2020년 11월 9일 라테라노 대성전 봉헌 축일
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제1독서
예언서 47,1-2.8-9.12
그 무렵 천사가 1 나를 데리고 주님의 집 어귀로 돌아갔다.
이 주님의 집 정면은 동쪽으로 나 있었는데,
주님의 집 문지방 밑에서 물이 솟아 동쪽으로 흐르고 있었다.
그 물은 주님의 집 오른쪽 밑에서, 제단 남쪽으로 흘러내려 갔다.
2 그는 또 나를 데리고 북쪽 대문으로 나가서,
밖을 돌아 동쪽 대문 밖으로 데려갔다.
거기에서 보니 물이 오른쪽에서 나오고 있었다.
8 그가 나에게 말하였다.
“이 물은 동쪽 지역으로 나가, 아라바로 내려가서 바다로 들어간다.
이 물이 바다로 흘러들어 가면, 그 바닷물이 되살아난다.
9 그래서 이 강이 흘러가는 곳마다 온갖 생물이 우글거리며 살아난다.
이 물이 닿는 곳마다 바닷물이 되살아나기 때문에, 고기도 아주 많이 생겨난다.
이렇게 이 강이 닿는 곳마다 모든 것이 살아난다.
12 이 강가 이쪽저쪽에는 온갖 과일나무가 자라는데,
잎도 시들지 않으며 과일도 끊이지 않고 다달이 새 과일을 내놓는다.
이 물이 성전에서 나오기 때문이다.
그 과일은 양식이 되고 잎은 약이 된다.”
제2독서
1코린 3,9ㄷ-11.16-17
형제 여러분, 9 여러분은 하느님의 건물입니다.
10 나는 하느님께서 베푸신 은총에 따라 지혜로운 건축가로서 기초를 놓았고,
다른 사람은 집을 짓고 있습니다.
그러나 어떻게 집을 지을지 저마다 잘 살펴야 합니다.
11 아무도 이미 놓인 기초 외에 다른 기초를 놓을 수 없기 때문입니다.
그 기초는 예수 그리스도이십니다.
16 여러분이 하느님의 성전이고
하느님의 영께서 여러분 안에 계시다는 사실을 여러분은 모릅니까?
17 누구든지 하느님의 성전을 파괴하면 하느님께서도 그자를 파멸시키실 것입니다.
하느님의 성전은 거룩하기 때문입니다.
여러분이 바로 하느님의 성전입니다.
복음
요한 2,13-22
13 유다인들의 파스카 축제가 가까워지자 예수님께서는 예루살렘에 올라가셨다.
14 그리고 성전에 소와 양과 비둘기를 파는 자들과
환전꾼들이 앉아 있는 것을 보시고,
15 끈으로 채찍을 만드시어 양과 소와 함께 그들을 모두 성전에서 쫓아내셨다.
또 환전상들의 돈을 쏟아 버리시고 탁자들을 엎어 버리셨다.
16 비둘기를 파는 자들에게는, “이것들을 여기에서 치워라.
내 아버지의 집을 장사하는 집으로 만들지 마라.” 하고 이르셨다.
17 그러자 제자들은 “당신 집에 대한 열정이 저를 집어삼킬 것입니다.”라고
성경에 기록된 말씀이 생각났다.
18 그때에 유다인들이 예수님께,
“당신이 이런 일을 해도 된다는 무슨 표징을 보여 줄 수 있소?” 하고 말하였다.
19 그러자 예수님께서 그들에게 대답하셨다.
“이 성전을 허물어라. 그러면 내가 사흘 안에 다시 세우겠다.”
20 유다인들이 말하였다. “이 성전을 마흔여섯 해나 걸려 지었는데,
당신이 사흘 안에 다시 세우겠다는 말이오?”
21 그러나 그분께서 성전이라고 하신 것은 당신 몸을 두고 하신 말씀이었다.
22 예수님께서 죽은 이들 가운데에서 되살아나신 뒤에야,
제자들은 예수님께서 이 말씀을 하신 것을 기억하고,
성경과 그분께서 이르신 말씀을 믿게 되었다.
November 9, 2020
Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome
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Reading 1
back to the entrance of the temple,
and I saw water flowing out
from beneath the threshold of the temple toward the east,
for the façade of the temple was toward the east;
the water flowed down from the southern side of the temple,
south of the altar.
He led me outside by the north gate,
and around to the outer gate facing the east,
where I saw water trickling from the southern side.
He said to me,
"This water flows into the eastern district down upon the Arabah,
and empties into the sea, the salt waters, which it makes fresh.
Wherever the river flows,
every sort of living creature that can multiply shall live,
and there shall be abundant fish,
for wherever this water comes the sea shall be made fresh.
