2019년 9월 4일 연중 제22주간 수요일
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제1독서
콜로새서. 1,1-8
1 하느님의 뜻에 따라 그리스도 예수님의 사도가 된 바오로와 티모테오 형제가 2 콜로새에 있는 성도들, 곧 그리스도 안에서 사는 형제 신자들에게 인사합니다. 하느님 우리 아버지에게서 은총과 평화가 여러분에게 내리기를 빕니다.
3 우리는 여러분을 위하여 기도할 때면 늘 우리 주 예수 그리스도의 아버지 하느님께 감사를 드립니다. 4 그리스도 예수님에 대한 여러분의 믿음과 모든 성도를 향한 여러분의 사랑을 우리가 전해 들었기 때문입니다.
5 그 믿음과 사랑은 여러분을 위하여 하늘에 마련되어 있는 것에 대한 희망에 근거합니다. 이 희망은 여러분이 진리의 말씀, 곧 복음을 통하여 이미 들은 것입니다. 6 이 복음은, 여러분에게 다다라 여러분이 그 진리 안에서 하느님의 은총을 듣고 깨달은 날부터, 온 세상에서 그러하듯이 여러분에게서도 열매를 맺으며 자라고 있습니다.
7 여러분은 하느님의 그 은총을, 우리가 사랑하는 동료 종 에파프라스에게 배웠습니다. 그는 여러분을 위하여 일하는 그리스도의 충실한 일꾼이며, 8 성령 안에서 이루어지는 여러분의 사랑을 우리에게 알려 준 사람입니다.
복음
루카. 4,38-44
38 예수님께서는 회당을 떠나 시몬의 집으로 가셨다. 그때에 시몬의 장모가 심한 열에 시달리고 있어서, 사람들이 그를 위해 예수님께 청하였다.
39 예수님께서 그 부인에게 가까이 가시어 열을 꾸짖으시니 열이 가셨다. 그러자 부인은 즉시 일어나 그들의 시중을 들었다.
40 해 질 무렵에, 사람들이 갖가지 질병을 앓는 이들을 있는 대로 모두 예수님께 데리고 왔다. 예수님께서는 한 사람 한 사람에게 손을 얹으시어 그들을 고쳐 주셨다.
41 마귀들도 많은 사람에게서 나가며, “당신은 하느님의 아드님이십니다.” 하고 소리 질렀다. 그러나 예수님께서는 꾸짖으시며 그들이 말하는 것을 용납하지 않으셨다. 당신이 그리스도임을 그들이 알고 있었기 때문이다.
42 날이 새자, 예수님께서는 밖으로 나가시어 외딴곳으로 가셨다. 군중은 예수님을 찾아다니다가 그분께서 계시는 곳까지 가서, 자기들을 떠나지 말아 주십사고 붙들었다.
43 그러나 예수님께서는 그들에게 말씀하셨다. “나는 하느님 나라의 기쁜 소식을 다른 고을에도 전해야 한다. 사실 나는 그 일을 하도록 파견된 것이다.” 44 그러고 나서 예수님께서는 유다의 여러 회당에서 복음을 선포하셨다.
September 4, 2019
Wednesday of the Twenty-Second Week in Ordinary Time
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Reading 1
Col 1:1-8
Paul, an Apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God,
and Timothy our brother,
to the holy ones and faithful brothers and sisters in Christ in Colossae:
grace to you and peace from God our Father.
We always give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
when we pray for you,
for we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus
and the love that you have for all the holy ones
because of the hope reserved for you in heaven.
Of this you have already heard
through the word of truth, the Gospel, that has come to you.
Just as in the whole world it is bearing fruit and growing,
so also among you,
from the day you heard it and came to know the grace of God in truth,
as you learned it from Epaphras our beloved fellow slave,
who is a trustworthy minister of Christ on your behalf
and who also told us of your love in the Spirit.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 52:10, 11
R. (10) I trust in the mercy of God for ever.
I, like a green olive tree
in the house of God,
Trust in the mercy of God
forever and ever.
R. I trust in the mercy of God for ever.
I will thank you always for what you have done,
and proclaim the goodness of your name
before your faithful ones.
R. I trust in the mercy of God for ever.
Gospel
Lk 4:38-44
After Jesus left the synagogue, he entered the house of Simon.
