2022년 11월 28일 대림 제1주간 월요일
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제1독서
<주님께서 영원한 평화의 하느님 나라로 모든 민족들을 모아들이신다.>
이사야서. 4,2-6
2 그날에 주님께서 돋게 하신 싹이 영화롭고 영광스럽게 되리라.
그리고 그 땅의 열매는 이스라엘의 생존자들에게 자랑과 영예가 되리라.
3 또한 시온에 남은 이들
예루살렘에 남아 있는 이들
곧 예루살렘에 살도록 기록된 이들이 모두 거룩하다고 일컬어지리라.
4 주님께서는 심판의 영과 불의 영으로 시온의 딸들의 오물을 씻어 내시고
예루살렘의 피를 닦아 내신 뒤에
5 시온산의 모든 지역과 그 회중 위에
낮에는 구름을, 밤에는 타오르는 불길로 연기와 광채를 만들어 주시리라.
정녕 주님의 영광이 모든 것을 덮어 주는 지붕과 6 초막이 되어,
낮의 더위를 피하는 그늘이 되어 주고
폭우와 비를 피하는 피신처와 은신처가 되어 주리라.
복음
<많은 사람이 동쪽과 서쪽에서 하늘 나라로 모여 올 것이다.>
마태오. 8,5-11
5 예수님께서 카파르나움에 들어가셨을 때에
한 백인대장이 다가와 도움을 청하였다.
6 그가 이렇게 말하였다.
“주님, 제 종이 중풍으로 집에 드러누워 있는데 몹시 괴로워하고 있습니다.”
7 예수님께서 “내가 가서 그를 고쳐 주마.” 하시자, 8 백인대장이 대답하였다.
“주님, 저는 주님을 제 지붕 아래로 모실 자격이 없습니다.
그저 한 말씀만 해 주십시오. 그러면 제 종이 나을 것입니다.
9 사실 저는 상관 밑에 있는 사람입니다만 제 밑으로도 군사들이 있어서,
이 사람에게 가라 하면 가고 저 사람에게 오라 하면 옵니다.
또 제 노예더러 이것을 하라 하면 합니다.”
10 이 말을 들으시고 예수님께서는 감탄하시며 당신을 따르는 이들에게 이르셨다.
“내가 진실로 너희에게 말한다.
나는 이스라엘의 그 누구에게서도 이런 믿음을 본 일이 없다.
11 내가 너희에게 말한다.
많은 사람이 동쪽과 서쪽에서 모여 와,
하늘 나라에서 아브라함과 이사악과 야곱과 함께 잔칫상에 자리 잡을 것이다.”
November 28, 2022
Monday of the First Week of Advent
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Reading 1
Is 4;2 - 6
saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 122:1-2, 3-4b, 4cd-5, 6-7, 8-9
I rejoiced because they said to me,
"We will go up to the house of the LORD."
And now we have set foot
within your gates, O Jerusalem.
R. Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.
Jerusalem, built as a city
with compact unity.
To it the tribes go up,
the tribes of the LORD.
R. Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.
According to the decree for Israel,
to give thanks to the name of the LORD.
In it are set up judgment seats,
seats for the house of David.
R. Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem!
May those who love you prosper!
May peace be within your walls,
prosperity in your buildings.
R. Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.
Because of my relatives and friends
I will say, "Peace be within you!"
Because of the house of the LORD, our God,
I will pray for your good.
R. Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.
Gospel
Mt 8:5-11
a centurion approached him and appealed to him, saying,
"Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, suffering dreadfully."
He said to him, "I will come and cure him."
The centurion said in reply,
"Lord, I am not worthy to have you enter under my roof;
only say the word and my servant will be healed.
For I too am a man subject to authority,
with soldiers subject to me.
And I say to one, "Go," and he goes;
and to another, "Come here," and he comes;
and to my slave, "Do this," and he does it."
When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him,
"Amen, I say to you, in no one in Israel have I found such faith.
I say to you, many will come from the east and the west,
and will recline with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
at the banquet in the Kingdom of heaven."
