2021년 7월 17일 연중 제15주간 토요일
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제1독서
<그날 밤, 주님께서 이스라엘을 이집트에서 이끌어 내셨다.>
탈출기. 12,37-42
그 무렵 37 이스라엘 자손들은 라메세스를 떠나 수콧으로 향하였다.
아이들을 빼고, 걸어서 행진하는 장정만도 육십만가량이나 되었다.
38 그 밖에도 많은 이국인들이 그들과 함께 올라가고,
양과 소 등 수많은 가축 떼도 올라갔다.
39 그들은 이집트에서 가지고 나온 반죽으로 누룩 없는 과자를 구웠다.
반죽이 부풀지 않았기 때문이다.
그들은 이집트에서 쫓겨 나오느라 머뭇거릴 수가 없어서,
여행 양식도 장만하지 못하였던 것이다.
40 이스라엘 자손들이 이집트에서 산 기간은 사백삼십 년이다.
41 사백삼십 년이 끝나는 바로 그날, 주님의 모든 부대가 이집트 땅에서 나왔다.
42 그날 밤, 주님께서 그들을 이집트에서 이끌어 내시려고
밤을 새우셨으므로,
이스라엘의 모든 자손도 대대로 주님을 위하여 이 밤을 새우게 되었다.
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<예수님께서는 예언을 이루시려고 당신을 다른 사람들에게 알리지 말라고 엄중히 이르셨다.>
마태오. 12,14-21
그때에 14 바리사이들은 나가서 예수님을 어떻게 없앨까 모의를 하였다.
15 예수님께서는 그 일을 아시고 그곳에서 물러가셨다.
그런데도 많은 군중이 그분을 따랐다.
예수님께서는 그들을 모두 고쳐 주시면서도,
16 당신을 다른 사람들에게 알리지 말라고 엄중히 이르셨다.
17 이사야 예언자를 통하여 하신 말씀이 이루어지려고 그리된 것이다.
18 “보아라, 내가 선택한 나의 종, 내가 사랑하는 이, 내 마음에 드는 이다.
내가 그에게 내 영을 주리니 그는 민족들에게 올바름을 선포하리라.
19 그는 다투지도 않고 소리치지도 않으리니
거리에서 아무도 그의 소리를 듣지 못하리라.
20 그는 올바름을 승리로 이끌 때까지
부러진 갈대를 꺾지 않고 연기 나는 심지를 끄지 않으리니
21 민족들이 그의 이름에 희망을 걸리라.”
July 17, 2021
Saturday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time
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Reading 1
Ex 12:37-42
The children of Israel set out from Rameses for Succoth,
about six hundred thousand men on foot,
not counting the little ones.
A crowd of mixed ancestry also went up with them,
besides their livestock, very numerous flocks and herds.
Since the dough they had brought out of Egypt was not leavened,
they baked it into unleavened loaves.
They had rushed out of Egypt and had no opportunity
even to prepare food for the journey.
The time the children of Israel had stayed in Egypt
was four hundred and thirty years.
At the end of four hundred and thirty years,
all the hosts of the LORD left the land of Egypt on this very date.
This was a night of vigil for the LORD,
as he led them out of the land of Egypt;
so on this same night
all the children of Israel must keep a vigil for the LORD
throughout their generations.
Responsorial Psalm
R. His mercy endures forever.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good,
for his mercy endures forever;
Who remembered us in our abjection,
for his mercy endures forever;
And freed us from our foes,
for his mercy endures forever.
R. His mercy endures forever.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Who smote the Egyptians in their first-born,
for his mercy endures forever;
And brought out Israel from their midst,
for his mercy endures forever;
With a mighty hand and an outstretched arm,
for his mercy endures forever.
R. His mercy endures forever.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Who split the Red Sea in twain,
for his mercy endures forever;
And led Israel through its midst,
for his mercy endures forever;
But swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea,
for his mercy endures forever.
R. His mercy endures forever.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Gospel
The Pharisees went out and took counsel against Jesus
to put him to death.
When Jesus realized this, he withdrew from that place.
Many people followed him, and he cured them all,
but he warned them not to make him known.
This was to fulfill what had been spoken through Isaiah the prophet:
Behold, my servant whom I have chosen,
my beloved in whom I delight;
I shall place my Spirit upon him,
and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles.
