April 25, 2022 Feast of Saint Mark, Evangelist

2022년 4월 25일 성 마르코 복음사가 축일 

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

제1독서

베드로 1서. 5,5ㄴ-14
5 여러분은 모두 겸손의 옷을 입고 서로 대하십시오.
“하느님께서는 교만한 자들을 대적하시고
겸손한 이들에게는 은총을 베푸십니다.”
6 그러므로 하느님의 강한 손 아래에서 자신을 낮추십시오.
때가 되면 그분께서 여러분을 높이실 것입니다.
7 여러분의 모든 걱정을 그분께 내맡기십시오.
그분께서 여러분을 돌보고 계십니다.
8 정신을 차리고 깨어 있도록 하십시오.
여러분의 적대자 악마가 으르렁거리는 사자처럼
누구를 삼킬까 하고 찾아 돌아다닙니다.
9 여러분은 믿음을 굳건히 하여 악마에게 대항하십시오.
여러분도 알다시피, 온 세상에 퍼져 있는 여러분의 형제들도
같은 고난을 당하고 있습니다.
10 여러분이 잠시 고난을 겪고 나면, 모든 은총의 하느님께서,
곧 그리스도 예수님 안에서 당신의 영원한 영광에 참여하도록
여러분을 불러 주신 그분께서 몸소 여러분을 온전하게 하시고
굳세게 하시며 든든하게 하시고 굳건히 세워 주실 것입니다.
11 그분의 권능은 영원합니다. 아멘.
12 나는 성실한 형제로 여기는 실바누스의 손을 빌려
여러분에게 간략히 이 글을 썼습니다.
이것은 여러분을 격려하고,
또 하느님의 참된 은총임을 증언하려는 것입니다.
그 은총 안에 굳건히 서 있도록 하십시오.
13 여러분과 함께 선택된 바빌론 교회와 나의 아들 마르코가
여러분에게 인사합니다.
14 여러분도 사랑의 입맞춤으로 서로 인사하십시오.
그리스도 안에 있는 여러분 모두에게 평화가 있기를 빕니다. 

복음

마르코. 16,15-20
그때에 예수님께서 열한 제자에게 나타나시어 15 그들에게 이르셨다.
“너희는 온 세상에 가서 모든 피조물에게 복음을 선포하여라.
16 믿고 세례를 받는 이는 구원을 받고 믿지 않는 자는 단죄를 받을 것이다.
17 믿는 이들에게는 이러한 표징들이 따를 것이다.
곧 내 이름으로 마귀들을 쫓아내고 새로운 언어들을 말하며,
18 손으로 뱀을 집어 들고 독을 마셔도 아무런 해도 입지 않으며,
또 병자들에게 손을 얹으면 병이 나을 것이다.”
19 주 예수님께서는 제자들에게 말씀하신 다음 승천하시어
하느님 오른쪽에 앉으셨다.
20 제자들은 떠나가서 곳곳에 복음을 선포하였다.
주님께서는 그들과 함께 일하시면서 표징들이 뒤따르게 하시어,
그들이 전하는 말씀을 확증해 주셨다. 

April 25, 2022

Feast of Saint Mark, Evangelist

Daily Readings — Audio

Daily Reflections — Video

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Reading 1 

1 Pt 5:5b-14

Beloved: 
Clothe yourselves with humility
in your dealings with one another, for:
God opposes the proud
but bestows favor on the humble.
So humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God,
that he may exalt you in due time.
Cast all your worries upon him because he cares for you.
Be sober and vigilant.
Your opponent the Devil is prowling around like a roaring lion
looking for someone to devour.
Resist him, steadfast in faith,
knowing that your brothers and sisters throughout the world
undergo the same sufferings.
The God of all grace
who called you to his eternal glory through Christ Jesus
will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you
after you have suffered a little.
To him be dominion forever. Amen.
I write you this briefly through Silvanus,
whom I consider a faithful brother,
exhorting you and testifying that this is the true grace of God.
Remain firm in it.
The chosen one at Babylon sends you greeting, as does Mark, my son.
Greet one another with a loving kiss.
Peace to all of you who are in Christ. 

 

Responsorial Psalm 

PS 89:2-3, 6-7, 16-17

R. (2) For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord.
or:
R. Alleluia.
The favors of the LORD I will sing forever;
through all generations my mouth shall proclaim your faithfulness.
For you have said, “My kindness is established forever”;
in heaven you have confirmed your faithfulness. 
R. For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord.
or:
R. Alleluia.
The heavens proclaim your wonders, O LORD,
and your faithfulness, in the assembly of the holy ones.
For who in the skies can rank with the LORD?
Who is like the LORD among the sons of God? 
R. For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Blessed the people who know the joyful shout;
in the light of your countenance, O LORD, they walk.
At your name they rejoice all the day,
and through your justice they are exalted.
R. For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord.
or:
R. Alleluia.

