2020년 11월 5일 연중 제31주간 목요일
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제1독서
필리피서.3,3-8ㄱ
.형제 여러분, 3 하느님의 영으로 예배하고 그리스도 예수님 안에서 자랑하며
육적인 것을 신뢰하지 않는 우리야말로 참된 할례를 받은 사람입니다.
4 하기야 나에게도 육적인 것을 신뢰할 수 있는 근거가 있기는 합니다.
다른 어떤 사람이 육적인 것을 신뢰할 수 있다고 생각한다면,
나는 더욱 그렇습니다.
5 여드레 만에 할례를 받은 나는 이스라엘 민족으로 벤야민 지파 출신이고,
히브리 사람에게서 태어난 히브리 사람이며, 율법으로 말하면 바리사이입니다.
6 열성으로 말하면 교회를 박해하던 사람이었고,
율법에 따른 의로움으로 말하면 흠잡을 데 없는 사람이었습니다.
7 그러나 나에게 이롭던 것들을,
나는 그리스도 때문에 모두 해로운 것으로 여기게 되었습니다.
8 그뿐만 아니라, 나의 주 그리스도 예수님을 아는 지식의 지고한 가치 때문에,
다른 모든 것을 해로운 것으로 여깁니다.
복음
루카 15,1-10
그때에 1 세리들과 죄인들이 예수님의 말씀을 들으려고
가까이 모여들고 있었다.
2 그러자 바리사이들과 율법 학자들이, “저 사람은 죄인들을 받아들이고
또 그들과 함께 음식을 먹는군.” 하고 투덜거렸다.
3 예수님께서 그들에게 이 비유를 말씀하셨다.
4 “너희 가운데 어떤 사람이 양 백 마리를 가지고 있었는데
그 가운데에서 한 마리를 잃으면,
아흔아홉 마리를 광야에 놓아둔 채 잃은 양을 찾을 때까지 뒤쫓아 가지 않느냐?
5 그러다가 양을 찾으면 기뻐하며 어깨에 메고
6 집으로 가서 친구들과 이웃들을 불러,
‘나와 함께 기뻐해 주십시오. 잃었던 내 양을 찾았습니다.’ 하고 말한다.
7 내가 너희에게 말한다. 이와 같이 하늘에서는,
회개할 필요가 없는 의인 아흔아홉보다
회개하는 죄인 한 사람 때문에 더 기뻐할 것이다.
8 또 어떤 부인이 은전 열 닢을 가지고 있었는데 한 닢을 잃으면,
등불을 켜고 집 안을 쓸며 그것을 찾을 때까지 샅샅이 뒤지지 않느냐?
9 그러다가 그것을 찾으면 친구들과 이웃들을 불러,
‘나와 함께 기뻐해 주십시오. 잃었던 은전을 찾았습니다.’ 하고 말한다.
10 내가 너희에게 말한다.
이와 같이 회개하는 죄인 한 사람 때문에 하느님의 천사들이 기뻐한다.”
November 5, 2020
Thursday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time
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Reading 1
Brothers and sisters:
We are the circumcision,
we who worship through the Spirit of God,
who boast in Christ Jesus and do not put our confidence in flesh,
although I myself have grounds for confidence even in the flesh.
If anyone else thinks he can be confident in flesh, all the more can I.
Circumcised on the eighth day,
of the race of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin,
a Hebrew of Hebrew parentage,
in observance of the law a Pharisee,
in zeal I persecuted the Church,
in righteousness based on the law I was blameless.
But whatever gains I had,
these I have come to consider a loss because of Christ.
More than that, I even consider everything as a loss
because of the supreme good of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord.
Responsorial Psalm
R. (3b) Let hearts rejoice who search for the Lord.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Sing to him, sing his praise,
proclaim all his wondrous deeds.
Glory in his holy name;
rejoice, O hearts that seek the LORD!
R. Let hearts rejoice who search for the Lord.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Look to the LORD in his strength;
seek to serve him constantly.
Recall the wondrous deeds that he has wrought,
his portents, and the judgments he has uttered.
R. Let hearts rejoice who search for the Lord.
or:
R. Alleluia.
You descendants of Abraham, his servants,
sons of Jacob, his chosen ones!
