2022 6월 29일 성 베드로와 성 바오로 사도 대축일
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제1독서
<이제야 참으로 알았다. 주님께서 헤로데의 손에서 나를 빼내어 주셨다.>
사도행전.12,1-11
그 무렵 1 헤로데 임금이 교회에 속한 몇몇 사람을 해치려고 손을 뻗쳤다.
2 그는 먼저 요한의 형 야고보를 칼로 쳐 죽이게 하고서,
3 유다인들이 그 일로 좋아하는 것을 보고 베드로도 잡아들이게 하였다.
때는 무교절 기간이었다.
4 그는 베드로를 붙잡아 감옥에 가두고
네 명씩 짠 네 개의 경비조에 맡겨 지키게 하였다.
파스카 축제가 끝나면 그를 백성 앞으로 끌어낼 작정이었던 것이다.
5 그리하여 베드로는 감옥에 갇히고 교회는 그를 위하여 끊임없이 기도하였다.
6 헤로데가 베드로를 끌어내려고 하던 그 전날 밤,
베드로는 두 개의 쇠사슬에 묶인 채 두 군사 사이에서 잠을 자고 있었고,
문 앞에서는 파수병들이 감옥을 지키고 있었다.
7 그런데 갑자기 주님의 천사가 나타나더니 감방에 빛이 비치는 것이었다.
천사는 베드로의 옆구리를 두드려 깨우면서,
“빨리 일어나라.” 하고 말하였다.
그러자 그의 손에서 쇠사슬이 떨어져 나갔다.
8 천사가 베드로에게 “허리띠를 매고 신을 신어라.” 하고 이르니
베드로가 그렇게 하였다.
천사가 또 베드로에게 “겉옷을 입고 나를 따라라.” 하고 말하였다.
9 베드로는 따라 나가면서도,
천사가 일으키는 그 일이 실제인 줄 모르고 환시를 보는 것이려니 생각하였다.
10 그들이 첫째 초소와 둘째 초소를 지나 성안으로 통하는 쇠문 앞에 다다르자,
문이 앞에서 저절로 열렸다.
그래서 밖으로 나가 어떤 거리를 따라 내려갔는데,
천사가 갑자기 그에게서 사라져 버렸다.
11 그제야 베드로가 정신이 들어 이렇게 말하였다.
“이제야 참으로 알았다.
주님께서 당신의 천사를 보내시어 헤로데의 손에서,
유다 백성이 바라던 그 모든 것에서 나를 빼내어 주셨다.”
제2독서
<이제는 의로움의 화관이 나를 위하여 마련되어 있습니다.>
티모테오 2서 4,6-8.17-18
사랑하는 그대여,
6 나는 이미 하느님께 올리는 포도주로 바쳐지고 있습니다.
내가 이 세상을 떠날 때가 다가온 것입니다.
7 나는 훌륭히 싸웠고 달릴 길을 다 달렸으며 믿음을 지켰습니다.
8 이제는 의로움의 화관이 나를 위하여 마련되어 있습니다.
의로운 심판관이신 주님께서 그날에 그것을 나에게 주실 것입니다.
나만이 아니라,
그분께서 나타나시기를 애타게 기다린 모든 사람에게도 주실 것입니다.
17 주님께서는 내 곁에 계시면서 나를 굳세게 해 주셨습니다.
나를 통하여 복음 선포가 완수되고
모든 민족들이 그것을 듣게 하시려는 것이었습니다.
그리고 나는 사자의 입에서 구출되었습니다.
18 주님께서는 앞으로도 나를 모든 악행에서 구출하시고,
하늘에 있는 당신 나라에 들어갈 수 있게 구원해 주실 것입니다.
그분께 영광이 영원무궁하기를 빕니다. 아멘.
복음
마태오 16,13-19
<너는 베드로이다. 나는 너에게 하늘 나라의 열쇠를 주겠다.>
예수님께서 카이사리아 필리피 지방에 다다르시자 제자들에게,
“사람의 아들을 누구라고들 하느냐?” 하고 물으셨다.
14 제자들이 대답하였다. “세례자 요한이라고 합니다.
그러나 어떤 이들은 엘리야라 하고,
또 어떤 이들은 예레미야나 예언자 가운데 한 분이라고 합니다.”
15 예수님께서 “그러면 너희는 나를 누구라고 하느냐?” 하고 물으시자,
16 시몬 베드로가 “스승님은 살아 계신 하느님의 아드님 그리스도이십니다.”
하고 대답하였다.
17 그러자 예수님께서 그에게 이르셨다.
“시몬 바르요나야, 너는 행복하다! 살과 피가 아니라
하늘에 계신 내 아버지께서 그것을 너에게 알려 주셨기 때문이다.
18 나 또한 너에게 말한다. 너는 베드로이다.
내가 이 반석 위에 내 교회를 세울 터인즉,
저승의 세력도 그것을 이기지 못할 것이다.
19 또 나는 너에게 하늘 나라의 열쇠를 주겠다.
