2020년 8월 29일 성 요한 세례자의 수난 기념일
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제1독서
예레미야서 1,17-19
그 무렵 주님의 말씀이 나에게 내렸다.
17 “너는 허리를 동여매고 일어나,
내가 너에게 명령한 모든 것을 그들에게 말하여라.
너는 그들 앞에서 떨지 마라.
그랬다가는 내가 너를 그들 앞에서 떨게 할 것이다.
18 오늘 내가 너를 요새 성읍으로,
쇠기둥과 청동 벽으로 만들어 온 땅에 맞서게 하고,
유다의 임금들과 대신들과 사제들과 나라 백성에게 맞서게 하겠다.
19 그들이 너와 맞서 싸우겠지만 너를 당해 내지 못할 것이다.
내가 너를 구하려고 너와 함께 있기 때문이다.
주님의 말씀이다.”
복음
마르코 6,17-29
그때에 17 헤로데는 사람을 보내어
요한을 붙잡아 감옥에 묶어 둔 일이 있었다.
그의 동생 필리포스의 아내 헤로디아 때문이었는데,
헤로데가 이 여자와 혼인하였던 것이다.
18 그래서 요한은 헤로데에게,
“동생의 아내를 차지하는 것은 옳지 않습니다.” 하고 여러 차례 말하였다.
19 헤로디아는 요한에게 앙심을 품고 그를 죽이려고 하였으나
뜻을 이루지 못하였다.
20 헤로데가 요한을 의롭고 거룩한 사람으로 알고
그를 두려워하며 보호해 주었을 뿐만 아니라,
그의 말을 들을 때에 몹시 당황해하면서도 기꺼이 듣곤 하였기 때문이다.
21 그런데 좋은 기회가 왔다. 헤로데가 자기 생일에
고관들과 무관들과 갈릴래아의 유지들을 청하여 잔치를 베풀었다.
22 그 자리에 헤로디아의 딸이 들어가 춤을 추어,
헤로데와 그의 손님들을 즐겁게 하였다.
그래서 임금은 그 소녀에게, “ 무엇이든 원하는 것을 나에게 청하여라.
너에게 주겠다.” 하고 말할 뿐만 아니라,
23 “네가 청하는 것은 무엇이든, 내 왕국의 절반이라도 너에게 주겠다.” 하고
굳게 맹세까지 하였다.
24 소녀가 나가서 자기 어머니에게 “무엇을 청할까요?” 하자,
그 여자는 “세례자 요한의 머리를 요구하여라.” 하고 일렀다.
25 소녀는 곧 서둘러 임금에게 가서,
“당장 세례자 요한의 머리를 쟁반에 담아 저에게 주시기를 바랍니다.”
하고 청하였다.
26 임금은 몹시 괴로웠지만, 맹세까지 하였고 또 손님들 앞이라
그의 청을 물리치고 싶지 않았다.
27 그래서 임금은 곧 경비병을 보내며, 요한의 머리를 가져오라고 명령하였다.
경비병이 물러가 감옥에서 요한의 목을 베어,
28 머리를 쟁반에 담아다가 소녀에게 주자,
소녀는 그것을 자기 어머니에게 주었다.
29 그 뒤에 요한의 제자들이 소문을 듣고 가서,
그의 주검을 거두어 무덤에 모셨다.
August 29 , 2020
Memorial of the Passion of Saint John the Baptist
Daily Mass : http://www.catholictv.com/shows/daily-mass
Reading 1
Consider your own calling, brothers and sisters.
Not many of you were wise by human standards,
not many were powerful,
not many were of noble birth.
Rather, God chose the foolish of the world to shame the wise,
and God chose the weak of the world to shame the strong,
and God chose the lowly and despised of the world,
those who count for nothing,
to reduce to nothing those who are something,
so that no human being might boast before God.
It is due to him that you are in Christ Jesus,
who became for us wisdom from God,
as well as righteousness, sanctification, and redemption,
so that, as it is written,
Whoever boasts, should boast in the Lord.
Responsorial Psalm
R. (12) Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own.
Blessed the nation whose God is the LORD,
the people he has chosen for his own inheritance.
