2022년 11월 9일 라테라노 대성전 봉헌 축일
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제1독서
<성전 오른쪽에서 흘러나오는 물을 보았네. 그 물이 닿는 곳마다 모두 구원을 받았네(따름 노래 “성전 오른쪽에서”).>
에제키엘 예언서 47,1-2.8-9.12
그 무렵 천사가 1 나를 데리고 주님의 집 어귀로 돌아갔다.
이 주님의 집 정면은 동쪽으로 나 있었는데,
주님의 집 문지방 밑에서 물이 솟아 동쪽으로 흐르고 있었다.
그 물은 주님의 집 오른쪽 밑에서, 제단 남쪽으로 흘러내려 갔다.
2 그는 또 나를 데리고 북쪽 대문으로 나가서,
밖을 돌아 동쪽 대문 밖으로 데려갔다.
거기에서 보니 물이 오른쪽에서 나오고 있었다.
8 그가 나에게 말하였다.
“이 물은 동쪽 지역으로 나가, 아라바로 내려가서 바다로 들어간다.
이 물이 바다로 흘러들어 가면, 그 바닷물이 되살아난다.
9 그래서 이 강이 흘러가는 곳마다 온갖 생물이 우글거리며 살아난다.
이 물이 닿는 곳마다 바닷물이 되살아나기 때문에, 고기도 아주 많이 생겨난다.
이렇게 이 강이 닿는 곳마다 모든 것이 살아난다.
12 이 강가 이쪽저쪽에는 온갖 과일나무가 자라는데,
잎도 시들지 않으며 과일도 끊이지 않고 다달이 새 과일을 내놓는다.
이 물이 성전에서 나오기 때문이다.
그 과일은 양식이 되고 잎은 약이 된다.”
제2독서
1코린 3,9ㄷ-11.16-17
형제 여러분, 9 여러분은 하느님의 건물입니다.
10 나는 하느님께서 베푸신 은총에 따라 지혜로운 건축가로서 기초를 놓았고,
다른 사람은 집을 짓고 있습니다.
그러나 어떻게 집을 지을지 저마다 잘 살펴야 합니다.
11 아무도 이미 놓인 기초 외에 다른 기초를 놓을 수 없기 때문입니다.
그 기초는 예수 그리스도이십니다.
16 여러분이 하느님의 성전이고
하느님의 영께서 여러분 안에 계시다는 사실을 여러분은 모릅니까?
17 누구든지 하느님의 성전을 파괴하면 하느님께서도 그자를 파멸시키실 것입니다.
하느님의 성전은 거룩하기 때문입니다.
여러분이 바로 하느님의 성전입니다.
복음
<예수님께서 성전이라고 하신 것은 당신 몸을 두고 하신 말씀이었다.>
요한 2,13-22
13 유다인들의 파스카 축제가 가까워지자 예수님께서는 예루살렘에 올라가셨다.
14 그리고 성전에 소와 양과 비둘기를 파는 자들과
환전꾼들이 앉아 있는 것을 보시고,
15 끈으로 채찍을 만드시어 양과 소와 함께 그들을 모두 성전에서 쫓아내셨다.
또 환전상들의 돈을 쏟아 버리시고 탁자들을 엎어 버리셨다.
16 비둘기를 파는 자들에게는, “이것들을 여기에서 치워라.
내 아버지의 집을 장사하는 집으로 만들지 마라.” 하고 이르셨다.
17 그러자 제자들은 “당신 집에 대한 열정이 저를 집어삼킬 것입니다.”라고
성경에 기록된 말씀이 생각났다.
18 그때에 유다인들이 예수님께,
“당신이 이런 일을 해도 된다는 무슨 표징을 보여 줄 수 있소?” 하고 말하였다.
19 그러자 예수님께서 그들에게 대답하셨다.
“이 성전을 허물어라. 그러면 내가 사흘 안에 다시 세우겠다.”
20 유다인들이 말하였다. “이 성전을 마흔여섯 해나 걸려 지었는데,
당신이 사흘 안에 다시 세우겠다는 말이오?”
21 그러나 그분께서 성전이라고 하신 것은 당신 몸을 두고 하신 말씀이었다.
