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제1독서
코린토 1서.15,1-11
1 형제 여러분, 내가 이미 전한 복음을 여러분에게 상기시키고자 합니다.
여러분은 이 복음을 받아들여 그 안에 굳건히 서 있습니다.
2 내가 여러분에게 전한 이 복음 말씀을 굳게 지킨다면,
또 여러분이 헛되이 믿게 된 것이 아니라면,
여러분은 이 복음으로 구원을 받습니다.
3 나도 전해 받았고 여러분에게 무엇보다 먼저 전해 준 복음은 이렇습니다.
곧 그리스도께서는 성경 말씀대로 우리의 죄 때문에 돌아가시고 4 묻히셨으며,
성경 말씀대로 사흗날에 되살아나시어,
5 케파에게, 또 이어서 열두 사도에게 나타나셨습니다.
6 그다음에는 한 번에 오백 명이 넘는 형제들에게 나타나셨는데,
그 가운데 더러는 이미 세상을 떠났지만 대부분은 아직도 살아 있습니다.
7 그다음에는 야고보에게, 또 이어서 다른 모든 사도에게 나타나셨습니다.
8 맨 마지막으로는 칠삭둥이 같은 나에게도 나타나셨습니다.
9 사실 나는 사도들 가운데 가장 보잘것없는 자로서,
사도라고 불릴 자격조차 없는 몸입니다.
하느님의 교회를 박해하였기 때문입니다.
10 그러나 하느님의 은총으로 지금의 내가 되었습니다.
하느님께서 나에게 베푸신 은총은 헛되지 않았습니다.
나는 그들 가운데 누구보다도 애를 많이 썼습니다.
그러나 그것은 내가 아니라 나와 함께 있는 하느님의 은총이 한 것입니다.
11 그리하여 나나 그들이나, 우리 모두 이렇게 선포하고 있으며
여러분도 이렇게 믿게 되었습니다.
복음
루카 7,36-50
그때에 36 바리사이 가운데 어떤 이가
자기와 함께 음식을 먹자고 예수님을 초청하였다.
그리하여 예수님께서는 그 바리사이의 집에 들어가시어 식탁에 앉으셨다.
37 그 고을에 죄인인 여자가 하나 있었는데,
예수님께서 바리사이의 집에서 음식을 잡수시고 계시다는 것을 알고 왔다.
그 여자는 향유가 든 옥합을 들고서 38 예수님 뒤쪽 발치에 서서 울며,
눈물로 그분의 발을 적시기 시작하더니 자기의 머리카락으로 닦고 나서,
그 발에 입을 맞추고 향유를 부어 발랐다.
39 예수님을 초대한 바리사이가 그것을 보고,
‘저 사람이 예언자라면, 자기에게 손을 대는 여자가 누구이며 어떤 사람인지,
곧 죄인인 줄 알 터인데.’ 하고 속으로 말하였다.
40 그때에 예수님께서 말씀하셨다. “시몬아, 너에게 할 말이 있다.”
시몬이 “스승님, 말씀하십시오.” 하였다.
41 “어떤 채권자에게 채무자가 둘 있었다.
한 사람은 오백 데나리온을 빚지고 다른 사람은 오십 데나리온을 빚졌다.
42 둘 다 갚을 길이 없으므로 채권자는 그들에게 빚을 탕감해 주었다.
그러면 그들 가운데 누가 그 채권자를 더 사랑하겠느냐?”
43 시몬이 “더 많이 탕감받은 사람이라고 생각합니다.” 하고 대답하자,
예수님께서 “옳게 판단하였다.” 하고 말씀하셨다.
44 그리고 그 여자를 돌아보시며 시몬에게 이르셨다.
“이 여자를 보아라.
내가 네 집에 들어왔을 때 너는 나에게 발 씻을 물도 주지 않았다.
그러나 이 여자는 눈물로 내 발을 적시고 자기의 머리카락으로 닦아 주었다.
45 너는 나에게 입을 맞추지 않았지만,
이 여자는 내가 들어왔을 때부터 줄곧 내 발에 입을 맞추었다.
46 너는 내 머리에 기름을 부어 발라 주지 않았다.
그러나 이 여자는 내 발에 향유를 부어 발라 주었다.
47 그러므로 내가 너에게 말한다.
이 여자는 그 많은 죄를 용서받았다. 그래서 큰 사랑을 드러낸 것이다.
그러나 적게 용서받은 사람은 적게 사랑한다.”
48 그러고 나서 예수님께서는 그 여자에게 말씀하셨다.
“너는 죄를 용서받았다.”
49 그러자 식탁에 함께 앉아 있던 이들이 속으로,
‘저 사람이 누구이기에 죄까지 용서해 주는가?’ 하고 말하였다.
