Biyernes, Setyembre 19, 2025

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Biyernes ng Ika-24 na Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon (I)

o kaya Paggunita kay San Januario (Jenaro), obispo at martir

1 Timoteo 6, 2k-12
Salmo 48, 6-7. 8-10. 17-18. 19-20

Mapalad ang mga aba,
tanging D’yos ang Hari nila.

Lucas 8, 1-3

Friday of the Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time (Green)

or Optional Memorial of St. Januarius, Bishop and Martyr (Red)

UNANG PAGBASA
1 Timoteo 6, 2k-12

Pagbasa mula sa unang sulat ni Apostol San Pablo kay Timoteo

Pinakamamahal, ituro mo’t ipatupad ang mga bagay na ito. Sinumang nagtuturo ng iba kaysa rito at di sang-ayon sa salita ng Panginoong Hesukristo at sa mga aral tungkol sa kabanalan ay nagyayabang ngunit walang nalalaman. Sakit na niya ang manuligsa at makipagtalo tungkol sa mga salita, bagay na humahantong sa inggitan, alitan, kutyaan, at pagbibintang. Mahilig din silang makipagtalo sa mga liko ang pag-iisip at di kumikilala sa katotohanan, mga taong nag-aakla na ang relihiyon ay paraan ng pagpapayaman.

Kung sabagay, malaki nga ang mapapakinabang sa relihiyon kung ang tao’y marunong masiyahan. Wala tayong dalang anuman sa sanlibutan at wala rin tayong madadala pag-alis dito. Kaya, dapat na tayong masiyahan kung tayo’y may kinakain at dinaramit. Ang mga nagnanasang yumaman sa anumang paraan ay mahuhulog sa tukso at sa bitag ng masasamang hangaring magtutulak sa kanila sa kapahamakan. Sapagkat ang pag-ibig sa salapi ay siyang ugat ng lahat ng kasamaan. Dahil sa paghahangad na magkamal ng salapi, may mga nalayo sa pananampalataya at nasaklad sa paghihirap ng kalooban.

Ngunit ikaw na lingkod ng Diyos, umiwas ka sa mga bagay na ito. Sikapin mong mamuhay sa katuwiran, kabanalan, pananalig, pag-ibig, pagtitiis at kaamuan. Gawin mo ang buo mong makakaya sa pakikibaka alang-alang sa pananampalataya at kakamtan mo ang buhay na walang hanggang, yamang diyan ka tinawag ng Diyos nang ipahayag mo sa harapan ng maraming saksi ang iyong pananampalataya.

Ang Salita ng Diyos.

SALMONG TUGUNAN
Salmo 48, 6-7. 8-10. 17-18. 19-20

Mapalad ang mga aba,
tanging D’yos ang Hari nila.

Hindi ako natatakot sa panahon ng panganib,
kahit pa nga naglipana ang kaaway sa paligid
mga taong naghahambog na sa yaman nananalig,
dahilan sa yaman nila’y tumaas ang pag-iisip.

Mapalad ang mga aba,
tanging D’yos ang Hari nila.

Hindi kaya ng sinumang ang sarili ay matubos,
hindi kayang mabayara’t tubusin sa kamay ng Diyos;
ang bayad sa kanyang buhay ay halagang sakdal taas;
gaano man ang halagang hawak niya’y hindi sapat
upang siya ay mabuhay nang hindi na magwawakas
at sa labi ng libingan ay hindi na mapasadlak.

Mapalad ang mga aba,
tanging D’yos ang Hari nila.

Di ka dapat na matakot, ang tao man ay yumaman,
lumago man nang lumago yaong kanyang kabuhayan;
hindi ito madadala kapag siya ay namatay,
ang yaman ay hindi niya madadala sa libingan.

Mapalad ang mga aba,
tanging D’yos ang Hari nila.

At kahit na masiyahan ang tao sa kanyang buhay,
dahil sa sinusuob ng papuri’t nagtagumpay;
masasama pa rin siya sa ninunong nangamatay
masasadlak pa rin siya sa dilim na walang hanggan.

Mapalad ang mga aba,
tanging D’yos ang Hari nila.

ALELUYA
Mateo 11, 25

Aleluya! Aleluya!
Papuri sa Diyos Ama
pagkat ipinahayag n’ya
Hari s’ya ng mga aba.
Aleluya! Aleluya!

