2021년 11월 17일 연중 제33주간 수요일
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<온 세상의 창조주께서, 너희에게 목숨과 생명을 다시 주실 것이다.>
마카베오기 하권. 7,1.20-31
그 무렵 1 어떤 일곱 형제가 어머니와 함께 체포되어
채찍과 가죽끈으로 고초를 당하며,
법으로 금지된 돼지고기를 먹으라는 강요를 임금에게서 받은 일이 있었다.
20 특별히 그 어머니는 오래 기억될 놀라운 사람이었다.
그는 일곱 아들이 단 하루에 죽어 가는 것을 지켜보면서도,
주님께 희망을 두고 있었기 때문에 용감하게 견디어 냈다.
21 그는 조상들의 언어로 아들 하나하나를 격려하였다.
고결한 정신으로 가득 찬 그는
여자다운 생각을 남자다운 용기로 북돋우며 그들에게 말하였다.
22 “너희가 어떻게 내 배 속에 생기게 되었는지 나는 모른다.
너희에게 목숨과 생명을 준 것은 내가 아니며,
너희 몸의 각 부분을 제자리에 붙여 준 것도 내가 아니다.
23 그러므로 사람이 생겨날 때 그를 빚어내시고 만물이 생겨날 때
그것을 마련해 내신 온 세상의 창조주께서,
자비로이 너희에게 목숨과 생명을 다시 주실 것이다.
너희가 지금 그분의 법을 위하여 너희 자신을 하찮게 여겼기 때문이다.”
24 안티오코스는 자기가 무시당하였다고 생각하며,
그 여자의 말투가 자기를 비난하는 것이 아닌가 하고 의심스러워하였다.
막내아들은 아직 살아 있었다.
임금은 그에게 조상들의 관습에서 돌아서기만 하면
부자로 만들어 주고 행복하게 해 주며 벗으로 삼고 관직까지 주겠다고 하면서,
말로 타이를 뿐만 아니라 약속하며 맹세까지 하였다.
25 그러나 그 젊은이는 전혀 귀를 기울이지 않았다.
그래서 임금은 그 어머니를 가까이 불러 소년에게 충고하여
목숨을 구하게 하라고 강권하였다.
26 임금이 줄기차게 강권하자 어머니는 아들을 설득해 보겠다고 하였다.
27 그러나 어머니는 아들에게 몸을 기울이고
그 잔인한 폭군을 비웃으며 조상들의 언어로 이렇게 말하였다.
“아들아, 나를 불쌍히 여겨 다오.
나는 아홉 달 동안 너를 배 속에 품고 다녔고
너에게 세 해 동안 젖을 먹였으며,
네가 이 나이에 이르도록 기르고 키우고 보살펴 왔다.
28 얘야, 너에게 당부한다.
하늘과 땅을 바라보고 그 안에 있는 모든 것을 살펴보아라.
그리고 하느님께서, 이미 있는 것에서 그것들을 만들지 않으셨음을 깨달아라.
사람들이 생겨난 것도 마찬가지다.
29 이 박해자를 두려워하지 말고 형들에게 부끄럽지 않게 죽음을 받아들여라.
그래야 내가 그분의 자비로 네 형들과 함께 너를 다시 맞이하게 될 것이다.”
30 어머니가 말을 마치기도 전에 젊은이가 말하였다.
“당신들은 무엇을 기다리는 것이오?
나는 임금의 명령에 복종하지 않겠소.
모세를 통하여 우리 조상들에게 주어진 법에만 순종할 뿐이오.
31 히브리인들을 거슬러 온갖 불행을 꾸며 낸 당신은
결코 하느님의 손에서 벗어나지 못할 것이오.”
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<그렇다면 어찌하여 내 돈을 은행에 넣지 않았더냐?>
루카. 19,11-28
. 그때에 11 예수님께서는 비유 하나를 말씀하셨다.
