2020년 10월 1일 연중 제 26 주간 목요일
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제1독서
욥기.19,21-27
욥이 말하였다. 21 “여보게, 나의 벗들이여, 날 불쌍히 여기게나, 불쌍히 여기게나. 하느님의 손이 나를 치셨다네. 22 자네들은 어찌하여 하느님처럼 나를 몰아붙이는가? 내 살덩이만으로는 배가 부르지 않단 말인가?
23 아, 제발 누가 나의 이야기를 적어 두었으면! 제발 누가 비석에다 기록해 주었으면! 24 철필과 납으로 바위에다 영원히 새겨 주었으면!
25 그러나 나는 알고 있다네, 나의 구원자께서 살아 계심을. 그분께서는 마침내 먼지 위에서 일어서시리라. 26 내 살갗이 이토록 벗겨진 뒤에라도, 이내 몸으로 나는 하느님을 보리라.
27 내가 기어이 뵙고자 하는 분, 내 눈은 다른 이가 아니라 바로 그분을 보리라. 속에서 내 간장이 녹아내리는구나.”
복음
루카. 10,1-12
그때에 1 주님께서는 다른 제자 일흔두 명을 지명하시어, 몸소 가시려는 모든 고을과 고장으로 당신에 앞서 둘씩 보내시며, 2 그들에게 말씀하셨다.
“수확할 것은 많은데 일꾼은 적다. 그러니 수확할 밭의 주인님께 일꾼들을 보내 주십사고 청하여라.
3 가거라. 나는 이제 양들을 이리 떼 가운데로 보내는 것처럼 너희를 보낸다. 4 돈주머니도, 여행 보따리도, 신발도 지니지 말고, 길에서 아무에게도 인사하지 마라.
5 어떤 집에 들어가거든, 먼저 ‘이 집에 평화를 빕니다.’ 하고 말하여라. 6 그 집에 평화를 받을 사람이 있으면 너희의 평화가 그 사람 위에 머무르고, 그렇지 않으면 너희에게 되돌아올 것이다.
7 같은 집에 머무르면서, 주는 것을 먹고 마셔라. 일꾼이 품삯을 받는 것은 당연하다.
이 집 저 집으로 옮겨 다니지 마라. 8 어떤 고을에 들어가든지 너희를 받아들이면, 차려 주는 음식을 먹어라. 9 그곳 병자들을 고쳐 주며, ‘하느님의 나라가 여러분에게 가까이 왔습니다.’ 하고 말하여라.
10 어떤 고을에 들어가든지 너희를 받아들이지 않으면, 한길에 나가 말하여라. 11 ‘여러분의 고을에서 우리 발에 묻은 먼지까지 여러분에게 털어 버리고 갑니다. 그러나 이것만은 알아 두십시오. 하느님의 나라가 가까이 왔습니다.’
12 내가 너희에게 말한다. 그날에는 소돔이 그 고을보다 견디기 쉬울 것이다.”
October 1, 2020
Memorial of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus, Virgin and Doctor fo the Church
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Reading 1
Job said:
Pity me, pity me, O you my friends,
for the hand of God has struck me!
Why do you hound me as though you were divine,
and insatiably prey upon me?
Oh, would that my words were written down!
Would that they were inscribed in a record:
That with an iron chisel and with lead
they were cut in the rock forever!
But as for me, I know that my Vindicator lives,
and that he will at last stand forth upon the dust;
Whom I myself shall see:
my own eyes, not another's, shall behold him,
And from my flesh I shall see God;
my inmost being is consumed with longing.
Responsorial Psalm
R. (13) I believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living.
Hear, O LORD, the sound of my call;
have pity on me, and answer me.
Of you my heart speaks; you my glance seeks.
R. I believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living.
Your presence, O LORD, I seek.
Hide not your face from me;
do not in anger repel your servant.
You are my helper: cast me not off.
R. I believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living.
I believe that I shall see the bounty of the LORD
in the land of the living.
Wait for the LORD with courage;
be stouthearted, and wait for the LORD.
R. I believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living.
Gospel
Jesus appointed seventy-two other disciples
whom he sent ahead of him in pairs
to every town and place he intended to visit.
He said to them,
"The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few;
so ask the master of the harvest
to send out laborers for his harvest.
Go on your way;
behold, I am sending you like lambs among wolves.
Carry no money bag, no sack, no sandals;
and greet no one along the way.
