2019년 9월 30일 연중 제26주간 월요일
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제1독서
즈카르야 예언서. 8,1-8
1 만군의 주님의 말씀이 내렸다.
2 “만군의 주님이 이렇게 말한다. 나는 시온에 커다란 열정을, 격렬한 열정을 지니고 있다.
3 주님이 이렇게 말한다. 내가 시온으로 돌아가 예루살렘 한가운데에 살리라. 예루살렘은 ‘진실한 도성’이라고, 만군의 주님의 산은 ‘거룩한 산’이라고 불리리라.
4 만군의 주님이 이렇게 말한다. 나이가 많아 저마다 손에 지팡이를 든 남녀 노인들이 다시 예루살렘 광장마다 앉아 쉬리라. 5 도성의 광장마다 뛰노는 소년 소녀들로 가득 차리라.
6 만군의 주님이 이렇게 말한다. 그때에 이것이 이 백성의 남은 자들 눈에 신기하게 보인다 할지라도 내 눈에까지 신기하게 보이겠느냐? 만군의 주님의 말이다.
7 만군의 주님이 이렇게 말한다. 이제 내가 내 백성을 해 뜨는 땅과 해 지는 땅에서 구해 내리라.
8 나는 그들을 데리고 와서 예루살렘 한가운데에 살게 하리라. 그러면 진실과 정의 안에서 그들은 나의 백성이 되고 나는 그들의 하느님이 되리라.”
복음
루카. 9,46-50
그때에 46 제자들 가운데 누가 가장 큰 사람이냐 하는 문제로 그들 사이에 논쟁이 일어났다.
47 예수님께서는 그들 마음속의 생각을 아시고 어린이 하나를 데려다가 곁에 세우신 다음, 48 그들에게 이르셨다.
“누구든지 이 어린이를 내 이름으로 받아들이면 나를 받아들이는 것이다. 그리고 나를 받아들이는 사람은 나를 보내신 분을 받아들이는 것이다. 너희 가운데에서 가장 작은 사람이야말로 가장 큰 사람이다.”
49 요한이 예수님께 말하였다. “스승님, 어떤 사람이 스승님의 이름으로 마귀를 쫓아내는 것을 저희가 보았습니다. 그런데 그가 저희와 함께 스승님을 따르는 사람이 아니므로, 저희는 그가 그런 일을 못 하게 막아 보려고 하였습니다.”
50 그러자 예수님께서 그에게 이르셨다. “막지 마라. 너희를 반대하지 않는 이는 너희를 지지하는 사람이다.”
September 30, 2019
Memorial of Saint Jerome, Priest and Doctor of the Church
Daily Mass : http://www.catholictv.com/shows/daily-mass
Reading 1
Zec 8:1-8
Thus says the LORD of hosts:
I am intensely jealous for Zion,
stirred to jealous wrath for her.
Thus says the LORD:
I will return to Zion,
and I will dwell within Jerusalem;
Jerusalem shall be called the faithful city,
and the mountain of the LORD of hosts,
the holy mountain.
Thus says the LORD of hosts: Old men and old women,
each with staff in hand because of old age,
shall again sit in the streets of Jerusalem.
The city shall be filled with boys and girls playing in its streets.
Thus says the LORD of hosts:
Even if this should seem impossible
in the eyes of the remnant of this people,
shall it in those days be impossible in my eyes also,
says the LORD of hosts?
Thus says the LORD of hosts:
Lo, I will rescue my people from the land of the rising sun,
and from the land of the setting sun.
I will bring them back to dwell within Jerusalem.
They shall be my people, and I will be their God,
with faithfulness and justice.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 102:16-18, 19-21, 29 and 22-23
The nations shall revere your name, O LORD,
and all the kings of the earth your glory,
When the LORD has rebuilt Zion
and appeared in his glory;
When he has regarded the prayer of the destitute,
and not despised their prayer.
R. The Lord will build up Zion again, and appear in all his glory.
Let this be written for the generation to come,
and let his future creatures praise the LORD:
"The LORD looked down from his holy height,
from heaven he beheld the earth,
To hear the groaning of the prisoners,
to release those doomed to die."
