Huwebes, Hunyo 11, 2026

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Paggunita kay San Bernabe, apostol

Mga Gawa 11, 21b-26; 13, 1-3
Salmo 97, 1. 2-3ab, 3kd-4, 5-6

Panginoong nagliligtas
sa tanang bansa’y nahayag.

Mateo 10, 7-13

Memorial of Saint Barnabas, Apostle

UNANG PAGBASA
Mga Gawa 11, 21b-26; 13, 1-3

Pagbasa mula sa Mga Gawa ng Mga Apostol

Noong mga araw na iyon, maraming naniwala at nanalig sa Panginoon.

Nabalitaan ito ng simbahan sa Jerusalem, kaya’t sinugo nila sa Antioquia si Bernabe. Nang dumating siya roon at makita ang pagpapala ng Diyos sa kanila, siya’y nagalak at pinagpayuhan silang lahat na manatiling tapat sa Panginoon. Mabuting tao si Bernabe, puspos ng Espiritu Santo at matibay ang pananampalataya, kaya marami siyang nadala sa Panginoon.

Nagpunta si Bernabe sa Tarso upang hanapin si Saulo, at nang kanyang matagpuan ay isinama sa Antioquia. Isang taong singkad silang nanatili roong kasa-kasama ng simbahan, at nagturo sa maraming tao. At doon sa Antioquia unang tinawag na Kristiyano ang mga alagad.

May mga propeta at mga guro sa simbahan sa Antioquia. Kabilang dito sina Bernabe, Simeon na tinaguriang Negro, Lucio na taga-Cirene, Saulo at Manaen, kababata ng tetrarkang si Herodes. Samantalang sila’y nag-aayuno at sumasamba sa Panginoon, sinabi sa kanila ng Espiritu Santo, “Ibukod ninyo sina Bernabe at Saulo. Sila’y hinirang ko para sa tanging gawaing inilaan ko sa kanila.” Pagkatapos nilang mag-ayuno at manalangin, ipinatong nila sa dalawa ang kanilang mga kamay at sila’y pinayaon.

Ang Salita ng Diyos.

SALMONG TUGUNAN
Salmo 97, 1. 2-3ab, 3kd-4, 5-6

Panginoong nagliligtas
sa tanang bansa’y nahayag.

Umawit ng bagong awit at sa Poon ay ialay.
pagkat yaong ginawa n’ya ay kahanga-hangang tunay!
Sa sariling lakas niya at taglay na kabanalan,
walang hirap na natamo yaong hangad na tagumpay.

Panginoong nagliligtas
sa tanang bansa’y nahayag.

Ang tagumpay niyang ito’y siya na rin ang naghayag,
sa harap ng mga bansa’y nahayag ang pagliligtas.
Ang pangako sa Israel lubos niyang tinutupad.

Panginoong nagliligtas
sa tanang bansa’y nahayag.

Tapat siya sa kanila at ang pag-ibig ay wagas.
Ang tagumpay ng ating Diyos kahit saan ay namalas!
Magkaingay na may galak, yaong lahat sa daigdig;
ang Poon ay buong galak na purihin sa pag-awit!

Panginoong nagliligtas
sa tanang bansa’y nahayag.

Sa saliw ng mga lira iparinig yaong tugtog,
at ang Poon ay purihin ng tugtuging maalindog.
Tugtugin din ang trumpeta na kasaliw ang tambuli,
magkaingay sa harapan ng Poon na ating hari.

Panginoong nagliligtas
sa tanang bansa’y nahayag.

ALELUYA
Mateo 28, 19a. 20b

Aleluya! Aleluya
Humayo’t magturo kayo,
palaging kasama ako
hanggang sa wakas ng mundo.
Aleluya! Aleluya!

MABUTING BALITA
Mateo 10, 7-13

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 maysakit at buhayin ang mga patay. Pagalingin ninyo ang mga katengon 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 karapatan 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.”

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon.

PANALANGIN NG BAYAN
Hunyo 11
San Barnabas, Apostol

Manalangin tayo sa Diyos Ama na nagnanais na ang lahat ng tao ay maligtas at makabatid ng katotohanan.

Panginoon, dinggin Mo ang aming panalangin.
o kaya
Maghari ka nawa sa amin, O Panginoon.

Ang Santo Papa, mga obispo, at mga pari nawa’y patnubayan ng Banal na Espiritu sa pagtataguyod ng layunin ng misyon, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga misyonero nawa’y maipahayag si Kristo sa mundo sa pamamagitan ng kanilang paglilingkod na may kababaang-loob na hindi nakabatay sa kanilang kapangyarihan o kabantugan, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga laykong mananampalataya nawa’y mapukaw ang kalooban sa pag-ibig sa Diyos at sa kapwa para sila ay makipagtulungan sa pangmisyong gawain ng Simbahan, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga Kristiyano nawa’y makaunawa sa kanilang pananagutang palaganapin ang Mabuting Balita ng kaligtasan sa lahat ng tao, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga kabataang lalaki at babae nawa’y magkaroon ng tapang na tumugon sa panawagan ni Kristo at makibahagi sa mga gawaing pangmisyon, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ama naming Diyos, kalooban mo na maipahayag at maitatag ang iyong Kaharian sa lahat ng dako. Sa pamamagitan ni San Barnabas, marapatin mong maging mabunga ang aming mga pagsisikap na mapalaganap ang iyong Kaharian. Hinihiling namin ito 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.

Veritas Editorial

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