2020년 1월 4일 주님 공현 전 토요일
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제1독서
요한 1서. 3,7-10
7 자녀 여러분, 아무에게도 속지 마십시오.
의로운 일을 실천하는 이는
그분께서 의로우신 것처럼 의로운 사람입니다.
8 죄를 저지르는 자는 악마에게 속한 사람입니다.
악마는 처음부터 죄를 지었기 때문입니다.
그래서 악마가 한 일을 없애 버리시려고
하느님의 아드님께서 나타나셨던 것입니다.
9 하느님에게서 태어난 사람은 아무도 죄를 저지르지 않습니다.
하느님의 씨가 그 사람 안에 있기 때문입니다.
그는 하느님에게서 태어났기 때문에 죄를 지을 수가 없습니다.
10 하느님의 자녀와 악마의 자녀는 이렇게 뚜렷이 드러납니다.
의로운 일을 실천하지 않는 자는 모두 하느님께 속한 사람이 아닙니다.
자기 형제를 사랑하지 않는 자도 그렇습니다.
복음
요한. 1,35-42
그때에 35 요한이 자기 제자 두 사람과 함께 서 있다가,
36 예수님께서 지나가시는 것을 눈여겨보며 말하였다.
“보라, 하느님의 어린양이시다.”
37 그 두 제자는 요한이 말하는 것을 듣고 예수님을 따라갔다.
38 예수님께서 돌아서시어 그들이 따라오는 것을 보시고,
“무엇을 찾느냐?” 하고 물으시자,
그들이 “라삐, 어디에 묵고 계십니까?” 하고 말하였다.
‘라삐’는 번역하면 ‘스승님’이라는 말이다.
39 예수님께서 그들에게 “와서 보아라.” 하시니,
그들이 함께 가 예수님께서 묵으시는 곳을 보고
그날 그분과 함께 묵었다.
때는 오후 네 시쯤이었다.
40 요한의 말을 듣고 예수님을 따라간 두 사람 가운데 하나는
시몬 베드로의 동생 안드레아였다.
41 그는 먼저 자기 형 시몬을 만나, “우리는 메시아를 만났소.” 하고 말하였다.
‘메시아’는 번역하면 ‘그리스도’이다.
42 그가 시몬을 예수님께 데려가자, 예수님께서 시몬을 눈여겨보며 이르셨다.
“너는 요한의 아들 시몬이구나. 앞으로 너는 케파라고 불릴 것이다.”
‘케파’는 ‘베드로’라고 번역되는 말이다.
January 4, 2020
Memorial of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Religious
Daily Mass : http://www.catholictv.com/shows/daily-mass
Reading 1
1 Jn 3:7-10
The person who acts in righteousness is righteous,
just as he is righteous.
Whoever sins belongs to the Devil,
because the Devil has sinned from the beginning.
Indeed, the Son of God was revealed to destroy the works of the Devil.
No one who is begotten by God commits sin,
because God's seed remains in him;
he cannot sin because he is begotten by God.
In this way,
the children of God and the children of the Devil are made plain;
no one who fails to act in righteousness belongs to God,
nor anyone who does not love his brother.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 98:1, 7-8, 9
Sing to the LORD a new song,
for he has done wondrous deeds;
His right hand has won victory for him,
his holy arm.
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of God.
Let the sea and what fills it resound,
the world and those who dwell in it;
Let the rivers clap their hands,
the mountains shout with them for joy before the LORD.
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of God.
The LORD comes;
he comes to rule the earth;
He will rule the world with justice
and the peoples with equity.
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of God.
Gospel
Jn 1:35-42
and as he watched Jesus walk by, he said,
"Behold, the Lamb of God."
The two disciples heard what he said and followed Jesus.
Jesus turned and saw them following him and said to them,
"What are you looking for?"
They said to him, "Rabbi" (which translated means Teacher),
"where are you staying?"
He said to them, "Come, and you will see."
So they went and saw where he was staying,
and they stayed with him that day.
It was about four in the afternoon.
Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter,
was one of the two who heard John and followed Jesus.
He first found his own brother Simon and told him,
"We have found the Messiah," which is translated Christ.
Then he brought him to Jesus.
Jesus looked at him and said,
"You are Simon the son of John;
you will be called Cephas," which is translated Peter.
http://evangeli.net/gospel/tomorrow
«‘Rabbi, where are you staying?’. Jesus said, ‘Come and see’»
Fr. Josep Mª MASSANA i Mola OFM
(Barcelona, Spain)
Today, the Gospel reminds us of the vocational circumstances of Jesus' first disciples. To get ready for the advent of the Messiah, John and his friend Andrew had listened to, and followed for a while, John the Baptist. one day, John the Baptist, points out to Jesus, by calling him the Lamb of God. on hearing this, John and Andrew understand that He is the long-waited Messiah! And, by leaving the Baptist, they set to follow Jesus.
