2019년 10월 9일 연중 제27주간 수요일
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제1독서
요나 예언서. 4,1-11
1 요나는 매우 언짢아서 화가 났다. 2 그래서 그는 주님께 기도하였다. “아, 주님! 제가 고향에 있을 때에 이미 일이 이렇게 되리라고 말씀드리지 않았습니까?
그래서 저는 서둘러 타르시스로 달아났습니다. 저는 당신께서 자비하시고 너그러우신 하느님이시며, 분노에 더디시고 자애가 크시며, 벌하시다가도 쉬이 마음을 돌리시는 분이시라는 것을 알고 있었습니다.
3 이제 주님, 제발 저의 목숨을 거두어 주십시오. 이렇게 사느니 죽는 것이 낫겠습니다.”
4 주님께서 “네가 화를 내는 것이 옳으냐?” 하고 말씀하셨다. 5 요나는 그 성읍에서 나와 성읍 동쪽에 가서 자리를 잡았다. 거기에 초막을 짓고 그 그늘 아래 앉아, 성읍에 무슨 일이 일어나는지 보려고 하였다.
6 주 하느님께서는 아주까리 하나를 마련하시어 요나 위로 자라오르게 하셨다. 그러자 아주까리가 요나 머리 위로 그늘을 드리워 그를 고통스러운 더위에서 구해 주었다. 요나는 그 아주까리 덕분에 기분이 아주 좋았다.
7 그런데 이튿날 동이 틀 무렵, 하느님께서 벌레 하나를 마련하시어 아주까리를 쏠게 하시니, 아주까리가 시들어 버렸다.
8 해가 떠오르자 하느님께서 뜨거운 동풍을 보내셨다. 거기에다 해가 요나의 머리 위로 내리쬐니, 요나는 기절할 지경이 되어 죽기를 자청하면서 말하였다. “이렇게 사느니 죽는 것이 낫겠습니다.”
9 그러자 하느님께서 요나에게 물으셨다. “아주까리 때문에 네가 화를 내는 것이 옳으냐?”
그가 “옳다 뿐입니까? 화가 나서 죽을 지경입니다.” 하고 대답하니, 10 주님께서 이렇게 말씀하셨다.
“너는 네가 수고하지도 않고 키우지도 않았으며, 하룻밤 사이에 자랐다가 하룻밤 사이에 죽어 버린 이 아주까리를 그토록 동정하는구나!
11 그런데 하물며 오른쪽과 왼쪽을 가릴 줄도 모르는 사람이 십이만 명이나 있고, 또 수많은 짐승이 있는 이 커다란 성읍 니네베를 내가 어찌 동정하지 않을 수 있겠느냐?”
복음
루카. 11,1-4
1 예수님께서 어떤 곳에서 기도하고 계셨다. 그분께서 기도를 마치시자 제자들 가운데 어떤 사람이, “주님, 요한이 자기 제자들에게 가르쳐 준 것처럼, 저희에게도 기도하는 것을 가르쳐 주십시오.” 하고 말하였다.
2 예수님께서 그들에게 이르셨다. “너희는 기도할 때 이렇게 하여라. ‘아버지, 아버지의 이름을 거룩히 드러내시며, 아버지의 나라가 오게 하소서. 3 날마다 저희에게 일용할 양식을 주시고, 4 저희에게 잘못한 모든 이를 저희도 용서하오니, 저희의 죄를 용서하시고, 저희를 유혹에 빠지지 않게 하소서.’”
October 9, 2019
Wednesday of the Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Reading 1
Jon 4:1-11
and became angry that God did not carry out the evil
he threatened against Nineveh.
He prayed, "I beseech you, LORD,
is not this what I said while I was still in my own country?
This is why I fled at first to Tarshish.
I knew that you are a gracious and merciful God,
slow to anger, rich in clemency, loathe to punish.
And now, LORD, please take my life from me;
for it is better for me to die than to live."
But the LORD asked, "Have you reason to be angry?"
Jonah then left the city for a place to the east of it,
where he built himself a hut and waited under it in the shade,
to see what would happen to the city.
And when the LORD God provided a gourd plant
that grew up over Jonah's head,
giving shade that relieved him of any discomfort,
Jonah was very happy over the plant.
But the next morning at dawn
God sent a worm that attacked the plant,
so that it withered.
And when the sun arose, God sent a burning east wind;
and the sun beat upon Jonah's head till he became faint.
Then Jonah asked for death, saying,
"I would be better off dead than alive."
But God said to Jonah,
"Have you reason to be angry over the plant?"
"I have reason to be angry," Jonah answered, 'angry enough to die."
Then the LORD said,
"You are concerned over the plant which cost you no labor
and which you did not raise;
it came up in one night and in one night it perished.
And should I not be concerned over Nineveh, the great city,
in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand persons
who cannot distinguish their right hand from their left,
not to mention the many cattle?"
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 86:3-4, 5-6, 9-10
Have mercy on me, O Lord,
for to you I call all the day.
Gladden the soul of your servant,
for to you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
R. Lord, you are merciful and gracious.
For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving,
abounding in kindness to all who call upon you.
