2019년 10월 21일 연중 제29주간 월요일
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제1독서
로마서. 4,20-25
형제 여러분, 20 아브라함은 불신으로 하느님의 약속을 의심하지 않았을 뿐만 아니라, 오히려 믿음으로 더욱 굳세어져 하느님을 찬양하였습니다.
21 그리고 하느님께서는 약속하신 것을 능히 이루실 수 있다고 확신하였습니다. 22 바로 그 때문에 “하느님께서 그 믿음을 의로움으로 인정해 주신” 것입니다.
23 하느님께서 인정해 주셨다는 기록은 아브라함만이 아니라, 24 우리를 위한 것이기도 합니다. 우리 주 예수님을 죽은 이들 가운데에서 일으키신 분을 믿는 우리도 그렇게 인정받을 것입니다. 25 이 예수님께서는 우리의 잘못 때문에 죽음에 넘겨지셨지만, 우리를 의롭게 하시려고 되살아나셨습니다.
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루카. 12,13-21
그 때에 13 군중 가운데에서 어떤 사람이 예수님께, “스승님, 제 형더러 저에게 유산을 나누어 주라고 일러 주십시오.” 하고 말하였다. 14 그러자 예수님께서 그에게 말씀하셨다. “사람아, 누가 나를 너희의 재판관이나 중재인으로 세웠단 말이냐?”
15 그리고 사람들에게 이르셨다. “너희는 주의하여라. 모든 탐욕을 경계하여라. 아무리 부유하더라도 사람의 생명은 그의 재산에 달려 있지 않다.” 16 예수님께서 그들에게 비유를 들어 말씀하셨다.
“어 떤 부유한 사람이 땅에서 많은 소출을 거두었다. 17 그래서 그는 속으로 ‘내가 수확한 것을 모아 둘 데가 없으니 어떻게 하나?’ 하고 생각하였다. 18 그러다가 말하였다. ‘이렇게 해야지. 곳간들을 헐어 내고 더 큰 것들을 지어, 거기에다 내 모든 곡식과 재물을 모아 두어야겠다. 19 그리고 나 자신에게 말해야지. ′자, 네가 여러 해 동안 쓸 많은 재산을 쌓아 두었으니, 쉬면서 먹고 마시며 즐겨라.′’
20 그러나 하느님께서 그에게 말씀하셨다. ‘어리석은 자야, 오늘 밤에 네 목숨을 되찾아 갈 것이다. 그러면 네가 마련해 둔 것은 누구 차지가 되겠느냐?’
21 자신을 위해서는 재화를 모으면서 하느님 앞에서는 부유하지 못한 사람이 바로 이러하다.”
October 21, 2019
Monday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time
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Reading 1
Rom 4:20-25
Abraham did not doubt God's promise in unbelief;
rather, he was empowered by faith and gave glory to God
and was fully convinced that what God had promised
he was also able to do.
That is why it was credited to him as righteousness.
But it was not for him alone that it was written
that it was credited to him;
it was also for us, to whom it will be credited,
who believe in the one who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead,
who was handed over for our transgressions
and was raised for our justification.
Responsorial Psalm
Luke 1:69-70, 71-72, 73-75
He has come to his people and set them free.
He has raised up for us a mighty savior,
born of the house of his servant David.
R. Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel; he has come to his people.
Through his holy prophets he promised of old
that he would save us from our enemies,
from the hands of all who hate us.
He promised to show mercy to our fathers
and to remember his holy covenant.
R. Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel; he has come to his people.
This was the oath he swore to our father Abraham:
to set us free from the hands of our enemies,
free to worship him without fear,
holy and righteous in his sight all the days of our life.
R. Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel; he has come to his people.
Gospel
Lk 12:13-21
"Teacher, tell my brother to share the inheritance with me."
He replied to him,
"Friend, who appointed me as your judge and arbitrator?"
Then he said to the crowd,
"Take care to guard against all greed,
for though one may be rich,
one's life does not consist of possessions."
Then he told them a parable.
"There was a rich man whose land produced a bountiful harvest.
He asked himself, "What shall I do,
for I do not have space to store my harvest?"
And he said, "This is what I shall do:
I shall tear down my barns and build larger ones.
There I shall store all my grain and other goods
and I shall say to myself, "Now as for you,
you have so many good things stored up for many years,
rest, eat, drink, be merry!""
But God said to him,
"You fool, this night your life will be demanded of you;
and the things you have prepared, to whom will they belong?"
