December 1, 2021 Wednesday of the First Week of Advent

2021년 12월 1일 대림 제1주간 수요일 

오늘의 복음 : http://info.catholic.or.kr/missa/default.asp 

제1독서

<주님께서 모든 사람에게 잔치를 베푸시고 그들의 얼굴에서 눈물을 닦아내신다.>

이사야25,6-10ㄱ
그날 6 만군의 주님께서는 이 산 위에서 모든 민족들을 위하여
살진 음식과 잘 익은 술로 잔치를,
살지고 기름진 음식과 잘 익고 잘 거른 술로 잔치를 베푸시리라.
7 그분께서는 이 산 위에서
모든 겨레들에게 씌워진 너울과 모든 민족들에게 덮인 덮개를 없애시리라.
8 그분께서는 죽음을 영원히 없애 버리시리라.
주 하느님께서는 모든 사람의 얼굴에서 눈물을 닦아 내시고
당신 백성의 수치를 온 세상에서 치워 주시리라.
정녕 주님께서 말씀하셨다.
9 그날에 이렇게들 말하리라. “보라, 이분은 우리의 하느님이시다.
우리는 이분께 희망을 걸었고 이분께서는 우리를 구원해 주셨다.
이분이야말로 우리가 희망을 걸었던 주님이시다.
이분의 구원으로 우리 기뻐하고 즐거워하자.
10 주님의 손이 이 산 위에 머무르신다.”

복음

<예수님께서 많은 병자를 고쳐 주시고 빵을 많게 하셨다.>
마태오. 15,29-37
 그때에 29 예수님께서는 갈릴래아 호숫가로 가셨다.

그리고 산에 오르시어 거기에 자리를 잡고 앉으셨다.
30 그러자 많은 군중이
다리저는 이들과 눈먼 이들과 다른 불구자들과 말못하는 이들,
그리고 또 다른 많은 이들을 데리고 예수님께 다가왔다.
그들을 그분 발치에 데려다 놓자 예수님께서는 그들을 고쳐 주셨다.
31 그리하여 말못하는 이들이 말을 하고 불구자들이 온전해지고
다리저는 이들이 제대로 걸으며 눈먼 이들이 보게 되자,
군중이 이를 보고 놀라 이스라엘의 하느님을 찬양하였다.
32 예수님께서 제자들을 가까이 불러 이르셨다. “저 군중이 가엾구나.
벌써 사흘 동안이나 내 곁에 머물렀는데 먹을 것이 없으니 말이다.
길에서 쓰러질지도 모르니 그들을 굶겨서 돌려보내고 싶지 않다.”
33 제자들이 예수님께 “이 광야에서 이렇게 많은 군중을
배불리 먹일 만한 빵을 어디서 구하겠습니까?” 하고 말하였다.
34 예수님께서 “너희에게 빵이 몇 개나 있느냐?” 하시자,
그들이 “일곱 개가 있고 물고기도 조금 있습니다.” 하고 대답하였다.
35 예수님께서는 군중에게 땅에 앉으라고 분부하셨다.
36 그리고 빵 일곱 개와 물고기들을 손에 들고 감사를 드리신 다음
떼어 제자들에게 주시니, 제자들이 군중에게 나누어 주었다.
37 사람들은 모두 배불리 먹었다.
그리고 남은 조각을 모았더니 일곱 바구니에 가득 찼다.

December 1, 2021

Wednesday of the First Week of Advent

Daily Readings — Audio

Daily Reflections — Video

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Daily Mass : http://www.catholictv.com/shows/daily-mass 

Reading 1

Is 25:6-10a

On this mountain the LORD of hosts
will provide for all peoples
A feast of rich food and choice wines,
juicy, rich food and pure, choice wines.
On this mountain he will destroy
the veil that veils all peoples,
The web that is woven over all nations;
he will destroy death forever.
The Lord GOD will wipe away
the tears from all faces;
The reproach of his people he will remove
from the whole earth; for the Lord has spoken.

On that day it will be said:
“Behold our God, to whom we looked to save us!
This is the LORD for whom we looked;
let us rejoice and be glad that he has saved us!”
For the hand of the LORD will rest on this mountain.

 

Responsorial Psalm

Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6

R. (6cd) I shall live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.
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. I shall live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.
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.I shall live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.
You spread the table before me
in the sight of my foes;
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
R. I shall live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.
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. I shall live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.

Gospel

Mt 15:29-37

At that time:
Jesus walked by the Sea of Galilee,
went up on the mountain, and sat down there. 
Great crowds came to him,
having with them the lame, the blind, the deformed, the mute,
and many others. 
They placed them at his feet, and he cured them. 
The crowds were amazed when they saw the mute speaking,
the deformed made whole, 
the lame walking, 
and the blind able to see,
and they glorified the God of Israel.

