2023년 1월 17일 연중 제2주간 화요일
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제1독서
히브리서.6,10-20
형제 여러분, 10 하느님은 불의한 분이 아니시므로,
여러분이 성도들에게 봉사하였고 지금도 봉사하면서
당신의 이름을 위하여 보여 준 행위와 사랑을 잊지 않으십니다.
11 여러분 각자가 희망이 실현되도록
끝까지 같은 열성을 보여 주기를 간절히 바랍니다.
12 그리하여 게으른 사람이 되지 말고,
약속된 것을 믿음과 인내로 상속받는 이들을 본받는 사람이 되라는 것입니다.
13 하느님께서는 아브라함에게 약속하실 때,
당신보다 높은 분이 없어 그러한 분을 두고 맹세하실 수 없었으므로,
당신 자신을 두고 맹세하시면서,
14 “정녕코 나는 너에게 한껏 복을 내리고
너를 한껏 번성하게 해 주겠다.” 하고 말씀하셨습니다.
15 그리하여 아브라함은 끈기 있게 기다린 끝에 약속된 것을 받았습니다.
16 사람들은 자기보다 높은 이를 두고 맹세합니다.
그리고 그 맹세는 모든 논쟁을 그치게 하는 보증이 됩니다.
17 그래서 하느님께서는 약속하신 것을 상속받을 이들에게
당신의 뜻이 변하지 않음을 더욱 분명히 보여 주시려고,
맹세로 보장해 주셨습니다.
18 하느님께서 이 두 가지 변하지 않는 사실에 관하여
거짓말을 하신다는 것은 있을 수 없습니다.
이 두 가지로, 당신께 몸을 피한 우리가
앞에 놓인 희망을 굳게 붙잡도록 힘찬 격려를 받게 하셨습니다.
19 이 희망은 우리에게 영혼의 닻과 같아,
안전하고 견고하며 또 저 휘장 안에까지 들어가게 해 줍니다.
20 예수님께서는 멜키체덱과 같은 영원한 대사제가 되시어,
우리를 위하여 선구자로 그곳에 들어가셨습니다.
복음
마르코.2,23-28
23 예수님께서 안식일에 밀밭 사이를 질러가시게 되었다.
그런데 그분의 제자들이 길을 내고 가면서 밀 이삭을 뜯기 시작하였다.
24 바리사이들이 예수님께 말하였다.
“보십시오, 저들은 어째서 안식일에 해서는 안 되는 일을 합니까?”
25 그러자 예수님께서 그들에게 말씀하셨다.
“다윗과 그 일행이 먹을 것이 없어 배가 고팠을 때,
다윗이 어떻게 하였는지 너희는 읽어 본 적이 없느냐?
26 에브야타르 대사제 때에 그가 하느님의 집에 들어가,
사제가 아니면 먹어서는 안 되는 제사 빵을 먹고
함께 있는 이들에게도 주지 않았느냐?”
27 이어서 그들에게 말씀하셨다.
“안식일이 사람을 위하여 생긴 것이지,
사람이 안식일을 위하여 생긴 것은 아니다.
28 그러므로 사람의 아들은 또한 안식일의 주인이다.”
January 17, 2023
Memorial of Saint Anthony, Abbott
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Reading 1
Brothers and sisters:
God is not unjust so as to overlook your work
and the love you have demonstrated for his name
by having served and continuing to serve the holy ones.
We earnestly desire each of you to demonstrate the same eagerness
for the fulfillment of hope until the end,
so that you may not become sluggish, but imitators of those who,
through faith and patience, are inheriting the promises.
When God made the promise to Abraham,
since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself,
and said, I will indeed bless you and multiply you.
And so, after patient waiting, Abraham obtained the promise.
Now, men swear by someone greater than themselves;
for them an oath serves as a guarantee
and puts an end to all argument.
So when God wanted to give the heirs of his promise
an even clearer demonstration of the immutability of his purpose,
he intervened with an oath,
so that by two immutable things,
in which it was impossible for God to lie,
we who have taken refuge might be strongly encouraged
to hold fast to the hope that lies before us.
This we have as an anchor of the soul,
sure and firm, which reaches into the interior behind the veil,
where Jesus has entered on our behalf as forerunner,
becoming high priest forever
according to the order of Melchizedek.
Responsorial Psalm
R. (5) The Lord will remember his covenant for ever.
or:
R. Alleluia.
I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart
in the company and assembly of the just.
