2022년 8월 24일 성 바르톨로메오 사도 축일
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제1독서
요한 묵시록. 21,9ㄴ-14
천사가 나에게 9 말하였습니다.
“이리 오너라. 어린양의 아내가 될 신부를 너에게 보여 주겠다.”
10 이어서 그 천사는 성령께 사로잡힌 나를
크고 높은 산 위로 데리고 가서는,
하늘로부터 하느님에게서 내려오는 거룩한 도성 예루살렘을 보여 주었습니다.
11 그 도성은 하느님의 영광으로 빛나고 있었습니다.
그 광채는 매우 값진 보석 같았고
수정처럼 맑은 벽옥 같았습니다.
12 그 도성에는 크고 높은 성벽과 열두 성문이 있었습니다.
그 열두 성문에는 열두 천사가 지키고 있는데,
이스라엘 자손들의 열두 지파 이름이 하나씩 적혀 있었습니다.
13 동쪽에 성문이 셋, 북쪽에 성문이 셋, 남쪽에 성문이 셋,
서쪽에 성문이 셋 있었습니다.
14 그 도성의 성벽에는 열두 초석이 있는데,
그 위에는 어린양의 열두 사도 이름이 하나씩 적혀 있었습니다.
복음
요한. 1,45-51
그때에 45 필립보가 나타나엘을 만나 말하였다.
“우리는 모세가 율법에 기록하고 예언자들도 기록한 분을 만났소.
나자렛 출신으로 요셉의 아들 예수라는 분이시오.”
46 나타나엘은 필립보에게,
“나자렛에서 무슨 좋은 것이 나올 수 있겠소?” 하였다.
그러자 필립보가 나타나엘에게 “와서 보시오.” 하고 말하였다.
47 예수님께서는 나타나엘이 당신 쪽으로 오는 것을 보시고
그에 대하여 말씀하셨다.
“보라, 저 사람이야말로 참으로 이스라엘 사람이다.
저 사람은 거짓이 없다.”
48 나타나엘이 예수님께 “저를 어떻게 아십니까?” 하고 물으니,
예수님께서 그에게 “필립보가 너를 부르기 전에,
네가 무화과나무 아래에 있는 것을 내가 보았다.” 하고 대답하셨다.
49 그러자 나타나엘이 예수님께 말하였다.
“스승님, 스승님은 하느님의 아드님이십니다.
이스라엘의 임금님이십니다.”
50 예수님께서 나타나엘에게 이르셨다.
“네가 무화과나무 아래에 있는 것을 보았다고 해서 나를 믿느냐?
앞으로 그보다 더 큰 일을 보게 될 것이다.”
51 이어서 그에게 또 말씀하셨다.
“내가 진실로 진실로 너희에게 말한다.
너희는 하늘이 열리고
하느님의 천사들이 사람의 아들 위에서 오르내리는 것을 보게 될 것이다.”
August 24, 2022
Feast of Saint Bartholomew, Apostle
Reading 1
Rv 21:9b-14
The angel spoke to me, saying,
“Come here.
I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”
He took me in spirit to a great, high mountain
and showed me the holy city Jerusalem
coming down out of heaven from God.
It gleamed with the splendor of God.
Its radiance was like that of a precious stone,
like jasper, clear as crystal.
It had a massive, high wall,
with twelve gates where twelve angels were stationed
and on which names were inscribed,
the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel .
There were three gates facing east,
three north, three south, and three west.
The wall of the city had twelve courses of stones as its foundation,
on which were inscribed the twelve names
of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 145:10-11, 12-13, 17-18
R. (12) Your friends make known, O Lord, the glorious splendor of your Kingdom.
Let all your works give you thanks, O LORD,
and let your faithful one s bless you.
Let them discourse of the glory of your Kingdom
and speak of your might.
R. Your friends make known, O Lord, the glorious splendor of your Kingdom.
Making known to men your might
and the glorious splendor of your Kingdom.
Your Kingdom is a Kingdom for all ages,
and your dominion endures through all generations.
R. Your friends make known, O Lord, the glorious splendor of your Kingdom.
The LORD is just in all his ways
and holy in all his works.
The LORD is near to all who call upon him,
to all who call upon him in truth.
R. Your friends make known, O Lord, the glorious splendor of your Kingdom.
Gospel
Jn 1:45-51
Philip found Nathanael and told him,
“We have found the one about whom Moses wrote in the law,
and also the prophets, Jesus son of Joseph, from Nazareth .”
