Sabado, Setyembre 26, 2026

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Sabado ng Ika-25 Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon (II)

o kaya Paggunita kay San Cosme at San Damian, mga martir
o kaya Paggunita sa Mahal na Birheng Maria tuwing Sabado

Mangangaral 11, 9 – 12, 8
Salmo 89, 3-4. 5-6. 12-13. 14 at 17

Poon, amin kang tahanan
noon, ngayon at kailanman.

Lucas 9, 43b-45

Saturday of the Twenty-Fifth Week in Ordinary Time (Green)

or Optional Memorial of Saints Cosmas and Damian, Martyrs (Red)
or Optional Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Saturday (White)

UNANG PAGBASA
Mangangaral 11, 9 – 12, 8

Pagbasa mula sa aklat ng Mangangaral

Magalak ka binata sa panahon ng iyong kabataan. Gawin mo ang ibig mo at lahat ng nakaaakit sa paningin mo. Ngunit alamin mong lahat ng ito’y ipagsusulit mo sa Diyos.

Iwaksi mo ang alalahanin at mga kabalisahan; ang kabataan at kasibulan ay pawang lumilipas.

Alalahanin mo ang lumikha sa iyo sa panahon ng iyong kabataan bago dumating ang mga araw at taon na puno ng kaguluhan, panahong hindi mo na madama ang tamis ng mabuhay. Alalahanin mo ang Diyos bago makubli ang sikat ng araw, bago magdilim ang buwan at mga bituin, bago ka lambungan ng makapal at madilim na ulap. Alalahanin mo siya bago humina ang iyong katawan, bago manghina ang iyong mga bisig, bago mawala ang lakas ng iyong mga tuhod. Alalahanin mo siya bago mabungi ang iyong mga ngipin at bago lumabo ang iyong mga mata. Alalahanin mo nga siya bago ka mawalan ng pandinig, na halos di mo marinig ang lugar ng gilingan, ang huni ng mga ibon at ang himig ng awitin. Alalahanin mo siya bago dumating ang panahon na katakutan mong umakyat sa itaas, bago dumating ang panahon na hindi ka na makalakad na mag-isa, bago pumuti ang iyong buhok, at lipasan ng pagnanasang sumiping sa minamahal.

Darating ang araw na tayo’y lilipat sa palagian nating tahanan at makikitang naglisaw sa lansangan ang mga nananangis. Darating ang araw na malalagot ang tanikalang pilak na nagdadala sa ilawang ginto; babagsak ito at madudurog. Darating ang araw na malalagot ang tali ng timba at ito’y babagsak at masisira. Alalahanin mo siya bago manumbalik sa lupa ang ating katawang lupa at ang espiritu ay magbalik sa Diyos na may bigay nito. Sinabi ng Mangangaral, “Walang kabuluhan! Walang kabuluhan ang lahat ng bagay.”

Ang Salita ng Diyos.

SALMONG TUGUNAN
Salmo 89, 3-4. 5-6. 12-13. 14 at 17

Poon, amin kang tahanan
noon, ngayon at kailanman.

Yaong taong nilikha mo’y bumabalik sa alabok
sa lupa ay nagbabalik kapag iyong iniutos.
Ang sanlibong mga taon, ay para bang isang araw,
sa mata mo, Panginoon, isang kisap-mata lamang;
isang saglit sa magdamag na ito ay dumaraan.

Poon, amin kang tahanan
noon, ngayon at kailanman.

Mga tao’y pumapanaw na para mong winawalis,
parang damo sa umagang tumubo sa panaginip.
Parang damong tumutubo, na may taglay na bulaklak,
kung gumabi’y nalalanta’t bulaklak ay nalalagas.

Poon, amin kang tahanan
noon, ngayon at kailanman.

Yamang itong buhay nami’y maikli lang na panahon,
itanim sa isip namin upang kami ay dumunong.
Hanggang kailan magtitiis na magdusa, Panginoon,
kaming iyong mga lingkod na naghihirap sa ngayon?

Poon, amin kang tahanan
noon, ngayon at kailanman.

Kung umaga’y ipadama yaong wagas mong pag-ibig,
at sa buong buhay nami’y may galak ang aming awit.
Panginoon naming Diyos, kami sana’y pagpalain,
magtagumpay sana kami sa anumang aming gawin!

Poon, amin kang tahanan
noon, ngayon at kailanman.

ALELUYA
2 Timoteo 1, 10

Aleluya! Aleluya!
Si Kristo ay nagtagumpay
nalupig ang kamatayan
nagningning ang pagkabuhay.
Aleluya! Aleluya!

MABUTING BALITA
Lucas 9, 43b-45

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon ayon kay San Lucas

Noong panahong iyon, samantalang nanggigilalas ang mga tao sa lahat ng ginawa ni Hesus, sinabi niya sa kanyang mga alagad, “Tandaan ninyo itong sasabihin ko: ipagkakanulo ang Anak ng Tao.” Ngunit hindi nila ito naunawaan, pagkat inilingid ito sa kanila. Nangangamba naman silang magtanong sa kanya kung ano ang ibig sabihin niyon.

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon.

PANALANGIN NG BAYAN
Ika-25 Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon
Sabado

Ipinahayag ni Kristong ating Panginoon ang ating kaligtasan sa kanyang Kamatayan at Muling Pagkabuhay. Sa pamamagitan niya, ang Lingkod na Nagdurusa, dalhin natin ang ating mga panalangin sa Ama ng lahat ng awa.

Panginoon, dinggin Mo ang aming panalangin.
o kaya
Ama, maunawaan nawa namin ang Iyong pamamaraan.

Ang mga pinuno ng Simbahan nawa’y magpakita ng maliwanag na pangarap na may masigasig at matatag sa gitna ng magulong mundong ating ginagalawan, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang kapayapaan at pagkakasunduan nawa’y mamayani sa samahan ng mga bansa at lahat ng tao sa daigdig, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Atin nawang mapagtanto na ang tunay na kadakilaan ay hindi sa pamamagitan ng kapangyarihan at katayuan sa lipunan kundi matatagpuan ito sa paglilingkod natin sa ating kapwa, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga maysakit nawa’y iugnay ang kanilang paghihirap sa mga pagdurusa ni Kristo sa krus, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga yumao nawa’y mapalaya sa kanilang pagkakasala at magtamo ng walang hanggang kapayapaan, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ama naming nasa Langit, bigyan mo kami ng tapang na tanggapin ang anumang pagdurusa na darating sa aming buhay. Akayin mo kami sa kaganapan ng kaligayahan sa iyong presensya. 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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