June 26, 2022 Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

2022년 6월 26일 연중 제13주일 (교황 주일) 

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열왕기 상 19,16ㄴ.19-21
 그 무렵 주님께서 엘리야에게 말씀하셨다.

16 “아벨 므홀라 출신 사팟의 아들 엘리사에게 기름을 부어
네 뒤를 이을 예언자로 세워라.”
19 엘리야는 그곳을 떠나 길을 가다가 사팟의 아들 엘리사를 만났다.
엘리사는 열두 겨릿소를 앞세우고 밭을 갈고 있었는데,
열두 번째 겨릿소는 그 자신이 부리고 있었다.
그때 엘리야가 엘리사 곁을 지나가면서 자기 겉옷을 그에게 걸쳐 주었다.
20 그러자 엘리사는 소를 그냥 두고 엘리야에게 달려와 이렇게 말하였다.
“아버지와 어머니에게 작별 인사를 한 뒤에 선생님을 따라가게 해 주십시오.”
그러자 엘리야가 말하였다.
“다녀오너라. 내가 너에게 무엇을 하였다고 그러느냐?”
21 엘리사는 엘리야를 떠나 돌아가서 겨릿소를 잡아 제물로 바치고,
쟁기를 부수어 그것으로 고기를 구운 다음 사람들에게 주어서 먹게 하였다.
그런 다음 일어나 엘리야를 따라나서서 그의 시중을 들었다.

 

 제2독서

갈라티아서 5,1.13-18

형제 여러분,
1 그리스도께서는 우리를 자유롭게 하시려고 해방시켜 주셨습니다.
그러니 굳건히 서서 다시는 종살이의 멍에를 메지 마십시오.
13 형제 여러분, 여러분은 자유롭게 되라고 부르심을 받았습니다.
다만 그 자유를 육을 위하는 구실로 삼지 마십시오.
오히려 사랑으로 서로 섬기십시오.
14 사실 모든 율법은 한 계명으로 요약됩니다.
곧 “네 이웃을 너 자신처럼 사랑하여라.” 하신 계명입니다.
15 그러나 여러분이 서로 물어뜯고 잡아먹고 한다면,
서로가 파멸할 터이니 조심하십시오.
16 내 말은 이렇습니다. 성령의 인도에 따라 살아가십시오.
그러면 육의 욕망을 채우지 않게 될 것입니다.
17 육이 욕망하는 것은 성령을 거스르고,
성령께서 바라시는 것은 육을 거스릅니다.
이 둘은 서로 반대되기 때문에
여러분은 자기가 원하는 것을 할 수 없게 됩니다.
18 그러나 여러분이 성령의 인도를 받으면 율법 아래 있는 것이 아닙니다.

 

복음

루카 9,51-62
 51 하늘에 올라가실 때가 차자,

예수님께서는 예루살렘으로 가시려고 마음을 굳히셨다.
52 그래서 당신에 앞서 심부름꾼들을 보내셨다.
그들은 예수님을 모실 준비를 하려고 길을 떠나
사마리아인들의 한 마을로 들어갔다.
53 그러나 사마리아인들은 예수님을 맞아들이지 않았다.
그분께서 예루살렘으로 가시는 길이었기 때문이다.
54 야고보와 요한 제자가 그것을 보고,
“주님, 저희가 하늘에서 불을 불러 내려
저들을 불살라 버리기를 원하십니까?” 하고 물었다.
55 예수님께서는 돌아서서 그들을 꾸짖으셨다.
56 그리하여 그들은 다른 마을로 갔다.
57 그들이 길을 가는데 어떤 사람이 예수님께,
“어디로 가시든지 저는 스승님을 따르겠습니다.” 하고 말하였다.
58 그러자 예수님께서 그에게 말씀하셨다.
“여우들도 굴이 있고 하늘의 새들도 보금자리가 있지만,
사람의 아들은 머리를 기댈 곳조차 없다.”
59 예수님께서는 다른 사람에게 “나를 따라라.” 하고 이르셨다.
그러나 그는 “주님, 먼저 집에 가서
아버지의 장사를 지내게 허락해 주십시오.” 하고 말하였다.
60 예수님께서는 그에게,
“죽은 이들의 장사는 죽은 이들이 지내도록 내버려 두고,
너는 가서 하느님의 나라를 알려라.” 하고 말씀하셨다.
61 또 다른 사람이 “주님, 저는 주님을 따르겠습니다.
그러나 먼저 가족들에게 작별 인사를 하게 허락해 주십시오.” 하고 말하였다.
62 예수님께서 그에게 이르셨다.
“쟁기에 손을 대고 뒤를 돌아보는 자는 하느님 나라에 합당하지 않다.”

