2023년 1월 8일 주님 공현 대축일
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제1독서
<주님의 영광이 네 위에 떠올랐다.>
이사야서 60,1-6
예루살렘아, 1 일어나 비추어라. 너의 빛이 왔다.
주님의 영광이 네 위에 떠올랐다.
2 자 보라, 어둠이 땅을 덮고 암흑이 겨레들을 덮으리라.
그러나 네 위에는 주님께서 떠오르시고 그분의 영광이 네 위에 나타나리라.
3 민족들이 너의 빛을 향하여, 임금들이 떠오르는 너의 광명을 향하여 오리라.
4 네 눈을 들어 주위를 둘러보아라. 그들이 모두 모여 네게로 온다.
너의 아들들이 먼 곳에서 오고 너의 딸들이 팔에 안겨 온다.
5 그때 이것을 보는 너는 기쁜 빛으로 가득하고
너의 마음은 두근거리며 벅차오르리라.
바다의 보화가 너에게로 흘러들고 민족들의 재물이 너에게로 들어온다.
6 낙타 무리가 너를 덮고 미디안과 에파의 수낙타들이 너를 덮으리라.
그들은 모두 스바에서 오면서 금과 유향을 가져와
주님께서 찬미받으실 일들을 알리리라.
제2독서
<지금은 그리스도의 신비가 계시되었습니다. 곧 다른 민족들도 약속의 공동 상속자가 된다는 것입니다.>
에페소서 3,2.3ㄴ.5-6
형제 여러분,
2 하느님께서 여러분을 위하여 나에게 주신 은총의 직무를
여러분은 들었을 줄 압니다.
3 나는 계시를 통하여 그 신비를 알게 되었습니다.
5 그 신비가 과거의 모든 세대에서는 사람들에게 알려지지 않았지만,
지금은 성령을 통하여 그분의 거룩한 사도들과 예언자들에게 계시되었습니다.
6 곧 다른 민족들도 그리스도 예수님 안에서 복음을 통하여,
공동 상속자가 되고 한 몸의 지체가 되며
약속의 공동 수혜자가 된다는 것입니다.
복음
<우리는 동방에서 임금님께 경배하러 왔습니다.>
마태오 . 2,1-12
1 예수님께서는 헤로데 임금 때에 유다 베들레헴에서 태어나셨다.
그러자 동방에서 박사들이 예루살렘에 와서,
2 “유다인들의 임금으로 태어나신 분이 어디 계십니까?
우리는 동방에서 그분의 별을 보고 그분께 경배하러 왔습니다.” 하고 말하였다.
3 이 말을 듣고 헤로데 임금을 비롯하여 온 예루살렘이 깜짝 놀랐다.
4 헤로데는 백성의 수석 사제들과 율법 학자들을 모두 모아 놓고,
메시아가 태어날 곳이 어디인지 물어보았다.
5 그들이 헤로데에게 말하였다.
“유다 베들레헴입니다. 사실 예언자가 이렇게 기록해 놓았습니다.
6 ‘유다 땅 베들레헴아,
너는 유다의 주요 고을 가운데 결코 가장 작은 고을이 아니다.
너에게서 통치자가 나와 내 백성 이스라엘을 보살피리라.’”
7 그때에 헤로데는 박사들을 몰래 불러
별이 나타난 시간을 정확히 알아내고서는,
8 그들을 베들레헴으로 보내면서 말하였다.
“가서 그 아기에 관하여 잘 알아보시오.
그리고 그 아기를 찾거든 나에게 알려 주시오. 나도 가서 경배하겠소.”
9 그들은 임금의 말을 듣고 길을 떠났다.
그러자 동방에서 본 별이 그들을 앞서 가다가,
아기가 있는 곳 위에 이르러 멈추었다.
10 그들은 그 별을 보고 더없이 기뻐하였다.
11 그리고 그 집에 들어가 어머니 마리아와 함께 있는 아기를 보고
땅에 엎드려 경배하였다.
