June 26. 2020 Friday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time

2020년 6월 26일 연중 제12주간 금요일

 

 

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제1독서

열왕기 하 25,1-12

1 바빌론 임금 네부카드네자르는 치드키야 통치 제구년 열째 달 초열흘날에,
전군을 이끌고 예루살렘에 와서 그곳을 향하여 진을 치고
사방으로 공격 축대를 쌓았다.
2 이렇게 도성은 치드키야 임금 제십일년까지 포위당하였다.
3 그달 초아흐렛날, 도성에 기근이 심해지고 나라 백성에게 양식이 떨어졌다.
4 드디어 성벽이 뚫렸다.
그러자 군사들은 모두 칼데아인들이 도성을 둘러싸고 있는데도,
밤을 틈타서 임금의 정원 곁에 있는
두 성벽 사이 대문을 통하여 아라바 쪽으로 갔다.
5 칼데아인들의 군대가 임금을 뒤쫓아 예리코의 들판에서 그를 따라잡자,
그의 모든 군대는 그를 버리고 흩어졌다.
6 그들이 임금을 사로잡은 다음, 리블라에 있는 바빌론 임금에게 데리고 올라가니,
바빌론 임금이 그에게 판결을 내렸다.
7 그는 치드키야의 아들들을 그가 보는 가운데 살해하고

치드키야의 두 눈을 멀게 한 뒤,
그를 청동 사슬로 묶어 바빌론으로 끌고 갔다.
8 다섯째 달 초이렛날, 바빌론 임금 네부카드네자르 제십구년에
바빌론 임금의 신하인 느부자르아단 친위대장이 예루살렘에 들어왔다.
9 그는 주님의 집과 왕궁과 예루살렘의 모든 집을 태웠다.
이렇게 그는 큰 집을 모두 불태워 버렸다.
10 또한 친위대장이 이끄는 칼데아인들의 모든 군대는
예루살렘 성벽을 돌아가며 허물었다.
11 느부자르아단 친위대장은 또 도성에 남아 있던 나머지 백성과
바빌론 임금에게 넘어간 자들,
그리고 그 밖의 남은 무리를 끌고 갔다.
12 그러나 친위대장은 그 나라의 가난한 이들을 일부 남겨,
포도밭을 가꾸고 농사를 짓게 하였다.

 

복음

마태오 8,1-4

1 예수님께서 산에서 내려오시자 많은 군중이 그분을 따랐다.
2 그때에 어떤 나병 환자가 다가와
예수님께 엎드려 절하며 이렇게 말하였다.
“주님! 주님께서는 하고자 하시면 저를 깨끗하게 하실 수 있습니다.”
3 예수님께서 손을 내밀어 그에게 대시며 말씀하셨다.
“내가 하고자 하니 깨끗하게 되어라.”그러자 곧 그의 나병이 깨끗이 나았다.
4 예수님께서는 이렇게 말씀하셨다.
“아무에게도 말하지 않도록 조심하여라.
다만 사제에게 가서 네 몸을 보이고 모세가 명령한 예물을 바쳐,
그들에게 증거가 되게 하여라.”

 

June 26. 2020 Friday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time

 

Daily Readings — Audio

Daily Reflections — Video

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Reading 1

2 Kgs 25:1-12
In the tenth month of the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign,
on the tenth day of the month,
Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, and his whole army
advanced against Jerusalem, encamped around it,
and built siege walls on every side.
The siege of the city continued until the eleventh year of Zedekiah.
On the ninth day of the fourth month,
when famine had gripped the city,
and the people had no more bread,
the city walls were breached.
Then the king and all the soldiers left the city by night
through the gate between the two walls
that was near the king’s garden.
Since the Chaldeans had the city surrounded,
they went in the direction of the Arabah.
But the Chaldean army pursued the king
and overtook him in the desert near Jericho,
abandoned by his whole army.

The king was therefore arrested and brought to Riblah
to the king of Babylon, who pronounced sentence on him.
He had Zedekiah’s sons slain before his eyes.
Then he blinded Zedekiah, bound him with fetters,
and had him brought to Babylon.

