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Sabado sa Unang Linggo
ng Apatnapung Araw na Paghahanda

Deuteronomio 26, 16-19
Salmo 118, 1-2. 4-5. 7-8

Mapalad ang sumusunod
sa utos ng Poong Diyos.

Mateo 5, 43-48

Saturday of the First Week of Lent (Violet)

UNANG PAGBASA
Deuteronomio 26, 16-19

Pagbasa mula sa aklat ng Deuteronomio

Sinabi ni Moises sa mga tao: “Ngayon ay ibinigay nga sa inyo ng Panginoon ang mga tuntuning ito; sundin ninyo ito nang buong puso’t kaluluwa. Ipinahayag ninyo ngayon na ang Panginoon ang inyong Diyos, lalakad kayo ayon sa kanyang daan, susundin ang kanyang mga tuntunin at didinggin ang kanyang tinig. Ipinahayag naman niya sa inyo na kayo ay kanyang bayan, tulad ng kanyang pangako, at dapat ninyong sundin ang kanyang mga tuntunin. Palalakihin niya kayo higit sa ibang bansa upang maging kapurihan niya, karangalan at kadakilaan. At tulad ng sabi niya, kayo ay isang bansa na nakatalaga sa kanya.”

Ang Salita ng Diyos.

SALMONG TUGUNAN
Salmo 118, 1-2. 4-5. 7-8

Mapalad ang sumusunod
sa utos ng Poong Diyos.

Mapalad ang mga taong malinis ang pamumuhay,
ayon sa utos ng Poon ang gawain araw-araw.
Mapalad ang sumusunod sa kaniyang kautusan,
buong puso ang pagsunod sa utos na ibinigay.

Mapalad ang sumusunod
sa utos ng Poong Diyos.

Ibinigay mo sa amin iyang iyong mga utos,
upang aming talimahin at sundin nang buong lugod.
Gayun ako umaasa, umaasang magiging tapat,
susundin ang iyong utos, susundin nang buong ingat.

Mapalad ang sumusunod
sa utos ng Poong Diyos.

Ang matuwid mong tuntunin habang aking tinatarok,
buong pusong magpupuri, pupurihin kitang lubos.
Ang lahat ng iyong utos ay sisikapin kong sundin,
huwag mo akong iiwanan, huwag mo akong lilisanin.

Mapalad ang sumusunod
sa utos ng Poong Diyos.

AWIT-PAMBUNGAD SA MABUTING BALITA:
2 Corinto 6, 2b

Ngayo’y panahong marapat,
panahon ng pagliligtas,
araw ngayon ng pagtawag
upang makamit ang habag
ng Panginoong matapat.

MABUTING BALITA
Mateo 5, 43-48

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon ayon kay San Mateo

Noong panahong iyon, sinabi ni Hesus sa kanyang mga alagad, “Narinig na ninyong sinabi, ‘Ibigin mo ang iyong kaibigan at kapootan mo ang iyong kaaway.’ Ngunit ito naman sabi ko: ibigin ninyo ang inyong mga kaaway, at idalangin ninyo ang mga umuusig sa inyo, upang kayo’y maging tunay na anak ng inyong Amang nasa langit. Sapagkat pinasisikat niya ang araw sa masasama at sa mabubuti, at pinapapatak niya ang ulan sa mga banal at sa mga makasalanan. Kung ang mga umiibig sa inyo ang siya lamang ninyong iibigin, ano pang gantimpala ang inyong hihintayin? Hindi ba’t ginagawa rin ito ng mga publikano? At kung ang binabati lamang ninyo’y ang inyong mga kapatid, ano ang nagawa ninyong higit kaysa iba? Ginagawa rin iyon ng mga Hentil! Kaya, dapat kayong maging ganap, gaya ng inyong Amang nasa langit.”

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon.

PANALANGIN NG BAYAN
Unang Linggo ng Kuwaresma
Sabado

Taglay ang pagtitiwala, lumapit tayo sa mapagpatawad na Ama na ang habag sa atin ay walang hangganan at walang katapusan.

Panginoon, dinggin Mo ang aming panalangin.
o kaya
Panginoon, gawin Mo kaming ganap sa Iyong pag-ibig.

Ang Simbahan nawa’y maging buhay na halimbawa ng pagpapatawad at habag na ipinakita ni Jesus, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Atin nawang kaawaan ang mga taong nakasakit, nakapinsala o nagdulot ng mga paghihirap sa atin, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Sa tulong ng biyaya ng Diyos, nawa’y mapatawad natin ang ating mga kaaway, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Sa mga maysakit, matatanda, at mga pinabayaan nawa’y ating maipadama ang ating pagmamahal at habag, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Ang mga yumao nawa’y biyayaan at gantimpalaan ng buhay na walang hanggan, manalangin tayo sa Panginoon.

