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Paggunita kay Santa Clara ng Assisi, dalaga

Deuteronomio 10, 12-22
Salmo 147, 12-13. 14-15. 19-20

Purihin mo, Jerusalem,
ang Panginoong butihin.

Mateo 17, 22-27

Memorial of St. Clare, Virgin (White)

Mga Pagbasa mula sa
Lunes ng Ika-19 na Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon (I)

UNANG PAGBASA
Deuteronomio 10, 12-22

Pagbasa mula sa aklat ng Deuteronomio

Sinabi ni Moises sa mga tao, “Bayang Israel, ito ang nais sa inyo ng Panginoon: Magkaroon kayo ng takot sa kanya, lumakad sa kanyang mga daan, ibigin siya, paglingkuran nang buong puso’t kaluluwa, at sundin ang kanyang Kautusan at mga tuntunin. Ito naman ay sa ikabubuti rin ninyo. Isipin na lang ninyo na ang langit, ang daigdig at lahat ng narito ay sa Panginoon. Ngunit sa laki ng pag-ibig niya sa inyong mga ninuno, kayong lahi nila ay pinili niya sa gitna ng maraming bansa. Kaya nga, buksan ninyo ang inyong mga puso at alisin ninyo ang katigasan ng inyong mga ulo. Pagkat ang Panginoon ay Diyos ng mga diyos, Panginoon ng mga panginoon, makapangyarihan at kakila-kilabot. Pantay-pantay ang tingin niya sa mga tao at hindi napasusuhol. Iginagawad niya ang katarungan sa mga ulila at balo; nilulukuban niya ng pagmamahal ang mga taga-ibang bayan at binibigyan ng kanilang pangangailangan. Ibigin ninyo ang mga taga-ibang bayan pagkat kayo ma’y naging taga-ibang bayan sa Egipto. Magkaroon kayo ng takot sa Panginoon. Paglingkuran ninyo siya, huwag kayong hihiwalay sa kanya, at ipahayag ninyo ang kanyang pangalan. Siya lamang ang dapat ninyong pag-ukulan ng pagpupuri, siya ang inyong Diyos, ang gumawa ng marami at kakila-kilabot na mga bagay na inyong nasaksihan. Pitumpu lamang ang inyong mga ninuno nang pumunta sila sa Egipto ngunit ngayo’y marami na kayo, sindami ng bituin sa langit.”

Ang Salita ng Diyos.

SALMONG TUGUNAN
Salmo 147, 12-13. 14-15. 19-20

Purihin mo, Jerusalem,
ang Panginoong butihin.

o kaya: Aleluya.

Purihin mo, Jerusalem, purihin ang Panginoon,
purihin mo ang iyong Diyos, kayong mga taga-Sion.
Yaong mga pintuan mo ay siya ang nag-iingat,
ang lahat ng iyong lingkod ay siya ang nagbabasbas.

Purihin mo, Jerusalem,
ang Panginoong butihin.

Ginagawang matahimik yaong mga hangganan mo,
bibigyan kang kasiyahan sa kaloob niyang trigo.
Kung siya ay nag-uutos, agad itong natutupad,
dumarating sa daigdig, na hindi na nagluluwat.

Purihin mo, Jerusalem,
ang Panginoong butihin.

Kay Jacob n’ya ibinigay ang balita at pabilin,
ang tuntuni’t mga aral, ibinigay sa Israel.
Ang ganitong karapatan ay wala ang ibang bansa,
pagkat hindi nila batid ang utos na itinakda.
Purihin ang Panginoon!

Purihin mo, Jerusalem,
ang Panginoong butihin.

ALELUYA
2 Tesalonica 2, 14

Aleluya! Aleluya!
Tayo’y tinawag ng Diyos
upang magningning na lubos
sa aral ni Kristo Hesus.
Aleluya! Aleluya!

MABUTING BALITA
Mateo 17, 22-27

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon ayon kay San Mateo

Noong panahong iyon, nang nagkakatipon sa Galilea sina Hesus at ang mga alagad, sinabi niya sa kanila, “Ang Anak ng Tao ay ipagkakanulo at papatayin, ngunit muling mabubuhay sa ikatlong araw.” At sila’y lubhang nagdalamhati.

