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28/08/2026

Sabado, Agosto 29, 2026
Sabado ng Ika-21 Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon
Paggunita sa Pagpapakasakit ni San Juan, ang tagapagbinyag, martir
Paggunita kay Santa Jeanne Jugan (Marie de la Croix), relihiyosa
Paggunita kay Beato Edmund Ignatius Rice, relihiyoso

LANDAS NG PAG-ASA : “Consistently Inconsistent”

[MABUTING BALITA] : MARCOS 6: 17 - 29

Noong panahong iyon, si Herodes ang nagpahuli, nagpagapos at nagpabilanggo kay Juan dahil kay Herodias. Ang babaing ito’y asawa ni Felipe na kapatid ni Herodes ngunit kinakasama niya. Laging sinasabi sa kanya ni Juan, “Hindi matuwid na kunin ninyo ang asawa ng inyong kapatid.” Kaya’t si Herodias ay nagkimkim ng galit kay Juan. Hinangad niyang ipapatay ito, ngunit hindi niya magawa, sapagkat natatakot si Herodes kay Juan. Alam niyang ito’y taong matuwid at banal, kaya’t ipinagsasanggalang niya. Gustong-gusto niyang makinig kay Juan, bagamat labis siyang nababagabag sa mga sinasabi nito.

Sa wakas ay nagkaroon ng pagkakataon si Herodias nang anyayahan ni Herodes sa kanyang kaarawan ang kanyang mga kagawad, mga pinuno ng hukbo, at ang mga pangunahing mamamayan ng Galilea. Pumasok ang anak na babae ni Herodias at nagsayaw. Labis na nasiyahan si Herodes at ang mga panauhin, kaya’t sinabi ng hari sa dalaga, “Hingin mo sa akin ang anumang ibig mo at ibibigay ko sa iyo.” At naisumpa pa niyang ibibigay kahit ang kalahati ng kanyang kaharian kung ito ang hihilingin. Lumabas ang dalaga at tinanong ang kanyang ina, “Ano ang hihingin ko?” “Ang ulo ni Juan Bautista,” sagot ng ina. Dali-daling nagbalik ang dalaga sa kinaroroonan ng hari. “Ang ibig ko po’y ibigay ninyo sa akin ngayon din, sa isang pinggan, ang ulo ni Juan Bautista,” sabi niya. Labis na nalungkot ang hari, ngunit dahil sa kanyang sumpa na narinig ng kanyang mga panauhin, hindi niya matanggihan ang dalaga. Kaagad niyang iniutos sa isang bantay na dalhin sa kanya ang ulo ni Juan. Sumunod ang bantay at pinugutan si Juan sa bilangguan, inilagay ang ulo sa isang pinggan, at ibinigay sa dalaga. Ibinigay naman iyon ng dalaga sa kanyang ina. Nang mabalitaan ito ng mga alagad ni Juan, kinuha nila ang kanyang bangkay at inilibing.


Pagninilay ni Pao Antonio : Covenanted Member - Ang Ligaya ng Panginoon. Resident Preacher and Executive Producer of Pathways of Hope. Resident Preacher - Pathways Ministry. Director of Sales - LIVECORE Corporation. Financial Planner.

28/08/2026

Saturday, August 29, 2026
Saturday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time
Memorial of the Passion of Saint John the Baptist
Memorial of St. Jeanne Jugan (Marie de la Croix), religious
Memorial of Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice, religious

PATHWAYS OF HOPE: “WHEN DOING WHAT IS RIGHT BECOMES DIFFICULT”

[GOSPEL OF THE DAY]: MARK 6: 17 - 29

Herod was the one who had John the Baptist arrested and bound in prison
on account of Herodias,
the wife of his brother Philip, whom he had married.
John had said to Herod,
“It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”
Herodias harbored a grudge against him
and wanted to kill him but was unable to do so.
Herod feared John, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man,
and kept him in custody.
When he heard him speak he was very much perplexed,
yet he liked to listen to him.
She had an opportunity one day when Herod, on his birthday,
gave a banquet for his courtiers,
his military officers, and the leading men of Galilee.
Herodias’ own daughter came in
and performed a dance that delighted Herod and his guests.
The king said to the girl,
“Ask of me whatever you wish and I will grant it to you.”
He even swore many things to her,
“I will grant you whatever you ask of me,
even to half of my kingdom.”
She went out and said to her mother,
“What shall I ask for?”
She replied, “The head of John the Baptist.”
The girl hurried back to the king’s presence and made her request,
“I want you to give me at once
on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”
The king was deeply distressed,
but because of his oaths and the guests
he did not wish to break his word to her.
So he promptly dispatched an executioner with orders
to bring back his head.
He went off and beheaded him in the prison.
He brought in the head on a platter and gave it to the girl.
The girl in turn gave it to her mother.
When his disciples heard about it,
they came and took his body and laid it in a tomb.

