July 22, 2020 Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene

2020년 7월 22일 성녀 마리아 막달레나 기념일

 

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아가3,1-4ㄴ<또는 2코린 5,14-17>

나는 잠자리에서 밤새도록 내가 사랑하는 이를 찾아다녔네.
그이를 찾으려 하였건만 찾아내지 못하였다네.
2 ‘나 일어나 성읍을 돌아다니리라.
거리와 광장마다 돌아다니며 내가 사랑하는 이를 찾으리라.’
그이를 찾으려 하였건만 찾아내지 못하였다네.
3 성읍을 돌아다니는 야경꾼들이 나를 보았네.
‘내가 사랑하는 이를 보셨나요?’
4 그들을 지나치자마자 나는 내가 사랑하는 이를 찾았네.”

 

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요한. 20,1-2.11-18
1 주간 첫날 이른 아침, 아직도 어두울 때에 마리아 막달레나가 무덤에 가서 보니,
무덤을 막았던 돌이 치워져 있었다.
2 그래서 그 여자는 시몬 베드로와
예수님께서 사랑하신 다른 제자에게 달려가서 말하였다.
“누가 주님을 무덤에서 꺼내 갔습니다. 어디에 모셨는지 모르겠습니다.”
11 마리아는 무덤 밖에 서서 울고 있었다.
그렇게 울면서 무덤 쪽으로 몸을 굽혀 12 들여다보니
하얀 옷을 입은 두 천사가 앉아 있었다.
한 천사는 예수님의 시신이 놓였던 자리 머리맡에,
다른 천사는 발치에 있었다.
13 그들이 마리아에게 “여인아, 왜 우느냐?” 하고 묻자,
마리아가 그들에게 대답하였다.
“누가 저의 주님을 꺼내 갔습니다. 어디에 모셨는지 모르겠습니다.”
14 이렇게 말하고 나서 뒤로 돌아선 마리아는 예수님께서 서 계신 것을 보았다.
그러나 예수님이신 줄은 몰랐다.
15 예수님께서 마리아에게 “여인아, 왜 우느냐? 누구를 찾느냐?” 하고 물으셨다.
마리아는 그분을 정원지기로 생각하고,
“선생님, 선생님께서 그분을 옮겨 가셨으면
어디에 모셨는지 저에게 말씀해 주십시오.
제가 모셔 가겠습니다.” 하고 말하였다.
16 예수님께서 “마리아야!” 하고 부르셨다.
마리아는 돌아서서 히브리 말로 “라뿌니!” 하고 불렀다.
이는 ‘스승님!’이라는 뜻이다.
17 예수님께서 마리아에게 말씀하셨다.
“내가 아직 아버지께 올라가지 않았으니 나를 더 이상 붙들지 마라.
내 형제들에게 가서,

‘나는 내 아버지시며 너희의 아버지신 분,
내 하느님이시며 너희의 하느님이신 분께 올라간다.’ 하고 전하여라.”
18 마리아 막달레나는 제자들에게 가서 “제가 주님을 뵈었습니다.” 하면서,
예수님께서 자기에게 하신 이 말씀을 전하였다.

 

July 22, 2020

Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene

 

Daily Readings — Audio 

Daily Mass : http://www.catholictv.com/shows/daily-mass 

 

Reading 1 SGS 3:1-4b

The Bride says:
On my bed at night I sought him
whom my heart loves–
I sought him but I did not find him.
I will rise then and go about the city;
in the streets and crossings I will seek
Him whom my heart loves.
I sought him but I did not find him.
The watchmen came upon me,
as they made their rounds of the city:
Have you seen him whom my heart loves?
I had hardly left them
when I found him whom my heart loves.

OR2 cor 5:14-17
Brothers and sisters:
The love of Christ impels us,
once we have come to the conviction that one died for all;
therefore, all have died.
He indeed died for all,
so that those who live might no longer live for themselves
but for him who for their sake died and was raised.

Consequently, from now on we regard no one according to the flesh;
even if we once knew Christ according to the flesh,
yet now we know him so no longer.
So whoever is in Christ is a new creation:
the old things have passed away;
behold, new things have come.

 

Responsorial Psalm Ps 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9

R. (2) My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord my God.
O God, you are my God whom I seek;
for you my flesh pines and my soul thirsts
like the earth, parched, lifeless and without water.
R. My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord my God.
Thus have I gazed toward you in the sanctuary
to see your power and your glory,
For your kindness is a greater good than life;
my lips shall glorify you.
R. My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord my God.
Thus will I bless you while I live;
lifting up my hands, I will call upon your name.
As with the riches of a banquet shall my soul be satisfied,
and with exultant lips my mouth shall praise you.
R. My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord my God.
You are my help,
and in the shadow of your wings I shout for joy.
My soul clings fast to you;
your right hand upholds me.
R. My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord my God.

