2022년 3월 4일 재의 예식 다음 금요일
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제1독서
이사야서. 58,1-9ㄴ
주 하느님께서 이렇게 말씀하신다.
1 “목청껏 소리쳐라, 망설이지 마라. 나팔처럼 네 목소리를 높여라.
내 백성에게 그들의 악행을, 야곱 집안에 그들의 죄악을 알려라.
2 그들은 마치 정의를 실천하고
자기 하느님의 공정을 저버리지 않는 민족인 양
날마다 나를 찾으며 나의 길 알기를 갈망한다.
그들은 나에게 의로운 법규들을 물으며 하느님께 가까이 있기를 갈망한다.
3 ‘저희가 단식하는데 왜 보아 주지 않으십니까?
저희가 고행하는데 왜 알아주지 않으십니까?’
보라, 너희는 너희 단식일에 제 일만 찾고 너희 일꾼들을 다그친다.
4 보라, 너희는 단식한다면서 다투고 싸우며 못된 주먹질이나 하고 있다.
저 높은 곳에 너희 목소리를 들리게 하려거든
지금처럼 단식하여서는 안 된다.
5 이것이 내가 좋아하는 단식이냐? 사람이 고행한다는 날이 이러하냐?
제 머리를 골풀처럼 숙이고 자루옷과 먼지를 깔고 눕는 것이냐?
너는 이것을 단식이라고, 주님이 반기는 날이라고 말하느냐?
6 내가 좋아하는 단식은 이런 것이 아니겠느냐?
불의한 결박을 풀어 주고 멍에 줄을 끌러 주는 것,
억압받는 이들을 자유롭게 내보내고 모든 멍에를 부수어 버리는 것이다.
7 네 양식을 굶주린 이와 함께 나누고
가련하게 떠도는 이들을 네 집에 맞아들이는 것,
헐벗은 사람을 보면 덮어 주고
네 혈육을 피하여 숨지 않는 것이 아니겠느냐?
8 그리하면 너의 빛이 새벽빛처럼 터져 나오고
너의 상처가 곧바로 아물리라.
너의 의로움이 네 앞에 서서 가고 주님의 영광이 네 뒤를 지켜 주리라.
9 그때 네가 부르면 주님께서 대답해 주시고
네가 부르짖으면 ‘나 여기 있다.’ 하고 말씀해 주시리라.”
복음
마태오. 9,14-15
14 그때에 요한의 제자들이 예수님께 와서,
“저희와 바리사이들은 단식을 많이 하는데,
스승님의 제자들은 어찌하여 단식하지 않습니까?” 하고 물었다.
15 예수님께서 그들에게 이르셨다.
“혼인 잔치 손님들이 신랑과 함께 있는 동안에 슬퍼할 수야 없지 않으냐?
그러나 그들이 신랑을 빼앗길 날이 올 것이다.
그러면 그들도 단식할 것이다.”
March 4, 2022
Friday after Ash Wednesday
Daily Mass : http://www.catholictv.com/shows/daily-mass
Reading 1
Is 58:1-9a
Cry out full-throated and unsparingly,
lift up your voice like a trumpet blast;
Tell my people their wickedness,
and the house of Jacob their sins.
They seek me day after day,
and desire to know my ways,
Like a nation that has done what is just
and not abandoned the law of their God;
They ask me to declare what is due them,
pleased to gain access to God.
"Why do we fast, and you do not see it?
afflict ourselves, and you take no note of it?"
Lo, on your fast day you carry out your own pursuits,
and drive all your laborers.
Yes, your fast ends in quarreling and fighting,
striking with wicked claw.
Would that today you might fast
so as to make your voice heard on high!
Is this the manner of fasting I wish,
of keeping a day of penance:
That a man bow his head like a reed
and lie in sackcloth and ashes?
Do you call this a fast,
a day acceptable to the LORD?
This, rather, is the fasting that I wish:
releasing those bound unjustly,
untying the thongs of the yoke;
Setting free the oppressed,
breaking every yoke;
Sharing your bread with the hungry,
sheltering the oppressed and the homeless;
Clothing the naked when you see them,
and not turning your back on your own.
