2022년 8월 27일 연중 제21주간 토요일
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제1독서
코린토 1서. 1,26-31
26 형제 여러분, 여러분이 부르심을 받았을 때를 생각해 보십시오.
속된 기준으로 보아 지혜로운 이가 많지 않았고
유력한 이도 많지 않았으며 가문이 좋은 사람도 많지 않았습니다.
27 그런데 하느님께서는 지혜로운 자들을 부끄럽게 하시려고
이 세상의 어리석은 것을 선택하셨습니다.
그리고 하느님께서는 강한 것을 부끄럽게 하시려고
이 세상의 약한 것을 선택하셨습니다.
28 하느님께서는 있는 것을 무력하게 만드시려고,
이 세상의 비천한 것과 천대받는 것
곧 없는 것을 선택하셨습니다.
29 그리하여 어떠한 인간도 하느님 앞에서 자랑하지 못하게 하셨습니다.
30 그러나 하느님께서는 여러분을 그리스도 예수님 안에 살게 해 주셨습니다.
그리스도께서는 우리에게 하느님에게서 오는 지혜가 되시고,
의로움과 거룩함과 속량이 되셨습니다.
31 그래서 성경에도
“자랑하려는 자는 주님 안에서 자랑하라.”고 기록되어 있습니다.
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마태오. 25,14-30
그때에 예수님께서 제자들에게 이런 비유를 들어 말씀하셨다.
14 “하늘 나라는 어떤 사람이 여행을 떠나면서 종들을 불러 재산을 맡기는 것과 같다.
15 그는 각자의 능력에 따라 한 사람에게는 다섯 탈렌트,
다른 사람에게는 두 탈렌트,
또 다른 사람에게는 한 탈렌트를 주고 여행을 떠났다.
16 다섯 탈렌트를 받은 이는 곧 가서 그 돈을 활용하여 다섯 탈렌트를 더 벌었다.
17 두 탈렌트를 받은 이도 그렇게 하여 두 탈렌트를 더 벌었다.
18 그러나 한 탈렌트를 받은 이는 물러가서 땅을 파고 주인의 그 돈을 숨겼다.
19 오랜 뒤에 종들의 주인이 와서 그들과 셈을 하게 되었다.
20 다섯 탈렌트를 받은 이가 나아가서 다섯 탈렌트를 더 바치며,
‘주인님, 저에게 다섯 탈렌트를 맡기셨는데,
보십시오, 다섯 탈렌트를 더 벌었습니다.’ 하고 말하였다.
21 그러자 주인이 그에게 일렀다. ‘잘하였다, 착하고 성실한 종아!
네가 작은 일에 성실하였으니 이제 내가 너에게 많은 일을 맡기겠다.
와서 네 주인과 함께 기쁨을 나누어라.’
22 두 탈렌트를 받은 이도 나아가서,
‘주인님, 저에게 두 탈렌트를 맡기셨는데,
보십시오, 두 탈렌트를 더 벌었습니다.’ 하고 말하였다.
23 그러자 주인이 그에게 일렀다. ‘잘하였다, 착하고 성실한 종아!
네가 작은 일에 성실하였으니 이제 내가 너에게 많은 일을 맡기겠다.
와서 네 주인과 함께 기쁨을 나누어라.’
24 그런데 한 탈렌트를 받은 이는 나아가서 이렇게 말하였다.
‘주인님, 저는 주인님께서 모진 분이시어서,
심지 않은 데에서 거두시고
뿌리지 않은 데에서 모으신다는 것을 알고 있었습니다.
25 그래서 두려운 나머지 물러가서 주인님의 탈렌트를 땅에 숨겨 두었습니다.
보십시오, 주인님의 것을 도로 받으십시오.’
26 그러자 주인이 그에게 대답하였다.
‘이 악하고 게으른 종아! 내가 심지 않은 데에서 거두고
뿌리지 않은 데에서 모으는 줄로 알고 있었다는 말이냐?
27 그렇다면 내 돈을 대금업자들에게 맡겼어야지.
그리하였으면 내가 돌아왔을 때에 내 돈에 이자를 붙여 돌려받았을 것이다.
28 저자에게서 그 한 탈렌트를 빼앗아 열 탈렌트를 가진 이에게 주어라.
29 누구든지 가진 자는 더 받아 넉넉해지고,
가진 것이 없는 자는 가진 것마저 빼앗길 것이다.
30 그리고 저 쓸모없는 종은 바깥 어둠 속으로 내던져 버려라.
