2022년 10월 15일 연중 제28주간 토요일
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제1독서
에페소서 .1,15-23
형제 여러분,
15 나는 주 예수님에 대한 여러분의 믿음과
모든 성도를 향한 여러분의 사랑을 전해 듣고,
16 기도 중에 여러분을 기억하며
여러분 때문에 끊임없이 감사를 드립니다.
17 그 기도는 우리 주 예수 그리스도의 하느님,
영광의 아버지께서 여러분에게 지혜와 계시의 영을 주시어
여러분이 그분을 알게 되고,
18 여러분 마음의 눈을 밝혀 주시어,
그분의 부르심으로 여러분이 지니게 된 희망이 어떠한 것인지,
성도들 사이에서 받게 될 그분 상속의 영광이 얼마나 풍성한지
여러분이 알게 되기를 비는 것입니다.
19 또 우리 믿는 이들을 위한 그분의 힘이 얼마나 엄청나게 큰지를
그분의 강한 능력의 활동으로 알게 되기를 비는 것입니다.
20 하느님께서는 그리스도 안에서 그 능력을 펼치시어,
그분을 죽은 이들 가운데에서 일으키시고
하늘에 올리시어 당신 오른쪽에 앉히셨습니다.
21 모든 권세와 권력과 권능과 주권 위에,
그리고 현세만이 아니라 내세에서도 불릴 모든 이름 위에
뛰어나게 하신 것입니다.
22 또한 만물을 그리스도의 발아래 굴복시키시고,
만물 위에 계신 그분을 교회에 머리로 주셨습니다.
23 교회는 그리스도의 몸으로서,
모든 면에서 만물을 충만케 하시는 그리스도로 충만해 있습니다.
복음
루카 12,8-12
그때에 예수님께서 제자들에게 말씀하셨다.
8 “내가 너희에게 말한다.
누구든지 사람들 앞에서 나를 안다고 증언하면,
사람의 아들도 하느님의 천사들 앞에서 그를 안다고 증언할 것이다.
9 그러나 사람들 앞에서 나를 모른다고 하는 자는,
사람의 아들도 하느님의 천사들 앞에서 그를 모른다고 할 것이다.
10 사람의 아들을 거슬러 말하는 자는 모두 용서받을 것이다.
그러나 성령을 모독하는 말을 하는 자는 용서받지 못할 것이다.
11 너희는 회당이나 관청이나 관아에 끌려갈 때,
어떻게 답변할까, 무엇으로 답변할까,
또 무엇을 말할까 걱정하지 마라.
12 너희가 해야 할 말을 성령께서 그때에 알려 주실 것이다.”
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Reading 1
Brothers and sisters:
Hearing of your faith in the Lord Jesus
and of your love for all the holy ones,
I do not cease giving thanks for you,
remembering you in my prayers,
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory,
may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation
resulting in knowledge of him.
May the eyes of your hearts be enlightened,
that you may know what is the hope that belongs to his call,
what are the riches of glory
in his inheritance among the holy ones,
and what is the surpassing greatness of his power
for us who believe,
in accord with the exercise of his great might,
which he worked in Christ,
raising him from the dead
and seating him at his right hand in the heavens,
far above every principality, authority, power, and dominion,
and every name that is named
not only in this age but also in the one to come.
And he put all things beneath his feet
and gave him as head over all things to the Church,
which is his Body,
the fullness of the one who fills all things in every way.
Responsorial Psalm
R. (7) You have given your Son rule over the works of your hands.
O LORD, our LORD,
how glorious is your name over all the earth!
You have exalted your majesty above the heavens.
Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings
you have fashioned praise because of your foes.
R. You have given your Son rule over the works of your hands.
When I behold your heavens, the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars which you set in place?
What is man that you should be mindful of him,
or the son of man that you should care for him?
R. You have given your Son rule over the works of your hands.
You have made him little less than the angels,
and crowned him with glory and honor.
You have given him rule over the works of your hands,
putting all things under his feet.
R. You have given your Son rule over the works of your hands.
Gospel
Jesus said to his disciples:
“I tell you,
everyone who acknowledges me before others
the Son of Man will acknowledge before the angels of God.