22 예수님께서 죽은 이들 가운데에서 되살아나신 뒤에야,
제자들은 예수님께서 이 말씀을 하신 것을 기억하고,
성경과 그분께서 이르신 말씀을 믿게 되었다.
November 9, 2022
Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome
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Reading 1
back to the entrance of the temple,
and I saw water flowing out
from beneath the threshold of the temple toward the east,
for the façade of the temple was toward the east;
the water flowed down from the southern side of the temple,
south of the altar.
He led me outside by the north gate,
and around to the outer gate facing the east,
where I saw water trickling from the southern side.
He said to me,
"This water flows into the eastern district down upon the Arabah,
and empties into the sea, the salt waters, which it makes fresh.
Wherever the river flows,
every sort of living creature that can multiply shall live,
and there shall be abundant fish,
for wherever this water comes the sea shall be made fresh.
Along both banks of the river, fruit trees of every kind shall grow;
their leaves shall not fade, nor their fruit fail.
Every month they shall bear fresh fruit,
for they shall be watered by the flow from the sanctuary.
Their fruit shall serve for food, and their leaves for medicine
Responsorial Psalm
God is our refuge and our strength,
an ever-present help in distress.
Therefore, we fear not, though the earth be shaken
and mountains plunge into the depths of the sea.
R. The waters of the river gladden the city of God, the holy dwelling of the Most High!
There is a stream whose runlets gladden the city of God,
the holy dwelling of the Most High.
God is in its midst; it shall not be disturbed;
God will help it at the break of dawn.
R. The waters of the river gladden the city of God, the holy dwelling of the Most High!
The LORD of hosts is with us;
our stronghold is the God of Jacob.
Come! behold the deeds of the LORD,
the astounding things he has wrought on earth.
R. The waters of the river gladden the city of God, the holy dwelling of the Most High!
Reading 2
You are God's building.
According to the grace of God given to me,
like a wise master builder I laid a foundation,
and another is building upon it.
But each one must be careful how he builds upon it,
for no one can lay a foundation other than the one that is there,
namely, Jesus Christ.
Do you not know that you are the temple of God,
and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?
If anyone destroys God's temple,
God will destroy that person;
for the temple of God, which you are, is holy.
Gospel
Since the Passover of the Jews was near,
Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
He found in the temple area those who sold oxen, sheep, and doves,
as well as the money-changers seated there.
He made a whip out of cords
and drove them all out of the temple area, with the sheep and oxen,
and spilled the coins of the money-changers
and overturned their tables,
and to those who sold doves he said,
"Take these out of here,
and stop making my Father's house a marketplace."
His disciples recalled the words of Scripture,
Zeal for your house will consume me.
At this the Jews answered and said to him,
"What sign can you show us for doing this?"
Jesus answered and said to them,
"Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up."
The Jews said,
"This temple has been under construction for forty-six years,
and you will raise it up in three days?"
But he was speaking about the temple of his Body.
Therefore, when he was raised from the dead,
his disciples remembered that he had said this,
and they came to believe the Scripture
and the word Jesus had spoken.
Guided By Our Values
Catholic institutions have a strong vibrant mission. Many also have a strong brand to spread this mission. Sometimes, the values of the mission of the Catholic institution are enhanced, become more influential, and are strengthened by the robust brand. This allows the values of the Catholic institution to be spread to a larger community of people and influence the values of the land, i.e. missionary work introducing them to Jesus Christ.
Sometimes, though, the brand can be excessive and instead of serving the mission of an institution it becomes vice versa with the mission serving the brand. There is a challenging tension there. I believe Jesus is asking us to look at this tension more closely here and to reflect in deep prayer on this.
I believe a guiding light to this tension is looking always at how we are present to and treat the most underserved, powerless, and marginalized in our community. The Jesuit Universal Apostolic Preferences guide us and our institutions in this process.
It is here where we will most be introduced to the face of Christ.
—Dr. Sajit U. Kabadi is the Assistant Principal for Mission, Ministry, and Diversity at Regis Jesuit High School in Colorado.
