2022년 10월 14일 연중 제28주간 금요일
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제1독서
에페소서 1,11-14
형제 여러분, 11 만물을 당신의 결정과 뜻대로 이루시는 분의 의향에 따라
미리 정해진 우리도 그리스도 안에서 한몫을 얻게 되었습니다.
12 그리하여 하느님께서는 이미 그리스도께 희망을 둔 우리가
당신의 영광을 찬양하는 사람이 되게 하셨습니다.
13 여러분도 그리스도 안에서 진리의 말씀,
곧 여러분을 위한 구원의 복음을 듣고 그리스도 안에서 믿게 되었을 때,
약속된 성령의 인장을 받았습니다.
14 우리가 하느님의 소유로서 속량될 때까지,
이 성령께서 우리가 받을 상속의 보증이 되어 주시어,
하느님의 영광을 찬양하게 하십니다.
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루카. 12,1-7
그때에 1 수많은 군중이 모여들어 서로 밟힐 지경이 되었다.
예수님께서는 먼저 제자들에게 말씀하기 시작하셨다.
“바리사이들의 누룩 곧 위선을 조심하여라.
2 숨겨진 것은 드러나기 마련이고 감추어진 것은 알려지기 마련이다.
3 그러므로 너희가 어두운 데에서 한 말을
사람들이 모두 밝은 데에서 들을 것이다.
너희가 골방에서 귀에 대고 속삭인 말은 지붕 위에서 선포될 것이다.
4 나의 벗인 너희에게 말한다.
육신은 죽여도 그 이상 아무것도 못하는 자들을 두려워하지 마라.
5 누구를 두려워해야 할지 너희에게 알려 주겠다.
육신을 죽인 다음 지옥에 던지는 권한을 가지신 분을 두려워하여라.
그렇다, 내가 너희에게 말한다.
바로 그분을 두려워하여라.
6 참새 다섯 마리가 두 닢에 팔리지 않느냐?
그러나 그 가운데 한 마리도 하느님께서 잊지 않으신다.
7 더구나 하느님께서는 너희의 머리카락까지 다 세어 두셨다.
두려워하지 마라. 너희는 수많은 참새보다 더 귀하다.”
October 14, 2022
Friday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time
Reading 1
In Christ we were also chosen,
destined in accord with the purpose of the One
who accomplishes all things according to the intention of his will,
so that we might exist for the praise of his glory,
we who first hoped in Christ.
In him you also, who have heard the word of truth,
the Gospel of your salvation, and have believed in him,
were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
which is the first installment of our inheritance
toward redemption as God’s possession, to the praise of his glory
Responsorial Psalm
Exult, you just, in the LORD;
praise from the upright is fitting.
Give thanks to the LORD on the harp;
with the ten stringed lyre chant his praises.
R. Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own.
For upright is the word of the LORD,
and all his works are trustworthy.
He loves justice and right;
of the kindness of the LORD the earth is full.
R. 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
Gospel
So many people were crowding together
that they were trampling one another underfoot.
Jesus began to speak, first to his disciples,
“Beware of the leaven–that is, the hypocrisy–of the Pharisees.
“There is nothing concealed that will not be revealed,
nor secret that will not be known.
Therefore whatever you have said in the darkness
will be heard in the light,
and what you have whispered behind closed doors
will be proclaimed on the housetops.
I tell you, my friends,
do not be afraid of those who kill the body
but after that can do no more.
I shall show you whom to fear.
Be afraid of the one who after killing
has the power to cast into Gehenna;
yes, I tell you, be afraid of that one.
Are not five sparrows sold for two small coins?
Yet not one of them has escaped the notice of God.
Even the hairs of your head have all been counted.
Do not be afraid.
You are worth more than many sparrows.”
