SABADO, AGOSTO 19, 2023

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Sabado ng Ika-19 Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon (I)

o kaya Paggunita kay San Juan Eudes, pari
o kaya Paggunita kay San Ezekiel Moreno, obispo
o kaya Paggunita sa Mahal na Birheng Maria tuwing Sabado

Josue 24, 14-29
Salmo 15, 1-2a at 5. 7-8. 11

D’yos ko, aking kapalara’y
manahin ang iyong buhay.

Mateo 19, 13-15

Saturday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time (Green)

or Optional Memorial of St. John Eudes, Priest (White)
or Optional Memorial of St. Ezekiel Moreno, Priest (White)
or Optional Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Saturday (White)

UNANG PAGBASA
Josue 24, 14-29

Pagbasa mula sa aklat ni Josue

Noong mga araw na iyon, sinabi ni Josue sa mga tao: “Kaya naman ngayon, sambahin ninyo ang Panginoon at paglingkuran ninyo siya nang tapat. Kalimutan na ninyo ang mga diyus-diyosang dating sinasamba ng inyong mga ninuno sa Mesopotamia at sa Egipto. Ang Panginoon lamang ang inyong paglingkuran. At kung ayaw ninyong maglingkod sa Panginoon, sabihin ninyo kung kanino kayo maglilingkod: sa diyus-diyosang sinamba ng inyong mga ninuno sa Mesopotamia, o sa mga diyus-diyosan ng mga Amorreo, na sinasamba dito sa lupaing inyong tinatahanan. Ngunit ako at ang aking angkan ay sa Panginoon lamang maglilingkod.”

Sumagot ang bayan: “Wala kaming balak na talikuran ang Panginoon at maglingkod sa mga diyus-diyusan. Ang Panginoon, na aming Diyos ang siyang humango sa atin sa pagkaalipin sa Egipto. Nasaksihan din namin ang mga kababalaghang ginawa niya upang tayo’y maingatan saanman tayo mapadako at mailigtas sa mga kaaway na ating nadaanan. Kaya’t kami rin ay sa Panginoon maglilingkod. Siya ang ating Diyos.”

Muling nangusap si Josue sa bayan: “Hindi kayo makapaglilingkod sa Panginoon sapagkat siya’y isang Diyos na banal at ayaw ng nahahating paglilingkod. Hindi niya ipahihintulot ang inyong mga pagsuway at pagkakasala. Kapag tinalikuran ninyo siya at naglingkod kayo sa mga diyus-diyusan, mapopoot siya sa inyo at parurusahan niya kayo. Hindi niya panghihinayangang lipulin kayo sa kabila ng maraming pagpapalang ginawa na niya sa inyo.”

Sumagot ang mga tao: “Hindi po bale! Basta sa Panginoon kami maglilingkod.”

Sinabi ni Josue: “Kayo na rin ang mga saksi na kayo ang nagpasyang maglingkod sa Panginoon.”

Sumagot naman sila: “Opo! Saksi kami.”

Sinabi uli ni Josue: “Kung gayun, itapon ninyo ang mga diyus-diyosang iniingatan pa ninyo. Manumpa kayo sa Panginoon, sa Diyos ng Israel.”

Sumagot uli ang mga tao: “Ang Panginoon ang aming Diyos. Siya ang aming paglilingkuran! Susundin namin ang kanyang mga utos.” Gumawa si Josue ng kasunduan para tuparin ng mga tao; doon sa Siquem, kanyang binigyan sila ng mga batas at alituntunin. Isinulat ni Josue ang mga batas na ito sa Aklat ng Kautusan ng Diyos. Kumuha siya ng isang malaking bato, itinayo sa lilim ng puno ng roble sa Banal na Lugar ng Panginoon. At sinabi niya sa lahat: “Tingnan ninyo ang batong ito. Ito ang ating saksi. Narinig nito ang lahat ng sinabi sa atin ng Panginoon. Ito rin ang magiging saksi laban sa inyo, kapag kayo’y tumalikod sa Diyos.” Pagkatapos, pinaalis na ni Josue ang mga tao, at umuwi sila sa kani-kanilang lupain.

Hindi nagtagal at namatay si Josue na anak ni Nun at lingkod ng Panginoon, sa gulang na sandaa’t sampung taon.

Ang Salita ng Diyos.

SALMONG TUGUNAN
Salmo 15, 1-2a at 5. 7-8. 11

D’yos ko, aking kapalara’y
manahin ang iyong buhay.

O Diyos, ako’y ingatan mo, ingatan ang iyong lingkod,
ang hangad ko ay maligtas kaya sa ‘yo dumudulog;
“Ika’y aking Panginoon,” ang wika ko sa aking Diyos,
“kabutihang tinanggap ko, ay ikaw ang nagkaloob.”
Ikaw lamang, O Poon ko, ang lahat sa aking buhay,
ako’y iyong tinutugon sa lahat kong kailangan.

D’yos ko, aking kapalara’y
manahin ang iyong buhay.

Pinupuri ko ang Poon na sa akin ay patnubay.
Kahit gabi diwa niya ang sa aki’y umaakay.
Nababatid ko na siya’y kasama ko oras-oras.
Sa piling n’ya kailanma’y hindi ako matitinag.

D’yos ko, aking kapalara’y
manahin ang iyong buhay.

Ituturo mo ang landas na buhay ang hahantungan,
sa piling mo’y madarama ang lubos na kagalakan;
ang tulong mo’y nagdudulot ng ligayang walang hanggan.

D’yos ko, aking kapalara’y
manahin ang iyong buhay.

ALELUYA
Mateo 11, 25

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

MABUTING BALITA
Mateo 19, 13-15

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon ayon kay San Mateo

Noong panahong iyon, may nagdala ng mga bata kay Hesus upang hilinging ipatong niya sa mga ito ang kanyang kamay at ipanalangin. Ngunit pinagwikaan sila ng mga alagad. Datapwat sinabi ni Hesus, “Hayaan ninyong lumapit sa akin ang mga bata. Huwag ninyo silang hadlangan, sapagkat sa mga katulad nila naghahari ang Diyos.” Ipinatong niya sa kanila ang kanyang kamay, saka umalis.

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon.

PANALANGIN NG BAYAN
Ika-19 Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon
Sabado

Lumapit tayo at ipahayag natin nang may pananalig sa Diyos Ama na nagmamahal sa kanyang mga anak ang ating mga pangangailangan.

Panginoon, dinggin mo ang aming panalangin.
o kaya
Panginoon, mapasaamin nawa ang iyong mapagpalang kamay.

Ang mga tahanan ng Simbahan nawa’y maitayo sa hindi makasariling pagmamahal at ang mga pamilya nawa’y makilala at maunawaan ang lalim ng pag-ibig nd Diyos, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga mag-asawa nawa’y maging sensitibo sa pangangailangan ng bawat isa at matagpuan ang tunay na kaligayahan sa buhay nilang pinag-isa, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga magulang nawa’y pagpalain ang kanilang mga anak ng atensyon, pagkalinga, at pagmamahal, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga bata at yaong mga mahihina sa ating lipunan nawa’y mabigyan ng suporta ng mga malalakas at nakaririwasa sa buhay, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga namayapa nawa’y makatanggap ng kapayapaang walang hanggan, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ama, ang iyong Kaharian ay para sa mga bata at maliliit. Pakinggan mo ang panalangin ng iyong mga anak na nananalig sa iyo. Hinihiling namin ito sa pamamagitan ni Kristong aming Panginoon. 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.”

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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.”

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“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!

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