2021년 10월 18일 성 루카 복음사가 축일
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제1독서
<루카만 나와 함께 있습니다.>
티모테오 2서. 4,10-17ㄴ
사랑하는 그대여,
10 데마스는 현세를 사랑한 나머지 나를 버리고 테살로니카로 가고,
크레스켄스는 갈라티아로, 티토는 달마티아로 갔습니다.
11 루카만 나와 함께 있습니다.
마르코는 내 직무에 요긴한 사람이니 함께 데리고 오십시오.
12 티키코스는 내가 에페소로 보냈습니다.
13 올 때, 내가 트로아스에 있는 카르포스의 집에 두고 온 외투와 책들,
특히 양피지 책들을 가져오십시오.
14 구리 세공장이 알렉산드로스가 나에게 해를 많이 입혔습니다.
주님께서 그의 행실대로 그에게 갚으실 것입니다.
15 그대도 그를 조심하십시오. 그는 우리의 말에 몹시 반대하였습니다.
16 나의 첫 변론 때에 아무도 나를 거들어 주지 않고, 모두 나를 저버렸습니다.
그들에게 이것이 불리하게 셈해지지 않기를 바랍니다.
17 그러나 주님께서는 내 곁에 계시면서 나를 굳세게 해 주셨습니다.
나를 통하여 복음 선포가 완수되고
모든 민족들이 그것을 듣게 하시려는 것이었습니다.
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<수확할 것은 많은데 일꾼은 적다.>
루카. 10,1-9
그때에 1 주님께서는 다른 제자 일흔두 명을 지명하시어,
몸소 가시려는 모든 고을과 고장으로 당신에 앞서 둘씩 보내시며,
2 그들에게 말씀하셨다. “수확할 것은 많은데 일꾼은 적다.
그러니 수확할 밭의 주인님께 일꾼들을 보내 주십사고 청하여라.
3 가거라. 나는 이제 양들을 이리 떼 가운데로 보내는 것처럼 너희를 보낸다.
4 돈주머니도 여행 보따리도 신발도 지니지 말고,
길에서 아무에게도 인사하지 마라.
5 어떤 집에 들어가거든 먼저 ‘이 집에 평화를 빕니다.’ 하고 말하여라.
6 그 집에 평화를 받을 사람이 있으면 너희의 평화가 그 사람 위에 머무르고,
그렇지 않으면 너희에게 되돌아올 것이다.
7 같은 집에 머무르면서 주는 것을 먹고 마셔라.
일꾼이 품삯을 받는 것은 당연하다.
이 집 저 집으로 옮겨 다니지 마라.
8 어떤 고을에 들어가든지 너희를 받아들이면 차려 주는 음식을 먹어라.
9 그곳 병자들을 고쳐 주며,
‘하느님의 나라가 여러분에게 가까이 왔습니다.’ 하고 말하여라.”
October 18, 2021
Feast of Saint Luke, evangelist
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Reading 1
2 Tm 4:10-17b
Demas, enamored of the present world,
deserted me and went to Thessalonica,
Crescens to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.
Luke is the only one with me.
Get Mark and bring him with you,
for he is helpful to me in the ministry.
I have sent Tychicus to Ephesus.
When you come, bring the cloak I left with Carpus in Troas,
the papyrus rolls, and especially the parchments.
Alexander the coppersmith did me a great deal of harm;
the Lord will repay him according to his deeds.
You too be on guard against him,
for he has strongly resisted our preaching.
At my first defense no one appeared on my behalf,
but everyone deserted me.
May it not be held against them!
But the Lord stood by me and gave me strength,
so that through me the proclamation might be completed
and all the Gentiles might hear it.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 145:10-11, 12-13, 17-18
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. Your friends make known, O Lord, the glorious splendor of your Kingdom.
Making known to men your might
and the glorious splendor of your Kingdom.
Your Kingdom is a Kingdom for all ages,
and your dominion endures through all generations.
