2020년 5월 6일 부활 제4주간 수요일
오늘의 복음 : http://info.catholic.or.kr/missa/default.asp
제1독서
사도행전. 12,24ㅡ13,5ㄱ
그 무렵 24 하느님의 말씀은 더욱 자라면서 널리 퍼져 나갔다.
25 바르나바와 사울은 예루살렘에서 사명을 수행한 다음,
마르코라고 하는 요한을 데리고 돌아갔다.
13,1 안티오키아 교회에는 예언자들과 교사들이 있었는데,
그들은 바르나바, 니게르라고 하는 시메온, 키레네 사람 루키오스,
헤로데 영주의 어린 시절 친구 마나엔, 그리고 사울이었다.
2 그들이 주님께 예배를 드리며 단식하고 있을 때에 성령께서 이르셨다.
“내가 일을 맡기려고 바르나바와 사울을 불렀으니,
나를 위하여 그 일을 하게 그 사람들을 따로 세워라.”
3 그래서 그들은 단식하며 기도한 뒤 그 두 사람에게 안수하고 나서 떠나보냈다.
4 성령께서 파견하신 바르나바와 사울은 셀레우키아로 내려간 다음,
거기에서 배를 타고 키프로스로 건너갔다.
5 그리고 살라미스에 이르러
유다인들의 여러 회당에서 하느님의 말씀을 선포하였다.
복음
요한. 12,44-50
그때에 44 예수님께서 큰 소리로 말씀하셨다.
“나를 믿는 사람은 나를 믿는 것이 아니라 나를 보내신 분을 믿는 것이다.
45 그리고 나를 보는 사람은 나를 보내신 분을 보는 것이다.
46 나는 빛으로서 이 세상에 왔다.
나를 믿는 사람은 누구나 어둠 속에 머무르지 않게 하려는 것이다.
47 누가 내 말을 듣고 그것을 지키지 않는다 하여도, 나는 그를 심판하지 않는다.
나는 세상을 심판하러 온 것이 아니라 세상을 구원하러 왔기 때문이다.
48 나를 물리치고 내 말을 받아들이지 않는 자를 심판하는 것이 따로 있다.
내가 한 바로 그 말이 마지막 날에 그를 심판할 것이다.
49 내가 스스로 말하지 않고, 나를 보내신 아버지께서
무엇을 말하고 무엇을 이야기할 것인지 친히 나에게 명령하셨기 때문이다.
50 나는 그분의 명령이 영원한 생명임을 안다.
그래서 내가 하는 말은 아버지께서 나에게 말씀하신 그대로 하는 말이다.”
May 6, 2020
Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Easter
Daily Mass : http://www.catholictv.com/shows/daily-mass
Reading 1
The word of God continued to spread and grow.
After Barnabas and Saul completed their relief mission,
they returned to Jerusalem
taking with them John, who is called Mark.
Now there were in the Church at Antioch prophets and teachers:
Barnabas, Symeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene,
Manaen who was a close friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said,
“Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul
for the work to which I have called them.”
Then, completing their fasting and prayer,
they laid hands on them and sent them off.
So they, sent forth by the Holy Spirit,
went down to Seleucia
and from there sailed to Cyprus.
When they arrived in Salamis,
they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues
Responsorial Psalm
R. (4) O God, let all the nations praise you!
or:
R. Alleluia.
May God have pity on us and bless us;
may he let his face shine upon us.
So may your way be known upon earth;
among all nations, your salvation.
R. O God, let all the nations praise you!
or:
R. Alleluia.
May the nations be glad and exult
because you rule the peoples in equity;
the nations on the earth you guide.
R. O God, let all the nations praise you!
or:
R. Alleluia.
May the peoples praise you, O God;
may all the peoples praise you!
May God bless us,
and may all the ends of the earth fear him!
R. O God, let all the nations praise you!
or:
R. Alleluia.
Gospel
Jesus cried out and said,
“Whoever believes in me believes not only in me
but also in the one who sent me,
and whoever sees me sees the one who sent me.
I came into the world as light,
so that everyone who believes in me might not remain in darkness.
And if anyone hears my words and does not observe them,
I do not condemn him,
for I did not come to condemn the world but to save the world.
