Martes, Setyembre 9, 2025

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Martes ng Ika-23 Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon (I)

o kaya Paggunita kay San Pedro Claver, pari

Colosas 2, 6-15
Salmo 144, 1-2. 8-9. 10-11

Ang Diyos ay mapagmahal,
tana’y pinauunlakan.

Lucas 6, 12-19

Tuesday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time (Green)

or Optional Memorial of St. Peter Claver, Priest (White)

UNANG PAGBASA
Colosas 2, 6-15

Pagbasa mula sa sulat ni Apostol San Pablo sa mga taga-Colosas

Mga kapatid, yamang tinanggap ninyong Panginoon si Kristo Hesus, mamuhay kayo sa paraang karapat-dapat sa kanya. Manatili kayo sa kanya at isalig sa kanya ang inyong buhay. Magpakatibay kayo sa pananampalatayang itinuro sa inyo, at laging magpasalamat sa Diyos.

Mag-ingat kayo upang hindi mabihag ninuman sa pamamagitan ng walang kabuluhan at magdarayang aral at hindi nasasalig kay Kristo kundi sa sabi-sabi ng matatanda at sa mga tuntunin ng sanlibutan. Sapagkat ang buong kalikasan ng Diyos ay na kay Kristo nang siya’y maging tao at dahil sa inyong pakikipag-isa sa kanya, naging ganap ang inyong buhay. Sakop niya ang lahat ng kapangyarihan at kapamahalaan.

Dahil sa pakikipag-isa kay Kristo, kayo’y tinuli hindi sa laman kundi sa pagwawaksi ng masamang hilig ng laman. Ito ang pagtutuling mula kay Kristo. Nang kayo’y binyagan, nalibing kayong kasama ni Kristo at muling nabuhay na kasama niya dahil sa inyong pananalig sa kapangyarihan ng Diyos na muling bumuhay sa kanya. Kayong mga Hentil na dating patay dahil sa kasalanan ay muling binuhay ng Diyos na kasama ni Kristo. Pinatawad niya tayo sa ating mga kasalanan at pinawalang-bisa ang lahat ng kasulatan laban sa atin, pati mga pananagutang kaugnay nito. Pinawi niya ang lahat ng ito nang ipako siya sa krus. Sa pamamagitan ng kanyang kamatayan sa krus, nilupig niya ang mga pinuno at kapangyarihan ng sanlibutan. Ang mga ito’y parang mga bihag na kanyang ipinarada sa madla bilang katunayan ng kanyang pagtatagumpay.

Ang Salita ng Diyos.

SALMONG TUGUNAN
Salmo 144, 1-2. 8-9. 10-11

Ang Diyos ay mapagmahal,
tana’y pinauunlakan.

Ang kadakilaan ng Diyos ko at Hari, aking ihahayag,
di ko titigilan magpakailanman ang magpasalamat,
aking pupurihi’t pasasalamatan siya araw-araw,
di ako titigil ng pasasalamat magpakailanman.

Ang Diyos ay mapagmahal,
tana’y pinauunlakan.

Ang Panginoong D’yos ay puspos ng pag-ibig at lipos ng habag,
banayad magalit, ang pag-ibig niya’y hindi kumukupas.
Siya ay mabuti at kahit kanino’y hindi nagtatangi;
sa kanyang nilikha, ang pagtingin niya ay mamamalagi.

Ang Diyos ay mapagmahal,
tana’y pinauunlakan.

Magpupuring lahat sa iyo, O Poon, ang iyong nilalang;
lahat mong nilikha ay pupurihin ka’t pasasalamatan.
Babanggitin nilang tunay na dakila ang ‘yong kaharian,
at ibabalitang tunay kang dakila’t makapangyarihan.

Ang Diyos ay mapagmahal,
tana’y pinauunlakan.

ALELUYA
Juan 15, 16

Aleluya! Aleluya!
Hinirang tayo ni Kristo
upang mamungang totoo
bilang mabubuting tao.
Aleluya! Aleluya!

MABUTING BALITA
Lucas 6, 12-19

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon ayon kay San Lucas

Noong panahong iyon, umahon si Hesus sa isang burol at magdamag doong nanalangin. Kinaumagahan, tinawag niya ang kanyang mga alagad, at pumili siya ng Labindalawa sa kanila, na tinawag niyang mga apostol: si Simon na pinangalanan niyang Pedro, at si Andres na kanyang kapatid; sina Santiago, Juan, Felipe, Bartolome, Mateo, Tomas, at Santiago na anak ni Alfeo, si Simon ang Makabayan; si Judas na anak ni Santiago, at si Judas Iscariote, na naging taksil.

Bumaba si Hesus, kasama sila, at tumayo sa isang patag na lugar. Naroon ang marami sa kanyang mga alagad at ang napakaraming tao buhat sa Judea at Jerusalem, at sa mga bayan sa baybaying-dagat ng Tiro at Sidon. Pumaroon sila upang makinig sa kanya at mapagaling sa kanilang mga karamdaman. Pinagaling din niya ang mga pinahihirapan ng masasamang espiritu. At sinikap ng lahat ng tao na mahipo siya sapagkat may taglay siyang kapangyarihang makapagpagaling ng lahat.

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon.

PANALANGIN NG BAYAN
Ika-23 Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon
Martes

Tinatawag tayo ng Diyos bilang kanyang hinirang upang sundin ang kanyang kalooban. Manalangin tayo nang may pananalig sa Diyos na nagnanais na ang kanyang bayan ay mamagitan para sa sandaigdigan.

Panginoon, dinggin mo ang aming panalangin.
o kaya
Ama, pakinggan mo kami kay Kristo.

Ang Simbahan, sa pamamagitan ng Santo Papa at ng mga obispo, nawa’y umakay sa atin sa kaganapan ng buhay Kristiyano, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga mambabatas nawa’y gabayan ang ating bayan para sa kasiguruhan ng kinabukasan at kaunlaran ng ating bayan, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Tayo nawa’y magsumikap at maging tapat sa ating bokasyon na itinakda ng Diyos para gampanan natin, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga matatanda, maysakit, at nalulumbay nawa’y matagpuan ang presensya ng Diyos sa kanilang mga pagsubok at paghihirap, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga yumao nawa’y mamahinga sa kapayapaan ng Kaharian ng Diyos, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Makapangyarihang Diyos, narito kaming nananalangin upang gawin ang kalooban mo. Tanggapin mo nawa kami sa pamamagitan ng iyong bugtong na Anak, siya na nabubuhay at naghahari magpakailanman. 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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