October 31, 2021 Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time

2021년 10월 31일 연중 제31주일 나해 

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제1독서

<이스라엘아, 들어라! 너희는 마음을 다하여 주님을 사랑해야 한다.>

신명기 6,2-6 

모세가 백성에게 말하였다.
2 “너희와 너희 자손들이 평생토록 주 너희 하느님을 경외하고,
내가 너희에게 이르는 그분의 모든 규정과 계명을 지켜라. 그러면 오래 살 것이다.
3 그러므로 이스라엘아, 이것을 듣고 명심하여 실천하여라.
그러면 주 너희 조상들의 하느님께서 너희에게 약속하신 대로,
젖과 꿀이 흐르는 땅에서 너희가 잘되고 크게 번성할 것이다.
4 이스라엘아, 들어라! 주 우리 하느님은 한 분이신 주님이시다.
너희는 마음을 다하고 목숨을 다하고 힘을 다하여
주 너희 하느님을 사랑해야 한다.
6 오늘 내가 너희에게 명령하는 이 말을 마음에 새겨 두어라.”

제2독서

<예수님께서는 영원히 사시기 때문에 영구한 사제직을 지니십니다.>

히브리서 7,23-28 

형제 여러분, 이전 계약의 23 사제들은
죽음 때문에 직무를 계속할 수가 없어 그 수가 많았습니다.
24 그러나 그분께서는 영원히 사시기 때문에 영구한 사제직을 지니십니다.
25 따라서 그분께서는 당신을 통하여 하느님께 나아가는 사람들을
언제나 구원하실 수 있습니다.
그분께서는 늘 살아 계시어 그들을 위하여 빌어 주십니다.
26 사실 우리는 이와 같은 대사제가 필요하였습니다.
거룩하시고 순수하시고 순결하시고 죄인들과 떨어져 계시며
하늘보다 더 높으신 분이 되신 대사제이십니다.
27 그분께서는 다른 대사제들처럼 날마다 먼저 자기 죄 때문에 제물을 바치고
그다음으로 백성의 죄 때문에 제물을 바칠 필요가 없으십니다.
당신 자신을 바치실 때에 이 일을 단 한 번에 다 이루신 것입니다.
28 율법은 약점을 지닌 사람들을 대사제로 세우지만,
율법 다음에 이루어진 맹세의 그 말씀은
영원히 완전하게 되신 아드님을 대사제로 세웁니다.

복음

<주 너의 하느님을 사랑해야 한다. 네 이웃을 너 자신처럼 사랑해야 한다.>

마르코 12,28ㄱㄷ-34 

그때에 28 율법 학자 한 사람이 예수님께 다가와,
“모든 계명 가운데에서 첫째가는 계명은 무엇입니까?” 하고 물었다.
29 예수님께서 대답하셨다.
“첫째는 이것이다.
‘이스라엘아, 들어라. 주 우리 하느님은 한 분이신 주님이시다.
30 그러므로 너는 마음을 다하고 목숨을 다하고 정신을 다하고 힘을 다하여
주 너의 하느님을 사랑해야 한다.’
31 둘째는 이것이다.
‘네 이웃을 너 자신처럼 사랑해야 한다.’ 이보다 더 큰 계명은 없다.”
32 그러자 율법 학자가 예수님께 말하였다.
“훌륭하십니다, 스승님.
‘그분은 한 분뿐이시고 그 밖에 다른 이가 없다.’ 하시니,
과연 옳은 말씀이십니다.
33 또 ‘마음을 다하고 생각을 다하고 힘을 다하여 그분을 사랑하는 것’과
‘이웃을 자기 자신처럼 사랑하는 것’이 모든 번제물과 희생 제물보다 낫습니다.”
34 예수님께서는 그가 슬기롭게 대답하는 것을 보시고 그에게,
“너는 하느님의 나라에서 멀리 있지 않다.” 하고 이르셨다.
그 뒤에는 어느 누구도 감히 그분께 묻지 못하였다.

