2019년 7월 1일 연중 제13주간 월요일
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제1독서
창세기 18,16-33
16 사람들은 마므레의 참나무들 곁을 떠나 소돔이 내려다보이는 곳에 이르렀다. 아브라함은 그들을 배웅하려고 함께 걸어갔다.
17 그때에 주님께서 말씀하셨다. “내가 앞으로 하려는 일을 어찌 아브라함에게 숨기랴? 18 아브라함은 반드시 크고 강한 민족이 되고, 세상 모든 민족들이 그를 통하여 복을 받을 것이다.
19 내가 그를 선택한 것은, 그가 자기 자식들과 뒤에 올 자기 집안에 명령을 내려 그들이 정의와 공정을 실천하여 주님의 길을 지키게 하고, 그렇게 하여 이 주님이 아브라함에게 한 약속을 그대로 이루려고 한 것이다.”
20 이어 주님께서 말씀하셨다. “소돔과 고모라에 대한 원성이 너무나 크고, 그들의 죄악이 너무나 무겁구나. 21 이제 내가 내려가서, 저들 모두가 저지른 짓이 나에게 들려온 그 원성과 같은 것인지 아닌지를 알아보아야겠다.”
22 그 사람들은 거기에서 몸을 돌려 소돔으로 갔다. 그러나 아브라함은 주님 앞에 그대로 서 있었다.
23 아브라함이 다가서서 말씀드렸다. “진정 의인을 죄인과 함께 쓸어버리시렵니까? 24 혹시 그 성읍 안에 의인이 쉰 명 있다면, 그래도 쓸어버리시렵니까? 그 안에 있는 의인 쉰 명 때문에라도 그곳을 용서하지 않으시렵니까? 25 의인을 죄인과 함께 죽이시어 의인이나 죄인이나 똑같이 되게 하시는 것, 그런 일은 당신께 어울리지 않습니다. 그런 일은 당신께 어울리지 않습니다. 온 세상의 심판자께서는 공정을 실천하셔야 하지 않겠습니까?”
26 그러자 주님께서 대답하셨다. “소돔 성읍 안에서 내가 의인 쉰 명을 찾을 수만 있다면, 그들을 보아서 그곳 전체를 용서해 주겠다.”
27 아브라함이 다시 말씀드렸다. “저는 비록 먼지와 재에 지나지 않는 몸이지만, 주님께 감히 아룁니다. 28 혹시 의인 쉰 명에서 다섯이 모자란다면, 그 다섯 명 때문에 온 성읍을 파멸시키시렵니까?”
그러자 그분께서 대답하셨다. “내가 그곳에서 마흔다섯 명을 찾을 수만 있다면 파멸시키지 않겠다.”
29 아브라함이 또다시 그분께 아뢰었다. “혹시 그곳에서 마흔 명을 찾을 수 있다면 …… ?”
그러자 그분께서 대답하셨다. “그 마흔 명을 보아서 내가 그 일을 실행하지 않겠다.”
30 그가 말씀드렸다. “제가 아뢴다고 주님께서는 노여워하지 마십시오. 혹시 그곳에서 서른 명을 찾을 수 있다면 …… ?”
그러자 그분께서 대답하셨다. “내가 그곳에서 서른 명을 찾을 수만 있다면 그 일을 실행하지 않겠다.”
31 그가 말씀드렸다. “제가 주님께 감히 아룁니다. 혹시 그곳에서 스무 명을 찾을 수 있다면 …… ?”
그러자 그분께서 대답하셨다. “그 스무 명을 보아서 내가 파멸시키지 않겠다.”
32 그가 말씀드렸다. “제가 다시 한 번 아뢴다고 주님께서는 노여워하지 마십시오. 혹시 그곳에서 열 명을 찾을 수 있다면 …… ?”
그러자 그분께서 대답하셨다. “그 열 명을 보아서라도 내가 파멸시키지 않겠다.”
