Lunes, Hunyo 1, 2026

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Paggunita kay San Justino, martir

2 Pedro 1, 2-7
Salmo 90, 1-2. 14-15ab. 15k-16

D’yos kong tapat at totoo,
ikaw lang ang pag-asa ko.

Marcos 12, 1-12

Memorial of St. Justin, Martyr (Red)

Mga Pagbasa mula sa
Lunes ng Ika-9 na Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon (II)

UNANG PAGBASA
2 Pedro 1, 2-7

Pagbasa mula sa Ikalawang sulat ni Apostol San Pedro

Mga pinakamamahal, mapuspos nawa kayo ng pagpapala at kapayapaan ng Diyos, dahil sa inyong pagkakilala sa kanya at sa ating Panginoong Hesus.

Tinanggap natin sa pamamagitan ng kanyang kapangyarihan ang lahat ng bagay na magtuturo sa atin upang mamuhay nang tapat sa Diyos. Ito’y dahil sa ating pagkakilala kay Hesus, na siya ring tumawag sa atin upang bahaginan ng kanyang karangalan at kapangyarihan. Sa pamamagitan nito, nangako siya ng mga bagay na mahalaga upang makaiwas kayo sa mapanirang simbuyo ng kahalayang umiiral sa mundong ito, at makahati sa kanyang kalikasan bilang Diyos. Dahil dito, sikapin ninyong idagdag sa inyong pananampalataya ang kabutihang-asal; sa kabutihang-asal, ang kaalaman; sa kaalaman, ang pagsupil sa sarili; sa pag-supil sa sarili, ang katatagan; sa katatagan, ang kabanalan; sa kabanalan, ang pagmamalasakit sa kapatid; at sa pagmamalasakit, ang pag-ibig.

Ang Salita ng Diyos.

SALMONG TUGUNAN
Salmo 90, 1-2. 14-15ab. 15k-16

D’yos kong tapat at totoo,
ikaw lang ang pag-asa ko.

Siyang naghahangad ng pagkupkop ng Kataas-taasan,
at nanatili sa kalinga niyong Makapangyarihan;
makapagsasabi sa kanyang Panginoon:
“Muog ka’t tahanan,
ikaw ang aking Diyos, ang Diyos na
tangi kong pinagtiwalaan.”

D’yos kong tapat at totoo,
ikaw lang ang pag-asa ko.

Ang sabi ng Diyos, “Aking ililigtas ang tapat sa akin,
at iingatan ko ang sinumang taong ako’y kikilanlin.
Pag sila’y tumawag; laging handa ako na sila’y pakinggan,
aking sasamahan at kung may hilahil ay sasaklolohan.

D’yos kong tapat at totoo,
ikaw lang ang pag-asa ko.

Aking ililigtas at ang bawat isa ay pararangalan.
Sila’y bibigyan ko’t gagantimpalaan ng mahabang buhay,
at nakatitiyak na ang tatamuhin nila’y kaligtasan!

D’yos kong tapat at totoo,
ikaw lang ang pag-asa ko.

ALELUYA
Pahayag 1, 5ab

Aleluya! Aleluya!
Si Hesukristo ay tapat,
saksi at buhay ng lahat;
tayo’y kanyang iniligtas.
Aleluya! Aleluya!

MABUTING BALITA
Marcos 12, 1-12

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon ayon kay San Marcos

Noong panahong iyon, nagsimulang magsalita si Hesus sa mga punong saserdote, mga eskriba, at matatanda ng bayan sa pamamagitan ng mga talinghaga. Sinabi niya, “May isang taong nagtanim ng ubas sa kanyang bukid, at binakuran niya ito. Humukay siya ng pisaan ng ubas, at nagtayo ng isang mataas na bantayan. Pagkatapos, iniwan niya ang ubasan sa mga kasama, at siya’y nagtungo sa ibang lupain. Nang dumating ang panahon ng pitasan, pinapunta niya ang isa niyang utusan upang kunin sa mga kasama ang kanyang kaparte. Ngunit sinunggaban ng mga kasama ang utusan, binugbog, at pinauwing walang dala. Ang may-ari’y nagpapunta uli ng ibang utusan, ngunit kanilang pinukpok ito sa ulo, at dinusta. Nag-utos na naman siya sa isa pa, ngunit pinatay nila ang utusang iyon. Gayun din ang ginawa nila sa marami pang iba: may binugbog at may pinatay. Iisa na lang ang natitira na maaaring papuntahin sa kanila – ang kanyang minamahal na anak. Ito ang kahuli-hulihang pinapunta niya. ‘Igagalang nila ang aking anak,’ wika niya sa sarili. Ngunit ang mga kasama’y nag-usap-usap, ‘Ito ang tagapagmana. Halikayo, patayin natin at nang mapasaatin ang kanyang mamanahin.’’ Kanilang sinunggaban siya, pinatay at itinapon sa labas ng ubasan.
“Ano ngayon ang gagawin ng may-ari ng ubasan? Paroroon siya at papatayin ang mga kasamang iyon, at ang ubasa’y ibibigay sa iba. Hindi pa ba ninyo nababasa ang nasasaad sa Kasulatan?
‘Ang batong itinakwil ng mga tagapagtayo ng bahay
Ang siyang naging batong panulukan.
Ginawa ito ng Panginoon,
At ito’y kahanga-hanga!’”

Tinangka ng mga pinuno ng mga Judio na dakpin si Hesus, sapagkat nahalata nilang sila ang pinatatamaan sa talinghagang iyon. Ngunit takot naman sila sa mga tao; kaya’t hindi nila siya inano at sila’y umalis.

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon.

PANALANGIN NG BAYAN
Ikasiyam na Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon
Lunes

May pagninilay sa hamon ng Panginoon sa Ebanghelyo tungkol sa tungkuling mamunga, ilagay natin sa harap ng Diyos Ama ang ating mga kahilingan.

Panginoon, dinggin mo ang aming panalangin.
o kaya
Ama, gawin mo kaming kalugud-lugod sa iyo.

Ang mga namumuno ng Simbahan nawa’y makatanggap ng liwanag, kalakasan, at pag-alalay sa tungkuling paggabay sa mga sumasampalataya sa panahon ng kagipitan, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang ating mga pamilya nawa’y bigyang-pansin ang diwa ng panalangin upang mapuno ang ating mga isip ng kapayapaan at kasiyahan na nagmumula sa Diyos, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Tayo nawa’y mamunga ng pag-ibig, pagpapatawad, katarungan, at kapayapaan sa ating buhay, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga matatanda, mga nalulumbay, at mga maysakit nawa’y huwag mawalan ng pag-asa sa gitna ng kanilang dinaranas na pagsubok at kahirapan, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Yaong mga namatay nawa’y makatagpo ng lugar sa walang hanggang Kaharian ng Diyos, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ama, ang iyong Anak ay ang “Batong tinanggihan.” Tinatanggap namin siya nang buong puso at may pananalig naming itinataas sa iyo ang aming mga kahilingan. Hinihiling namin ito sa pamamagitan ni Kristong 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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