2020년 11월 29일 대림 제1주일
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제1독서
이사야서. 63,16ㄹ-17.19ㄷ; 64,2ㄴ-7
16 주님, 당신만이 저희 아버지시고
예로부터 당신 이름은 ‘우리의 구원자’이십니다.
17 주님, 어찌하여 저희를 당신의 길에서 벗어나게 하십니까?
어찌하여 저희 마음이 굳어져 당신을 경외할 줄 모르게 만드십니까?
당신 종들을 생각하시어,
당신의 재산인 이 지파들을 생각하시어 돌아오소서.
19 아, 당신께서 하늘을 찢고 내려오신다면!
당신 앞에서 산들이 뒤흔들리리이다.
64,2 당신께서 내려오셨을 때 산들이 당신 앞에서 뒤흔들렸습니다.
3 당신 아닌 다른 신이 자기를 고대하는 이들을 위하여 이런 일을 한다는 것은
예로부터 아무도 들어 보지 못하였고 아무도 귀로 듣지 못하였으며
어떠한 눈도 보지 못하였습니다.
4 당신께서는 의로운 일을 즐겨 하는 이들을,
당신의 길을 걸으며 당신을 기억하는 이들을 받아들이셨습니다.
그러나 저희는 죄를 지었고 당신께서는 진노하셨습니다.
당신의 길 위에서 저희가 늘 구원을 받았건만
5 이제 저희는 모두 부정한 자처럼 되었고
저희의 의로운 행동이라는 것들도 모두 개짐과 같습니다.
저희는 모두 나뭇잎처럼 시들어
저희의 죄악이 바람처럼 저희를 휩쓸어 갔습니다.
6 당신 이름 부르며 경배드리는 자 없고
당신을 붙잡으려고 움직이는 자도 없습니다.
당신께서 저희를 외면하시고
저희 죄악의 손에 내버리셨기 때문입니다.
7 그러나 주님, 당신은 저희 아버지십니다.
저희는 진흙, 당신은 저희를 빚으신 분
저희는 모두 당신 손의 작품입니다.
제2독서
코린토 1서. 1,3-9
형제 여러분,
3 하느님 우리 아버지와 주 예수 그리스도에게서
은총과 평화가 여러분에게 내리기를 빕니다.
4 나는 하느님께서 그리스도 예수님 안에서 여러분에게 베푸신 은총을 생각하며,
여러분을 두고 늘 나의 하느님께 감사를 드립니다.
5 여러분은 그리스도 안에서 어느 모로나 풍요로워졌습니다.
어떠한 말에서나 어떠한 지식에서나 그렇습니다.
6 그리스도에 관한 증언이 여러분 가운데에 튼튼히 자리를 잡은 것입니다.
7 그리하여 여러분은 어떠한 은사도 부족함이 없이,
우리 주 예수 그리스도께서 나타나시기를 기다리고 있습니다.
8 그분께서는 또한 여러분을 끝까지 굳세게 하시어,
우리 주 예수 그리스도의 날에 흠잡을 데가 없게 해 주실 것입니다.
9 하느님은 성실하신 분이십니다.
그분께서 당신의 아드님 우리 주 예수 그리스도와 친교를 맺도록
여러분을 불러 주셨습니다.
복음
마르코. 13,33-37
그때에 예수님께서 제자들에게 말씀하셨다.
33 “너희는 조심하고 깨어 지켜라. 그때가 언제 올지 너희가 모르기 때문이다.
34 그것은 먼 길을 떠나는 사람의 경우와 같다.
그는 집을 떠나면서 종들에게 권한을 주어 각자에게 할 일을 맡기고,
문지기에게는 깨어 있으라고 분부한다.
35 그러니 깨어 있어라.
집주인이 언제 돌아올지, 저녁일지, 한밤중일지,
닭이 울 때일지, 새벽일지 너희가 모르기 때문이다.
36 주인이 갑자기 돌아와 너희가 잠자는 것을 보는 일이 없게 하여라.
37 내가 너희에게 하는 이 말은 모든 사람에게 하는 말이다. 깨어 있어라.”
November 29, 2020
First Sunday of Advent
Daily Mass : http://www.catholictv.com/shows/daily-mass
Reading 1
Is 63:16b-17, 19b; 64:2-7
our redeemer you are named forever.
