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𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐲: 𝐀 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐒 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐒𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐓

Little is known about the life of Juan Diego before his conversion, but tradition and archaelogical and iconographical sources, along with the most important and oldest indigenous document on the event of Guadalupe, “El Nican Mopohua” (written in Náhuatl with Latin characters, 1556, by the Indigenous writer Antonio Valeriano), give some information on the life of the saint and the apparitions.

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𝘚𝘵. 𝘑𝘶𝘢𝘯 𝘋𝘪𝘦𝘨𝘰, 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘴, 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘴. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘴𝘬 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵 𝘶𝘱𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵, 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴, 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘺 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺. 𝘚𝘵. 𝘑𝘶𝘢𝘯 𝘋𝘪𝘦𝘨𝘰, 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘥𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘶𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥: 𝘩𝘶𝘴𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘸𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯. 𝘈𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘝𝘪𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘶𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘱𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘤𝘰, 𝘴𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘷𝘶𝘭𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘚𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘭.

LUNDAG-LINYA

H.E. Pablo Virgilio Cardinal David, D.D. Wednesday, September 23, 2026 8:44 am

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Homiliya para sa Martes sa Ika-25 Linggo ng Karaniwang Panahon, 22 Setyembre 2026, Lucas 8:19–21

Naranasan na ba ninyo na nakapila kayo, tapos biglang may sumingit? Sa English, ang tawag diyan ay jumping the line. Lalo pang sasama ang loob ninyo kung ang sumingit ay iyong taong feeling entitled, dahil malakas daw siya sa taong pinipilahan. Walang pakundangan sa mga nagpasensya at nagtiyagang pumila.

Parang ganiyan ang sitwasyon sa ating Ebanghelyo ngayon. Dumating ang nanay at mga kapatid ni Hesus habang abala siya sa pagtuturo sa maraming tao. Hindi sila makalapit dahil sa dami ng tao. Kaya may nagsabi sa kanya, “Nasa labas po ang inyong ina at mga kapatid. Gusto po nilang makipagkita sa inyo.”

Medyo kakaiba ang Ebanghelyong ito dahil parang hindi gaanong positibo ang paglalarawan sa pamilya ni Hesus.

Pero linawin muna natin: kapag sinabi ng Ebanghelyo na mga kapatid ni Hesus, hindi ito nangangahulugang may iba pang anak si Mama Mary. Ang salitang Griyego na adelphos ay maaaring tumukoy sa mas malawak na ugnayang pampamilya. Maaaring mga pinsan o iba pang malapit na kamag-anak. May tradisyon din na maaaring mga anak sila ni Jose sa una niyang asawa, kung siya ay nabiyudo bago naging asawa ni Maria. (May tradisyon pero walang matibay na batayan sa kasaysayan.)

Pero ang punto ng Ebanghelyo ay ito: dahil kamag-anak sila ni Hesus, parang inaasahan nilang bibigyan sila ng espesyal na pagtrato. Hindi lang sila sumisingit sa pila. Parang sinasabi pa nila, “Sabihin ninyo kay Hesus na lumabas siya at puntahan kami. Kamag-anak niya kami!”

Kaya maintindihan natin ang naging sagot ni Hesus: “Ang aking ina at mga kapatid ay yaong mga nakikinig sa salita ng Diyos at tumutupad nito.”

Hindi naman niya itinatakwil ang kanyang ina at mga kamag-anak. Ang ipinakikilala niya ay isang bagong uri ng pagkakamag-anak, isang bagong pamilya na ang pundasyon ay hindi lamang dugo kundi ang pagiging magkakapatid bilang mga anak ng Diyos.

At dito, walang puwedeng mag-claim ng special privilege dahil lamang sa relasyon niya sa Panginoon.

Hindi sapat na sabihin nating, “Katoliko ako. Binyagan ako. Nagsisimba ako. Malapit ako sa mga pari at obispo.” Hindi rin sapat na sabihing, “Marami akong kilalang madre at pari. May kamag-anak pa nga akong obispo!”

Ang tanong ng Panginoon ay hindi kung gaano karami ang kakilala mo sa Simbahan, kundi kung gaano mo isinasabuhay ang kanyang salita.

