2021년 8월 16일 연중 제20주간 월요일
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제1독서
<주님께서 판관들을 세우셨으나 이스라엘 자손들은 그들의 말을 듣지 않았다.>
판관기. 2,11-19
그 무렵 11 이스라엘 자손들은 바알들을 섬겨
주님의 눈에 거슬리는 악한 짓을 저질렀다.
12 그들은 저희 조상들의 하느님이신 주님,
저희 조상들을 이집트 땅에서 이끌어 내신 주님을 저버리고,
주위의 민족들이 섬기는 다른 신들을 따르고 경배하여, 주님의 화를 돋우었다.
13 그들은 주님을 저버리고 바알과 아스타롯을 섬겼다.
14 그리하여 주님께서 이스라엘에게 진노하시어
그들을 약탈자들의 손에 넘겨 버리시고 약탈당하게 하셨다.
또한 그들을 주위의 원수들에게 팔아넘기셨으므로,
그들이 다시는 원수들에게 맞설 수 없었다.
15 주님께서 이르신 대로, 주님께서 그들에게 맹세하신 대로,
그들이 싸우러 나갈 때마다 주님의 손이 그들에게 재앙을 내리셨다.
그래서 그들은 심한 곤경에 빠졌다.
16 주님께서는 판관들을 세우시어,
이스라엘 자손들을 약탈자들의 손에서 구원해 주도록 하셨다.
17 그런데도 그들은 저희 판관들의 말을 듣지 않을뿐더러,
다른 신들을 따르며 불륜을 저지르고 그들에게 경배하였다.
그들은 저희 조상들이 주님의 계명에 순종하며 걸어온 길에서 빨리도 벗어났다.
그들은 조상들의 본을 따르지 않았다.
18 그러나 주님께서는 그들을 위하여 판관들을 세우실 때마다
그 판관과 함께 계시어, 그가 살아 있는 동안 내내
그들을 원수들의 손에서 구원해 주도록 하셨다.
억압하는 자들과 학대하는 자들 앞에서 터져 나오는 그들의 탄식을 들으시고,
주님께서 그들을 가엾이 여기셨기 때문이다.
19 그러나 판관이 죽으면 그들은 조상들보다 더 타락하여,
다른 신들을 따라가서 그들을 섬기고 경배하였다.
그들은 이렇게 자기들의 완악한 행실과 길을 버리지 않았다.
복음
<네가 완전한 사람이 되려거든 너의 재산을 팔아라. 그러면 네가 하늘에서 보물을 차지하게 될 것이다.>
마태오. 19,16-22
그때에 16 어떤 사람이 예수님께 다가와,
“스승님, 제가 영원한 생명을 얻으려면 무슨 선한 일을 해야 합니까?” 하고 물었다.
17 그러자 예수님께서 말씀하셨다. “어찌하여 나에게 선한 일을 묻느냐?
선하신 분은 한 분뿐이시다. 네가 생명에 들어가려면 계명들을 지켜라.”
18 그가 “어떤 것들입니까?” 하고 또 묻자 예수님께서 이르셨다.
“‘살인해서는 안 된다. 간음해서는 안 된다.
도둑질해서는 안 된다. 거짓 증언을 해서는 안 된다.
19 아버지와 어머니를 공경하여라.’
그리고 ‘네 이웃을 너 자신처럼 사랑해야 한다.’는 것이다.”
20 그 젊은이가 “그런 것들은 제가 다 지켜 왔습니다.
아직도 무엇이 부족합니까?” 하고 다시 묻자, 21 예수님께서 그에게 이르셨다.
“네가 완전한 사람이 되려거든, 가서 너의 재산을 팔아 가난한 이들에게 주어라.
그러면 네가 하늘에서 보물을 차지하게 될 것이다. 그리고 와서 나를 따라라.”
22 그러나 그 젊은이는 이 말씀을 듣고 슬퍼하며 떠나갔다.
그가 많은 재물을 가지고 있었기 때문이다.
August 16, 2021
Monday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time
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Reading 1
Jgs2:11-19
The children of Israel offended the Lord by serving the Baals.
Abandoning the LORD, the God of their fathers,
who led them out of the land of Egypt ,
they followed the other gods of the various nations around them,
and by their worship of these gods provoked the LORD.
Because they had thus abandoned him and served Baal and the Ashtaroth,
the anger of the LORD flared up against Israel ,
and he delivered them over to plunderers who despoiled them.
He allowed them to fall into the power of their enemies round about
whom they were no longer able to withstand.
