2020년 4월 28일 부활 제3주간 화요일
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제1독서
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그 무렵 스테파노가 백성과 원로들과 율법 학자들에게 말하였다.
51 “목이 뻣뻣하고 마음과 귀에 할례를 받지 못한 사람들이여,
여러분은 줄곧 성령을 거역하고 있습니다.
여러분도 여러분의 조상들과 똑같습니다.
52 예언자들 가운데 여러분의 조상들이 박해하지 않은 사람이 어디 있습니까?
그들은 의로우신 분께서 오시리라고 예고한 이들을 죽였습니다.
그런데 이제 여러분은 그 의로우신 분을 배신하고 죽였습니다.
53 여러분은 천사들의 지시에 따라 율법을 받고도 그것을 지키지 않았습니다.”
54 그들은 이 말을 듣고 마음에 화가 치밀어 스테파노에게 이를 갈았다.
55 그러나 스테파노는 성령이 충만하였다.
그가 하늘을 유심히 바라보니,
하느님의 영광과 하느님 오른쪽에 서 계신 예수님이 보였다.
56 그래서 그는 “보십시오, 하늘이 열려 있고 사람의 아들이
하느님 오른쪽에 서 계신 것이 보입니다.” 하고 말하였다.
57 그들은 큰 소리를 지르며 귀를 막았다.
그리고 일제히 스테파노에게 달려들어,
58 그를 성 밖으로 몰아내고서는 그에게 돌을 던졌다.
그 증인들은 겉옷을 벗어 사울이라는 젊은이의 발 앞에 두었다.
59 사람들이 돌을 던질 때에 스테파노는,
“주 예수님, 제 영을 받아 주십시오.” 하고 기도하였다.
60 그리고 무릎을 꿇고 큰 소리로,
“주님, 이 죄를 저 사람들에게 돌리지 마십시오.” 하고 외쳤다.
스테파노는 이 말을 하고 잠들었다.
8,1 사울은 스테파노를 죽이는 일에 찬동하고 있었다.
복음
요한. 6,30-35
그때에 군중이 예수님께 30물었다. “그러면 무슨 표징을 일으키시어
저희가 보고 선생님을 믿게 하시겠습니까? 무슨 일을 하시렵니까?
31 ‘그분께서는 하늘에서 그들에게 빵을 내리시어 먹게 하셨다.’는 성경 말씀대로,
우리 조상들은 광야에서 만나를 먹었습니다.”
32 예수님께서 그들에게 이르셨다. “내가 진실로 진실로 너희에게 말한다.
하늘에서 너희에게 빵을 내려 준 이는 모세가 아니다.
하늘에서 너희에게 참된 빵을 내려 주시는 분은 내 아버지시다.
33 하느님의 빵은 하늘에서 내려와 세상에 생명을 주는 빵이다.”
34 그들이 예수님께, “선생님, 그 빵을 늘 저희에게 주십시오.” 하자,
35 예수님께서 그들에게 이르셨다. “내가 생명의 빵이다.
나에게 오는 사람은 결코 배고프지 않을 것이며,
나를 믿는 사람은 결코 목마르지 않을 것이다.”
April 28, 2020
Tuesday of the Third Week of Easter
Daily Mass : http://www.catholictv.com/shows/daily-mass
Reading 1
Stephen said to the people, the elders, and the scribes:
“You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears,
you always oppose the Holy Spirit;
you are just like your ancestors.
Which of the prophets did your ancestors not persecute?
They put to death those who foretold the coming of the righteous one,
whose betrayers and murderers you have now become.
You received the law as transmitted by angels,
but you did not observe it.”
When they heard this, they were infuriated,
and they ground their teeth at him.
But Stephen, filled with the Holy Spirit,
looked up intently to heaven and saw the glory of God
and Jesus standing at the right hand of God,
and Stephen said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened
and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”
But they cried out in a loud voice,
covered their ears, and rushed upon him together.
They threw him out of the city, and began to stone him.
The witnesses laid down their cloaks
at the feet of a young man named Saul.
As they were stoning Stephen, he called out,
“Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”
Then he fell to his knees and cried out in a loud voice,
“Lord, do not hold this sin against them”;
and when he said this, he fell asleep.
Now Saul was consenting to his execution.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 31:3cd-4, 6 and 7b and 8a, 17 and 21ab
R. (6a) Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Be my rock of refuge,
a stronghold to give me safety.
You are my rock and my fortress;
for your name’s sake you will lead and guide me.
R. Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Into your hands I commend my spirit;
you will redeem me, O LORD, O faithful God.