But whoever denies me before others
will be denied before the angels of God.
“Everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven,
but the one who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit
will not be forgiven.
When they take you before synagogues and before rulers and authorities,
do not worry about how or what your defense will be
or about what you are to say.
For the Holy Spirit will teach you at that moment what you should say.”
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The charge of blasphemy is very serious.
As the Gospel states, blasphemy is a sin that cannot be forgiven; and, in this case, justifiably so. Scholars and commentators have framed today’s Gospel as retold in Matthew 12:22–32, in this way:
The Pharisees, having witnessed firsthand Jesus casting out the demon and restoring sight and speech to the possessed man, refused to accept his power and that he, indeed, is the Messiah. The assembled crowd is moved by the event, and the Pharisees see their power over the masses waning. To quash this growing support for Jesus as the Messiah, they say, “It is only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, that this fellow drives out demons”. This attack on the power of the Holy Spirit within Jesus leads him to say, “Everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but the one who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.”
One might say that we are fortunate today that unless we are standing in the presence of Jesus performing a miracle, we could never make the fatal mistake of the Pharisees. But one might contend that Jesus is in our presence daily, performing miracles we witness, perform, or benefit from. And if we follow that line of reasoning, the question becomes, how do we respond to them? Are we like the Pharisees, who deny the presence of the Holy Spirit?
A friend of mine recently returned from a week in Spain, which included a trip to visit the Cave of Saint Ignatius. He encountered some travel delays and arrived at the gate to the cave at 1:15 p.m. There, prominently posted, was a sign that said the cave was closed to visitors at 1:00 p.m. He was crushed. But he pushed against the gate and found it was not locked, and he was able to enter and spend half an hour inside, in meditation. When he left, he chuckled to himself and thought, “fortune favors the bold.” But upon further reflection, he began to wonder if there was something much larger than fortune at work here. Was the unlocked gate one of life’s daily miracles?
As we go about our daily lives, we, too, need to pause and take the time to realize the power of the Holy Spirit and the miracles we benefit from, albeit by giving, receiving, or witnessing. Are the seemingly meaningless random acts of kindness we perform, in reality, a miracle to the person we help? Do we recognize the Holy Spirit at work when we are the beneficiary of these acts? Or are we too reluctant to attribute miracles in our lives, both big and small, to the Holy Spirit?
Let’s not turn a blind eye to the workings of the Holy Spirit, but rather, see its work as urging us to continue to trust in Jesus and to practice our faith in thought, word, and deed, for there is no coming back from the Road to Perdition.
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RESPONSIBILITIES AND REVELATIONS
“May He enlighten your innermost vision that you may know the great hope to which He has called you, the wealth of His glorious heritage to be distributed among the members of the Church, and the immeasurable scope of His power in us who believe.” —Ephesians 1:18-19
Are you full of hope? Are you wealthy? (see 2 Cor 8:9) Do you know you can be “clothed with power from on high”? (Lk 24:49) The key to knowing our hope, wealth, and power is knowing our responsibilities. If we know God has given us responsibilities, we begin seeking God’s revelation concerning what He has provided to meet these responsibilities.
We are responsible to acknowledge Jesus before men (Lk 12:8). We are even responsible to make disciples of all nations (Mt 28:19). This is not only the responsibility of the whole Church but also of each of us as members of Christ’s Body. We all are missionaries. We will be held accountable for this on Judgment Day. Furthermore, we must win over to Jesus as many people as possible, even if we have to become the slaves of all (1 Cor 9:19). It is an unspeakable tragedy to lose even one sheep (see Mt 18:14). We are under compulsion to share our faith to the maximum. We are ruined if we don’t (see 1 Cor 9:16).
With these responsibilities in mind, we can know our hope, wealth, and power and have our innermost vision enlightened. We can get in touch with reality and not be shocked on Judgment Day. When we know what we must do, we are then in a position to find out who we are in Christ (Mt 10:39).
Prayer: Father, may I know You and myself. Through the intercession of St. Teresa of Jesus, I ask to be a missionary.
