April 29, 2022 Memorial of Saint Catherine of Siena, Virgin and Doctor of the Church

2022년 4월 29일 부활 제2주간 금요일 

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

제1독서

<사도들은 예수님의 이름으로 말미암아 모욕을 당할 수 있는 자격을 인정받았다고 기뻐하며 물러 나왔다.>

사도행전. 5,34-42
그 무렵 34 최고 의회에서 어떤 사람이 일어났다.
온 백성에게 존경을 받는 율법 교사로서 가말리엘이라는 바리사이였다.
그는 사도들을 잠깐 밖으로 내보내라고 명령한 뒤, 35 그들에게 말하였다.
“이스라엘인 여러분, 저 사람들을 어떻게 다룰 것인지 잘 생각하십시오.
36 얼마 전에 테우다스가 나서서,
자기가 무엇이나 되는 것처럼 말하였을 때에
사백 명가량이나 되는 사람이 그를 따랐습니다.
그러나 그가 살해되자 그의 추종자들이 모두 흩어져 끝장이 났습니다

37 그 뒤 호적 등록을 할 때에 갈릴래아 사람 유다가 나서서
백성을 선동하여 자기를 따르게 하였습니다.
그러나 그가 죽게 되자 그의 추종자들이 모두 흩어져 버렸습니다.
38 그래서 이제 내가 여러분에게 말합니다.
저 사람들 일에 관여하지 말고 그냥 내버려 두십시오.
저들의 그 계획이나 활동이 사람에게서 나왔으면 없어질 것입니다.
39 그러나 하느님에게서 나왔으면 여러분이 저들을 없애지 못할 것입니다.
자칫하면 여러분이 하느님을 대적하는 자가 될 수도 있습니다.”
그들은 가말리엘의 말에 수긍하고,
40 사도들을 불러들여 매질한 다음
예수님의 이름으로 말하지 말라고 지시하고서는 놓아주었다.
41 사도들은 그 이름으로 말미암아 모욕을 당할 수 있는
자격을 인정받았다고 기뻐하며, 최고 의회 앞에서 물러 나왔다.
42 사도들은 날마다 성전에서 또 이 집 저 집에서 끊임없이 가르치면서
예수님은 메시아시라고 선포하였다. 

 

복음

요한. 6,1-5

<예수님께서는 자리를 잡은 이들에게 원하는 대로 나누어 주셨다.>
그때에 1 예수님께서 갈릴래아 호수
곧 티베리아스 호수 건너편으로 가셨는데,
2 많은 군중이 그분을 따라갔다.
그분께서 병자들에게 일으키신 표징들을 보았기 때문이다.
3 예수님께서는 산에 오르시어 제자들과 함께 그곳에 앉으셨다.
4 마침 유다인들의 축제인 파스카가 가까운 때였다.
5 예수님께서는 눈을 드시어 많은 군중이 당신께 오는 것을 보시고 필립보에게,
“저 사람들이 먹을 빵을 우리가 어디에서 살 수 있겠느냐?” 하고 물으셨다.
6 이는 필립보를 시험해 보려고 하신 말씀이다.
그분께서는 당신이 하시려는 일을 이미 잘 알고 계셨다.
7 필립보가 예수님께 대답하였다.
“저마다 조금씩이라도 받아 먹게 하자면
이백 데나리온어치 빵으로도 충분하지 않겠습니다.”
8 그때에 제자들 가운데 하나인 시몬 베드로의 동생 안드레아가 예수님께 말하였다.
9 “여기 보리 빵 다섯 개와 물고기 두 마리를 가진 아이가 있습니다만,
저렇게 많은 사람에게 이것이 무슨 소용이 있겠습니까?”
10 그러자 예수님께서 “사람들을 자리 잡게 하여라.” 하고 이르셨다.
그곳에는 풀이 많았다. 그리하여 사람들이 자리를 잡았는데,
장정만도 그 수가 오천 명쯤 되었다.
11 예수님께서는 빵을 손에 들고 감사를 드리신 다음,
자리를 잡은 이들에게 나누어 주셨다.
물고기도 그렇게 하시어 사람들이 원하는 대로 주셨다.
12 그들이 배불리 먹은 다음에 예수님께서는 제자들에게,
“버려지는 것이 없도록 남은 조각을 모아라.” 하고 말씀하셨다.
13 그래서 그들이 모았더니,
사람들이 보리 빵 다섯 개를 먹고 남긴 조각으로 열두 광주리가 가득 찼다.
14 사람들은 예수님께서 일으키신 표징을 보고,
“이분은 정말 세상에 오시기로 되어 있는 그 예언자시다.” 하고 말하였다.
15 예수님께서는 그들이 와서 당신을 억지로 모셔다가
임금으로 삼으려 한다는 것을 아시고, 혼자서 다시 산으로 물러가셨다. 

