2022년 12월 15일 대림 제3주간 목요일
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제1독서
<주님께서는 너를 소박맞은 아내인 양 다시 부르신다.>
이사야서. 54,1-10
1 환성을 올려라, 아이를 낳지 못하는 여인아!
기뻐 소리쳐라, 즐거워하여라, 산고를 겪어 보지 못한 여인아!
버림받은 여인의 아들들이 혼인한 여인의 아들들보다 많을 것이다.
주님께서 말씀하신다.
2 너의 천막 터를 넓혀라. 네 장막의 휘장을 아낌없이 펼쳐라.
네 천막 줄을 길게 늘이고 말뚝을 단단히 박아라.
3 네가 좌우로 퍼져 나가고 네 후손들이 뭇 나라를 차지하여
황폐한 성읍들에 자리 잡을 것이다.
4 두려워하지 마라. 네가 부끄러운 일을 당하지 않으리라.
수치스러워하지 마라. 네가 창피를 당하지 않으리라.
네 젊은 시절의 부끄러움을 잊고
네 과부 시절의 치욕을 네가 다시는 회상하지 않으리라.
5 너를 만드신 분이 너의 남편, 그 이름 만군의 주님이시다.
이스라엘의 거룩하신 분이 너의 구원자, 그분께서는 온 땅의 하느님이라 불리신다.
6 정녕 주님께서는 너를 소박맞아 마음 아파하는 아내인 양
퇴박맞은 젊은 시절의 아내인 양 다시 부르신다.
너의 하느님께서 말씀하신다.
7 “내가 잠시 너를 버렸지만 크나큰 자비로 너를 다시 거두어들인다.
8 분노가 북받쳐 내 얼굴을 잠시 너에게서 감추었지만
영원한 자애로 너를 가엾이 여긴다.”
네 구원자이신 주님께서 말씀하신다.
9 “이는 나에게 노아의 때와 같다.
노아의 물이 다시는 땅에 범람하지 않으리라고 내가 맹세하였듯이
너에게 분노를 터뜨리지도 너를 꾸짖지도 않겠다고 내가 맹세한다.
10 산들이 밀려나고 언덕들이 흔들린다 하여도
나의 자애는 너에게서 밀려나지 않고 내 평화의 계약은 흔들리지 아니하리라.”
너를 가엾이 여기시는 주님께서 말씀하신다.
복음
<요한은 주님의 길을 닦는 사자다.>
루카. 7,24-30
24 요한의 심부름꾼들이 돌아가자
예수님께서 요한을 두고 군중에게 말씀하기 시작하셨다.
“너희는 무엇을 구경하러 광야에 나갔더냐? 바람에 흔들리는 갈대냐?
25 아니라면 무엇을 보러 나갔더냐? 고운 옷을 입은 사람이냐?
화려한 옷을 입고 호화롭게 사는 자들은 왕궁에 있다.
26 아니라면 무엇을 보러 나갔더냐? 예언자냐? 그렇다.
내가 너희에게 말한다. 예언자보다 더 중요한 인물이다.
27 그는 성경에 이렇게 기록되어 있는 사람이다.
‘보라, 네 앞에 나의 사자를 보낸다. 그가 네 앞에서 너의 길을 닦아 놓으리라.’
28 내가 너희에게 말한다. 여자에게서 태어난 이들 가운데 요한보다 더 큰 인물은 없다.
그러나 하느님의 나라에서는 가장 작은 이라도 그보다 더 크다.
December 15, 2022
Thursday of the Third Week of Advent
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Reading 1
Raise a glad cry, you barren one who did not bear,
Break forth in jubilant song, you who were not in labor,
For more numerous are the children of the deserted wife
than the children of her who has a husband,
says the LORD.
Enlarge the space for your tent,
spread out your tent cloths unsparingly;
lengthen your ropes and make firm your stakes.
For you shall spread abroad to the right and to the left;
your descendants shall dispossess the nations
and shall people the desolate cities.
Fear not, you shall not be put to shame;
you need not blush, for you shall not be disgraced.
The shame of your youth you shall forget,
the reproach of your widowhood no longer remember.
For he who has become your husband is your Maker;
his name is the LORD of hosts;
Your redeemer is the Holy One of Israel,
called God of all the earth.
The LORD calls you back,
like a wife forsaken and grieved in spirit,
A wife married in youth and then cast off,
says your God.
For a brief moment I abandoned you,
but with great tenderness I will take you back.
In an outburst of wrath, for a moment
I hid my face from you;
But with enduring love I take pity on you,
says the LORD, your redeemer.
