2022년 12월 18일 대림 제4주일
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제1독서
이사야서. 7,10-14
그 무렵 10 주님께서 아하즈에게 이르셨다.
11 “너는 주 너의 하느님께 너를 위하여 표징을 청하여라.
저 저승 깊은 곳에 있는 것이든,
저 위 높은 곳에 있는 것이든 아무것이나 청하여라.”
12 아하즈가 대답하였다.
“저는 청하지 않겠습니다. 그리고 주님을 시험하지 않으렵니다.”
13 그러자 이사야가 말하였다.
“다윗 왕실은 잘 들으십시오!
여러분은 사람들을 성가시게 하는 것으로는 부족하여
나의 하느님까지 성가시게 하려 합니까?
14 그러므로 주님께서 몸소 여러분에게 표징을 주실 것입니다.
보십시오, 젊은 여인이 잉태하여 아들을 낳고
그 이름을 임마누엘이라 할 것입니다.”
제2독서
로마서. 1,1-7
1 그리스도 예수님의 종으로서 사도로 부르심을 받고
하느님의 복음을 위하여 선택을 받은 바오로가 이 편지를 씁니다.
2 이 복음은 하느님께서 당신의 예언자들을 통하여
미리 성경에 약속해 놓으신 것으로,
3 당신 아드님에 관한 말씀입니다.
그분께서는 육으로는 다윗의 후손으로 태어나셨고,
4 거룩한 영으로는 죽은 이들 가운데에서 부활하시어,
힘을 지니신 하느님의 아드님으로 확인되신 우리 주 예수 그리스도이십니다.
5 우리는 바로 그분을 통하여 사도직의 은총을 받았습니다.
이는 그분의 이름을 위하여
모든 민족들에게 믿음의 순종을 일깨우려는 것입니다.
6 여러분도 그들 가운데에서 부르심을 받고 예수 그리스도의 사람이 되었습니다.
7 성도로 부르심을 받은 이들로서
하느님께 사랑받는 로마의 모든 신자에게 인사합니다.
하느님 우리 아버지와 주 예수 그리스도에게서
은총과 평화가 여러분에게 내리기를 빕니다.
복음
마태오. 1,18-24
18 예수 그리스도께서는 이렇게 탄생하셨다.
그분의 어머니 마리아가 요셉과 약혼하였는데,
그들이 같이 살기 전에 마리아가 성령으로 말미암아 잉태한 사실이 드러났다.
19 마리아의 남편 요셉은 의로운 사람이었고
또 마리아의 일을 세상에 드러내고 싶지 않았으므로,
남모르게 마리아와 파혼하기로 작정하였다.
20 요셉이 그렇게 하기로 생각을 굳혔을 때, 꿈에 주님의 천사가 나타나 말하였다.
“다윗의 자손 요셉아, 두려워하지 말고 마리아를 아내로 맞아들여라.
그 몸에 잉태된 아기는 성령으로 말미암은 것이다.
21 마리아가 아들을 낳으리니 그 이름을 예수라고 하여라.
그분께서 당신 백성을 죄에서 구원하실 것이다.”
22 주님께서 예언자를 통하여 하신 말씀이 이루어지려고 이 모든 일이 일어났다.
곧 23 “보아라, 동정녀가 잉태하여 아들을 낳으리니
그 이름을 임마누엘이라고 하리라.” 하신 말씀이다.
임마누엘은 번역하면 ‘하느님께서 우리와 함께 계시다.’는 뜻이다.
24 잠에서 깨어난 요셉은 주님의 천사가 명령한 대로 아내를 맞아들였다.
December 18, 2022
Fourth Sunday of Advent
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Reading 1
The LORD spoke to Ahaz, saying:
Ask for a sign from the LORD, your God;
let it be deep as the netherworld, or high as the sky!
But Ahaz answered,
“I will not ask! I will not tempt the LORD!”
Then Isaiah said:
Listen, O house of David!
Is it not enough for you to weary people,
must you also weary my God?
Therefore the Lord himself will give you this sign:
the virgin shall conceive, and bear a son,
and shall name him Emmanuel.
Responsorial Psalm
R. (7c and 10b) Let the Lord enter; he is king of glory.
The LORD’s are the earth and its fullness;
the world and those who dwell in it.
For he founded it upon the seas
and established it upon the rivers.
R. Let the Lord enter; he is king of glory.
Who can ascend the mountain of the LORD?
or who may stand in his holy place?
One whose hands are sinless, whose heart is clean,
who desires not what is vain.
R. Let the Lord enter; he is king of glory.
He shall receive a blessing from the LORD,
a reward from God his savior.
