August 4, 2020 Memorial of Saint John Vianney, Priest

2020년 8월 4일 연중 제18주간 화요일

 

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제1독서

예레미야서 30,1-2.12-15.18-22
1 주님께서 예레미야에게 내리신 말씀.
2 주 이스라엘의 하느님께서 이렇게 말씀하신다.
“내가 너에게 한 말을 모두 책에 적어라.”
12 ─ 주님께서 이렇게 말씀하신다. ─
너의 상처는 고칠 수 없고 너의 부상은 심하다.
13 네 종기에 치료 약이 없고 너에게 새살이 돋지 않으리라.
14 네 정부들은 모두 너를 잊어버리고 너를 찾지 않으리라.
참으로 나는 네 원수를 시켜 너를 내리쳤으니 그것은 가혹한 훈계였다.
너의 죄악이 많고 허물이 컸기 때문이다.
15 어찌하여 네가 다쳤다고, 네 상처가 아물지 않는다고 소리치느냐?
네 죄악이 많고 허물이 커서 내가 이런 벌을 너에게 내린 것이다.
18 주님께서 이렇게 말씀하신다.
“내가 야곱 천막의 운명을 되돌려 주고 그의 거처를 가엾이 여겨
그 언덕에 성읍을 세우고 궁궐도 제자리에 서게 하리라.
19 그들에게서 감사의 노래와 흥겨운 소리가 터져 나오리라.
내가 그들을 번성하게 하리니 그들의 수가 줄지 않고
내가 그들을 영예롭게 하리니 그들이 멸시당하지 않으리라.
20 그들의 자손들은 옛날처럼 되고 그 공동체는 내 앞에서 굳건해지며
그들을 억압하는 자들은 모두 내가 벌하리라.

21 그들 가운데 한 사람이 그들의 지도자가 되고
그들 가운데에서 그들의 통치자가 나오리라.
내가 그를 가까이 오도록 하여 나에게 다가오게 하리라.
그러지 않으면 누가 감히 나에게 다가오겠느냐? 주님의 말씀이다.
22 너희는 내 백성이 되고 나는 너희 하느님이 되리라.”

 

복음

마태오. 14,22-36 
 군중이 배불리 먹은 다음, 22 예수님께서는 곧 제자들을 재촉하시어

배를 타고 건너편으로 먼저 가게 하시고,
그동안에 당신께서는 군중을 돌려보내셨다.
23 군중을 돌려보내신 뒤, 예수님께서는 따로 기도하시려고 산에 오르셨다.
그리고 저녁때가 되었는데도 혼자 거기에 계셨다.
24 배는 이미 뭍에서 여러 스타디온 떨어져 있었는데,
마침 맞바람이 불어 파도에 시달리고 있었다.
25 예수님께서는 새벽에 호수 위를 걸으시어 그들 쪽으로 가셨다.
26 제자들은 예수님께서 호수 위를 걸으시는 것을 보고
겁에 질려 “유령이다!” 하며 두려워 소리를 질러 댔다.
27 예수님께서는 곧 그들에게 말씀하셨다.
“용기를 내어라. 나다. 두려워하지 마라.”
28 그러자 베드로가 말하였다.
“주님, 주님이시거든 저더러 물 위를 걸어오라고 명령하십시오.”
29 예수님께서 “오너라.” 하시자,
베드로가 배에서 내려 물 위를 걸어 예수님께 갔다.
30 그러나 거센 바람을 보고서는 그만 두려워졌다.
그래서물에빠져들기시작하자, “주님, 저를구해주십시오.” 하고소리를질렀다.
31 예수님께서 곧 손을 내밀어 그를 붙잡으시고,
“이 믿음이 약한 자야, 왜 의심하였느냐?” 하고 말씀하셨다.
32 그러고 나서 그들이 배에 오르자 바람이 그쳤다.
33 그러자 배 안에 있던 사람들이 그분께 엎드려 절하며,
“스승님은 참으로 하느님의 아드님이십니다.” 하고 말하였다.
34 그들은 호수를 건너 겐네사렛 땅에 이르렀다.
35 그러자 그곳 사람들이 그분을 알아보고
그 주변 모든 지방으로 사람들을 보내어, 병든 이들을 모두 그분께 데려왔다.
36 그리고 그 옷자락 술에 그들이 손이라도 대게 해 주십사고 청하였다.
과연 그것에 손을 댄 사람마다 구원을 받았다.

