2021년 9월 7일 연중 제23주간 화요일
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제1독서
<주님께서는 여러분을 그리스도와 함께 다시 살리셨습니다. 그분께서는 우리의 모든 잘못을 용서해 주셨습니다.>
콜로새서 2,6-15
형제 여러분, 6 여러분은 그리스도 예수님을 주님으로 받아들였으니
그분 안에서 살아가십시오.
7 가르침을 받은 대로, 그분 안에 뿌리를 내려 자신을 굳건히 세우고
믿음 안에 튼튼히 자리를 잡으십시오.
그리하여 감사하는 마음이 넘치게 하십시오.
8 아무도 사람을 속이는 헛된 철학으로 여러분을 사로잡지 못하게 조심하십시오.
그런 것은 사람들의 전통과 이 세상의 정령들을 따르는 것이지
그리스도를 따르는 것이 아닙니다.
9 온전히 충만한 신성이 육신의 형태로 그리스도 안에 머무르고 있습니다.
10 여러분도 그분 안에서 충만하게 되었습니다.
그분은 모든 권세와 권력들의 머리이십니다.
11 여러분은 또한 그분 안에서 육체를 벗어 버림으로써,
사람 손으로 이루어지지 않는 할례 곧 그리스도의 할례를 받았습니다.
12 여러분은 세례 때에 그리스도와 함께 묻혔고,
그리스도를 죽은 이들 가운데에서 일으키신 하느님의 능력에 대한 믿음으로
그리스도 안에서 그분과 함께 되살아났습니다.
13 여러분은 잘못을 저지르고 육의 할례를 받지 않아 죽었지만,
하느님께서는 여러분을 그분과 함께 다시 살리셨습니다.
그분께서는 우리의 모든 잘못을 용서해 주셨습니다.
14 우리에게 불리한 조항들을 담은 우리의 빚 문서를 지워 버리시고,
그것을 십자가에 못 박아 우리 가운데에서 없애 버리셨습니다.
15 권세와 권력들의 무장을 해제하여 그들을 공공연한 구경거리로 삼으시고,
그리스도를 통하여 그들을 이끌고 개선 행진을 하셨습니다.
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<예수님께서는 밤을 새우며 하느님께 기도하셨다. 그리고 열두 제자를 뽑으시고 그들을 사도라고 부르셨다.>
루카 6,12-19
12 그 무렵 예수님께서는 기도하시려고 산으로 나가시어,
밤을 새우며 하느님께 기도하셨다.
13 그리고 날이 새자 제자들을 부르시어 그들 가운데에서 열둘을 뽑으셨다.
그들을 사도라고도 부르셨는데,
14 그들은 베드로라고 이름을 지어 주신 시몬, 그의 동생 안드레아,
그리고 야고보, 요한, 필립보, 바르톨로메오,
15 마태오, 토마스, 알패오의 아들 야고보, 열혈당원이라고 불리는 시몬,
16 야고보의 아들 유다, 또 배신자가 된 유다 이스카리옷이다.
17 예수님께서 그들과 함께 산에서 내려가 평지에 서시니,
그분의 제자들이 많은 군중을 이루고, 온 유다와 예루살렘,
그리고 티로와 시돈의 해안 지방에서
온 백성이 큰 무리를 이루고 있었다.
18 그들은 예수님의 말씀도 듣고 질병도 고치려고 온 사람들이었다.
그리하여 더러운 영들에게 시달리는 이들도 낫게 되었다.
19 군중은 모두 예수님께 손을 대려고 애를 썼다.
그분에게서 힘이 나와 모든 사람을 고쳐 주었기 때문이다.
September 7, 2021
Tuesday of the Twenty-Third Week in Ordinary Time
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First Reading Introduction
The community of the Christians of Colossae was threatened with deviations from pagan philosophies and Jewish practices. In the very dense and rich passage of today, Paul insists that all that counts is Christ; we live in him through baptism, and die and rise with him.
Reading 1
Col 2:6-15
Brothers and sisters:
As you received Christ Jesus the Lord, walk in him,
rooted in him and built upon him
and established in the faith as you were taught,
abounding in thanksgiving.
See to it that no one captivate you with an empty, seductive philosophy
according to the tradition of men,
according to the elemental powers of the world
and not according to Christ.
For in him dwells the whole fullness of the deity bodily,
and you share in this fullness in him,
who is the head of every principality and power.
In him you were also circumcised
with a circumcision not administered by hand,
by stripping off the carnal body, with the circumcision of Christ.
