2022년 4월 27일 부활 제2주간 수요일
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제1독서
<여러분께서 감옥에 가두신 그 사람들이 지금 성전에서 백성을 가르치고 있습니다.>
사도행전. 5,17-26
그 무렵 17 대사제가 자기의 모든 동조자 곧 사두가이파와 함께 나섰다.
그들은 시기심에 가득 차 18 사도들을 붙잡아다가 공영 감옥에 가두었다.
19 그런데 주님의 천사가 밤에 감옥 문을 열고 사도들을 데리고 나와 말하였다.
20 “가거라. 성전에 서서 이 생명의 말씀을 모두 백성에게 전하여라.”
21 그 말을 듣고 사도들은 이른 아침에 성전으로 들어가 가르쳤다.
한편 대사제와 그의 동조자들은 모여 와서
최고 의회 곧 이스라엘 자손들의 모든 원로단을 소집하고,
감옥으로 사람을 보내어 사도들을 데려오게 하였다.
22 경비병들이 감옥에 이르러 보니 사도들이 없으므로 되돌아가 보고하였다.
23 “저희가 보니 감옥 문은 굳게 잠겨 있고 문마다 간수가 서 있었습니다.
그런데 문을 열어 보니 안에는 아무도 없었습니다.”
24 성전 경비대장과 수석 사제들은 이 말을 듣고
일이 앞으로 어떻게 될 것인가 하며, 사도들 때문에 몹시 당황해하였다.
25 그때에 어떤 사람이 와서 그들에게 보고하였다.
“여러분께서 감옥에 가두신 그 사람들이
지금 성전에 서서 백성을 가르치고 있습니다.”
26 그러자 성전 경비대장이 경비병들과 함께 가서 사도들을 데리고 왔다.
그러나 백성에게 돌을 맞을까 두려워 폭력을 쓰지는 않았다.
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<하느님께서 아들을 세상에 보내신 것은 세상이 아들을 통하여 구원을 받게 하시려는 것이다.>
요한. 3,16-21
16 하느님께서는 세상을 너무나 사랑하신 나머지 외아들을 내주시어,
그를 믿는 사람은 누구나 멸망하지 않고 영원한 생명을 얻게 하셨다.
17 하느님께서 아들을 세상에 보내신 것은, 세상을 심판하시려는 것이 아니라
세상이 아들을 통하여 구원을 받게 하시려는 것이다.
18 아들을 믿는 사람은 심판을 받지 않는다.
그러나 믿지 않는 자는 이미 심판을 받았다.
하느님의 외아들의 이름을 믿지 않았기 때문이다. 19 그 심판은 이러하다.
빛이 이 세상에 왔지만, 사람들은 빛보다 어둠을 더 사랑하였다.
그들이 하는 일이 악하였기 때문이다.
20 악을 저지르는 자는 누구나 빛을 미워하고 빛으로 나아가지 않는다.
자기가 한 일이 드러나지 않게 하려는 것이다.
21 그러나 진리를 실천하는 이는 빛으로 나아간다.
자기가 한 일이 하느님 안에서 이루어졌음을 드러내려는 것이다.
April 27, 2022
Wednesday of the Second Week of Easter
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Reading 1
The high priest rose up and all his companions,
that is, the party of the Sadducees,
and, filled with jealousy,
laid hands upon the Apostles and put them in the public jail.
But during the night, the angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison,
led them out, and said,
“Go and take your place in the temple area,
and tell the people everything about this life.”
When they heard this,
they went to the temple early in the morning and taught.
When the high priest and his companions arrived,
they convened the Sanhedrin,
the full senate of the children of Israel ,
and sent to the jail to have them brought in.
But the court officers who went did not find them in the prison,
so they came back and reported,
“We found the jail securely locked
and the guards stationed outside the doors,
but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”
When the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this report,
they were at a loss about them,
as to what this would come to.
Then someone came in and reported to them,
“The men whom you put in prison are in the temple area
and are teaching the people.”
Then the captain and the court officers went and brought them,
but without force,
because they were afraid of being stoned by the people.