R. The Lord will build up Zion again, and appear in all his glory.
The children of your servants shall abide,
and their posterity shall continue in your presence.
That the name of the LORD may be declared in Zion;
and his praise, in Jerusalem,
When the peoples gather together,
and the kingdoms, to serve the LORD.
R. The Lord will build up Zion again, and appear in all his glory.
Gospel
Lk 9:46-50
about which of them was the greatest.
Jesus realized the intention of their hearts and took a child
and placed it by his side and said to them,
"Whoever receives this child in my name receives me,
and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.
For the one who is least among all of you
is the one who is the greatest."
Then John said in reply,
"Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name
and we tried to prevent him
because he does not follow in our company."
Jesus said to him,
"Do not prevent him, for whoever is not against you is for you."
http://evangeli.net/gospel/tomorrow
«The one who is found to be the least among you all, is the one who is the greatest»
Prof. Dr. Mons. Lluís CLAVELL
(Roma, Italy)
Today, on their way to Jerusalem heading towards the Passion, «the disciples were arguing about which of them was the most important» (Lk 9:46). Every day the media, and even our conversations, are full of comments regarding the importance of some people: whether others or ourselves. This kind of logic, which is strictly human, quite often results in an unreasonable yearning for success, recognition, admiration, gratitude, or in a lack of peace if these expected rewards fail to reach us.
Jesus' reaction to the thoughts of his disciples —and, perhaps, their remarks, too— reminds us of the old prophets' style. Before words come gestures. Jesus «took a little child and stood him by his side» (Lk 9:47). Afterwards, comes the teaching: «the least among you all, is the one who is the greatest» (Lk 9:48). —O Jesus, why is it so difficult for us to accept this is not an utopia for those who are not involved in the hustled and bustled in overwhelming activity, fighting one another for success, whereas, thanks to your grace, it could, instead, be enjoyed by all of us? If we could, we would deep down have much more peace and would be able to do our job with more serenity and joy.
This attitude is also the source where joy comes from, when seeing that others work well for God, with a different style to ours, but always on Jesus' name. The disciples wanted to prevent it. The Master, instead, protects those other persons. once again, the fact of feeling as God's small children makes it easy for us to open our hearts to everybody while growing in joy, peace and thankfulness. This doctrine is what deserves St. Therese of Lisieux the title of “Doctor of the Church”: in her book Story of a Soul, she admires the Church as a beautiful garden of flowers, where she is happy to consider herself just a little flower. By the side of the great saints —roses and white lilies— there are the little ones —daisies and violets— intended to give pleasure to God's eyes, when He gazes at the Earth.
http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/daily.html
She doesn’t care about what I’ve accomplished. She doesn’t care about all of the “important” and “great” things I do. Juniper is the three-and-half-year-old daughter of close friends and her only desire is that I am truly present to her – paying attention, listening to her stories, and swinging her around in a circle until I am too dizzy.
From the readings today, I offer this reflection on how God wants us to be close.
In the first reading, we hear of the return of the people of God to Jerusalem. “I will bring them back to dwell within Jerusalem. They shall be my people, and I will be their God, with faithfulness and justice.” I recently found myself feeling a little distant from God through the, mostly small, choices I was making that were little steps away from God. Through grace and prayer, I was able to name this and am now intentionally choosing the, mostly small, ways that bring me ever closer to God – to returning home with God. That’s exactly where God wants me to be – close!
In the Gospel, we hear Jesus noticing the intentions of the disciples in their boasting about their importance, their greatness. Jesus pulls a child close and says to these boasting disciples: “Whoever receives this child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.” Juniper does not want to be received with my phone in my hand replying to emails or text. Juniper wants to be received with attentive presence. She wants to know that I am watching her every dance move or that I am listening closely to the silly story she is telling me about a friend at school. She wants me to be close, to be present, to be attentive. And in this, she knows how I love her.
Isn’t that what God wants of me? God wants me close. God desires my presence and attention. God wants to know I love Her in the same ways Juniper wants to know too. (Although I wouldn’t mind if God was okay skipping the spinning in circles until we were too dizzy!)