Jesus hears them behind. He turns and sees them following. Jesus and those unassuming men exchange glances. They remain captivated. Jesus' gaze turns their hearts over and they feel the need to stay on with him: «Where are you staying?» (Jn 1:38), they ask him. «Come and see» (Jn 1:39), answers Jesus. He invites them to remain, to see, to meditate.
They go, and they contemplate Him while listening to Him. And they spend the evening and the night with Him. It is a time of closeness and confidences. A time of love sharing. They remain with Him until the following morning. When the Sun rises over the world.
Stirred up with the flame of that «sunrise which shines upon those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death...» (cf. Lk 1:78-79), they set forth to irradiate it. Exalted, they feel the urge to communicate what they have seen and lived to the first ones they may meet: «We have found the Messiah!» (Jn 1:41). Many saints have also done it similarly. St. Frances, love wounded, went about streets and squares, hamlets and woods, shouting: «Love is not loved!».
In our Christian life, the essential part is to allow Jesus to gaze into us, to go and see where he stays, to stay with him and to share. And, afterwards, to announce it. This is the way and procedure followed by the disciples and saints. It is our way.
http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/daily.html
In today’s gospel, Andrew and John, two of the disciples get to know Jesus. We see them begin to follow him. Ironically, Simon Peter is called by way of his brother Andrew. This is a pretty good example of the power of evangelization. Andrew gets to know Jesus, introduces him to his brother, and Simon Peter not only becomes a follower, but eventually a leader in the church. In this interaction, Jesus calls Simon “Cephas’ which means Peter. Cephas can also be translated to mean ‘rock’. Peter not only follows Jesus, leads the disciples, but eventually becomes the rock upon which the church is built.
Today is the memorial of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton was the first native-born citizen of the United States to be canonized by the Roman Catholic Church. She was born to a prominent Episcopal family in 1774 in New York City. She married and had five children. She was widowed at a young age while living in Italy. It was in Italy that she discovered Catholicism. She joined the Catholic Church while living in New York in 1805. By 1809, she had founded the Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph. This was the first order of religious women established in the United States. Some consider her the mother of Catholic education. She started St. Joseph’s Academy and Free School in Emmitsburg, Maryland, USA.
So, today we celebrate two incredible leaders in faith.
God is using your present circumstances to make you more useful for later roles in His unfolding story.
—Louie Giglio
http://www.presentationministries.com/obob/obob.asp
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| "It was to destroy the devil's works that the Son of God revealed Himself." �1 John 3:8 | ||
The purpose of God becoming man, and therefore the purpose of Christmas, is to destroy the devil's works. That's why the anti-Christ denies Christ come in the flesh (1 Jn 4:2-3). That's why Herod "convulsed" in a violent reaction when he heard about the newborn King of the Jews (see Mt 2:2ff). Herod did not overreact but understood the true meaning of Christmas much better than most people. Christmas is God's invasion of the devil's privacy here on earth. Christmas is an attack on the gates of hell which cannot prevail against us (Mt 16:18). Christmas is a behind-the-lines insurgency of the kingdom of light against the kingdom of darkness (Col 1:13). Christmas is war, or more precisely, placing Christ's enemies beneath His feet (Heb 10:13). The Lord is enlisting troops in His Christmas army. Will you join Him? 2020 is the year of victory. Whose side are you on? Neutrality is complicity with the enemy (see Rv 3:15-16). You're either with Jesus or you're with Herod (Mt 12:30). It's Christmas time on the battlefield. You must decide. | ||
| Prayer: Jesus, I'll fight for You, even if I have to die. | ||
| Promise: "He will rule the world with justice and the peoples with equity." —Ps 98:9 | ||
| Praise: St. Elizabeth Seton, a wife and mother of five, always bowed to the will of God. She founded the first American orphanage and the Sisters of Charity, and became the first citizen of the United States of America to be canonized. Even before she converted to Catholicism, she participated in Catholic devotions. For instance, she wore a crucifix and completed a daily examination of conscience. |
http://dailyscripture.servantsoftheword.org/readings/
"We have found the Messiah!"
Who is Jesus for you? John calls Jesus the Lamb of God and thus signifies Jesus' mission as the one who redeems us from our sins. The blood of the Passover Lamb (Exodus 12) delivered the Israelites from their oppression in Egypt and from the plague of death. The Lord Jesus freely offered up his life for us on the cross as the atoning sacrifice for our sins (1 Corinthians 5:7). The blood which he poured out for us on the cross cleanses, heals, and frees us from our slavery to sin, and from the "wages of sin which is death" (Romans 6:23) and the "destruction of both body and soul in hell" (Matthew 10:28).