Then your light shall break forth like the dawn,
and your wound shall quickly be healed;
Your vindication shall go before you,
and the glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard.
Then you shall call, and the LORD will answer,
you shall cry for help, and he will say: Here I am!
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 18-19
Have mercy on me, O God, in your goodness;
in the greatness of your compassion wipe out my offense.
Thoroughly wash me from my guilt
and of my sin cleanse me.
R. A heart contrite and humbled, O God, you will not spurn.
For I acknowledge my offense,
and my sin is before me always:
"Against you only have I sinned,
and done what is evil in your sight."
R. A heart contrite and humbled, O God, you will not spurn.
For you are not pleased with sacrifices;
should I offer a burnt offering, you would not accept it.
My sacrifice, O God, is a contrite spirit;
a heart contrite and humbled, O God, you will not spurn.
R. A heart contrite and humbled, O God, you will not spurn.
Gospel
Mt 9:14-15
"Why do we and the Pharisees fast much,
but your disciples do not fast?"
Jesus answered them, "Can the wedding guests mourn
as long as the bridegroom is with them?
The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them,
Cherishing the Effort
While serving as an acolyte I often look out at the congregation and focus on where people are sitting. At my best I am joyful to see people, and at my worst I am wondering why they are not sitting closer to the front. I imagine this is a similar tension to what the disciples of John were experiencing when addressing fasting. At their best they were diligently fasting and living faithfully, and at their worst they were overly concerned with why others were not fasting as much as they were.
This Lent, how can you focus your energy on cherishing those making efforts, any efforts, to deepen their spiritual lives?
What or who are you spending too much time worrying about or judging?
I will do my part by savoring presence and evaluating my own, not critiquing placement.
—Brendan O’Kane is the Director of Ignatian Mission and Identity at Loyola Blakefield in Towson, MD.
Prayer
Loving God,
We know You have a room prepared for us
We know You are with us always
We know You love and care for all Your children
We know all this, Lord, but sometimes we forget and focus on the wrong things
Help us Lord, in the spirit of St. Casmir, to be enthusiastic in our devotion, and pure in our intentions, with our eyes always on You
Amen
—Brendan O’Kane
http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/daily.html
I notice similarities between myself and the people to whom God sent Isaiah in today’s reading. I seek God, day after day, desiring to know His ways (Is 58:2). The Israelites complain and perhaps “scold” God for not noticing their fasting. I sometimes wonder if God is listening to me.
Isaiah tells the people that God does not want a day of fasting while treating others unjustly (driving the laborers) and resorting to fighting and quarreling to get what they want when the fast is over. If this is how I engage in fasting, the action is about me, not about expressing my love for God and my neighbors.
Isaiah offers a description of the fasting God desires.
This rather is the fasting that I wish,
Releasing those bound unjustly
Untying the thongs of the yoke;
Setting free the oppressed
Breaking every yoke; (Is 58:6)
I hear in this verse very little about fasting from food. Instead, I hear a call to “fast” from placing heavy burdens on others or treating them unjustly. I hear a call to share what I have with others in need of the necessities of life. I hear a call to speak up for the marginalized and to stand as an accomplice of those working to end the yoke of systemic racism. I hear a call not to forget the suffering of the Ukrainian people. I hear a call to pray and take whatever actions I can take within the concrete realities of my life to ease the world’s sufferings.
So, as I move through this Lent, I will seek to keep my focus on what God wants for me and the whole of humanity. In doing so, I trust that God will not ignore me or find fault in my “fasting” but grants me a contrite spirit and open heart, mind, and soul listening for God’s call.
My sacrifice, O God, is a contrite spirit (Ps 51:19)
http://www.presentationministries.com/obob/obob.asp
I notice similarities between myself and the people to whom God sent Isaiah in today’s reading. I seek God, day after day, desiring to know His ways (Is 58:2). The Israelites complain and perhaps “scold” God for not noticing their fasting. I sometimes wonder if God is listening to me.
