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제1독서
<크나큰 진노가 이스라엘 위에 내렸다.>
마카베오기 상. 1,10-15.41-43.54-57.62-64
그 무렵 10 죄의 뿌리가 나왔는데,
그가 안티오코스 임금의 아들로서 로마에 인질로 잡혀갔던
안티오코스 에피파네스이다. 그는 그리스 왕국 백삼십칠년에 임금이 되었다.
11 그 무렵에 이스라엘에서 변절자들이 생겨 많은 이들을 이러한 말로 꾀었다.
“자, 가서 우리 주변의 민족들과 계약을 맺읍시다.
그들을 멀리하고 지내는 동안에 우리는 재난만 숱하게 당했을 뿐이오.”
12 이 말이 마음에 들어, 13 백성 가운데 몇 사람이 임금에게 기꺼이 나아가자,
그는 그들에게 이민족들의 규정을 따라도 좋다는 허락을 내렸다.
14 그리하여 그들은 이민족들의 풍습에 따라 예루살렘에 경기장을 세우고,
15 할례 받은 흔적을 없애고 거룩한 계약을 저버렸다.
이렇게 그들은 이민족들과 한통속이 되어 악을 저지르는 데에 열중하였다.
41 임금은 온 왕국에 칙령을 내려, 모두 한 백성이 되고
42 자기 민족만의 고유한 관습을 버리게 하였다.
이민족들은 모두 임금의 말을 받아들였다.
43 이스라엘에서도 많은 이들이 임금의 종교를 좋아하여,
우상들에게 희생 제물을 바치고 안식일을 더럽혔다.
54 백사십오년 키슬레우 달 열닷샛날,
안티오코스는 번제 제단 위에 황폐를 부르는 혐오스러운 것을 세웠다.
이어서 사람들이 주변의 유다 성읍들에 제단을 세우고,
55 집 대문이나 거리에서 향을 피웠다.
56 율법서는 발견되는 대로 찢어 불태워 버렸다.
57 계약의 책을 가지고 있다가 들키거나 율법을 따르는 이는
누구든지 왕명에 따라 사형에 처하였다.
62 그러나 이스라엘에는 부정한 것을 먹지 않기로 굳게 결심한 이들도 많았다.
63 그들은 음식으로 더럽혀지거나 거룩한 계약을 모독하느니
차라리 죽기로 작정하였다. 그리고 그렇게 죽어 갔다.
64 크나큰 진노가 이스라엘 위에 내린 것이다.
복음
<내가 너에게 무엇을 해 주기를 바라느냐? 주님, 볼 수 있게 해 주십시오.>
루카18,35-43
35 예수님께서 예리코에 가까이 이르셨을 때의 일이다.
어떤 눈먼 이가 길가에 앉아 구걸하고 있다가,
36 군중이 지나가는 소리를 듣고 무슨 일이냐고 물었다.
37 사람들이 그에게 “나자렛 사람 예수님께서 지나가신다.” 하고 알려 주자,
38 그가 “예수님, 다윗의 자손이시여,
저에게 자비를 베풀어 주십시오.” 하고 부르짖었다.
39 앞서 가던 이들이 그에게 잠자코 있으라고 꾸짖었지만,
그는 더욱 큰 소리로
“다윗의 자손이시여, 저에게 자비를 베풀어 주십시오.” 하고 외쳤다.
40 예수님께서 걸음을 멈추시고 그를 데려오라고 분부하셨다.
그가 가까이 다가오자 예수님께서 그에게 물으셨다.
41 “내가 너에게 무엇을 해 주기를 바라느냐?”
그가 “주님, 제가 다시 볼 수 있게 해 주십시오.” 하였다.
42 예수님께서 그에게 “다시 보아라. 네 믿음이 너를 구원하였다.” 하고 이르시니,
43 그가 즉시 다시 보게 되었다. 그는 하느님을 찬양하며 예수님을 따랐다.
군중도 모두 그것을 보고 하느님께 찬미를 드렸다.
November 15, 2021
Monday of the Thirty-Third Week in Ordinary Time
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Reading 1 1
Mc 1:10-15, 41-43, 54-57, 62-63
there sprang a sinful offshoot, Antiochus Epiphanes,
son of King Antiochus, once a hostage at Rome.
He became king in the year one hundred and thirty seven
of the kingdom of the Greeks.
In those days there appeared in Israel
men who were breakers of the law,
and they seduced many people, saying:
"Let us go and make an alliance with the Gentiles all around us;
since we separated from them, many evils have come upon us."
The proposal was agreeable;
some from among the people promptly went to the king,
and he authorized them to introduce the way of living
of the Gentiles.
Thereupon they built a gymnasium in Jerusalem
according to the Gentile custom.
They covered over the mark of their circumcision
and abandoned the holy covenant;
they allied themselves with the Gentiles
and sold themselves to wrongdoing.
Then the king wrote to his whole kingdom that all should be one people,
each abandoning his particular customs.
All the Gentiles conformed to the command of the king,
and many children of Israel were in favor of his religion;
they sacrificed to idols and profaned the sabbath.
