2022년 8월 9일 연중 제19주간 화요일
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제1독서
에제키엘 예언서. 2,8─3,4
주님께서 이렇게 말씀하신다.
8 “너 사람의 아들아, 내가 너에게 하는 말을 들어라.
저 반항의 집안처럼 반항하는 자가 되지 마라.
그리고 입을 벌려 내가 너에게 주는 것을 받아먹어라.”
9 그래서 내가 바라보니, 손 하나가 나에게 뻗쳐 있는데,
거기에는 두루마리 하나가 놓여 있었다.
10 그분께서 그것을 내 앞에 펴 보이시는데, 앞뒤로 글이 적혀 있었다.
거기에는 비탄과 탄식과 한숨이 적혀 있었다.
3,1 그분께서 또 나에게 말씀하셨다.
“사람의 아들아, 네가 보는 것을 받아먹어라.
이 두루마리를 먹고, 가서 이스라엘 집안에게 말하여라.”
2 그래서 내가 입을 벌리자 그분께서 그 두루마리를 입에 넣어 주시며,
3 나에게 말씀하셨다. “사람의 아들아,
내가 너에게 주는 이 두루마리로 배를 불리고 속을 채워라.”
그리하여 내가 그것을 먹으니 꿀처럼 입에 달았다.
4 그분께서 다시 나에게 말씀하셨다.
“사람의 아들아, 이스라엘 집안에게 가서 그들에게 내 말을 전하여라.”
복음
마태오. 18,1-5.10.12-14
1 그때에 제자들이 예수님께 다가와,
“하늘 나라에서는 누가 가장 큰 사람입니까?” 하고 물었다.
2 그러자 예수님께서 어린이 하나를 불러 그들 가운데에 세우시고 3 이르셨다.
“내가 진실로 너희에게 말한다.
너희가 회개하여 어린이처럼 되지 않으면, 결코 하늘 나라에 들어가지 못한다.
4 그러므로 누구든지 이 어린이처럼 자신을 낮추는 이가
하늘 나라에서 가장 큰 사람이다.
5 또 누구든지 이런 어린이 하나를 내 이름으로 받아들이면
나를 받아들이는 것이다.
10 너희는 이 작은 이들 가운데 하나라도 업신여기지 않도록 주의하여라.
내가 너희에게 말한다.
하늘에서 그들의 천사들이 하늘에 계신 내 아버지의 얼굴을 늘 보고 있다.
12 너희는 어떻게 생각하느냐?
어떤 사람에게 양 백 마리가 있는데 그 가운데 한 마리가 길을 잃으면,
아흔아홉 마리를 산에 남겨 둔 채 길 잃은 양을 찾아 나서지 않느냐?
13 그가 양을 찾게 되면, 내가 진실로 너희에게 말하는데,
길을 잃지 않은 아흔아홉 마리보다 그 한 마리를 두고 더 기뻐한다.
14 이와 같이 이 작은 이들 가운데 하나라도 잃어버리는 것은
하늘에 계신 너희 아버지의 뜻이 아니다.”
August 9, 2022
Tuesday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time
Daily Mass : https://www.youtube.com/c/EWTNcatholictv
Reading 1
Ez 2:8—3:4
The Lord GOD said to me:
As for you, son of man, obey me when I speak to you:
be not rebellious like this house of rebellion,
but open your mouth and eat what I shall give you.
It was then I saw a hand stretched out to me,
in which was a written scroll which he unrolled before me.
It was covered with writing front and back,
and written on it was:
Lamentation and wailing and woe!
He said to me: Son of man, eat what is before you;
eat this scroll, then go, speak to the house of Israel.
So I opened my mouth and he gave me the scroll to eat.
Son of man, he then said to me,
feed your belly and fill your stomach
with this scroll I am giving you.
I ate it, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth.
He said: Son of man, go now to the house of Israel,
and speak my words to them.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 119:14, 24, 72, 103, 111, 131
R. (103a) How sweet to my taste is your promise!
In the way of your decrees I rejoice,
as much as in all riches.
R. How sweet to my taste is your promise!
Yes, your decrees are my delight;
they are my counselors.
R. How sweet to my taste is your promise!
The law of your mouth is to me more precious
than thousands of gold and silver pieces.