MABUTING BALITA
Lucas 8, 1-3

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon ayon kay San Lucas

Noong panahong iyon, nilibot ni Hesus ang mga bayan at nayon. Nangangaral siya at nagtuturo ng Mabuting Balita tungkol sa paghahari ng Diyos. Kasama niya ang Labindalawa, at ilang babaing pinagaling niya sa masasamang espiritu at mga karamdaman: si Maria na tinatawag na Magdalena, mula sa kanya’y pitong demonyo ang pinalayas; si Juanang asawa ni Cusa na katiwala ni Herodes; si Susana at marami pang iba. Ang ari-arian nila ang itinustos nila sa pangangailangan ni Hesus at ng kanyang mga alagad.

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon.

PANALANGIN NG BAYAN
Ika-24 na Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon
Biyernes

Puno ng pag-asa at pananalig, manalangin tayo sa Diyos Ama na nananabik na madama nating higit ang kanyang presensya.

Panginoon, dinggin mo ang aming panalangin.
o kaya
Gamitin mo kami sa iyong gawain, O Panginoon.

Ang Simbahan nawa’y patuloy na umunlad at maging simbolo ng katarungan, pag-ibig, at katotohanan sa daigdig, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Bilang isang komunidad, nawa’y huwag nating ipagwalang-bahala ang ating buhay pananampalataya bagkus hanapin natin ang Diyos maging sa mga paghihirap at pagsubok, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga bata nawa’y lumaki sa pamamaraan ng biyaya at tumanda na katulad ng mga taong kawangis ni Kristo, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga maysakit nawa’y mapalakas sa pananampalataya sa pamamagitan ng kanilang pag-uugnay ng kanilang pagdurusa sa mga pagdurusa ni Kristo, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang ating mga mahal na yumao nawa’y magtamasa ng bunga ng kapayapaan, kaligayahan, at kasiyahan sa Kaharian ng Diyos, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Diyos Ama sa Langit, tulungan mo kaming maunawaan ang kahalagahan ng panahon ng aming pag-iral. Buksan mo ang aming mga puso upang magbunga kami lagi ng kabutihan. Hinihiling namin ito sa ngalan ni Kristong aming Panginoon. Amen.

The ROADMAP

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Gospel Reading for October 05, 2026 – Luke 10: 25-37

The ROADMAP

There was a scholar of the law who stood up to test Jesus and said, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you read it?” He said in reply, “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your being, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.”

He replied to him, “You have answered correctly; do this and you will live.” But because he wished to justify himself, he said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

Jesus replied, “A man fell victim to robbers as he went down from Jerusalem to Jericho. They stripped and beat him and went off leaving him half-dead. A priest happened to be going down that road, but when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side. Likewise a Levite came to the place, and when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side. But a Samaritan traveler who came upon him was moved with compassion at the sight. He approached the victim, poured oil and wine over his wounds and bandaged them. Then he lifted him up on his own animal, took him to an inn, and cared for him. The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper with the instruction, ‘Take care of him. If you spend more than what I have given you, I shall repay you on my way back.’

Which of these three, in your opinion, was neighbor to the robbers’ victim?” He answered,“The one who treated him with mercy.” Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.”

————

Jesus was indeed a GREAT STORYTELLER. Most of the time, when people asked him about something, he would respond with a story. When he wanted to teach something, he spoke in parables.
He is the Son of God. He said, “I and the Father are one” (John 10:30). This means that this is the style of the Father.

It would be so easy to just give the answer or teach a lesson directly, but this is our God—who gave us an intellect and a soul so that we ourselves may find the answers we seek in life, especially in the spiritual realm. This is the Word of God. It is not meant to be taught like a lesson in class. It is meant to be listened to with all ears and kept in our hearts with deep sincerity.

The Word of God is SO PRECIOUS because it is the way of life of all who believe in God. It is SO PRECIOUS because we do not have to go through life wasting time on trial and error. It is SO PRECIOUS because it is The ROADMAP going to heaven.

Lord Jesus, thank you for leading us to the Father!

Bearing Fruit

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27th Sunday A

Is 5:1-7
The reading is a poetic song using metaphor to depict covenant infidelity, with the vineyard symbolizing Israel and Yahweh. The prophet narrates the careful construction of the vineyard, expecting a good harvest, but results in bitter disappointment. Judah is called to judge itself, with the vineyard’s dismantling representing Israel’s loss of protection and proper cultivation. The parable ends with judgment and violence, highlighting God’s desire for fidelity and justice, especially for the poor, but finding only selfishness and treachery, leading to destruction and exile.

