LUNES, ENERO 23, 2023

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Lunes ng Ika-3 Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon (I)

Hebreo 9, 15. 24-28
Salmo 97, 1. 2-3ab. 3kd-4. 5-6

Umawit sa D’yos ng awa,
ang gawain n’ya’y dakila.

Marcos 3, 22-30

Monday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time (Green)

UNANG PAGBASA
Hebreo 9, 15. 24-28

Pagbasa mula sa sulat sa mga Hebreo

Mga kapatid, si Kristo ang tagapamagitan ng bagong tipan sapagkat sa pamamagitan ng kanyang kamatayan, ipinatawad ang paglabag ng mga tao noong sila’y nasa ilalim ng unang tipan. Dahil dito, kakamtan ng mga tinawag ng Diyos ang walang hanggang pagpapala na kanyang ipinangako.

Sapagkat pumasok si Kristo, hindi sa isang Dakong Banal na ginawa ng tao at larawan lamang ng tunay, kundi sa langit. At ngayo’y nasa harapan siya ng Diyos at namamagitan para sa atin. Ang dakilang saserdote ng mga Judio ay pumapasok sa Dakong Banal taun-taon, may dalang dugo ng mga hayop. Ngunit minsan lamang pumasok si Kristo upang ihandog ang kanyang sarili, at iyo’y sapat na. Kung di gayun, kailangan sanang siya’y paulit-ulit na mamatay mula pa nang matatag ang sanlibutan. Subalit minsan lamang siya napakita, ngayong magtatapos na ang mga panahon, upang pawiin ang kasalanan sa pamamagitan ng haing kanyang inihandog. Itinakda sa mga tao na minsan lamang mamatay at pagkatapos ay ang paghuhukom. Gayun din naman, si Kristo’y minsang inihandog bilang hain upang pawiin ang mga kasalanan ng mga tao. Siya’y muling darating, hindi upang ihandog na muli dahil sa kasalanan kundi upang iligtas ang mga naghihintay sa kanya.

Ang Salita ng Diyos.

SALMONG TUGUNAN
Salmo 97, 1. 2-3ab. 3kd-4. 5-6

Umawit sa D’yos ng awa,
ang gawain n’ya’y dakila.

Umawit ng bagong awit at sa Poon ay ialay,
pagkat yaong ginawa n’ya ay kahanga-hangang tunay!
Sa sariling lakas niya at taglay na kabanalan,
walang hirap na natamo yaong hangad na tagumpay.

Umawit sa D’yos ng awa,
ang gawain n’ya’y dakila.

Ang tagumpay niyang ito’y siya na rin ang naghayag,
sa harap ng mga bansa’y nahayag ang pagliligtas.
Ang pangako sa Israel lubos niyang tinutupad.

Umawit sa D’yos ng awa,
ang gawain n’ya’y dakila.

Tapat siya sa kanila at ang pag-ibig ay wagas.
Ang tagumpay ng ating Diyos kahit saan ay namalas!
Magkaingay na may galak, yaong lahat sa daigdig;
ang Poon ay buong galak na purihin sa pag-awit!

Umawit sa D’yos ng awa,
ang gawain n’ya’y dakila.

Sa saliw ng mga lira iparinig yaong tugtog,
at ang Poon ay purihin ng tugtuging maalindog.
Tugtugin din ang trumpeta na kasaliw ang tambuli,
magkaingay sa harapan ng Poon na ating hari.

Umawit sa D’yos ng awa,
ang gawain n’ya’y dakila.

ALELUYA
2 Timoteo 1, 10

Aleluya! Aleluya!
Si Kristo ay nagtagumpay
nalupig ang kamatayan
nagningning ang pagkabuhay.
Aleluya! Aleluya!

MABUTING BALITA
Marcos 3, 22-30

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon ayon kay San Marcos

Noong panahong iyon, sinabi ng mga eskribang dumating mula sa Jerusalem, “Inaalihan siya ni Beelzebul, ang prinsipe ng mga demonyo. Ito ang nagbigay sa kanya ng kapangyarihang magpalayas ng mga demonyo!” Kaya’t pinalapit ni Hesus ang mga tao at sinabi sa kanila ang ilang talinghaga: “Paano mangyayaring palayasin ni Satanas si Satanas?” Kapag naglaban-laban ang nasasakupan ng isang kaharian, hindi mananatili ang kahariang iyon. At kapag naglaban-laban ang magkakasambahay, hindi mananatili ang sambahayang iyon. Gayun din naman, kapag naghimagsik si Satanas laban sa kanyang sarili at naglaban-laban ang kanyang nasasakupan, hindi magtatagal at darating ang kanyang wakas.

“Walang makapapasok sa bahay ng isang taong malakas at makaaagaw ng kanyang ari-arian, malibang gapusin muna niya ang taong iyon. Saka pa lamang niya malolooban ang bahay na iyon.

“Tandaan ninyo ito: maaaring ipatawad sa mga tao ang lahat ng kasalanan at panlalait nila sa Diyos, ngunit ang sinumang lumait sa Espiritu Santo ay hindi mapatatawad. Ang kanyang kasalanan ay hindi mapapawi kailanman.” Sinabi ito ni Hesus sapagkat ang sabi ng ilan, “Inaalihan siya ng masamang espiritu.”

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon.

PANALANGIN NG BAYAN
Ikatlong Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon
Lunes

Natitipon kay Kristo na lumulupig sa kasamaan, buong tiwala tayong lumapit sa Ama dala ang ating mga idinadalanging mithiin.

Panginoon, dinggin Mo ang aming panalangin.
o kaya
Ama sa langit, iligtas Mo kami sa masama.

Ang Simbahan nawa’y mapanibago at sumaksi nang may katapatan sa tamang pagpapahalaga sa buhay upang makatulong sa pagpapanumbalik sa mundong nasadlak sa kasamaan, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga nagdidigmaang mga bansa nawa’y matutong mamuhay sa pakikiisa at pagtutulungan upang makapagdulot ng kapayapaan sa daigdig, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang lahat ng nananalig kay Kristo nawa’y mapaglabanan nila ang pagkakahiwa-hiwalay at maging iisa sa Panginoon, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga maysakit, lalo na ang mga lumpo at may kapansanan, nawa’y tumanggap ng kasiyahan at kalinga sa mga nag-aalaga sa kanila, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga tapat na yumao nawa’y mailigtas sa kasamaan ng walang hanggang kamatayan, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ama naming Diyos, patuloy mo kaming hilumin sa lahat ng masama, at hayaan mong ang iyong kabutihan ang siyang magliwanag sa amin sa kapangyarihan ni Jesu-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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