그러니 네가 무엇이든지 땅에서 매면 하늘에서도 매일 것이고,
네가 무엇이든지 땅에서 풀면 하늘에서도 풀릴 것이다.”
June 29, 2022
Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles
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Reading 1
In those days, King Herod laid hands upon some members of the Church to harm them.
He had James, the brother of John, killed by the sword,
and when he saw that this was pleasing to the Jews
he proceeded to arrest Peter also.
–It was the feast of Unleavened Bread.–
He had him taken into custody and put in prison
under the guard of four squads of four soldiers each.
He intended to bring him before the people after Passover.
Peter thus was being kept in prison,
but prayer by the Church was fervently being made
to God on his behalf.
On the very night before Herod was to bring him to trial,
Peter, secured by double chains,
was sleeping between two soldiers,
while outside the door guards kept watch on the prison.
Suddenly the angel of the Lord stood by him
and a light shone in the cell.
He tapped Peter on the side and awakened him, saying,
“Get up quickly.”
The chains fell from his wrists.
The angel said to him, “Put on your belt and your sandals.”
He did so.
Then he said to him, “Put on your cloak and follow me.”
So he followed him out,
not realizing that what was happening through the angel was real;
he thought he was seeing a vision.
They passed the first guard, then the second,
and came to the iron gate leading out to the city,
which opened for them by itself.
They emerged and made their way down an alley,
and suddenly the angel left him.
Then Peter recovered his senses and said,
“Now I know for certain
that the Lord sent his angel
and rescued me from the hand of Herod
and from all that the Jewish people had been expecting.”
R. (5) The angel of the Lord will rescue those who fear him.
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 angel of the Lord will rescue those who fear him.
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 angel of the Lord will rescue those who fear him.
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 angel of the Lord will rescue those who fear him.
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 angel of the Lord will rescue those who fear him.
I, Paul, am already being poured out like a libation,
and the time of my departure is at hand.
I have competed well; I have finished the race;
I have kept the faith.
From now on the crown of righteousness awaits me,
which the Lord, the just judge,
will award to me on that day, and not only to me,
but to all who have longed for his appearance.
The Lord stood by me and gave me strength,
so that through me the proclamation might be completed
and all the Gentiles might hear it.
And I was rescued from the lion’s mouth.
The Lord will rescue me from every evil threat
and will bring me safe to his heavenly Kingdom.
To him be glory forever and ever. Amen.
When Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippi
he asked his disciples,
“Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”
They replied, “Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah,
still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”
Simon Peter said in reply,
“You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
Jesus said to him in reply, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah.
For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father.
And so I say to you, you are Peter,
and upon this rock I will build my Church,
and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it.
I will give you the keys to the Kingdom of heaven.
Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven;
and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven
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Before I write my reflections, I usually read the scriptures several times to see if anything is speaking to me. Often it takes a number of times before a theme emerges. And then, occasionally like today, it leaps out at me. I had just come home from burying my father and was at loose ends. I thought going over these readings was one thing I could realistically do. I was amazed to see that today’s reading from St. Paul was the exact one we had just used at my father’s funeral.
At the end, my dad fought so hard to stay alive. When I asked what he was afraid of, he replied, “I’m afraid Jesus won’t accept a jack-ass like me in heaven.” I so wish my father could have heard all the incredible stories people told me at his wake. The funeral home personnel said they had never seen so many people at a 90-year old’s wake. People started lining up to visit at 3:40 pm and didn’t let up until the service started at 6 pm.
My father died on Ascension Thursday. The reflection on that day from St. Aelred of Rievaulx in “Give Us This Day” summed up how my dad strived to live his life. “We ought….to raise our hearts from the physical senses and take up the ‘bright weapons of obedience’ [Rule of Benedict Prol.3]….our obedience ought to be on the mountain of charity, so that whatever we do, we do for the love of God.”
After numerous jobs, my father found his career in social work. It was surprising to see how many of his former co-workers showed up. He retired after 25 years from the Veterans’ Administration Hospital in the 1990s. As a young, newly minted social worker, Jane told me how patient my father was at teaching her the ropes. She said the most important advice my dad gave her was: "Don’t accept the first “no.” You have to fight for our guys the way they fought for us.” Another shared that my father could have gotten promotions, but “he just could not abide unfairness. If your dad would have just kept his mouth shut, he would have gotten promotions.”
Then there were the people who told stories about how he quietly helped them by bringing them food and/or encouraging them. “Your dad always remembered my name and that meant so much to me.” Or “Your dad was one of my few white co-workers who always spoke to me in the 1950s.” Or “Your dad would call and tell me that I was in a rough patch, but that it would get better soon. His support gave me hope to keep going.”
While my dad could be difficult at times, I believe he “competed well” and “kept the faith” as St. Paul wrote in today’s second reading. My dad’s strength came from God so he could often ‘be obedient to charity.’ May that be true for all of us.
The last thing I wonder about my dad is if he is still arguing with St. Peter about whether or not he should be admitted!
