2021 9월 2일 연중 제22주간 목요일
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제1독서
<아버지께서는 우리를 어둠의 권세에서 구해 내시어 당신께서 사랑하시는 아드님의 나라로 옮겨 주셨습니다.>
콜로새서. 1,9-14
형제 여러분, 우리는 여러분에 관한 9 소식을 들은 날부터
여러분을 위하여 끊임없이 기도하며 간청하고 있습니다.
곧 여러분이 모든 영적 지혜와 깨달음 덕분에
하느님의 뜻을 아는 지식으로 충만해져,
10 주님께 합당하게 살아감으로써
모든 면에서 그분 마음에 들고 온갖 선행으로 열매를 맺으며
하느님을 아는 지식으로 자라기를 빕니다.
11 또 하느님의 영광스러운 능력에서 오는 모든 힘을 받아 강해져서,
모든 것을 참고 견디어 내기를 빕니다.
기쁜 마음으로, 12 성도들이 빛의 나라에서 받는
상속의 몫을 차지할 자격을 여러분에게 주신 아버지께 감사하는 것입니다.
13 아버지께서는 우리를 어둠의 권세에서 구해 내시어
당신께서 사랑하시는 아드님의 나라로 옮겨 주셨습니다.
14 이 아드님 안에서 우리는 속량을, 곧 죄의 용서를 받습니다.
복음
<그들은 모든 것을 버리고 예수님을 따랐다.>
루카. 5,1-11
1 예수님께서 겐네사렛 호숫가에 서 계시고,
군중은 그분께 몰려들어 하느님의 말씀을 듣고 있을 때였다.
2 그분께서는 호숫가에 대어 놓은 배 두 척을 보셨다.
어부들은 거기에서 내려 그물을 씻고 있었다.
3 예수님께서는 그 두 배 가운데 시몬의 배에 오르시어
그에게 뭍에서 조금 저어 나가 달라고 부탁하신 다음,
그 배에 앉으시어 군중을 가르치셨다.
4 예수님께서 말씀을 마치시고 나서 시몬에게 이르셨다.
“깊은 데로 저어 나가서 그물을 내려 고기를 잡아라.”
5 시몬이 “스승님, 저희가 밤새도록 애썼지만 한 마리도 잡지 못하였습니다.
그러나 스승님의 말씀대로 제가 그물을 내리겠습니다.” 하고 대답하였다.
6 그렇게 하자 그들은 그물이 찢어질 만큼 매우 많은 물고기를 잡게 되었다.
7 그래서 다른 배에 있는 동료들에게 손짓하여 와서 도와 달라고 하였다.
동료들이 와서 고기를 두 배에 가득 채우니
배가 가라앉을 지경이 되었다.
8 시몬 베드로가 그것을 보고 예수님의 무릎 앞에 엎드려 말하였다.
“주님, 저에게서 떠나 주십시오. 저는 죄 많은 사람입니다.”
9 사실 베드로도, 그와 함께 있던 이들도 모두
자기들이 잡은 그 많은 고기를 보고 몹시 놀랐던 것이다.
10 시몬의 동업자인 제베대오의 두 아들 야고보와 요한도 그러하였다.
예수님께서 시몬에게 이르셨다.
“두려워하지 마라. 이제부터 너는 사람을 낚을 것이다.”
11 그들은 배를 저어다 뭍에 대어 놓은 다음, 모든 것을 버리고 예수님을 따랐다.
September 2, 2021
Thursday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time
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Reading 1
Col 1:9-14
From the day we heard about you, we do not cease praying for you
and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of God’s will
through all spiritual wisdom and understanding
to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord,
so as to be fully pleasing, in every good work bearing fruit
and growing in the knowledge of God,
strengthened with every power, in accord with his glorious might,
for all endurance and patience,
with joy giving thanks to the Father, who has made you fit to share
in the inheritance of the holy ones in light.