거기에서 그는 울며 이를 갈 것이다.’”
Aug 27, 2022
Memorial of Saint Monica
Reading 1
1 Cor 1:26-31
Consider your own calling, brothers and sisters.
Not many of you were wise by human standards,
not many were powerful,
not many were of noble birth.
Rather, God chose the foolish of the world to shame the wise,
and God chose the weak of the world to shame the strong,
and God chose the lowly and despised of the world,
those who count for nothing,
to reduce to nothing those who are something,
so that no human being might boast before God.
It is due to him that you are in Christ Jesus,
who became for us wisdom from God,
as well as righteousness, sanctification, and redemption,
so that, as it is written,
Whoever boasts, should boast in the Lord.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 33:12-13, 18-19, 20-21
R. (12) Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own.
Blessed the nation whose God is the LORD,
the people he has chosen for his own inheritance.
From heaven the LORD looks down;
he sees all mankind.
R. Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own.
But see, the eyes of the LORD are upon those who fear him,
upon those who hope for his kindness,
To deliver them from death
and preserve them in spite of famine.
R. Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own.
Our soul waits for the LORD,
who is our help and our shield,
For in him our hearts rejoice;
in his holy name we trust.
R. Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own.
Gospel
Mt 25:14-30
Jesus told his disciples this parable:
“A man going on a journey
called in his servants and entrusted his possessions to them.
To one he gave five talents; to another, two; to a third, one?
to each according to his ability.
Then he went away.
Immediately the one who received five talents went and traded with them,
and made another five.
Likewise, the one who received two made another two.
But the man who received one went off and dug a hole in the ground
and buried his master’s money.
After a long time
the master of those servants came back and settled accounts with them.
The one who had received five talents
came forward bringing the additional five.
He said, ‘Master, you gave me five talents.
See, I have made five more.’
His master said to him, ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant.
Since you were faithful in small matters,
I will give you great responsibilities.
Come, share your master’s joy.’
Then the one who had received two talents also came forward and said,
‘Master, you gave me two talents.
See, I have made two more.’
His master said to him, ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant.
Since you were faithful in small matters,
I will give you great responsibilities.
Come, share your master’s joy.’
Then the one who had received the one talent came forward and said,
‘Master, I knew you were a demanding person,
harvesting where you did not plant
and gathering where you did not scatter;
so out of fear I went off and buried your talent in the ground.
Here it is back.’
His master said to him in reply, ‘You wicked, lazy servant!
So you knew that I harvest where I did not plant
and gather where I did not scatter?
Should you not then have put my money in the bank
so that I could have got it back with interest on my return?
Now then! Take the talent from him and give it to the one with ten.
For to everyone who has,
more will be given and he will grow rich;
but from the one who has not,
even what he has will be taken away.
And throw this useless servant into the darkness outside,
where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.
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Today’s readings provide a great deal to reflect upon. In our first reading, Paul’s letter to the Corinthians, is a sobering call to those of us who think a little too much about ourselves and tend to boast more than we should. Oh, don’t get me wrong, as a psychologist I know the importance of having high self-esteem. We are taught early and often to be proud of where we come from, who we are, and what we do. But Paul reminds us that God is not necessarily impressed by what we think of ourselves or our position or stature. These are meaningless in God’s eyes. What is important is our recognition that we are and have nothing if not for God. So, rather than boasting about who we are or what we have, what advantages us before God is our humility. Our ability to accept that all we have is due to Him. It is humility before God that allows us to open up to Him and to follow his message and the teaching of Jesus Christ. I recently read that – “My boast is that I belong to God – not because I was smart enough to find Him, but because He was merciful enough to find me.” God, grant me the ability to move forward in my day with enough humility to be found and to accept your word, and enough strength to convert those words into meaningful action.
Today’s second reading from Matthew is often referred to as the parable of the talents. Jesus tells a parable in which a master is going on a journey and entrusts his talents to three servants; two did something with the talents and reaped benefits, whereas the third did nothing and was cast outside into the darkness. Jesus tells this story to prepare his disciples as they wait for his return. Jesus understood that there will be difficult days ahead for his disciples - they will be tested and they will be scared. The parable is applicable to us as well. How will we behave as we wait for the Lord’s return? Will we bury our talents in the ground or will we perform to our potential with the many gifts that God has given us. Jesus has modeled how best to use our talents. It’s not about accumulating wealth, but, instead, about using our talents to serve others - especially those who are marginalized in society. So, the question is – how can and will we use our talents as we wait? I am hoping I am strong enough to use them in a manner that allows our Master to respond by asking us to share in His joy.
