2019년 8월 11일 연중 제19주일
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제1독서
지혜서 18,6-9
6 해방의 날 밤이 저희 조상들에게는 벌써 예고되었으니, 그들이 어떠한 맹세들을 믿어야 하는지 확실히 알고, 용기를 가지게 하시려는 것이었습니다. 7 그리하여 당신의 백성은 의인들의 구원과 원수들의 파멸을 기대하였습니다. 8 과연 당신께서는 저희의 적들을 처벌하신 그 방법으로, 저희를 당신께 부르시고 영광스럽게 해 주셨습니다.
9 선인들의 거룩한 자녀들은 몰래 희생 제물을 바치고, 한마음으로 하느님의 법에 동의하였습니다. 그 법은 거룩한 이들이 모든 것을 다 같이, 성공도 위험도 함께 나눈다는 것입니다. 그리고 그때에 벌써 조상들의 찬미가들을 불렀습니다.
제2독서
히브리서 11,1-2.8-19<또는 11,1-2.8-12>
형제 여러분, 1 믿음은 우리가 바라는 것들의 보증이며, 보이지 않는 실체들의 확증입니다. 2 사실 옛사람들은 믿음으로 인정을 받았습니다.
8 믿음으로써, 아브라함은 장차 상속 재산으로 받을 곳을 향하여 떠나라는 부르심을 받고 그대로 순종하였습니다. 그는 어디로 가는지도 모르고 떠난 것입니다.
9 믿음으로써, 그는 같은 약속의 공동 상속자인 이사악과 야곱과 함께 천막을 치고 머무르면서, 약속받은 땅인데도 남의 땅인 것처럼 이방인으로 살았습니다. 10 하느님께서 설계자이시며 건축가로서 튼튼한 기초를 갖추어 주신 도성을 기다리고 있었기 때문입니다.
11 믿음으로써, 사라는 아이를 가지지 못하는 여인인 데다, 나이까지 지났는데도, 임신할 능력을 얻었습니다. 약속해 주신 분을 성실하신 분으로 여겼기 때문입니다. 12 그리하여 한 사람에게서, 그것도 죽은 것이나 다름없는 사람에게서, 하늘의 별처럼 수가 많고, 바닷가의 모래처럼 셀 수 없는 후손이 태어났습니다.
<13 이들은 모두 믿음 속에 죽어 갔습니다. 약속된 것을 받지는 못하였지만, 멀리서 그것을 보고 반겼습니다. 그리고 자기들은 이 세상에서 이방인이며 나그네일 따름이라고 고백하였습니다. 14 그들은 이렇게 말함으로써, 자기들이 본향을 찾고 있음을 분명히 드러냈습니다. 15 만일 그들이 떠나온 곳을 생각하고 있었다면, 돌아갈 기회가 있었을 것입니다.
16 그러나 실상 그들은 더 나은 곳, 바로 하늘 본향을 갈망하고 있었습니다. 그래서 하느님께서는 그들의 하느님이라고 불리시는 것을 부끄러워하지 않으시고, 그들에게 도성을 마련해 주셨습니다.
17 믿음으로써, 아브라함은 시험을 받을 때에 이사악을 바쳤습니다. 약속을 받은 아브라함이 외아들을 바치려고 하였습니다. 18 그 외아들을 두고 하느님께서는 일찍이, “이사악을 통하여 후손들이 너의 이름을 물려받을 것이다.” 하고 말씀하셨습니다. 19 아브라함은 하느님께서 죽은 사람까지 일으키실 수 있다고 생각하였습니다. 그리하여 이사악을 하나의 상징으로 돌려받은 것입니다.>
복음
루카 12,32-48<또는 12,35-40>
그때에 예수님께서 제자들에게 이르셨다.
<32 “너희들 작은 양 떼야, 두려워하지 마라. 너희 아버지께서는 그 나라를 너희에게 기꺼이 주기로 하셨다.
