2020년 9월 14일 성 십자가 현양 축일
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제1독서
민수기. 21,4ㄴ-9<또는 필리 2,6-11>
4 길을 가는 동안에 백성은 마음이 조급해졌다.
5 그래서 백성은 하느님과 모세에게 불평하였다.
“당신들은 어쩌자고 우리를 이집트에서 올라오게 하여,
이 광야에서 죽게 하시오?
양식도 없고 물도 없소.
이 보잘것없는 양식은 이제 진저리가 나오.”
6 그러자 주님께서 백성에게 불 뱀들을 보내셨다.
그것들이 백성을 물어, 많은 이스라엘 백성이 죽었다.
7 백성이 모세에게 와서 간청하였다.
“우리가 주님과 당신께 불평하여 죄를 지었습니다.
이 뱀을 우리에게서 치워 주시도록 주님께 기도해 주십시오.”
그래서 모세가 백성을 위하여 기도하였다.
8 그러자 주님께서 모세에게 말씀하셨다.
“너는 불 뱀을 만들어 기둥 위에 달아 놓아라.
물린 자는 누구든지 그것을 보면 살게 될 것이다.”
9 그리하여 모세는 구리 뱀을 만들어
그것을 기둥 위에 달아 놓았다.
뱀이 사람을 물었을 때,
그 사람이 구리 뱀을 쳐다보면 살아났다.
제2독서
필리피서 2,6-11
리스도 예수님께서는 6 하느님의 모습을 지니셨지만
하느님과 같음을 당연한 것으로 여기지 않으시고
7 오히려 당신 자신을 비우시어
종의 모습을 취하시고 사람들과 같이 되셨습니다.
이렇게 여느 사람처럼 나타나 8 당신 자신을 낮추시어
죽음에 이르기까지, 십자가 죽음에 이르기까지 순종하셨습니다.
9 그러므로 하느님께서도 그분을 드높이 올리시고
모든 이름 위에 뛰어난 이름을 그분께 주셨습니다.
10 그리하여 예수님의 이름 앞에
하늘과 땅 위와 땅 아래에 있는 자들이 다 무릎을 꿇고
11 예수 그리스도는 주님이시라고 모두 고백하며
하느님 아버지께 영광을 드리게 하셨습니다.
복음
요한. 3,13-17
그때에 예수님께서 니코데모에게 말씀하셨다.
13 “하늘에서 내려온 이, 곧 사람의 아들 말고는 하늘로 올라간 이가 없다.
14 모세가 광야에서 뱀을 들어 올린 것처럼,
사람의 아들도 들어 올려져야 한다.
15 믿는 사람은 누구나 사람의 아들 안에서 영원한 생명을 얻게 하려는 것이다.
16 하느님께서는 세상을 너무나 사랑하신 나머지 외아들을 내 주시어,
그를 믿는 사람은 누구나 멸망하지 않고 영원한 생명을 얻게 하셨다.
17 하느님께서 아들을 세상에 보내신 것은,
세상을 심판하시려는 것이 아니라
세상이 아들을 통하여 구원을 받게 하시려는 것이다.”
September 14, 2020
Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
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Reading 1
Nm 21:4b-9
the people complained against God and Moses,
"Why have you brought us up from Egypt to die in this desert,
where there is no food or water?
We are disgusted with this wretched food!"
In punishment the LORD sent among the people saraph serpents,
which bit the people so that many of them died.
Then the people came to Moses and said,
"We have sinned in complaining against the LORD and you.
Pray the LORD to take the serpents from us."
So Moses prayed for the people, and the LORD said to Moses,
"Make a saraph and mount it on a pole,
and if any who have been bitten look at it, they will live."
Moses accordingly made a bronze serpent and mounted it on a pole,
and whenever anyone who had been bitten by a serpent
looked at the bronze serpent, he lived.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 78:1bc-2, 34-35, 36-37, 38
Hearken, my people, to my teaching;
incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
I will open my mouth in a parable,
I will utter mysteries from of old.
R. Do not forget the works of the Lord!
While he slew them they sought him
and inquired after God again,
Remembering that God was their rock
and the Most High God, their redeemer.
R. Do not forget the works of the Lord!
But they flattered him with their mouths
and lied to him with their tongues,
Though their hearts were not steadfast toward him,
nor were they faithful to his covenant.
R. Do not forget the works of the Lord!
But he, being merciful, forgave their sin
and destroyed them not;
Often he turned back his anger
and let none of his wrath be roused.
R. Do not forget the works of the Lord!
Reading 2
Phil 2:6-11
Christ Jesus, though he was in the form of God,
did not regard equality with God something to be grasped.
Rather, he emptied himself,
taking the form of a slave,
coming in human likeness;
and found human in appearance,
he humbled himself,
becoming obedient to death,
even death on a cross.
Because of this, God greatly exalted him
and bestowed on him the name
that is above every name,
that at the name of Jesus
every knee should bend,
of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
and every tongue confess that
Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
Gospel
Jn 3:13-17
"No one has gone up to heaven
except the one who has come down from heaven, the Son of Man.
And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert,
so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life."
For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son,
so that everyone who believes in him might not perish
but might have eternal life.
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world,
but that the world might be saved through him
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The cross is a strange symbol for us when you stop to think about it; and then, if you think about it a bit longer, it’s exactly the symbol Christians ought to have. Like the seraph in the first reading, it is a symbol of death. And like the bronze seraph, when we confront death or we are dead to our relationship with God in some way (sin), the cross serves as a reminder that God brings life out of death. God subverted a tool of death to become a sign of hope, life, and a call to sacrificial love! Suffering is so closely tied to love and resurrection in our Christian lives that we are signed with the Cross every chance we get: from the beginning of our Christian lives at baptism, we are marked with it.
