2020년 4월 30일 부활 제3주간 목요일
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제1독서
사도행전. 8,26-40
그 무렵 26 주님의 천사가 필리포스에게 말하였다.
“일어나 예루살렘에서 가자로 내려가는 길을 따라 남쪽으로 가거라.
그것은 외딴길이다.”
27 필리포스는 일어나 길을 가다가 에티오피아 사람 하나를 만났다.
그는 에티오피아 여왕 칸다케의 내시로서,
그 여왕의 모든 재정을 관리하는 고관이었다.
그는 하느님께 경배하러 예루살렘에 왔다가 28 돌아가면서,
자기 수레에 앉아 이사야 예언서를 읽고 있었다.
29 그때에 성령께서 필리포스에게,
“가서 저 수레에 바싹 다가서라.” 하고 이르셨다.
30 필리포스가 달려가 그 사람이 이사야 예언서를 읽는 것을 듣고서,
“지금 읽으시는 것을 알아듣습니까?” 하고 물었다.
31 그러자 그는 “누가 나를 이끌어 주지 않으면
내가 어떻게 알아들을 수 있겠습니까?” 하고서,
필리포스에게 올라와 자기 곁에 앉으라고 청하였다.
32 그가 읽던 성경 구절은 이러하였다. “그는 양처럼 도살장으로 끌려갔다.
털 깎는 사람 앞에 잠자코 서 있는 어린양처럼 자기 입을 열지 않았다.
33 그는 굴욕 속에 권리를 박탈당하였다.
그의 생명이 이 세상에서 제거되어 버렸으니 누가 그의 후손을 이야기하랴?”
34 내시가 필리포스에게 물었다. “청컨대 대답해 주십시오.
이것은 예언자가 누구를 두고 하는 말입니까?
자기 자신입니까, 아니면 다른 사람입니까?”
35 필리포스는 입을 열어 이 성경 말씀에서 시작하여
예수님에 관한 복음을 그에게 전하였다.
36 이렇게 그들이 길을 가다가 물이 있는 곳에 이르자 내시가 말하였다.
“여기에 물이 있습니다.
내가 세례를 받는 데에 무슨 장애가 있겠습니까?”
(37)·38 그러고 나서 수레를 세우라고 명령하였다.
필리포스와 내시, 두 사람은 물로 내려갔다.
그리고 필리포스가 내시에게 세례를 주었다.
39 그들이 물에서 올라오자 주님의 성령께서 필리포스를 잡아채듯 데려가셨다.
그래서 내시는 그를 더 이상 보지 못하였지만 기뻐하며 제 갈 길을 갔다.
40 필리포스는 아스돗에 나타나,
카이사리아에 이르기까지 모든 고을을 두루 다니며 복음을 전하였다.
복음
요한. 6,44-51
”그때에 예수님께서 군중에게 말씀하셨다.
44 “나를 보내신 아버지께서 이끌어 주지 않으시면 아무도 나에게 올 수 없다.
그리고 나에게 오는 사람은 내가 마지막 날에 다시 살릴 것이다.
45 ‘그들은 모두 하느님께 가르침을 받을 것이다.’라고 예언서들에 기록되어 있다.
아버지의 말씀을 듣고 배운 사람은 누구나 나에게 온다.
46 그렇다고 하느님에게서 온 이 말고 누가 아버지를 보았다는 말은 아니다.
하느님에게서 온 이만 아버지를 보았다.
47 내가 진실로 진실로 너희에게 말한다. 믿는 사람은 영원한 생명을 얻는다.
48 나는 생명의 빵이다.
49 너희 조상들은 광야에서 만나를 먹고도 죽었다.
50 그러나 이 빵은 하늘에서 내려오는 것으로, 이 빵을 먹는 사람은 죽지 않는다.
51 나는 하늘에서 내려온 살아 있는 빵이다.
누구든지 이 빵을 먹으면 영원히 살 것이다.
내가 줄 빵은 세상에 생명을 주는 나의 살이다.”
April 30, 2020
Thursday of the Third Week of Easter
Daily Mass : http://www.catholictv.com/shows/daily-mass
Reading 1
The angel of the Lord spoke to Philip,
“Get up and head south on the road
that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza, the desert route.”
So he got up and set out.
Now there was an Ethiopian eunuch,
a court official of the Candace,
that is, the queen of the Ethiopians,
in charge of her entire treasury,
who had come to Jerusalem to worship, and was returning home.
Seated in his chariot, he was reading the prophet Isaiah.
The Spirit said to Philip,
“Go and join up with that chariot.”
Philip ran up and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet and said,
“Do you understand what you are reading?”
He replied,
“How can I, unless someone instructs me?”
So he invited Philip to get in and sit with him.
This was the Scripture passage he was reading:
Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter,
and as a lamb before its shearer is silent,
so he opened not his mouth.
In his humiliation justice was denied him.
Who will tell of his posterity?
For his life is taken from the earth.
Then the eunuch said to Philip in reply,
“I beg you, about whom is the prophet saying this?
About himself, or about someone else?”
