MARTES, NOBYEMBRE 15, 2022

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Martes ng Ika-33 Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon (II)
o kaya Paggunita sa Dakilang San Alberto, obispo at pantas ng Simbahan

Pahayag 3, 1-6. 14-22
Salmo 14, 2-3ab. 3kd-4ab. 5

Luluklok ang nagtagumpay,
kasalo ko habambuhay.

Lucas 19, 1-10

Tuesday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time (Green)
or Optional Memorial of St. Albert the Great, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (White)

UNANG PAGBASA
Pahayag 3, 1-6. 14-22

Pagbasa mula sa aklat ng Pahayag

Ako’y si Juan, narinig ko ang Panginoon at sinabi niya sa akin, “Isulat mo sa anghel ng simbahan sa Sardis:

“Ito ang sinasabi ng may pitong espiritu ng Diyos at may pitong bituin. Nalalaman ko ang ginagawa mo; ipinalalagay kang buhay, ngunit ang totoo, ikaw ay patay. Gumising ka, at pasiglahin mo ang mga bagay na nalalabi sa iyo, nang di tuluyang mamatay. Nakikita kong hindi pa ganap ang mga nagawa mo sa paningin ng aking Diyos. Alalahanin mo kung paano mong tinanggap ang mga aral na iyong narinig. Isagawa mo ang mga yaon, pagsisihan mo’t talikdan ang iyong kasamaan. Kung hindi ka gigising, paririyan akong gaya ng magnanakaw – hindi mo malalaman ang oras ng aking pagdating. Gayunman, may ilan diyan sa Sardis na nag-ingat at napanatiling malinis ang kanilang damit, kaya’t magiging kasama-sama ko silang naka-suot ng puti sapagkat sila’y karapat-dapat. Ang magtatagumpay ay daramtan din ng puti, at hindi ko aalisin sa aklat ng buhay ang kanyang pangalan. Kikilalin ko siya sa harapan ng aking Ama at ng kanyang mga anghel.

“Kung may pandinig kayo, dinggin ninyo ang sinasabi ng Espiritu sa mga simbahan!

“Isulat mo sa anghel ng simbahan sa Laodicea:

“Ito ang sinasabi niya na ang pangalan ay Amen, ang matapat at tunay na saksi, at siyang pinagmulan ng lahat ng nilalang ng Diyos. Nalalaman ko ang mga ginawa mo. Alam kong hindi ka malamig ni mainit. Maano sanang malamig ka o mainit! Ngunit dahil sa ikaw ay malahininga – hindi mainit ni malamig – isusuka kita! Sasabihin mo, ‘Ako’y mayaman at sagana sa lahat ng bagay!’ Ngunit hindi mo nalalamang ikaw ay abang-aba, kahabag-habag, maralita, hubad, at bulag. Kaya nga, ipinapayo kong bumili ka sa akin ng dinalisay na ginto upang ikaw ay maging tunay na mayaman. Bumili ka rin ng puting damit upang matakpan ang nakahihiya mong kahubaran, at ng gamot sa mata nang ikaw ay makakita. Tinuturuan ko’t sinusupil ang lahat ng aking iniibig. Kaya nga, magsikap ka; pagsisihan mo’t talikdan ang iyong kasalanan. Nakatayo ako sa labas ng pintuan at tumututok. Kung diringgin ang aking tinig at bubuksan ang pinto, ako’y papasok sa kanyang tahanan at magkasalo kaming kakain. Ang magtatagumpay ay uupong katabi ko sa aking luklukan, kung paanong ako’y nagtagumpay, at nakaupo ngayon sa tabi ng aking Ama sa kanyang luklukan.

“Kung may pandinig kayo, dinggin ninyo ang sinasabi ng Espiritu sa mga simbahan!”

Ang Salita ng Diyos.

SALMONG TUGUNAN
Salmo 14, 2-3ab. 3kd-4ab. 5

Luluklok ang nagtagumpay,
kasalo ko habambuhay.

Yaong mga masunurin na sa iyo’y nakikinig,
at ang laging ginagawa’y naaayon sa matuwid,
kung mangusap ay totoo, sa lahat at bawat saglit,
yaong gawang paninira’y hindi niya naiisip.

