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Biyernes ng Ika-8 Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon (II)

o kaya Paggunita kay San Pablo VI, papa

1 Pedro 4, 7-13
Salmo 95, 10. 11-12. 13

Panginoo’y paririto
upang hatulan n’ya tayo.

Marcos 11, 11-26

Friday of the Eight Week in Ordinary Time (Green)

or Optional Memorial of St. Paul VI, Pope (White)

UNANG PAGBASA
1 Pedro 4, 7-13

Pagbasa mula sa unang sulat ni Apostol San Pedro

Mga pinakamamahal, malapit na ang wakas ng lahat ng bagay; kaya’t maging mapagtimpi kayo at panatilihing malinaw ang pag-iisip upang kayo’y makapanalangin. Higit sa lahat, magmahalan kayo nang tapat, sapagkat ang pagmamahal ay pumapawi ng maraming kasalanan. Huwag maging mabigat sa inyong loob ang pagtanggap sa mga kapatid. Bilang mabubuting katiwala ng iba’t ibang kaloob ng Diyos, gamitin ninyo sa kapakinabangan ang katangiang tinanggap ng bawat isa. Ikaw ba’y tagapaglingkod? Gamitin mo sa paglilingkod ang lakas na kaloob sa iyo ng Diyos upang siya’y papurihan sa lahat ng bagay sa pamamagitan ni Hesukristo. Sa kanya ang kapangyarihan at karangalan magpakailanman! Amen.

Mga minamahal, huwag ninyong pagtakhan at ituring na di pangkaraniwan ang mabibigat na pagsubok na inyong dinaranas. Sa halip, magalak kayo sa inyong pakikihati sa mga hirap ni Kristo, at magiging lubos ang inyong kagalakan kapag nahayag ang kanyang kadakilaan.

Ang Salita ng Diyos.

SALMONG TUGUNAN
Salmo 95, 10. 11-12. 13

Panginoo’y paririto
upang hatulan n’ya tayo.

“Panginoo’y siyang hari,” sa daigdig ay sabihin,
“Sanlibuta’y matatag na, kahit ito ay ugain;
sa paghatol sa nilikha, lahat ay pantay sa paningin.”

Panginoo’y paririto
upang hatulan n’ya tayo.

Lupa’t langit ay magsaya, umugong ang kalaliman,
lahat kayo na nilikhang nasa tubig ay magdiwang.
Ang bukirin at ang lahat ng naroon ay sumigaw,
pati mga punongkahoy sa galak ay mag-awitan.

Panginoo’y paririto
upang hatulan n’ya tayo.

Ang Poon ay pupurihin, pagkat siya ay daratal,
paririto sa daigdig, upang lahat ay hatulan.
Tapat siya kung humatol at lahat ay pantay-pantay.

Panginoo’y paririto
upang hatulan n’ya tayo.

ALELUYA
Juan 15, 16

Aleluya! Aleluya!
Hinirang tayo ni Kristo
upang mamungang totoo
bilang mabubuting tao.
Aleluya! Aleluya!

MABUTING BALITA
Marcos 11, 11-26

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon ayon kay San Marcos

Sa gitna ng pagbubunyi ng mga tao, pumunta si Hesus sa Jerusalem at pumasok sa templo. Pagkatapos tingnan ang lahat ng bagay doon, lumabas siya at nagbalik sa Betania, kasama ang Labindalawa, palibhasa’y gumagabi na noon.

Kinabukasan, nang sila’y pagbalik na mula sa Betania, nagutom si Hesus. Natanaw nito sa di-kalayuan ang isang puno ng igos na madahon. Nilapitan niya ito upang tingnan kung may bunga. Ngunit wala siyang nakita kundi mga dahon, sapagkat hindi pa panahon ng igos noon. Kaya’t sinabi niya sa puno ng igos, “Wala nang makakakain pa ng iyong bunga.” Ito’y narinig ng kanyang mga alagad.

Pagdating nila sa Jerusalem, pumasok sa templo si Hesus. Kanyang ipinagtabuyan ang mga nagbibili at namimili roon at ipinagtaob ang mga mesa ng mga mamamalit ng salapi at ang upuan ng mga nagtitinda ng kalapati. Pinagbawalan niyang magdaan sa loob ng templo ang sinumang may dala-dalahan. At tinuruan niya ang mga tao. Sinabi niya, “Nasusulat, ‘Ang aking bahay ay tatawaging bahay-dalanginan ng lahat ng bansa.’ Ngunit ginawa ninyong pugad ng mga magnanakaw.”

Narinig ito ng mga punong saserdote at ng mga eskriba. Buhat noo’y humanap sila ng paraan upang mapatay si Hesus, sapagkat natatakot sila sa kanya, dahil sa humahanga ang lahat ng tao sa kanyang turo.

Pagdating ng gabi, lumabas na naman ng lungsod si Hesus at ang kanyang mga alagad.

Kinaumagahan, pagdaan nila’y nakita nilang patay na ang puno ng igos. Naalaala ni Pedro ang nangyari at kanyang sinabi kay Hesus, “Guro tingnan ninyo! Namatay ang puno ng igos na sinumpa ninyo.” Sumagot si Hesus, “Manalig kayo sa Diyos. Tandaan ninyo ito: kung sabihin ninuman sa bundok na ito, ‘Umalis ka riyan; tumalon ka sa dagat,’ na hindi siya nag-aalinlangan kundi nananalig na mangyayari ang sinabi niya, ito’y gagawin ng Diyos para sa kanya. Kaya’t sinasabi ko sa inyo, anuman ang hingin ninyo sa panalangin, manalig kayong natanggap na ninyo iyon, at matatanggap nga ninyo. Kapag kayo’y mananalangin, patawarin muna ninyo ang nagkasala sa inyo upang ipatawad din naman sa inyo ng inyong Amang nasa langit ang inyong pagkakasala. Ngunit kung hindi kayo magpatawad, hindi rin naman kayo patatawarin ng iyong Amang nasa langit.”

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon.

PANALANGIN NG BAYAN
Ikawalong Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon
Biyernes

Tumawag tayo sa Diyos Ama, na ibinibigay ang kanyang pag-ibig at palagiang kalinga sa atin, hilingin natin na likhain niya sa ating mga puso at isip ang pagkakaroon ng bukal na pagsunod sa kanyang mga batas, ating bigkasin:

Panginoon, dinggin mo ang aming panalangin.
o kaya
Dumito ka sa amin, O Panginoon.

Ang mga pinuno ng Simbahan nawa’y turuan ang Bayan ng Diyos na sumunod sa kanyang mga batas hindi dahil sa takot kundi dahil sa pag-ibig, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Tayo nawa’y maging tapat sa pagsunod sa utos na ibigin ang Diyos at ibigin ang kapwa, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Yaong mga nabubuhay sa kadiliman ng kasalanan nawa’y makatagpo ng inspirasyon at tapang na mamuhay sa hamon ng utos ng Diyos, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga maysakit, mga matatanda, mga nalulumbay, at lahat ng mga nagdurusa na kasama natin nawa’y hindi natin mapabayaan, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

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

Makalangit na Ama, tanggapin mo ang aming mga panalangin na iniaalay sa iyo nang may pananampalataya. Makilala nawa namin ang pag-ibig at kapayapaan ni Kristo, ang iyong Anak at aming Tagapagligtas. 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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