On the seventh day of the fifth month
(this was in the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar,
king of Babylon),
Nebuzaradan, captain of the bodyguard,
came to Jerusalem as the representative
of the king of Babylon.
He burned the house of the LORD,
the palace of the king, and all the houses of Jerusalem;
every large building was destroyed by fire.
Then the Chaldean troops who were with the captain of the guard
tore down the walls that surrounded Jerusalem.

Then Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard,
led into exile the last of the people remaining in the city,
and those who had deserted to the king of Babylon,
and the last of the artisans.
But some of the country’s poor, Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard,
left behind as vinedressers and farmers. 

Responsorial Psalm

137:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6
R. (6ab) Let my tongue be silenced, if I ever forget you!
By the streams of Babylon
we sat and wept
when we remembered Zion.
On the aspens of that land
we hung up our harps.
R. Let my tongue be silenced, if I ever forget you!
Though there our captors asked of us
the lyrics of our songs,
And our despoilers urged us to be joyous:
“Sing for us the songs of Zion!”
R. Let my tongue be silenced, if I ever forget you!
How could we sing a song of the LORD
in a foreign land?
If I forget you, Jerusalem,
may my right hand be forgotten!
R. Let my tongue be silenced, if I ever forget you!
May my tongue cleave to my palate
if I remember you not,
If I place not Jerusalem
ahead of my joy.
R. Let my tongue be silenced, if I ever forget you! 

Alleluia

MT 8:17
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Christ took away our infirmities
and bore our diseases.
R. Alleluia, alleluia. 

Gospel

Mt 8:1-4
When Jesus came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him.
And then a leper approached, did him homage, and said,
“Lord, if you wish, you can make me clean.”
He stretched out his hand, touched him, and said,
“I will do it. Be made clean.”
His leprosy was cleansed immediately.
Then Jesus said to him, “See that you tell no one,
but go show yourself to the priest,
and offer the gift that Moses prescribed;
that will be proof for them.”

 

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Last month I wrote about how I was feeling down and discouraged, isolated, worried about the pandemic. And now this month things are different, but not better. There’s been violence, protests, more violence. I read the first reading and I feel discouraged, walled in. There is unrest in the city; the people are trapped. They are dying; they are hungry. They are surrounded. And here we are, dealing with the virus, dealing with violence and unrest, feeling trapped.

When I used to sing in a folk band I sang the song, “By the Rivers of Babylon,” and sang “there we sat down, oh yeah we wept, when we remembered Zion.” If I were reading at Mass I might try to sing that as the psalm response. But I can’t read Mass now or sing Mass now because I can’t go to Mass now because I can’t risk exposure. The song is of grief of things lost. There is so much grief now. I grieve lives lost. I grieve what feels missing. I weep when I remember those who are gone and times when life felt safer.

At the end of the first reading, the siege is over and the people have justice. In the Gospel, Jesus heals the leper. I’m praying for healing. I’m praying for justice. And yeah I weep, when I remember Zion.

 

 

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SHOW ME THE FRUIT

“That should be the proof they need.” —Matthew 8:4

St. Paul was once a “leper” to Christians, a vicious persecutor of those who followed Jesus. He was converted but the community didn’t believe it, and wouldn’t allow Paul into the family of Christians. Barnabas was convinced of Paul’s genuine, authentic conversion and persuaded the community (Acts 9:26-27). The best way Paul could give evidence of his healing from “leprosy” was to produce good fruit and so glorify God (see Jn 15:8).
St. Mark was a “leper” in that he deserted the first Christian missionary journey (Acts 13:13; 15:38). Barnabas gave Mark another chance. While Paul refused to believe that Mark was genuinely healed and ready to evangelize again, Barnabas believed in Mark. The best way Mark could give evidence of his healing was to produce good fruit and so glorify God (Jn 15:8).
Healed and converted “lepers” are accountable to God, not man. They need not prove themselves before men. However, some people need evidence of full conversion and healing (see Mt 3:8), and the best evidence is fruit (Mt 7:20), that is, undeniable holiness and good works for His kingdom.
All disciples of Jesus are preoccupied with bearing fruit for Him. If we just concentrate on bearing fruit for Jesus, God will make sure that everything else we need is taken care of. “Go forth and bear fruit” (Jn 15:16).