August 4, 2020 

Memorial of Saint John Vianney, Priest

 

 

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Reading 1

Jer 30:1-2, 12-15, 18-22

The following message came to Jeremiah from the LORD:
For thus says the LORD, the God of Israel:
Write all the words I have spoken to you in a book.

For thus says the LORD:
Incurable is your wound,
grievous your bruise;
There is none to plead your cause,
no remedy for your running sore,
no healing for you.
All your lovers have forgotten you,
they do not seek you.
I struck you as an enemy would strike,
punished you cruelly;
Why cry out over your wound?
your pain is without relief.
Because of your great guilt,
your numerous sins,
I have done this to you.

Thus says the LORD:
See! I will restore the tents of Jacob,
his dwellings I will pity;
City shall be rebuilt upon hill,
and palace restored as it was.
From them will resound songs of praise,
the laughter of happy men.
I will make them not few, but many;
they will not be tiny, for I will glorify them.
His sons shall be as of old,
his assembly before me shall stand firm;
I will punish all his oppressors.
His leader shall be one of his own,
and his rulers shall come from his kin.
When I summon him, he shall approach me;
how else should one take the deadly risk
of approaching me? says the LORD.
You shall be my people,
and I will be your God.

 

Responsorial Psalm

Ps 102:16-18, 19-21, 29 and 22-23

R. (17)

The Lord will build up Zion again, and appear in all his glory.
The nations shall revere your name, O LORD,
and all the kings of the earth your glory,
When the LORD has rebuilt Zion
and appeared in his glory;
When he has regarded the prayer of the destitute,
and not despised their prayer.
R. The Lord will build up Zion again, and appear in all his glory.
Let this be written for the generation to come,
and let his future creatures praise the LORD:
“The LORD looked down from his holy height,
from heaven he beheld the earth,
To hear the groaning of the prisoners,
to release those doomed to die.”
R. The Lord will build up Zion again, and appear in all his glory.
The children of your servants shall abide,
and their posterity shall continue in your presence,
That the name of the LORD may be declared on Zion;
and his praise, in Jerusalem,
When the peoples gather together
and the kingdoms, to serve the LORD.
R. The Lord will build up Zion again, and appear in all his glory.

 

Gospel

Mt 14:22-36 

Jesus made the disciples get into a boat
and precede him to the other side of the sea,
while he dismissed the crowds.
After doing so, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray.
When it was evening he was there alone.
Meanwhile the boat, already a few miles offshore,
was being tossed about by the waves, for the wind was against it.
During the fourth watch of the night,
he came toward them, walking on the sea.
When the disciples saw him walking on the sea they were terrified.
“It is a ghost,” they said, and they cried out in fear.
At once Jesus spoke to them, “Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid.”
Peter said to him in reply,
“Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.”
He said, “Come.”
Peter got out of the boat and began to walk on the water toward Jesus.
But when he saw how strong the wind was he became frightened;
and, beginning to sink, he cried out, “Lord, save me!”
Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand and caught him,
and said to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?”
After they got into the boat, the wind died down.
Those who were in the boat did him homage, saying,
“Truly, you are the Son of God.”

After making the crossing, they came to land at Gennesaret.
When the men of that place recognized him,
they sent word to all the surrounding country.
People brought to him all those who were sick
and begged him that they might touch only the tassel on his cloak,
and as many as touched it were healed.

 

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In the first reading, there is the profound realization that, like the people receiving Jeremiah's message, our wound might be "incurable." We might find ourselves in a place where we are "stuck" or in a rut. Our habits, our patterns, our sins have piled up. Healing or a new direction simply doesn't seem possible. Then, the good news comes. God will "rebuild" us and "restore" us. The covenant God made with the chosen people will be renewed in us: "You shall be my people, and I will be your God."

