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MABUTING BALITA | AGOSTO 22, 2021 Ika -21 na Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon EBANGHELYO: JUAN 6:60-69 Sinabi ng mga alagad ni Hesus: “Sino ang makakarinig sa kanya?” Alam naman ni Hesus sa loob niya na nagbubulung-bulungan tungkol dito ang kanyang mga alagad kayat sinabi niya sa kanila: “Nakakaiskandalo ba ito sa inyo? Ano kaya kung masaksihan ninyo ang Anak ng Taong umaakyat sa dati niyang kinaroroo...

GOSPEL POWER | AUGUST 22, 2021 - 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time 1st Reading: Jos 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b  Responsorial Psalm: Ps 34 – Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.  2nd Reading: Eph 5:21-32 (or Eph 5:2a, 25-32) Gospel: Jn 6:60-69  When many of the disciples of Jesus heard it, they said, “This  teaching is difficult; who can accept it?” But Jesus, being aware  that his...

MABUTING BALITA | AGOSTO 21, 2021 Sabado sa ika -20 na Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon EBANGHELYO: MATEO 23:1-12 Sinabi ni Hesus sa mga tao at sa kanyang mga alagad: “Ang mga guro ng Batas at mga Pariseo ang umupo sa puwesto ni Moises. Pakinggan at gawin ang lahat nilang sinasabi subalit huwag silang pamarisan sapagkat nagsasalita sila pero hindi naman ginagawa. Naghahanda sila ng mabibigat na pasani...

GOSPEL POWER | AUGUST 21, 2021 - Saturday- 20th Week in Ordinary Time 1st Reading: Ru 2:1-3, 8-11; 4:13-17  Responsorial Psalm: Ps 128 – See how the Lord blesses those who fear him.  Gospel: Mt 23:1-12 1  Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples,  “The scribes and the  Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat;  therefore, do whatever they teach you  and follow it; but d...

MABUTING BALITA | AGOSTO 20, 2021 Biyernes sa ika -20 na Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon EBANGHELYO: MATEO 22:34-40 Narinig ng mga Pariseo na napatahimik ni Hesus ang mga Sadduseo, at sumang-ayon sila sa kanya. Kaya’t sinubukan siya ng isa sa kanila na isang guro ng Batas sa tanong na ito: “Guro, ano ang pinakamahalagang utos ng Batas?” “Mahalin mo ang Panginoon mong Diyos nang buo mong puso, nang bu...

ST. BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX | PATRON OF THE CISTERIANS Feast Day: AUGUST 20 Our saint for today is St. Bernard of Clairvaux, the saint considered as the “Most influential Churchman of Europe in the 12th century” and one of the greatest spiritual masters of all times. Bernard was born of noble parentage at the Castle of Fontaines, near Dijon, Burgundy, France in 1090. At age nine, he was sent to Chiti...

GOSPEL POWER | AUGUST 20, 2021 - Friday - 20th Week in Ordinary Time 1st Reading: Ru 1:1, 3-6, 14b-16, 22  Responsorial Psalm: Ps 146 – Praise the Lord, my soul!  Gospel: Mt 22:34-40  When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees,  they gathered together, and one of them, a lawyer, asked him a  question to test him. “Teacher, which commandment in the law &...

MABUTING BALITA | AGOSTO 19, 2021 Huwebes sa ika -20 na Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon EBANGHELYO: MATEO 22:1-14 Muling nagsalita si Hesus sa pamamagitan ng mga Talinhaga: “Tungkol sa nagyayari sa kaharian ng Langit ang kwentong ito: May isang haring naghanda sa kasal ng kanyang anak na lalaki. Ipinatawag niya sa mga katulong ang mga imbitado sa kasalan ngunit ayaw nilang dumalo. Muli niyang pinapun...

GOSPEL POWER | AUGUST 19, 2021 - Thursday - 20th Week in Ordinary Time 1st Reading: Jgs 11:29-39a  Responsorial Psalm: Ps 40 – Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.  Gospel: Mt 22:1-14 1  Once more Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying:  “The kingdom  of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet  for his son.  He sent his slaves to call tho...

MABUTING BALITA | AGOSTO 18, 2021 Miyerkules sa ika -20 na Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon EBANGHELYO: MATEO 20:1-16 Sinabi ni Hesus sa kanyang mga alagad: “Tungkol sa nangyayari sa Kaharian ng Langit ang kuwentong ito. Maagang lumabas ang may-ari para umupa ng mga manggagawa sa ubasan. Nakipagkasundo siya na tatanggap ang mga manggagawa ng isang baryang pilak isang araw, at pinapunta n’ya sila sa ub...

GOSPEL POWER | AUGUST 18, 2021 - Wednesday - 20th Week in Ordinary Time 1st Reading: Jgs 9:6-15  Responsorial Psalm: Ps 21 – Lord, in your strength the king is glad.  Gospel: Mt 20:1-16   Jesus told his disciples this parable,  “The kingdom of heaven is like  a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for  his vineyard. After agreeing with the labo...

MABUTING BALITA | AGOSTO 17, 2021 Martes sa ika -20 na Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon EBANGHELYO: MATEO 19:23-30 Sinabi ni Hesus sa kanyang mga alagad: Talagang sinasabi ko sa inyo: mahirap makapasok ang mayaman sa Kaharian ng Langit. Oo, maniwala kayo, mas madali pa para sa isang kamelyo ang lumusot sa butas ng karayom kaysa pumasok ang isang mayaman sa Kaharian ng Langit.” Nang marinig ito ng mga...

