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MASS READINGS for February 15, 2018 (Thursday after Ash Wednesday)

I. FIRST READING: Book of Deuteronomy 30:15-20.

Moses said to the people: "Today I have set before you life and prosperity, death and doom.
If you obey the commandments of the LORD, your God, which I enjoin on you today, loving him, and walking in his ways, and keeping his commandments, statutes and decrees, you will live and grow numerous, and the LORD, your God, will bless you in the land you are entering to occupy.
If, however, you turn away your hearts and will not listen, but are led astray and adore and serve other gods,
I tell you now that you will certainly perish; you will not have a long life on the land which you are crossing the Jordan to enter and occupy.
I call heaven and earth today to witness against you: I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. Choose life, then, that you and your descendants may live,
by loving the LORD, your God, heeding his voice, and holding fast to him. For that will mean life for you, a long life for you to live on the land which the LORD swore he would give to your fathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob."

II. PSALM: Psalms 1:1-2.3.4.6.

Blessed the man who follows not
the counsel of the wicked
Nor walks in the way of sinners,
nor sits in the company of the insolent,
But delights in the law of the LORD
and meditates on his law day and night.

He is like a tree
planted near running water,
that yields its fruit in due season,
and whose leaves never fade.
Whatever he does, prospers.

Not so, the wicked, not so;
they are like chaff which the wind drives away.
For the LORD watches over the way of the just,
but the way of the wicked vanishes.

III. Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 9:22-25.

Jesus said to his disciples: "The Son of Man must suffer greatly and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed and on the third day be raised."
Then he said to all, "If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.
For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.
What profit is there for one to gain the whole world yet lose or forfeit himself?"
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MASS READINGS for February 12, 2018 (Monday of the Sixth week in Ordinary Time)

I. FIRST READING: Letter of James 1:1-11.

James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes in the dispersion, greetings.
Consider it all joy, my brothers, when you encounter various trials,
for you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.
And let perseverance be perfect, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
But if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly, and he will be given it.
But he should ask in faith, not doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed about by the wind.
For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord,
since he is a man of two minds, unstable in all his ways.
The brother in lowly circumstances should take pride in his high standing,
and the rich one in his lowliness, for he will pass away "like the flower of the field."
For the sun comes up with its scorching heat and dries up the grass, its flower droops, and the beauty of its appearance vanishes. So will the rich person fade away in the midst of his pursuits.

II. PSALM: Psalms 119(118):67.68.71.72.75.76.

Before I was afflicted I went astray,
but now I hold to your promise.

You are good and bountiful;

teach me your statutes.
It is good for me that I have been afflicted,
that I may learn your statutes.
The law of your mouth is to me more precious

than thousands of gold and silver pieces.
I know, O LORD, that your ordinances are just,
and in your faithfulness you have afflicted me.
Let your kindness comfort me

in accord with your promise to your servant.

III. Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Mark 8:11-13.

The Pharisees came forward and began to argue with Jesus, seeking from him a sign from heaven to test him.
He sighed from the depth of his spirit and said, "Why does this generation seek a sign? Amen, I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation."
Then he left them, got into the boat again, and went off to the other shore.
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67.68.71.72

MASS READINGS for February 7, 2018 (Wednesday of the Fifth week in Ordinary Time)

I. FIRST READING: 1st book of Kings 10:1-10.

The queen of Sheba, having heard of Solomon's fame, came to test him with subtle questions.
She arrived in Jerusalem with a very numerous retinue, and with camels bearing spices, a large amount of gold, and precious stones. She came to Solomon and questioned him on every subject in which she was interested.
King Solomon explained everything she asked about, and there remained nothing hidden from him that he could not explain to her.
When the queen of Sheba witnessed Solomon's great wisdom, the palace he had built,
the food at his table, the seating of his ministers, the attendance and garb of his waiters, his banquet service, and the holocausts he offered in the temple of the LORD, she was breathless.
"The report I heard in my country about your deeds and your wisdom is true," she told the king.
"Though I did not believe the report until I came and saw with my own eyes, I have discovered that they were not telling me the half. Your wisdom and prosperity surpass the report I heard.
Happy are your men, happy these servants of yours, who stand before you always and listen to your wisdom.
Blessed be the LORD, your God, whom it has pleased to place you on the throne of Israel. In his enduring love for Israel, the LORD has made you king to carry out judgment and justice."
Then she gave the king one hundred and twenty gold talents, a very large quantity of spices, and precious stones. Never again did anyone bring such an abundance of spices as the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