또 보물 상자를 열고 아기에게 황금과 유향과 몰약을 예물로 드렸다.
12 그들은 꿈에 헤로데에게 돌아가지 말라는 지시를 받고,
다른 길로 자기 고장에 돌아갔다.
January 8, 2023
The Epiphany of the Lord
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Reading I
Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem! Your light has come,
the glory of the Lord shines upon you.
See, darkness covers the earth,
and thick clouds cover the peoples;
but upon you the LORD shines,
and over you appears his glory.
Nations shall walk by your light,
and kings by your shining radiance.
Raise your eyes and look about;
they all gather and come to you:
your sons come from afar,
and your daughters in the arms of their nurses.
Then you shall be radiant at what you see,
your heart shall throb and overflow,
for the riches of the sea shall be emptied out before you,
the wealth of nations shall be brought to you.
Caravans of camels shall fill you,
dromedaries from Midian and Ephah;
all from Sheba shall come
bearing gold and frankincense,
and proclaiming the praises of the LORD.
Responsorial Psalm
(cf. 11) Lord, every nation on earth will adore you.
O God, with your judgment endow the king,
and with your justice, the king’s son;
He shall govern your people with justice
and your afflicted ones with judgment.
Lord, every nation on earth will adore you.
Justice shall flower in his days,
and profound peace, till the moon be no more.
May he rule from sea to sea,
and from the River to the ends of the earth.
Lord, every nation on earth will adore you.
The kings of Tarshish and the Isles shall offer gifts;
the kings of Arabia and Seba shall bring tribute.
All kings shall pay him homage,
all nations shall serve him.
Lord, every nation on earth will adore you.
For he shall rescue the poor when he cries out,
and the afflicted when he has no one to help him.
He shall have pity for the lowly and the poor;
the lives of the poor he shall save.
Lord, every nation on earth will adore you.
Reading II
Brothers and sisters:
You have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace
that was given to me for your benefit,
namely, that the mystery was made known to me by revelation.
It was not made known to people in other generations
as it has now been revealed
to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit:
that the Gentiles are coheirs, members of the same body,
and copartners in the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.
Gospel
When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea,
in the days of King Herod,
behold, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying,
“Where is the newborn king of the Jews?
We saw his star at its rising
and have come to do him homage.”
When King Herod heard this,
he was greatly troubled,
and all Jerusalem with him.
Assembling all the chief priests and the scribes of the people,
He inquired of them where the Christ was to be born.
They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea,
for thus it has been written through the prophet:
And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah,
are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
since from you shall come a ruler,
who is to shepherd my people Israel.”
Then Herod called the magi secretly
and ascertained from them the time of the star’s appearance.
He sent them to Bethlehem and said,
“Go and search diligently for the child.
When you have found him, bring me word,
that I too may go and do him homage.”
After their audience with the king they set out.
And behold, the star that they had seen at its rising preceded them,
until it came and stopped over the place where the child was.
They were overjoyed at seeing the star,
and on entering the house
they saw the child with Mary his mother.
They prostrated themselves and did him homage.
Then they opened their treasures
and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod,
they departed for their country by another way.
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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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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If Jesus truly is who he claims to be, the eternal Son of God and Savior of the world, then why is he not recognized by everyone who hears his word and sees his works? John the Evangelist states that when Jesus came into the world the world knew him not and his own people received him not (John 1:10-11). Jesus was born in obscurity. Only the lowly shepherds recognized him at his birth. Some wise men also found their way to Bethlehem to pay homage to the newborn King of Israel. These men were not Israelites, but foreigners. They likely had read and discussed the Messianic prophecies and were anxious to see when this Messianic King would appear. God led them by means of an extraordinary star across the desert to the little town of Bethlehem where Jesus was born.
