2021년 11월 10일 연중 제32주간 수요일
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제1독서
<임금들아, 들어라. 지혜를 배워라.>
지혜서. 6,1-11
1 임금들아, 들어라. 그리고 깨달아라. 세상 끝까지 통치하는 자들아, 배워라.
2 많은 백성을 다스리고 수많은 민족을 자랑하는 자들아, 귀를 기울여라.
3 너희의 권력은 주님께서 주셨고 통치권은 지극히 높으신 분께서 주셨다.
그분께서 너희가 하는 일들을 점검하시고 너희의 계획들을 검열하신다.
4 너희가 그분 나라의 신하들이면서도 올바르게 다스리지 않고
법을 지키지 않으며 하느님의 뜻을 따르지 않았기 때문이다.
5 그분께서는 지체 없이 무서운 모습으로 너희에게 들이닥치실 것이다.
정녕 높은 자리에 있는 자들은 엄격한 심판을 받을 것이다.
6 미천한 이들은 자비로 용서를 받지만 권력자들은 엄하게 재판을 받을 것이다.
7 만물의 주님께서는 누구 앞에서도 움츠러들지 않으시고
누가 위대하다고 하여 어려워하지도 않으신다.
작거나 크거나 다 그분께서 만드셨고 모두 똑같이 생각해 주신다.
8 그러나 세력가들은 엄정하게 심리하신다.
9 그러니 군주들아, 내가 너희에게 하는 말을 듣고
지혜를 배워 탈선하는 일이 없도록 하여라.
10 거룩한 것을 거룩하게 지키는 이들은 거룩한 사람이 되고
거룩한 것을 익힌 이들은 변호를 받을 것이다.
11 그러므로 너희가 나의 말을 갈망하고 갈구하면 가르침을 얻을 것이다.
복음
<이 외국인 말고는 아무도 하느님께 영광을 드리러 돌아오지 않았단 말이냐?>
루카. 17,11-19
11 예수님께서 예루살렘으로 가시는 길에
사마리아와 갈릴래아 사이를 지나가시게 되었다.
12 그분께서 어떤 마을에 들어가시는데 나병 환자 열 사람이 그분께 마주 왔다.
그들은 멀찍이 서서 13 소리를 높여 말하였다.
“예수님, 스승님! 저희에게 자비를 베풀어 주십시오.”
14 예수님께서는 그들을 보시고,
“가서 사제들에게 너희 몸을 보여라.” 하고 이르셨다.
그들이 가는 동안에 몸이 깨끗해졌다.
15 그들 가운데 한 사람은 병이 나은 것을 보고 큰 소리로 하느님을 찬양하며 돌아와,
16 예수님의 발 앞에 엎드려 감사를 드렸다. 그는 사마리아 사람이었다.
17 그러자 예수님께서 말씀하셨다.
“열 사람이 깨끗해지지 않았느냐? 그런데 아홉은 어디에 있느냐?
18 이 외국인 말고는 아무도 하느님께 영광을 드리러 돌아오지 않았단 말이냐?”
19 이어서 그에게 이르셨다.
“일어나 가거라. 네 믿음이 너를 구원하였다.”
November 10, 2021
Memorial of Saint Leo the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church
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Reading 1
Wis 6:1-11
Hear, O kings, and understand;
learn, you magistrates of the earth’s expanse!
Hearken, you who are in power over the multitude
and lord it over throngs of peoples!
Because authority was given you by the Lord
and sovereignty by the Most High,
who shall probe your works and scrutinize your counsels.
Because, though you were ministers of his kingdom, you judged not rightly,
and did not keep the law,
nor walk according to the will of God,
Terribly and swiftly shall he come against you,
because judgment is stern for the exalted–
For the lowly may be pardoned out of mercy
but the mighty shall be mightily put to the test.
For the Lord of all shows no partiality,
nor does he fear greatness,
Because he himself made the great as well as the small,
and he provides for all alike;
but for those in power a rigorous scrutiny impends.
To you, therefore, O princes, are my words addressed
that you may learn wisdom and that you may not sin.
For those who keep the holy precepts hallowed shall be found holy,
and those learned in them will have ready a response.
Desire therefore my words;
long for them and you shall be instructed.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 82:3-4, 6-7
R. (8a) Rise up, O God, bring judgment to the earth.
Defend the lowly and the fatherless;
render justice to the afflicted and the destitute.
Rescue the lowly and the poor;
from the hand of the wicked deliver them.
R. Rise up, O God, bring judgment to the earth.
I said: “You are gods,
all of you sons of the Most High;
yet like men you shall die,
and fall like any prince.”
R. Rise up, O God, bring judgment to the earth.
Gospel
Lk 17:11-19
As Jesus continued his journey to Jerusalem,
he traveled through Samaria and Galilee.
As he was entering a village, ten lepers met him.