Chosen by God
The translation used at Mass today of the first line of the first reading is “Brothers and Sisters, in Christ we were also chosen..” I am always amazed when I am reminded, whether by Scripture or a good friend, that I am chosen by God through Jesus Christ. I am chosen regardless of my shortcomings, my sin, my moving away from God from time to time and my disbelief that God could love someone like me. Moving forward with this truth, having been chosen and believing it, affects the way I act and move in this world. Not unlike the final line of the prayer attributed to Fr. Pedro Arrupe, SJ but actually written by Fr. Joseph Whelan, SJ, Fall in love, stay in love and it will decide everything. So let us live as chosen people, allowing that reality to be the source for our thoughts and actions.
Looking back on our day, how might I have lived (think of one concrete way) as chosen by God through Jesus Christ?
—Tom Drexler is a graduate of Marquette University High School and Creighton University, and works in advancement with the Midwest Jesuits.
Prayer
Nothing is more practical than
finding God, than
falling in Love
in a quite absolute, final way.
What you are in love with,
what seizes your imagination, will affect everything.
It will decide
what will get you out of bed in the morning,
what you do with your evenings,
how you spend your weekends,
what you read, whom you know,
what breaks your heart,
and what amazes you with joy and gratitude.
Fall in Love, stay in love,
and it will decide everything.
—Joseph Whelan, SJ, often attributed to Pedro Arrupe, SJ
http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/daily.html
“In Christ we were chosen… so that we might exist for the praise of his glory.”
When I teach World Literature and teach Candide, there is a section in the book where the main character finds El Dorado, a utopia, a paradise on earth. When Candide asks about their religion, the priest says that of course they have a religion – it consists of thanking God constantly for everything they have been given. And he seems confused about the question – what else could a religion be? What else would be appropriate for people to do? I can’t disagree with that. What else is appropriate for people to do? We exist for the praise of his glory.
We should sing our thanks and praise to God, with a harp or lyre, or just our voices. I used to be a music minister. And I love the song by Dan Schutte that is based on the psalm for today, “Like Cedars they Shall Stand.” It says, “I will greet the Lord with my song, I will sing of the ways of the Lord” and goes on, “To thank him for his love at dawn his faithfulness through night.” Even before I was Catholic I sang at church in my college choir and sang mass with my friends from school, so my very beginnings in the church I chose were praising God with my song. The music was what introduced me to the church and encouraged me to stay. I still feel most connected to God and to the church when I’m singing hymns.
These days there are a lot of hard things happening, and it can seem difficult to stay positive and to be grateful, but even in the midst of hardships there are still things to be thankful for. We can continue to praise God for the good things around us, “the Lord looks down he sees all.”
http://www.presentationministries.com/obob/obob.asp
THE DOWN PAYMENT
“You too were chosen; when you heard the glad tidings of salvation, the word of truth, and believed in it, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit Who had been promised. He is the Pledge of our inheritance, the first Payment against the full redemption of a people God has made His own, to praise His glory.” —Ephesians 1:13-14
St. Paul had a strange title for the Holy Spirit. He called the Spirit “the Down Payment.” The Lord has promised us new life, freedom, joy, peace, love, power, authority, healing, victory, communion with Him, forgiveness of sins, resurrection from death, and eternal life. He has promised us even much more, but these are just a few highlights.
How do we know these promises are true? Primarily we know this because Jesus said so, and His Word is true. He also lets us personally experience some of what He’s promised. He does this through the power of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit is our Down Payment (see Eph 1:14). For example, because the Spirit healed me or healed through me, I’m sure that nothing can separate me from the love of Christ (Rm 8:35). Because the Spirit has given me the gift to praise the Lord in another language, I know the Bible is true. Because the Spirit gave me peace in the midst of the storm, “I have confident assurance I’m going to heaven” (see Heb 11:1).
The Spirit is a Down Payment that confirms us. Even in a confused, doubting, secular society, we’re confirmed that the Lord will fulfill all His promises because the work of the Holy Spirit is “the first Payment” (Eph 1:14).