예수님께서 예루살렘에 가까이 이르신 데다,
사람들이 하느님의 나라가 당장 나타나는 줄로 생각하고 있었기 때문이다.
12 그리하여 예수님께서 이르셨다.
“어떤 귀족이 왕권을 받아 오려고 먼 고장으로 떠나게 되었다.
13 그래서 그는 종 열 사람을 불러 열 미나를 나누어 주며,
‘내가 올 때까지 벌이를 하여라.’ 하고 그들에게 일렀다.
14 그런데 그 나라 백성은 그를 미워하고 있었으므로 사절을 뒤따라 보내어,
‘저희는 이 사람이 저희 임금이 되는 것을 바라지 않습니다.’
하고 말하게 하였다.
15 그러나 그는 왕권을 받고 돌아와,
자기가 돈을 준 종들이 벌이를 얼마나 하였는지 알아볼 생각으로
그들을 불러오라고 분부하였다.
16 첫째 종이 들어와서,
‘주인님, 주인님의 한 미나로 열 미나를 벌어들였습니다.’ 하고 말하였다.
17 그러자 주인이 그에게 일렀다.
‘잘하였다, 착한 종아! 네가 아주 작은 일에 성실하였으니
열 고을을 다스리는 권한을 가져라.’
18 그다음에 둘째 종이 와서,
‘주인님, 주인님의 한 미나로 다섯 미나를 만들었습니다.’ 하고 말하였다.
19 주인은 그에게도 일렀다. ‘너도 다섯 고을을 다스려라.’
20 그런데 다른 종은 와서 이렇게 말하였다.
‘주인님, 주인님의 한 미나가 여기에 있습니다.
저는 이것을 수건에 싸서 보관해 두었습니다.
21 주인님께서 냉혹하신 분이어서
가져다 놓지 않은 것을 가져가시고 뿌리지 않은 것을 거두어 가시기에,
저는 주인님이 두려웠습니다.’
22 그러자 주인이 그에게 말하였다.
‘이 악한 종아, 나는 네 입에서 나온 말로 너를 심판한다.
내가 냉혹한 사람이어서 가져다 놓지 않은 것을 가져가고
뿌리지 않은 것을 거두어 가는 줄로 알고 있었다는 말이냐?
23 그렇다면 어찌하여 내 돈을 은행에 넣지 않았더냐?
그리하였으면 내가 돌아왔을 때 내 돈에 이자를 붙여 되찾았을 것이다.’
24 그러고 나서 곁에 있는 이들에게 일렀다.
‘저자에게서 그 한 미나를 빼앗아 열 미나를 가진 이에게 주어라.’
25 ─ 그러자 그들이 주인에게 말하였다.
‘주인님, 저이는 열 미나나 가지고 있습니다.’─
26 ‘내가 너희에게 말한다. 누구든지 가진 자는 더 받고,
가진 것이 없는 자는 가진 것마저 빼앗길 것이다.
27 그리고 내가 저희들의 임금이 되는 것을 바라지 않은 그 원수들을
이리 끌어다가, 내 앞에서 처형하여라.’”
28 예수님께서는 이 말씀을 하시고 앞장서서 예루살렘으로 오르는 길을 걸어가셨다.
November 17, 2021
Wednesday 33rd in Ordinary Time
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Reading 1
2 Mc 7:1, 20-31
and tortured with whips and scourges by the king,
to force them to eat pork in violation of God's law.
Most admirable and worthy of everlasting remembrance was the mother,
who saw her seven sons perish in a single day,
yet bore it courageously because of her hope in the Lord.
Filled with a noble spirit that stirred her womanly heart with manly courage,
she exhorted each of them
in the language of their ancestors with these words:
"I do not know how you came into existence in my womb;
it was not I who gave you the breath of life,
nor was it I who set in order
the elements of which each of you is composed.