On the fifteenth day of the month Chislev,
in the year one hundred and forty-five,
the king erected the horrible abomination
upon the altar of burnt offerings
and in the surrounding cities of Judah they built pagan altars.
They also burned incense at the doors of the houses and in the streets.
Any scrolls of the law which they found they tore up and burnt.
Whoever was found with a scroll of the covenant,
and whoever observed the law,
was condemned to death by royal decree.
But many in Israel were determined
and resolved in their hearts not to eat anything unclean;
they preferred to die rather than to be defiled with unclean food
or to profane the holy covenant; and they did die.
Terrible affliction was upon Israel.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 119:53, 61, 134, 150, 155, 158
Indignation seizes me because of the wicked
who forsake your law.
R. Give me life, O Lord, and I will do your commands.
Though the snares of the wicked are twined about me,
your law I have not forgotten.
R. Give me life, O Lord, and I will do your commands.
Redeem me from the oppression of men,
that I may keep your precepts.
R. Give me life, O Lord, and I will do your commands.
I am attacked by malicious persecutors
who are far from your law.
R. Give me life, O Lord, and I will do your commands.
Far from sinners is salvation,
because they seek not your statutes.
R. Give me life, O Lord, and I will do your commands.
I beheld the apostates with loathing,
because they kept not to your promise.
R. Give me life, O Lord, and I will do your commands.
Gospel
Lk 18:35-43
a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging,
and hearing a crowd going by, he inquired what was happening.
They told him,
"Jesus of Nazareth is passing by."
He shouted, "Jesus, Son of David, have pity on me!"
The people walking in front rebuked him,
telling him to be silent,
but he kept calling out all the more,
"Son of David, have pity on me!"
Then Jesus stopped and ordered that he be brought to him;
and when he came near, Jesus asked him,
"What do you want me to do for you?"
He replied, "Lord, please let me see."
Jesus told him, "Have sight; your faith has saved you."
He immediately received his sight
and followed him, giving glory to God.
When they saw this, all the people gave praise to God
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Today’s Gospel reading is one that is very familiar to us. As I read and reread it, prayed about it and did some research, several thoughts came to me on what takeaway blessings it might impart to us today.
No. 1. Pay attention to what is going on around you and be curious. The blind man was sitting by the roadside begging, as he probably did frequently. Luke tells us, “Hearing a crowd go by, he inquired what was happening.” He could have gone about his routine, waiting for the dust to settle after the boisterous crowd went by. But instead, he asked what was going on. He was curious. Because he asked that question, his life was changed for the better and he became immortalized forever in the New Testament.
To me, this is encouragement to be open, to be interested, to ask questions. If we don’t pay attention to what is going on around us, and we don’t want to seek new experiences and information, we may miss something God has in store for us. At the very least, we will stay exactly where we are instead of growing.
No. 2. Listen to your instincts if you think something is the right thing to do. Listen to your inner voice. The minute others told him that Jesus was passing by, he began shouting out, “Jesus, Son of David, have pity on me!” Be tenacious. If you sense God is present, go for it. Others tried to silence him, but he sensed this was something special and he did not want to miss the opportunity. He was relentless in pursuing a possible blessing.
No. 3. Know what you need and don’t be afraid to ask God for it. The fact that Jesus asked him what he needed shows us that God is interested in fulfilling specific needs we have. Jesus did not just assume what the man needed. He asked the blind man what it was that he wanted. He asked the man to look inside himself and name his greatest need. This tells me that God wants us to know ourselves intimately and accurately, and to prayerfully seek God’s will in all matters that concern us.
No. 4. Remember the Giver and give God the glory. How often do we pray for something and move right on to the next request, the next problem, after giving God a quick thank you for a successful outcome? Others in the Gospels (the nine other lepers come to mind) went off enjoying their gifts from Jesus without returning to thank Him, let alone follow Him, but this man “followed Him on the way,” and no doubt his life was changed in many ways that were more eternal than receiving his physical sight.
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“WITHOUT GOD IN THE WORLD” (EPH 2:12)
“They allied themselves with the Gentiles and sold themselves to wrongdoing.” —1 Maccabees 1:15
The secular culture promises unity, if you turn away from the Lord. But before long, the culture built without God shows its true colors. There is no freedom of religion and there is great intolerance. The Scriptures are banned and then burned (see 1 Mc 1:56). Those who persist in worshiping God are then put to death (1 Mc 1:57). The secular culture uses its power against those who worship God (see 1 Mc 1:58).
Putting the Lord out of our lives then becomes an earthly preview of hell, which is “the state of definitive self-exclusion from communion with God” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1033). Thus, separating from God leads to a life of hell on earth. The secular culture is not a merciful partner; it becomes a demanding tyrant, punishing anything that resembles worship of God. This was the experience of Maccabean Jews who allied themselves with the Greek culture; it has also been the continual experience of fallen-away Christians throughout history (see 2 Pt 2:20-22). You cannot “serve two masters,” God and the world (Mt 6:24). One or the other will have your complete allegiance.