33 주님께서는 아브라함과 말씀을 마치시고 자리를 뜨셨다. 아브라함도 자기가 사는 곳으로 돌아갔다.
복음
마태오 8,18-22
그때에 18 예수님께서는 둘러선 군중을 보시고 제자들에게 호수 건너편으로 가라고 명령하셨다. 19 그때에 한 율법 학자가 다가와 예수님께, “스승님, 어디로 가시든지 저는 스승님을 따르겠습니다.” 하고 말하였다.
20 그러자 예수님께서 그에게 말씀하셨다. “여우들도 굴이 있고 하늘의 새들도 보금자리가 있지만, 사람의 아들은 머리를 기댈 곳조차 없다.”
21 그분의 제자들 가운데 어떤 이가, “주님, 먼저 집에 가서 아버지의 장사를 지내게 허락해 주십시오.” 하고 말하였다.
22 예수님께서는 그에게, “너는 나를 따라라. 죽은 이들의 장사는 죽은 이들이 지내도록 내버려 두어라.” 하고 말씀하셨다.
July 1, 2019
Monday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time
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Reading 1
Gn 18:16-33
Abraham and the men who had visited him by the Terebinth of Mamre
set out from there and looked down toward Sodom;
Abraham was walking with them, to see them on their way.
The LORD reflected: “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do,
now that he is to become a great and populous nation,
and all the nations of the earth are to find blessing in him?
Indeed, I have singled him out
that he may direct his children and his household after him
to keep the way of the LORD
by doing what is right and just,
so that the LORD may carry into effect for Abraham
the promises he made about him.”
Then the LORD said:
“The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great,
and their sin so grave,
that I must go down and see whether or not their actions
fully correspond to the cry against them that comes to me.
I mean to find out.”
While the two men walked on farther toward Sodom,
the LORD remained standing before Abraham.
Then Abraham drew nearer to him and said:
“Will you sweep away the innocent with the guilty?
Suppose there were fifty innocent people in the city;
would you wipe out the place, rather than spare it
for the sake of the fifty innocent people within it?
Far be it from you to do such a thing,
to make the innocent die with the guilty,
so that the innocent and the guilty would be treated alike!
Should not the judge of all the world act with justice?”
The LORD replied,
“If I find fifty innocent people in the city of Sodom,
I will spare the whole place for their sake.”
Abraham spoke up again:
“See how I am presuming to speak to my Lord,
though I am but dust and ashes!
What if there are five less than fifty innocent people?
Will you destroy the whole city because of those five?”
He answered, “I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there.”
But Abraham persisted, saying, “What if only forty are found there?”
He replied, “I will forbear doing it for the sake of forty.”
Then Abraham said, “Let not my Lord grow impatient if I go on.
What if only thirty are found there?”
He replied, “I will forbear doing it if I can find but thirty there.”
Still Abraham went on,
“Since I have thus dared to speak to my Lord,
what if there are no more than twenty?”
He answered, “I will not destroy it for the sake of the twenty.”
But he still persisted:
“Please, let not my Lord grow angry if I speak up this last time.
What if there are at least ten there?”
He replied, “For the sake of those ten, I will not destroy it.”
The LORD departed as soon as he had finished speaking with Abraham,
and Abraham returned home.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 103:1b-2, 3-4, 8-9, 10-11
R. (8a) The Lord is kind and merciful.
Bless the LORD, O my soul;
and all my being, bless his holy name.
Bless the LORD, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits.
R. The Lord is kind and merciful.
He pardons all your iniquities,
he heals all your ills.
He redeems your life from destruction,
he crowns you with kindness and compassion.
R. The Lord is kind and merciful.
Merciful and gracious is the LORD,
slow to anger and abounding in kindness.
He will not always chide,
nor does he keep his wrath forever.
R. The Lord is kind and merciful.
Not according to our sins does he deal with us,
nor does he requite us according to our crimes.