Therefore, since it is the Creator of the universe
who shapes each man's beginning,
as he brings about the origin of everything,
he, in his mercy,
will give you back both breath and life,
because you now disregard yourselves for the sake of his law."
Antiochus, suspecting insult in her words,
thought he was being ridiculed.
As the youngest brother was still alive, the king appealed to him,
not with mere words, but with promises on oath,
to make him rich and happy if he would abandon his ancestral customs:
he would make him his Friend
and entrust him with high office.
When the youth paid no attention to him at all,
the king appealed to the mother,
urging her to advise her boy to save his life.
After he had urged her for a long time,
she went through the motions of persuading her son.
In derision of the cruel tyrant,
she leaned over close to her son and said in their native language:
"Son, have pity on me, who carried you in my womb for nine months,
nursed you for three years, brought you up,
educated and supported you to your present age.
I beg you, child, to look at the heavens and the earth
and see all that is in them;
then you will know that God did not make them out of existing things;
and in the same way the human race came into existence.
Do not be afraid of this executioner,
but be worthy of your brothers and accept death,
so that in the time of mercy I may receive you again with them."
She had scarcely finished speaking when the youth said:
"What are you waiting for?
I will not obey the king's command.
I obey the command of the law given to our fathers through Moses.
But you, who have contrived every kind of affliction for the Hebrews,
will not escape the hands of God."
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 17:1bcd, 5-6, 8b and 15
Hear, O LORD, a just suit;
attend to my outcry;
hearken to my prayer from lips without deceit.
R. Lord, when your glory appears, my joy will be full.
My steps have been steadfast in your paths,
my feet have not faltered.
I call upon you, for you will answer me, O God;
incline your ear to me; hear my word.
R. Lord, when your glory appears, my joy will be full.
Keep me as the apple of your eye;
hide me in the shadow of your wings.
But I in justice shall behold your face;
on waking, I shall be content in your presence.
R. Lord, when your glory appears, my joy will be full.
Gospel
Lk 19:11-28
he proceeded to tell a parable because he was near Jerusalem
and they thought that the Kingdom of God
would appear there immediately.
So he said,
"A nobleman went off to a distant country
to obtain the kingship for himself and then to return.
He called ten of his servants and gave them ten gold coins
and told them, 'Engage in trade with these until I return.'
His fellow citizens, however, despised him
and sent a delegation after him to announce,
'"We do not want this man to be our king.'
But when he returned after obtaining the kingship,
he had the servants called, to whom he had given the money,
to learn what they had gained by trading.
The first came forward and said,
'Sir, your gold coin has earned ten additional ones.'
He replied, 'Well done, good servant!
You have been faithful in this very small matter;
take charge of ten cities.'
Then the second came and reported,
'Your gold coin, sir, has earned five more.'
And to this servant too he said,
'You, take charge of five cities.'
Then the other servant came and said,
'Sir, here is your gold coin;
I kept it stored away in a handkerchief,
for I was afraid of you, because you are a demanding man;
you take up what you did not lay down
and you harvest what you did not plant.'
He said to him,
'With your own words I shall condemn you,
you wicked servant.
You knew I was a demanding man,
taking up what I did not lay down
and harvesting what I did not plant;
why did you not put my money in a bank?
Then on my return I would have collected it with interest.'
And to those standing by he said,
'Take the gold coin from him
and give it to the servant who has ten.'
But they said to him,
'Sir, he has ten gold coins.'
He replied, 'I tell you,
to everyone who has, more will be given,
but from the one who has not,
even what he has will be taken away.
Now as for those enemies of mine who did not want me as their king,
bring them here and slay them before me.'"