II. PSALM: Psalms 37(36):5-6.30-31.39- 40.

Commit to the LORD your way;
trust in him, and he will act.
He will make justice dawn for you like the light;
bright as the noonday shall be your vindication.

The mouths of the just utter wisdom;
their tongues speak what is right.
God's teaching is in their hearts;
their steps do not falter.

The salvation of the just is from the LORD;
He is their refuge in time of distress.
The LORD helps them and delivers them;

He delivers them from the wicked and saves them,
because they take refuge in him.

III. Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Mark 7:14-23.

Jesus summoned the crowd again and said to them, "Hear me, all of you, and understand.
Nothing that enters one from outside can defile that person; but the things that come out from within are what defile."

When he got home away from the crowd his disciples questioned him about the parable.
He said to them, "Are even you likewise without understanding? Do you not realize that everything that goes into a person from outside cannot defile,
since it enters not the heart but the stomach and passes out into the latrine?" (Thus he declared all foods clean.)
But what comes out of a person, that is what defiles.
From within people, from their hearts, come evil thoughts, unchastity, theft, murder,
adultery, greed, malice, deceit, licentiousness, envy, blasphemy, arrogance, folly.
All these evils come from within and they defile."
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MASS READINGS for February 3, 2018 (Saturday of the Fourth week in Ordinary Time / Feast of Saint Blasé, Bishop and Martyr)

I. FIRST READING: 1st book of Kings 3:4-13.

Solomon went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, because that was the most renowned high place. Upon its altar Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings.
In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream at night. God said, "Ask something of me and I will give it to you."
Solomon answered: "You have shown great favor to your servant, my father David, because he behaved faithfully toward you, with justice and an upright heart; and you have continued this great favor toward him, even today, seating a son of his on his throne.
O LORD, my God, you have made me, your servant, king to succeed my father David; but I am a mere youth, not knowing at all how to act.
I serve you in the midst of the people whom you have chosen, a people so vast that it cannot be numbered or counted.
Give your servant, therefore, an understanding heart to judge your people and to distinguish right from wrong. For who is able to govern this vast people of yours?"
The LORD was pleased that Solomon made this request.
So God said to him: "Because you have asked for this--not for a long life for yourself, nor for riches, nor for the life of your enemies, but for understanding so that you may know what is right--
I do as you requested. I give you a heart so wise and understanding that there has never been anyone like you up to now, and after you there will come no one to equal you.
In addition, I give you what you have not asked for, such riches and glory that among kings there is not your like.

II. PSALM: Psalms 119(118):9.10.11.12.­13.14.

How shall a young man be faultless in his way?
By keeping to your words.

With all my heart I seek you;
let me not stray from your commands.

Within my heart I treasure your promise,
That I may not sin against you.

Blessed are you, O LORD;
teach me your laws.

With my lips I declare
all the ordinances of your mouth.

In the way of your decrees I rejoice,
as much as in all riches.

III. Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Mark 6:30-34.

The Apostles gathered together with Jesus and reported all they had done and taught.
He said to them, "Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while." People were coming and going in great numbers, and they had no opportunity even to eat.
So they went off in the boat by themselves to a deserted place.
People saw them leaving and many came to know about it. They hastened there on foot from all the towns and arrived at the place before them.
When he disembarked and saw the vast crowd, his heart was moved with pity for them, for they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.
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MASS READINGS for January 30, 2018 (Tuesday of the Fourth week in Ordinary Time)
*Tagalog Version will be featured on a separate post later.