Great are the works of the LORD,
exquisite in all their delights.
R. The Lord will remember his covenant for ever.
or:
R. Alleluia.
He has won renown for his wondrous deeds;
gracious and merciful is the LORD.
He has given food to those who fear him;
he will forever be mindful of his covenant.
R. The Lord will remember his covenant for ever.
or:
R. Alleluia.
He has sent deliverance to his people;
he has ratified his covenant forever;
holy and awesome is his name.
His praise endures forever.
R. The Lord will remember his covenant for ever.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Gospel
As Jesus was passing through a field of grain on the sabbath,
his disciples began to make a path while picking the heads of grain.
At this the Pharisees said to him,
“Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the sabbath?”
He said to them,
“Have you never read what David did
when he was in need and he and his companions were hungry?
How he went into the house of God when Abiathar was high priest
and ate the bread of offering that only the priests could lawfully eat,
and shared it with his companions?”
Then he said to them,
“The sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath.
That is why the Son of Man is lord even of the sabbath
http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/daily.html
A source of enjoyment in my life is participating in a monthly coffee meeting with a group of women who have devoted their careers in service to the community through work in nonprofit organizations. We explore a wide range of topics as we support one another by sharing ideas and encouragement. This month one of our members talked about her plans to offer a sabbatical program for her employees. We found this idea intriguing, especially considering the combination of big responsibilities and tight budgets the employees encounter daily.
This conversation came to mind as I read today’s gospel from Mark in which the Pharisees condemn the disciples for helping clear a path for Jesus in a field as they consider this doing forbidden work on the Sabbath. Jesus shares a story of David providing for his people on the Sabbath and says to the Pharisees: "The sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath. That is why the Son of Man is lord even of the sabbath."
This is a perfect time to listen for God’s wisdom about the Sabbath as the cold winter nights are long here in the Midwest and many well-intentioned New Year’s resolutions have been abandoned. God tells us in the 4th Commandment: Remember the Sabbath Day and keep it holy. This commandment and the 5th to Honor your mother and your father are the only two commandments that are telling us what to do rather than what we shall not do. Yet the Pharisees focused on the rules and regulations they had assigned to the Sabbath.
The appreciative frame of what the Sabbath can be rather than what I am forbidden to do opens my heart. Rather than focus on rigid rules or expectations of time commitment to keep a “perfect” Sabbath, I wonder how we can adopt a creative approach to accept the gift of the Sabbath God is offering.
Today I reflect and pray: How can we accept the invitation to remember the Sabbath and keep it holy? What forms of busyness and distraction are preventing me from a Sabbath experience? I ask God for the grace to help me see the many creative ways I can make a Sabbath holy. I pray for hard working people to have an opportunity to recharge through a Sabbath experience.
May the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ enlighten the eyes of our hearts, that we may know what is the hope that belongs to our call.
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THEY DO RUN, RUN, RUN...
“Our desire is that each of you show the same zeal to the end.” —Hebrews 6:11
Life in Christ is like running a race (see 2 Tm 4:7; Phil 3:12; 1 Cor 9:24). We must “show the same zeal to the end” and “not grow lazy” (Heb 6:11, 12). We are able to keep running no matter what because we are loved by God and fully assured of inheriting God’s promises (Heb 6:11-12). Love keeps us running for God (see 2 Cor 5:14), and we love because God first loved us (1 Jn 4:19). He sent His Son to die for us, gave us a new nature, adopted us into His family, and made us His heirs.
“See what love the Father has bestowed on us in letting us be called children of God! Yet that is what we are” (1 Jn 3:1). The Lord “has bestowed on us the great and precious things He promised” (2 Pt 1:4), and He will continue to fulfill His promises perfectly. That’s what love is all about. Therefore, “do not grow lazy, but imitate those who, through faith and patience, are inheriting the promises” (Heb 6:12).
Beloved, run fast for God all the way across the finish line to “life on high in Christ Jesus” (Phil 3:14). Run, beloved, run!
Prayer: Father, You are faithful to Your promises. You are Love (1 Jn 4:16). I love You.
Promise: “The Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.” —Mk 2:28
Praise: St. Anthony of Egypt was a prominent leader among the Desert Fathers and paved the way for Christian monasticism. He is revered in both Eastern and Western rites of the Church.
http://dailyscripture.servantsoftheword.org/readings/
What does the commandment "keep holy the Sabbath" require of us? Or better yet, what is the primary intention behind this command? The religious leaders confronted Jesus on this issue. The "Sabbath rest" was meant to be a time to remember and celebrate God's goodness and the goodness of his work, both in creation and redemption. It was a day set apart for the praise of God, his work of creation, and his saving actions on our behalf. It was intended to bring everyday work to a halt and to provide needed rest and refreshment.