But Nathanael said to him,
“Can anything good come from Nazareth ?”
Philip said to him, “Come and see.”
Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him,
“Here is a true child of Israel .
There is no duplicity in him.”
Nathanael said to him, “How do you know me?”
Jesus answered and said to him,
“Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree.”
Nathanael answered him,
“Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel.”
Jesus answered and said to him,
“Do you believe
because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree?
You will see greater things than this.”
And he said to him, “Amen, amen, I say to you,
you will see heaven opened and the angels of God
ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”
http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/daily.html
What would I do if I was summoned by an angel? Would I have looked behind myself or wished I wasn’t there when the angel said, “Come here”? How would I have reacted to such a fantastical, unbelievable vision? Would I have wondered if I was dreaming or mistakenly taken some psychedelic drugs?
Then, in today’s Gospel, Phillip invites Nathanael to “Come and see” about Jesus. Phillip believed he “had found the one about Whom Moses wrote in the law” and wanted to share this amazing discovery with Nathanael.
Thinking about today’s invitations, I wonder how I would have responded. Would I have been fearful when I was taken on such an astonishing journey? Thinking about Phillip’s request, would I have responded sarcastically like Nathanael’s: “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?”
I want to think that I would have boldly joined the angel without thinking twice. Or that I would have gone along with my friend to find out about what he was so excited about. However, I am not sure I would have.
Fear and cynicism seem to be so prevalent these days in our world. For me, they can prevent me from doing the right thing, from being open to invitations.
Perhaps next time I get summoned unexpectedly or invited to hear about someone or something new, I can take a “sacred pause” before I dismiss it out of fear or time-constraints or skepticism. This pause will give me a moment to reflect about what I am being invited to do. And maybe I’ll even remember the lyrics to The Summons before I answer.
Gracious God, help me be open to your call, to move beyond my fears and jadedness so that I can willingly respond to your invitations to “Come here” and “Come and See.”
http://www.presentationministries.com/obob/obob.asp
NATHANAEL
“You will see much greater things than that.” —John 1:50
The first time we encounter St. Nathanael (also called Bartholomew) is in John’s Gospel. Nathanael is prejudiced. He insults Jesus even before he meets Him (Jn 1:46). Jesus nonetheless opens up Nathanael by a word of supernatural knowledge (Jn 1:48). Nathanael responds by confessing Jesus as Son of God and King of Israel (Jn 1:49). Jesus has begun His work in Nathanael’s life.
Nathanael accompanies Jesus for three years in His preaching, deliverance, and healing ministry. Finally, Nathanael sins grievously by abandoning Jesus when He was arrested and put to death (Mk 14:50). Three days later, Nathanael sees Jesus risen from the dead (Jn 20:19). However, this does not change Nathanael much. With Peter, Nathanael goes back to fishing, until Jesus awakens him with the miraculous catch of fish (Jn 21:2ff). Even this causes little permanent change.
Finally, Nathanael receives the Holy Spirit at the first Pentecost (Acts 2:4). Jesus’ work immediately bears fruit. Nathanael is a changed man, a great missionary to the nations, and a foundation-stone of the new Jerusalem (Rv 21:14). With Nathanael, “receive the Holy Spirit” (Jn 20:22), receive new life (Jn 10:10), and change the world for Jesus.
Prayer: Jesus, thank You for turning a prejudiced man into a Spirit-filled apostle and missionary. Transform me as well.
Promise: “I solemnly assure you, you shall see the sky opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.” —Jn 1:51
Praise: Lord Jesus, it is You “Who gave apostles...to build up the body of Christ” (Eph 4:11-12). Thank You for calling St. Bartholomew to serve Your Father’s kingdom in Armenia and India.
http://dailyscripture.servantsoftheword.org/readings/
How can you tell if someone is real or fake, genuine or counterfeit? Outward appearances can be deceptive. Isaiah prophesied that the Messiah would not judge by what his eyes see, or decide by what his ears hear; but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth (Isaiah 11:3-4). The heart reveals the true intentions and attitudes that form the way we think of others and treat them. Jesus used strong language to warn the religious leaders and teachers about the vanity of outward appearance and pretense - wearing a mask that hides the true intentions and thoughts of the heart. In Palestine tombs were often placed by the sides of roads. They were painted white which made them glisten in the midday sun, especially around the time of the great feasts, so that people would not accidentally touch them and incur ritual impurity.
