2022년 6월 1일 부활 제7주간 수요일
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제1독서
<나는 하느님께 여러분을 맡깁니다. 그분께서는 여러분을 굳건히 세우시고 상속 재산을 차지하도록 그것을 나누어 주실 수 있습니다.>
사도행전 20,28-38
그 무렵 바오로가 에페소 교회의 원로들에게 말하였다.
28 “여러분 자신과 모든 양 떼를 잘 보살피십시오.
성령께서 여러분을 양 떼의 감독으로 세우시어,
하느님의 교회 곧 하느님께서 당신 아드님의 피로 얻으신 교회를
돌보게 하셨습니다.
29 내가 떠난 뒤에 사나운 이리들이 여러분 가운데로 들어가
양 떼를 해칠 것임을 나는 압니다.
30 바로 여러분 가운데에서도 진리를 왜곡하는 말을 하며
자기를 따르라고 제자들을 꾀어내는 사람들이 생겨날 것입니다.
31 그러니 내가 삼 년 동안 밤낮 쉬지 않고
여러분 한 사람 한 사람을 눈물로 타이른 것을 명심하며
늘 깨어 있으십시오.
32 이제 나는 하느님과 그분 은총의 말씀에 여러분을 맡깁니다.
그 말씀은 여러분을 굳건히 세울 수 있고,
또 거룩하게 된 모든 이와 함께 상속 재산을 차지하도록
여러분에게 그것을 나누어 줄 수 있습니다.
33 나는 누구의 은이나 금이나 옷을 탐낸 일이 없습니다.
34 나와 내 일행에게 필요한 것을 이 두 손으로 장만하였다는 사실을
여러분 자신이 잘 알고 있습니다.
35 나는 모든 면에서 여러분에게 본을 보였습니다.
그렇게 애써 일하며 약한 이들을 거두어 주고,
‘주는 것이 받는 것보다 더 행복하다.’고 친히 이르신
주 예수님의 말씀을 명심하라는 것입니다.”
36 바오로는 이렇게 말하고 나서 무릎을 꿇고 그들과 함께 기도하였다.
37 그들은 모두 흐느껴 울면서 바오로의 목을 껴안고 입을 맞추었다.
38 다시는 자기 얼굴을 볼 수 없으리라고 한 바오로의 말에
마음이 매우 아팠던 것이다.
그들은 바오로를 배 안까지 배웅하였다.
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<이들도 우리처럼 하나가 되게 해 주십시오.>
요한. 17,11ㄷ-19
그때에 예수님께서 하늘을 향하여 눈을 들어 기도하셨다.
11 “거룩하신 아버지, 아버지께서 저에게 주신 이름으로 이들을 지키시어,
이들도 우리처럼 하나가 되게 해 주십시오.
12 저는 이들과 함께 있는 동안,
아버지께서 저에게 주신 이름으로 이들을 지켰습니다.
제가 그렇게 이들을 보호하여,
성경 말씀이 이루어지려고 멸망하도록 정해진 자 말고는
아무도 멸망하지 않았습니다.
13 이제 저는 아버지께 갑니다.
제가 세상에 있으면서 이런 말씀을 드리는 이유는,
이들이 속으로 저의 기쁨을 충만히 누리게 하려는 것입니다.
14 저는 이들에게 아버지의 말씀을 주었는데,
세상은 이들을 미워하였습니다.
제가 세상에 속하지 않은 것처럼 이들도 세상에 속하지 않기 때문입니다.
15 이들을 세상에서 데려가시라고 비는 것이 아니라,
이들을 악에서 지켜 주십사고 빕니다.
16 제가 세상에 속하지 않은 것처럼 이들도 세상에 속하지 않습니다.
17 이들을 진리로 거룩하게 해 주십시오. 아버지의 말씀이 진리입니다.
18 아버지께서 저를 세상에 보내신 것처럼 저도 이들을 세상에 보냈습니다.
19 그리고 저는 이들을 위하여 저 자신을 거룩하게 합니다.
이들도 진리로 거룩해지게 하려는 것입니다.”
June 1, 2022
Memorial of Saint Justin, Marty
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Reading 1
Acts 20:28-38
At Miletus, Paul spoke to the presbyters of the Church of Ephesus:
“Keep watch over yourselves and over the whole flock
of which the Holy Spirit has appointed you overseers,
in which you tend the Church of God
that he acquired with his own Blood.
I know that after my departure savage wolves will come among you,
and they will not spare the flock.
And from your own group, men will come forward perverting the truth
to draw the disciples away after them.
So be vigilant and remember that for three years, night and day,
I unceasingly admonished each of you with tears.
And now I commend you to God
and to that gracious word of his that can build you up
and give you the inheritance among all who are consecrated.
I have never wanted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.
You know well that these very hands
have served my needs and my companions.
In every way I have shown you that by hard work of that sort
we must help the weak,
and keep in mind the words of the Lord Jesus who himself said,
‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
When he had finished speaking
he knelt down and prayed with them all.
