December 12, 2021 Third Sunday of Advent

2021년 12월 12일 대림 제3주일 

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제1독서

<주님께서 너 때문에 환성을 올리며 기뻐하시리라.>

스바니야 예언서. 3,14-18ㄱ
14 딸 시온아, 환성을 올려라. 이스라엘아, 크게 소리쳐라.
딸 예루살렘아, 마음껏 기뻐하고 즐거워하여라.
15 주님께서 너에게 내리신 판결을 거두시고 너의 원수들을 쫓아내셨다.
이스라엘 임금 주님께서 네 한가운데에 계시니
다시는 네가 불행을 두려워하지 않으리라.
16 그날에 사람들이 예루살렘에게 말하리라.
“시온아, 두려워하지 마라. 힘없이 손을 늘어뜨리지 마라.”
17 주 너의 하느님, 승리의 용사께서 네 한가운데에 계시다.
그분께서 너를 두고 기뻐하며 즐거워하신다.
당신 사랑으로 너를 새롭게 해 주시고
너 때문에 환성을 올리며 기뻐하시리라.
18 축제의 날인 양 그렇게 하시리라..

제2독서

<주님께서 가까이 오셨습니다.>

필리피서. 4,4-7
형제 여러분,
4 주님 안에서 늘 기뻐하십시오.
거듭 말합니다. 기뻐하십시오.
5 여러분의 너그러운 마음을 모든 사람이 알 수 있게 하십시오.
주님께서 가까이 오셨습니다.
6 아무것도 걱정하지 마십시오.
어떠한 경우에든 감사하는 마음으로 기도하고 간구하며
여러분의 소원을 하느님께 아뢰십시오.
7 그러면 사람의 모든 이해를 뛰어넘는 하느님의 평화가
여러분의 마음과 생각을 그리스도 예수님 안에서 지켜 줄 것입니다. 

복음

<저희는 어떻게 해야 합니까?>

루카. 3,10-18
 그때에 군중이 요한에게 10 물었다.

“그러면 저희가 어떻게 해야 합니까?”
11 요한이 그들에게 대답하였다.
“옷을 두 벌 가진 사람은 못 가진 이에게 나누어 주어라.
먹을 것을 가진 사람도 그렇게 하여라.”
12 세리들도 세례를 받으러 와서 그에게,
“스승님, 저희는 어떻게 해야 합니까?” 하자,
13 요한은 그들에게 “정해진 것보다 더 요구하지 마라.” 하고 일렀다.
14 군사들도 그에게 “저희는 또 어떻게 해야 합니까?” 하고 묻자,
요한은 그들에게 “아무도 강탈하거나 갈취하지 말고
너희 봉급으로 만족하여라.” 하고 일렀다.
15 백성은 기대에 차 있었으므로,
모두 마음속으로 요한이 메시아가 아닐까 하고 생각하였다.
16 그래서 요한은 모든 사람에게 말하였다.
“나는 너희에게 물로 세례를 준다.
그러나 나보다 더 큰 능력을 지니신 분이 오신다.
나는 그분의 신발 끈을 풀어 드릴 자격조차 없다.
그분께서는 너희에게 성령과 불로 세례를 주실 것이다.
17 또 손에 키를 드시고 당신의 타작마당을 깨끗이 치우시어,
알곡은 당신의 곳간에 모아들이시고
쭉정이는 꺼지지 않는 불에 태워 버리실 것이다.”
18 요한은 그 밖에도 여러 가지로 권고하면서 백성에게 기쁜 소식을 전하였다.

December 12, 2021

Third Sunday of Advent

Daily Readings — Audio

Daily Reflections — Video

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Reading 1ZEP 3:14-18A

Shout for joy, O daughter Zion!
Sing joyfully, O Israel!
Be glad and exult with all your heart,
O daughter Jerusalem!
The LORD has removed the judgment against you
he has turned away your enemies;
the King of Israel, the LORD, is in your midst,
you have no further misfortune to fear.
On that day, it shall be said to Jerusalem:
Fear not, O Zion, be not discouraged!
The LORD, your God, is in your midst,
a mighty savior;
he will rejoice over you with gladness,
and renew you in his love,
he will sing joyfully because of you,
as one sings at festivals. 

