2021년 9월 4일 연중 제22주간 토요일
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제1독서
<하느님께서는 여러분과 화해하시어 여러분을 거룩하고 흠 없게 해 주셨습니다.>
콜로새서. 1,21-23
형제 여러분, 21 여러분은 한때 악행에 마음이 사로잡혀
하느님에게서 멀어지고 그분과 원수로 지냈습니다.
22 그러나 이제 하느님께서는 그리스도의 죽음을 통하여
그분의 육체로 여러분과 화해하시어,
여러분이 거룩하고 흠 없고 나무랄 데 없는 사람으로
당신 앞에 설 수 있게 해 주셨습니다.
23 다만 여러분은 믿음에 기초를 두고 꿋꿋하게 견디어 내며
여러분이 들은 복음의 희망을 저버리지 말아야 합니다.
그 복음은 하늘 아래 모든 피조물에게 선포되었고,
나 바오로는 그 복음의 일꾼이 되었습니다.
복음
<당신들은 어째서 안식일에 해서는 안 되는 일을 하오?>
루카. 6,1-5
1 예수님께서 안식일에 밀밭 사이를 가로질러 가시게 되었다.
그런데 그분의 제자들이 밀 이삭을 뜯어 손으로 비벼 먹었다.
2 바리사이 몇 사람이 말하였다.
“당신들은 어째서 안식일에 해서는 안 되는 일을 하오?”
3 그러자 예수님께서 그들에게 대답하셨다.
“다윗과 그 일행이 배가 고팠을 때,
다윗이 한 일을 읽어 본 적이 없느냐?
4 그가 하느님의 집에 들어가,
사제가 아니면 아무도 먹어서는 안 되는 제사 빵을 집어서 먹고
자기 일행에게도 주지 않았느냐?”
5 이어서 그들에게 말씀하셨다.
“사람의 아들은 안식일의 주인이다.”
September 4, 2021
Saturday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time
Daily Mass : http://www.catholictv.com/shows/daily-mass
Reading 1
Col 1:21-23
Brothers and sisters:
You once were alienated and hostile in mind because of evil deeds;
God has now reconciled you
in the fleshly Body of Christ through his death,
to present you holy, without blemish,
and irreproachable before him,
provided that you persevere in the faith,
firmly grounded, stable,
and not shifting from the hope of the Gospel that you heard,
which has been preached to every creature under heaven,
of which I, Paul, am a minister.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 54:3-4, 6 and 8
R. (6) God himself is my help.
O God, by your name save me,
and by your might defend my cause.
O God, hear my prayer;
hearken to the words of my mouth.
R. God himself is my help.
Behold, God is my helper;
the Lord sustains my life.
Freely will I offer you sacrifice;
I will praise your name, O LORD, for its goodness.
R. God himself is my help.
Gospel
Lk 6:1-5
While Jesus was going through a field of grain on a sabbath,
his disciples were picking the heads of grain,
rubbing them in their hands, and eating them.
Some Pharisees said,
“Why are you doing what is unlawful on the sabbath?”
Jesus said to them in reply,
“Have you not read what David did
when he and those who were with him were hungry?
How he went into the house of God, took the bread of offering,
which only the priests could lawfully eat,
ate of it, and shared it with his companions?”
Then he said to them, “The Son of Man is lord of the sabbath.”
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While Jesus was going through a field of grain on a sabbath,
his disciples were picking the heads of grain,
rubbing them in their hands and eating them.
Some Pharisees said,
“Why are you doing what is unlawful on the sabbath?”
Jesus said to them in reply,
“Have you not read what David did
when he and those who were with him were hungry?
How he went into the house of God, took the bread of offering,
which only the priests could lawfully eat,
ate of it, and shared it with his companions?”
Then he said to them, “The Son of Man is lord of the sabbath.”
Today’s readings are rich in substance. A reminder of how important it is to express compassion, to find the graces in each day, to understand, to be companions to others. To remember how we are loved by God. It is also a reminder for me to be cognizant that the current traditions, rules, regulations, and policies were made during a particular time/century in which biases existed.
I am reminded to ask the following questions. How did they improve the human condition? How and when have I acted like the “Pharisees”? If I am grounded in my faith, am intentional in deepening my relationship with God, trust that God is connected to all that is good even in my experiences with suffering, then my relationship to traditions, rules, regulations, and policies can be contextual with a deeper understanding that they exist for this time and can change.
I can bring my love for Jesus to the situation and ask the question what would Jesus do?
As I write this reflection today the world is grieving many tragedies and my heart is heavy with the tremendous suffering that currently exists in this world. I pray to God to increase my awareness of what ‘good’ I can do amid the suffering? How can I support and recognize when human need takes precedence over the traditions, rules, regulations, and policies?
I pray for compassion, understanding, and the strength to advocate for the changes needed.
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HATRED
“You nourished hostility in your hearts because of your evil deeds.” —Colossians 1:21
Very few people admit they have hatred in their hearts. Even fewer admit they actually nourish hatred. Hatred is widespread, even epidemic, yet we refuse to admit our hatred. Only in Jesus can the barrier of hostility be broken down (Eph 2:14). It’s natural for us to be angry and unforgiving and resentful. “To err is human, to forgive divine,” and we’re not divine. We can never love one another by “human good will,” but only in Christ and by His power.
Let’s admit we can’t save ourselves, and that we desperately need the Savior. “We went our way in malice and envy, hateful ourselves and hating one another. But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, He saved us; not because of any righteous deeds we had done, but because of His mercy” (see Ti 3:3-5).
Jesus said: “You have heard the commandment, ‘You shall love your countryman but hate your enemy.’ My command to you is: love your enemies” (Mt 5:43-44). We are called to replace hate with love, even for our enemies. In Christ, hatred has nothing to feed on, so it dies of malnutrition.
Prayer: Jesus, without You I would be vicious and hateful. Thank You for leading me to salvation.
Promise: “The Son of Man is Lord even of the sabbath.” —Lk 6:5
Praise: Morgan forgave her father for hitting her when she was a teenager
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