Whatever they undertook, the LORD turned into disaster for them,
as in his warning he had sworn he would do,
till they were in great distress.
Even when the LORD raised up judges to deliver them
from the power of their despoilers,
they did not listen to their judges,
but abandoned themselves to the worship of other gods.
They were quick to stray from the way their fathers had taken,
and did not follow their example of obedience
to the commandments of the LORD.
Whenever the LORD raised up judges for them, he would be with the judge
and save them from the power of their enemies
as long as the judge lived;
it was thus the LORD took pity on their distressful cries
of affliction under their oppressors.
But when the judge died,
they would relapse and do worse than their ancestors,
following other gods in service and worship,
relinquishing none of their evil practices or stubborn conduct.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 106:34-35, 36-37, 39-40, 43ab and 44
R. (4a) Remember us, O Lord, as you favor your people.
They did not exterminate the peoples,
as the LORD had commanded them,
But mingled with the nations
and learned their works.
R Remember us, O Lord, as you favor your people.
They served their idols,
which became a snare for them.
They sacrificed their sons
and their daughters to demons.
R. Remember us, O Lord, as you favor your people.
They became defiled by their works,
and wanton in their crimes.
And the LORD grew angry with his people,
and abhorred his inheritance.
R. Remember us, O Lord, as you favor your people.
Many times did he rescue them,
but they embittered him with their counsels.
Yet he had regard for their affliction
when he heard their cry.
R. Remember us, O Lord, as you favor your people.
Gospel
Mt 19:16-22
A young man approached Jesus and said,
“Teacher, what good must I do to gain eternal life?”
He answered him, “Why do you ask me about the good?
There is only One who is good.
If you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.”
He asked him, “Which one s?”
And Jesus replied, “You shall not kill;
you shall not commit adultery;
you shall not steal;
you shall not bear false witness;
honor your father and your mother;
and you shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
The young man said to him,
“All of these I have observed. What do I still lack?”
Jesus said to him, “If you wish to be perfect, go,
sell what you have and give to the poor,
and you will have treasure in heaven.
Then come, follow me.”
When the young man heard this statement, he went away sad,
for he had many possessions.
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On the front table of my grandparents’ home is a gold chalice gifted to them by a priest on their wedding day over 61 years ago. This summer my family gathered to celebrate their wedding anniversary with a Mass in which the priest used this chalice, that has been used at milestone anniversary Masses throughout my grandparents’ marriage. After Mass, I asked my grandparents more about the chalice and my grandfather eventually said, “God forbid there is ever a fire in the house, I am grabbing my wife and that chalice.”
While an experience I never hope happens to someone, a question I’ve been asked is just that, “if there is a fire, what do you grab as you get out of the house?” Noting that the safety of living beings is the most important, my list of items has changed over my life, and it used to be a laundry list of 25 different things. But this is Jesus’ point in the Gospel – at the end of days, it is not the things we have that matter but how we treated another.
The commandments Jesus listed out for the young man are all about relationships with the people around us, and in expanding upon them at the end, Jesus reminds us that ultimately we are created to love and care for others. He calls the young man to give up what gets in his way of loving and caring for his neighbors which, by the looks of it for this young man, is attachment to his possessions.
At the end of the day, my grandfather cares about the most important relationships in his life – with his wife and with Jesus. In responding to the goodness of God’s deep and generous love for us, we turn to our neighbor in striving to have good, right, and life-giving relationship, relationships that ultimately bring us closer to God.
Let us reflect:
- What gets in the way of my caring for and loving my neighbor?
- What grace might I ask of God to let go of those attachments?
- How might I give more to the relationships in my life?
Let us pray:
Dear Jesus, you spent your life showing us ways to live that honor God. As we strive to do your work on earth, we seek right relationship with our neighbors and the grace to let go of what keeps us from them. We know that loving our neighbor is not always easy, but with You, all things are possible. We pray for the gifts we need and in gratitude for the community we have. Amen.
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SAD
“The young man went away sad, for his possessions were many.” —Matthew 19:22
American foreign missionaries customarily remark that Americans are much sadder than their Third World neighbors. Our elderly observe that people aren’t as happy as they used to be. Many American cities face an unprecedented epidemic of teen suicides. Almost half our children grow up in broken homes. In many ways, we are a sad society. Like the young rich man, our possessions are many. We refuse to help the physically poor, and thus we have become spiritually poor. We have no joy, happiness, or fulfillment. We choose to walk away from Jesus rather than with Him (Mt 19:22).
