MIYERKULES, HULYO 26, 2023

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Exodo 16, 1-5. 9-15
Salmo 77, 18-19. 23-24. 25-26. 27-28

Panginoon ang nagbigay
ng pagkaing bumubuhay.

Mateo 13, 1-9

Memorial of Sts. Joachim and Anne, Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary (White)

Mga Pagbasa mula sa
Miyerkules ng Ika-16 na Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon (I)

UNANG PAGBASA
Exodo 16, 1-5. 9-15

Pagbasa mula sa aklat ng Exodo

Mula sa Elim, nagpatuloy sa paglalakbay ang mga Israelita, at ikalabinlima ng ikalawang buwan nang sila’y dumating sa ilang ng Sin, sa pagitan ng Elim at Sinai. Ang mga Israelita’y nagreklamo kina Moises at Aaron. Sinabi nila, “Mabuti pa sana’y pinatay na kami ng Panginoon sa Egipto. Doon, nakakakain kami ng karne at tinapay hanggang gusto namin. Dito naman sa ilang na pinagdalhan ninyo sa amin, mamamatay kami sa gutom.”

Sinabi ng Panginoon kay Moises, “Pauulanan ko kayo ng tinapay mula sa langit. Araw-araw, palalabasin mo ng bahay ang mga tao para mamulot ng kakanin nila sa maghapon. Sa pamamagitan nito’y susubukin ko kung hanggang saan nila susundin ang aking mga tagubilin. Tuwing ikaanim na araw, doble sa karaniwan ang kanilang pupulutin at ihahanda.”

Sinabi ni Moises kay Aaron, “Ang buong bayan ay paharapin mo sa Panginoon sapagkat narinig niya ang kanilang reklamo.” Nang sabihin ito ni Aaron, ang buong bayan ay humarap sa Panginoon, sa gawi ng disyerto, at bigla na lamang nilang nakita sa ulap ang kaningningan ng Panginoon. Sinabi niya kay Moises, “Narinig ko ang reklamo ng mga Israelita. Sabihin mo sa kanila na pagtatakip-silim, bibigyan ko sila ng karne. Sa umaga, bibigyan ko sila ng tinapay hanggang gusto nila. Sa gayo’y malalaman nilang ako ang Panginoon, ang kanilang Diyos.”

Nang magtakip-silim, dumagsa sa kampo ang napakaraming pugo. Kinaumagahan naman ay makapal na makapal ang hamog sa paligid ng kampo. Nang mapawi ang hamog, nakita nilang ang lupa’y nalalatagan ng maliliit at maninipis na mga bagay na animo’y pinipig. Hindi nila alam kung ano iyon, kaya nagtanungan sila, “Ano kaya ito?”

Sinabi ni Moises, “Iyan ang tinapay na bigay sa inyo ng Panginoon.”

Ang Salita ng Diyos.

SALMONG TUGUNAN
Salmo 77, 18-19. 23-24. 25-26. 27-28

Panginoon ang nagbigay
ng pagkaing bumubuhay.

Tinitikis nilang kusa, sinusubok nila ang Diyos,
ang hiningi ay pagkaing gustung-gusto nilang lubos.
Kinalaban nila ang Diyos nang sabihin ang ganito:
“Sa gitna ba nitong ilang mabubusog niya tayo?”

Panginoon ang nagbigay
ng pagkaing bumubuhay.

Gayun pa man, itong Diyos nag-utos sa kalangitan,
at ang mga pinto nito’y agad-agad na nabuksan.
Bunga nito, ang pagkai’y bumuhos na parang ulan,
ang pagkain nilang manna, sa kanila’y ibinigay.

Panginoon ang nagbigay
ng pagkaing bumubuhay.

Ang kaloob na pagkai’y pagkain ng mga anghel,
hindi sila nagkukulang, masagana kung dumating.
Yaong ihip ng amihan, ay siya rin ang nag-utos,
sa taglay na lakas niya’y dumating ang hanging timog.

Panginoon ang nagbigay
ng pagkaing bumubuhay.

Ang pagkain nilang karne’y masaganang dumarating,
makapal na mga ibon na sindami ng buhangin.
Sa gitna ng kampo nila ay doon na bumabagsak,
sa palibot niyong tolda’y doon nila tinatanggap.

Panginoon ang nagbigay
ng pagkaing bumubuhay.

ALELUYA

Aleluya! Aleluya!
Salita ng D’yos ang buto
na tanim ni Hesukristo
upang tumubo sa tao.
Aleluya! Aleluya!

MABUTING BALITA
Mateo 13, 1-9

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon ayon kay San Mateo

Noon ding araw na iyon, si Hesus ay lumabas ng bahay at naupo sa tabi ng lawa. Pinagkalipumpunan siya ng makapal na tao, kaya sumakay siya sa isang bangka at doon naupo. Nasa dalampasigan naman ang mga tao. At nagturo siya ng maraming bagay sa pamamagitan ng mga talinghaga.

“May isang magsasakang lumabas upang maghasik. Sa kanyang paghahasik ay may binhing nalaglag sa tabi ng daan. Dumating ang mga ibon at tinuka ang mga iyon. May binhi namang nalaglag sa kabatuhan. Sapagkat manipis lang ang lupa roon, sumibol agad ang binhing iyon, ngunit nang mapabilad sa matinding sikat ng araw ay natuyo, palibhasa’y walang gaanong ugat. May binhi namang nalaglag sa dawagan; lumago ang mga dawag at ininis ang mga iyon. Ngunit ang binhing nalaglag sa mabuting lupa ay nag-uhay: may tigsasandaan, may tig-aanimnapu, at may tigtatatlumpung butil ang bawat uhay. Ang may pandinig ay makinig!”

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon.

PANALANGIN NG BAYAN
Ika-16 Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon
Miyerkules

Sabihin natin sa Diyos ang ating pagnanais sa isang mayamang ani sa mundo habang ating nasasalamin ang hindi matabang lupa sa ating buhay.

Panginoon, dinggin Mo ang aming panalangin.
o kaya
Panginoon, gawin Mong mabunga ang aming buhay.

Ang Simbahan nawa’y magbunga ng mayamang ani sa pamamagitan ng katapatan at dedikasyon ng kanyang mga lingkod, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang ani ng katarungan nawa’y magbuhat sa hindi makasariling paggawa ng mga pinuno, mambabatas at hukom ng gobyerno, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga magsasaka na nagpapagal sa bukid nawa’y umani ng bunga ng kanilang paggawa at makatulong sa ikauunlad ng sambayanan, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga maysakit na nahihirapan sa mga kasawian sa buhay nawa’y masiyahan sa ani ng pagpapalakas-loob mula sa kanilang mga kaibigan at komunidad, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga tapat na yumao nawa’y makarating sa kanilang walang hanggang tahanan, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Mapagmahal na Ama, tulungan mo kaming makapagdulot ng mayamang ani sa anumang iyong itinanim sa aming mga puso. 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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