Hearken, O LORD, to my prayer
and attend to the sound of my pleading.
R. Lord, you are merciful and gracious.
All the nations you have made shall come
and worship you, O Lord,
and glorify your name.
For you are great, and you do wondrous deeds;
you alone are God.
R. Lord, you are merciful and gracious.
Gospel
Lk 11:1-4
one of his disciples said to him,
"Lord, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples."
He said to them, "When you pray, say:
Father, hallowed be your name,
your Kingdom come.
Give us each day our daily bread
and forgive us our sins
for we ourselves forgive everyone in debt to us,
and do not subject us to the final test."
http://evangeli.net/gospel/tomorrow
«Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples»
Fr. Austin Chukwuemeka IHEKWEME
(Ikenanzizi, Nigeria)
Today, we see how one of Jesus' disciples tells him: «Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples» (Lk 11:1). Jesus' reply: «When you pray, say this: Father, hallowed be your name, may your kingdom come, give us each day the kind of bread we need, and forgive us our sins, for we also forgive all who do us wrong, and do not bring us to the test» (Lk 11:2-4), may be summarized in a single phrase: the best mental attitude for the Christian prayer is that of a child in front of his father.
We can see right away that the prayer, according to Jesus, is something like a “father-son” kinship. That is, a family matter based on a relation of closeness and love. The image of God as a father speaks to us of a relationship based on affection and intimacy, not on power and authority.
To pray as Christians means to position ourselves in a situation whereby we see God as our father and we speak to him as his sons: «You write: ‘To pray is to talk with God. But about what?’. About what? About Him, about yourself: joys, sorrows, successes and failures, noble ambitions, daily worries, weaknesses! And acts of thanksgiving and petitions: and Love and reparation. In a word: to get to know him and to get to know yourself: ‘to get acquainted!’» (St. Josemaria).
When children speak with their parents they try to transmit, through their words and body language, what they feel in their heart. We become better praying men and women when our relation with God is more intimate, as that of a father with his son. Jesus himself left with us his own example. He is the Way.
And, if you invoke the Virgin Mother of God, master of prayer, it will even be easier! In fact «the contemplation of Christ has in Mary its insurmountable model. The Son's face belongs to her in a very special way (...). Nobody has devoted himself with Mary's assiduity to the contemplation of Christ's face» (John Paul II).
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I can’t say that I have ever been so angry with God that I would rather die than live. But there have been times in my life when I thought I might be better off dead than alive, so I guess that is getting close to the experience Jonah had in the lessons for today. Still, I don’t think I get angry with God for not doing what I want or for treating me more harshly than evil doers. What I am guilty of is just not trusting in God when the going gets tough. I keep having to learn the same lesson that Jonah had to learn. God sends me blessings, then God takes them away. Then I get discouraged and resort to despair, arguing with God that I have reason to feel that way. I feel sorry for myself. I think we all do that. Jonah was certainly feeling sorry for himself and even quite self-righteous. We all do that too.
In those times, like he did with Jonah, God gently puts us in our place and assures us that God alone dispenses judgment, mercy, and blessings. I must keep relearning that I can’t presume my will for my life, or the lives of others is wiser than the wisdom of God. Like Jonah, I am reminded of “my place.” Yet, the lessons for today help me see that “my place” is not one of marginality with God. Like Jonah, my life doesn’t need to be such a drama of give and take, win and lose. It can be one of quiet, trusting, gratitude.
Learning to call on the Lord for mercy, for kindness, and for grace when times get tough is a regular habit cultivated by most of us. But my prayers are often prayers of pleading, of feeling marginalized with God. There is even a bit of that in Psalm 86 today. Like the Psalmist, I recognize the greatness of God and his wondrous deeds and my constant need for mercy and grace. I also seem to need constant uplifting. Yet, I think Jesus is teaching me today to pray a prayer that demonstrates a greater confidence in my relationship with God. It doesn’t have to be such a drama. In the Lord’s prayer, Jesus brings us closer to a God that is holy, but not so overwhelming with grandeur. First, Jesus invites us to address God as Father. That is quite different from the relationship we often have with our God in the Old Testament. Then Jesus invites us to be open to the coming of the Kingdom as a reality that is all around us. We don’t need to plead for our lives to a wondrous God in the glorious heavens. We are invited to trust in a loving and present God who gives us what we need and forgives our sins daily, just as easily as we can forgive the sins of others. To me, the Lord’s prayer is a prayer of guidance for a closer relationship with God. Jesus teaches us a prayer of trust and gratitude for not only an intimate relationship with God, but also with those around us so that we can live free from anxiety. I pray today that I can deepen that relationship by learning to better trust that God.
