2019년 10월 18일 금요일 성 루카 복음사가 축일
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제1독서
티모테오 2서. 4,10-17ㄴ
사 랑하는 그대여, 10 데마스는 현세를 사랑한 나머지 나를 버리고 테살로니카로 가고, 크레스켄스는 갈라티아로, 티토는 달마티아로 갔습니다. 11 루카만 나와 함께 있습니다. 마르코는 내 직무에 요긴한 사람이니 함께 데리고 오십시오. 12 티키코스는 내가 에페소로 보냈습니다. 13 올 때, 내가 트로아스에 있는 카르포스의 집에 두고 온 외투와 책들, 특히 양피지 책들을 가져오십시오.
14 구리 세공장이 알렉산드로스가 나에게 해를 많이 입혔습니다. 주님께서 그의 행실대로 그에게 갚으실 것입니다. 15 그대도 그를 조심하십시오. 그는 우리의 말에 몹시 반대하였습니다.
16 나의 첫 변론 때에 아무도 나를 거들어 주지 않고, 모두 나를 저버렸습니다. 그들에게 이것이 불리하게 셈해지지 않기를 바랍니다. 17 그러나 주님께서는 내 곁에 계시면서 나를 굳세게 해 주셨습니다. 나를 통하여 복음 선포가 완수되고, 모든 민족들이 그것을 듣게 하시려는 것이었습니다.
복음
루카. 10,1-9
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.”
October 18, 2019
Feast of Saint Luke, evangelist
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Reading 1
2 Tm 4:10-17b
Demas, enamored of the present world,
deserted me and went to Thessalonica,
Crescens to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.
Luke is the only one with me.
Get Mark and bring him with you,
for he is helpful to me in the ministry.
I have sent Tychicus to Ephesus.
When you come, bring the cloak I left with Carpus in Troas,
the papyrus rolls, and especially the parchments.
Alexander the coppersmith did me a great deal of harm;
the Lord will repay him according to his deeds.
You too be on guard against him,
for he has strongly resisted our preaching.
At my first defense no one appeared on my behalf,
but everyone deserted me.
May it not be held against them!
But the Lord stood by me and gave me strength,
so that through me the proclamation might be completed
and all the Gentiles might hear it.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 145:10-11, 12-13, 17-18
Let all your works give you thanks, O LORD,
and let your faithful ones bless you.
Let them discourse of the glory of your Kingdom
and speak of your might.
R. Your friends make known, O Lord, the glorious splendor of your Kingdom.
Making known to men your might
and the glorious splendor of your Kingdom.
Your Kingdom is a Kingdom for all ages,
and your dominion endures through all generations.
R. Your friends make known, O Lord, the glorious splendor of your Kingdom.
The LORD is just in all his ways
and holy in all his works.
The LORD is near to all who call upon him,
to all who call upon him in truth.
R. Your friends make known, O Lord, the glorious splendor of your Kingdom.
Gospel
Lk 10:1-9
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 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.'"
http://evangeli.net/gospel/tomorrow
«The kingdom of God has drawn near to you»
Fr. Lluc TORCAL Monk of Santa Maria de Poblet
(Santa Maria de Poblet, Tarragona, Spain)
Today, in St. Luke's feast —the Evangelist of Christ's gentleness and meekness— the Church proclaims this Gospel where the main traits Christ's apostles must have, are established.
In the first place, the apostles have been directly called by the Lord, and mandated by him, to go out on his behalf: it is Jesus himself who calls whom He wants to entrust with a concrete mission! «The Lord appointed seventy-two other disciples and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place, where He himself was to go» (Lk 10:1).
And, because the apostle has been delegated by the Lord, he is, on top of everything, entirely dependent upon him. «Set off without purse or bag or sandals; and do not stop at the homes of those you know» (Lk 10:4). Jesus' prohibition to his disciples mostly implies they must completely rely on their Lord Jesus, abandoning themselves to him, up to the point of leaving in his hands whatever is most essential for their lives: the Lord, who takes care of the iris flowers in the prairie and feeds the little birds, wants his disciples to look, in the first place, for the Kingdom of Heaven and not, instead, «to seek what you are to eat and what you are to drink, and not worry anymore. All the nations of the world seek for these things, and your Father knows that you need them» (Lk 12:29-30).
The apostles are still who prepare the path for their Lord, by announcing his peace and healing the sick, thus, evidencing the coming of his Kingdom. The apostle's task is, therefore, of paramount importance in and for the life of the Church, because the future welcome of the Master amongst men will depend upon it.