Alleluia. 1 Cor 1:23a-24b

R. Alleluia, alleluia.
We proclaim Christ crucified;
he is the power of God and the wisdom of God.
R. Alleluia, alleluia. 

 

Gospel 

Mk 16:15-20

Jesus appeared to the Eleven and said to them:
“Go into the whole world
and proclaim the Gospel to every creature.
Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved;
whoever does not believe will be condemned.
These signs will accompany those who believe:
in my name they will drive out demons,
they will speak new languages.
They will pick up serpents with their hands,
and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not harm them.
They will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”

Then the Lord Jesus, after he spoke to them,
was taken up into heaven
and took his seat at the right hand of God.
But they went forth and preached everywhere,
while the Lord worked with them 

and confirmed the word through accompanying signs.

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

 

 Cast all your worries upon him because he cares for you.  (I Peter 5:7)

I am a worrier.  I come from a long line of worriers, especially on my mother’s side.  Worrying comes naturally to me.  I won’t go into all the things about which cause me to worry, nor will I try to convince you how bad worrying is for your mental, emotional, physical and spiritual health.  (It is bad for you!)  Let’s just say that I am deeply familiar with worry.

In my spiritual journey, I have been blessed by various reminders and encouragements about not worrying.  A couple in particular resonated strongly, so I will share them in case you find them useful.  The first: Worry is the Devil (that “roaring lion” Peter warns about) tricking me to make me forget that I can rely on God.  My wife used to tell me that.  The second (which I heard comedian Stephen Colbert say in an interview with James Martin, S.J.):  When Jesus instructed (repeatedly) in the Sermon on the Mount, “Do not worry . . . “ (see Matthew 6: 25-34), that is a command, not a suggestion.

There have been some intended encouragements that I found to be particularly unhelpful.  “Don’t worry” is one.  I would if I could.  I often ended up worrying about how I was worrying too much.  “Just let go of your worry” is one of these.  Let go of it?  Where do I put it?

Fortunately, our first reading provides an answer:  With humility, cast your worries – all of them – on God.  How liberating to know that I can ask God to take my worries and He will!  The second part of that sentence, the “why,” is even more wonderful:  because He cares for you.  God cares for you.  As we use this Lenten season to come closer to God, isn’t it exhilarating to be reminded that God cares for us and wants to be close to us?

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THE MARK OF HUMILITY

“Clothe yourselves with humility, because God ‘is stern with the arrogant but to the humble He shows kindness.’ ” —1 Peter 5:5

After Mark quit the first missionary journey (Acts 13:13), he changed his mind and was willing to be taken on the second missionary journey (Acts 15:37). This may have been an act of repentance and humility. When St. Paul refused to take St. Mark (Acts 15:38), Mark must have eventually accepted this, for Mark was later on good terms with Paul (see Col 4:10; 2 Tm 4:11). This reconciliation required acts of humility from both Mark and Paul. Mark later humbled himself and sought to be discipled and fathered by St. Peter (see 1 Pt 5:13). Like all Christians, Mark was repeatedly called to humble himself. Mark accepted some of those calls.

As Mark humbled himself, the Lord showed great kindness to him (see 1 Pt 5:5). The Lord promised: “Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled, but whoever humbles himself shall be exalted” (Mt 23:12). In Mark’s humility, the Lord exalted him by choosing him to compose one of the Gospels. The Lord even made Mark a canonized saint, internationally recognized for centuries as a model disciple. Even churches and cities are named after Mark. The Lord continues to work through Mark’s intercession and ministry in an amazing way.

We can also be exalted like Mark, if we will humble ourselves as Jesus did (see Phil 2:8). Humble yourself.

Prayer:  Father, I’m never useless to You. I am all Yours.

Promise:  “The man who believes in [the good news] and accepts baptism will be saved.” —Mk 16:16

Praise:  St. Mark dropped out of the first mission. He grew in the Spirit and later wrote a Gospel to proclaim Jesus throughout the ages.

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

 

 Do you nourish your faith with prayerful reflection of the word of God? When Nicodemus heard about Jesus' miracles and extraordinary teaching, he decided to meet with him privately, away from the crowds and the public spotlight. Nicodemus was no ordinary Jew. He was a religious ruler and member of the Sanhedrin, which was the supreme court of the Jews, and a teacher of Israel (John 3:10). He was a devout Pharisee who sought to perfectly follow the law of Moses, as prescribed in the Five Books of Moses (Genesis, Exodus, Deuteronomy, Leviticus, and Numbers) and further elaborated in the numerous scribal laws, recorded in the Mishnah and the Talmud.

