2020년 10월 24일 연중 제29주간 토요일
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제1독서
에페소서 .4,7-16
형제 여러분, 7 그리스도께서 나누어 주시는 은혜의 양에 따라,
우리는 저마다 은총을 받았습니다.
8 그래서 성경도 이렇게 말합니다. “그분께서는 높은 데로 오르시어
포로들을 사로잡으시고 사람들에게 선물을 주셨다.”
9 “그분께서 올라가셨다.”는 것은 그분께서 아주 낮은 곳
곧 땅으로 내려와 계셨다는 말이 아니고 무엇이겠습니까?
10 내려오셨던 그분이 바로 만물을 충만케 하시려고
가장 높은 하늘로 올라가신 분이십니다.
11 그분께서 어떤 이들은 사도로, 어떤 이들은 예언자로,
어떤 이들은 복음 선포자로, 어떤 이들은 목자나 교사로 세워 주셨습니다.
12 성도들이 직무를 수행하고 그리스도의 몸을 성장시키는 일을 하도록,
그들을 준비시키시려는 것이었습니다.
13 그리하여 우리가 모두 하느님의 아드님에 대한 믿음과 지식에서
일치를 이루고 성숙한 사람이 되며 그리스도의 충만한 경지에 다다르게 됩니다.
14 그러면 우리는 더 이상 어린아이가 아닐 것입니다.
어린아이들은 사람들의 속임수나 간교한 계략에서 나온 가르침의
온갖 풍랑에 흔들리고 이리저리 밀려다닙니다.
15 우리는 사랑으로 진리를 말하고 모든 면에서 자라나
그분에게까지 이르러야 합니다. 그분은 머리이신 그리스도이십니다.
16 그분 덕분에, 영양을 공급하는 각각의 관절로 온몸이 잘 결합되고 연결됩니다.
또한 각 기관이 알맞게 기능을 하여 온몸이 자라나게 됩니다.
그리하여 사랑으로 성장하는 것입니다.
복음
루카.13,1-9
1 그때에 어떤 사람들이 와서, 빌라도가 갈릴래아 사람들을 죽여
그들이 바치려던 제물을 피로 물들게 한 일을 예수님께 알렸다.
2 그러자 예수님께서 그들에게 이르셨다.
“너희는 그 갈릴래아 사람들이 그러한 변을 당하였다고 해서
다른 모든 갈릴래아 사람보다 더 큰 죄인이라고 생각하느냐?
3 아니다. 내가 너희에게 말한다.
너희도 회개하지 않으면 모두 그처럼 멸망할 것이다.
4 또 실로암에 있던 탑이 무너지면서 깔려 죽은 그 열여덟 사람,
너희는 그들이 예루살렘에 사는 다른 모든 사람보다
더 큰 잘못을 하였다고 생각하느냐?
5 아니다. 내가 너희에게 말한다.
너희도 회개하지 않으면 모두 그렇게 멸망할 것이다.”
6 예수님께서 이러한 비유를 말씀하셨다.
“어떤 사람이 자기 포도밭에 무화과나무 한 그루를 심어 놓았다.
그리고 나중에 가서 그 나무에 열매가 달렸나 하고 찾아보았지만
하나도 찾지 못하였다.
7 그래서 포도 재배인에게 일렀다.
‘보게, 내가 삼 년째 와서
이 무화과나무에 열매가 달렸나 하고 찾아보지만
하나도 찾지 못하네.
그러니 이것을 잘라 버리게. 땅만 버릴 이유가 없지 않은가?’
8 그러자 포도 재배인이 그에게 대답하였다.
‘주인님, 이 나무를 올해만 그냥 두시지요.
그동안에 제가 그 둘레를 파서 거름을 주겠습니다.
9 그러면 내년에는 열매를 맺겠지요.
그러지 않으면 잘라 버리십시오.’”
October 24, 2020
Saturday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time
Daily Mass : http://www.catholictv.com/shows/daily-mass
Reading 1
Brothers and sisters:
Grace was given to each of us
according to the measure of Christ’s gift.
Therefore, it says:
He ascended on high and took prisoners captive;
he gave gifts to men.