The best testimony of the feast of an Evangelist —who has narrated the announcement of the Good News—, is to make us think of the apostolic and evangelizing dimension of our Christian life.
http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/daily.html
We celebrate today the feast of the person who accompanied St. Paul on his missionary journeys; who wrote the third Gospel as well as an account of the earliest churches, the Acts of the Apostles. He was a Greek Gentile from Antioch, and a physician and thus the patron saint of physicians and surgeons. Indeed, today is the feast of St. Luke the Evangelist.
Some special features unique to Luke’s Gospel illustrate a loving focus on Mary, the Mother of Jesus: the annunciation to Mary of her vocation in relation with Jesus as his mother; the beautiful prayer associated with that event, the Magnificat; the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple at Jerusalem and his subsequent missing the convoy after it. Also special to Luke’s gospel is his interest in the poor and a tenderness for those who suffer. Tradition has it that Luke had a continuing caring relationship with Mary throughout the course of her life after Jesus’ death and resurrection.
The gospel for today’s liturgy reflects on the sending out of the disciples (two by two), another gospel story special to Luke alone among the gospel writers. These disciples are to precede Jesus to the places that he will soon visit and announce that the Kingdom of God is present among the people there.
Discipleship then becomes the Gospel’s focus today. Mary, the ultimate disciple of Jesus, Luke himself, and the disciples of Jesus spread out to do the work Jesus invites them to accomplish. These special folks are the models for our contemporary discipleship, each of us is called by our Christian lives to minister to others.
Here’s where we fit in. We, contemporary disciples of Jesus the Christ, have the same ministry as his disciples: to announce the Kingdom of God. We accomplish that task in myriad ways. Each time we exercise love towards others (friend of foe), each call we respond to in faith, every simple kindness offered, our every growth in love, becomes a form and ｅxpression of being a disciple of Jesus.
These examples become our joy, not a dreaded duty. God blesses our world through us. We are the conduit of God’s love in our world. What an honor that is!
Lord, bless us as we seek to extend your profound love for each one of us. You bless us with your call to service.
Help us to follow the example of St. Luke and extend your love to those you love so deeply. Be with us as we serve as disciples, despite its incomplete character. Your promise of fulfillment becomes reality for us in your love cast out to those in need. What an honor to serve you and your desires for us all.
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THE GOSPEL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT | ||
| "I have no one with me but Luke." �2 Timothy 4:11 | ||
St. Luke never saw or heard Jesus, but he knew things about Him that even Jesus' closest followers had not realized. This motivated Luke to write his Gospel and its sequel, the Acts of the Apostles. Luke epitomizes Jesus' statement: "Blest are they who have not seen and have believed" (Jn 20:29). Although Luke had not seen Jesus, he knew Jesus more deeply than many of those who had walked and talked with Jesus (see 1 Pt 1:8). The Holy Spirit gave Luke many special insights into the person of Jesus. Thus, many have called his Gospel the "Gospel of the Holy Spirit." Likewise, his writing of the Acts of the Apostles displays the acts of the early Church through the power of the Spirit. Luke shows us that it is better for us that Jesus ascended to heaven and sent the Holy Spirit (Jn 16:7). Life in the Spirit is the only way to intimacy with Jesus, "for the Spirit scrutinizes all matters, even the deep things of God" (1 Cor 2:10). The Spirit guides us to all truth (Jn 16:13), and Jesus is the Truth (Jn 14:6). "No one can say, 'Jesus is Lord,' except in the Holy Spirit" (1 Cor 12:3). Receive the Holy Spirit. Know the heart of Jesus. Share the Good News of Jesus with a world ignorant of Him. | ||
| Prayer: Father, may the depths of my relationship with Jesus impel me to share the good news. | ||
| Promise: "If there is a peaceable man there, your peace will rest on him; if not, it will come back to you." —Lk 10:6 | ||
| Praise: "I too have carefully traced the whole sequence of events from the beginning, and have decided to set it in writing for you, Theophilus" (Lk 1:3). Thank you, Holy Spirit, for the ministry of St. Luke! |
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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 lives 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 145:10-13,17-18
10 All your works shall give thanks to you, O LORD, and all your saints shall bless you!
11 They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom, and tell of your power,
12 to make known to the sons of men your mighty deeds, and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.
13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures throughout all generations. The LORD is faithful in all his words, and gracious in all his deeds.
17 The LORD is just in all his ways, and kind in all his doings.
18 The LORD is near to all who call upon him, to all who call upon him in truth.
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 18, 2017 Feast of Saint Luke, evangelist