October 31, 2021

Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time

Daily Readings — Audio

Daily Reflections — Video

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Reading 1
Dt 6:2-6
Moses spoke to the people, saying:
"Fear the LORD, your God,
and keep, throughout the days of your lives,
all his statutes and commandments which I enjoin on you,
and thus have long life.
Hear then, Israel, and be careful to observe them,
that you may grow and prosper the more,
in keeping with the promise of the LORD, the God of your fathers,
to give you a land flowing with milk and honey.

"Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD alone! 
Therefore, you shall love the LORD, your God,
with all your heart,
and with all your soul,
and with all your strength. 
Take to heart these words which I enjoin on you today."

Responsorial Psalm
Ps 18:2-3, 3-4, 47, 51
R. (2) I love you, Lord, my strength.
I love you, O LORD, my strength,
O LORD, my rock, my fortress, my deliverer.
R. I love you, Lord, my strength.
My God, my rock of refuge,
my shield, the horn of my salvation, my stronghold!
Praised be the LORD, I exclaim,
and I am safe from my enemies.
R. I love you, Lord, my strength.
The LORD lives! And blessed be my rock!
Extolled be God my savior.
You who gave great victories to your king
and showed kindness to your anointed.
R. I love you, Lord, my strength. 

Reading II
Heb 7:23-28
Brothers and sisters:
The levitical priests were many
because they were prevented by death from remaining in office,
but Jesus, because he remains forever,
has a priesthood that does not pass away.
Therefore, he is always able to save those who approach God through him, 
since he lives forever to make intercession for them.

It was fitting that we should have such a high priest:
holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners,
higher than the heavens.
He has no need, as did the high priests,
to offer sacrifice day after day,
first for his own sins and then for those of the people;
he did that once for all when he offered himself. 
For the law appoints men subject to weakness to be high priests,
but the word of the oath, which was taken after the law,
appoints a son,
who has been made perfect forever.

Gospel
Mk 12:28b-34
One of the scribes came to Jesus and asked him,
"Which is the first of all the commandments?" 
Jesus replied, "The first is this:
Hear, O Israel!
The Lord our God is Lord alone!
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart,
with all your soul, 
with all your mind,
and with all your strength.
The second is this:
You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
There is no other commandment greater than these." 
The scribe said to him, "Well said, teacher.
You are right in saying,
'He is One and there is no other than he.'
And 'to love him with all your heart,
with all your understanding,
with all your strength,
and to love your neighbor as yourself'
is worth more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices."
And when Jesus saw that he answered with understanding,
he said to him,
"You are not far from the kingdom of God." 
And no one dared to ask him any more questions.

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 Today’s readings are all about a loving God. And that’s the basis of everything. The Old Testament reading enjoins us to love God with our whole being and to keep his commandments. The Psalm tells us that we can depend on God. He is our rock and our salvation. If we love God, everything else will fall into place. If we have faith in God and follow his words, we will have a good life here, and salvation after that.

And then Jesus fulfills that. The reading from Hebrews tells us that previous priests would die, as people do, and so could not continue in the priesthood and help the people. But Jesus is priest forever, and has made the ultimate sacrifice. So he does not have to sacrifice day to day, but can be our priest and our guide for ever.

Then in the Gospel we get the fulfillment. In Hebrews we are encouraged to love God and keep his commandments. Jesus is asked which commandments are the most important. He says the first thing is to love God completely. This is old news, but it’s important to keep hearing it. We’re told throughout the scriptures that loving God is the most important thing to do, and it’s reiterated again and again. Jesus reminds us here that it’s the first commandment and the most important. And what’s the second? To love our neighbor like we love ourselves. Now here’s the question: Who’s our neighbor? Actually everyone. Everyone is made in God’s image. Everyone should love God (like God loves everyone) and everyone should love each other.  If that happens, everything else will fall into place. If everyone loved God and everyone else, there would be no need for any further commandments. You don’t steal from people you love. You don’t cheat on people you love. You don’t kill people you love. You love them. If we love God, and if we love all God’s people in the image of God, we don’t need anything else.

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ALL OR NOTHING

“The Lord is our God, the Lord alone! Therefore, you shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength. Take to heart these words which I enjoin on you today.” —Deuteronomy 6:4-6

When you ask people if they’ve given their lives to Jesus, they say “yes.” When you ask if they evangelize, tithe, or read the Bible, they often say “no,” as if evangelizing, tithing, or knowing the Bible were not essential parts of our commitment to Christ.

