2023년 1월 26일 성 티모테오와 성 티토 주교 기념일
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제1독서
티모테오 2 서간 1: 1-8
1 하느님의 뜻에 따라, 또 그리스도 예수님 안에 있는 생명의 약속에 따라
그리스도 예수님의 사도가 된 바오로가,
2 사랑하는 아들 티모테오에게 인사합니다.
하느님 아버지와 우리 주 그리스도 예수님에게서
은총과 자비와 평화가 내리기를 빕니다.
3 나는 밤낮으로 기도할 때마다 끊임없이 그대를 생각하면서,
내가 조상들과 마찬가지로 깨끗한 양심으로 섬기는 하느님께 감사를 드립니다.
4 나는 그대의 눈물을 생각하면서
그대를 다시 볼 수 있기를 간절히 바랍니다.
그렇게 된다면 내가 기쁨으로 가득 찰 것입니다.
5 나는 그대 안에 있는 진실한 믿음을 기억합니다.
먼저 그대의 할머니 로이스와 어머니 에우니케에게 깃들어 있던 그 믿음이,
이제는 그대에게도 깃들어 있다고 확신합니다.
6 그러한 까닭에 나는 그대에게 상기시킵니다.
내 안수로 그대가 받은 하느님의 은사를 다시 불태우십시오.
7 하느님께서는 우리에게 비겁함의 영을 주신 것이 아니라,
힘과 사랑과 절제의 영을 주셨습니다.
8 그러므로 그대는 우리 주님을 위하여 증언하는 것을 부끄러워하지 말고,
그분 때문에 수인이 된 나를 부끄러워하지 마십시오.
오히려 하느님의 힘에 의지하여 복음을 위한 고난에 동참하십시오.
혹은
티토. 1,1-5
나 바오로는 하느님의 종이며 예수 그리스도의 사도입니다.
내가 이렇게 부르심을 받은 것은 하느님께 선택된 이들의 믿음을 돕고
신앙에 따른 진리를 깨우쳐 주기 위한 것으로,
2 영원한 생명의 희망에 근거합니다.
이 영원한 생명은 거짓이 없으신 하느님께서 창조 이전에 약속하신 것입니다.
3 사실 하느님께서는 제때에 복음 선포를 통하여
당신의 말씀을 드러내셨습니다.
나는 우리 구원자이신 하느님의 명령에 따라 이 선포의 임무를 맡았습니다.
4 이러한 나 바오로가 같은 믿음에 따라
나의 착실한 아들이 된 티토에게 인사합니다.
하느님 아버지와 우리 구원자이신 그리스도 예수님에게서
은총과 평화가 내리기를 빕니다.
5 그대를 크레타에 남겨 둔 까닭은, 내가 그대에게 지시한 대로
남은 일들을 정리하고 고을마다 원로들을 임명하라는 것이었습니다.
복음
루카. 10,1-9
그때에 1 주님께서는 다른 제자 일흔두 명을 지명하시어,
몸소 가시려는 모든 고을과 고장으로 당신에 앞서 둘씩 보내시며,
2 그들에게 말씀하셨다.
“수확할 것은 많은데 일꾼은 적다.
그러니 수확할 밭의 주인님께 일꾼들을 보내 주십사고 청하여라.
3 가거라. 나는 이제 양들을 이리 떼 가운데로 보내는 것처럼 너희를 보낸다.
4 돈주머니도 여행 보따리도 신발도 지니지 말고,
길에서 아무에게도 인사하지 마라.
5 어떤 집에 들어가거든 먼저 ‘이 집에 평화를 빕니다.’ 하고 말하여라.
6 그 집에 평화를 받을 사람이 있으면 너희의 평화가 그 사람 위에 머무르고,
그렇지 않으면 너희에게 되돌아올 것이다.
7 같은 집에 머무르면서 주는 것을 먹고 마셔라.
일꾼이 품삯을 받는 것은 당연하다.
