October 26, 2020 Monday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time

2020년 10월 26일 연중 제30주간 월요일 



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제1독서
에페소서.4,32ㅡ5,8
형제 여러분, 32 서로 너그럽고 자비롭게 대하고,
하느님께서 그리스도 안에서 여러분을 용서하신 것처럼
여러분도 서로 용서하십시오.
5,1 사랑받는 자녀답게 하느님을 본받는 사람이 되십시오.
2 그리스도께서 우리를 사랑하시고 또 우리를 위하여
당신 자신을 하느님께 바치는 향기로운 예물과 제물로 내놓으신 것처럼,
여러분도 사랑 안에서 살아가십시오.
3 성도들에게 걸맞게, 여러분 사이에서는
불륜이나 온갖 더러움이나 탐욕은 입에 올리는 일조차 없어야 합니다.
4 추잡한 말이나 어리석은 말이나 상스러운 농담처럼
온당치 못한 것들도 마찬가지입니다.
여러분은 감사의 말만 해야 합니다.
5 이것을 꼭 알아 두십시오.
불륜을 저지르는 자나 더러운 자나 탐욕을 부리는 자 곧 우상 숭배자는
그리스도와 하느님의 나라에서 받을 몫이 없습니다.
6 여러분은 어느 누구의 허황한 말에도 속아 넘어가지 마십시오.
그러한 것 때문에 하느님의 진노가 순종하지 않는 자들에게 내립니다.
7 그러므로 그런 자들과 상종하지 마십시오.
8 여러분은 한때 어둠이었지만 지금은 주님 안에 있는 빛입니다.
빛의 자녀답게 살아가십시오.

 

복음
루카 13,10-17
 0 예수님께서 안식일에 어떤 회당에서 가르치고 계셨다.

11 마침 그곳에 열여덟 해 동안이나 병마에 시달리는 여자가 있었다.
그는 허리가 굽어 몸을 조금도 펼 수가 없었다.
12 예수님께서는 그 여자를 보시고 가까이 부르시어,
“여인아, 너는 병에서 풀려났다.” 하시고,
13 그 여자에게 손을 얹으셨다.
그러자 그 여자가 즉시 똑바로 일어서서 하느님을 찬양하였다.
14 그런데 회당장은 예수님께서 안식일에 병을 고쳐 주셨으므로
분개하여 군중에게 말하였다. “일하는 날이 엿새나 있습니다.
그러니 그 엿새 동안에 와서 치료를 받으십시오. 안식일에는 안 됩니다.”
15 그러자 주님께서 그에게 이르셨다.
“위선자들아, 너희는 저마다 안식일에도
자기 소나 나귀를 구유에서 풀어 물을 먹이러 끌고 가지 않느냐?
16 그렇다면 아브라함의 딸인 이 여자를
사탄이 무려 열여덟 해 동안이나 묶어 놓았는데,
안식일일지라도 그 속박에서 풀어 주어야 하지 않느냐?”
17 예수님께서 이렇게 말씀하시니 그분의 적대자들은 모두 망신을 당하였다.
그러나 군중은 모두 그분께서 하신 그 모든 영광스러운 일을 두고 기뻐하였다.

October 26, 2020
Monday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time

Daily Readings — Audio

Daily Reflections — Video

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Reading 1

Eph 4:32?5:8

Brothers and sisters:
Be kind to one another, compassionate,
forgiving one another as God has forgiven you in Christ.

Be imitators of God, as beloved children, and live in love,
as Christ loved us and handed himself over for us
as a sacrificial offering to God for a fragrant aroma.
Immorality or any impurity or greed must not even be mentioned among you,
as is fitting among holy ones,
no obscenity or silly or suggestive talk, which is out of place,
but instead, thanksgiving.
Be sure of this, that no immoral or impure or greedy person,
that is, an idolater,
has any inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ and of God.

Let no one deceive you with empty arguments,
for because of these things
the wrath of God is coming upon the disobedient.
So do not be associated with them.
For you were once darkness,
but now you are light in the Lord.
Live as children of light.  

Responsorial Psalm

Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6

R. (see Eph. 5:1) Behave like God as his very dear children.
Blessed the man who follows not
the counsel of the wicked
Nor walks in the way of sinners,
nor sits in the company of the insolent,
But delights in the law of the LORD
and meditates on his law day and night.
R. Behave like God as his very dear children.
He is like a tree
planted near running water,
That yields its fruit in due season,
and whose leaves never fade.
Whatever he does, prospers.
R. Behave like God as his very dear children.
Not so the wicked, not so;
they are like chaff which the wind drives away.
For the LORD watches over the way of the just,
but the way of the wicked vanishes.
R. Behave like God as his very dear children.

Gospel 
Lk 13:10-17

Jesus was teaching in a synagogue on the sabbath. 

And a woman was there who for eighteen years
had been crippled by a spirit;
she was bent over, completely incapable of standing erect.
When Jesus saw her, he called to her and said,
“Woman, you are set free of your infirmity.”
He laid his hands on her,
and she at once stood up straight and glorified God.
But the leader of the synagogue,
indignant that Jesus had cured on the sabbath,
said to the crowd in reply,
“There are six days when work should be done.
Come on those days to be cured, not on the sabbath day.”
The Lord said to him in reply, “Hypocrites!
Does not each one of you on the sabbath
untie his ox or his ass from the manger
and lead it out for watering?
This daughter of Abraham,
whom Satan has bound for eighteen years now,
ought she not to have been set free on the sabbath day
from this bondage?”
When he said this, all his adversaries were humiliated;
and the whole crowd rejoiced at all the splendid deeds done by him.