I attended grad school at the University of Notre Dame, run by the Congregation of the Holy Cross. (Happy feast day to them!) I had expected the hymn “Lift High the Cross” to be used frequently at campus liturgies, but was pleasantly surprised to learn the equally triumphant but less militaristic “Cross of Our Hope.”* The verses offer a glimpse of a life lived following the Cross:
The spirit of the Cross is a spirit of charity, Cross of Christ, be our glory!
The spirit of the Cross is a life of forgiveness, Cross of Christ, be our mercy!
The glory of the Cross is the triumph of sacrifice: Mystery of love, Cross of glory!
The sorrow of the world is our work and our mission, Sign of the Cross, be our vision!
May our work continue to address the sorrows of the world as we continue to follow the One who destroyed death and turned even its tool into a sign of life!
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WHAT JESUS DID ON THE CROSS
Jesus “was known to be of human estate, and it was thus that He humbled Himself, obediently accepting even death, death on a cross!” —Philippians 2:7-8
The cross, a means of executing a criminal and a symbol of cruelty and shame, was changed by Jesus into the greatest symbol of God’s love and glory. Jesus effected this transformation by what He did on the cross. On the cross, Jesus:
• shed His blood to redeem us, wash away our sins (Eph 1:7), and deliver us from a futile way of life (1 Pt 1:18-19),
• made it possible for us to become children of God (Gal 6:15) and share in the divine nature (2 Pt 1:4),
• made the most pure act of unconditional love and poured out infinite mercy,
• humbled Himself and obeyed His Father (Phil 2:8),
• forgave us and taught us to forgive others (see Lk 23:34),
• drew all people to Himself (Jn 12:32),
• gave us the opportunity to believe in Him so as to have eternal life (Jn 3:14-15),
• made “peace through the blood of His cross” (Col 1:20),
• gave His Spirit (see Jn 19:30), and
• gave us Mary to be our mother (Jn 19:26-27).
During the few hours Jesus hung on the cross, He did more to transform the human race than has been or will be done in all the hours in the history of the world. Let us live to worship Jesus and tell as many people as possible about the triumph of His cross.
Prayer: Jesus, I am overwhelmed by Your infinite grace. I give my life totally to You.
Promise: “Moses accordingly made a bronze serpent and mounted it on a pole, and whenever anyone who had been bitten by a serpent looked at the bronze serpent, he recovered.” —Nm 21:9
Praise: Pious tradition holds that St. Helena discovered the true cross in Jerusalem in 326 AD. “May I never boast of anything but the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ!” (Gal 6:14)
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Do you approach the Lord Jesus with confident trust and expectant faith? A Roman centurion boldly sought Jesus with a daring request. What made him confident that Jesus would receive his request and act favorably towards him? Like a true soldier, he knew the power of command. And he saw in Jesus both the power and the mercy of God to heal and restore life.
In the Roman world the position of a centurion was very important. He was an officer in charge of a hundred soldiers. In a certain sense, he was the backbone of the Roman army, the cement which held the army together. Polybius, an ancient write, describes what a centurion should be: "They must not be so much venturesome seekers after danger as men who can command, steady in action, and reliable. They ought not to be over-anxious to rush into the fight, but when hard pressed, they must be ready to hold their ground, and die at their posts."
Expectant faith and humility draws us close to the Lord Jesus
The centurion who approached Jesus was not only courageous, but faith-filled as well. He risked the ridicule of his Roman companions by seeking help from a Jewish preacher from Galilee, as well as mockery from the Jews who despised the Roman occupation of their land. Nonetheless, this centurion approached Jesus with confidence and humility. Augustine of Hippo (354-430 AD) notes that the centurion regarded himself as unworthy to receive the Lord into his house: "Humility was the door through which the Lord entered to take full possession of one whom he already possessed."
This centurion was an extraordinary man because he loved his slave who had become seriously ill and he was ready to do everything he could to save his life. The centurion was also an extraordinary man of faith. He believed that Jesus had the power to heal his beloved slave. Jesus commends him for his faith and immediately grants him his request.
The Lord is merciful and gracious to all who seek him
How do you approach the Lord Jesus - with doubt, fear, and disbelief? Or with trust and confident expectation that he will give you whatever you need to follow and serve him? Surrender your pride and doubts to him and seek him earnestly with humble trust and expectant faith.
Lord Jesus you came to set us free from the tyranny of sinful pride, fear, and rebellion. Take my heart captive to your merciful love and truth and set me free to love and serve you always with joy and trust in the power of your saving word. May your love grow in me that I may always seek to love and serve others generously for their sake just as you have generously laid down your life for my sake.
Psalm 28:2,6-9
2 Hear the voice of my supplication, as I cry to you for help, as I lift up my hands toward your most holy sanctuary.
6 Blessed be the LORD! for he has heard the voice of my supplications.
7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts; so I am helped, and my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.
8 The LORD is the strength of his people, he is the saving refuge of his anointed.
9 O save your people, and bless your heritage; be their shepherd, and carry them for ever.
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: The power of Divinity and the grace of humility, by Ambrose of Milan, 339-397 A.D.
"How great is the sign of divine humility, that the Lord of heaven by no means disdained to visit the centurion's servant! Faith is revealed in deeds, but humanity is more active in compassion. Surely he did not act this way because he could not cure in his absence, but in order to give you a form of humility for imitation he taught the need to defer to the small and the great alike. In another place he says to the ruler, 'Go, your son lives' (John 4:50), that you may know both the power of Divinity and the grace of humility. In that case he refused to go to the ruler's son, lest he seem to have had regard for riches. In this case he went himself lest he seem to have despised the humble rank of the centurion's servant. All of us, slave and free, are one in Christ (Galatians 3:28, Colossians 3:11)." (excerpt from EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 5.84)
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