The gospel plays out the story in a little more detail. The disciples find themselves, on their way to meet Jesus, caught in a storm. A storm is a great image for the troubles we find ourselve in, or get ourselves into. A storm is violent and scary. It is a symbol of being out of control. The forces swirling around us and coming at us seem overwhelming. Each of us can come up with a number of examples of storms in our lives.

Then, Jesus appears. Like the disciples, we are not sure it is Jesus - because we are so troubled by the storm. But, he has a familiar and confirming greeting: “Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid.” That is how we know it is Jesus. In the midst of the messiest things going on in our lives, Jesus is there asking us to not let fear take over and to put our trust in him.

So, Peter tests out the invitation. “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.” We often test Jesus that way. Instead of saying, "Okay, Lord, I won't be afraid," we say, in one way or another, "Prove it to me." So, Jesus continues the invitation: he says, “Come.”

Peter gets out of the boat and starts walking on the water, toward Jesus. It is always amazing what can happen when we get out of our boat, being tossed by a storm, and move toward Jesus. Walking on water? Yes, we are being assured, we can get to Jesus, when we hear him invites us - no matter what.

But, now the story gets very realistic. Here's where the problem becomes familiar to us. Peter becomes focused on the storm. When he saw "how strong the wind was he became frightened;" and he took his eyes off of Jesus and he sank. Isn't that just what we tend to do in our storms? We notice the wind and the waves and we take our eyes off of Jesus, and we sink. For a whole variety of reasons, we let ourselves be on our own. And, on our own we just can't do it. We can't make it to Jesus, while we take our eyes off of him and become full of fear. Loving generously, sacrificing ourselves for others, having bold courage to resist evil, being prophetic in support of those in need, healing a difficult relationship, sometimes just getting through the routine of a challenging day, all become too much for us and we sink.

Fortunately, Peter cries, "Jesus, save me!" That's what we need to do when we get in that situation. Of course, Jesus reminds us that the root of our problem is that we have so little faith in his presence and we quickly take our eyes off of him, when we get into trouble.

Can it really be that easy to keep our eyes on Jesus? It can be. It is. Can it really make a difference? It can. All we need to do is to try it. And, when we get scared, we need to remember not to take our eyes off of Jesus. It takes practice, but there are plenty of little storms to practice on. When we experience his presence, we will experience the power he can give us to walk on water toward him.

We can all pray for the desire in concrete circumstances.

"Lord, help me to not take my eyes off of you when I come home from work tonight, so that I can really focus on my family and their needs. Being aware of your presence with us, I won't get impatient or self-absorbed or selfish in some way."

"Lord, the care you are asking me to give in this situation is so much and it can frighten me and become so overwhelming. Let me put my trust in you and keep my eyes on your love for me and your promise of your encouraging fidelity, no matter what I have to face."

"Lord, it is like I'm stuck in an addiction. I keep doing what I don't really want to do and it hurts me and others. Help me get out of this habit, this pattern, this boat - even though I feel I have to run to it or cling to it in the most difficult times. Let me come to you, and you alone. I want to surrender my fear, in the real hope that you are offering me freedom, your love, and the grace to love others as you have loved me."

This reflection is from our archives, by Andy Alexander, S.J. for this day in 2014.

 

 

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APPROACHABLE

“When I summon him, he shall approach Me; how else should one take the deadly risk of approaching Me? says the Lord.” —Jeremiah 30:21

The Lord has frequently summoned us to approach Him. In fact, He approached us in an unthinkable way through His Incarnation. He even gives Himself to us in Holy Communion. Because the Lord has given us the opportunity to become so intimate with Him, we may forget what a privilege it is to be in His presence and how awesome it is “to fall into the hands of the living God” (Heb 10:31).
We may sometimes approach the Lord to receive Communion with sin and unforgiveness in our hearts. Our Communion can then backfire on us so we become sick or even risk death (see 1 Cor 11:27-30). Nevertheless, this danger should not keep us from approaching the Lord in Holy Communion, but motivate us to repent of our sins, and first approach Him in the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1385, 1415).
The Lord loves us. He understands. He “was tempted in every way we are, yet never sinned” (Heb 4:15). He died on the cross for us. Because of His love, He is more approachable than anyone who has ever lived. He extends His crucified arms to embrace us. He whispers: “Come to Me” (Mt 11:28). However, we must repent. Repent, approach, and receive His love.

