HUWEBES, MAYO 11, 2023

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Huwebes sa Ika-5 Linggo ng Pasko ng Pagkabuhay

Mga Gawa 15, 7-21
Salmo 95, 1-2a. 2b-3. 10

Sa lahat ay pinahayag
gawa ng Poong nagligtas.

Juan 15, 9-11

Thursday of the Fifth Week of Easter (White)

UNANG PAGBASA
Mga Gawa 15, 7-21

Pagbasa mula sa Mga Gawa ng Mga Apostol

Noong mga araw na iyon, pagkatapos ng mahabang pagtatalo, tumindig si Pedro at sinabi sa mga apostol at sa matatanda: Mga kapatid, nalalaman ninyo na noong nakaraang mga araw, hinirang ako ng Diyos upang iparangal sa mga Hentil ang Mabuting Balita, at sila nama’y sumampalataya. At ang Diyos na nakasasaliksik ng puso ang nagpatotoo na, tulad natin, sila’y tinatanggap niya nang pagkalooban sila ng Espiritu Santo. Iisa ang tingin ng Diyos sa kanila’t sa atin; nilinis din niya ang kanilang puso sapagkat nanalig sila kay Hesukristo. Bakit ba marunong pa kayo sa Diyos? Ba’t ninyo ipinapapasan sa mga alagad ang isang dalahing mabigat na hindi natin napasan, ni ng ating mga magulang? Sumampalataya tayo at naligtas sa pamamagitan ng kagandahang-loob ng Panginoong Hesus, gayun din naman sila.”

Tumahimik ang buong kapulungan. Nakinig sila kina Bernabe at Pablo habang isinasalaysay nila ang kababalaghang ginawa ng Diyos sa mga Hentil sa pamamagitan nila. Pagkatapos, si Santiago naman ang nagsalita, “Mga kapatid, pakinggan ninyo ako. Katatapos pa lamang isalaysay ni Simon ang unang pagkatawag ng Diyos sa mga Hentil upang sila rin ay maging bayan niya, ayon sa hula ng mga propeta:

‘Pagkatapos nito ay babalik ako,
at muli kong itatayo ang bumagsak na tahanan ni David.
Muli kong ibabangon mula sa kanyang pagkaguho,
upang ang Panginoo’y hanapin ang ibang tao,
ng lahat ng bansang tinawag ko upang maging akin.
Gayon ang sabi ng Panginoon na nagpahayag ng mga bagay na ito mula pa noong una.’

“Kaya’t ang pasiya ko’y huwag nating ligaligin ang mga Hentil na lumalapit sa Diyos. Sa halip, sulatan natin sila na huwag kakain ng anumang inihandog sa diyus-diyusan; huwag makikiapid; huwag kakain ng hayop na binigti, at ng dugo. Sapagkat mula pa nang unang panahon, ang Kautusan ni Moises ay binabasa sa mga sinagoga tuwing Araw ng Pamamahinga, at ipinangangaral ang kanyang salita sa bawat bayan.”

Ang Salita ng Diyos.

SALMONG TUGUNAN
Salmo 95, 1-2a. 2b-3. 10

Sa lahat ay pinahayag
gawa ng Poong nagligtas.

o kaya: Aleluya!

Purihin ang Panginoon, awitan ng bagong awit;
Panginoo’y papurihan nitong lahat sa daigdig!

Sa lahat ay pinahayag
gawa ng Poong nagligtas.

Awitan ang Panginoon, ngalan niya ay purihin;
araw-araw ang ginawang pagliligtas ay banggitin.
Kahit saa’y ipahayag na ang Poon ay dakila,
sa madla ay ipapahayag ang dakila niyang gawa.

Sa lahat ay pinahayag
gawa ng Poong nagligtas.

“Panginoo’y siyang hari,” sa daigdig ay sabihin,
“sanlibuta’y matatag na, kahit ito ay ugain;
sa paghatol sa nilikha, lahat ay pantay sa paningin.”

Sa lahat ay pinahayag
gawa ng Poong nagligtas.

ALELUYA
Juan 10, 27

Aleluya! Aleluya!
Ang tinig ko’y pakikinggan
ng kabilang sa ‘king kawan,
ako’y kanilang susundan.
Aleluya! Aleluya!

MABUTING BALITA
Juan 15, 9-11

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon ayon kay San Juan

Noong panahong iyon, sinabi ni Hesus sa kanyang mga alagad: “Kung paanong iniibig ako ng Ama, gayun din naman, iniibig ko kayo; manatili kayo sa aking pag-ibig. Kung tinutupad ninyo ang aking mga utos, mananatili kayo sa aking pag-ibig; tulad ko, tinutupad ko ang mga utos ng aking Ama at ako’y nananatili sa kanyang pag-ibig.

“Sinasabi ko sa inyo ang mga bagay na ito upang makahati kayo sa kagalakan ko at malubos ang inyong kagalakan.”

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon.

PANALANGIN NG BAYAN
Ikalimang Linggo ng Pasko ng Pagkabuhay
Huwebes

Sinabi ni Kristo, “Kung mamamalagi kayo sa akin at mamamalagi sa inyo ang mga pananalita ko, hingin ninyo ang anumang loobin n’yo at magkakagayon sa inyo.” Manalangin tayo nang may pagtitiwala dahil sa mga salita niyang nakapagpapasigla ng loob.

Panginoon, dinggin Mo ang aming panalangin.
o kaya
Panginoon, sumasampalataya kami sa Iyo.

Ang ating Simbahan nawa’y maging isang tunay na pamayanang namumunga ng pag-ibig at kapayapaan, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga hindi sumasampalataya nawa’y makakilala sa Diyos sa pamamagitan ng pag-iibigan ng mga Kristiyano, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga mag-asawa nawa’y maging tapat sa kanilang pag-ibig sa isa’t isa na nagpapatunay sa kanilang pananampalataya bilang Kristiyano, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga maysakit nawa’y maging matatag sa kanilang pananampalataya at manatiling kaisa ni Jesus kahit sa kanilang pagdurusa, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga lumisan na sa buhay na ito nawa’y magdiwang nang walang katapusan sa tahanan ng Diyos sa Langit, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Diyos na aming Ama, dinggin mo ang aming mga panalangin at puspusin mo ang aming mga puso ng iyong pag-ibig upang makapamuhay kami sa paraang kalugud-lugod sa iyo. 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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