June 26, 2022
Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Daily Readings — Audio

Daily Reflections — Video

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Reading 1

1 Kgs 19:16b, 19-21

The LORD said to Elijah:

“You shall anoint Elisha, son of Shaphat of Abelmeholah,

as prophet to succeed you.”

 

Elijah set out and came upon Elisha, son of Shaphat,

as he was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen;

he was following the twelfth.

Elijah went over to him and threw his cloak over him.

Elisha left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said,

“Please, let me kiss my father and mother goodbye,

and I will follow you.”

Elijah answered, “Go back!

Have I done anything to you?”

Elisha left him, and taking the yoke of oxen, slaughtered them;

he used the plowing equipment for fuel to boil their flesh,

and gave it to his people to eat.

Then Elisha left and followed Elijah as his attendant.

 

Responsorial Psalm

Ps 16:1-2, 5, 7-8, 9-10, 11

R.     (cf. 5a) You are my inheritance, O Lord.

Keep me, O God, for in you I take refuge;

I say to the LORD, “My Lord are you.

O LORD, my allotted portion and my cup,

you it is who hold fast my lot.”

R.     You are my inheritance, O Lord.

I bless the LORD who counsels me;

even in the night my heart exhorts me.

I set the LORD ever before me;

with him at my right hand I shall not be disturbed.

R.     You are my inheritance, O Lord.

Therefore my heart is glad and my soul rejoices,

my body, too, abides in confidence

because you will not abandon my soul to the netherworld,

nor will you suffer your faithful one to undergo corruption.

R.     You are my inheritance, O Lord.

You will show me the path to life,

fullness of joys in your presence,

the delights at your right hand forever.

R.     You are my inheritance, O Lord.

 

 

Reading 2

Gal 5:1, 13-18

Brothers and sisters:

For freedom Christ set us free;

so stand firm and do not submit again to the yoke of slavery.

 

For you were called for freedom, brothers and sisters.

But do not use this freedom

as an opportunity for the flesh;

rather, serve one another through love.

For the whole law is fulfilled in one statement,

namely, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

But if you go on biting and devouring one another,

beware that you are not consumed by one another.

 

I say, then: live by the Spirit

and you will certainly not gratify the desire of the flesh.

For the flesh has desires against the Spirit,

and the Spirit against the flesh;

these are opposed to each other,

so that you may not do what you want.

But if you are guided by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

 

Gospel

Lk 9:51-62

When the days for Jesus’ being taken up were fulfilled,

he resolutely determined to journey to Jerusalem,

and he sent messengers ahead of him.

On the way they entered a Samaritan village

to prepare for his reception there,

but they would not welcome him

because the destination of his journey was Jerusalem.

When the disciples James and John saw this they asked,

“Lord, do you want us to call down fire from heaven

to consume them?”

Jesus turned and rebuked them, and they journeyed to another village.

 

As they were proceeding on their journey someone said to him,

“I will follow you wherever you go.”

Jesus answered him,

“Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests,

but the Son of Man has nowhere to rest his head.”

 

And to another he said, “Follow me.”

But he replied, “Lord, let me go first and bury my father.”

But he answered him, “Let the dead bury their dead.

But you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”

And another said, “I will follow you, Lord,

but first let me say farewell to my family at home.”

To him Jesus said, “No one who sets a hand to the plow

and looks to what was left behind is fit for the kingdom of God.”  

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 And to another he said, “Follow me. ”But he replied, “Lord, let me go first and bury my father.”

But he answered him, “Let the dead bury their dead. But you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” And another said, “I will follow you, Lord, but first let me say farewell to my family at home. ”To him Jesus said, “No one who sets a hand to the plow and looks to what was left behind is fit for the kingdom of God.”
- Luke

It’s a good thing that salvation is a gift rather than something we can earn or we’re all in trouble. Based on today’s reading from Luke, even the best people I know fail the standards Jesus sets, let alone us ordinary people.