Such is the race that seeks for him,
that seeks the face of the God of Jacob.
R. Let the Lord enter; he is king of glory.
Reading 2
Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus,
called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God,
which he promised previously through his prophets in the holy Scriptures,
the gospel about his Son, descended from David according to the flesh,
but established as Son of God in power
according to the Spirit of holiness
through resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Through him we have received the grace of apostleship,
to bring about the obedience of faith,
for the sake of his name, among all the Gentiles,
among whom are you also, who are called to belong to Jesus Christ;
to all the beloved of God in Rome, called to be holy.
Grace to you and peace from God our Father
and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Gospel
This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about.
When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph,
but before they lived together,
she was found with child through the Holy Spirit.
Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man,
yet unwilling to expose her to shame,
decided to divorce her quietly.
Such was his intention when, behold,
the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said,
“Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home.
For it is through the Holy Spirit
that this child has been conceived in her.
She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus,
because he will save his people from their sins.”
All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:
Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
and they shall name him Emmanuel,
which means “God is with us.”
When Joseph awoke,
he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him
and took his wife into his home.
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Imagine that!
When we were pregnant with our first baby and over the moon with joy and excitement, my grandfather told us his story. When their first child was born, they didn't immediately name him. They called him “Baby” for weeks. Unlike Mary and Joseph whose unborn son’s name was given to them. Joseph was told in a dream, “… you are to name him Jesus…”.
My grandfather told us they waited to name “Baby,” as if waiting to discover “Baby’s” God given name. While we were excited and playing with all sorts of names, my grandparents were more cautious and patient. Many infants died at birth. How were Mary and Joseph feeling? She, a young girl, and he an older man. Both in unexpected situations. One thing we know is they were scared. Mary had been told at the time of the annunciation “Do not be afraid”. In his dream, Joseph also was told, “…do not be afraid…”. We were excited, my grandparents cautious and Mary and Joseph were scared.
In T.S. Elliot’s poem “The Naming of Cats” , Elliot says a cat has three different names: “…the name that the family use daily…” “…A name that’s peculiar, and more dignified…” and the name “…THE CAT HIMSELF KNOWS, and will never confess.”
“When you notice a cat in profound meditation,
The reason, I tell you, is always the same:
His mind is engaged in rapt contemplation
Of the thought, of the thought, of the thought of his name:
His ineffable, effable,
Effanineffable
Deep and inscrutable singular Name.”
What is my singular name? The name God whispers in our intimate conversations? The name I hear in the silence between words, in the recesses of my heart? Much to ponder and pray. I think, however, there is more in this gospel reading. It speaks of a deep, rich interior faith, trust and joy. Mary’s trust in the announcement, “Behold the virgin (you Mary) shall conceive and bear a son and they shall name him Emmanuel, which means God is with us”. Joseph trusted the message of his dream, “…it is through the Holy Spirit this child has been conceived in her (Mary).” “…he (Joseph) took his wife (Mary) into his home.” We can imagine the possible initial awkwardness, but individually they had faith and trust in the Spirit and so their relationship deepened in faith and trust in each other.
Today is the fourth Sunday in Advent. Mary’s days of physical pregnancy are drawing to an end. Her days of longing, anxiety, heaviness, weariness, discomfort and joy will soon be over. Mary will give birth. As directed, Joseph will name him “Jesus.” I, we, also have been impregnated with holy longing, desire and anticipatory joy waiting for Christ to be born, alive in me. Mary’s days of pregnancy are numbered. My days of pregnancy are timeless. My belly, my heart bulges with the Christ who continues to squirm, wiggle and at times kick me into awareness of his presence within me - physically, mentally and spiritually. I, we, have the privilege of birthing Christ every moment of every day. Just imagine that! Like Mary and Joseph, I, we, are invited to share in the same rich, deep faith, trust and perpetual inner joy! Imagine that!
Emanuel, God is with us
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ROOM TO GROW
“God is with us...” —Matthew 1:23
In today’s Gospel passage, we read about the Incarnation, God becoming man in the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Word became flesh (Jn 1:14), was born, and bore abundant fruit. “Blest is the Fruit of [Mary’s] womb,” Jesus (Lk 1:42).
Each reception of Holy Communion bears a similarity to the Incarnation in that God enters a human body. This indwelling of the Lord is meant for our growth. The Body of Christ lives in us (see Jn 6:57). We are then stretched as this life of God begins to grow within us. As the life of God remains and grows within us, we are then to bear the fruit of God (Jn 15:5, 8).
