November 30, 2020 Feast of Saint Andrew, apostle

2021년 11월 30일 성 안드레아 사도 축일 

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제1독서

<믿음은 들음에서 오고 들음은 그리스도의 말씀으로 이루어집니다.>

 로마서. 10,9-18
형제 여러분, 9 예수님은 주님이시라고 입으로 고백하고
하느님께서 예수님을 죽은 이들 가운데에서 일으키셨다고
마음으로 믿으면 구원을 받을 것입니다.
10 곧 마음으로 믿어 의로움을 얻고, 입으로 고백하여 구원을 얻습니다.
11 성경도 “그를 믿는 이는 누구나
부끄러운 일을 당하지 않으리라.” 하고 말합니다.
12 유다인과 그리스인 사이에 차별이 없습니다.
같은 주님께서 모든 사람의 주님으로서,
당신을 받들어 부르는 모든 이에게 풍성한 은혜를 베푸십니다.
13 과연 “주님의 이름을 받들어 부르는 이는
모두 구원을 받을 것입니다.”
14 그런데 자기가 믿지 않는 분을 어떻게 받들어 부를 수 있겠습니까?
자기가 들은 적이 없는 분을 어떻게 믿을 수 있겠습니까?
선포하는 사람이 없으면 어떻게 들을 수 있겠습니까?
15 파견되지 않았으면 어떻게 선포할 수 있겠습니까?
이는 성경에 기록된 그대로입니다.
“기쁜 소식을 전하는 이들의 발이 얼마나 아름다운가!”
16 그러나 모든 사람이 복음에 순종한 것은 아닙니다.
사실 이사야도 “주님, 저희가 전한 말을 누가 믿었습니까?” 하고 말합니다.

17 그러므로 믿음은 들음에서 오고
들음은 그리스도의 말씀으로 이루어집니다.
18 그러나 나는 묻습니다.
그들이 들은 적이 없다는 것입니까?
물론 들었습니다.
“그들의 소리는 온 땅으로, 그들의 말은 누리 끝까지 퍼져 나갔다.”

 

복음

<그들은 곧바로 그물을 버리고 예수님을 따랐다.>

 마태오. 4,18-22
그때에 18 예수님께서는 갈릴래아 호숫가를 지나가시다가
두 형제, 곧 베드로라는 시몬과 그의 동생 안드레아가
호수에 어망을 던지는 것을 보셨다.
그들은 어부였다.

19 예수님께서 그들에게 이르셨다.
“나를 따라오너라. 내가 너희를 사람 낚는 어부로 만들겠다.”
20 그러자 그들은 곧바로 그물을 버리고 예수님을 따랐다.
21 거기에서 더 가시다가 예수님께서 다른 두 형제,
곧 제베대오의 아들 야고보와 그의 동생 요한이 배에서
아버지 제베대오와 함께 그물을 손질하는 것을 보시고 그들을 부르셨다.
22 그들은 곧바로 배와 아버지를 버려두고 그분을 따랐다.

 

November 30, 2020

 Feast of Saint Andrew, apostle

Daily Readings — Audio

Daily Reflections — Video

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Reading 1

 Rom 10:9-18

Brothers and sisters:
If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord
and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead,
you will be saved.
For one believes with the heart and so is justified,
and one confesses with the mouth and so is saved.
The Scripture says,
No one who believes in him will be put to shame.
There is no distinction between Jew and Greek;
the same Lord is Lord of all,
enriching all who call upon him.
For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.

But how can they call on him in whom they have not believed?
And how can they believe in him of whom they have not heard?
And how can they hear without someone to preach?
And how can people preach unless they are sent?
As it is written,
How beautiful are the feet of those who bring the good news!
But not everyone has heeded the good news;
for Isaiah says, Lord, who has believed what was heard from us?
Thus faith comes from what is heard,
and what is heard comes through the word of Christ.
But I ask, did they not hear?
Certainly they did; for

Their voice has gone forth to all the earth,
and their words to the ends of the world.

 

Responsorial Psalm 

Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11

R. (10) The judgments of the Lord are true, and all of them are just.
or:
R. (John 6:63) Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life.
The law of the LORD is perfect,
refreshing the soul;
The decree of the LORD is trustworthy,
giving wisdom to the simple.
R. The judgments of the Lord are true, and all of them are just.
or:
R. Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life.
The precepts of the LORD are right,
rejoicing the heart;
The command of the LORD is clear,
enlightening the eye.
R. The judgments of the Lord are true, and all of them are just.
or:
R. Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life.
The fear of the LORD is pure,
enduring forever;
The ordinances of the LORD are true,
all of them just.
R. The judgments of the Lord are true, and all of them are just.
or:
R. Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life.
They are more precious than gold,
than a heap of purest gold;
Sweeter also than syrup
or honey from the comb.
R. The judgments of the Lord are true, and all of them are just.
or:
R. Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life.