My trust is in the LORD;
I will rejoice and be glad of your mercy.
R. Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Let your face shine upon your servant;
save me in your kindness.
You hide them in the shelter of your presence
from the plottings of men.
R. Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Gospel
The crowd said to Jesus:
“What sign can you do, that we may see and believe in you?
What can you do?
Our ancestors ate manna in the desert, as it is written:
He gave them bread from heaven to eat.”
So Jesus said to them,
“Amen, amen, I say to you,
it was not Moses who gave the bread from heaven;
my Father gives you the true bread from heaven.
For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven
and gives life to the world.”
So they said to Jesus,
“Sir, give us this bread always.”
Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life;
whoever comes to me will never hunger,
and whoever believes in me will never thirst.”
http://evangeli.net/gospel/tomorrow
«My Father gives you the true bread from heaven»
Fr. Joaquim MESEGUER García
(Rubí, Barcelona, Spain)
Today in Jesus' words we can see both the differentiation and counterpart existing between the Old and the New Testaments: the Old Testament was an expectation of the New Testament and in the New Testament, God's promises to the fathers of the Old Testament are being fulfilled. Thus, the manna the Israelis ate in the desert was not the authentic bread from Heaven, but an anticipated image of the true bread that God, our Father, has given us in the person of Jesus Christ, whom He has sent to us as Saviour of the world. Moses begs for God to give the Israelis physical victuals; Jesus Christ, instead, has given Himself for us as that divine aliment yielding life.
«Show us miraculous signs, that we may see and believe you. What sign do you perform?» (Jn 6:30), the Jews ask unbelieving and irreverent. Do they perhaps consider meaningless the sign of the multiplication of the bread and fish Jesus had accomplished the previous day? Why did they want yesterday to proclaim Jesus as a king while today they do not want to believe him anymore? How often can the human heart change! St. Bernard of Clairvaux said: «It is so that these impious ones wander in a circle, longing after something to gratify their yearnings, yet madly rejecting that which alone can bring them to their desired end, not by exhaustion but by attainment». And so it happened that those Jews, engulfed by a materialistic vision, expected someone who would nourish them and would solve all their problems, but they did not want to believe; this is all they desired out of Jesus. Is not this the idea of he who is only interested in a comfortable religion, tailor-made and without any commitment?
«Lord, give us this bread always» (Jn 6:34): that I may say these words, pronounced by the Jews from their materialistic look at life, with the sincerity faith provides us with; that they truly mean a desire to nurture myself with Jesus Christ and to live closely united to Him forever.
http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/daily.html
Seeing is believing. How often we hear that familiar cliché. We use clichés to express a point when in fact a cliché by its very nature and overuse no longer has rich meaning.
In today’s gospel from John, the crowd asks Jesus “What sign can you do, that we may see and believe in you? What can you do?....” Jesus does not fall into the “seeing is believing” trap but rather uses the example of manna from heaven as a way to explain that he, Jesus, is the bread of life. The crowd then asks for this bread always and Jesus responds with the words that have provided so much comfort: “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst.”
The cliché seeing in believing is a recurrent theme during this Covid 19 pandemic. Our global community is battling an enemy we cannot see. The rhythm of our lives and the roles we assumed have been suddenly suspended. This pandemic shows us the harsh reality of economic, social and climate injustices. As we hear predictions and recommendations we just want to be shown the one right answer.
Today I pray that I can always remember that Jesus is my bread of life. I pray for compassion for myself when my fears about losing job security, food availability and social connections get in the way of being present to serve the kingdom of God. I ask to be reminded of my gift of curiosity and to use that gift to be comfortable with the mystery of the future. I pray that we all remember that whoever comes to Jesus will never hunger and whoever believes in Jesus will never thirst.
A reimagined “seeing is believing” is this verse from Psalms
Be my rock of refuge,
a stronghold to give me safety.
You are my rock and my fortress;
for your name’s sake you will lead and guide me.
http://www.presentationministries.com/obob/obob.asp
bread that is broken
"God's bread comes down from heaven and gives life to the world." —John 6:33
Did you ever fall in love with someone and wonder if they really loved you? You might wonder: Does she really love me for who I am, or only for what I can do for her? Will he love me when I grow old? Will she still love me when the attraction fades away? If you aren't at your best, and your beloved nevertheless loves you even more, then your heart is filled with joy.