For as the heavens are high above the earth,
so surpassing is his kindness toward those who fear him.
R. The Lord is kind and merciful.
Gospel
Mt 8:18-22
When Jesus saw a crowd around him,
he gave orders to cross to the other shore.
A scribe approached and said to him,
“Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”
Jesus answered him, “Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests,
but the Son of Man has nowhere to rest his head.”
Another of his disciples said to him,
“Lord, let me go first and bury my father.”
But Jesus answered him, “Follow me,
and let the dead bury their dead.”
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Today’s first reading focuses on justice and finding the righteous among the evils of the world. We see that the Lord is willing to listening to Abraham and seek the good that was still in Sodom and Gomorrah. We know the rest of the story that Lot and his daughters were saved. As you are aware, as I write this reflect, I write it from my own reflection and experiences. So I was most pleased to know that amid the evil there is good, so rather than concentrate on the evil, I choose to focus on the good that is still so abundant in this world.
Since I’m writing this from the Dominican Republic (DR) surrounded by students and professionals who are focused on our mission here – cultural immersion, spiritual growth, and service, I was delighted that today commemorates Saint Junipero Serro. Also known as the apostle of California, Saint Junipero Serra, a Franciscan friar, founded a mission on the Baja and the first nine of the 21 Spanish missions in California. My heart is filled with reflections on all my experiences with ILAC (Institute for Latin American Concern). Since my first trip here in 1985, I have been captivated with the program and the experience it provides. Certainly the campos (rural villages in the DR) benefit from the dental, medical, and other health care provided. But clearly the most significant benefit is the transformation for all involved – the students, the professionals, the camposinos. We are touched in ways we never expected and, as is noted during the student orientation, when they leave, they are not the same people they were when they arrived. Hearts are broken . . . broken open to experience connections that transcend language and culture. Sacrifices are made – five weeks away from home is not easy, living in a totally different environment, although quite an adventure, can be challenging and speaking in a language that is not your native language is exhausting. Yet, we all said, “sign me up!” Events continue on without us, Fourth of July, vacations, and birthdays. I’ve missed being with my adult son’s on his birthday for the last six years. He jokingly says he now celebrates his Cumpleanos instead of his birthday! But I believe he along with the rest of my family understand the importance of this yearly journey. I participated only twice while my children were young and I remember a relative criticizing my being away from my children for 2-3 weeks to be here. A young Jesuit in formation accompanying us helped me to put it all in perspective. He counted the accusation of neglect with the idea that what better witness could I show to my children. . . . I took great comfort in the thought.
Earlier this week a colleague sent a quote for our Monday morning reflection – it was from The Prophet by Khalil Gibran.
In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and the sharing of pleasures.
For in the dew of little things, the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.
It was a wonderful reminder of all the times my heart has found its morning – with children and grandchildren, with my husband, with my students, with the camposinos, with the flowers in my garden and so many others too numerous to count. I am blessed that my heart has been broken open and every day is a new morning and a gift to be cherished, a new journey to be explored . . .
A song link . . . music does help to break open my heart. . . Matthew West challenges us to Do Something!
