August 9, 2021Monday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time

2021년 8월 9일 연중 제19주간 월요일  

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제1독서

<너희 마음에 할례를 행하여라. 너희는 이방인을 사랑해야 한다. 너희도 이방인이었기 때문이다.>

 신명기. 10,12-22
모세가 백성에게 말하였다.
12 “이제 이스라엘아,
주 너희 하느님께서 너희에게 요구하시는 것이 무엇이겠느냐?
그것은 주 너희 하느님을 경외하고,
그분의 모든 길을 따라 걸으며 그분을 사랑하고,
마음을 다하고 목숨을 다하여 주 너희 하느님을 섬기는 것,
13 그리고 너희가 잘되도록 오늘 내가 너희에게 명령하는
주님의 계명과 규정들을 지키는 것이다.
14 보라, 하늘과 하늘 위의 하늘,
그리고 땅과 그 안에 있는 모든 것이 주 너희 하느님의 것이다.
15 그런데도 주님께서는 너희 조상들에게만 마음을 주시어 그들을 사랑하셨으며,
오늘 이처럼 모든 백성 가운데에서도
그들의 자손들인 너희만을 선택하셨다.
16 그러므로 너희 마음에 할례를 행하고, 더 이상 목을 뻣뻣하게 하지 마라.
17 주 너희 하느님은 신들의 신이시고 주님들의 주님이시며,
사람을 차별 대우하지 않으시고 뇌물도 받지 않으시는,
위대하고 힘세며 경외로우신 하느님이시다.
18 또한 그분은 고아와 과부의 권리를 되찾아 주시고,
이방인을 사랑하시어 그에게 음식과 옷을 주시는 분이시다.
19 너희는 이방인을 사랑해야 한다.
너희도 이집트 땅에서 이방인이었기 때문이다.
20 너희는 주 너희 하느님을 경외하고 그분을 섬기며,
그분께만 매달리고 그분의 이름으로만 맹세해야 한다.
21 그분은 너희가 찬양을 드려야 할 분이시고,
너희가 두 눈으로 본 대로, 너희를 위하여
이렇게 크고 두려운 일을 하신 너희 하느님이시다.
22 너희 조상들이 이집트로 내려갈 때에는 일흔 명밖에 되지 않았지만,
이제 주 너희 하느님께서 너희를 하늘의 별처럼 많게 해 주셨다.”
 

복음

<사람의 아들은 죽었다가 되살아날 것이다. 자녀들은 세금을 면제받는다.>

마태오 17,22-27
 제자들이 22 갈릴래아에 모여 있을 때에 예수님께서 그들에게 이르셨다.

“사람의 아들은 사람들의 손에 넘겨져
23 그들 손에 죽을 것이다. 그러나 사흗날에 되살아날 것이다.”
그러자 그들은 몹시 슬퍼하였다.
24 그들이 카파르나움으로 갔을 때, 성전 세를 거두는 이들이 베드로에게 다가와,
“여러분의 스승님은 성전 세를 내지 않으십니까?” 하고 물었다.
25 베드로가 “내십니다.” 하고는 집에 들어갔더니
예수님께서 먼저, “시몬아, 너는 어떻게 생각하느냐?
세상 임금들이 누구에게서 관세나 세금을 거두느냐?
자기 자녀들에게서냐, 아니면 남들에게서냐?” 하고 물으셨다.
26 베드로가 “남들에게서입니다.” 하고 대답하자 예수님께서 이르셨다.
“그렇다면 자녀들은 면제받는 것이다.
27 그러나 우리가 그들의 비위를 건드릴 것은 없으니, 호수에 가서 낚시를 던져
먼저 올라오는 고기를 잡아 입을 열어 보아라. 스타테르 한 닢을 발견할 것이다.
그것을 가져다가 나와 네 몫으로 그들에게 주어라.”