Then Philip opened his mouth and, beginning with this Scripture passage,
he proclaimed Jesus to him.
As they traveled along the road
they came to some water,
and the eunuch said, “Look, there is water.
What is to prevent my being baptized?”
Then he ordered the chariot to stop,
and Philip and the eunuch both went down into the water,
and he baptized him.
When they came out of the water,
the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away,
and the eunuch saw him no more,
but continued on his way rejoicing.
Philip came to Azotus, and went about proclaiming the good news
to all the towns until he reached Caesarea.
Responsorial Psalm
R. (1) Let all the earth cry out to God with joy.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Bless our God, you peoples,
loudly sound his praise;
He has given life to our souls,
and has not let our feet slip.
R. Let all the earth cry out to God with joy.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Hear now, all you who fear God, while I declare
what he has done for me.
When I appealed to him in words,
praise was on the tip of my tongue.
R. Let all the earth cry out to God with joy.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Blessed be God who refused me not
my prayer or his kindness!
R. Let all the earth cry out to God with joy.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Gospel
Jesus said to the crowds:
“No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draw him,
and I will raise him on the last day.
It is written in the prophets:
They shall all be taught by God.
Everyone who listens to my Father and learns from him comes to me.
Not that anyone has seen the Father
except the one who is from God;
he has seen the Father.
Amen, amen, I say to you,
whoever believes has eternal life.
I am the bread of life.
Your ancestors ate the manna in the desert, but they died;
this is the bread that comes down from heaven
so that one may eat it and not die.
I am the living bread that came down from heaven;
whoever eats this bread will live forever;
and the bread that I will give
is my Flesh for the life of the world.”
http://evangeli.net/gospel/tomorrow
«I am the living bread which has come from heaven»
Fr. Pere MONTAGUT i Piquet
(Barcelona, Spain)
Today, we sing to the Lord whom we receive the glory and the triumph from. The Risen Lord presents himself to his Church with that «I am whom I am» that identifies him as a source of salvation: «I am the bread of life» (Jn 6:48). The community gathered around Him who is Alive, by way of thanks, lovingly recognizes him and accepts God's instruction, now known as the Father's teachings. Christ, immortal and glorious reminds us again that the Father is the true protagonist of everything. Those who listen and believe live in communion with Him who comes from God, with the only one who has seen him and, thus, faith is the very beginning of eternal life.
The living bread is Jesus. It is not nourishment we assimilate for us but that assimilates us. It makes us feel hungry for God, thirsty for listening to his Word, which is, our heart's rejoicing and joy. The Eucharist is an anticipation of the heavenly glory: «We divide the bread, the medicine of immortality, the antidote we take in order not to die but to live forever in Jesus Christ» (Saint Ignatius of Antioch). Our communion with the flesh of Christ risen must get us used to all that comes down from Heaven, that is, to beg, receive and assume our true condition: we are made for God and only him can fully satisfy our hunger.
But this living bread will not only one day make us live beyond our physical death, but we receive it now «for the life of the world» (Jn 6:51). The Father's design, who did not create us to die, is tied to love and faith. He demands a present, free and personal reply to his initiative. Each time we eat from that bread, let us go deeper into the very Love! We do not live anymore for ourselves, we do not live anymore in error. The world is precious because there is He who keeps on loving it to the end, because there is a Sacrifice out of which we all benefit, even those who ignore it.
http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/daily.html
Today’s readings begin with the story of the Ethiopian eunuch. We never learn his name, but what an interesting fellow he must have been!
Instead of worshipping the gods of his own country and people, he journeyed to Jerusalem to worship God. As a eunuch, a condition likely thrust upon him so that he could serve the queen, ancient law considered him tainted and restricted his participation in the people of God. See Deuteronomy 23:1. He came to worship God anyway.
On the way back home, he is reading Isaiah on a scroll. He must have been learned to read this text, likely not in his own language. He reads as he moves along, with only the sounds of horses’ hoofs and chariot wheels crunching the dry ground. Perhaps he appreciated the opportunity for quiet reflection, away from palace meetings and distractions. He may sit in a chariot seat instead of a car or airplane seat, but he resembles us after all (albeit without ear buds, iPad, etc.) I am liking him more already.
He was not only pious and learned, he was also curious. He was reading Isaiah chapter 53, which contains the suffering servant narrative. Just a few verses later, Isaiah also writes:
The foreigner joined to the LORD should not say, “The LORD will surely exclude me from his people”; Nor should the eunuch say, “See, I am a dry tree.” For thus says the LORD: To the eunuchs who keep my sabbaths, who choose what pleases me, and who hold fast to my covenant, I will give them, in my house and within my walls, a monument and a name better than sons and daughters; an eternal name, which shall not be cut off, will I give them. (Is. 56:3-5).
As a foreigner and a eunuch, this passage of grace, love, and hope must have also spoken to his heart, preparing him to wonder how these things might be accomplished. Unbeknownst to him, the prophesy of the suffering servant, which he was then pondering, provides the key. A divine appointment with Philip would soon reward his curiosity with understanding.