이 집 저 집으로 옮겨 다니지 마라.
8 어떤 고을에 들어가든지 너희를 받아들이면 차려 주는 음식을 먹어라.
9 그곳 병자들을 고쳐 주며,
‘하느님의 나라가 여러분에게 가까이 왔습니다.’ 하고 말하여라.”
January 26, 2023
Memorial of Saints Timothy and Titus, bishops
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Reading 1
Paul, an Apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God
for the promise of life in Christ Jesus,
to Timothy, my dear child:
grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father
and Christ Jesus our Lord.
I am grateful to God,
whom I worship with a clear conscience as my ancestors did,
as I remember you constantly in my prayers, night and day.
I yearn to see you again, recalling your tears,
so that I may be filled with joy,
as I recall your sincere faith
that first lived in your grandmother Lois
and in your mother Eunice
and that I am confident lives also in you.
For this reason, I remind you to stir into flame
the gift of God that you have through the imposition of my hands.
For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice
but rather of power and love and self-control.
So do not be ashamed of your testimony to our Lord,
nor of me, a prisoner for his sake;
but bear your share of hardship for the Gospel
with the strength that comes from God.
Or Ti 1:1-5
Paul, a slave of God and Apostle of Jesus Christ
for the sake of the faith of God’s chosen ones
and the recognition of religious truth,
in the hope of eternal life
that God, who does not lie, promised before time began,
who indeed at the proper time revealed his word
in the proclamation with which I was entrusted
by the command of God our savior,
to Titus, my true child in our common faith:
grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our savior.
For this reason I left you in Crete
so that you might set right what remains to be done
and appoint presbyters in every town, as I directed you.
Responsorial Psalm
R. (3) Proclaim God’s marvelous deeds to all the nations.
Sing to the LORD a new song;
sing to the LORD, all you lands.
Sing to the LORD; bless his name.
R. Proclaim God’s marvelous deeds to all the nations.
Announce his salvation, day after day.
Tell his glory among the nations;
among all peoples, his wondrous deeds.
R. Proclaim God’s marvelous deeds to all the nations.
Give to the LORD, you families of nations,
give to the LORD glory and praise;
give to the LORD the glory due his name!
R. Proclaim God’s marvelous deeds to all the nations.
Say among the nations: The LORD is king.
He has made the world firm, not to be moved;
he governs the peoples with equity.
R. Proclaim God’s marvelous deeds to all the nations.
Alleluia See
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Our Savior Jesus Christ has destroyed death
and brought life to light through the Gospel.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel
Jesus came with his disciples into the house.
Again the crowd gathered,
making it impossible for them even to eat.
When his relatives heard of this they set out to seize him,
for they said, "He is out of his mind."
Jesus said to the crowds:
“This is how it is with the Kingdom of God;
it is as if a man were to scatter seed on the land
and would sleep and rise night and day
and the seed would sprout and grow,
he knows not how.
Of its own accord the land yields fruit,
first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
And when the grain is ripe, he wields the sickle at once,
for the harvest has come.”
He said,
“To what shall we compare the Kingdom of God,
or what parable can we use for it?
It is like a mustard seed that, when it is sown in the ground,
is the smallest of all the seeds on the earth.
But once it is sown, it springs up and becomes the largest of plants
and puts forth large branches,
so that the birds of the sky can dwell in its shade.”
With many such parables
he spoke the word to them as they were able to understand it.
