December 3, 2022 Memorial of Saint Francis Xavier, Priest

 

2022년 12월 3일 대림 제1주간 토요일

 

제1독서

<네가 부르짖으면 주님께서 반드시 자비를 베푸시리라.>

이사야서. 30,19-21.23-26

이스라엘의 거룩하신 주 하느님께서 이렇게 말씀하신다.

19 “예루살렘에 사는 너희 시온 백성아

너희는 다시 울지 않아도 되리라.

네가 부르짖으면 그분께서 반드시 너희에게 자비를 베푸시고

들으시는 대로 너희에게 응답하시리라.

20 비록 주님께서 너희에게 곤경의 빵과 고난의 물을 주시지만

너의 스승이신 그분께서는 더 이상 숨어 계시지 않으리니

너희 눈이 너희의 스승을 뵙게 되리라.

21 그리고 너희가 오른쪽으로 돌거나 왼쪽으로 돌 때

뒤에서 ‘이것이 바른길이니 이리로 가거라.’ 하시는 말씀을

너희 귀로 듣게 되리라.

23 그분께서 너희가 밭에 뿌린 씨앗을 위하여 비를 내리시니

 

밭에서 나는 곡식이 여물고 기름지리라.

그날에 너희의 가축은 넓은 초원에서 풀을 뜯고

24 밭일을 하는 소와 나귀는 삽과 거름대로 까불러 간을 맞춘 사료를 먹으리라.

25 큰 살육이 일어나는 날, 탑들이 무너질 때

높은 산 위마다, 솟아오른 언덕 위마다, 물이 흐르는 도랑들이 생기리라.

26 또 주님께서 당신 백성의 상처를 싸매 주시고

당신의 매를 맞아 터진 곳을 낫게 해 주시는 날

달빛은 햇빛처럼 되고 햇빛은 일곱 배나 밝아져

이레 동안의 빛을 한데 모은 듯하리라.”

 

복음

<예수님께서는 군중을 보시고 가엾은 마음이 드셨다.>

마태오. 9,35ㅡ10,1.6-8

그때에 35 예수님께서는 모든 고을과 마을을 두루 다니시면서,

회당에서 가르치시고 하늘 나라의 복음을 선포하시며,

병자와 허약한 이들을 모두 고쳐 주셨다.

36 그분은 군중을 보시고 가엾은 마음이 드셨다.

그들이 목자 없는 양들처럼 시달리며 기가 꺾여 있었기 때문이다.

37 그래서 제자들에게 말씀하셨다. “수확할 것은 많은데 일꾼은 적다.

38 그러니 수확할 밭의 주인님께 일꾼들을 보내 주십사고 청하여라.”

10,1 예수님께서 열두 제자를 가까이 부르시고

그들에게 더러운 영들에 대한 권한을 주시어,

그것들을 쫓아내고 병자와 허약한 이들을 모두 고쳐 주게 하셨다.

5 예수님께서 이 열두 사람을 보내시며 이렇게 분부하셨다.

6 “이스라엘 집안의 길 잃은 양들에게 가라.

7 가서 ‘하늘 나라가 가까이 왔다.’ 하고 선포하여라.

8 앓는 이들을 고쳐 주고 죽은 이들을 일으켜 주어라.

나병 환자들을 깨끗하게 해 주고 마귀들을 쫓아내어라.

너희가 거저 받았으니 거저 주어라.”

 

December 3, 2022

Memorial of Saint Francis Xavier, Priest

 

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Reading 1

Is 30:19-21, 23-26

Thus says the Lord GOD,

the Holy One of Israel:

O people of Zion, who dwell in Jerusalem,

no more will you weep;

He will be gracious to you when you cry out,

as soon as he hears he will answer you.

The Lord will give you the bread you need

and the water for which you thirst.

No longer will your Teacher hide himself,

but with your own eyes you shall see your Teacher,

While from behind, a voice shall sound in your ears:

"This is the way; walk in it,"

when you would turn to the right or to the left.

 

He will give rain for the seed

that you sow in the ground,

And the wheat that the soil produces

will be rich and abundant.

On that day your flock will be given pasture

and the lamb will graze in spacious meadows;

The oxen and the asses that till the ground

will eat silage tossed to them

with shovel and pitchfork.

Upon every high mountain and lofty hill

there will be streams of running water.

On the day of the great slaughter,

when the towers fall,

The light of the moon will be like that of the sun

and the light of the sun will be seven times greater

like the light of seven days.

On the day the LORD binds up the wounds of his people,

he will heal the bruises left by his blows.

 

 

Responsorial Psalm

Ps 147:1-2, 3-4, 5-6

R. (see Isaiah 30:18d) Blessed are all who wait for the Lord.

Praise the LORD, for he is good;

sing praise to our God, for he is gracious;

it is fitting to praise him.

The LORD rebuilds Jerusalem;

the dispersed of Israel he gathers.

R. Blessed are all who wait for the Lord.

He heals the brokenhearted

and binds up their wounds.