The passage is frightening in demanding that we let the dead bury the dead and simply walk away from our families to follow Jesus.

I sympathize with the people who instead walked away from him. Who would want to follow someone so harsh? If this were my only encounter with Jesus, I wouldn’t be a Christian. Fortunately, it’s not.  

As I puzzled over what to make of this passage, I recalled a recent homily by the wise and wonderful Larry Gillick S.J. In it, he graded himself an F as a Christian or failing to live up to one of Jesus’s tougher commands (sorry, I forget which one). Fortunately, he reminded us, Jesus still loves us. Thank you, Fr. Gillick!

Maybe there’s hope even though I can’t think of anyone who is “fit for the kingdom of God” based on the criteria in today’s reading.

Despite this, the “A” student in me still asks what I can do to make the grade. Maybe our ordinary efforts will suffice even as Jesus challenges us to raise our standards. Unfortunately, it's shockingly easy to fail to meet even my own  modest standards.

Just hours before writing this reflection, I proved this during a trip to the grocery store. My local chain offers us a chance to donate our change to the food bank by pushing an “agree” button on the computer screen.

But I didn’t. Why? I’m still asking myself this since I would never miss the 75 cents and I donate regularly to the Food Bank.

Jesus asks his followers to abandon everything to proclaim the kingdom and I can’t even push a button on a screen to make a tiny donation to feed the hungry???  What’s wrong with me? It’s humbling.

Mea culpa!

So, Fr. Gillick, I stand with you in the “F” line as a “wanna be Christian” who trusts in God’s mercy and second chances. You’d better believe I’ll be touching that “agree” button from now on and sent a check for more than 75 cents to the Food Bank!

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PLOW-SHARE

“Elijah set out, and came upon Elisha, son of Shaphat, as he was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen.” —1 Kings 19:19

Elijah called Elisha to become his disciple while Elisha was plowing. This is not an insignificant detail. When Jesus called one of His disciples, He spoke of discipleship as putting one’s hands to the plow (Lk 9:62). Being a disciple is like plowing. Disciples have the power to break up hard ground and hard hearts in a hard, hardened, and hardening world. Without the disciples’ plowing, there won’t be much of a harvest, no matter how much seed is sown and no matter how much work is done.
Jesus, before His Ascension, commanded us to make disciples of all nations (Mt 28:19). This entire world needs to be plowed and then sown and harvested. We will never win the world for Christ until we plow the world for Christ. Therefore, Jesus’ disciples must start plowing and keep plowing without looking back, or they are unfit for the kingdom of God (Lk 9:62).
Plowing is hard work with hard ground, and the first field we must plow is the field of our own hardened hearts. Repent and plow! Prophesy and plow! Pray, preach, and plow! Work, suffer, and plow! Love, die, and plow! Be a disciple; make disciples; plow!

Prayer:  Father, as the sweat pours down my brow, may I plow and keep my eyes straight ahead, focused on You.

Promise:  “The flesh lusts against the Spirit and the Spirit against the flesh; the two are directly opposed.” —Gal 5:17

Praise:  “They killed Him, finally, hanging Him on a tree, only to have God raise Him up on the third day and grant that He be seen” (Acts 10:40). Praise the risen Jesus!

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 Are you surprised to see two of Jesus' disciples praying for the destruction of a Samaritan village? The Jews and Samaritans had been divided for centuries. Jewish pilgrims who passed through Samaritan territory were often treated badly and even assaulted. Jesus did the unthinkable for a Jew. He not only decided to travel through Samaritan territory at personal risk, but he also asked for hospitality in one of their villages!

Jesus faced rejection and abuse in order to reconcile us with God and one another
Jesus' offer of friendship was rebuffed. Is there any wonder that the disciples were indignant and felt justified in wanting to see retribution done to this village? Wouldn't you respond the same way? Jesus, however, rebukes his disciples for their lack of toleration. Jesus had "set his face toward Jerusalem" to die on a cross that Jew, Samaritan and Gentile might be reconciled with God and be united as one people in Christ.

Jesus seeks our highest good - friend and enemy alike
Tolerance is a much needed virtue today. But aren't we often tolerant for the wrong thing or for the wrong motive? Christian love seeks the highest good of both one's neighbor and one's enemy. When Abraham Lincoln was criticized for his courtesy and tolerance towards his enemies during the American Civil War, he responded: "Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?" How do you treat those who cross you and cause you trouble? Do you seek their good rather than their harm?