Whoever rejects me and does not accept my words
has something to judge him: the word that I spoke,
it will condemn him on the last day,
because I did not speak on my own,
but the Father who sent me commanded me what to say and speak.
And I know that his commandment is eternal life.
So what I say, I say as the Father told me.”
http://evangeli.net/gospel/tomorrow
«Whoever believes in me, believes not in me but in him who sent me»
Fr. Julio César RAMOS González SDB
(Mendoza, Argentina)
Today, Jesus cries out; He cries out just as someone who is saying words everybody should clearly listen to. His clamor synthesizes his saving mission, as He has come «to save the world» (Jn 12:47), but not on his own but in the name of «the Father who sent me and has instructed me in what to say and how to speak» (Jn 12:49).
It is not yet a month ago when we were celebrating the Paschal Triduum: how much present was the Father in the final hour, the hour of the Cross! As His Holiness John Paul II has written, «Jesus, overwhelmed by his foreknowledge of the trial waiting for him, alone before God, invokes him with his usual and tender ｅxpression of trust: ‘Abbá, Father’». The next hours clearly show the intimate dialogue of the Son with the Father: «Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing» (Lk 23:34); «Father, into your hands I commend my spirit» (Lk 23:46).
The importance of this work by the Father and his Messenger, well deserves the personal response of he who is listening. This response is to believe, that is, a profession of faith (cf. Jn 12:44); faith that gives us the light —by the same Jesus— so that we shall not remain in darkness. But, he who rejects all these gifts and manifestations, and does not listen to those words «already has a judge: the very Word I have spoken» (Jn 12:48).
Therefore, to accept Jesus is to believe in, see and listen to the Father, not to be in darkness, to obey the command of eternal life. We certainly deserve Saint John of the Cross' rebuke: «[The Father] with this Word said everything in one go (...). Consequently, if you would like to ask God now, or should you pretend some kind of vision or revelation, it would not only be a piece of nonsense, but an offence for God, for not looking up only at Christ without asking for any other thing or novelty».
http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/daily.html
After Barnabas and Saul completed their relief mission,
they returned to Jerusalem, taking with them John, who is called Mark.
Acts 12:25
Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.
Acts 13:2
I came into the world as light, so that everyone who believes in me might not remain in darkness.
John 12:46
At a time in the world when we are cautioned to stay at home and stay safe, today’s readings are all about being Sent. Jesus tells us three times in the gospel that he is sent by the Father. In Acts, we hear of God sending Barnabas and Saul.
The two men have returned to Jerusalem after a relief mission. There, in the midst of the disciples, the Holy Spirit tells the followers, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” They had been praying and fasting with the community, and now felt the call from the Holy Spirit. It was a call to a mission that, at least for Saul, would last the rest of his life. And the call from the Holy Spirit came as they prayed.
God can speak to us loudly in the silence of our lives. For many of us, one benefit of these current times is an increase in quiet and time to reflect. More time to listen in the stillness for God to speak to us.
Jesus says in today’s gospel, “I came into the world as light so that everyone who believes in me might not remain in darkness.” All of us, like Barnabas and Saul, are called by God, sent on a mission for God to carry that light into the world. We are sent to witness with joy in our isolation.
For each of us, the sending is different. At our jobs, in person on or online, we can make an extra effort be kind in times of tension. At home we may have more time to spread light to others with phone calls, emails and making an extra effort for our family.
The word Apostle means “one who is sent.” Today, each of us is sent in some way into the world as the apostles were. It may not seem dramatic, but it is a relief mission of bringing comfort and light to others. We can share our joy and offer ourselves at a distance as a source of love and companionship, so that like Barnabas and Saul, “the word of God continued to spread and grow.”
Today’s psalm offers us a closing prayer:
May God have pity on us and bless us; may he let his face shine upon us.
So may your way be known upon earth; among all nations, your salvation.
http://www.presentationministries.com/obob/obob.asp
send-off
"Then, after they had fasted and prayed, they imposed hands on them and sent them off." —Acts 13:3
When the early Church gathered for prayer, they did something before and something after. They fasted before praying. This freed them, "releasing those bound unjustly, untying the thongs of the yoke" (Is 58:6). They were free to hear the voice of God, pray the prayer of faith, go up prayer-mountain, and move the mountains of the evil one (Mt 17:20-21). After they prayed, it was not that the people just went off; rather, they were sent off (Acts 13:3).