Simon’s mother-in-law was afflicted with a severe fever,
and they interceded with him about her.
He stood over her, rebuked the fever, and it left her.
She got up immediately and waited on them.
At sunset, all who had people sick with various diseases brought them to him.
He laid his hands on each of them and cured them.
And demons also came out from many, shouting, “You are the Son of God.”
But he rebuked them and did not allow them to speak
because they knew that he was the Christ.
At daybreak, Jesus left and went to a deserted place.
The crowds went looking for him, and when they came to him,
they tried to prevent him from leaving them.
But he said to them, “To the other towns also
I must proclaim the good news of the Kingdom of God,
because for this purpose I have been sent.”
And he was preaching in the synagogues of Judea.
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«Laying his hands on each one, He healed them. Demons were driven out»
Fr. Antoni CAROL i Hostench
(Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain)
Today, we are facing a great contrast: people out in search of Jesus and him healing all kind of “sickness” (starting with Simon's mother-in-law); at the same time, «demons were driven out, howling!» (Lk 4:41). That is: on one side, goodness and peace; evil and despair, on the other.
It is not the first time we see the devil being “driven out” that is, escaping from the presence of God amid shouting and expostulation. Let us remember the demon-possessed man of Gerasenes (cf. Lk 8:26-39). Yet, it is surprising that, here, it is the same devil that “comes out” to meet Jesus (though, admittedly, quite furious and angry, for God's presence was disturbing his shameful tranquility).
How often, too, we think that finding Jesus is just a nuisance! It bothers us having to attend Mass on Sundays; it flusters us to remember how long it is since our last prayer; we are ashamed of our mistakes, but we do not go to the Doctor of our soul begging for forgiveness... Let us ponder whether it is not our Lord who has to come out looking for us, when we are “reluctant” to leave our little “cave” to go out and meet He who is the shepherd of our souls and lives! This is simply called, half-heartedness.
This behavior has a diagnosis, though: apathy, lack of tension in our soul, anguish, disorderly curiosity, hyperactivity, spiritual laziness about matters of faith, pusillanimity, desire of being alone with ourselves... But there is also an antidote: to stop contemplating one's navel and getting down to work. To take the small commitment to devote every day a short while to look and listen to Jesus (this is what we call praying): Jesus did it too, for «He left at daybreak and looked for a solitary place» (Lk 4:42). To take the small commitment of defeating our selfishness in some small thing every day for the benefit of others (this is what we call loving). To take the small-great commitment to live every day coherently with our Christian life.
http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/daily.html
I hear at least two invitations in today’s Gospel reading from Luke. In these verses, we hear of Jesus fulfilling those words from Isaiah we heard on Monday “He has sent me to proclaim liberty to captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to the oppressed go free, and to proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord” in his curing of Simon’s mother-in-law and others brought to him for healing. Right away my attention was grabbed by Simon’s mother-in-law getting up immediately and waiting on them after she was healed. At another time in my life, I was outraged at this. But today, it was simply and invitation for me to consider my response to the healing and mercy of God. I though back to times when I have been ill and wake up feeling so much better, or when I have been forgiven. My first response is one of gratitude. Gratefulness to feel “normal” again and relief to be back in right relationship. But do I, did I respond in any other way? It strikes me that Simon’s mother-in-law is “paying it forward” so to speak. She is using the gifts she has, preparing and serving food, to express her gratitude and in turn, minister and proclaim the Good News. My prayer with this scripture challenged me to consider how I “pay it forward” when I received not only God’s love and mercy but gifts from others as well, in effect manifesting the continual incarnation of God.
The second invitation for me was a little more subtle and in some was more difficult. It was in the form of two simple questions. Where in my life do I need to be open to receive healing, to hear the Good News? And, who might unexpectedly be proclaiming to me? I like to think that I have things all figured out or quickly respond “I’m fine” when someone asks how I am. I heard the invitation to be attentive to how things really are, how I am really doing and respond from a place authenticity and openness. God’s grace may be just waiting for me ask. Be aware for how God may be reaching out to me is what I heard. Someone may be paying it forward.
So, I offer these invitations today for us all to consider:
Where do we need healing this day?
Be aware for unexpected gifts?
How are we being invited to respond that could pay it forward and continue the proclamation of the Good News?