I. FIRST READING: 2nd book of Samuel 18:9-10.14b.24-25a.3 0-32.19:1-3.

Absalom unexpectedly came up against David's servants. He was mounted on a mule, and, as the mule passed under the branches of a large terebinth, his hair caught fast in the tree. He hung between heaven and earth while the mule he had been riding ran off.
Someone saw this and reported to Joab that he had seen Absalom hanging from a terebinth.
Joab replied, "I will not waste time with you in this way." And taking three pikes in hand, he thrust for the heart of Absalom, still hanging from the tree alive.
Now David was sitting between the two gates, and a lookout mounted to the roof of the gate above the city wall, where he looked about and saw a man running all alone.
The lookout shouted to inform the king, who said, "If he is alone, he has good news to report." As he kept coming nearer,
The king said, "Step aside and remain in attendance here." So he stepped aside and remained there.
When the Cush*te came in, he said, "Let my lord the king receive the good news that this day the LORD has taken your part, freeing you from the grasp of all who rebelled against you."
But the king asked the Cush*te, "Is young Absalom safe?" The Cush*te replied, "May the enemies of my lord the king and all who rebel against you with evil intent be as that young man!"
The king was shaken, and went up to the room over the city gate to weep. He said as he wept, "My son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, Absalom, my son, my son!"
Joab was told that the king was weeping and mourning for Absalom;
and that day's victory was turned into mourning for the whole army when they heard that the king was grieving for his son.

II. PSALM: Psalms 86(85):1-2.3-4.5-6.

Incline your ear, O LORD; answer me,
for I am afflicted and poor.
Keep my life, for I am devoted to you;
save your servant who trusts in you.
You are my God.

Have mercy on me, O Lord,
for to you I call all the day.
Gladden the soul of your servant,
for to you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.

For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving,
abounding in kindness to all who call upon you.
Hearken, O LORD, to my prayer
and attend to the sound of my pleading.

III. Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Mark 5:21-43.

When Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around him, and he stayed close to the sea.
One of the synagogue officials, named Jairus, came forward. Seeing him he fell at his feet
and pleaded earnestly with him, saying, "My daughter is at the point of death. Please, come lay your hands on her that she may get well and live."
He went off with him, and a large crowd followed him and pressed upon him.
There was a woman afflicted with hemorrhages for twelve years.
She had suffered greatly at the hands of many doctors and had spent all that she had. Yet she was not helped but only grew worse.
She had heard about Jesus and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak.
She said, "If I but touch his clothes, I shall be cured."
Immediately her flow of blood dried up. She felt in her body that she was healed of her affliction.
Jesus, aware at once that power had gone out from him, turned around in the crowd and asked, "Who has touched my clothes?"
But his disciples said to him, "You see how the crowd is pressing upon you, and yet you ask, 'Who touched me?'"
And he looked around to see who had done it.
The woman, realizing what had happened to her, approached in fear and trembling. She fell down before Jesus and told him the whole truth.
He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has saved you. Go in peace and be cured of your affliction."
While he was still speaking, people from the synagogue official's house arrived and said, "Your daughter has died; why trouble the teacher any longer?"
Disregarding the message that was reported, Jesus said to the synagogue official, "Do not be afraid; just have faith."
He did not allow anyone to accompany him inside except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James.
When they arrived at the house of the synagogue official, he caught sight of a commotion, people weeping and wailing loudly.
So he went in and said to them, "Why this commotion and weeping? The child is not dead but asleep."
And they ridiculed him. Then he put them all out. He took along the child's father and mother and those who were with him and entered the room where the child was.
He took the child by the hand and said to her, "Talitha koum," which means, "Little girl, I say to you, arise!"
The girl, a child of twelve, arose immediately and walked around. (At that) they were utterly astounded.
He gave strict orders that no one should know this and said that she should be given something to eat.
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MGA PAGBASA – SABADO, ENERO 27, 2018
Sabado ng Ikatlong Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon (II)
2 Samuel 12, 1-7a. 10-17
Salmo 50, 12-13. 14-15. 16-17
Diyos ko, sa aki’y likhain tapat na puso’t loobin.
Marcos 4, 35-41
UNANG PAGBASA
2 Samuel 12, 1-7a. 10-17
Pagbasa mula sa ikalawang aklat ni Samuel
Noong mga araw na iyon, sinugo ng Panginoon kay David si Propeta Natan. Pagdating doon ay sinabi niya, “Sa isang lungsod ay may dalawang lalaki, mayaman ang isa at ang isa’y dukha. Maraming kawan at bakahan ang mayaman, samantalang ang dukha ay may isa lamang munting babaing tupa. Inalagaan niya ito at pinalaking kasama ng kanyang mga anak.
Pinapangako niya itong parang anak na babae, isinasalo sa pagkain at pinaiinom. Minsan, may manlalakbay na naging panauhin ang mayamang nabanggit. Sa halip na sa kanyang kawan kumuha ng hayop na papatayin, ang kaisa-isang tupa ng dukhang iyon ang kanyang kinuha. At iyon ang inihanda niya para sa kanyang panauhin.”
Napasigaw sa galita si David, “Naririnig tayo ng Panginoon! Ang taong iyo’y dapat na mamatay! Kailangang magbayad siya nang apat na ibayo sa kanyang ginawa, sapagkat inapi niya ang dukha.”
Sinabi agad ni Natan kay David, “Kayo ang lalaking iyon! Ito ang sinabi sa inyo ng Panginoon: ‘Yamang ako’y itinakwil mo at kinuha mo ang asawa ni Urias, tandaan mong laging may mamamatay sa patalim sa iyong sambahayan.’ Sinabi pa rin ng Panginoon, ‘Pagkakagalitin ko ang iyong sambahayan; sa harapan mo’y ibibigay ko sa iba ang iyong mga asawa, at sisipingan sila kahit araw. Ginawa mo ito nang lihim, hayag kitang parurusahan at makikita ng buong Israel.’”
Sinabi ni David kay Natan, “Tunay akong nagkasala sa Panginoon.”
Sumagot si Natan, “Kung gayo’y pinatatawad ka na niya at hindi ka mamamatay. Gayunman, yamang nilapastangan mo ang Panginoon, ang magiging anak mo ang mamamatay.” At umuwi na si Natan.
Tulad ng sinabi ng Panginoon, ang anak ni David sa asawa ni Urias ay nagkasakit nang malubha. Dumalangin si David para gumaling ang bata. Nagdamit siya ng sako at nag-ayuno, at sa lupa na nahiga nang gabing iyon. Lumapit sa kanya ang matatanda sa palasyo at hinimok siyang bumangon, ngunit tumanggi siya. Ayaw rin niyang kumain.
Ang Salita ng Diyos.
SALMONG TUGUNAN
Salmo 50, 12-13. 14-15. 16-17
Tugon: Diyos ko, sa aki’y likhain tapat na puso’t loobin.
Isang pusong tapat sa aki’y likhain,
bigyan mo, O Diyos, ng bagong damdamin.
Sa iyong harapa’y h’wag akong alisin;
ang Espiritu mo ang papaghariin.
Tugon: Diyos ko, sa aki’y likhain tapat na puso’t loobin.
Ang galak na dulot ng ‘yong pagliligtas,
ibalik at ako ay gawin mong tapat.
Kung magkagayon na, aking tuturuang
sa iyo lumapit ang makasalanan.
Tugon: Diyos ko, sa aki’y likhain tapat na puso’t loobin.
Ingatan mo ako, Diyos kong Manunubos,
ang pagliligtas mo’y galak kong ibabantog.
Turuan mo akong makapagsalita,
at pupurihin ka sa gitna ng madla.
Tugon: Diyos ko, sa aki’y likhain tapat na puso’t loobin.
ALELUYA
Juan 3, 16
Aleluya! Aleluya!
Kaylaki ng pagmamahal
ng Diyos sa sanlibutan kaya’t
Anak n’ya’y ‘binigay.
Aleluya! Aleluya!
MABUTING BALITA
Marcos 4, 35-41
Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon ayon kay San Marcos
Noong araw na iyon, habang nagtatakip-silim na, sinabi ni Hesus sa kanyang mga alagad, “Tumawid tayo sa ibayo.” Kaya’t iniwan nila ang mga tao, at sumakay sa bangkang kinalululanan nin Hesus upang itawid siya. May kasabay pa silang ibang mga bangka. Dumating ang malakas na unos. Hinampas ng malalaking alon ang bangka, anupat halos mapuno ito ng tubig. Si Hesus nama’y nakahilig sa unan sa may hulihan ng bangka at natutulog. Ginising siya ng mga alagad. “Guro,” anila, “di ba ninyo alintana? Lulubog na tayo!” Bumangon si Hesus at iniutos sa hangin, “Tigil!” At sinabi sa dagat, “Tumahimik ka!” Tumigil ang hangin at tumahimik ang dagat. Pagkatapos, sinabi niya sa mga alagad, “Bakit kayo natatakot? Wala pa ba kayong pananalig?” Sinidlan sila ng matinding takot at panggigilalas, at nagsabi sa isa’t isa, “Sino nga kaya ito, at sinusunod maging ng hangin at ng dagat?”
Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon.

