2021년 10월 17일 연중 제29주일
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제1독서
<그가 자신을 속죄 제물로 내놓으면 그는 후손을 보며 오래 살리라.>
이사야서. 53,10-11
10 그를 으스러뜨리고자 하신 것은 주님의 뜻이었고
그분께서 그를 병고에 시달리게 하셨다.
그가 자신을 속죄 제물로 내놓으면 그는 후손을 보며 오래 살고
그를 통하여 주님의 뜻이 이루어지리라.
11 그는 제 고난의 끝에 빛을 보고 자기의 예지로 흡족해하리라.
의로운 나의 종은 많은 이들을 의롭게 하고 그들의 죄악을 짊어지리라.
제2독서
<확신을 가지고 은총의 어좌로 나아갑시다.>
히브리서. 4,14-16
형제 여러분, 14 우리에게는 하늘 위로 올라가신 위대한 대사제가 계십니다.
하느님의 아들 예수님이십니다.
그러니 우리가 고백하는 신앙을 굳게 지켜 나아갑시다.
15 우리에게는 우리의 연약함을 동정하지 못하는 대사제가 아니라,
모든 면에서 우리와 똑같이 유혹을 받으신,
그러나 죄는 짓지 않으신 대사제가 계십니다.
16 그러므로 확신을 가지고 은총의 어좌로 나아갑시다.
그리하여 자비를 얻고 은총을 받아 필요할 때에 도움이 되게 합시다.
복음
<사람의 아들은 많은 이들의 몸값으로 자기 목숨을 바치러 왔다.>
마르코. 10,35-45<또는 10,42-45>
그때에 35 제베대오의 두 아들 야고보와 요한이 예수님께 다가와,
“스승님, 저희가 스승님께 청하는 대로
저희에게 해 주시기를 바랍니다.” 하고 말하였다.
36 예수님께서 그들에게
“내가 너희에게 무엇을 해 주기를 바라느냐?” 하고 물으시자,
37 그들이 “스승님께서 영광을 받으실 때에 저희를 하나는 스승님 오른쪽에,
하나는 왼쪽에 앉게 해 주십시오.” 하고 대답하였다.
38 예수님께서 그들에게 “너희는 너희가 무엇을 청하는지 알지도 못한다.
내가 마시는 잔을 너희가 마실 수 있으며,
내가 받는 세례를 너희가 받을 수 있느냐?” 하고 물으셨다.
39 그들이 “할 수 있습니다.” 하고 대답하자,
예수님께서 그들에게 말씀하셨다.
“내가 마시는 잔을 너희도 마시고, 내가 받는 세례를 너희도 받을 것이다.
40 그러나 내 오른쪽이나 왼쪽에 앉는 것은 내가 허락할 일이 아니라,
정해진 이들에게 돌아가는 것이다.”
41 다른 열 제자가 이 말을 듣고 야고보와 요한을 불쾌하게 여기기 시작하였다.
42 예수님께서는 그들을 가까이 불러 이르셨다.
“너희도 알다시피 다른 민족들의 통치자라는 자들은 백성 위에 군림하고,
고관들은 백성에게 세도를 부린다.
43 그러나 너희는 그래서는 안 된다.
너희 가운데에서 높은 사람이 되려는 이는 너희를 섬기는 사람이 되어야 한다.
44 또한 너희 가운데에서 첫째가 되려는 이는 모든 이의 종이 되어야 한다.
45 사실 사람의 아들은 섬김을 받으러 온 것이 아니라 섬기러 왔고,
또 많은 이들의 몸값으로 자기 목숨을 바치러 왔다.”
October 17, 2021
Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Reading 1
Is 53:10-11
The LORD was pleased
to crush him in infirmity.
If he gives his life as an offering for sin,
he shall see his descendants in a long life,
and the will of the LORD shall be accomplished through him.
Because of his affliction
he shall see the light in fullness
of days;
through his suffering, my servant shall justify many,
and their guilt he shall bear.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 33:4-5, 18-19, 20, 22
R. (22)Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you.
Upright is the word of the LORD,
and all his works are trustworthy.
He loves justice and right;
of the kindness of the LORD the earth is full.
R. Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you.
See, the eyes of the LORD are upon those who fear him,
upon those who hope for his kindness,
To deliver them from death
and preserve them in spite of famine.
R. Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you.
Our soul waits for the LORD,
who is our help and our shield.
May your kindness, O LORD, be upon us
who have put our hope in you.
R. Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you.
Brothers and sisters:
Since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens,
Jesus, the Son of God,
let us hold fast to our confession.
For we do not have a high priest
who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses,
but one who has similarly been tested in every way,
yet without sin.
So let us confidently approach the throne of grace
to receive mercy and to find grace for timely help.