After he had said this,
he proceeded on his journey up to Jerusalem
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Today we celebrate the short life of St. Elizabeth of Hungary. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI praised her as a “model for those in authority.” She only lived to be 24 but what an amazing impact she had on her world. Elizabeth and her husband were part of the royal court and she used her power, influence, and possessions to minister to the poor. During disease and floods, she took care of the victims. She had a hospital built that cared for a thousand people each day. Her husband died unexpectantly and she joined the Third Order of St. Francis. She used her dowry to build another hospital in honor of St. Francis where she personally attended to the sick and spent her money on the poor. She is most frequently presented holding a basket of bread. What an example of generosity and compassion. St. Elizabeth, pray for us.
The response for the psalm is “Lord, when your glory appears, my joy will be full.” When does the Lord’s glory appear? First, he says it appears when he prays for justice. St. James said that the prayer of a righteous person is powerful. The psalmist sees injustice, he works for justice, and his prayer is a plea for justice. Justice in the courts and among the people is one way that the Lord’s glory appears. Another way in which God’s glory appears is in the simple fact that he wants to have a relationship with his children and inclines his ear to them when they call upon him.
Last night I took our family out to dinner to celebrate my youngest son’s birthday. My grandson was in the group. Sometimes when he talks to me I have to bend down toward him to hear and understand what he says. How delightful that is - he talks to me. I get the words of a seven year old but I want to hear everything he says. I incline my ear toward him, to use the language of the psalmist. My great-grandson was also present. He is only two months old. The only communication we can have is when I hold him close to me or he looks at me and laughs at the weirdo in front of him.
The prophet Hosea said that God is like that; he loves his children and enjoys lifting them to his cheeks. Everybody in our family wanted to hold that baby up against their face. This is something the Lord does. It is one way that his glory appears. We have an intimate relationship with one who is madly in love with us and treats us like I treat my grand-children. Finally, the Lord’s glory appears when he allows us to live in his presence and behold his face. “The apple of your eye” is delicate and requires coverings and great care. Hiding in the shadow of his wings is a beautiful picture. The hen’s wings cover the chicks so that they are protected and safe. God’s glory appears as he cares for and protects us. He does this so that we can dwell in his presence and gaze upon his face. When the Lord’s glory appears, joy follows. Wrongs are made right, a father/child relationship grows, and we dwell safely in his presence.
St. Elizabeth experienced everything the psalmist mentions. She worked to bring about justice for the poor. She didn’t just help the poor; she was their friend. She did all she could to protect and care for them. She modeled in her life what God does for us. No wonder that the Church has declared that she dwells in his presence and gazes upon his face.
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FIRST LOVE
“Accept death.” —2 Maccabees 7:29
Loving God is more important than living (see Ps 63:4). Like the seven brothers in today’s first reading for Mass, hundreds of thousands of believers have laid down their lives for love of God.
Loving God takes priority over any suffering. The faithful mother in today’s first reading endured the extreme suffering of personally seeing her seven sons maimed and martyred.
Loving God takes priority over family (Lk 14:26), money (see Mt 6:24), lifestyle, and self (Lk 14:26). If you are rejected, penniless, homeless, and despised as a failure, your life is nevertheless beautiful if you love “God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind” (Lk 10:27). “There is no limit to love’s forbearance, to its trust, its hope, its power to endure. Love never fails” (1 Cor 13:7-8). “There are in the end three things that last: faith, hope, and love, and the greatest of these is love” (1 Cor 13:13). “God is Love, and he who abides in Love abides in God, and God in him” (1 Jn 4:16).
Look at a crucifix. God the Father loves you so much that He gave His Son to die for you (Jn 3:16). “See what love the Father has bestowed on us” (1 Jn 3:1). “Thus you will be able to grasp fully, with all the holy ones, the breadth and length and height and depth of Christ’s love, and experience this love which surpasses all knowledge, so that you may attain to the fullness of God Himself” (Eph 3:18-19).
Prayer: God, Lord of love, I live in You.
Promise: “Whoever has will be given more, but the one who has not will lose the little he has.” —Lk 19:26
Praise: St. Elizabeth was the daughter of King Andrew II of Hungary. From her youth she displayed great piety. At Mass, she refused to wear her royal crown, because Jesus wore one of thorns.