Nicodemus decided to meet with Jesus at night, possibly for two reasons. He may have been cautious and not ready to publicly associate himself with Jesus since many Pharisees opposed Jesus' teaching and called him a Sabbath breaker. It is also likely that Nicodemus chose the night as the best time for seeking a private and undisturbed conversation with Jesus. The rabbis declared that the best time to study the law was at night after the day's work was completed and the household was at rest. When Nicodemus saw Jesus he addressed him as rabbi (a teacher of God's word and law) and acknowledged that Jesus' teaching came from God.

How can one get right with God and enter his kingdom?
Jesus' conversation with Nicodemus went to the very heart of the Mosaic law - how can one get right with God and enter God's kingdom? Jesus' answer was brief and startling: "Unless one is born anew, he cannot see God." The new birth which Jesus spoke about was not a physical birth but the beginning of a spiritual birth which is something completely new and radical, and from above, namely from God himself. Jesus said that this rebirth was necessary if one was to enter God's kingdom. Nicodemus thought that to be born again, even spiritually, was impossible. He probably knew too well from experience that anyone who wants to be changed from within, can't accomplish this by oneself. Jesus explained that this change could only come about through the work and action of the Holy Spirit. This rebirth in the Spirit is very real and experiential, like the wind which can be felt and heard while it is visibly unseen to the naked eye.

Rebirth to new life in the power of the Holy Spirit
What does it mean to be reborn in the Spirit? The new birth which Jesus speaks of is a spiritual birth to a life which is transformed through the power of God. This new life brings us into an experiential relationship with God as his adopted sons and daughters (Romans 6:4; 8:10-11). This new birth is made possible when one is baptized into Christ and receives the gift of the Holy Spirit. God wants to renew all of his people in the gift of new life in his Holy Spirit. This new life in the Spirit brings us into God's kingdom of righteousness, peace, and joy (Romans 14:17).

What is the kingdom of God - which is also called the kingdom of heaven? God's kingdom - his reign and blessing as King over us - is the abundant everlasting life and power from heaven which God shares with those who accept him as the Eternal Father and Author of Life and Ruler of All he has created. Jesus explains in the prayer he gave to his disciples, what we call the Lord's Prayer or the Our Father, that God's kingdom is that society of men and women who acknowledge God as their Lord and Ruler and who obey his word and live according to his will on earth as it is in heaven (Matthew 6:10).

We are sons and daughters of God and citizens of his kingdom
To be reborn in the Spirit is to enter that society in which God is honored and obeyed. Those who willingly accept God's rule in their lives become citizens of God's heavenly kingdom and members of God's family - his adopted sons and daughters. And they enter into possession of the life which comes from God himself, an everlasting life of love, peace, joy, and freedom from sin, oppression, and corruption. Do you know the joy and freedom of the new birth and abundant life which Jesus Christ has won for you?

Lord Jesus Christ, you offer us abundant new life and power to live as sons and daughters of our Father in heaven. Renew in me the gift of faith to accept and obey your life-giving word and to cooperate with the transforming power of your Holy Spirit who changes us into your likeness. May your kingdom come and your will be done in my life today, tomorrow, and always.

Psalm 2:1-9

1 Why do the nations conspire, and the peoples plot in vain?
2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD and his anointed, saying,
3 "Let us burst their bonds asunder, and cast their cords from us."
4 He who sits in the heavens laughs; the LORD has them in derision.
5 Then he will speak to them in his wrath, and terrify them in his fury, saying,
6 "I have set my king on Zion, my holy hill."
7 I will tell of the decree of the LORD: He said to me, "You are my son, today I have begotten you.
8 Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession.
9 You shall break them with a rod of iron, and dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel."

Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: Reborn and Fed by the Spirit, by Augustine of Hippo, 354-430 A.D.

"And then that rebirth, which brings about the forgiveness of all past sins, takes place in the Holy Spirit, according to the Lord's own words, 'Unless one is born of water and the Spirit, one cannot enter the kingdom of God.' But it is one thing to be born of the Spirit, another to be fed by the Spirit; just as it is one thing to be born of the flesh, which happens when a mother gives birth, and another to be fed from the flesh, which appears when she nurses the baby. We see the child turn to drink with delight from the bosom of her who brought it forth to life. Its life continues to be nourished by the same source which brought it into being." (excerpt from Sermon 71.19)

  

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