Gospel
Mk 10:35-45 or 10:42-45
James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus and said to him,
"Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you."
He replied, "What do you wish me to do for you?"
They answered him, "Grant that in your glory
we may sit one at your right and the other at your left."
Jesus said to them, "You do not know what you are asking.
Can you drink the cup that I drink
or be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?"
They said to him, "We can."
Jesus said to them, "The cup that I drink, you will drink,
and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized;
but to sit at my right or at my left is not mine to give
but is for those for whom it has been prepared."
When the ten heard this, they became indignant at James and John.
Jesus summoned them and said to them,
"You know that those who are recognized as rulers over the Gentiles
lord it over them,
and their great one s make their authority over them felt.
But it shall not be so among you.
Rather, whoever wishes to be great among you will be your servant;
whoever wishes to be first among you will be the slave of all.
For the Son of Man did not come to be served
but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many."
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This reflection is coming soon. Until then, this is a reflection on these readings from Eileen Burke-Sullivan from 2018.
As the days move toward the late fall in the Northern half of the globe, the Church’s liturgy challenges us to consider the Harvest of God – the in-gathering of gifts into the final Reign of God. In just a few weeks we will celebrate the Solemnity of Christ the King. If we remember our early Church history we recall that many Christians in the first few centuries were tortured and died because they claimed allegiance to the Lord Emperor Jesus, and not Caesar. Even the litany of entrance into the liturgy that we have retained as an entrance rite began Kyrie – Lord, which until then had been the title of the Roman god Caesar. But who is this Kyrie that we assert is Mercy? What is the style of leadership of this Kyrie of Heaven and Earth?
Pope Francis tells us that Jesus is all about mercy. We could even say Kyrie IS Mercy – and Francis in so many ways has tried to help us understand what it means when we say Jesus is Mercy. Francis talks about trying to understand mercy, not as a noun, an “it”, but as a gerund form of a verb: Jesus encounters us and He “mercifies” us – that is, he both transforms us in his mercy and makes us effective as mercy for others.
Today’s Gospel tells us that Jesus assured those closest to Him that they must be servants of all – they must lead by serving in the manner that Jesus serves – by “mercifying” the world. A short passage from one of the Servant Songs of Isaiah, the first reading today, discloses the servant-leader as one who utterly knows and loves his followers. A servant leader does not sin, but she enters the consequences of sin and forgives and heals it. A servant leader does not “lord it over” but he stands under (understands) the other. A servant leader does not enrich or aggrandize him/herself but is enriched only by God’s mercy so that s/he can pour riches out on those served.
Every baptized Christian has been called to enter the servant leadership of Jesus. We are gifted with the mercy of God’s Spirit to be merciful in our exercise of this “priestly” leadership. Such ability to respond (responsibility) is given in the priesthood of baptism but must be exercised constantly within the community and for the world. The servant leader knows that Truth – another name for God – can never be separated from Mercy. All the titles of God are intended to speak of the nature of God, they are limited only by our understanding of their meaning. God’s mercy is, and is not, like our mercy; God’s truth or justice or love both is and is not like the various experiences of humans that these words evoke. Truth that is spoken without mercy is simply NOT truth – because nothing describes God or God’s activities that are not entirely mercy.
It is no accident in a harsh and embittered time in human history that God would grant us a servant leader for a Pope who makes mistakes, but is ultimately about mercy. As we move toward the celebration of the Solemnity of the Kingship of Christ, I pray that I will remember that the Christ I give my hearts to is all about mercy – and challenges me to be mercy.
For any of us, if we have doubt of the truth of today’s liturgy, and the liturgy of Christ’s servant leadership, then we have only to look four weeks beyond the Solemnity of Christ the King and face the Incarnation of Mercy in a totally vulnerable infant.
As we hear about some of the authorities in both the Church and the world right now, it occurs to me that we baptized Christians would do well to be, and to call on one another to be, servant leaders whose lives are characterized by the “mercification” of our hearts so that we, in turn, “mercify” those we are called to lead through servanthood.
Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you. (Responsorial Psalm 33.22)
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GOOD AND BAD SUFFERING
“Through His suffering, My Servant shall justify many, and their guilt He shall bear.” —Isaiah 53:11
The Lord removes some sufferings from our lives to make room for other sufferings which are redemptive. He heals us to free us to be vulnerable and exposed to hurt. He gives us the grace to love ourselves, so we have courage to be hated and persecuted for the sake of the Gospel (see 2 Tm 1:8). He blesses us with self-acceptance and a good self-image so we will be able to suffer rejection and contempt.
Jesus wants to forgive and heal us, and thereby deliver us from all useless suffering. “He went about doing good works and healing all who were in the grip of the devil” (Acts 10:38). Jesus has declared war on sickness, suffering, and bondage. “It was to destroy the devil’s works that the Son of God revealed Himself” (1 Jn 3:8).
