2020년 2월 14일 연중 제5주간 금요일
오늘의 복음 : http://info.catholic.or.kr/missa/default.asp
제독서
열왕기 상. 11,29-32; 12,19
29 그때에 예로보암이 예루살렘에서 나가다가
실로 사람 아히야 예언자를 길에서 만났다.
그 예언자는 새 옷을 입고 있었다.
들에는 그들 둘뿐이었는데,
30 아히야는 자기가 입고 있던 새 옷을 움켜쥐고 열두 조각으로 찢으면서,
31 예로보암에게 이렇게 말하였다.
“이 열 조각을 그대가 가지시오.
주 이스라엘의 하느님께서 이렇게 말씀하셨소.
‘이제 내가 솔로몬의 손에서 이 나라를 찢어 내어 너에게 열 지파를 주겠다.
32 그러나 한 지파만은 나의 종 다윗을 생각하여,
그리고 이스라엘의 모든 지파에서 내가 뽑은 예루살렘 도성을 생각하여
그에게 남겨 두겠다.’”
복음
마르코. 7,31-37
”그때에 31 예수님께서 티로 지역을 떠나 시돈을 거쳐,
데카폴리스 지역 한가운데를 가로질러 갈릴래아 호수로 돌아오셨다.
32 그러자 사람들이 귀먹고 말 더듬는 이를 예수님께 데리고 와서,
그에게 손을 얹어 주십사고 청하였다.
33 예수님께서는 그를 군중에게서 따로 데리고 나가셔서,
당신 손가락을 그의 두 귀에 넣으셨다가 침을 발라 그의 혀에 손을 대셨다.
34 그러고 나서 하늘을 우러러 한숨을 내쉬신 다음,
그에게 “에파타!” 곧 “열려라!” 하고 말씀하셨다.
35 그러자 곧바로 그의 귀가 열리고 묶인 혀가 풀려서 말을 제대로 하게 되었다.
36 예수님께서는 이 일을 아무에게도 말하지 말라고 그들에게 분부하셨다.
그러나 그렇게 분부하실수록 그들은 더욱더 널리 알렸다.
37 사람들은 더할 나위 없이 놀라서 말하였다.
“저분이 하신 일은 모두 훌륭하다.
귀먹은 이들은 듣게 하시고 말못하는 이들은 말하게 하시는구나.”
February 14, 2020
Memorial of Saints Cyril, monk, and Methodius, bishop
Daily Mass : http://www.catholictv.com/shows/daily-mass
Reading 1
1 Kgs 11:29-32; 12:19
and the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met him on the road.
The two were alone in the area,
and the prophet was wearing a new cloak.
Ahijah took off his new cloak,
tore it into twelve pieces, and said to Jeroboam:
"Take ten pieces for yourself;
the LORD, the God of Israel, says:
'I will tear away the kingdom from Solomon's grasp
and will give you ten of the tribes.
One tribe shall remain to him for the sake of David my servant,
and of Jerusalem,
the city I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel.'"
Israel went into rebellion against David's house to this day.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 81:10-11ab, 12-13, 14-15
"There shall be no strange god among you
nor shall you worship any alien god.
I, the LORD, am your God
who led you forth from the land of Egypt."
R. I am the Lord, your God: hear my voice.
"My people heard not my voice,
and Israel obeyed me not;
So I gave them up to the hardness of their hearts;
they walked according to their own counsels."
R. I am the Lord, your God: hear my voice.
"If only my people would hear me,
and Israel walk in my ways,
Quickly would I humble their enemies;
against their foes I would turn my hand."
R. I am the Lord, your God: hear my voice.
Gospel
Mk 7:31-37
and went by way of Sidon to the Sea of Galilee,
into the district of the Decapolis.
And people brought to him a deaf man who had a speech impediment
and begged him to lay his hand on him.
He took him off by himself away from the crowd.
He put his finger into the man's ears
and, spitting, touched his tongue;
then he looked up to heaven and groaned, and said to him,
"Ephphatha!" (that is, "Be opened!")
And immediately the man's ears were opened,
his speech impediment was removed,
and he spoke plainly.
He ordered them not to tell anyone.
But the more he ordered them not to,
the more they proclaimed it.