R. Your friends make known, O Lord, the glorious splendor of your Kingdom.
The LORD is just in all his ways
and holy in all his works.
The LORD is near to all who call upon him,
to all who call upon him in truth.
R. Your friends make known, O Lord, the glorious splendor of your Kingdom.
Gospel
Lk 10:1-9
whom he sent ahead of him in pairs
to every town and place he intended to visit.
He said to them,
"The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few;
so ask the master of the harvest
to send out laborers for his harvest.
Go on your way;
behold, I am sending you like lambs among wolves.
Carry no money bag, no sack, no sandals;
and greet no one along the way.
Into whatever house you enter,
first say, "Peace to this household."
If a peaceful person lives there,
your peace will rest on him;
but if not, it will return to you.
Stay in the same house and eat and drink what is offered to you,
for the laborer deserves payment.
Do not move about from one house to another.
Whatever town you enter and they welcome you,
eat what is set before you,
cure the sick in it and say to them,
'The Kingdom of God is at hand for you.'"
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The lessons for today are all, of a piece, it seems to me, that comes together most around John 15:16. We are called from the world to go and bear fruit that will last. Those of you who read these reflections are like me, we all feel called to bear the fruit of the Gospel. But we are often not so willing to give up the distractions of the world. We must live in this world, but we are often too enamored of its present dramas. And if we become distracted, Paul says to Timothy, we will desert the Lord. Then sometimes, we try to turn the attention away from our own lack of steadfastness and focus on those who resist the preaching of the Gospel for whatever reasons. Paul brings us back to ourselves. We must not judge against them, says Paul. Instead, we should call upon the Lord for strength to proclaim the Gospel to all people. That is our calling.
We also are called to make known the glorious splendor of the Kingdom, the Lord’s might, and dominion throughout the ages. We are to proclaim the holiness of the Lord’s works and ways and the Lord’s justice. We are called to proclaim that the Lord is near to those who call upon him in truth. But we cannot discern truth and make known all the holiness of the Lord if we remain mired in the things of this world. We do not realize holiness without total devotion to God. While some readers know better how to achieve that devotion by joining holy orders and the priesthood that separate them from this world, the rest of us are no less called to holiness in lay lives. I happen to think we can still be remarkably effective, often even more so. We know that those who attempt to withdraw from this world are never wholly successful. I admire the Amish when they say they live in the world, but not of it. To me that means we, like them, can create our own forms of resistance to the things of this world to focus our life purposes on bearing the fruit of the Gospel.
Remember, the Psalm today reminds us that the Lord is near to those who call upon him in truth. Those of us who acknowledge a call to proclaim the Gospel call upon the Lord for strength and courage in proclaiming the Kingdom of God, not for the things of the Kingdom of this world. In so doing, we receive assistance in vulnerable circumstances from those who will welcome us and share their hospitality. We can reciprocate with a blessing, “the Kingdom of God is at hand for you.” I pray today that each of us will know the strength and courage and the nearness of the Kingdom of God so that we may remain steadfast in our calling.
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COOL HAND LUKE
“I have no one with me but Luke.” —2 Timothy 4:11
St. Luke compiled his Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles not to describe how good things were in the early Church but to address how bad things were becoming after the first generation of Christianity. The Christian community got bogged down with internal problems and was no longer motivated to evangelize. The Church was lukewarm (Rv 3:16). Luke composed his Gospel and Acts of the Apostles to change this.
When things go wrong and discouragement begins to set in, it’s hard to be the only one motivated and immune to the prevailing apathy. However, Luke moved when no one felt like moving, tried when not many were trying, hoped when the stench of despair polluted the spiritual atmosphere. We likewise live in a lukewarm, apathetic environment. We need Luke to show us we can break free from the inertia of sin and the paralysis of selfishness.
The harvest is rich, but the workers continue to be few (Lk 10:2). We need Luke to give us hope, give us a jump-start, and proclaim: “The reign of God is at hand” (Lk 10:9).
