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제1독서
<루카만 나와 함께 있습니다.>
티모테오 2서. 4,10-17ㄴ
사랑하는 그대여,
10 데마스는 현세를 사랑한 나머지 나를 버리고 테살로니카로 가고,
크레스켄스는 갈라티아로, 티토는 달마티아로 갔습니다.
11 루카만 나와 함께 있습니다.
마르코는 내 직무에 요긴한 사람이니 함께 데리고 오십시오.
12 티키코스는 내가 에페소로 보냈습니다.
13 올 때, 내가 트로아스에 있는 카르포스의 집에 두고 온 외투와 책들,
특히 양피지 책들을 가져오십시오.
14 구리 세공장이 알렉산드로스가 나에게 해를 많이 입혔습니다.
주님께서 그의 행실대로 그에게 갚으실 것입니다.
15 그대도 그를 조심하십시오. 그는 우리의 말에 몹시 반대하였습니다.
16 나의 첫 변론 때에 아무도 나를 거들어 주지 않고, 모두 나를 저버렸습니다.
그들에게 이것이 불리하게 셈해지지 않기를 바랍니다.
17 그러나 주님께서는 내 곁에 계시면서 나를 굳세게 해 주셨습니다.
나를 통하여 복음 선포가 완수되고
모든 민족들이 그것을 듣게 하시려는 것이었습니다.
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<수확할 것은 많은데 일꾼은 적다.>
루카. 10,1-9
그때에 1 주님께서는 다른 제자 일흔두 명을 지명하시어,
몸소 가시려는 모든 고을과 고장으로 당신에 앞서 둘씩 보내시며,
2 그들에게 말씀하셨다. “수확할 것은 많은데 일꾼은 적다.
그러니 수확할 밭의 주인님께 일꾼들을 보내 주십사고 청하여라.
3 가거라. 나는 이제 양들을 이리 떼 가운데로 보내는 것처럼 너희를 보낸다.
4 돈주머니도 여행 보따리도 신발도 지니지 말고,
길에서 아무에게도 인사하지 마라.
5 어떤 집에 들어가거든 먼저 ‘이 집에 평화를 빕니다.’ 하고 말하여라.
6 그 집에 평화를 받을 사람이 있으면 너희의 평화가 그 사람 위에 머무르고,
그렇지 않으면 너희에게 되돌아올 것이다.
7 같은 집에 머무르면서 주는 것을 먹고 마셔라.
일꾼이 품삯을 받는 것은 당연하다.
이 집 저 집으로 옮겨 다니지 마라.
8 어떤 고을에 들어가든지 너희를 받아들이면 차려 주는 음식을 먹어라.
9 그곳 병자들을 고쳐 주며,
‘하느님의 나라가 여러분에게 가까이 왔습니다.’ 하고 말하여라.”
October 18, 2022
Feast of Saint Luke, evangelist
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Reading 1
Demas, enamored of the present world,
deserted me and went to Thessalonica,
Crescens to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.
Luke is the only one with me.
Get Mark and bring him with you,
for he is helpful to me in the ministry.
I have sent Tychicus to Ephesus.
When you come, bring the cloak I left with Carpus in Troas,
the papyrus rolls, and especially the parchments.
Alexander the coppersmith did me a great deal of harm;
the Lord will repay him according to his deeds.
You too be on guard against him,
for he has strongly resisted our preaching.
At my first defense no one appeared on my behalf,
but everyone deserted me.
May it not be held against them!
But the Lord stood by me and gave me strength,
so that through me the proclamation might be completed
and all the Gentiles might hear it.
Responsorial Psalm
Let all your works give you thanks, O LORD,
and let your faithful ones 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
whom he sent ahead of him in pairs
to every town and place he intended to visit.
He said to them,
"The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few;
so ask the master of the harvest
to send out laborers for his harvest.
Go on your way;
behold, I am sending you like lambs among wolves.
Carry no money bag, no sack, no sandals;
and greet no one along the way.
Into whatever house you enter,
first say, "Peace to this household."
If a peaceful person lives there,
your peace will rest on him;
but if not, it will return to you.
Stay in the same house and eat and drink what is offered to you,
for the laborer deserves payment.
Do not move about from one house to another.
Whatever town you enter and they welcome you,
eat what is set before you,
cure the sick in it and say to them,
'The Kingdom of God is at hand for you.'"
http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/daily.html
“The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few;
so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest.