April 29, 2022

Memorial of Saint Catherine of Siena, Virgin and Doctor of the Church

Daily Readings — Audio

Daily Reflections — Video

http://www.usccb.org/bible/ 

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

Reading 1

Acts 5:34-42

A Pharisee in the Sanhedrin named Gamaliel,
a teacher of the law, respected by all the people,
stood up, ordered the Apostles to be put outside for a short time,
and said to the Sanhedrin, “Fellow children of Israel,
be careful what you are about to do to these men.
Some time ago, Theudas appeared, claiming to be someone important,
and about four hundred men joined him, but he was killed,
and all those who were loyal to him
were disbanded and came to nothing.
After him came Judas the Galilean at the time of the census.
He also drew people after him,
but he too perished and all who were loyal to him were scattered.
So now I tell you,
have nothing to do with these men, and let them go.
For if this endeavor or this activity is of human origin,
it will destroy itself.
But if it comes from God, you will not be able to destroy them;
you may even find yourselves fighting against God.”
They were persuaded by him.
After recalling the Apostles, they had them flogged,
ordered them to stop speaking in the name of Jesus,
and dismissed them.
So they left the presence of the Sanhedrin,
rejoicing that they had been found worthy
to suffer dishonor for the sake of the name.
And all day long, both at the temple and in their homes,
they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the Christ, Jesus.

 

Responsorial Psalm

Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14

R. (see 4abc) One thing I seek: to dwell in the house of the Lord.
or:
R. Alleluia.
The LORD is my light and my salvation;
whom should I fear?
The LORD is my life’s refuge;
of whom should I be afraid?
R. One thing I seek: to dwell in the house of the Lord.
or:
R. Alleluia.
One thing I ask of the LORD
this I seek:
To dwell in the house of the LORD
all the days of my life,
That I may gaze on the loveliness of the LORD
and contemplate his temple.
R. One thing I seek: to dwell in the house of the Lord.
or:
R. Alleluia.
I believe that I shall see the bounty of the LORD
in the land of the living.
Wait for the LORD with courage;
be stouthearted, and wait for the LORD.
R. One thing I seek: to dwell in the house of the Lord.
or:
R. Alleluia.

 

Gospel

Jn 6:1-15

Jesus went across the Sea of Galilee .
A large crowd followed him,
because they saw the signs he was performing on the sick.
Jesus went up on the mountain,
and there he sat down with his disciples. 
The Jewish feast of Passover was near.
When Jesus raised his eyes and saw that a large crowd was coming to him,
he said to Philip, “Where can we buy enough food for them to eat?”
He said this to test him,
because he himself knew what he was going to do.
Philip answered him,
“Two hundred days’ wages worth of food would not be enough
for each of them to have a little.”
One of his disciples,
Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, said to him,
“There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish;
but what good are these for so many?”
Jesus said, “Have the people recline.” 
Now there was a great deal of grass in that place. 
So the men reclined, about five thousand in number.
Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks,
and distributed them to those who were reclining,
and also as much of the fish as they wanted.
When they had had their fill, he said to his disciples,
“Gather the fragments left over,
so that nothing will be wasted.”
So they collected them,
and filled twelve wicker baskets with fragments
from the five barley loaves that had been more than they could eat.
When the people saw the sign he had done, they said,
“This is truly the Prophet, the one who is to come into the world.” 
Since Jesus knew that they were going to come and carry him off
to make him king, 

he withdrew again to the mountain alone.