You were buried with him in baptism,
in which you were also raised with him
through faith in the power of God,
who raised him from the dead.
And even when you were dead in transgressions
and the uncircumcision of your flesh,
he brought you to life along with him,
having forgiven us all our transgressions;
obliterating the bond against us, with its legal claims,
which was opposed to us,
he also removed it from our midst, nailing it to the cross;
despoiling the principalities and the powers,
he made a public spectacle of them,
leading them away in triumph by it.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 145:1b-2, 8-9, 10-11
R. (9) The Lord is compassionate toward all his works.
I will extol you, O my God and King,
and I will bless your name forever and ever.
Every day will I bless you,
and I will praise your name forever and ever.
R. The Lord is compassionate toward all his works.
The LORD is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger and of great kindness.
The LORD is good to all
and compassionate toward all his works.
R. The Lord is compassionate toward all his works.
Let all your works give you thanks, O LORD,
and let your faithful ones bless you.
Let them discourse of the glory of your Kingdom
and speak of your might.
R. The Lord is compassionate toward all his works.
Gospel Introduction
As in other very important occasions in his life, Jesus prays before selecting twelve apostles from among his disciples. For this is a very important moment. He will train them and then will take the risk of entrusting his own work to fallible people. He knows they will not always do the best they can, as they will have moments of fear, discouragement, cowardice and compromises. Still, he trusts them enough and will help them to bring his work to a good end in God's own good time. In this eucharist we express our trust in the Church of Jesus Christ.
Gospel
Lk 6:12-19
Jesus departed to the mountain to pray,
and he spent the night in prayer to God.
When day came, he called his disciples to himself,
and from them he chose Twelve, whom he also named Apostles:
Simon, whom he named Peter, and his brother Andrew,
James, John, Philip, Bartholomew,
Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus,
Simon who was called a Zealot,
and Judas the son of James,
and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
And he came down with them and stood on a stretch of level ground.
A great crowd of his disciples and a large number of the people
from all Judea and Jerusalem
and the coastal region of Tyre and Sidon
came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases;
and even those who were tormented by unclean spirits were cured.
Everyone in the crowd sought to touch him
because power came forth from him and healed them all.
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In today’s reading, Luke speaks of Jesus’ going off alone, praying, returning and calling, naming his twelve disciples. Men who would become his followers and intimate friends. He calls them by name – some by their given names, others by new names. Names specifically chosen. I Wonder why Jesus called some by new names?
What’s in a name?
Consider all the names you have been called – name given at birth. What is the significance of that name? Was I named after a relative, a saint, a dear friend? Consider nicknames given by family or childhood pals? Titles accorded: Ms, Mrs. Nurse, Doctor, President, Reverend etc. Each name speaks of a special, unique relationship, of belonging. Belonging to a specific community: family, friends, profession, parish or neighborhood and many others.
A name reveals something of what someone thinks of me, feels for me, of our relationship. The name my grandmother calls me, my father or mother calls me, my pals call me are special and unique to each relationship. Names can indicate the quality, depth and intimacy of a relationship. Names like Chippy, Jolly, Sweetness, Sisfriend, BFF, Darling – names of endearment. What are some of the endearing names I have been called? What names have I especially liked, ones I especially disliked. (I remember being called “Fatty”. Not so endearing.) Prayerfully whispering each name, I am drawn back into that relationship: loving, comfortable, challenging, encouraging, even belittling. I notice my body language. I relax, smile, even giggle. I tense up. I feel uptight or relaxed and comfortable. Maybe I feel tears welling up. Tears of joy or sadness.
In the intimacy of my relationship with my partner what endearing name am I called? What is the most loving name I have? In the intimacy of my relationship with God, what is my God-given name? What is my unique name for God? Maybe our names change from encounter to encounter. Maybe not.
In prayer, I sit alone in the stillness of silence and listen with my heart, with my entire body, noticing the interior nudges that alert me to God’s approach, to God’s presence. My name? I will know it. Maybe I have heard/noticed/felt it before, maybe now for the first time, maybe it will take a bit of noticing in the solitude of prayer before I hear it. I listen. I notice.
We are privy to a glimpse into the relationship between Jesus and God. God names Jesus, “My Son”. Not just “Son”, but “My Son”. Feel the deepness between the two names. Jesus calls his Father, “Abba”, Daddy. Feel the mutual intimacy. As I sit in contemplation of what I can imagine these names reveal of their relationship, I feel a deep sense of joy, unconditional presences and unfathomable love and wholeness. My words are not descriptively adequate.