Responsorial PsalmIS 12:2-3, 4, 5-6

R. (6) Cry out with joy and gladness: for among you is the great and Holy One of Israel.
God indeed is my savior;
I am confident and unafraid.
My strength and my courage is the LORD,
and he has been my savior.
With joy you will draw water
at the fountain of salvation.
R. Cry out with joy and gladness: for among you is the great and Holy One of Israel.
Give thanks to the LORD, acclaim his name;
among the nations make known his deeds,
proclaim how exalted is his name.
R. Cry out with joy and gladness: for among you is the great and Holy One of Israel.
Sing praise to the LORD for his glorious achievement;
let this be known throughout all the earth.
Shout with exultation, O city of Zion,
for great in your midst
is the Holy One of Israel!
R. Cry out with joy and gladness: for among you is the great and Holy One of Israel. 

Reading 2PHIL 4:4-7

Brothers and sisters:
Rejoice in the Lord always.
I shall say it again: rejoice!
Your kindness should be known to all.
The Lord is near.
Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, 
by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, 
make your requests known to God.
Then the peace of God that surpasses all understanding 
will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

AlleluiaIS 61:1 (CITED IN LK 4:18)

R. Alleluia, alleluia.
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he has anointed me
to bring glad tidings to the poor.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

GospelLK 3:10-18

The crowds asked John the Baptist,
“What should we do?”
He said to them in reply,
“Whoever has two cloaks
should share with the person who has none. 
And whoever has food should do likewise.”
Even tax collectors came to be baptized and they said to him,
“Teacher, what should we do?”
He answered them, 
“Stop collecting more than what is prescribed.”
Soldiers also asked him,
“And what is it that we should do?”
He told them,
“Do not practice extortion, 
do not falsely accuse anyone, 
and be satisfied with your wages.”

Now the people were filled with expectation, 
and all were asking in their hearts 
whether John might be the Christ.
John answered them all, saying, 
“I am baptizing you with water,
but one mightier than I is coming.
I am not worthy to loosen the thongs of his sandals.
He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
His winnowing fan is in his hand to clear his threshing floor
and to gather the wheat into his barn, 
but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.”
Exhorting them in many other ways, 
he preached good news to the people.

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What a delight to reflect on the readings for today. They remind me of what it felt like to be a child again at Christmas time. Each of the readings are filled with hope, joy, and the anticipation that something great is about to happen. The Second Reading to the Philippians, in particular, makes me think of an especially joyous and peaceful moment from my childhood. I was about 10 years old and it was Christmas Eve morning before the sun came up. I was out on my paper route delivering newspapers and was by myself, which was not unusual because I grew up in a small town and could walk most everywhere. I was almost finished with my route when the snow started falling. I remember stopping at a street corner not far from my house and just watched the snow fall. I was so quiet and I felt an overwhelming sense of peace. I wanted to stay on that street corner forever because everything in the world seemed right just as it was. Now, nearly four decades later, I think about that moment as my first memory and experience with Reality – the way Life is without all the clutter. The way God lives in and through me and with all that is. I think I wanted to stay on that street corner because I was overwhelmed by experiencing God all around me – Christ was everywhere! (even though I couldn’t articulate it at the time) Christ was in the snow, in the Christmas lights, and in the silence. Paul says in the Second Reading to the Philippians, “Rejoice!”  “the Lord is near;” “have no anxiety at all,” and “the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.” This is what that 10 year old boy was experiencing in the early morning hours of Christmas Eve long ago. Wow! It is proof to me that God is always present and there is always reason to “Rejoice!” Sometimes in my adult life I get a little cynical this time of year, though. All the craziness of the lights, the extra items on the “to do” list, and the overemphasis on consumerism draws me in the opposite direction from feelings of peace and joy. It is easy to get caught up in the craziness and its even easier to get a little grumpy, it seems. But, thinking about that 10 year old boy makes me think that the Christmas craziness is not all bad. I’m sure that part of my excitement all those years ago came from being excited for Santa Claus and I know that the Christmas lights that hung on my neighbor’s house touched me in a special way that particular morning. Perhaps God is not just touching us through Midnight Mass, but also through the Christmas crazies. Christ was present and available to me through everything I experienced that Christmas Eve morning and I think that is still the case in all that I am present to during this Christmas season – even the craziness. I hope to be present to as much as I am able this Christmas season so that I can experience the Reality that is the Season. There is good reason to “Rejoice!” because “The Lord is near.”