Prayer:  Jesus, eternal High Priest, You are “always able to save those who approach God” through You (Heb 7:25). I adore You.

Promise:  “See! I will restore the tents of Jacob, his dwellings I will pity.” —Jer 30:18

Praise:  Known as the Cure of Ars, St. John Vianney is best known as the patron of parish priests. He is a model of humility and fortitude, often hearing confessions up to sixteen hours a day!

 

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Does the Lord Jesus seem distant when trials or adversity come your way? It was at Jesus' initiative that the disciples sailed across the lake, only to find themselves in a life-threatening storm. Although they were experienced fishermen, they feared for their lives. While Jesus was not with them in the boat, he, nonetheless watched for them in prayer. When he perceived their trouble he came to them on the sea and startled them with his sudden appearance. Do you look for the Lord's presence when you encounter difficulty or challenges?

Fight fear with faith
This dramatic incident on the sea of Galilee revealed Peter's character more fully than others. Here we see Peter's impulsiveness - his tendency to act without thinking of what he was doing. He often failed and came to grief as a result of his impulsiveness. In contrast, Jesus always bade his disciples to see how difficult it was to follow him before they set out on the way he taught them. A great deal of failure in the Christian life is due to acting on impulse and emotional fervor without counting the cost. Peter, fortunately in the moment of his failure clutched at Jesus and held him firmly. Every time Peter fell, he rose again. His failures only made him love the Lord more deeply and trust him more intently.

The Lord keeps watch over us at all times, and especially in our moments of temptation and difficulty. Do you rely on the Lord for his strength and help? Jesus assures us that we have no need of fear if we trust in Him and in his great love for us. When calamities or trials threaten to overwhelm you, how do you respond? With faith and hope in God's love, care and presence with you?

Lord Jesus, help me to trust you always and to never doubt your presence and your power to help me. In my moments of doubt and weakness, may I cling to you as Peter did. Strengthen my faith that I may walk straight in the path you set before me, neither veering to the left nor to the right.

Psalm 85:8-13

8 Let me hear what God the LORD will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, to his saints, to those who turn to him in their hearts.
9.Surely his salvation is at hand for those who fear him, that glory may dwell in our land.
10 Steadfast love and faithfulness will meet; righteousness and peace will kiss each other.
11 Faithfulness will spring up from the ground, and righteousness will look down from the sky.
12 Yes, the LORD will give what is good, and our land will yield its increase.
13 Righteousness will go before him, and make his footsteps a way.

Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: Welcoming the Lord Jesus with expectant faith and humility, by Augustine of Hippo, 354-430 A.D.

"While human praise does not tempt the Lord, people are often ruffled and nearly entranced by human praise and honors in the church. Peter was afraid on the sea, terrified by the great force of the storm. Indeed, who does not fear that voice: 'Those who say you are happy place you in error and disturb the path of your feet' (Isaiah 3:12 Vulgate translation)? And since the soul struggles against the desire for human praise, it is good for it to turn to prayer and petition amid such danger, lest one who is charmed by praise be overcome by criticism and reproach. Let Peter, about to sink in the waves, cry out and say, 'Lord, save me!' The Lord reached out his hand. He chided Peter, saying, 'O man of little faith, why did you doubt?' - that is, why did you not, gazing straight at the Lord as you approached, pride yourself only in him? Nevertheless he snatched Peter from the waves and did not allow him who was declaring his weakness and asking the Lord for help to perish." (excerpt from SERMON 75:10)

  

 

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