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Ika-26 na Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon (A)

Ezekiel 18, 25-28
Salmo 24, 4kb-5. 6-7. 8-9

Poon, iyong gunitain
wagas mong pag-ibig sa ‘kin.

Filipos 2, 1-11
Mateo 21, 28-32

Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Green)
National Seafarer’s Day
Migrant’s Sunday

UNANG PAGBASA
Ezekiel 18, 25-28

Pagbasa mula sa aklat ni propeta Ezekiel

Ito ang sinasabi ng Panginoon: “Marahil ay sasabihin ninyong hindi tama itong ginagawa ko. Makinig kayo, mga Israelita: Matuwid ang aking tuntunin, ang pamantayan ninyo ang baluktot. Kapag ang isang taong matuwid ay nagpakasama, mamamatay siya dahil sa kasamaang ginawa niya. At ang masamang nagpakabuti at gumawa ng mga bagay na matuwid ay mabubuhay. Dahil sa pagtalikod sa nagawa niyang kasamaan noong una, mabubuhay siya, hindi mamamatay.”

Ang Salita ng Diyos.

SALMONG TUGUNAN
Salmo 24, 4kb-5. 6-7. 8-9

Poon, iyong gunitain
wagas mong pag-ibig sa ‘kin.

Ang kalooban mo’y ituro, O Diyos,
ituro mo sana sa aba mong lingkod;
ayon sa matuwid, ako ay turuan,
ituro mo, Poon, ang katotohanan;
Tagapagligtas ko na inaasahan.

Poon, iyong gunitain
wagas mong pag-ibig sa ‘kin.

Poon, gunitain, pag-ibig mong wagas,
at ang kabutihang noon pa’y nahayag.
Patawarin ako sa pagkakasala,
sa kamalian ko nang ako’y bata pa;
pagkat pag-ibig mo’y hindi magmamaliw,
ako sana, Poon, ay alalahanin!

Poon, iyong gunitain
wagas mong pag-ibig sa ‘kin.

Mabuti ang Poon at makatarungan,
sa mga salari’y guro at patnubay;
sa mababang-loob siya yaong gabay,
at nagtuturo ng kanyang kalooban.

Poon, iyong gunitain
wagas mong pag-ibig sa ‘kin.

IKALAWANG PAGBASA
Filipos 2, 1-11

Pagbasa mula sa sulat ni Apostol San Pablo sa mga taga-Filipos

Mga kapatid:
Nagbibigay ba sa inyo ng kasiglahan ang buhay na nakaugnay kay Kristo? Naaaliw ba kayo ng kanyang pag-ibig? May pagkakaisa ba kayo sa Espiritu Santo? Kayo ba’y may nadaramang hangarin na tumulong sa iba? Kung gayon, lubusin ninyo ang aking kagalakan – maghari sa inyo ang pagkakasundo, mabuklod kayo ng iisang pag-ibig at maging isa kayo sa puso’t diwa. Huwag kayong gagawa ng anumang bagay dahil lamang sa hangad ninyong matanyag, bagkus magpakababa kayo at huwag ipalagay na kayo’y mabuti kaysa iba. Ipagmalasakit ninyo ang kapakanan ng iba, hindi lamang ang sa inyong sarili. Magpakababa kayo tulad ni Kristo Hesus:

Na bagamat siya’y Diyos,
hindi nagpilit na manatiling kapantay ng Diyos,
bagkus hinubad niya ang lahat ng katangian ng pagka-Diyos,
nagkatawang-tao at namuhay na isang alipin.
Nang maging tao,
siya’y nagpakababa at naging masunurin hanggang kamatayan,
Oo, hanggang kamatayan sa krus.
Kaya naman, siya’y itinampok ng Diyos at binigyan ng pangalang higit sa lahat ng pangalan.
Anupa’t ang lahat ng nilalang na nasa langit, nasa lupa, nasa ilalim ng lupa ay maninikluhod
At sasamba sa kanya.
At ipapahayag ng lahat na si Hesukristo ang Panginoon,
sa ikararangal ng Diyos Ama.