Makapangyarihan at mahabaging Ama, pinasasalamatan ka namin sa pagpapatawad na inihandog mo sa pamamagitan ng iyong Anak. Tulungan mo kaming ipahayag sa iba ang iyong pagpapatawad. Hinihiling namin ito sa pamamagitan ni Kristong aming Panginoon. Amen.

Isabuhay ang “see, judge at act” upang matugunan ang krisis pangkalikadan, apela ng Diocese of Borongan

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Hinimok ng Diocese of Borongan ang mga mananampalataya na isabuhay ang pamamaraang “See, Judge, and Act” o “Tumingin, Magnilay at Kumilos” upang tugunan ang lumalalang krisis pangkapaligiran, kasabay ng paggunita sa ika-13 anibersaryo ng pananalasa ng Super Typhoon Yolanda.

Sa mensaheng inilabas nitong Nobyembre 8, 2026, sinabi ni Diocesan Administrator Rev. Fr. Jan Michael J. Gadicho na hindi lamang takot at pinsala ang dapat alalahanin sa trahedya kundi pati ang pag-asa, karunungan, pagkakaisa at pagtutulungan ng mga Pilipinong bumangon at muling nagtayo ng kanilang mga komunidad.

“Thirteen years ago, Super Typhoon Yolanda swept over our land. As we remember it today, we do not go back to the horror and the fear. We go back to the hope and the wisdom it left us. Out of our ruins, God raised a people who learned to stand, to share, and to rebuild together.” Bahagi ng pahayag ni Fr. Gadicho.

Muli ring ipinagkatiwala ng diyosesis sa habag ng Diyos ang mga kaluluwa ng mga nasawi at ang mga naulilang pamilya, habang pinasalamatan ang mga indibidwal, komunidad at organisasyong tumulong sa mga nasalanta.

Gayunman, binigyang-diin ni Fr. Gadicho na hindi sapat ang pag-alala lamang sa trahedya dahil patuloy na lumalala ang mga suliraning pangkapaligiran.

“We continue to entrust the souls of the victims to the compassionate hands of God, and the grieving families to his consoling heart. We thank the Lord for the generous people, communities, institutions, and organizations who eased our burdens and inspired us by their generosity. But remembering is not enough. Yolanda asks something of us today, in the midst of an environmental emergency that grows more urgent each year. The Church gives us a way to respond: see, judge, and act.” Dagdag pa ni Fr. Gadicho.

Hinimok ng tagapangasiwa ng Diyosesis ng Borangan ang publiko “TO SEE,” o buksan ang mga mata sa paghihirap ng kalikasan at ng mahihirap na mamamayan, kabilang ang mapanirang pagmimina, mas malalakas na bagyo, pagtaas ng lebel ng dagat, pagguho ng mga baybayin at pagkasira ng kabuhayan.

Binigyang-diin rin ng Pari sa kanyang mensahe ang paalala ni Pope Francis sa Laudato Si’ na ang pagtangis ng daigdig ay pagtangis rin ng mga dukha dahil ang mga mahihirap at bulnerableng komunidad ang unang nakararanas ng pinakamabigat na epekto ng krisis na hindi nila pangunahing kagagawan.

“Let us open our eyes to the suffering of creation and of the poor: our islands exploited by mining, stronger storms, rising seas, eroded coasts, destroyed livelihoods, and families who must rebuild again and again. “The cry of the earth is the cry of the poor” (Laudato Si, 49). Those who suffer first and most are those who did the least to cause the crisis.” Ayon pa kay Fr. Gadicho.

Hinimok rin ng Pari ang mga mananampalataya “TO JUDGE” o suriin ang mga suliraning pangkapaligiran batay sa liwanag ng Ebanghelyo at ipinaalala na ang mundo ay kaloob ng Diyos na ipinagkatiwala sa tao, hindi pag-aari upang abusuhin o pagsamantalahan.

Ayon kay Fr. Gadicho, “Let us weigh what we see in the light of the Gospel. The earth is a gift entrusted to us by the Creator, not a possession to be exploited.

The Word of God reminds us, The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to till it and keep it ” (Genesis 2:15). The cry of the earth is also a cry for justice and stewardship. Neglecting creation and neglecting the poor are one and the same failure of love.”

nanawagan din si Fr. Gadicho sa bawat mananampalata “TO ACT” o konkretong kumilos para pangalagaan ang ating iisang tahanan.

Kabilang sa mga iminungkahing hakbang ng Pari ang pagtutol sa mapanirang pagmimina, pagtatanim at pangangalaga ng mga puno at bakawan, pagbabawas ng basura, paghahanda ng mga pamilya at parokya sa mga sakuna, pagtulong sa mga bulnerableng sektor at pagsusulong ng makatarungan at responsableng mga patakaran pangkapaligiran.

“Let us act with care for our common home: reject destructive mining, plant and protect trees and mangroves, reduce waste, prepare our families and parishes for disasters, support those most vulnerable, and make our voices heard for just and responsible policies. Let us begin in our homes, parishes, schools, and communities.” Ani Fr. Gadicho.

