2020년 10월 17일 연중 제28주간 토요일
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제1독서
에페소서 .1,15-23
형제 여러분,
15 나는 주 예수님에 대한 여러분의 믿음과
모든 성도를 향한 여러분의 사랑을 전해 듣고,
16 기도 중에 여러분을 기억하며
여러분 때문에 끊임없이 감사를 드립니다.
17 그 기도는 우리 주 예수 그리스도의 하느님,
영광의 아버지께서 여러분에게 지혜와 계시의 영을 주시어
여러분이 그분을 알게 되고,
18 여러분 마음의 눈을 밝혀 주시어,
그분의 부르심으로 여러분이 지니게 된 희망이 어떠한 것인지,
성도들 사이에서 받게 될 그분 상속의 영광이 얼마나 풍성한지
여러분이 알게 되기를 비는 것입니다.
19 또 우리 믿는 이들을 위한 그분의 힘이 얼마나 엄청나게 큰지를
그분의 강한 능력의 활동으로 알게 되기를 비는 것입니다.
20 하느님께서는 그리스도 안에서 그 능력을 펼치시어,
그분을 죽은 이들 가운데에서 일으키시고
하늘에 올리시어 당신 오른쪽에 앉히셨습니다.
21 모든 권세와 권력과 권능과 주권 위에,
그리고 현세만이 아니라 내세에서도 불릴 모든 이름 위에
뛰어나게 하신 것입니다.
22 또한 만물을 그리스도의 발아래 굴복시키시고,
만물 위에 계신 그분을 교회에 머리로 주셨습니다.
23 교회는 그리스도의 몸으로서,
모든 면에서 만물을 충만케 하시는 그리스도로 충만해 있습니다.
복음
루카 12,8-12
그때에 예수님께서 제자들에게 말씀하셨다.
8 “내가 너희에게 말한다.
누구든지 사람들 앞에서 나를 안다고 증언하면,
사람의 아들도 하느님의 천사들 앞에서 그를 안다고 증언할 것이다.
9 그러나 사람들 앞에서 나를 모른다고 하는 자는,
사람의 아들도 하느님의 천사들 앞에서 그를 모른다고 할 것이다.
10 사람의 아들을 거슬러 말하는 자는 모두 용서받을 것이다.
그러나 성령을 모독하는 말을 하는 자는 용서받지 못할 것이다.
11 너희는 회당이나 관청이나 관아에 끌려갈 때,
어떻게 답변할까, 무엇으로 답변할까,
또 무엇을 말할까 걱정하지 마라.
12 너희가 해야 할 말을 성령께서 그때에 알려 주실 것이다.”
October 17, 2020
Saturday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time
Daily Mass : http://www.catholictv.com/shows/daily-mass
Reading 1
Brothers and sisters:
Hearing of your faith in the Lord Jesus
and of your love for all the holy ones,
I do not cease giving thanks for you,
remembering you in my prayers,
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory,
may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation
resulting in knowledge of him.
May the eyes of your hearts be enlightened,
that you may know what is the hope that belongs to his call,
what are the riches of glory
in his inheritance among the holy ones,
and what is the surpassing greatness of his power
for us who believe,
in accord with the exercise of his great might,
which he worked in Christ,
raising him from the dead
and seating him at his right hand in the heavens,
far above every principality, authority, power, and dominion,
and every name that is named
not only in this age but also in the one to come.
And he put all things beneath his feet
and gave him as head over all things to the Church,
which is his Body,
the fullness of the one who fills all things in every way.
Responsorial Psalm
R. (7) You have given your Son rule over the works of your hands.
O LORD, our LORD,
how glorious is your name over all the earth!
You have exalted your majesty above the heavens.
Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings
you have fashioned praise because of your foes.
R. You have given your Son rule over the works of your hands.
When I behold your heavens, the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars which you set in place?
What is man that you should be mindful of him,
or the son of man that you should care for him?
R. You have given your Son rule over the works of your hands.
You have made him little less than the angels,
and crowned him with glory and honor.
You have given him rule over the works of your hands,
putting all things under his feet.
R. You have given your Son rule over the works of your hands.
Gospel
Jesus said to his disciples:
“I tell you,
everyone who acknowledges me before others
the Son of Man will acknowledge before the angels of God.
But whoever denies me before others
will be denied before the angels of God.
“Everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven,
but the one who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit
will not be forgiven.
When they take you before synagogues and before rulers and authorities,
do not worry about how or what your defense will be
or about what you are to say.
For the Holy Spirit will teach you at that moment what you should say.”
http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/daily.html
All three parts of the readings today call upon us to contemplate our relationship with Christ and His power for those who believe. The Gospel today is as relevant as it was 2,000 years ago.
In it, we have Jesus going up to Jerusalem, where, as we all know, is crucified for our sins and ultimately triumphs over death.
Like the disciples, we today have a choice to make. At this point in the Gospel, the disciples do not know what awaits them in Jerusalem. The same can be said of us in our daily lives today.
They are assured that through faith in Him, the Holy Spirit can be drawn upon for wisdom and knowledge. I ask myself the question, have I made the final complete commitment to Christ?
Am I ready for the trials? In our current times we have our own “rulers and authorities” that will test my faith. In my own experience I find those who are the biggest challenge to my faith are often friends, family, and neighbors. So, I try to go about living my faith without embarrassment as a disciple of Christ. Hopefully I am a good witness to his truth. I’m guaranteed “the Holy Spirit” will teach if I’m open and discerning.
