2021년 4월 13일 부활 제2주간 화요일
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제1독서
<한마음 한뜻>
사도행전. 4,32-37
32 신자들의 공동체는 한마음 한뜻이 되어,
아무도 자기 소유를 자기 것이라 하지 않고 모든 것을 공동으로 소유하였다.
33 사도들은 큰 능력으로 주 예수님의 부활을 증언하였고, 모두 큰 은총을 누렸다.
34 그들 가운데에는 궁핍한 사람이 하나도 없었다.
땅이나 집을 소유한 사람은 그것을 팔아서 받은 돈을 가져다가
35 사도들의 발 앞에 놓고, 저마다 필요한 만큼 나누어 받곤 하였다.
36 키프로스 태생의 레위인으로,
사도들에게서 ‘위로의 아들’이라는 뜻의 바르나바라는 별명을 얻은 요셉도,
37 자기가 소유한 밭을 팔아 그 돈을 가져다가 사도들의 발 앞에 놓았다.
복음
<하늘에서 내려온 이, 곧 사람의 아들 말고는 하늘로 올라간 이가 없다.>
요한. 3,7ㄱ.8-15
그때에 예수님께서 니코데모에게 말씀하셨다.
7 “‘너희는 위로부터 태어나야 한다.’ 8 바람은 불고 싶은 데로 분다.
너는 그 소리를 들어도 어디에서 와 어디로 가는지 모른다.
영에서 태어난 이도 다 이와 같다.”
9 니코데모가 예수님께 “그런 일이 어떻게 이루어질 수 있습니까?” 하자,
10 예수님께서 그에게 대답하셨다.
“너는 이스라엘의 스승이면서 그런 것도 모르느냐?
11 내가 진실로 진실로 너에게 말한다.
우리는 우리가 아는 것을 말하고 본 것을 증언한다.
그러나 너희는 우리의 증언을 받아들이지 않는다.
12 내가 세상일을 말하여도 너희가 믿지 않는데,
하물며 하늘 일을 말하면 어찌 믿겠느냐?
13 하늘에서 내려온 이, 곧 사람의 아들 말고는 하늘로 올라간 이가 없다.
14 모세가 광야에서 뱀을 들어 올린 것처럼, 사람의 아들도 들어 올려져야 한다.
15 믿는 사람은 누구나 사람의 아들 안에서 영원한 생명을 얻게 하려는 것이다.”
April 13, 2021
Tuesday of the Second Week of Easter
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Reading 1
The community of believers was of one heart and mind,
and no one claimed that any of his possessions was his own,
but they had everything in common.
With great power the Apostles bore witness
to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus,
and great favor was accorded them all.
There was no needy person among them,
for those who owned property or houses would sell them,
bring the proceeds of the sale,
and put them at the feet of the Apostles,
and they were distributed to each according to need.
Thus Joseph, also named by the Apostles Barnabas
(which is translated “son of encouragement”),
a Levite, a Cypriot by birth,
sold a piece of property that he owned,
then brought the money and put it at the feet of the Apostles
Responsorial Psalm
R. (1a) The Lord is king; he is robed in majesty.
or:
R. Alleluia.
The LORD is king, in splendor robed;
robed is the LORD and girt about with strength.
R. The Lord is king; he is robed in majesty.
or:
R. Alleluia.
And he has made the world firm,
not to be moved.
Your throne stands firm from of old;
from everlasting you are, O LORD.
R. The Lord is king; he is robed in majesty.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Your decrees are worthy of trust indeed:
holiness befits your house,
O LORD, for length of days.
R. The Lord is king; he is robed in majesty.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Gospel
Jesus said to Nicodemus:
“‘You must be born from above.’
The wind blows where it wills, and you can hear the sound it makes,
but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes;
so it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
Nicodemus answered and said to him,
‘How can this happen?”
Jesus answered and said to him,
“You are the teacher of Israel and you do not understand this?
Amen, amen, I say to you,
we speak of what we know and we testify to what we have seen,
but you people do not accept our testimony.
