2021년 11월 2일 위령의 날
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제1독서
<나는 알고 있다네, 나의 구원자께서 살아 계심을.>
욥기19,1.23-27ㄴ
1 욥이 말을 받았다.
23 “아, 제발 누가 나의 이야기를 적어 두었으면!
제발 누가 비석에다 기록해 주었으면!
24 철필과 납으로 바위에다 영원히 새겨 주었으면!
25 그러나 나는 알고 있다네, 나의 구원자께서 살아 계심을.
그분께서는 마침내 먼지 위에서 일어서시리라.
26 내 살갗이 이토록 벗겨진 뒤에라도 이 내 몸으로 나는 하느님을 보리라.
27 내가 기어이 뵙고자 하는 분,
내 눈은 다른 이가 아니라 바로 그분을 보리라.”
제2독서
<그리스도의 피로 의롭게 된 우리는 그분을 통하여 하느님의 진노에서 구원을 받게 될 것입니다.>
로마서. 5,5-11
형제 여러분, 5 희망은 우리를 부끄럽게 하지 않습니다.
우리가 받은 성령을 통하여
하느님의 사랑이 우리 마음에 부어졌기 때문입니다.
6 우리가 아직 나약하던 시절,
그리스도께서는 정해진 때에 불경한 자들을 위하여 돌아가셨습니다.
7 의로운 이를 위해서라도 죽을 사람은 거의 없습니다.
혹시 착한 사람을 위해서라면 누가 죽겠다고 나설지도 모릅니다.
8 그런데 우리가 아직 죄인이었을 때에
그리스도께서 우리를 위하여 돌아가심으로써,
하느님께서는 우리에 대한 당신의 사랑을 증명해 주셨습니다.
9 그러므로 이제 그분의 피로 의롭게 된 우리가 그분을 통하여
하느님의 진노에서 구원을 받게 되리라는 것은 더욱 분명합니다.
10 우리가 하느님의 원수였을 때에
그분 아드님의 죽음으로 그분과 화해하게 되었다면,
화해가 이루어진 지금 그 아드님의 생명으로 구원을 받게 되리라는 것은
더욱 분명합니다.
11 그뿐 아니라 우리는 또한 우리 주 예수 그리스도를 통하여 하느님을 자랑합니다.
이 그리스도를 통하여 이제 화해가 이루어진 것입니다.
복음
마태오5,1-12ㄴ
그때에 1 예수님께서는 군중을 보시고 산으로 오르셨다.
그분께서 자리에 앉으시자 제자들이 그분께 다가왔다.
2 예수님께서 입을 여시어 그들을 이렇게 가르치셨다.
3 “행복하여라, 마음이 가난한 사람들! 하늘 나라가 그들의 것이다.
4 행복하여라, 슬퍼하는 사람들! 그들은 위로를 받을 것이다.
5 행복하여라, 온유한 사람들! 그들은 땅을 차지할 것이다.
6 행복하여라, 의로움에 주리고 목마른 사람들! 그들은 흡족해질 것이다.
7 행복하여라, 자비로운 사람들! 그들은 자비를 입을 것이다.
8 행복하여라, 마음이 깨끗한 사람들! 그들은 하느님을 볼 것이다.
9 행복하여라, 평화를 이루는 사람들! 그들은 하느님의 자녀라 불릴 것이다.
10 행복하여라, 의로움 때문에 박해를 받는 사람들!
하늘 나라가 그들의 것이다.
11 사람들이 나 때문에 너희를 모욕하고 박해하며,
너희를 거슬러 거짓으로 온갖 사악한 말을 하면, 너희는 행복하다!
12 기뻐하고 즐거워하여라. 너희가 하늘에서 받을 상이 크다.”
November 2, 2021
The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls)
Daily Mass : http://www.catholictv.com/shows/daily-mass
Reading 1
Wis 3:1-9
and no torment shall touch them.
They seemed, in the view of the foolish, to be dead;
and their passing away was thought an affliction
and their going forth from us, utter destruction.
But they are in peace.
For if before men, indeed, they be punished,
yet is their hope full of immortality;
chastised a little, they shall be greatly blessed,
because God tried them
and found them worthy of himself.
As gold in the furnace, he proved them,
and as sacrificial offerings he took them to himself.
In the time of their visitation they shall shine,
and shall dart about as sparks through stubble;
they shall judge nations and rule over peoples,
and the LORD shall be their King forever.
Those who trust in him shall understand truth,
and the faithful shall abide with him in love:
because grace and mercy are with his holy ones,
and his care is with his elect.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6
or:
R. Though I walk in the valley of darkness, I fear no evil, for you are with me.
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
In verdant pastures he gives me repose;
beside restful waters he leads me;
he refreshes my soul.