They were exceedingly astonished and they said,
"He has done all things well.
He makes the deaf hear and the mute speak."
http://evangeli.net/gospel/tomorrow
«He has done all things well»
+ Fr. Joan MARQUÉS i Suriñach
(Vilamarí, Girona, Spain)
Today, the Gospel presents us with a miracle of Jesus: he makes the deaf hear and the mute speak. The people was astonished and said: «He has done all things well» (Mk 7:37).
This is Jesus' biography as narrated by his contemporaries. A short but complete biography. Who is this Jesus? He is who has done all things well. In the double sense of the word: in the what and the how, in the substance and the manner. He is who has only done good deeds, and who has done them well, perfectly and properly finished. Jesus is a person that does everything well, because He does only good works, and those He does, He delivers well finished. He does not leave anything unfinished; nor does He leave it to be finished later on.
—Why don't you also try to leave everything ready now: your prayers; treating your family and other people; your work; the apostolate; your diligence to develop yourself both spiritually and professionally... Be demanding with yourself, and be also demanding, softly, but demanding, with those depending upon you. Do not tolerate any shoddiness. God dislikes them and they bother your fellowmen. Do not take this attitude just to pretend, nor because this procedure is the most profitable one, even from a human point of view; do it because God does not like “bad” works nor “good” things done badly. The Holy Scripture asserts: «The works of God are perfect» (Deut 32:4). And the Lord, through Moses, tells the People of Israel: «Do not bring anything with a defect, because it will not be accepted on your behalf» (Lev 22:20). Ask for the maternal help of the Virgin Mary, as Jesus also did.
Saint Josemaria offers us the secret to succeed: «Do what you should and watch what you do». Is this how you behave?
http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/daily.html
I found myself struck by the scene depicted in today’s first reading – a future king and a prophet, meeting alone on a rural road. A prophet stripping off his brand-new cloak and TEARING IT INTO 12 PIECES. If only we could dramatize these readings in church! No one would ever lose focus.
Today’s gospel introduces another bizarre one-on-one encounter on a dusty road: Jesus and the deaf man. Again, the bodily materiality is striking – earwax, tongues, saliva, groaning. We even hear a rare word of Aramaic, Jesus’ mother tongue. If one ever doubted the humanity of Jesus – or the corporeality of the people he heals – this is the reading to clear things up. We are earthen vessels, not made of stone.
Both Jesus and Ahijah stand in the biblical prophetic tradition, using powerful gestures to effect what they announce. The Catholic sacramental tradition is premised on a similar idea – namely that signs can effect what they symbolize, and God’s divine grace is always at work within our material creation. It’s easy to teach this, and every Catholic Mass witnesses to this sacramental principle. But I struggle at times to retain this sacramental imagination in my daily life. Perhaps it’s because I’m expecting “grace building on nature” to be smooth and predictable, when the reality is often much messier – and not according to my expectations.
Ephphatha! May God open our ears to hear, open our eyes to see, and open our mouths to proclaim the strange, earthy goodness of the Lord.
http://www.presentationministries.com/obob/obob.asp
FROM HEALING TO BAPTISM TO HEALING | ||
| "Their amazement went beyond all bounds: 'He has done everything well. He makes the deaf hear and the mute speak!' " �Mark 7:37 | ||
Jesus healed people physically as a sign of healing people spiritually. He opened the ears of the deaf and freed the tongues of the mute as a sign that He would open our ears so that we can have a greater faith and open our mouths to proclaim that faith (see Mk 7:35). Our spiritual deafness, dumbness, blindness, and paralysis are potentially damning. We live in potentially devastating spiritual conditions. However, Jesus is our Hope, our only Hope, and His continuing ministry of healing expresses that hope and points to its fulfillment in the sacrament of Baptism. Healing accompanies the proclamation of the Gospel, leading to faith and Baptism (see Mk 16:16-18). Then Baptism leads us to receiving and giving Jesus' ministry of healing, which further leads us to participate in Jesus' ministry of hope leading others to faith, salvation, and Baptism. At Baptism, we pray Jesus' prayer "Ephphatha" (see Mk 7:34). This is the ultimate opening. The baptized have spiritually opened ears, mouths, eyes, and hearts. May healing lead to and from Baptism. | ||
| Prayer: Father, send the Holy Spirit to guide me more deeply into the mystery of Baptism. | ||
| Promise: Jesus "put His fingers into the man's ears and, spitting, touched his tongue; then He looked up to heaven and emitted a groan. He said to him, 'Ephphatha!' (that is, 'Be opened!')" —Mk 7:33-34 | ||
| Praise: Sts. Cyril & Methodius were brothers and great missionaries to the Slavic peoples of Eastern Europe. St. Cyril devotedly translated the Bible and liturgical texts into Slavonic. |
http://dailyscripture.servantsoftheword.org/readings/
"He has done all things well"
How do you expect the Lord Jesus to treat you when you ask for his help? Do you approach with fear and doubt, or with faith and confidence? Jesus never turned anyone aside who approached him with sincerity and trust. And whatever Jesus did, he did well. He demonstrated both the beauty and goodness of God in his actions.