Luke
There’s nothing like good old fashioned Catholic guilt! Now that I’ve got your attention, are you doing your share to bring in the harvest?
Today I’m meditating on my checkered record of service. I’m awful at direct service. The Girl Scout troop I led at an inner-city parish years ago folded before we even got to cookie season. It might have helped if I had BEEN a Girl Scout or knew something about scouting.
Then I tried tutoring a boy struggling with reading but the he was utterly bored and stopped coming for help. Another flop.
I dread parish days of service when we sort clothing and clean up shelves at thrift stores. Have only 10 minutes passed? Whenever I’ve spent hours sitting in waiting rooms for refugee medical appointments, I marvel at my saintly nurse colleague who has done most of this for our parish family.
I give myself a few points for writing promotional materials for just about any worthy cause that asks for it but helping with dinner at a homeless shelter would seem like more authentic service. Our late Creighton president John Schlegel S.J. used to do this regularly.
Then I recall St. Paul’s epistles talking about how the body needs its many differing parts– how there are many gifts but the same Spirit. Maybe writing web copy DOES contribute to the harvest.
Along those lines, the passage in this gospel where Jesus sends his disciples on pilgrimage to live off the generosity of the community reminded me of one of my favorite homilies.
As a novice, a Jesuit who was a CPA before joining the Society was sent out on a pilgrimage one spring to live off the generosity of strangers in strange cities, presumably doing humble jobs for subsistence wages.
But he was a CPA and it was tax season! Wherever our Jesuit went, he was well paid for temp work doing tax returns. At the end of the pilgrimage, he turned his wages over to the novice master.
“I don’t think you quite got the idea of this exercise,” said his superior.
Really? Or was he just using the talent God had given him?
Maybe the lesson we should draw from this gospel is it’s important to labor for the harvest, no matter how we do it. Give your best gift whatever that is. And if you’re a TERRIBLE Scout leader, God must have another plan for your life.
http://www.presentationministries.com/obob/obob.asp
MESSENGER OF MERCY
“The Lord stood by my side and gave me strength, so that through me the preaching task might be completed and all the nations might hear the gospel.” —2 Timothy 4:17
St. Luke is the human author of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles. Luke’s purpose in writing his two-volume work was so we would know that the Good News of Jesus is “reliable” (Lk 1:4), which in Greek means “rock-solid.”
One of Luke’s major themes is the extreme mercy of God. A number of passages on mercy only appear in Luke and Acts. Only Luke relates the parable of the prodigal son (Lk 15:11ff). Luke wants us to know that the joy of the loving father in showering mercy on his prodigal son reflects how joyfully our heavenly Father will treat us when we repent (Lk 15:10).
Only Luke relates the parable of the Good Samaritan (Lk 10:25-37). Jesus tells us to extend mercy to all just as the Samaritan did (Lk 10:37). Luke alone tells of Jesus forgiving the good thief as He hung on the cross (Lk 23:40ff). Only Luke records the parable of the righteous Pharisee and the sinful tax collector (Lk 18:9ff). When the tax collector repented and prayed: “O God, be merciful to me, a sinner” (Lk 18:13), God in His mercy justified him (Lk 18:14). Finally, Luke alone records one of the greatest accounts of God’s indescribable mercy: the conversion of the worst sinner of all (1 Tm 1:15), Saul of Tarsus (Acts 9:1ff).
There’s more on mercy in Luke’s writings. Spend some time today immersed in God’s mercy by reading parts of Luke and Acts. “His mercy is from age to age on those who fear Him” (Lk 1:50).
Prayer: Father, may I imitate St. Luke in being a messenger of Your mercy to all I meet.
Promise: “The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him in truth.” —Ps 145:18
Praise: St. Luke’s writings chronicle the powerful changes that took place in some of the lowliest of people who were transformed into mighty leaders for God.
http://dailyscripture.servantsoftheword.org/readings/
If the Lord Jesus knocked on your door today would you be ready and eager to receive him? He wants us to be prepared for his coming - today, tomorrow, at the hour of our departure from this life (our death), and when he comes again at the end of this present world to reward those who have believed in him - the only begotten Son of the Father in heaven who was sent to deliver us from sin and death. The Lord Jesus calls to us each and every day. He says, "Listen! I am standing and knocking at your door. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in and we will eat together" (Revelations 3:20).
