2019년 10월 3일 연중 제26주간 목요일
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제1독서
느헤미야기 8,1-4ㄱ.5-6.7ㄴ-12
그 무렵 1 온 백성이 일제히 ‘물 문’ 앞 광장에 모여, 율법 학자 에즈라에게 주님께서 이스라엘에게 명령하신 모세의 율법서를 가져오도록 청하였다.
2 에즈라 사제는 남자와 여자, 그리고 말귀를 알아들을 수 있는 모든 이로 이루어진 회중 앞에 율법서를 가져왔다. 때는 일곱째 달 초하룻날이었다. 3 그는 ‘물 문’ 앞 광장에서, 해 뜰 때부터 한낮이 되기까지 남자와 여자와 알아들을 수 있는 이들에게 그것을 읽어 주었다. 백성은 모두 율법서의 말씀에 귀를 기울였다.
4 율법 학자 에즈라는 이 일에 쓰려고 만든 나무 단 위에 섰다. 5 에즈라는 온 백성보다 높은 곳에 자리를 잡았으므로, 그들이 모두 보는 앞에서 책을 폈다. 그가 책을 펴자 온 백성이 일어섰다.
6 에즈라가 위대하신 주 하느님을 찬양하자, 온 백성은 손을 쳐들고 “아멘, 아멘!” 하고 응답하였다. 그런 다음에 무릎을 꿇고 땅에 엎드려 주님께 경배하였다.
7 그러자 레위인들이 백성에게 율법을 가르쳐 주었다. 백성은 그대로 서 있었다. 8 그들은 그 책, 곧 하느님의 율법을 번역하고 설명하면서 읽어 주었다. 그래서 백성은 읽어 준 것을 알아들을 수 있었다.
9 느헤미야 총독과 율법 학자며 사제인 에즈라와 백성을 가르치던 레위인들이 온 백성에게 타일렀다. “오늘은 주 여러분의 하느님께 거룩한 날이니, 슬퍼하지도 울지도 마십시오.” 율법의 말씀을 들으면서 온 백성이 울었기 때문이다.
10 에즈라가 다시 그들에게 말하였다. “가서 맛있는 음식을 먹고 단 술을 마시십시오. 오늘은 우리 주님께 거룩한 날이니, 미처 마련하지 못한 이에게는 그의 몫을 보내 주십시오. 주님께서 베푸시는 기쁨이 바로 여러분의 힘이니, 서러워하지들 마십시오.”
11 레위인들도 “오늘은 거룩한 날이니, 조용히 하고 서러워하지들 마십시오.” 하며 온 백성을 진정시켰다.
12 온 백성은 자기들에게 선포된 말씀을 알아들었으므로, 가서 먹고 마시고 몫을 나누어 보내며 크게 기뻐하였다.
복음
루카 10,1-12
그때에 1 주님께서는 다른 제자 일흔두 명을 지명하시어, 몸소 가시려는 모든 고을과 고장으로 당신에 앞서 둘씩 보내시며, 2 그들에게 말씀하셨다.
“수확할 것은 많은데 일꾼은 적다. 그러니 수확할 밭의 주인님께 일꾼들을 보내 주십사고 청하여라.
3 가거라. 나는 이제 양들을 이리 떼 가운데로 보내는 것처럼 너희를 보낸다. 4 돈주머니도 여행 보따리도 신발도 지니지 말고, 길에서 아무에게도 인사하지 마라.
5 어떤 집에 들어가거든 먼저 ‘이 집에 평화를 빕니다.’ 하고 말하여라. 6 그 집에 평화를 받을 사람이 있으면 너희의 평화가 그 사람 위에 머무르고, 그렇지 않으면 너희에게 되돌아올 것이다.
7 같은 집에 머무르면서 주는 것을 먹고 마셔라. 일꾼이 품삯을 받는 것은 당연하다.
이 집 저 집으로 옮겨 다니지 마라. 8 어떤 고을에 들어가든지 너희를 받아들이면 차려 주는 음식을 먹어라. 9 그곳 병자들을 고쳐 주며, ‘하느님의 나라가 여러분에게 가까이 왔습니다.’ 하고 말하여라.
10 어떤 고을에 들어가든지 너희를 받아들이지 않으면 한길에 나가 말하여라. 11 ‘여러분의 고을에서 우리 발에 묻은 먼지까지 여러분에게 털어 버리고 갑니다. 그러나 이것만은 알아 두십시오. 하느님의 나라가 가까이 왔습니다.’
