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Sabado ng Ika-13 Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon (I)

o kaya Paggunita kay San Antonio Maria Zacarria, Pari
o kaya Paggunita kay sa Mahal na Birheng Maria tuwing Sabado

Genesis 27, 1-5. 15-29
Salmo 134, 1-2. 3-4. 5-6

Bigyan ang D’yos ng papuri
pagkat siya ay mabuti.

Mateo 9, 14-17

Saturday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time (Green)
or Optional Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Saturday (White)

UNANG PAGBASA
Genesis 27, 1-5. 15-29

Pagbasa mula sa aklat ng Genesis

Si Isaac ay matanda na at halos di na makakita. Kaya ipinatawag niya si Esau, ang anak niyang panganay. Sianbi niya rito: “Anak, matanda na ako at malapit nang mamatay. Mabuti pa’y lumabas ka at mangaso. Ihuli mo ako ng usa at lutin ang putahing gusto ko. Pagkakain ko’y igagawad ko sa iyo ang aking basbas bago ako mamatay.”

Nakikinig pala si Rebecca samantalang kinakausap ni Isaac si Esau.

Binihisan ni Rebecca si Jacob ng pinakamagarang damit ni Esau na iniingatan niya. Ang mga braso at leeg ni Jacob na walang balahibo’y binalutan niya ng balat ng kambing. Pagkatapos, ipinadala sa anak ang putahe na may kasama pang tinapay na niluto rin niya.

Lumapit si Jacob kay Isaac. “Ama!” wika niya.

“Sino ka ba?” tanong nito.

“Ako po’y si Esau,” sagot ni Jacob. “Nagawa ko na po ang inyong iniuutos sa akin. Narito na po ang gusto ninyong pagkain; bumangon na kayo at kanin na ninyo ito nang ako’y mabasbasan pagkatapos.”

“Kadali mo naman! Saan ka nakahuli nito? tanong ni Isaac.

“Tinulungan po ako ng Panginoon na inyong Diyos,” sagot ni Jacob.

Nagtanong muli si Isaac, “Ikaw ba’y talagang si Esau? Lumapit ka nga rito nang malaman ko kung ikaw nga.” Lumapit naman si Jacob at siya’y hinipo ng ama. “Kay Jacob ang tinig ngunit ang bisig ay parang kay Esau!” pabulong na wika ni Isaac. Hindi niya nakilala si Jacob, sapagkat ang mga bisig nito’y mabalahibo ring tulad ng kay Esau. Babasbasan na sana ni Isaac si Jacob, ngunit muli pang nagtanong,

“Ikaw nga ba si Esau?”

“Ako nga po,” tugon ni Jacob.

Kaya’t sinabi ni Isaac, “Kung gayun, akin na nag pagkain at pagkakain ko’y babasbasan kita.” Inabot ni Jacob ang pagkain at binigyan pa niya ng alak. “Halika anak, at hagkan mo ako,” sabi ng ama. Niyakap ni Jacob ang ama at naamoy nito ang kanyang kasuutan, kaya’t siya’y binasbasan:

“Ang masamyong halimuyak ng anak ko ang katulad
ay samyo ng kabukirang ang Panginoon ang nagbasbas;
bigyan nawa ikaw ng Diyos ng hamog buhat sa itaas,
nang tumaba ang lupa mo’t ikaw nama’y makaranas
ng saganang pag-aani at alak na masasarap.
Bayaan ang mga bansa’y paalipin at gumalang,
kilanlin kang panginoon ng lahat mong mga angkan,
gumalang din ang lipi mo sa panig ng iyong inang
sila nawang sumusumpa sa iyo ay sumpain,
ngunit yaong nagpapala sa iyo ay pagpalain.”

Ang Salita ng Diyos.

SALMONG TUGUNAN
Salmo 134, 1-2. 3-4. 5-6

Bigyan ang D’yos ng papuri
pagkat siya ay mabuti.

Ngalan niya ay purihin noong kanyang mga lingkod,
ng lahat ng lingkod niyang sa templo ay pumapasok,
upang doon manambahan sa banal na bahay ng Diyos.

Bigyan ang D’yos ng papuri
pagkat siya ay mabuti.

Ang Poon ay papurihan pagkat siya ay mabuti,
ang taglay n’yang kabaitan ay marapat sa papuri.
Siya rin nga ang humirang kay Jacob na kanyang lingkod,
ang Israel nama’y bansang hinirang n’ya at kinupkop.

Bigyan ang D’yos ng papuri
pagkat siya ay mabuti.

Aking batid na ang Poon ay ang Diyos na dakila,
higit siya sa alinmang diyus-diyusang naglipana;
ang anumang hangad niya sa langit man o sa lupa,
at kahit sa karagatan, kung anumang kanyang nasa,
ginaganap niya ito, sa sariling pagkukusa.

Bigyan ang D’yos ng papuri
pagkat siya ay mabuti.

ALELUYA
Juan 10, 27

Aleluya! Aleluya!
Ang tinig ko’y pakikinggan
ng kabilang sa ‘king kawan,
ako’y kanilang susundan.
Aleluya! Aleluya!

MABUTING BALITA
Mateo 9, 14-17

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon ayon kay San Mateo

Noong panahong iyon, lumapit kay Hesus ang mga alagad ni Juan Bautista at ang wika, “Malimit kaming mag-ayuno, gayun din ang mga Pariseo. Bakit po hindi nag-aayuno ang inyong mga alagad?” Sumagot siya, “Maaari bang magdalamhati ang mga panauhin sa kasalan habang kasama nila ang lalaking ikinasal? Kapag wala na siya, saka pa lamang sila mag-aayuno.

“Walang nagtatagpi ng bagong kayo sa isang lumang kasuutan; sapagkat mababatak nito ang tinagpian, at lalong lalaki ang punit. Wala ring nagsisilid ng bagong alak sa lumang sisidlang-balat. Kapag gayon ang ginawa, puputok ang balat, matatapon ang alak, at mawawasak ang sisidlan. Sa halip ay isinisilid ang bagong alak sa bagong sisidlang-balat, at sa gayo’y kapwa nagtatagal.”

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon.

PANALANGIN NG BAYAN
Ika-13 Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon
Sabado

Manalangin tayo sa ating Diyos Ama upang mailapit niya tayo sa kahalagahan ng Ebanghelyo at mapanibago ang Simbahan at ang sandaigdigan.

Panginoon, dinggin Mo ang aming panalangin.
o kaya
Panginoon ng hapag, basbasan Mo kami.

Ang Simbahan, ang sambayanan ng Diyos, at ang mga pinuno nito nawa’y makasunod sa bulong ng Espiritu Santo na ipahayag sa mga tao ng makabagong panahon ang walang kupas na lengguwahe ng Ebanghelyo, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang ating puso nawa’y buksan natin sa makapangyarihang pagliligtas ng Diyos kay Kristo na higit na mas mahalaga kaysa sa pagsasagawa ng mga sinaunang relihiyosong gawain, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Atin nawang mapagtanto na laging mangyayari ang himala ng pagbabago sa mga nagnanais na makamit ito sa tulong ni Kristo, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Sa mga maysakit, tayo nawa’y maging mga daan ng kalinga ng Diyos sa ating pagpapadama sa kanila ng pag-ibig at malasakit, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga yumao nawa’y tumanggap ng walang hanggang kapahingahan sa piling ni Kristong Muling Nabuhay, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ama naming nasa Langit, pakinggan mo ang aming mga panalangin at turuan mo kami ng pamamaraan upang mamuhay bilang iyong bagong bayan na pinalaya 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.”

————

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!

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