2022년 12월 10일 대림 제2주간 토요일
제1독서
<엘리야가 다시 오리라.>
집회서. 48,1-4.9-11
그 무렵 1 엘리야 예언자가 불처럼 일어섰는데 그의 말은 횃불처럼 타올랐다.
2 엘리야는 그들에게 굶주림을 불러들였고
자신의 열정으로 그들의 수를 감소시켰다.
3 주님의 말씀에 따라 그는 하늘을 닫아 버리고
세 번씩이나 불을 내려보냈다.
4 엘리야여, 당신은 놀라운 일들로 얼마나 큰 영광을 받았습니까?
누가 당신처럼 자랑스러울 수 있겠습니까?
9 당신은 불 소용돌이 속에서 불 마차에 태워 들어 올려졌습니다.
10 당신은 정해진 때를 대비하여
주님의 분노가 터지기 전에 그것을 진정시키고
아버지의 마음을 자식에게 되돌리며
야곱의 지파들을 재건하리라고 기록되어 있습니다.
11 당신을 본 사람들과 사랑 안에서 잠든 사람들은 행복합니다.
우리도 반드시 살아날 것입니다.
복음
<엘리야가 이미 왔지만 사람들은 그를 알아보지 못하였다.>
마태오. 17,10-13
산에서 내려올 때에 10 제자들이 예수님께,
“율법 학자들은 어찌하여 엘리야가 먼저 와야 한다고 말합니까?” 하고 물었다.
11 그러자 예수님께서 대답하셨다.
“과연 엘리야가 와서 모든 것을 바로잡을 것이다.
12 내가 너희에게 말한다.
엘리야는 이미 왔지만, 사람들은 그를 알아보지 못하고 제멋대로 다루었다.
그처럼 사람의 아들도 그들에게 고난을 받을 것이다.”
13 그제야 제자들은 그것이 세례자 요한을 두고 하신 말씀인 줄을 깨달았다.
주님의 말씀입니다.
December 10, 2022
Saturday of the Second Week in Advent
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Reading 1
In those days,
like a fire there appeared the prophet Elijah
whose words were as a flaming furnace.
Their staff of bread he shattered,
in his zeal he reduced them to straits;
By the Lord’s word he shut up the heavens
and three times brought down fire.
How awesome are you, Elijah, in your wondrous deeds!
Whose glory is equal to yours?
You were taken aloft in a whirlwind of fire,
in a chariot with fiery horses.
You were destined, it is written, in time to come
to put an end to wrath before the day of the LORD,
To turn back the hearts of fathers toward their sons,
and to re-establish the tribes of Jacob.
Blessed is he who shall have seen you
and who falls asleep in your friendship.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 80:2ac and 3b, 15-16, 18-19
R. (4) Lord, make us turn to you; let us see your face and we shall be saved.
O shepherd of Israel, hearken,
From your throne upon the cherubim, shine forth.
Rouse your power.
R. Lord, make us turn to you; let us see your face and we shall be saved.
Once again, O LORD of hosts,
look down from heaven, and see;
Take care of this vine,
and protect what your right hand has planted
the son of man whom you yourself made strong.
R. Lord, make us turn to you; let us see your face and we shall be saved.
May your help be with the man of your right hand,
with the son of man whom you yourself made strong.
Then we will no more withdraw from you;
give us new life, and we will call upon your name.
R. Lord, make us turn to you; let us see your face and we shall be saved.
Gospel
As they were coming down from the mountain,
the disciples asked Jesus,
“Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
He said in reply, “Elijah will indeed come and restore all things;
but I tell you that Elijah has already come,
and they did not recognize him but did to him whatever they pleased.
So also will the Son of Man suffer at their hands.”
Then the disciples understood
that he was speaking to them of John the Baptist.
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Blessed is he who shall have seen you and who falls asleep in your friendship?
This is a very powerful statement about Elijah. Elijah was considered one of the greatest prophets and miracle workers in the Old Testament and appeared to Jesus on the Mount of Transfiguration. To rest each night knowing he was your friend had to be truly special.
Where would we be without friends? Not mere acquaintances, which might be as numerous as the contacts in our cellphones, but true friends. The count-on-one-hand group of people that you can and so often do depend upon? Someone who really is a BFF.
True friends are hard to come by. It takes time and energy to find and keep someone with whom we feel totally comfortable spending time. Friends are the ones who help build our confidence to overcome the challenges we face daily and the ones with whom we will discuss our deepest fears and longings. They are the ones who encourage us to be the very best we can be, and strengthen and remind us to be true to our goals and our faith. A friend keeps us from getting down on ourselves, becoming isolated and withdrawn, and reminds us when we are not sharing our God-given talents with others. They make us laugh, and they are the first ones we reach out to when we have suffered an unbearable loss. They are there with the proverbial shoulder to cry on.
Does this sound familiar to you? Is this a description of one of your best friends? It should, because this friend is the one we all share together, Jesus Christ. And the beauty of this friendship is that Jesus is constantly there for us. Not a phone call, text or email away from us, but rather, constantly at our side waiting to listen to our concerns and always pleased to hear of our gratitude and our unending love for him.
