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Lunes sa Ika-2 Linggo ng Pasko ng Pagkabuhay

o kaya Paggunita kay San Pedro Chanel, pari at martir
o kaya Paggunita kay San Luis Maria ng Montfort

Mga Gawa 4, 23-31
Salmo 2, 1-3. 4-6. 7-9

Mapalad ang may tiwala
sa Panginoong Dakila.

Juan 3, 1-8

Monday of the Second Week of Easter (White)

or Optional Memorial of St. Peter Chanel, Priest and Martyr (Red)
or Optional Memorial of St. Louis Mary de Montfort, Priest (White)

UNANG PAGBASA
Mga Gawa 4, 23-31

Pagbasa mula sa aklat ng Mga Gawa ng Apostol

Noong mga araw na iyon, nang mapalaya na sina Pedro at Juan, sila’y nagpunta sa mga kasamahan nila at ibinalita ang sinabi ng mga punong saserdote at ng matatanda ng bayan. Nang marinig ito, sama-sama silang nanalangin sa Diyos. Sinabi nila, “Kayo po ang lumikha ng langit, ng lupa, ng dagat at ng lahat ng nasa mga ito! Kayo po ang nagsalita sa pamamagitan ng aming nunong si David na inyong lingkod nang sabihin niya, sa patnubay ng Espiritu Santo:

‘Bakit galit na galit ang mga Hentil,
at ang mga tao’y nagbabalak nang walang kabuluhan?
Nahahandang lumaban ang mga hari sa lupa,
at nagtitipon ang mga pinuno
laban sa Panginoon at sa kanyang Hinirang.’

“Nagkatipon sa lungsod na ito sina Herodes at Poncio Pilato, kasama ang mga Hentil at ang buong Israel, laban sa iyong banal na Lingkod na si Hesus, ang iyong Hinirang. Isinagawa nila ang lahat ng bagay na dapat mangyari na itinakda mo noon pa. At ngayon, Panginoon, pinagbabantaan nila kami. Tulungan mo ang iyong mga alipin na mapaingaral nang buong tapang ang iyong Salita. Iunat mo ang iyong kamay upang magpagaling, at loobin mo na sa pangalan ng iyong banal na Lingkod na si Hesus ay makagawa kami ng mga kababalaghan.” Pagkatapos nilang manalangin, nayanig ang pinagtitipunan nila. Silang lahat ay napuspos ng Espiritu Santo at buong tapang na nangaral ng Salita ng Diyos.

Ang Salita ng Diyos.

SALMONG TUGUNAN
Salmo 2, 1-3. 4-6. 7-9

Mapalad ang may tiwala
sa Panginoong Dakila.

o kaya: Aleluya!

Bakit nagbabalak itong mga bansa na sila’y mag-alsa?
Anong kabuluhan ng lahat ng itong binabalak nila?
Mga hari nila ay naghihimagsik at nagkakaisa,
na ang Panginoon at ang kanyang hirang ay bakahin nila.
“Pagsikapan nating tayo ay lumaya sa pagkaalipin,
at ating igupo ang pamahalaang sumakop sa atin.”

Mapalad ang may tiwala
sa Panginoong Dakila.

Sa trono ng langit, nagtawa ang Poon nang iyo’y sabihin,
at sila’y kinutya sa kanilang balak na mahirap gawin.
Sa galit ng Diyos, sila’y buong bagsik na pinangusapan,
sa tindi ng poot, yaong mga hari ay nahintakutan;
at tungkol sa akin ay kanyang sinabi:
“Sa bundok kong mahal, sa tuktok ng Sion,
aking iniluklok ang haring marangal.”

Mapalad ang may tiwala
sa Panginoong Dakila.

Ganito ang sabi ng lingkod ng Poon na hari sa Sion:
“Aking ihahayag ang ipinag-utos nitong Panginoon,
‘Ikaw ang anak kong pinakamamahal, at magmula ngayon,
Ako namang ito ang giliw mong ama sa habang panahon.
Hingin mo sa akin ang lahat ng bansa, at ibibigay ko,
anumang narito sa buong daigdig ay magiging iyo;
pamahalaan mo ng kamay na bakal ang lahat ng ito,
tulad ng palayok, durugin mo sila sa mga kamay mo.’”

Mapalad ang may tiwala
sa Panginoong Dakila.

ALELUYA
Colosas 3, 1

Aleluya! Aleluya!
Kayong kay Kristo nabuhay
ay sa langit nakalaan
upang kay Kristo pumisan.
Aleluya! Aleluya!

