July 4, 2022Monday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time

 2022년 7월 4일 연중 제14주간 월요일 



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제1독서

호세아 예언서 2,16.17ㄷ-18.21-22
 주님께서 이렇게 말씀하신다.

16 “이제 나는 그 여자를 달래어 광야로 데리고 가서 다정히 말하리라.
17 거기에서 그 여자는 젊을 때처럼, 이집트 땅에서 올라올 때처럼 응답하리라.
18 주님의 말씀이다. 그날에는 네가 더 이상 나를
‘내 바알!’이라 부르지 않고 ‘내 남편!’이라 부르리라.
21 나는 너를 영원히 아내로 삼으리라.
정의와 공정으로써 신의와 자비로써 너를 아내로 삼으리라.
22 또 진실로써 너를 아내로 삼으리니 그러면 네가 주님을 알게 되리라.”

복음

마태오. 9,18-26
 18 예수님께서 말씀을 하고 계실 때,

한 회당장이 와서 예수님께 엎드려 절하며, “제 딸이 방금 죽었습니다.
그러나 가셔서 아이에게 손을 얹으시면 살아날 것입니다.” 하고 말하였다.
19 예수님께서는 일어나시어 제자들과 함께 그를 따라가셨다.
20 그때에 열두 해 동안 혈루증을 앓는 여자가 예수님 뒤로 다가가,
그분의 옷자락 술에 손을 대었다.
21 그는 속으로 ‘내가 저분의 옷에 손을 대기만 하여도 구원을 받겠지.’ 하고
생각하였던 것이다.
22 예수님께서 돌아서시어 그 여자를 보시며 이르셨다.
“딸아, 용기를 내어라. 네 믿음이 너를 구원하였다.”
바로 그때에 그 부인은 구원을 받았다.
23 예수님께서 회당장의 집에 이르시어
피리를 부는 이들과 소란을 피우는 군중을 보시고,
24 “물러들 가거라. 저 소녀는 죽은 것이 아니라 자고 있다.” 하고 말씀하셨다.
그들은 예수님을 비웃었다.
25 군중이 쫓겨난 뒤에 예수님께서 안으로 들어가시어
소녀의 손을 잡으셨다. 그러자 소녀가 일어났다.
26 그 소문이 그 지방에 두루 퍼졌다.

July 4, 2022
Monday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time  

Daily Readings — Audio

Daily Reflections — Video

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Reading 1

Hos 2:16, 17c-18, 21-22

Thus says the LORD:
I will allure her;
I will lead her into the desert
and speak to her heart.
She shall respond there as in the days of her youth,
when she came up from the land of Egypt.

On that day, says the LORD,
She shall call me "My husband,"
and never again "My baal."

I will espouse you to me forever:
I will espouse you in right and in justice,
in love and in mercy;
I will espouse you in fidelity,
and you shall know the LORD.

Responsorial Psalm

Ps 145:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9

R. (8a) The Lord is gracious and merciful.
Every day will I bless you,
and I will praise your name forever and ever.
Great is the LORD and highly to be praised;
his greatness is unsearchable.
R. The Lord is gracious and merciful.
Generation after generation praises your works
and proclaims your might.
They speak of the splendor of your glorious majesty
and tell of your wondrous works. 
R. The Lord is gracious and merciful.
They discourse of the power of your terrible deeds
and declare your greatness.
They publish the fame of your abundant goodness
and joyfully sing of your justice. 
R. The Lord is gracious and merciful.
The LORD is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger and of great kindness.
The LORD is good to all
and compassionate toward all his works.
R. The Lord is gracious and merciful.

Gospel

Mt 9:18-26

While Jesus was speaking, an official came forward,
knelt down before him, and said,
"My daughter has just died.
But come, lay your hand on her, and she will live."
Jesus rose and followed him, and so did his disciples.
A woman suffering hemorrhages for twelve years came up behind him
and touched the tassel on his cloak.
She said to herself, "If only I can touch his cloak, I shall be cured."
Jesus turned around and saw her, and said,
"Courage, daughter! Your faith has saved you."
And from that hour the woman was cured.

When Jesus arrived at the official's house
and saw the flute players and the crowd who were making a commotion,
he said, "Go away! The girl is not dead but sleeping."
And they ridiculed him.
When the crowd was put out, he came and took her by the hand,
and the little girl arose.
And news of this spread throughout all that land.

 

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 The gospel writer, Matthew, offers us a brief snapshot of two individuals who encounter Jesus.  An official’s daughter’s life is restored, and a woman suffering for many years is healed.  Both come to Jesus with an expectation that he will act generously upon their requests, implying they know something about his ministry.  They trust that He will restore what is most important to them by performing “big miracles.”  What Matthew does not share is what happens next.  Does the official and woman become followers of Jesus?  Do they offer compensation or another type of support for his ministry?  How are their lives changed, and what might be the outward signs that attest to the impact of Jesus’ unconditional love and compassion for them? 

Reflecting on this reading, I want to believe that I will be a different person if Jesus restores my child’s life or heals me of an incurable illness.  Out of gratitude for such “big miracles,” the busyness of day-to-day living will no longer consume me.  Instead, I will focus on sharing the “good news,” being generous with anyone in need, and accepting and loving everyone I encounter.

