October 29, 2021 Friday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time

2021년 10월 29일 연중 제30주간 금요일 

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제1독서

로마서. 9,1-5
형제 여러분, 1 나는 그리스도 안에서 진실을 말하고 거짓말을 하지 않습니다.
나의 양심도 성령 안에서 증언해 줍니다.
2 그것은 커다란 슬픔과 끊임없는 아픔이 내 마음속에 자리 잡고 있다는 것입니다.
3 사실 육으로는 내 혈족인 동포들을 위해서라면, 나 자신이 저주를 받아
그리스도에게서 떨어져 나가기라도 했으면 하는 심정입니다.
4 그들은 이스라엘 사람입니다.
하느님의 자녀가 되는 자격, 영광, 여러 계약, 율법, 예배,
여러 약속이 그들에게 주어졌습니다.
5 그들은 저 조상들의 후손이며,
그리스도께서도 육으로는 바로 그들에게서 태어나셨습니다.
그분은 만물 위에 계시는 하느님으로서 영원히 찬미받으실 분이십니다. 아멘.

 

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<아들이나 소가 우물에 빠지면 안식일일지라도 끌어내지 않겠느냐?>

루카. 14,1-6
1 예수님께서 어느 안식일에
바리사이들의 지도자 가운데 한 사람의 집에 가시어
음식을 잡수실 때 일이다.
그들이 예수님을 지켜보고 있는데,
2 마침 그분 앞에 수종을 앓는 사람이 있었다.
3 예수님께서 율법 교사들과 바리사이들에게,
“안식일에 병을 고쳐 주는 것이 합당하냐, 합당하지 않으냐?” 하고 물으셨다.
4 그들은 잠자코 있었다.
예수님께서는 그의 손을 잡고 병을 고쳐서 돌려보내신 다음,
5 그들에게 말씀하셨다.
“너희 가운데 누가 아들이나 소가 우물에 빠지면
안식일일지라도 바로 끌어내지 않겠느냐?”
6 그들은 이 말씀에 아무 대답도 하지 못하였다.

October 29, 2021

Friday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time 

Daily Readings — Audio

Daily Reflections — Video

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Reading 1
Rom 9:1-5
Brothers and sisters:
I speak the truth in Christ, I do not lie;
my conscience joins with the Holy Spirit in bearing me witness
that I have great sorrow and constant anguish in my heart. 
For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ
for the sake of my own people,
my kindred according to the flesh. 
They are children of Israel;
theirs the adoption, the glory, the covenants,
the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises;
theirs the patriarchs, and from them,
according to the flesh, is the Christ,
who is over all, God blessed forever. Amen.

Responsorial Psalm
Ps 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.
Glorify the LORD, O Jerusalem;
praise your God, O Zion.
For he has strengthened the bars of your gates;
he has blessed your children within you.
R.Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.
He has granted peace in your borders;
with the best of wheat he fills you.
He sends forth his command to the earth;
swiftly runs his word!
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.
He has proclaimed his word to Jacob,
his statutes and his ordinances to Israel.
He has not done thus for any other nation;
his ordinances he has not made known to them. Alleluia.
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.

Gospel
Lk 14:1-6
On a sabbath Jesus went to dine
at the home of one of the leading Pharisees,
and the people there were observing him carefully.
In front of him there was a man suffering from dropsy.
Jesus spoke to the scholars of the law and Pharisees in reply, asking,
“Is it lawful to cure on the sabbath or not?”
But they kept silent; so he took the man and,
after he had healed him, dismissed him.
Then he said to them   
“Who among you, if your son or ox falls into a cistern,
would not immediately pull him out on the sabbath day?”
But they were unable to answer his question.

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 Conscience: the Vicar of Christ

I speak the truth in Christ, I do not lie; my conscience joins with the Holy Spirit in bearing me witness.   (Romans 9:1)

Paul writes on his way to Jerusalem.  From there he will travel to Rome.  His plans to pursue his mission in Spain will not unfold.  Paul made the sea voyage in chains.  He was arrested in Jerusalem and sent to Rome for trial. 

Those we love deeply can inflict suffering.  Paul’s love for his Jewish community was laced with anguish.  They were his brothers and sisters.  They shared patriarchs, law, worship, and the covenant.  “The Lord proclaimed his word to Jacob.”  Their ancestors endured exile and on their return the temple was rebuilt.  Their history was punctured by faithless times.  God awaited their return over and over. 

Paul was torn that the Jewish Christians were small in number.  Many prophets had emerged from this community.  Why was Jesus not heard?  How did their hearts grow hard?  When frustrated, we often entertain extravagant plots.  Paul offers to abandon Jesus if his community would have a change of heart.  Let my soul be damned, says Paul, if only you are saved.
It is exhausting to be closely watched.  The leaders waited to spring on Jesus the moment he skirts the law.  They were not bothered by a man swollen with fluids.  The poor are unseen, just so your livestock stays safe.  Jesus’s conscience opened to the groans from the street.  He healed on the Sabbath while his faults were duly recorded by the spiritual watchdogs. 

Paul joins his conscience to the Holy Spirit.  We do not seek the truth alone.  In Preventing Unjust Wars, Roger Bergman recounts how Franz Jägerstätter refused to serve in Hitler’s wars and was guillotined.  Poor and uneducated, this Austrian farmer did what the wealthy and educated would not.  Jägerstätter approached church leaders for guidance.  How could he support a murderous regime?  They advised him to accept the dreadful situation.  Take the oath of loyalty to Hitler and serve in the medical corp.  Even his wife urged him to make that compromise.  Alone in his village, Jägerstätter found companions in the community of martyrs.  He could resist only with the support of their witness.