What does “he ascended” mean except that he also descended
into the lower regions of the earth?
The one who descended is also the one who ascended
far above all the heavens,
that he might fill all things.
And he gave some as Apostles, others as prophets,
others as evangelists, others as pastors and teachers,
to equip the holy ones for the work of ministry,
for building up the Body of Christ,
until we all attain to the unity of faith
and knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood
to the extent of the full stature of Christ,
so that we may no longer be infants,
tossed by waves and swept along by every wind of teaching
arising from human trickery,
from their cunning in the interests of deceitful scheming.
Rather, living the truth in love,
we should grow in every way into him who is the head, Christ,
from whom the whole Body,
joined and held together by every supporting ligament,
with the proper functioning of each part,
brings about the Body’s growth and builds itself up in love.
Responsorial Psalm
R. (1) Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.
I rejoiced because they said to me,
“We will go up to the house of the LORD.”
And now we have set foot
within your gates, O Jerusalem.
R. Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.
Jerusalem, built as a city
with compact unity.
To it the tribes go up,
the tribes of the LORD.
R. Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.
According to the decree for Israel,
to give thanks to the name of the LORD.
In it are set up judgment seats,
seats for the house of David.
R. Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.
Gospel
Some people told Jesus about the Galileans
whose blood Pilate had mingled with the blood of their sacrifices.
He said to them in reply,
“Do you think that because these Galileans suffered in this way
they were greater sinners than all other Galileans?
By no means!
But I tell you, if you do not repent,
you will all perish as they did!
Or those eighteen people who were killed
when the tower at Siloam fell on them?
do you think they were more guilty
than everyone else who lived in Jerusalem?
By no means!
But I tell you, if you do not repent,
you will all perish as they did!”
And he told them this parable:
“There once was a person who had a fig tree planted in his orchard,
and when he came in search of fruit on it but found none,
he said to the gardener,
‘For three years now I have come in search of fruit on this fig tree
but have found none.
So cut it down.
Why should it exhaust the soil?’
He said to him in reply,
‘Sir, leave it for this year also,
and I shall cultivate the ground around it and fertilize it;
it may bear fruit in the future.
If not you can cut it down.’”
http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/daily.html
“I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked [one], says the Lord,
but rather in [their] conversion that [they] may live.” – Ezekiel 33:11
Today’s gospel acclamation verse provided a necessary reminder as I began reflecting on these readings. I read it around the same time a certain world leader tested positive for COVID-19 and a full report was released on abuse by a prominent Catholic liturgical composer. The first piece of news elicited some schadenfreude on my part (not going to lie), while the second elicited visceral disgust and moved me to tears of anger and compassion for the survivors.
And yet. God desires their conversion, Ezekiel says, that they may find life in God. God desires all of us to bear good fruit. Schadenfreude is bitter fruit. Therefore, it is for me to pray for the healing and wellbeing of all who suffer from their actions, as well as for their conversion, even as I encourage my communities to hold them accountable. It is also for me to reflect with God on what kind of fruit my own actions bear.
Perhaps this is another step in my “coming of age in faith,” a phrase I like to use and which Paul outlines in the first reading. One of my liturgical theology professors used the image of a graph. At the bottom-left corner, point 0-0, humankind started off on an upward trajectory towards divination. Almost immediately, the Fall occurred and the upward trajectory became a tangled knot. Then, Jesus showed us how to untangle the knot, and the upward trajectory continued (but it’s not done yet). This referred to humankind’s growing maturity in faith – we come of age as a people of faith, over generations and generations of knowing God in the eras of our human history.
I think we are each individually on that graph, too, encountering periods when we get tied in knots, run in circles, plateau, or even dip. Hopefully we are each also growing in our capacity to “live the truth in love” and mature into “the full stature of Christ.” We need our community of faith to help us in that growth.