Reflection by Nino Christian Pedraza: Chemist - Senior Supervisor - Energy Development Corporation. Action Group Leader and Member - Servants of the Living God, Ormoc

27/08/2026

Biyernes, Agosto 28, 2026
Biyernes ng Ika-21 Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon
Paggunita kay San Agustin, Obispo at Pantas ng Simbahan
Paggunita kay San Junípero Serra, pari
Paggunita kay Santa Marie-Azélie Guérin Martin (Zélie Martin)

LANDAS NG PAG-ASA : “5 MINUTES PA”

[MABUTING BALITA] : MATEO 25: 1 - 13

Noong panahong iyon, sinabi ni Hesus sa kanyang mga alagad ang talinghagang ito: “Dito maitutulad ang pagpasok sa kaharian ng Diyos: may sampung dalagang lumabas upang sumalubong sa lalaking ikakasal. Bawat isa’y may dalang ilawan. Ang lima sa kanila’y hangal at ang lima’y matalino. Ang mga hangal ay nagdala ng kanilang mga ilawan ngunit hindi nagbaon ng langis. Subalit ang matatalino’y nagdala ng langis bukod pa sa nasa kanilang ilawan. Nabalam ng dating ang lalaking ikakasal, kaya’t inantok silang lahat at nakatulog.

Ngunit nang hatinggabi na’y may sumigaw: ‘Narito na ang lalaking ikakasal! Salubungin ninyo!’ Agad nagbangon ang sampung dalaga at inayos ang kanilang ilawan. Sinabi ng mga hangal sa matatalino, ‘Bigyan naman ninyo kami ng kaunting langis. Aandap-andap na ang aming mga ilawan, e!’ ‘Baka hindi magkasiya ito sa ating lahat,’ tugon ng matatalino. ‘Mabuti pa’y pumunta muna kayo sa nagtitinda at bumili ng para sa inyo.’ Kaya’t lumakad ang limang hangal na dalaga. Samantalang bumibili sila, dumating ang lalaking ikakasal. Ang limang nakahanda ay kasama niyang pumasok sa kasalan, at ipininid ang pinto.
Pagkatapos, dumating naman ang limang hangal na dalaga. ‘Panginoon, papasukin po ninyo kami!’ sigaw nila. Ngunit tumugon siya, ‘Sinasabi ko sa inyo: hindi ko kayo nakikilala.’ Kaya magbantay kayo, sapagkat hindi ninyo alam ang araw ni ang oras.”

Pagninilay ni Milbert Capote : Business Technology Strategist, Entrepreneur, Ligaya ng Panginoon: Covenanted Member, Pastoral Leader and Head of Music Ministry, Tahanan ng Panginoon - Evangelization Head

27/08/2026

Friday, August 28, 2026
Friday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time
Memorial of St. Augustine, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
Memorial of St. Junípero Serra, priest
Memorial of St. Marie-Azélie Guérin Martin (Zélie Martin), laywoman

PATHWAYS OF HOPE: “LIVING READY FOR ETERNITY”

[GOSPEL OF THE DAY]: MATTHEW 25: 1 - 13

Jesus told his disciples this parable:
“The Kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins
who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
Five of them were foolish and five were wise.
The foolish ones, when taking their lamps,
brought no oil with them,
but the wise brought flasks of oil with their lamps.
Since the bridegroom was long delayed,
they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
At midnight, there was a cry,
‘Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’
Then all those virgins got up and trimmed their lamps.
The foolish ones said to the wise,
‘Give us some of your oil,
for our lamps are going out.’
But the wise ones replied,
‘No, for there may not be enough for us and you.
Go instead to the merchants and buy some for yourselves.’
While they went off to buy it,
the bridegroom came
and those who were ready went into the wedding feast with him.
Then the door was locked.
Afterwards the other virgins came and said,
‘Lord, Lord, open the door for us!’
But he said in reply,
‘Amen, I say to you, I do not know you.’
Therefore, stay awake,
for you know neither the day nor the hour.”