The assembly at prayer should be a launching pad, shooting Spirit-filled, empowered, commissioned believers into the world. Propelled by the community's prayer and fasting, we rescue people from the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of light (Col 1:13) and attack the gates of hell that cannot prevail against us (Mt 16:18).
The Catholic Church has traditionally emphasized fasting, praying, and sending. Before receiving Holy Communion, we are to fast for at least an hour. I recommend we fast for a significantly longer period of time. After Holy Communion, we are sent out with the final blessing. This is what the word "Mass" means: "sent." Fasting, praying, and sending launched the first missionary journey, and will certainly begin the final one.
Prayer: Father, during this Easter time, launch me into full-time missionary work.
Promise: "The Father Who sent Me has commanded Me what to say and how to speak." —Jn 12:49
Praise: Thomas' jail ministry grew out of prayer at his parish.
http://dailyscripture.servantsoftheword.org/readings/
"My sheep hear my voice"
How secure is your faith and trust in God? Scripture describes God's word as a "lamp for our feet and a light for our steps"(Psalm 119:105). The Jewish Feast of the Dedication is also called the Festival of Lights or Hanakkuh. This feast was held in late December, near the time when Christians celebrate the feast of Christmas. This is the time of year when the day is shortest and the night longest. Jesus used this occasion to declare that he is the true light of the world (John 8:12). In his light we can see who God truly is and we can find the true path to heaven.
Our true and lasting security rests in Jesus alone
Jesus speaks of the tremendous trust he has in God his Father and the tremendous trust we ought to have in him because he is our good shepherd (John 10:11). Sheep without a shepherd are defenseless against prey, such as wolves, and often get lost and bewildered without a guide. That is why shepherds literally live with their sheep out in the open field and mountain sides. The shepherd guards his sheep from the dangers of storms, floods, and beasts of prey. The shepherd leads his sheep to the best places for feeding and the best streams for drinking. He finds the best place for their rest and safety at night. The sheep recognize the voice of their shepherd and heed his call when he leads them to safe pasture and rest.
Listen to the Good Shepherd and you will not go astray
We are very much like sheep who stray - and we become easy prey to forces which can destroy us - sin, Satan, and a world in opposition to God and his people. The Lord Jesus came not only to free us from Satan's snares and the grip of sin, he came to personally lead us to the best of places where we can feed on his "word of life" and drink from the "living waters" of his Holy Spirit. The sheep who heed the voice of Jesus, the good shepherd, have no fear. He leads them to everlasting peace, joy, and community with God and his people.
In this present life we will encounter trials, difficulties, and persecution. We can face them alone or we can follow Jesus, the true shepherd, who will bring us safely through every difficulty to the place of peace and security with God and his people. Do you listen to the voice of the Good Shepherd and heed his commands?
"Lord Jesus, you are the Good Shepherd who secures what is best for each one of us. In you alone I place all my trust and hope both now and forever. Open my ears to hear your voice today and to follow your commands."
Psalm 87:1-7
1 on the holy mount stands the city he founded;
2 the LORD loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwelling places of Jacob.
3 Glorious things are spoken of you, O city of God. [Selah]
4 Among those who know me I mention Rahab and Babylon; behold, Philistia and Tyre, with Ethiopia -- "This one was born there," they say.
5 And of Zion it shall be said, "This one and that one were born in her"; for the Most High himself will establish her.
6 The LORD records as he registers the peoples, "This one was born there." [Selah]
7 Singers and dancers alike say, "All my springs are in you."
Daily Quote from the early church fathers: The Great might of Christ's hand, by Clement of Alexandria, 150-215 A.D.
"The faithful also have the help of Christ, and the devil is not able to snatch them. Those who have an endless enjoyment of good things remain in Christ's hand, no one thereafter snatching them away from the bliss that is given to them. [No one can throw them] into punishment or torments. For it is not possible that those who are in Christ's hand should be snatched away to be punished because of the great might Christ has. For 'the hand' in the divine Scripture signifies 'the power'” It cannot be doubted therefore that the hand of Christ is unconquerable and mighty to all things." (excerpt from the COMMENTARY on THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 7.1)
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