Prayer:  Jesus, with my past sins I have been a leper. May I find my identity in You alone and spend the rest my life serving You fruitfully with love.

Promise:  Jesus “said: ‘I do will it. Be cured.’ ” —Mt 8:3

Praise:  David felt unworthy to return to Confession, but did anyway, trusting in the Lord’s tender mercy.

 

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 "Lord, you can make me clean"

What might hold us back from approaching the Lord Jesus with expectant faith and confidence that he can change us and make us holy - perhaps fear, pride, and the risk of losing one's reputation or friends? Jesus did something which was both remarkable and unthinkable at the same time. He approached the unapproachables - he touched the untouchables. Lepers were outcasts of society. Their physical condition was terrible as they slowly lost the use of their limbs and withered away with open sores over their entire bodies. They were not only shunned but regarded as “already dead” even by their relatives. The Jewish law forbade anyone from touching or approaching a leper, lest ritual defilement occur.

Approaching the Lord Jesus with expectant faith 
The leper who came to Jesus did something quite remarkable. He approached Jesus confidently and humbly, expecting that Jesus could and would heal him. Normally a leper would be stoned or at least warded off if he tried to come near a rabbi. Jesus not only grants the man his request, but he demonstrates the personal love, compassion, and tenderness of God in his physical touch. The medical knowledge of his day would have regarded such contact as grave risk for incurring infection. Jesus met the man’s misery with compassion and tender kindness. He communicated the love and mercy of God in a sign that spoke more eloquently than words. He touched the man and made him clean - not only physically but spiritually as well.

Some twelve centuries later, a man named Francis (1181-1226 AD) met a leper on the road as he journeyed towards Assisi. A contemporary of Francis wrote, "Though the leper caused him no small disgust and horror, he nonetheless, got off the horse and prepared to kiss the leper. But when the leper put out his hand as though to receive something, he received money along with a kiss" (from the Life of St. Francis by Thomas of Celano). Francis did what seemed humanly impossible because he was filled with the love and compassion of Jesus Christ.

The Holy Spirit inflames our hearts with the fire of Christ's love that we may reach out to others with compassionate care and kindness, especially to those who have been rejected, mistreated, and left utterly alone. Do you allow the Holy Spirit to fill your heart with the love and compassion of Jesus Christ for others?

“May the power of your love, Lord Christ, fiery and sweet as honey, so absorb our hearts as to withdraw them from all that is under heaven. Grant that we may be ready to die for love of your love, as you died for love of our love."  (Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi,1181-1226 AD)

Psalm137:1-6

1 By the waters of Babylon, there we sat down and wept, when we remembered Zion. 
2 On the willows there we hung up our lyres. 
3 For there our captors required of us songs, and our tormentors, mirth, saying, "Sing us one of the songs of Zion!" 
4 How shall we sing the LORD's song in a foreign land? 
5 If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand wither! 
6 Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth, if I do not remember you, if I do not set Jerusalem above my highest joy!

Daily Quote from the early church fathers: The authority to heal and make clean belongs to Christ, by John Chrysostom (347-407 AD)

"With great fervor before Jesus' knees, the leper pleaded with him (Mark 1:40) with sincere faith. He discerned who Jesus was. He did not state conditionally, 'If you request it of God' or 'If you pray for me.' Rather, he said simply, 'If you will, you can make me clean.' He did not pray, 'Lord, cleanse me.' Rather, he leaves everything to the Lord and makes his own recovery depend entirely on him. Thus he testified that all authority belongs to him. One might ask, 'What if the leper had been mistaken in this assumption?' If he had been mistaken, wouldn't it have been fitting for the Lord to reprove him and set him straight? But did he do this? No. Quite to the contrary, Jesus established and confirmed exactly what he had said." (excerpt from THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW, HOMILY 25.1)

  

 

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