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Martes Santo

Isaias 49, 1-6
Salmo 70, 1-2. 3-4a. 5-6ab. 15ab at 17

Patuloy kong isasaysay
ang dulot mong kaligtasan.

Juan 13, 21-33. 36-38

Tuesday of Holy Week (Violet)

UNANG PAGBASA
Isaias 49, 1-6

Pagbasa mula sa aklat ni propeta Isaias

Makinig kayong mga taong
naninirahan sa malalayong lugar.
Pinili na ako ng Panginoon bago pa isilang
at hinirang niya ako para siya’y paglingkuran.
Mga salita ko’y ginawa niyang
sintalas ng tabak,
Siya ang sa aki’y laging nag-iingat.
Ginawa niya akong parang matulis na palaso
na anumang oras ay handang itudla.
Sinabi niya sa akin,
“Israel, ikaw ay lingkod ko,
sa pamamagitan mo
Ako’y dadakilain ng mga tao.”
Ngunit ang tugon ko,
“Ako ay nabigo sa aking pagsisikap,
hindi nagtatagumpay
gayong ibinuhos ko ang aking lakas.”
Gayunma’y itinitiwala ko sa Panginoon
ang aking kalagayan,
na ako’y gagantimpalaan sa aking nakayanan.

Bago pa ako ipanganak ay hinirang na ng Panginoon,
pinili niya ako para maging lingkod niya
upang tipunin ang nangalat na mga Israelita.
At sila’y ibalik sa bayang Israel.
Binigyan ako ng Panginoon ng karangalan,
sa kanya nagbubuhat
ang aking karangalan.
Sinabi ng Panginoon sa akin:
“Israel na aking lingkod,
may mas mahalaga pa akong ipagagawa sa iyo.
Bukod sa pagpapanumbalik
sa mga Israelitang nalabi
ay gagawin kitang tanglaw ng mga bansa
upang lahat sa daigdig ay maligtas.”

Ang Salita ng Diyos.

SALMONG TUGUNAN
Salmo 70, 1-2. 3-4a. 5-6ab. 15ab at 17

Patuloy kong isasaysay
ang dulot mong kaligtasan.

Sa iyo lang, Panginoon, lubos akong nananalig,
h’wag mo akong pabayaang mapahiya at malupig;
tulungan mo ako ngayon yamang ikaw ay matuwid.
Ako sana ay sagipin, sa daing ko ay makinig.

Patuloy kong isasaysay
ang dulot mong kaligtasan.

Ikaw nawa ang muog ko at ligtas na kakanlungan,
matatag na kublihan ko at matibay na sanggalang.
Sa lahat ng masasama, O Diyos, ako’y ipaglaban,
sa kuko ng mababagsik, huwag mo akong pabayaan.

Patuloy kong isasaysay
ang dulot mong kaligtasan.

Panginoon, sa iyo ko inilagak ang pag-asa,
maliit pang bata ako, sa iyo’y may tiwala na;
sa simula at mula pa wala akong inasahang
mag-iingat sa sarili, kundi tanging ikaw lamang;
kaya naman ikaw, Poon, pupurihin araw-araw.

Patuloy kong isasaysay
ang dulot mong kaligtasan.

Pagkat ikaw ay dakila, patuloy kong isasaysay,
maghapon kong ihahayag ang dulot mong kaligtasan:
sapul pa sa pagkabata ako’y iyong tinuruan,
hanggang ngayo’y sinasambit ang gawa mong hinangaan.

Patuloy kong isasaysay
ang dulot mong kaligtasan.

AWIT-PAMBUNGAD SA MABUTING BALITA

Nagpupuri kami sa ‘yo,
Hari naming Hesukristo,
masunurin kang Kordero,
sa katubusan ng tao
hain sa krus ang buhay mo.