Be watchful and ready to serve the Lord when he calls
Jesus told his followers a parable from everyday life that illustrated the necessity of being prepared to open the door at once when the Master of the house knocks and calls for his servants to let him in. Doors in the ancient world were often bolted from the inside, especially at night, to keep out thieves and troublemakers. Servants who knew their master's voice were expected to be vigilant and prepared to unbolt the door and let him in without a moment's delay. This required a listening ear and attentive spirit that could block out other noises and distractions. If the servants refused to answer the door or delayed too long, they could expect a rebuke or punishment from the master.
The Lord and Master serves us
But Jesus' story adds an unexpected reward for those who open at once - even in the middle of the night when everyone is fast asleep. The master who returns from a wedding feast to his home late at night does the unthinkable when his servants greet him at the door. He puts on a servant's uniform and apron and seats his servants at his own table. And then - to their astonishment no doubt - the master himself waits on his servants at table by serving them his choice food and drink. Jesus' parable turns the world's way of thinking upside-down. The master rewards his faithful servants by serving them himself with the best provision, care, and service he can offer.
The Lord Jesus became a servant for our sake
This story illustrates the amazing generous spirit, servant-hearted love, and profound humility of God who is the exalted Lord and Master over all he has created. The Father sent his only begotten Son to become a man for our sake who shed his blood for us on the cross to save us from slavery to sin and Satan and victory over death through his resurrection power that gives us new abundant life in his Spirit. Paul the Apostle tells us that Jesus who was equal with the Father, nonetheless, humbled himself and became a servant for our sake (Philippians 2:5-8).
Do you listen for the voice of the Lord calling to you? And are you ready to receive him today so that you may be nourished with his life-giving word that has power to transform you into his likeness and way of steadfast love and merciful goodness? The Lord Jesus offers us rich food and provision for our daily lives. But we can miss his daily provision if we allow our hearts, minds, and ears to be distracted with other things - even good things that crowd out his voice and invitation to let him enter and feast with us.
The Lord loves faithfulness
Jesus' parable also has an important lesson for each one of us as well. Just as Jesus was faithful and ready to obey his Father in everything - even to the point of laying down his life for us on the cross, we, too are called to be faithful and ready to do whatever our heavenly Father commands us. How can we serve as Jesus served and be faithful to the end of our days? Only love - the love which God has poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us (Romans 5:5) - can transform us and fill us with joy and courage in offering our lives in humble service to God and one another. The Lord Jesus sets us free from fear and pride so we can love and serve one another as he has loved and served each one of us (Ephesians 5:2). Ask the Lord to give you a servant heart and a willing spirit that is ready to listen and eager to obey.
Lord Jesus, you loved me first and you gave your life for me. Fill me with a joyful heart and a generous spirit that is ready to serve and to do whatever you command.
Psalm 40:7-10, 16
6 Sacrifice and offering you do not desire; but you have given me an open ear. Burnt offering and sin offering you have not required.
7 Then I said, "Behold, I come; in the roll of the book it is written of me;
8 I delight to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart."
9 I have told the glad news of deliverance in the great congregation; Behold, I have not restrained my lips, as you know, O LORD.
10 I have not hid your saving help within my heart, I have spoken of your faithfulness and your salvation; I have not concealed your steadfast love and your faithfulness from the great congregation.
16 But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; may those who love your salvation say continually, "Great is the LORD!"
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: The true meaning of 'loins girded and lamps burning', by Cyril of Alexandria (376-444 AD)
"The girding of our loins (Luke 12:25) signifies the readiness of the mind to work hard in every thing praiseworthy. Those who apply themselves to bodily labors and are engaged in strenuous toil have their loins girded. The lamp apparently represents the wakefulness of the mind and intellectual cheerfulness. We say that the human mind is awake when it repels any tendency to slumber off into that carelessness that often is the means of bringing it into subjection to every kind of wickedness. When sunk in stupor, the heavenly light within the mind is liable to be endangered, or even already is in danger from a violent and impetuous blast of wind. Christ commands us to be awake. To this, his disciple also arouses us by saying, 'Be awake. Be watchful' (1 Peter 5:8). Further on, the very wise Paul also says, 'Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead: and Christ shall give you light' (Ephesians 5:14)." (excerpt from COMMENTARY ON LUKE, HOMILY 92)
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