Arvinngat Sapaatit Akunneranni Sapaat — ᐅᓪᓗᑕᒫᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖅ

Aulaniq

Atiup, Erniup, Anirniup Aqtuqtup atingingani. Ataniq ilissinnik ilagivatsigut.

Qinnutiniq

Ataniq, ungasiktumit takujavut inuusiq. Ataniq, ungasiktumit takujavut inuusiq. Kiristusi, nagligusungniq ilissinnik. Kiristusi, nagligusungniq ilissinnik. Ataniq, uummativut saqqiqpavut. Ataniq, uummativut saqqiqpavut.

♪ “Kyrie - Version A (Thánh Ca)” — A song for Ben

Uqausiq

Reading 1 · 1 Corinthians 4:6b-15

Brothers and sisters: Learn from myself and Apollos not to go beyond what is written, so that none of you will be inflated with pride in favor of one person over against another. Who confers distinction upon you? What do you possess that you have not received? But if you have received it, why are you boasting as if you did not receive it? You are already satisfied; you have already grown rich; you have become kings without us! Indeed, I wish that you had become kings, so that we also might become kings with you. For as I see it, God has exhibited us Apostles as the last of all, like people sentenced to death, since we have become a spectacle to the world, to angels and men alike. We are fools on Christ’s account, but you are wise in Christ; we are weak, but you are strong; you are held in honor, but we in disrepute. To this very hour we go hungry and thirsty, we are poorly clad and roughly treated, we wander about homeless and we toil, working with our own hands. When ridiculed, we bless; when persecuted, we endure; when slandered, we respond gently. We have become like the world’s rubbish, the scum of all, to this very moment. I am writing you this not to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children. Even if you should have countless guides to Christ, yet you do not have many fathers, for I became your father in Christ Jesus through the Gospel.

Responsorial Psalm · Psalm 145:17-18, 19-20, 21

♪ “I will praise your name forever” — Br Michael Herry fms — Marist Music

Gospel · Luke 6:1-5

While Jesus was going through a field of grain on a sabbath, his disciples were picking the heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands, and eating them. Some Pharisees said, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the sabbath?” Jesus said to them in reply, “Have you not read what David did when he and those who were with him were hungry? How he went into the house of God, took the bread of offering, which only the priests could lawfully eat, ate of it, and shared it with his companions?” Then he said to them, “The Son of Man is lord of the sabbath.”

Alleluia

♪ A song for Ben

Ataniq qanigivai tamarmik qaijullutik uvanut.

Unikkaaqtuarusiq

Inuusiq tamatuma nunarjuap iluani, takujauvut iluaniittut inuusiup pingasut—qaujimaninga, nalligusuutivut, ammalu uummatip asijinik asujinik tatatitaulluni. Isumagilauruk una takujassaq: Nutaqqaq, Benjamin, airport-mi issiarluni, Boeing 737-mik tingmituunik qiviarialuni. Ben-up ijiingit qaumajualuulaurpuq. Isumanga brilliant-nguluni, complex systems-nik, logic-nik ammalu coding-mik qaujimaniqaqtuq. Kisiani, taanna silatuuninga nunarjuap isumangitut ittuunngilaq. Ben-up silatuuninga Guutiup silatuuninganut atautsimiittuq—taanna silatuuninga iqqanaijarutiqanngittuq, quviasungnirmik ammalu uummataup salumajunianik tatatitaulluni.

Paulus Sivulliq Reading-mi uqaqpuq: 'Who confers distinction upon you? What do you possess that you have not received?' Una uqausiq uummammiittuq. Benjamin Vo-p inuusia, taanna masterpiece-ngulluni. In the mind of Christ, Ben-up inuusia complete-ngulluni, uummataup salumajunianik ammalu asijinik asujinik tatatitaulluni.

Suli qaujimajavut Benjamin-up piggy bank-nganik, taanna offer-nga uncle William-mut. Ben-up piggy bank-nga aksuurniqanngilaq, kisiani uummatikkut pilaurpuq. Benjamin-up uummanga light-vallaalaurpuq, open-vallaalaurpuq, free-vallaalaurpuq. Ben-up uummanga walk-laurpuq Ataniup aqqutingitigut with a pure, simple heart.

Alan ammalu Thao, ilissi uqumaittumik cross-mik tigumiavusi. 15-nik ukiuqaqtilluni Benjamin nuulaurmat, illu nipiqanngippallaarami uummammi aaniarnartuq saqqiqattarpuq. Issiarvik inuqanngittuq nirivingmi… Benjamin-up qunganninga, nipingalu tusaassaarutilimat illumi… Nallunngituugaluaq, qatanngutikka, uqumaittumi aaniarnirmi, uummavut qiaisinamat, taaqtuq isuma saqquqtisarpaa. Do not rush past the wound. The silence in the house is real. Kisiani, Jiisusiup nipinga uqaqpuq: 'The Son of Man is lord of the sabbath.'

