June 5, 2020 Memorial of Saint Boniface, Bishop and Martyr

2020년 6월 5일 금요일 

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제1독서

티모테오 2서 3,10-17

사랑하는 그대여,
10 그대는 나의 가르침과 처신, 목표와 믿음, 끈기와 사랑과 인내를 따랐으며,
11 내가 안티오키아와 이코니온과 리스트라에서 겪은
박해와 고난을 함께 겪었습니다.
내가 어떠한 박해를 견디어 냈던가!
주님께서는 그 모든 것에서 나를 구해 주셨습니다.
12 사실 그리스도 예수님 안에서 경건하게 살려는 이들은
모두 박해를 받을 것입니다.
13 그런데 악한 사람들과 협잡꾼들은 속이기도 하고 속기도 하면서,
점점 더 사악해질 것입니다.
14 그러나 그대는 그대가 배워서 확실히 믿는 것을 지키십시오.
그대는 누구에게서 배웠는지 잘 알고 있습니다.
15 또한 어려서부터 성경을 잘 알고 있습니다.
성경은 그리스도 예수님에 대한 믿음을 통하여
구원을 얻는 지혜를 그대에게 줄 수 있습니다.

16 성경은 전부 하느님의 영감으로 쓰인 것으로,
가르치고 꾸짖고 바로잡고 의롭게 살도록 교육하는 데에 유익합니다.
17 그리하여 하느님의 사람이
온갖 선행을 할 능력을 갖춘 유능한 사람이 되게 해 줍니다.

 

복음

마르코 12,35-37

그때에 35 예수님께서는 성전에서 가르치시며 말씀하셨다.
“어찌하여 율법 학자들은 메시아가 다윗의 자손이라고 말하느냐?
36 다윗 자신이 성령의 도움으로 말하였다.
‘주님께서 내 주님께 말씀하셨다.
′내 오른쪽에 앉아라, 내가 너의 원수들을 네 발아래 잡아 놓을 때까지.′’
37 이렇듯 다윗 스스로 메시아를 주님이라고 말하는데,
어떻게 메시아가 다윗의 자손이 되느냐?”
많은 군중이 예수님의 말씀을 기쁘게 들었다.

 

June 5, 2020

Memorial of Saint Boniface, Bishop and Martyr

 

Daily Readings — Audio

Daily Reflections — Video

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Reading 1

2 Tm 3:10-17

 

You have followed my teaching, way of life,
purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance, persecutions,
and sufferings, such as happened to me
in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra,
persecutions that I endured.
Yet from all these things the Lord delivered me.
In fact, all who want to live religiously in Christ Jesus
will be persecuted.
But wicked people and charlatans will go from bad to worse,
deceivers and deceived.
But you, remain faithful to what you have learned and believed,
because you know from whom you learned it,
and that from infancy you have known the sacred Scriptures,
which are capable of giving you wisdom for salvation
through faith in Christ Jesus.
All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching,
for refutation, for correction,
and for training in righteousness,
so that one who belongs to God may be competent,
equipped for every good work.

 

Responsorial Psalm

119:157, 160, 161, 165, 166, 168

 

R. (165a) O Lord, great peace have they who love your law.
Though my persecutors and my foes are many,
I turn not away from your decrees.
R. O Lord, great peace have they who love your law.
Permanence is your word’s chief trait;
each of your just ordinances is everlasting.
R. O Lord, great peace have they who love your law.
Princes persecute me without cause
but my heart stands in awe of your word.
R. O Lord, great peace have they who love your law.
Those who love your law have great peace,
and for them there is no stumbling block.
R. O Lord, great peace have they who love your law.
I wait for your salvation, O LORD,
and your commands I fulfill.
R. O Lord, great peace have they who love your law.
I keep your precepts and your decrees,
for all my ways are before you.
R. O Lord, great peace have they who love your law.

 

Gospel

Mk 12:35-37

As Jesus was teaching in the temple area he said,
“How do the scribes claim that the Christ is the son of David?
David himself, inspired by the Holy Spirit, said:
The Lord said to my lord,
‘Sit at my right hand
until I place your enemies under your feet.’
David himself calls him ‘lord’;
so how is he his son?”
The great crowd heard this with deligh

 

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 «David himself calls him [the Messiah] Lord»

Fr. Josep LAPLANA OSB Monk of Montserrat
(Montserrat, Barcelona, Spain)

 

Today, Judaism still claims the Messiah has to be the “son of David” that must inaugurate a new age of the kingdom of God. We Christians “know” the Messiah, Son of David, is Jesus Christ and that His kingdom has already started —as a seed that germinates, grows up and bears fruit— and will become a visible and magnificent reality when Jesus comes back at the end of time. But already now Jesus is the Son of David and allows us to live “in hope” by enjoying the benefits of the Messianic Kingdom.

