LINGGO, ENERO 28, 2024

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Ikaapat na Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon (B)

Deuteronomio 18, 15-20
Salmo 94, 1-2. 6-7. 8-9

Panginoo’y inyong dinggin,
huwag n’yo s’yang salungatin.

1 Corinto 7, 32-35
Marcos 1, 21-28

Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Green)

Sunday of the Word of God
National Bible Sunday
Pro-Life Sunday

UNANG PAGBASA
Deuteronomio 18, 15-20

Pagbasa mula sa aklat ng Deuteronomio

Sinabi ni Moises sa mga tao:
“Mula sa inyo, pipili ang Panginoon ng propetang tulad ko, siya ang inyong pakikinggan. Ito’y katugunan sa hiling ninyo sa Panginoon nang kayo’y nagkatipon sa Horeb. Ang sabi ninyo, ‘Huwag mo nang iparinig uli sa amin ang tinig ng Panginoon ni ipakita pa ang kakilakilabot na apoy na ito pagkat tiyak na mamamatay kami.’ Sinabi naman niya sa akin, ‘Tama ang sabi nila, kaya pipili ako ng propetang tulad mo. Sa kanya ko ipasasabi ang ibig kong sabihin sa kanila. Sinumang hindi makinig sa kanya ay mananagot sa akin. Ngunit tiyak na mamamatay ang propetang mangangahas magsalita sa pangalan ko nang hindi ko pinahihintulutan o magsalita sa pangalan ng alinmang diyus-diyusan.”

Ang Salita ng Diyos.

SALMONG TUGUNAN
Salmo 94, 1-2. 6-7. 8-9

Panginoo’y inyong dinggin,
huwag n’yo s’yang salungatin.

Tayo ay lumapit
sa ‘ting Panginoon, siya ay awitan,
ating papurihan
ang batong kublihan nati’t kalakasan.
Tayo ay lumapit,
sa kanyang harapan na may pasalamat,
siya ay purihin,
ng mga awiting may tuwa at galak.

Panginoo’y inyong dinggin,
huwag n’yo s’yang salungatin.

Tayo ay lumapit,
sa kanya’y sumamba at magbigay-galang,
lumuhod sa harap nitong Panginoong sa ati’y lumalang.
siya ang ating Diyos,
tayo ay kalinga niyang mga hirang,
mga tupa tayong inaalagaan.

Panginoo’y inyong dinggin,
huwag n’yo s’yang salungatin.

Ang kanyang salita ay ating pakinggan:
“Iyang inyong puso’y
huwag patigasin, tulad ng ginawa
ng inyong magulang
nang nasa Meriba, sa ilang ng Masa.
Ako ay tinukso’t
doon ay sinubok ng inyong magulang,
bagamat nakita
ang aking ginawang sila’ng nakinabang.”

Panginoo’y inyong dinggin,
huwag n’yo s’yang salungatin.

IKALAWANG PAGBASA
1 Corinto 7, 32-35

Pagbasa mula sa unang sulat ni Apostol San Pablo sa mga taga-Corinto

Mga kapatid:
Ibig ko kayong malayo sa mga alalahanin sa buhay. Ang pinagsusumakitan ng lalaking walang asawa ay ang mga gawain ukol sa Panginoon, sapagkat ibig niyang maging kalugud-lugod sa Panginoon. Ngunit ang pinagsusumakitan ng lalaking may asawa ay ang mga bagay ng sanlibutang ito, sapagkat ibig niyang makapagbigay-lugod sa kanyang asawa. Dahil dito’y hati ang kanyang pagmamalasakit. Gayun din naman, ang pinagsisikapan ng dalaga o babaing walang asawa ay ang mga bagay na ukol sa Panginoon sapagkat ibig niyang maitalaga nang lubusan ang sarili sa paglilingkod sa Panginoon. Subalit ang iniintindi ng babaing may-asawa ay ang mga bagay ng sanlibutang ito sapagkat ibig niyang makapagbigay-lugod sa kanyang asawa. Sinasabi ko ito upang tulungan kayo. Hindi ko kayo hinihigpitan; ang ibig ko’y madala kayo sa maayos na pamumuhay, at nang lubusan kayong makapaglingkod sa Panginoon.

Ang Salita ng Diyos.

ALELUYA
Mateo 4, 16

Aleluya! Aleluya!
Bayang nasa kadiliman
sa lilim ng kamatayan
ngayo’y naliliwanagan!
Aleluya! Aleluya!

MABUTING BALITA
Marcos 1, 21-28

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon ayon kay San Marcos

Noong panahong iyon, si Hesus at ang mga alagad at nagpunta sa Capernaum. Nang sumunod na Araw ng Pamamahinga ay pumasok si Hesus sa sinagoga at nagturo. Namangha ang mga tao sapagkat nagturo siya sa kanila na parang isang may kapangyarihan, at hindi tulad ng mga eskriba.