GOSPEL POWER | AUGUST 17, 2021 - Tuesday - 20th Week in Ordinary Time 1st Reading: Jgs 2:11-19  Responsorial Psalm: Ps 85 – The Lord speaks of peace to his people Gospel: Mt 19:23-30  Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly I tell you, it will be hard for a rich  person to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier  for a camel to go through the eye of a needle tha...

MABUTING BALITA | AGOSTO 16, 2021 Lunes sa ika -20 na Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon EBANGHELYO: MATEO 19:16-22 Lumapit kay Hesus ang isang binata at nagtanong: “Guro, anong mabuti ang dapat kong gawin para makamit ang buhay na walang hanggan?” “Bakit tungkol sa mabuti ang tanong mo? Iisa lang ang Mabuti. Kung gusto mong pumasok sa buhay na walang hanggan, sundin mo ang mga utos.” “Anong mga utos?”...

GOSPEL POWER l AUGUST 16, 2021 20th Week in Ordinary Time Gospel: Mt 19:16-22  16Someone came to Jesus and said, “Teacher, what good deed must  I do to have eternal life?” 17And he said to him, “Why do you ask  me about what is good? There is only one who is good. If you  wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.” 18He said to him,  “Which ones?” And Jesus said, “You...

SAINT ROCH | PATRON OF BACHELORS, PILGRIMS, FALSELY ACCUSED, AGAINST EPIDEMIC AND PROTECTOR OF DOGS. Feast Day: AUGUST 16 Our saint for today is San Roque, or St. Rock, also known as St. Rocco and a few similar names according to the countries where he is honored. Did you ever wonder why among all the saints, San Roque is among the few we call on for prayer and protection against today’s pandemic?...

MABUTING BALITA | AGOSTO 15, 2021 Dakilang Kapistahan sa Pag-akyat sa Langit ng Mahal na Birheng Maria EBANGHELYO: LUCAS 1:39-56 Nagmamadaling naglakbay si Maria papunta sa isang bayan sa mataas na lupain ng Juda. Pumasok siya roon sa bahay ni Zacarias at binati si Elizabeth. Nang marinig ni Elizabeth ang bati ni Maria, sumikad ang sanggol sa sinapupunan niya, at napuspos ng Espiritu Santo si Eliz...

GOSPEL POWER l AUGUST 15, 2021 Solemnity of the Assumption  of the Blessed Virgin Mary Gospel: Lk 1:39-56  In those days Mary set out and went with haste to a Judean town  in the hill country, where she entered the house of Zechariah and  greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child  leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit &n...

ST. TARCISIUS  | PATRON OF THE FIRST COMMUNICANTS AND OF ALTAR SERVERS Feast Day: AUGUST 15 To give us inspiration today is a young saint called "The Boy Martyr of the Eucharist." He is popularly known as St. Tarcisius. Little is known about his background but tradition says he lived in the 3rdcentury, during the Christian persecution by the Roman Emperor Valerian. In those times. Christians...

MABUTING BALITA | AGOSTO 14, 2021 Sabado sa ika -19 na Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon EBANGHELYO: MATEO 19:13-15 May nagdala kay Hesus ng mga bata para ipatong n’ya ng kanyang kamay sa kanila at madasalan. Pinagalitan naman ng mga alagad ang mga taong may dala sa kanila. Kaya sinabi ni Hesus: “Pabayaan ninyo sila. Huwag ninyong pigilang lumapit sa akin ang mga bata. Sa mga tulad nga nila ang kaharia...

ST. MAXIMILIAN MARIA KOLBE |  PATRON OF OUR DIFFICULT CENTURY  AND APOSTLE OF CONSECRATION TO MARY Feast Day: AUGUST 14 One of the most celebrated saints in our time is St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe. St. Pope John Paul II called him during his canonization ceremony with the title “Martyr of Charity” due to the great love he showed when he took the place of a prisoner who was sentenced to di...

GOSPEL POWER l AUGUST 14, 2021 19th Week in Ordinary Time Gospel: Mt 19:13-15  13Little children were being brought to Jesus in order that he might  lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples spoke sternly to those  who brought them; 14but Jesus said, “Let the little children come to  me, and do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom  of heaven belon...

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MABUTING BALITA | AGOSTO 13, 2021 Biyernes sa ika -19 na Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon EBANGHELYO: MATEO 19:3-12 Lumapit kay Hesus ang ilang Pariseo na hangad siyang subukan, at tinanong nila siya: “Pinahihintulutan bang diborsiyuhin ng lalaki ang kanyang asawa sa anumang dahilan?” “Hindi ba ninyo nabasa na sa simula’y ginawa sila ng Maykapal na lalaki at babae, at sinabi rin nitong iiwan ng lalaki...

GOSPEL POWER l AUGUST 13, 2021 19th Week in Ordinary Time Gospel: Mt 19:3-12   3 Some Pharisees came to Jesus, and to test him they asked, “Is it  lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any cause?” 4 He answered,  “Have you not read that the one who made them at the beginning  ‘made them male and female,’ 5 and said, ‘For this reason a man shall  leave his father and mot...