They were all weeping loudly
as they threw their arms around Paul and kissed him,
for they were deeply distressed that he had said
that they would never see his face again.
Then they escorted him to the ship.
Responsorial Psalm
R. (33a) Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Show forth, O God, your power,
the power, O God, with which you took our part;
For your temple in Jerusalem
let the kings bring you gifts.
R. Sing to God, O Kingdoms of the earth.
or:
R. Alleluia.
You kingdoms of the earth, sing to God,
chant praise to the Lord
who rides on the heights of the ancient heavens.
Behold, his voice resounds, the voice of power:
“Confess the power of God!”
R. Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Over Israel is his majesty;
his power is in the skies.
Awesome in his sanctuary is God, the God of Israel;
he gives power and strength to his people.
R. Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Gospel
Lifting up his eyes to heaven, Jesus prayed, saying:
“Holy Father, keep them in your name
that you have given me,
so that they may be one just as we are one.
When I was with them I protected them in your name that you gave me,
and I guarded them, and none of them was lost
except the son of destruction,
in order that the Scripture might be fulfilled.
But now I am coming to you.
I speak this in the world
so that they may share my joy completely.
I gave them your word, and the world hated them,
because they do not belong to the world
any more than I belong to the world.
I do not ask that you take them out of the world
but that you keep them from the Evil One.
They do not belong to the world
any more than I belong to the world.
Consecrate them in the truth.
Your word is truth.
As you sent me into the world,
so I sent them into the world.
And I consecrate myself for them,
so that they also may be consecrated in truth.”
http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/daily.html
The "farewell" words of Jesus and Paul in today's readings are really wonderful. Jesus is addressing his Father, and Paul is saying goodby to the priests of Ephesus. It is very moving to listen to Jesus pray for us. It is powerful - almost shocking - that he asks his Father that we might might be as together, as united as he is with his Father. And, he asks his Father, "keep them in your name, that you have given me." I suspect that means something like, protect them with the power of your own name.
How is it that we are so far from being "one"? I don't mean just the major Christian churches. It just seems that there is so much lack of togetherness and unity - in our university, among great people committed to ministry. (Paul even warns the Ephesian priests that there'll be trouble in their own ranks.) But, there are divisions in our families, our parish and faith communities that discourage us. And, there are the terrible divisions in the world.
When we see unity, togetherness, a genuine one-ness that mirrors the one-ness of the Father and Jesus, it is very powerful and inspiring. And when we see it, we won't have to look very hard to notice that it is very "not of this world," or "counter-cultural" as might say today.
Perhaps the desire of Jesus, in his final prayer for us here on earth, can give us hope today. If it continues to be Jesus' desire that our divisions be healed - and it surely must be - then Jesus will give us the grace we need. And, the wonder is, that no matter how stubborn or independent or un-cooperative we are, it is our own deepest desire to be one with others. Many events in our lives may have done some damage to that desire - bruised it pretty badly or hid it away for so long that we are unaccustomed to knowing it - but that desire, to be in communion with others, is deep in our hearts.
When Jesus says he "consecrates" us in the truth, perhaps he means that there's a sacredness in each of us that is, with the spark of grace, ready to live in the truth of who we are. The spark of grace is to experience the love Jesus has for us. He gave his very self for us - forsaking all the options that might have seemed "better for me." And he did this so that you and I might give our very selves to our marriage, our priesthood, our relationships, our communities, every good we try to do with others. Consecrated to the truth of who we are - for others, not for ourselves - we can be one - just as Jesus and the Father are one.
Let's all pray to the Father today, in Jesus' name, that we might all be one. It's a big prayer. It's a big desire. It begins at home, with the people closest to us, at work with the people with whom we struggle the most, in relationships that need the greatest healing. No greater joy awaits us; no mission is more pressing; nothing will change the world more dramatically; nothing responds to the desire of Jesus more completely.
This reflection, from our archives, was written by Andy Alexander, S.J. in 2003.
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“THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH” (JN 15:26)
“I consecrate Myself for their sakes now, that they may be consecrated in truth.” —John 17:19
Today is the sixth day of the Pentecost Novena. Both the first reading and the Gospel reading are concerned with truth. St. Paul warns his disciples that men will distort the truth and attempt to lead them astray (Acts 20:30). Jesus likewise mentions in the Gospel reading that He has guarded His disciples and that they will need further protection (Jn 17:11-12). Jesus then consecrates Himself so that His disciples will be consecrated in truth (Jn 17:19).
The next day, Pontius Pilate asked Jesus, “What is truth?” (see Jn 18:38) The secular culture makes everything relative, in an attempt to obscure the truth and promote its own agenda. Yet the Scriptures are greatly concerned with revealing and preserving the truth. Jesus is the Truth (Jn 14:6). “The Spirit is Truth” (1 Jn 5:6). The Spirit will guide us to all truth (Jn 16:13). God’s Word is Truth (Jn 17:17).
