June 11, 2021 Solemnity of Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

2021년 6월 11일 금요일 예수 성심 대축일 

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제1독서

호세아 예언서. 11,1.3-4.8ㅁ-9
님께서 이렇게 말씀하신다.
1 “이스라엘이 아이였을 때에
나는 그를 사랑하여 나의 그 아들을 이집트에서 불러내었다.
3 내가 에프라임에게 걸음마를 가르쳐 주고 내 팔로 안아 주었지만
그들은 내가 자기들의 병을 고쳐 준 줄을 알지 못하였다.
4 나는 인정의 끈으로, 사랑의 줄로 그들을 끌어당겼으며
젖먹이처럼 들어 올려 볼을 비비고 몸을 굽혀 먹여 주었다.
8 내 마음이 미어지고 연민이 북받쳐 오른다.
9 나는 타오르는 내 분노대로 행동하지 않고
에프라임을 다시는 멸망시키지 않으리라.
나는 사람이 아니라 하느님이다.
나는 네 가운데에 있는 ‘거룩한 이’
분노를 터뜨리며 너에게 다가가지 않으리라.”

제2독서

에페소서. 3,8-12.14-19
제 여러분,
하느님께서는 8 모든 성도들 가운데에서 가장 보잘것없는 나에게 은총을 주시어,
그리스도의 헤아릴 수 없는 풍요를 다른 민족들에게 전하고,
9 과거의 모든 시대에 만물을 창조하신 하느님 안에 감추어져 있던
그 신비의 계획이 어떠한 것인지 모든 사람에게 밝혀 주게 하셨습니다.
10 그리하여 이제는 하늘에 있는 권세와 권력들에게도
교회를 통하여 하느님의 매우 다양한 지혜가 알려지게 되었습니다.
11 이는 하느님께서
우리 주 그리스도 예수님 안에서 이루신 영원한 계획에 따른 것입니다.
12 우리는 그리스도 안에서 그분에 대한 믿음으로,
확신을 가지고 하느님께 담대히 나아갈 수 있습니다.
14 이 때문에, 나는 아버지 앞에 무릎을 꿇습니다.
15 하늘과 땅에 있는 모든 종족이 아버지에게서 이름을 받습니다.
16 아버지께서 당신의 풍성한 영광에 따라 성령을 통하여
여러분의 내적 인간이 당신 힘으로 굳세어지게 하시고,
17 여러분의 믿음을 통하여
그리스도께서 여러분의 마음 안에 사시게 하시며,
여러분이 사랑에 뿌리를 내리고 그것을 기초로 삼게 하시기를 빕니다.
18 그리하여 여러분이 모든 성도와 함께
너비와 길이와 높이와 깊이가 어떠한지 깨닫는 능력을 지니고,
19 인간의 지각을 뛰어넘는 그리스도의 사랑을 알게 해 주시기를 빕니다.
이렇게 하여 여러분이 하느님의 온갖 충만하심으로 충만하게 되기를 빕니다.

복음

요한. 19,31-37
1 그날은 준비일이었고 이튿날 안식일은 큰 축일이었으므로,
유다인들은 안식일에 시신이 십자가에 매달려 있지 않게 하려고,
십자가에 못 박힌 이들의 다리를 부러뜨리고
시신을 치우게 하라고 빌라도에게 요청하였다.
32 그리하여 군사들이 가서
예수님과 함께 십자가에 못 박힌 첫째 사람과
또 다른 사람의 다리를 부러뜨렸다.
33 예수님께 가서는 이미 숨지신 것을 보고 다리를 부러뜨리는 대신,
34 군사 하나가 창으로 그분의 옆구리를 찔렀다.
그러자 곧 피와 물이 흘러나왔다.
35 이는 직접 본 사람이 증언하는 것이므로 그의 증언은 참되다.
그리고 그는 여러분이 믿도록 자기가 진실을 말한다는 것을 알고 있다.
36 “그의 뼈가 하나도 부러지지 않을 것이다.” 하신 성경 말씀이 이루어지려고
이런 일들이 일어난 것이다.
37 또 다른 성경 구절은
“그들은 자기들이 찌른 이를 바라볼 것이다.” 하고 말한다.

June 11, 2021

Solemnity of Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

Daily Readings — Audio

Daily Reflections — Video

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Reading 1
Hos 11:1, 3-4, 8c-9
Thus says the LORD:
When Israel was a child I loved him,
out of Egypt I called my son.
Yet it was I who taught Ephraim to walk,
who took them in my arms;
I drew them with human cords,
with bands of love;
I fostered them like one
who raises an infant to his cheeks;
Yet, though I stooped to feed my child,
they did not know that I was their healer.

My heart is overwhelmed,
my pity is stirred.
I will not give vent to my blazing anger,
I will not destroy Ephraim again;
For I am God and not a man,
the Holy One present among you;
I will not let the flames consume you.

