2020년 10월 2일 금요일 수호천사 기념일
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제1독서
탈출기. 23,20-23
주님께서 이렇게 말씀하신다.
20 “보라, 내가 너희 앞에 천사를 보내어,
길에서 너희를 지키고 내가 마련한 곳으로 너희를 데려가게 하겠다.
21 너희는 그 앞에서 조심하고 그의 말을 들어라.
그가 너희 죄를 용서하지 않으리니, 그를 거역하지 마라.
그는 내 이름을 지니고 있다.
22 너희가 그의 말을 잘 들어 내가 일러 준 것을 모두 실행하면,
나는 너희 원수들을 나의 원수로 삼고,
너희의 적들을 나의 적으로 삼겠다.
23 나의 천사가 앞장서서
너희를 아모리족, 히타이트족, 프리즈족,
가나안족, 히위족, 여부스족이 사는 곳으로 데려갈 것이다.
나는 그들을 멸종시키겠다.”
혹은 :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
마태오. 18,1-5.10
그때에 제자들이 예수님께 다가와,
“하늘 나라에서는 누가 가장 큰 사람입니까?” 하고 물었다.
2 그러자 예수님께서 어린이 하나를 불러 그들 가운데에 세우시고 3 이르셨다.
“내가 진실로 너희에게 말한다.
너희가 회개하여 어린이처럼 되지 않으면,
결코 하늘 나라에 들어가지 못한다.
4 그러므로 누구든지 이 어린이처럼 자신을 낮추는 이가
하늘 나라에서 가장 큰 사람이다.
5 또 누구든지 이런 어린이 하나를 내 이름으로 받아들이면
나를 받아들이는 것이다.
10 너희는 이 작은 이들 가운데 하나라도 업신여기지 않도록 주의하여라.
내가 너희에게 말한다.
하늘에서 그들의 천사들이 하늘에 계신 내 아버지의 얼굴을 늘 보고 있다.”
October 2, 2020
Memorial of the Guardian Angels
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Reading 1
jb 19:21-27
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
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
mt 18:1-5, 10
“Who is the greatest in the Kingdom of heaven?”
He called a child over, placed it in their midst, and said,
“Amen, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children,
you will not enter the Kingdom of heaven.
Whoever humbles himself like this child
is the greatest in the Kingdom of heaven.
And whoever receives one child such as this in my name receives me.
“See that you do not despise one of these little ones,
for I say to you that their angels in heaven
always look upon the face of my heavenly Father.”
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Today is the Memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels. I’m going to be honest with you. When I was a child, I believed in angels and had a deep friendship with my Imagined guardian angel. Growing into adolescence and young adulthood however, my angel became a distant childhood memory. I didn’t think about angels or consider them as a spiritual resource until several years ago when I attended the funeral of a very close friend. I was filled with grief and deep sadness throughout her funeral liturgy and yet when the Song of Farewell began, before they would take her body from the church, I was overcome by the words: May the Angels lead you into paradise. The beautiful song invited angels to accompany my friend into paradise and into the presence of God. I pictured her surrounded lovingly by angels and although I was grappling with my feelings of loss and loneliness, I was at the same time, deeply comforted. I had a genuine, spiritual, and mystical sense that she was not alone. The pandemic has brought on an alarming increase in loneliness throughout the world. Yes, people are finding new ways to connect in this era of social distancing, but loneliness continues to increase. Loneliness impacts the physical, spiritual, and emotional health of a human person. Jamie Ducharme writes: Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, public-health experts were concerned about an epidemic of loneliness in the U.S. The coronavirus has exacerbated that problem… 1. Could our feelings of loneliness be where our guardian angels can assist us and advocate for us? The faithful from most of the world’s major religions believe in angels as messengers from God. Catholicism goes one step further saying that we are each assigned an angel to be our guardian. The Catechism of the Catholic Church explains to us: From its beginning until death, human life is surrounded by their watchful care and intercession. Beside each believer stands an angel as protector and shepherd leading…to life. Already here on earth the Christian life shares by faith in the blessed company of angels…united in God. 2. In today’s gospel, Jesus explains that angels always look upon the face of God. Since our guardian angels have that deep connection to God and because the word “angel” means “messenger” in Greek, we are invited as people of faith to turn to our angelic messengers who not only care for us but who also deliver our messages/prayers to our God. Their reassuring presence can offer great comfort and solace, similar to what I experienced during my friend’s funeral. In conclusion, as we reflect on today’s readings, I invite you to turn with me to today’s responsorial psalm which offers a moving image of God knitting us together in our mother’s womb. Let’s imagine, as God knit each of us together, our guardian angel was also there to guard and love us from the onset of our creation. While we journey through the pandemic and on this very special Memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels, our faith tradition reminds us that we are never alone. 1. Ducharme, Jamie. “COVID-19 is Making America’s Loneliness Epidemic Even Worse.” Time Magazine, May 8, 2020. 2. Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2nd ed. (Washington, DC: United States Catholic Conference, 2000), 336. |
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“For to His angels He has given command about you, that they guard you in all your ways.” —Psalm 91:11
Our lives are so precious to God that He has created and assigned an angel specifically for each one of us. “Beside each believer stands an angel as protector and shepherd leading him to life” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 336). The Lord says: “My angel is with you, and he is the custodian of your lives” (Bar 6:6). For anyone who thinks they’re in charge of their own life, it’s important to know that a guardian angel has been authorized by God to take full custody of that life.