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A TIME TO UPROOT THE PLANT” (ECCL 3:2)
“Through Him the whole body grows.” —Ephesians 4:16
God began His cultivation of the earth in the Garden of Eden (Gn 2:8ff). Man was assigned to care for the Garden of Eden, but man and woman didn’t care for the garden. Instead, they cared for their own curiosity. So man was banished from the garden. Then Jesus came and restored man’s access to God’s gardening. To do this, Jesus had to be betrayed, suffer anguish, and be arrested in a garden, Gethsemane. Finally, “in the place where [Jesus] had been crucified there was a garden” (Jn 19:41).
Mary Magdalene on the morning of the Resurrection thought Jesus was the Gardener (Jn 20:15). In a way, she was correct. Jesus restored the garden and made it surpass even the original beauty of Eden. He now calls us to join Him forever in “the garden of God” (Rv 2:7).
We are to grow from little plants (Eph 4:12-15) to full, fruitful plants. Jesus the Gardener gives us everything needed to flourish in His garden. But we don’t have unlimited time to bear fruit. There is a time of reaping fruit from our lives (see Lk 13:8-9). We have a merciful Gardener Who gives us every opportunity, and does so far more patiently than most gardeners ever will. So let us surrender all to the cultivation of Jesus the Gardener.
Even if we have had many fruitless, sinful years of life, Jesus the Gardener can make our lives beautiful and fruitful — by His grace and not our efforts. Like Mary, let it be done to us according to God’s will.
Prayer: Father, do in me whatever You must, to do through me whatever You will.
Promise: “Let us profess the truth in love and grow to the full maturity of Christ the Head.” —Eph 4:15
Praise: St. Anthony Claret is known as the spiritual father of Cuba. In his popular missions he placed emphasis on the Eucharist and the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
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What can a calamity, such as a political blood-bath or a natural disaster, teach us about God's kingdom and the consequences of wrong-doing and turning away from God? Jesus used two such occasions to address the issue of sin (wrong-doing) and judgment with his Jewish audience. Pilate, who was the Roman governor of Jerusalem at the time, ordered his troops to slaughter a group of Galileans who had come up to Jerusalem to offer sacrifice in the Temple. We do not know what these Galileans did to incite Pilate's wrath, nor why Pilate chose to attack them in the holiest of places for the Jews, in their temple at Jerusalem. For the Jews, this was political barbarity and sacrilege at its worst!
The second incident which Jesus addressed was a natural disaster, a tower in Jerusalem which unexpectedly collapsed, killing 18 people. The Jews often associated such calamities and disasters as a consequence of sin (doing what is wrong and contrary to God's law). Scripture does warn that sin can result in calamity! Though the righteous fall seven times, and rise again; the wicked are overthrown by calamity (Proverbs 24:16).
The time for repentance and forgiveness is right now!
The real danger and calamity which Jesus points out is that an unexpected disaster or a sudden death does not give us time to repent of our sins by acknowledging our wrong-doing and asking for pardon here and now before we die and are brought face to face with the Lord of heaven and earth when he calls us to his judgment seat. The Book of Job reminds us that misfortune and calamity can befall both the righteous and the unrighteous alike. Jesus gives a clear warning - take responsibility for your actions and moral choices and put sin to death today before it can poison your heart, corrupt your mind, and bring destruction to your body as well.
Allowing sin and sinful attitudes to go unchecked in us is like a cancer which spreads and corrupts us from within and causes death if it is not cut off.We must honestly and humbly acknowledge our sins before God and ask for his forgiveness and for his healing grace to restore and change us so that we may grow day by day into the holiness he desires for us. Holding on to sinful attitudes, and refusing to confess our wrongdoing (sins) before God to receive his pardon and healing, can only lead to one result - a corrupt heart, mind, and soul that is dead spiritually. Paul the Apostle reminds us that "the wages of sin in death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 6:23). Spiritual death and separation from God is a far worse condition than any physical harm or loss we might experience in this present life.Choose today for the abundant life and grace which Christ has won for you through his victory over sin and death on the Cross.