In reality, God’s “big miracles” happen every day and everywhere in everyone’s life.  God’s over-flowing generosity for humanity begins with the creation story, is proclaimed by the Psalmist (The Lord is good to all and compassionate to all His works, Ps. 145: 9) and brought to fullness in the ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.  Big miracles are in a beautiful sunrise, songbirds greeting the day, rain, and the ordinariness of living.   All these, and so many more that go unseen and unacknowledged, are expressions of God’s love – daily “big miracles.”

St. Ignatius teaches us that gratitude is the foundation of the spiritual life, a life for God and others.  God’s grace keeps my world safe and provides what I need to live fully and grow my relationship with  God.  I should not wait until I experience what I consider a “big miracle” before I begin thanking God for all I am and have – the daily miracles that I sometimes overlook. 

The stories of the official and woman are important to Matthew’s audience, perhaps not because they are unique but because they are examples of how God acts with overflowing generosity and love for His creation.  Matthew may have left out what comes next to free us to imagine how life is changed once we encounter Jesus and recognize that the Lord is gracious and merciful (Ps 145:8).

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BOLD, EXPECTANT FAITH

“Your faith has restored you to health.” —Matthew 9:22

Both healings in today’s Gospel passage display an astounding boldness. Both Jairus and the woman with the hemorrhage thought big; they believed big. Jairus asked Jesus to raise his daughter from the dead (Mt 9:18). The woman believed that merely touching Jesus, without bothering Him by engaging Him in conversation, would bring her healing (Mt 9:21).

Jesus was evidently pleased at their bold, expectant faith. To the woman, Jesus said: “Your faith has restored you to health” (Mt 9:22). Jairus said: “My daughter has just died. Please come and lay Your hand on her and she will come back to life” (Mt 9:18). Jairus knew his daughter was dead, yet he asked in great faith. “Jesus stood up and followed” Jairus (Mt 9:19). Jesus is ready to respond to such expectant faith.

The apostles and disciples were being threatened and persecuted. They gathered together and prayed in bold, expectant, and trusting faith. “The place where they were gathered shook as they prayed. They were filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak God’s word with confidence” (Acts 4:31).

In one instance when a man had a son who was possessed by a demon, the man said to Jesus: “If You can...” Jesus immediately responded: “ ‘If you can’? Everything is possible to a man who trusts” (Mk 9:23). Are you unsure of Jesus’ power and love? Respond as that man did: “I do believe! Help my lack of trust!” (Mk 9:24)

Prayer:  Lord, “increase our faith” (Lk 17:5).

Promise:  “I will espouse you to Me forever.” —Hos 2:21

Praise:  Obeying the Lord in regard to fasting, Carol saw a new outpouring of the Spirit in her life.

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  Do you take your troubles to the Lord with expectant faith and confidence in his help? People in desperate or helpless circumstances were not disappointed when they sought Jesus out. What drew them to Jesus? Was it hope for a miracle or a word of comfort in their affliction? What did the elderly woman who had suffered greatly for twelve years expect Jesus to do for her? And what did a grieving father expect Jesus to do about his lost beloved daughter?

Words of hope directed to God
Jesus gave hope where there seemed to be no human cause for it because his hope was directed to God. He spoke words of hope to the woman (Take heart, daughter!) to ignite the spark of faith in her (your faith has made you well!). And he also gave divine hope to a father who had just lost a beloved child.

It took considerable courage and risk for the ruler of a synagogue to openly go to Jesus and to invite the scorn of his neighbors and kin. Even the hired mourners laughed at him in scorn. Their grief was devoid of any hope. Nonetheless, Jesus took the girl by the hand and delivered her from the grasp of death. In both instances we see Jesus' personal concern for the needs of others and his readiness to heal and restore life.

The infinite love of God
In Jesus we see the infinite love of God extending to each and every individual as he gives freely and wholly of himself to each person he meets. Do you approach the Lord with confident expectation that he will hear your request and act?

Lord Jesus, you love each of us individually with a unique and personal love. Touch my life with your saving power, heal and restore me to fullness of life. Help me to give wholly of myself in loving service to others.

Psalm 145:2-9

2 Every day I will bless you, and praise your name for ever and ever.
3 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised, and his greatness is unsearchable.
4 One generation shall laud your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts.
5 On the glorious splendor of your majesty, and on your wondrous works, I will meditate.
6 Men shall proclaim the might of your awesome acts, and I will declare your greatness.
7 They shall pour forth the fame of your abundant goodness, and shall sing aloud of your righteousness.
8 The LORD is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
9 The LORD is good to all, and his compassion is over all that he has made.

Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: Daughter, your faith has made you well, by John Chrysostom (347-407 AD)

"So what did Messiah do? He did not let her go unnoticed but led her into the center of attention and made her visible. He had many reasons for doing this. Some might imagine that 'he did this merely for love of glory - otherwise why would he not allow her to remain concealed?' But what are they proposing who might say this? That he should keep her silent, that he should ignore her need, and thereby pass up miracles too numerous to mention, all because he is in love with glory? What an unholy thought, inspired by the most unholy one of all."

"What then is his intention in bringing her forward? First, Jesus puts an end to her fear. He does not want her to remain trapped in dread. He gives no cause for her conscience to be harmed, as if she had stolen the gift. Second, he corrects her assumption that she has no right to be seen. Third, he makes her faith an exhibit to all. He encourages the others to emulate her faith. Fourth, his subduing the fountains of her hemorrhage was another sign of his knowledge of all things. And finally, do you remember the ruler of the synagogue? He was at the point of despair, of utter ruin. Jesus is indirectly admonishing him by what he says to the woman." (excerpt from the THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW, HOMILY 31.2)

  

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