Thus will it be for the one who stores up treasure for himself
but is not rich in what matters to God."
http://evangeli.net/gospel/tomorrow
«Even though you have many possessions, it is not that which gives you life»
Fr. Lluc TORCAL Monk of Santa Maria de Poblet
(Santa Maria de Poblet, Tarragona, Spain)
Today, if we do not close our eyes and our ears, the Gospel will strike us through its clarity and directness: «Be on your guard and avoid every kind of greed, for even though you have many possessions, it is not that which gives you life» (Lk 12:15). Where does man's life come from?
We know quite well where Jesus' life comes from, because He, himself, has told us: «For just as the Father has life in himself, so also he gave to his Son the possession of life in himself» (Jn 5:26). We all know that Jesus' life does not come only from the Father, but it also consists in abiding by his will, as the Father's will is the nourishment for Jesus, and it amounts to carry out His work of salvation among men, by offering his life for his friends, which is the greatest sign of love. Jesus' life is, therefore, a life totally received from the Father and totally handed over to the same Father and, through the love to the Father, to all men. How can human life, therefore, be sufficient per se? How can it be denied that our life is a gift we have received and, because of that, if nothing else, we have to be grateful for it? «Nobody can claim to be the master of his own life» (St. Jerome).
Following this same logic, the missing question could only be: how can our life have any meaning at all if it is a life turned in upon itself, and is satisfied by saying: «My friend, you have a lot of good things put by for many years. Rest, eat, drink and enjoy yourself» (Lk 12:19)? If Jesus' life is a gift received and a gift always given with love, our own life —that we cannot deny we have also received— ought to become, following Jesus' life, a total gift to God and to our brothers, because «Whoever loves his life loses it» (Jn 12:25).
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What really is true faith? In today’s readings we are provided with an incredible story about what true faith looks like and then a reminder of how to live our lives through a true, enduring faith.
An initial overview of Abraham’s story points to the sacrifice of God’s one and only son. But there is certainly another incredible message in the account, a message of true faith. This is a story filled with details which together create a powerful picture of unbelievable faith.
We see in Abraham a typical man who made many mistakes in his life. From his denial to the Pharaoh that Sarah was his wife to his ongoing problems with Lot, Abraham experienced many failures of judgement. Failures that could be viewed as lapses in faith, times when he failed to put his trust completely in God’s plan for his life.
God, however, had promised Abraham that “I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you” and further that “all the peoples on earth will be blessed through you!” Perhaps believing that promise was Abraham’s greatest faith test of all. That promise would require offspring, children to populate a great nation. The problem, however, was that Abraham & Sarah had no children. once again Abraham failed to trust God as he elected to take things into his own hands with Sarah’s Egyptian maidservant, Hagar. And yet, our ever patient God responded by reinforcing His promise to make Abraham the father of many nations. Abraham was 99 and Sarah was 90, yet the impossible happened and Sarah bore them a son, Isaac. Abraham & Sarah were over-joyed and thanked God for this incredible blessing. Through his first hundred years of life, it made no sense of how he could possibly be the father of anything, since he had no son. How could God’s promise possibly be fulfilled? Only after he was miraculously given a son, did things finally start to make sense. But then the real faith test came. God made a totally earth shattering request: “Take your young son, Isaac and sacrifice him.” Unbelievable ! ! Yet amazingly, this time Abraham came through with an unshakable faith. He trusted God completely and headed out to sacrifice his only son.
This story certainly paints a picture for us of what true faith really looks like, and perhaps more importantly that we can seek such amazing faith even though we have experienced periodic faith lapses or even outright failures in our faith walk. Even when life doesn’t make sense, we can know that our patient God will never leave us nor forsake us. The Responsorial Psalm taken from Luke further reinforces this incredible fact.
And then we turn to today’s Gospel message about living a life through a lens of true faith in Christ. Jesus tells us the parable of the rich man who stored up his bountiful crops, thinking “things” were what really mattered in life. Jesus, however, points out the fallacy of that concept. For God is in complete control of every aspect of our lives. How could it possibly make sense to put our faith in anything but God. True faith means trusting in Him completely, even when things make no sense at all.
Dear Heavenly Father, forgive my wavering faith, the many times I rely on my understanding of the world and my place in it instead of anchoring my thoughts on You. Help me to invest all my energy into trusting you. Give me the faith of Abraham as he placed his son on the sacrificial alter. Thank you for your eternal patience and love in my ongoing struggle to faithfully follow you. In the name of my Lord and Savior, Jesus the Christ. Amen.
