April 6, 2021Tuesday in the Octave of Easter

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제1독서

<회개하십시오. 그리고 저마다 예수님의 이름으로 세례를 받으십시오.>

사도행전. 2,36-41
오순절에, 베드로가 유다인들에게 말하였다.
36 “이스라엘 온 집안은 분명히 알아 두십시오.
하느님께서는 여러분이 십자가에 못 박은 이 예수님을
주님과 메시아로 삼으셨습니다.”
37 사람들은 이 말을 듣고 마음이 꿰찔리듯 아파하며
베드로와 다른 사도들에게,
“형제 여러분, 우리는 어떻게 해야 합니까?” 하고 물었다.
38 베드로가 그들에게 말하였다.
“회개하십시오. 그리고 저마다 예수 그리스도의 이름으로 세례를 받아
여러분의 죄를 용서받으십시오. 그러면 성령을 선물로 받을 것입니다.
39 이 약속은 여러분과 여러분의 자손들과 또 멀리 있는 모든 이들,
곧 주 우리 하느님께서 부르시는 모든 이에게 해당됩니다.”
40 베드로는 이 밖에도 많은 증거를 들어 간곡히 이야기하며,
“여러분은 이 타락한 세대로부터 자신을 구원하십시오.” 하고 타일렀다.
41 베드로의 말을 받아들인 이들은 세례를 받았다.
그리하여 그날에 신자가 삼천 명가량 늘었다. 

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<제가 주님을 뵈었고, 그분께서 저에게 말씀하셨습니다.>

요한. 20,11-18
그때에 11 마리아는 무덤 밖에 서서 울고 있었다.
그렇게 울면서 무덤 쪽으로 몸을 굽혀 12 들여다보니
하얀 옷을 입은 두 천사가 앉아 있었다.
한 천사는 예수님의 시신이 놓였던 자리 머리맡에, 다른 천사는 발치에 있었다.
13 그들이 마리아에게 “여인아, 왜 우느냐?” 하고 묻자,
마리아가 그들에게 대답하였다.
“누가 저의 주님을 꺼내 갔습니다. 어디에 모셨는지 모르겠습니다.”
14 이렇게 말하고 나서 뒤로 돌아선 마리아는 예수님께서 서 계신 것을 보았다.
그러나 예수님이신 줄은 몰랐다.
15 예수님께서 마리아에게 “여인아, 왜 우느냐? 누구를 찾느냐?” 하고 물으셨다.
마리아는 그분을 정원지기로 생각하고,
“선생님, 선생님께서 그분을 옮겨 가셨으면
어디에 모셨는지 저에게 말씀해 주십시오.
제가 모셔 가겠습니다.” 하고 말하였다.
16 예수님께서 “마리아야!” 하고 부르셨다.
마리아는 돌아서서 히브리 말로 “라뿌니!” 하고 불렀다.
이는 ‘스승님!’이라는 뜻이다.
17 예수님께서 마리아에게 말씀하셨다.
“내가 아직 아버지께 올라가지 않았으니 나를 더 이상 붙들지 마라.
내 형제들에게 가서, ‘나는 내 아버지시며 너희의 아버지신 분,
내 하느님이시며 너희의 하느님이신 분께 올라간다.’ 하고 전하여라.”
18 마리아 막달레나는 제자들에게 가서 “제가 주님을 뵈었습니다.” 하면서,
예수님께서 자기에게 하신 이 말씀을 전하였다. 

 April 6, 2021

Tuesday in the Octave of Easter 

Daily Readings — Audio

Daily Reflections — Video

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Reading 1

Acts 2:36-41
On the day of Pentecost, Peter said to the Jewish people,
“Let the whole house of Israel know for certain
that God has made him both Lord and Christ,
this Jesus whom you crucified.”

Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart,
and they asked Peter and the other Apostles,
“What are we to do, my brothers?”
Peter said to them,
“Repent and be baptized, every one of you,
in the name of Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of your sins;
and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
For the promise is made to you and to your children
and to all those far off,
whomever the Lord our God will call.”
He testified with many other arguments, and was exhorting them,
“Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.” 
Those who accepted his message were baptized,
and about three thousand persons were added that day.

Responsorial Psalm

Ps 33:4-5, 18-19, 20 and 22

R. (5b) The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Upright is the word of the LORD,
and all his works are trustworthy.
He loves justice and right;
of the kindness of the LORD the earth is full.
R. The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.
or:
R. Alleluia.
See, the eyes of the LORD are upon those who fear him,
upon those who hope for his kindness,
To deliver them from death
and preserve them in spite of famine.
R. The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Our soul waits for the LORD,
who is our help and our shield.
May your kindness, O LORD, be upon us
who have put our hope in you.
R. The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.
or:
R. Alleluia.

