2022년 12월 6일 대림 제2주간 화요일
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제1독서
<하느님께서 당신의 백성을 위로하신다.>
이사야서. 40,1-11
1 위로하여라, 위로하여라, 나의 백성을.
─ 너희의 하느님께서 말씀하신다. ─
2 예루살렘에게 다정히 말하여라.
이제 복역 기간이 끝나고 죗값이 치러졌으며
자기의 모든 죄악에 대하여
주님 손에서 갑절의 벌을 받았다고 외쳐라.
3 한 소리가 외친다. “너희는 광야에 주님의 길을 닦아라.
우리 하느님을 위하여 사막에 길을 곧게 내어라.
4 골짜기는 모두 메워지고 산과 언덕은 모두 낮아져라.
거친 곳은 평지가 되고 험한 곳은 평야가 되어라.
5 이에 주님의 영광이 드러나리니 모든 사람이 다 함께 그것을 보리라.
주님께서 친히 이렇게 말씀하셨다.”
6 한 소리가 말한다. “외쳐라.”
“무엇을 외쳐야 합니까?” 하고 내가 물었다.
“모든 인간은 풀이요 그 영화는 들의 꽃과 같다.
7 주님의 입김이 그 위로 불어오면 풀은 마르고 꽃은 시든다.
진정 이 백성은 풀에 지나지 않는다.
8 풀은 마르고 꽃은 시들지만 우리 하느님의 말씀은 영원히 서 있으리라.”
9 기쁜 소식을 전하는 시온아, 높은 산으로 올라가라.
기쁜 소식을 전하는 예루살렘아, 너의 목소리를 한껏 높여라.
두려워 말고 소리를 높여라.
유다의 성읍들에게
“너희의 하느님께서 여기에 계시다.” 하고 말하여라.
10 보라, 주 하느님께서 권능을 떨치며 오신다.
당신의 팔로 왕권을 행사하신다.
보라, 그분의 상급이 그분과 함께 오고
그분의 보상이 그분 앞에 서서 온다.
11 그분께서는 목자처럼 당신의 가축들을 먹이시고
새끼 양들을 팔로 모아 품에 안으시며
젖 먹이는 어미 양들을 조심스럽게 이끄신다.
복음
<작은 이들 가운데 하나라도 잃어버리는 것은 하느님의 뜻이 아니다.>
마태오. 18,12-14
그때에 예수님께서 제자들에게 말씀하셨다.
12 “너희는 어떻게 생각하느냐?
어떤 사람에게 양 백 마리가 있는데 그 가운데 한 마리가 길을 잃으면,
아흔아홉 마리를 산에 남겨 둔 채 길 잃은 양을 찾아 나서지 않느냐?
13 그가 양을 찾게 되면,
내가 진실로 너희에게 말하는데,
길을 잃지 않은 아흔아홉 마리보다 그 한 마리를 두고 더 기뻐한다.
14 이와 같이 이 작은 이들 가운데 하나라도 잃어버리는 것은
하늘에 계신 너희 아버지의 뜻이 아니다.”
December 6, 2022
Tuesday of the Second Week of Advent
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Reading 1
Comfort, give comfort to my people,
says your God.
Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her
that her service is at an end,
her guilt is expiated;
Indeed, she has received from the hand of the LORD
double for all her sins.
A voice cries out:
In the desert prepare the way of the LORD!
Make straight in the wasteland a highway for our God!
Every valley shall be filled in,
every mountain and hill shall be made low;
The rugged land shall be made a plain,
the rough country, a broad valley.
Then the glory of the LORD shall be revealed,
and all people shall see it together;
for the mouth of the LORD has spoken.
A voice says, “Cry out!”
I answer, “What shall I cry out?”
“All flesh is grass,
and all their glory like the flower of the field.
The grass withers, the flower wilts,
when the breath of the LORD blows upon it.
So then, the people is the grass.
Though the grass withers and the flower wilts,
the word of our God stands forever.”
Go up onto a high mountain,
Zion, herald of glad tidings;
Cry out at the top of your voice,
Jerusalem, herald of good news!
Fear not to cry out
and say to the cities of Judah:
Here is your God!
Here comes with power
the Lord GOD,
who rules by his strong arm;
Here is his reward with him,
his recompense before him.
Like a shepherd he feeds his flock;
in his arms he gathers the lambs,
Carrying them in his bosom,
and leading the ewes with care.
Responsorial Psalm
PS 96:1-2, 3 and 10ac, 11-12, 13
R. (see Isaiah 40:10ab) The Lord our God comes with power.
Sing to the LORD a new song;
sing to the LORD, all you lands.
Sing to the LORD; bless his name;
announce his salvation, day after day.
R. The Lord our God comes with power.
Tell his glory among the nations;
among all peoples, his wondrous deeds.
