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Lunes ng Ika-16 na Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon (II)

Mikas 6, 1-4. 6-8
Salmo 49, 5-6. 8-9. 16bk-17. 21 at 23

Ang masunurin sa Diyos
ay sasagipin n’yang lubos.

Mateo 12, 38-42

Monday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time (Green)

UNANG PAGBASA
Mikas 6, 1-4. 6-8

Pagbasa mula sa aklat ni propeta Mikas

Pakinggan ninyo ang kaso ng Panginoon laban sa Israel.

Tumindig ka, Panginoon, at ilahad mo ang iyong kaso. Bayaan mong marinig ng mga bundok at mga burol ang iyong sasabihin.

Mga bundok at mga pundasyon ng sanlibutan, pakinggan ninyo ang sakdal ng Panginoon laban sa Israel na kanyang bayan. Sinasabi ng Panginoon, “Bayan ko, sagutin ninyo ako. Ano ba ang nagawa ko sa inyo? Naging pabigat ba ako sa inyo? Inialis ko kayo sa lupain ng Egipto, at tinubos sa pagkakaalipin. Sinugo ko sa inyo sina Moises, Aaron at Miriam upang kayo’y pangunahan.”

Ano ang dapat kong dalhin sa aking pagsamba sa Panginoon na Diyos na kataas-taasan? Magdadala ba ako ng guyang isang taon ang gulang bilang handog na susunugin sa kanyang harapan? Malugod kaya ang Panginoon kung siya’y handugan ko ng libu-libong tupa o walang katapusang agos ng langis ng olibo? Matuwa kaya siya kung ihandog ko sa kanya ang aking anak na panganay, ang laman ng aking laman, bilang kabayaran ng aking mga kasalanan? Itinuro na niya sa iyo, O tao, kung ano ang mabuti. Ito ang nais ng Panginoon: Maging makatarungan ka sa lahat ng bagay, patuloy mong ibigin ang iyong kapwa, at buong pagpapakumbabang sumunod sa iyong Diyos.

Ang Salita ng Diyos.

SALMONG TUGUNAN
Salmo 49, 5-6. 8-9. 16bk-17. 21 at 23

Ang masunurin sa Diyos
ay sasagipin n’yang lubos.

Ang lahat ng matatapat na lingkod ko ay tipunin,
silang tapat sa tipan ko’t naghahandog niyong hain.
Ang buong kalangita’y naghahayag na ang Diyos,
isang hukom na matuwid, kung humatol ay maayos.

Ang masunurin sa Diyos
ay sasagipin n’yang lubos.

Hindi ako nagagalit dahilan sa inyong handog,
ni sa inyong mga haing sa dambana’y sumusunog,
bagaman ang mga toro’y hindi ko na kailangan,
maging iyang mga kambing at ang inyong mga kawan.

Ang masunurin sa Diyos
ay sasagipin n’yang lubos.

Bakit ninyo inuusal yaong aking mga utos?
At bakit ang paksa ninyo ay sa tipan natutungod?
Pag kayo ay tinutuwid, agad kayong napopoot,
at ni ayaw na tanggapin yaong aking mga utos.

Ang masunurin sa Diyos
ay sasagipin n’yang lubos.

Kahit ito ay ginawa hindi kayo alumana,
kaya naman ang akala, kayo’t ako’y magkaisa;
ngunit ngayon, panahon nang kayo’y aking pagwikaan
upang inyong maunawa ang ginawang kamalian.
Ang parangal na nais ko na sa aki’y ihahain,
ay handog ng pasalamat, pagpupuring walang maliw;
akin namang ililigtas ang lahat na masunurin.

Ang masunurin sa Diyos
ay sasagipin n’yang lubos.

ALELUYA
Salmo 94, 8ab

Aleluya! Aleluya!
Dinggin ninyong lahat ngayon
ang tinig ng Panginoon
sa loob na mahinahon.
Aleluya! Aleluya!