Jesus explains the cost of following as his disciple
Are you ready to follow the Lord Jesus wherever he may lead you? With the call the Lord gives the grace to respond and the strength to follow all the way to the end. Why does Jesus issue a challenge with the call? Jesus was utterly honest in telling people what it would cost to follow him. When a would-be disciple approached Jesus and said he was ready to follow, Jesus told him it would require sacrifice - the sacrifice of certain creaturely comforts. Jesus appealed to this man's heart and told him to detach himself from whatever might hold him back. Spiritual detachment is a necessary step for following the Lord. It frees us to give ourselves without reserve to the Lord and his service. While many of us may not need to give up the comfort of our own home and bed to follow Jesus, we, nonetheless, must be willing to part with anything that might stand in the way of doing God's will.

Don't let anything hold you back from following the Lord Jesus
Another would-be disciple said he would follow as soon as he had buried his father. What he meant by this expression was that he felt the need to return to his home to take care of his father through old age until he died. The third had no obligation to return home, but simply wanted to go back and say good-bye. Jesus surprised these would-be disciples with the stark truth that nothing should hinder us from following the Lord. Was Jesus being harsh and rude to his would-be followers? Not really. We are free to decide whether we will take the path which Jesus offers. But if we choose to go, then the Lord wants us to count the cost and choose for it freely.

Don't miss the good path God has set for you - it will lead to joy and freedom
What does the story of a plowman have to do with the journey? A plowman who looked back while plowing his field caused the line or furrow he cut into the soil to become crooked. One crooked line easily leads to another until the whole field is a mess. The plowman had to look straight ahead in order to keep the plow from going off course. Likewise, if we look back on what we have freely left behind to follow the Lord - whether that be some distraction, attachment, or sinful habit which leads us away from doing God's will - our path will likely diverge and we'll miss what God has for us.

Will you say "yes" to the Lord's call for your life?
The Gospel does not record the response from these three would-be disciples. We are only left with the question which Jesus intends for us as well. Are you ready to take the path which the Lord Jesus offers? His grace is sufficient and his love is strong. There is nothing greater we can do with our lives than to place them at the service of the Lord and Master of the universe. We cannot outmatch God in his generosity. Jesus promises that those who are willing to part with what is most dear to them for his sake "will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life" (Matthew 19:29). The Lord Jesus offers us a kingdom of lasting peace, unending joy, surpassing love, enduring friendship, and abundant life. Is there anything holding you back from pursuing the Lord and his will for you life?

Take, O Lord, and receive my entire liberty, my memory, my understanding, and my whole will. All that I am and all that I possess you have given me. I surrender it all to you to be disposed of according to your will. Give me only your love and your grace - with these I will be rich enough and will desire nothing more. (Prayer of Ignatius Loyola, 1491-1556)

Psalm 16:1-2,5,7-11

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."
5 The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot.
7 I bless the LORD who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart instructs me.
8 I keep the LORD always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my soul rejoices; my body also dwells secure.
10 For you do not give me up to Sheol, or let your godly one see the Pit.
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: Jesus' disciples must bear insult and suffering patiently, by Cyril of Alexandria (376-444 AD)

"It would be false to affirm that our Savior did not know what was about to happen, because he knows all things. He knew, of course, that the Samaritans would not receive his messengers. There can be no doubt of this. Why then did he command them to go before him? It was his custom to benefit diligently the holy apostles in every possible way, and because of this, it was his practice sometimes to test them... What was the purpose of this occurrence? He was going up to Jerusalem, as the time of his passion was already drawing near. He was about to endure the scorn of the Jews. He was about to be destroyed by the scribes and Pharisees and to suffer those things that they inflicted upon him when they went to accomplish all of violence and wicked boldness. He did not want them to be offended when they saw him suffering. He also wanted them to be patient and not to complain greatly, although people would treat them rudely. He, so to speak, made the Samaritans' hatred a preparatory exercise in the matter. They had not received the messengers... For their benefit, he rebuked the disciples and gently restrained the sharpness of their wrath, not permitting them to grumble violently against those who sinned. He rather persuaded them to be patient and to cherish a mind that is unmovable by anything like this."(excerpt from COMMENTARY ON LUKE, HOMILY 56)

  

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