May 23, 2021 Pentecost Sunday

2021년 5월 23일 성령 강림 대축일 

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제1독서

사도행전. 2,1-11
 오순절이 되었을 때 사도들은 1 모두 한자리에 모여 있었다.

2 그런데 갑자기 하늘에서 거센 바람이 부는 듯한 소리가 나더니,
그들이 앉아 있는 온 집 안을 가득 채웠다.
3 그리고 불꽃 모양의 혀들이 나타나 갈라지면서 각 사람 위에 내려앉았다.
4 그러자 그들은 모두 성령으로 가득 차,
성령께서 표현의 능력을 주시는 대로 다른 언어들로 말하기 시작하였다.
5 그때에 예루살렘에는
세계 모든 나라에서 온 독실한 유다인들이 살고 있었는데,
6 그 말소리가 나자 무리를 지어 몰려왔다.
그리고 제자들이 말하는 것을
저마다 자기 지방 말로 듣고 어리둥절해하였다.
7 그들은 놀라워하고 신기하게 여기며 말하였다.
“지금 말하고 있는 저들은 모두 갈릴래아 사람들이 아닌가?
8 그런데 우리가 저마다 자기가 태어난 지방 말로 듣고 있으니 어찌 된 일인가?
9 파르티아 사람, 메디아 사람, 엘람 사람,
또 메소포타미아와 유다와 카파도키아와 폰토스와 아시아 주민,
10 프리기아와 팜필리아와 이집트 주민,
키레네 부근 리비아의 여러 지방 주민,
여기에 머무르는 로마인,
11 유다인과 유다교로 개종한 이들,
그리고 크레타 사람과 아라비아 사람인 우리가
저들이 하느님의 위업을 말하는 것을
저마다 자기 언어로 듣고 있지 않는가?”

제2독서

<우리는 모두 한 성령 안에서 세례를 받아 한 몸이 되었습니다.>

코린토 1서. 12,3ㄷ-7.12-13<또는 갈라 5,16ㄴ-25>
 형제 여러분,

3 성령에 힘입지 않고서는 아무도 “예수님은 주님이시다.” 할 수 없습니다.
4 은사는 여러 가지지만 성령은 같은 성령이십니다.
5 직분은 여러 가지지만 주님은 같은 주님이십니다.
6 활동은 여러 가지지만 모든 사람 안에서
모든 활동을 일으키시는 분은 같은 하느님이십니다.
7 하느님께서 각 사람에게 공동선을 위하여 성령을 드러내 보여 주십니다.
12 몸은 하나이지만 많은 지체를 가지고 있고
몸의 지체는 많지만 모두 한 몸인 것처럼,
그리스도께서도 그러하십니다.
13 우리는 유다인이든 그리스인이든 종이든 자유인이든
모두 한 성령 안에서 세례를 받아 한 몸이 되었습니다.
또 모두 한 성령을 받아 마셨습니다.

복음

<아버지께서 나를 보내신 것처럼 나도 너희를 보낸다. 성령을 받아라.>

요한. 20,19-23<또는 15,26-27; 16,12-15>
 19 그날 곧 주간 첫날 저녁이 되자,

제자들은 유다인들이 두려워 문을 모두 잠가 놓고 있었다.
그런데 예수님께서 오시어 가운데에 서시며,
“평화가 너희와 함께!” 하고 그들에게 말씀하셨다.
20 이렇게 말씀하시고 나서 당신의 두 손과 옆구리를 그들에게 보여 주셨다.
제자들은 주님을 뵙고 기뻐하였다.
21 예수님께서 다시 그들에게 이르셨다.
“평화가 너희와 함께!
아버지께서 나를 보내신 것처럼 나도 너희를 보낸다.”
22 이렇게 이르시고 나서 그들에게 숨을 불어넣으며 말씀하셨다.
“성령을 받아라.
23 너희가 누구의 죄든지 용서해 주면 그가 용서를 받을 것이고,
그대로 두면 그대로 남아 있을 것이다.”