It is significant that John was the son of the priest, Zachariah, who participated in the daily sacrifice of a lamb in the temple for the sins of the people (Exodus 29). In Jesus John saw the true and only sacrifice which could deliver us from bondage to sin, death, and the powers of hell. How did John know the true identity of Jesus, as the Son of God and Savior of the world (John 1:29)? The Holy Spirit revealed to John Jesus' true nature, such that John bore witness that this is the Son of God. How can we be certain that Jesus is truly the Christ, the Son of the living God? The Holy Spirit makes the Lord Jesus Christ known to us through the gift of faith. God gives us freely of his Spirit that we may comprehend - with enlightened minds and eyes of faith - the great mystery and plan of God to unite all things in his Son, our Lord Jesus Christ.
"What do you seek?"
John in his characteristic humility was eager to point beyond himself to the Christ (means Anointed one and Messiah). He did not hesitate to direct his own disciples to the Lord Jesus. When two of John's disciples began to seek Jesus out, Jesus took the initiative to invite them into his company. He did not wait for them to get his attention. Instead he met them halfway. He asked them one of the most fundamental questions of life: "What are you looking for?" Jesus asks each one of us the same question:"What are you searching for? Do you know the meaning and purpose for your life?" only God, the Father and Author of life, can answer that question and make our purpose fully known to us. That is why the Lord Jesus invites each one of us to draw near to himself. He wants us to know him personally - to know what he came to do for us and what he wants to offer us.
"Come and see"
"Come and see" is the Lord's invitation for each one of us to discover the joy of friendship and communion with the one who made us in love for love. Saint Augustine of Hippo reminds us that it is God, our Creator and Redeemer, who seeks us out, even when we are not looking for him: "If you hadn't been called by God, what could you have done to turn back? Didn’t the very one who called you when you were opposed to Him make it possible for you to turn back?" It is God who initiates and who draws us to himself. Without his mercy and help we could not find him on our own.
When we find something of great value it's natural to want to share the good news of our discovery with our family, friends, and neighbors. When Andrew met Jesus and discovered that he was truly the Messiah, he immediately went to his brother Simon and told him the good news. Andrew brought his brother to meet Jesus so he could "come and see" for himself. When Jesus saw Simon approaching he immediately reached out to Simon in the same way he had done for Andrew earlier. Jesus looked at Simon and revealed that he knew who Simon was and where he came from even before Simon had set his eyes on Jesus. Jesus gave Simon a new name which signified that God had a personal call and mission for him. Jesus gave Simon the name "Cephas" which is the Aramaic word for "rock". Cephas is translated as Peter (Petros in Greek and Petrus in Latin) which also literally means "rock".
To call someone a "rock" was one of the greatest compliments in the ancient world. The rabbis had a saying that when God saw Abraham, he exclaimed: "I have discovered a rock to found the world upon." Through Abraham God established a nation for himself. Through faith Peter grasped who Jesus truly was - the Anointed one (Messiah and Christ) and the only begotten Son of God. The New Testament describes the church as a spiritual house or temple with each member joined together as living stones (see 1 Peter 2:5). Faith in Jesus Christ makes us into rocks or spiritual stones. The Holy Spirit gives us the gift of faith to know the Lord Jesus personally, power to live the gospel faithfully, and courage to witness the truth and joy of the Gospel to others. The Lord Jesus is ever ready to draw us to himself. Do you seek to grow in the knowledge and love of the Lord Jesus Christ?
"Lord Jesus Christ, fill me with the power of your Holy Spirit that I may grow in the knowledge of your great love and truth. Let your Spirit be aflame in my heart that I may joyfully seek to do your will in all things."
Psalm 98:1,7-9
1 O sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done marvelous things! His right hand and his holy arm have gotten him victory.
7 Let the sea roar, and all that fills it; the world and those who dwell in it!
8 Let the floods clap their hands; let the hills sing for joy together
9 before the LORD, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with equity.
Daily Quote from the early church fathers: The first disciples longing for the Messiah, by John Chrysostom (349-407 AD)
"Andrew, after having stayed with Jesus and after having learned what he did, did not keep the treasure to himself but hurries and races to his brother in order to let him know the good things Jesus has shared with him. But why hasn’t John mentioned what they talked about? How do we know this is why they 'stayed with him'?... Observe what Andrew says to his brother, 'We have found the Messiah, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.' You see how, in a short time, he demonstrates not only the persuasiveness of the wise teacher but also his own longing that he had from the beginning. For this word, 'we have found,' is the ｅxpression of a soul that longs for his presence, looking for his coming from above, and is so ecstatic when what he is looking for happens that he hurries to tell others the good news. This is what brotherly affection, natural friendship, is all about when someone is eager to extend a hand to another when it comes to spiritual matters. Also see how he adds the article, for he does not say 'Messiah' but 'the Messiah.' They were expecting the Christ who would have nothing in common with the others." (excerpt from HOMILIES on THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 19.1)
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