2019년 11월 30일 토요일 성 안드레아 사도 축일
오늘의 복음 : http://info.catholic.or.kr/missa/default.asp
제1독서
로마서. 10,9-18
형제 여러분, 9 예수님은 주님이시라고 입으로 고백하고 하느님께서 예수님을 죽은 이들 가운데에서 일으키셨다고 마음으로 믿으면 구원을 받을 것입니다. 10 곧 마음으로 믿어 의로움을 얻고, 입으로 고백하여 구원을 얻습니다.
11 성경도 “그를 믿는 이는 누구나 부끄러운 일을 당하지 않으리라.” 하고 말합니다.
12 유다인과 그리스인 사이에 차별이 없습니다. 같은 주님께서 모든 사람의 주님으로서, 당신을 받들어 부르는 모든 이에게 풍성한 은혜를 베푸십니다. 13 과연 “주님의 이름을 받들어 부르는 이는 모두 구원을 받을 것입니다.”
14 그런데 자기가 믿지 않는 분을 어떻게 받들어 부를 수 있겠습니까? 자기가 들은 적이 없는 분을 어떻게 믿을 수 있겠습니까? 선포하는 사람이 없으면 어떻게 들을 수 있겠습니까? 15 파견되지 않았으면 어떻게 선포할 수 있겠습니까? 이는 성경에 기록된 그대로입니다. “기쁜 소식을 전하는 이들의 발이 얼마나 아름다운가!” 16 그러나 모든 사람이 복음에 순종한 것은 아닙니다. 사실 이사야도, “주님, 저희가 전한 말을 누가 믿었습니까?” 하고 말합니다. 17 그러므로 믿음은 들음에서 오고 들음은 그리스도의 말씀으로 이루어집니다.
18 그러나 나는 묻습니다. 그들이 들은 적이 없다는 것입니까? 물론 들었습니다. “그들의 소리는 온 땅으로, 그들의 말은 누리 끝까지 퍼져 나갔다.”
복음
마태오. 4,18-22
그때에 18 예수님께서는 갈릴래아 호숫가를 지나가시다가 두 형제, 곧 베드로라는 시몬과 그의 동생 안드레아가 호수에 어망을 던지는 것을 보셨다. 그들은 어부였다.
19 예수님께서 그들에게 이르셨다. “나를 따라오너라. 내가 너희를 사람 낚는 어부로 만들겠다.” 20 그러자 그들은 곧바로 그물을 버리고 예수님을 따랐다.
21 거기에서 더 가시다가 예수님께서 다른 두 형제, 곧 제베대오의 아들 야고보와 그의 동생 요한이 배에서 아버지 제베대오와 함께 그물을 손질하는 것을 보시고 그들을 부르셨다.
22 그들은 곧바로 배와 아버지를 버려두고 그분을 따랐다.
November 30, 2019
Feast of Saint Andrew, apostle
Daily Mass : http://www.catholictv.com/shows/daily-mass
Reading 1
Rom 10:9-18
If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord
and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead,
you will be saved.
For one believes with the heart and so is justified,
and one confesses with the mouth and so is saved.
The Scripture says,
No one who believes in him will be put to shame.
There is no distinction between Jew and Greek;
the same Lord is Lord of all,
enriching all who call upon him.
For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
But how can they call on him in whom they have not believed?
And how can they believe in him of whom they have not heard?
And how can they hear without someone to preach?
And how can people preach unless they are sent?
As it is written,
How beautiful are the feet of those who bring the good news!
But not everyone has heeded the good news;
for Isaiah says, Lord, who has believed what was heard from us?
Thus faith comes from what is heard,
and what is heard comes through the word of Christ.
But I ask, did they not hear?
Certainly they did; for
Their voice has gone forth to all the earth,
and their words to the ends of the world.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11
or:
R. (John 6:63) Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life.
The law of the LORD is perfect,
refreshing the soul;
The decree of the LORD is trustworthy,
giving wisdom to the simple.
R. The judgments of the Lord are true, and all of them are just.
or:
R. Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life.
The precepts of the LORD are right,
rejoicing the heart;
The command of the LORD is clear,
enlightening the eye.
R. The judgments of the Lord are true, and all of them are just.
or:
R. Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life.
The fear of the LORD is pure,
enduring forever;
The ordinances of the LORD are true,
all of them just.
R. The judgments of the Lord are true, and all of them are just.
or:
R. Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life.
They are more precious than gold,
than a heap of purest gold;
Sweeter also than syrup
or honey from the comb.