Into whatever house you enter, first say,
'Peace to this household.'
If a peaceful person lives there,
your peace will rest on him;
but if not, it will return to you.
Stay in the same house and eat and drink what is offered to you,
for the laborer deserves his payment.
Do not move about from one house to another.
Whatever town you enter and they welcome you,
eat what is set before you,
cure the sick in it and say to them,
'The Kingdom of God is at hand for you.'
Whatever town you enter and they do not receive you,
go out into the streets and say,
'The dust of your town that clings to our feet,
even that we shake off against you.'
Yet know this: the Kingdom of God is at hand.
I tell you,
it will be more tolerable for Sodom on that day
than for that town."
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Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuits, taught that we are called into a deep and intimate friendship with Jesus, something lived out in our everyday lives. He believed that God sent Jesus on a mission to save the world, and that Jesus calls us to be side-by-side with him on that mission. We are called, as today’s gospel says, to be laborers in harvesting the field.
Each one of us is called by Jesus in a deeply personal and loving way to go with him into the fields. Our harvest work might include loving a difficult person more deeply or listening more carefully in conversation, especially when we hear a point of view different from our own. We can reach out to the many people isolated by the pandemic and ask how they are. And really listen.
I could add to the harvest by stopping myself from a snarky comment and holding back on my judgements of others. Each one of these are small steps, or as St. Thérèse of Lisieux would call them, the Little Way.
Today’s gospel is a fitting one to celebrate the Memorial of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, whose brief and cloistered life in a French convent sent spiritual ripples around the world. She wrote that each task she took on at the convent was always her way of serving God. The dirtiest kitchen work, the tedium of the laundry and the routine chores of the chapel were all little ways she saw as doing God’s work.
But her most inspiring “little” acts teach us how she got along with difficult people. In her convent she lived with several women who had little patience with her. She was devastated at first and deeply hurt by them. Then she had the insight to pray for a particular sister who seemed to dislike her intensely. When Thérèse felt her constant prayers for this nun were not enough, and she decided to do more.
As she wrote in her Story of A Soul, “I tried to do as many things for her as I could, and whenever I was tempted to speak unpleasantly to her, I made myself give her a pleasant smile.” After a while, she reports that her feelings truly began to change, and she began to like this sister more.
One memorable day, the sister came to her with a beaming smile. “Sister Thérèse, will you please tell me what attracts you so much to me? You give me such a charming smile whenever we meet.” Her small acts of humility and service, what she called her “self-forgetfulness,” had turned into love for this sister.
Jesus tells us today, “Go on your way.” He sends us into our everyday life, carrying an awareness that he is beside us, as we practice our own “self-forgetfulness” by putting the needs of another ahead of our own.
Dear Jesus, help me today to forget myself a little. Help me to realize that my life is privileged and that there are so many I will meet today who need something from me. St. Thérèse believed that true love, true charity meant bearing our neighbor’s defects. Give me the strength to love others more deeply, especially those I find annoying. Help me to listen to complainers with more sympathy and to love those who are such a challenge.
I know you are sending me into your field today and I ask you for the courage and humility to carry out your love.
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HE LIVES
Job prayed that his words would be inscribed in a record (Jb 19:23). His prayer was answered when these words became part of the Bible. Job also prayed that his words would be cut in the rock forever with an iron chisel and with lead. His following words were even further immortalized through Handel’s Messiah. Job proclaimed: “I know that my Vindicator lives” (Jb 19:25), which is also translated: “I know that my Redeemer liveth.”
See Reference below "Editor's note" regarding lack of reflection.
Prayer:
Promise:
Praise:
Reference: Editor’s note: The words you read above are the last written words of Father Albert Lauer, founder and long-time author of One Bread, One Body (OBOB). Fr. Al passed from this life to His eternal reward on October 13, 2002. He wrote these words in great suffering from his deathbed two weeks before he died of liver cancer. So intense were the sufferings of his final weeks that he was not able to complete this final teaching. The words of those dying in the Lord are precious to Him (see Ps 116:15). Father’s final words to you proclaim his undying faith in Jesus, his Redeemer. His life was a constant proclamation that Jesus is Lord and Redeemer, “the Resurrection and the Life” (Jn 11:25), “the Way, and the Truth, and the Life” (Jn 14:6). Please pray for his soul and be assured that he is praying assiduously for you, his beloved readers of OBOB. In the Holy Spirit, and in Fr. Al’s spirit, we at Presentation Ministries are continuing to produce OBOB. We have produced another eighteen years of OBOB teachings since Father’s death, drawing heavily upon Fr. Al’s twenty years of teachings. Fr. Al Lauer, pray for us. “I know that my Redeemer lives!” (To learn more about Fr. Al Lauer and Presentation Ministries, order, view or download our booklet, The Presentation Story, on our website.)