A friend like this is one we would never want to lose. But, as we all know so well, if we don’t frequently stay in touch with them, over time those seemingly inseparable bonds can dissolve, and our true friend is soon just a mere acquaintance.
As we continue our Advent journey, let us not forget that friendship is a two-way street. Take the time to let your friends know how important they are in your life, and how much you value their friendship, and especially Jesus, the best friend anyone could ever want to have. Then, like Elijah’s friend, we, too, will realize how blessed we are to fall asleep each night with Christ as our friend.
Merry Christmas!
P.S. If you are in the mood to hear some old time Gospel singing, here's a song I recommend. In the early 80s I saw Tennessee Ernie Ford sing What a Friend We Have in Jesus.
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U R E. & J.
“Elijah is indeed coming, and he will restore everything.” —Matthew 17:11
Jesus said that Elijah would restore everything. What a statement! Everything? How could someone restore everything? Jesus said that the restoration of everything was begun by St. John the Baptizer (Mt 17:13), who came “in the spirit and power of Elijah” (Lk 1:17; cf Mt 11:13-14). The Power for this universal restoration is the Holy Spirit. Consequently, John was “filled with the Holy Spirit from his mother’s womb” (Lk 1:15). John began the restoration of everything by turning “the hearts of fathers to their children” (Lk 1:17).
This universal restoration is still in process. When we complete it, the world will end and Jesus will come back. Until then, “Jesus must remain in heaven until the time of universal restoration which God spoke of long ago through His holy prophets” (Acts 3:21). So Jesus is patiently waiting for us to finish the job (see 2 Pt 3:15). We may feel overwhelmed at this responsibility, since universal restoration seems no less monumental now than at Jesus’ time, despite all the Lord has been doing in the meantime. However, all we have to do is what Elijah and John did — be filled with the Spirit, obey the Lord, and focus on turning “the hearts of fathers to their children” (Lk 1:17). If we do this much, we will do our part to bring about universal restoration and hasten Jesus’ final coming (2 Pt 3:12). YoU aRe another Elijah and John. Work and live accordingly.
Prayer: Father, may this Advent and my life’s work follow in the tradition of Elijah and John.
Promise: “You are destined, it is written, in time to come to put an end to wrath before the day of the Lord.” —Sir 48:10
Praise: In 2019, Pope Francis added the feast of Our Lady of Loreto to the Church’s liturgical calendar. He called Loreto a “place where young people can come in search of their vocation.”
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God gives signs to show what he is about to do. John the Baptist is one such sign, who pointed to Jesus and prepared the way for his coming. John fulfilled the essential task of all the prophets: to be fingers pointing to Jesus Christ. John is the last and greatest prophet of the old kingdom, the old covenant. The Jews expected that when the Messiah would come, Elijah would appear to announce his presence. John fills the role of Elijah and prepares the way for the coming of Jesus Christ by preaching a baptism of repentance and renewal.
As watchful servants, we, too must prepare for the Lord's coming again by turning away from sin and from everything that would keep us from pursuing his will. Are you eager to do God's will and are you prepared to meet the Lord Jesus when he returns in glory?
Lord Jesus, stir my zeal for your righteousness and for your kingdom. Free me from complacency and from compromising with the ways of sin and worldliness that I may be wholeheartedly devoted to you and to your kingdom.
Psalm 80:2-3, 15-19
2 Stir up your might, and come to save us!
3 Restore us, O God; let your face shine, that we may be saved!
15 the stock which your right hand planted.
16 They have burned it with fire, they have cut it down; may they perish at the rebuke of your countenance!
17 But let your hand be upon the man of your right hand, the son of man whom you have made strong for yourself!
18 Then we will never turn back from you; give us life, and we will call on your name!
19 Restore us, O LORD God of hosts! let your face shine, that we may be saved!
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: John fulfills Elijah's prophetic ministry, by John Chrysostom, 547-407 A.D.
"They did not know this from the Scriptures, but the scribes used to tell them, and this saying was reported among the ignorant crowd, as also about Christ. Therefore the Samaritan woman also said, 'The Messiah is coming; when he comes, he will show us all things' (John 4:25). And they themselves asked John, 'Are you Elijah or the prophet?' (John 1:21). For this opinion was strong, as I said, both the one about Christ and the one about Elijah, but they did not interpret it as it should have been. For the Scriptures speak of two comings of Christ, both this one that has taken place and the future one. Paul spoke of these when he said, 'For the grace of God has appeared for the salvation of men, training us to renounce irreligion and worldly passions, and to live sober, upright and godly lives in this world' (Titus 2:11-12).
"Behold the first advent, and listen to how he declares the coming advent: 'Awaiting our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ' (Titus 2:13). The prophets also mention both advents; of the one that is second they say that Elijah will be the forerunner; John was forerunner of the first, John whom Christ also called by the name Elijah, not because he was Elijah but because he was fulfilling Elijah's ministry. For just as Elijah will be the forerunner of the second advent, so John was of the first. But the scribes, confusing these things and perverting the people, mentioned that coming alone, the second one, to the people, and said, 'If this is the Christ, Elijah ought to have come first.' That is why the disciples also say, 'Then why do the scribes say that first Elijah must come?'" (excerpt from THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW, HOMILY 57.1)
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