Jesus summoned his disciples and said,
“My heart is moved with pity for the crowd,
for they have been with me now for three days
and have nothing to eat. 
I do not want to send them away hungry,
for fear they may collapse on the way.” 
The disciples said to him,
“Where could we ever get enough bread in this deserted place
to satisfy such a crowd?” 
Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” 
“Seven,” they replied, “and a few fish.” 
He ordered the crowd to sit down on the ground. 
Then he took the seven loaves and the fish,
gave thanks, broke the loaves,
and gave them to the disciples, who in turn gave them to the crowds. 
They all ate and were satisfied. 
They picked up the fragments left over?seven baskets full.

http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/daily.html

 In its early days, the Teach Bhríde house of post-grad volunteers in Ireland worked with fourth and fifth class (grade) students to prepare a “Class Mass” during the week. This was intended to continue their experience of Mass between First Communion in second class and Confirmation in sixth class, because not many families attended regularly. The kids would learn the gestures and responses, lead the songs as cantors and choir, proclaim the readings, bring up the gifts, and help compose the prayer intentions. The volunteers offered catechesis about the liturgy as they prepared. In one of these sessions, the volunteer told the students, “Eucharist means thanks-giving.” Among the many questions at the end (“Do you go to Disney World every weekend?” “Do you know [insert American celebrity]?”), the volunteer could tell that one boy was thinking very hard about something. He finally raised his hand and blurted out, “I thought Thanksgiving was an American holiday?” The volunteer replied, “Oh! It is! American Thanksgiving isn’t the same as Eucharist, but in both we offer praise and thanks for God’s gifts to us.”

Many of us are coming from a week centered around the American Thanksgiving feast. We have been filled with rich food and choice wines. Many have enjoyed gathering with loved ones around the table after a year or more apart. Many have voiced things for which they have been grateful in the past year. Now, imagine that God wants to give us an even better banquet than that, to spread a table before us as God’s anointed ones for eternity! Isaiah offers a vision of that heavenly banquet, when the veils that separate us from each other and from God will be gone, death destroyed, tears wiped away, and everyone brought together in joy. Jesus offers that generosity to all those following him in the Gospel. He has spent three days healing them and is concerned that they may collapse on the way home without food. Jesus’ compassion for those he loves moves him to even more generosity to sustain them. His closest disciples offer what they have, and when Jesus has given thanks for their offering, it is enough to fill everyone there. What a Eucharistic banquet to sustain us through this season of preparation!

“Bread for the World” by Bernadette Farrell

 http://www.presentationministries.com/obob/obob.asp

 

PREPARING FOR THE AWESOME

“Behold our God, to Whom we looked to save us! This is the Lord for Whom we looked.” —Isaiah 25:9

Christmas is Christ’s coming in the next few weeks in a new, powerful, and much needed way. Christmas is not just a remembrance; it is a present reality. Therefore, Christmas will soon be either one of the best things that has ever happened to us or a sadly missed opportunity.

When Christ comes this Christmastime, He will provide for us richly. Jesus will “destroy the veil” which keeps us in the dark, free us from the web “woven over all nations,” “destroy death forever,” “wipe away the tears from all faces,” and remove our reproach (Is 25:6-8). The Lord will apply His salvation to the practical details of our lives (Is 25:9). This Christmas, Jesus will especially cure “cripples, the deformed, the blind, the mute, and many others besides” (Mt 15:30). The Lord will take our inadequacies and miraculously multiply our very little to provide for the very many (see Mt 15:32ff).

Because Christmas is Christ’s coming in such power and glory, we are not ready to receive Him. Therefore, we must prepare to believe and receive Him more deeply by our repentance, discipline, penance, service, and evangelization during the Advent season. Because Christmas is so great, Advent is so needed. Prepare the way of the Lord (Lk 3:4).

Prayer:  Father, prepare me for an unprecedented manifestation of Christ’s glory this Christmas season.

Promise:  “The result was great astonishment in the crowds as they beheld the mute speaking, the deformed made sound, cripples walking about, and the blind seeing. They glorified the God of Israel.” —Mt 15:31

Praise:  Charles’ life changed forever when he finally let God in.

 http://dailyscripture.servantsoftheword.org/readings/

 

PREPARING FOR THE AWESOME

“Behold our God, to Whom we looked to save us! This is the Lord for Whom we looked.” —Isaiah 25:9

Christmas is Christ’s coming in the next few weeks in a new, powerful, and much needed way. Christmas is not just a remembrance; it is a present reality. Therefore, Christmas will soon be either one of the best things that has ever happened to us or a sadly missed opportunity.

When Christ comes this Christmastime, He will provide for us richly. Jesus will “destroy the veil” which keeps us in the dark, free us from the web “woven over all nations,” “destroy death forever,” “wipe away the tears from all faces,” and remove our reproach (Is 25:6-8). The Lord will apply His salvation to the practical details of our lives (Is 25:9). This Christmas, Jesus will especially cure “cripples, the deformed, the blind, the mute, and many others besides” (Mt 15:30). The Lord will take our inadequacies and miraculously multiply our very little to provide for the very many (see Mt 15:32ff).

Because Christmas is Christ’s coming in such power and glory, we are not ready to receive Him. Therefore, we must prepare to believe and receive Him more deeply by our repentance, discipline, penance, service, and evangelization during the Advent season. Because Christmas is so great, Advent is so needed. Prepare the way of the Lord (Lk 3:4).

Prayer:  Father, prepare me for an unprecedented manifestation of Christ’s glory this Christmas season.

Promise:  “The result was great astonishment in the crowds as they beheld the mute speaking, the deformed made sound, cripples walking about, and the blind seeing. They glorified the God of Israel.” —Mt 15:31

Praise:  Charles’ life changed forever when he finally let God in.

 

 

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