R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
or:
R. Though I walk in the valley of darkness, I fear no evil, for you are with me.
He guides me in right paths
for his name's sake.
Even though I walk in the dark valley
I fear no evil; for you are at my side
with your rod and your staff
that give me courage.
R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
or:
R. Though I walk in the valley of darkness, I fear no evil, for you are with me.
You spread the table before me
in the sight of my foes;
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
or:
R. Though I walk in the valley of darkness, I fear no evil, for you are with me.
Only goodness and kindness follow me
all the days of my life;
and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD
for years to come.
R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
or:
R. Though I walk in the valley of darkness, I fear no evil, for you are with me.
Reading 2
Rom 5:5-11
because the love of God has been poured out into our hearts
through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.
For Christ, while we were still helpless,
died at the appointed time for the ungodly.
Indeed, only with difficulty does one die for a just person,
though perhaps for a good person
one might even find courage to die.
But God proves his love for us
in that while we were still sinners Christ died for us.
How much more then, since we are now justified by his Blood,
will we be saved through him from the wrath.
Indeed, if, while we were enemies,
we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son,
how much more, once reconciled,
will we be saved by his life.
Not only that,
but we also boast of God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
through whom we have now received reconciliation.
or Rom 6:3-9
Are you unaware that we who were baptized into Christ Jesus
were baptized into his death?
We were indeed buried with him through baptism into death,
so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead
by the glory of the Father,
we too might live in newness of life.
For if we have grown into union with him through a death like his,
we shall also be united with him in the resurrection.
We know that our old self was crucified with him,
so that our sinful body might be done away with,
that we might no longer be in slavery to sin.
For a dead person has been absolved from sin.
If, then, we have died with Christ,
we believe that we shall also live with him.
We know that Christ, raised from the dead, dies no more;
death no longer has power over him.
Gospel
Jn 6:37-40
"Everything that the Father gives me will come to me,
and I will not reject anyone who comes to me,
because I came down from heaven not to do my own will
but the will of the one who sent me.
And this is the will of the one who sent me,
that I should not lose anything of what he gave me,
but that I should raise it on the last day.
For this is the will of my Father,
that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him
may have eternal life,
and I shall raise him on the last day
http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/daily.html
Today we commemorate all the faithful departed, especially praying for the souls in purgatory. So, let us pray.
We begin with a litany, spending time saying aloud or naming within our heart, all those who have passed from this earthly life.
We pray also for all those we have not named.
Loving God, Creator God, God who delights in us and with whom we will spend our eternal days, we come to you in prayer today.
We pray for all those who have departed this earthly life, especially those in purgatory, that they soon might come to experience the fullness of joy in heaven.
We pray in gratitude for their lives, their witness of Your love, and their impact on earth.
We pray for all those who mourn the death of a loved one, may they experience your comfort and grace.
We pray in thanksgiving for the gift of eternal life with you, may each of the faithfully departed come to rest in peace with you forever.
We pray all this through the intercession of the Communion of Saints, whose prayers join in ours today and always.
Amen.
http://www.presentationministries.com/obob/obob.asp
THE BIBLE ON PRAYING FOR THE DEAD
“God tried them and found them worthy of Himself.”—Wisdom 3:5
According to the Bible, what happens to us when we die? The Bible seems to imply that some people immediately go to heaven after death. Jesus told the good thief: “This day you will be with Me in paradise” (Lk 23:43). It seems logical that some people also immediately go to hell, although nowhere in the Bible is this stated explicitly. The Bible does say: “It is appointed that men die once, and after death be judged” (Heb 9:27).
The Bible does indicate that some of the dead do not go immediately to heaven or hell. Judas Maccabeus provided “an expiatory sacrifice” for the soldiers who had died for the Jewish faith (2 Mc 12:43). It would be useless to make offerings for people in heaven or hell (see Lk 16:26), so these people must be on the way to heaven. We should pray for the dead as the Spirit leads.
Prayer: Father, may I pray for the dead as did the Christians of the New Testament.
Promise: Father, may I pray for the dead as did the Christians of the New Testament.
Praise: “For if he were not expecting the fallen to rise again, it would have been useless and foolish to pray for them in death” (2 Mc 12:44).
http://dailyscripture.servantsoftheword.org/readings/
Alternate reading: John 6:37-40
GOSPEL READING: Luke 14:15-24
15 When one of those who sat at table with him heard this, he said to him, "Blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God!" 16 But he said to him, "A man once gave a great banquet, and invited many; 17 and at the time for the banquet he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited, `Come; for all is now ready.' 18 But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, `I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it; I pray you, have me excused.' 19 And another said, `I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to examine them; I pray you, have me excused.' 20 And another said, `I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.' 21 So the servant came and reported this to his master. Then the householder in anger said to his servant, `Go out quickly to the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in the poor and maimed and blind and lame.' 22 And the servant said, `Sir, what you commanded has been done, and still there is room.' 23 And the master said to the servant, `Go out to the highways and hedges, and compel people to come in, that my house may be filled. 24 For I tell you, none of those men who were invited shall taste my banquet.'"