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Before I write my reflections, I usually read the scriptures several times to see if anything is speaking to me. Often it takes a number of times before a theme emerges. And then, occasionally like today, it leaps out at me. I had just come home from burying my father and was at loose ends. I thought going over these readings was one thing I could realistically do. I was amazed to see that today’s reading from St. Paul was the exact one we had just used at my father’s funeral.
At the end, my dad fought so hard to stay alive. When I asked what he was afraid of, he replied, “I’m afraid Jesus won’t accept a jack-ass like me in heaven.” I so wish my father could have heard all the incredible stories people told me at his wake. The funeral home personnel said they had never seen so many people at a 90-year old’s wake. People started lining up to visit at 3:40 pm and didn’t let up until the service started at 6 pm.
My father died on Ascension Thursday. The reflection on that day from St. Aelred of Rievaulx in “Give Us This Day” summed up how my dad strived to live his life. “We ought….to raise our hearts from the physical senses and take up the ‘bright weapons of obedience’ [Rule of Benedict Prol.3]….our obedience ought to be on the mountain of charity, so that whatever we do, we do for the love of God.”
After numerous jobs, my father found his career in social work. It was surprising to see how many of his former co-workers showed up. He retired after 25 years from the Veterans’ Administration Hospital in the 1990s. As a young, newly minted social worker, Jane told me how patient my father was at teaching her the ropes. She said the most important advice my dad gave her was: "Don’t accept the first “no.” You have to fight for our guys the way they fought for us.” Another shared that my father could have gotten promotions, but “he just could not abide unfairness. If your dad would have just kept his mouth shut, he would have gotten promotions.”
Then there were the people who told stories about how he quietly helped them by bringing them food and/or encouraging them. “Your dad always remembered my name and that meant so much to me.” Or “Your dad was one of my few white co-workers who always spoke to me in the 1950s.” Or “Your dad would call and tell me that I was in a rough patch, but that it would get better soon. His support gave me hope to keep going.”
While my dad could be difficult at times, I believe he “competed well” and “kept the faith” as St. Paul wrote in today’s second reading. My dad’s strength came from God so he could often ‘be obedient to charity.’ May that be true for all of us.
The last thing I wonder about my dad is if he is still arguing with St. Peter about whether or not he should be admitted!
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Do you ever feel driven by forces beyond your strength? Two men who were possessed and driven mad by the force of many evil spirits found refuge in the one person who could set them free. Both Mark and Luke in their Gospel accounts of this incident describe this demonic force as a legion (Mark 5:9 and Luke 8:30). A legion is no small force but an army 6,000 strong! For the people of Palestine who were often hemmed in by occupied forces, a legion - whether human or supernatural - struck terror! Legions at their wildest committed unmentionable atrocities. Our age has also witnessed untold crimes and mass destruction at the hands of possessed rulers and their armies.
No force can withstand Christ's power and authority
What is more remarkable - the destructive force of these driven and possessed men, or their bended knee at Jesus' feet imploring mercy and release (Luke 8:28)? God's word reminds us that no destructive force can keep anyone from the peace and safety which God offers to those who seek his help. A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand; but it will not come near you. ..Because you have made the Lord your refuge, the Most High your habitation (Psalm 91:7,9).
Jesus took pity on these men who were overtaken by a legion of evil spirits. The destructive force of these demons is evident for all who can see as they flee and destroy a herd of swine. After Jesus freed the demoniacs the whole city came out to meet him. No one had demonstrated such power and authority against the forces of Satan as Jesus did. They feared Jesus as a result and begged him to leave them. Why would they not want Jesus to stay? Perhaps the price for such liberation from the power of evil and sin was more than they wanted to pay.
Jesus will free us from anything that binds us
The Lord Jesus is ready and willing to free us from anything that binds us and that keeps us from the love of God. Are you willing to part with anything that might keep you from his love and saving power?
Lord Jesus, unbind me that I may love you wholly and walk in the freedom of your way of love and holiness. May there be nothing which keeps me from the joy of living in your presence.
Psalm 34:6-12
6 This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of 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!
9 O fear the LORD, you his saints, for those who fear him have no want!
10 The young lions suffer want and hunger; but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.
11 Come, O sons, listen to me, I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
12 What man is there who desires life, and covets many days, that he may enjoy good?
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: Christ is triumphant over the forces of demons, by Peter Chrysologus (400-450 AD)
"[Jesus] said to them, 'Go!' The foul-smelling animals are delivered up, not at the will of the demons but to show how savage the demons can become against humans. They ardently seek to destroy and dispossess all that is, acts, moves and lives. They seek the death of people. The ancient enmity of deep-rooted wrath and malice is in store for the human race. Demons do not give up easily unless they are forcibly overcome. They are doing the harm they are ordered to do. Therefore the foul-smelling animals are delivered up that it may be made clear to the demons that they have permission to enter the swine but not to enter humans. It is by our vices that we empower them to do harm. Similarly, by our power of faith we tread on the necks of demons. They become subject to us under Christ who is triumphant." (excerpt from SERMONS 16.8)
[Peter Chrysologus (400-450 AD) was a renowned preacher and bishop of Ravena in the 5th century]
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