Healed, Saved, and Made Whole
Throughout the Gospels, Jesus tells us that our faith will save us, heal us, make us whole again through his encounters with the hemorrhaging woman, the synagogue official’s daughter, the blind, the deaf, the unclean. We also hear of the ways in which the faith of others saves or heals us by bringing us closer to Jesus: the paralytic’s friends who lowered him through the roof, or in today’s Gospel, the centurion who intercedes on behalf of his sick and suffering servant.
Faith isn’t about our belief that Jesus can save us, heal us, or make us whole. Faith is when we know that he will. Such profound faith, the faith of the centurion that “amazes” Jesus, necessitates that we surrender ourselves, wholly and without reservation, surrendering all that we are, all that we have, and all that we believe to the knowledge that Jesus will save us, heal us, and make us whole again.
In what ways are you in need of healing, saving, or being made whole? What might you need to surrender?
—Jackie Schulte is the Dean of Faculty Formation at Creighton Preparatory School in Omaha, Nebraska.
Prayer
Take, Lord, and receive all my liberty,
my memory, my understanding,
and my entire will,
All I have and call my own.
You have given all to me.
To you, Lord, I return it.
Everything is yours; do with it what you will.
Give me only your love and your grace,
that is enough for me.
—Suscipe prayer of St. Ignatius of Loyola
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Today’s first reading was written seven hundred years before Jesus Christ came among us. It tells of the consequences of constant enemy attacks on Israel. One would think that we would no longer find these words relevant. We should have evolved as human beings to the point that we would find that constant warfare was unconscionable. We clearly can find points of reference for the horrors of war in our own time. Isaiah’s words remain painfully pertinent. The people of whom Isaiah wrote were traumatized and struggling survivors of war. They were the remnants, the seed, and the hope for the redemption of their nation. Yet even these brave survivors were warned that God intended to further refine and purify them. He would wash away the “filth” [sin] and with a “blast of searing judgement” purge the blood of battle from their midst.
Isaiah’s initial words in this passage indicate that these survivors will form a branch of the Lord that will be lustrous and glorious. This “fruit of the earth will be honor and splendor” for the survivors. Christ would come from these branches. The sign of the Lord’s protection and guidance for Israel’s people was, as it had been for Moses and his sojourners, a cloud by day and a pillar of flame by night. Signs of God’s care and love for His people that already had endured for 700 years. Their response, and ours should be, “Let us go rejoicing to the House of the Lord.”
Jesus, like most of us, seemed to enjoy coming home. Mathew relates in chapter 8 that he was met on this homecoming to Capernaum by a Roman Centurion. This man commanded 100 men and had considerable local authority, yet he approached Jesus with humility. “Please, Sir,” he said, “My servant is lying at home paralyzed and in great pain.” Those of us who are older and/or familiar with the Latin mass, are imprinted with the words that he subsequently said:” Domine non sum dignus,ut intres sub tectum meum; sed tantum dic verbo, et sonabitur puer meus.” “Lord, I am not worthy for you to enter under my roof, but only say the word and my servant will be healed.” Jesus was amazed at the faith and humility of this Roman officer. His faith surpassed that of many of the Jews. We can learn from this humility, respect for others and an understanding of the true source of authority. Jesus was able not only to heal the servant, but also demonstrated the destiny of Christianity as a faith based on love and open to all people.
We have supplanted in the Mass the words “and my servant will be healed” with “my soul [anima] will be healed.” We approach God with humility and faith as the centurion did. As we humbly and faithfully receive the eucharist, we not only will bring Jesus into ourselves, but in this way, our souls will be healed.
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CHRISTMAS ORDERS
“I am not worthy to have You under my roof. Just give an order.” —Matthew 8:8
On this second day of Advent, we must be careful to get off to a good start. We need to come to the Lord, to Mass, to prayer, and to repentance when the Lord orders us to “come” (see Mt 8:9). We also need to do good, do justice (Is 1:17), and do His will when Jesus commands us: “Do this” (see Mt 8:9). Jesus is God and He alone knows how to prepare us for His special coming this Christmas. Consequently, with the centurion we should say to Jesus: “Just give an order” (Mt 8:8).