33 너희는 가진 것을 팔아 자선을 베풀어라. 너희 자신을 위하여 해지지 않는 돈주머니와 축나지 않는 보물을 하늘에 마련하여라. 거기에는 도둑이 다가가지도 못하고, 좀이 쏠지도 못한다. 34 사실 너희의 보물이 있는 곳에 너희의 마음도 있다.>
35 너희는 허리에 띠를 매고 등불을 켜 놓고 있어라. 36 혼인 잔치에서 돌아오는 주인이 도착하여 문을 두드리면 곧바로 열어 주려고 기다리는 사람처럼 되어라.
37 행복하여라, 주인이 와서 볼 때에 깨어 있는 종들! 내가 진실로 너희에게 말한다. 그 주인은 띠를 매고 그들을 식탁에 앉게 한 다음, 그들 곁으로 가서 시중을 들 것이다.
38 주인이 밤중에 오든 새벽에 오든, 종들의 그러한 모습을 보게 되면, 그 종들은 행복하다!
39 이것을 명심하여라. 도둑이 몇 시에 올지 집주인이 알면, 자기 집을 뚫고 들어오도록 내버려 두지 않을 것이다.
40 너희도 준비하고 있어라. 너희가 생각하지도 않은 때에 사람의 아들이 올 것이다.”
<41 베드로가, “주님, 이 비유를 저희에게 말씀하시는 것입니까? 아니면 다른 모든 사람에게도 말씀하시는 것입니까?” 하고 물었다. 42 그러자 주님께서 이르셨다.
“주인이 자기 집 종들을 맡겨 제때에 정해진 양식을 내주게 할 충실하고 슬기로운 집사는 어떻게 하는 사람이겠느냐?
43 행복하여라, 주인이 돌아와서 볼 때에 그렇게 일하고 있는 종! 44 내가 참으로 너희에게 말한다. 주인은 자기의 모든 재산을 그에게 맡길 것이다.
45 그러나 만일 그 종이 마음속으로, ‘주인이 늦게 오는구나.’ 하고 생각하며, 하인들과 하녀들을 때리고, 또 먹고 마시며 술에 취하기 시작하면, 46 예상하지 못한 날, 짐작하지 못한 시간에 그 종의 주인이 와서, 그를 처단하여 불충실한 자들과 같은 운명을 겪게 할 것이다.
47 주인의 뜻을 알고도 아무런 준비를 하지 않았거나, 주인의 뜻대로 하지 않은 그 종은 매를 많이 맞을 것이다. 48 그러나 주인의 뜻을 모르고서 매 맞을 짓을 한 종은 적게 맞을 것이다.
많이 주신 사람에게는 많이 요구하시고, 많이 맡기신 사람에게는 그만큼 더 청구하신다.”>
August 11, 2019
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Reading 1
The night of the passover was known beforehand to our fathers,
that, with sure knowledge of the oaths in which they put their faith,
they might have courage.
Your people awaited the salvation of the just
and the destruction of their foes.
For when you punished our adversaries,
in this you glorified us whom you had summoned.
For in secret the holy children of the good were offering sacrifice
and putting into effect with one accord the divine institution.
R. (12b) Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own.
Exult, you just, in the LORD;
praise from the upright is fitting.
Blessed the nation whose God is the LORD,
the people he has chosen for his own inheritance.
R. Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own.
See, the eyes of the LORD are upon those who fear him,
upon those who hope for his kindness,
To deliver them from death
and preserve them in spite of famine.
R. Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own.
Our soul waits for the LORD,
who is our help and our shield.
May your kindness, O LORD, be upon us
who have put our hope in you.
R. Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own.
Brothers and sisters:
Faith is the realization of what is hoped for
and evidence of things not seen.
Because of it the ancients were well attested.
By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place
that he was to receive as an inheritance;
he went out, not knowing where he was to go.
By faith he sojourned in the promised land as in a foreign country,
dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs of the same promise;
for he was looking forward to the city with foundations,
whose architect and maker is God.
By faith he received power to generate,
even though he was past the normal age
?and Sarah herself was sterile?
for he thought that the one who had made the promise was
trustworthy.
So it was that there came forth from one man,
himself as good as dead,
descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky
and as countless as the sands on the seashore.
All these died in faith.
They did not receive what had been promised
but saw it and greeted it from afar
and acknowledged themselves to be strangers and aliens on earth,
for those who speak thus show that they are seeking a homeland.