From heaven the LORD looks down;
he sees all mankind.
R. Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own.
But see, the eyes of the LORD are upon those who fear him,
upon those who hope for his kindness,
To deliver them from death
and preserve them in spite of famine.
R. Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own.
Our soul waits for the LORD,
who is our help and our shield,
For in him our hearts rejoice;
in his holy name we trust.
R. Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own.
Gospel
Herod was the one who had John the Baptist arrested and bound in prison
on account of Herodias,
the wife of his brother Philip, whom he had married.
John had said to Herod,
"It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife."
Herodias harbored a grudge against him
and wanted to kill him but was unable to do so.
Herod feared John, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man,
and kept him in custody.
When he heard him speak he was very much perplexed,
yet he liked to listen to him.
She had an opportunity one day when Herod, on his birthday,
gave a banquet for his courtiers,
his military officers, and the leading men of Galilee.
Herodias' own daughter came in
and performed a dance that delighted Herod and his guests.
The king said to the girl,
"Ask of me whatever you wish and I will grant it to you."
He even swore many things to her,
"I will grant you whatever you ask of me,
even to half of my kingdom."
She went out and said to her mother,
"What shall I ask for?"
She replied, "The head of John the Baptist."
The girl hurried back to the king's presence and made her request,
"I want you to give me at once
on a platter the head of John the Baptist."
The king was deeply distressed,
but because of his oaths and the guests
he did not wish to break his word to her.
So he promptly dispatched an executioner with orders
to bring back his head.
He went off and beheaded him in the prison.
He brought in the head on a platter and gave it to the girl.
The girl in turn gave it to her mother.
When his disciples heard about it,
they came and took his body and laid it in a tomb.
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As I reflect on the readings from today, my thoughts cannot seem to make it past the first line of the first reading. The first line of this passage by Paul says, “Consider your own calling, brothers and sisters.” What a terrific invitation. But, it got me thinking about how am I to consider who I am? When I look in the mirror, I see my physical self. But, I know there is more to me than just my physical self.
I love the notion of the mirror when thinking about who I am and my relationship with God. Meister Eckhart [German theologian, philosopher and mystic, 1260-1328] once wrote that an image springs from the thing whose reflection it is and it belongs to it with all its being. If we are an image of God, then we reflect God to all of humanity at every moment. This may be what Paul was getting at with his invitation, “Consider your calling.” In other words, “Consider who you are” as a mirror image and reflection of God.
Have you ever looked in the mirror and thought, “this is what God looks like”? Not to say that we are God, but to realize that our image reflects the image of God because God lives in us. The image that we see reflects the whole of us – both inner stuff and outer stuff. Many times we look in the mirror and just see the outer stuff and think, “I have too many wrinkles,” “I should really lose some weight,” or “I wish I had more hair” (that’s me). But maybe if we look past what we see on the outside, we can better understand what Paul is saying in today’s reading. We may not have as much money, power, intelligence, or strength as others we know or see on TV. But, that is okay because that is not what is truly being reflected in the mirror.
Our reflection comes from God because we belong to God with all of our being. If we look in the mirror and our thoughts go no further than, “I am rich” or “I am powerful” or “I am smart,” then our ego doesn’t allow us to move beyond those thoughts – we are stuck only seeing a small part of our wholeness. But, Paul reminds us that those with less are paradoxically able to see more. Those who have less move beyond their ego to know what they have comes from God and therefore we can, “boast in the Lord.” With less, we “consider our calling” by looking into the mirror and knowing that which reflects back at us is the image of God – and that image is good.
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SEXUAL PURITY
“It is not right for you to live with your brother’s wife.” —Mark 6:18
St. John the Baptizer called a sin a sin, a lie a lie, and adultery adultery. In a permissive, promiscuous society, where prime time TV is prime porn, it is not fashionable to speak of purity and sexual sin. Nowadays, if people are not aborting their children or spreading sexually transmitted diseases in “one-night stands,” we almost consider them “virtuous,” compared to others. Even the strictest have usually compromised their moral standards. If Grandma saw what is going on now, even in Christian circles, she wouldn’t believe it.