MABUTING BALITA
Juan 13, 21-33. 36-38

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon ayon kay San Juan

Noong panahong iyon, habang nakahilig kasama ng kanyang mga alagad, nagugulumihanang sinabi ni Hesus, “Tandaan ninyo: ako’y ipagkakanulo ng isa sa inyo.” Nagkatinginan ang mga alagad; hindi nila alam kung sino ang kanyang tinutukoy. Ang alagad na minamahal ni Hesus ay nakahilig na kalapit niya. Kinalabit siya ni Simon Pedro at sinabi, “Itanong mo kung sino ang tinutukoy niya.” Kaya humilig siya sa dibdib ni Hesus at tinanong: “Panginoon, sino po ba ang tinutukoy ninyo?” Sumagot si Hesus, “Ang ipagsawsaw ko ng tinapay, siya na nga.” At nang maisawsaw ang tinapay, ibinigay niya ito kay Judas na anak ni Simon Iscariote. Nang matanggap na ni Judas ang tinapay, si Satanas ay pumasok sa kanya. Sinabi ni Hesus, “Gawin mo na ang gagawin mo!” Ngunit isa man sa mga kasalo niya ay walang nakaalam kung bakit niya sinabi ito. Sapagkat si Judas ang nag-iingat ng kanilang salapi, inakala nilang pinabibili siya ni Hesus ng kakailanganin sa pista o kaya’y pinapaglilimos sa mga dukha. Nang makain na ni Judas ang tinapay, siya’y umalis. Gabi na noon.

Pagkaalis ni Judas ay sinabi ni Hesus, “Ngayo’y mahahayag na ang karangalan ng Anak ng Tao; at mahahayag din ang karangalan ng Diyos sa pamamagitan niya. At kung mahayag na ang karangalan ng Diyos, ang Diyos naman ang maghahayag ng karangalan ng Anak, at gagawin niya ito agad. Mga anak, kaunting panahon na lamang ninyo akong makakasama. Hahanapin ninyo ako; ngunit sinasabi ko sa inyo ngayon ang sinabi ko sa mga Judio, ‘Hindi kayo makapupunta sa paroroonan ko.’”

“Saan po kayo pupunta, Panginoon?” tanong ni Simon Pedro. Sumagot si Hesus, “Sa paroroonan ko’y hindi ka makasusunod ngayon, ngunit susunod ka pagkatapos.” “Bakit po hindi ako makasusunod sa inyo ngayon?” tanong ni Pedro. “Buhay ko ma’y iaalay ko dahil sa inyo.” Sumagot si Hesus, “Iaalay mo ang iyong buhay dahil sa akin? Tandaan mo: bago tumilaok ang manok, makaitlo mo akong itatatwa.”

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon.

PANALANGIN NG BAYAN
Martes Santo

Buong kababaang-loob na idulog natin ang ating mga kahilingan sa Panginoon, habang laging inaalaala ang paghihirap na kanyang tiniis para sa ating kaligtasan.

Panginoon, dinggin Mo ang aming panalangin.
o kaya
Jesus, sa pamamagitan ng Iyong pagpapakasakit para sa aming kagalingan, dinggin Mo kami.

Ang mga ipinagkanulo ng kanilang mga kaibigan nawa’y hindi magkimkim ng hinanakit, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga makasalanan nawa’y hindi panghinaan ng loob bagkus maghangad ng kapatawaran sa pamamagitan ng Sakramento ng Pagkukumpisal, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga nagdurusa nawa’y magkaroon ng lakas upang tiisin ang kanilang mga pasanin sa buhay, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga maysakit nawa’y iugnay ang kanilang paghihirap kay Kristo upang maranasan nila ang kapayapaan ng loob, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga yumao nawa’y pagkalooban ng lugar sa Kaharian sa Langit, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ama naming Diyos, sa iyong karunungan ay hinayaan mong magdusa ang iyong Anak para sa amin. Sa pamamagitan ng Espiritu, higit mo kaming ilapit sa iyo upang maipahayag namin ang taimtim na pasasalamat. Hinihiling namin ito sa pamamagitan ni Kristo na aming Panginoon. Amen.

WHEN POWER REJECTS ACCOUNTABILITY

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I listened patiently to President Donald Trump’s speech before the UN General Assembly yesterday. One part that particularly disturbed me was his attack on the International Criminal Court (ICC). He called it an anti-American tribunal, declared that the United States would never allow its service members to be investigated by it, and urged all ICC member states to withdraw from the institution.

I could not help thinking of the ongoing ICC proceedings involving former Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte.