The Lord's touch awakens faith and brings healing
When Jesus approaches a man who is both deaf and a stutterer, Jesus shows his considerateness for this man's predicament. Jesus takes him aside privately, not doubt to remove him from embarrassment with a noisy crowd of gawkers (onlookers). Jesus then puts his fingers into the deaf man's ears and he touches the man's tongue with his own spittle to physically identify with this man's infirmity and to awaken faith in him. With a word of command the poor man's ears were opened, his tongue was released, and he spoke plainly.
What is the significance of Jesus putting his fingers into the man's ears? Gregory the Great, a church father from the 6th century, comments on this miracle: "The Spirit is called the finger of God. When the Lord puts his fingers into the ears of the deaf mute, he was opening the soul of man to faith through the gifts of the Holy Spirit."
The transforming power of kindness and compassion
The people's response to this miracle testifies to Jesus' great care for others: He has done all things well. No problem or burden was too much for Jesus' careful consideration. The Lord treats each of us with kindness and compassion and he calls us to treat one another in like manner. The Holy Spirit who dwells within us enables us to love as Jesus loves. Do you show kindness and compassion to your neighbors and do you treat them with considerateness as Jesus did?
"Lord Jesus, fill me with your Holy Spirit and inflame my heart with love and compassion. Make me attentive to the needs of others that I may show them kindness and care. Make me an instrument of your mercy and peace that I may help others find healing and wholeness in you."
Psalm 81:8-14
8 Hear, O my people, while I admonish you! O Israel, if you would but listen to me!
9 There shall be no strange god among you; you shall not bow down to a foreign god.
10 I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.
11 "But my people did not listen to my voice; Israel would have none of me.
12 So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts, to follow their own counsels.
13 O that my people would listen to me, that Israel would walk in my ways!
14 I would soon subdue their enemies, and turn my hand against their foes.
Daily Quote from the early church fathers: The touch of the Lord, by Ephrem the Syrian (306-373 AD)
"That power which may not be handled came down and clothed itself in members that may be touched, that the desperate may draw near to him, that in touching his humanity they may discern his divinity. For that speechless man the Lord healed with the fingers of his body. He put his fingers into the man's ears and touched his tongue. At that moment with fingers that may be touched, he touched the Godhead that may not be touched. Immediately this loosed the string of his tongue (Mark 7:32-37), and opened the clogged doors of his ears. For the very architect of the body itself and artificer of all flesh had come personally to him, and with his gentle voice tenderly opened up his obstructed ears. Then his mouth which had been so closed up that it could not give birth to a word, gave birth to praise him who made its barrenness fruitful. The one who immediately had given to Adam speech without teaching, gave speech to him so that he could speak easily a language that is learned only with difficulty (Genesis 1:27-28). (excerpt from HOMILY on OUR LORD 10.3)
More Homilies
'오늘의 복음' 카테고리의 다른 글
| February 16, 2020 Sunday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time (0) | 2020.02.15 |
|---|---|
| February 15, 2020 Saturday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time (0) | 2020.02.14 |
| February 13, 2020 Thursday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time (0) | 2020.02.12 |
| February 12, 2020 Wednesday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time (0) | 2020.02.11 |
| February 11, 2020 Tuesday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time (0) | 2020.02.10 |