Why do you let us wander, O LORD, from your ways,
and harden our hearts so that we fear you not?
Return for the sake of your servants,
the tribes of your heritage.
Oh, that you would rend the heavens and come down,
with the mountains quaking before you,
while you wrought awesome deeds we could not hope for,
such as they had not heard of from of old.
No ear has ever heard, no eye ever seen, any God but you
doing such deeds for those who wait for him.
Would that you might meet us doing right,
that we were mindful of you in our ways!
Behold, you are angry, and we are sinful;
all of us have become like unclean people,
all our good deeds are like polluted rags;
we have all withered like leaves,
and our guilt carries us away like the wind.
There is none who calls upon your name,
who rouses himself to cling to you;
for you have hidden your face from us
and have delivered us up to our guilt.
Yet, O LORD, you are our father;
we are the clay and you the potter:
we are all the work of your hands.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19
O shepherd of Israel, hearken,
from your throne upon the cherubim, shine forth.
Rouse your power,
and come to save us.
R. Lord, make us turn to you; let us see your face and we shall be saved.
Once again, O LORD of hosts,
look down from heaven, and see;
take care of this vine,
and protect what your right hand has planted
the son of man whom you yourself made strong.
R. Lord, make us turn to you; let us see your face and we shall be saved.
May your help be with the man of your right hand,
with the son of man whom you yourself made strong.
Then we will no more withdraw from you;
give us new life, and we will call upon your name.
R. Lord, make us turn to you; let us see your face and we shall be saved.
Reading 2
1 Cor 1:3-9
Grace to you and peace from God our Father
and the Lord Jesus Christ.
I give thanks to my God always on your account
for the grace of God bestowed on you in Christ Jesus,
that in him you were enriched in every way,
with all discourse and all knowledge,
as the testimony to Christ was confirmed among you,
so that you are not lacking in any spiritual gift
as you wait for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
He will keep you firm to the end,
irreproachable on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
God is faithful,
and by him you were called to fellowship with his Son,
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Gospel
Mk 13:33-37
"Be watchful! Be alert!
You do not know when the time will come.
It is like a man traveling abroad.
He leaves home and places his servants in charge,
each with his own work,
and orders the gatekeeper to be on the watch.
Watch, therefore;
you do not know when the Lord of the house is coming,
whether in the evening, or at midnight,
or at cockcrow, or in the morning.
May he not come suddenly and find you sleeping.
What I say to you, I say to all: 'Watch!'"
http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/daily.html
As we enter another Advent season, I take joy in recognizing a shift in our conversation with God. The Old Testament lessons reveal a great deal of uncertainty for Isaiah that is characteristic of us all. Isaiah acknowledges that God is our father and our redeemer, but he is anxious about how God works in our hearts. Is it God that lets us wander from God’s ways? Is it God who hardens our hearts? Has God left us to our own devices and then become angry with us, enough so to turn his face from us when God sees what a mess we make of our lives? Do we then turn away from seeking the God who has made us because we feel we aren’t loved anymore? Isaiah seems to be desperate here to re-establish our relationship with God. Isaiah admits we have done wrong, and we have to try harder, but he is so bold as to say that God has to try harder to connect with us if we are going to be more like the people God intended us to be.
The Psalmist has a similar conversation with God. He (probably but not certainly he) makes the same case with God. “Rouse up your power and come to save us!” Let us see your face again and make us turn to you, he pleas. Like Isaiah, the Psalmist is also calling on God to keep up his end of the bargain in caring for us and protecting us. In this desperate admission that we really need help comes the inspiration and the vision and the prophecy. We hear the plea from the Psalmist for the coming of the son of man who will give us new life when we call upon God. The Psalmist says here that if we can get a very exemplary son of man, the man of God’s right hand, we won’t feel so lost and confused in our relationship with God. This man will bring us back to God, will let us see God’s face and favor once again, and will be our salvation. It comes again in Psalm 85, this plea for God’s love and salvation.