August 9, 2021

Monday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Daily Readings — Audio

Daily Reflections — Video

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Reading 1

Dt 10:12-22
Moses said to the people:
“And now, Israel, what does the LORD, your God, ask of you
but to fear the LORD, your God, and follow his ways exactly,
to love and serve the LORD, your God,
with all your heart and all your soul,
to keep the commandments and statutes of the LORD
which I enjoin on you today for your own good?
Think! The heavens, even the highest heavens,
belong to the LORD, your God,
as well as the earth and everything on it.
Yet in his love for your fathers the LORD was so attached to them
as to choose you, their descendants,
in preference to all other peoples, as indeed he has now done.
Circumcise your hearts, therefore, and be no longer stiff-necked.
For the LORD, your God, is the God of gods,
the LORD of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome,
who has no favorites, accepts no bribes;
who executes justice for the orphan and the widow,
and befriends the alien, feeding and clothing him.
So you too must befriend the alien,
for you were once aliens yourselves in the land of Egypt.
The LORD, your God, shall you fear, and him shall you serve;
hold fast to him and swear by his name.
He is your glory, he, your God,
who has done for you those great and terrible things
which your own eyes have seen.
Your ancestors went down to Egypt seventy strong,
and now the LORD, your God,
has made you as numerous as the stars of the sky.”

 

Responsorial Psalm

147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20

R. (12a) Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.
Glorify the LORD, O Jerusalem;
praise your God, O Zion.
For he has strengthened the bars of your gates;
he has blessed your children within you.
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.
He has granted peace in your borders;
with the best of wheat he fills you.
He sends forth his command to the earth;
swiftly runs his word!
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.
He has proclaimed his word to Jacob,
his statutes and his ordinances to Israel.
He has not done thus for any other nation;
his ordinances he has not made known to them. Alleluia.
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.

 

Gospel

Mt 17:22-27

As Jesus and his disciples were gathering in Galilee,
Jesus said to them,
“The Son of Man is to be handed over to men,
and they will kill him, and he will be raised on the third day.”
And they were overwhelmed with grief.

When they came to Capernaum,
the collectors of the temple tax approached Peter and said,
“Does not your teacher pay the temple tax?”
“Yes,” he said. 
When he came into the house, before he had time to speak,
Jesus asked him, “What is your opinion, Simon?
From whom do the kings of the earth take tolls or census tax?
From their subjects or from foreigners?”
When he said, “From foreigners,” Jesus said to him,
“Then the subjects are exempt.
But that we may not offend them, go to the sea, drop in a hook,
and take the first fish that comes up. 
Open its mouth and you will find a coin worth twice the temple tax. 

Give that to them for me and for you.”

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

 In today’s gospel, we find Jesus spending time with his disciples in Galilee.  He forewarns them of what his future holds for him:

"The Son of Man is to be handed over to men,
and they will kill him, and he will be raised on the third day."

And they were overwhelmed with grief.

This is one of several times throughout the gospels where Jesus mentions his coming torture, death, and resurrection.  Of course his dear friends were grief-stricken. 

We know that we will all die someday.  Are we living life with this in mind?

Recent events have caused me to pause and reflect on what I’ve done in my professional life and questioning my purpose and direction.  I’ve mentioned in my reflections in the past, that I truly believe my role as a nurse is my vocation.  So, I’ve pondered much more than just my professional life…

I’ve spent some wonderful time with Jesus asking for guidance and direction.  A difficult time has turned into a blessing of sorts…most days.

I highly encourage each of us to take some time to reflect on the impact of Jesus revelation to his disciples.  How are we living each day?  Are we living the life that God has designed for us?  How do my actions or inactions impact others?  Really think about this. 

I’ve come to two conclusions during this summer of reflection.  Here they are:

• We were put on this earth to care for each other—no matter what!
• We will be where we are supposed to be—God is the one in control.

My focus now is to ‘trust the process.”  Jesus knew what was ahead, as did his disciples.  I don’t know what is ahead.  Most of us don’t.  But should that really matter? 

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.   - Jeremiah 29:11

Angela wrote this reflection for this day in 2019.

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FEAR YE, FEAR YE

“And now, Israel, what does the Lord, your God, ask of you but to fear the Lord, your God?” —Deuteronomy 10:12

“The Lord, your God, shall you fear, and Him shall you serve.” —Deuteronomy 10:20

If you go to church, you will usually be exhorted to love and serve the Lord (Dt 10:12). In a good church, you will even be told to love God “with all your heart and all your soul” (Dt 10:12) by keeping His commandments (Dt 10:13). However, there’s still something missing. Before we can love, serve, and obey the Lord fully, we must fear Him (Dt 10:12). The fear of the Lord is not only the beginning of wisdom (Ps 111:10); it is also the beginning of loving God with all our hearts.

