2021년 1월 4일 주님 공현 후 월요일
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제1독서
요한 1서 3,22ㅡ4,6
사랑하는 여러분, 22 우리가 청하는 것은 다 그분에게서 받게 됩니다.
우리가 그분의 계명을 지키고 그분 마음에 드는 것을 하기 때문입니다.
23 그분의 계명은 이렇습니다.
그분께서 우리에게 명령하신 대로,
그분의 아드님이신 예수 그리스도의 이름을 믿고
서로 사랑하라는 것입니다.
24 그분의 계명을 지키는 사람은 그분 안에 머무르고,
그분께서도 그 사람 안에 머무르십니다.
그리고 그분께서 우리 안에 머무르신다는 것을
우리는 바로 그분께서 우리에게 주신 성령으로 알고 있습니다.
4,1 사랑하는 여러분, 아무 영이나 다 믿지 말고
그 영이 하느님께 속한 것인지 시험해 보십시오.
거짓 예언자들이 세상으로 많이 나갔기 때문입니다.
2 여러분은 하느님의 영을 이렇게 알 수 있습니다.
예수 그리스도께서 사람의 몸으로 오셨다고 고백하는 영은
모두 하느님께 속한 영입니다.
3 그러나 예수님을 믿는다고 고백하지 않는 영은
모두 하느님께 속하지 않는 영입니다.
그것은 ‘그리스도의 적’의 영입니다.
그 영이 오리라고 여러분이 전에 들었는데, 이제 이미 세상에 와 있습니다.
4 자녀 여러분, 여러분은 하느님께 속한 사람으로서
거짓 예언자들을 이미 이겼습니다.
여러분 안에 계시는 그분께서 세상에 있는 그자보다 더 위대하시기 때문입니다.
5 그들은 이 세상에 속한 자들입니다.
그런 까닭에 그들은 세상에 속한 것을 말하고 세상은 그들의 말을 듣습니다.
6 우리는 하느님께 속한 사람입니다.
하느님을 아는 사람은 우리의 말을 듣고,
하느님께 속하지 않는 사람은 우리의 말을 듣지 않습니다.
이것으로 우리는 진리의 영을 알고 또 사람을 속이는 영을 압니다.
복음
마태오.4,12-17.23-25
그때에 12 예수님께서는 요한이 잡혔다는 말을 들으시고 갈릴래아로 물러가셨다.
13 그리고 나자렛을 떠나 즈불룬과 납탈리 지방 호숫가에 있는
카파르나움으로 가시어 자리를 잡으셨다.
14 이사야 예언자를 통하여 하신 말씀이 이루어지려고 그리된 것이다.
15 “즈불룬 땅과 납탈리 땅, 바다로 가는 길, 요르단 건너편, 이민족들의 갈릴래아,
16 어둠 속에 앉아 있는 백성이 큰 빛을 보았다.
죽음의 그림자가 드리운 고장에 앉아 있는 이들에게 빛이 떠올랐다.”
17 그때부터 예수님께서는 “회개하여라. 하늘 나라가 가까이 왔다.” 하고
선포하기 시작하셨다.
23 예수님께서는 온 갈릴래아를 두루 다니시며
회당에서 가르치시고 하늘 나라의 복음을 선포하시며,
백성 가운데에서 병자와 허약한 이들을 모두 고쳐 주셨다.
24 그분의 소문이 온 시리아에 퍼졌다.
그리하여 사람들이 갖가지 질병과 고통에 시달리는 환자들과 마귀 들린 이들,
간질 병자들과 중풍 병자들을 그분께 데려왔다.
예수님께서는 그들을 고쳐 주셨다.
25 그러자 갈릴래아, 데카폴리스, 예루살렘, 유다,
그리고 요르단 건너편에서 온 많은 군중이 그분을 따랐다.
January 4, 2021
Monday after Epiphany
Daily Mass : http://www.catholictv.com/shows/daily-mass
Reading 1
Beloved:
We receive from him whatever we ask,
because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him.
And his commandment is this:
we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ,
and love one another just as he commanded us.
Those who keep his commandments remain in him, and he in them,
and the way we know that he remains in us
is from the Spirit whom he gave us.
Beloved, do not trust every spirit
but test the spirits to see whether they belong to God,
because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
This is how you can know the Spirit of God:
every spirit that acknowledges Jesus Christ come in the flesh
belongs to God,
and every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus
does not belong to God.
This is the spirit of the antichrist
who, as you heard, is to come,
but in fact is already in the world.
You belong to God, children, and you have conquered them,
for the one who is in you
is greater than the one who is in the world.
They belong to the world;
accordingly, their teaching belongs to the world,
and the world listens to them.
We belong to God, and anyone who knows God listens to us,
while anyone who does not belong to God refuses to hear us.
This is how we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of deceit.
Responsorial Psalm
R. (8ab) I will give you all the nations for an inheritance.
The LORD said to me, “You are my Son;
this day I have begotten you.