 

Alleluia

R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Tell us, Mary, what did you see on the way?
I saw the glory of the risen Christ, I saw his empty tomb.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

 Gospel Jn 20:1-2, 11-18On the first day of the week,
Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early in the morning,
while it was still dark,
and saw the stone removed from the tomb.
So she ran and went to Simon Peter
and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and told them,
“They have taken the Lord from the tomb,
and we don’t know where they put him.” 

Mary stayed outside the tomb weeping.
And as she wept, she bent over into the tomb
and saw two angels in white sitting there,
one at the head and one at the feet
where the Body of Jesus had been.
And they said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?”
She said to them, “They have taken my Lord,
and I don’t know where they laid him.”
When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus there,
but did not know it was Jesus.
Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?
Whom are you looking for?”
She thought it was the gardener and said to him,
“Sir, if you carried him away,
tell me where you laid him,
and I will take him.”
Jesus said to her, “Mary!”
She turned and said to him in Hebrew,
“Rabbouni,” which means Teacher.
Jesus said to her,
“Stop holding on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father.
But go to my brothers and tell them,
‘I am going to my Father and your Father,
to my God and your God.’”
Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples,
“I have seen the Lord,”
and then reported what he told her.

 

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I love etymology, especially the meaning of names. I received a children’s book of saints for my first communion which said, in the entry about Mary the Mother of Jesus, that the name “Mary” meant “incense that rises up to God.” I looked up the name “Mary” as an adult because it is one of my names, and found that that meaning, while a pious image, is not quite right. Most name etymology websites tell me that “Mary” is related to Hebrew verbs “mara” or “marar.” “Mara,” to be bitter or strong, could be related to “myrrh,” a bitter and fragrant spice used to anoint sacred places, kings, and priests (and in incense, sometimes).  “Marar,” to be rebellious or obstinate, is related to Miriam, Moses’ sister, whose name means “their rebellion.” Some take the name even farther back to the Egyptian word “mry,” meaning beloved.

Mary Magdalene has been seen in light of each meaning of her name over the centuries, depending on which other woman in the Gospels people have conflated with her. We know from scripture that she experienced conversion and healing through Jesus, that she remained with Jesus through his crucifixion, and that she was the first (or at least among the first few) to see Jesus after the resurrection. She was the first evangelist of the resurrection. She must have been very close to Jesus to be available to such a revelation.

I invite us to place ourselves in that resurrection scene in today’s Gospel.

On the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark,and saw the stone removed from the tomb.

What does the scene look like, smell like, sound like?
Who are you in this scene? Where are you in relation to Mary and/or the tomb?
When Mary sees the stone is gone from the tomb’s entrance, what is your reaction?

So she ran and went to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and told them,
“They have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we don’t know where they put him.”

What are you thinking and feeling during the run back to Peter and the other disciple? How do the other disciples react when Mary tells them what she saw?

Mary stayed outside the tomb weeping. And as she wept, she bent over into the tomband saw two angels in white sitting there,one at the head and one at the feetwhere the Body of Jesus had been.

What do you feel as Mary weeps? What is your reaction on seeing the angels? What do the angels look like?

And they said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?”

What is your response to the angels’ question?

She said to them, “They have taken my Lord, and I don’t know where they laid him.”

How do you feel at Mary’s response?

When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus there, but did not know it was Jesus.

What do you notice about this person you don’t recognize? What does Mary look like as she sees this person?

Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?”

How would you respond to Jesus’ questions?

She thought it was the gardener and said to him, “Sir, if you carried him away, tell me where you laid him, and I will take him.”

What does Mary’s response move within you?

Jesus said to her, “Mary!”

Jesus also says your name. How does he say it? How do you react?

She turned and said to him in Hebrew,“Rabbouni,” which means Teacher.

How do you address Jesus when you recognize him? What does this mean to you?

Jesus said to her,“Stop holding on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am going to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”

How do you respond as Jesus says this to Mary, or to you?

Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples,“I have seen the Lord,” and then reported what he told her.

What is the journey to the disciples like this time? What are you thinking and feeling during that time? How does Mary deliver the news to the disciples? How do you respond as she does so, or feel as you do so?

 

 

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LOVE ALWAYS FINDS A WAY

“I will seek Him Whom my heart loves.” —Song of Songs 3:2

Love can never be completely satisfied or complacent. Love by its very nature must be expressed, grow, and always find greater ways to bless the beloved. “Love following upon love” (Jn 1:16) always seeks the good of the other. Love, in a sense, is restless because love cannot rest until all is well with the beloved.
Love ignores personal safety and comfort. It always finds a way to increase the welfare of the beloved. Love seeks the beloved day and night (Sg 3:1-2). Love always seeks a way to reach the beloved, and if we seek to love, we will find a way (Mt 7:8).
This is the way Mary Magdalene loved Jesus. “The love of Christ” impelled her (2 Cor 5:14) to seek out Jesus. She had to be with Him, whether He was dying the gruesome death of an accused criminal (Jn 19:25) or risen in glorious splendor (Jn 20:16-17). This reflects the way Jesus loves us. We may be spiritually dead (Rv 3:1; 1 Jn 3:14), but Jesus loves us so much that He never stops seeking us.
“Love never fails” (1 Cor 13:8). If we love Jesus as much as did Mary Magdalene, we will find Him (Jer 29:13; Mt 7:8), and He will dwell in us and we in Him (1 Jn 4:16). Find the “Way” (Jn 14:6). Seek to love Jesus as did Mary Magdalene.