MABUTING BALITA
Juan 3, 1-8

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon ayon kay San Juan

May isang Pariseo at pinuno ng mga Judio, na nagngangalang Nicodemo. Isang gabi, siya’y nagsadya kay Hesus. “Rabi,” sabi niya, “nalalaman po naming kayo’y isang gurong mula sa Diyos, sapagkat walang makagagawa ng mga kababalaghang ginagawa ninyong malibang sumasakanya ang Diyos.” Sumagot si Hesus, “Sinasabi ko sa inyo: maliban na ipanganak na muli ang isang tao, hindi siya paghaharian ng Diyos.” “Paano pong maipapanganak na muli ang isang tao kung matanda na siya? Makapapasok pa ba siya sa tiyan ng kanyang ina para ipanganak uli?” tanong ni Nicodemo. “Sinasabi ko sa inyo,” ani Hesus, “maliban na ang tao’y ipanganak sa tubig at sa Espiritu, hindi siya paghaharian ng Diyos. Ang ipinanganak sa laman ay laman, at ang ipinanganak sa Espiritu ay espiritu. Huwag kayong magtaka sa sinabi ko sa inyo, ‘Lahat ay kailangang ipanganak na muli.’ Umiihip ang hangin kung saan ibig at naririnig ninyo ang ugong nito, ngunit hindi ninyo alam kung saan nanggagaling at kung saan naparoroon. Gayun din ang bawat ipinanganak sa Espiritu.

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon.

PANALANGIN NG BAYAN
Ikalawang Linggo ng Pasko ng Pagkabuhay
Lunes

Sa pamamagitan ng ating Binyag sa ngalan ng Ama, at ng Anak, at ng Espiritu Santo, tayo ay naging mga anak ng Diyos. Bilang mga tagapagmanang kasama ni Kristo, makalalapit tayo sa ating Ama nang may pagtitiwala.

Panginoon, dinggin Mo ang aming panalangin.
o kaya
Ama, dinggin Mo ang Iyong mga anak.

Ang Simbahan sa lupa nawa’y mabuklod upang maging salamin ng ganap na pagkakaisa ng Santatlo, ang kaisahan ng pag-ibig ng Diyos, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga binyagang Kristiyano nawa’y lumago sa kanilang pamumuhay bilang Kristiyano, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga alipin ng takot nawa’y maging malaya bilang mga anak ng Diyos, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga walang pananampalataya nawa’y sikapin nating mahikayat sa pananampalataya at pagpapabinyag, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga kapatid nating namayapa nawa’y muling mabuhay sa kaluwalhatian ng Banal na Santatlo, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ama naming nasa Langit, sa aming pag-aalay ng mga pananalangin, loobin mong makaisa kami ng Espiritu na nananahan sa iyong mga anak at kay Kristo na iyong Anak na aming Tagapagligtas at Panginoon, na nabubuhay at naghahari magpasawalang hanggan. Amen.

WHEN WAR SPREADS, WHO IS SAFE?

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I am deeply concerned about the continuing escalation of the war in the Middle East. What began with American and Israeli attacks on Iran last February has developed into a wider regional conflict, with Iran retaliating against American military installations in several Gulf countries, including the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman. Iran maintains that it has nothing against its Gulf Arab neighbors and that its targets are mainly American military facilities located within their territories. But the consequences of these attacks are being felt far beyond the military bases. Civilian lives, airports, energy facilities and international shipping are being placed at risk.

Saudi Arabia has also been drawn into the conflict, with renewed missile and drone attacks by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi movement. Just this weekend, attacks were reported near Riyadh’s international airport. The danger is that countries which have sought to avoid direct involvement in the war are nevertheless being drawn into its expanding circle of violence.

My apprehension is not only for the citizens of these Gulf countries, but also for the millions of Filipinos who live and work there. According to Philippine government estimates reported in March 2026, there are approximately 2.35 million Filipinos in the six Gulf states: 975,000 in the UAE, 813,000 in Saudi Arabia, 250,000 in Qatar, 211,000 in Kuwait, 56,000 in Bahrain and 49,000 in Oman. These are our fellow Filipinos who have left their families behind to earn a living abroad. Their safety and welfare must remain a priority for our government.

I am equally troubled by Israel’s continuing involvement in the war against Iran, even as its military operations in Gaza and Lebanon continue. In Gaza, Palestinians are still dying despite the ceasefire, while families displaced by the war are forced to live among the ruins of their destroyed homes. In Lebanon, renewed Israeli strikes and exchanges of fire with Hezbollah threaten to unravel the fragile ceasefire. How much more suffering must ordinary people endure before the parties involved seriously commit themselves to peace?