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DOING CHRISTMAS

“What are we to do?” —Luke 3:12

“The crowds asked [John the Baptizer], ‘What ought we to do?’ ” (Lk 3:10) Tax collectors asked John: “What are we to do?” (Lk 3:12) Soldiers likewise asked him: “What are we to do?” (see Lk 3:14) As we near Christ’s coming, we too ask: “What are we to do?”

The Lord answers our question through the Church. Traditionally, today is called “Gaudete Sunday.” “Gaudete” is a Latin word meaning “rejoice.” What we are to do is to “shout for joy” and “sing joyfully” (Zep 3:14). We are to “rejoice in the Lord always! I say it again. Rejoice! Everyone should see how unselfish [we] are. The Lord is near” (Phil 4:4-5).

We are not to rejoice because of our circumstances, which may even be tragic. We should not be rejoicing so much in our selves or our pleasures as in the Lord, in fact, our Lord. That is, what we are to do is to rejoice that we have accepted Him as our Lord. Then we no longer try to run our lives. We belong to Him (see Gal 2:20). We rejoice in His salvation (Is 25:9) and in our acceptance of salvation through repentance (see Lk 15:7, 10) and faith.

What are we to do to meet Christ this Christmas? We are not just to rejoice but to rejoice in our Lord. If He is not your Lord, choose Jesus now to be the Lord of your life, including your Christmas.

Prayer:  Jesus, my Lord, my Joy, my God, I love You with all my heart forever.

Promise:  “With joy you will draw water at the fountain of salvation.” —Is 12:3

Praise:  “We ourselves announce to you the good news that what God promised our fathers He has fulfilled for us, their children, in raising up Jesus” (Acts 13:32-33). Praise God!

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DOING CHRISTMAS

“What are we to do?” —Luke 3:12

“The crowds asked [John the Baptizer], ‘What ought we to do?’ ” (Lk 3:10) Tax collectors asked John: “What are we to do?” (Lk 3:12) Soldiers likewise asked him: “What are we to do?” (see Lk 3:14) As we near Christ’s coming, we too ask: “What are we to do?”

The Lord answers our question through the Church. Traditionally, today is called “Gaudete Sunday.” “Gaudete” is a Latin word meaning “rejoice.” What we are to do is to “shout for joy” and “sing joyfully” (Zep 3:14). We are to “rejoice in the Lord always! I say it again. Rejoice! Everyone should see how unselfish [we] are. The Lord is near” (Phil 4:4-5).

We are not to rejoice because of our circumstances, which may even be tragic. We should not be rejoicing so much in our selves or our pleasures as in the Lord, in fact, our Lord. That is, what we are to do is to rejoice that we have accepted Him as our Lord. Then we no longer try to run our lives. We belong to Him (see Gal 2:20). We rejoice in His salvation (Is 25:9) and in our acceptance of salvation through repentance (see Lk 15:7, 10) and faith.

What are we to do to meet Christ this Christmas? We are not just to rejoice but to rejoice in our Lord. If He is not your Lord, choose Jesus now to be the Lord of your life, including your Christmas.

Prayer:  Jesus, my Lord, my Joy, my God, I love You with all my heart forever.

Promise:  “With joy you will draw water at the fountain of salvation.” —Is 12:3

Praise:  “We ourselves announce to you the good news that what God promised our fathers He has fulfilled for us, their children, in raising up Jesus” (Acts 13:32-33). Praise God!

 

 

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