May 23, 2021

Pentecost Sunday

Daily Readings — Audio

Daily Reflections — Video

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Reading 1
Acts 2:1-11
When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled,
they were all in one place together.
And suddenly there came from the sky
a noise like a strong driving wind,
and it filled the entire house in which they were.
Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire,
which parted and came to rest on each one of them.
And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit
and began to speak in different tongues,
as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim.

Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven staying in Jerusalem
At this sound, they gathered in a large crowd,
but they were confused
because each one heard them speaking in his own language.
They were astounded, and in amazement they asked,
"Are not all these people who are speaking Galileans?
Then how does each of us hear them in his native language?
We are Parthians, Medes, and Elamites,
inhabitants of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia,
Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia,
Egypt and the districts of Libya near Cyrene,
as well as travelers from Rome,
both Jews and converts to Judaism, Cretans and Arabs,
yet we hear them speaking in our own tongues
of the mighty acts of God."

Responsorial Psalm
Ps 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34
R. (cf. 30) Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Bless the LORD, O my soul!
O LORD, my God, you are great indeed!
How manifold are your works, O Lord!
the earth is full of your creatures;
R. Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.
or:
R. Alleluia.
May the glory of the LORD endure forever;
may the LORD be glad in his works!
Pleasing to him be my theme;
I will be glad in the LORD.
R. Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.
or:
R. Alleluia.
If you take away their breath, they perish
and return to their dust.
When you send forth your spirit, they are created,
and you renew the face of the earth.
R. Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.
or:
R. Alleluia.

Reading II
1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13 or Gal 5:16-25

1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13
Brothers and sisters:
No one can say, "Jesus is Lord," except by the Holy Spirit.
There are different kinds of spiritual gifts but the same Spirit; 
there are different forms of service but the same Lord;
there are different workings but the same God
who produces all of them in everyone.
To each individual the manifestation of the Spirit
is given for some benefit.

As a body is one though it has many parts,
and all the parts of the body, though many, are one body,
so also Christ.
For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body,
whether Jews or Greeks, slaves or free persons,
and we were all given to drink of one Spirit.

or

Gal 5:16-25

Brothers and sisters, live by the Spirit
and you will certainly not gratify the desire of the flesh.
For the flesh has desires against the Spirit,
and the Spirit against the flesh;
these are opposed to each other,
so that you may not do what you want.
But if you are guided by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
Now the works of the flesh are obvious:
immorality, impurity, lust, idolatry,
sorcery, hatreds, rivalry, jealousy,
outbursts of fury, acts of selfishness,
dissensions, factions, occasions of envy,
drinking bouts, orgies, and the like.
I warn you, as I warned you before,
that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
In contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,
patience, kindness, generosity,
faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.
Against such there is no law.
Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified their flesh
with its passions and desires.
If we live in the Spirit, let us also follow the Spirit.

Gospel
Jn 20:19-23 or Jn 15:26-27; 16:12-15
Jn 20:19-23

On the evening of that first day of the week,
when the doors were locked, where the disciples were,
for fear of the Jews,
Jesus came and stood in their midst
and said to them, "Peace be with you."
When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side.
The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.
Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you.
As the Father has sent me, so I send you."
And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them,
"Receive the Holy Spirit.
Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them,
and whose sins you retain are retained."

or

Jn 15:26-27; 16:12-15

Jesus said to his disciples:
"When the Advocate comes whom I will send you from the Father,
the Spirit of truth that proceeds from the Father,
he will testify to me.
And you also testify,
because you have been with me from the beginning.

"I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now.
But when he comes, the Spirit of truth,
he will guide you to all truth.
He will not speak on his own,
but he will speak what he hears,
and will declare to you the things that are coming.
He will glorify me,
because he will take from what is mine and declare it to you.
Everything that the Father has is mine;
for this reason I told you that he will take from what is mine
and declare it to you."

