Huwebes, Mayo 21, 2026

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Huwebes sa Ika-7 Linggo ng Pasko ng Pagkabuhay

o kaya Paggunita kay San Kristofero Magallanes, pari at martir, at mga Kasama, mga martir
o kaya Paggunita kay San Eugenio de Mazenod, obispo

Mga Gawa 22, 30; 23, 6-11
Salmo 15, 1-2a at 5. 7-8. 9-10. 11

D’yos ako, ang aking dalangi’y
ako’y iyong tangkilikin.

Juan 17, 20-26

Thursday of the Seventh Week of Easter (White)

or Optional Memorial of St. Christopher Magallanes, Priest and Companions, Martyrs (Red)

or Optional Memorial of St. Eugene de Mazenod, Bishop (White)

UNANG PAGBASA
Mga Gawa 22, 30; 23, 6-11

Pagbasa mula sa Mga Gawa ng Mga Apostol

Noong mga araw na iyon, ibig matiyak ng pinuno kung ano nga ang sakdal ng mga Judio laban kay Pablo, kaya’t pinagpulong niya kinabukasan ang mga punong saserdote at ang buong Sanedrin, saka kinalagan si Pablo, ipinanaog at iniharap sa kanila.

Alam ni Pablo na doo’y may mga Saduseo at Pariseo, kaya’t sinabi niya nang malakas, “Mga kapatid, ako’y Pariseo, anak ng mga Pariseo. Dahil sa pag-asa kong muling mabubuhay ang mga patay ako’y nililitis ngayon.” Matapos itong sabihin ni Pablo, nagtalu-talo ang mga Pariseo at ang mga Saduseo, at nahati ang kapulungan. Sapagkat ang sabi ng mga Saduseo, hindi muling mabubuhay ang mga patay at walang anghel o espiritu, subalit ang mga Pariseo nama’y naniniwala sa lahat ng ito. At lumakas ang kanilang sigawan. Tumindig ang ilan sa mga eskribang kapanig ng mga Pariseo at malakas na tumutol. “Wala kaming makitang pagkakasala ng taong ito. Ano kung may isang espiritu o isang anghel na nagsalita sa kanya?”

At nang maging mainitan na ang kanilang pagtatalo, natakot ang pinuno na baka lurayin nila si Pablo, kaya’t pinapanaog niya ang mga kawal, ipinakuha si Pablo at ipinapasok sa kuta.

Kinagabihan, tumayo ang Panginoon sa tabi ni Pablo at sinabi sa kanya, “Lakasan mo ang iyong loob! Nagpatotoo ka tungkol sa akin dito sa Jerusalem; ganyan din ang gawin mo sa Roma.”

Ang Salita ng Diyos.

SALMONG TUGUNAN
Salmo 15, 1-2a at 5. 7-8. 9-10. 11

D’yos ko, ang aking dalangi’y
ako’y iyong tangkilikin.

o kaya: Aleluya!

O Diyos, ako’y ingatan mo, ingatan ang iyong lingkod,
ang hangad ko ay maligtas kaya sa ‘yo dumudulog;
“Ika’y aking Panginoon,” ang wika ko sa aking Diyos,
“Kabutihang tinanggap ko, ay ikaw ang nagkaloob.”
Ikaw lamang, O Poon ko, ang lahat sa aking buhay,
ako’y iyong tinutugon sa lahat kong kailangan.

D’yos ko, ang aking dalangi’y
ako’y iyong tangkilikin.

Pinupuri ko ang Poon na sa akin ay patnubay.
Kahit gabi diwa niya ang sa aki’y umaakay.
Nababatid ko na siya’y kasama ko oras-oras.
Sa piling n’ya kailanma’y hindi ako matitinag.

D’yos ko, ang aking dalangi’y
ako’y iyong tangkilikin.

Kaya’t ako’y nagdiriwang, ang diwa ko’y nagagalak.
Ang lagi kong nadarama’y hindi ako matitinag.
Pagkat di mo tutulutang ang mahal mo ay malagak,
sa balon ng mga patay upang doon ay maagnas.

D’yos ko, ang aking dalangi’y
ako’y iyong tangkilikin.

Ituturo mo ang landas na buhay ang hahantungan,
sa piling mo’y madarama ang lubos na kagalakan;
Ang tulong mo’y nagdudulot ng ligayang walang hanggan.

D’yos ko, ang aking dalangi’y
ako’y iyong tangkilikin.

ALELUYA
Juan 17, 21

Aleluya! Aleluya!
Lahat nawa’y magkaisa
kay Kristo at sa D’yos Ama
nang tana’y sumampalataya.
Aleluya! Aleluya!

MABUTING BALITA
Juan 17, 20-26

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon ayon kay San Juan

Noong panahong iyon, tumingala si Hesus at nanalangin, “Amang banal, hindi lamang ang aking mga alagad ang idinadalangin ko, kundi pati ang mga mananalig sa akin dahil sa kanilang pahayag. Maging isa nawa silang lahat, Ama. Kung paanong ikaw ay nasa akin at ako’y nasa iyo, gayun din naman, maging isa sila sa atin upang maniwala ang sanlibutan na ikaw ang nagsugo sa akin. Ang karangalang ibinigay mo sa akin ay ibinigay ko sa kanila upang sila’y ganap na maging isa, gaya nating iisa: ako’y nasa kanila at ikaw ay nasa akin, upang lubusan silang maging isa. At sa gayun, makikilala ng sanlibutan na sinugo mo ako, at sila’y iniibig mo katulad ng pag-ibig mo sa akin.”

“Ama, nais kong makasama sa aking kinaroroonan ang mga ibinigay mo sa akin, upang mamasdan nila ang karangalang bigay mo sa akin, sapagkat inibig mo na ako bago pa nilikha ang sanlibutan. Makatarungang Ama, hindi ka nakikilala ng sanlibutan, ngunit nakikilala kita; at nalalaman ng mga ibinigay mo sa akin na ikaw ang nagsugo sa akin. Ipinakilala kita sa kanila, at ipakikilala pa, upang ang pag-ibig mo sa akin ay sumapuso nila at ako nama’y sumakanila.”

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon.

PANALANGIN NG BAYAN
Ikapitong Linggo ng Pasko ng Pagkabuhay
Huwebes

Nanalangin si Jesus sa Ama para sa pagkakaisa. Sa paghihintay sa Pentekostes, lumapit tayo sa Ama at idalangin ang tunay na pagkakaisa ng lahat ng kanyang mga anak.

Panginoon, dinggin Mo ang aming panalangin.
o kaya
Ama ng lahat, pag-isahin Mo kami.

Ang lahat ng kasapi ng Simbahan nawa’y magkaisa sa puso at isip kasama ng ating Santo Papa at ng ating mga obispo, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mundo nawa’y sumampalataya kay Kristo bunga ng nagkakaisang halimbawa ng mga Kristiyano, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang lahat ng bininyagan kay Kristo nawa’y magkatipon sa iisang Simbahan, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang bawat mag-anak nawa’y mabuklod sa iisang pananampalataya at pag-ibig, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga yumao nawa’y tawagin sa ganap na pakikipagkaisa sa Diyos magpakailanman, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Banal na Ama, sa pamamagitan ng mga panalanging ito, maakay nawa ang lahat ng tao sa pagkakaisang ibinabahagi mo sa Nag-iisang minahal mo bago pa man itinatag ang sansinukob. 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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