2020년 8월 17일 연중 제20주간 월요일
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제1독서
에제키엘 예언서 24,15-24
15 주님의 말씀이 나에게 내렸다.
16 “사람의 아들아, 나는 네 눈의 즐거움을
갑작스러운 죽음으로 너에게서 앗아 가겠다.
너는 슬퍼하지도 울지도 눈물을 흘리지도 마라.
17 조용히 탄식하며, 죽은 이를 두고 곡을 하지 마라.
머리에 쓰개를 쓰고 발에 신을 신어라.
콧수염을 가리지 말고 사람들이 가져온 빵도 먹지 마라.”
18 이튿날 아침에 내가 백성에게 이 이야기를 해 주었는데,
저녁에 내 아내가 죽었다.
그다음 날 아침에 나는 분부를 받은 대로 하였다.
19 그러자 백성이 나에게 말하였다.
“당신이 이렇게 하는 것이 우리에게 무엇을 뜻하는지 일러 주지 않겠습니까?”
20 그래서 나는 그들에게 대답하였다.
“주님께서 이런 말씀을 나에게 내리셨습니다.
21 ‘이스라엘 집안에게 말하여라. 주 하느님이 이렇게 말한다.
나 이제 너희의 자랑스러운 힘이고
너희 눈의 즐거움이며 너희 영의 그리움인 나의 성전을 더럽히겠다.
너희가 두고 떠나온 너희 아들딸들은 칼에 맞아 쓰러질 것이다.
22 ─ 그런데도 너희는 내가 한 것처럼 하게 될 것이다. ─
콧수염을 가리지도 못하고 사람들이 가져온 빵을 먹지도 못할 것이다.
23 머리에는 쓰개를 그대로 쓰고 발에는 신을 그대로 신은 채,
슬퍼하지도 울지도 못할 것이다.
너희는 너희 죄 때문에 스러져 가면서 서로 바라보며 한탄할 것이다.
24 에제키엘이 이렇게 너희에게 예표가 되고,
그가 한 것처럼 너희도 하게 될 것이다.
이 일이 일어나면, 그제야 너희는 내가 주 하느님임을 알게 될 것이다.’”
복음
마태오. 19,16-22
그때에 16 어떤 사람이 예수님께 다가와,
“스승님, 제가 영원한 생명을 얻으려면 무슨 선한 일을 해야 합니까?” 하고 물었다.
17 그러자 예수님께서 말씀하셨다. “어찌하여 나에게 선한 일을 묻느냐?
선하신 분은 한 분뿐이시다. 네가 생명에 들어가려면 계명들을 지켜라.”
18 그가 “어떤 것들입니까?” 하고 또 묻자 예수님께서 이르셨다.
“‘살인해서는 안 된다. 간음해서는 안 된다.
도둑질해서는 안 된다. 거짓 증언을 해서는 안 된다.
19 아버지와 어머니를 공경하여라.’
그리고 ‘네 이웃을 너 자신처럼 사랑해야 한다.’는 것이다.”
20 그 젊은이가 “그런 것들은 제가 다 지켜 왔습니다.
아직도 무엇이 부족합니까?” 하고 다시 묻자, 21 예수님께서 그에게 이르셨다.
“네가 완전한 사람이 되려거든, 가서 너의 재산을 팔아 가난한 이들에게 주어라.
그러면 네가 하늘에서 보물을 차지하게 될 것이다. 그리고 와서 나를 따라라.”
22 그러나 그 젊은이는 이 말씀을 듣고 슬퍼하며 떠나갔다.
그가 많은 재물을 가지고 있었기 때문이다.
August 17, 2020
Monday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time
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Reading 1
The word of the LORD came to me:
Son of man, by a sudden blow
I am taking away from you the delight of your eyes,
but do not mourn or weep or shed any tears.
Groan in silence, make no lament for the dead,
bind on your turban, put your sandals on your feet,
do not cover your beard, and do not eat the customary bread.
That evening my wife died,
and the next morning I did as I had been commanded.
Then the people asked me, “Will you not tell us what all these things
that you are doing mean for us?”