This situation has become a personal concern for me as well. I am scheduled to travel to Rome for meetings in early October, taking an Emirates flight that will transit through the UAE. During my previous trip to Rome, I deliberately avoided the Gulf region and took a China Airlines flight through Beijing instead. I now find myself wondering whether I should have made the same choice for this forthcoming journey.

There is another dimension to this war that troubles me deeply: the growing use of artificial intelligence in modern warfare. Reports indicate that AI-assisted systems have already been used in military targeting operations against Iran, as well as in Gaza and Lebanon. These technologies can accelerate the identification and selection of targets, compressing decisions that once took hours into mere minutes or seconds.

At the same time, leading AI developers themselves have been warning about the growing difficulty of understanding and controlling the behavior of increasingly powerful AI systems. This raises a disturbing question: Could AI-assisted military decision-making have contributed to the speed and scale of this recent escalation? We do not yet have sufficient evidence to answer that question. But it is a question that urgently deserves investigation, especially as the race toward artificial superintelligence continues.

Are we allowing the development of technologies that can accelerate the machinery of war faster than human wisdom, moral discernment and diplomacy can restrain it?

I pray that the leaders of the nations involved will find the courage to step back from this dangerous escalation and return to the negotiating table. Peace cannot be achieved simply by developing more sophisticated weapons or by threatening one another with greater destruction.

The lives of millions of innocent people, including our own Filipino brothers and sisters working in the Middle East, are at stake. We cannot afford to leave their future to the logic of war, much less to machines that may one day operate beyond our capacity to understand and control them.

ALL THE TIME

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Gospel Reading for September 22, 2026 – Luke 8: 19-21

ALL THE TIME

The mother of Jesus and his brothers came to him but were unable to join him because of the crowd. He was told, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside and they wish to see you.” He said to them in reply, “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and act on it.”

————

There are those who interpret this Gospel to mean that, for Jesus, Mary and his relatives were not important to him. But why would someone who preached about love ALL THE TIME fail to give importance to the woman who bore him in her womb, nursed him, raised him according to Jewish tradition, and, most of all, whose “yes” was so important for the Father’s plan of salvation to come to fruition?

It was precisely for this reason that Jesus pointed out the quality that made Mary truly blessed: she heard the Word of God and acted on it. Even while dying on the Cross, Jesus entrusted Mary to John, symbolically giving her to all of us as our Mother.

Although it is not mentioned in the Bible, Jesus would naturally have gone outside to see Mary and his relatives. After he began his public ministry at the age of thirty, he no longer lived with Mary. Let us not forget that Jesus was born into a family, and being Jesus, his family surely mattered very much to him.

Lord Jesus, help us always to listen to your Word and to act upon it. Amen.

Everybody hurts

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Lord My Chef Daily Recipe for Soul by Fr. Nicanor F. Lalog II
Tuesday, Twenty-Fifth Week in Ordinary Time, Year II, 22 September 2026
Proverbs 21:1-6, 10-13     ><))))*> + ><))))*> + ><))))*>     Luke 8:19-21
I pray for all
those suffering today,
Lord Jesus;
for those hoping to see
you, to talk to you even for a while
like your mother and brothers
in the gospel;
why did you not go out to see
them right away?
I felt sad.
And disappointed.

The mother of Jesus and his brothers came to him but were unable to join him because of the crowd. He was told, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside annd they wish to see you.” He said to them in reply, “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of G0d and act on it” (Luke 8:19-21).

Luke never bothered
to tell us what they wanted
from you, Lord;
but your reply got me praying
more deeply and these
I realized:
you love us so much
Jesus,
your words always in us,
in our hearts
but many times we do not listen;
Mary and your brothers know
that so well
and they never protested;
in fact,
they affirmed your words
by remaining silent,
trusting you as always;
most of all,
your reply teaches us
your disciples
to widen,
to enlarge
the bounds of our family:
if we choose to listen
and act on the Word of God,
we must at the same time
become a member of the
family of Jesus.
Teach us to be like
that king in the first reading
willing to bow
his will and desires to
God despite his power
and authority;
give me a listening heart,
a will so pliant to your ways
so that I may welcome those
trying to get close to you
Jesus because they hurt;
many times our pains
are so pronounced because
we have no room
for those seeking you,
Jesus.
Amen.
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