 

 

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Here in the Midwest as the days get shorter and the temperatures get cooler, I have prepared my yard for winter and now turn my attention to projects inside my home.  Learning about home upkeep is interesting to me, and I am lucky to have a friend who is willing to teach and advise me about the right course of action.  In fact, Al is such a touchstone for me I have joked that my home repair guideline is WWAD… What Would Al Do? This acronym is based on the popular bracelets WWJD…What Would Jesus Do?

WWJD comes to mind as I read today’s first reading from Ephesians.  The reading is filled with specific guidance on how to live life as a good and honorable person.  We are called to be kind and compassionate.  Rather than engage in silly or suggestive talk, we should offer thanksgiving.  Immorality, impurity or greed should be nowhere to be found.  The refrain from today’s Psalm supports this wise counsel:  Behave like God as his very dear children.  These simple instructions are also profound.

Today’s Gospel from Luke presents a meaningful contrast to the message from the first reading.  Jesus was teaching in a synagogue on a sabbath and healed a woman who had been crippled for 18 years.  Her faith in Jesus set her free from her physical challenges and pain.  Rather than rejoicing for the woman, the leader of the synagogue was indignant that Jesus would choose to cure on the sabbath.

The feelings the gospel stirred in me left me wondering how many times I behave in a judgmental and condemning fashion exhibited by the synagogue leader.  It is easy to agree to the clear instructions to live life as a good and honorable person, but it can be very difficult to put these values into action when we feel scared, challenged, threatened or depleted.

I ask God for the grace to turn away from the temptation of greed, idolatry and gossip.  I pray for the gift of compassion, especially for those for whom I do not easily respond to with compassion.  Knowing that God wants me to use my gifts in service to others, I ask God to help me know how I can best companion others.

With God’s grace I now have new letters to live by:  WWID:  What Will I Do? 

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THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF SEXUAL PURITY

“No fornicator, no unclean or lustful person...has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.” —Ephesians 5:5

God’s Word speaks boldly to a society wallowing in sexual sin.

1)      Our holiness forbids the mention of “lewd conduct or promiscuousness or lust of any sort” (Eph 5:3).

2)      Not only obscene but silly or suggestive talk is out of place (Eph 5:4).

3)      We should replace such talk with words of thanksgiving (Eph 5:4).

4)      An unclean or lustful person is in effect an idolator (Eph 5:5).

5)      No lustful person “has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God” (Eph 5:5).

6)      People will use “worthless arguments” to deceive us about sexual morality (Eph 5:6).

7)      Sexual sins “bring God’s wrath down on the disobedient” (Eph 5:6).

8)      We are to “have nothing to do with” sexual sins (Eph 5:7).

9)      We are to go to extremes to resist the temptation to look lustfully (Mt 5:28).

10) “Whoever rejects these instructions rejects, not man, but God” (1 Thes 4:8).

The Lord not only commands us to resist sexual temptations but gives us the grace to do so. By His grace, we can be pure as Jesus is pure (1 Jn 3:3).

Prayer:  Father, may I be “pure and follow the Lamb wherever He goes” (Rv 14:4).

Promise:  “Should not this daughter of Abraham here who has been in the bondage of Satan for eighteen years have been released from her shackles on the sabbath?” —Lk 13:16

Praise:  Jane and her godly friends dress alike, modestly (see 1 Jn 3:3).

 

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Is there anything that keeps you bound up or oppressed? Infirmity, whether physical, emotional, or spiritual, can befall us for a variety of reasons and God can use it for some purpose that we do not understand. When Jesus encountered an elderly woman who was spent of her strength and unable to stand upright, he gave her words of faith and freedom and he restored her to health. She must have suffered much, both physically and spiritually for eighteen years, since Jesus remarked that Satan had bound her. How can Satan do this? The Scriptures indicate that Satan can act in the world with malice and can cause injuries of a spiritual nature, and indirectly even of a physical nature. Satan's power, however, is not infinite. He cannot prevent the building up of God's kingdom or reign in our lives.

Jesus wants to set free us from oppression
Jesus demonstrates the power and authority of God's kingdom in releasing people who are oppressed by physical and emotional sickness, by personal weakness and sin, and by the harassment of the evil one in their lives. It took only one word from Jesus to release this woman instantly of her infirmity. Do you believe in the power of Jesus to release you from affliction and oppression?

The Jewish leaders were indignant that Jesus would perform such a miraculous work on the Sabbath, the holy day of rest. They were so caught up in their ritual observance of the Sabbath that they lost sight of God's mercy and goodness. Jesus healed on the Sabbath because God does not rest from showing his mercy and love, ever. God's word has power to change us, spiritually, physically, and emotionally. Is there anything that keeps you bound up or that weighs you down? Let the Lord speak his word to you and give you freedom.

Lord Jesus, you grant freedom to those who seek you. Give me freedom to walk in your way of love and to praise and worship you always. Show me how I can bring your mercy and healing love to those in need around me.

Psalm 1:1-6

1 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers;
2 but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.
3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water, that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers.
4 The wicked are not so, but are like chaff which the wind drives away.
5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous;
6 for the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.

Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: Jesus overcomes death and destruction, by Cyril of Alexandria (376-444 AD)

"The incarnation of the Word and his assumption of human nature took place for the overthrow of death, destruction and the envy harbored against us by the wicked Serpent, who was the first cause of evil. This plainly is proved to us by facts themselves. He set free the daughter of Abraham from her protracted sickness, calling out and saying, 'Woman, you are loosed from your infirmity.' A speech most worthy of God, and full of supernatural power! With the royal inclination of his will, he drives away the disease. He also lays his hands upon her. It says that she immediately was made straight. It is now also possible to see that his holy flesh bore in it the power and activity of God. It was his own flesh, and not that of some other Son beside him, distinct and separate from him, as some most impiously imagine."(excerpt from COMMENTARY ON LUKE, HOMILY 96)

   

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