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Paggunita kay San Felipe Neri, pari

1 Pedro 1, 10-16
Salmo 97, 1. 2-3ab. 3kd-4

Ang D’yos na rin ang naghayag
ng handog n’yang pagliligtas.

Marcos 10, 28-31

Memorial of St. Philip Neri, Priest (White)

Mga Pagbasa mula sa
Martes ng Ika-8 Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon (II)

UNANG PAGBASA
1 Pedro 1, 10-16

Pagbasa mula sa unang sulat ni Apostol San Pedro

Mga pinakamamahal, tungkol sa kaligtasang ito, masusing nagsiyasat at nagsuri ang mga propetang humula sa kaloob na itong nakalaan sa inyo. Sinuri nila kung kailan at paano ito mangyayari. Ang panahong ito ang tinutukoy ng Espiritu ni Kristo na sumasakanila nang paunang ipahayag sa kanila ang hirap na titiisin ni Kristo at ang parangal na tatamuhin niya. Nang kanilang ipahayag ang mga katotohanang ito, ipinaunawa sa kanila ng Diyos na ang ginagawa nila’y sa kapakinabangan ninyo – at hindi sa kanila. Ang mga katotohanang ito’y narinig ninyo ngayon sa mga tagapangaral ng Mabuting Balita ng Diyos. Nagsalita sila sa inyo sa kapangyarihan ng Espiritu Santong sinugo sa kanila buhat sa langit. Ang mga katotohanang ito’y pinanabikang maunawaan ng mga anghel sa langit.

Kaya nga ihanda ninyo ang inyong mga isipan. Magpakatatag kayo at lubos na umasa sa pagpapalang tatamuhin ninyo kapag nahayag na si Hesukristo. Bilang mga anak, sundin ninyo ang Diyos at huwag ang masasamang hilig tulad ng ginagawa ninyo noong kayo’y wala pang tunay na pagkaunawa. Yamang ang Diyos na humirang sa inyo ay banal, dapat kayong magpakabanal anuman ang inyong ginagawa, ayon sa nasusulat: “Magpakabanal kayo, sapagkat ako’y banal.”

Ang Salita ng Diyos.

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

Ang D’yos na rin ang naghayag
ng handog n’yang pagliligtas.

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.

Ang D’yos na rin ang naghayag
ng handog n’yang pagliligtas.

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.

Ang D’yos na rin ang naghayag
ng handog n’yang pagliligtas.

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!

Ang D’yos na rin ang naghayag
ng handog n’yang pagliligtas.

ALELUYA
Mateo 11, 25

Aleluya! Aleluya!
Papuri sa Diyos Ama
pagkat ipinahayag n’ya
Hari s’ya ng mga aba.
Aleluya! Aleluya!

MABUTING BALITA
Marcos 10, 28-31

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoong ayon kay San Marcos

Noong panahong iyon, nagsalita si Pedro kay Hesus, “Tingnan po ninyo, iniwan namin ang lahat at kami’y sumunod sa inyo.” Sinabi ni Hesus, “Tandaan ninyo ito: ang sinumang mag-iwan ng bahay, o mga kapatid, ina, ama, mga anak, mga lupa, dahil sa akin at sa Mabuting Balita, ay tatanggap ng makasandaang ibayo sa buhay na ito – mga bahay, mga kapatid, mga ina, mga anak, at mga lupa – ngunit may kalakip na pag-uusig. At sa kabilang buhay ay magkakaroon ng buhay na walang hanggan. Ngunit maraming nauuna na magiging huli, at maraming nahuhuli na magiging una.”

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon.

PANALANGIN NG BAYAN
Ikawalong Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon
Martes

Mulat sa panganib ng ating pagtitiwala sa mga layaw ng mundong ito, itinataas natin ang ating mga puso sa maalab na pananalangin sa Ama.

Panginoon, dinggin Mo ang aming panalangin.
o kaya
Ama, ikaw ang lahat-lahat sa amin.

Ang Simbahan sa buong sandaigdigan nawa’y maging matibay at tunay na tanda ng daan tungo sa walang katapusang kaligayahan at buhay na walang hanggan, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Tayong lahat nawa’y matutong magtiwala sa mga espiritwal na pinahahalagahan na siyang nagpapayaman ng buo nating katauhan at hindi sa mga materyal na kayamanan na nagbibigay ng kawalang kasiyahan sa ating mga kaluluwa, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang ating mga puso nawa’y hindi natin isara sa mga nangangailangan, at sa halip maging mulat tayo sa pakiisa sa mga gawain ni Kristo na nagpapagaling at nakapagbabalik-loob, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga maysakit at mga may kapansanan nawa’y madama nila ang kalinga ng Panginoon sa pamamagitan ng pag-ibig ng kanilang mga kapitbahay at mga kaibigan, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga pumanaw nating mga kamag-anak at mga kaibigan nawa’y humimlay sa makalangit na kapayapaan ng Diyos, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Makalangit na Ama, tingnan mo nang may habag ang mga nangangailangan. Liwanagan mo ng iyong katotohanan ang aming buhay at bigyan kami ng biyaya na mamuhay ayon sa mataas na pagpapahalaga sa amin ng iyong Anak na si Jesu-Kristo, siya na nabubuhay at naghahari kasama mo at ng Espiritu Santo magpasawalang hanggan. 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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