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What kind of harvest does the Lord want us to reap today for his kingdom? When Jesus commissioned seventy of his disciples to go on mission, he gave them a vision of a vast field that is ready to be harvested for the kingdom of God. Jesus frequently used the image of a harvest to convey the coming of God's reign on earth. The harvest is the fruition of much labor and growth - beginning with the sowing of seeds, then growth to maturity, and finally the reaping of fruit for the harvest.
God's word grows like a seed within us
In like manner, the word of God is sown in the hearts of receptive men and women who hear his word, accept it with trust and obedience, and then share the abundant fruit of God's word in their life with others. The harvest Jesus had in mind was not only the gathering in of the people of Israel, but all the peoples (and nations) of the world. John the Evangelist tells us that "God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life" (John 3:16).
Be a sower of God's word of peace and mercy
What does Jesus mean when he says his disciples must be "lambs in the midst of wolves"? The prophet Isaiah foretold a time when wolves and lambs will dwell in peace (Isaiah 11:6 and 65:25). This certainly refers to the second coming of the Lord Jesus when all will be united under the Lordship of Jesus after he has put down his enemies and established the reign of God over the heavens and the earth. In the meantime, the disciples must expect opposition and persecution from those who would oppose the Gospel. Jesus came to lay down his life for us, as our sacrificial lamb, to atone for our sins and the sins of the world. We, in turn, must be willing to offer our lives with gratitude and humble service for our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.
We are called to speak and witness in God's name
What is the significance of Jesus appointing seventy disciples to the ministry of the word? Seventy was a significant number in biblical times. Moses chose seventy elders to help him in the task of leading the people through the wilderness. The Jewish Sanhedrin, the governing council for the nation of Israel, was composed of seventy members. In Jesus' times seventy was held to be the number of nations throughout the world. Jesus commissioned the seventy to a two-fold task - to speak in his name and to act with his power.
Jesus gave his disciples instructions for how they were to carry out their ministry. They must go and serve as people without guile, full of charity (selfless giving in love) and peace, and simplicity. They must give their full attention to the proclamation of God's kingdom and not be diverted by other lesser things. They must travel light - only take what was essential and leave behind whatever would distract them - in order to concentrate on the task of speaking the word of the God. They must do their work, not for what they can get out of it, but for what they can give freely to others, without expecting reward or payment. "Poverty of spirit" frees us from greed and preoccupation with possessions and makes ample room for God's provision. The Lord Jesus wants his disciples to be dependent on him and not on themselves.
God gives us his life-giving word that we may have abundant life in him. He wills to work in and through each of us for his glory. God shares his word with us and he commissions us to speak it boldly and plainly to others. Do you witness the truth and joy of the Gospel by word and example to those around you?
Lord Jesus, may the joy and truth of the Gospel transform my life that I may witness it to those around me. Grant that I may spread your truth and merciful love wherever I go.
Psalm 19:8-11
8 the precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes;
9 the fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever; the ordinances of the Lord are true, and righteous altogether.
10 More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb.
11 Moreover by them is your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward.
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: Jesus the Good Shepherd changes wolves into sheep, by Cyril of Alexandria (376-444 AD)
"How then does [Jesus] command the holy apostles, who are innocent men and 'sheep,' to seek the company of wolves, and go to them of their own will? Is not the danger apparent? Are they not set up as ready prey for their attacks? How can a sheep prevail over a wolf? How can one so peaceful conquer the savageness of beasts of prey? 'Yes,' he says, 'for they all have me as their Shepherd: small and great, people and princes, teachers and students. I will be with you, help you, and deliver you from all evil. I will tame the savage beasts. I will change wolves into sheep, and I will make the persecutors become the helpers of the persecuted. I will make those who wrong my ministers to be sharers in their pious designs. I make and unmake all things, and nothing can resist my will.'" (excerpt from COMMENTARY ON LUKE, HOMILY 61)
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