This is for me like the days of Noah,
when I swore that the waters of Noah
should never again deluge the earth;
So I have sworn not to be angry with you,
or to rebuke you.
Though the mountains leave their place
and the hills be shaken,
My love shall never leave you
nor my covenant of peace be shaken,
says the LORD, who has mercy on you.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 30:2 and 4, 5-6, 11-12a and 13b
R. (2a) I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me.
I will extol you, O LORD, for you drew me clear
and did not let my enemies rejoice over me.
O LORD, you brought me up from the nether world;
you preserved me from among those going down into the pit.
R. I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me.
Sing praise to the LORD, you his faithful ones,
and give thanks to his holy name.
For his anger lasts but a moment;
a lifetime, his good will.
At nightfall, weeping enters in,
but with the dawn, rejoicing.
R. I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me.
“Hear, O LORD, and have pity on me;
O LORD, be my helper.”
You changed my mourning into dancing;
O LORD, my God, forever will I give you thanks.
R. I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me.
Gospel
When the messengers of John the Baptist had left,
Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John.
“What did you go out to the desert to see B a reed swayed by the wind?
Then what did you go out to see?
Someone dressed in fine garments?
Those who dress luxuriously and live sumptuously
are found in royal palaces.
Then what did you go out to see?
A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.
This is the one about whom Scripture says:
Behold, I am sending my messenger ahead of you,
he will prepare your way before you.
I tell you,
among those born of women, no one is greater than John;
yet the least in the Kingdom of God is greater than he.”
(All the people who listened, including the tax collectors,
who were baptized with the baptism of John,
acknowledged the righteousness of God;
but the Pharisees and scholars of the law,
who were not baptized by him,
rejected the plan of God for themselves.)
http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/daily.html
In today’s Gospel reading, Luke writes about Jesus as he addresses the crowds about John the Baptist. He asks them what they came out to the desert to see – not a reed swayed by the wind, nor someone dressed in fine garments – no, they came to see John himself. Jesus notes that John is the one the scriptures have been referring to as God’s messenger who will “prepare the way before you.” John is the greatest prophet because he not only prepared the way, but witnessed his arrival. Jesus then surprises us by noting that as great as John is “yet the least in the Kingdom of God is greater than he.”
So, what is Jesus saying? Well, first we see the love Jesus had for John. Despite John’s imprisonment, Jesus spoke highly of him and stood by his friend through thick and thin. A reminder that whatever we experience in life Jesus will be a trusted ally, advocate, and friend who will never abandon us - and what a comforting feeling that should bring to all of us. Second, as great as John is, Jesus provides perspective on what we can do to be “greater than he” - and not necessarily greater than John as a person and prophet, but greater in that, unlike John, we are witnesses to Jesus’ suffering, death, and resurrection. Therefore, anyone in the Kingdom of God has the opportunity and the privilege to see Jesus through his resurrection and to understand fully the scriptures and the teachings of Jesus as the Messiah. Our enhanced insight positions us best to understand God and to follow His word as Jesus taught us. That is - if we decide to, which brings us to the final message within Luke’s reading.
Just like the tax collectors, Pharisees, and scholars of law, we have a choice. We can be like the tax collectors and repent and acknowledge the righteousness of God or reject Him as did the Pharisees and the scholars of law. Again – our choice. My hope this Advent season is that we choose to open our hearts to the teachings of Jesus and follow his way into the Kingdom of God. May we treat others with kindness and generosity this holiday season – keeping in mind what Pope Francis noted about John, “He began with the least.” And we should, too.
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LOOKING FOR LOVE
“What did you go out to see?” —Luke 7:24
Jesus asks the crowds and us: “What, really, did you go out to see — someone dressed luxuriously? Remember, those who dress in luxury and eat in splendor are to be found in” shopping malls, sleighs, and endless TV Christmas specials (see Lk 7:25). The crowds flock to see Santa, searching for glad tidings, good cheer, and perhaps, somehow, a measure of love.
Today, the Church proclaims to the searching crowds that good news and love are available in Jesus. He loves you “with enduring love” (Is 54:8). He has “sworn not to be angry with you, or to rebuke you” (Is 54:9). He assures you: “Though the mountains leave their place and the hills be shaken, My love shall never leave you nor My covenant of peace be shaken, says the Lord, Who has mercy on you” (Is 54:10).
Be like the wise men (Mt 2:11). They traveled a long distance, at great inconvenience and expense, until they found the Lord. They went out to see the Christ Child, and they found Love beyond all telling. Be like the bride in the Song of Songs. She spent her days and nights searching for the One Whom she loved (Sg 3:1-3). Seek the Lord and He will be found (Jer 29:13-14; Is 55:6). Look for Love, and He will find you.