When we were baptized and confirmed, we received the fear of the Lord. By a life of faith, we deepen our fear of the Lord as we are awed by His presence, love, and power. As we immerse ourselves more deeply in Scripture, we are moved to humbly tremble at His Word (Is 66:2). By grace, our delight becomes the fear of the Lord (Is 11:3). In the Spirit, a reverent fear can overtake us (Acts 2:43) to the point that we are submissive to each other (Eph 5:21). As we make “steady progress in the fear of the Lord,” we enjoy “the increased consolation of the Holy Spirit” (Acts 9:31), Who produces a great love in our lives (see Gal 5:22).

Prayer:  Father, renew my Baptism and Confirmation. May I fear You more deeply.

Promise:  “He sends forth His command to the earth; swiftly runs His word!”—Ps 147:15

Praise:  St. Teresa Benedicta, once a Jewish intellectual, surrendered her misconception about the Messiah, converted to the Catholic Faith, and joyfully followed Jesus as her Lord.

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

  Who likes to pay taxes, especially when you think they might be unreasonable or unjust? Jesus and his disciples were confronted by tax collectors on the issue of tax evasion. When questioned about paying the temple tax, Jesus replied to his disciples: We must pay so as not to cause bad example. In fact, we must go beyond our duty in order that we may show others what they ought to do. The scriptural expression to give no offense doesn't refer to insult or annoyance - rather it means to put no stumbling block in the way of another that would cause them to trip or fall. Jesus would not allow himself anything which might possibly be a bad example to someone else. Do you evade unpleasant responsibilities or obligations?

Jesus predicts his death and triumph over the grave
On three different occasions in Matthew's Gospel, Jesus predicted he would endure great suffering through betrayal, rejection, and the punishment of a cruel death (Matthew 16:21, 17:22-23, and 20:17-19). The Jews resorted to stoning for very serious offenses and the Romans to crucifixion - the most painful and humiliating death they could devise for criminals they wanted to eliminate. No wonder the apostles were greatly distressed at such a prediction! If Jesus their Master were put to death, then they would likely receive the same treatment by their enemies. Jesus called himself the "Son of Man" because this was a Jewish title for the Messiah which the prophet Daniel explained in his vision of the One whom God would send to establish his everlasting kingdom of power and righteousness over the earth (Daniel 7:13-14).

The Suffering Servant and Lamb of God
Why must the Messiah be rejected and killed? Did not God promise that his Anointed One (Messiah in Hebrew) would deliver his people from their oppression and establish a kingdom of peace and justice? The prophet Isaiah had foretold that it was God's will that the "Suffering Servant" make atonement for sins through his suffering and death (Isaiah 53). John the Baptist described Jesus as "the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world" (John 1: 29, Isaiah 53:6-7). When Jesus willing offered up his life for us on the cross he paid the price for our redemption with his blood.

Jesus offers freedom and victory over sin and death
Jesus came to rescue us from sin and its destructive forces and to restore us to fulness of life with our heavenly Father. Sin not only separates us from God - it leads us down the path to corruption and unending death. Slavery to sin is to want the wrong things and to be in bondage to hurtful desires and addictions. The ransom Jesus paid sets us free from the worst tyranny possible - the tyranny of sin, Satan, and death. Jesus' victory did not end with his sacrificial death on the cross - he triumphed over the grave when he rose again on the third day. Jesus defeated the powers of death and Satan through his cross and resurrection. The Lord Jesus offers us true freedom and peace which no one can take from us. Do you want the greatest freedom possible, the freedom to live as God truly meant us to live as his sons and daughters?

Lord Jesus, your death brought true life and freedom. May I always walk in the freedom and power of your love and truth and reject whatever is contrary to your will for my life.

Psalm 148:1-2,11-12,14

1 Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD from the heavens, praise him in the heights!
2 Praise him, all his angels, praise him, all his host!
11 Kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all rulers of the earth!
12 Young men and maidens together, old men and children!
14 He has raised up a horn for his people, praise for all his saints, for the people of Israel who are near to him. Praise the LORD!

Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: Jesus speaks of his death and resurrection, by Origen of Alexandria (185-254 AD)

"I think we have an obligation to examine this, too: that Jesus was delivered into the hands of men, not by men into the hands of men but by powers to whom the Father delivered his Son on behalf of us all. In the very act of being delivered and coming under the power of those to whom he was delivered, he "destroyed him who had the power of death." For "through death he destroyed him who has the power of death, that is, the devil, and delivered all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong bondage." (excerpt from COMMENTARY ON MATTHEW 13.8)

 

 

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