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

 You Also Testify

The fire that was ignited in the hearts of those who experienced the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on that first Pentecost has continued to illuminate the world until now.  The effects of that Holy Spirit’s presence in the hearts and lives of believers down through the ages have been revealed in a multitude of ways.  “There are different kinds of spiritual gifts but the same Spirit,” St. Paul says.

But the gift that grounds all the others appears in John’s gospel, 15, 26-27.  There, on the night before he goes to his death, Jesus tells his gathered disciples  that the Father will send the Advocate, the Spirit of truth.  The Advocate’s mission among them is to “testify to me.”  The Holy Spirit is a witness to Jesus, representing the continued presence on earth of Jesus who returns to the Father.  Yet, the mission to testify rests not with the Spirit alone, for Jesus adds, “And you also testify.” 

Beginning on Pentecost itself, the Acts of the Apostles chronicles the record of a continuing bold proclamation of Jesus, Risen Savior and Lord on the part of those who received the Holy Spirit.  This boldness is captured in the words of Peter, as he speaks before the Sanhedrin which has forbade him and the others to speak or teach in the name of Jesus.  Peter replies, “It is impossible for us not speak about what we have seen and heard.” 

To speak about what one has seen and heard.  To testify. To give witness. This is the fire that lies at the heart of all the gifts the Spirit lavishes on the Church.  The gifts themselves, the ordinary as well as the more extraordinary, testify to the Risen Jesus who lives in the through the Church, in the lives of those who “have seen and heard,” who have experienced his presence.

On this Pentecost Sunday, let us implore the Holy Spirit to awaken our slumbering hearts and remove the blindness from our eyes, so that we may see and hear Jesus, Risen Lord, and that we might be given, through the Spirit’s manifold gifts, the grace to more boldly proclaim him.

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FIFTY-PLUS

“ ‘Peace be with you,’ He said again. ‘As the Father has sent Me, so I send you.’ ” —John 20:21

How did your fifty-day Easter season go? Did you shout Alleluia each day? Since Ascension has the Lord worked a miracle in your life? Have you prayed with a new heart in anticipation of Pentecost, the coming of the Holy Spirit? You may be thinking, “I’m tired and can barely make it through the day.”

Don’t despair! Today is a day of new beginnings. It’s not too late to receive the fresh breeze of the Holy Spirit (see Acts 2:2). The Lord knows our weaknesses better than we do.  He is a God of encouragement. At the Last Supper, Jesus told the apostles, “I will ask the Father and he will give you another Paraclete –– to be with you always: the Spirit of truth” (Jn 14:16-17). God doesn’t break promises. “Let us hold unswervingly to our profession which gives us hope, for He Who made the promise deserves our trust” (Heb 10:23).

This should put the wind back in our sails. Each of us has a mission. When we were baptized, the Holy Spirit put a seal on our souls (see Eph 4:30).  At the end of each Mass, the priest or deacon sends us out into the world to share the Good News: “Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life.”  The Lord is merciful but also demands we do our part in growing His Kingdom.

Prayer:  Come, Holy Spirit!

Promise:  “My point is that you should live in accord with the Spirit and you will not yield to the cravings of the flesh.”

Praise:  “When You send forth Your Spirit, they are created, and You renew the face of the earth” (Ps 104:30). Father God, we praise You for fulfilling Old Testament prophecies. Come Holy Spirit! Come!

 http://dailyscripture.servantsoftheword.org/readings/

 Do you know and experience in your own life the gift and power of the Holy Spirit?After his death and resurrection Jesus promised to give his disciples the gift of the Holy Spirit. He said to them, Receive the Holy Spirit! (John 20:22) Jesus knew that his disciples would need the power of the Holy Spirit to carry out the mission entrusted to them. The gift of the Holy Spirit was conditional upon the ascension of Jesus to the right hand of the Father. That is why Jesus instructed the apostles to wait in Jerusalem until you are clothed with power from on high (Luke 24:49). Why did they need power from on high? The Gospels tell us that Jesus was filled with the Holy Spirit when he was baptized at the Jordan River:

"And John bore witness, 'I saw the Spirit descend as a dove from heaven, and it remained on him... this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit'" (John 1:32,33; Mark 1:8; Matthew 3:11).

