2023년 1월 6일 주님 공현 전 금요일
제1독서
요한1서 5,5-13
사랑하는 여러분, 5 세상을 이기는 사람은 누구입니까?
예수님께서 하느님의 아드님이심을 믿는 사람이 아닙니까?
6 그분께서 바로 물과 피를 통하여 세상에 오신 예수 그리스도이십니다.
물만이 아니라 물과 피로써 오신 것입니다.
이것을 증언하시는 분은 성령이십니다. 성령은 곧 진리이십니다.
7 그래서 증언하는 것이 셋입니다.
8 성령과 물과 피인데, 이 셋은 하나로 모아집니다.
9 우리가 사람들의 증언을 받아들인다면,
하느님의 증언은 더욱 중대하지 않습니까? 그것이 하느님의 증언이기 때문입니다.
바로 하느님께서 당신 아드님에 관하여 친히 증언해 주셨습니다.
10 하느님의 아드님을 믿는 사람은 이 증언을 자신 안에 간직하고 있습니다.
하느님을 믿지 않는 자는 하느님을 거짓말쟁이로 만들어 버렸습니다.
하느님께서 당신의 아드님에 관하여 하신 증언을 믿지 않았기 때문입니다.
11 그 증언은 이렇습니다.
하느님께서 우리에게 영원한 생명을 주셨고
그 생명이 당신 아드님에게 있다는 것입니다.
12 아드님을 모시고 있는 사람은 그 생명을 지니고 있고,
하느님의 아드님을 모시고 있지 않는 사람은 그 생명을 지니고 있지 않습니다.
13 내가 여러분에게,
곧 하느님의 아드님의 이름을 믿는 이들에게 이 글을 쓰는 까닭은,
여러분이 영원한 생명을 지니고 있음을 알게 하려는 것입니다.
복음
마르코 1,7-11
그때에 요한은 7 이렇게 선포하였다.
“나보다 더 큰 능력을 지니신 분이 내 뒤에 오신다.
나는 몸을 굽혀 그분의 신발 끈을 풀어 드릴 자격조차 없다.
8 나는 너희에게 물로 세례를 주었지만,
그분께서는 너희에게 성령으로 세례를 주실 것이다.”
9 그 무렵에 예수님께서 갈릴래아 나자렛에서 오시어,
요르단에서 요한에게 세례를 받으셨다.
10 그리고 물에서 올라오신 예수님께서는
곧 하늘이 갈라지며 성령께서 비둘기처럼 당신께 내려오시는 것을 보셨다.
11 이어 하늘에서 소리가 들려왔다.
“너는 내가 사랑하는 아들, 내 마음에 드는 아들이다.”
January 6, 2023
Friday before Epiphany
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Reading 1
1 Jn 5:5-13
Beloved:
Who indeed is the victor over the world
but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
This is the one who came through water and Blood, Jesus Christ,
not by water alone, but by water and Blood.
The Spirit is the one who testifies,
and the Spirit is truth.
So there are three that testify,
the Spirit, the water, and the Blood,
and the three are of one accord.
If we accept human testimony,
the testimony of God is surely greater.
Now the testimony of God is this,
that he has testified on behalf of his Son.
Whoever believes in the Son of God
has this testimony within himself.
Whoever does not believe God has made him a liar
by not believing the testimony God has given about his Son.
And this is the testimony:
God gave us eternal life,
and this life is in his Son.
Whoever possesses the Son has life;
whoever does not possess the Son of God does not have life.
I write these things to you so that you may know
that you have eternal life,
you who believe in the name of the Son of God.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20
R. (12a) Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Glorify the LORD, O Jerusalem;
praise your God, O Zion.
For he has strengthened the bars of your gates;
he has blessed your children within you.
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.
or:
R. Alleluia.
He has granted peace in your borders;
with the best of wheat he fills you.
He sends forth his command to the earth;
swiftly runs his word!
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.
or:
R. Alleluia.
He has proclaimed his word to Jacob,
his statutes and his ordinances to Israel.
He has not done thus for any other nation;
his ordinances he has not made known to them. Alleluia.
