LUNES, NOBYEMBRE 14, 2022

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Lunes ng Ika-33 Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon (II)

Pahayag 1, 1-4; 2, 1-5a
Salmo 1, 1-2. 3. 4. at 6

Kakain ang magwawagi
sa puno ng buhay lagi.

Lucas 18, 35-43

Monday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time (Green)

UNANG PAGBASA
Pahayag 1, 1-4; 2, 1-5a

Ang simula ng aklat ng Pahayag

Ito ang paghahayag ng Diyos kay Hesukristo, at kanya namang inihayag kay Juan na alipin niya, sa pamamagitan ng anghel. Ang layon ng paghahayag na ito’y ipabatid sa mga alipin ng Diyos ang mga bagay na malapit nang maganap. Ito ang patotoo ni Juan sa mga nakita niya – tungkol sa inihayag ng Diyos at pinatunayan ni Hesukristo. Mapalad ang bumabasa ng aklat na ito, ang mga nakikinig sa hulang inihahayag nito, at tumutupad sa nasusulat dito! Sapagkat ang lahat ng ito’y malapit nang maganap.

Buhat kay Juan –
Sa pitong simbahan sa Asia:
Sumainyo ang pagpapala at kapayapaan mula sa Diyos – Diyos sa kasalukuyan, sa nakaraan, at siyang darating – at mula sa pitong espiritung nasa harap ng kanyang trono.

Narinig ko ang Panginoon at sinabi niya sa akin, “Isulat mo sa anghel ng simbahan sa Efeso:

“Ito ang ipinasasabi ng may hawak ng pitong bituin sa kanyang kanang kamay, ang lumalakad sa gitna ng pitong ilawang ginto, ang iyong mga pagpapagal at pagtitiyaga. Alam kong namumuhi ka sa masasama. Sinubok mo ang mga nagpanggap na apostol, at napatunayan mong sila’y bulaan. Alam ko ring matiyaga ka, nagtiis ng maraming hirap alang-alang sa akin, at hindi nanlupaypay. Ngunit ito ang ipinagdaramdam ko sa iyo: nanlalamig ka sa akin – hindi mo na ako mahal tulad ng dati. Alalahanin mo ang dati mong kalagayan, pagsisihan mo at talikdan ang iyong masasamang gawa, at gawin mong muli ang mga ginawa mo noong una.

Ang Salita ng Diyos.

SALMONG TUGUNAN
Salmo 1, 1-2. 3. 4. at 6

Kakain ang magwawagi
sa puno ng buhay lagi.

Mapalad ang taong hindi naaakit niyong masasama,
upang sundan niya ang kanilang payo’t maling halimbawa;
hindi sumasama sa sinumang taong ang laging adhika’y
pagtawanan lamang at hamak-hamakin ang Diyos ng dakila.
Nagagalak siyang laging magsaliksik ng banal na aral,
ang utos ng Poon siyang binubulay sa gabi at araw.

Kakain ang magwawagi
sa puno ng buhay lagi.

Ang katulad niya’y isang punongkahoy sa tabing batisan,
sariwa ang daho’t laging namumunga sa kapanahunan,
at anumang gawin ay nakatitiyak na magtatagumpay.

Kakain ang magwawagi
sa puno ng buhay lagi.

Ngunit ibang-iba ang masamang tao; ipa ang kawangis,
siya’y natatangay at naipapadpad kung hangi’y umihip.
Sa taong matuwid ay Panginoon ang s’yang mag-iingat,
ngunit kailanman ang mga masama ay mapapahamak.

Kakain ang magwawagi
sa puno ng buhay lagi.

ALELUYA
Juan 8, 12

Aleluya! Aleluya!
Sinabi ni Hesukristo:
“Ako ang ilaw ng mundo
at buhay ng alagad ko.”
Aleluya! Aleluya!

MABUTING BALITA
Lucas 18, 35-43

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon ayon kay San Lucas

Malapit na si Hesus sa Jerico, at doo’y may isang lalaking bulag na nakaupo sa tabi ng daan at nagpapalimos. Nang marinig nitong nagdaraan ang maraming tao, itinanong niya kung ano ang nangyayari. “Nagdaraan si Hesus na taga Nazaret,” sabi nila. At siya’y sumigaw, “Hesus, Anak ni David! Mahabag po kayo sa akin!” Sinaway siya ng mga nasa unahan, ngunit lalo pa niyang nilakasan ang sigaw: “Anak ni David, mahabag po kayo sa akin!” Kaya’t tumigil si Hesus, at iniutos na dalhin sa kanya ang bulag. Inilapit nga ito at tinanong ni Hesus, “Ano ang ibig mong gawin ko sa iyo?” “Panginoon, ibig ko po sana’y manumbalik ang aking paningin,” sagot niya. At sinabi ni Hesus, “Mangyari ang ibig mo! Pinagaling ka dahil sa iyong pananalig.” Noon din, nakakita siya at sumunod kay Hesus, at nagpasalamat sa Diyos. Nang makita ito ng mga tao, silang lahat ay nagpuri sa Diyos.

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon.

PANALANGIN NG BAYAN
Ika-33 Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon
Lunes

Hilingin natin sa Diyos Ama na buksan ang ating mga mata upang malinaw nating makita ang kanyang daan at sundan siya nang buong puso.

Panginoon, dinggin mo ang aming panalangin.
o kaya
Panginoon, sinagan mo kami ng iyong liwanag.

Ang mga pinuno ng Simbahan, sa pamamagitan ng kanilang huwarang pamumuhay, nawa’y maipakita sa atin ang daan patungo sa Kaharian ng Diyos Amang nasa Langit, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Sa pamamagitan ng ating paggawa ng kabutihan, nawa’y palagi nating bigyan-pansin ang mga hinatulan, tinanggihan, at hindi minamahal sa ating lipunan, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Katulad ng bulag ng Jerico tayo nawa’y magkaroon ng matatag na pananalig sa nakapagpapagaling na presensya ni Jesus at sundan siya sa daan ng buhay, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga maysakit at mga nagdurusa sa kalabuan ng paningin o pagiging bulag nawa’y makatagpo ng kagalingan at kasiyahan, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga yumao nawa’y tumanggap ng walang hanggang kapayapaan at liwanag sa kaluwalhatian ng Kaharian ng Diyos, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ama naming nasa Langit, punuin mo kami ng iyong pagmamahal at pawiin mo ang kadiliman sa aming buhay upang mabuhay kami sa liwanag ni Kristo, ang iyong Anak na nabubuhay at naghahari kasama mo ngayon at magpakailanman. 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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