Gospel

Jn 20:11-18

Mary Magdalene stayed outside the tomb weeping.
And as she wept, she bent over into the tomb
and saw two angels in white sitting there,
one at the head and one at the feet
where the Body of Jesus had been.
And they said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?”
She said to them, “They have taken my Lord,
and I don’t know where they laid him.”
When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus there,
but did not know it was Jesus.
Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?
Whom are you looking for?”
She thought it was the gardener and said to him,
“Sir, if you carried him away,
tell me where you laid him,
and I will take him.”
Jesus said to her, “Mary!”
She turned and said to him in Hebrew, “Rabbouni,” 
which means Teacher.
Jesus said to her, “Stop holding on to me,
for I have not yet ascended to the Father.
But go to my brothers and tell them,
‘I am going to my Father and your Father,
to my God and your God.’”
Mary went and announced to the disciples,
“I have seen the Lord,” 

and then reported what he had told her.

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 She said to them, “They have taken my Lord,

and I don’t know where they laid him.”
When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus there,
but did not know it was Jesus.

Jesus said to her, “Mary!”
She turned and said to him in Hebrew, “Rabbouni,” 
which means Teacher.

But go to my brothers and tell them,
‘I am going to my Father and your Father,
to my God and your God.’” - John 20

The resurrection appearances we are experiencing this week have several things in common. The first is disbelief. The grief of the disciples clouds their ability to see Jesus, at first. These are not disciples so excited about the promised resurrection that they were waiting for it, or made it up in their minds. They could not believe what they were seeing. Mary of Magdala - arguably the closest person to Jesus - at least the most devoted - is clearly unable to see Jesus.

It is worth pausing at this time after Easter to recall how we are sometimes prevented from seeing Jesus because of our sadness and grief. He's always right here with us, but we can't recognize him because we aren't really looking for him, with expectation and an anticipation of the joy we will experience in the encounter. Instead, we are caught up, distracted, absorbed in worries, concerns, genuine problems, even crises. We are sometimes in pain or caught up in anger. We might even find ourselves blaming our Lord for our problems or for the unfreedoms of others.

It is here that we notice what opened Mary's eyes, what changed her attention from herself and allowed her to recognize Jesus right there with her. She heard him say her name. Then she knew, this was not a gardener, or an idea, or an article of faith. This was Jesus, who loved her and had healed her. He'd driven seven demons out of her. She was a woman of means; she bankroled Jesus' and his disciples' itinerant ministry. She came from a business town, Magdala. Perhaps she was caught up in her wealth and was without care for the poor - seven demons worth of un-care. His lovingly calling her by name woke her up to seeing him risen, standing in front of her.

This Easter week, we can let Jesus say our name - address us with affection and intimacy - and grab our attention away from the sadness and grief, pain and anger. He wants to draw us this week from thinking about the resurrection, to experiencing the presence of our risen Lord with us, close to us, loving us. Like Mary, we may be tempted to want to just hold onto this blessed presence and keep it for ourselves, but there is a third step to this resurrection encounter.

Jesus sends Mary to announce the Good News to his brothers. It is a remarkable mission. First of all, in Jesus' Jewish culture, a woman was not allowed to be an official witness in a hearing or trial. Jesus chooses her. Could it be that the men would have known what a credible witness she would be? The Church calls Mary, "the apostle to the Apostles." Pope Francis raised her feast to the same rank as that of the Twelve.

The message for us is that when Jesus lets us encounter him - with the good news of his risen victory over all sin and all death - he also sends us to be witnesses of that good news to others. He wants others to see us and to say, "She/he really believes. She/he seems free and joyful. Her/his actions, care, choices are those of a person who has encountered the risen Lord." This is a week for us to hear that call, that invitation, in a fresh and new way.

Dear risen Jesus. I ask you to let me put aside my distractions, my needs, long enough to experience that you are alive and present with me. You are with me, full of mercy and a peace nothing else in the world can give. You are with me to show me, help me believe more deeply, that I have nothing to fear because you have won for us all the gift of everlasting life. And, dear Jesus, let me hear you call me by my name, with the affection from you I so dearly need. I want to live my life as a witness to my experience of your love and your being alive in my life. I so want others to know you and be comforted by you as well. Please make your home in me, as I desire to better make my home in you. I know you will bless this special week of celebrating the resurrection.