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Gospel
Mk 1:7-11
This is what John the Baptist proclaimed:
“One mightier than I is coming after me.
I am not worthy to stoop and loosen the thongs of his sandals.
I have baptized you with water;
he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”
It happened in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee
and was baptized in the Jordan by John.
On coming up out of the water he saw the heavens being torn open
and the Spirit, like a dove, descending upon him.
And a voice came from the heavens,
“You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.”
http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/daily.html
The Solemnity of Epiphany is celebrated on January 6 or the Sunday between January 2–8. The term “epiphany” comes from the Greek epipháneia and means “manifestation.” The festal ritual refers to the event of the newborn Jesus revealed as the manifestation of the long hoped-for Messiah of the Jewish people and the Son of God incarnate, and thereby the light of all nations as the prophet Isaiah claimed (60:1–6). Christians, thus, celebrate the manifestation of Jesus as Christ and Son of God to the whole world.
In the Gospel reading, Jesus is revealed to Magi who have come from the East in search of what God has done (Matt 2:1–12). These searchers are the first fruits of the so-called “Gentiles,” a term from the Greek noun, éthnē, indicating all other nations to the Jewish people. All humankind is, therefore, now also invited into intimate covenantal relationship with God based upon believing that this is precisely what God has done in and through Jesus. The Magi lead all peoples of the earth into the eternal covenantal relationship with God through Jesus as Christ and Son. Epiphany Sunday is, therefore, an affirmation of the universal possibility of salvation for each and every person in God’s creation.
Our reading from Isaiah comes from what scholars call Third Isaiah, a prophet from Israel’s post-exilic period whose summonses from God are preserved in the larger collection of the historical prophet Isaiah of Jerusalem who worked in the 8th century BCE. This later prophet, writing in the name of his forebear, lived after the Israelites were exiled from their homeland into the Babylonian Empire (ca. 587-6 BCE) then were allowed to return by the succeeding Persian Empire and the edict of King Cyrus in 538 BCE. As the people resume autonomous worship of God and their ensuing way of life, Third Isaiah summons God’s people to look to God’s light that is shining upon them, whose glory is radiating around them. The hope is that one day all nations will walk through this light with which God blesses his people. God’s beacon will, thus, gather all the peoples of the earth into the relationship between God and his chosen people, the Jews, which is a model for all humankind to live in right relationship with God.
The Magi, a term that indicates Zoroastrian priests from the East and, in Matthew’s vocabulary, those tuned into God’s activity in creation outside of Judaism, recognize the true manifestation of God the moment they encounter it (Matt 2:1–12). They’ve come this far resulting from their openness to how God is acting in the world and have used their political connections to pursue their vocation. Now that they encounter the truth of how God is manifesting in the world, in intimate communion with all humankind, each and every human being, they forsake their political connections with Herod and follow their consciences. Now they must face this world that God has created anew, having encountered the manifestation of God incarnate.
God’s question for us, on this Epiphany 2023, is how we might let go of worldly affiliations, political and otherwise, to pursue God’s vocation for us in this new year based upon our openness to God and his sustaining covenantal relationship with us through Jesus, Christ and Son, who calls us to ever deepening relationship and openness to God’s plan for the world. Paul believes that God’s grace gave him a new vocation (Eph 3:2–3a). He would argue that God does the same for all of us all of the time. Our only task is to respond.
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VICTOR OR VICTIM?
“Who, then, is conqueror of the world? The one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.” —1 John 5:5
We are victors over the world or victims of the world. Only by faith in Jesus as God will we escape being victimized. Unless we pray to the Lord, we will become the prey of the world. Either Jesus runs our lives, or we are manipulated into running our lives into the ground, even into hell. By ourselves, we are unable to protect ourselves from unscrupulous, hateful demons. Of ourselves, our lives are necessarily out of control. Jesus is the only name by which we can be saved (Acts 4:12). He is our only Hope, but the only Hope we need.
Let us thank Jesus for becoming a man (see Jn 1:14), saving us, and being willing to take over our lives. He has saved us from the damning trap of supposedly doing our own thing (see Mt 1:21). As we near the end of the Christmas season, let us accept our privilege of surrendering totally our lives to Him. Only in this way will we escape being victimized and have eternal life (1 Jn 5:11-13). Thank You, Jesus our Savior!