The sign of the barren fig tree
Jesus followed his warning to turn away from sin and not allow it to corrupt our minds and hearts with an illustration and story (parable) from nature and farming which his listeners would have easily understood. Good land for growing crops and fruit trees were sparse in the arrid climate of Judae and the surrounding desert regions. One very common and important source of food for the people who lived in the region of Galilee and Judea was the fig tree. Its fruit was highly prized and became a symbol of God's fruitful blessing and provision for his people. A fig tree normally matured within three years, producing plentiful fruit. If it failed, it was cut down to make room for more healthy trees. A decaying fig tree and its bad fruit came to symbolize for the Jews the consequence of spiritual corruption caused by evil deeds and unrepentant sin.
The unfruitful fig tree symbolized the outcome of Israel's indifference and lack of response to God's word of repentance and restoration. The prophets depicted the desolation and calamity of Israel's fall and ruin - due to her unfaithfulness to God - as a languishing fig tree (see Joel 1:7,12; Habbakuk 3:17; and Jeremiah 8:13). Jeremiah likened good and evil rulers and members of Israel with figs that were either good for eating or rotten and wasteful (Jeremiah 24:2-8). Jesus' parable depicts the patience of God, but it also contains a warning that we should not presume upon God's patience and mercy. God's judgment will come in due course - very soon or later. Jesus' parable of the barren fig tree illustrates his warning about the consequences of allowing sin (wrongdoing) and moral corruption to take root in our hearts and minds. We must turn away from sinful atttitudes and sinful habits and turn to God for his transforming grace and power to change us.
Why God judges
Why does God judge his people? He judges to purify and cleanse us of all sin so that we might grow in his holiness and righteousness (being in a right relationship with God). And he disciplines us for our own good, to inspire a godly fear and reverence for him and his holy word. God is patient, but for those who persistently and stubbornly rebel against him and refuse to repent and change their course, there is the consequence that they will lose both their soul and body to hell.
Are God's judgments unjust or unloving? When God's judgments are revealed in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness (Isaiah 26:9). To pronounce God's judgment on sin is much less harsh than what will happen if those who sin are not warned to repent and turn back to God.
Don't tolerate sin
God, in his mercy, gives us time to get right with him, but that time is now. We must not assume that there is no hurry. A sudden and unexpected death leaves one no time to prepare to settle one's accounts when he or she must stand before the Lord on the day of judgment. Jesus warns us that we must be ready at all times. Tolerating sinful habits and excusing unrepentant sin and wrongdoing will result in bad fruit, painful discipline, and spiritual disease that leads to death and destruction. The Lord in his mercy gives us both grace (his gracious help and healing) and time to turn away from sin, but that time is right now. If we delay, even for a day, we may discover that grace has passed us by and our time is up. Do you hunger for the Lord's righteousness (moral goodness) and holiness?
Lord Jesus, increase my hunger for you that I may grow in righteousness and holiness. May I not squander the grace of the present moment to say "yes" to you and to your will and plan for my life.
Psalm 24:1-6
1 The earth is the LORD's and the fulness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein;
2 for he has founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the rivers.
3 Who shall ascend the hill of the LORD? And who shall stand in his holy place?
4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false, and does not swear deceitfully.
5 He will receive blessing from the LORD, and vindication from the God of his salvation.
6 Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek the face of the God of Jacob.
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: The Lord's three visits through the Patriarchs, Prophets, and the Gospel, by Augustine of Hippo, 354-430 A.D.
"The Lord also has something very fitting to say about a fruitless tree, 'Look, it is now three years that I have been coming to it. Finding no fruit on it, I will cut it down, to stop it blocking up my field.' The gardener intercedes... This tree is the human race. The Lord visited this tree in the time of the patriarchs, as if for the first year. He visited it in the time of the law and the prophets, as if for the second year. Here we are now; with the gospel the third year has dawned. Now it is as though it should have been cut down, but the merciful one intercedes with the merciful one. He wanted to show how merciful he was, and so he stood up to himself with a plea for mercy. 'Let us leave it,' he says, 'this year too. Let us dig a ditch around it.' Manure is a sign of humility. 'Let us apply a load of manure; perhaps it may bear fruit.' Since it does bear fruit in one part, and in another part does not bear fruit, its Lord will come and divide it. What does that mean, 'divide it'? There are good people and bad people now in one company, as though constituting one body." (excerpt from Sermon 254.3)
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