Responsorial Psalm
R. (7a) The Lord hears the cry of the poor.
or:
R. Alleluia.
I will bless the LORD at all times;
his praise shall be ever in my mouth.
Let my soul glory in the LORD;
the lowly will hear me and be glad.
R. The Lord hears the cry of the poor.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Glorify the LORD with me,
let us together extol his name.
I sought the LORD, and he answered me
and delivered me from all my fears.
R. The Lord hears the cry of the poor.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Look to him that you may be radiant with joy,
and your faces may not blush with shame.
When the poor one called out, the LORD heard,
and from all his distress he saved him.
R. The Lord hears the cry of the poor.
or:
R. Alleluia.
The angel of the LORD encamps
around those who fear him, and delivers them.
Taste and see how good the LORD is;
blessed the man who takes refuge in him.
R. The Lord hears the cry of the poor.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Gospel
God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son,
so that everyone who believes in him might not perish
but might have eternal life.
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world,
but that the world might be saved through him.
Whoever believes in him will not be condemned,
but whoever does not believe has already been condemned,
because he has not believed in the name of the only-begotten Son of God.
And this is the verdict,
that the light came into the world,
but people preferred darkness to light,
because their works were evil.
For everyone who does wicked things hates the light
and does not come toward the light,
so that his works might not be exposed.
But whoever lives the truth comes to the light,
so that his works may be clearly seen as done in God.
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“John 3:16” can be seen everywhere. When watching a sporting event you can see a fan strategically holding a poster with “John 3:16.” When walking around a shopping district you will see John 3:16 printed on shopping bags. Specialty t-shirts promote “John 3:16” as do home and office decor plaques. You may see protesters wield placards with John “3:16” in bold paint strokes. The intentions behind the efforts vary greatly from a desire to evangelize, to have a tangible reminder of one’s faith, to shame someone or perhaps to virtue signal.
In the field of conflict resolution we invite people to focus less on trying to decode the intentions of another and rather focus on the impact of the words and actions. So today we are invited to explore the impact of John 3:16: God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life.
In these joyous days of the Easter Season there can be no better focus than this simple yet profound statement of our Christian faith. It is no wonder than when selecting a verse from the Bible to place on posters, bags, plaques and placards, “John 3:16” is the choice. Yet it is not enough to simply promote the verse, we must accept the mantle of responsibility for the glorious gift from God to live our faith.
Our responsibility to share the good word of God comes to mind as I pray with today’s first reading from Acts. We hear how the Apostles, who had been jailed by the Sudducees who rejected the resurrection of Jesus, were mysteriously freed from jail: But during the night, the angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison, led them out, and said, “Go and take your place in the temple area, and tell the people everything about this life.” When they heard this, they went to the temple early in the morning and taught.
In this season of Easter as we celebrate the promise of eternal life from God’s loving gift, we need to ask ourselves how can we invite others to this celebration. We can ask God to show us what prison walls such as greed, envy, fear, and distraction are holding us from fully living our faith. We can pray for the grace of courage to speak what we know to be true. We can strive to respectfully meet others where they are as we share the joy of our faith in God.
Our words and our actions can be guided by this final line in today’s Gospel from John: But whoever lives the truth comes to the light, so that his works may be clearly seen as done in God.
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LOVING PEOPLE FROM DARKNESS INTO LIGHT
“Go out now and take your place in the temple precincts and preach to the people all about this new life.” —Acts 5:20
The Mass readings this week have been talking about being “born again,” begotten from above (see Jn 3:5). Just as an infant needs to be taught how to live in a new world, so “newborn” Christians need to be nurtured and taught. Thus, the angel commands the apostles to teach “the people all about this new life” (Acts 5:20).
Parents, do you remember when your newborn infant was delivered in the hospital room? The baby had never seen any light. Out of compassion, the hospital staff kept the lights dim in the birthing room, for even a dim light caused the infant to close its eyes tightly. The infant prefers darkness to light (see Jn 3:19). Infants need time, love, and instruction in order to adjust to living in the light.