He, the LORD, is our God;
throughout the earth his judgments prevail.
R. Let hearts rejoice who search for the Lord.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Gospel
The tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to listen to Jesus,
but the Pharisees and scribes began to complain, saying,
“This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
So Jesus addressed this parable to them.
“What man among you having a hundred sheep and losing one of them
would not leave the ninety-nine in the desert
and go after the lost one until he finds it?
And when he does find it,
he sets it on his shoulders with great joy
and, upon his arrival home,
he calls together his friends and neighbors and says to them,
‘Rejoice with me because I have found my lost sheep.’
I tell you, in just the same way
there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents
than over ninety-nine righteous people
who have no need of repentance.
“Or what woman having ten coins and losing one
would not light a lamp and sweep the house,
searching carefully until she finds it?
And when she does find it,
she calls together her friends and neighbors
and says to them,
‘Rejoice with me because I have found the coin that I lost.’
In just the same way, I tell you,
there will be rejoicing among the angels of God
over one sinner who repents.”
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n our world, it seems that there is not always so much room for hope. After all, we reap what we sow, as the saying goes. When you’ve made your bed, you lie in it. In other words, you get what you deserve. No second chances.
It is in pondering such initial thoughts that I consider how truly counter-cultural it is to look to Jesus as our model; as the one to imitate. Today, Luke tells us one of Jesus’ most well-known parables about the lost sheep. Jesus’ story about the man who leaves 99 of his sheep to go after the one that is lost counters our most basic instinct. It contradicts our worldly sensibilities that are calibrated toward self-preservation. Surely, it is in the man’s best interest to focus on the 99 and not concern himself with the one that strayed. However, in today’s first reading Paul gives witness to the shaky ground upon which this premise stands. Upon encountering Jesus, Paul attests that whatever gains I had, these I have come to consider a loss because of Christ. In other words, his accomplishments according to what the world valued meant less than nothing once he encountered Jesus and realized what he meant for the world. His whole understanding of existence and what was truly of value had to be recalibrated upon this encounter. Indeed, that God would seek out the lost sheep - in this case, Paul, who had persecuted the Church - was reason for hope.
To some, such hope may seem a fairy tale; a simple coping mechanism we employ to escape the seeming cold reality of the world of no second chances. However, Christian hope is not purely sentimental. It is also rational. Not only are we, at times, the sheep in Jesus’ parable needing to be found. We are also called to be the one who seeks the lost sheep in our world. Throughout the whole of human history, we have seen what is wrought by those who seek only personal gain and self-preservation. The ending is all too predictable but no less tragic. It is only by choosing the way of the shepherd who seeks out the lost sheep, however, that what is broken is restored, that what is incomplete becomes whole, and that we may, through Christ and for his glory, work to build the Kingdom of God in our midst.
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“MORE JOY IN HEAVEN”
“There will likewise be more joy in heaven over one repentant sinner than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need to repent.” —Luke 15:7
For ninety-nine people to have no need to repent is a great miracle and therefore a cause of great joy. However, one person repenting is an even greater cause for joy because:
1) Without our repentance the shedding of Jesus’ blood on Calvary is in vain for us.
2) Repentance is often a mega-change, a 180-degree turn, reappraising “all as loss in the light of the surpassing knowledge of [our] Lord Jesus Christ” (Phil 3:8), stripping “off the carnal body completely” (Col 2:11).
3) Repentance is a miracle. Sin blinds us to sin, which further blinds us to sin, etc. By this spiritual blindness and self-deception, we build up layers of sin. Except for God’s miraculous intervention by His grace, there would be no way out of sin.
4) Repentance is catalytic and contagious. As one sin has unimaginable effects, so one act of repentance has even greater effects (see Rm 5:20). For example, 120,000 Ninevites repented in one day (Jon 4:11).
Repentance is an absolutely necessary, miraculous, catalytic mega-change from death to life, rebellion to submission, and darkness to light (see Jn 1:5). Because of this, one sinner repenting is a greater cause for joy than even other exceptionally great causes for joy. Repent, rejoice, and cause heaven to rejoice.
