2022년 6월 8일 연중 제10주간 수요일
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제1독서
열왕기 상.18,20-39
그 무렵 아합 임금은 20 이스라엘의 모든 자손에게 사람을 보내어,
바알의 예언자들을 카르멜산에 모이게 하였다.
21 엘리야가 온 백성 앞에 나서서 말하였다.
“여러분은 언제까지 양다리를 걸치고 절뚝거릴 작정입니까?
주님께서 하느님이시라면 그분을 따르고
바알이 하느님이라면 그를 따르십시오.”
그러나 백성은 엘리야에게 한마디도 대답하지 않았다.
22 엘리야가 백성에게 다시 말하였다.
“주님의 예언자라고는 나 혼자 남았습니다.
그러나 바알의 예언자는 사백오십 명이나 됩니다.
23 이제 우리에게 황소 두 마리를 끌어다 주십시오.
그들에게 황소 한 마리를 골라 토막을 내어
장작 위에 올려놓고 불은 붙이지 말게 하십시오.
나도 다른 황소를 잡아 장작 위에 놓고 불은 붙이지 않겠습니다.
24 여러분은 여러분 신의 이름을 부르십시오.
나는 주님의 이름을 받들어 부르겠습니다.
그때에 불로 대답하는 신이 있으면, 그분이 바로 하느님이십니다.”
그러자 백성이 모두 “그것이 좋겠습니다.” 하고 말하였다.
25 엘리야가 바알의 예언자들에게 제안하였다.
“당신들이 수가 많으니 황소 한 마리를 골라 먼저 준비하시오.
당신들 신의 이름을 부르시오. 그러나 불은 붙이지 마시오.”
26 그들은 자기들에게 주어진 황소를 데려다가 준비해 놓고는,
아침부터 한낮이 될 때까지 바알의 이름을 불렀다.
“바알이시여, 저희에게 응답해 주십시오.”
그러나 아무 소리도 대답도 없었다.
그들은 절뚝거리며 자기들이 만든 제단을 돌았다.
27 한낮이 되자 엘리야가 그들을 놀리며 말하였다.
“큰 소리로 불러 보시오. 바알은 신이지 않소.
다른 볼일을 보고 있는지, 자리를 비우거나 여행을 떠났는지,
아니면 잠이 들어 깨워야 할지 모르지 않소?”
28 그러자 그들은 더 큰 소리로 부르며,
자기들의 관습에 따라 피가 흐를 때까지
칼과 창으로 자기들 몸을 찔러 댔다.
29 한낮이 지나 곡식 제물을 바칠 때가 되기까지
그들은 예언 황홀경에 빠졌다.
그러나 아무 소리도 대답도 응답도 없었다.
30 그러자 엘리야가 온 백성에게 “이리 다가오십시오.” 하고 말하였다.
백성이 모두 다가오자 그는 무너진 주님의 제단을 고쳐 쌓았다.
31 엘리야는, 일찍이 “너의 이름은 이스라엘이다.”라는
주님의 말씀이 내린 야곱의 자손들 지파 수대로 돌을 열두 개 가져왔다.
32 엘리야는 그 돌들을 가지고 주님의 이름으로 제단을 쌓았다.
그리고 제단 둘레에는 곡식 두 스아가 들어갈 만한 도랑을 팠다.
33 그는 장작을 쌓은 다음, 황소를 토막 내어 장작 위에 올려놓았다.
34 그러고 나서 “물을 네 항아리에 가득 채워다가
번제물과 장작 위에 쏟으시오.” 하고 일렀다.
그런 다음에 그는 “두 번째도 그렇게 하시오.” 하고 말하였다.
그들이 두 번째도 그렇게 하자,
엘리야는 다시 “세 번째도 그렇게 하시오.” 하고 일렀다.
그들이 세 번째도 그렇게 하였을 때,
35 물이 제단 둘레로 넘쳐흐르고 도랑에도 가득 찼다.
36 곡식 제물을 바칠 때가 되자
엘리야 예언자가 앞으로 나서서 말하였다.
“아브라함과 이사악과 이스라엘의 하느님이신 주님,
당신께서 이스라엘의 하느님이시고 제가 당신의 종이며,
당신의 말씀에 따라 제가 이 모든 일을 하였음을
오늘 저들이 알게 해 주십시오.