I therefore spoke to the people that morning, saying to them:
Thus the word of the LORD came to me:
Say to the house of Israel:
Thus says the Lord GOD:
I will now desecrate my sanctuary, the stronghold of your pride,
the delight of your eyes, the desire of your soul.
The sons and daughters you left behind shall fall by the sword.
Ezekiel shall be a sign for you:
all that he did you shall do when it happens.
Thus you shall know that I am the LORD.
You shall do as I have done,
not covering your beards nor eating the customary bread.
Your turbans shall remain on your heads, your sandals on your feet.
You shall not mourn or weep,
but you shall rot away because of your sins and groan one to another.
Responsorial Psalm
R. (see 18a) You have forgotten God who gave you birth.
You were unmindful of the Rock that begot you.
You forgot the God who gave you birth.
When the LORD saw this, he was filled with loathing
and anger toward his sons and daughters.
R. You have forgotten God who gave you birth.
“I will hide my face from them,” he said,
“and see what will then become of them.
What a fickle race they are,
sons with no loyalty in them!”
R. You have forgotten God who gave you birth.
“Since they have provoked me with their ‘no-god’
and angered me with their vain idols,
I will provoke them with a ‘no-people’;
with a foolish nation I will anger them.”
R. You have forgotten God who gave you birth.
Gospel
A young man approached Jesus and said,
“Teacher, what good must I do to gain eternal life?”
He answered him, “Why do you ask me about the good?
There is only One who is good.
If you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.”
He asked him, “Which ones?”
And Jesus replied, “You shall not kill;
you shall not commit adultery;
you shall not steal;
you shall not bear false witness;
honor your father and your mother;
and you shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
The young man said to him,
“All of these I have observed. What do I still lack?”
Jesus said to him, “If you wish to be perfect, go,
sell what you have and give to the poor,
and you will have treasure in heaven.
Then come, follow me.”
When the young man heard this statement, he went away sad,
for he had many possessions.
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The Gospel stands out to me in today’s readings. With COVID I have been spending a lot more time in Lectio Divina. For weeks the passages I’ve been meditating and contemplating have contained a similar message. This particular passage made its way on my Lectio two weeks ago. I am reminded a lot of how my faith-walk has proceeded over my adult life. I find it interesting that Jesus is abrupt when replying to the question “Why do you ask me about the good?” Like myself, the young man should be aware of what is needed to attain eternal life from his years studying the Torah. I’m reminded how, during various stages in my times of spiritual life, I’ve become complacent and took the source or “the good” for granted.
Jesus answers with all the basics that the man should be aware of. The ante goes up when the young man is called to give up worldly possessions. This was too hard for the young man to hear and he went away sad. The heart of this dialogue to me is the call by Christ “Then come follow me.” It’s a simple formula. Do I see Christ and living in a Christ-like manner as a focus in my daily life? What am I willing to give up in my life to follow Christ? As the months and years have gone by the answer is becoming clearer and clearer. I need to follow “the One who is good.” My daily prayers are for willingness and the gift of God’s grace to accompany me along the way. I need to keep in mind, however, progress not perfection as I move onward.
"To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible." — St. Thomas Aquinas
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SHOCK THERAPY
“Will you not tell us what all these things that you are doing mean for us?” —Ezekiel 24:19
The actions of Ezekiel and Jesus in today’s Mass readings are shocking. They are prophetic statements meant to capture a person’s attention.
In our secular culture, we are used to outlandish behavior and shocking statements. Grocery stores sell tabloid newspapers, and the typical headline uses the word “shocking.” News programs are on the watch for sound bites that grab our attention. After a while, we grow desensitized to these approaches, and we become shock-proof.
Likewise, the rich young man and the people of Ezekiel’s time were shocked but did not change their lives. Are we shock-proof like the people of Ezekiel’s time? Can nothing get through to us? Jesus did get through to the rich young man, who was indeed shaken up. Sadly, the young man could not accept Jesus’ prophetic message and so walked away from Jesus. He found Jesus too much (see Mk 6:3).
