HUWEBES, DISYEMBRE 14, 2023

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Paggunita kay San Juan de la Cruz, pari at pantas ng Simbahan

Isaias 41, 13-20
Salmo 144, 1 at 9. 10-11. 12-13ab

Pag-ibig ng D’yos ay ganap,
sa tanan s’ya’y nahahabag.

Mateo 11, 11-15

Memorial of St. John of the Cross, Priest and Doctor of the Church (White)

Mga Pagbasa mula sa
Huwebes ng Ika-2 Linggo sa Panahon ng Pagdating ng Panginoon

UNANG PAGBASA
Isaias 41, 13-20

Pagbasa mula sa aklat ni propeta Isaias

“Ako ang Panginoong inyong Diyos
at siyang nagpapalakas sa inyo,
Ako ang may sabing:
‘Huwag kayong matatakot at tutulungan ko kayo.’”
Sinabi pa ng Panginoon,
“Israel, mahina ka man at maliit,
huwag kang matakot,
tutulungan kita,
Ako, ang Diyos ng Israel, ang magliligtas sa iyo.
Gagawin kitang tulad ng panggiik,
bago at matalim ang kanyang ngipin,
at ang mga bundok at burol
ay iyong gigiikin
at duduruging tila alikabok.
Itatahip sila, tatangayin ng hangin,
pagdating ng bagyo ay pakakalatin;
magdiriwang dahil sa akin na inyong Diyos,
pupurihin ninyo ako at dadakilain.
Pag ang aking baya’y
inabot ng matinding uhaw,
na halos matuyo
ang kanilang lalamunan,
akong Panginoon ang gagawa ng paraan;
akong Diyos ng Israel ay di magpapabaya.
Sa tigang na burol
ay magkakailog,
sa gitna ng lambak
masaganang tubig ay bubukal;
aking gagawin
na ang disyerto ay maging tubigan;
sa tuyong lupain
ay may mga batis na masusumpungan.
Ang mga disyerto’y
pupunuin ko ng akasya’t sedro,
kahoy na olibo at saka ng mirto;
kahoy na sipre, alerses at olmo.
At kung magkagayon,
makikita nila at mauunawa,
na ang nagbalangkas at lumikha nito
ay ang Panginoon, ang Banal ng Israel.”

Ang Salita ng Diyos.

SALMONG TUGUNAN
Salmo 144, 1 at 9. 10-11. 12-13ab

Pag-ibig ng D’yos ay ganap,
sa tanan s’ya’y nahahabag.

Ang kadakilaan ng Diyos ko at Hari, aking ihahayag,
di ko titigilan magpakailanman ang magpasalamat.
Siya ay mabuti at kahit kanino’y hindi nagtatangi;
sa kanyang nilikha, ang pagtingin niya ay mamamalagi.

Pag-ibig ng D’yos ay ganap,
sa tanan s’ya’y nahahabag.

Magpupuring lahat sa iyo, o Panginoon, ang iyong nilalang;
lahat mong nilikha ay pupurihan ka’t pasasalamatan.
Babanggitin nilang tunay na dakila ang ‘yong kaharian,
at ibabalitang tunay kang dakila’t makapangyarihan.

Pag-ibig ng D’yos ay ganap,
sa tanan s’ya’y nahahabag.

Dakila mong gawa’y upang matalastas ng lahat ng tao,
mababatid nila ang kadakilaan ng paghahari mo.
Ang paghahari mo’y sadyang walang hanggan, hindi magbabago.

Pag-ibig ng D’yos ay ganap,
sa tanan s’ya’y nahahabag.

ALELUYA
Isaias 45, 8

Aleluya! Aleluya!
Pumatak na waring ulan
nawa’y umusbong din naman
ang Manunubos ng tanan.
Aleluya! Aleluya!

MABUTING BALITA
Mateo 11, 11-15

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon ayon kay San Mateo

Noong panahong iyon, sinabi ni Hesus sa mga tao: “Sinasabi ko sa inyo: sa mga isinilang, walang lumilitaw na higit na dakila kay Juan Bautista; ngunit ang pinakaaba sa mga taong pinaghaharian ng Diyos ay dakila kaysa kanya. Mula nang mangaral si Juan Bautista hanggang ngayon, ang kaharian ng Diyos ay nagdaranas ng karahasan at inaagaw ng mararahas. Sapagkat ang mga propeta at Kautusan ay nagpahayag tungkol sa paghahari ng Diyos hanggang sa dumating si Juan. Kung maniniwala kayo, siya ang Elias na darating. Ang may pandinig ay makinig!”

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon.

PANALANGIN NG BAYAN
Ikalawang Linggo ng Adbiyento
Huwebes

Pinuri ni Jesus si Juan Bautista dahil sa pag-akay nito sa mga tao upang lumapit sa Diyos sa pamamagitan ng pangangaral ng pagsisisi sa kasalanan. Manalangin tayo para sa lahat ng tao sa buong mundo at maging sa kanilang mga pangangailangan.

Panginoon, dinggin mo ang aming panalangin.
o kaya
Diyos ng pagpapatawad, dinggin mo kami.

Ang mga pinuno ng Simbahan nawa’y patuloy na manawagan sa mga tao na talikuran ang makasalanang pamumuhay, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga lalaki at babaeng binigyan ng katungkulan nawa’y pangibabawin ang katarungan sa lahat ng pagkakataon, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga dukha at nagdadalamhati nawa’y marinig ang Mabuting Balita ng kaligtasan, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Atin nawang laging piliin ang maging mabuti at umiwas sa lahat ng anyo ng kasamaan, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga mananampalatayang yumao na ay makaranas nawa ng pagliligtas ng Diyos sa kanyang Kaharian, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ama, pakundangan sa inyong pag-ibig, dinggin mo ang aming mga panalangin at gawin mo kaming katulad ni Juan Bautista, na walang takot at mapagkumbabang saksi sa mga aral ng iyong Anak sa buong mundo. Hinihiling namin ito sa pamamagitan ni Kristong 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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