Whatever our political sympathies, the fundamental question is this: Should any head of state, president, or military commander be beyond accountability for the exercise of power, especially when that power involves decisions over human life and death?

The ICC is not an organ of the United Nations, but an independent international court established under the Rome Statute to prosecute genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression. Its mandate is to help ensure that even those who wield the highest political and military authority can be held accountable for serious international crimes.

The ICC proceedings against former President Duterte, whose trial is scheduled to begin on November 30, bring this question very close to home. He is entitled to the presumption of innocence and to a fair trial. The same principle of accountability, however, raises questions about the actions of leaders everywhere, including those of the most powerful nations.

There is something deeply ironic about a president addressing the United Nations while urging its member states to abandon an international institution established to address some of the gravest crimes against humanity. It is especially striking when one recalls the central role the United States played in the founding of the United Nations itself.

Trump’s remarks raise a fundamental question about the future of international justice: Can a system of accountability function when powerful states reject the authority of institutions that may scrutinize their own actions?

The question is not whether the ICC is beyond criticism. Like every institution entrusted with the administration of justice, it must itself be accountable, impartial, and faithful to due process.

The deeper question is whether the international community can sustain a system of justice in which the same standards apply to the powerful and the powerless alike.

A SPEECH THAT LEFT ME DEEPLY DISTURBED

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Yesterday, I watched President Donald Trump deliver his speech before the United Nations General Assembly. It was rather long, but I listened patiently to the end. In fact, I even took the trouble of transcribing the whole speech so that I could study it more carefully.

With a little help from AI, I did a simple word count. I wanted to know how often he used the first-person pronouns “I” and “we,” the latter referring at times to himself and his administration, and at other times to the American nation. I counted 64 instances of “I” and 101 of “we,” not including other forms such as “my,” “me,” “our,” and “us.”

As I listened, I also had the UN Charter in mind. After all, he was addressing an organization founded precisely to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, to uphold the sovereign equality of nations, to promote human rights, and to settle international disputes by peaceful means.

With some AI assistance, I tried to examine how the main points of his speech squared with these fundamental principles. I was particularly struck by his repeated assertions of American military supremacy, his threats of annihilation against Iran, and his insistence on America’s right to use its military might to secure its national interests.

But beyond the actual words, it was the tone of the speech that disturbed me most. The repeated self-congratulation, the language of domination, the threats of overwhelming military force, and the apparent confidence that the world’s problems could be settled through the exercise of superior power left me with a deeply unsettling feeling.

I found myself wondering: What happens to the international order when the leader of the world’s most powerful country speaks of peace primarily in the language of power?

The UN was founded on the conviction that might does not make right, that even the most powerful nations must be accountable to international law, and that peace cannot be secured simply by threatening to annihilate one’s enemies.

I finished listening to the speech with a sense of foreboding. Not merely because of what President Trump said, but because of the enormous power at his disposal.

When so much destructive power is concentrated in the hands of one leader, the whole world has reason to be concerned about how that power is exercised.

May God help us preserve the fragile peace of our world.

SO CHARISMATIC

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Gospel Reading for September 24, 2026 – Luke 9: 7-9

SO CHARISMATIC

Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, and he was greatly perplexed because some were saying, “John has been raised from the dead”; others were saying, “Elijah has appeared”; still others, “One of the ancient prophets has arisen.” But Herod said, “John I beheaded. Who then is this about whom I hear such things?” And he kept trying to see him.

————

“And he kept trying to see him.”

Was Herod trying to see Jesus because he thought John the Baptist, whom he had beheaded, had been raised in Jesus? Was his conscience bothering him?

Or maybe Jesus was SO CHARISMATIC that, after hearing so much about him, Herod kept wanting to see him. Perhaps, if Herod had become a follower of Jesus, he would have repented for what he did to John and even separated from Herodias, the woman he was living with.

Jesus, being the Son of God, is truly someone extraordinary. As we read the stories about him and reflect on his teachings, we cannot help but be deeply grateful to God for allowing us to know him through his Son—to know who he truly is and who he will always be.

Lord Jesus, may we always have that deep desire to know you well and love you well, so that we may also love others well. Amen.

Veritas Editorial

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