Luluklok ang nagtagumpay,
kasalo ko habambuhay.

Kailanman, siya’y tapat makisama sa kapwa,
sa kaniyang kaibiga’y wala siyang maling gawa;
hindi siya nagkakalat ng di tunay na balita.
At itinatampok niya ang matapat sa lumikha.

Luluklok ang nagtagumpay,
kasalo ko habambuhay.

Hindi siya humihingi ng patubo sa pautang,
at kahit na anong gawi’y hindi siya masuhulan,
upang yaong walang sala’y patawan ng kasalanan.
Ang ganitong mga tao’y mag-aani ng tagumpay.

Luluklok ang nagtagumpay,
kasalo ko habambuhay.

ALELUYA
1 Juan 4, 10b

Aleluya! Aleluya!
Inibig tayo ng Ama,
isinugo ang Anak n’ya
bilang panubos sa sala.
Aleluya! Aleluya!

MABUTING BALITA
Lucas 19, 1-10

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon ayon kay San Lucas

Noong panahong iyon, pumasok si Hesus sa Jerico, at naglakad sa kabayanan. Doo’y may isang mayamang puno ng mga publikano na nagngangalang Zaqueo. At pinagsikapan niyang makita si Hesus upang makilala kung sino ito. Ngunit siya’y napakapandak, at dahil sa dami ng tao, hindi niya makita si Hesus. Kaya’t patakbo siyang nagpauna at umakyat sa isang puno ng sikomoro upang makita si Hesus na magdaraan doon. Pagdating ni Hesus sa dakong iyon, siya’y tumingala at sinabi sa kanya, “Zaqueo, bumaba ka agad, sapagkat kailangan kong tumuloy ngayon sa bahay mo.” Nagmamadali siyang bumaba, at tuwang-tuwang tinanggap si Hesus. Lahat ng nakakita nito ay nagbulung-bulungan. “Nakikituloy siya sa isang makasalanan,” wika nila. Tumayo si Zaqueo at sinabi, “Panginoon, ibibigay ko po sa mga dukha ang kalahati ng aking ari-arian. At kung ako’y may nadayang sinuman, apat na ibayo ang isasauli ko sa kanya.” At sinabi sa kanya ni Hesus, “Ang kaligtasa’y dumating ngayon sa sambahayang ito; lipi rin ni Abraham ang taong ito. Sapagkat naparito ang Anak ng Tao upang hanapin at iligtas ang naligaw.”

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon.

PANALANGIN NG BAYAN
Ika-33 Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon
Martes

Sa pagtatagpo ng Panginoon at ni Zakeo, nakita natin na ang tunay na habag ang pinakamatatag na pinagmumulan ng katarungan. Nananalangin tayo bilang mga makasalanan, sa ngalan ng mga makasalanan. Ang ating mga panalangin nawa’y magpahayag ng panatag na tiwala sa banal na awa ng Diyos.

Panginoon, dinggin mo ang aming panalangin.
o kaya
Banal na Awa, basbasan mo kami.

Ang Simbahan nawa’y patuloy na tanggapin ang mga naghahangad ng kapatawaran at kapayapaan ng kalooban, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga nagpapatakbo ng ating kalakalan at industriya nawa’y maging mapagbigay at makatarungan, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Tayo nawa’y maging handa sa pagsalubong sa Panginoon anumang oras siya dumating sa ating buhay at hayaan siyang manahan sa ating mga puso, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga maysakit nawa’y makita na bahagi ng nakapagliligtas na krus ni Kristo ang kanilang mga pagsubok at paghihirap, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga yumao nawa’y gantimpalaan ng walang hanggang kaligayahan sa buhay ng mundong darating, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ama naming Diyos, punuin mo ang aming mga puso ng iyong pag-ibig. Ipagkaloob mo sa amin ang iyong mapagligtas na tulong kapag kami ay magkasala at nawa’y panatilihin mo kami sa iyong pagkalinga. Hinihiling namin ito sa pamamagitan ni 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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