This does not mean that suffering has no part in God’s plan of salvation. Suffering in the pattern of Jesus’ death is good, redemptive, and to be sought after in prayer (Phil 3:10). This suffering is for the kingdom (2 Thes 1:5) and fills up what is lacking in the sufferings of Christ for the sake of His Body, the Church (Col 1:24).
Prayer: Jesus, I ask to suffer and know how to suffer in the pattern of Your death (Phil 3:10).
Promise: “For we do not have a High Priest Who is unable to sympathize with our weakness, but One Who was tempted in every way that we are, yet never sinned.” —Heb 4:15
Praise: “Indeed, this is the will of My Father, that everyone who looks upon the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life. Him I will raise up on the last day” (Jn 6:40). Praise Jesus!
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Who doesn't want to be first, and to be esteemed and honored by others? We seem to have an unquenchable thirst for recognition and fame, power and authority to rule our own lives as we please as well as the lives of others. Should we be surprised to see the disciples of Jesus thirsting for power, position, and authority? James and John, the sons of Zebedee, urged their mother to strike a deal with Jesus, their Master and Messiah. They wanted the distinction of being first and most important in position, next to Jesus, of course!
Jesus turns authority and power upside down
When Jesus called the twelve apostles to be his inner circle of disciples who would teach and exercise spiritual authority on his behalf, he did the unthinkable! Jesus taught contrary to the world's understanding of power, authority, and position, by reversing the order of master and servant, lord and subject, first and last! Jesus wedded authority with love, position with sacrifice, and service with humility. Authority without love is over-bearing and slavish. Position without respect and concern for the subordinate is demeaning and rude. And service without generosity and sacrifice is cheap and unkind.
Those who wish to serve with the Lord Jesus and to exercise authority in God's kingdom must be prepared to sacrifice - not just some of their time, money, and resources - but their whole lives and all that they possess! Jesus used stark language to explain what kind of sacrifice he had in mind. His disciples must drink his cup if they expect to reign with him in his kingdom. The cup he had in mind was a bitter one involving crucifixion. What kind of cup does the Lord have in mind for us? For some disciples such a cup entails physical suffering and the painful struggle of martyrdom. But for many, it entails the long routine of the Christian life, with all its daily sacrifices, disappointments, set-backs, struggles, and temptations.
Christ's way of love and service
A disciple of Jesus must be ready to lay down his or her life - each and every day in the little and big sacrifices required - and even to the point of shedding one's blood if necessary for the sake of Christ and his Gospel. What makes such sacrifice a joy rather than a burden? It is love - the kind of "love which God has poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit which has been given to us" (Romans 5:5). An early church father summed up Jesus' teaching with the expression: "to serve is to reign with Christ." We share in God's reign by laying down our lives in humble service and love for one another, just as Jesus did for our sake. Are you ready to lay down your life and to serve others as Jesus has taught and modeled for us?
Lord Jesus, make me a servant of love for your kingdom, that I may seek to serve rather than be served. Inflame my heart with love that I may give generously and serve joyfully for your sake.
Psalm 126:1-6
1 When the LORD restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dream.
2 Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy; then they said among the nations, "The LORD has done great things for them."
3 The LORD has done great things for us; we are glad.
4 Restore our fortunes, O LORD, like the watercourses in the Negeb!
5 May those who sow in tears reap with shouts of joy!
6 He that goes forth weeping, bearing the seed for sowing, shall come home with shouts of joy, bringing his sheaves with him.
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: Not to be served but to serve, by John Chrysostom (344-407 AD)
"[Jesus] says, 'The Son of man came not to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.' It is as if he were saying, 'I willed not even to stop at death but even in death gave my life as a ransom. For whom? For enemies. For you. If you are abused, my life is given for you. It is for you. Me for you.' So you need not be too picky if you suffer the loss of your honor. No matter how much it is lowered, you will not be descending as far as your Lord descended. And yet the deep descent of one has become the ascent of all. His glory shines forth from these very depths. For before he was made man, he was known among the angels only. But after he was made man and was crucified, so far from lessening that glory, he acquired further glory besides, even that from his personal knowledge of the world."
"So fear not then, as though your honor were put down. Rather, be ready to abase yourself. For in this way your glory is exalted even more, and in this way it becomes greater. This is the door of the kingdom. Let us not then go the opposite way. Let us not war against ourselves. For if we desire to appear great, we shall not be great but even the most dishonored of all. Do you see how everywhere Jesus encourages them by turning things upside down? He gives them what they desire but in ways they did not expect. (excerpt from THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW, HOMILY 65.4.25)
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