37 저에게 대답하여 주십시오, 주님! 저에게 대답하여 주십시오.
그리하여 주님, 이 백성이 당신이야말로 하느님이시며,
바로 당신께서 그들의 마음을 돌이키게 하셨음을 알게 해 주십시오.”
38 그러자 주님의 불길이 내려와,
번제물과 장작과 돌과 먼지를 삼켜 버리고
도랑에 있던 물도 핥아 버렸다.
39 온 백성이 이것을 보고 얼굴을 땅에 대고 엎드려 부르짖었다.
“주님이야말로 하느님이십니다. 주님이야말로 하느님이십니다.”
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마태오.5,17-19
그때에 예수님께서 제자들에게 말씀하셨다.
17 “내가 율법이나 예언서들을 폐지하러 온 줄로 생각하지 마라.
폐지하러 온 것이 아니라 오히려 완성하러 왔다.
18 내가 진실로 너희에게 말한다.
하늘과 땅이 없어지기 전에는,
모든 것이 이루어질 때까지
율법에서 한 자 한 획도 없어지지 않을 것이다.
19 그러므로 이 계명들 가운데에서 가장 작은 것 하나라도 어기고
또 사람들을 그렇게 가르치는 자는
하늘 나라에서 가장 작은 자라고 불릴 것이다.
그러나 스스로 지키고 또 그렇게 가르치는 이는
하늘 나라에서 큰사람이라고 불릴 것이다.”
June 8, 2022
Wednesday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time
Daily Mass : http://www.catholictv.com/shows/daily-mass
Reading 1
Ahab sent to all the children of Israel
and had the prophets assemble on Mount Carmel.
Elijah appealed to all the people and said,
“How long will you straddle the issue?
If the LORD is God, follow him; if Baal, follow him.”
The people, however, did not answer him.
So Elijah said to the people,
“I am the only surviving prophet of the LORD,
and there are four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal.
Give us two young bulls.
Let them choose one, cut it into pieces, and place it on the wood,
but start no fire.
I shall prepare the other and place it on the wood,
but shall start no fire.
You shall call on your gods, and I will call on the LORD.
The God who answers with fire is God.”
All the people answered, “Agreed!”
Elijah then said to the prophets of Baal,
“Choose one young bull and prepare it first,
for there are more of you.
Call upon your gods, but do not start the fire.”
Taking the young bull that was turned over to them, they prepared it
and called on Baal from morning to noon, saying,
“Answer us, Baal!”
But there was no sound, and no one answering.
And they hopped around the altar they had prepared.
When it was noon, Elijah taunted them:
“Call louder, for he is a god and may be meditating,
or may have retired, or may be on a journey.
Perhaps he is asleep and must be awakened.”
They called out louder and slashed themselves with swords and spears,
as was their custom, until blood gushed over them.
Noon passed and they remained in a prophetic state
until the time for offering sacrifice.
But there was not a sound;
no one answered, and no one was listening.
Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come here to me.”
When the people had done so, he repaired the altar of the LORD
that had been destroyed.
He took twelve stones, for the number of tribes of the sons of Jacob,
to whom the LORD had said, “Your name shall be Israel.”
He built an altar in honor of the LORD with the stones,
and made a trench around the altar
large enough for two measures of grain.
When he had arranged the wood,
he cut up the young bull and laid it on the wood.
“Fill four jars with water,” he said,
“and pour it over the burnt offering and over the wood.”
“Do it again,” he said, and they did it again.
“Do it a third time,” he said,
and they did it a third time.
The water flowed around the altar,
and the trench was filled with the water.
At the time for offering sacrifice,
the prophet Elijah came forward and said,
“LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel,
let it be known this day that you are God in Israel
and that I am your servant
and have done all these things by your command.
Answer me, LORD!
Answer me, that this people may know that you, LORD, are God
and that you have brought them back to their senses.”
The LORD’s fire came down
and consumed the burnt offering, wood, stones, and dust,
and it lapped up the water in the trench.
Seeing this, all the people fell prostrate and said,
“The LORD is God! The LORD is God!”
Ps 16:1b-2ab, 4, 5ab and 8, 11
R. (1b) Keep me safe, O God; you are my hope.
Keep me, O God, for in you I take refuge;
I say to the LORD, “My Lord are you.”