Prayer:  Jesus, You are Love (1 Jn 4:8). I love You so much. May our mutual love start a new fire of faith and love burning on the earth (Lk 12:49).

Promise:  “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old order has passed away; now all is new!” —2 Cor 5:17

Praise:  St. Mary Magdalene so loved Jesus that she remained with Him at Calvary when almost everyone else abandoned Him (see Jn 19:25).

 

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Are you hungry for God's word? Matthew tells us that Jesus taught many things to those who came to listen and learn. Jesus' teaching method was a very simple one. He used parables - short stories and images taken from everyday life to convey hidden truths about the kingdom of God. Like a skillful artist, Jesus painted evocative pictures with short and simple words. A good image can speak more loudly and clearly than many words. Jesus used the ordinary everyday images of life and nature to point to another order of reality - hidden, yet visible to those who had "eyes to see" and "ears to hear". Jesus communicated with pictures and stories, vivid illustrations which captured the imaginations of his audience more powerfully than an abstract presentation could. His parables are like buried treasure waiting to be discovered (Matthew 13:44).

Sowing seeds that take root and grow
What does the parable about seeds and roots say to us about the kingdom of God? Any farmer will attest to the importance of good soil for supplying nutrients for growth. And how does a plant get the necessary food and water it needs except by its roots? The Scriptures frequently use the image of fruit-bearing plants or trees to convey the principle of spiritual life and death. Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord. He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought, for it does not cease to bear fruit (Jeremiah 17:7-8; see also Psalm 1:3).

The shut mind and prejudiced hearer
Jesus' parable of the sower is aimed at the hearers of his word. There are different ways of accepting God's word and they produce different kinds of fruit accordingly. There is the prejudiced hearer who has a shut mind. Such a person is unteachable and blind to what he or she doesn't want to hear. Then there is the shallow hearer. He or she fails to think things out or think them through; they lack depth. They may initially respond with an emotional reaction; but when it wears off their mind wanders to something else.

Too busy and preoccupied to listen
Another type of hearer is the person who has many interests or cares, but who lacks the ability to hear or comprehend what is truly important. Such a person is for ever too busy to pray or too preoccupied to study and meditate on God's word. He or she may work so hard that they are too tired to even think of anything else but their work. Then there is the one whose mind is open. Such a person is at all times willing to listen and to learn. He or she is never too proud or too busy to learn. They listen in order to understand. God gives grace to those who hunger for his word that they may understand his will and have the strength to live according to it. Do you hunger for God's word?

Lord Jesus, faith in your word is the way to wisdom, and to ponder your divine plan is to grow in the truth. Open my eyes to your deeds, and my ears to the sound of your call, that I may understand your will for my life and live according to it.

Psalm 71:1-6,15,17

1 In you, O LORD, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame!
2 In your righteousness deliver me and rescue me; incline your ear to me, and save me!
3 Be to me a rock of refuge, a strong fortress, to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.
4 Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and cruel man.
5 For you, O Lord, are my hope, my trust, O LORD, from my youth.
6 Upon you I have leaned from my birth; you are he who took me from my mother's womb. My praise is continually of you.
15 My mouth will tell of your righteous acts, of your deeds of salvation all the day, for their number is past my knowledge.
17 O God, from my youth you have taught me, and I still proclaim your wondrous deeds.

Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: Shallow and rootless minds, by Cyril of Alexandria (375-444 AD)

"Let us look, as from a broader perspective, at what it means to be on the road. In a way, every road is hardened and foolish on account of the fact that it lies beneath everyone's feet. No kind of seed finds there enough depth of soil for a covering. Instead, it lies on the surface and is ready to be snatched up by the birds that come by. Therefore those who have in themselves a mind hardened and, as it were, packed tight do not receive the divine seed but become a well-trodden way for the unclean spirits. These are what is here meant by 'the birds of the heaven.' But 'heaven' we understand to mean this air, in which the spirits of wickedness move about, by whom, again, the good seed is snatched up and destroyed. Then what are those upon the rock? They are those people who do not take much care of the faith they have in themselves. They have not set their minds to understand the touchstone of the mystery [of communion with Christ]. The reverence these people have toward God is shallow and rootless. It is in times of ease and fair weather that they practice Christianity, when it involves none of the painful trials of winter. They will not preserve their faith in this way, if in times of tumultuous persecution their soul is not prepared for the struggle." (Excerpt from FRAGMENT 168)

  

 

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