He will not contend or cry out,
nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets.
A bruised reed he will not break,
a smoldering wick he will not quench,
until he brings justice to victory.
And in his name the Gentiles will hope.
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“It is truly right and just, with ardent love of mind and heart and with devoted service of our voice, to acclaim our Good invisible, the almighty Father, and Jesus Christ, our Lord, his Son, his Only Begotten.
Who for our sake paid Adam’s debt to the eternal Father, and, pouring out his own dear Blood, wiped clean the record of our ancient sinfulness.
These then are the feasts of Passover, in which is slain the Lamb, the one true Lamb, whose Blood anoints the door-posts of believers.
This is the night, when once you led our forebears, Israel’s children, from slavery in Egypt and made them pass dry shod through the Red Sea.
This is the night that with a pillar of fire banished the darkness of sin.
This is the night that even now, throughout the world, sets Christian believers apart from worldly vices and from the gloom of sin, leading them to grace and joining them to his holy ones.
This is the night, when Christ broke the prison bars of death, and rose victorious from the underworld. Our birth would have been no gain, had we not been redeemed.
O wonder of your humble care for us! O love, O charity beyond all telling, to ransom a slave you gave away your Son!”
This was a night of vigil for the LORD,
as he led them out of the land of Egypt;
so on this same night
all the children of Israel must keep a vigil for the LORD
throughout their generations.
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good,
for his mercy endures forever;
Who remembered us in our abjection,
for his mercy endures forever;
And freed us from our foes,
for his mercy endures forever.
In the Magnificat, our Lady says of God, “He scatters the proud in their conceit. He casts down the mighty from their thrones and lifts up the lowly.” How many times in history have we seen just the opposite? A new regime comes to power. They want only the strong to survive so they crush the weak. Christianity, from the beginning, did just the opposite and has lasted longer than any of these tyrannical movements. Matthew quotes from Isaiah and applies to Jesus the saying, “A bruised reed he will not break, a smoldering wick he will not quench.” Jesus doesn’t crush the bruised; he heals them. He doesn’t snuff out the smoldering; he sets them on fire.
“Consider your own calling, brothers. Not many of you were wise by human standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. Rather, God chose the foolish of the world to shame the wise, and God chose the weak of the world to shame the strong, and God chose the lowly and despised of the world, those who count for nothing, to reduce to nothing those who are something, so that no human being might boast before God” (1 Cor. 1:26-29).
“This is the night of which it is written; The night shall be as bright as day, dazzling is the night for me, and full of gladness. The sanctifying power of this night dispels wickedness, washes faults away, restores innocence to the fallen, and joy to mourners, drives out hatred, fosters concord, and brings down the mighty.
May this flame be found still burning by the Morning Star: the one Morning Star who never sets, Christ your Son, who, coming back from death’s domain, has shed his peaceful light on humanity, and lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen.”
(The quoted material is from the Exultet, the Easter Proclamation)
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WILL YOU BE GENTLE OR WICK-ED?
“The smoldering wick He will not quench.” —Matthew 12:20
A man with a shriveled hand comes to the synagogue (Mt 12:10). This man is like a smoldering wick. One of his hands is almost useless. There’s still a little life left in his hand, but it’s just smoldering, barely alive.
How did the Pharisees react when they saw a smoldering wick? They reacted with wickedness by exploiting this man in hopes of accusing Jesus (see Mk 3:2). When confronted with healing and life, they wickedly plotted death (Mt 12:14).
How does Jesus react when a wick is smoldering? He responds with gentleness and compassion, bringing life, healing, and hope (Mt 12:13). The Pharisees were supposedly devoted to the prophecies of the Old Testament, but even while Jesus fulfilled these prophecies in their very midst (e.g. Is 35:6; 58:8; Ez 34:16), their determined choice to act in wickedness blinded them to the truth being revealed in front of their eyes.
Despite our wickedness, God still treats us gently (see Mt 11:29). Jesus won’t even snuff out a smoldering wick, that is, a person in whom the light of God has just about died. Though Jesus could act in justice and severity toward those who, like the Pharisees, have allowed their hope in Him to diminish almost to extinction, He instead covers them with gentleness in trying to lead them to faith.