50 그러나 예수님께서는 그 여자에게 이르셨다.
“네 믿음이 너를 구원하였다. 평안히 가거라.”
September 17, 2020
Thursday of the Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time
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Reading 1
1 cor 15:1-11
of the Gospel I preached to you,
which you indeed received and in which you also stand.
Through it you are also being saved,
if you hold fast to the word I preached to you,
unless you believed in vain.
For I handed on to you as of first importance what I also received:
that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures;
that he was buried;
that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures;
that he appeared to Cephas, then to the Twelve.
After that, he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once,
most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.
After that he appeared to James,
then to all the Apostles.
Last of all, as to one born abnormally,
he appeared to me.
For I am the least of the Apostles,
not fit to be called an Apostle,
because I persecuted the Church of God.
But by the grace of God I am what I am,
and his grace to me has not been ineffective.
Indeed, I have toiled harder than all of them;
not I, however, but the grace of God that is with me.
Therefore, whether it be I or they,
so we preach and so you believed.
Responsorial Psalm
ps 118:1b-2, 16ab-17, 28
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good,
for his mercy endures forever.
Let the house of Israel say,
“His mercy endures forever.”
R. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good.
“The right hand of the LORD is exalted;
the right hand of the LORD has struck with power.”
I shall not die, but live,
and declare the works of the LORD.
R. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good.
You are my God, and I give thanks to you;
O my God, I extol you.
R. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good.
Gospel
lk 7:36-50
and he entered the Pharisee’s house and reclined at table.
Now there was a sinful woman in the city
who learned that he was at table in the house of the Pharisee.
Bringing an alabaster flask of ointment,
she stood behind him at his feet weeping
and began to bathe his feet with her tears.
Then she wiped them with her hair,
kissed them, and anointed them with the ointment.
When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this he said to himself,
“If this man were a prophet,
he would know who and what sort of woman this is who is touching him,
that she is a sinner.”
Jesus said to him in reply,
“Simon, I have something to say to you.”
“Tell me, teacher,” he said.
“Two people were in debt to a certain creditor;
one owed five hundred days’ wages and the other owed fifty.
Since they were unable to repay the debt, he forgave it for both.
Which of them will love him more?”
Simon said in reply,
“The one, I suppose, whose larger debt was forgiven.”
He said to him, “You have judged rightly.”
Then he turned to the woman and said to Simon,
“Do you see this woman?
When I entered your house, you did not give me water for my feet,
but she has bathed them with her tears
and wiped them with her hair.
You did not give me a kiss,
but she has not ceased kissing my feet since the time I entered.
You did not anoint my head with oil,
but she anointed my feet with ointment.
So I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven;
hence, she has shown great love.
But the one to whom little is forgiven, loves little.”
He said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”
The others at table said to themselves,
“Who is this who even forgives sins?”
But he said to the woman,
“Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”
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“Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”
This week’s readings bring forward my most vulnerable self. The self that admits that I am weak yet strong and prideful. That I can do good and evil and I often mask my evil with rationale, policies, and law. That I counter my evil with deeds of good service that I hope amend my ways. But I know that another message of today’s reading is to honestly bring my weakness and sins to God. That God forgives and loves me.
Jesus says there is freedom in forgiveness and courage in acknowledging sinfulness.
God delights in my presence on this earth. I am a child of God.
I know that I am called to be a companion of Jesus and I know that Jesus calls you also. We are here for a specific purpose. We are here to serve and love our families, our neighbors, our communities. Jesus message is to love, to forgive and to provide for each other. It’s simple, its basic and it’s the truth.
In this current time of suffering, tribulation, and an abundance of sin, let us ask our God for forgiveness, to love one another and to offer our hand in taking evil and converting it to a good. Forgiveness can change a life. Forgiveness will make a transformational change in a life. Let's take this opportunity to forgive someone close to us. Let’s recognize that if each of us today forgives one person, the world can be transformed. How easy is that?
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NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT
“You are being saved by it at this very moment if you hold fast to it as I preached it to you.” —1 Corinthians 15:2
We pray God will do something for us, or thank Him for what He has done. We live in the past and in the future. However, the Lord wants us to be aware of Him at this very moment. “Now is the day of salvation!” (2 Cor 6:2) Now is the time to abandon our lives “to Him Whose power now at work in us can do immeasurably more than we ask or imagine” (Eph 3:20).
When we pray for healing, do we expect an immediate response from God? Almost all Jesus’ healings in the Bible happened immediately. Has God changed His timing? Or are we not believing and so not receiving? The Lord promises: “Before they call, I will answer; while they are yet speaking, I will hearken to them” (Is 65:24). We think God is slow and we talk about waiting on the Lord, but He’s waiting on us. Jesus said to the two disciples: “How slow you are to believe!” (Lk 24:25) “Will [God] delay long over them, do you suppose? I tell you, He will give them swift justice. But when the Son of Man comes, will He find any faith on the earth?” (Lk 18:7-8)
The place is here, the person is you, and the time is now. Jesus said: “Your faith has been your salvation. Now go in peace” (Lk 7:50).