R. The judgments of the Lord are true, and all of them are just.
or:
R. Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life.
Gospel
Mt 4:18-22
Simon who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew,
casting a net into the sea; they were fishermen.
He said to them,
"Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men."
At once they left their nets and followed him.
He walked along from there and saw two other brothers,
James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John.
They were in a boat, with their father Zebedee, mending their nets.
He called them, and immediately they left their boat and their father
http://evangeli.net/gospel/tomorrow
«I will make you fisher for people»
Prof. Dr. Mons. Lluís CLAVELL
(Roma, Italy)
Today, is St. Andrew's Day, apostle, a festivity celebrated in a solemn way amongst Eastern Orthodox Christians. He was one of the two young men that met Jesus by the river Jordan and had a long conversation with him. He first found his own brother Simon, and told him «We have found the Messiah» and he brought him to Jesus (cf. Jn 1:41-42). Shortly afterwards, Jesus called these two fishermen brothers, as we read in today's Gospel: «Come, follow me, and I will make you fish for people» (Mt 4:19). In the same village there were two other brothers, James and John, friends and chums of the first ones, and fishermen like them. And Jesus also invited them to follow him. It is nice to see how they leave everything and follow him “at once”, a word that is repeated in both cases. We cannot tell Jesus: “afterwards”, “later on”, “I'm busy now”...
To each one of us —to all Christians— Jesus is also asking every day to place at his service whatever we are and whatever we have —that means to leave everything, not to have anything of our own— so that, while living with him our professional and familial obligations, we may become “fishermen for people”. What does it mean to be “fishermen for people”? A nice answer might be a commentary by St. John Chrysostom. This Father and Doctor of the Church says that Andrew did not know how to explain to his brother Peter who was Jesus and, consequently, he «brought him to the very source of light», that is, Jesus Christ. “To fish men” means to help all those around us, in our family and in our work, to find Christ who is the only light for our route.
http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/daily.html
The Word is absurd, unless it is heard! A bit of advice, be sure to listen to the First Reading for this liturgy which speaks graficly of the physiological and psychological process of coming to belief. First an idea, then the love for that idea, followed by expressing the loved-idea in words. The speaking of that idea-word is also a love-act. If it is not spoken then there is no hearing and if there is no hearing then how can it be received, taken inside and acted upon.
Now to the wonderful Gospel reading for this feast of an apostle who heard a word amidst other noises, other words.
Two sets of brothers, fishermen all busy with their life’s labors. Now one might imagine that all four were good at what they did, but laboring can become boring, tedious and “Ho-Hum.” There is the possibility that they all had heard something about Jesus, but they had other things interesting them.
What we read and hear is rather a simple invitation from Jesus and they leave, boats, families, sure success, and the predictable familiar and upped and followed into the opposite. All they are offered is a new manner of fishing, finding, living. They knew the familiar which can be boring, but secure. How did they ever know that they were doing the “right thing”?
Two of us here at Creighton University are guiding a class of twenty-five fourth-year students through their praying of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. These days they are praying through their calling, their vocation, their futures. Their huge question of course is how do they know they are doing what will be good, successful, fruitful and are they doing God’s Will! Now of course they wish we would bring in tea-leaves, a crystal ball or some divine hints. They all are hearing the voices of parents, friends, the surrounding cultural invitations. Of course!!!
Andrew and his fishing companions seemed to have it easier. They heard and listened and lept. Good for Andrew and all who had first-face encounters with the Word Made Flesh. They heard, listened also to something inside them and were somehow attracted to hear more. Whatever is good, we will always want more of it. The good inside us, in our souls, longs for something more always. These four heard the Word which also spoke to what we call, their “deepest desires.”
Our students find this listening to their “deepest desires” quite conflictual. In searching for these deep longings they are moved to confront their usual selfish, self-centered desires for more “fish” more success, more of the more. Andrew and his companions were forced after their beginning relationship with Jesus about these same healthy human invitations. Our students are spending their prayer-time in agonizing twistings about just how are they going to follow Jesus within the experiencing of their “deepest desires.” No easy answers in the Spiritual Exercises and in the spiritual life of hearing the Word.