MABUTING BALITA
Mateo 12, 38-42

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon ayon kay San Mateo

Noong panahong iyon, sinabi ng ilang eskriba at Pariseo kay Hesus, “Guro, maaari po bang pagpakitaan ninyo kami ng tanda mula sa langit?” Sumagot si Hesus, “Lahing masama at di-tapat sa Diyos! Naghahanap kayo ng tanda ngunit walang ipakikita sa inyo maliban sa palatandaaang inilalarawan ng nangyari kay Propeta Jonas. Kung paanong si Jonas ay tatlong araw at tatlong gabing nasa tiyan ng dambuhalang isda, gayun din ang Anak ng Tao ay tatlong araw at tatlong gabing sasailalim ng lupa. Sa Araw ng Paghuhukom, titindig ang mga taga-Ninive laban sa lahing ito at ito’y hahatulan ng kaparusahan, sapagkat nagsisi sila dahil sa pangangaral ni Jonas; ngunit higit na di-hamak kay Jonas ang naririto! Sa araw na yaon, titindig ang Reyna ng Timog laban sa lahing ito at ito’y hahatulan ng kaparusahan, sapagkat nanggaling siya sa dulo ng daigdig upang pakinggan ang karunungan ni Solomon; ngunit higit na di-hamak kay Solomon ang naririto!”

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon.

PANALANGIN NG BAYAN
Ika-16 na Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon
Lunes

Natuklasan ni Jonas na walang makatatakas sa Panginoon. Idalangin natin sa Diyos Ama na bigyan tayo ng biyayang makapagbagumbuhay at matatag na manalig kay Kristo na tumatawag sa atin sa pagbabalik-loob.

Panginoon, dinggin Mo ang aming panalangin.
o kaya
Diyos ng mga propeta, bigyan Mo kami ng kapangyarihan.

Ang Simbahan nawa’y ipahayag nang walang kapaguran ang mensahe ng Diyos ng pagbabalik-loob sa mga naghahanap sa Panginoon nang may malinis na puso, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Tulad ng mga mamamayan ng Nineve, nawa’y ating itakwil ang masamang pag-uugali at humarap tayo sa Diyos nang may mababang kalooban at nagsisising espiritu, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga pamilya at mga komunidad nawa’y maghangad ng kapayapaan, pagkakaisa, at pagkakasundo, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga maysakit nawa’y makatagpo ng kasiguruhan at pag-ibig mula sa mga nag-aaruga sa kanila, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga tapat na yumao nawa’y makatagpo ng walang hanggang kapayapaan, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ama ng lahat, ibinigay mo sa amin ang tanda ni Jonas upang masalamin ang pagdating ng iyong Anak. Pinakaaasam mo mula pa noong una ang kanyang Muling Pagkabuhay. Isama mo kami sa kanya magpakailanman. Hinihiling namin ito sa pamamagitan ni Kristong aming Panginoon. Amen.

WHEN WAR SPREADS, WHO IS SAFE?

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I am deeply concerned about the continuing escalation of the war in the Middle East. What began with American and Israeli attacks on Iran last February has developed into a wider regional conflict, with Iran retaliating against American military installations in several Gulf countries, including the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman. Iran maintains that it has nothing against its Gulf Arab neighbors and that its targets are mainly American military facilities located within their territories. But the consequences of these attacks are being felt far beyond the military bases. Civilian lives, airports, energy facilities and international shipping are being placed at risk.

Saudi Arabia has also been drawn into the conflict, with renewed missile and drone attacks by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi movement. Just this weekend, attacks were reported near Riyadh’s international airport. The danger is that countries which have sought to avoid direct involvement in the war are nevertheless being drawn into its expanding circle of violence.

My apprehension is not only for the citizens of these Gulf countries, but also for the millions of Filipinos who live and work there. According to Philippine government estimates reported in March 2026, there are approximately 2.35 million Filipinos in the six Gulf states: 975,000 in the UAE, 813,000 in Saudi Arabia, 250,000 in Qatar, 211,000 in Kuwait, 56,000 in Bahrain and 49,000 in Oman. These are our fellow Filipinos who have left their families behind to earn a living abroad. Their safety and welfare must remain a priority for our government.

I am equally troubled by Israel’s continuing involvement in the war against Iran, even as its military operations in Gaza and Lebanon continue. In Gaza, Palestinians are still dying despite the ceasefire, while families displaced by the war are forced to live among the ruins of their destroyed homes. In Lebanon, renewed Israeli strikes and exchanges of fire with Hezbollah threaten to unravel the fragile ceasefire. How much more suffering must ordinary people endure before the parties involved seriously commit themselves to peace?