Isaiah tells the people that God does not want a day of fasting while treating others unjustly (driving the laborers) and resorting to fighting and quarreling to get what they want when the fast is over. If this is how I engage in fasting, the action is about me, not about expressing my love for God and my neighbors.
Isaiah offers a description of the fasting God desires.
This rather is the fasting that I wish,
Releasing those bound unjustly
Untying the thongs of the yoke;
Setting free the oppressed
Breaking every yoke; (Is 58:6)
I hear in this verse very little about fasting from food. Instead, I hear a call to “fast” from placing heavy burdens on others or treating them unjustly. I hear a call to share what I have with others in need of the necessities of life. I hear a call to speak up for the marginalized and to stand as an accomplice of those working to end the yoke of systemic racism. I hear a call not to forget the suffering of the Ukrainian people. I hear a call to pray and take whatever actions I can take within the concrete realities of my life to ease the world’s sufferings.
So, as I move through this Lent, I will seek to keep my focus on what God wants for me and the whole of humanity. In doing so, I trust that God will not ignore me or find fault in my “fasting” but grants me a contrite spirit and open heart, mind, and soul listening for God’s call.
My sacrifice, O God, is a contrite spirit (Ps 51:19)
http://dailyscripture.servantsoftheword.org/readings/
Are you hungry for God? Hungering for God and fasting for his kingdom go hand in hand. When asked why he and his disciples did not fast Jesus used the vivid picture of a wedding celebration. In Jesus' time the newly wed celebrated their honeymoon at home for a whole week with all the guests! This was a time of great feasting and celebrating. Jesus points to himself as the bridegroom and his disciples as the bridegroom's friends. He alludes to the fact that God takes delight in his people as a groom delights in his bride (Isaiah 62:5).
Humble yourself before the Lord your God
To be in God's presence is pure delight and happiness. But Jesus also reminds his followers that there is a time for fasting and for humbling oneself in preparation for the coming of God's kingdom and for the return of the Messianic King. The Lord's disciples must also bear the cross of affliction and purification. For the disciple there is both a time for rejoicing in the Lord's presence and celebrating his goodness and a time for seeking the Lord with humility, fasting, and mourning for sin. If we hunger for the Lord, he will not disappoint us. His grace draws us to his throne of mercy and favor. Do you seek the Lord with confident trust and allow his Holy Spirit to transform your life with his power and grace?
Fast and hunger for more of God and his righteousness
What kind of fasting is pleasing to God? Fasting can be done for a variety of reasons - to gain freedom from some bad habit, addiction, or vice, to share in the suffering of those who go without, or to grow in our hunger for God and for the things of heaven. Basil the Great wrote: "Take heed that you do not make fasting to consists only in abstinence from meats. True fasting is to refrain from vice. Shred to pieces all your unjust contracts. Pardon your neighbors. Forgive them their trespasses." Do you hunger to know God more, to grow in his holiness, and to live the abundant life of grace he offers you?
Come Lord, work upon us, set us on fire and clasp us close, be fragrant to us, draw us to your loveliness, let us love, let us run to you." (Prayer of St. Augustine)
Psalm 51:3-6,18-19
3 For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me.
4 Against you, you only, have I sinned, and done that which is evil in your sight, so that you are justified in your sentence and blameless in your judgment.
5 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.
6 Behold, you desire truth in the inward being; therefore teach me wisdom in my secret heart.
18 Do good to Zion in your good pleasure; rebuild the walls of Jerusalem,
19 then will you delight in right sacrifices, in burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings; then bulls will be offered on your altar.
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: True fasting, by Augustine of Hippo, 354-430 AD
"All the endeavors for fasting are concerned not about the rejection of various foods as unclean, but about the subjugation of inordinate desire and the maintenance of neighborly love. Charity especially is guarded - food is subservient to charity, speech to charity, customs to charity, and facial expressions to charity. Everything works together for charity alone." (excerpt from Letter 243, 11)
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