God comes to us the way we, as humans, get come to. Jesus came to fishermen according to just how fishermen become attracted. He promised them something familiar and yet something new. What is the “right” thing? The “right” is deep inside, not easily available, because there are so many other voices calling, inviting, seducing. The early Apostles were “immediately” followers and later experienced their delaying reactions to the call, yet they kept on fishing. We will never know absolutely that we are doing, living, fishing and this is how we live what we believe. We believe upon what we have heard and we live as speakers of the Word by how we live. What is “right” is what we live by faith and that’s not so easy either. The Word is not absurd if lived to be heard.
http://www.presentationministries.com/obob/obob.asp
CALL WAITING? | ||
| Jesus "watched two brothers, Simon now known as Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea. They were fishermen. He said to them, 'Come after Me and I will make you fishers of men.' " �Matthew 4:18-19 | ||
In the Greek Church, St. Andrew is revered as the "Protoclete," that is, the "first called" (see Jn 1:40). Andrew should also be revered as the "first who called," for, after being called by Jesus, "the first thing he did was seek out his brother Simon and tell him, 'We have found the Messiah!' " (Jn 1:41) We need to imitate Andrew. We, called by God, need to be calling to God all those the Lord has put in our lives. Jesus said to His disciples: "It was not you who chose Me, it was I Who chose you to go forth and bear fruit" (Jn 15:16). We have been chosen and called to bear abundant (Jn 15:5), lasting (Jn 15:16) fruit. We are called to lead as many people as possible (1 Cor 9:19) to a total, deep, permanent commitment to Christ. Like Andrew, we are called to be missionaries and martyrs so as to lead the nations to Christ (see Jn 12:21-22). We are called to call. Let us ask the Lord for the grace to live lives worthy of our calling (Eph 4:1). | ||
| Prayer: Father, may I live my vocations, that is, my callings, to the full. | ||
| Promise: Jesus "said to them, 'Come after Me and I will make you fishers of men.' " —Mt 4:19 | ||
| Praise: "The wall of the city had twelve courses of stones as its foundation, on which were written the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb" (Rv 21:14). |
http://dailyscripture.servantsoftheword.org/readings/
"I will make you fishers of people"
What is God's call on your life and are you ready to respond? When Jesus began his ministry he went every where he could - the streets, towns, hills and lakeside of Galilee - to speak to people about the kingdom of God. He chose as his closest friends and coworkers those who were ready to follow as his disciples and he gave them an unusual mission - "to catch people for the kingdom of God."
Jesus chooses ordinary people to do great things for his kingdom
What kind of disciples did Jesus choose? Smelly fishermen! In the choice of the first apostles we see a characteristic feature of Jesus' work - he chose very ordinary people. They were non-professionals, had no wealth or position of power or fame in society. They were chosen from the common people who did ordinary things, had no special marks of education, and no social advantages. Jesus wanted ordinary people who could take an assignment and do it extraordinarily well. He chose these individuals, not for what they were, but for what they would become under his direction and the power of the Holy Spirit.
When the Lord Jesus calls each of us to be his disciples, we must not think we have nothing to offer him in exchange. The Lord takes what ordinary people, like us, can offer and uses it for greatness in his kingdom. Do you believe that God wants to work in and through you for his glory?
Jesus calls each of us to bring the joy of the Gospel to those around us
Jesus speaks the same message to us today: we will "catch people" for the kingdom of God if we allow the light of Jesus Christ to shine through us. God wants others to see the light of Christ in us in the way we live, speak, and witness the joy of the Gospel. Paul the Apostles says, "But thanks be to God, who in Christ Jesus always leads us in triumph, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere. For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing" (2 Corinthians 2:15). Do you show others around you the joy of the Gospel and do you pray for your neighbors, co-workers, and relatives that they may come to personally know the Lord Jesus Christ and grow in the knowledge of his love?
"Lord Jesus, you have called me personally by name, just as you called your first disciples, Simon, Andrew, James, and John. Fill me with the joy of your Gospel (the good news of the kingdom of heaven) and help me to be a good and faithful witness of your kingdom to all I meet."
Psalm 19:7-10
7 The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple;
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.
Daily Quote from the early church fathers: Jesus chooses them for what they can become, by an anonymous early author from the Greek church
"'Before he says or does anything, he calls the apostles so nothing may be concealed from them as to Christ's words or works and they may later say in confidence: 'For we cannot but speak of what we have seen and heard' (Acts 4:20). He sees them not bodily but spiritually, regarding not their appearance but their hearts. And he chooses them not as apostles but because they could become apostles. Just as an artist who sees precious, and not rough-hewn, stones chooses them - not because of what they are but because of what they can become. Like the sensitive artist who does not spurn the unshaped good - so too the Lord, upon seeing them, does not choose their works but their hearts." (excerpt from INCOMPLETE WORK on MATTHEW, HOMILY 7, the Greek fathers).
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