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"MERCY IS NOT STRAINED" | ||
| "Merciful and gracious is the Lord, slow to anger and abounding in kindness." �Psalm 103:8 | ||
Abraham asked the Lord to spare the wicked cities of Sodom and Gomorrah if there were ten innocent people in those cities (Gn 18:32). Yet the cities were destroyed by fire and brimstone because there were not ten innocent people in them, and possibly because Abraham stopped interceding for the inhabitants of these cities. Abraham possibly stopped interceding because:
Abraham probably underestimated God's mercy and humanity's need for it. Let us learn from this. "Blest are they who show mercy; mercy shall be theirs" (Mt 5:7). | ||
| Prayer: Father, make me a messenger of Your unlimited mercy. | ||
| Promise: "A scribe approached Him and said, 'Teacher, wherever You go I will come after You.' Jesus said to him, 'The foxes have lairs, the birds in the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.' " —Mt 8:19-20 | ||
| Praise: St. Junipero Serra was a Franciscan missionary from Spain, traveled from Mexico to California, and founded twelve missions. His motto was "Always forward, never back." |
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"Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go"
Are you ready to follow the Lord Jesus wherever he may lead you? In love, the Lord Jesus calls each one of us personally by name and he invites us to follow him as our Lord and Teacher. What an awesome privilege and an awesome responsibility! What does it cost to be a disciple and follower of the Lord Jesus? Our whole lives, for sure! The Lord Jesus in turn promises to give us all that we need to follow him and more besides! Before we "sign-up" for something, it is quite natural and appropriate to ask what it will cost us. Jesus made sure that any "would-be" followers knew what they were getting themselves into.
The cost of discipleship
one prospective follower, a scribe who was an expert in the Torah (the law of God in the first five books of Moses in the Jewish bible), paid Jesus the highest compliment he knew. He called Jesus "teacher". Jesus advised this would-be follower: Before you follow me, think what you are about to do and count the cost. A disciple must be willing to part with anything that might stand in the way of following Jesus as Teacher and Master. Another would-be disciple responded by saying that he must first bury his father, that is go back home and take care of his father until he died. This disciple was not yet ready to count the cost of following Jesus. Jesus appealed to the man's heart to choose for God's kingdom first and to detach himself from anything that might keep him from following the Lord.
The greatest call
The Lord Jesus invites us into the most wonderful and greatest of relationships - a personal relationship of love and friendship, trust and commitment with himself, the Lord and Ruler of the heavens and the earth. How can we give the Lord our unqualified "yes" to the call he has for our lives? The Lord Jesus fills the hearts of those who accept his invitation of discipleship and friendship with the outpouring of his love into our hearts through the gift of the Holy Spirit who has been given to us (Romans 5:5). The love of God frees us from attachments to other things so we can give ourselves freely to God for his glory and for his kingdom. It was love that compelled the Lord Jesus to lay down his life for us. And he calls us in love to give our all for him.
We cannot outgive God
What can keep us from giving our all to God? Fear, self-concern, pre-occupation, and attachment to other things. Even spiritual things can get in the way of having God alone as our Treasure if we put them first. Detachment is a necessary step if we want to make the Lord our Treasure and Joy. It frees us to give ourselves without reserve to the Lord and to his service. There is nothing greater we can do with our lives than to place them at the service of the Lord and Master of the universe. We cannot match God in generosity. Jesus promises that those who are willing to part with what is most dear to them for his sake "will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life" (Matthew 19:29). Is there anything holding you back from giving your all to the Lord?
"Take, O Lord, and receive my entire liberty, my memory, my understanding, and my whole will. All that I am and all that I possess you have given me. I surrender it all to you to be disposed of according to your will. Give me only your love and your grace - with these I will be rich enough and will desire nothing more.” (Prayer of Ignatius Loyola, 1491-1556)
Psalm 50:1-5, 23
1 The Mighty one, God the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting.
2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth.
3 Our God comes, he does not keep silence, before him is a devouring fire, round about him a mighty tempest.
4 He calls to the heavens above and to the earth, that he may judge his people:
5 "Gather to me my faithful ones, who made a covenant with me by sacrifice!"
23 He who brings thanksgiving as his sacrifice honors me; to him who orders his way aright I will show the salvation of God!"
Daily Quote from the early church fathers: Following the Lord Jesus, by Augustine of Hippo, 354-430 A.D.
"'Come follow Me, says the Lord. Do you love? He has hastened on, He has flown on ahead. Look and see where. O Christian, don't you know where your Lord has gone? I ask you: Don't you wish to follow Him there? Through trials, insults,the cross, and death. Why do you hesitate? Look, the way has been shown you." (excerpt from Sermon 64,5)
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