They stood at a distance from him and raised their voice, saying,
“Jesus, Master! Have pity on us!”
And when he saw them, he said,
“Go show yourselves to the priests.”
As they were going they were cleansed.
And one of them, realizing he had been healed,
returned, glorifying God in a loud voice;
and he fell at the feet of Jesus and thanked him.
He was a Samaritan.
Jesus said in reply,
“Ten were cleansed, were they not?
Where are the other nine?
Has none but this foreigner returned to give thanks to God?”
Then he said to him, “Stand up and go;
your faith has saved you.”
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The words of Wisdom are as pertinent today as they were in the 1st century B.C. We, along with our leaders, are reminded of the responsibility that we have to each other. Throughout the first chapter of Wisdom, the author hears, feels the spirit, and interprets for us the words of Psalms 2 and 8 that are quoted below: Psalm 2:10: "So, now you kings, learn wisdom, earthly rulers, be warned: serve Yahweh, fear Him, tremble and kiss His feet." Psalm 8:5: "Hear this, you who have thousands under your rule, who boast of your hordes of subjects. For power is a gift to you from the Lord."
"Rulers of the world, God will come terribly and swiftly against you if you do not judge rightly, keep the law, or walk according to God's will."
A presage of Christ's warning to the wealthy and powerful who misuse their position for gain, or abuse their authority comes in the following words: "For the lowly may be pardoned out of mercy, but the mighty shall be put to the test. The Lord shows no partiality, nor does He fear greatness." If we view ourselves and our society in the light of these words, we know what we need to do as the people of God. We cannot merely shrug and say, "This does not apply to me (or us)." It does apply. We all have some relative power over others, whether they are in our families, work, faith community, or simply those with whom we incidental contact. We all have skills that, though we have honed them and brought them to fruition, ultimately are gifts from God. Since we do have the power to affect other's lives, we need to love and care for others. We are told to create harmony; learn wisdom; yearn for wisdom in order to be not only instructed, but holy.
The responsorial Psalm summarizes and beautifully underlines the words from Wisdom 6:1-11. "Rescue the lowly and the poor; from the hand of the wicked deliver them." There obviously are so many affected by lack of food, funds, and housing. We can readily help one or many from any position that we have in society. We may also consider that many primarily suffer from poverty of spirit.
Jesus loves the down trodden, marginalized, and those who are despised. Mark describes one journey that brought Jesus from Galilee to Samaria. The majority of Jews would not speak to Samaritans or enter Samaria. The Samaritans were shunned as a nation because of their intermarriages with invaders, their rejection of most of the Pentateuch, and the worship, by some, of other Gods. Samaritans, in turn, did not welcome Jews. Jesus, while walking in the Samarian borderlands, encountered ten lepers, at least one of whom was a Samaritan (and, therefore, doubly despised by the Jews). Even though Lepers were, by custom, to announce that they were "unclean" and to stand apart from others, they approached Jesus. "Jesus, Master, have pity on us," they said. Jesus did have pity on them, and sent them to see the priests who would verify their cure. Only one in ten, a Samaritan, returned to thank Jesus.
Many individuals are shunned by others because of their origins, lack of a home, culture, illnesses, including addictions, and mental illness. Most cannot help what has happened to them, or who they are. It may be any one of us who is, or will be shunned. We all need healing. We need to seek and to give help. Depend on each other; let someone lean on you today. Marginalizing anyone is not the way of Jesus. Loving one another, and learning from the faith of others, especially those who are clearly less fortunate, should not be the province of only one of us in ten. The Alleluia today reminds us that "in all circumstances give thanks, for this is the will of God." Jesus has shown us the path; we can find the way. Thank God.
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ALL FOR JESUS
“He threw himself on his face at the feet of Jesus and spoke His praises. This man was a Samaritan.” —Luke 17:16
Earlier in His public ministry, Jesus healed a leper instantly by touching him (Lk 5:12-14). Then he told the healed leper to go show himself to the priest. The leper failed to do that. In today’s Gospel, instead of immediately healing the ten lepers, Jesus tells them to show themselves to the priests first. He does not immediately heal them. “On their way there they were cured” (Lk 17:14).
The priest, by declaring the lepers clean, integrated the lepers back into mainstream Jewish society (see Lv 13:9ff). However, the Samaritan leper would likely not be integrated back into Jewish society once he was declared clean. Samaritans and Jews often despised one another (see Lk 9:53-54; Jn 4:9; 8:48). In being healed, the Samaritan also would likely have lost his former support system of the other nine Jewish lepers. Yet despite this possible future of continued isolation, the Samaritan was so grateful to Jesus for healing him that he “came back praising God in a loud voice. He threw himself on his face at the feet of Jesus and spoke His praises” (Lk 17:15-16).
