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Biyernes sa Walong Araw na Pagdiriwang
ng Pasko ng Muling Pagkabuhay

Mga Gawa 4, 1-12
Salmo 117, 1-2 at 4. 22-24. 25-27a

Batong dating tinanggiha’y
siya pang naging saligan.

Juan 21, 1-14

Friday within the Octave of Easter (White)

UNANG PAGBASA
Mga Gawa 4, 1-12

Pagbasa mula sa Mga Gawa ng Mga Apostol

Noong mga araw na iyon, nagsasalita pa sina Pedro at Juan tungkol sa kanilang pinagaling nang dumating ang mga saserdote, ang kapitan ng mga bantay sa templo, at ang mga Saduseo. Galit na galit sila sa dalawang apostol sapagkat ipinapahayag nila sa mga tao na si Hesus ay muling nabuhay at ito ang katunayan na muling mabubuhay ang mga patay. Kaya’t dinakip nila ang dalawa ngunit ikinulong muna hanggang kinabukasan sapagkat gabi na noon. Gayunman, marami sa nakarinig ng kanilang pangangaral ang sumampalataya kay Hesus, at umabot sa limang libo ang bilang ng mga lalaki.

Kinabukasan, nagkatipon sa Jerusalem ang mga pinuno, ang matatanda ng bayan, at ang mga eskriba. Kasama nila si Anas na pinakapunong saserdote, si Caifas, si Juan, si Alejandro at ang buong angkan ng pinakapunong saserdote. Pinaharap nila ang mga apostol at tinanong, “Sa anong kapangyarihan o kaninong pangalan ninyo ginagawa ang bagay na ito?” Sumagot si Pedro, na puspos ng Espiritu Santo: “Mga pinuno, at matatanda ng bayan, kung sinisiyasat ninyo kami ngayon tungkol sa kabutihang ginawa namin sa lumpong ito at kung paano siya gumaling, talastasin ninyong lahat at ng buong Israel na ang taong ito’y nakatindig sa inyong harapan at lubusang gumaling dahil sa kapangyarihan ng pangalan ni Hesukristong taga-Nazaret. Siya’y inyong ipinako sa krus, ngunit muling binuhay ng Diyos. Ang Hesus na ito ‘Ang batong itinakwil ninyong mga tagapagtayo ng bahay ang siyang naging batong panulukan.’

Kay Hesukristo lamang matatagpuan ang kaligtasan, sapagkat sa silong ng langit, ang kayang pangalan lamang ang ibinigay ng Diyos sa ikaliligtas ng tao.”

Ang Salita ng Diyos.

SALMONG TUGUNAN
Salmo 117, 1-2 at 4. 22-24. 25-27a

Batong dating tinanggiha’y
siya pang naging saligan.

o kaya: Aleluya.

O pasalamatan
ang Panginoong Diyos, pagkat siya’y mabuti;
ang kanyang pag-ibig
ay napakatatag at mananatili.
Ang taga-Israel,
bayaang sabihi’t kanilang ihayag,
“Ang pag-ibig ng Diyos, ay hindi kukupas.”
Lahat ng may takot
sa Panginoong Diyos, dapat magpahayag,
“Ang pag-ibig niya’y hindi magwawakas.”

Batong dating tinanggiha’y
siya pang naging saligan.

Ang batong natakwil
ng nangagtatayo ng tirahang-bahay,
sa lahat ng bato’y higit na mahusay.
Ang lahat ng ito
ang nagpamalas ay ang Panginoong Diyos,
kung iyong mamasdan ay kalugud-lugod!
O kahanga-hanga
ang araw na itong ang Diyos ang nagbigay,
tayo ay magalak, ating ipagdiwang!

Batong dating tinanggiha’y
siya pang naging saligan.

Tubusin mo, Poon, kami ay iligtas,
at pagtagumpayin sa layuni’t hangad.
Ang pumaparito
sa ngalan ng Poon ay pagpapalain;
magmula sa templo,
mga pagpapala’y kanyang tatanggapin!
ang Poon ang Diyos.

Batong dating tinanggiha’y
siya pang naging saligan.