Pagdating nila sa Capernaum, lumapit kay Pedro ang mga maniningil ng buwis para sa templo. Tinanong siya, “Nagbabayad ba ng buwis para sa templo ang inyong Guro?” “Opo,” sagot ni Pedro. At nang dumating siya sa bahay, tinanong na siya agad ni Hesus, “Ano ba ang palagay mo, Simon? Kanino sumisingil ng bayad sa lisensya o buwis ang mga hari sa lupa? Sa mga mamamayan ba o sa mga dayuhan?” “Sa mga dayuhan po,” tugon niya. Sinabi ni Hesus, “Kung gayun, hindi pinagbabayad ang mga mamamayan. Gayunman, para wala silang masabi sa atin, pumaroon ka sa lawa at ihagis mo ang kawil. Kunin mo ang unang isdang mahuhuli. Ibuka mo ang bibig nito at may makikita kang isang salaping pilak. Kunin mo ito at ibayad sa buwis nating dalawa.”

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon.

PANALANGIN NG BAYAN
Ika-19 Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon
Lunes

Sa ating kahinaan at pangangailangan, dumulog tayo sa Diyos na ating dapat sundin at paglingkuran sapagkat siya ang pinagmumulan ng lahat ng kapangyarihan sa sandaigdigan.

Panginoon, dinggin mo ang aming panalangin.
o kaya
Ama, mamuhay nawa kami sa espiritu ng iyong Anak.

Ang Simbahan saanmang dako ng daigdig nawa’y walang takot na magpahayag ng pinahahalagahang katarungan at kapayapaan, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang lahat ng tao nawa’y makabahagi nang tama sa mga materyal at espiritwal na bagay ng daigdig at ang mga organisasyong sibiko at estado nawa’y makatulong sa pagtatanggol sa mga mahihina at mga mahihirap, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang lahat ng mamamayan nawa’y magkaroon ng malakas na kamulatan sa sibikong tungkulin at maging aktibo sila na makilahok tungo sa pangkalahatang kabutihan, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Tayo nawa’y maging mga daan ng pag-ibig at kalinga ni Kristo para sa mga maysakit at mga nagdurusa, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga yumao nawa’y magkaroon ng kasiyahan sa kaharian ng kapayapaan, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ama ng awa, dapat na gamitin ang lahat ng talento sa lupa, para sa pagsusulong ng paghahari ng iyong katarungan, kapayapaan, at pagkakapatiran ng iyong bayan. Sa pamamagitan ng aming bukas-loob na pagsuporta nawa’y maging instrumento kami ng pagtatatag ng iyong Kaharian dito sa lupa. Hinihiling namin ito sa pamamagitan ni Kristong aming Panginoon. Amen.

The ROADMAP

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Gospel Reading for October 05, 2026 – Luke 10: 25-37

The ROADMAP

There was a scholar of the law who stood up to test Jesus and said, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you read it?” He said in reply, “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your being, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.”

He replied to him, “You have answered correctly; do this and you will live.” But because he wished to justify himself, he said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

Jesus replied, “A man fell victim to robbers as he went down from Jerusalem to Jericho. They stripped and beat him and went off leaving him half-dead. A priest happened to be going down that road, but when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side. Likewise a Levite came to the place, and when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side. But a Samaritan traveler who came upon him was moved with compassion at the sight. He approached the victim, poured oil and wine over his wounds and bandaged them. Then he lifted him up on his own animal, took him to an inn, and cared for him. The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper with the instruction, ‘Take care of him. If you spend more than what I have given you, I shall repay you on my way back.’

Which of these three, in your opinion, was neighbor to the robbers’ victim?” He answered,“The one who treated him with mercy.” Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.”

————

Jesus was indeed a GREAT STORYTELLER. Most of the time, when people asked him about something, he would respond with a story. When he wanted to teach something, he spoke in parables.
He is the Son of God. He said, “I and the Father are one” (John 10:30). This means that this is the style of the Father.

It would be so easy to just give the answer or teach a lesson directly, but this is our God—who gave us an intellect and a soul so that we ourselves may find the answers we seek in life, especially in the spiritual realm. This is the Word of God. It is not meant to be taught like a lesson in class. It is meant to be listened to with all ears and kept in our hearts with deep sincerity.

The Word of God is SO PRECIOUS because it is the way of life of all who believe in God. It is SO PRECIOUS because we do not have to go through life wasting time on trial and error. It is SO PRECIOUS because it is The ROADMAP going to heaven.

Lord Jesus, thank you for leading us to the Father!

Bearing Fruit

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27th Sunday A

Is 5:1-7
The reading is a poetic song using metaphor to depict covenant infidelity, with the vineyard symbolizing Israel and Yahweh. The prophet narrates the careful construction of the vineyard, expecting a good harvest, but results in bitter disappointment. Judah is called to judge itself, with the vineyard’s dismantling representing Israel’s loss of protection and proper cultivation. The parable ends with judgment and violence, highlighting God’s desire for fidelity and justice, especially for the poor, but finding only selfishness and treachery, leading to destruction and exile.