The Lord of the Sabbath feeds and nourishes us
Jesus' disciples are scolded by the scribes and Pharisees, not for plucking and eating corn from the fields, but for doing so on the Sabbath. In defending his disciples, Jesus argues from the scriptures that human need has precedence over ritual custom.
When David and his men were fleeing for their lives, they sought food from Ahimelech the priest (1 Samuel 21:1-6). The only bread he had was the holy bread offered in the Temple. None but the priests were allowed to eat it. In their hunger, David and his men ate of this bread. Jesus reminds the Pharisees that the Sabbath was given for our benefit, to refresh and renew us in living for God. It was intended for good and not for evil. Withholding mercy and kindness in response to human need was not part of God's intention that we rest from unnecessary labor. Do you honor the Lord in the way you treat your neighbor and celebrate the Lord's Day?
Seek the Lord's rest and refreshment
Why didn't the Pharisees recognize the claims of mercy over rules and regulations? Their zeal for ritual observance blinded them from the demands of charity. Jesus reminds the Pharisees that the Sabbath was given for our benefit, to refresh and renew us in living for God. It was intended for good and not for evil. Withholding mercy and kindness in response to human need was not part of God’s intention that we rest from unnecessary labor.
Jesus' reference to the bread of the Presence (Mark 2:24) alludes to the true bread from heaven which he offers to all who believe in him. Jesus, the Son of David, and the Son of Man, a title for the Messiah, declares that he is "Lord of the Sabbath." Jesus healed on the Sabbath and he showed mercy to those in need. All who are burdened and weary can find true rest and refreshment in him. Do you honor the Lord in the way you treat your neighbor and celebrate the Lord's Day?
Lord Jesus, may I give you fitting honor in the way I live my life and in the way I treat my neighbor. May I honor the Lord's Day as a day holy to you. And may I always treat others with the same mercy and kindness which you have shown to me. Free me from a critical and intolerant spirit that I may always seek the good of my neighbor.
Psalm 111:1-2,5-6,9-10c
1 Praise the LORD. I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart, in the company of the upright, in the congregation.
2 Great are the works of the LORD, studied by all who have pleasure in them.
5 He provides food for those who fear him; he is ever mindful of his covenant.
6 He has shown his people the power of his works, in giving them the heritage of the nations.
9 He sent redemption to his people; he has commanded his covenant for ever. Holy and awesome is his name!
10 His praise endures for ever!
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: The Lord of the Sabbath, by John Chrysostom, 547-407 A.D.
"Doubtless he speaks of himself when he mentions the 'Lord of the sabbath' (Mark 2:28, Matthew 12:8, Luke 6:5). Mark relates a complementary saying about our common human nature, that "the sabbath was made for humans, not humans for the sabbath" (Mark 2:27). Why then should someone who gathered sticks on the sabbath be censured? The law that was established earlier could not be scorned without jeopardizing the law to be given later.
"The sabbath did confer many benefits, great blessings in the earlier dispensation. It made people more gentle toward those close to them. It guided them toward being more sympathetic. It located them temporally within God's creation and providence, as Ezekiel knew (Ezekiel 20:19-20). The sabbath trained Israel by degrees to abstain from evil and disposed them to listen to the things of the Spirit.
"They would have stretched the law out of shape if, when he was giving the law of the sabbath, Jesus had said, 'You can work on the sabbath, but just do good works, do nothing evil.' This would have brought out the worst in them. So he restrained them from doing any works at all on the sabbath. And even this stricter prohibition did not keep them in line. But he himself, in the very act of giving the law of the sabbath, gave them a veiled sign of things to come. For by saying, 'You must do no work, except what shall be done for your life' (Exodus 12:16), he indicated that the intent of the law was to have them refrain from evil works only, not all works. Even in the temple, much went on during the sabbath, and with great diligence and double toil. Thus even by this very shadowy saying Jesus was secretly opening the truth to them. Did Christ then attempt to repeal a law so beneficial as the sabbath law? Far from it. Rather, he greatly magnified the sabbath. For with Christ came the time for everyone to be trained by a higher requirement."(excerpt from THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW, HOMILY 39.3)
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