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JONAH AND THE OUR FATHER | ||
| "Your kingdom come." �Luke 11:2 | ||
In today's Eucharistic readings, Jonah's actions display a striking opposition to the petitions of the Our Father. Jesus teaches the radical truth that we lowly humans must address Almighty God intimately, yet reverently, as our very own Father (Lk 11:2). Thus we act so as to honor the family name, hallowing the name of the Father (Lk 11:2). Jonah was far from honoring or hallowing God's name in his disobedience. Jesus teaches us to ask the Father that His kingdom be established (Lk 11:2). Jonah opposed God's will being done in his own life and in the lives of hundreds of thousands of Ninevites (Jon 4:11). Jonah even spent his own money so that God's will couldn't be done, or so he thought (Jon 1:3). He opposed God's mercy being poured out in Nineveh (Jon 4:2), so he headed in the opposite direction to Joppa, "away from the Lord" (Jon 1:3). Jesus teaches us to humbly ask our Father for our basic daily needs, such as bread (Lk 11:3). Jonah angrily berated God for eliminating a short-lived luxury, a shade tree (Jon 4:9). Jesus teaches us to forgive those who wrong us (Lk 11:4). Jonah couldn't forgive the Ninevites for the brutalities they committed against the Israelites (Na 1:1�3:19). He headed miles in the other direction when God commanded him to prophesy repentance to Nineveh. Yet when Jonah thought the Ninevites might be struck with heavenly fire, he eagerly set up a ringside seat in hopes of watching them burn in fire and brimstone (Jon 4:5). Is there a Jonah inside of you? Repent! Live the Our Father. | ||
| Prayer: Holy Spirit, pour out God's love in my heart (Rm 5:5). | ||
| Promise: "You, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in kindness to all who call upon You." —Ps 86:5 | ||
| Praise: St. Denis is regarded as the first bishop of Paris. He was beheaded in 258 AD during the persecution under Emperor Valerian. |
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"Lord, teach us to pray"
Do you pray with joy and confidence? The Jews were noted for their devotion to prayer. Formal prayer was prescribed for three set times a day. And the rabbis had a prayer for every occasion. It was also a custom for rabbis to teach their disciples a simple prayer they might use on a regular basis. Jesus' disciples ask him for such a prayer. When Jesus taught his disciples to pray he gave them the disciple's prayer, what we call the Our Father or Lord's Prayer. (See longer version in Matthew 6:9-13).
God treats us as his own sons and daughters
What does Jesus' prayer tell us about God and about ourselves? First, it tells us that God is both Father in being the Creator and Author of all that he has made, the first origin of everything and transcendent authority, and he is eternally Father by his relationship to his only Son who, reciprocally is Son only in relation to his Father (Matthew 11:27). All fatherhood and motherhood is derived from him (Ephesians 3:14-15). In Jesus Christ we are reborn and become the adopted children of God (John 1:12-13; 3:3).
We can approach God confidently as a Father who loves us
Jesus teaches us to address God as "our Father" and to confidently ask him for the things we need to live as his sons and daughters. We can approach God our Father with confidence and boldness because Jesus Christ has opened the way to heaven for us through his death and resurrection. When we ask God for help, he fortunately does not give us what we deserve. Instead, he responds with grace and mercy. He is kind and forgiving towards us and he expects us to treat our neighbor the same.
We can pray with expectant faith and trust in the Father's goodness
We can pray with expectant faith because our heavenly Father truly loves each one of us and and he treats us as his beloved children. He delights to give us what is good. His love and grace transforms us and makes us like himself. Through his grace and power we can love and serve one another as Jesus taught - with grace, mercy, and loving-kindness.
Do you treat others as they deserve, or do you treat them as the Lord Jesus would with grace and mercy? Jesus' prayer includes an injunction (charge) that we must ask God to forgive us in proportion as we forgive those who have wronged us (Matthew 6:14-15). God's grace frees us from every form of anger, resentment, envy, and hatred. Are you ready to forgive others as the Lord Jesus forgives you?
"Father in heaven, you have given me a mind to know you, a will to serve you, and a heart to love you. Give me today the grace and strength to embrace your holy will and fill my heart with your love that all my intentions and actions may be pleasing to you. Help me to be kind and forgiving towards my neighbor as you have been towards me".
Psalm 86:3-6,9-10
3 be gracious to me, O Lord, for to you do I cry all the day.
4 Gladden the soul of your servant, for to you, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
5 For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call on you.
6 Give ear, O LORD, to my prayer; hearken to my cry of supplication.
9 All the nations you have made shall come and bow down before you, O Lord, and shall glorify your name.
10 For you are great and do wondrous things, you alone are God.
Daily Quote from the early church fathers: The privilege and responsibility of calling God Father, by Cyril of Alexandria (376-444 AD)
"For the Savior said, 'When you pray, say, 'Our Father.' And another of the holy Evangelists adds, 'who art in heaven' (Matthew 6:9)... He gives his own glory to us. He raises slaves to the dignity of freedom. He crowns the human condition with such honor as surpasses the power of nature. He brings to pass what was spoken of old by the voice of the psalmist: 'I said, you are gods, and all of you children of the Most High' (Psalm 82:6). He rescues us from the measure of slavery, giving us by his grace what we did not possess by nature, and permits us to call God 'Father,' as being admitted to the rank of sons. We received this, together with all our other privileges, from him. one of these privileges is the dignity of freedom, a gift peculiarly befitting those who have been called to be sons. He commands us, therefore, to take boldness and say in our prayers, 'Our Father.'" (excerpt from COMMENTARY on LUKE, HOMILY 71)
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