Prayer: Father, may I look to You for love, not to the world.
Promise: “I assure you, there is no man born of woman greater than John. Yet the least born into the kingdom of God is greater than he.” —Lk 7:28
Praise: Out of love for the Good Shepherd, Jacob, a veterinarian, frequently performs services for little or no charge for ranchers and farmers who are struggling financially.
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Why did a vast multitude of people, including many tax collectors, submit to John's baptism of repentance? They recognized that God has given John a prophetic ministry of reconciliation with God. They received John's prophetic message as good news of God's gift of pardon and salvation for them. God was offering new life and restoration to all who would prepare their hearts to receive the promised Messiah and his kingdom of peace and righteousness.
The promise of full restoration and peace with God
Isaiah had prophesied 700 years before the coming of the Messiah that God would not forget his bride, the people of Israel, who endured testing and exile because of their unfaithfulness to his covenant with them (Isaiah 54:5-8). God promised to restore them because of his steadfast love and covenant of peace which he made with them. Now through the ministry of John the Baptist, we see the beginning of this restoration as John announces the coming of the promised Messiah.
John was greater than all the prophets
When Jesus began his public ministry he praised John the Baptist as one who superseded all the prophets of the Old Covenant. John was the voice of the Consoler who is coming (John 1:23; Isaiah 40:1-3). He completed the cycle of prophets begun by Elijah (Matthew 11:13-14). What the prophets had carefully searched for and angels longed to see, now came to completion as John made the way ready for the coming of the Messiah, God's Anointed Son, the Lord Jesus Christ (1 Peter 1:10-12).
Jesus praised John the Baptist as the greatest person born of woman. What an amazing compliment for a righteous man who had spent most of his life praying in the wilderness before he began to publicly announce the coming of the Messiah. Why did Jesus seem to contradict his compliment of John, with the astounding statement that the least in the kingdom of God would be even greater than John the Baptist (Luke 7:28)? Jesus came to give his people and the whole world something which John the Baptist could not accomplish on his own.
The voice is John - the word is Christ
What John announced - Jesus fulfilled. John preached a baptism for repentance - turning away from sin and obeying God's word. And he pointed his disciples to Jesus and proclaimed that he was "the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world" (John 1:29). Jesus came to fulfill God's promise to set people free from slavery to sin, Satan, and death. Through his atoning death on the cross and his rising in glory on the third day, Jesus won for all who would believe in him - full pardon, reconciliation, and adoption as the beloved sons and daughters of the living God.
John announced that the Lord Jesus would baptize people with the Holy Spirit and with fire (Luke 3:16). The Lord Jesus fills us with the power of the Holy Spirit and with his purifying fire so that we may shine brightly with the radiance of his transforming love and holiness. And he gives us the courage and boldness to proclaim the truth of the Gospel to those around us. Ask the Lord Jesus to set you on fire with his transforming love and holiness.
Lord Jesus, set my heart on fire with burning love for You and for your kingdom of righteousness, peace, and joy. May I always radiate you love and mercy and point others to the joy and truth of the Gospel.
Psalm 30:1-6,10-12
1 I will extol you, O LORD, for you have drawn me up, and have not let my foes rejoice over me.
2 O LORD my God, I cried to you for help, and you have healed me.
3 O LORD, you have brought up my soul from Sheol, restored me to life from among those gone down to the Pit.
4 Sing praises to the LORD, O you his saints, and give thanks to his holy name.
5 For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.
6 As for me, I said in my prosperity, "I shall never be moved."
10 Hear, O LORD, and be gracious to me! O LORD, be my helper!"
11 You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; you have loosed my sackcloth and girded me with gladness,
12 that my soul may praise you and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks to you for ever.
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: Born of Woman or Born of God?, by Cyril of Alexandria (376-444 AD)
"'What then did you go out to see?' Perhaps you say, 'A prophet.' Yes, I agree. He is a saint and a prophet. He even surpasses the dignity of a prophet. Not only did he announce before that I am coming but pointed me out close at hand, saying, 'Behold the Lamb of God that bears the sin of the world' (John 1:29). The prophet's voice testified of him as the one who was sent before my face to prepare the way before me (Malachi 3:1). I witness that there has not arisen among those born of women one greater than he. He that is least, in the life according to the law, in the kingdom of God is greater than he. How and in what manner is he greater? In that the blessed John, together with as many as preceded him, was born of woman, but they who have received the faith are no longer called the sons of women, but as the wise Evangelist said, 'are born of God'" (John 1:12). (excerpt from COMMENTARY ON LUKE, HOMILY 18)
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