If they had been thinking of the land from which they had come,
they would have had opportunity to return.
But now they desire a better homeland, a heavenly one.
Therefore, God is not ashamed to be called their God,
for he has prepared a city for them.
By faith Abraham, when put to the test, offered up Isaac,
and he who had received the promises was ready to offer his only son,
of whom it was said,
“Through Isaac descendants shall bear your name.”
He reasoned that God was able to raise even from the dead,
and he received Isaac back as a symbol.
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Brothers and sisters:
Faith is the realization of what is hoped for
and evidence of things not seen.
Because of it the ancients were well attested.
By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place
that he was to receive as an inheritance;
he went out, not knowing where he was to go.
By faith he sojourned in the promised land as in a foreign country,
dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs of the same promise;
for he was looking forward to the city with foundations,
whose architect and maker is God.
By faith he received power to generate,
even though he was past the normal age
?and Sarah herself was sterile?
for he thought that the one who had made the promise was
trustworthy.
So it was that there came forth from one man,
himself as good as dead,
descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky
and as countless as the sands on the seashore.
Jesus said to his disciples:
“Do not be afraid any longer, little flock,
for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.
Sell your belongings and give alms.
Provide money bags for yourselves that do not wear out,
an inexhaustible treasure in heaven
that no thief can reach nor moth destroy.
For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.
“Gird your loins and light your lamps
and be like servants who await their master’s return from a wedding,
ready to open immediately when he comes and knocks.
Blessed are those servants
whom the master finds vigilant on his arrival.
Amen, I say to you, he will gird himself,
have them recline at table, and proceed to wait on them.
And should he come in the second or third watch
and find them prepared in this way,
blessed are those servants.
Be sure of this:
if the master of the house had known the hour
when the thief was coming,
he would not have let his house be broken into.
You also must be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect,
the Son of Man will come.”
Then Peter said,
“Lord, is this parable meant for us or for everyone?”
And the Lord replied,
“Who, then, is the faithful and prudent steward
whom the master will put in charge of his servants
to distribute the food allowance at the proper time?
Blessed is that servant whom his master on arrival finds doing so.
Truly, I say to you, the master will put the servant
in charge of all his property.
But if that servant says to himself,
‘My master is delayed in coming,’
and begins to beat the menservants and the maidservants,
to eat and drink and get drunk,
then that servant’s master will come
on an unexpected day and at an unknown hour
and will punish the servant severely
and assign him a place with the unfaithful.
That servant who knew his master’s will
but did not make preparations nor act in accord with his will
shall be beaten severely;
and the servant who was ignorant of his master’s will
but acted in a way deserving of a severe beating
shall be beaten only lightly.
Much will be required of the person entrusted with much,
and still more will be demanded of the person entrusted with more.”
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Your people awaited the salvation of the just. Wisdom 18
May your kindness, O LORD, be upon us
who have put our hope in you. Psalm 33
Faith is the realization of what is hoped for
and evidence of things not seen. Hebrews 11
“Do not be afraid any longer, little flock,
for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom. ...
Much will be required of the person entrusted with much,
and still more will be demanded of the person entrusted with more.” Luke 13
On my retreat this summer, I found that my prayer - relationship with Jesus - came to a simple and fairly "new" place. I just had read a piece which asked - asked me personally - "To whom do you belong?" and "Do I believe what I say I believe?" I found myself chewing these questions and returning to the simple - graced - realization that, if I really belong to the Lord (in whom I am baptized and whose servant I desire to be) and if I really believe what I say I believe (that I have nothing to fear because Jesus has overcome the power of sin and death) then I should be a much more joyful, trusting and courageous person.
Jesus is laying it out for us today. We really have nothing to fear. Of course, that confronts the fact that we live with a lot of fears. We live, too often, in a self-protective mode, as though we can "control" how safe and secure we are. Jesus is inviting us to live more freely because our life is in his hands and because we are going to enjoy eternal life in his kingdom forever and ever.
I've found myself, since that retreat, asking for the grace to live with daily trust, to walk with deeply joy in my heart - even in the midst of challenging things - and to ask myself more often if I'm being courageous enough in taking risks to love more completely, to witness my faith by the ways I am self-sacrificing in my care, and to open my heart to better hear the cry of the poor, so I might be a better advocate for those without a voice. Asking for the grace alone give me more courage to find steps in these directions in the here and now of each day.