John Chrysostom (347-407), in his homily on this passage from Matthew 2, explains the significance of the star of Bethlehem:
"Note how fitting was the order of events: the wise men saw the star, were received by the Jews and their king; they heard prophecy to explain what had appeared; the angel instructed them; and then they journeyed from Jerusalem to Bethlehem by the guidance of the star. From all this we learn that this was not an ordinary star, for no other star has this capacity to guide, not merely to move but to beckon, to "go before them," drawing and guiding them along their way. The star remained after bringing them to the place, in order that the child might also be seen. For there is nothing conspicuous about the place. The inn was ordinary. The mother was not celebrated or notable. The star was needed to manifest and illumine the lowly place, until they had reached their destination at the manger." [The Gospel of Matthew, Homily 7:3]
In their thirst for knowledge of God, the wise men from the East willingly left everything, their home and country, in pursuit of that quest. In their diligent search they were led to the source of true knowledge - to Jesus Christ, the Light and Wisdom of God. When they found the newborn King they humbly worshiped him and gave him gifts fitting for a king.
The Lord of the universe who revealed the star of Bethlehem to the Gentiles of the East so they could come and worship Jesus, the Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6) and King of Kings (Revelations 19:16), gives each one of us the same light of revelation to recognize and accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior. Faith is an entirely free gift that God makes to us. It is through the help of the Holy Spirit, who moves the heart and opens the eyes of the mind, that we are able to understand, accept, and believe the truth which God has revealed to us through his Son, Jesus Christ. In faith, the human will and intellect cooperate with grace. "Believing is an act of the intellect assenting to the divine truth by command of the will moved by God through grace" (Thomas Aquinas).
To know and to encounter Jesus Christ is to know God personally. In the encounter of the wise men with Jesus we see the plan of God to give his only Son as King and Savior, not just for the Jewish people but for all the nations as well. The Lord Jesus came that both Jew and Gentile might find true and lasting peace with God. Let us pray today that Jew and Gentile alike will find the Lord and Savior on their journey of life. Do you bring the light of Jesus Christ to those you meet through the witness of your life and testimony?
Lord Jesus Christ, we thank you for bringing salvation to all the nations. May the gospel of salvation be proclaimed to every nation today and to every person on the face of the earth. Help me to be a good witness of the joy of the gospel to all I meet.
Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-13
1 Give the king your justice, O God, and your righteousness to the royal son!
2 May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice!
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!
10 May the kings of Tarshish and of the isles render him tribute, may the kings of Sheba and Seba bring gifts!
11 May all kings fall down before him, all nations serve him!
12 For he delivers the needy when he calls, the poor and him who has no helper.
13 He has pity on the weak and the needy, and saves the lives of the needy.
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: The glory of Christ's divinity is revealed, by Chromatius (died 406 AD)
"Let us now observe how glorious was the dignity that attended the King after his birth, after the magi in their journey remained obedient to the star. For immediately the magi fell to their knees and adored the one born as Lord. There in his very cradle they venerated him with offerings of gifts, though Jesus was merely a whimpering infant. They perceived one thing with the eyes of their bodies but another with the eyes of the mind. The lowliness of the body he assumed was discerned, but the glory of his divinity is now made manifest. A boy he is, but it is God who is adored. How inexpressible is the mystery of his divine honor! The invisible and eternal nature did not hesitate to take on the weaknesses of the flesh on our behalf. The Son of God, who is God of the universe, is born a human being in the flesh. He permits himself to be placed in a manger, and the heavens are within the manger. He is kept in a cradle, a cradle that the world cannot hold. He is heard in the voice of a crying infant. This is the same one for whose voice the whole world would tremble in the hour of his passion. Thus he is the One, the God of glory and the Lord of majesty, whom as a tiny infant the magi recognize. It is he who while a child was truly God and King eternal. To him Isaiah pointed, saying, 'For a boy has been born to you; a son has been given to you, a son whose empire has been forged on his shoulders (Isaiah 9:6).'" (excerpt from TRACTATE ON MATTHEW 5:1)
[Note: Chromatius was an early Christian scholar and bishop of Aquileia, Italy. He was a close friend of John Chrysostom and Jerome. He died in 406 AD. Jerome described him as a "most learned and most holy man."]
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