HUWEBES, NOBYEMBRE 17, 2022

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Paggunita kay Santa Isabel ng Unggaria, namanata sa Diyos

Pahayag 5, 1-10
Salmo 149, 1-2. 3-4. 5 at 6a at 9a

Ginawa mo kaming pari,
isang maharlikang lipi.

Lucas 19, 41-44

Memorial of St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Religious (White)

Mga Pagbasa mula sa
Huwebes ng Ika-33 Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon (II)

UNANG PAGBASA
Pahayag 5, 1-10

Pagbasa mula sa aklat ng Pahayag

Akong si Juan ay nakakita ng isang kasulatang nakalulon na hawak sa kanang kamay ng nakaluklok sa trono. May sulat ang magkabilang panig nito, at may pitong tatak. At nakita ko ang isang makapangyarihang anghel na nagpahayag nang malakas, “Sino ang karapat-dapat na sumira sa mga tatak at magbukas sa kasulatang nakalulon?” Ngunit walang nasumpungan sa langit, sa lupa o sa ilalim ng lupa, na makapagbubukas at makatitingin sa nilalaman niyon. Buong kapatian akong nanangis sapagkat walang natagpuang karapat-dapat. Kaya sinabi sa akin ng isa sa matatanda: “Huwag kang manangis. Tingnan mo! Ang leon mula sa lipi ni Juda, ang Anak ni David, ang siyang nagtagumpay at may karapatang sumira sa pitong tatak at magbukas sa kasulatang nakalulon.”

Pagkatapos, may nakita akong isang Kordero na nakatayo sa pagitan ng matatanda at ng tronong napaliligiran ng apat na nilalang na buhay. May mga bakas na nagpapakilalang pinatay na ang Kordero. Ito’y may pitong sungay at pitong mata na siyang pitong espiritu ng Diyos na ipinadala sa buong sanlibutan. Lumapit ang Kordero at kinuha ang kasulatang nakalulon sa kanang kamay ng nakaluklok sa trono. Nang ito’y kunin niya, nagpatirapa sa harapan ng Kordero ang apat na nilalang na buhay at ang dalawampu’t apat na matatanda. May hawak na alpa ang bawat isa, at may gintong mangkok na puno ng kamanyang. Ito ang panalangin ng mga banal. Inaawit nila ang bagong awit na ito:

“Ikaw ang karapat-dapat na kumuha sa kasulatang nakalulon
At sumira sa mga tatak niyon.
Sapagkat pinatay ka, at sa pamamagitan ng iyong kamatayan
Ay tinubos mo para sa Diyos ang mga tao, mula sa bawat lipi, wika, bayan at bansa.
Ginawa mo silang isang liping maharlika at mga saserdote para maglingkod sa ating Diyos;
At sila’y maghahari sa lupa.”

Ang Salita ng Diyos.

SALMONG TUGUNAN
Salmo 149, 1-2. 3-4. 5 at 6a at 9a

Ginawa mo kaming pari,
isang maharlikang lipi.

o kaya: Aleluya.

Ang Panginoo’y purihin, awitan ng bagong awit,
puruhin sa pagtitipon ng tapat sa pananalig.
Magalak ka, O Israel, dahilan sa Manlilikha;
dahilan sa iyong hari, ikaw Sion ay matuwa.

Ginawa mo kaming pari,
isang maharlikang lipi.

Purihin sa pagsasayaw, purihin ang kanyang ngalan;
alpat’ tambol ay tugtugin at siya ay papurihan.
Panginoo’y nagagalak sa kanyang mga hirang.
Sa nangagpapakumbaba’y tagumpay ang ibibigay.

Ginawa mo kaming pari,
isang maharlikang lipi.

Sa tagumpay na natamo, magalak ang mga hirang,
sa kanilang pagpipista ay magsaya’t mag-awitan.
Sa pagpuri sa Panginoon, ay bayaang magsigawan.
Ang tatanggap ng tagumpay, ay ang kanyang mga hirang.

Ginawa mo kaming pari,
isang maharlikang lipi.

ALELUYA
Salmo 94, 8ab

Aleluya! Aleluya!
Dinggin ninyong lahat ngayon
ang tinig ng Panginoon
sa loob na mahinahon.
Aleluya! Aleluya!

MABUTING BALITA
Lucas 19, 41-44

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon ayon kay San Lucas

Noong panahong iyon, nang malapit na si Hesus sa Jerusalem at matanaw niya ang lungsod, ito’y kanyang tinangisan. Sinabi niya, “Kung nalalaman mo lamang sa araw na ito kung ano ang makapagdudulot sa iyo ng kapayapaan! Ngunit lingid ito ngayon sa iyong paningin. Sapagkat darating ang mga araw na paliligiran ka ng kuta ng iyong mga kaaway, kukubkubin at gigipitin sa magkabi-kabila. Wawasakin ka nila, at lilipulin ang mga anak mo sa loob ng iyong muog. At ni isang bato’y wala silang iiwan sa ibabaw ng kapwa bato, sapagkat hindi mo pinansin ang pagdating ng Diyos upang iligtas ka.”

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon.

PANALANGIN NG BAYAN
Ika-33 Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon
Huwebes

Ipanalangin natin ang ating mga pangangailangan bilang bahagi ng ating paglalakbay ng pananampalataya, bilang pagsunod kay Kristo patungo sa walang hanggang Jerusalem, ang ipinangakong mamanahin natin.

Panginoon, dinggin mo ang aming panalangin.
o kaya
Panginoon, madama nawa namin ang iyong presensya.

Ang Simbahan nawa’y maging buhay na sagisag at instrumento ng pagkakaisa at kapayapaan, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Bilang komunidad ng mga sumasampalataya, nawa’y hindi tayo magkahati-hati dahil lamang sa mga walang kwentang galit at hindi pinag-isipang paghusga, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Atin nawang maiwasan ang gumawa ng mga dahilang umiwas sa ating pagtugon sa mga hamon ng pananampalataya, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga kasawian sa buhay o pagkakasakit nawa’y hindi makasagabal sa ating pagnanais na sundan si Kristo maging sa pagpapakasakit, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Sa mga tapat na yumao sana’y maibigay ang walang hanggang kaligtasan, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ama naming Diyos, huwag nawa kaming umatras o mag-atubiling lumakad nang pasulong sa paglalakbay tungo sa iyong Kaharian. Palakasin nawa ng mga panalanging ito ang aming pananampalataya. 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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