These days talk of conscience gets tossed around lightly.  Bergman draws from Catholic teaching to distinguish authentic conscience formation from connecting with my feelings.  Conscience must be intelligent and open.  It must seek guidance. 

To be the vicar of Christ, conscience must hearken in prayer to the call of God.

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MISSION SUNDAY REVISITED

“I could even wish to be separated from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my kinsmen the Israelites.” —Romans 9:3-4

What causes you “great grief and constant pain”? (Rm 9:2) Paul’s grief and pain were due to the fact that not all the Jewish people had accepted Jesus as their Messiah, Lord, and God.

Why would you make yourself a slave — even “the slave of all”? Some people make themselves slaves to alcohol, nicotine, other drugs, money, pornography, their businesses, fears, or anxieties. Paul decided to be “the slave of all so as to win over as many as possible” to Jesus (1 Cor 9:19). All that he did was “for the sake of the gospel” (1 Cor 9:23).

What are you compelled to do? What is the driving force in your life? Paul was “under compulsion” to preach the Gospel (1 Cor 9:16).

A few days ago, we celebrated World Mission Sunday. What difference has it made in your thoughts, motives, actions, and life?

Prayer:  Father, give me the faith and love to zealously share my faith in You.

Promise:  Jesus “took the man, healed him, and sent him on his way.” —Lk 14:4

Praise:  Fr. William decided in Junior College to become a missionary.

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 How do you approach the commandment to observe the sabbath as a day of rest to honor the Lord? The Pharisees were convinced that Jesus was a reckless Sabbath-breaker. The Gospels record seven incidents in which Jesus healed people on the Sabbath - the seventh day of the week set apart for rest and the worship of God. You would think Jesus' miracles on the Sabbath day of rest would draw admiration and gratitude from all. Unfortunately, each incident seemed to incite increasing hostility from the religious leaders who held an interpretation that went beyond God's intention for the Sabbath day of rest. They were certain that Jesus was a dangerous and irreligious man, a Sabbath-breaker, who must be stopped at all costs!

Is it ever lawful to refuse your neighbor in need?
Why did the Pharisees invite Jesus to dinner on the Sabbath, after he had already repeatedly broken their Sabbath regulations? Luke, a physician and keen observer of the human condition, notes the disposition of the Pharisees as they bring Jesus into their table fellowship. Body language often communicates more truthfully than words. Luke says the scribes and Pharisees were watching Jesus, no doubt with great suspicion. They wanted to catch Jesus in the act of breaking the Sabbath ritual so they might accuse him of breaking God's law and find some way to discredit him. Jesus' attention and affection quickly turned to a person who had a physical ailment called dropsy. How did such a pitiable person get into this dinner party? In the hot arid climate of Palestine, homes were open and people freely dropped in without much fuss or attention. For the religious minded it was considered uncharitable to exclude beggars. And if a rabbi came to dinner, it would be expected for him to speak a few words. So, famous rabbis obviously drew crowds of bystanders wherever they went.

God's work of love and mercy never rests
Jesus already knew that his hosts wanted to catch him in the act of breaking their Sabbath rituals. So when Jesus gave his defense for healing on the Sabbath, they treated him with cold silence. They were ensnared in their own legalism and could not understand or see the purpose of God in allowing a work of healing to take precedence over rest. Why did God give the commandment to keep holy the Sabbath and enjoined his people to refrain from work on that day? The "Sabbath rest" was meant to be a time to remember and celebrate God's goodness and the goodness of his works, both in creation and redemption. It was a day set apart for the praise of God, his work of creation, and his saving actions on our behalf. It was intended to bring everyday work to a halt and to provide needed rest and refreshment. It was not, however, intended to put a stop to love of God and love of neighbor. The law of love supersedes the law of rest! Jesus shows the fallacy of the Pharisees' legalism by pointing to God's intention for the Sabbath: to do good and to heal.


God's word has power to heal and to set us free from ignorance, error, intolerance, and prejudice. Do you honor the Lord's Day with appropriate rest and worship of God, and do you treat your neighbor with love and mercy in all situations?

Lord Jesus, may I always honor you, both in my work and in my rest, and in the way I treat my neighbor. Fill me with your love and keep me free from a critical and intolerant spirit that I may always seek to please you and to bring good to my neighbor as well.

Psalm 111:1-6

1 Praise the LORD. I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart, in the company of the upright, in the congregation.
2 Great are the works of the LORD, studied by all who have pleasure in them.
3 Full of honor and majesty is his work, and his righteousness endures for ever.
4 He has caused his wonderful works to be remembered; the LORD is gracious and merciful.
5 He provides food for those who fear him; he is ever mindful of his covenant.
6 He has shown his people the power of his works, in giving them the heritage of the nations. 

Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: The law does not forbid mercy on the Sabbath, by Cyril of Alexandria (376-444 AD)

"As they were silent from ill will, Christ refutes their unrelenting shamelessness by the convincing arguments that he uses. 'Whose son of you,' he says, 'or whose ox shall fall into a pit, and he will not immediately draw him out on the sabbath day?' If the law forbids showing mercy on the sabbath, why do you take compassion on that which has fallen into the pit?... The God of all does not cease to be kind. He is good and loving to people."(excerpt from COMMENTARY ON LUKE, HOMILY 101)

 

 

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