2020년 12월 20일 대림 제4주간 일요일
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제1독서
사무엘기 하 7,1-5.8ㄷ-12.14ㄱ.16
다윗 1 임금이 자기 궁에 자리 잡고,
주님께서 그를 사방의 모든 원수에게서 평온하게 해 주셨을 때이다.
2 임금이 나탄 예언자에게 말하였다.
“보시오, 나는 향백나무 궁에 사는데, 하느님의 궤는 천막에 머무르고 있소.”
3 나탄이 임금에게 말하였다.
“주님께서 임금님과 함께 계시니, 가셔서 무엇이든 마음 내키시는 대로 하십시오.”
4 그런데 그날 밤, 주님의 말씀이 나탄에게 내렸다.
5 “나의 종 다윗에게 가서 말하여라.
‘주님이 이렇게 말한다. 내가 살 집을 네가 짓겠다는 말이냐?
8 나는 양 떼를 따라다니던 너를 목장에서 데려다가,
내 백성 이스라엘의 영도자로 세웠다.
9 또한 네가 어디를 가든지 너와 함께 있으면서,
모든 원수를 네 앞에서 물리쳤다.
나는 너의 이름을 세상 위인들의 이름처럼 위대하게 만들어 주었다.
10 나는 내 백성 이스라엘을 위하여 한곳을 정하고,
그곳에 그들을 심어 그들이 제자리에서 살게 하겠다.
그러면 이스라엘은 더 이상 불안해하지 않아도 되고,
다시는 전처럼, 불의한 자들이 그들을 괴롭히지 않을 것이다.
11 곧 내가 나의 백성 이스라엘에게 판관을 임명하던 때부터 해 온 것처럼,
나는 너를 모든 원수에게서 평온하게 해 주겠다.
더 나아가 주님이 너에게 한 집안을 일으켜 주리라고 선언한다.
12 너의 날수가 다 차서 조상들과 함께 잠들게 될 때,
네 몸에서 나와 네 뒤를 이을 후손을 내가 일으켜 세우고,
그의 나라를 튼튼하게 하겠다.
14 나는 그의 아버지가 되고 그는 나의 아들이 될 것이다.
16 너의 집안과 나라가 네 앞에서 영원히 굳건해지고,
네 왕좌가 영원히 튼튼하게 될 것이다.’”
제2독서
로마서. 16,25-27
형제 여러분, 25 하느님은 내가 전하는 복음으로, 곧 예수 그리스도의 복음 선포로,
또 오랜 세월 감추어 두셨던 신비의 계시로
여러분의 힘을 북돋아 주실 능력이 있는 분이십니다.
26 이제는 모습을 드러낸 이 신비가 모든 민족들을 믿음의 순종으로 이끌도록,
영원하신 하느님의 명령에 따라 예언자들의 글을 통하여 알려지게 되었습니다.
27 홀로 지혜로우신 하느님께 예수 그리스도를 통하여
영원토록 영광이 있기를 빕니다. 아멘.
복음
루카. 1,26-38
그때에 26 하느님께서는
가브리엘 천사를 갈릴래아 지방 나자렛이라는 고을로 보내시어,
27 다윗 집안의 요셉이라는 사람과 약혼한 처녀를 찾아가게 하셨다.
그 처녀의 이름은 마리아였다.
28 천사가 마리아의 집으로 들어가 말하였다.
“은총이 가득한 이여, 기뻐하여라. 주님께서 너와 함께 계시다.”
29 이 말에 마리아는 몹시 놀랐다.
그리고 이 인사말이 무슨 뜻인가 하고 곰곰이 생각하였다.
30 천사가 다시 마리아에게 말하였다.
“두려워하지 마라, 마리아야. 너는 하느님의 총애를 받았다.
31 보라, 이제 네가 잉태하여 아들을 낳을 터이니 그 이름을 예수라 하여라.
32 그분께서는 큰 인물이 되시고 지극히 높으신 분의 아드님이라 불리실 것이다.
주 하느님께서 그분의 조상 다윗의 왕좌를 그분께 주시어,
33 그분께서 야곱 집안을 영원히 다스리시리니 그분의 나라는 끝이 없을 것이다.”
34 마리아가 천사에게, “저는 남자를 알지 못하는데,
어떻게 그런 일이 있을 수 있겠습니까?” 하고 말하자,
35 천사가 마리아에게 대답하였다.
“성령께서 너에게 내려오시고 지극히 높으신 분의 힘이 너를 덮을 것이다.
그러므로 태어날 아기는 거룩하신 분, 하느님의 아드님이라고 불릴 것이다.
36 네 친척 엘리사벳을 보아라. 그 늙은 나이에도 아들을 잉태하였다.
아이를 못낳는 여자라고 불리던 그가 임신한 지 여섯 달이 되었다.
37 하느님께는 불가능한 일이 없다.”
38 마리아가 말하였다. “보십시오, 저는 주님의 종입니다.
말씀하신 대로 저에게 이루어지기를 바랍니다.”