Prayer
He will answer them, ‘Amen, I say to you, what you did not do for one of these least ones, you did not do for me.’
—Matthew 25:45
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Today we celebrate the feast of the Lateran Basilica in Rome. It is the oldest church building in Europe, having been established in the reign of Constantine. It is an Archbasilica, for it is considered the most important basilica in Rome. It is named St. John Lateran after St. John the Apostle and St. John the Baptist. Lateran comes from the family that originally owned the property – the Laterani family. It is the mother church of Catholics. By celebrating it today, we remember our roots and that we are part of a large family. It is appropriate to remember our mother.
In the first reading, Ezekiel sees water flowing from the temple. This did not literally happen, so what could it mean? Water sustains life and causes things to grow. Life flows from the temple which is the house of God. Jesus said that he came so that we might have an abundant life. In the creed we confess that the Holy Spirit is the Lord, the giver of life. This life, like the water, makes salty waters fresh. It causes growth that never fades, never fails. This life is the medicine of immortality. Most of the early Christian writers saw in this passage an allusion to either baptism or the teaching of the Good News. It flows to us from God, through his temple, the Church. To experience this water and embrace this teaching, we receive life. The virtues blossom in our lives and produce medicine that saves a dying world. Our mother, the Church, like the Lateran Basilica, has been proclaiming the Gospel from the beginning and producing life, as all mothers do.
The psalm is a good reminder that the Church doesn’t produce this water. We didn’t invent the Gospel. We received it and now we are called to let it flow through us. “The waters of the river gladden the city of God.” The Church, the City of God, is glad and joyful, not because of anything within herself, but because she is “the holy dwelling of the Most High!” We are weak. He is “our refuge and strength.” Napoleon once told a Catholic cardinal that he could destroy the Catholic Church. The cardinal responded that we have been trying to destroy it for eighteen hundred years and haven’t been successful and that Napoleon won’t be either. The water keeps flowing into it despite our weaknesses and failings.
In the second reading, St. Paul reminds us that buildings are not the Church: we are. As much as we love our old buildings, the time could come when they are no more. But the Temple of God will remain as long as there is a single human being filled with the Spirit of God. So, we share the Good News with those around us and this Temple is built up. Actually, what if there were no followers of God left on this planet? Would the Temple of God completely disappear? No, because the Temple would still have her foundation: Jesus Christ. And, in the words of St. Ignatius of Antioch, “where Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church.”
Jesus’ body is the Temple of God and, although the authorities destroyed it, he raised it up on the third day. That Temple will never fail, never stumble, and will never die again. Jesus is risen. That is the water that gladdens the City of God, the Temple of God, the Church. And we have God’s promise as stated in the Gospel Acclamation: “I have chosen and consecrated this house, says the Lord, that my name may be there forever.”
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“GLORIFY GOD IN YOUR BODY” (1 COR 6:20)
“He was talking about the temple of His body.” —John 2:21
Today’s feast of the dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome is a way of acknowledging that God dwells among His people (see Jn 1:14). This feast reminds us of the beauty of God, that all beauty is a means to glorify God. A Church building is likewise a beautiful, holy house and from it flows many graces to bless the people of God.
Today’s feast is also a reminder that God dwells in our own bodies (Jn 6:56; 17:23). We are to dedicate the temple of our body to God’s service, just like the Lateran Basilica is dedicated to God’s use. We dedicate our bodies to the Lord to glorify God in them (1 Cor 6:20), so that we may be beautiful, good, holy, and true, a pleasing dwelling place consecrated to God. May each of us likewise be united to God and each other in faith, forming a holy building founded on Christ (1 Cor 3:9-11). Let God make you a temple of the Holy Spirit (1 Cor 6:19).
Prayer: Father, I offer my body to You to be dedicated to Your service (2 Tm 2:21; cf Rm 12:1).
Promise: “For the temple of God is holy, and you are that temple.” —1 Cor 3:17
Praise: A Latin inscription inside the Lateran Basilica in Rome, translated into English, means: “The mother and head of all churches of the city and of the world.”