True beauty and goodness come from within
Jesus equates true beauty and goodness with a clean heart and mind that is set on God and his way of love and goodness and sin with a corrupt mind and heart that is set on doing what is wrong and evil. Jesus issued a stern warning to the scribes and Pharisees not to condemn them but to call them to examine their hearts in the light of God's truth and holiness. Jesus called them hypocrites because their hearts were set on pleasing themselves rather than God. A hypocrite is an actor or imposter who says one thing but does the opposite or who puts on an outward appearance of doing good while inwardly clinging to wrong attitudes, selfish desires and ambitions, or bad intentions. Many scribes and Pharisees had made it a regular practice to publicly put on a good show of outward zeal and piety with the intention of winning greater honors, privileges, and favors among the people.
Sin is ugly because it corrupts heart and mind
Jesus warns that what truly corrupts a person is not external ritual impurity but the impurity of wrong and sinful attitudes that come from within a person's mind and heart - such as pride, greed, sloth, envy, hatred, gluttony, and lust - these are what produce sinful habits (vices) and ways of speaking, acting, judging, and treating others. That is why every good deed is beautiful in God's sight and every wrong or sinful deed is ugly in his sight. The scribes and Pharisees were intensely religious in their outward observances, but their outward show didn't match the inner reality of the state of their minds and hearts. They not only neglected the poor and the weak, but they were intolerant towards anyone who challenged their idea of religion. That is why so many of the prophets in past ages - who warned about tolerating evil desires and unjust behavior towards one's neighbor - were persecuted and even killed by their own rulers and people.
Jesus chastised the religious leaders for being double-minded and for demanding from others standards which they refused to satisfy. They professed admiration for the prophets who spoke God's word by building tombs in their honor. But their outward show of respect did not match their inward refusal to heed the prophets' warning to turn away from sinful attitudes and from neglecting to lead their people - through teaching and their own example - in God's way of love and holiness of life. They shut themselves to heaven and they hindered others from growing in the knowledge of God's truth and goodness. They rejected Jesus as their Messiah because their hearts were blinded and hardened to the voice of God.
The Holy Spirit renews the heart and mind
True beauty, goodness, and piety come from within - from a heart that is set on pleasing God and a mind that is set on hearing and obeying God's word. Jesus came to set us free from slavery to sin and harmful habits and addictions that lead us into wrong and sinful ways of thinking, acting, and relating to others. Only the humble of heart can receive from God true wisdom and understanding, pardon and healing. The Holy Spirit is ever ready to renew our minds and hearts and to lead us in God's way of love and holiness. Ask the Holy Spirit to purify your heart and mind and to fill you with the power of God's love and goodness.
Lord Jesus, incline my heart to your wisdom and teach me your ways. Fill me with your Holy Spirit that I may love your ways and obey your word.
Psalm 139:1-3,7-12
1 O LORD, you have searched me and known me!
2 You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar.
3 You search out my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways.
7 Whither shall I go from your Spirit? Or whither shall I flee from your presence?
8 If I ascend to heaven, you are there! If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there!
9 If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
10 even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me.
11 If I say, "Let only darkness cover me, and the light about me be night,"
12 even the darkness is not dark to you, the night is bright as the day; for darkness is as light with you.
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: Good deeds done for God, author unknown, from the 5th century A.D.
"Every good deed that is done for God is universally good for everything and everyone. Deeds that are not seen to benefit everything and everyone, however, are done on account of man, as the present matter itself demonstrates. For example, those who build reliquaries and adorn churches seem to be doing good. If they imitate the justice of God, if the poor benefit from their goods and if they do not acquire their goods through violence against others, it is clear that they are building for the glory of God. If they fail to observe God's justice... and if the poor never benefit from their goods and if they acquire their goods from others by means of violence or fraud, who is so foolish not to understand that they are building for human respect rather than for the glory of God? Those who build reliquaries in a just manner ensure that the poor do not suffer as a result of it. For the martyrs do not rejoice when they are honored by gifts for which the poor paid with their tears. What kind of justice is it to give gifts to the dead and to despoil the living or to drain blood from the poor and offer it to God? To do such things is not to offer sacrifice to God but to attempt to make God an accomplice in violence, since whoever knowingly accepts a gift which was acquired by sinful means participates in the sin." (excerpt from an incomplete Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew, HOMILY 45)
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