I'm not always successful, and I am by no means a model of a person in solidarity with the poor. But, desiring makes a difference. I believe it is also a step in the direction of "being ready," as Jesus describes it. Not out of fear. Not with anxiety. Being in better communion with Jesus each day, remembering that I belong to him, and to him alone, frees me from all the messages of the culture around me. It frees me from so desperately trying to live in both worlds, to give myself to companionship with the Lord, in half measures. And, most of all, the anticipation Jesus talks about tastes more like longing - a desire to be with the one who loves me so unconditionally and completely.
May you find me eager for your coming, Lord, fully engaged in being one with you, here and now, where your people most need this simple disciple to be.
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INCREASING GOD'S PROPERTY VALUE | ||
| "That servant is fortunate whom his Master finds busy when He returns. Assuredly, his Master will put him in charge of all His property." �Luke 12:43-44 | ||
My prayer is that you readers of One Bread, one Body will constantly be "faithful, farsighted" servants of God (Lk 12:42), busy sowing His Word in season and out of season (Lk 12:42; 2 Tm 4:2). If you are faithful in doing this, Jesus "will put you in charge of larger affairs" (Mt 25:21). In fact, He promises He will put you "in charge of all His property" (Lk 12:44). What is God's property? Of what will He put you in charge?
If I, a mere human, find joy in visualizing you readers in charge of Jesus' property, consider the greater joy of Jesus in putting you in charge! Therefore, be busy about His work now, be put in charge (Lk 12:42-44), and "share your Master's joy!" (Mt 25:21) | ||
| Prayer: Jesus, "here I am...Send me!" (Is 6:8) | ||
| Promise: "Be on guard, therefore. The Son of Man will come when you least expect Him." —Lk 12:40 | ||
| Praise: Risen Jesus, by Your death and resurrection, You have set us free to do Your will. We exalt Your powerful name. |
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"The Lord knocks at your door - Will you answer?"
What is the greatest joy and treasure we could possibly possess? The Lord Jesus promises that those who seek God and his kingdom will not be disappointed (Luke 12:32, Matthew 6:33). The Lord Jesus offers us the greatest treasure possible - but we must first seek it and make it our true joy and possession above all else. We naturally want to have and keep whatever we think will bring us happiness, peace, and security. Jesus offers a priceless treasure and source of abundant joy and security that is worth selling all else for.
The priceless exchange and everlasting reward
Jesus tells his followers to not be fearful or anxious about their present lives and future security (Luke 12:32). He urges them to sell their possessions and to give their money to those who need it most - especially those who have nothing to provide for their present needs and welfare (Luke 12:33). This seems to go against our natural instinct to hoard and save for the future. Why would anyone want to sell their possessions and give away their money - unless they wanted to exchange these goods for something far more precious and of greater value than all the money and possessions they could ever hope to acquire in this present life.
Jesus warns that money and possessions will not last and can be taken away at any moment by a thief or by death itself. But there is one treasure which can never be lost or destroyed because it is kept secure by God himself. What is that treasure? It is the Lord himself and his kingdom of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit (Romans 14:17). This treasure is worth far more than anything we could possibly acquire on our own. If you make the Lord your treasure, then you will have in your possession the greatest source of joy and lasting peace and security. The wisdom of Scripture tells us, If the Almighty is your gold and your precious silver, then you will delight yourself in the Almighty, and will turn your face toward God (Job 22:25-26). Do you know the joy and happiness of making God your one and only true treasure and security?
The Lord knocks at our door - will we answer him?
What is the meaning of the parable of the master who returns from a wedding feast to his home in the middle of the night (Luke 12:35-40)? The door to one's house in the ancient world was usually bolted from the inside, especially at night to keep out thieves and troublemakers. It was not possible to enter from the outside without help from someone inside. Household attendants (domestic servants) who knew their master's voice were expected to be always vigilant and prepared to unbolt the door and let him in without a moment's delay. This required an attentive watchfulness and listening ear for any sign of the master's approach. No distraction, not even sleep, could be allowed to interfere with the preparation for the master's return. If the servants failed to hear the voice of their master's return, they literally shut him out since he could not unbolt the door from the outside - only they could open the door from within and allow him to enter. Their failure to welcome and serve the master on his return brought shame and dishonor.