R. Keep me safe, O God; you are my hope.
They multiply their sorrows
who court other gods.
Blood libations to them I will not pour out,
nor will I take their names upon my lips.
R. Keep me safe, O God; you are my hope.
O LORD, my allotted portion and cup,
you it is who hold fast my lot.
I set the LORD ever before me;
with him at my right hand I shall not be disturbed.
R. Keep me safe, O God; you are my hope.
You will show me the path to life,
fullness of joys in your presence,
the delights at your right hand forever.
R. Keep me safe, O God; you are my hope.
Jesus said to his disciples:
“Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets.
I have come not to abolish but to fulfill.
Amen, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away,
not the smallest letter or the smallest part of a letter
will pass from the law,
until all things have taken place.
Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments
and teaches others to do so
will be called least in the Kingdom of heaven.
But whoever obeys and teaches these commandments
will be called greatest in the Kingdom of heaven.”
http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/daily.html
It’s a bit humbling to say it, but I can be a lazy Christian. I mean that not in comparison to some ideal or saint-level human, but even as judged by my own standard of reasonableness. I don’t always do what a good Christian “should” do, nor do I always stand strong in my faith, professing and modeling in a way that would make my (heavenly) Grandmother proud. Why? Am I too confident in God’s grace, too understanding of the profound promise of my salvation, too trusting of Jesus?
Today’s gospel lesson reminds me that these questions are absurd.
Jesus’ statement in Matthew 5:17-19 was that he did not come to “abolish the law or the prophets” but rather to fulfill them. These words seem to this reader to be invitational, aspirational. Jesus isn’t speaking legalese, in my opinion, but rather reminding each of us that he - his very existence - until heaven and earth pass - assures us of God’s love for us. We each have a place in heaven, period. Now some of us, who find ourselves skirting the edges of some of the commandments a bit too often, and who may unwittingly lead others to stray from God’s word, may well end up being “called least” in the Kingdom. Fair placement for me, to be sure, if I plan to continue being too-often lazy.
While I can’t hope to be among “the greatest in the Kingdom of heaven,” with Jesus' wake-up call I can work, on my best days, to follow in the loving, faithful footsteps that my Grandmother left behind; I pray that on those good days I’ll continue to grow in my faith, my faithfulness, and my fidelity to the teachings of Jesus, and to become more regular in my effort to "obey and teach these commandments.” Do you have a relationship with someone - Jesus or a beloved human like my Grandmother - that can encourage your better angels, your better adherence to the commandments, your better effort to teach and model for others? Not so that you reach the Kingdom of heaven - again, that is already assured - but to arrive content with the level of your efforts here on earth? I hope so! And perhaps we can pray for each other in that endeavor? May God bless you and your good works.
http://www.presentationministries.com/obob/obob.asp
“OUR GOD IS A CONSUMING FIRE” (HEB 12:29)
“The God Who answers with fire is God.” —1 Kings 18:24
God’s fire cannot be controlled, tamed, or extinguished. He is “the God Who answers with fire” (1 Kgs 18:24). Despite total opposition, despite being overwhelmingly outnumbered (see 1 Kgs 18:19), despite the world throwing cold water on all our efforts to spread the Word of God, the fire of the Holy Spirit cannot be controlled, tamed, or extinguished.
“Our God is a consuming fire” (Heb 12:29). Out of His sheer mercy, God turns down the heat of His fire so we can bear life on this earth. Nonetheless, God answers by fire. He came with “tongues as of fire” on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:3). Jesus said: “I have come to light a fire on the earth. How I wish the blaze were ignited!” (Lk 12:49) Moses was attracted to the presence of God in the bush which burned with fire, but was not consumed (Ex 3:2ff). Jesus has revealed Himself to us in the vision of His Sacred Heart, burning with fire.
Our eternal destiny is to be consumed by fire. Which fire will you choose: the flames of hell (Lk 16:24) or the consuming fire of the eternal, purifying love of God in heaven (Heb 12:29)? “Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Your faithful and enkindle in us the fire of Your love.”
Prayer: “Set a fire down in my soul, that I can’t contain, that I can’t control. I want more of You, God.”