To a world with so much deceit, Jesus proclaims: “The reason why I came into the world is to testify to the truth. Anyone committed to the truth hears My voice” (Jn 18:37). The Church is “the pillar and bulwark of truth” (1 Tm 3:15). Immerse yourself in the Word of God and the Catechism of the Catholic Church. “Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” (Jn 8:32).
Prayer: Father, You are so concerned about me following the truth that You sent Your Son and Spirit, and gave the Church to protect me from error. May I be as devoted to the truth as You are.
Promise: God “gives power and strength to His people. Blessed be God!” —Ps 68:36
Praise: St. Justin’s First Apology, written about 150 AD, outlines the familiar format of the Mass. The essence of liturgical worship has not changed.
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Do you know why God created you - what purpose and mission he has entrusted to you? Jesus' aim and mission was to glorify his heavenly Father. All he said and did gave glory to his Father. On the eve of his sacrifice on the cross and in the presence of his disciples, Jesus made his high priestly prayer: "Holy Father, keep them in your name that they may be one as we are one". Jesus prayed for the unity of his disciples and for all who would believe in him. Jesus' prayer for his people is that we be united with God the Father in his Son and through his Holy Spirit and be joined together, in unity with all who are members of Christ's body.
A mission of love to make us one
What motivated Jesus to lay down his life on the cross as the atoning sacrifice for the sin of the world? It was love - love for his Father in heaven and love for each and everyone of us who are made in the image and likeness of God. Jesus was sent into the world by his Father for a purpose and that purpose was a mission of love to free us from slavery to sin, Satan, fear, death, and hopelessness. Jesus saw glory in the cross rather than shame. Obedience to his Father's will was his glory. Jesus kept his Father's word even when tempted to forgo the cross. Jesus did not rely on his own human resources and strength to accomplish his Father's will. He trusted in his Father to give him strength, courage, and perseverance in the face of opposition, trials, and temptation.
God created us for a purpose and a mission
We also must take up our cross and follow the Lord Jesus wherever he may call us. He will give us the strength and power of the Holy Spirit to live as his disciples. John Henry Newman (1801-1890) wrote: "God has created me to do him some definite service; he has committed some work to me which he has not committed to another. I have my mission - I may never know it in this life, but I shall be told it in the next. I am a link in a chain, a bond of connection between persons. He has not created me for nothing. Therefore, I will trust him. Whatever, wherever I am. I cannot be thrown away." Do you trust in God and in his call and purpose for your life?
Consecrated in truth and holiness
Jesus prayed that his disciples would be sanctified and consecrated in God's truth and holiness. The scriptural word for consecration comes from the same Hebrew word which means holy or set apart for God. This word also means to be equipped with the qualities of mind and heart and character for such a task or service.
Just as Jesus was called by the Father to serve in holiness and truth, so we, too, are called and equipped for the task of serving God in the world as his ambassadors. God's truth frees us from ignorance and the deception of sin. It reveals to us God's goodness, love, and wisdom. And it gives us a thirst for God's holiness. The Holy Spirit is the source and giver of all holiness. As we allow the Holy Spirit to work in our lives, he transforms us by his purifying fire and changes us into the likeness of Christ. Is your life consecrated to God?
Lord Jesus, take my life and make it wholly pleasing to you. Sanctify me in your truth and guide me by your Holy Spirit that I may follow you faithfully wherever you lead.
Psalm 68:28-29-32-35
28 Summon your might, O God; show your strength, O God, you who have wrought for us.
29 Because of your temple at Jerusalem kings bear gifts to you.
32 Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth; sing praises to the Lord, [Selah]
33 to him who rides in the heavens, the ancient heavens; behold, he sends forth his voice, his mighty voice.
34 Ascribe power to God, whose majesty is over Israel, and his power is in the skies.
35 Awesome is God in his sanctuary, the God of Israel, he gives power and strength to his people. Blessed be God!
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: The Bond of Christian Unity in Love, by Cyril of Alexandria, 375-444 A.D.
"Christ wishes the disciples to be kept in a state of unity by maintaining a like-mindedness and an identity of will, being mingled together as it were in soul and spirit and in the law of peace and love for one another. He wishes them to be bound together tightly with an unbreakable bond of love, that they may advance to such a degree of unity that their freely chosen association might even become an image of the natural unity that is conceived to exist between the Father and the Son. That is to say, he wishes them to enjoy a unity that is inseparable and indestructible, which may not be enticed away into a dissimilarity of wills by anything at all that exists in the world or any pursuit of pleasure, but rather reserves the power of love in the unity of devotion and holiness. And this is what happened. For as we read in the Acts of the Apostles, 'the company of those who believed were of one heart and soul' (Acts 4:32), that is, in the unity of the Spirit. This is also what Paul himself meant when he said 'one body and one Spirit' (Ephesians 4:4). 'We who are many are one body in Christ for we all partake of the one bread' (1 Corinthians 10:17; Romans 12:5), and we have all been anointed in the one Spirit, the Spirit of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:13)." (excerpt from COMMENTARY ON THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 11.9.18)
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