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STRICTEST STEWARDSHIP
“After a long absence, the master of those servants came home and settled accounts with them.” —Matthew 25:19
The Lord expects us to be good managers of the lives, time, talents, opportunities, finances, possessions, and resources He has given us. Paradoxically, the Lord is both a very lenient and very strict Master. To those with limited opportunities, the Lord is extremely merciful. For instance, the Lord took the good thief to be with Him in paradise although he had done little good with his life until his act of faith shortly before his death (Lk 23:43).
Conversely, from those who have been given much the Lord expects much (Lk 12:48). Pope St. John Paul II taught: “Those who are incorporated in the Catholic Church ought to sense their privilege and for that very reason their greater obligation of bearing witness to the faith and to the Christian life as a service to their brothers and sisters and as a fitting response to God. They should be ever mindful that ‘they owe their distinguished status not to their own merits but to Christ’s special grace; and if they fail to respond to this grace in thought, word and deed, not only will they not be saved, they will be judged more severely’ ” (Mission of the Redeemer, 11; Vatican II, Lumen Gentium, 14).
All Christians, especially Catholics, be good and faithful stewards, for you will be judged accordingly.
Prayer: Father, may I hear You say to me: “Well done, good and faithful servant” (Mt 25:21, RSV-CE).
Promise: “He singled out the weak of this world to shame the strong. He chose the world’s lowborn and despised, those who count for nothing, to reduce to nothing those who were something.” —1 Cor 1:27-28
Praise: St. Monica is the patroness of married women and mothers.
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What can economics and productivity teach us about the kingdom of heaven? Jesus' story about a businessman who leaves town and entrusts his money with his workers made perfect sense to his audience. Wealthy merchants and businessmen often had to travel abroad and leave the business to others to handle while they were gone.
Why did Jesus tell this story and what can it teach us? Most importantly it tells us something about how God deals with us, his disciples and servants. The parable speaks first of the Master's trust in his servants. While he goes away he leaves them with his money to use as they think best. While there were no strings attached, this was obviously a test to see if the Master's workers would be industrious and reliable in their use of the money entrusted to them. The master rewards those who are industrious and faithful and he punishes those who sit by idly and who do nothing with his money.
The essence of the parable seems to lie in the servants' conception of responsibility. Each servant entrusted with the master's money was faithful up to a certain point. The servant who buried the master's money was irresponsible. One can bury seeds in the ground and expect them to become productive because they obey natural laws. Coins, however, do not obey natural laws. They obey economic laws and become productive in circulation. The master expected his servants to be productive in the use of his money.
God rewards those who use their gifts for serving him and the good of others
What do coins and the law of economics have to do with the kingdom of God? The Lord entrusts the subjects of his kingdom with gifts and graces and he gives his subjects the freedom to use them as they think best. With each gift and talent, God gives sufficient means (grace and wisdom) for using them in a fitting way. As the parable of the talents shows, God abhors indifference and an attitude that says it's not worth trying. God honors those who use their talents and gifts for doing good. Those who are faithful with even a little are entrusted with more! But those who neglect or squander what God has entrusted to them will lose what they have.
There is an important lesson here for us. No one can stand still for long in the Christian life. We either get more or we lose what we have. We either advance towards God or we slip back. Do you seek to serve God with the gifts, talents, and graces he has given to you?
Lord Jesus, be the ruler of my heart and thoughts, be the king of my home and relationships, and be the master of my work and service. Help me to make good use of the gifts, talents, time, and resources you give me for your glory and your kingdom.
Psalm 98:1-3, 8-9
1 O sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done marvelous things! His right hand and his holy arm have gotten him victory.
2 The LORD has made known his victory, he has revealed his vindication in the sight of the nations.
3 He has remembered his steadfast love and faithfulness to the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the victory of our God!
8 Let the floods clap their hands; let the hills sing for joy together
9 before the LORD, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with equity.
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: Eternal Joys, by Gregory the Great (540-604 AD)
"All the good deeds of our present life, however many they may appear to be, are few in comparison with our eternal recompense. The faithful servant is put in charge of many things after overcoming all the troubles brought him by perishable things. He glories in the eternal joys of his heavenly dwelling. He is brought completely into the joy of his master when he is taken into his eternal home and joined to the company of angels. His inner joy at his gift is such that there is no longer any external perishable thing that can cause him sorrow." (excerpt from FORTY GOSPEL HOMILIES 9.2)
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