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JESUS AND YOUR HOME | ||
| Jesus "entered the house of Simon. Simon's mother-in-law was in the grip of a severe fever, and they interceded with Him for her. He stood over her and addressed Himself to the fever, and it left her." �Luke 4:38-39 | ||
Jesus wants to enter your home. He also wants your home to be a house of prayer and healing. Will you invite Jesus to be Lord of your life and your home? Will you pray daily with the members of your family? Jesus has promised: "Where two or three are gathered in My name, there am I in their midst" (Mt 18:20). Jesus not only wants to be enthroned in your home, but He also intends to make your home a center for evangelization, healing, and deliverance (see Lk 4:40ff). Will you let Jesus change the way your home has been used? Will you let Jesus radically change your lifestyle? Your home is one of your most valuable resources for building God's kingdom. Make your home totally available to the Lord by obeying the Lord's every wish. When Jesus walked the face of the earth, He had "nowhere to lay His head" (Lk 9:58). Even today, Jesus can be "homeless" because, when He knocks on our doors (see Rv 3:20), He is sometimes not allowed entry and lordship (see Lk 2:7). Throw open your home to Jesus. | ||
| Prayer: Lord Jesus, when You make a house call, may I say "Yes" to You. | ||
| Promise: "We have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and the love you bear toward all the saints � moved as you are by the hope held in store for you in heaven." —Col 1:4 | ||
| Praise: Andrew and Anne pray a daily rosary with their children. |
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"He laid his hands on every one and healed them"
Who do you take your troubles to? Jesus' disciples freely brought their troubles to him because they found him ready and able to deal with any difficulty, affliction, or sickness which they encountered. When Simon Peter brought Jesus to his home for the Sabbath meal (right after Jesus preached in the synagogue in Capernaum), his mother-in-law was instantly healed because Jesus heard Simon's prayer. Jesus could not avoid drawing a crowd wherever he went.
Jesus wants to set us free today
No one who asked Jesus for help was left disappointed. Jesus' numerous healings and exorcisms demonstrated the power and authority of his word, the "good news of the kingdom of God." When he rebuked the fever, it immediately left. When he rebuked the demons, they left as well. Why did the demons shudder at Jesus' presence? They recognized that he was the Christ, the Son of God and that he had power to destroy their kingdom by releasing those bound by it. Jesus came to set us free from bondage to sin and evil. Do you seek freedom in Christ and trust in his power to set you free?
When Jesus and the disciples sought a lonely place to regroup and rest, they found instead a crowd waiting for them! Did they resent this intrusion on their hard-earned need for privacy and refreshment? Jesus certainly didn't but welcomed them with open-arms. Jesus put human need ahead of everything else. His compassion showed the depths of God's love and concern for all who are truly needy. Jesus gave the people the word of God and he healed them physically as well as spiritually.
Jesus never tires of hearing and answering our pleas
We can never intrude upon God nor exhaust his generosity and kindness. He is ever ready to give to those who earnestly seek him out. Do you allow Jesus to be the Lord and Healer in your personal life, family, and community? Approach him with expectant faith. God's healing power restores us not only to health but to active service and care of others. There is no trouble he does not want to help us with and there is no bondage he can't set us free from. Do you take your troubles to him with expectant faith that he will help you?
"Lord Jesus Christ, you have all power to heal and to deliver. There is no trouble nor bondage you cannot overcome. Set me free to serve you joyfully and to love and serve others generously. May nothing hinder me from giving myself wholly to you and to your service."
Psalm 52:8-9
8 But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God. I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.
9 I will thank you for ever, because you have done it. I will proclaim your name, for it is good, in the presence of the godly.
Daily Quote from the early church fathers: Jesus the Chief Physician, by Jerome (347-420 AD)
"'Now Simon's mother-in-law was kept in her bed sick with a fever.' May Christ come to our house and enter in and by his command cure the fever of our sins. Each one of us is sick with a fever. Whenever I give way to anger, I have a fever. There are as many fevers as there are faults and vices. Let us beg the apostles to intercede for us with Jesus, that he may come to us and touch our hand. If he does so, at once our fever is gone. He is an excellent physician and truly the chief Physician. Moses is a physician. Isaiah is a physician. All the saints are physicians, but he is the chief Physician." (excerpt from HOMILIES on THE GOSPEL OF MARK 75.1)
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