Well, Jesus is indeed too much. That’s why we must be immersed, baptized, into Him. We and our attachments must be drowned in the waters of Baptism. Let Jesus shock you into His loving arms (see Jn 6:61).
Prayer: Lord, prepare me each day to love You much more deeply and love the world much less. Take all of me, Lord.
Promise: “If you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.” —Mt 19:17
Praise: Matt returned to the Faith this past Lent.
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Where can you find true peace, security, and happiness?
A young man who had the best the world could offer - wealth, position, and security - came to Jesus because he lacked one thing. He wanted the kind of lasting peace and happiness which money and possessions could not buy him. The answer he got, however, was not what he was looking for. He protested that he kept all the commandments - but Jesus spoke to the trouble in his heart. One thing kept him from giving himself wholeheartedly to God. While he lacked nothing in material goods, he was nonetheless possessive of what he had. He placed his hope and security in what he possessed. So when Jesus challenged him to make God his one true possession and treasure, he became dismayed.
What do you treasure the most?
Why did he go away from Jesus with sadness rather than with joy? His treasure and his hope for happiness were misplaced. Treasure has a special connection to the heart, the place of desire and longing, the place of will and focus. The thing we most set our heart on is our highest treasure. The Lord himself is the greatest treasure we can possibly have. Giving up everything else to have the Lord as our treasure is not sorrowful, but the greatest joy. See Jesus' parable about the treasure hidden in a field (Matthew 13:44). Selling all that we have could mean many different things - our friends, our job, our style of life, what we do with our free time.
Possessiveness and fear robs us of joy and abundant life
Jesus challenged the young man because his heart was possessive. He was afraid to give to others for fear that he would lose what he had gained. Those who are generous towards God and others find that they cannot outmatch God in generosity. God blesses us with innumerable spiritual goods - such as long-lasting peace, unspeakable joy, enduring love, abiding relationships and friendship that do not fade or fail - that far outweigh the fleeting joys of material possessions which fail to satisfy us beyond the present moment. God alone can satisfy the deepest longing and desires of our heart. Are you willing to part with anything that might keep you from seeking true and everlasting joy with Jesus?
Lord Jesus, you alone can satisfy the deepest longing in my heart. No other treasure can compare with you. Keep me free from all discontentment, possessiveness, greed and selfishness, that I may have joy in knowing that you alone are my true Treasure and my Portion.
Psalm 106:4a,35-40,43-44
4 Remember me, O LORD, when you show favor to your people;
34 They did not destroy the peoples, as the LORD commanded them,
35 they mingled with the nations and learned to do as they did.
36 They served their idols, which became a snare to them.
37 They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons;
38 they poured out innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan; and the land was polluted with blood.
39 Thus they became unclean by their acts, and played the harlot in their doings.
40 Then the anger of the LORD was kindled against his people, and he abhorred his heritage;
43 Many times he delivered them, but they were rebellious in their purposes, and were brought low through their iniquity.
44 Nevertheless he regarded their distress, when he heard their cry.
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: Seek the life that endures, by Augustine of Hippo, 354-430 A.D.
"The Lord said to a certain young man, 'If you would enter life, keep the commandments.' He did not say 'If you would have life' but 'If you would enter life,' defining that life as eternal life. Let us first consider then the love of this life. For this life is loved, whatever its quality - and however troubled it is, however wretched, people are afraid to end it. Hence we should see, we should consider, how much eternal life is to be loved, when this miserable life that must at some time be ended is so loved. Consider, brothers, how much that life is to be loved when it is a life you never end. You love this life, where you work so much, run, are busy, pant. In this busy life the obligations can scarcely be counted: sowing, plowing, working new land, sailing, grinding, cooking, weaving. And after all this hard work your life comes to an end. Look at what you suffer in this wretched life that you so love. And do you think that you will always live and never die? Temples, rocks, marbles, all reinforced by iron and lead, still fall. And a person thinks that he will never die? Learn therefore, brothers, to seek eternal life, when you will not endure these things but will reign with God forever." (excerpt from Sermon 84,1)
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