ALELUYA
Salmo 117, 24

Aleluya! Aleluya!
Araw ngayong gawa ng D’yos,
magdiwang tayo nang lubos.
Purihin ang Manunubos.
Aleluya! Aleluya!

MABUTING BALITA
Juan 21, 1-14

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon ayon kay San Juan

Noong panahong iyon, muling napakita si Hesus sa mga alagad sa tabi ng Lawa ng Tiberias. Ganito ang pangyayari. Magkakasama sina Simon Pedro, Tomas na tinaguriang kambal, Natanael na taga-Cana, Galilea, ang mga anak ni Zebedeo, at dalawang alagad. Sinabi sa kanila ni Simon Pedro, “Mangingisda ako.” “Sasama kami,” wika nila. Umalis sila at lumulan sa bangka, subalit walang nahuli nang gabing iyon. Nang magbubukang-liwayway na, tumayo si Hesus sa pampang, subalit hindi siya nakilala ng mga alagad. Sinabi niya, “Mga anak, mayroon ba kayong huli?” “Wala po,” tugon nila. “Ihulog ninyo ang lambat sa gawing kanan ng bangka at makahuhuli kayo,” sabi ni Hesus. Inihulog nga nila ang lambat at hindi nila ito mahila sa dami ng huli. Sinabi kay Pedro ng alagad na minamahal ni Hesus, “Ang Panginoon iyon!” Nang marinig ito ni Simon Pedro, siya’y nagsuot ng damit sapagkat hubad siya at tumalon sa tubig. Ang kasama niyang mga alagad ay sumapit sa pampang, sakay ng munting bangka, hila-hila ang lambat na puno ng isda. Hindi sila gaanong kalayuan sa pampang – mga siyamnapung metro lamang. Pag-ahon nila sa pampang ay nakakita sila roon ng mga baga na may isdang nakaihaw, at ilang tinapay. “Magdala kayo rito ng ilang isdang nahuli ninyo,” sabi ni Hesus. Kaya’t sumampa sa bangka si Simon Pedro at hinila sa pampang ang lambat na puno ng malalaking isda – isangdaan at limampu’t tatlong lahat. Hindi napunit ang lambat, kahit gaano karami ang isda. “Halikayo at mag-almusal tayo,” sabi ni Hesus. Isa man sa mga alagad ay walang nangahas magtanong sa kanya kung sino siya, sapagkat alam nila na siya ang Panginoon. Lumapit si Hesus, kinuha ang tinapay at ibinigay sa kanila, gayundin ang isda.

Ito ang ikatlong pagpapakita ni Hesus sa mga alagad pagkatapos na siya’y muling mabuhay.

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon.

PANALANGIN NG BAYAN
Unang Linggo ng Pasko ng Pagkabuhay
Biyernes

Nananatili sa ating piling ang Panginoong Jesu-Kristo upang patnubayan ang gawain ng kanyang Simbahan at upang samahan tayo sa pagharap sa lahat ng mga paghihirap at pagsubok. Tumawag tayo sa kanya nang may ganap na tiwala at sabihin natin:

Panginoon, dinggin Mo ang aming panalangin.
o kaya
Panginoong Muling Nabuhay,
pagpanibaguhin Mo ang aming pananampalataya.

Ang buong Simbahan nawa’y pagpanibaguhin ng biyaya ng Pasko ng Muling Pagkabuhay, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Sa lahat ng tao sa mundo nawa’y maibigay ang kapayapaang ibinigay ng Panginoong Muling Nabuhay sa kanyang mga apostol, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga nangangailangan nawa’y tulungan natin at bigyan sila ng makapapawi ng pagkagutom ng kanilang katawan at kaluluwa, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga maysakit at may kapansanan nawa’y makatanggap ng ginhawa at pag-asa mula sa mga tumutulong sa kanila, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga naunang lumisan sa mundong ito nawa’y tanggapin sa dalampasigan ng walang hanggan, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Diyos na aming Ama, ibinalik mo kami sa iyo sa pamamagitan ng Muling Pagkabuhay ng iyong Anak. Dinggin mo ang aming mga panalangin at palakasin mo kami sa pagpapatotoo sa aming pananampalataya sa Muling Pagkabuhay. Hinihiling namin ito sa pamamagitan ni Kristo na 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.”

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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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