 

Gospel 

Mt 4:18-22

As Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers,
Simon who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew,
casting a net into the sea; they were fishermen.
He said to them,
"Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men."
At once they left their nets and followed him.
He walked along from there and saw two other brothers,
James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John.
They were in a boat, with their father Zebedee, mending their nets.
He called them, and immediately they left their boat and their father
and followed him.

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 Faith Comes from What is Heard

The words of St. Paul for this Feast of St. Andrew focus our attention on the  simple truth that, whether for apostles in the first century of the Church’s life, or today, “faith comes from what is heard.”  Although for many of us, the moment of our baptism may be regarded as the beginning of our journey of faith, the growth in that faith comes from the experience of people speaking about the One whom they know and love.

St. Paul’s Letter to the Romans surrounds that truth with the wonderful words of the prophet Isaiah:  “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”  These words move us to celebrate the journeys and labor of Andrew and the other apostles.  Yet, the words are also an invitation to cherish those who have spoken to us about “the One whom they know and love.” 

Today would be a wonderful day for us to do some serious prayer and reflection on the concrete individuals who have been “apostles” for us, those sent by the Lord to give witness by word and deed to the Lord himself.  In addition to marveling at the individuals who have most immediately brought us to deeper faith, we might pause to consider the long line of others who passed on the faith to them.  Perhaps we might even dare to imagine who in this long line of our individual faith lives was the first to hear the name “Jesus” and to put faith in him?

At every turn, back through decades and even centuries, the reality is the same:  faith comes from what is heard.  Let us give thanks for all that we have received and ask the grace to be instruments to awaken faith in others in our own day.

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ARE YOU SAVED?

“The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the command of the Lord is clear, enlightening the eye.” ––Psalm 19:9

A few years ago, I attended a cordial meeting with Christians of various faith traditions. One non-Catholic participant excitedly posed a question to the group: “Brothers and sisters, do we not all agree with Romans 10:9, ‘For if you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved’ ?” He assumed we would all agree a verbal confession guarantees our salvation.

Rather than answering the question above, let’s take a step back. Why should I believe the text of Romans or any other book in the Bible at all? This may seem like a radical question, but don’t be afraid to ask it! (see 1 Thes 5:21) The Bible never gives an inspired Table of Contents. Read the entire New Testament and you’ll never find a list of the twenty-seven books included. This fact tells us an authority must exist to determine what belongs (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 120).

We do have an authoritative interpreter of His Word. The apostles, commissioned by Jesus, were sent by the Lord to “make disciples of all the nations” (Mt 28:19). The Catholic Church is apostolic. Part of the Church’s mission included compiling the Bible and standardizing its Table of Contents. Sacred Tradition is trustworthy and protects us from taking any verse out of context. “All Scripture is inspired of God and is useful for teaching –– for reproof, correction, and training in holiness” (2 Tm 3:16).

Prayer:  Father, grace me to “not…pass judgment on myself” (1 Cor 4:3) but instead accept Your merciful justice.

Promise:  “He said to them, ‘Come after Me and I will make you fishers of men.’ ” ––Mt 4:19

Praise:  St. Philip deferred to St. Andrew when “some Greeks” requested to “see Jesus” (see Jn 12:20-22). Lord, thank You for calling St. Andrew to be a leader of men.

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 How does God bring his kingdom to us? Jesus remarked that many prophets and kings before him longed to see and understand God's plan for establishing his kingdom. When King David's throne was overthrown and vacant for centuries, God promised, nonetheless, to raise up a new king from the stump of Jesse, the father of David. This messianic king would rule forever because the Spirit of God would rest upon him and remain with him (Isaiah 11:1).

The Messiah King is anointed with divine wisdom and gifts of the Spirit
Isaiah prophesied that the Messiah would be equipped with the gifts of the Spirit - with wisdom, understanding, counsel, might, knowledge, and fear of the Lord (Isaiah 11:2 - for an explanation of the gifts see this helpful article). This king would establish the kingdom of God, not by force of human will and military power, but by offering his life as the atoning sacrifice for the sin of the world. Through his death on the cross, Jesus, the true Messiah King, would defeat Satan, overcome death, and win pardon and reconciliation for sinners. God's plan of redemption included not only the Jewish people but all the nations of the earth as well. Through his death and resurrection Jesus makes us citizens of heaven and friends of God. The Lord Jesus wants us to live in joyful hope and confident expectation that he will come again to fully establish his kingdom of righteousness and peace.