Reflection by Binky Divinagracia: Senior Lecturer, Department of Communication - University of the Philippines Baguio; Council Member, Spirituality and Formation Ministry. SOLOC (Seeds of Love Online Community)

26/08/2026

Thursday, August 27, 2026
Thursday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time
Memorial of St. Monica
Memorial of Blessed Domenico Barberi, priest

PATHWAYS OF HOPE: “ A PRUDENT SERVANT”

[GOSPEL OF THE DAY]: MATTHEW 24: 42 - 51

Jesus said to his disciples:
“Stay awake!
For you do not know on which day your Lord will come.
Be sure of this:
if the master of the house
had known the hour of night when the thief was coming,
he would have stayed awake
and not let his house be broken into.
So too, you also must be prepared,
for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come.
“Who, then, is the faithful and prudent servant,
whom the master has put in charge of his household
to distribute to them their food at the proper time?
Blessed is that servant whom his master on his arrival finds doing so.
Amen, I say to you, he will put him in charge of all his property.
But if that wicked servant says to himself, ‘My master is long delayed,’
and begins to beat his fellow servants,
and eat and drink with drunkards,
the servant’s master will come on an unexpected day
and at an unknown hour and will punish him severely
and assign him a place with the hypocrites,
where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.”

Reflection by Lorna Campos: Leadership Trainer. Meta-Coach. Mentor. Youth Facilitator. Inspirational speaker. Covenanted member-Ligaya ng Panginoon. Senior woman leader-University District.

26/08/2026

Huwebes, Agosto 27, 2026
Huwebes ng Ika-21 Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon
Paggunita kay Santa Monica
Paggunita kay Beato Domenico Barberi, pari

LANDAS NG PAG-ASA : “Hoy, Gising!”

[MABUTING BALITA] : MATEO 24: 42 - 51

Noong panahong iyon, sinabi ni Hesus sa kanyang mga alagad, “Kaya magbantay kayo, sapagkat hindi ninyo alam kung anong araw paririto ang inyong Panginoon. Tandaan ninyo ito: kung alam lamang ng puno ng sambahayan kung anong oras ng gabi darating ang magnanakaw, siya’y magbabantay at hindi niya pababayaang pasukin ang kanyang bahay. Kaya maging handa kayong lagi, sapagkat darating ang Anak ng Tao sa oras na di ninyo inaasahan.

“Ang tapat at matalinong alipin ang siyang pinapamahala ng kanyang panginoon sa ibang mga alapin, upang bigyan sila ng kanilang pagkain sa karampatang panahon. Mapalad ang aliping iyon, kapag dinatnan siyang gumagawa ng gayun sa pagbabalik ng kanyang panginoon! Sinasabi ko sa inyo: pamamahalain siya ng kanyang panginoon sa lahat ng kanyang ari-arian. Ngunit kung masama ang aliping iyon, sasabihin niya sa sarili, ‘Matatagalan pa bago magbalik ang aking panginoon,’ at sisimulang bugbugin ang kanyang mga kapwa alipin, at makipagkainan at makipag-inuman sa mga lasenggo. Babalik ang panginoon ng aliping iyon sa araw na hindi niya inaasahan at sa oras na hindi niya alam. Buong higpit na parurusahan siya ng Panginoon, at isasama sa mga mapagpaimbabaw. Doo’y tatangis siya at magngangalit ang kanyang ngipin.”

Pagninilay ni Paula Gawat : Public Servant-Engineer; Covenanted member-Ang Ligaya ng Panginoon Community

25/08/2026

Miyerkules, Agosto 26, 2026
Miyerkules ng Ika-21 Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon
Paggunita kay Santa Maria ng Jesus na Ipinako (Mariam Baouardy), relihiyosa
Paggunita kay Santa Teresa de Jesús Jornet Ibars, relihiyosa

LANDAS NG PAG-ASA : “KATULAD NI KRISTO”

[MABUTING BALITA] : MATEO 23: 27 - 32

Noong panahong iyon, sinabi ni Hesus, “Sa aba ninyo, mga eskriba at mga Pariseo! Mga mapagpaimbabaw! Ang katulad ninyo’y mga libingang pinaputi, magaganda sa labas, ngunit sa loob ay puno ng kabulukan at buto ng mga patay. Ganyang-ganyan kayo! Sa paningin ng tao’y mabubuti kayo, ngunit ang totoo, punung-puno kayo ng pagpapaimbabaw at kasamaan.