This situation has become a personal concern for me as well. I am scheduled to travel to Rome for meetings in early October, taking an Emirates flight that will transit through the UAE. During my previous trip to Rome, I deliberately avoided the Gulf region and took a China Airlines flight through Beijing instead. I now find myself wondering whether I should have made the same choice for this forthcoming journey.

There is another dimension to this war that troubles me deeply: the growing use of artificial intelligence in modern warfare. Reports indicate that AI-assisted systems have already been used in military targeting operations against Iran, as well as in Gaza and Lebanon. These technologies can accelerate the identification and selection of targets, compressing decisions that once took hours into mere minutes or seconds.

At the same time, leading AI developers themselves have been warning about the growing difficulty of understanding and controlling the behavior of increasingly powerful AI systems. This raises a disturbing question: Could AI-assisted military decision-making have contributed to the speed and scale of this recent escalation? We do not yet have sufficient evidence to answer that question. But it is a question that urgently deserves investigation, especially as the race toward artificial superintelligence continues.

Are we allowing the development of technologies that can accelerate the machinery of war faster than human wisdom, moral discernment and diplomacy can restrain it?

I pray that the leaders of the nations involved will find the courage to step back from this dangerous escalation and return to the negotiating table. Peace cannot be achieved simply by developing more sophisticated weapons or by threatening one another with greater destruction.

The lives of millions of innocent people, including our own Filipino brothers and sisters working in the Middle East, are at stake. We cannot afford to leave their future to the logic of war, much less to machines that may one day operate beyond our capacity to understand and control them.

ALL THE TIME

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Gospel Reading for September 22, 2026 – Luke 8: 19-21

ALL THE TIME

The mother of Jesus and his brothers came to him but were unable to join him because of the crowd. He was told, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside and they wish to see you.” He said to them in reply, “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and act on it.”

————

There are those who interpret this Gospel to mean that, for Jesus, Mary and his relatives were not important to him. But why would someone who preached about love ALL THE TIME fail to give importance to the woman who bore him in her womb, nursed him, raised him according to Jewish tradition, and, most of all, whose “yes” was so important for the Father’s plan of salvation to come to fruition?

It was precisely for this reason that Jesus pointed out the quality that made Mary truly blessed: she heard the Word of God and acted on it. Even while dying on the Cross, Jesus entrusted Mary to John, symbolically giving her to all of us as our Mother.

Although it is not mentioned in the Bible, Jesus would naturally have gone outside to see Mary and his relatives. After he began his public ministry at the age of thirty, he no longer lived with Mary. Let us not forget that Jesus was born into a family, and being Jesus, his family surely mattered very much to him.

Lord Jesus, help us always to listen to your Word and to act upon it. Amen.

Everybody hurts

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Lord My Chef Daily Recipe for Soul by Fr. Nicanor F. Lalog II
Tuesday, Twenty-Fifth Week in Ordinary Time, Year II, 22 September 2026
Proverbs 21:1-6, 10-13     ><))))*> + ><))))*> + ><))))*>     Luke 8:19-21
I pray for all
those suffering today,
Lord Jesus;
for those hoping to see
you, to talk to you even for a while
like your mother and brothers
in the gospel;
why did you not go out to see
them right away?
I felt sad.
And disappointed.

The mother of Jesus and his brothers came to him but were unable to join him because of the crowd. He was told, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside annd they wish to see you.” He said to them in reply, “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of G0d and act on it” (Luke 8:19-21).

Luke never bothered
to tell us what they wanted
from you, Lord;
but your reply got me praying
more deeply and these
I realized:
you love us so much
Jesus,
your words always in us,
in our hearts
but many times we do not listen;
Mary and your brothers know
that so well
and they never protested;
in fact,
they affirmed your words
by remaining silent,
trusting you as always;
most of all,
your reply teaches us
your disciples
to widen,
to enlarge
the bounds of our family:
if we choose to listen
and act on the Word of God,
we must at the same time
become a member of the
family of Jesus.
Teach us to be like
that king in the first reading
willing to bow
his will and desires to
God despite his power
and authority;
give me a listening heart,
a will so pliant to your ways
so that I may welcome those
trying to get close to you
Jesus because they hurt;
many times our pains
are so pronounced because
we have no room
for those seeking you,
Jesus.
Amen.
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