MGA PAGBASA NGAYONG ARAW, ENERO 26, 2018 (Paggunita kina San Timoteo at San Tito, mga obispo)

I. UNANG PAGBASA: 2 Timoteo 1, 1-8

Ang simula ng ikalawang sulat ni Apostol San Pablo kay Timoteo
Mula kay Pablo na niloob ng Diyos na maging apostol ni Kristo Hesus upang mangaral tungkol sa buhay na ipinangakong kakamtin natin kay Kristo Hesus –
Kay Timoteo na minamahal kong anak:
Sumaiyo nawa ang pagpapala, ang habag, at ang kapayapaan mula sa Diyos Ama at kay Kristo Hesus na ating Panginoon.

Nagpapasalamat ako sa Diyos na pinaglingkuran ko nang tapat – tulad ng ginawa ng aking mga ninuno – tuwing aalahanin kita sa aking mga panalangin araw-gabi. Sabik na sabik na akong makita ka upang malubos ang aking kagalakan, lalo na kapag naaalaala ko ang iyong pagluha. Hindi ko nakakalimutan ang tapat mong pananampalataya, katulad ng pananampalataya ng iyong Lola Loida at ni Eunice na iyong ina.

Natitiyak kong taglay mo pa ngayon ang pananampalatayang iyon. Dahil dito, ipinaaalaala ko sa iyo na maging masigasig ka sa pagtupad sa tungkuling tinanggap mo sa Diyos nang ipatong ko ang aking mga kamay sa ulo mo. Sapagkat hindi espiritu ng kaduwagan ang ibinigay sa atin ng Diyos kundi Espiritu ng kapangyarihan, pag-ibig, at pagpipigil sa sarili.

Kaya’t huwag mong ikahiya ang pagpapatotoo tungkol sa Panginoon o ang aking pagkabilanggo dahil sa kanya. Sa halip, makihati ka sa kahirapan dahil sa Mabuting Balita, sa tulong ng Diyos.

Ang Salita ng Diyos.

II. SALMONG TUGUNAN: Salmo 95, 1-2a. 2b-3. 7-8a. 10

Tugon: Sa lahat ay pinahayag gawa ng P**ng nagligtas.

Purihin ang Panginoon, awitan ng bagong awit;
Panginoo’y papurihan nitong lahat sa daigdig!