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How does God establish his kingdom here on the earth? The Jews in Jesus' time had a heightened sense that the Messiah would appear soon to usher in the kingdom of God's justice, love, and peace on the earth (Isaiah 11:1-9). Jesus, in fact, spoke in messianic terms of the coming reign of God. Perhaps his entry into Jerusalem would bring about such a change and overthrow of Roman domination.
Parable of the talents
Jesus speaks to their longing for a new kingdom in the parable of a nobleman who went away to receive a kingdom. The parable reveals something important about how God works his plan and purpose with his people. The parable speaks first of the king's trust in his subjects. While he goes away he leaves them with his money to use as they think best. While there were no strings attached, this was obviously a test to see if the Master's workers would be industrious and reliable in their use of the money entrusted to them. The master rewards those who are industrious and faithful and he punishes those who sit by idly and who do nothing with his money.
The essence of the parable seems to lie in the servants' conception of responsibility. Each servant entrusted with the master's money was faithful up to a certain point. The servant who buried the master's money was irresponsible. One can bury seeds in the ground and expect them to become productive because they obey natural laws. Coins, however, do not obey natural laws. They obey economic laws and become productive in circulation. The master expected his servants to be productive in the use of his money.
The Lord rewards those who faithfully use their gifts and talents for doing good by giving them more
What do coins and the law of economics have to do with the kingdom of God? The Lord entrusts the subjects of his kingdom with gifts and graces and he gives his subjects the freedom to use them as they think best. With each gift and talent, God gives sufficient means (grace and wisdom) for using them in a fitting way. As the parable of the talents shows, God abhors indifference and an attitude that says it's not worth trying. God honors those who use their talents and gifts for doing good. Those who are faithful with even a little are entrusted with more! But those who neglect or squander what God has entrusted to them will lose what they have.
The Lord expects us to be good stewards of the gifts and graces he gives us
There is an important lesson here for us. No one can stand still for long in the Christian life. We either get more or we lose what we have. We either advance towards God or we slip back. Do you seek to serve God with the gifts, talents, and graces he has given to you?
The Lord Jesus offers us a kingdom of justice, love, and peace and he calls us to live as citizens of this kingdom where he rules as Lord and Master. Through his atoning death on the cross and through his resurrection victory, Jesus frees us from a kingdom of darkness where sin and Satan reign. Through the power of the Holy Spirit the Lord gives us freedom to live as his servants and to lay down our lives in loving service of our neighbors (Galatians 5:1,13). Do you trust in God's grace to make good use of the gifts and talents he has given you?
Lord Jesus, be the ruler of my heart and mind and the master of my home and goods. Fill me with a generous and wise spirit that I may use the gifts, talents, time, and resources you give me for your glory and your kingdom.
Psalm 17:5-8,15
1 Hear a just cause, O LORD; attend to my cry! Give ear to my prayer from lips free of deceit!
5 My steps have held fast to your paths, my feet have not slipped.
6 I call upon you, for you will answer me, O God; incline your ear to me, hear my words.
7 Wondrously show your steadfast love, O savior of those who seek refuge from their adversaries at your right hand.
8 Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings.
15 As for me, I shall behold your face in righteousness; when I awake, I shall be satisfied with beholding your form.
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: Talents are divine gifts given to the faithful, by Cyril of Alexandria (376-444 AD)
"To those who believe in him, the Savior distributes a variety of divine gifts. We affirm that this is the meaning of the talent. Truly great is the difference between those who receive the talents and those who have even completely denied his kingdom. They are rebels that throw off the yoke of his scepter, while the others are endowed with the glory of serving him. As faithful servants, therefore, they are entrusted with their Lord's wealth. They gain something by doing business. They earn the praises due to faithful service, and they are considered worthy of eternal honors." (excerpt from COMMENTARY ON LUKE, HOMILY 129)
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