Prayer: Father, give me the sorrow for sin which turns into the joy of repentance (2 Cor 7:10).
Promise: “He invites friends and neighbors in and says to them, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found my lost sheep.’ ” —Lk 15:6
Praise: Jesus delivered Rosa from her desire for cocaine. This saved and changed Rosa’s life and that of her unborn child.
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Do you ever feel resentful or get upset when someone else gets treated better than you think they deserve? The scribes and Pharisees took great offense at Jesus because he went out of his way to meet with sinners and he treated them like they were his friends. The Pharisees had strict regulations about how they were to keep away from sinners, lest they incur ritual defilement. They were not to entrust money to sinners or have any business dealings with them, nor trust them with a secret, nor entrust orphans to their care, nor accompany them on a journey, nor give their daughter in marriage to any of their sons, nor invite them as guests or be their guests.
Do you judge others with mercy or disdain - with kindness or harshness?
The Pharisees were shocked when they saw Jesus freely meeting with sinners and even going to their homes to eat with them. Many sinners and outcasts of society were drawn to Jesus to hear him speak about the mercy of God and the offer of new life and friendship in the kingdom of God. When the Pharisees began to question Jesus' motive and practice of associating with sinners and outcasts, Jesus responded by giving them two parables about a lost sheep and a lost coin to challenge their way of judging sinners and shunning contact with them.
Finding and restoring what has been lost
What is the point of Jesus' story about a lost sheep and a lost coin? In Jesus' time shepherds normally counted their sheep at the end of the day to make sure all were accounted for. Since sheep by their very nature are very social, an isolated sheep can quickly become bewildered and even neurotic. The shepherd's grief and anxiety is turned to joy when he finds the lost sheep and restores it to the fold.
The housewife who lost a coin faced something of an economic disaster, since the value of the coin would be equivalent to her husband's daily wage. What would she say to her husband when he returned home from work? They were poor and would suffer greatly because of the loss. Her grief and anxiety turn to joy when she finds the coin.
Bringing the lost to the community of faith
Both the shepherd and the housewife "search until what they have lost is found." Their persistence pays off. They both instinctively share their joy with the whole community. The poor are particularly good at sharing in one another's sorrows and joys. What was new in Jesus' teaching was the insistence that sinners must be sought out and not merely mourned for. God does not rejoice in the loss of anyone, but desires that all be saved and restored to fellowship with him. That is why the whole community of heaven rejoices when one sinner is found and restored to friendship with God. Seekers of the lost are much needed today. Do you persistently pray and seek after those you know who have lost their way to God?
Lord Jesus, let your light dispel the darkness that what is lost may be found and restored. Let your light shine through me that others may see your love and truth and find hope and peace in you. May I never doubt your love nor take for granted the mercy you have shown to me. Fill me with your transforming love that I may be merciful as you are merciful.
Psalm 27:1,4,13-14
1 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
4 One thing have I asked of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life,
to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple.
13 I believe that I shall see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living!
14 Wait for the LORD; be strong, and let your heart take courage; yes, wait for the LORD!
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: Joy over the fallen sinner restored in God's image, by Cyril of Alexandria (376-444 AD)
"This second parable compares what was lost to a drachma (Luke 15:8-9). It is as one out of ten, a perfect number and of a sum complete in the accounting. The number ten also is perfect, being the close of the series from the unit upwards. This parable clearly shows that we are in the royal likeness and image, even that of God over all. I suppose the drachma is the denarius on which is stamped the royal likeness. We, who had fallen and had been lost, have been found by Christ and transformed by holiness and righteousness into his image... A search was made for that which had fallen, so the woman lighted a lamp... By the light, what was lost is saved, and there is joy for the powers above. They rejoice even in one sinner that repents, as he who knows all things has taught us. They keep a festival over one who is saved, united with the divine purpose, and never cease to praise the Savior's gentleness. What great joy must fill them when all beneath heaven is saved and Christ calls them by faith to acknowledge the truth? They put off the pollution of sin and freed their necks from the bonds of death. They have escaped from the blame of their wandering and fall! We gain all these things in Christ."(excerpt from COMMENTARY ON LUKE, HOMILY 106)
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