He tells the number of the stars;

he calls each by name.

R. Blessed are all who wait for the Lord.

Great is our LORD and mighty in power:

to his wisdom there is no limit.

The LORD sustains the lowly;

the wicked he casts to the ground.

R. Blessed are all who wait for the Lord.

 

Gospel

Mt 9:35-10:1, 5a, 6-8

Jesus went around to all the towns and villages,

teaching in their synagogues,

proclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom,

and curing every disease and illness.

At the sight of the crowds, his heart was moved with pity for them

because they were troubled and abandoned,

like sheep without a shepherd.

Then he said to his disciples,

"The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few;

so ask the master of the harvest

to send out laborers for his harvest."

 

Then he summoned his Twelve disciples

and gave them authority over unclean spirits to drive them out

and to cure every disease and every illness.

 

Jesus sent out these Twelve after instructing them thus,

"Go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

As you go, make this proclamation: 'The Kingdom of heaven is at hand.'

Cure the sick, raise the dead,

cleanse lepers, drive out demons.

Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give."

 

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Spreading the Good News

Today we celebrate the feast day of St. Francis Xavier, one of St. Ignatius of Loyola’s original companions and co-founder of the Society of Jesus. Early in the history of the Society, Ignatius was asked to send missionaries to India. After his original choice (Nicholas Bobadilla) fell ill, Ignatius made the difficult decision to send Francis Xavier, one of his closest friends, on this trip instead. Thus, almost accidentally, Xavier came to be known as one of the greatest missionaries since St. Paul, spending the remainder of his life sharing the Gospel of Jesus throughout southeast Asia.

In many ways, Xavier was simply following in the footsteps of the apostles whom Jesus sends out in today’s Gospel. They are to go out, meet people where they are, and minister to their needs. While we may not be called to leave our country, or to drive out demons, we are each called in our own way to continue this work of spreading the good news of Jesus to others.

As we continue our journey this Advent, how can I share the message of Christ, through my words or actions, with those I encounter in my daily life?

—Lauren Gaffey is the associate director of communications for the Midwest Jesuits and an associate director of Ignatian Young Adult Ministries for the Office of Ignatian Spirituality.

 

Prayer

Saint Francis Xavier, your indefatigable journeying to spread the Gospel inspired generations of missionaries. May your legacy of generosity and vigor continue in us as we convert others through our own witness of virtue, work, and charity for all. Amen.

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In today’s first reading from Isaiah, better days are promised to Israel. The verses from the Psalm are a hymn of praise to God’s goodness, with the response taken from the verse from Isaiah which just proceeds today’s first reading. The Gospel has Jesus showing his compassion and missioning his disciples to go out and carry on His work. While these are the normal Lectionary texts for Advent, the Gospel seems particularly appropriate to today’s feast of Saint Francis Xavier.

My sense is that the first reading and psalm are making the point that our primary trust should be in God. (For context, the passage from Isaiah is proceeded by warnings about political alliances for security.) The texts make clear the benefits that God will offer, but we must wait. The word Advent has Latin roots meaning arrival or coming. Today’s readings favor that second meaning. Patience is not my strong suit. During the 1970’s Heinz Ketchup commercials dubbed with the Carly Simon song “Anticipation”, I would think to myself just put a knife in the bottle and get it out. The invention of the squeeze bottle showed that I was not the only one who did not like to wait. When I reflect on my own experiences of waiting for a family member, I go through the stages of anticipation of the arrival, anger that the arrival is not when I anticipated, worry that something has happened and the arrival has been compromised, and finally relief at the actual arrival. (Perhaps this is why I always had a greater appreciation of the liturgical season of Lent.) I guess that experiences of accidents happening or experiences of being “stood up” shape one’s response to waiting. I can commiserate with the Israelites and see why these passages might have emphasized the “worth waiting for”.

When I read today’s Gospel, I was reminded of John F Kennedy’s inaugural address which concludes "here on earth God’s work must truly be our own." (Rereading its full text, I was reminded how many of the issues of 1961 remain issues today.) I can imagine that 500 years ago, St. Ignatius and his initial followers had many of the same responses to this Gospel of compassion and missioning. Francis Xavier, whom we commemorate today, was among these founding members of the Society of Jesus. He spent the last 11 years of his life (dying at only 46 years of age) on a mission initially to India and then repeatedly to the Far East. His was a mission in line with Jesus’ charge in today’s Gospel. While many of the existing clergy in India saw their role as being in service to the Portuguese (Francis Xavier was also given a royal charge of restoring Christianity to Portuguese fortune seekers.), he often chose to build his community from the grassroots based on service to the indigenous population including a willingness to recognize the language and ways of other cultures. His concern for the poor and sick, along with the development of local leaders showed the same aspects of compassion which I read in today’s description of Jesus.

Dear Lord,

Grant me trust in Your promises.

Strengthen my patience recognizing that which is “worth waiting for”.

Forgive me for the moments when I capitulate out of weakness.

Help me to identify my mission of service that is based on compassion.