Along both banks of the river, fruit trees of every kind shall grow;
their leaves shall not fade, nor their fruit fail.
Every month they shall bear fresh fruit,
for they shall be watered by the flow from the sanctuary.
Their fruit shall serve for food, and their leaves for medicine
Responsorial Psalm
God is our refuge and our strength,
an ever-present help in distress.
Therefore, we fear not, though the earth be shaken
and mountains plunge into the depths of the sea.
R. The waters of the river gladden the city of God, the holy dwelling of the Most High!
There is a stream whose runlets gladden the city of God,
the holy dwelling of the Most High.
God is in its midst; it shall not be disturbed;
God will help it at the break of dawn.
R. The waters of the river gladden the city of God, the holy dwelling of the Most High!
The LORD of hosts is with us;
our stronghold is the God of Jacob.
Come! behold the deeds of the LORD,
the astounding things he has wrought on earth.
R. The waters of the river gladden the city of God, the holy dwelling of the Most High!
Reading 2
You are God's building.
According to the grace of God given to me,
like a wise master builder I laid a foundation,
and another is building upon it.
But each one must be careful how he builds upon it,
for no one can lay a foundation other than the one that is there,
namely, Jesus Christ.
Do you not know that you are the temple of God,
and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?
If anyone destroys God's temple,
God will destroy that person;
for the temple of God, which you are, is holy.
Gospel
Since the Passover of the Jews was near,
Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
He found in the temple area those who sold oxen, sheep, and doves,
as well as the money-changers seated there.
He made a whip out of cords
and drove them all out of the temple area, with the sheep and oxen,
and spilled the coins of the money-changers
and overturned their tables,
and to those who sold doves he said,
"Take these out of here,
and stop making my Father's house a marketplace."
His disciples recalled the words of Scripture,
Zeal for your house will consume me.
At this the Jews answered and said to him,
"What sign can you show us for doing this?"
Jesus answered and said to them,
"Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up."
The Jews said,
"This temple has been under construction for forty-six years,
and you will raise it up in three days?"
But he was speaking about the temple of his Body.
Therefore, when he was raised from the dead,
his disciples remembered that he had said this,
and they came to believe the Scripture
and the word Jesus had spoken.
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Perhaps some historical background will help. The site for the Basilica of St. John Lateran was occupied in ancient times by the palace of the Lateran family. It came into the hands of Constantine through his wife, Fausta, and he gave it to the Church no later than 311. After a council was held there in 313, it became the center of Christian life in Rome, the residence of the popes and the cathedral of Rome, which it still is today. Its first name was Basilica of the Savior, but was later changed to St. John, due to a Benedictine monastery nearby dedicated both to St. John the Baptist and to St. John the Evangelist.
In the gospel reading Jesus is angered, because the temple, their center of worship and the place where God dwells, is treated like a market place. In the second reading Paul reminds us that we, as individuals and as a body, are God’s temple, not as a center of worship, but as a place of God’s dwelling. We run the risk of allowing ourselves-as-temples to be treated like a market place. There is daily a lot of traffic going through us-temples: job, family, social interactions... Even cloistered communities are not sheltered from inner traffic. And, if we use the internet, information traffic becomes a flood. We risk losing Paul’s perspective and allowing our life noise to drown God’s voice in our lives. As a result, when God calls, all lines are busy.
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A SURE FOUNDATION
“Everyone, however, must be careful how he builds.” —1 Corinthians 3:10
As of 324 A.D., the Lateran Basilica in Rome is the Pope’s own Cathedral Church. This basilica is the mother church of the entire Christian world. Yet today’s Mass readings don’t simply talk of stone and mortar; they also talk about the Church not made by human hands, the temple of Jesus’ Body (Jn 2:21). Each day, this temple, the Church, is being built upon the sure foundation, Jesus the Christ (1 Cor 3:10-11), and the Rock of St. Peter upon which Christ has built His Church (Mt 16:16-18).
We gather as the Church, in the Church, knowing that the dwelling of God is within us as the Body of Christ. This is a shadow and a model of the heavenly city of God in heaven, the New Jerusalem. The Temple in Jerusalem stands no more. One day, the Lateran Basilica will no longer be standing (Mt 5:18). But God’s temple in us, the Body of Christ, will last forever, because it is God’s dwelling (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 756).
Let us allow God to build on us and through us. Let us allow Him to make us loving, firm, and strong living stones for the new Temple, the Dwelling Place of the Almighty.
Prayer: Father, I love being a member of the Body of Christ. Strengthen Your Church by strengthening me.