그러자 천사는 마리아에게서 떠나갔다.
December 20, 2020
Fourth Sunday of Advent
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Reading 1
2 sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16
and the LORD had given him rest from his enemies on every side,
he said to Nathan the prophet,
“Here I am living in a house of cedar,
while the ark of God dwells in a tent!”
Nathan answered the king,
“Go, do whatever you have in mind,
for the LORD is with you.”
But that night the LORD spoke to Nathan and said:
“Go, tell my servant David, ‘Thus says the LORD:
Should you build me a house to dwell in?’
“It was I who took you from the pasture
and from the care of the flock
to be commander of my people Israel.
I have been with you wherever you went,
and I have destroyed all your enemies before you.
And I will make you famous like the great ones of the earth.
I will fix a place for my people Israel;
I will plant them so that they may dwell in their place
without further disturbance.
Neither shall the wicked continue to afflict them as they did of old,
since the time I first appointed judges over my people Israel.
I will give you rest from all your enemies.
The LORD also reveals to you
that he will establish a house for you.
And when your time comes and you rest with your ancestors,
I will raise up your heir after you, sprung from your loins,
and I will make his kingdom firm.
I will be a father to him,
and he shall be a son to me.
Your house and your kingdom shall endure forever before me;
your throne shall stand firm forever.”
Responsorial Psalm
ps 89:2-3, 4-5, 27-29
The promises of the LORD I will sing forever;
through all generations my mouth shall proclaim your faithfulness.
For you have said, “My kindness is established forever”;
in heaven you have confirmed your faithfulness.
R/ For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord.
“I have made a covenant with my chosen one,
I have sworn to David my servant:
Forever will I confirm your posterity
and establish your throne for all generations.”
R/ For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord.
“He shall say of me, ‘You are my father,
my God, the Rock, my savior.’
Forever I will maintain my kindness toward him,
and my covenant with him stands firm.”
R/ For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord.
Reading 2
rom 16:25-27
Brothers and sisters:To him who can strengthen you,
according to my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ,
according to the revelation of the mystery kept secret for long ages
but now manifested through the prophetic writings and,
according to the command of the eternal God,
made known to all nations to bring about the obedience of faith,
to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ
be glory forever and ever. Amen.
Alleluia Lk 1:38
R. Alleluia, alleluia.Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord.
May it be done to me according to your word.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel
lk 1:26-38
to a town of Galilee called Nazareth,
to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph,
of the house of David,
and the virgin’s name was Mary.
And coming to her, he said,
“Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you.”
But she was greatly troubled at what was said
and pondered what sort of greeting this might be.
Then the angel said to her,
“Do not be afraid, Mary,
for you have found favor with God.
“Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son,
and you shall name him Jesus.
He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High,
and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father,
and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever,
and of his kingdom there will be no end.”
But Mary said to the angel,
“How can this be,
since I have no relations with a man?”
And the angel said to her in reply,
“The Holy Spirit will come upon you,
and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.
Therefore the child to be born
will be called holy, the Son of God.
And behold, Elizabeth, your relative,
has also conceived a son in her old age,
and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren;
for nothing will be impossible for God.”
Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord.
May it be done to me according to your word.”
Then the angel departed from her.
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Those who will admit to it are dating themselves if they can remember Perry Como’s hit song, "It’s Impossible." The song starts out, “It's impossible, to tell the sun to leave the sky; It's just impossible. It's impossible, to ask a baby not to cry; It's just impossible.”
And for the fans of Lewis Carrol and Winne the Pooh there is always the humorous twist on the word when Pooh says, “People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.”
We could all come up with lots of quotes and phrases about the word impossible, but none could better illustrate its meaning than the famous words with which the angel Gabriel comforted a distraught Mary: “For nothing will be impossible with God.”
Just close your eyes and imagine the scene of Mary and Gabriel and how powerful those words must have been for Mary and the relief she must have felt knowing that God was in control, and that with God, nothing is impossible.
We, too, need comfort and reassurance in these most troubling of times. The virus continues, and while we are hopeful for the vaccine, its efficacy remains to be seen. So, meditating on Gabriel’s words of wisdom can, likewise, give us hope and strengthen our faith to face each day anew, knowing that with our God, nothing is impossible.
As we focus on Gabriel’s words, think back to when you were younger and someone you looked up to may have told you, “Well, that is just impossible. You better get that out of your head.” But now, with our faith much stronger, we know better. We know that with God at our side, our potential is unlimited, and whatever we focus our attention on can become reality.
That reality is not limited to personal growth or gaining control over our lives, but includes our potential to love others and to serve those in need – two actions which know no bounds. If we really want to do more for others and demonstrate our love and concern for them, we can, “For nothing will be impossible with God.”
Today, as we light the fourth candle on the Advent wreath and prepare for the joy of Christmas and the birth of our Savior that is soon to be upon us, let us realize the gift we received even before the birth of Jesus through the words of Gabriel: the gift of our unlimited potential as Christians to change the world and make it, and all who dwell in it, better.