Bigla namang pumasok sa sinagoga ang isang lalaking inaalihan ng masamang espiritu, at sumigaw: “Ano ang pakialam mo sa amin, Hesus na taga-Nazaret? Naparito ka ba upang puksain kami? Kilala kita: ikaw ang Banal na mula sa Diyos!” Ngunit iniutos ni Hesus sa masamang espiritu, “Tumahimik ka! Lumabas ka sa kanya!” Pinapangisay ng masamang espiritu ang tao, at sumisigaw na lumabas. Nanggilalas ang lahat, kaya’t sila’y nagtanungan, “Ano ito? Bagong aral? Nauutusan niya pati ang masasamang espiritu. At sinusunod naman siya!” At mabilis na kumalat sa buong Galilea ang balita tungkol kay Hesus.

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon.

PANALANGIN NG BAYAN
Ikaapat na Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon (B)

Bawat Kristiyano ay kabahagi sa mapagpalayang misyon ni Hesus. Ngunit araw-araw tayong nakararanas ng hirap na lubusang tumulad kay Kristo. Halina’t magsumamo tayo para sa buong bayan ng Diyos:

Panginoon, dinggin Mo kami!

Nawa’y ang buong Simbahan ay manatiling bukas sa mensahe ng mga propeta bilang pagpapakita ng kalooban ng Diyos. Manalangin tayo!

Nawa’y maging tapat ang mga propeta ngayon sa kanilang misyon at kailanma’y huwag silang manamlay dahil sa di pagkakaunawaan at kakulangan ng kagyat na pagtugon. Manalangin tayo!

Nawa’y ang mga inaalipin ng demonyo sa buhay ng pagkakasala at katiwalian ay makatagpo sa pamayanang Katoliko ng tulong para sa kaligtasan. Manalangin tayo!

Nawa’y walang pag-aatubiling tanggihan ng kabataan ngayon ang mga saloobin at pamumuhay na salungat sa turo ng Ebanghelyo. Manalangin tayo!

Nawa’y ang pag-ibig para sa Bibliya ng iba’t ibang Kristiyanong mananampalataya ay makatulong upang malampasan nila ang lahat ng pagkakahati-hati at maibalik ang pagkakaisang idinadalangin ni Hesus. Manalangin tayo!

Nawa’y lahat ng pamilyang Kristiyano, higit sa lahat ang sariling atin, ay magbasa ng Bibliya araw-araw at mamuhay ayon sa Salita ng Diyos. Manalangin tayo!

Nawa’y lahat tayo’y makaiwas sa panlilinlang ng demonyo at maging kasangkapan tayo ng kaligtasan para sa ating mga kapatid na nangangailangan. Manalangin tayo!

Tulungan nawa tayo ng Panginoon upang mapahalagahan natin ang iba-ibang mga kaloob na karisma ng Espiritu Santo, upang matuklasan natin ang iba-ibang trandisyon at ritwal sa Simbahang Katolika, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Panginoong Diyos, habang dinaranas namin ang hirap ng pagiging mga propeta sa salita at sa gawa, pakumbaba naming hinihiling ang tulong ng Iyong biyaya. Nawa kami’y maging mga tapat na sugo ng Ebanghelyo at matatapang na saksi sa mga katotohanang ipinahahayag namin. Sa pamamagitan ni Kristong aming Panginoon. Amen!

STRONG WORDS FROM THE SC TO CONGRESS: “GRAVE ABUSE OF DISCRETION”

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Thirty-nine years. That is how long Congress has failed to enact the law required by the 1987 Constitution to prohibit political dynasties.

Today the Supreme Court finally said: enough.

In a unanimous decision, the Court declared that Congress has a mandatory constitutional duty to enact an anti-political dynasty law, and that its prolonged failure to do so constitutes “grave abuse of discretion” and a continuing violation of its constitutional duty. The Court directed Congress to act “with utmost urgency” and enact the law “at the earliest opportunity.”

Those are exceptionally strong words.
Article II, Section 26 of our Constitution declares: “The State shall guarantee equal access to opportunities for public service, and prohibit political dynasties as may be defined by law.”

For almost four decades, the constitutional command remained largely unrealized because Congress itself was entrusted with defining what constitutes a political dynasty. The Court noted that dynasties have meanwhile remained widespread, extending even into the party-list system.

Perhaps this ruling raises a question larger than political dynasties themselves: What happens when those entrusted with making the law have a personal interest in not making it?

This is precisely why constitutional institutions exist—to place limits on power, including the power of those who make our laws.

Thirty-nine years is long enough.
Congress, the Supreme Court has spoken. Now enact the law.

