HUWEBES, HULYO 27, 2023

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Exodo 19, 1-2. 9-11. 16-20b
Daniel 3, 52. 53. 54. 55. 56

Purihin at ipagdangal
ang Diyos magpakailanman.

Mateo 13, 10-17

Thursday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time (Green)

UNANG PAGBASA
Exodo 19, 1-2. 9-11. 16-20b

Pagbasa mula sa aklat ng Exodo

Ang mga Israelita’y nakarating sa ilang ng Sinai noon ikatlong buwan nang umalis sila sa Egipto. Mula sa Refidim, nagpatuloy sila sa ilang ng Sinai at nagkampo sa tapat ng bundok.

Sinabi ng Panginoon kay Moises, “Magsasalita ako sa iyo mula sa makapal na ulap nang naririnig ng mga tao upang sila’y maniwala sa iyo habang panahon.”

At sinabi ni Moises sa Panginoon ang pasiya ng mga tao. Sinabi ng Panginoon kay Moises, “Sabihin mo sa mga tao na humanda sa pagsamba sa akin ngayon at bukas. Kailangang labhan nila ang kanilang mga kasuotan at humanda sa makalawa, sapagkat ako, ang Panginoon, ay bababa sa Bundok ng Sinai para makita ng mga tao.”

Kinaumagahan ng ikatlong araw, nagkukulog sa bundok at sala-salabat ang kidlat. Ang bundok ay nabalot ng makapal na ulap at narinig ang isang malakas na tunog ng tambuli. Lahat ng tao sa buong kampamento ay nanginig sa takot. Pinangunahan ni Moises ang mga tao papunta sa paanan ng bundok upang humarap sa Diyos. Ang Bundok ng Sinai ay nababalot ng usok sapagkat bumaba ang Panginoon sa anyo ng apoy. Pumailanlang ang lisak, tulad ng usok ng isang pugon, at ang mga tao’y pinagharian ng takot. Palakas nang palakas ang tunog ng tambuli. Nagsalita si Moises at sinagot siya ng Diyos sa pamamagitan ng kulog. Ang Panginoon ay bumaba sa tuktok ng Bundok ng Sinai at pinaakyat niya roon si Moises.

Ang Salita ng Diyos.

SALMONG TUGUNAN
Daniel 3, 52. 53. 54. 55. 56

Purihin at ipagdangal
ang Diyos magpakailanman.

Pinupuri ka namin, Panginoon; Diyos ng aming mga ninuno;
karapat-dapat kang ipagdangal at dakilain magpakailanman.
Purihin ang iyong banal at maluwalhating pangalan,
nararapat purihin at ipagdangal magpakailanman.

Purihin at ipagdangal
ang Diyos magpakailanman.

Purihin ka sa iyong banal at marangal na tahanan;
lubhang karapat-dapat kang awitan at dakilain magpakailanman.

Purihin at ipagdangal
ang Diyos magpakailanman.

Purihin ka, na nakaluklok sa maringal mong trono,
karapat-dapat kang awitan at dakilain magpakailanman.

Purihin at ipagdangal
ang Diyos magpakailanman.

Mula sa iyong luklukan sa ibabaw ng mga kerubin,
nakikita mo ang kalaliman, ang daigdig ng mga patay.
Karapat-dapat kang purihin at dakilain magpakailanman.

Purihin at ipagdangal
ang Diyos magpakailanman.

Purihin ka sa buong sangkalangitan;
karapat-dapat kang awitan at dakilain magpakailanman.

Purihin at ipagdangal
ang Diyos magpakailanman.

ALELUYA
Mateo 11, 25

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

MABUTING BALITA
Mateo 13, 10-17

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon ayon kay San Mateo

Noong panahong iyon, lumapit ang mga alagad at tinanong si Hesus: “Bakit po ninyo dinadaan sa talinghaga ang inyong pagsasalita sa kanila?” Sumagot siya, “Ipinagkaloob sa inyo na malaman ang mga lihim tungkol sa paghahari ng Diyos, ngunit hindi ito ipinagkaloob sa kanila. Sapagkat ang mayroon ay bibigyan pa, at mananagana; ngunit ang wala, kahit ang kakaunting nasa kanya ay kukunin pa. Nagsasalita ako sa kanila sa pamamagitan ng talinghaga, sapagkat tumitingin sila ngunit hindi nakakikita, at nakikinig ngunit hindi nakaririnig ni nakauunawa.

Natutupad nga sa kanila ang hula ni Isaias na nagsasabi:
‘Makinig man kayo nang makinig, hindi kayo makauunawa,
at tumingin man kayo nang tumingin, hindi kayo makakikita.
Sapagkat naging mapurol ang isip ng mga ito;
mahirap makarinig ang kanilang mga tainga,
at ipinikit nila ang kanilang mga mata.
Kung di gayun, disin sana’y nakakita ang kanilang mga mata,
nakarinig ang kanilang mga tainga,
nakaunawa ang kanilang mga isip,
at nagbalik-loob sa akin,
at pinagaling ko sila, sabi ng Panginoon.’ Mapalad kayo, sapagkat nakakikita ang inyong mga mata at nakaririnig ang inyong mga tainga! Sinasabi ko sa inyo: maraming propeta at matutuwid na tao ang nagnasang makakita sa inyong nakikita, ngunit hindi ito nakita at makarinig sa inyong naririnig, ngunit hindi ito napakinggan.”

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon.

PANALANGIN NG BAYAN
Ika-16 Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon
Huwebes

Tinuturuan tayo ni Kristo sa pamamagitan ng mga talinhaga. Si Kristo ang naghahasik ng butil ng Salita ng Diyos. Tumugon tayo sa kanyang gawaing ito sa ating pananalangin sa Ama.

Panginoon, dinggin Mo ang aming panalangin.
o kaya
Ama ni Jesus, pakinggan Mo kami.

Ang Simbahan sa mundo nawa’y maging katulad ng mayamang lupa na nagbubunga ng tig-iisandaang ani, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga pinuno ng mga bansa nawa’y mamuno sa pamamaraang kalugud-lugod sa Diyos at sa sambayanan, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga hindi napapansing ambisyon at pagkamakasarili nawa’y hindi maging hadlang sa pagdaloy ng Salita ng Diyos sa ating buhay, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga maysakit nawa’y makadama ng kapangyarihang nagpapagaling ni Kristo, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga namayapa nawa’y masiyahan sa liwanag, kaligayahan, at kapayapaan sa kalangitan at mapalakas ng Salita ng Diyos ang mga nabibigatan sa pagkalumbay, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Amang makalangit, tulungan mo kaming makilala ang butil ng iyong Salita na nahasik sa aming buhay. Huwag nawa kaming masilo ng mga alalahanin ng mundong ito bagkus maging maliksi kami sa paglilingkod sa iyo upang makapamunga kami ng mayamang ani. 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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