“Sa aba ninyo, mga eskriba at mga Pariseo! Mga mapagpaimbabaw! Ipinagtatayo ninyo ng mga libingan ang mga propeta at ginagayakan ang mga puntod ng mga taong namuhay nang matuwid. At sinasabi ninyo, ‘Kung kami sana’y nabuhay sa kapanahunan ng aming mga ninuno, hindi namin ipapapatay ang mga propeta.’ Sa sinabi ninyong iyan, inaamin ninyong kayo’y mga anak ng mga nagpapatay sa mga propeta! Sige! Tapusin ninyo ang pinasimulan ng inyong mga ninuno!”

Pagninilay ni Paul Gerard Saret : Product Manager, Cargill Philippines. District Evangelization and Music Ministry of NS1C. Underway Member of Ang Ligaya ng Panginoon.

25/08/2026

Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Wednesday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time
Memorial of St. Mary of Jesus Crucified (Mariam Baouardy), religious
Memorial of St. Teresa de Jesús Jornet Ibars, religious

PATHWAYS OF HOPE: “ Beautiful Outside, Empty Within”

[GOSPEL OF THE DAY]: MATTHEW 23: 27 - 32

Jesus said,
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites.
You are like whitewashed tombs, which appear beautiful on the outside,
but inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of filth.
Even so, on the outside you appear righteous,
but inside you are filled with hypocrisy and evildoing.
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites.
You build the tombs of the prophets
and adorn the memorials of the righteous,
and you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our ancestors,
we would not have joined them in shedding the prophets’ blood.’
Thus you bear witness against yourselves
that you are the children of those who murdered the prophets;
now fill up what your ancestors measured out!”

Reflection by Jake Tan: Former Missionary Youth Worker/Worship Ministry Head-Lingkod Central. Pastoral Leader-Ang Ligaya ng Panginoon.

24/08/2026

Martes, Agosto 25, 2026
Martes ng Ika-21 Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon
Paggunita kay San Luis ng Pransya, hari
Paggunita kay San Jose Calasanz, pari
Paggunita kay Santa Maria Troncatti, relihiyosa

LANDAS NG PAG-ASA : “Malinis na Kalooban”

[MABUTING BALITA] : MATEO 23: 23 - 26

Noong panahong iyon, sinabi ni Hesus, “Sa aba ninyo, mga eskriba at mga Pariseo! Mga mapagpaimbabaw! Ibinibigay ninyo ang ikapu ng gulaying walang halaga ngunit kinaliligtaan ninyong isagawa ang lalong mahahalagang aral sa Kautusan: ang katarungan, ang pagkahabag, at ang katapatan. Tamang gawin ninyo ang mga ito, ngunit huwag naman ninyo kaliligtaang gawin ang iba. Mga bulag na taga-akay! Sinasala ninyo ang niknik sa inyong inumin, ngunit nilulunok ninyo ang kamelyo!

“Sa aba ninyo, mga eskriba at mga Pariseo! Mga mapagpaimbabaw! Nililinis ninyo ang labas ng tasa at ng pinggan ngunit ang loob nito’y puno ng mga nahuthot ninyo dahil sa kasakiman at pagsasamantala. Bulag na Pariseo! Linisin mo muna ang mga nasa loob ng tasa at ng pinggan, at magiging malinis din ang labas nito!”

Pagninilay ni Raoul Roncal : Licensed Engineer (ECE). Lay missionary-Servants of the Word Brotherhood. Theology Instructor, Ateneo de Manila University

24/08/2026

Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Tuesday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time
Memorial of St. Louis of France, king
Memorial of St. Joseph Calasanz, priest
Memorial of St. Maria Troncatti, religious

PATHWAYS OF HOPE: “First Cleanse the Inside of Our Cups”

[GOSPEL OF THE DAY]: MATTHEW 23: 23 - 26

Jesus said:
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites.
You pay tithes of mint and dill and cu**in,
and have neglected the weightier things of the law:
judgment and mercy and fidelity.
But these you should have done, without neglecting the others.
Blind guides, who strain out the gnat and swallow the camel!“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites.
You cleanse the outside of cup and dish,
but inside they are full of plunder and self-indulgence.
Blind Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup,
so that the outside also may be clean.”

Reflection by Tin Yu: Licensed Physical Therapist. Covenanted Member & Pastoral Leader, Ang Ligaya ng Panginoon Community. Former full-time missionary, Christ's Youth in Action

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