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LOOK on THE FAITH OF YOUR CHURCH" | ||
| "The words, 'It was credited to him,' were not written with him alone in view; they were intended for us too. For our faith will be credited to us also if we believe in Him Who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead." �Romans 4:23-24 | ||
God promised Abraham that He would remove the supposed curse of childlessness and make him the father of many nations. Although Abraham was nearing one hundred years old without these promises fulfilled (Rm 4:19), "he never questioned or doubted God's promise; rather, he was strengthened in faith and gave glory to God, fully persuaded that God could do whatever He had promised" (Rm 4:20-21). Are you fully convinced of God's promise to provide for your financial future through your faith expressed in tithing and almsgiving? (see Lk 12:16ff) Are you fully convinced that the Lord will plan your family without you taking matters into your hands through contraception? Are you fully convinced that all your decisions in life should be made so as to inherit God's promise of eternal life with Him in heaven? We are saved by grace through faith (Eph 2:8). Jesus repeatedly said: "Your faith has been your salvation" (e.g. Lk 17:19). It is impossible to please God without faith (Heb 11:6), and the purpose of life is to please God. Before receiving Holy Communion at Mass, the Church prays for the Lord to look at our faith. We are the people of faith. In Christ, you are greater than Abraham (see Mt 11:11). Have a faith greater than Abraham's. "Walk by faith" (2 Cor 5:7). | ||
| Prayer: Father, may our culture not limit my faith, but my faith transform our culture. | ||
| Promise: "Avoid greed in all its forms. A man may be wealthy, but his possessions do not guarantee him life." —Lk 12:15 | ||
| Praise: Joy turned down a marriage proposal to answer a call to be the bride of the Bridegroom in a vocation to a religious order of sisters. |
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Storing up true riches
Have you ever tried to settle a money dispute or an inheritance issue? Inheritance disputes are rarely ever easy to resolve, especially when the relatives or close associates of the deceased benefactor cannot agree on who should get what and who should get the most. Why did Jesus refuse to settle an inheritance dispute between two brothers? He saw that the heart of the issue was not justice or fairness but rather greed and possessiveness.
Loving possessions rather than loving my neighbor
The ten commandments were summarized into two prohibitions - do not worship false idols and do not covet what belongs to another. It's the flip side of the two great commandments - love God and love your neighbor. Jesus warned the man who wanted half of his brother's inheritance to "beware of all covetousness." To covet is to wish to get wrongfully what another possesses or to begrudge what God has given to another. Jesus restates the commandment "do not covet", but he also states that a person's life does not consist in the abundance of his or her possessions.
August of Hippo (354-430 AD) comments on Jesus' words to the brother who wanted more:
The fool who was possessed by his riches
Jesus reinforces his point with a parable about a foolish rich man (Luke 12:16-21). Why does Jesus call this wealthy landowner a fool? Jesus does not fault the rich man for his industriousness and skill in acquiring wealth, but rather for his egoism and selfishness - it's mine, all mine, and no one else's. This parable is similar to the parable of the rich man who refused to give any help to the beggar Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31). The rich fool had lost the capacity to be concerned for others. His life was consumed with his possessions and his only interests were in himself. His death was the final loss of his soul! What is Jesus' lesson on using material possessions? It is in giving that we receive. Those who are rich towards God receive ample reward - not only in this life - but in eternity as well.
Where is your treasure?
In this little parable Jesus probes our heart - where is your treasure? Treasure has a special connection to the heart, the place of desire and longing, the place of will and focus. The thing we most set our heart on is our highest treasure. What do you treasure above all else?
"Lord Jesus, free my heart from all possessiveness and from coveting what belongs to another. May I desire you alone as the one true treasure worth possessing above all else. Help me to make good use of the material blessings you give me that I may use them generously for your glory and for the good of others."
Psalm 100:2-5
2 Serve the LORD with gladness! Come into his presence with singing!
3 Know that the LORD is God! It is he that made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him, bless his name!
5 For the LORD is good; his steadfast love endures for ever, and his faithfulness to all generations.
Daily Quote from the early church fathers: Surrounded by wealth, blind to charity, by Cyril of Alexandria (376-444 AD)
"'What does the rich man do, surrounded by a great supply of many blessings beyond all numbering? In distress and anxiety, he speaks the words of poverty. He says, 'What should I do?' ... He does not look to the future. He does not raise his eyes to God. He does not count it worth his while to gain for the mind those treasures that are above in heaven. He does not cherish love for the poor or desire the esteem it gains. He does not sympathize with suffering. It gives him no pain nor awakens his pity. Still more irrational, he settles for himself the length of his life, as if he would also reap this from the ground. He says, 'I will say to myself, "Self, you have goods laid up for many years. Eat, drink, and enjoy yourself." 'O rich man,' one may say, "You have storehouses for your fruits, but where will you receive your many years? By the decree of God, your life is shortened." 'God,' it tells us, 'said to him, "You fool, this night they will require of you your soul. Whose will these things be that you have prepared?" (excerpt from COMMENTARY on LUKE, HOMILY 89)
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October 23, 2017 Monday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time