 

Phil 4:6-9
In the final part of this letter, Paul urges the community to set aside worries and turn to prayer (v6). God’s peace, which surpasses understanding (v7), results from harmonious relations with God and others, found when one commits to Christ (Col 3:15). He also recommends Stoic virtues (v8) that celebrate human values connected to the God of peace. Life’s goodness includes natural beauty, human achievements, and spiritual uplift.

 

Mt 21:33-43
The gospel describes the parable of the vineyard from Isaiah 5, representing Israel as the vineyard and Yahweh as its owner. The parable evolved in early church history but reflects Jesus’ ministry of rejection and replacement. The chief priests and the Pharisees are the tenants whose responsibility is to produce the fruit the owner’s servants are sent to collect. The two sets of servants are the prophets: they are rejected, abused, even killed, (vv34-36 cf Jer 20:2; 26:21-23; and were often referred to by Jesus, 5:12; 22:6; 23:30-37). The son, the final emissary, is Jesus himself, with an allusion to his death outside of Jerusalem (vv38-39; Jn 19:17; Heb 13:12f).

The Jewish leaders pass sentence on themselves. Psalm 118 was used in the early church as a prophecy of Jesus’ rejection and victory.

The term “karpos” ( καρπὸς ) is constantly used in the Bible. But aside from its literal meaning of fruit, grain, or harvest; or in the sense of “offspring” (Lk 1.42) or “descendant” (Acts 2.30), the kind of fruit expected by the owner of the vineyard refers metaphorially to the duty Israel owes to God (cf. Isa 5:4), to a godly lifestyle which is consistent with a rightly-ordered covenant relationship with God. The Matthean ideal of ” bearing fruit” connotes the sense of “moral characteristics”: repentance (3:8,10); good deeds (7:16-20; 12:33); and fruitfulness (13:8; 21:19). In this regard the religious leaders of his time failed to teach such, nurture spiritual growth and fruitfulness among the people, and inspire covenant fidelity, for they themselves live an unrepentant and duplicity of life. Thus responsibility over the vineyard will be transferred to the faithful ones as promised in Isa 55:3-5. (vv43, 45).

Isaiah’s song and Matthew’s parable of the vineyard conclude in much the same way—on a note of disillusionment. Whether the present-day ‘tenants of the vineyard of the Lord’ produce fruit or not, we nevertheless remain God’s vineyard, which He continually cultivates. Fidelity to God’s will produces an abundant harvest. Are we producing fruits of “whatever is true, honorable, just, pure, lovely, gracious…excellence, worthy of praise” (cf. Phil. 4:6-9)? May it be so. Amen.

CHANCE TO REALIGN

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Gospel Reading for October 04, 2026 – Matthew 21: 33-43

CHANCE TO REALIGN

Jesus said to the chief priests and the elders of the people: “Hear another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a wine press in it, and built a tower. Then he leased it to tenants and went on a journey. When vintage time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to obtain his produce. But the tenants seized the servants and one they beat, another they killed, and a third they stoned. Again he sent other servants, more numerous than the first ones, but they treated them in the same way. Finally, he sent his son to them, thinking, ‘They will respect my son.’ But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and acquire his inheritance.’ They seized him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What will the owner of the vineyard do to those tenants when he comes?” They answered him, “He will put those wretched men to a wretched death and lease his vineyard to other tenants who will give him the produce at the proper times.” Jesus said to them, “Did you never read in the Scriptures:

The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone;
by the Lord has this been done,
and it is wonderful in our eyes?

Therefore, I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people that will produce its fruit.”

————

“He will put those wretched men to a wretched death and lease his vineyard to other tenants who will give him the produce at the proper times.”

It was so easy for the chief priests and elders to answer what had to be done to the wicked tenants because they did not think of themselves as the tenants.

However, what Jesus said next made them realize that they were the tenants in Jesus’ parable. They wanted to arrest him, but they were afraid of the people who looked up to him as a prophet.
This proves that the Word of God is indeed as Hebrews 4:12 states: “The Word of God is living, active, and sharper than any double-edged sword, able to penetrate deep within us and judge our thoughts and motives.”

It is not meant to make us feel bad about ourselves, but to give us the CHANCE TO REALIGN with the person made in God’s image and likeness. It is the only way Christians can live a truly joyful, peaceful, and fruitful life in this world, in the midst of challenges and difficulties.

Speak, Lord, we are listening!

Veritas Editorial

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