12 내가 너희에게 말한다. 그날에는 소돔이 그 고을보다 견디기 쉬울 것이다.”
October 3, 2019
Thursday of the Twenty-sixth Week in Ordinary Time
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Reading 1
Neh 8:1-4a, 5-6, 7b-12
The whole people gathered as one in the open space before the Water Gate,
and they called upon Ezra the scribe
to bring forth the book of the law of Moses
which the LORD prescribed for Israel.
On the first day of the seventh month, therefore,
Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly,
which consisted of men, women,
and those children old enough to understand.
Standing at one end of the open place that was before the Water Gate,
he read out of the book from daybreak until midday,
in the presence of the men, the women,
and those children old enough to understand;
and all the people listened attentively to the book of the law.
Ezra the scribe stood on a wooden platform
that had been made for the occasion.
He opened the scroll
so that all the people might see it
(for he was standing higher up than any of the people);
and, as he opened it, all the people rose.
Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God,
and all the people, their hands raised high, answered,
“Amen, amen!”
Then they bowed down and prostrated themselves before the LORD,
their faces to the ground.
As the people remained in their places,
Ezra read plainly from the book of the law of God,
interpreting it so that all could understand what was read.
Then Nehemiah, that is, His Excellency, and Ezra the priest-scribe
and the Levites who were instructing the people
said to all the people:
“Today is holy to the LORD your God.
Do not be sad, and do not weep”–
for all the people were weeping as they heard the words of the law.
He said further: “Go, eat rich foods and drink sweet drinks,
and allot portions to those who had nothing prepared;
for today is holy to our LORD.
Do not be saddened this day,
for rejoicing in the LORD must be your strength!”
And the Levites quieted all the people, saying,
“Hush, for today is holy, and you must not be saddened.”
Then all the people went to eat and drink,
to distribute portions, and to celebrate with great joy,
for they understood the words that had been expounded to them.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11
R. (9ab) The precepts of the Lord give joy to the heart.
The law of the LORD is perfect,
refreshing the soul;
The decree of the LORD is trustworthy,
giving wisdom to the simple.
R. The precepts of the Lord give joy to the heart.
The precepts of the LORD are right,
rejoicing the heart;
The command of the LORD is clear,
enlightening the eye;
R. The precepts of the Lord give joy to the heart.
The fear of the LORD is pure,
enduring forever;
The ordinances of the LORD are true,
all of them just.
R. The precepts of the Lord give joy to the heart.
They are more precious than gold,
than a heap of purest gold;
Sweeter also than syrup
or honey from the comb.
R. The precepts of the Lord give joy to the heart.
Gospel
Lk 10:1-12
Jesus appointed seventy-two other disciples
whom he sent ahead of him in pairs
to every town and place he intended to visit.
He said to them,
“The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few;
so ask the master of the harvest
to send out laborers for his harvest.
Go on your way;
behold, I am sending you like lambs among wolves.
Carry no money bag, no sack, no sandals;
and greet no one along the way.
Into whatever house you enter, first say,
‘Peace to this household.’
If a peaceful person lives there,
your peace will rest on him;
but if not, it will return to you.
Stay in the same house and eat and drink what is offered to you,
for the laborer deserves his payment.
Do not move about from one house to another.
Whatever town you enter and they welcome you,
eat what is set before you,
cure the sick in it and say to them,
‘The Kingdom of God is at hand for you.’
Whatever town you enter and they do not receive you,
go out into the streets and say,
‘The dust of your town that clings to our feet,
even that we shake off against you.’
Yet know this: the Kingdom of God is at hand.
I tell you,
it will be more tolerable for Sodom on that day than for that town.”
http://evangeli.net/gospel/tomorrow
«Ask the Lord of the harvest to send workers to his harvest»
Fr. Ignasi NAVARRI i Benet
(La Seu d'Urgell, Lleida, Spain)
Today, Jesus speaks to us of his apostolic mission. Though «He appointed seventy-two other disciples and sent them» (Lk 10:1), the Gospel's proclamation is a task that «cannot be delegated to a few “specialists”» (John Paul II): we have all been called and we all have got to feel responsible. Each one from his own place and condition. The day of our Baptism we were told: «You are Priest, Prophet and King and you will receive eternal life». Today, more than ever before, our world needs the testimony of the Christ's followers.