If living in the Kingdom of God under the lordship of Jesus meant that you would be isolated, rejected, misunderstood, and even persecuted, could you rejoice at finding the pearl of great price, even if it cost you everything? (Mt 13:45-46) No matter what it costs, give your life to Jesus today. He is the Treasure worth everything you have (Mt 13:44).
Prayer: Father, the word Eucharist means “thanksgiving.” Fill me with such a desire to give thanks to You that I may desire to go to Mass more deeply than ever before.
Promise: “Those who keep the holy precepts hallowed shall be found holy, and those learned in them will have ready a response.” —Wis 6:10
Praise: Pope St. Leo the Great taught on the greatness of the Divine Word both human and divine and thus propagated true wisdom.
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What can adversity teach us about the blessing of thanksgiving and the healing power of love and mercy? The Book of Proverbs states: A friend loves at all times; and a brother is born for adversity (Proverbs 17:17). When adversity strikes you find out who truly is your brother, sister, and friend. The Gospel records an unusual encounter between two peoples who had been divided for centuries. The Jews and Samaritans had no dealings with one another even though Samaria was located in the central part of Judaea. Both peoples were openly hostile whenever their paths crossed. In this Gospel narrative we see one rare exception - a Samaritan leper in company with nine Jewish lepers. Sometimes adversity forces people to drop their barriers or to forget their prejudices. When this band of Jewish and Samaritan lepers saw Jesus they made a bold request. They didn't ask for healing, but instead asked for mercy.
Mercy is heartfelt sorrow at another's misfortune
The word mercy literally means "sorrowful at heart". But mercy is something more than compassion, or heartfelt sorrow at another's misery and misfortune. Compassion empathizes with the sufferer. But mercy goes further - it removes suffering. A merciful person shares in another's misfortune and suffering as if it were his or her own. And such a person will do everything in his or her power to dispel that misery.
Mercy is also connected with justice. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274), a great teacher and scripture scholar, said that mercy "does not destroy justice, but is a certain kind of fulfillment of justice. ..Mercy without justice is the mother of dissolution; (and) justice without mercy is cruelty." Mercy.."moves us to do what we can do to help the other." Mercy seeks to remedy the weakness of others, and where sin is involved to lead others to recognize their need for repentance and turning away from wrongdoing. Pardon without repentance negates justice.
God's mercy brings healing of mind, heart, and body
So what is the significance of these ten lepers asking Jesus to show them mercy? They know they are in need of healing, not just physical, but spiritual healing as well. They approach Jesus with faith and with sorrow for their sins because they believe that he can release the burden of their guilt and suffering and restore both soul and body. Their request for mercy is both a plea for pardon and release from suffering. Jesus gives mercy to all who ask with faith and contrition (true sorrow for sin).
Why did only one leper out of ten return to show gratitude? Gratefulness, a word which expresses gratitude of heart and a thankful disposition, is related to grace - which means the release of loveliness. Gratitude is the homage of the heart which responds with graciousness in expressing an act of thanksgiving. The Samaritan approached Jesus reverently and gave praise to God.
Ingratitude leads to lack of love and kindness, and intolerance towards others
If we do not recognize and appreciate the mercy and help shown to us, we will be ungrateful and unkind towards others. Ingratitude is forgetfulness or a poor return for kindness received. Ingratitude easily leads to lack of charity and intolerance towards others, as well as to other vices, such as complaining, grumbling, discontentment, pride, and presumption. How often have we been ungrateful to our parents, pastors, teachers, and neighbors? Do you express gratitude to God for his abundant help and mercy towards you and are you gracious, kind, and merciful towards your neighbor in their time of need and support?
Lord Jesus, may I never fail to recognize your loving kindness and mercy. Fill my heart with compassion and thanksgiving, and free me from ingratitude and discontentment. Help me to count my blessings with a grateful heart and to give thanks in all circumstances.
Psalm 82:3-4,6-8
3 Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute.
4 Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked."
6 I say, "You are gods, sons of the Most High, all of you;
7 nevertheless, you shall die like men, and fall like any prince."
8 Arise, O God, judge the earth; for to you belong all the nations!
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: Cleansing of the ten lepers, by Cyril of Alexandria (376-444 AD)
"Why did [Jesus] not say, 'I will, be cleansed,' as he did in the case of another leper (Luke 5:13), instead of commanding them to show themselves to the priests? It was because the law gave directions to this effect to those who were delivered from leprosy (Leviticus 14:2). It commanded them to show themselves to the priests and to offer a sacrifice for their cleansing. He commanded them to go as being already healed so that they might bear witness to the priests, the rulers of the Jews and always envious of his glory. They testified that wonderfully and beyond their hope, they had been delivered from their misfortune by Christ's willing that they should be healed. He did not heal them first but sent them to the priests, because the priests knew the marks of leprosy and of its healing." (excerpt from COMMENTARY ON LUKE, HOMILIES 113-16)
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