From what we hear in today’s readings, Love is not about importance or greatness. Love is about proximity, presence, and attentiveness.
http://www.presentationministries.com/obob/obob.asp
WELCOME MAT | ||
| "Whoever welcomes this little child on My account welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes Him Who sent Me." �Luke 9:48 | ||
In the world, we don't welcome people because we don't welcome competition. We see other people as a threat. If they take their cut, there's less for us. We tend to be jealous, possessive, and contentious. We compare ourselves with others to see who is greatest (Lk 9:46). In Jesus' kingdom, it should be the opposite. We welcome people with open arms. Other people are not "them"; they're "us." We're all members of the same body. "If one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; if one member is honored, all the members share its joy" (1 Cor 12:26). We owe encouragement (Phil 2:1) and love (Rm 13:8) to one another. When we welcome our brothers and sisters in Christ, we welcome Christ and the Father (Lk 9:48). When we welcome one part of Christ's Body, we must welcome all. "If then you regard me as a partner, welcome him as you would me" (Phlm 17). At our death or at the end of the world, we will be welcomed as we welcome. Either the devil will "welcome" us with clenched fists, abuse, and insults, or we will be greeted by angels, saints, family, loved ones, and Jesus Himself. They will embrace us and say: "Welcome home." | ||
| Prayer: Jesus, I welcome You as Lord of my life; I welcome Your Body the Church. | ||
| Promise: "Jerusalem shall be called the faithful city, and the mountain of the Lord of hosts, the holy mountain." —Zec 8:3 | ||
| Praise: St. Jerome was declared "the Greatest Doctor in explaining the Scriptures" by the Council of Trent. He translated the original languages of the Bible into the common language of the time in Rome, Latin. This Bible translation is called the Vulgate. |
http://dailyscripture.servantsoftheword.org/readings/
"Jesus perceived the thought of their hearts"
Are you surprised to see the disciples of Jesus arguing about who is the greatest among them? Don't we do the same thing? The appetite for glory and greatness seems to be inbred in us. Who doesn't cherish the ambition to be "somebody" whom others admire rather than a "nobody"? Even the psalms speak about the glory God has destined for us. "You have made them a little lower than God, and crowned them with glory and honor" (Psalm 8:5). Jesus made a dramatic gesture by placing a child next to himself to show his disciples who really is the greatest in the kingdom of God.
What can a little child possibly teach us about greatness? Children in the ancient world had no rights, position, or privileges of their own. They were socially at the "bottom of the rung" and at the service of their parents, much like the household staff and domestic servants. What is the significance of Jesus' gesture? Jesus elevated a little child in the presence of his disciples by placing the child in a privileged position of honor at his right side. It is customary, even today, to seat the guest of honor at the right side of the host. Who is the greatest in God's kingdom? The one who is humble and lowly of heart - who instead of asserting their rights willingly empty themselves of pride and self-seeking glory by taking the lowly position of a servant or child.
Jesus, himself, is our model. He came not to be served, but to serve (Matthew 20:28). Paul the Apostles states that Jesus "emptied himself and took the form of a servant" (Philippians 2:7). Jesus lowered himself (he whose place is at the right hand of God the Father) and took on our lowly nature that he might raise us up and clothe us in his divine nature. "God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble" (James 4:6). If we want to be filled with God's life and power, then we need to empty ourselves of everything which stands in the way - pride, envy, self-seeking glory, vanity, and possessiveness. God wants empty vessels so he can fill them with his own glory, power, and love (2 Corinthians 4:7). Are you ready to humble yourself and to serve as Jesus did?
"Lord Jesus, your grace knows no bounds. You give freely to the humble of heart and you grant us freedom to love and serve others selflessly. May my love for you express itself in an eagerness to do good for others."
Psalm 102:16-21
16 For the LORD will build up Zion, he will appear in his glory;
17 he will regard the prayer of the destitute, and will not despise their supplication.
18 Let this be recorded for a generation to come, so that a people yet unborn may praise the LORD:
19 that he looked down from his holy height, from heaven the LORD looked at the earth,
20 to hear the groans of the prisoners, to set free those who were doomed to die;
21 that men may declare in Zion the name of the LORD, and in Jerusalem his praise
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September 28, 2015 Monday of the Twenty-Sixth Week in Ordinary Time