What does it mean to "eat bread in the kingdom of heaven"? In the ancient world the most notable sign of favor and intimate friendship was the invitation to "share bread" at the dinner table. Who you ate with showed who you valued and trusted as your friends. A great banquet would involve a lavish meal of several courses and a large company of notable guests and friends. One of the most beautiful images of heaven in the scriptures is the royal wedding celebration and banquet given by the King for his son and friends. We, in fact, have been invited to the most important banquet of all! The last book in the Bible ends with an invitation to the wedding feast of the Lamb and his Bride, the church: The Spirit and the Bride say, Come! (Revelations 22:17). The 'Lamb of God' is the Lord Jesus Christ and his bride is the people he has redeemed by his own precious blood which was shed upon the cross for our salvation.
Making light of the Lord's gracious invitation to feast at his table
Jesus' "banquet parable" must have startled his audience. If a great lord or king invited his friends to a banquet, why would the guests turn down his invitation? A great banquet would take many days to prepare. And personal invitations would be sent out well in advance to the guests, so they would have plenty of time to prepare for the upcoming event. How insulting for the invited guests to then refuse when the time for celebrating came! They made light of the King's request because they put their own interests above his.
Excuses that hold us back from pursuing the things of God
Jesus probes the reasons why people make excuses to God's great invitation to "eat bread" with him at his banquet table. The first excuse allows the claims of one's personal business or work to take precedence over God's claim. Do you allow any task or endeavor to absorb you so much that it keeps you from the thought of God? The second excuse allows our possessions to come before God. Do you allow the media and other diversions to crowd out time for God in daily prayer and worship? The third excuse puts home and family ahead of God. God never meant for our home and relationships to be used selfishly. We serve God best when we invite him into our work, our homes, and our personal lives and when we share our possessions with others.
An invitation of undeserved grace and favor
The second part of the story focuses on those who had no claim on the king and who would never have considered getting such an invitation. The "poor, maimed, blind, and lame" represent the outcasts of society - those who can make no claim on the King. There is ample room at the feast of God even for outsiders from the highways and hedges - the Gentiles who were not members of the chosen people, the Jews. This is certainly an invitation of grace - undeserved, unmerited favor and kindness. But this invitation also contains a warning for those who refuse it or who approach the wedding feast unworthily. Grace is a free gift, but it is also an awesome responsibility.
God's grace is free and costly
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German pastor who died for his faith under the Nazi persecution of Jews and Christians, contrastedcheap grace andcostly grace: "Cheap grace is the grace we bestow on ourselves... the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance... grace without discipleship, grace without the cross, grace without Jesus Christ, living and incarnate... Costly grace is the Gospel which must be sought again and again, the gift which must be asked for, the door at which a man must knock. Such grace is costly because it calls us to follow Jesus Christ. It is costly because it costs a man his life, and it is grace because it gives a man the only true life."
God lavishes his grace upon each one of us to draw us closer to himself and he invites each of us to his banquet that we may share more deeply in his joy. Are you ready to feast at the Lord's banquet table?
Lord Jesus, you withhold no good thing from us and you lavish us with the treasures of heaven. Help me to seek your kingdom first and to lay aside anything that might hinder me from doing your will.
Psalm 131:1-3
1 O LORD, my heart is not lifted up, my eyes are not raised too high; I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for me.
2 But I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a child quieted at its mother's breast; like a child that is quieted is my soul.
3 O Israel, hope in the LORD from this time forth and for evermore.
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: The heavenly food of Jesus' word, by Clement of Alexandria (150-215 AD)
"The holy agape is the sublime and saving creation of the Lord... An agape is in reality heavenly food, a banquet of the Word. The agape, or love, 'bears all things, endures all things, hopes all things. Love never fails (1 Corinthians 13:8). 'Blessed is he who eats bread in the kingdom of God' (Luke 14:15). The most unlikely of all downfalls is charity that does not fail to be thrown down from heaven to earth among all these dainty seasonings. Do you still imagine that I refer to a meal that will be destroyed? (1 Corinthians 6:13) 'If I distribute my goods to the poor and do not have love,' Scripture says, 'I am nothing' (1 Corinthians 13:3). The whole law and the word depend on this love (Matthew 22:40). If you love the Lord your God and your neighbor (Mark 12:30-31), there will be a heavenly feast in heaven. The earthly feast, as we have proved from Scripture, is called a supper. It is permeated with love yet is not identified with it but is an expression of mutual and generous good will." (excerpt from CHRIST THE EDUCATOR 2,1)
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