R. How sweet to my taste is your promise!
How sweet to my palate are your promises,
sweeter than honey to my mouth!
R. How sweet to my taste is your promise!
Your decrees are my inheritance forever;
the joy of my heart they are.
R. How sweet to my taste is your promise!
I gasp with open mouth,
in my yearning for your commands.
R. How sweet to my taste is your promise!
Gospel
Mt 18:1-5, 10, 12-14
The disciples approached Jesus and said,
“Who is the greatest in the Kingdom of heaven?”
He called a child over, placed it in their midst, and said,
“Amen, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children,
you will not enter the Kingdom of heaven.
Whoever becomes humble like this child
is the greatest in the Kingdom of heaven.
And whoever receives one child such as this in my name receives me.
“See that you do not despise one of these little ones,
for I say to you that their angels in heaven
always look upon the face of my heavenly Father.
What is your opinion?
If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray,
will he not leave the ninety-nine in the hills
and go in search of the stray?
And if he finds it, amen, I say to you, he rejoices more over it
than over the ninety-nine that did not stray.
In just the same way, it is not the will of your heavenly Father
that one of these little ones be lost.”
http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/daily.html
Children have always been a source of delight and wonder to me. As a girl, I loved to ‘babysit’ and as a mother, I loved being with my young sons as they found joy in every day. For many years, I’ve been quite intentional about reinforcing and showing my regard for young children that I see in public; most often accompanied by an adult or older child, I will look first to the face of the child, smile and wave in a childish fashion, and watch their faces (usually!) light up at being acknowledged. The other morning, a neighbor child walked to the car with his father, beneath my open window. His cheerful chatter immediately lit my smile and lifted my spirits – such is the power of pure innocence and an as-yet unsullied trust in the world.
Today’s reading reminded me why my very natural affection for children is just, well, TRUE and RIGHT. Jesus loves the little children… all of the children of the world… red and yellow, black and white… they are precious in his sight… Jesus loves the little children of the world! It caused me to recall with love my Grandmother, who showed nothing but pure love and respect for all of her 24 grandchildren. Grandma Alice expressed her faith and her love of Jesus in her treatment of us – never lording over but rather, as the Gospel reading from Matthew suggests, becoming humble and receiving each of us as a gift from God. The memory has deeply moved me in its revelation that my current practice is not unique in the world; it is mimicry of (and I hope a tribute to!) Grandma’s loving behavior.
Jesus called us to love our neighbors as ourselves and, in this reading, to humble ourselves and become like children. I don’t believe he is asking that we forego the responsibilities and seriousness that accompany adulthood. But I do believe that he is imploring us to not become so cynical and sinful that we can no longer engage with and appreciate God’s creation through the innocent, trusting and joyful eyes of a child.
Jesus is also asking us, through his parable of the shepherd, to never give up on our ‘strays’ – those around us, young and old alike – who venture away from their faith. God doesn't desire that anyone be lost, and it is our charge to remain hopeful, trusting, and joyful in our faith so as to inspire others and find our place in God's Kingdom.
I hope for you that you see the smile, hear the singing, or experience the joy of a child today – and that when you do, you are reminded that Jesus has given you permission - in fact, has invited you! – to join in. God bless you!
Kimberly wrote this reflection on these readiangs in 2018.
http://www.presentationministries.com/obob/obob.asp
“TASTE AND SEE” (PS 34:9)
“Be not rebellious like this house of rebellion, but open your mouth and eat what I shall give you.” —Ezekiel 2:8
Picture a baby in a highchair. No matter what the parents do, the baby refuses to eat, shutting its mouth. That is the picture of many Christians today. We Christians are spiritually anorexic. We refuse to eat what God gives us because we are stuffed with the things the world has brainwashed us into eating (see Prv 13:19). The food of the “feel-good culture,” materialism and consumerism, is much more appetizing to us than God’s scroll with “lamentation and wailing and woe” written all over it (Ez 2:10).
However, the Lord is commanding us to repent of our eating habits and of anorexia. He commands: “Be as eager for milk as newborn babies — pure milk of the Spirit to make you grow unto salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good” (1 Pt 2:2-3). The Lord warns us: “Not on bread alone is man to live but on every utterance that comes from the mouth of God” (Mt 4:4; Dt 8:3). He commands: “Take this and eat it...this is My body” (Mt 26:26).