Love of money is the root of these evils (1 Tm 6:10). We choose estrangement over engagement, possessions over people, lusts over love. We try to save our lives, so we lose them (Lk 9:24). We gain the whole world but lose our happiness and our souls (Lk 9:25). The young rich men and women who did not follow Jesus are now old rich men and women. The Lord, in His mercy, is giving them another chance. Jesus says: “Go, sell your possessions, and give to the poor. You will then have treasure in heaven. Afterward come back and follow Me” (Mt 19:21).
Follow Jesus. “Now is the acceptable time!” (2 Cor 6:2)
Prayer: Jesus, may I choose to be materially poor and thereby inherit the kingdom now (Mt 5:3).
Promise: “Whenever the Lord raised up judges for them, He would be with the judge and save them from the power of their enemies as long as the judge lived.” —Jgs 2:18
Praise: St. Stephen, King of Hungary, fought only to defend his country, and trusting in God, was always victorious. He dedicated himself to having not just his family serve the Lord, but his entire nation as well.
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Where can you find true peace, security, and happiness?
A young man who had the best the world could offer - wealth, position, and security - came to Jesus because he lacked one thing. He wanted the kind of lasting peace and happiness which money and possessions could not buy him. The answer he got, however, was not what he was looking for. He protested that he kept all the commandments - but Jesus spoke to the trouble in his heart. One thing kept him from giving himself wholeheartedly to God. While he lacked nothing in material goods, he was nonetheless possessive of what he had. He placed his hope and security in what he possessed. So when Jesus challenged him to make God his one true possession and treasure, he became dismayed.
What do you treasure the most?
Why did he go away from Jesus with sadness rather than with joy? His treasure and his hope for happiness were misplaced. Treasure has a special connection to the heart, the place of desire and longing, the place of will and focus. The thing we most set our heart on is our highest treasure. The Lord himself is the greatest treasure we can possibly have. Giving up everything else to have the Lord as our treasure is not sorrowful, but the greatest joy. See Jesus' parable about the treasure hidden in a field (Matthew 13:44). Selling all that we have could mean many different things - our friends, our job, our style of life, what we do with our free time.
Possessiveness and fear robs us of joy and abundant life
Jesus challenged the young man because his heart was possessive. He was afraid to give to others for fear that he would lose what he had gained. Those who are generous towards God and others find that they cannot outmatch God in generosity. God blesses us with innumerable spiritual goods - such as long-lasting peace, unspeakable joy, enduring love, abiding relationships and friendship that do not fade or fail - that far outweigh the fleeting joys of material possessions which fail to satisfy us beyond the present moment. God alone can satisfy the deepest longing and desires of our heart. Are you willing to part with anything that might keep you from seeking true and everlasting joy with Jesus?
Lord Jesus, you alone can satisfy the deepest longing in my heart. No other treasure can compare with you. Keep me free from all discontentment, possessiveness, greed and selfishness, that I may have joy in knowing that you alone are my true Treasure and my Portion.
Psalm 106:4a,35-40,43-44
4 Remember me, O LORD, when you show favor to your people;
34 They did not destroy the peoples, as the LORD commanded them,
35 they mingled with the nations and learned to do as they did.
36 They served their idols, which became a snare to them.
37 They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons;
38 they poured out innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan; and the land was polluted with blood.
39 Thus they became unclean by their acts, and played the harlot in their doings.
40 Then the anger of the LORD was kindled against his people, and he abhorred his heritage;
43 Many times he delivered them, but they were rebellious in their purposes, and were brought low through their iniquity.
44 Nevertheless he regarded their distress, when he heard their cry.
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: Seek the life that endures, by Augustine of Hippo, 354-430 A.D.
"The Lord said to a certain young man, 'If you would enter life, keep the commandments.' He did not say 'If you would have life' but 'If you would enter life,' defining that life as eternal life. Let us first consider then the love of this life. For this life is loved, whatever its quality - and however troubled it is, however wretched, people are afraid to end it. Hence we should see, we should consider, how much eternal life is to be loved, when this miserable life that must at some time be ended is so loved. Consider, brothers, how much that life is to be loved when it is a life you never end. You love this life, where you work so much, run, are busy, pant. In this busy life the obligations can scarcely be counted: sowing, plowing, working new land, sailing, grinding, cooking, weaving. And after all this hard work your life comes to an end. Look at what you suffer in this wretched life that you so love. And do you think that you will always live and never die? Temples, rocks, marbles, all reinforced by iron and lead, still fall. And a person thinks that he will never die? Learn therefore, brothers, to seek eternal life, when you will not endure these things but will reign with God forever." (excerpt from Sermon 84,1)
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