Say among the nations: The LORD is king;
he governs the peoples with equity.
R. The Lord our God comes with power.
Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice;
let the sea and what fills it resound;
let the plains be joyful and all that is in them!
Then let all the trees of the forest rejoice.
R. The Lord our God comes with power.
They shall exult before the LORD, for he comes;
for he comes to rule the earth.
He shall rule the world with justice
and the peoples with his constancy.
R. The Lord our God comes with power.
Gospel
Jesus said to his disciples:
“What is your opinion?
If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray,
will he not leave the ninety-nine in the hills
and go in search of the stray?
And if he finds it, amen, I say to you, he rejoices more over it
than over the ninety-nine that did not stray.
In just the same way, it is not the will of your heavenly Father
that one of these little ones be lost.”
http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/daily.html
My husband and I were very fond of dogs. Even before I married Michael, I had enjoyed having dogs share my home. You will wonder, perhaps why I would begin reflection on St. Nicholas talking about my affection for dogs, but today’s Gospel brought to mind an experience we had some twelve years ago when we adopted a very loveable “bagle” – beagle/basset mix - from a dog farm in central, Iowa.
When we arrived, I was astounded to see hundreds of kennels of puppies, and I was more astounded by the indifference and seeming neglect with which, these beautiful dogs were treated. We rescued our little guy – and it was a rescue because they were planning to put him down since he had not sold as a basset “pure blood.” All the way home I was wrestling in my heart with the seeming heartlessness with the big business of raising dogs for sale. What came to mind, however, was the fact that my family had raised sheep, and my husband came from a farm that raised cattle as well, so we talked about the business of a dog farm being like a cattle or sheep ranch.
When I began meditating on the readings for today’s memorial, a memory of that experience popped into my prayer. I could not get the memory and the questions it caused out of my head. How do I look at groups of animals or groups of people even? Do I treat a class of students as a class or as individuals struggling to learn? Does a doctor treat a roomful (or a day full) of patients or does s/he deal with each person as a person? Do bosses look at employees as a bunch, or a crowd, or as a huge problem to solve? Does a Pastor look at an Assembly and see only the “herd”?
St. Ignatius of Loyola, in the Constitutions of the Jesuits wrote about the importance of “Cura Personalis,” that is the care of each person, not as one of a crowd (the 100 sheep) but as someone who deserves to be respected and cared about as unique. How does a sheep rancher care about the one, if he has a herd of hundreds? For Ignatius, the model for behavior is Jesus, and Jesus, according to today’s readings treats each lamb not as a meal on the hoof, or a warm winter coat, or as money to be made, or as power to be achieved – but as a gift and beloved relationship.
With my one dog companion it is easy to see her temperament, her mind set, her desire for attention and her attention for me – but if I had hundreds of dogs, it would not be so simple. Each bishop and pastor is expected to practice care for each person, but I worked in a parish so large that the pastor really knew 10% of the community to know what people did much less who each one was.
Advent is a good time to consider how we habitually come to look at things, and how God comes (according to Isaiah in today’s first reading) with power that rules with a strong arm; A strong arm that gathers the lambs to his breast and tends the ewes with care. We are known personally and intimately by God who has all power but exercises it as tender care. When I allow God to gather me up and cuddle me close to the Divine heart, I begin to understand how He sees me. From there I can assume how he sees others – I can even watch him caring for others.
If my ultimate life’s work is done in unity with God, then I too learn to look at persons as persons and creation as full of unique gifts. I will never be able to know every person intimately in this life, but I can refuse to look at persons as objects to be lured, used, or dominated. I can follow the wisdom of Pope Francis and Saint Ignatius as they counsel us to gaze into the faces of each person – not to allow ourselves to fall into the trap of lamenting over the plight of the “horde” of “poor”. They and the Gospel writer treat each person’s presence as a special gift to be tended according to that person’s needs or desires (the real meaning of equity). Thus does Advent invite us to follow the wisdom of St. Nicholas, who has become an icon of power expended for the joy of each child, each animal, each other. He is an example of a “good shepherd” as his Lord called him to be.
“The Lord is King; He governs the people with equity” - Psalm 96
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COMFORT ZONE
“Comfort, give comfort to My people, says your God.” —Isaiah 40:1
The Lord commanded His heavenly court to give comfort to His people on earth. This “comfort” does not mean feeling good and indulging in “creature comforts,” but being freed from slavery to a pleasure-seeking lifestyle (see Is 40:2). God’s comfort is not an exterior gratification of the senses but an interior freedom from sin and guilt (Is 40:2).
An angel obeyed God’s command to comfort His people by crying out: “Earthquake!” (That is probably what is meant by the reference to filling in the valleys and laying low the mountains in Isaiah 40:4.) A voice screaming “earthquake” does not seem comforting, but it shows that God’s idea of comfort is not based on circumstances.