Ask of me and I will give you
the nations for an inheritance
and the ends of the earth for your possession.”
R. I will give you all the nations for an inheritance.
And now, O kings, give heed;
take warning, you rulers of the earth.
Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice before him;
with trembling rejoice.
R. I will give you all the nations for an inheritance.
Gospel
When Jesus heard that John had been arrested,
he withdrew to Galilee.
He left Nazareth and went to live in Capernaum by the sea,
in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,
that what had been said through Isaiah the prophet
might be fulfilled:
Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali,
the way to the sea, beyond the Jordan,
Galilee of the Gentiles,
the people who sit in darkness
have seen a great light,
on those dwelling in a land overshadowed by death
light has arisen.
From that time on, Jesus began to preach and say,
“Repent, for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
He went around all of Galilee,
teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom,
and curing every disease and illness among the people.
His fame spread to all of Syria,
and they brought to him all who were sick with various diseases
and racked with pain,
those who were possessed, lunatics, and paralytics,
and he cured them.
And great crowds from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, and Judea,
and from beyond the Jordan followed him.
http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/daily.html
I am most drawn into the first exchange between Andrew, the other disciple, and Jesus in today’s Gospel:
“What are you looking for?”
“Where are you staying?”
“Come, and you will see.”
That first question, “What are you looking for?” comes up fairly often in my prayer as, “God, what am I looking for?” I would rather God just tell me what I’m looking for. I want a John the Baptist to point it out conspicuously saying, “Look, there it is,” because honestly, I’m not usually very good at knowing what I want. I like that the disciples answer Jesus’ question with another question, one of the few times in scripture when Jesus is not the one doing that! Maybe the disciples weren’t sure what they were looking for, either, but they thought they would know it when they saw it.
So they ask, “Where are you staying?” What is this Jesus about? Where is he rooted?It’s a beautiful way of answering the question about what they seek. “God, I’m not sure what I’m looking for, but show me where you are.” This is, I think, where the rather harsh black-and-white language of the first reading seems applicable: if it is truly good, it is of God. This question requests an invitation to get to know this Jesus better, to know whether he is of God.
Jesus seems to like that request and offers an invitation to relationship: “Come, and you will see.” The disciples spend the evening with Jesus. Afterwards, they are sure – he’s the real deal, and no mistake. It’s amazing to me that they could be so sure after so little time. I think the disciples must have been well prepared and open to knowing who Jesus was. When he knows who Jesus is, Andrew becomes a prophet to his brother Simon, like John was for him, saying, “Look, there he is.” We, too, become prophets for each other in a community of faith.
http://www.presentationministries.com/obob/obob.asp
REPENT!
“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!” —Matthew 4:17
Jesus began His public ministry by preaching a message of repentance for the sake of entering into the kingdom of God. As basic as this message is, it must always sink deeply into our hearts, as if we are hearing it for the first time.
What does “repent” mean? Certainly it means to confess our sins to the Lord and make a good Confession in the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Repentance also involves a turning away from all that leads us away from the Lord, as well as a turning toward God. Repentance means a change in lifestyle — in thought, word, and in action.
What does “the kingdom of heaven is at hand” mean? (Mt 4:17) It means that the Lord is King (Ps 97:1). No longer can we live by the standards of this world. We are subjects of the King of kings (Rv 19:16). We transfer our allegiance from the world and its ways to the Lord and His ways. What are His ways, you might ask? Spend the rest of this new year, 2021, encountering King Jesus and learning His ways by reading the Bible each day and by studying the Catechism of the Catholic Church. By doing this and heeding what you have read, you will have entered into the Kingdom of God. Repent! Live a lifestyle fit for the King.
Prayer: Father, help me to “turn ten times the more to seek you” in this new year (Bar 4:28). I love You with all my heart.
Promise: Father, help me to “turn ten times the more to seek you” in this new year (Bar 4:28). I love You with all my heart.
Praise: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton was a woman of “firsts.” She established the first American women’s religious community, the Sisters of Charity, the first American parish school, and the first American Catholic orphanage. She did this while raising her five children.
http://dailyscripture.servantsoftheword.org/readings/
Do you know the joy and freedom of the good news (Gospel) of the kingdom of God? John the Baptist's enemies had sought to silence him, but the good news of God's kingdom of salvation cannot be silenced. As soon as John had finished his testimony Jesus began his in Galilee. Galilee was at the crossroads of the world and much traffic passed through this little region. It had been assigned to the tribes of Asher, Naptali and Zebulum when the Israelites first came into the land (see Joshua 9). For a long time it had been under Gentile occupation (non-Jewish nations).
Jesus brings the light and truth of salvation to the world
The prophet Isaiah foretold that the good news of salvation would reach Jews and Gentiles in the "land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations" (Isaiah 9:1). Jesus begins the proclamation of the Gospel here to fulfill the word of God. The Old Testament prophets spoke of God's promise to send a Redeemer who would establish God's rule. That time is now fulfilled in Jesus who brings the light and truth of the Gospel to the world.