Who are the smoldering wicks in your life? Work with Jesus to set them aflame with the light of Christ.
Prayer: Jesus, You came to light a fire for the smoldering wicks in my life. Use me to ignite the blaze in their lives (Lk 12:49).
Promise: “Many people followed Him and He cured them all.” —Mt 12:15
Praise: Their daughter’s First Communion re-ignited John and Sarah’s faith as well as their marriage.
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How do we achieve success and victory in our lives? In everyone's life there are key moments or turning points on which the whole of one's life hinges. The mounting confrontation between the Pharisees and Jesus was such a decisive event and crisis. The religious leaders became intolerant of Jesus because of their prejudice. Nothing that Jesus would do or say from this point on would be right in their eyes. They conspired, not simply to oppose Jesus but to eliminate him.
Courage and determination to do God's will
Jesus met this defiance with courage and determination to do his Father's will. He used the crisis to teach his disciples an important lesson for God's way to success and victory. The only way to glory in God's kingdom is through the cross - the cross of suffering and humiliation - which Jesus endured for our sake and for our salvation. We, too, are called to take up our cross every day - to die to sin, selfishness, envy, pride, strife, and hatred - and to lay down our lives in humble service and love for one another, just as Jesus did for our sake.
Matthew quotes from the "Suffering Servant" prophecies of Isaiah to explain how Jesus the Messiah would accomplish his mission - not through crushing power - but through love and sacrificial service (Isaiah 42:1-4). In place of a throne Jesus chose to mount the cross and wear a crown of thorns. He was crucified as our Lord and King (John 19:19; Philippians 2:11) There is no greater proof of God's love for us than the sacrificial death of his only begotten Son for our sake and our salvation (John 3:16).
Jesus died not only for the Jews but for all the Gentile nations as well. Isaiah had prophesied centuries before, that the Messiah would bring justice to the Gentiles. To the Greek mind, justice involved giving to God and to one's fellow citizen that which is their due (whatever is owed to them). Jesus taught his disciples to give God not only his due, but to love him without measure just as he loves us unconditionally - without limits or reservation.
Justice tempered with love and mercy
Jesus brings the justice of God's kingdom tempered with divine love and mercy. He does not bruise the weak or treat them with contempt, but rather shows understanding and compassion. He does not discourage the fainthearted but gives hope, courage, and the strength to persevere through trying circumstances. No trials, failings, and weaknesses can keep us from the mercy and help which Jesus offers to everyone who asks. His grace is sufficient for every moment, every situation, and every challenge we face. When you meet trials and difficulties, do you rely on God's help and grace?
Lord Jesus, your love and mercy knows no bounds. Give me strength when I am weak, hope when I am discouraged, peace when I am troubled, consolation when I am sad, and understanding when I am perplexed. Make me an instrument of your love and peace to those who are troubled and without hope.
Psalm 136:1,10-15,23-24
1 O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures for ever.
10 to him who smote the first-born of Egypt, for his steadfast love endures for ever;
11 and brought Israel out from among them, for his steadfast love endures for ever;
12 with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, for his steadfast love endures for ever;
13 to him who divided the Red Sea in sunder, for his steadfast love endures for ever;
14 and made Israel pass through the midst of it, for his steadfast love endures for ever;
15 but overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea, for his steadfast love endures for ever;
23 It is he who remembered us in our low estate, for his steadfast love endures for ever;
24 and rescued us from our foes, for his steadfast love endures for ever;
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: The Savior's meekness, by John Chrysostom (347-407 AD)
"The prophet celebrated in advance both the Savior's meekness right alongside his unspeakable power. Thereby he opened to the Gentiles a great and effective door. Isaiah also foretold the ills that were to overtake the Jews. He foreknew the Son's oneness with the Father: 'Israel is my chosen, my soul has accepted him; I have put my Spirit upon him' (Isaiah 42:1). For it is not as an adversary that Christ transcends the law, as if he were an enemy of the Lawgiver, but as though he were of one mind with the Lawgiver and held to the very same purposes. Then, proclaiming the Lord's meekness, Isaiah said, 'He shall not cry nor lift up his voice' (Isaiah 42:20). For his desire indeed was to enable healing in their presence. But since they pushed him away, he did not contend any further against their opposition." (excerpt from THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW, HOMILY 40.2.1)
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