It’s so easy to let Advent slip away and become so distracted and self-absorbed at Christmas time that we miss Christ’s coming. The Church has had centuries of Advents. It has learned (often the hard way) that the Lord has decided to make Advent necessary for us to get ready to meet Him. So let us ask the Lord what His will is for us this Advent. Let us obey the Lord more carefully than we would obey a corporation paying us millions of dollars or a doctor trying to save our lives if we were critically ill.
Christ’s coming this Christmas is more important than profit or health. Seek to find God’s orders for you this Advent. Then obey Him carefully (see Rm 6:17).
Prayer: Jesus, Good Shepherd, lead me to a Christmas encounter with You.
Promise: “The branch of the Lord will be luster and glory, and the fruit of the earth will be honor and splendor.” —Is 4:2
Praise: An adult convert, Luis is so very thankful for each and every reception of the Eucharist.
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Are you ready to feast at the Lord's banquet table? God's gracious invitation extends to all - Jew and Gentile alike - who will turn to him with faith and obedience. Jesus used many images or pictures to convey what the kingdom of God is like. One such image is a great banquet feast given at the King's table (Matthew 8:11 and Luke 13:29). Jesus promised that everyone who believed in him would come and feast at the heavenly banquet table of his Father. Jesus told this parable in response to the dramatic request made by a Roman centurion, a person despised by many because he was an outsider, not one of the "chosen ones" of Israel. In Jesus' time the Jews hated the Romans because they represented everything they stood against - including foreign domination and pagan beliefs and practices.
The power to command with trust and respect
Why did Jesus not only warmly receive a Roman centurion but praise him as a model of faith and confidence in God? In the Roman world the position of centurion was very important. He was an officer in charge of a hundred soldiers. In a certain sense, he was the backbone of the Roman army, the cement which held the army together. Polybius, an ancient writer, describes what a centurion should be: "They must not be so much venturesome seekers after danger as men who can command, steady in action, and reliable; they ought not to be over-anxious to rush into the fight, but when hard pressed, they must be ready to hold their ground, and die at their posts."
Faith in Jesus' authority and power to heal
The centurion who approached Jesus was not only courageous, but faith-filled as well. He risked the ridicule of his cronies as well as mockery from the Jews by seeking help from a traveling preacher from Galilee. Nonetheless, the centurion approached Jesus with great confidence and humility. He was an extraordinary man because he loved his slave. In the Roman world slaves were treated like animals - something to be used for work and pleasure and for bartering and trade. This centurion was a man of great compassion and extraordinary faith. He wanted Jesus to heal his beloved slave. Jesus commends him for his faith and immediately grants him his request. Are you willing to suffer ridicule in the practice of your faith? And when you need help, do you approach the Lord Jesus with expectant faith?
Christ comes to establish God's kingdom of peace where all peoples can feast at his table
The prophet Isaiah foretold a time of restoration for the holy city Jerusalem and for its remnants (see Isaiah 4:2-6) and also a time of universal peace when all nations would come to Jerusalem to "the mountain of the Lord and to the house of the God of Jacob" and "beat their swords into plowshares" (Isaiah 2:2-4). Jesus fulfills this prophecy first by restoring both Jew and Gentile to friendship with God through the victory he won for us on the cross. When he comes again he will fully establish his universal rule of peace and righteousness (moral goodness) and unite all things in himself (Ephesians 1:10). His promise extends to all generations who believe in him that we, too, might feast at the heavenly banquet table with the patriarchs of the Old Covenant (Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob) who believed but did not yet see the promised Messiah.
Do you believe in God's promises and do you seek his kingdom first in your life? The season of Advent reminds us that the Lord Jesus wants us to actively seek him and the coming of his kingdom in our lives. The Lord will surely reward those who seek his will for their lives. We can approach the Lord Jesus with expectant faith, like the centurion in today's Gospel reading (Matthew 8:5-11), knowing that he will show us his mercy and give us his help.