THE NEW ARMS RACE: AI RACE

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President Donald Trump has reportedly dismissed the growing warnings about the dangers of Artificial Intelligence as a “hoax.” His reason is revealing: America must stay ahead because, as he puts it, “whoever wins AI wins.”

Perhaps that statement itself should set alarm bells ringing.

We have heard this logic before. During the Cold War, one superpower could not stop developing more powerful weapons because the other might get ahead. Each side’s fear became the justification for the other’s escalation. And humanity found itself trapped in an arms race capable of destroying the very civilization it claimed to defend.

The Church did not remain silent.

In 1963, shortly after the Cuban Missile Crisis brought humanity frighteningly close to nuclear catastrophe, Pope St. John XXIII issued Pacem in Terris. He called explicitly for “a cessation to the arms race,” for the reduction of armaments, the banning of nuclear weapons, and agreements accompanied by effective systems of mutual control.

Paul VI carried that appeal to the United Nations. John Paul II repeatedly called for an end to the nuclear arms race. Benedict XVI and Francis continued the Church’s advocacy for disarmament, with Francis eventually declaring even the possession of nuclear weapons morally unacceptable.

Today we may be facing a new arms race—the AI race.

It is already inseparable from modern warfare. Artificial intelligence is being integrated into surveillance, targeting, autonomous weapons, cyberwarfare and military decision-making. But an even more fundamental race is taking place among nations and corporations: the race toward increasingly powerful AI—and ultimately toward a possible superintelligence.

The logic sounds disturbingly familiar.

America cannot slow down because China might get ahead.

China cannot slow down because America might get ahead.

One AI company cannot slow down because its competitors might get ahead.

And so nobody can afford to be prudent.

This is why I find it significant that some of the very people building the world’s most powerful AI systems are themselves beginning to call for restraint, regulation, independent monitoring and international cooperation. They are warning us that capabilities are advancing faster than our capacity to understand and control them.

The issue is not whether AI is good or evil. AI has enormous potential for good. The deeper question is whether we are racing toward a point at which human intelligence may no longer be able to hold the reins.

Pope Leo XIV has already given the Church a powerful expression for this in Magnifica Humanitas: we must “disarm AI.”

Perhaps the time has come to translate that principle into a more urgent global appeal—calling together governments, AI developers, scientists, ethicists and religious leaders to consider internationally agreed red lines on the development of superintelligence: reciprocal commitments, independent monitoring, verification and effective safeguards before capabilities are developed that humanity may no longer be able to control.

The Church helped humanity find its moral voice during the nuclear arms race. Perhaps she is being called to exercise that prophetic role again.

Because the real question is not: Who will win the AI race? The question is: What if humanity loses it?

LOVE and COMPASSION

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Gospel Reading for September 17, 2026 – Luke 7: 36-50

LOVE and COMPASSION

A certain Pharisee invited Jesus to dine with him, and he entered the Pharisee’s house and reclined at table. Now there was a sinful woman in the city who learned that he was at table in the house of the Pharisee. Bringing an alabaster flask of ointment, she stood behind him at his feet weeping and began to bathe his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them, and anointed them with the ointment. When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would know who and what sort of woman this is who is touching him, that she is a sinner.”

Jesus said to him in reply, “Simon, I have something to say to you.” “Tell me, teacher,” he said.

“Two people were in debt to a certain creditor; one owed five hundred days’ wages and the other owed fifty. Since they were unable to repay the debt, he forgave it for both. Which of them will love him more?” Simon said in reply, “The one, I suppose, whose larger debt was forgiven.” He said to him, “You have judged rightly.”

Then he turned to the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? When I entered your house, you did not give me water for my feet, but she has bathed them with her tears
and wiped them with her hair. You did not give me a kiss, but she has not ceased kissing my feet since the time I entered. You did not anoint my head with oil, but she anointed my feet with ointment. So I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven; hence, she has shown great love. But the one to whom little is forgiven, loves little.” He said to her, “Your sins are forgiven. The others at table said to themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?” But he said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”

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The Pharisees seemed to have a lot of time keeping track of what people were doing and putting labels on them. They were particularly fond of labeling people as “sinners.”

The word Pharisee comes from the Hebrew word prushim, which means “separated ones.” They thought of themselves as HOLY simply because they observed practices that kept them from ritual impurity. This explains why Jesus was often angry with them, especially because of their hypocrisy. Their judgmental attitude discouraged the so-called “sinners” from having a change of heart. More often than not, people do not change because of the labels placed on them. It is LOVE and COMPASSION that can change hearts. That is the way of Jesus.

The woman in the Gospel showed genuine repentance, and it touched Jesus’ heart and led Him to forgive her.

As for us, it is only when we recognize and admit that we too are sinners, and sincerely repent of our sins, that we receive God’s forgiveness.

Lord Jesus, may we always be humble enough to admit that we too sin against God and are also in need of Your forgiveness. Amen

Veritas Editorial

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