The "good news" brings peace, hope, truth, promise, immortality, and salvation
Jesus takes up John's message of repentance and calls his hearers to believe in the good news he has come to deliver. What is the good news which Jesus brings? It is the good news of peace - the Lord comes to reconcile and restore us to friendship with God. The good news of hope - the Lord comes to dwell with us and to give us a home with him in his heavenly kingdom. The good news of truth - the Lord Jesus sets us free from the lies and deception of Satan and opens our mind to understand the truth and revelation of God's word (John 8:32). The good news of promise - Jesus fulfills the promise of God to reward those who seek him with the treasure of heaven. The good news of immortality - Jesus overcomes sin and death for us in order to raise our lowly bodies to be like his glorious body which will never die again. And the good news of salvation - the Lord Jesus delivers us from every fear, every sin, and every obstacle that would keep us from entering his everlasting kingdom of righteousness, peace, and joy.
The Gospel is the power and the wisdom of God - both power to change and transform our lives and wisdom to show us how to live as sons and daughters of our Father in heaven. Through the gift of the Holy Spirit the Lord makes it possible for us to receive his word with faith and to act upon it with trust and obedience.
The Gospel demands a response of faith and obedience to God's gift of salvation
In announcing the good news, Jesus makes two demands: repent and believe! Repentance requires a change of course - a turning away from sin and disobedience and a turning towards the Lord with faith and submission to his word of truth and righteousness (right living according to God's truth and moral goodness). The Holy Spirit gives us a repentant heart, a true sorrow and hatred for sin and its bad consequences (the wages of sin is death - Romans 6:23), and a firm resolution to avoid whatever would lead us into sin. The Holy Spirit gives us grace to see our sin for what it is - rebellion and a rejection of the love of God. God's grace helps us to turn away from all that would keep us from his love.
Faith or belief is an entirely free gift which God makes to us. Believing is only possible by grace and the help of the Holy Spirit who moves the heart and converts it to God. The Holy Spirit opens the eyes of the mind and makes it possible for us to accept and to grow in our understanding of the truth. Through the gift of the Holy Spirit we can know God personally and the truth he reveals to us through his only begotten Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. To believe that Jesus is Lord and Savior is to accept God's revelation of his Son as the eternal Word of God and the Redeemer who delivers us from the tyranny of sin, Satan, and death. God the Father made the supreme sacrifice of his Son on the cross to atone for our sins and to bring us back to himself.
Do you want to grow in the knowledge of God's love and truth? Ask the Holy Spirit to renew in you the gift of faith, the love of wisdom, and the heart of a disciple who desires to follow the Lord Jesus and his will for your life.
Lord Jesus, your ways are life and light! Let your word penetrate my heart and transform my mind that I may see your power and glory. Help me to choose your ways and to do what is pleasing to you.
Psalm 2:7-8,10-11
7 I will tell of the decree of the LORD: He said to me, "You are my son; today I have begotten you.
8 Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession.
10 Now therefore, O kings, be wise; be warned, O rulers of the earth.
11 Serve the LORD with fear, with trembling
12 kiss his feet, or he will be angry, and you will perish in the way; for his wrath is quickly kindled. Happy are all who take refuge in him.
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: The true light of revelation to the Gentiles, by Chromatius (died 406 AD)
"The Evangelist commemorated in this passage the prophet's words: 'Beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles: the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light' (Matthew 4:15-16) In what darkness? Certainly in the profound error of ignorance. What great light did they see? The light concerning which it is written: 'He was the true light that illumines everyone who comes into this world' (John 1:9) This was the light about which the just man Simeon in the Gospel declared, 'A light of revelation to the Gentiles and a glory for your people Israel' (Luke 2:32). That light had arisen according to what David had announced, saying, 'A light has arisen in the darkness to the upright of heart' (Psalm 112:4).
"Also, Isaiah demonstrated that light about to come for the enlightenment of the church when he said, 'Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you' (Isaiah 60:1). Concerning that light also Daniel noted, 'It reveals the profound and hidden things, knowing those things which are in darkness and the light is with it' (Daniel 2:22), that is, the Son with the Father, for even as the Father is light, so too is the Son light. And David also speaks in the psalm: 'In your light shall we see light' (Psalm 36:9), for the Father is seen in the Son, as the Lord tells us in the Gospel: 'Who sees me, sees the Father' (John 14:9) From the true light, indeed, the true light proceeded, and from the invisible the visible. "He is the image of the invisible God," as the apostle notes (Colossians 1:15)." (excerpt from TRACTATE ON MATTHEW 15.1) [Note: Chromatius was an early Christian scholar and bishop of Aquileia, Italy. He was a close friend of John Chrysostom and Jerome. He died in 406 AD. Jerome described him as a "most learned and most holy man."]
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