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

 

 In the first reading, the apostles are in some trouble for proclaiming the good news. The Sanhedrin want to shut this down:  Stop them from talking about Jesus, stop the whole production. But a Pharisee tells a story about some other prophets who were thought to be important, but when they died the movement died with them. Without the prophet there was nothing left. The followers disappeared when there was no one left to follow. If there’s nothing to this, he said, it should die down like the others. The movement will disappear of its own accord like the others did, if Jesus was like the others. But if there really is something to this, if Jesus really is God, then nothing on earth can stop it. Not the Sanhedrin. Not torturing and killing the followers. No laws or penalties can stop the force of God. If this is really real, then it will surely continue no matter what they try to do to stop it, and they will be fighting against God himself. The logical thing to do is to wait it out and see what happens. If there’s nothing to it, it will die out on its own. If there’s something to it, they should not be on the wrong side.

The false messiahs didn’t survive. They had modest followings, but their movements couldn’t continue without them because there was no substance. The gospel shows the miracle of the loaves and the fishes. Thousands of people followed Jesus to the Sea of Galilee because they saw him performing signs and healing the sick. The false prophets had a few hundred followers but here are thousands wanting to see Jesus and hear what he has to say. And at dinner time, Jesus asks where they can get food for everyone. This is an impossible task. There are thousands of people there, whole families all hungry. Even if there was some way to procure that much food, who could afford it? Philip says it would be two hundred days’ wages to buy enough food for everyone there. A boy has some bread and a couple fish, barely enough for one person’s meal, not for the thousands of hungry people there. But Jesus says, let’s share. And they start passing out food. And all the people there eat as much as they want. Jesus tells them to collect the leftovers so they don’t go to waste, and there are twelve baskets of food left from the one paltry meal. This is the real thing. This is a true miracle – and a generous one, feeding the hungry. The people recognize the miracle of it as well. They say, “This is the true Prophet.”

The false prophets had no real backing. They were not God. Their ministries died with them. No one today has heard of Theudas. Everyone has heard of Jesus. The signs and miracles were real and palpable. This is the real thing. And despite the attempts from the Sanhedrin and others from the time of the crucifixion through today to destroy the movement, it’s still going strong. Nothing can stop it. The false prophets are less than footnotes in history. There was nothing to them, and their stories died out. But Jesus performed real miracles and really rose from the dead. Two thousand years later we continue to tell his story and live his words.There is something to this, and it won’t die, and we should not be on the wrong side.

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

FOR BETTER AND FOR WORSE

“Day after day, both in the temple and at home, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news of Jesus the Messiah.” —Acts 5:42

When Sts. Peter and John proclaimed Jesus’ Resurrection after healing the man born lame, the Sadducees’ reaction was anger (Acts 4:1-2). As the apostles proclaimed the risen Christ through signs and wonders, the high priest and the Sadducees reacted with jealousy (Acts 5:17). They expressed this by having the apostles whipped (Acts 5:40). When St. Stephen proclaimed the risen Christ, the onlookers responded with violence. They ground their teeth, put their hands over their ears, attacked Stephen, and beat him with stones until they murdered him (Acts 7:54-58).

The more Jesus’ disciples proclaimed His Resurrection, the more they suffered persecution. The more intense the persecution, the more the disciples continued to proclaim the Resurrection. They considered it a privilege to be judged worthy of ill-treatment for the sake of Jesus’ name (Acts 5:41). “Both in the temple and at home, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news of Jesus” (Acts 5:42).

Are you witnessing for the risen Jesus? Are some people responding with faith and love? Are others filled with anger, jealousy, or violence toward you? How are you taking this? Are you rejoicing in suffering rejection and hostility for love of Jesus? Are you intensifying your proclamation of the risen Christ?

Prayer:  Father, may I react to rejection by forgiving and by witnessing for Your Son with increased zeal.

Promise:  “A vast crowd kept following Him because they saw the signs He was performing for the sick.” —Jn 6:2

Praise:  During the Fourteenth Century, several popes chose to reside in Avignon, France, rather than Rome. In 1377, St. Catherine successfully persuaded Pope Gregory XI to return to Rome.She was named a Doctor of the Church in 1970.