What does Jesus' prayer (Luke 10:21-22) tell us about God and about ourselves? First, it tells us that God is both Father and Lord of earth as well as heaven. He is both Creator and Author of all that he has made, the first origin of everything and transcendent authority, and at the same time, goodness and loving care for all his children. All fatherhood and motherhood are derived from him (Ephesians 3:14-15). Jesus' prayer also contains a warning that pride can keep us from the love and knowledge of God.

The Lord opposes the proud but gives wisdom and understanding to the humble
Pride closes the mind to God's truth and wisdom for our lives. Jesus contrasts pride with child-like simplicity and humility. The simple of heart are like "babes" in the sense that they see purely without pretense and acknowledge their dependence and trust in God who is the source of all wisdom and strength. They seek one thing - the "summum bonum" or "greatest good" which is God himself.

Simplicity of heart is wedded with humility, the queen of virtues, because humility inclines the heart towards grace and truth. Just as pride is the root of every sin and evil we can conceive, so humility is the only soil in which the grace of God can take root. It alone takes the right attitude before God and allows him as God to do all. "God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble" (Prov. 3:34, James 4:6). The grace of Christ-like humility inclines us towards God and disposes us to receive God's wisdom, grace, and help. Nothing can give us greater joy than the knowledge that we are God's beloved and that our names are written in heaven (Luke 10:20). Do you seek God's wisdom and grace with humility and trust?

Through Christ we can personally know the Father and be united with him
Jesus makes a claim which no one would have dared to make: He is the perfect revelation of God. Our knowledge of God is not simply limited to knowing something about God - who he is and what he is like. We can know God personally and be united with him in a relationship of love, trust, and friendship. Jesus makes it possible for each of us to personally know God as our Father. To see Jesus is to see what God is like. In Jesus we see the perfect love of God - a God who cares intensely and who yearns over men and women, loving them to the point of laying down his life for them upon the cross. Do you pray to your Father in heaven with joy and confidence in his love and care for you?

Lord Jesus, give me the child-like simplicity and purity of faith to gaze upon your face with joy and confidence in your all-merciful love. Remove every doubt, fear, and proud thought which would hinder me from receiving your word with trust and humble submission.

Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17

1 Give the king your justice, O God, and your righteousness to the royal son!
2 May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice!
3 Let the mountains bear prosperity for the people, and the hills, in righteousness!
4 May he defend the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance to the needy, and crush the oppressor!
5 May he live while the sun endures, and as long as the moon, throughout all generations!
6 May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass, like showers that water the earth!
7 In his days may righteousness flourish, and peace abound, till the moon be no more!
12 For he delivers the needy when he calls, the poor and him who has no helper.
13 He has pity on the weak and the needy, and saves the lives of the needy.
17 May his name endure for ever, his fame continue as long as the sun! May men bless themselves by him, all nations call him blessed!

Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: The Seven Gifts of the Spirit, by Ambrose of Milan, 339-397 A.D.

"So, then, the Holy Spirit is the river, and the abundant river, which according to the Hebrews flowed from Jesus in the lands, as we have received it prophesied by the mouth of Isaiah (Isaiah 66:12). This is the great river that flows always and never fails. And not only a river, but also one of copious stream and overflowing greatness, as also David said: 'The stream of the river makes glad the city of God' (Psalm 46:4). For neither is that city, the heavenly Jerusalem, watered by the channel of any earthly river, but that Holy Spirit, proceeding from the fount of life, by a short draught of whom we are satiated, seems to flow more abundantly among those celestial thrones, dominions and powers, angels and archangels, rushing in the full course of the seven virtues of the Spirit. For if a river rising above its banks overflows, how much more does the Spirit, rising above every creature, when he touches the low-lying fields of our minds, as it were, make glad that heavenly nature of the creatures with the larger fertility of his sanctification.
And let it not trouble you that either here it is said 'rivers' (John 7:38) or elsewhere 'seven Spirits,' (Revelation 5:6) for by the sanctification of these seven gifts of the Spirit, as Isaiah said, is signified the fullness of all virtue; the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and godliness, and the Spirit of the fear of God. One, then is the river, but many the channels of the gifts of the Spirit. This river, then, goes forth from the fount of life." (excerpt from ON THE HOLY SPIRIT 1.16)

 

 

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