Prayer: Jesus, may I be living in and loving You now.
Promise: “You gave Me no kiss, but she has not ceased kissing My feet since I entered.” —Lk 7:45
Praise: St. Robert was born in Tuscany but, after joining the Jesuits, was sent to Belgium. This was providential, as it exposed him to Protestantism. He is credited with developing the theological basis for the Catholic Reformation.
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What fuels the love that surpasses all other loves? Unbounding gratitude for sure! No one who met Jesus could do so with indifference. They were either attracted to him or repelled by him. Why did a Pharisee invite Jesus to his house for dinner and then treat him discourteously by neglecting to give him the customary signs of respect and honor? [This account has some similarities to the account of Simon the leper in Matthew 26:6-13 and Mark 14:3, as well as the account in John 12:1-8.] Simon was very likely a collector of celebrities. He patronized Jesus because of his popularity with the crowds. Why did he criticize Jesus' compassionate treatment of a woman of ill repute - most likely a prostitute? The Pharisees shunned the company of public sinners and in so doing they neglected to give them the help they needed to find healing and wholeness.
The power of extravagant love and gratitude
Why did a woman with a bad reputation approach Jesus and anoint him with her tears and costly perfume at the risk of ridicule and abuse by others? The woman's action was motivated by one thing, and one thing only, namely, her love for Jesus - she loved greatly out of gratitude for the kindness and forgiveness she had received from Jesus. She did something a Jewish woman would never do in public. She loosened her hair and anointed Jesus with her tears. It was customary for a woman on her wedding day to bind her hair. For a married woman to loosen her hair in public was a sign of grave immodesty. This woman was oblivious to all around her, except for Jesus.
Love gives all - the best we have
She also did something which only love can do. She took the most precious thing she had and spent it all on Jesus. Her love was not calculated but extravagant. In a spirit of humility and heart-felt repentance, she lavishly served the one who showed her the mercy and kindness of God. Jesus, in his customary fashion, never lost the opportunity to draw a lesson from such a deed.
The debt of gratitude for mercy and forgiveness
Why did Jesus put the parable of the two debtors before his learned host, a religious Jew who was well versed in the Jewish Scriptures and who would have rigorously followed the letter of the Law of Moses? This parable is similar to the parable of the unforgiving official (see Matthew 18:23-35) in which the man who was forgiven much showed himself merciless and unforgiving. Jesus makes clear that great love springs from a heart forgiven and cleansed. Peter the Apostle tells us that "love covers a multitude of sins" (1 Peter 4:8). It was love that motivated the Father in heaven to send his only begotten Son, the Lord Jesus, to offer up his life on the cross as the atoning sacrifice for our sins. The woman's lavish expression of love was an offering of gratitude for the great forgiveness, kindness, and mercy Jesus had shown to her.
The stark contrast of attitudes between Simon and the woman of ill-repute demonstrates how we can either accept or reject God's mercy and forgiveness. Simon, who regarded himself as an upright Pharisee, did not feel any particular need for pardon and mercy. His self-sufficiency kept him from acknowledging his need for God's grace - his gracious gift of favor, help, and mercy. Are you grateful for God's mercy and pardon?
Lord Jesus, your grace is sufficient for me. Fill my heart with love and gratitude for the mercy you have shown to me and give me joy and freedom to love and serve others with kindness and respect.
Psalm 32:1-2,5,7,11
1 Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
2 Blessed is the man to whom the LORD imputes no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.
5 I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not hide my iniquity; I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the LORD"; then you forgave the guilt of my sin.
7 You are a hiding place for me, you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with deliverance.
11 Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, O righteous, and shout for joy, all you upright in heart!
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: Jesus the Physician brings miraculous healing to the woman's sins, by Ephrem the Syrian (306-373 AD)
"Healing the sick is a physician's glory. Our Lord did this to increase the disgrace of the Pharisee, who discredited the glory of our Physician. He worked signs in the streets, worked even greater signs once he entered the Pharisee's house than those that he had worked outside. In the streets, he healed sick bodies, but inside, he healed sick souls. Outside, he had given life to the death of Lazarus. Inside, he gave life to the death of the sinful woman. He restored the living soul to a dead body that it had left, and he drove off the deadly sin from a sinful woman in whom it dwelt. That blind Pharisee, for whom wonders were not enough, discredited the common things he saw because of the wondrous things he failed to see." (excerpt from HOMILY ON OUR LORD 42.2)
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