Promise: “The Holy Spirit will teach you at that moment all that should be said.” —Lk 12:12
Praise: St. Teresa’s father kept a collection of spiritual books in their home. He was unaware his pious daughter would one day write some of Catholicism’s spiritual masterpieces.
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What is the unforgivable sin which Jesus warns us to avoid? Jesus knows that his disciples will be tested and he assures them that the Holy Spirit will give them what they need in their time of adversity and temptation. He warns them, however, that it's possible to reject the grace of God - his favor, blessing, and help - and to fall into apostasy - giving up our faith and loyalty to Jesus Christ out of fear (being a coward), pride, or disbelief (refusing to believe and trust in the Lord Jesus). The scriptural expression to deny someone means to disown them - to have nothing to do with them anymore.
Do not reject the gift and help of the Holy Spirit
Jesus also speaks against blaspheming the Holy Spirit. What is blasphemy and why is it reprehensible (extremely bad and deserving severe rebuke)? Blasphemy consists in uttering against God, inwardly or outwardly, words of hatred, reproach, or defiance. It's contrary to the honor and respect we owe to God (who is our Father, Creator, and Savior) and to his holy name. Jesus speaks of blaspheming against the Holy Spirit as the unforgivable sin. Jesus spoke about this sin immediately after the scribes and Pharisees had attributed his miracles to the work of the devil instead of to God.
Do you trust in God's help and deliverance?
A sin can only be unforgivable if repentance (admitting wrongdoing and asking forgiveness) is impossible. If someone repeatedly closes his or her heart to God and shuts their ear to his voice, they come to a point where they can no longer recognize God even when God makes his word and presence known to them. Such a person ends up perceiving evil as good and good as evil (Isaiah 5:20). To fear such a sin, however, signals that one is not dead to God and is conscious of the need for God's merciful help and strength.
There are no limits to the mercy of God, but we can reject his mercy by refusing to ask God's pardon for our wrongdoing and by refusing to accept the help he gives us to turn away from sin and from whatever would keep us from doing his will. God gives sufficient grace (his favor and mercy towards us) and he gives sufficient help (his wisdom and strength) to all who humbly call upon him. Giving up on God and refusing to turn away from sin and disbelief results from our own sinful pride, stubborn will, and the loss of hope in God's promises.God never turns a deaf ear to those who seek his help and listen to his voice - his word of hope, pardon, and freedom from sin and oppression.
Our hope and confidence come from God
What is the basis of our hope and confidence in God? It is the free gift of his beloved Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave his life for our sake and who now intercedes for us at the right hand of the throne of God's mercy (Hebrews 4:14-15). John the Evangelist tells us that "God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life" (John 3:16).
Jesus' death on the cross won for us new life and freedom to live as men and women of faith, hope, and love. That is why Jesus offers us the gift and power of the Holy Spirit (Luke 11:13) who enables us to live each day as God's beloved children - his sons and daughters. The love and mercy of Jesus Christ, the forgiveness of sins, and the gift of the Holy Spirit are freely given to all who acknowledge Jesus as their Lord and Savior. Is your hope securely placed in the Lord Jesus and his victory on the cross?
Lord Jesus, you are my hope and my salvation. May I never waver in my hope and trust in your merciful help and strength. Let the fire of your Holy Spirit burn in my heart and fill me with a consuming love for you.
Psalm 105:6-6,42-43
6 O offspring of Abraham his servant, sons of Jacob, his chosen ones!
7 He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth.
8 He is mindful of his covenant for ever, of the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations,
9 the covenant which he made with Abraham, his sworn promise to Isaac
42 For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham his servant.
43 So he led forth his people with joy, his chosen ones with singing.
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: The Holy Spirit will inspire martyrs and teach believers, by Cyril of Jerusalem, 430-543 A.D.
"You must also know that the Holy Spirit empowers the martyrs to bear witness... A person cannot testify as a martyr for Christ's sake except through the Holy Spirit. If 'no man can say "Jesus is Lord" except in the Holy Spirit' (1 Corinthians 12:3), will any man give his life for Jesus' sake except through the Holy Spirit?" (excerpt from CATECHETICAL LECTURES 16.21)
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October 17, 2020 Saturday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time