Tugon: Sa lahat ay pinahayag gawa ng P**ng nagligtas.

Awitan ang Panginoon, ngalan niya ay purihin;
araw-araw ang ginawang pagliligtas ay banggitin.
Kahit saa’y ipahayag na ang P**n ay dakila,
sa madla ay ipahayag ang dakila niyang gawa.

Tugon: Sa lahat ay pinahayag gawa ng P**ng nagligtas.

Panginoon ay purihin ng lahat sa daigdigan!
purihin ang lakas niya at ang kanyang kabanalan!
Ang pagpuri ay iukol sa pangalan niyang banal.

Tugon: Sa lahat ay pinahayag gawa ng P**ng nagligtas.

“Panginoo’y siyang hari,” sa daigdig ay sabihin,
“sanlibuta’y matatag na, kahit ito ay ugain;
sa paghatol sa nilikha, lahat ay pantay sa paningin.”

Tugon: Sa lahat ay pinahayag gawa ng P**ng nagligtas.

III. MABUTING BALITA: Marcos 4, 26-34

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon ayon kay San Marcos

Noong panahong iyon, sinabi ni Hesus sa mga tao, “Ang paghahari ng Diyos ay maitutulad sa isang naghahasik ng binhi sa kanyang bukid. Pagkatapos niyon, magpapatuloy siya sa kanyang pang-araw-araw na gawain; tutubo at lalago ang binhi nang hindi niya nalalaman kung paano. Ang lupa’y siyang nagpapasibol at nagpapabunga sa mga pananim: usbong muna, saka uhay na pagkatapos ay mahihitik sa mga butil. Pagkahinog ng mga butil, agad itong ipagagapas sapagkat dapat nang anihin.”

“Sa ano natin ihahambing ang paghahari ng Diyos?” sabi pa ni Hesus. “Anong talinghaga ang gagamitin natin upang ilarawan ito? Tulad ito ng butil ng mustasa na siyang pinakamaliit sa lahat ng binhi. Kapag natanim na at lumago, ito’y nagiging pinakamalaki sa lahat ng puno ng gulay; nagkakasanga ito nang malalabay, anupat ang mga ibon ay nakapamumugad sa mga sanga nito.”

Ang Salita’y ipinangangaral ni Hesus sa kanila sa pamamagitan ng maraming talinghagang tulad nito, ayon sa makakaya ng kanilang pangunawa. Hindi siya nangaral sa kanila nang hindi gumagamit ng talinghaga; ngunit ipinaliwanag niya nang sarilinan sa kanyang mga alagad ang lahat ng bagay.
Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon

MGA PAGBASA NGAYONG ARAW, ENERO 25, 2018 (Kapistahan ng Pagbabagong-Buhay ni Apostol San Pablo)
I. UNANG PAGBASA: Mga Gawa 22, 3-16
Pagbasa mula sa Mga Gawa ng Mga Apostol
Noong mga araw na iyon, sinabi ni Pablo sa mga tao, “Ako’y isang Judio, ipinanganak sa Tarso ng Cilicia ngunit lumaki rito sa Jerusalem. Nag-aral ako kay Gamaliel at buong higpit na tinuruan sa Kautusan ng ating mga ninuno. Tulad ninyong lahat, ako’y masugid na naglilingkod sa Diyos. Inusig ko at ipinapatay ang mga sumusunod sa Daang ito. Ipinagapos ko at ipinabilanggo sila, lalaki’t babae.
Makapagpapatotoo tungkol dito ang pinakapunong saserdote at ang buong kapulungan ng matatanda. Binigyan pa nila ako ng mga sulat para sa mga Judio sa Damasco, at pumunta ako roon upang dakpin ang mga tagasunod doon at dalhin dito sa Jerusalem upang parusahan.
“Magtatanghaling-tap­at noon, at malapit na ako sa Damasco. Biglang kumislap sa aking paligid ang isang matinding liwanag mula sa langit. Nasubasob ako sa lupa, at narinig ko ang isang tinig na nagsabi sa akin, ‘Saulo, Saulo! Bakit mo ako pinag-uusig?’ Ako’y sumagot, ‘Sino po kayo, Panginoon?’ ‘Ako’y si Hesus na taga-Nazaret na iyong pinag-uusig,’ tugon niya. Nakita ng mga kasama ko ang liwanag, ngunit hindi nila narinig ang tinig ng nagsalita sa akin. At akin ding itinanong, ‘Ano po ang gagawin ko, Panginoon?’ Ang tugon sa aki’y, ‘Tumindig ka at pumunta sa Damasco. Sasabihin sa iyo roon ang lahat ng dapat mong gawin.’ Nabulag ako dahil sa kaningningan ng liwanag na iyon, kaya’t ako’y inakay na lamang ng mga kasama ko papasok sa Damasco.
“May isang lalaki sa Damasco na ang pangala’y Ananias. Siya’y taong may takot sa Diyos, tumutupad sa Kautusan, at iginagalang ng mga Judiong naninirahan doon. Pinuntahan niya ako, tumayo sa tabi ko at sinabi sa akin, ‘Kapatid na Saulo, makakakita ka na.’ Noon di’y nanaulo ang aking paningin at nakita ko siya. Sinabi pa niya, ‘Hinirang ka ng Diyos ng ating mga ninuno upang mabatid mo ang kanyang kalooban, makita ang kanyang Banal na Lingkod at marinig ang kanyang tinig. Sapagkat ikaw ay magiging saksi niya upang patotohanan sa lahat ng tao ang iyong nakita at narinig. At ngayon, huwag ka nang mag-atubili. Tumindig ka, tumawag ka sa kanyang pangalan at magpabinyag, at magiging malinis ka sa iyong mga kasalanan.’”
Ang Salita ng Diyos.
II. SALMONG TUGUNAN: Salmo 116, 1. 2
Tugon: Humayo’t dalhin sa tanan, Mabuting Balitang aral.
Purihin ang P**n!
Dapat na purihin ang lahat ng bansa,
siya ay purihin
ng lahat ng tao sa balat ng lupa.
Tugon: Humayo’t dalhin sa tanan, Mabuting Balitang aral.
Pagkat ang pag-ibbig
Na ukol sa ati’y dakila at wagas,
at ang katapatan niya’y walang wakas.
Tugon: Humayo’t dalhin sa tanan, Mabuting Balitang aral.
III. MABUTING BALITA: Marcos 16, 15-18
Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon ayon kay San Marcos
Noong panahong iyon, nagpakita si Hesus sa Labing-isa at sinabi sa kanila, “Humayo kayo sa buong sanlibutan at ipangaral ninyo sa lahat ang Mabuting Balita. Ang sumasampalataya at magpabinyag ay maliligtas, ngunit ang hindi sumampalataya ay parurusahan. Ang mga sumampalataya ay magtataglay ng ganitong tanda ng kapangyarihan: sa pangalan ko’y magpapalayas sila ng mga demonyo at magsasalita ng ibang wika; sila’y hindi maaano dumampot man ng ahas o uminom ng lason; at gagaling ang mga maysakit na mapatungan ng kanilang kamay.”
Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon

24 January 2018
Wednesday of the Third week in Ordinary Time
Feast of the Church : Week of prayer for Christian unity
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Mark 4:1-20.
On another occasion, Jesus began to teach by the sea. A very large crowd gathered around him so that he got into a boat on the sea and sat down. And the whole crowd was beside the sea on land.
And he taught them at length in parables, and in the course of his instruction he said to them,
Hear this! A sower went out to sow.
And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path, and the birds came and ate it up.
Other seed fell on rocky ground where it had little soil. It sprang up at once because the soil was not deep.
And when the sun rose, it was scorched and it withered for lack of roots.
Some seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it and it produced no grain.
And some seed fell on rich soil and produced fruit. It came up and grew and yielded thirty, sixty, and a hundredfold."
He added, "Whoever has ears to hear ought to hear."
And when he was alone, those present along with the Twelve questioned him about the parables.
He answered them, "The mystery of the kingdom of God has been granted to you. But to those outside everything comes in parables,
so that 'they may look and see but not perceive, and hear and listen but not understand, in order that they may not be converted and be forgiven.'"
Jesus said to them, "Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables?
The sower sows the word.
These are the ones on the path where the word is sown. As soon as they hear, Satan comes at once and takes away the word sown in them.
And these are the ones sown on rocky ground who, when they hear the word, receive it at once with joy.
But they have no root; they last only for a time. Then when tribulation or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.
Those sown among thorns are another sort. They are the people who hear the word,
but worldly anxiety, the lure of riches, and the craving for other things intrude and choke the word, and it bears no fruit.
But those sown on rich soil are the ones who hear the word and accept it and bear fruit thirty and sixty and a hundredfold."

MGA PAGBASA NGAYONG ARAW, ENERO 23, 2018 (Martes ng Ikatlong Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon)

I. UNANG PAGBASA: 2 Samuel 6, 12b-15. 17-19

Pagbasa mula sa ikalawang aklat ni Samuel

Noong mga araw na iyon, kinuha ni David ang Kaban ng Diyos at dinala sa Jerusalem. Hindi pa man nakalalayo, nakakaanim na hakbang pa lamang ang mga may dala ng kaban, pinahinto na sila ni David at naghandog sila ng isang toro at isang pinatabang tupa. Isinuot ni David ang isang linong efod at nagsayaw sa harapan ng Panginoon. Habang lumalakad ang mga Israelita, nagsisigawan sila sa tuwa at hinihipan ang mga trumpeta.

Ipinasok nila sa tolda ang Kaban ng Panginoon at inilagay sa lugar na nakalaan dito. Si David nama’y muling nagsunog ng mga handog sa harapan ng Panginoon. Pagkatapos, binasbasan niya ang mga tao sa ngalan ng Panginoon. Bago nagisiuwi, lahat ng mga Israelita ay pinakain ng tinapay, karne at pasas.

Ang Salita ng Diyos.

II. SALMONG TUGUNAN: Salmo 23, 7. 8. 9. 10

Tugon: Sino ang haring dakila? Siya’y ang D’yos na lumikha.

Ang pintuang luma ay buksan nang lubos,
ang dakilang hari ay doon papasok.

Tugon: Sino ang haring dakila? Siya’y ang D’yos na lumikha.

Ang dakilang haring ito ay sino ba?
Siya ang P**n, dakilang talaga;
Saanmang labanan tagumpay ay kanya.

Tugon: Sino ang haring dakila? Siya’y ang D’yos na lumikha.

Ang pintuang luma ay buksan nang lubos,
ang dakilang hari ay doon papasok.

Tugon: Sino ang haring dakila? Siya’y ang Dyos na lumikha.

Ang dakilang hari’y sino bang talaga?
Makapangyarihang Diyos at hari siya!

Tugon: Sino ang haring dakila? Siya’y ang D’yos na lumikha.

III. MABUTING BALITA: Marcos 3, 31-35

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon ayon kay San Marcos

Noong panahong iyon, dumating ang ina at mga kapatid ni Hesus. Sila’y nasa labas ng bahay at ipinatawag siya. Noon nama’y maraming taong nakaupo sa palibot ni Hesus, at may nagsabi sa kanya, “Nariyan po sa labas ang inyong ina at mga kapatid; ipinatatawag kayo.” “Sino ang aking ina at mga kapatid?” ani Hesus. Tumingin siya sa mga nakaupo sa palibot niya at nagwika: “Ito ang aking ina at mga kapatid! Sapagkat ang sinumang tumatalima sa kalooban ng Diyos; ay siya kong ina at mga kapatid.”

Ang Mabuting Balita ng Panginoon