Ang Salita ng Diyos.

o kaya: Maikling Pagbasa
Filipos 2, 1-5

Pagbasa mula sa sulat ni Apostol San Pablo sa mga taga-Filipos

Mga kapatid:
Nagbibigay ba sa inyo ng kasiglahan ang buhay na nakaugnay kay Kristo? Naaaliw ba kayo ng kanyang pag-ibig? May pagkakaisa ba kayo sa Espiritu Santo? Kayo ba’y may nadaramang hangarin na tumulong sa iba? Kung gayun, lubusin ninyo ang aking kagalakan — maghari sa inyo ang pagkakasundo, mabuklod kayo ng iisang pag-ibig at maging isa kayo sa puso’t diwa. Huwag kayong gagawa ng anumang bagay dahil lamang sa hangad ninyong matanyag, bagkus magpakababa kayo at huwag ipalagay na kayo’y mabuti kaysa iba. Ipagmalasakit ninyo ang kapakanan ng iba, hindi lamang ang sa inyong sarili. Magpakababa kayo tulad ni Kristo Hesus.

Ang Salita ng Diyos.

ALELUYA
Juan 10, 27

Aleluya! Aleluya!
Ang tinig ko’y pakikinggan
ng kabilang sa ‘king kawan;
ako’y kanilang susundan.
Aleluya! Aleluya!

MABUTING BALITA
Mateo 21, 28-32

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon ayon kay San Mateo

Noong panahong iyon, sinabi ni Hesus sa mga punong saserdote at mga matatanda ng bayan: “Ano ang palagay ninyo rito? May isang tao na may dalawang anak na lalaki. Lumapit siya sa nakatatanda at sinabi, ‘Anak, lumabas ka at magtrabaho sa ubasan ngayon.’ ‘Ayoko po.’ tugon niya. Ngunit nagbago ang kanyang isip at siya’y naparoon. Lumapit din ang ama sa ikalawa at gayun din ang kanyang sinabi. ‘Opo’ tugon nito, ngunit hindi naman naparoon. Sino sa dalawa ang sumunod sa kalooban ng kanyang ama?” “Ang nakatatanda po,” sagot nila. Sinabi sa kanila ni Hesus, “Sinasabi ko sa inyo: ang mga publikano at masasamang babae’y mauuna pa sa inyong pasakop sa paghahari ng Diyos. Sapagkat naparito sa inyo si Juan at ipinakilala ang matuwid na pamumuhay, at hindi ninyo siya pinaniwalaan. Ngunit pinaniwalaan siya ng mga publikano at ng masasamang babae. Nakita ninyo ito, subalit hindi pa rin kayo nagsisi at naniwala sa kanya.”

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon.

PANALANGIN NG BAYAN
Ika-26 na Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon (A)

Ang Diyos ay hindi tumitingin sa panlabas na anyo o sa mga hungkag na salita, kundi sa pusong tunay na nagbabalik-loob sa Kanya. Hindi Niya hinahanap ang ating mga pangako bagkus ang pagsunod na tulad kay Kristo. Nagtitiwala sa Kanyang awa, tayo ay manalangin. Panginoon, dinggin Mo ang aming panalangin.

Panginoon, dinggin Mo kami.

Para kay Papa Leon XIV, sa mga obispo at pari—nawa’y maisabuhay nila ang kanilang ipinapangaral nang may kababaang-loob at pag-ibig. Manalangin tayo.

Para sa ating mga pinuno—nawa’y magkaroon sila ng lakas ng loob na ituwid ang mali at maglingkod nang may katarungan. Manalangin tayo.

Para sa ating Parokya—nawa’y talikuran natin ang pagmamayabang at maging handang magbago at maglingkod. Manalangin tayo.

Para sa mga maysakit—nawa’y maranasan nila ang kaaliwan ng awa at pag-ibig ng Diyos. Manalangin tayo.

Diyos naming mapagmahal, tinatawag Mo kami hindi lamang upang magasabi ng ‘oo’, kundi upang isabuhay ito. Ipagkaloob mo sa amin ang biyaya ng tunay na pagbabalik-loob upang matupad namin ang Iyong kalooban araw-araw. Hinihiling naming ito sa pamamagitan ni Kristo, 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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