And it happened, indeed. God heard those prayers. Now in Paul’s letter to the Corinthians we read about this blessed gift of Christ Jesus, the son of man and of God who enriches us with knowledge through our renewed conversation with God. Through Christ Jesus, we get all the spiritual gifts we need to stay firm in the Lord. We have a clearer focus for our lives in a deeper, richer relationship with God. Christ is the constant kindling for the fire of our faith, but Jesus does not let us off the hook here. He himself acknowledges that our faith can easily grow weak. While Christ Jesus changed our relationship with God, we are still flawed human beings. He tells us clearly that we need to keep watch over our faith. Advent is a perfect time to practice our vigilance. We are not just awaiting the coming of the Savior in the celebration of Christmas in Christ’s birth. We should be learning to better focus our faith on the enrichment of spiritual gifts that come to us in Jesus. This Advent season, as we plan our gift giving, I pray that we can think of ways that we can better share our spiritual gifts with others. During this very difficult time, I think our loved ones really need our gifts of faith, hope, charity, love, forgiveness, and encouragement much more than they need chocolates or sweaters. I give thanks for Advent as the time to enrich ourselves in all these ways through the grace of God.
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WAITING AND WATCHING
“What I say to you, I say to all: Be on guard!” ––Mark 13:37
Welcome to Advent. Christmas is near! Advent is a time of preparation for the coming of the Lord. We begin a new liturgical year with anticipation and hope. This sounds encouraging, but “we are sinful; all of us have become like unclean men, all our good deeds are like polluted rags” (Is 64:4-5). It hurts to look in the mirror!
Fortunately, God refuses to abandon His wounded children. “Yet, O Lord, You are our Father; we are the clay and You the potter: we are all the work of Your hands” (Is 64:7). If we are repentant and open to His grace, interior renovation follows. In this reconstruction project, we also have heavenly helpers. St. Paul prays, “I continually thank my God for you because of the favor He has bestowed on you in Christ Jesus” (1 Cor 1:4).
Therefore, our duty isn’t to agonize over sin or become self-loathing. Rather, God directs us to focus on our “own task” (Mk 13:34). This allows us to take a deep breath and fulfill our unique role — and stop trying to be something we are not. The Body of Christ functions best when each member exercises his or her own God-given gifts. We then allow the Holy Spirit to mold us into virtuous disciples.
Now we’re better prepared for Christ’s coming: both His coming as a Babe in Bethlehem and His return at the end of time. “Be constantly on the watch! Stay awake! You do not know when the appointed time will come” (Mk 13:33).
Prayer: Father, make Advent my season of transformation.
Promise: “He will strengthen you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.” ––1 Cor 1:8
Praise: “The One Who gives this testimony says, ‘Yes, I am coming soon!’ Amen! Come, Lord Jesus!” (Rv 22:20)
http://dailyscripture.servantsoftheword.org/readings/
What do you do when someone you love very dearly and miss very much has been gone a very long time but promises to return soon? Do you ignore their absence, or do you anticipate their return and send them messages to let them know how much you long to be with them again? Jesus' parable about the long-expected return of the Master to his household brings this point home.
Parable of the watchful servants waiting for the master's return
Wealthy landowners often left their estates in the hands of their trustworthy servants and stewards. This gave them freedom to travel, trade, and expand their business ventures. They expected loyalty and hard work from their servants and rewarded them accordingly. Dutiful servants would eagerly anticipate their master's return by keeping the house and estate in good order. Jesus doesn't tell us in his parable whether the servants were ready to receive the unexpected return of their master. Were these servants excited or anxious about their master's return? The watchful servants, no doubt, looked forward to the future because they knew their master would be pleased and would reward them for their vigilance and hard work. Disaster and reprisal, however, awaited those who were unprepared because of carelessness or laziness.
Watching with hopeful expectation and vigilance for Christ's return
When we expect some very important event to happen, we often wait for it with excited anticipation. The Lord Jesus expects us to watch in great anticipation for the most important event of all - his return in glory at the end of this present age! The Old Testament prophets foretold the coming of the Lord when he shall judge between the nations and decide for many peoples (Isaiah 2:5).
The Advent season reminds us that we are living in the end times. The end times begin with the first coming of Christ (when the Word of God became flesh and dwelt among us - John 1:14) and it culminates in Christ's second coming on the Day of Judgment and vindication for his people. Jesus spoke of his return in glory at the close of the ages as an indisputable fact and predetermined act which he will perform as the Judge and Ruler of all peoples, nations, and individuals who ever lived on the earth.