"To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible." — St. Thomas Aquinas
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32 TIMES ALL EQUALS 100
God “has made [Jesus]...Head of the church, which is His body.” —Ephesians 1:22-23
As I write this, a speaker quoted a statistic that only thirty-two percent of registered Catholics in the USA attend Sunday Mass. Our Catholic Church is emaciated. Our spiritual arteries are blocked. Our lifeblood, that is, the Precious Blood of Jesus, is literally not circulating throughout the full body.
Jesus cares deeply about any wounded area of His body. He would leave the ninety-nine in the “wasteland” to save the one missing (Lk 15:4). We are in the 32% going to Sunday Mass. The word Mass means “sent.” We are being sent to the 68% who are not coming to Mass (Mt 10:16).
Thirty-two percent won’t reach sixty-eight percent by a partial effort. If we insist on holding back anything from Jesus, then we’re like spiritual cholesterol that blocks the other 68% from receiving Jesus’ life. When we give less than all to Jesus, soon we’re down to 32%. It takes all-giving to be all-reaching. When we give to the full, we’ll see life to the full (Jn 10:10).
Repent of giving Jesus less than your all. He has given His all to you. Give your all to Him. Then distribute His life to the members of the Church (see Eph 1:18). Go to them, and “do not worry” about “what to say. The Holy Spirit will teach you at that moment all that should be said” (Lk 12:11-12).
Prayer: “May the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, grant you a spirit of wisdom and insight to know Him clearly” (Eph 1:17).
Promise: “Whoever acknowledges Me before men — the Son of Man will acknowledge him before the angels of God.” —Lk 12:8
Praise: St Ignatius was a pillar of the early Church. He was the third Bishop of Antioch, St. Peter having been the first. While he traveled to Rome where he was martyred, he authored seven influential letters. As death neared, he said, “I prefer death in Christ Jesus to power over the farthest limits of the earth.”
http://dailyscripture.servantsoftheword.org/readings/
What is the unforgivable sin which Jesus warns us to avoid? Jesus knows that his disciples will be tested and he assures them that the Holy Spirit will give them what they need in their time of adversity and temptation. He warns them, however, that it's possible to reject the grace of God - his favor, blessing, and help - and to fall into apostasy - giving up our faith and loyalty to Jesus Christ out of fear (being a coward), pride, or disbelief (refusing to believe and trust in the Lord Jesus). The scriptural expression to deny someone means to disown them - to have nothing to do with them anymore.
Do not reject the gift and help of the Holy Spirit
Jesus also speaks against blaspheming the Holy Spirit. What is blasphemy and why is it reprehensible (extremely bad and deserving severe rebuke)? Blasphemy consists in uttering against God, inwardly or outwardly, words of hatred, reproach, or defiance. It's contrary to the honor and respect we owe to God (who is our Father, Creator, and Savior) and to his holy name. Jesus speaks of blaspheming against the Holy Spirit as the unforgivable sin. Jesus spoke about this sin immediately after the scribes and Pharisees had attributed his miracles to the work of the devil instead of to God.
Do you trust in God's help and deliverance?
A sin can only be unforgivable if repentance (admitting wrongdoing and asking forgiveness) is impossible. If someone repeatedly closes his or her heart to God and shuts their ear to his voice, they come to a point where they can no longer recognize God even when God makes his word and presence known to them. Such a person ends up perceiving evil as good and good as evil (Isaiah 5:20). To fear such a sin, however, signals that one is not dead to God and is conscious of the need for God's merciful help and strength.
There are no limits to the mercy of God, but we can reject his mercy by refusing to ask God's pardon for our wrongdoing and by refusing to accept the help he gives us to turn away from sin and from whatever would keep us from doing his will. God gives sufficient grace (his favor and mercy towards us) and he gives sufficient help (his wisdom and strength) to all who humbly call upon him. Giving up on God and refusing to turn away from sin and disbelief results from our own sinful pride, stubborn will, and the loss of hope in God's promises.God never turns a deaf ear to those who seek his help and listen to his voice - his word of hope, pardon, and freedom from sin and oppression.
Our hope and confidence come from God
What is the basis of our hope and confidence in God? It is the free gift of his beloved Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave his life for our sake and who now intercedes for us at the right hand of the throne of God's mercy (Hebrews 4:14-15). John the Evangelist tells us that "God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life" (John 3:16).
Jesus' death on the cross won for us new life and freedom to live as men and women of faith, hope, and love. That is why Jesus offers us the gift and power of the Holy Spirit (Luke 11:13) who enables us to live each day as God's beloved children - his sons and daughters. The love and mercy of Jesus Christ, the forgiveness of sins, and the gift of the Holy Spirit are freely given to all who acknowledge Jesus as their Lord and Savior. Is your hope securely placed in the Lord Jesus and his victory on the cross?
Lord Jesus, you are my hope and my salvation. May I never waver in my hope and trust in your merciful help and strength. Let the fire of your Holy Spirit burn in my heart and fill me with a consuming love for you.
Psalm 105:6-6,42-43
6 O offspring of Abraham his servant, sons of Jacob, his chosen ones!
7 He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth.
8 He is mindful of his covenant for ever, of the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations,
9 the covenant which he made with Abraham, his sworn promise to Isaac
42 For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham his servant.
43 So he led forth his people with joy, his chosen ones with singing.
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: The Holy Spirit will inspire martyrs and teach believers, by Cyril of Jerusalem, 430-543 A.D.
"You must also know that the Holy Spirit empowers the martyrs to bear witness... A person cannot testify as a martyr for Christ's sake except through the Holy Spirit. If 'no man can say "Jesus is Lord" except in the Holy Spirit' (1 Corinthians 12:3), will any man give his life for Jesus' sake except through the Holy Spirit?" (excerpt from CATECHETICAL LECTURES 16.21)
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