«The harvest is rich, but the workers are few» (Lk 10:2): this positive interpretation of the mission is interesting. The text does not say, «there is a lot to sow and a few workers». Maybe today, we might have to speak like that, in view of the great ignorance of our society about Jesus Christ and his Church. A hopeful glance at the mission may engender optimism and illusion. Let us not be discouraged by pessimism or despair.
To start with, the mission waiting for us is, at the same time, exciting and difficult. Our mission neither can nor must pretend to force adhesion to the announcement of the Truth and of Life, but simply to hint a free attachment. Our Pope reminds us that the ideas are to be proposed not imposed.
«Set off without purse or bag or sandals...» (Lk 10:4): the only missionary's strength must be Christ. And, so that Christ may fill his life, the evangelizer must disembarrass of whatever is not Christ. Evangelic poverty is the great requisite and, at the same time, the most believable testimony the Apostle may offer while only this unselfishness can make us free.
The missionary announces peace. He is a bearer of peace because Christ, is the “Prince of Peace”. This is why, «whatever house you enter, first bless them saying: ‘Peace to this house’. If a friend of peace lives there, the peace shall rest upon that person. But if not, the blessing will return to you» (Lk 10:5-6). Our world, our families, our personal ego, they all need Peace. This is why our mission is so urgent and exciting.
http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/daily.html
There is something so intimate and evocative about hosting guests in one’s home for dinner. Rarely do we go about our preparations with sadness, greet each other at the door with long faces or hold some disembodied distance while passing the potatoes. More typically, there is a spirit of revelry and rejoicing. The meal and the sharing of it draws us closer to one another. As we see in the reading from the book of Nehemiah and the Gospel reading from Luke today, the very act of gathering at table is tied up in how we respond to God’s law and labor in God’s harvest land.
Those learners and listeners in today’s first reading seem to feel overwhelmed by what is proclaimed and prescribed to them by Ezra from the scroll. “For all the people were weeping as they heard the words of the law.” (v.9) In response to their tears and heavy hearts, the people are instructed to go and share a meal together while also sharing with those who had little. It was through the breaking of bread that joy re-entered their hearts. Jesus draws from the same playbook in Luke’s Gospel when he sends out the 72 “other disciples” ahead of him. He tells them to take little for the journey other than their trust in the hospitality of others to sustain them and the offering of their peace in return. Presumably, it is at the meal table where this exchange will take place.
Some years ago now I heard a story told of St. Teresa of Calcutta. She and a few of her Sisters were visiting the United States and staying at a parish in the Southwest. The pastor had agreed to say a “private” Mass for St. Teresa and her Sisters very early in the morning. Word traveled fast of the presence of these holy women and so before Mass began there were already crowds of people being held back by police and barricades outside the chapel. The quiet Mass started and clearly Mother Teresa was agitated. As the first reading was proclaimed she was shuffling about in the chapel, whispering to her Sisters to get closer and move forward until their noses were practically touching the altar. The same went during the Responsorial Psalm. Then, just before the Gospel was proclaimed, Mother Teresa threw open the chapel door and proclaimed, “Everyone, come inside!” Well, the police were the first to accept her invitation followed immediately by the crowds. Then, and only then, was St. Teresa able to find a corner, sink to her knees, and drop into prayer. She could not rest knowing that people were being held from the table of God’s abundant love.
May we all find ourselves as both hosts and guests at tables of fellowship where we can feast upon the joy and peace for which we all so deeply hunger.
http://www.presentationministries.com/obob/obob.asp
NO FRILLS | ||
| "Say to them, 'The reign of God is at hand.' " �Luke 10:9 | ||
Jesus sent the seventy-two disciples on mission with no extras and no comforts. Their primary mission was to proclaim to the mission towns that the kingdom of God was at hand (see Lk 10:9, 11). This proclamation was so important that all else took second place. As an example of this, Jesus told his disciples not to move from house to house when they entered a town (Lk 10:7). This might seem like a nit-picking type of command, but this has a purpose. Jesus wants his missionaries to focus on preaching and not their own comforts. As the disciples spent some time in a town, if they were distracted by their own comforts, they might be on the lookout for a house with better cooking, better sleeping arrangements, or more interesting conversation. Instead, the disciples were not even to be concerned with these details. Rather, they should just eat whatever is set before them (Lk 10:7). In our daily life as disciples, we are always subtly tempted to seek our own comfort. This comfort-seeking can prevent us from important missionary activities such as daily Mass, daily prayer and Bible reading, or being on the lookout for opportunities to share our faith and witness to Jesus. Frills have a way of becoming necessities if we allow it. Be crucified to the world (Gal 6:14). Put your body, mind, and heart at the service of Jesus. | ||
| Prayer: Jesus, may Your Word burn in my heart today and purify me of anything which puts Your Kingdom in second place. | ||
| Promise: "The harvest is rich but the workers are few; therefore ask the Harvest-Master to send workers to His harvest." —Lk 10:2 | ||
| Praise: Robert leads a Bible study in a home for the elderly. |
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"The kingdom of God has come near to you"
What kind of harvest does the Lord want us to reap today for his kingdom? When Jesus commissioned seventy of his disciples to go on mission, he gave them a vision of a vast field that is ready to be harvested for the kingdom of God. Jesus frequently used the image of a harvest to convey the coming of God's reign on earth. The harvest is the fruition of much labor and growth - beginning with the sowing of seeds, then growth to maturity, and finally the reaping of fruit for the harvest.