The title of “Son of David” applied to Jesus Christ forms part of the backbone of the Gospel. In the Annunciation, the Virgin received this message: «And the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father, and He will rule over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end» (Lk 1:32-33). The destitute that begged Jesus to cure them, were saying: «You son of David, have mercy on me!» (Mk 10:48). When Jesus solemnly entered in Jerusalem He was acclaimed: «Blessed is the kingdom of our father David that is to come! Hosanna in the highest » (Mk 11:10). The very old book Didache thanks God «for the holy vineyard of David, your servant, that we have come to know through Jesus, your servant».

But Jesus is not only the son of David, but also the Lord. He confirms it solemnly by quoting the Davidic Psalm 110. The Jews cannot understand it: it is impossible that the son of David can also be the “Lord”. St. Peter, witness of Jesus resurrection, clearly saw that Jesus had been constituted “Lord of David”, because «Brothers, I can tell you confidently that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is here to this day (...), but Jesus God rose up, whereof we all are witnesses» (Acts 2:29-32).

«His Son, descended from David according to the flesh, but established as Son of God in power», as St. Paul names him (cf. Rm 1:3-4), has become forms of the attraction focus of all men's hearts, and thus, softly attracting us towards him, He already exerts now his lordship over all men that address him with Love and in Trust. 

 

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Today’s Gospel takes place in the temple area somewhat after Jesus’ triumphal arrival in Jerusalem. It is the continuation of the other Gospel readings of the week. In the previous passages, first some Pharisees and Herodians, then some Sadducees, and finally one of the scribes try to trap Jesus with their questions. Jesus responds in ways that do not advance the cause of those trying to ensnare him. Indeed, they seem to be agreeing with his answers. Jesus now becomes the one who poses a question. This question is meant to address a more traditional view that the Messiah would be a human leader, a king with a royal heritage, a military leader. Jesus challenges them to think that the Messiah might also have a more divine origin referencing Psalm 110 attributed to David. I can imagine myself as part of the crowd that had been drawn to Jesus by these exchanges. I can picture an apparent lack of a response by the elders to Jesus’ new interpretation of this Psalm further increasing His favor with the crowd. I envision Jesus coming across as learned and perhaps even somewhat charismatic. I see Jesus in this series of interactions transcending His humble birth and His coming of age off the beaten track. (I think of my years working as a researcher based at Creighton in Omaha. I often felt that my work might have been tested against a higher standard than those coming from more celebrated institutions located in larger metropolitan areas. To some extent I can empathize with the challenges that Jesus faced in these interactions.)

These days (and this Gospel) have reminded me of the social hierarchies. We are all human beings possessing the right to a certain dignity, still the structure of society and current norms lead to profound differences in the ways in which many are treated. I am fortunate to find myself in a position of privilege and opportunity; I am healthy and still rather financially secure. This pandemic has made manifest how many have been marginalized in terms of heath care and economic vulnerability. I find myself challenged in how I am called to respond.

Heavenly Father,
The television and my smart phone bring the needs of those around me into my sight.
Help me to discern how I can best be a source of support to those who are in need.
The Gospel today focused on your divinity.
Remind me of the spark of divinity that exists within us all.
In today’s epistle St. Paul encouraged Timothy that, despite its trials, the Word provides us with mission worthy of pursuit. 
Draw me into service that responds to Your presence in this world. 

 

 

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THE WORD AT WORK WITHIN YOU (1 THES 2:13)

“My heart stands in awe of Your word.” —Psalm 119:161

Presentation Ministries publishes One Bread, One Body for  the purpose of opening up the Church’s daily Eucharistic Scripture readings to as many people as possible. We pray fervently that each teaching will touch your hearts deeply and bear great fruit in your lives, in the Church, and in God’s kingdom.

Our guiding principle is to use a number of Scripture references and quotations on these pages, for “all Scripture is inspired of God and is useful for teaching” (2 Tm 3:16). The real power in any of these teachings comes from the Scripture passages themselves. God’s Word, not our words, has the power to open hearts. “Indeed, God’s word is living and effective, sharper than any two-edged sword. It penetrates and divides soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the reflections and thoughts of the heart” (Heb 4:12).

God’s Word is permanent (Ps 119:160) and unfailing (Is 55:11). When His Word is proclaimed, it gets the job done. “It shall not return to [God] void, but shall do [His] will, achieving the end for which [He] sent it” (Is 55:11). When His Word is proclaimed at Mass, it is especially powerful. The Mass is the environment of miracles. In such a setting, God’s Word is charged with even greater life-changing power. “That is why we thank God constantly that in receiving His message from us you took it, not as the word of men, but as it truly is, the word of God at work within you who believe” (1 Thes 2:13).

Prayer:  Father, may Catholics increasingly read, study, pray, share, live, proclaim, obey, and teach Your Word.

Promise:  “You, for your part, must remain faithful to what you have learned and believed.” —2 Tm 3:14

Praise:  St. Boniface was born in England of noble Anglo-Saxon parents. He became a Benedictine monk and devoted his life to the conversion of the Germanic tribes.