He delivered us from the power of darkness
and transferred us to the Kingdom of his beloved Son,
in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
Responsorial Psalm
PS 98:2-3ab, 3cd-4, 5-6
The LORD has made his salvation known:
in the sight of the nations he has revealed his justice.
He has remembered his kindness and his faithfulness
toward the house of Israel.
R. The Lord has made known his salvation.
All the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation by our God.
Sing joyfully to the LORD, all you lands;
break into song; sing praise.
R. The Lord has made known his salvation.
Sing praise to the LORD with the harp,
with the harp and melodious song.
With trumpets and the sound of the horn
sing joyfully before the King, the LORD.
R. The Lord has made known his salvation.
Alleluia
Mt 4:19
R. Alleluia, alleluia.Come after me, says the Lord,
and I will make you fishers of men.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel
Lk 5:1-11
he was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret.
He saw two boats there alongside the lake;
the fishermen had disembarked and were washing their nets.
Getting into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon,
he asked him to put out a short distance from the shore.
Then he sat down and taught the crowds from the boat.
After he had finished speaking, he said to Simon,
“Put out into deep water and lower your nets for a catch.”
Simon said in reply,
“Master, we have worked hard all night and have caught nothing,
but at your command I will lower the nets.”
When they had done this, they caught a great number of fish
and their nets were tearing.
They signaled to their partners in the other boat
to come to help them.
They came and filled both boats
so that the boats were in danger of sinking.
When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at the knees of Jesus and said,
“Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man.”
For astonishment at the catch of fish they had made seized him
and all those with him,
and likewise James and John, the sons of Zebedee,
who were partners of Simon.
Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid;
from now on you will be catching men.”
When they brought their boats to the shore,
they left everything and followed him.
http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/daily.html
The setting for the gospel reading is fairly clear. Jesus is teaching the crowds, which grow enough that he asks the fishermen, whom he would seem to know somewhat personally, to let him preach from their boat. He then works a miracle which looks rather like his own large “catch” of people falling into his net, and then calls the fishermen to follow him. They do, leaving everything behind.
We read the Scripture, we study theology, we pray, we do all sorts of things to get closer to God, and sometimes we see people and things change before us in an almost miraculous way. We even find God changing our weaknesses, failures, and despair into hope and faith. These fishermen were truly seeking God and recognized him when he came even if they had much yet to learn.
But do we have the persistence and the courage to continue our search until that happens? Do we recognize it when it does? Can we continue, day in and day out, to believe that God is at work in us, with us, for us, and through us? And do we continue to seek to deepen that life in God by being willing to leave behind things that seem important to us so that we can follow Christ more easily and more completely, day in and day out, when we do see his Spirit at work right in front of us?
http://www.presentationministries.com/obob/obob.asp
JESUS, LORD OF YOUR BEST
Jesus “got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon.” —Luke 5:3
In Luke’s Gospel, Jesus first encounters Simon when He enters his house and instantly heals Simon’s mother-in-law (Lk 4:38-39). Simon was apparently impressed enough to let Jesus use his boat as a pulpit (Lk 5:3). Some people would not allow Jesus in their workplace, but Simon was humble enough to accept Jesus’ offer to help him in his business (Lk 5:4-5).
Jesus had touched Simon by His ministry in Simon’s home and workplace. However, what converted Simon was when Jesus showed His absolute and miraculous lordship over Simon’s work. Simon was a professional fisherman and Jesus, a Carpenter (Mk 6:3), was not. When Jesus convinced Simon by the miraculous catch of fish (Lk 5:6) that He was Lord of fishermen, Simon accepted Jesus as his Lord, confessed his sinfulness, and fell to his knees before Jesus (Lk 5:8). He became a completely new man in Jesus. After this, Jesus will refer to Simon as Peter, the Rock (Mt 16:18).
What is your area of expertise? What do you spend most of your day doing? That’s the prime area of your life in which to invite Jesus to operate freely. When you give Jesus free rein in that area, He will, out of love for you, let you realize “the immeasurable scope of His power” (Eph 1:19). That’s the place where you’ll come to know just how great a Lord He is. Let Jesus be Lord of your best.