This story beautifully illustrates the saying that “opportunity favors a prepared mind”. Philip’s presence nearby and the Holy Spirit’s prompting came at a time when this man was open to Philip’s words. After baptism, he went on his way rejoicing – and I guess that Philip did too!
At this time, we are ordinarily welcoming catechumens and candidates who have been joined to the church at Easter. Perhaps they will identify with this story and share in a sense of wonder, as they share a similar experience of being drawn into a new relationship accompanied by revealed truth. All who are called to a relationship with Christ can share in that wonder. We have sensed that God is patiently drawing us toward a future and hope that is rooted in His Son Jesus Christ, who is the bread of life we read about in today’s gospel.
Are we prepared to recognize the divine appointments happening all around us? God is calling us to journey with him. Preparation and curiosity are needed, as well as patience and endurance. Let us journey on and be taught by God as we go on our way rejoicing. Thanks be to God.
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the birthplace of world evangelization
"The Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away." —Acts 8:39
Jesus' last words before He ascended into heaven were: "You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes down on you; then you are to be My witnesses in Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria, yes, even to the ends of the earth" (Acts 1:8). Philip, the deacon and evangelist (see Acts 21:8), may have been the first person to fulfill the promise and command of Jesus to be His witness to the ends of the earth.
Philip was instrumental in reaching Ethiopia with the Gospel. He did this by converting the Ethiopian eunuch (Acts 8:35). Philip qualified for this international harvest of souls because he had first preached in Samaria (Acts 8:5). Prior to this he served the Lord and His Church as a deacon in Judea and Jerusalem. First of all, Philip was a family man. He shared the Gospel of Jesus with his four daughters, who became prophetesses in the early Church (see Acts 21:9). Philip was an evangelist because he first served as a deacon. He was a deacon and evangelist because he first evangelized as a husband and father.
International evangelization begins at home. The family is the birthplace of world mission. If we are faithful in first things, the Lord will entrust us with later missions. "Bloom where you're planted." Then plant the Gospel to the ends of the earth.
Prayer: Father, make my family a "domestic church" (see Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1655ff, 1666).
Promise: "No one can come to Me unless the Father Who sent Me draws him; I will raise him up on the last day." —Jn 6:44
Praise: Pope St. Pius V was elected shortly after the close of the Council of Trent. He took on the enormous challenge of implementing the decrees of the council, many responding to the Protestant Reformation. In his humble way, he continued to wear his Dominican habit while Pope.
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"If anyone eats of this bread, he will live for ever"
God offers his people abundant life, but we can miss it. What is the bread of life which Jesus offers? It is first of all the life of God himself - life which sustains us not only now in this age but also in the age to come. The Rabbis said that the generation in the wilderness have no part in the life to come. In the Book of Numbers it is recorded that the people who refused to brave the dangers of the promised land were condemned to wander in the wilderness until they died. The Rabbis believed that the father who missed the promised land also missed the life to come. God sustained the Israelites in the wilderness with manna from heaven. This bread foreshadowed the true heavenly bread which Jesus would offer his followers.
Jesus is the "bread of life"
Jesus makes a claim only God can make: He is the true bread of heaven that can satisfy the deepest hunger we experience. 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. 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 for all eternity.
The food that makes us live forever
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.), an early church father and martyr, 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 the "bread of life"?
Jesus offers us the abundant supernatural life of heaven itself - but we can miss it or even refuse it. To refuse Jesus is to refuse eternal life, unending life with the Heavenly Father. To accept Jesus as the bread of heaven is not only life and spiritual nourishment for this world but glory in the world to come. When you approach the Table of the Lord, what do you expect to receive? Healing, pardon, comfort, and rest for your soul? The Lord has much more for us, more than we can ask or imagine. The principal fruit of receiving the Eucharist or Lord's Supper is an intimate union with Christ. As bodily nourishment restores lost strength, so the Eucharist strengthens us in charity and enables us to break with disordered attachments to creatures and to be more firmly rooted in the love of Christ. Do you hunger for the "bread of life"?
"Lord Jesus, you are the living bread which sustains me in this life. May I always hunger for the bread which comes from heaven and find in it the nourishment and strength I need to love and serve you wholeheartedly. May I always live in the joy, peace, and unity of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, both now and in the age to come."
Psalm 66:8-9,16-17,20
8 Bless our God, O peoples, let the sound of his praise be heard,
9 who has kept us among the living, and has not let our feet slip.
16 Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what he has done for me.
17 I cried aloud to him, and he was extolled with my tongue.
20 Blessed be God, because he has not rejected my prayer or removed his steadfast love from me!
Daily Quote from the early church fathers: Studying the Scriptures with humility, by Augustine of Hippo, 354-430 A.D.
"My ambition as a youth was to apply to the study of the Holy Scriptures all the refinement of dialectics. I did so, but without the humility of the true searcher. I was supposed to knock at the door so that it would open for me. Instead I was pushing it closed, trying to understand in pride what is only learned in humility. However, the all-merciful Lord lifted me up and kept me safe." (excerpt from Sermon 51,6)
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