in the Bible. But aside from its literal meaning of fruit, grain, or harvest; or in the sense of “offspring” (Lk 1.42) or “descendant” (Acts 2.30), the kind of fruit expected by the owner of the vineyard refers metaphorially to the duty Israel owes to God (cf. Isa 5:4), to a godly lifestyle which is consistent with a rightly-ordered covenant relationship with God. The Matthean ideal of ” bearing fruit” connotes the sense of “moral characteristics”: repentance (3:8,10); good deeds (7:16-20; 12:33); and fruitfulness (13:8; 21:19). In this regard the religious leaders of his time failed to teach such, nurture spiritual growth and fruitfulness among the people, and inspire covenant fidelity, for they themselves live an unrepentant and duplicity of life. Thus responsibility over the vineyard will be transferred to the faithful ones as promised in Isa 55:3-5. (vv43, 45).

Isaiah’s song and Matthew’s parable of the vineyard conclude in much the same way—on a note of disillusionment. Whether the present-day ‘tenants of the vineyard of the Lord’ produce fruit or not, we nevertheless remain God’s vineyard, which He continually cultivates. Fidelity to God’s will produces an abundant harvest. Are we producing fruits of “whatever is true, honorable, just, pure, lovely, gracious…excellence, worthy of praise” (cf. Phil. 4:6-9)? May it be so. Amen.

CHANCE TO REALIGN

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Gospel Reading for October 04, 2026 – Matthew 21: 33-43

CHANCE TO REALIGN

Jesus said to the chief priests and the elders of the people: “Hear another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a wine press in it, and built a tower. Then he leased it to tenants and went on a journey. When vintage time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to obtain his produce. But the tenants seized the servants and one they beat, another they killed, and a third they stoned. Again he sent other servants, more numerous than the first ones, but they treated them in the same way. Finally, he sent his son to them, thinking, ‘They will respect my son.’ But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and acquire his inheritance.’ They seized him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What will the owner of the vineyard do to those tenants when he comes?” They answered him, “He will put those wretched men to a wretched death and lease his vineyard to other tenants who will give him the produce at the proper times.” Jesus said to them, “Did you never read in the Scriptures:

The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone;
by the Lord has this been done,
and it is wonderful in our eyes?

Therefore, I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people that will produce its fruit.”

————

“He will put those wretched men to a wretched death and lease his vineyard to other tenants who will give him the produce at the proper times.”

It was so easy for the chief priests and elders to answer what had to be done to the wicked tenants because they did not think of themselves as the tenants.

However, what Jesus said next made them realize that they were the tenants in Jesus’ parable. They wanted to arrest him, but they were afraid of the people who looked up to him as a prophet.
This proves that the Word of God is indeed as Hebrews 4:12 states: “The Word of God is living, active, and sharper than any double-edged sword, able to penetrate deep within us and judge our thoughts and motives.”

It is not meant to make us feel bad about ourselves, but to give us the CHANCE TO REALIGN with the person made in God’s image and likeness. It is the only way Christians can live a truly joyful, peaceful, and fruitful life in this world, in the midst of challenges and difficulties.

Speak, Lord, we are listening!

Veritas Editorial

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