“For nothing will be impossible with God.”
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GOD’S BROKEN PROMISES?
“I have sworn to David My servant: Forever will I confirm your posterity and establish your throne for all generations.” —Psalm 89:4-5
Nathan prophesied to David: “The Lord said: ‘Your house and your kingdom shall endure forever before Me; your throne shall stand firm forever’ ” (2 Sm 7:16). After this prophecy, David’s house was split by civil war and suffered many other tragedies for about a thousand years. God’s promise to David did not seem true.
One day, “the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David” (Lk 1:26-27). The angel told Joseph’s wife, Mary: “You shall conceive and bear a Son, and give Him the name Jesus. Great will be His dignity and He will be called Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of David His father. He will rule over the house of Jacob forever and His reign will be without end” (Lk 1:31-33). The Lord’s promise to David that his house and kingdom would last forever was fulfilled in Jesus, the foster-Son of Joseph of the house of David.
The Lord’s seemingly broken promises were fulfilled when Mary said: “I am the servant of the Lord. Let it be done to me as you say” (Lk 1:38). If we, by faith, decide to become servants of the Lord and let Him do whatever He wants in our lives, we too will find the Lord’s impossible promises fulfilled in our lives. “Let it be done.”
Prayer: Father, let surprises, conviction, persecution, sacrifice, and all else be done to me as You say.
Promise: “She who was thought to be sterile is now in her sixth month, for nothing is impossible with God.” —Lk 1:36-37
Praise: “O Key of David, O royal Power of Israel controlling at Your will the gate of heaven: come, break down the prison walls of death for those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death; and lead Your captive people into freedom.”
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Does the proclamation of the Gospel message fill you with joy and hope? When the Lord comes to redeem his people he fills us with his Holy Spirit, the source of our joy and hope in the promises of God When God made a covenant with David as King over Israel he made a promise to David and to his descendants that David's dynasty would endure forever through the coming of the Messiah King (2 Samuel 7:16). This King would establish an everlasting kingdom of peace and security for his people. We often think of peace as the absence of trouble. The peace which the Messiah brings cancels the debt of sin and restores our broken relationship with God our heavenly Father.
The new era of salvation begins with the conception and birth of Jesus
We see the fulfillment of God's unfolding plan of redemption in the events leading up to the Incarnation, the birth of the Messiah King. The new era of salvation begins with the miraculous conception of Jesus in the womb of Mary. This child to be born is conceived by the gracious action of the Holy Spirit upon Mary, who finds favor with God (Luke 1:28). This child will be "great" and "Son of the Most High" and "King," and his name shall be called "Jesus" (Luke 1:31-32), which means "the Lord saves." "He will save his people from their sins" (Matthew 1:21). The angel repeats to Mary, the daughter of the house of David, the promise made to King David: "The Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there will be no end" (2 Samuel 7:12-16, Isaiah 9:6-7, Luke 1:32-33).
Mary is a true hearer of the Word of God
How does Mary respond to the word of God delivered by the angel Gabriel? She knows she is hearing something beyond human capability. It will surely take a miracle which surpasses all that God has done previously. Her question, "how shall this be, since I have no husband" is not prompted by doubt or skepticism, but by wonderment! She is a true hearer of the Word and she immediately responds with faith and trust.
Mary's prompt response of "yes" to the divine message is a model of faith for all believers. Mary believed God's promises even when they seemed impossible. She was full of grace because she trusted that what God said was true and would be fulfilled. She was willing and eager to do God's will, even if it seemed difficult or costly. Mary is the "mother of God" because God becomes incarnate when he takes on flesh in her womb. When we pray the Nicene Creed we state our confession of faith in this great mystery: "For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven; by the power of the Holy Spirit, he became incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and was made man".
God gives us the grace to say "yes" to his will and to his transforming work in our lives
What is the key that unlocks the power and grace of God's kingdom in our personal lives? Faith and obedience for sure! God gives us grace and he expects us to respond with the same willing obedience and heartfelt trust as Mary did. When God commands he also gives the help and means to respond. We can either yield to his grace or resist and go our own way. Do you believe in God's promises and do you yield to his grace?
Heavenly Father, you offer us abundant grace, mercy, and forgiveness through your Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ. Help me to live a grace-filled life as Mary did by believing in your promises and by giving you my unqualified 'yes' 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. [Selah]
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: Jesus is Son of God and Son of Mary, by Bede the Venerable, 672-735 A.D.
"We should carefully note the order of the words here, and the more firmly they are engrafted in our heart, the more evident it will be that the sum total of our redemption consists in them. For they proclaim with perfect clarity that the Lord Jesus, that is, our Savior, was both the true Son of God the Father and the true Son of a mother who was a human being. 'Behold,' he says, 'you will conceive in your womb and give birth to a son' - acknowledge that this true human being assumed the true substance of flesh from the flesh of the Virgin! 'He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High' - confess too that this same Son is true God of true God, co-eternal Son forever of the eternal Father!" (excerpt from HOMILIES ON THE GOSPELS 1.3.22)
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