If I tell you about earthly things and you do not believe,
how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?
No one has gone up to heaven
except the one who has come down from heaven, the Son of Man.
And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert,
so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.”
http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/daily.html
What do I seek?
Have you ever caught yourself asking this question? I certainly have - and my answer left me unsatisfied. Among what I came up with were professional advancement, higher pay, a larger house, etc. In a word: comfort. With four growing children and staring down the barrel of Catholic school tuition, it's not that these things are inappropriate for my wife and I to seek. However, they do fall in the category of earthly treasures and, so, simply fail to satisfy. In the words of a wise man recently shared, satisfaction is a satisfiction. There are not enough earthly treasures to satisfy. Note that satis is Latin for 'enough.'
Today's first reading from Acts and the Gospel of John complement one another. Acts recounts a community where all was held in common and no person was in need for those who owned property or houses would sell them, bring the proceeds of the sale, and put them at the feet of the Apostles. Is it possible to detach oneself from pursuit of things? If we know things will never make us happy (even if that larger house is sure nice to have) how do we navigate this world and, as Jesus puts it to Nicodemus, be born from above?
A source of helpful and centering reflection for me of late has been a contemporary interpretation of the first principle and foundation from the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius by David Fleming, SJ. It reads, in part:
The goal of our life is to live with God forever... We should not fix our desires on health or sickness, wealth or poverty, success or failure, a long life or a short one. For everything has the potential of calling forth in us a deeper response to our life in God.
The Easter season celebrates Jesus' resurrection. Jesus' saving act was guided by his deepest desire for communion with his Father and with us. So what do you seek? What do you desire? Trust that God is already at work - and has always been at work - through your deepest longings. Even if you have yet to realize them, God knows them and wants you to know them as well.
http://www.presentationministries.com/obob/obob.asp
WHAT!?!
“The community of believers were of one heart and one mind. None of them ever claimed anything as his own; rather, everything was held in common.” —Acts 4:32
Go back and re-read the above verse. Then close your eyes for a moment and picture the lifestyle of the early Christians. Our ancestors in faith “were of one heart and one mind. None of them ever claimed anything as his own; rather, everything was held in common” (Acts 4:32). “Nor was there anyone needy among them, for all who owned property or houses sold them and donated the proceeds. They used to lay them at the feet of the apostles to be distributed to everyone according to his need” (Acts 4:34-35). We inherited this lifestyle in faith from the early Christians.
You might say it’s impossible to live such a lifestyle in today’s world. You would be correct. To live like the early Christians, you’d need to “be begotten from above” (Jn 3:7). You’d have to daily live the “radical newness of the Christian life that comes from Baptism” (Lay Members of Christ’s Faithful People, 10). You would need to have a moment by moment, unfailing trust in the constant providence of your heavenly Father to provide everything you need (Mt 6:8, 11). Does this lifestyle of faith resemble yours?
If we listed each of our possessions, we could probably manage to justify to ourselves a reason for owning each item. However, could we justify our surplus possessions to the poor, who need our help now; or, to the early Christians; or even to Jesus, Who made Himself poor for our sake?
Prayer: Lord, do I really trust You? Do I truly believe Your promises to provide for me? May I live my Baptism in radical newness.
Promise: “Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that all who believe may have eternal life in Him.” —Jn 3:14-15
Praise: The emperor accused Pope St. Martin I of political meddling, simply because Martin taught authentic Catholicism.
http://dailyscripture.servantsoftheword.org/readings/
Do you know the healing power and victory of the cross of Jesus Christ? Jesus spoke to Nicodemus of a "new birth in the Spirit" which would come about through the victory he would accomplish through his death and rising. The Hebrew word for "spirit" means both "wind" and "breath". Jesus explained to Nicodemus: You can hear, feel, and see the effects of the wind, but you do not know where it comes from. In like manner, you can see the effects of the Holy Spirit in the lives of those whom the Spirit touches with the peace, joy, and signs of God's power and love at work in them.