Responsorial Psalm
Is 12:2-3, 4, 5-6
R. (3) You will draw water joyfully from the springs of salvation.
God indeed is my savior;
I am confident and unafraid.
My strength and my courage is the LORD,
and he has been my savior.
With joy you will draw water
at the fountain of salvation.
R. You will draw water joyfully from the springs of salvation.
Give thanks to the LORD, acclaim his name;
among the nations make known his deeds,
proclaim how exalted is his name.
R. You will draw water joyfully from the springs of salvation.
Sing praise to the LORD for his glorious achievement;
let this be known throughout all the earth.
Shout with exultation, O city of <st1:city w:st="on">Zion</st1:city>,
for great in your midst
is the Holy One of Israel!
R. You will draw water joyfully from the springs of salvation.

Reading II
Eph 3:8-12, 14-19

Brothers and sisters:
To me, the very least of all the holy ones, this grace was given,
to preach to the Gentiles the inscrutable riches of Christ,
and to bring to light for all what is the plan of the mystery
hidden from ages past in God who created all things,
so that the manifold wisdom of God
might now be made known through the church
to the principalities and authorities in the heavens.
This was according to the eternal purpose
that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord,
in whom we have boldness of speech
and confidence of access through faith in him.

For this reason I kneel before the Father,
from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,
that he may grant you in accord with the riches of his glory
to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner self,
and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith;
that you, rooted and grounded in love,
may have strength to comprehend with all the holy ones
what is the breadth and length and height and depth,
and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge,
so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

Gospel
Jn 19:31-37
Since it was preparation day,
in order that the bodies might not remain on the cross on the sabbath,
for the sabbath day of that week was a solemn one, 
the Jews asked Pilate that their legs be broken 
and they be taken down.
So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first 
and then of the other one who was crucified with Jesus.
But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, 
they did not break his legs, 
but one soldier thrust his lance into his side, 
and immediately blood and water flowed out.
An eyewitness has testified, and his testimony is true; 
he knows that he is speaking the truth, 
so that you also may come to believe.
For this happened so that the Scripture passage might be fulfilled:
Not a bone of it will be broken. 
And again another passage says:
They will look upon him whom they have pierced.

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 Last Sunday, the Church celebrated the Body and Blood of Jesus. (Corpus Christi Sunday) This Friday the Church celebrates this liturgy of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Tomorrow’s liturgy celebrates the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The day after that the Church returns to Ordinary Time. What began way back in mid-February with Ash Wednesday ends with these two heart-feasts completing our Lenten and Easter prayer journey.

The Readings for this liturgy are filled with aspects of parental love and care.   Actually, the Second Reading expresses the enthusiasm and excitement of the writer so that you almost hear him take a deep breath so to proclaim such long and complicated thoughts. I suggest reading these lines slowly to experience the intended consolation.

The Gospel has the picturing of a symbolic nature. The two criminals had their legs broken so that, if they were still alive, their legs would not be able to support their bodies. They would slump heavily and so suffocate. They saw that Jesus had already given up His Spirit and so John sees this as fulfilling two different passages from the Hebrew Scriptures. The lance which is thrust upward into the side of Jesus and so through His Lungs and Heart allows blood and water to flow out and onto the earth. Many writers have pondered the intended meaning of this by John the writer. For now, let us receive the finality of His life of love.

I was speaking with a young woman about her future husband’s questions about faith in God. She told me that he couldn’t figure out what faith was about. He is in the field of Science and so knowing is central to further knowing as is the necessity of having evidence and proof.

I asked her if she loved this man and of course she laughed with excitement and joy. As a good Jesuit, I asked her to explain totally what her love is and then what her soon-to-be husband would say. There was a long silence with no laughter.

In preparing persons for the Sacrament of Marriage, I ask each of the persons exactly why they are marrying this other good person. If they have a long list, I begin to doubt the depth of understanding. I smile when they look quietly into each others faces and they experience love rather than explain it. Love is not an idea.

The human Heart of Jesus embarrasses logic and definition.  When I ask ‘pre-marriagers’ if they believe they are worthy of their being so loved, ah, more silence and they eventually say that worthiness is not in their vocabulary. Humility and being humbled is the usual response. The Roman soldiers pierced the Heart of Jesus as part of their jobs of which they were worthy. We take our turns, standing in the pool of our own personal humility and look up and accept that His Heart is our “worthy.” His Heart is the explanation. His Heart beat from His mother’s womb until proof would not be needed any longer.