Resist any temptation to turn away from God. In our baptismal promises, the Church leads us to reject Satan and all his empty promises. In six days, we will celebrate the solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. Repent of any allegiance given to the secular culture and give your allegiance to King Jesus alone.
Prayer: Father, “redeem me from the oppression of men, that I may keep Your precepts” (Ps 119:134).
Promise: “Receive your sight. Your faith has healed you.” —Lk 18:42
Praise: St. Albert the Great had a thirst for learning. His interests went far beyond theology. He studied and wrote about astronomy, economics, natural science, politics, and numerous other topics.
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Have you ever encountered a special moment of grace, a once in a life-time opportunity you knew you could not pass up? Such a moment came for a blind and destitute man who heard that Jesus was passing by. The Gospel of Mark identifies this man as Bartimaeus (Mark 10:46-52). This blind man was determined to get near the one person who could meet his need. He knew who Jesus was and had heard of his fame for healing, but until now had no means of making contact with the Son of David, a clear reference and title for the Messiah.
Faith and persistence is rewarded
It took raw courage and bold persistence for Bartimaeus to get the attention of Jesus over the din of a noisy throng who crowded around Jesus as he made his way out of town. Why was the crowd annoyed with the blind man's persistent shouts? He was disturbing their peace and interrupting their conversation with Jesus. It was common for a rabbi to teach as he walked with others. Jesus was on his way to celebrate the Passover in Jerusalem and a band of pilgrims followed him. When the crowd tried to silence the blind man he overpowered them with his loud emotional outburst and thus caught the attention of Jesus.
This incident reveals something important about how God interacts with us. The blind man was determined to get Jesus' attention and he was persistent in the face of opposition. Jesus could have ignored or scolded him because he was interrupting his talk and disturbing his audience. Jesus showed that acting was more important than talking. This man was in desperate need and Jesus was ready not only to empathize with his suffering but to relieve it as well.
The blind man recognized Jesus with eyes of faith
A great speaker can command attention and respect, but a man or woman with a helping hand and a big heart is loved more. Jesus commends Bartimaeus for recognizing who he is with the eyes of faith and grants him physical sight as well. Do you recognize your need for God's healing grace and do you seek Jesus out, like Bartimaeus, with persistent faith and trust in his goodness and mercy?
Bartimaeus was not only grateful for the gift of faith and the gift of physical sight, but for the opportunity to now follow Jesus as one of his disciples. Luke tells us us that he immediately followed Jesus and gave glory to God. The crowd also gave praise to God when they saw this double miracle of spiritual and physical vision. Cyril of Alexandria, a 5th century church father, comments on this double vision:
Now that he was delivered from his blindness, did he neglect the duty of loving Christ? He certainly did not. It says, "He followed him, offering him glory like to God." He was set free from double blindness. Not only did he escape from the blindness of the body but also from that of the mind and heart. He would not have glorified him as God, had he not possessed spiritual vision. He became the means of others giving Christ glory, for it says that all the people gave glory to God.(Commentary on Luke, Homily 126)
Do you give glory to God for giving you the "eyes of faith" to recognize him as your Lord and Healer?
Lord Jesus, open the eyes of my heart and mind that I may see and understand the truth and goodness of your word. May I never fail to recognize your presence with me and to call upon your saving grace in my time of need and healing.
Psalm 119:53,61,88,134,150,155,158
53 Hot indignation seizes me because of the wicked, who forsake your law.
61 Though the cords of the wicked ensnare me, I do not forget your law.
88 In your steadfast love spare my life, that I may keep the testimonies of your mouth.
134 Redeem me from man's oppression, that I may keep your precepts.
150 They draw near who persecute me with evil purpose; they are far from your law.
155 Salvation is far from the wicked, for they do not seek your statutes.
158 I look at the faithless with disgust, because they do not keep your commands.
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: The blind man knows that Jesus is the Son of David and the Messiah, by Cyril of Alexandria (376-444 AD)
"The blind man must have understood that the sight of the blind cannot be restored by human means but requires, on the contrary, a divine power and an authority such as God only possesses. With God nothing whatsoever is impossible. The blind man came near to him as to the omnipotent God. How then does he call him the Son of David? What can one answer to this? The following is perhaps the explanation. Since he was born and raised in Judaism, of course, the predictions contained in the law and the holy prophets concerning Christ had not escaped his knowledge. He heard them chant that passage in the book of the Psalms, 'The Lord has sworn in truth to David, and will not annul it, saying: "of the fruit of your loins I will set a king upon your throne"' (Psalm 132:11).
"The blind man also knew that the blessed prophet Isaiah said, 'There will spring up a shoot from the root of Jesse, and from his root a flower will grow up' (Isaiah 11:1). Isaiah also said, 'Behold, a virgin will conceive and bring forth a son, and they will call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us' (Matthew 1:23; Isaiah 7:14). He already believed that the Word, being God, of his own will had submitted to be born in the flesh of the holy Virgin. He now comes near to him as to God and says, 'Have mercy on me, Son of David.' Christ testifies that this was his state of mind in offering his petition. He said to him, 'Your faith has saved you.'"(excerpt from COMMENTARY ON LUKE, HOMILY 126)
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