The "lifting up" of the Son of Man
Jesus explained to Nicodemus that the "Son of Man" must be "lifted up" to bring the power and authority of God's kingdom to bear on the earth. The title, "Son of Man," came from the prophet Daniel who describes a vision he received of the Anointed Messiah King who was sent from heaven to rule over the earth (Daniel 7:13-14). Traditionally when kings began to reign they were literally "lifted up" and enthroned above the people. Jesus explains to Nicodemus that he will be recognized as the Messiah King when he is "lifted up" on the cross at Calvary. Jesus died for his claim to be the Messiah King sent by the Father to redeem, heal, and reconcile his people with God.
Jesus points to a key prophetic sign which Moses performed in the wilderness right after the people of Israel were afflicted with poisonous serpents. Scripture tells us that many people died in the wilderness because of their sin of rebellion towards Moses and God. Through Moses' intervention, God showed mercy to the people and instructed Moses to "make a fiery serpent, and set it on a pole; and every one who is bitten, when he sees it, shall live"(Numbers 21:8). This miraculous sign was meant to foreshadow and point to the saving work which Jesus would perform to bring healing and salvation to the world.
Cyril of Alexandria (376-444 AD), an early church father, explains the spiritual meaning of the bronze serpent and how it points to the saving work of Jesus Christ:
"This story is a type of the whole mystery of the incarnation. For the serpent signifies bitter and deadly sin, which was devouring the whole race on the earth... biting the Soul of man and infusing it with the venom of wickedness. And there is no way that we could have escaped being conquered by it, except by the relief that comes only from heaven. The Word of God then was made in the likeness of sinful flesh, 'that he might condemn sin in the flesh' [Romans 8:3], as it is written. In this way, he becomes the Giver of unending salvation to those who comprehend the divine doctrines and gaze on him with steadfast faith. But the serpent, being fixed upon a lofty base, signifies that Christ was clearly manifested by his passion on the cross, so that none could fail to see him." (COMMENTARY ON THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 2.1)
Our new birth in the Holy Spirit
The bronze serpent which Moses lifted up in the wilderness points to the cross of Christ which defeats sin and death and obtains everlasting life for those who believe in Jesus Christ. The result of Jesus "being lifted up on the cross" and his rising from the dead, and his exaltation and ascension to the Father's right hand in heaven, is our "new birth in the Spirit" and adoption as sons and daughters of God. God not only frees us from our sins and pardons us, he also fills us with his own divine life through the gift and working of his Spirit who dwells within us.
The Holy Spirit gives us spiritual power and gifts, especially the seven-fold gifts of wisdom and understanding, right judgment and courage, knowledge and reverence for God and his ways, and a holy fear in God's presence (see Isaiah 11), to enable us to live in his strength as sons and daughters of God. Do you thirst for the new life which God offers you through the transforming power of his Holy Spirit?
Lord Jesus Christ, your death brought life for us. Fill me with your Holy Spirit that I may walk in freedom and joy in the knowledge of your great victory over sin and death.
Psalm 93:1-5
1 The LORD reigns; he is robed in majesty; the LORD is robed, he is girded with strength. Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved;
2 your throne is established from of old; you are from everlasting.
3 The floods have lifted up, O LORD, the floods have lifted up their voice, the floods lift up their roaring.
4 Mightier than the thunders of many waters, mightier than the waves of the sea, the LORD on high is mighty!
5 Your decrees are very sure; holiness befits your house, O LORD, for evermore.
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: He descended so that we might ascend, by Augustine of Hippo, 354-430 A.D.
"Spiritual birth happens when human beings, being earthly, become heavenly. And this can only happen when they are made members of me. So that he may ascend who descended, since no one ascends who did not descend. Therefore everyone who needs to be changed and raised must meet together in a union with Christ so that the Christ who descended may ascend, considering his body (that is to say, his church)6 as nothing other than himself." (ON THE MERITS AND FORGIVENESS OF SINS AND ON INFANT BAPTISM 1.60)
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