Promise: “Are you not aware that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?” —1 Cor 3:16
Praise: “Are you not aware that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?” —1 Cor 3:16
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Alternate reading: John 2:13-22
GOSPEL READING: Luke 17:1-6
1 And he said to his disciples, "Temptations to sin are sure to come; but woe to him by whom they come! 2 It would be better for him if a millstone were hung round his neck and he were cast into the sea, than that he should cause one of these little ones to sin. 3 Take heed to yourselves; if your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him; 4 and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, and says, `I repent,' you must forgive him." 5 The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!" 6 And the Lord said,"If you had faith as a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this sycamine tree, `Be rooted up, and be planted in the sea,' and it would obey you."
What's the driving force in your life? Jesus speaks of two forces at work in our lives - the power of the temptation to sin and cause harm and the power of faith to overcome obstacles and difficulties that stand in the way of loving God and our neighbor. The Greek word for temptation (scandalon) is the same as the English word scandal. The original meaning of scandal is a trap or a stumbling block which causes one to trip and fall. The Scriptures warn us about the snare or enticement to go astray and to do what is evil. "Keep me from the trap which they have laid for me, and from the snares of evildoers!" (Psalm 141:9) "Whoever loves a brother or sister lives in the light, and in such a person there is no cause for stumbling" (1 John 2:10).
Jesus commands us to not give bad example or lead others into sin
The Jews held that it was an unforgivable sin to teach another to sin. If we teach another to sin, he or she in turn may teach still another, until a train of sin is set in motion with no foreseeable end. Jesus warns his disciples of the terrible responsibility that they must set no stumbling block in the way of another, that is, not give offense or bad example that might lead another to sin. The young in faith are especially vulnerable to the bad example of those who should be passing on the faith.
The power of faith for overcoming obstacles
While Jesus warns against the danger of giving bad example and causing scandal, he also demonstrates the power of faith for overcoming obstacles and temptation to sin and wrongdoing. What did Jesus mean when he said that our faith can move trees and mountains as well (see Matthew 17:20; Mark 11:23)? The term "mountain remover" was used for someone who could solve great problems and difficulties.
The Holy Spirit helps us to grow in faith and to rely on God's strength
Don't we often encounter challenges and difficulties which seem beyond our power or strength to handle? What appears impossible to human power is possible to those who believe in God's power. Paul the Apostle reminds us, "No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your strength, but with the temptation will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it" (1 Corinthians 10:13). Do you trust in God's help and rely on his strength when you are put to the test or led into temptation?
Faith is a gift freely given by God to help us know God personally, to understand his truth clearly, and to live in the power of his love and mercy freely. God calls us to be like him - holy, loving and wise. God expects more from us than we can simply do by ourselves. That is why the Lord Jesus unites us to himself through the gift of faith so that we may live in the power of his love through the gift of the Holy Spirit who dwells within us (Romans 5:5). The Lord gives us the strength of the Holy Spirit who helps us to grow strong in faith, persevere in hope, and endure in love.
Faith is the key that unlocks God's power in our lives
Faith in God is the key for removing obstacles and difficulties which keep us from doing his will. We belong to God and our lives are no longer our own. Our joy and privilege is to follow the Lord Jesus and to serve in the power of his love, truth, and goodness. The Lord Jesus is ever ready to work in and through us for his glory. For our faith to be effective it must be linked with trust and with obedience - an active submission to God and a willingness to do whatever he commands. Do you trust in the grace and strength which God freely gives to help you resist temptation and to overcome obstacles in doing his will?
Psalm 24:1-6
1 The earth is the LORD's and the fullness 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. [Selah]
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: To increase faith is to strengthen it by the Holy Spirit, by Cyril of Alexandria (376-444 AD)
"They ask, 'Add faith to us.' They do not ask simply for faith, for perhaps you might imagine them to be without faith. They rather ask Christ for an addition to their faith and to be strengthened in faith. Faith partly depends on us and partly is the gift of the divine grace. The beginning of faith depends on us and our maintaining confidence and faith in God with all our power. The confirmation and strength necessary for this comes from the divine grace. For that reason, since all things are possible with God, the Lord says that all things are possible for him who believes (Mark 9:23). The power that comes to us through faith is of God. Knowing this, blessed Paul also says in the first epistle to the Corinthians, 'For to one is given through the Spirit the word of wisdom, to another the word of knowledge according to the same Spirit, and to another faith in the same Spirit' (1 Corinthians 12:8). You see that he has placed faith also in the catalogue of spiritual graces. The disciples requested that they might receive this from the Savior, contributing also what was of themselves. By the descent upon them of the Holy Spirit, he granted it to them after the fulfillment of the dispensation. Before the resurrection, their faith was so feeble that they were liable even to the charge of being 'little of faith'." (excerpt from COMMENTARY ON LUKE, HOMILIES 113-16)
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