"And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit for forty days in the wilderness... and Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee" (Luke 4:1,14).

Just as Jesus was anointed with the Spirit at the beginning of his ministry, so the disciples needed the anointing of the Holy Spirit to carry out the mission entrusted to them by Jesus. The Holy Spirit is given to all who are baptized into Jesus Christ to enable us to live a new way of life - a life of love, peace, joy, and righteousness (Romans 14:17). The Holy Spirit fills our hearts with the love of God (Romans 5:7), and he gives us the strength and courage we need in order to live as faith-filled disciples of the Lord Jesus. The Spirit helps us in our weakness (Romans 8:26), and enables us to grow in spiritual freedom - freedom from doubt, fear, and from slavery to our unruly desires (2 Corinthians 3:17; Romans 8:21). The Spirit instructs us in the ways of God, and guides us in living according to God's will. The Spirit is the source and giver of all holiness. Isaiah foretold the seven-fold gifts that the Spirit would give: wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord (Isaiah 11:2).

The gift of Pentecost - the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, and the spiritual gifts and blessings of God - are made possible through the death, resurrection, and ascension of the Lord Jesus. After his resurrection Jesus "breathed" on his disciples and gave them the Holy Spirit. Just as God breathed life into Adam, so the gift of the Holy Spirit is an impartation of "new life" for his people. With the gift of the Holy Spirit a new creation begins. God recreates us for his glory. Jesus' gift of peace to his disciples was more than an absence of trouble. His peace included the forgiveness of sins and the fullness of everything good. Do you want power to live a faith-filled life as a disciple of Jesus? Ask the Father to fill you with the power of his Holy Spirit (Luke 11:13).

Basil the Great (329-379 AD), an early church father, explains the role of the Holy Spirit in our lives:

"The Spirit restores paradise to us and the way to heaven and adoption as children of God; he instills confidence that we may call God truly Father and grants us the grace of Christ to be children of the light and to enjoy eternal glory. In a word, he bestows the fullness of blessings in this world and the next; for we may contemplate now in the mirror of faith the promised things we shall someday enjoy. If this is the foretaste, what must the reality be? If these are the first fruits, what must be the harvest?" (From the treatise by Basil on The Holy Spirit)

The Lord Jesus offers each one of us the gift and power of his Holy Spirit. He wants to make our faith strong, give us hope that endures, and a love that never grows cold. He never refuses to give his Spirit to those who ask with expectant faith. Jesus instructed his disciples to ask confidently for the gift of the Spirit: "If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!" (Luke 11:13). Do you thirst for God and for the abundant life he offers through the gift of his Spirit?

Lord Jesus, I thank you for the gift of Pentecost and for the new life you offer in the Holy Spirit. Fill me with your Holy Spirit and set my heart ablaze with the fire of your love that I may serve you in joy and freedom.

Psalm 104:1, 24, 29-31, 34

1 Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, you are very great! You are clothed with honor and majesty
24 O LORD, how manifold are your works! In wisdom have you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.
29 When you hide your face, they are dismayed; when you take away their breath, they die and return to their dust.
30 When you send forth your Spirit, they are created; and you renew the face of the ground.
31 May the glory of the LORD endure for ever, may the LORD rejoice in his works.
34 May my meditation be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the LORD.

Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: The Holy Spirit at Pentecost, by Leo the Great, 400-461 A.D.

"To the Hebrew people, now freed from Egypt, the law was given on Mount Sinai fifty days after the immolation of the paschal lamb. Similarly, after the passion of Christ in which the true Lamb of God was killed, just fifty days after his resurrection, the Holy Spirit fell upon the apostles and the whole group of believers. Thus the earnest Christian may easily perceive that the beginnings of the Old Covenant were at the service of the beginnings of the gospel and that the same Spirit who instituted the first established the Second Covenant." (excerpt from Sermon 75.1)

 

 

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