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Huwebes sa Ika-2 Linggo ng Apatnapung Araw na Paghahanda

Jeremias 17, 5-10
Salmo 1, 1-2. 3. 4 at 6

Mapalad ang umaasa
sa Panginoon tuwina.

Lucas 16, 19-31

Thursday of the Second Week of Lent (Violet)

UNANG PAGBASA
Jeremias 17, 5-10

Pagbasa mula sa aklat ni propeta Jeremias

Sinabi ng Panginoon,
“Parurusahan ko ang sinumang tumatalikod sa akin,
at nagtitiwala sa kanyang kapwa,
sa lakas ng mga taong may hangganan ang buhay.
Ang katulad niya’y halamang tumubo sa ilang,
sa lupang tigang, at sa lupang maalat na walang ibang tumutubo;
walang mabuting mangyayari sa kanya.
“Ngunit maligaya ang taong nananalig sa Panginoon,
pagpapalain ang umaasa sa kanya.
Ang katulad niya’y halamang nakatanim sa tabi ng batisan,
ang mga ugat ay patungo sa tubig;
hindi ito manganganib kahit dumating ang tag-init,
sapagkat mamamalaging luntian ang mga dahon nito,
kahit di umuula’y wala itong aalalahanin;
patuloy pa rin itong mamumunga.
“Sino ang makauunawa sa puso ng tao?
Ito’y magdaraya at walang katulad;
wala nang lunas ang kanyang kabulukan.
Akong Panginoon ang sumisiyasat sa isip
at sumusubok sa puso ng mga tao.
Ginagantihan ko ang bawat isa ayon sa kanyang pamumuhay,
at ginagantimpalaan ayon sa kanyang ginagawa.”

Ang Salita ng Diyos.

SALMONG TUGUNAN
Salmo 1, 1-2. 3. 4 at 6

Mapalad ang umaasa
sa Panginoon tuwina.

Mapalad ang taong hindi naakit niyong masasama,
upang sundan niya ang kanilang payo’t maling halimbawa;
hindi sumasama sa sinumang taong ang laging adhika’y
pagtawanan lamang at hamak-hamakin ang Diyos na dakila.
Nagagalak siyang laging magsaliksik ng banal na aral,
ang utos ng Poon siyang binubulay sa gabi at araw.

Mapalad ang umaasa
sa Panginoon tuwina.

Ang katulad niya’y isang punongkahoy sa tabing batisan,
sariwa ang daho’t laging namumunga sa kapanahunan,
at anumang gawin ay nakatitiyak na magtatagumpay.

Mapalad ang umaasa
sa Panginoon tuwina.

Ngunit ibang-iba ang masamang tao; ipa ang kawangis,
siya’y natatangay at naipapadpad kung hangi’y umiihip.
Sa taong matuwid ay Panginoon ang s’yang mag-iingat,
ngunit kailanman ang mga masama ay mapapahamak.

Mapalad ang umaasa
sa Panginoon tuwina.

AWIT-PAMBUNGAD SA MABUTING BALITA
Lucas 8, 15

Mapalad ang nag-iingat
sa kanyang pusong matapat
ng Salitang nagbubuhat
sa Poong D’yos ng liwanag,
sa t’yaga’y aaning ganap.

MABUTING BALITA
Lucas 16, 19-31

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon ayon kay San Lucas

Noong panahong iyon, sinabi ni Hesus sa mga Pariseo: “May isang mayamang nagdaramit nang mamahalin at saganang-sagana sa pagkain araw-araw. At may isa namang pulubing nagngangalang Lazaro, tadtad ng sugat, na nakalupasay sa may pintuan ng mayaman upang mamulot kahit mumong nahuhulog mula sa hapag ng mayaman. At doo’y nilalapitan siya ng aso at dinidilaan ang kanyang mga sugat. Namatay ang pulubi, at dinala ng mga anghel sa piling ni Abraham. Namatay ang mayaman, at inilibing. Sa gitna ng kanyang pagdurusa sa Hades, tumingala ang mayaman at kanyang natanaw sa malayo si Abraham, kapiling si Lazaro. At sumigaw siya, ‘Amang Abraham, mahabag po kayo sa akin. Utusan ninyo si Lazaro na isawsaw sa tubig ang dulo ng kanyang daliri at palamigin ang aking dila, sapagkat naghihirap ako sa apoy na ito.’ Ngunit sinabi sa kanya ni Abraham, ‘Anak, alalahanin mong nagpasasa ka sa buhay sa ibabaw ng lupa, at si Lazaro’y nagtiis ng kahirapan. Ngunit ngayo’y inaaliw siya rito, samantalang ikaw nama’y nagdurusa. Higit sa lahat, inilagay sa pagitan natin ang isang malaking bangin upang ang mga narini ay hindi makapariyan at ang mga nariyan ay hindi makaparini.’ At sinabi ng mayaman, ‘Kung gayon po, Amang Abraham, ipinamamanhik ko sa inyong papuntahin si Lazaro sa bahay ng aking ama, sapagkat ako’y may limang kapatid na lalaki. Paparoonin nga ninyo siya upang balaan sila at nang hindi sila humantong sa dakong ito ng pagdurusa.’ Ngunit sinabi sa kanya ni Abraham, ‘Nasa kanila ang mga sinulat ni Moises at ng mga propeta; pakinggan nila ang mga iyon.’ ‘Hindi po sapat ang mga iyon,’ tugon niya, ‘ngunit kung pumunta sa kanila ang isang patay na muling nabuhay, tatalikdan nila ang kanilang mga kasalanan.’ Sinabi sa kanya ni Abraham, ‘Kung ayaw nilang pakinggan ang mga sinulat ni Moises at ng mga propeta, hindi rin nila paniniwalaan kahit ang isang patay na muling nabuhay.’”

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon.

PANALANGIN NG BAYAN
Ikalawang Linggo ng Kuwaresma
Huwebes

Habang inaalaala natin ang mga pangangailangan ng mga dukha, lumapit tayo sa ating Diyos na nagbahagi sa lahat ng kanyang kayamanan sa pagsusugo ng kanyang Anak sa mundo.

Panginoon, dinggin Mo ang aming panalangin.
o kaya
Ama ng mga dukha, pagpalain Mo kami.

Ang Simbahan nawa’y ipadama ang habag ni Kristo sa mga dukha na nagpupunyagi para sa isang higit na makatarungang lipunan, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga natutuksong maging alipin ng kayamanan at kapanatagang dulot ng mga materyal na bagay nawa’y makaunawa na nagmumula ang espiritwal na kahirapan sa pagtangging magbahagi sa kapwa, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Tayong lahat nawa’y tumanggap ng biyayang magpakita ng awa at habag, pag-unawa at pagiging bukas-palad sa mga nangangailangan, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga maysakit nawa’y palakasin ng init ng mapagmahal na presensya ng Panginoon, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga namayapa nawa’y makabahagi sa kaligayahan at kapayapaan ng Kaharian ng Diyos, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ama naming nasa Langit, sa iyong pag-ibig at habag, puspusin mo kami ng iyong nag-uumapaw na kabutihang-loob at tulungan kaming dumamay sa mga kapuspalad. Idinadalangin 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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