May 17, 2021 Monday of the Seventh Week of Easter

2021년 5월 17일 부활 제7주간 월요일 

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제1독서

<여러분이 믿게 되었을 때에 성령을 받았습니까?>

사도행전. 19,1-8
 바오로는 여러 내륙 지방을 거쳐 에페소로 내려갔다.

그곳에서 제자 몇 사람을 만나,
2 “여러분이 믿게 되었을 때에 성령을 받았습니까?” 하고 묻자,
그들이 “받지 않았습니다.
성령이 있다는 말조차 듣지 못하였습니다.” 하고 대답하였다.
3 바오로가 다시 “그러면 어떤 세례를 받았습니까?” 하니,
그들이 대답하였다. “요한의 세례입니다.”
4 바오로가 말하였다. “요한은 회개의 세례를 주면서,
자기 뒤에 오시는 분 곧 예수님을 믿으라고 백성에게 일렀습니다.”
5 그들은 이 말을 듣고 주 예수님의 이름으로 세례를 받았다.
6 그리고 바오로가 그들에게 안수하자 성령께서 그들에게 내리시어,
그들이 신령한 언어로 말하고 예언을 하였다.
7 그들은 모두 열두 사람쯤 되었다.
8 바오로는 석 달 동안 회당에 드나들며
하느님 나라에 관하여 토론하고 설득하면서 담대히 설교하였다.

복음

요한. 16,29-33

<용기를 내어라. 내가 세상을 이겼다.>
 그때에 제자들이 예수님께 29 말하였다.

“이제는 드러내 놓고 이야기하시고 비유는 말씀하지 않으시는군요.
30 저희는 스승님께서 모든 것을 아시고,
또 누가 스승님께 물을 필요도 없다는 것을 이제 알았습니다.
이로써 저희는 스승님께서 하느님에게서 나오셨다는 것을 믿습니다.”
31 예수님께서 그들에게 대답하셨다.
“이제는 너희가 믿느냐?
32 그러나 너희가 나를 혼자 버려두고 저마다 제 갈 곳으로 흩어질 때가 온다.
아니, 이미 왔다. 그러나 나는 혼자가 아니다. 아버지께서 나와 함께 계시다.
33 내가 너희에게 이 말을 한 이유는, 너희가 내 안에서 평화를 얻게 하려는 것이다.
너희는 세상에서 고난을 겪을 것이다.
그러나 용기를 내어라. 내가 세상을 이겼다.”

May 17, 2021

 Monday of the Seventh Week of Easter

Daily Readings — Audio

Daily Reflections — Video

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Reading 1

Acts 19:1-8
While Apollos was in Corinth,
Paul traveled through the interior of the country
and down to Ephesus where he found some disciples. 
He said to them,
“Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?”
They answered him,
“We have never even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”
He said, “How were you baptized?”
They replied, “With the baptism of John.”
Paul then said, “John baptized with a baptism of repentance,
telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him,
that is, in Jesus.”
When they heard this,
they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
And when Paul laid his hands on them,
the Holy Spirit came upon them,
and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.
Altogether there were about twelve men.

He entered the synagogue, and for three months debated boldly
with persuasive arguments about the Kingdom of God.

Responsorial Psalm

68:2-3ab, 4-5acd, 6-7ab

R. (33a) Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth.
or:
R. Alleluia.
God arises; his enemies are scattered,
and those who hate him flee before him.
As smoke is driven away, so are they driven;
as wax melts before the fire. 
R. Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth.
or:
R. Alleluia.
But the just rejoice and exult before God;
they are glad and rejoice.
Sing to God, chant praise to his name;
whose name is the LORD. 
R. Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth.
or:
R. Alleluia.
The father of orphans and the defender of widows
is God in his holy dwelling.
God gives a home to the forsaken;
he leads forth prisoners to prosperity.
R. Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth.
or:
R. Alleluia.

Gospel

Jn 16:29-33

The disciples said to Jesus,
“Now you are talking plainly, and not in any figure of speech.
Now we realize that you know everything
and that you do not need to have anyone question you.
Because of this we believe that you came from God.”
Jesus answered them, “Do you believe now?
Behold, the hour is coming and has arrived
when each of you will be scattered to his own home
and you will leave me alone.
But I am not alone, because the Father is with me.
I have told you this so that you might have peace in me.
In the world you will have trouble,
but take courage, I have conquered the world.”

http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/daily.html

 The world has been so different over the past year as people around the globe struggle with the pandemic that has upended and taken lives. There is much sorrow and pain still as the pandemic continues to rage in parts of the world. In all of that darkness, we look for a ray of light and for hope.

Today’s Gospel offers that glimpse of light: Like the apostles, we are not alone. God is with us, Jesus is with us. We can find peace in that. But the peace won’t be without trouble.  Jesus tells the apostles they have to have courage. We need that courage, too, to make it through our daily lives. What I think I must do and we all must do, is to look for those moments of peace. When life threatens to overwhelm me in all of the troubles and stress and sorrow, I have to take a step back, perhaps even physically. I have to take a deep breath. And I have to pray. That connection with God, with myself can bring a moment of peace. I can pray for myself, my family and friends. I can pray for people suffering from disease. I can pray for everyone struggling with needs and woes that we often don’t see, even among those we are closest to. 

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“REALLY?”