 

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 "The Christ is the Son of David"

What kind of ruler does the world need today? Who can establish true peace and justice for all? When the people of Israel settled into the promised land, they wanted a king to unite and rule them like the other nations around them. Their first king, Saul, failed to establish a dynasty. But when David was anointed king God established a covenant with him and promised that his dynasty would last forever. Among the Jews the most common title for the Messiah (the Hebrew word for Christ or the Anointed One) was the Son of David. The Jews looked forward to the long-expected Savior who would come from the line of David. Jesus was often addressed with that title, especially by the crowds (Mark 10:47ff, Matthew 9:27; 12:23).

Jesus, the Anointed King and Ruler of All, fulfills the promise God made with David
Why did Jesus question the Jews on the claim that their Messiah or Christ would be the son of David? After all the New Testament makes clear that Jesus himself is a direct descendant from the line of David's throne (Romans 1:3, 2 Timothy 2:8, Matthew 1:1-17, Luke 3:23-38). Jesus posed the question to make his hearers understand that the Messiah is more than the son of David. Jesus makes his point in dramatic fashion by quoting from one of David's prophetic psalms, Psalm 110: The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, till I put your enemies under your feet. How can the son be the lord of his father? Jesus, who took upon himself our human nature for our sake, is not only the son of David, he is first and foremost the Son of God eternally begotten of the Father. The Messiah King whom God promised to send would not only come from David's line, but would be greater than any earthy ruler who came before or would come after.  

Jesus claimed a sovereignty that only God can claim - a sovereignty that extends not only to the ends of the earth but to the heavens as well. But the way Jesus would establish his kingdom was far different from any of the expectations of the tiny nation of Israel. Jesus came to rule hearts and minds, not lands and entitlements. He came to free people from the worst tyranny possible - slavery to sin, Satan, and a world ruled by greed and lust for power and wealth.

Jesus, risen in glory by the power of the Holy Spirit, now reigns as Lord over all of creation
Paul the Apostle states that no one can say 'Jesus is Lord' except by the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 12:3). It is the role of the Holy Spirit to make the Lord Jesus present and known in our lives. We can accept the Lord Jesus or reject him, love him or ignore him. He will not force his rule upon us. But the      consequences of our choice will not only shape our present life but our destiny as well.  

Is your life submitted to the Lordship of Jesus?
What does it mean to acknowledge that Jesus is Lord? The word lord means ruler or king - the one who is owed fealty and submission. The Lord and Master of our lives is the person or thing we give our lives over to and submit to in a full way. We can be ruled by many things - our possessions, the love of money, our unruly passions, alcohol, drugs, and other forms of addictions. Only one Lord and Master can truly set us free to love and serve others selflessly and to be loved as God intended from the beginning. When we acknowledge that Jesus is Lord we invite him to be the king of our heart, master of our home, our thoughts, our relationships, and everything we do. Is the Lord Jesus the true king and master of your heart and do you give him free reign in every area of your life?

"Lord Jesus, I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of David and the Son of God. You are my Lord and I willingly submit myself to your rule in my life. Be Lord and King of my life, my thoughts, heart, home, relationships, work, and all that I do."

Psalm 119:157,160-161,165-166,168

157 Many are my persecutors and my adversaries, but I do not swerve from your testimonies. 
160 The sum of your word is truth; and every one of your righteous ordinances endures for ever. 
161 Princes persecute me without cause, but my heart stands in awe of your words. 
165 Great peace have those who love your law; nothing can make them stumble. 
166 I hope for your salvation, O LORD, and I do your commandments. 
168 I keep your precepts and testimonies, for all my ways are before you.  

Daily Quote from the early church fathers: Jesus is Son of David and Son of God, by Cyril of Alexandria, 375-444 A.D.

    "We also will ask the Pharisees of today a similar question. They deny that he who was born of the holy Virgin is very Son of God the Father and himself also God. They also divide the one Christ into two sons. Let these people explain to us how David's Son is his Lord, not so much as to human      lordship as divine. To sit at the right hand of the Father is the assurance and pledge of supreme glory. Those who share the same throne are equal also in dignity, and those who are crowned with equal honors are understood of course to be equal in nature. To sit by God can signify nothing else than sovereign authority. The throne declares to us that Christ possesses power over everything and supremacy by right of his substance. 
    "How is the Son of David David's Lord, seated at the right hand of God the Father and on the throne of Deity? Is it not altogether according to the unerring word of the mystery that the Word as God sprung from the very substance of God the Father? Being in his likeness and equal with him, he became flesh. He became man, perfectly and yet without departing from the incomparable excellence of the divine dignities. He continued in that state in which he had always been. He still was God, although he became flesh and in form like us. He is David's Lord therefore according to that which belongs to his divine glory, nature and sovereignty. He is his son according to the flesh." (excerpt from COMMENTARY ON LUKE, HOMILY 137.52

   

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