Prayer: Father, on these last days of Christmas, do in me what You must in order to do through me what You will.
Promise: “The testimony is this: God gave us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.” —1 Jn 5:11
Praise: St. André Bessette became known as the “Miracle Man of Montreal” for his powerful intercession. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI canonized St. André on October 17, 2010.
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Why did Jesus, the Sinless One, submit himself to John's baptism? John preached a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins (Luke 3:3) - of which Jesus had no need. However, in this humble submission we see a foreshadowing of the "baptism" of his bloody death upon the cross. Jesus' baptism is the acceptance and the beginning of his mission as God's suffering Servant (Isaiah 53). He allowed himself to be numbered among sinners. Jesus submitted himself entirely to his Father's will. Out of love he consented to this baptism of death for the remission of our sins. Do you know the joy of trust and submission to God?
The Father proclaimed his entire delight in his Son and spoke audibly for all to hear. The Holy Spirit, too, was present as he anointed Jesus for his ministry which began that day as he rose from the waters of the Jordan River. Jesus will be the source of the Spirit for all who come to believe in him. At his baptism the heavens were opened and the waters were sanctified by the descent of Jesus and the Holy Spirit, signifying the beginning of a new creation.
How can we enter into the mystery of Jesus' humble self-abasement and baptism? Gregory of Nazianzus, a seventh century Church father tells us:
"Let us be buried with Christ by Baptism to rise with him; let us go down with him to be raised with him; and let us rise with him to be glorified with him."
Do you want to see your life transformed by the love and power of Jesus Christ? And do you want to become a more effective instrument of the Gospel of peace, mercy, and righteousness? Examine Jesus' humility and ask the Holy Spirit to forge this same attitude in your heart. As you do, heaven will open for you as well. The Lord Jesus is ever ready to renew us in his Holy Spirit and to anoint us for mission. We are called to be "light" and "salt" to those around us. The Lord wants his love and truth to shine through us that others may see the goodness and truth of God's message of salvation. Ask the Lord Jesus to fill you with his Holy Spirit that you may radiate the joy of the Gospel to those around you.
Lord Jesus, fill me with your Holy Spirit and inflame my heart with the joy of the Gospel. May I find joy in seeking to please you just as you found joy in seeking to please your Father.
Psalm 147:12-20
12 Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion!
13 For he strengthens the bars of your gates; he blesses your sons within you.
14 He makes peace in your borders; he fills you with the finest of the wheat.
15 He sends forth his command to the earth; his word runs swiftly.
16 He gives snow like wool; he scatters hoarfrost like ashes.
17 He casts forth his ice like morsels; who can stand before his cold?
18 He sends forth his word, and melts them; he makes his wind blow, and the waters flow.
19 He declares his word to Jacob, his statutes and ordinances to Israel.
20 He has not dealt thus with any other nation; they do not know his ordinances. Praise the LORD!
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: The divine - human reconciliation, attributed to Hippolytus, 170-236 A.D.
"Do you see, beloved, how many and how great blessings we would have lost if the Lord had yielded to the exhortation of John and declined baptism? For the heavens had been shut before this. The region above was inaccessible. We might descend to the lower parts, but not ascend to the upper. So it happened not only that the Lord was being baptized - he also was making new the old creation. He was bringing the alienated under the scepter of adoption (Romans 8:15). For straightway 'the heavens were opened to him.' A reconciliation took place between the visible and the invisible. The celestial orders were filled with joy, the diseases of earth were healed, secret things made known, those at enmity restored to amity. For you have heard the word of the Evangelist, saying, 'The heavens were opened to him,' on account of three wonders [appearance of the eternal Father, Son, and Holy Spirit together at the baptism]. At the baptism of Christ the Bridegroom, it was fitting that the heavenly chamber should open its glorious gates. So when the Holy Spirit descended in the form of a dove, and the Father's voice spread everywhere, it was fitting that 'the gates of heaven should be lifted up.'" (excerpt from THE DISCOURSE ON THE HOLY THEOPHANY 6)
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