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MY RABBOUNI (SEE JN 20:16)

“Jesus said to her, ‘Mary!’ She turned to Him and said [in Hebrew], ‘Rabbouni!’ (meaning ‘Teacher’).” —John 20:16

Jesus had told Mary of Bethany to keep her perfume for His burial (Jn 12:7; Mk 14:8). Perhaps Jesus had told something similar to Mary Magdalene, for she came to Jesus’ tomb to anoint His buried body on the third day after His death (see Lk 24:1, 10). Mary was determined to find His body and anoint it.

Then she saw the risen Jesus and heard His voice. Mary Magdalene’s elated response, “Rabbouni,” is rich in meaning. Rabbouni means Teacher (Jn 20:16), as does the similar word, Rabbi. The homilist at today’s Mass mentioned some other meanings brought out by the use of “Rabbouni” instead of Rabbi:

• “My dear Master, the Master of my soul” (the word Rabbouni indicates a personal, emotional connection).
• “My Master, Who is close to my heart.”
• “You are the One for me, my Master.”

Mary Magdalene was so overcome by the presence of Jesus, her Rabbouni, that her perfume and spices were forgotten and are no longer mentioned in the text of the Gospel. This is similar to what happened with the Samaritan woman at the well, who was so mesmerized by her encounter with Jesus that she left her water jar at the well to go tell others about Jesus (see Jn 4:7, 28). Those things which were formerly our life are no longer important when we encounter the risen Jesus. During this Octave of Easter, ask the risen Jesus to reveal Himself to you. Encounter Jesus as your Rabbouni, the Master Who is close to your heart.  Let His risen presence transform you into a fearless disciple.

Prayer:  Jesus, my Rabbouni, I am all Yours. Raise me to a new level of risen joy with You this Easter season.

Promise:  “You must reform and be baptized, each one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, that your sins may be forgiven; then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” —Acts 2:38

Praise:  Praise You, Jesus, my Lord, my God, my All.

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 Do you recognize the Lord's presence when you hear his word? How easy it is to miss the Lord Jesus when our focus is on ourselves! Mary did not at first recognize the Lord because her focus was on the empty tomb and on her own grief. It took only one word from the Master, when he called her by name, for Mary to recognize him.

The Risen Lord Jesus reveals himself to us as we listen to his word
Mary's message to the disciples, I have seen the Lord, is the very essence of Christianity. It is not enough that a Christian know about the Lord, but that we know him personally. It is not enough to argue about him, but to meet him. In the resurrection we encounter the living Lord Jesus who loves us personally and shares his glory with us. The Lord Jesus gives us "eyes of faith" to see the truth of his resurrection and his victory over sin and death (Ephesians 1:18). And he opens our ears to recognize his voice as we listen to the "good news" proclaimed in the Gospel message today.

The resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is the foundation of our hope - the hope that we, too, who believe in him will see the living God face to face and share in his everlasting glory and joy. "Without having seen him you love him; though you do not now see him you believe in him and rejoice with unutterable and exalted joy. As the outcome of your faith you obtain the salvation of your souls"(1 Peter 1:8-9). Do you recognize the Lord's presence with you, in his word, in the "breaking of the bread," and in his church, the body of Christ?

Lord Jesus, may I never fail to recognize your voice nor lose sight of your presence as you open the Scriptures for me and speak your life-giving word.

Psalm 33:4-5, 18-22

4 For the word of the LORD is upright; and all his work is done in faithfulness.
5 He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the LORD.
18 Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love,
19 that he may deliver their soul from death, and keep them alive in famine.
20 Our soul waits for the LORD; he is our help and shield.
21 Yes, our heart is glad in him, because we trust in his holy name.
22 Let your steadfast love, O LORD, be upon us, even as we hope in you.

Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: The Easter Alleluia, by Augustine of Hippo, 354-430 A.D.

"Because there are these two periods of time - the one that now is, beset with the trials and troubles of this life, and the other yet to come, a life of everlasting serenity and joy - we are given two liturgical seasons, one before Easter and the other after. The season before Easter signifies the troubles in which we live here and now, while the time after Easter which we are celebrating at present signifies the happiness that will be ours in the future. What we commemorate before Easter is what we experience in this life; what we celebrate after Easter points to something we do not yet possess. This is why we keep the first season with fasting and prayer; but now the fast is over and we devote the present season to praise. Such is the meaning of the Alleluia we sing." (excerpt from commentary on Psalm 148, 1-2)

 

 

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