“Do you really believe?” —John 16:31

Jesus’ disciples professed their faith by stating: “We are convinced that You know everything. There is no need for anyone to ask You questions. We do indeed believe You came from God” (Jn 16:30). Jesus responded with the question: “Really?” When we profess our faith, does Jesus respond “Amen” or “Really?” Do we mean what we say or are we self-deceived?

The human heart is tortuous, twisted, deceitful (Jer 17:9). The Holy Spirit flees deceit (see Wis 1:5). Therefore, the human heart not only can refuse to accept the Spirit, but can even repel the Spirit. Because we cannot please God without the Spirit (see Rm 8:8-9), our deceit, and its effect on the Spirit, puts us in an impossible situation. Our only Hope is the Lord, Who can change the most hardened, deceitful heart.

On this fourth day of the novena to the Holy Spirit, consecrate your life to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Give Jesus everything, repent of your sins, and ask Him to create in you a clean heart (Ps 51:12). The Sacred Heart of Jesus will cleanse your heart from deceit and give you a new heart (see Ez 36:26). With this new and clean heart, you will not repel the Holy Spirit but embrace Him. You will mean what you say and no longer deceive yourself or others.

Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us. Prepare our hearts to receive the Spirit!

Prayer:  Holy Spirit, use Mary’s intercession to lay bare the thoughts of my heart (Lk 2:35), making me docile for Jesus to change me.

Promise:  “As Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came down on them and they began to speak in tongues and to utter prophecies. There were in the company about twelve men in all.” —Acts 19:6-7

Praise:  Preparing for Pentecost for new convert Louis changed his Easter and life.

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 How did the disciples come to believe that Jesus is truly the Son of God sent from the eternal Father in heaven? When Jesus taught his disciples he often spoke in parables - using short stories and vivid images which expressed in picture language what God's kingdom is like and how God's power can change and transform our lives to be like him. These stories were intended to make his disciples reflect and think through the inner spiritual truths he wanted them to understand and accept.

The Lord Jesus gives hope and strength to those who believe in him and trust in his word
Now Jesus begins to speak more plainly to the disciples about the mission and purpose for which he was sent into the world - not to condemn the world but through love to redeem it (John 3:16). The disciples professed their belief in Jesus that he truly came from God and taught as one who possessed full knowledge of God. Jesus' response showed that he fully knew and understood them very well. Jesus could read their hearts like an open book. He knew their weaknesses as well as their strengths.

Where do you place your trust and confidence?
In spite of their confident faith, Jesus warned his disciples that they would be put to the test and would fail. He knew they would desert him in his hour of trial when he would be arrested and condemned to death on the cross. Such knowledge of their faltering loyalty could have easily led to bitterness and rejection on his part. Jesus met the injury of betrayal and abandonment with supreme love and earnest prayer for his disciples (Luke 22:32; John 17:15). "He loved them to the very end" (John 13:1) - even when they had left him to die alone on the cross.

God's peace dwells with those who trust in him alone
Jesus reassures them of his peace, unfailing love, and victory over the world which is in opposition to God's reign. Jesus speaks the same reassuring words of enduring love, faithfulness, and victory to his followers today. "I will never fail you nor forsake you." While we may forget the Lord and fail him, he will never forget us nor fail to come to our aid. When you are put to the test do you seek the Lord Jesus and place your trust in his help and mercy?

The Holy Spirit fills us with expectant faith, persevering hope, and unfailing love
While we cannot avoid all pain and suffering which may come our way in this life, the Lord Jesus assures us that he has overcome the world and all that would seek to keep us from his saving help and healing presence. He promises to guide us safely through any trial or hardship we may have to undergo for his sake. The Lord Jesus gives us the gift of his Holy Spirit who strengthens us with faith, courage, and perseverance to stay the course which he has set for us. The Holy Spirit fills us with a living hope in the power of Christ's resurrection (1 Peter 1:3) and reassures our heart with a confident trust in God's abiding presence.

Nothing can separate us from the love of Christ and the victory he has won for us (Romans 8:35-39). The Holy Spirit gives us the strength and courage we need to overcome every adversity and to persevere with faith and hope in God. Do you believe in the power of Christ's love for you and in the victory he has won for you through his death and resurrection?

Lord Jesus, help me to trust in your unwavering love and saving help, especially when I meet adversities, trials, and temptations. Give me your peace when I am troubled and let me know the joy of your victory over sin and death.

Psalm 68:2-6a

2 As smoke is driven away, so drive them away; as wax melts before fire, let the wicked perish before God!
3 But let the righteous be joyful; let them exult before God; let them be jubilant with joy!
4 Sing to God, sing praises to his name; lift up a song to him who rides upon the clouds; his name is the LORD, exult before him!
5 Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation.
6 God gives the desolate a home to dwell in; he leads out the prisoners to prosperity.

Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: In Christ we have peace, by Augustine of Hippo, 354-430 A.D.

"When [Jesus] says, 'These things have I spoken to you, that in me you might have peace,' he refers not only to what he has just said but also to what he had said all along, either from the time that he first had disciples, or since the supper, when he began this long and wonderful discourse... He declares this to be the object of his whole discourse, that is, that in him they might have peace. And this peace will have no end but is itself the end of every godly action and intention." (excerpt from TRACTATES ON THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 104.1.15)

 

 

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