Prayer: Father, may I “attain full knowledge of [Your] will through perfect wisdom and spiritual insight” (Col 1:9).
Promise: “Through [Jesus] we have redemption, the forgiveness of our sins.” —Col 1:14
Praise: Sister Alice became a contemplative so she could spend her life communing with Jesus, her Beloved.
http://dailyscripture.servantsoftheword.org/readings/
Why did Jesus perform the miracle of the great catch of fish? No doubt the great crowd of people who had pressed upon Jesus had something to do with this miracle. They were very hungry for God and were eager to hear his word. Jesus wanted to use this occasion to teach his disciples an important lesson. Although Simon was wearied from a night of fruitless toil, he nonetheless did what the Lord Jesus told him to do: At your word I will let down the nets. When you meet disappointment and failure, do you press upon the Lord, like Simon, to hear his word and to receive his command?
God expects greater things than we can do by ourselves
This incident tells us an important truth about how God works in and through each of us for his glory. God expects of us greater things than we can do by ourselves. When we cooperate in his works, we accomplish far beyond what we can do on our own. Therese of Lisieux, a Carmelite nun who died of tuberculosis at the age of twenty-four, wrote to a friend: "Jesus has so incomprehensible a love for us that he wills that we have a share with him in the salvation of souls. He wills to do nothing without us. The Creator of the universe awaits the prayer of a poor little soul to save other souls redeemed like it at the price of all his Blood."
When God's word is spoken his kingdom is revealed and his power is released. When people respond to God's word with faith and obedience they are changed and made "a new creation" in Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17).
Witness the joy of the Gospel
God chooses ordinary people, like you and me, as his ambassadors and he uses the ordinary circumstances of our daily lives and work situations to draw others into his kingdom. Jesus speaks the same message to us today: we will "catch people" for the kingdom of God if we allow the light of Jesus Christ to shine through us. God wants others to see the light of Christ in us in the way we live, speak, and witness the joy of the Gospel. Paul the Apostle says, "But thanks be to God, who in Christ Jesus always leads us in triumph, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere. For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing" (2 Corinthians 2:15).
Do you witness to those around you the joy of the Gospel and do you pray for your neighbors, co-workers, and relatives that they may come to know the Lord Jesus Christ and grow in the knowledge of his love and truth?
Lord Jesus, fill my heart with love and compassion for those who do not know you or follow you. May I be a good witness of your truth and salvation to my family, friends, and co-workers.
Psalm 98:2-6
2 The LORD has made known his victory, he has revealed his vindication in the sight of the nations.
3 He has remembered his steadfast love and faithfulness to the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the victory of our God.
4 Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth; break forth into joyous song and sing praises!
5 Sing praises to the LORD with the lyre, with the lyre and the sound of melody!
6 With trumpets and the sound of the horn make a joyful noise before the King, the LORD!
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: By faith Peter casts the nets of Christ's teaching, by Maximus of Turin (died between 408-423 AD)
"'That you may understand that the Lord was speaking of spiritual fishing, however, Peter says, 'Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets.' It is as if he were saying, 'Through the whole night our fishing has brought us nothing, and we have been laboring in vain. Now I will not fish with fishing gear but with grace, not with diligence acquired by skill but with the perseverance acquired by devotion.' When Peter lets down the nets at the word, therefore, he is in fact letting down the teachings in Christ. When he unfolds the tightly woven and well-ordered nets at the command of the Master, he is really laying out words in the name of the Savior in a fitting and clear fashion. By these words he is able to save not creatures but souls. 'We toiled all night,' he says, 'and took nothing.' Peter, who beforehand was unable to see in order to make a catch, enduring darkness without Christ, had indeed toiled through the whole night. But when the Savior's light shone upon him the darkness scattered, and by faith he began to discern in the deep what he could not see with his eyes." (excerpt from SERMON 110.2.1)
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