If the Lord Jesus knocked on your door today would you be ready and eager to receive him? He wants us to be prepared for his coming - today, tomorrow, at the hour of our departure from this life (our death), and when he comes again at the end of this present world to judge all the living and the dead. The Lord will reward those who have believed in him. The Lord Jesus knocks on the door of our heart each and every day. Do you listen to his word and receive it with trust and joy. The Lord calls to each one of us and he says, "Listen! I am standing and knocking at your door. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in and we will feast together" (Revelations 3:20). Do you hunger for the Lord and for the treasure of his kingdom?
The Lord comes to reward his faithful servants
Jesus' parable adds an unexpected reward for those who have faithfully served and watched for the master's return. When the master finally arrived home from the wedding feast at a late hour of the night, he did the unthinkable for his servants who were present to welcome and let him in. He then puts on a servant's apron and tells his servants to be seated at his own banquet table. once they are all seated the master then personally waits on them and serves them with his own rich food and drink (Luke 12:37). Jesus' parable turns the world's way of thinking upside-down. The master rewards his faithful servants by serving them himself with the best he has to offer - a royal feast fit for a king and his loyal subjects. Are you prepared to feast with the Lord at his banquet table?
Jesus' parable has an important lesson for each one of us. Just as Jesus was faithful and ready to obey his Father in everything - even to the point of laying down his life on the cross for us, we too are called to be faithful and obedient to the Lord's will for our lives. How can we grow in faithfulness and obedience to the Lord? The Lord gives us his Holy Spirit who frees us from pride and fear, so we can hear the Lord and embrace his way of love and faithfulness. If we fail, the Lord will not fail us. He gives strength to the weak and to those who turn to him with trust in his mercy and help. Ask the Lord Jesus to fill you with his Holy Spirit and with a holy desire to seek the Lord and his kingdom first above all else.
"Lord Jesus, you alone are my treasure and the joy of my heart. May there be nothing in this world that holds me back from giving you my all - you are my all, my life and joy now and forever."
Psalm 40:7-10, 16
6 Sacrifice and offering you do not desire; but you have given me an open ear. Burnt offering and sin offering you have not required.
7 Then I said, "Behold, I come; in the roll of the book it is written of me;
8 I delight to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart."
9 I have told the glad news of deliverance in the great congregation; Behold, I have not restrained my lips, as you know, O LORD.
10 I have not hid your saving help within my heart, I have spoken of your faithfulness and your salvation; I have not concealed your steadfast love and your faithfulness from the great congregation.
16 But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; may those who love your salvation say continually, "Great is the LORD!"
Daily Quote from the early church fathers: The true meaning of 'loins girded and lamps burning', by Cyril of Alexandria (376-444 AD)
"The girding of our loins (Luke 12:25) signifies the readiness of the mind to work hard in every thing praiseworthy. Those who apply themselves to bodily labors and are engaged in strenuous toil have their loins girded. The lamp apparently represents the wakefulness of the mind and intellectual cheerfulness. We say that the human mind is awake when it repels any tendency to slumber off into that carelessness that often is the means of bringing it into subjection to every kind of wickedness. When sunk in stupor, the heavenly light within the mind is liable to be endangered, or even already is in danger from a violent and impetuous blast of wind. Christ commands us to be awake. To this, his disciple also arouses us by saying, 'Be awake. Be watchful' (1 Peter 5:8). Further on, the very wise Paul also says, 'Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead: and Christ shall give you light' (Ephesians 5:14)." (excerpt from COMMENTARY on LUKE, HOMILY 92)
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| August 12, 2019 Monday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time (0) | 2019.08.06 |
| August 10, 2019 Feast of Saint Lawrence, deacon and martyr (0) | 2019.08.06 |
| August 9, 2019 Friday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time (0) | 2019.08.06 |
| August 8, 2019 Memorial of Saint Dominic, Priest (0) | 2019.08.06 |