God's word grows like a seed within us
In like manner, the word of God is sown in the hearts of receptive men and women who hear his word, accept it with trust and obedience, and then share the abundant fruit of God's word in their life with others. The harvest Jesus had in mind was not only the gathering in of the people of Israel, but all the peoples (and nations) of the world. John the Evangelist tells us that "God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life" (John 3:16).
Be a sower of God's word of peace and mercy
What does Jesus mean when he says his disciples must be "lambs in the midst of wolves"? The prophet Isaiah foretold a time when wolves and lambs will dwell in peace (Isaiah 11:6 and 65:25). This certainly refers to the second coming of the Lord Jesus when all will be united under the Lordship of Jesus after he has put down his enemies and established the reign of God over the heavens and the earth. In the meantime, the disciples must expect opposition and persecution from those who would oppose the Gospel. Jesus came to lay down his life for us, as our sacrificial lamb, to atone for our sins and the sins of the world. We, in turn, must be willing to offer our lives with gratitude and humble service for our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.
We are called to speak and witness in God's name
What is the significance of Jesus appointing seventy disciples to the ministry of the word? Seventy was a significant number in biblical times. Moses chose seventy elders to help him in the task of leading the people through the wilderness. The Jewish Sanhedrin, the governing council for the nation of Israel, was composed of seventy members. In Jesus' times seventy was held to be the number of nations throughout the world. Jesus commissioned the seventy to a two-fold task - to speak in his name and to act with his power.
Jesus gave his disciples instructions for how they were to carry out their ministry. They must go and serve as people without guile, full of charity (selfless giving in love) and peace, and simplicity. They must give their full attention to the proclamation of God's kingdom and not be diverted by other lesser things. They must travel light - only take what was essential and leave behind whatever would distract them - in order to concentrate on the task of speaking the word of the God. They must do their work, not for what they can get out of it, but for what they can give freely to others, without expecting reward or payment. "Poverty of spirit" frees us from greed and preoccupation with possessions and makes ample room for God’s provision. The Lord Jesus wants his disciples to be dependent on him and not on themselves.
God gives us his life-giving word that we may have abundant life in him. He wills to work in and through each of us for his glory. God shares his word with us and he commissions us to speak it boldly and plainly to others. Do you witness the truth and joy of the Gospel by word and example to those around you?
"Lord Jesus, may the joy and truth of the Gospel transform my life that I may witness it to those around me. Grant that I may spread your truth and merciful love wherever I go."
Psalm 19:8-11
8 the precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes;
9 the fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever; the ordinances of the Lord are true, and righteous altogether.
10 More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb.
11 Moreover by them is your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward.
Daily Quote from the early church fathers: Jesus the Good Shepherd changes wolves into sheep, by Cyril of Alexandria (376-444 AD)
"How then does [Jesus] command the holy apostles, who are innocent men and 'sheep,' to seek the company of wolves, and go to them of their own will? Is not the danger apparent? Are they not set up as ready prey for their attacks? How can a sheep prevail over a wolf? How can one so peaceful conquer the savageness of beasts of prey? 'Yes,' he says, 'for they all have me as their Shepherd: small and great, people and princes, teachers and students. I will be with you, help you, and deliver you from all evil. I will tame the savage beasts. I will change wolves into sheep, and I will make the persecutors become the helpers of the persecuted. I will make those who wrong my ministers to be sharers in their pious designs. I make and unmake all things, and nothing can resist my will.'" (excerpt from COMMENTARY on LUKE, HOMILY 61)
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October 5, 2017 Thursday of the Twenty-sixth Week in Ordinary Time