Jiisusiup authority-nganik uqaqpuq, iluaniittuq inuusiq. Jiisusiup authority-nga peace-mik, restoring life, lifting up those who are bowed down, as Psalm 145 says today: 'The LORD lifts up all who are falling and raises up all who are bowed down. The LORD is faithful in all his words and holy in all his works.'

Benjamin Vo, inuusiqaqluni, inuit takulaurtangit silataani: silatualuuniranga, mathematics-mi pialuktuuninga, coding-mi ammalu technology-mi qaujimaninga. Taakkua pitsiaqtut, silataani qaumajut. Kisiani, Benjamin-up inuusia sanningajuup ujaqqatut tomb-tut ippunngilaq. Ben-up uummanga light-vallaalaurpuq, open-vallaalaurpuq, free-vallaalaurpuq. Ben-up uummanga walk-laurpuq Ataniup aqqutingitigut with a pure, simple heart.

Ryan, my dear younger brother, Ben's best friend. You stood beside Ben in front of the cockpit display at the museum; you sat beside him on the bench at the laundromat; you stood beside him outside Phở 54 in your scout uniforms. Ryan, Ben loved you with all his heart. You were his partner in adventure, his brother, his daily companion. When you miss him, when the house feels too quiet, remember that Ben's mind and heart were deeply bonded to yours. You carry Ben's memory inside you. Live your life fully, Ryan! Study hard, play, laugh, explore tech or aviation or whatever brings you joy, knowing that your big brother Ben is cheering you on from heaven's best vantage point.

To all aunts, uncles, grandparents, cousins, and friends who loved Benjamin: Ben's life illuminated what it means to be truly wise. He was brilliant in math and computer logic, yet he was humble, respectful, and sweet-natured. He showed us that real intelligence is never loud or boastful; real intelligence is gentle, generous, and full of love.

To everyone tuning in from afar—especially families who are carrying heavy crosses, parents who grieve, and children who are suffering in hospitals or homes: You are seen by God. The Gospel reminds us today that Jesus' authority is not a heavy hand that crushes us, but a loving hand that heals, sets free, and restores. The Lord is just in all His ways, gracious, merciful, slow to anger, and full of great kindness. He lifts up all who are falling and raises up all who are bowed down.

Benjamin Vo is now in that Banquet, standing beside Saint Carlo Acutis. Two brilliant, modern boys who loved technology, who loved the world, but who loved God more. They are not dead; they are more alive than we are. They are soaring in the light of the Father, free from all weight, breathing the pure air of heaven. Ben's legacy continues to flow on earth, like the clean, life-sustaining water from the 'Giếng Gioan Baotixita' well dedicated in his name in Cà Mau, Vietnam. His middle name, Đại Dương—Great Ocean—remains a sign of God's limitless mercy flowing to those in need.

What can we carry out the door today? Today, when you encounter a complex problem, or when your heart feels overwhelmed by sadness, take a slow breath and remember Saint Paul's words: 'What do you possess that you have not received?' Stop seeking answers only in human logic or earthly worry. Turn your mind to Jesus. Look up at the sky, just like Ben loved to watch airplanes soar into the clouds, and remember that God's authority is peace, God's Word is love, and Benjamin Vo is safe in the Father's eternal embrace. Let us pray: 'Lord Jesus Christ, You spoke with authority in the fields and brought peace to troubled souls. Grant us the mind of Christ, that we may see beyond earthly tears into the eternal light of Your Kingdom. Comfort Alan, Thao, and Ryan with Your deep peace. Hold Benjamin Đại Dương Vo close in Your heavenly joy until we all meet again at Your eternal Banquet. Amen.'

Meditasi

♪ “Con Xin Phó Thác (Version B)” — A song for Ben

Qinnutit

For the intentions entrusted to Ben on our prayer wall:

“Ben, ᐅᓪᓗᓕᒫᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᐅᓐᓄᒧᑦ, ᓯᓂᒋᐊᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᖓ ᓇᓕᓪᓗᖓ ᐃᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᐃᓕᓲᖑᕗᖓ Ben, ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒌᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ. ᐃᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᕌᖓᒪ, ᖁᕕᐊᓱᙱᒻᒪᕆᓲᖑᕗᖓ. Ben, ᑕᐅᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᕆᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᐅᔾᔨᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᑎᓪᓗ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ Ryan, ᖁᕝᕖᑦ ᐃᓗᒻᒧᑦ ᑯᕕᔪᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᕐᓇᕐᓂᖅᓴᒻᒪᕆᐅᖕᒪᑕ ᓯᓚᑖᓄᑦ ᑯᕕᔪᓂᑦ, Ben.”