 

Phil 4:6-9
In the final part of this letter, Paul urges the community to set aside worries and turn to prayer (v6). God’s peace, which surpasses understanding (v7), results from harmonious relations with God and others, found when one commits to Christ (Col 3:15). He also recommends Stoic virtues (v8) that celebrate human values connected to the God of peace. Life’s goodness includes natural beauty, human achievements, and spiritual uplift.

 

Mt 21:33-43
The gospel describes the parable of the vineyard from Isaiah 5, representing Israel as the vineyard and Yahweh as its owner. The parable evolved in early church history but reflects Jesus’ ministry of rejection and replacement. The chief priests and the Pharisees are the tenants whose responsibility is to produce the fruit the owner’s servants are sent to collect. The two sets of servants are the prophets: they are rejected, abused, even killed, (vv34-36 cf Jer 20:2; 26:21-23; and were often referred to by Jesus, 5:12; 22:6; 23:30-37). The son, the final emissary, is Jesus himself, with an allusion to his death outside of Jerusalem (vv38-39; Jn 19:17; Heb 13:12f).

The Jewish leaders pass sentence on themselves. Psalm 118 was used in the early church as a prophecy of Jesus’ rejection and victory.

The term “karpos” ( καρπὸς ) is constantly used in the Bible. But aside from its literal meaning of fruit, grain, or harvest; or in the sense of “offspring” (Lk 1.42) or “descendant” (Acts 2.30), the kind of fruit expected by the owner of the vineyard refers metaphorially to the duty Israel owes to God (cf. Isa 5:4), to a godly lifestyle which is consistent with a rightly-ordered covenant relationship with God. The Matthean ideal of ” bearing fruit” connotes the sense of “moral characteristics”: repentance (3:8,10); good deeds (7:16-20; 12:33); and fruitfulness (13:8; 21:19). In this regard the religious leaders of his time failed to teach such, nurture spiritual growth and fruitfulness among the people, and inspire covenant fidelity, for they themselves live an unrepentant and duplicity of life. Thus responsibility over the vineyard will be transferred to the faithful ones as promised in Isa 55:3-5. (vv43, 45).

Isaiah’s song and Matthew’s parable of the vineyard conclude in much the same way—on a note of disillusionment. Whether the present-day ‘tenants of the vineyard of the Lord’ produce fruit or not, we nevertheless remain God’s vineyard, which He continually cultivates. Fidelity to God’s will produces an abundant harvest. Are we producing fruits of “whatever is true, honorable, just, pure, lovely, gracious…excellence, worthy of praise” (cf. Phil. 4:6-9)? May it be so. Amen.

CHANCE TO REALIGN

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Gospel Reading for October 04, 2026 – Matthew 21: 33-43

CHANCE TO REALIGN

Jesus said to the chief priests and the elders of the people: “Hear another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a wine press in it, and built a tower. Then he leased it to tenants and went on a journey. When vintage time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to obtain his produce. But the tenants seized the servants and one they beat, another they killed, and a third they stoned. Again he sent other servants, more numerous than the first ones, but they treated them in the same way. Finally, he sent his son to them, thinking, ‘They will respect my son.’ But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and acquire his inheritance.’ They seized him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What will the owner of the vineyard do to those tenants when he comes?” They answered him, “He will put those wretched men to a wretched death and lease his vineyard to other tenants who will give him the produce at the proper times.” Jesus said to them, “Did you never read in the Scriptures:

The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone;
by the Lord has this been done,
and it is wonderful in our eyes?

Therefore, I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people that will produce its fruit.”

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“He will put those wretched men to a wretched death and lease his vineyard to other tenants who will give him the produce at the proper times.”

It was so easy for the chief priests and elders to answer what had to be done to the wicked tenants because they did not think of themselves as the tenants.

However, what Jesus said next made them realize that they were the tenants in Jesus’ parable. They wanted to arrest him, but they were afraid of the people who looked up to him as a prophet.
This proves that the Word of God is indeed as Hebrews 4:12 states: “The Word of God is living, active, and sharper than any double-edged sword, able to penetrate deep within us and judge our thoughts and motives.”

It is not meant to make us feel bad about ourselves, but to give us the CHANCE TO REALIGN with the person made in God’s image and likeness. It is the only way Christians can live a truly joyful, peaceful, and fruitful life in this world, in the midst of challenges and difficulties.

Speak, Lord, we are listening!

Veritas Editorial

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