Let’s make a stand for sexual purity. “Stand up and tell them all I command you” (Jer 1:17). As with John the Baptist, the secular culture will arrest and even attempt to kill us, but it will not conquer us. “ ‘They will fight against you, but not prevail over you, for I am with you to deliver you,’ says the Lord” (Jer 1:19). The Lord says: “It is I this day Who have made you a fortified city, a pillar of iron, a wall of brass, against the whole land” (Jer 1:18).
There will be a day when no Christians watch filth and turn their bodies, God’s temples, into garbage cans. There will be a day when all brides and grooms refuse to have sex before their wedding night. There will be a day when women can live without fear of rape. There will be a day when sexually transmitted diseases will be eradicated because of purity. Join the purity revolution today.
Prayer: Jesus, may I be pure as You are pure (1 Jn 3:3).
Promise: “The eyes of the Lord are upon those who fear Him.” —Ps 33:18
Praise: “I assure you, there is no man born of woman greater than John. Yet the least born into the kingdom of God is greater than he” (Lk 7:28). St. John, how can we rank above you? Pray for us!
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GOSPEL READING: Matthew 25:14-30
What can economics and productivity teach us about the kingdom of heaven? Jesus' story about a businessman who leaves town and entrusts his money with his workers made perfect sense to his audience. Wealthy merchants and businessmen often had to travel abroad and leave the business to others to handle while they were gone.
Why did Jesus tell this story and what can it teach us? Most importantly it tells us something about how God deals with us, his disciples and servants. The parable speaks first of the Master's trust in his servants. While he goes away he leaves them with his money to use as they think best. While there were no strings attached, this was obviously a test to see if the Master's workers would be industrious and reliable in their use of the money entrusted to them. The master rewards those who are industrious and faithful and he punishes those who sit by idly and who do nothing with his money.
The essence of the parable seems to lie in the servants' conception of responsibility. Each servant entrusted with the master's money was faithful up to a certain point. The servant who buried the master's money was irresponsible. One can bury seeds in the ground and expect them to become productive because they obey natural laws. Coins, however, do not obey natural laws. They obey economic laws and become productive in circulation. The master expected his servants to be productive in the use of his money.
God rewards those who use their gifts for serving him and the good of others
What do coins and the law of economics have to do with the kingdom of God? The Lord entrusts the subjects of his kingdom with gifts and graces and he gives his subjects the freedom to use them as they think best. With each gift and talent, God gives sufficient means (grace and wisdom) for using them in a fitting way. As the parable of the talents shows, God abhors indifference and an attitude that says it's not worth trying. God honors those who use their talents and gifts for doing good. Those who are faithful with even a little are entrusted with more! But those who neglect or squander what God has entrusted to them will lose what they have.
There is an important lesson here for us. No one can stand still for long in the Christian life. We either get more or we lose what we have. We either advance towards God or we slip back. Do you seek to serve God with the gifts, talents, and graces he has given to you?
Lord Jesus, be the ruler of my heart and thoughts, be the king of my home and relationships, and be the master of my work and service. Help me to make good use of the gifts, talents, time, and resources you give me for your glory and your kingdom.
Psalm 98:1-3, 8-9
1 O sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done marvelous things! His right hand and his holy arm have gotten him victory.
2 The LORD has made known his victory, he has revealed his vindication in the sight of the nations.
3 He has remembered his steadfast love and faithfulness to the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the victory of our God!
8 Let the floods clap their hands; let the hills sing for joy together
9 before the LORD, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with equity.
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: Eternal Joys, by Gregory the Great (540-604 AD)
"All the good deeds of our present life, however many they may appear to be, are few in comparison with our eternal recompense. The faithful servant is put in charge of many things after overcoming all the troubles brought him by perishable things. He glories in the eternal joys of his heavenly dwelling. He is brought completely into the joy of his master when he is taken into his eternal home and joined to the company of angels. His inner joy at his gift is such that there is no longer any external perishable thing that can cause him sorrow." (excerpt from FORTY GOSPEL HOMILIES 9.2)
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