Prayer: Father, may I stop complaining and start believing, loving, and working.
Promise: “Be on your way and remember: I am sending you as lambs in the midst of wolves.” —Lk 10:3
Praise: “Luke, our dear physician, sends you greetings” (Col 4:14). As St. Paul foreshadowed, the Catholic Church honors St. Luke as the patron of physicians. St. Luke, pray for our healing!
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Have you ever tried to settle a money dispute or an inheritance issue? Inheritance disputes are rarely ever easy to resolve, especially when the relatives or close associates of the deceased benefactor cannot agree on who should get what and who should get the most. Why did Jesus refuse to settle an inheritance dispute between two brothers? He saw that the heart of the issue was not justice or fairness but rather greed and possessiveness.
Loving possessions rather than loving my neighbor
The ten commandments were summarized into two prohibitions - do not worship false idols and do not covet what belongs to another. It's the flip side of the two great commandments - love God and love your neighbor. Jesus warned the man who wanted half of his brother's inheritance to "beware of all covetousness." To covet is to wish to get wrongfully what another possesses or to begrudge what God has given to another. Jesus restates the commandment "do not covet", but he also states that a person's life does not consist in the abundance of his or her possessions.
August of Hippo (354-430 AD) comments on Jesus' words to the brother who wanted more:
Greed wants to divide, just as love desires to gather. What is the significance of 'guard against all greed,' unless it is 'fill yourselves with love?' We, possessing love for our portion, inconvenience the Lord because of our brother just as that man did against his brother, but we do not use the same plea. He said, 'Master, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.' We say, 'Master, tell my brother that he may have my inheritance.' (Sermon 265.9)
The fool who was possessed by his riches
Jesus reinforces his point with a parable about a foolish rich man (Luke 12:16-21). Why does Jesus call this wealthy landowner a fool? Jesus does not fault the rich man for his industriousness and skill in acquiring wealth, but rather for his egoism and selfishness - it's mine, all mine, and no one else's. This parable is similar to the parable of the rich man who refused to give any help to the beggar Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31). The rich fool had lost the capacity to be concerned for others. His life was consumed with his possessions and his only interests were in himself. His death was the final loss of his soul! What is Jesus' lesson on using material possessions? It is in giving that we receive. Those who are rich towards God receive ample reward - not only in this life - but in eternity as well.
Where is your treasure?
In this little parable Jesus probes our heart - where is your treasure? 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. What do you treasure above all else?
Lord Jesus, free my heart from all possessiveness and from coveting what belongs to another. May I desire you alone as the one true treasure worth possessing above all else. Help me to make good use of the material blessings you give me that I may use them generously for your glory and for the good of others.
Psalm 100:2-5
2 Serve the LORD with gladness! Come into his presence with singing!
3 Know that the LORD is God! It is he that made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him, bless his name!
5 For the LORD is good; his steadfast love endures for ever, and his faithfulness to all generations.
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: Surrounded by wealth, blind to charity, by Cyril of Alexandria (376-444 AD)
"'What does the rich man do, surrounded by a great supply of many blessings beyond all numbering? In distress and anxiety, he speaks the words of poverty. He says, 'What should I do?' ... He does not look to the future. He does not raise his eyes to God. He does not count it worth his while to gain for the mind those treasures that are above in heaven. He does not cherish love for the poor or desire the esteem it gains. He does not sympathize with suffering. It gives him no pain nor awakens his pity. Still more irrational, he settles for himself the length of his life, as if he would also reap this from the ground. He says, 'I will say to myself, "Self, you have goods laid up for many years. Eat, drink, and enjoy yourself." 'O rich man,' one may say, "You have storehouses for your fruits, but where will you receive your many years? By the decree of God, your life is shortened." 'God,' it tells us, 'said to him, "You fool, this night they will require of you your soul. Whose will these things be that you have prepared?" (excerpt from COMMENTARY ON LUKE, HOMILY 89)
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