Kaya ang tunay na pagiging kapamilya ni Hesus ay hindi lamang nakasalig sa binyag, kundi sa pakikinig at pagtupad sa salita ng Diyos.

At sino ang pinakamagandang halimbawa nito? Walang iba kundi ang kanyang sariling ina, si Maria. Siya ang unang nakinig, naniwala, at tumupad sa salita ng Diyos nang sabihin niya, “Mangyari nawa sa akin ang ayon sa iyong salita.”

Ito lang ang punto: sa pamilya ng Diyos, hindi kailangang sumingit sa pila. Walang palakasan. Walang special treatment. Bukas ang kanyang puso sa lahat ng handang makinig at tumupad sa kanyang salita.

At ang magandang balita: tayong lahat ay inaanyayahan niyang maging tunay na mga kapatid at kapamilya niya.

When is enough really enough?

Rev. Fr. Nicanor Lalog II Wednesday, September 23, 2026 8:42 am

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Lord My Chef Daily Recipe for Soul by Fr. Nicanor F. Lalog II
Wednesday, Twenty-Fifth Week in Ordinary Time, Year II
Feast of St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina, 23 September 2026
Proverbs 30:5-9     <*((((><  +  ><))))*>     Luke 9:1-6

Your words today,
dear God our Father
are so comforting and 
reassuring of your loving
presence; however, 
you teach us also too
to completely trust you
so that we may be comforted
and reassured,
thereby learn
when enough is
really enough.

Two things I ask of you, deny them not to me before I die: Put falsehood and lying far from me, give me neither poverty nor riches; provide me only with the food I need; lest, being full, I deny you, saying, “Who is the Lord?” Or, being in want, I steal, and profane the name of my God (Proverbs 30:7-9).

Teach me to be content
with whatever there is for me,
not desiring more than I need
so that I remain open for you
and your work,
for you O Lord is more than enough; 
teach me to learn to stop
in pursuing whatever
I set my eyes or heart on when 
it is causing more harm than 
joy and wellness for it is only
in following you enough is enough; 
teach me, Lord, 
to be like St. Padre Pio
in leading a simple life, 
just praying, 
hoping and not worrying
for you O Lord is more than
enough.
Amen.

PAR EXCELLENCE

Rev. Fr. Jerico Habunal Wednesday, September 23, 2026 8:41 am

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Gospel Reading for September 23, 2026 – Luke 9: 1-6

PAR EXCELLENCE

Jesus summoned the Twelve and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases, and he sent them to proclaim the Kingdom of God and to heal the sick. He said to them, “Take nothing for the journey, neither walking stick, nor sack, nor food, nor money, and let no one take a second tunic. Whatever house you enter, stay there and leave from there. And as for those who do not welcome you, when you leave that town, shake the dust from your feet in testimony against them.”

Then they set out and went from village to village proclaiming the Good News and curing diseases everywhere.

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Jesus was truly a teacher PAR EXCELLENCE. He did not just teach the disciples in theory; he sent them on practicum. But even more than that, he had already given them the gift and the authority to do what he himself was doing for the people.

For some teachers, theory may be enough. When the school year ends, the students can practice what they have learned. But what Jesus was doing was far more than teaching a lesson. He was entrusting the disciples with a mission. That is why he was so hands-on in preparing them.

Imagine if we were among the disciples of Jesus. How privileged they were to have the Son of God as their professor! Every “nook and cranny” was covered. He made sure they were fully prepared. He made sure that what the Father had planned for them would be accomplished.

As baptized Christians, we are all called to share our gifts in Christ’s salvific mission. It did not end with the apostles. It continues to this very day through us.

Lord Jesus, may the way we live our lives according to your teachings be our best teaching tool ever. Amen.

Veritas Editorial

Rev. Fr. Anton CT Pascual

Nagmamahal, Judith

Wednesday, September 23, 2026 7:00 am 7:00 am

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Tuesday, September 22, 2026 7:00 am 7:00 am

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Sense of entitlement!

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