This does not mean we must be perfect in fulfilling our commitment to Christ, but it does mean that we must make a total commitment. The first commandment is: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength” (Mk 12:30). The Lord says the word “all” four times. But many Christians seem to be surprised when you tell them “all” means all.

Christianity is all or nothing. Jesus died on the cross and gave everything for us that we might give everything to Him. If He’s not Lord of all, He’s not Lord at all. Jesus plans to save our entire lives and not parts of them. His kingdom can be purchased only by our “all” (Mt 13:44-46).

Prayer:  Jesus, I give You all of me.

Promise:  “Therefore He is always able to save those who approach God through Him, since He forever lives to make intercession for them.” —Heb 7:25

Praise:  “The city had no need of sun or moon, for the glory of God gave it light, and its lamp was the Lamb” (Rv 21:23). Risen Jesus, Lamb of God, You brighten my path.

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  What is the purpose of God's law or commandments? The Pharisees prided themselves in the knowledge of the law and their ritual requirements. They made it a life-time practice to study the 613 precepts of the Old Testament along with the numerous rabbinic commentaries. They tested Jesus to see if he correctly understood the law as they did. Jesus startled them with his profound simplicity and mastery of the law of God and its purpose.

Our love for God is a response to his exceeding grace and kindness towards us
What does God require of us? Simply that we love as he loves! God is love and everything he does flows from his love for us. God loved us first and our love for him is a response to his exceeding grace and kindness towards us. The love of God comes first and the love of neighbor is firmly grounded in the love of God. The more we know of God's love and truth the more we love what he loves and reject what is hateful and contrary to his will.

Faith and hope strengthen our love for God
What makes our love for God and his commands grow in us? Faith in God and hope in his promises strengthens us in the love of God. They are essential for a good relationship with God, for being united with him. The more we know of God the more we love him and the more we love him the greater we believe and hope in his promises. The Lord, through the gift of the Holy Spirit, gives us a new freedom to love as he loves. Do you allow anything to keep you from the love of God and the joy of serving others with a generous heart? Paul the Apostle says: hope does not disappoint us, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit which has been given to us (Romans 5:5). Do you know the love which conquers all?

We love you, O our God; and we desire to love you more and more. Grant to us that we may love you as much as we desire, and as much as we ought. O dearest friend, who has so loved and saved us, the thought of whom is so sweet and always growing sweeter, come with Christ and dwell in our hearts; that you keep a watch over our lips, our steps, our deeds, and we shall not need to be anxious either for our souls or our bodies. Give us love, sweetest of all gifts, which knows no enemy. Give us in our hearts pure love, born of your love to us, that we may love others as you love us. O most loving Father of Jesus Christ, from whom flows all love, let our hearts, frozen in sin, cold to you and cold to others, be warmed by this divine fire. So help and bless us in your Son. (Prayer of Anselm, 1033-1109)

Psalm 25:4-4-5,8-10,14

4 Make me to know your ways, O LORD; teach me your paths.
5 Lead me in your truth, and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long.
8 Good and upright is the LORD; therefore he instructs sinners in the way.
9 He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way.
10 All the paths of the LORD are steadfast love and faithfulness, for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.
14 The friendship of the LORD is for those who fear him, and he makes known to them his covenant.

Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: Love God with one's whole self, by Gregory of Nyssa, 330-395 AD

"Human life consists in a threefold unity. We are taught similarly by the apostle in what he says to the Ephesians, praying for them that the complete grace of their 'body and soul and spirit' may be preserved at the coming of the Lord. We use the word 'body,' for the nutritive part, the word for the vital, 'soul,' and the word 'spirit' for the intellective dimension. In just this way the Lord instructs the writer of the Gospel that he should set before every commandment that love to God which is exercised with all the heart and soul and mind (Mark 12:30; Matthew 22:37; Luke 10:27). This single phrase embraces the human whole: the corporeal heart, the mind as the higher intellectual and mental nature, and the soul as their mediator." (excerpt from ON THE MAKING OF MAN 8.5.10)

 

 

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