Hinimok din ang bawat isa na simulan ang pagkilos sa kani-kanilang tahanan, parokya, paaralan at komunidad.

“We ask the Lord for guidance and strength, that, learning from the impact of Yolanda, we may be compelled to see, to judge, and to act. May the God who walked with us through the storm keep us steadfast in hope and generous in love.” Panalangin ni Fr. Gadicho.

Ayon kay Fr. Gadicho, ang tunay na pag-alala sa mga nasalanta ng Yolanda ay dapat magbunga ng malasakit, katarungan at sama-samang pagkilos, lalo na para sa mga mahihirap na higit na nagdurusa sa epekto ng pagkasira ng kalikasan.

Rekindle my zeal for you, O Lord…

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Lord My Chef Daily Recipe for Soul by Fr. Nicanor F. Lalog II
Monday, Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica, 09 November 2026
Ezekiel 47:1-2, 8-9, 12  ><}}}}*>  1 Corinthians 3:9-16-17  ><}}}}*>  John 2:13-22
Photo by author, Cathedral of the Our Lady of Pillar, Imus, Cavite, 27 October 2026.
Let your zeal 
for your house
consume me, Lord Jesus!
On this feast of the dedication
of the St. John Lateran Basilica
which is the "mother and head 
of all churches of Rome 
and the world",
I pray for a thorough
cleansing of ourselves
and of the Church
from the inside;
as I pray on that scene
when you "made a whip
out of cords and drove out 
all the money changers with
their tables" along with the
animals and doves being sold
there, I see the present situation
of your Church, Jesus;
yes, we have made the Father's house
a marketplace - 
everything has become a business 
because we are
so afraid of having less,
of being poor,
of going hungry and thirsty
that is why we have gravitated
towards the rich and powerful,
including corrupt politicians 
we love rubbing elbows with
totally forgetting the poor and
the hungry, the very people themselves
we are meant to serve
we have actually detached from.
Cleanse our very hearts,
Jesus, for we your clergy 
are your vessels and instruments 
to make known your gospel 
but sadly we have become so busy 
with so many other works
we have justified, 
leaving us without time with you
in personal, daily prayers
that have made our celebrations
of the Mass empty,
becoming selective in dispensing 
the sacraments especially
Confession and Anointing
while our lives drift apart from
your ways, we becoming the 
influencer,
the star.
Reignite our zeal
for your Church, Jesus
that we finally make 
a firm stand against sin
and evils perpetrated by brothers
hiding in cassocks and vestments;
we pray for every bishop
not to dilly dally in their being
teachers of faith that they may
defend always the teachings of
the Church instead of being 
accommodating with the ways of
the world; we pray for every bishop
to use their staff in disciplining
wayward priests
while being fair and just
with all their priests.
Let us overturn,
Jesus, the systemic 
culture of silence among us
your priests so that we may 
walk our talks,
do away with clericalism
and petty turf wars that bloated
our ego to forget our calling
to bring life
and joy
to those suffering
and in pain
especially those
at the margins.
Amen.

TRUE ENCOUNTER

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Gospel Reading for November 09, 2026 – John 2: 13-22

TRUE ENCOUNTER

Since the Passover of the Jews was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. He found in the temple area those who sold oxen, sheep, and doves, as well as the money-changers seated there. He made a whip out of cords and drove them all out of the temple area, with the sheep and oxen, and spilled the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables, and to those who sold doves he said, “Take these out of here, and stop making my Father’s house a marketplace.” His disciples recalled the words of Scripture, Zeal for your house will consume me. At this the Jews answered and said to him, “What sign can you show us for doing this?” Jesus answered and said to them, “Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up.” The Jews said, “This temple has been under construction for forty-six years, and you will raise it up in three days?” But he was speaking about the temple of his Body. Therefore, when he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they came to believe the Scripture and the word Jesus had spoken.

————

The temple, or what we now know as a church building, is more than just a structure. It is a sacred place where the community of the faithful gathers to worship God. It represents a special place where God and his people encounter one another. For us Catholics, in particular, the Eucharistic Celebration is not merely a ritual but a TRUE ENCOUNTER between God and his faithful people. Hence, defilement of the Church is dishonoring God.

Jesus’ anger toward the money changers and those selling animals for offerings is a strong indication of how sacred the place of worship is to him. It does not have to be adorned with jewels, precious stones, or very expensive materials. It simply needs to be well-maintained and treated with great care and respect, in a way that helps uplift people’s hearts and minds toward prayer. This also includes how Masses and other prayers are celebrated, with proper reverence and without unnecessary distractions.

Jesus also spoke of the Temple of his Body. Indeed, if we truly believe that we are temples of the Holy Spirit, then we must also treat our bodies with great care and respect and live out the teachings of the Gospel.

Lord Jesus, we thank you for establishing your Church and entrusting its care to the apostles, with St. Peter entrusted with a special role of leadership. May we always cherish and care for your Church. Amen.

Veritas Editorial

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