Your guardian angel is:
1) focused constantly on Jesus (Mt 18:10; Jn 1:51). “Christ is the center of the angelic world” (Catechism, 331). Your angel’s life revolves around Jesus (Jn 1:51).
2) devoted to your personal welfare and care (Ps 91:11; Bar 6:6). God specifically declares: “I am sending an angel before you” (Ex 23:20).
Jesus reveals that your angel is constantly beholding the “heavenly Father’s face” (Mt 18:10). This gives your angel a privileged position to instantly hear, receive, and carry out orders specifically related to you. Your angel is attentive to you at all times. Therefore, obey God’s command to “be attentive to” your angel and “heed his voice” (Ex 23:21, 22).
Prayer: Father, thank You for loving me so personally as to create and assign an angel specifically for me. I will repent so as to cause You and my angel to rejoice (Lk 15:10).
Promise: “Unless you change and become like little children, you will not enter the kingdom of God.” —Mt 18:3
Praise: “Angel of God, my guardian dear...”
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If Jesus were to visit your community today, what would he say? Would he issue a warning like the one he gave to Chorazin and Bethsaida? And how would you respond? Wherever Jesus went he did mighty works to show the people how much God had for them. Chorazin and Bethsaida had been blessed with the visitation of God. They heard the good news and experienced the wonderful works which Jesus did for them. Why was Jesus upset with these communities? The word woe is also translated as alas. It is as much as an expression of sorrowful pity as it is of anger.
Jesus calls us to walk in the way of truth and freedom - justice and holiness
Why does Jesus lament and issue a stern warning? The people who heard the Gospel here very likely responded with indifference. Jesus upbraids them for doing nothing! Repentance demands change - a change of heart and way of life. God's word is life-giving and it saves us from destruction - the destruction of soul as well as body. Jesus' anger is directed toward sin and everything which hinders us from doing the will of God and receiving his blessing. In love he calls us to walk in his way of truth and freedom, grace and mercy, justice and holiness. Do you receive his word with faith and submission or with doubt and indifference?
Lord Jesus, give me the child-like simplicity and purity of faith to gaze upon your face with joy and confidence in your all-merciful love. Remove every doubt, fear, and proud thought which would hinder me from receiving your word with trust and humble submission.
Psalm 79:1-5,8-9
1 O God, the heathen have come into your inheritance; they have defiled your holy temple; they have laid Jerusalem in ruins.
2 They have given the bodies of your servants to the birds of the air for food, the flesh of your saints to the beasts of the earth.
3 They have poured out their blood like water round about Jerusalem, and there was none to bury them.
4 We have become a taunt to our neighbors, mocked and derided by those round about us.
5 How long, O LORD? Will you be angry for ever? Will your jealous wrath burn like fire?
8 Do not remember against us the iniquities of our forefathers; let your compassion come speedily to meet us, for we are brought very low.
9 Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of your name; deliver us, and forgive our sins, for your name's sake!
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: Christ speaks through the disciples, by Cyril of Alexandria (376-444 AD)
"Christ gives those who love instruction the assurance that whatever is said concerning him by the holy apostles or evangelists is to be received necessarily without any doubt and to be crowned with the words of truth. He who hears them, hears Christ. For the blessed Paul also said, 'You desire proof that Christ is speaking in me' (2 Corinthians 13:3). Christ himself somewhere also said to the holy disciples, 'For it is not you that speak, but the Spirit of your Father that speaks in you' (Matthew 10:20). Christ speaks in them by the consubstantial Spirit. If it is true, and plainly it is, that they speak by Christ, how can they err? He affirms that he who does not hear them, does not hear Christ, and that he who rejects them rejects Christ, and with him the Father."(excerpt from COMMENTARY ON LUKE, HOMILY 63)
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