Lord Jesus, you feed us daily with your life-giving word and you sustain us on our journey to our true homeland with you and the Father in heaven. May I never lose hope in your promises nor lag in zeal for your kingdom of righteousness and peace.
Psalm 122:1-9
1 I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go to the house of the LORD!"
2 Our feet have been standing within your gates, O Jerusalem!
3 Jerusalem, built as a city which is bound firmly together,
4 to which the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, as was decreed for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the LORD.
5 There thrones for judgment were set, the thrones of the house of David.
6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! "May they prosper who love you!
7 Peace be within your walls, and security within your towers!"
8 For my brethren and companions' sake I will say, "Peace be within you!"
9 For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your good.
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: Welcoming the Lord Jesus with expectant faith and humility, by Augustine of Hippo, 354-430 A.D.
"When the Lord promised to go to the centurion's house to heal his servant, the centurion answered, 'Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof; but only say the word, and my servant will be healed.' By viewing himself as unworthy, he showed himself worthy for Christ to come not merely into his house but also into his heart. He would not have said this with such great faith and humility if he had not already welcomed in his heart the One who came into his house. It would have been no great joy for the Lord Jesus to enter into his house and not to enter his heart. For the Master of humility both by word and example sat down also in the house of a certain proud Pharisee, Simon, and though he sat down in his house, there was no place in his heart. For in his heart the Son of Man could not lay his head" (Matthew 8:20). (excerpt from SERMON 62.1)
Advent/Christmas plans
Spend today's six minutes with the Lord sketching below some ideas on how you can spend these 28 days of advent well. Your plans can include items that are spiritual (deciding where and when you will play each day)... practical(your gift lest)... personal (sending a Christmas card to someone with whom you've not been on good terms)... charitable(doing something for the poor)...
[Before you write anything, spend a few quiet moments with the Lord and ask for help.]
Monday - First Week of Advent
On that day, the branch of the Lord will be beauty and glory, and the fruit of the land will be honor and splendor for the survivors of Israel. Everyone who remains in Zion, everyone left in Jerusalem will be called holy: everyone inscribed for life in Jerusalem., ?When the Lord washes away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and purges Jerusalem's blood from her midst with a blast of judgement, a searing blast, then will the Lord create, over the whole site of Mount Zion and over her place of assembly, a smoking cloud by day and a light of flaming fire by night. For over all, his glory will be shelter and protection: shade from the parching heat of day, refuge and cover from storm and rain.(is 4: 2-6)
Perseverance is sustaining an effort until you reach a goal. Children's literature, like "The Little Engine that Could," helps to teach kids perseverance. They learn to try and try again until they reach their goal.
But perseverance is hard when I know I'm not going to reach my goal during my lifetime. To persevere and try to build peace in the world and know that when I die, there will still be war. to persevere in trying to become the kind of person I know god made me to be and to realize that I will never be that person until god wonderfully transforms me through death.
That kind of perseverance- a conscious hope, even though I'm not going to reach my goal in my lifetime -is the kind of perseverance Isaiah described in this reading. He'd never live of perseverance Isaiah described in this reading. He'd never live to see Jerusalem God promised, but he always believed.
That's the kind of perseverance that every Christian needs.
Spend some quiet time
with the Lord
'A shoot will sprout
from the stump
of Jesse, and
from his roots a bud
shall blossom.'
-Is 11:1-
Tree of Jesse
Jesse was the father of King David, an early ancestor of Jesus. He was the son of Obed and the grandson of Ruth, and he was from Bethlehem.
This relationship between Jesse and Jesus intrigued Church artists throughout the years, particularly since the 11th century. One popular image was a tree growing from a reclining figure of Jesse. Each branch represented members of Jesus' family tree, such as David(symbolized by a harp), Jacob(ladder), Solomon(crown), Mary(lily), and Joseph(hammer of saw).
At the top of tree was the figure of Jesus.
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