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Jeremias 1, 17-19
Salmo 70, 1-2. 3-4a. 5-6ab. 15ab at 17

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Marcos 6, 17-29

Memorial of the Passion of Saint John the Baptist (Red)

UNANG PAGBASA
Jeremias 1, 17-19

Pagbasa mula sa aklat ni propeta Jeremias

Noong mga araw na iyon, sinabi sa akin ng Panginoon, “Magpakatatag ka; humayo ka at sabihin mo sa kanila ang lahat ng iuutos ko. Huwag kang matatakot sa kanila ngayon. Pag hindi ka sumunod sa akin, lalo kang matatakot kung naroon ka na sa kalagitnaan nila. Pakinggan mong mabuti ito, Jeremias! Ang bawat isa sa lupaing ito — ang mga hari ng Juda, ang mga pinuno, ang mga saserdote, at ang buong bayan — ay sasalungat sa iyo. Ngunit gagawin kitang sintibay ng isang lungsod na naliligid ng mga muog, sintatag ng haliging bakal, o pader na tanso. Hindi ka nila matatalo sapagkat ako ang mag-iingat sa iyo. Akong Panginoon ang nagsasabi nito.”

Ang Salita ng Diyos.

SALMONG TUGUNAN
Salmo 70, 1-2. 3-4a. 5-6ab. 15ab at 17

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Sa iyo lang, Panginoon, lubos akong nananalig,
h’wag mo akong pabayaang mapahiya at malupig;
tulungan mo ako ngayon yamang ikaw ay matuwid.
Ako sana ay sagipin, sa daing ko ay makinig.

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Ikaw nawa ang muog ko at ligtas na kakanlungan,
matatag na kublihan ko at matibay na sanggalang.
Sa lahat ng masasama, O Diyos, ako’y ipaglaban,
sa kuko ng mababagsik, huwag mo akong pabayaan.

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Panginoon sa iyo ko inilagak ang pag-asa.
Maliit pang bata ako, sa iyo’y may tiwala na;
sa simula at mula pa wala akong inasahang
mag-iingat sa sarili, kundi tanging ikaw lamang;
kaya naman ikaw, Poon, pupurihin araw-araw.

Patuloy kong isasaysay
ang dulot mong kaligtasan.

Pagkat ikaw ay dakila, patuloy kong isasaysay,
maghapon kong ihahayag ang dulot mong kaligtasan:
sapul pa sa pagkabata ako’y iyong tinuruan,
hanggang ngayo’y sinasambit ang gawa mong hinangaan.

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ALELUYA
Mateo 5, 10

Aleluya! Aleluya!
Mapalad ang inuusig
sa gawang puspos ng bait
pagkat may kakamting langit.
Aleluya! Aleluya!

MABUTING BALITA
Marcos 6, 17-29

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon ayon kay San Marcos

Noong panahong iyon, si Herodes ang nagpahuli, nagpagapos at nagpabilanggo kay Juan dahil kay Herodias. Ang babaing ito’y asawa ni Felipe na kapatid ni Herodes ngunit kinakasama niya. Laging sinasabi sa kanya ni Juan, “Hindi matuwid na kunin ninyo ang asawa ng inyong kapatid.” Kaya’t si Herodias ay nagkimkim ng galit kay Juan. Hinangad niyang ipapatay ito, ngunit hindi niya magawa, sapagkat natatakot si Herodes kay Juan. Alam niyang ito’y taong matuwid at banal, kaya’t ipinagsasanggalang niya. Gustong-gusto niyang makinig kay Juan, bagamat labis siyang nababagabag sa mga sinasabi nito.

Sa wakas ay nagkaroon ng pagkakataon si Herodias nang anyayahan ni Herodes sa kanyang kaarawan ang kanyang mga kagawad, mga pinuno ng hukbo, at ang mga pangunahing mamamayan ng Galilea. Pumasok ang anak na babae ni Herodias at nagsayaw. Labis na nasiyahan si Herodes at ang mga panauhin, kaya’t sinabi ng hari sa dalaga, “Hingin mo sa akin ang anumang ibig mo at ibibigay ko sa iyo.” At naisumpa pa niyang ibibigay kahit ang kalahati ng kanyang kaharian kung ito ang hihilingin. Lumabas ang dalaga at tinanong ang kanyang ina, “Ano ang hihingin ko?” “Ang ulo ni Juan Bautista,” sagot ng ina. Dali-daling nagbalik ang dalaga sa kinaroroonan ng hari. “Ang ibig ko po’y ibigay ninyo sa akin ngayon din, sa isang pinggan, ang ulo ni Juan Bautista,” sabi niya. Labis na nalungkot ang hari, ngunit dahil sa kanyang sumpa na narinig ng kanyang mga panauhin, hindi niya matanggihan ang dalaga. Kaagad niyang iniutos sa isang bantay na dalhin sa kanya ang ulo ni Juan. Sumunod ang bantay at pinugutan si Juan sa bilangguan, inilagay ang ulo sa isang pinggan, at ibinigay sa dalaga. Ibinigay naman iyon ng dalaga sa kanyang ina. Nang mabalitaan ito ng mga alagad ni Juan, kinuha nila ang kanyang bangkay at inilibing.

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon.

PANALANGIN NG BAYAN
Agosto 29
Ang Pagpapakasakit ni San Juan Bautista

Marami ang nagpatotoo sa kanilang pananampalataya sa pamamagitan ng kanilang buhay. Dahil sa pagkabatid natin na ang ating misyon sa mundo ay maging mga propeta, manalangin tayo sa ating mapagmahal na Ama na gawin tayong tapat sa ating bokasyon.

Panginoon, dinggin Mo ang aming panalangin.
o kaya
Sumaamin nawa ang Iyong lakas, Panginoon.

Ang Simbahan nawa’y may tapang na tuparin ang kanyang propetikong misyon na ipahayag ang Ebanghelyo nang walang takot o kompromiso, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga naglilingkod sa pamahalaan nawa’y magkaroon ng budhing matatag na nakabatay sa katapatan at moralidad, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang ating pamayanan nawa’y manindigan at magsalita para sa katarungan at dignidad ng tao, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Tayo nawa’y hindi panghinaan ng loob dahil sa mga pagsubok sa buhay bagkus higit na maging matatag sa pananampalataya sa pamamagitan ng mga ito, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga nasa bingit ng kamatayan nawa’y pukawin ng sigla ng pangaral at halimbawa ni San Juan Bautista, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Diyos naming makapangyarihan, pinagpala mo kami ng pangaral at halimbawa ni San Bautista. Maialay nawa namin ang aming buhay sa paglilingkod sa iyo sa pamamagitan ng aming pangangaral at buhay. Hinihiling namin to sa pamamagitan ni Kristo na 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.

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