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UNIMAGINABLE LOVE

“Thus, you will be able to grasp fully, with all the holy ones, the breadth and length and height and depth of Christ’s love, and experience this love which surpasses all knowledge, so that you may attain to the fullness of God Himself.” —Ephesians 3:18-19

God’s Word promises that by His grace we can fully grasp and personally experience Christ’s love. This is impossible for us, but nothing is impossible with God (Mk 10:27). It’s difficult to imagine experiencing the fullness of Christ’s perfect, infinite, and crucified love. Nonetheless, He will do in our lives more than we can ever ask or imagine (Eph 3:20). “Eye has not seen, ear has not heard, nor has it so much as dawned on man what God has prepared for those who love Him” (1 Cor 2:9).

Jesus has given us an experience of His infinite love through the prophetic vision of the Sacred Heart. No one ever thought of a picture in which the heart was outside the body. This seems bizarre, even repulsive. However, the Sacred Heart has communicated the tender, healing, personal love of God for us. The vision of the Sacred Heart is one of the most confirmed, powerful, and life-changing prophecies in the history of the Church. Every day look at a picture of the Sacred Heart and let the Lord show His love for you in a way you’ve never imagined possible.

Prayer:  Jesus, may my heart be overwhelmed by Your love for me (see Hos 11:8).

Promise:  “It was I Who taught Ephraim to walk, Who took them in My arms; I drew them with human cords, with bands of love; I fostered them like one who raises an infant to his cheeks.” —Hos 11:3-4

Praise:  Rosalyn and Al have had a devotion to the Sacred Heart throughout their marriage of over fifty years, and Jesus has always blessed them abundantly.

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 What does Jesus mean when he says "pluck out your eye" or "cut off your hand and throw it away" if it leads you to sin? Is he exaggerating here? Jesus used forceful language to urge his disciples to choose for life - an enduring life of joy and happiness with God - rather than for death - an unending death and total separation from a community of love, peace, joy and friendship with God. Jesus set before his disciples the one goal in life that is worth any sacrifice and that goal is the conformity of our will with God and what he desires for our well-being and happiness with him. Just as a doctor might remove some part of the body, such as a diseased limb, in order to preserve the life of the whole body, so we must be ready to part with anything that causes us to sin and which inevitably leads to spiritual death.

The great stumbling block - bad example
Jesus warns us of the terrible responsibility that we must set no stumbling block in the way of another, that is, not give offense or bad example that might lead another to sin. The young in faith are especially vulnerable to the bad example of those who should be passing on the faith. Jesus teaches that righteousness involves responding to every situation in life in a way that fulfill's God's law, not just externally but internally as well. Jesus says that evil desires spring from the heart. That is why the sin of adultery must first be dealt with in the heart, the place not only of the emotions, but the mind, will, thought, and intentions as well.

God's intention from the beginning
God's intention and ideal from the beginning was for man and woman to be indissolubly united in marriage as "one flesh" (see Genesis 2:23-24). That ideal is found in the unbreakable union of Adam and Eve. They were created for each other and for no one else. They are the pattern and symbol for all who were to come. Moses permitted divorce as a concession in view of a lost ideal (see Mark 10:2-9). Jesus sets the high ideal of the married state before those who are willing to accept his commands. Jesus gives the grace and power of his Holy Spirit to those who seek to follow his way of holiness in their state of life - whether married or single.

The power to live a holy life
If we want to live righteously as God desires for us, then we must know and understand the intention of God's commands for us, and decide in our heart to obey the Lord. Through the gift and working of the Holy Spirit, the Lord writes his law on our hearts and gives us his power to live his way of righteousness and holiness. Do you trust in God's love and allow his Holy Spirit to fill you with a thirst for holiness and righteousness in every area of your life?

Lord Jesus, begin a new work of love within me. Instill in me a greater love and respect for your commandments. Give me a burning desire to live a life of holiness and righteousness. Purify my thoughts, desires, and intentions that I may only desire what is pleasing to you and in accord with your will.

Psalm 116:12-17

12 What shall I render to the LORD for all his bounty to me?
13 I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD,
14 I will pay my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people.
15 Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.
16 O LORD, I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of your handmaid. You have loosed my bonds.
17 I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD.

Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: The fuel of adultery, by Chromatius (died 406 AD)

"Because adultery is a serious sin and in order to uproot it, lest our conscience be defiled, he [Jesus] forbade even lust, which is the fuel of adultery. According to the words of blessed James in his epistle, 'Lust when it has conceived gives birth to sin; and sin when it is full-grown brings forth death' (James 1:15). The Holy Spirit speaks concerning this to David: 'Happy shall he be who takes your little ones and dashes them against the rock' (Psalm 137:9). The symbolism here is that the blessed and truly evangelical person roots out the desires and lust of the flesh arising from human weakness. He does this immediately before they grow, at the onset, through faith in Christ who has been described as a rock" (1 Corinthians 10:4) (excerpt from TRACTATE ON MATTHEW 23.1.6-7)

[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 describead him as a "most learned and most holy man."]

 

 

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