Alone, in silent solitude I listen for my own God-given name. Initially, I experience a slight interior feeling, movement, rather than hearing or certainty. Words don’t come readily.
Lord, what is my name today? What is my name that reflects our intimacy right now?
Lord, today, in intimacy I call you….
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TO BE CONTINUED
“Continue, therefore, to live in Christ Jesus the Lord, in the spirit in which you received Him.” —Colossians 2:6
No matter how long and how deep our relationship with Christ has been, we always face the danger of falling away from our “sincere and complete devotion to Christ” (2 Cor 11:3). We can be deceived through an “empty, seductive philosophy” (Col 2:8) and “blinded by the god of the present age” (2 Cor 4:4). We can “have an evil and unfaithful spirit and fall away from the living God” (Heb 3:12).
“Our desire is that each of you show the same zeal till the end, fully assured of that for which you hope. Do not grow lazy, but imitate those who, through faith and patience, are inheriting the promises” (Heb 6:11-12). We must discipline our own bodies and master them “for fear that after having preached to others” we ourselves should be rejected (1 Cor 9:27). “Let us lay aside every encumbrance of sin which clings to us and persevere in running the race which lies ahead; let us keep our eyes fixed on Jesus” (Heb 12:1-2).
“Hence do not grow despondent or abandon the struggle” (Heb 12:3). “Be solicitous to make your call and election permanent, brothers; surely those who do so will never be lost. On the contrary, your entry into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly provided for” (2 Pt 1:10-11).
Prayer: Jesus, may we be rooted and built up in You. May we grow ever stronger in faith and overflow with gratitude (Col 2:7).
Promise: Jesus “went out to the mountain to pray, spending the night in communion with God.” —Lk 6:12
Praise: Margaret faithfully persists in praying rosaries for her children and their children.
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What is God's call on your life? When Jesus embarked on his mission he chose twelve men to be his friends and apostles. In the choice of the twelve, we see a characteristic feature of God's work: Jesus chose very ordinary people. They were non-professionals, who had no wealth or position. They were chosen from the common people who did ordinary things, had no special education, and no social advantages. Jesus wanted ordinary people who could take an assignment and do it extraordinarily well. He chose these men, not for what they were, but for what they would be capable of becoming under his direction and power.
Give yourself unreservedly to God - he will use you for greatness in his kingdom
When the Lord calls us to serve, we must not shrug back because we think that we have little or nothing to offer. The Lord takes what ordinary people, like us, can offer and uses it for greatness in his kingdom. Is there anything holding you back from giving yourself unreservedly to God?
Jesus offers true freedom and healing for all who are troubled or afflicted
Wherever Jesus went the people came to him because they had heard all the things he did. They were hungry for God and desired healing from their afflictions. In faith they pressed upon Jesus to touch him. As they did so power came from Jesus and they were healed. Even demons trembled in the presence of Jesus and left at his rebuke.
Jesus offers freedom from the power of sin and oppression to all who seek him with expectant faith. When you hear God's word and consider all that Jesus did, how do you respond? With doubt or with expectant faith? With skepticism or with confident trust? Ask the Lord to increase your faith in his saving power and grace.
Lord Jesus Christ, you are the Son of God and the Savior of the world. Inflame my heart with a burning love for you and with an expectant faith in your saving power. Take my life and all that I have as an offering of love for you, who are my All.
Psalm 19:1-5
1 The heavens are telling the glory of God; and the firmament proclaims his handiwork.
2 Day to day pours forth speech, and night to night declares knowledge.
3 There is no speech, nor are there words; their voice is not heard;
4 yet their voice goes out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them he has set a tent for the sun,
5 which comes forth like a bridegroom leaving his chamber, and like a strong man runs its course with joy.
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: Jesus chose fishermen and tax collectors to be apostles, by Ambrose of Milan, 339-397 A.D.
"It says, 'He called his disciples, and he chose twelve of them,' whom he appointed sowers of the faith, to spread the help of human salvation throughout the world. At the same time, observe the heavenly counsel. He chose not wise men, nor rich men, nor nobles, but fishermen and tax collectors, whom he would direct, lest they seem to have seduced some by wisdom, or bought them with riches, or attracted them to their own grace with the authority of power and nobility. He did this so that the reasoning of truth, not the grace of disputation, should prevail."(excerpt from EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 5.44)
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