Promise: “Do not think that I have come to abolish the law and the prophets. I have come, not to abolish them, but to fulfill them.” —Mt 5:17
Praise: Regina agreed to teach religious education out of a desire for her children to grow up in the sacramental life of the Church, but she didn’t know the Lord herself. She applied herself to learn her faith and soon came to a personal knowledge of Jesus. She now receives Jesus daily in the Eucharist and is passing on a rich faith in Jesus to her children.
http://dailyscripture.servantsoftheword.org/readings/
Why do people tend to view the "law of God" negatively rather than positively? Jesus' attitude towards the law of God can be summed up in the great prayer of Psalm 119: "Oh, how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day."
For the people of Israel the "law" could refer to the ten commandments or to the five Books of Moses, called the Pentateuch or Torah, which explain the commandments and ordinances of God for his people. The "law" also referred to the whole teaching or way of life which God gave to his people. The Jews in Jesus' time also used it as a description of the oral or scribal law. Needless to say, the scribes added many more things to the law than God intended. That is why Jesus often condemned the scribal law because it placed burdens on people which God had not intended.
The essence of God's law
Jesus made it very clear that the essence of God's law - his commandments and way of life, must be fulfilled. God's law is true and righteous because it flows from his love, goodness, and holiness. It is a law of grace, love, and freedom for us. That is why God commands us to love him above all else and to follow in the way of his Son, the Lord Jesus who taught us how to love by laying down our lives for one another.
Reverence and respect
Jesus taught reverence for God's law - reverence for God himself, reverence for the Lord's Day, reverence or respect for parents, respect for life, for property, for another person's good name, respect for oneself and for one's neighbor lest wrong or hurtful desires master and enslave us. Reverence and respect for God's commandments teach us the way of love - love of God and love of neighbor. What is impossible to humans is possible to God who gives generously of his gifts and the Holy Spirit to those who put their faith in him.
God gives us the grace, help, and strength to love as he loves, to forgive as he forgives, to think and judge as he judges, and to act as he acts with mercy, loving-kindness, and goodness. The Lord loves righteousness and hates wickedness. As his followers we must love his commandments and hate every form of sin and wrong-doing. Do you seek to understand the intention of his law and to grow in wisdom of his ways?
The Holy Spirit transforms our minds and hearts
Jesus promised his disciples that he would give them the gift of the Holy Spirit who writes God's law of love and truth on our hearts. The Spirit teaches us God's truth and gives us wisdom and understanding of God's ways. The Spirit helps us in our weakness, strengthens us in temptation, and transforms us, day by day, into the likeness of Christ himself. There is great blessing and reward for those who obey God's commandments and who help others, especially the younger generations, to love, respect, and obey the Lord. Ask the Holy Spirit to fill your heart with a burning love and reverence for God's word so that you may grow day by day in the wisdom and knowledge of God's truth and goodness.
Lord Jesus, grant this day, to direct and sanctify, to rule and govern our hearts, minds, and bodies, so that all our thoughts, words, and deeds may be in accord with your Father's law and wisdom. And thus may we be saved and protected through your mighty help.
Psalm 16:1-2,4-5,8,11
1 Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
2 I say to the LORD, "You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you."
4 Those who choose another god multiply their sorrows; their libations of blood I will not pour out or take their names upon my lips.
5 The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot.
8 I keep the LORD always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
11 You show me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy, in your right hand are pleasures for evermore.
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: What you teach, you should do, by Chromatius (died 406 AD)
"While it is sinful to abolish the least of the commandments, all the more so the great and most important ones. Hence the Holy Spirit affirms through Solomon: 'Whoever despises the little things shall gradually die' (Sirach 19:1b). Consequently nothing in the divine commandments must be abolished, nothing altered. Everything must be preserved and taught faithfully and devotedly that the glory of the heavenly kingdom may not be lost. Indeed, those things considered least important and small by the unfaithful or by worldly people are not small before God but necessary. For the Lord taught the commandments and did them. Even small things point to the great future of the kingdom of heaven. For this reason, not only words but also deeds are important; and you should not only teach, but what you teach, you should do." (excerpt from TRACTATE ON MATTHEW 20.2.1-3)
[Note: Chromatius was an early Christian scholar and bishop of Aquileia, Italy. He was a close friend of John Chrysostom and Jerome. He died in 406 AD. Jerome described him as a "most learned and most holy man."]
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