Today’s Gospel proclaims that those living without Jesus prefer the darkness, even if the darkness makes them miserable (Jn 3:20). Potential Christians likewise need time, love, and instruction in order to learn how to live in the light. A doctor “delivers” a newborn infant. In a similar way, you are called to a “deliverance” ministry. The Lord is sending you to be like the medical personnel and hospital staff. You may be called to teach, mentor, love, or simply to keep a dim light present in a person’s life so they can learn to gradually adjust their spiritual eyes to a seemingly frightening world of light (see Is 9:1). Therefore, go out and take your place and teach the people all about this new life (see Acts 5:20).
Prayer: Father, use me to bring thousands of people “from darkness into [Your] marvelous light” (1 Pt 2:9).
Promise: “God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.” —Jn 3:17
Praise: Don so closely followed the promptings of the Spirit that he spread God’s love throughout the Midwestern United States.
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Do you know the love which surpasses the greatest joy and happiness which one could ever hope to find in this life? Greater love is manifested in the cost and sacrifice of the giver. True lovers hold nothing back but give the best that can be offered to their beloved, including all they possess, even their very lives. God proved his love for each and every one of us by giving us the best he had to offer - his only begotten Son who freely offered up his life for our sake as the atoning sacrifice for our sins and the sin of the world.
God loves each of us uniquely and personally
Abraham's willing sacrifice of his only son, Isaac, prefigures the perfect offering and sacrifice of God's beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. This passage in the Gospel of John tells us of the great breadth and width of God's love. Not an excluding love for just a few or for a single nation, but a redemptive love that embraces the whole world, and a personal love for each and every individual whom God has created in his own image and likeness (Genesis 1:26,27). God is the eternal Father of Love who cannot rest until his wandering children have returned home to him. Saint Augustine of Hippo (354-430 AD) said, God loves each one of us as if there were only one of us to love. God gives us the freedom to choose whom and what we will love.
Truth, goodness, and beauty are made perfect in the love of Christ
Jesus shows us the paradox of love and judgment. We can love the darkness of sin and unbelief or we can love the light of God's truth, goodness, and beauty. If our love is guided by what is true, and good, and beautiful then we will choose for God and love him above all else. What we love shows what we prefer and value most. Do you love God above all else? Does he take first place in your life, in your thoughts, affections, and actions?
Lord Jesus Christ, your love is better than life itself. May your love consume and transform my heart with all of its yearnings, aspirations, fears, hurts, and concerns, that I may freely desire you above all else and love all others generously for your sake and for your glory. Make me to love what you love, desire what you desire, and give generously as you have been so generous towards me
Psalm 34:2-9
2 My soul makes its boast in the LORD; let the afflicted hear and be glad.
3 O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together!
4 I sought the LORD, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.
5 Look to him, and be radiant; so your faces shall never be ashamed.
6 This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
7 The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them.
8 O taste and see that the LORD is good! Happy is the man who takes refuge in him!
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: The Intensity of God's Love and Our Response, by John Chrysostom, 347-407 A.D.
"The text, 'God so loved the world,' shows such an intensity of love. For great indeed and infinite is the distance between the two. The immortal, the infinite majesty without beginning or end loved those who were but dust and ashes, who were loaded with ten thousand sins but remained ungrateful even as they constantly offended him. This is who he 'loved.' For God did not give a servant, or an angel or even an archangel 'but his only begotten Son.' And yet no one would show such anxiety even for his own child as God did for his ungrateful servants..."
"He laid down his life for us and poured forth his precious blood for our sake - even though there is nothing good in us - while we do not even pour out our money for our own sake and neglect him who died for us when he is naked and a stranger... We put gold necklaces on ourselves and even on our pets but neglect our Lord who goes about naked and passes from door to door... He gladly goes hungry so that you may be fed; naked so that he may provide you with the materials for a garment of incorruption, yet we will not even give up any of our own food or clothing for him... These things I say continually, and I will not cease to say them, not so much because I care for the poor but because I care for your souls." (HOMILIES ON THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 27.2-3)
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