"May your kingdom come!"
While the second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ is for certain, the time of his appearance is not yet disclosed. The Lord's day of visitation and judgment will come swiftly and unexpectedly. Jesus warns his listeners to not be caught off guard when that day arrives. It will surely come in God's good time! The Lord invites us to pray for the coming of his kingdom into our present lives and future as well. Jesus taught his disciples to pray - "may your kingdom come and your will be done on earth as it is in heaven" (Matthew 6:10). Do you earnestly pray for the coming of God's kingdom - both now and at the end of the world?
The Lord will reward those who wait for him
The prophet Isaiah tells us that God will surely reward those who wait for his visitation: "From of old no one has heard or perceived by the ear, no eye has seen a God besides you, who works for those who wait for him" (Isaiah 64:4). Our Lord and Master, Jesus Christ, has entrusted us with his gifts and graces (his abundant favors and blessings). He expects us to make good use of the gifts and resources he gives us for his glory and for the benefit of helping and blessing others as well. He does not want us to use the present time we have here on earth in idleness or wasted living. He has work for us to do - loving, honoring,and serving him and loving, honoring, and serving our families, neighbors, and communities as well.
How do we watch and wait for the Lord's coming?
How does the Lord want us to be watchful and vigilant for his return? The kind of watching the Lord has in mind is not a passive "wait and see what happens" approach to life. The Lord urges us to vigilance and to active prayer that his "kingdom may come" and his "will be done on earth as it is in heaven". We are not only to watch for Christ, but to watch with Christ. The Lord wants us to have our hearts and minds fixed on him and his word. He wants us to be ready for his action and work of grace in our lives and in our world. Those who "wait" for the Lord will not be disappointed. He will surely come with his grace and saving help. Do you watch for the Lord's action in your life with expectant faith and with joyful hope?
The season of Advent is a time for rousing our minds and hearts for the Lord's coming. As his servants we watch for his will - continually seeking him. We watch for his word and his power - that he may act now to save and to deliver. And we watch for his visitation - he will surely come again! Servants of the Lord rouse yourselves! Be vigilant, be alert, be "watchmen" for the Lord pointing the way for his coming.
Lord Jesus, awaken my heart and mind to receive your word and to prepare for your coming again. Free me from complacency, from the grip of sin and worldliness, and from attachments to things which pass away. May I always be eager to receive your word and be ready to meet you when you come again.
Psalm 80:2-3, 15-19
2 Stir up your might, and come to save us!
3 Restore us, O God; let your face shine, that we may be saved!
15 the stock which your right hand planted.
16 They have burned it with fire, they have cut it down; may they perish at the rebuke of your countenance!
17 But let your hand be upon the man of your right hand, the son of man whom you have made strong for yourself!
18 Then we will never turn back from you; give us life, and we will call on your name!
19 Restore us, O LORD God of hosts! let your face shine, that we may be saved!
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: Christ's second and final coming, by Augustine of Hippo, 354-430 A.D.
"Who are the 'all' to whom he says this if not his elect and his beloved, the members of his body which is the church (Colossians 1:18,24)? Therefore, he said this not only to those who then heard him speaking, but also to those who came after them and before us, as well as to us and to those who will come after us until his final coming. Is that day going to encounter only those currently living, or is anyone likely to say that these words are also addressed to the dead, when he says: 'Watch, lest he comes suddenly and finds you asleep' (Mark 13:35-36)? Why, then, does he say to all what concerns only those who will then be living? For that day will come to every single one, when the day comes for him to leave this life, such as it is, to be judged on the last day (John 12:48). For this reason, every Christian ought to watch lest the coming of the Lord find him unprepared. But the last day will find unprepared anyone whom this day will find unprepared (Matthew 25:1-13). This at least was certainly clear to the apostles. Even if the Lord did not come in their times, while they were still living here in the flesh, yet who would doubt that they watched most carefully and observed what he said to all, lest coming suddenly he might find them unprepared?" (excerpt from LETTER 199, TO HESYCHIUS 3)
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