Huwebes, Hulyo 10, 2025

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Huwebes ng Ika-14 na Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon (I)

Genesis 44, 18-21. 23b-29; 45, 1-5
Salmo 104, 16-17. 18-19. 20-21

Gunitain nang malugod
ang dakilang gawa ng D’yos.

Mateo 10, 7-15

Thursday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time (Green)

UNANG PAGBASA
Genesis 44, 18-21. 23b-29; 45, 1-5

Pagbasa mula sa aklat ng Genesis

Noong mga araw na iyon, lumapit si Juda kay Jose at ang wika, “Nakikiusap po ako, ginoo, kung inyong mamarapatin. Huwag sana ninyong ikagagalit. Ang palagay ko sa inyo’y para na kayong Faraon. Ginoo, tinanong ninyo kung mayroon pa kaming ama at kapatid. Ang tugon po namin ay may ama kaming matanda na at bunsong kapatid na anak niya sa katandaan. Sinabi pa naming patay na ang kapatid nito at siya na lamang ang buhay na anak ng kanyang ina, kaya mahal na mahal siya ng aming ama. Iniutos ninyong dalhin siya rito upang inyong makita. Ang wika naman ninyo’y hindi na ninyo kami tatanggapin dito kung hindi namin siya maihaharap sa inyo.

“Ang lahat ng ito’y sinabi namin sa aming ama nang umuwi kami. Muli kaming inutusan ng aming ama na pumarito upang bumili ng pagkain. Ipinaalaala namin sa kanya na hindi ninyo kami tatanggapin kung hindi kasama ang bunso naming kapatid. Sinabi po niya sa amin: ‘Alam naman ninyo na dalawa lamang ang anak ng kanilang ina. Wala na ang isa; maaaring niluray ng mabangis na hayop. At kung ang natitira ay isasama pa ninyo, maaaring mamatay ako sa dalamhati.’”

Hindi na mapigil ni Jose ang kanyang damdamin, kaya pinaalis niya ang kanyang tagapaglingkod. Nang sila na lamang ang naroon, ipinagtapat ni Jose sa kanyang mga kapatid kung sino siya. Sa lakas ng kanyang iyak, narinig siya ng mga Egipcio, kaya’t ang balita’y mabilis na nakarating sa palasyo. “Ako si Jose!” ang pagtatapat niya sa kanyang mga kapatid. “Buhay pa bang talaga ang ating ama?” Nagulantang sila sa kanilang narinig at hindi nakasagot. “Lumapit kayo,” wika ni Jose. Lumapit nga sila, at nagpatuloy siya sa pagsasalita, “Ako nga si Jose, ang inyong kapatid na ipinagbili ninyo sa Egipto. Ngunit huwag na ninyong ikalungkot ang nangyari. Huwag ninyong sisihin ang inyong sarili sa ginawa ninyo sa akin. Ang Diyos ang nagpadala sa akin dito upang iligtas ang inyong buhay.”

Ang Salita ng Diyos.

SALMONG TUGUNAN
Salmo 104, 16-17. 18-19. 20-21

Gunitain nang malugod
ang dakilang gawa ng D’yos.

Sa lupain nila’y mayroong taggutom na ipinarating
itong Panginoon, kung kaya nagdahop sila sa pagkain.
Subalit ang Diyos sa unahan nila’y may sugong lalaki
tulad ng alipin, ibinenta nila ang batang si Jose.

Gunitain nang malugod
ang dakilang gawa ng D’yos.

Mga paa nito’y nagdanas ng hirap nang ito’y ipangaw,
pati leeg niya’y pinapagk’wintas ng kolyar na bakal;
hanggang sa dumating ang isang sandali na siya’y subukin
nitong Panginoon, na siyang nangakong siya’y tutubusin.

Gunitain nang malugod
ang dakilang gawa ng D’yos.

Ang kinasangkapan niya’y isang hari, siyang nagpalaya,
pinalaya siya nitong haring ito na namamahala,
doon sa palasyong tahanan ng hari pinapamahala,
sa buong lupain, si Jose’y ginawa niyang katiwala.

Gunitain nang malugod
ang dakilang gawa ng D’yos.

ALELUYA
Marcos 1, 15

Aleluya! Aleluya!
Ang D’yos ay maghahari na,
talikdan ang tanang sala,
manalig sa balita n’ya.
Aleluya! Aleluya!

MABUTING BALITA
Mateo 10, 7-15

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon ayon kay San Mateo

Noong panahong iyon, sinabi ni Hesus sa kanyang mga apostol, “Humayo kayo at ipangaral ninyo na malapit nang maghari ang Diyos. Pagalingin ninyo ang mga maysakit at buhayin ang mga patay. Pagalingin ninyo ang mga ketongin at palayasin ang mga demonyo. Yamang tumanggap kayo nang walang bayad, magbigay naman kayo nang walang bayad. Huwag kayong magdala ng salapi maging ginto, pilak, o tanso – sa inyong mga lukbutan. Huwag din kayong magdala ng supot sa inyong paglalakbay, ni bihisan, pampalit na panyapak, o tungkod; sapagkat ang manggagawa ay may karapatang sa kanyang ikabubuhay.

“At saanmang bayan o nayon kayo dumating, humanap kayo ng taong karapat-dapat pakituluyan, at manatili kayo roon habang kayo’y nasa lugar na iyon. Pagpasok ninyo sa bahay, sabihin ninyo, ‘Maghari nawa ang kapayapaan sa bahay na ito!’ Kung karapat-dapat ang mga tao sa bahay na iyon, panatilihin ninyo sa kanila ang inyong bati. Ngunit kung hindi, bawiin ninyo ito. At kung ayaw kayong tanggapin o pakinggan sa isang tahanan o bayan, umalis kayo roon at ipagpag ang alikabok ng inyong mga paa. Sinasabi ko sa inyo na sa Araw ng Paghuhukom ay higit na mabigat ang ipaparusa sa mga tao sa bayang yaon kaysa dinanas ng mga taga-Sodoma at taga-Gomorra.”

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon.

PANALANGIN NG BAYAN
Ika-14 na Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon
Huwebes

Tayo ay kabahagi sa walang hanggang plano ng Diyos. Pinili ni Kristo ang bawat isa sa atin sa dahilang tanging siya lamang ang nakababatid. Itaas natin ang ating mga panalangin sa Diyos na siyang nangangalaga sa atin.

Panginoon, dinggin Mo ang aming panalangin.
o kaya
Mapagbigay na Diyos, pakinggan Mo kami.

Ang Simbahan nawa’y patuloy na mag-anyaya at magsugo ng marami pang misyonero upang ipahayag ang kaligtasan ng Diyos, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga taong nalilito o kulang sa paggalang sa sarili nawa’y maunawaan ang plano ng Diyos para sa kanila, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Yaong mga tumatanggi sa mga tagapagpadala ng mensahe ng Diyos at sa katotohanang kanilang taglay nawa’y makadama ng habag ng Diyos, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Yaong may malubhang karamdaman nawa’y tanggapin nang bukas-loob ang Sakramento ng Pagpapagaling at Pakikipag-kasundo, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga tapat na namayapa nawa’y makapiling ni Kristo sa huling hantungan ng kaluwalhatian ng kanyang paghahari, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ama ng aming Panginoong Jesu-Kristo, inampon mo kami bilang iyong mga anak. Tulungan mo kaming pahalagahan ang maraming biyayang ito habang itinataas namin sa iyo ang aming panalangin sa pamamagitan 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!

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