Eat what God puts before you, and don’t take candy from strangers. “Taste and see how good the Lord is; happy the man who takes refuge in Him” (Ps 34:9).
Prayer: Father, may I eat right.
Promise: “How sweet to my palate are Your promises, sweeter than honey to my mouth!” —Ps 119:103
Praise: St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross was a Polish Jew who converted to Catholicism in her early twenties. She joined the Carmelites and was moved to the Netherlands where she and her sister were arrested by the Nazis. They were killed in a gas chamber in Auschwitz on August 9, 1942.
http://dailyscripture.servantsoftheword.org/readings/
Are you surprised to see the disciples discussing with Jesus who is the greatest? Don't we do the same thing? The appetite for glory and greatness seems to be inbred in us. Who doesn't cherish the ambition to be "somebody" whom others admire rather than a "nobody"? Even the Psalms speak about the glory God has destined for us. You have made them a little lower than God, and crowned them with glory and honor (Psalm 8:5).
Whose glory do you seek?
Jesus made a dramatic gesture by placing a child next to himself to show his disciples who really is the greatest in the kingdom of God. What can a little child possibly teach us about greatness? Children in the ancient world had no rights, position, or privileges of their own. They were socially at the "bottom of the rung" and at the service of their parents, much like the household staff and domestic servants. What is the significance of Jesus' gesture? Jesus elevated a little child in the presence of his disciples by placing the child in a privileged position of honor at his right side. It is customary, even today, to seat the guest of honor at the right side of the host.
The lowly of heart empty themselves of pride
Who is the greatest in God's kingdom? The one who is humble and lowly of heart - who instead of asserting their rights willingly empty themselves of pride and self-seeking glory by taking the lowly position of a servant and child before God. The simple of heart know that they belong to God - he is their father, teacher, and provider - the one who shows them the way of peace, joy, and life everlasting. They are content to recognize their total dependence on God who is the source of all goodness and every good gift.
Jesus restores us to the people he has made holy
What does Jesus' story about a lost sheep tell us about God and his kingdom? Shepherds normally counted their sheep at the end of the day to make sure all were accounted for. Since sheep by their very nature are very social, an isolated sheep can quickly become bewildered and even neurotic. The shepherd's grief and anxiety is turned to joy when he finds the lost sheep and restores it to the fold. What was new in Jesus' teaching was the insistence that sinners must be sought out and not merely mourned for. God does not rejoice in the loss of anyone, but desires that all be saved and restored to fellowship with him. That is why the whole community of heaven rejoices when one sinner is found and restored to fellowship with God (Luke 15:7). Seekers of the lost are much needed today. Do you pray and seek after those you know who have lost their way to God?
Lord Jesus, teach me your way of humility and simplicity of heart that I may find perfect joy in you. May your light shine through me that others may see your truth and love and find hope and peace in you.
Psalm 119:14,24,72,103,111,131
14. In the way of your testimonies I delight as much as in all riches.
24. Your testimonies are my delight; they are my counselors.
72. The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver pieces.
103. How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!.
111. Your testimonies are my heritage forever; yes, they are the joy of my heart.
131. With open mouth I pant, because I long for your commandments.
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: What it means to become a child a God, by Epiphanius the Latin (late 5th century)
"Here the Lord not only repressed the apostles' thoughts but also checked the ambition of believers throughout the whole world, so that he might be great who wanted to be least. For with this purpose Jesus used the example of the child, that what he had been through his nature, we through our holy living might become - innocent, like children innocent of every sin. For a child does not know how to hold resentment or to grow angry. He does not know how to repay evil for evil. He does not think base thoughts. He does not commit adultery or arson or murder. He is utterly ignorant of theft or brawling or all the things that will draw him to sin. He does not know how to disparage, how to blaspheme, how to hurt, how to lie. He believes what he hears. What he is ordered he does not analyze. He loves his parents with full affection. Therefore what children are in their simplicity, let us become through a holy way of life, as children innocent of sin. And quite rightly, one who has become a child innocent of sin in this way is greater in the kingdom of heaven. And whoever receives such a person will receive Christ." (excerpt from INTERPRETATION OF THE GOSPELS 27)
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