In this final week before we celebrate the birth of the Lord Jesus, “prepare the way of the Lord” in your heart (Mt 3:3). Unlike the innkeeper of Bethlehem, who had no room for Jesus (Lk 2:7), open wide the doors of your life to Christ (see Rv 3:20). Is there no room in your life for Jesus? Then your life is too full! Get rid of the “stuff” that clutters your life. Simplify your lifestyle so there will be room for the Eucharistic life of the Lord to grow and bear fruit within you. “Let every heart prepare Him room.”
Prayer: Father, You have given me the Bread from heaven (Jn 6:32) in the Eucharistic body of Your Son, Jesus. Give me the grace to change anything in my life so I can gladly receive Him in Holy Communion.
Promise: “Grace and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” —Rm 1:7
Praise: “O sacred Lord of ancient Israel, Who showed Yourself to Moses in the burning bush, Who gave him the holy law on Sinai mountain: come, stretch out Your mighty hand to set us free.”
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Do you know who your ancestors were, where they came from, and what they passed on from their generation to the next? Genealogies are very important. They give us our roots and help us to understand our heritage. Matthew's genealogy of Jesus traces his lineage from Abraham, the father of God's chosen people, through the line of David, King of Israel. Jesus the Messiah is the direct descent of Abraham and David, and the rightful heir to David's throne. God in his mercy fulfilled his promises to Abraham and to David that he would send a Savior and a King to rule over the house of Israel and to deliver them from their enemies.
The Lord Jesus is the fulfillment of all God's promises
When Jacob blessed his sons he foretold that Judah would receive the promise of royalty which we see fulfilled in David (Genesis 49:10). We can also see in this blessing a foreshadowing of God's fulfillment in raising up his anointed King, Jesus the Messiah. Jesus is the fulfillment of all God's promises. He is the hope not only for the people of the Old Covenant but for all nations as well. He is the Savior of the world who redeems us from slavery to sin and Satan and makes us citizens of the kingdom of God. In him we receive adoption into a royal priesthood and holy nation as sons and daughters of the living God (see 1 Peter 1:9). Do you recognize your spiritual genealogy and do you accept God as your Father and Jesus as the sovereign King and Lord of your life?
Lord Jesus Christ, you are the Messiah and Savior of the world, the hope of Israel and the hope of the nations. Be the ruler of my heart and the king of my home. May there be nothing in my life that is not under your wise rule and care.
Psalm 72:3-8, 17
3 Let the mountains bear prosperity for the people, and the hills, in righteousness!
4 May he defend the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance to the needy, and crush the oppressor!
5 May he live while the sun endures, and as long as the moon, throughout all generations!
6 May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass, like showers that water the earth!
7 In his days may righteousness flourish, and peace abound, till the moon be no more!
8 May he have dominion from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth!
17 May his name endure for ever, his fame continue as long as the sun! May men bless themselves by him, all nations call him blessed!
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: Judah who received the promise of royalty foreshadows the Christ the King, by Rufinus (340-410 AD)
"This can be referred to the historical Judah as well as to those kings who were his descendants (Genesis 49:8-10). They broke the back of their enemies by administering the kingdom of that people. But this can also be fittingly referred to Christ, who is praised with good reason by his brothers, that is, by the apostles whom he himself called brothers in the Gospel. And his enemies, on whose back is his hand, appear to be those whom the Father promised to place under his feet by saying, 'Sit at my right hand until I place your enemies under your feet' (Psalm 110:1). They are enemies as long as they are unbelieving and unfaithful, and for that reason they are struck on the back. But after their conversion they become brothers and praise the One who, by summoning them to the adoption of the Father, has made them his coheirs and brothers. It is said correctly that the back of the enemies is struck by Christ. All those who worshiped the idols turned their back to God, as the Lord, through the prophet, accused them by saying, 'They turned their backs to me, and not their faces' (Jeremiah 2:27). Therefore he strikes their back so that after being converted they may turn their back to the idols and raise their forehead to God and may accomplish what is written here: 'Your father's sons shall bow down before you.' In fact, they adore him when they have become sons of the Father and have received the spirit of adoption in which they cry out, 'Abba, Father' (Romans 8:15-16)." No one calls Jesus Christ Lord except those who are in the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 12:3). (excerpt from THE BLESSINGS OF THE PATRIARCHS 1.5)
[Rufinus of Aquileia (340-410) was a friend of the Bible scholar Jerome, and, like Jerome, he departed from Italy to live in the East. For many years he lived in monasteries in Egypt and in Palestine, acquiring the learning of the Eastern churches. Towards the end of his life he returned to Italy and occupied himself in translating works of the earlier Greek Fathers into Latin.]
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