Prayer: Father, renew my Confirmation (see 2 Tm 1:6-7).
Promise: “Fear nothing, then. You are worth more than a flock of sparrows.” —Lk 12:7
Praise: Pope St. Callistus served his predecessor, Pope Zephyrinus, as a deacon. He was elected the next Pope and faithfully fulfilled his papal duties until he was martyred.
http://dailyscripture.servantsoftheword.org/readings/
What does leaven have to do with hypocrisy? To the Jews leaven was a sign of evil. It was a piece of dough from left-over bread which fermented. Fermentation was associated with decay and rotting - the state of foul-smelling decomposition. Why did Jesus warn his disciples to avoid the ways of the Pharisees? The Pharisees wanted everyone to recognize that they were pious and good Jews because they meticulously and scrupulously performed their religious duties. Jesus turned the table on them by declaring that outward appearance doesn't always match the inward intentions of the heart. Anyone can display outward signs of goodness while inwardly harboring evil thoughts and intentions.
God's light exposes darkness and transforms our minds and hearts
The word hypocrite means actor - someone who pretends to be what he or she is not. But who can truly be good, but God alone? Hypocrisy thrives on making a good appearance and masking what they don't want others to see. The good news is that God's light exposes the darkness of evil and sin in our hearts, even the sin which is unknown to us. And God's light transforms our hearts and minds and enables us to overcome hatred with love, pride with humility, and pretense with integrity and truthfulness. God gives grace to the humble and contrite of heart to enable us to overcome the leaven of insincerity and hypocrisy in our lives.
Godly fear draws us to God's love and truth
What does fear have to do with the kingdom of God? Fear is a powerful force. It can lead us to panic and flight or it can spur us to faith and action. The fear of God is the antidote to the fear of losing one's life.
"I sought the Lord, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears... O fear the Lord, you his saints, for those who fear him have no want! ..Come, O sons, listen to me, I will teach you the fear of the Lord." (Psalm 34:4,9,11)
What is godly fear? It is reverence for the One who made us in love and who sustains us in mercy and kindness. The greatest injury or loss which we can experience is not physical but spiritual - the loss of one's soul and life to the power of hell. A healthy fear of God leads to spiritual maturity, wisdom, and right judgment and it frees us from the tyranny of sinful pride, deceit, and cowardice - especially in the face of evil, falsehood, and deception. Do you trust in God's grace and mercy and do you submit to his life-giving word of truth and righteousness (moral goodness)?
Lord Jesus, may the light of your word free my heart from the deception of sin and consume me with a burning love for your truth and righteousness.
Psalm 33:1-5, 12-13
1 Rejoice in the LORD, O you righteous! Praise befits the upright.
2 Praise the LORD with the lyre, make melody to him with the harp of ten strings!
3 Sing to him a new song, play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts.
4 For the word of the LORD is upright; and all his work is done in faithfulness.
5 He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the LORD.
12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people whom he has chosen as his heritage!
13 The LORD looks down from heaven, he sees all the sons of men
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: Comfort for those who doubt God's providence in Christ, by Cyril of Alexandria (376-444 AD)
"To bestow yet another means of comfort on our minds, he forcibly added that five sparrows are scarcely perhaps worth a penny, and yet God does not forget even one of them. He also said that the separate hairs of your head are all numbered. Consider how great care he takes of those that love him. The Preserver of the universe extends his aid to things so worthless and descends to the smallest animals. How can he forget those who love him, especially when he takes so great care of them? He condescends to visit them, to know exactly each particular of their state, and even how many are the hairs of their heads... Let us not doubt that with a rich hand he will give his grace to those who love him. He will not permit us to fall into temptation. If, by his wise purpose he permits us to be taken in the snare in order that we may gain glory by suffering, he will most assuredly grant us the power to bear it."
(excerpt from COMMENTARY ON LUKE, HOMILY 87)
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