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​WORKING ON CHRISTMAS

“The harvest is good but laborers are scarce.” —Matthew 9:37

Several billion people don’t know the Christ of Christmas. They don’t know He loves them so much that He died on the cross for them. They don’t know that He intends to raise them from the dead. There are so many people who have not heard the Good News of Jesus, because so few are working to tell people about Jesus.

Therefore:

1) “Beg the harvest Master to send out laborers to gather His harvest” (Mt 9:37-38).

2) Answer your own prayer by working in the harvest.

3) Believe that Jesus has given His apostles the “authority to expel unclean spirits and to cure sickness and disease of every kind” (Mt 10:1).

4) Work to show that God’s kingdom is at hand by giving as a gift what has been given to you (Mt 10:8).

As we prepare for Christmas, we have so many things to do. However, our main job is to tell others about Jesus, for no one can have Christmas without knowing Christ. Pray for workers. Be a worker. Be a miracle-worker. Work to prepare yourself and the world for Christmas.

Prayer: Father, give me the evangelistic zeal of a missionary.

Promise: “He will be gracious to you when you cry out, as soon as He hears He will answer you.” —Is 30:19

Praise: St. Francis Xavier is the patron of many educational institutions. Included in the list is Xavier University of Louisiana, the only historically black Catholic university in the United States.

Reference: (For a related teaching on Mission Impossible, view, download or order our leaflet or listen to, download or order our CD 46-1 or DVD 46 on our website.)

 

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Who doesn't want a life of good health, peace, and well-being? Isaiah foretold that God's kingdom would overcome sorrow and adversity and bring true peace and prosperity to God's people. Jesus understood his mission to bring the kingdom in all its fulness to us. The core of the Gospel message is quite simple: the kingdom or reign of God is imminent!

 

The kingdom of God is imminent

What is the kingdom of God? It's the power of God at work in that society of men and women who trust in God and who honor him as their King and Lord. In the Lord's prayer we dare to ask God to reign fully in our lives and in our world: "May your kingdom come and your will be done on earth as it is in heaven" (Matthew 5:10 ). Jesus' preaching of God's kingdom was accompanied by signs and wonders. People were healed not only spiritually, but physically as well. Do you believe in the power of God's kingdom for your life? Let his word transform your mind and heart that he may reign supreme in every area of your life.

 

Jesus commissioned his disciples to carry on the works which he did - to speak God's word and to bring his healing power to the weary and oppressed. Jesus said to his disciples: Freely you have received, freely give (Matthew 10:8). What they had received from Jesus (all free of charge) they must now pass on to others without expecting any kind of payment or reward. They must show by their attitude that their first interest is God, not material gain.

 

The kingdom of heaven comes to those who receive Christ with faith

Jesus' words are just as relevant today. The kingdom of heaven is available to those who are ready to receive it. We cannot buy heaven; but if we accept the love and mercy of Jesus we already possess heaven in our hearts! The Lord brings his kingdom or heavenly reign to those who receive him with faith and obedience. When the Lord returns in his glory he will fully restore his kingdom of everlasting peace and justice. Do you pray and watch with confident hope for God's kingdom to come in all its fullness?

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Lord Jesus, rouse my spirit from complacency and stir my faith to see you act today. Give me boldness to live and proclaim the message of the kingdom of heaven and to be a prophetic sign of that kingdom to this generation.

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Psalm 147:1-6

1 Praise the LORD! For it is good to sing praises to our God; for he is gracious, and a song of praise is seemly.

2 The LORD builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the outcasts of Israel.

3 He heals the brokenhearted, and binds up their wounds.

4 He determines the number of the stars, he gives to all of them their names.

5 Great is our LORD, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure.

6 The LORD lifts up the downtrodden, he casts the wicked to the ground.

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Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: In remembrance of heavenly life, by Bede the Venerable, 672-735 A.D.

"Why should the lunar reckoning be calculated from the noontide hours, seeing that the moon had not yet been placed in the heavens or gone forth over the earth? On the contrary, none of the feast days of the law began and ended at noon or in the afternoon, but all did so in the evening. Or else perchance it is because sinful Adam was reproached by the Lord 'in the cool of the afternoon' (Genesis 3:8) and thrust out from the joys of Paradise. In remembrance of that heavenly life which we changed for the tribulation of this world, the change of the moon, which imitates our toil by its everlasting waxing and waning, ought specifically to be observed at the hour in which we began our exile. In this way every day we may be reminded by the hour of the moon's changing of that verse, 'a fool changes as the moon' (Sirach 27:11) while the wise man 'shall live as long as the sun' (Psalm 72:5), and that we may sigh more ardently for that life, supremely blessed in eternal peace, when 'the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days.' Indeed, because (as it is written) 'from the moon is the sign of the feast day' (Sirach 43:7), and just as the first light of the moon was shed upon the world at eventide, so in the law it is compulsory that every feast day begin in the evening and end in the evening (see Exodus 12:18). (excerpt from THE RECKONING OF TIME 3.43)

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