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What can adversity teach us about the blessing of thanksgiving and the healing power of love and mercy? The Book of Proverbs states: A friend loves at all times; and a brother is born for adversity (Proverbs 17:17). When adversity strikes you find out who truly is your brother, sister, and friend. The Gospel records an unusual encounter between two peoples who had been divided for centuries. The Jews and Samaritans had no dealings with one another even though Samaria was located in the central part of Judaea. Both peoples were openly hostile whenever their paths crossed. In this Gospel narrative we see one rare exception - a Samaritan leper in company with nine Jewish lepers. Sometimes adversity forces people to drop their barriers or to forget their prejudices. When this band of Jewish and Samaritan lepers saw Jesus they made a bold request. They didn't ask for healing, but instead asked for mercy.
Mercy is heartfelt sorrow at another's misfortune
The word mercy literally means "sorrowful at heart". But mercy is something more than compassion, or heartfelt sorrow at another's misery and misfortune. Compassion empathizes with the sufferer. But mercy goes further - it removes suffering. A merciful person shares in another's misfortune and suffering as if it were his or her own. And such a person will do everything in his or her power to dispel that misery.
Mercy is also connected with justice. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274), a great teacher and scripture scholar, said that mercy "does not destroy justice, but is a certain kind of fulfillment of justice. ..Mercy without justice is the mother of dissolution; (and) justice without mercy is cruelty." Mercy.."moves us to do what we can do to help the other." Mercy seeks to remedy the weakness of others, and where sin is involved to lead others to recognize their need for repentance and turning away from wrongdoing. Pardon without repentance negates justice.
God's mercy brings healing of mind, heart, and body
So what is the significance of these ten lepers asking Jesus to show them mercy? They know they are in need of healing, not just physical, but spiritual healing as well. They approach Jesus with faith and with sorrow for their sins because they believe that he can release the burden of their guilt and suffering and restore both soul and body. Their request for mercy is both a plea for pardon and release from suffering. Jesus gives mercy to all who ask with faith and contrition (true sorrow for sin).
Why did only one leper out of ten return to show gratitude? Gratefulness, a word which expresses gratitude of heart and a thankful disposition, is related to grace - which means the release of loveliness. Gratitude is the homage of the heart which responds with graciousness in expressing an act of thanksgiving. The Samaritan approached Jesus reverently and gave praise to God.
Ingratitude leads to lack of love and kindness, and intolerance towards others
If we do not recognize and appreciate the mercy and help shown to us, we will be ungrateful and unkind towards others. Ingratitude is forgetfulness or a poor return for kindness received. Ingratitude easily leads to lack of charity and intolerance towards others, as well as to other vices, such as complaining, grumbling, discontentment, pride, and presumption. How often have we been ungrateful to our parents, pastors, teachers, and neighbors? Do you express gratitude to God for his abundant help and mercy towards you and are you gracious, kind, and merciful towards your neighbor in their time of need and support?
Lord Jesus, may I never fail to recognize your loving kindness and mercy. Fill my heart with compassion and thanksgiving, and free me from ingratitude and discontentment. Help me to count my blessings with a grateful heart and to give thanks in all circumstances.
Psalm 82:3-4,6-8
3 Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute.
4 Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked."
6 I say, "You are gods, sons of the Most High, all of you;
7 nevertheless, you shall die like men, and fall like any prince."
8 Arise, O God, judge the earth; for to you belong all the nations!
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: Cleansing of the ten lepers, by Cyril of Alexandria (376-444 AD)
"Why did [Jesus] not say, 'I will, be cleansed,' as he did in the case of another leper (Luke 5:13), instead of commanding them to show themselves to the priests? It was because the law gave directions to this effect to those who were delivered from leprosy (Leviticus 14:2). It commanded them to show themselves to the priests and to offer a sacrifice for their cleansing. He commanded them to go as being already healed so that they might bear witness to the priests, the rulers of the Jews and always envious of his glory. They testified that wonderfully and beyond their hope, they had been delivered from their misfortune by Christ's willing that they should be healed. He did not heal them first but sent them to the priests, because the priests knew the marks of leprosy and of its healing." (excerpt from COMMENTARY ON LUKE, HOMILIES 113-16)
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