Jesus, "Who dwells in unapproachable light" (1 Tm 6:16), came down from heaven (Jn 6:33). If He desired, He could captivate all humanity with His blinding glory. The Jews asked Him to do so when they requested a glorious sign to prove His worth (Jn 6:30). Yet Jesus "humbled Himself" (Phil 2:8) and took on the form of bread and wine in the Eucharist. Like the lover mentioned above, the Eucharistic Jesus no longer has to wonder who loves Him and who doesn't. He, Who is King of glory (Ps 24:8), is offered at every Mass in a host which doesn't look much different than a potato chip. From this vantage point, Jesus can easily see who truly loves Him when He is presented in Eucharistic humility. This love surely brings joy to His heart.
Jesus can also easily see who ignores Him, overlooks Him, and snubs Him. When we refer to the "breaking of the bread," we could also be speaking of the broken-hearted Eucharistic Jesus, Who daily offers Himself to all, and is daily rejected or ignored by so many. The Eucharist is a real proving ground of our love for Jesus. Jesus asks each of us: "Do you love Me?" (Jn 21:15) Let us make a return of love to Jesus by receiving Him in the Eucharist as often as possible (Ps 116:12-13).
Prayer: Eucharistic Jesus, make me love Thee more and more.
Promise: "No one who comes to Me shall ever be hungry, no one who believes in Me shall ever thirst." —Jn 6:35
Praise: St. Peter Chanel revitalized his parish in three years.
Reference: (This teaching was submitted by a member of our editorial team.)
http://dailyscripture.servantsoftheword.org/readings/
"I am the bread of life"
Do you hunger for the bread of life? The Jews had always regarded the manna in the wilderness as the bread of God (Psalm 78:24, Exodus 16:15). There was a strong Rabbinic belief that when the Messiah came he would give manna from heaven. This was the supreme work of Moses. Now the Jewish leaders were demanding that Jesus produce manna from heaven as proof to his claim to be the Messiah. Jesus responds by telling them that it was not Moses who gave the manna, but God. And the manna given to Moses and the people was not the real bread from heaven, but only a symbol of the bread to come.
Jesus offers us the bread of heaven which produces spiritual life in us
Jesus then makes the claim which only God can make: I am the bread of life. The bread which Jesus offers is none else than the very life of God. This is the true bread which can truly satisfy the hunger in our hearts. The manna from heaven prefigured the superabundance of the unique bread of the Eucharist or Lord's Supper which Jesus gave to his disciples on the eve of his sacrifice. The manna in the wilderness sustained the Israelites on their journey to the Promised Land. It could not produce eternal life for the Israelites.
Jesus is the true bread of life that sustains us now and forever
The bread which Jesus offers his disciples sustains us not only on our journey to the heavenly paradise, it gives us the abundant supernatural life of God which sustains us both now and for all eternity. When we receive from the Lord's table we unite ourselves to Jesus Christ, who makes us sharers in his body and blood and partakers of his divine life. Ignatius of Antioch (35-107 A.D.) calls it the one bread that provides the medicine of immortality, the antidote for death, and the food that makes us live for ever in Jesus Christ" (Ad Eph. 20,2). This supernatural food is healing for both body and soul and strength for our journey heavenward. Do you hunger for God and for the food which produces everlasting life?
"Lord Jesus Christ, you are the bread of life. You alone can satisfy the hunger in my heart. May I always find in you, the true bread from heaven, the source of life and nourishment I need to sustain me on my journey to the promised land of heaven."
Psalm 31:3-8, 19-21
3 Yes, you are my rock and my fortress; for your name's sake lead me and guide me,
4 take me out of the net which is hidden for me, for you are my refuge.
5 Into your hand I commit my spirit; you have redeemed me, O LORD, faithful God.
6 You hate those who pay regard to vain idols; but I trust in the LORD.
7 I will rejoice and be glad for your steadfast love, because you have seen my affliction, you have taken heed of my adversities,
8 and have not delivered me into the hand of the enemy; you have set my feet in a broad place.
19 O how abundant is your goodness, which you have laid up for those who fear you, and wrought for those who take refuge in you, in the sight of the sons of men!
20 In the covert of your presence you hide them from the plots of men; you hold them safe under your shelter from the strife of tongues.
21 Blessed be the LORD, for he has wondrously shown his steadfast love to me when I was beset as in a besieged city.
Daily Quote from the early church fathers: Trusting in the Lord, by Augustine of Hippo, 354-430 A.D.
"If you put your trust in money, you are paying futile regard to vain things; if you put your trust in high office or some exalted rank in human government, you are paying futile regard to vain things... When you put your trust in all these, either you expire and leave them all behind, or they will crumble while you are still alive, and what you trusted will have let you down... For my part, I do not put my trust in empty things as they do or pay futile regard to them; I have put my trust in the Lord." (excerpt from Exposition on the Psalms 31,12)
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