Next, another voice, probably that of an angel, commanded Isaiah to cry out. Isaiah was understandably at a loss for what to say. He was told to cry out that “all mankind is grass” (Is 40:6). What a comforting thought! Obviously, God’s comfort is not based on human power.
Finally, Jerusalem is told to climb a high mountain and cry out at the top of her voice: “Here is your God!” (Is 40:9) Comfort isn’t a feeling, pleasure, circumstance, or human accomplishment. No matter what the circumstances, true comfort is being in the Lord’s presence and in a committed relationship with Him.
Prayer: Father, give me Your kind of Christmas comfort.
Promise: “It is no part of your heavenly Father’s plan that a single one of these little ones shall ever come to grief.” —Mt 18:14
Praise: It’s believed that a youthful St. Nicholas made a pilgrimage to Egypt to study with the Catholic Desert Fathers. Upon his return, he was ordained Bishop of Myra in Asia Minor.
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COMFORT ZONE
“Comfort, give comfort to My people, says your God.” —Isaiah 40:1
The Lord commanded His heavenly court to give comfort to His people on earth. This “comfort” does not mean feeling good and indulging in “creature comforts,” but being freed from slavery to a pleasure-seeking lifestyle (see Is 40:2). God’s comfort is not an exterior gratification of the senses but an interior freedom from sin and guilt (Is 40:2).
An angel obeyed God’s command to comfort His people by crying out: “Earthquake!” (That is probably what is meant by the reference to filling in the valleys and laying low the mountains in Isaiah 40:4.) A voice screaming “earthquake” does not seem comforting, but it shows that God’s idea of comfort is not based on circumstances.
Next, another voice, probably that of an angel, commanded Isaiah to cry out. Isaiah was understandably at a loss for what to say. He was told to cry out that “all mankind is grass” (Is 40:6). What a comforting thought! Obviously, God’s comfort is not based on human power.
Finally, Jerusalem is told to climb a high mountain and cry out at the top of her voice: “Here is your God!” (Is 40:9) Comfort isn’t a feeling, pleasure, circumstance, or human accomplishment. No matter what the circumstances, true comfort is being in the Lord’s presence and in a committed relationship with Him.
Prayer: Father, give me Your kind of Christmas comfort.
Promise: “It is no part of your heavenly Father’s plan that a single one of these little ones shall ever come to grief.” —Mt 18:14
Praise: It’s believed that a youthful St. Nicholas made a pilgrimage to Egypt to study with the Catholic Desert Fathers. Upon his return, he was ordained Bishop of Myra in Asia Minor.
Tueday -Second Week of Advent
Comfort, give comfort to my people, says your God... A voice cries out: in the desert prepare the way of the Lord! Make straight in the wasteland a highway for our God!... Then the golry of the Lord shall be revealed, and all mankind shall wee it together.(Is 40:11)
Today's First reading from the Book of Isaiah is a hymn celebrating the liberation of the Jewish people from exile and their journey home across the desert.
God tells the prophet to encourage the Jewish people in exile. He's to tell them that they will be returning home soon. This journey home is visualized as triumphant procession along a marvelous road, straight and leve, built through the desert.
In his Gospel, Mark applies the words of this reading to the coming of Jesus. John the Baptist went before Jesus to prepare the way. John spoke of a day when God's presence and power in this world and in the human race will blossom jully. But the preparation for that day is not in building a freeway across the desert; instead, it is in opening the hearts of people to accept Jesus.
Advent is a season of encouragement for me and for the whole Church. Jesus has come with a vision of a glorious time when the kingdom of God is fully established on the earth. We're not there yet but we're on the way "through the desert."
'No atheists in fox holes'
Born October 30, 1903, in San Francisco. California, Fr. William Cummings studied at St. Patrick's Seminary in Menlo Park, Califonia, and was ordained a priest in 1928.
Wanting to work in the missions, he joined the Maryknoll Fathers and eventually was assigned to the Philippines.
On this day in 1941, he showed up at the American Army headquarters in Manila, oppering to serve as a military chaplain. At 39 years old, and plagued by a back injury, the near-sighted Fr. Commings seemed an unlikely canidate for military service. But he convinced the authorities to let him seve, and he joined the Army. Fr, Commings stayed with the troops near or on the front lines. He celebrated Masses, anointed the sick and dying, and helped with the wounded. He si best known for a line from one of his field sermons: "There are no atheists in fox holes."
The priest was eventually captured by the Japanese and held as a prisoner of war in the Philippines. On December 15, 1944, he was among the prisoners being shipped to Japan, when the boat was sunk by American planes. Surviving prisoners were to be transported to Formosa, but Fr. Commings is believed to have died on January 18, 1945, befor the ship reached Japan, and his ramins were thrown into the sea.
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Today is the 81th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
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