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

 

Can anything on this earth truly satisfy the deepest longing and hunger we experience for God? A great multitude had gathered to hear Jesus, no doubt because they were hungry for the word of life. Jesus' disciples wanted to send them away at the end of the day because they did not have the resources to feed them. They even complained how much money it would take to feed such a large crowd - at least six month's wages! Jesus, the Bread of Life, took the little they had - five loaves and two fish - and giving thanks to his heavenly Father, distributed to all until they were satisfied of their hunger.

Jesus is the true bread from heaven that gives us abundant life
The people of Israel had been waiting for the prophet whom Moses had promised: The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your brethren - him shall you heed (Deuteronomy 18:15). The signs which Jesus did, including the miraculous feeding of the five thousand signified that God has indeed sent him as the anointed Prophet and King. Jesus' feeding of the five thousand is the only miracle that is repeated in all four Gospel accounts. What is the significance of this particular miracle? The miraculous feeding of such a great multitude pointed to God's provision of manna in the wilderness for the people of Israel under Moses' leadership (Exodus 16). This daily provision of food in the barren wilderness foreshadowed the true heavenly bread which Jesus would offer his followers.

The food that makes us live for ever in Jesus Christ
Jesus makes a claim which only God can make: He is the true bread of heaven that can satisfy the deepest hunger we experience. The sign of the multiplication of the loaves when the Lord says the blessing, breaks, and distributes through his disciples prefigures the superabundance of the unique bread of his Eucharist or Lord's Supper. When we receive from the Lord's table we unite ourselves to Jesus Christ, who makes us sharers in his body and blood. Ignatius of Antioch (35-107 A.D.) calls it the "one bread that provides the medicine of immortality, the antidote for death, and the food that makes us live for ever in Jesus Christ" (Ad Eph. 20,2). This supernatural food is healing for both body and soul and strength for our journey heavenward.

When you approach the Table of the Lord, what do you expect to receive? Healing, pardon, comfort, and rest for your soul? The Lord has much more for us, more than we can ask or imagine. The principal fruit of receiving the Eucharist at the Lord's Table is an intimate union with Jesus Christ, our Divine Healer and Savior. As bodily nourishment restores lost strength, so the Eucharist strengthens us in charity and enables us to break with disordered attachments to creatures and to be more firmly rooted in the love of Christ. Do you hunger for the "bread of life"?

The Lord alone can satisfy the deepest longing of our heart
The feeding of the five thousand shows the remarkable generosity of God and his great kindness towards us. When God gives, he gives abundantly. He gives more than we need for ourselves so that we may have something to share with others, especially those who lack what they need. God takes the little we have and multiplies it for the good of others. Do you trust in God's provision for you and do you share freely with others, especially those who are in need?

Lord Jesus, you satisfy the deepest longing of our heart and you feed us with the finest of wheat (Psalm 81:16). Fill me with gratitude and give me a generous heart that I may freely share with others what you have given to me.

Psalm 27:1-4, 11-14

1 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
2 When evildoers assail me, uttering slanders against me, my adversaries and foes, they shall stumble and fall.
3 Though a host encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war arise against me, yet I will be confident.
4 One thing have I asked of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple.
11 Teach me your way, O LORD; and lead me on a level path because of my enemies.
12 Give me not up to the will of my adversaries; for false witnesses have risen against me, and they breathe out violence.
13 I believe that I shall see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living!
14 Wait for the LORD; be strong, and let your heart take courage; yes, wait for the LORD!

Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: God enables us, by Leo the Great, 400-461 A.D.

"In rendering service to the grace of God, we are not only made subject to our King through obedience but are even joined to him through the will. If we are of one mind with him (willing what he wills, disapproving of what he disapproves), he himself will bring us victory in all our battles. He who has given the 'will' will bestow also the ability. In this way can we 'cooperate' with his works, speaking that prophetic utterance in the exultation of faith: 'The Lord is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the defender of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid?'" (excerpt from Sermon 26,4,2) 

  

More Homilies

April 16, 2021 Friday of the Second Week of Easter