Without parables he did not speak to them,
but to his own disciples he explained everything in private.
http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/daily.html
2 Tim 1:1-8
St. Paul worked and traveled extensively with the men who he would “mission” to preach and become the leaders and role models for the burgeoning numbers of the faithful. He was particularly close to Timothy. He knew Timothy’s grandmother and his mother as women of great faith and witnessed their influence on Timothy’s faith formation. Paul knew he was perfectly prepared for the challenges of evangelism and leadership. Paul had not only been a family friend, but also a mentor, advisor, and eventually, Timothy’s religious superior. When Paul was arrested and imprisoned for the final time, he knew that he was about to be executed for his faith in Jesus Christ. He wrote to Timothy because he realized that the young man faced similar hardship and danger. He wrote to exhort him to “bear your share of hardship for the gospel." Paul's letter served not only to remind Timothy of the spiritual debt that he owed his grandmother, mother, and Paul himself, but to ensure that Timothy could continue to strive for Christ and to face physical danger bravely and confidently. Despite the enormous tasks and dangers ahead of Timothy, he was prepared to bravely, as the responsorial psalm asks, “proclaim God’s marvelous deeds to all the nations.” He served God and his community of believers until he too was martyred.
The Gospel, Mark 4:21-25
I have always felt that the parables that Jesus used were excellent teaching tools. We may not understand them at first or second reading, but they engage our minds, are memorable, and invite us to discern a meaning. They may speak to us, of personality, the senses, the nature of light, the perception of things and even interpersonal relations. Sometimes light is just light; sometimes it is”divine light,” the clarity, or better, the lucidity that is provided by the word of God. Did Jesus use parables in his ministry to clarify spiritual issues, or did he use them to allow us to personally focus on and analyze his spiritual message? At any rate, they are more than just “sayings.” Mark includes several parables in today’s gospel reading. I can only respond with my impressions (reflections) for each parable. Certainly, many of you may have other, deeper meanings.
Place your light on the lampstand; let it shine. Let the light of your faith conquer the darkness.
Nothing is truly hidden unless it may again be made visible.
Anyone who has ears that are functional should hear but do so with discernment. Be open to the word of God but beware of lies and false prophets.
If you measure a person or a thing, be sure that you expect the same measure to be used to evaluate you. Another thought may be to “do unto others as you would have them do unto you. “
If we are open to the words of Jesus, we will receive a true vision of the path that God has prepared for us. Share this with others and we will be even richer in our faith. “To one who has, more will be given.” If we have no faith and are not moved by the word of God, we will come away with nothing to give to others. Anyone may be poor in material things, but rich in faith. Our priorities clearly need to be aligned with our ability to discern God’s will for us and our need or duty to share our grace with our brothers and sisters in Christ.
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WHICH DESIRE CONSUMES YOU?
“I remind you to stir into flame the gift of God bestowed when my hands were laid on you. The Spirit God has given us is no cowardly Spirit, but rather One that makes us strong, loving, and wise.” —2 Timothy 1:6-7
Most of us reading this are baptized and confirmed. Therefore, we already have the Holy Spirit living in us (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1303). This indwelling of the Spirit should make us ever more desirous to receive the Spirit in new and deeper ways, since the Spirit always seeks deeper union with the Father and the Son.
However, we could react to our present life in the Spirit by quenching any further desire for the Spirit (see 1 Thes 5:19). Thus, our attitude towards our Baptisms and Confirmations could be something like a vaccination, which makes us immune to the fullness of the Holy Spirit. We must resist sloth and apathy and instead stir into flame the gift of the Holy Spirit (2 Tm 1:6-7). In this way, the Spirit will renew the face of the earth (Ps 104:30), starting with us.
Do you want a deeper life in the Spirit more than you want anything else? Do you want the Spirit fully blazing in your life more than you want to breathe? Would you pray in an upper room for nine days to receive the Spirit more powerfully? (Acts 1:13ff)Would you suffer to receive and to share the Spirit in Pentecost after Pentecost? Pray to have a strong, consuming desire for the fullness of the Spirit. Ask God the Father for the Holy Spirit (Lk 11:13). “Receive the Holy Spirit” (Jn 20:22).
Prayer: Jesus, be Lord and the Center of my desires.
Promise: “With the strength which comes from God bear your share of the hardship which the gospel entails.” —2 Tm 1:8
Praise: St. Titus encouraged and enabled the ministry of others, including that of St. Paul (see 2 Cor 2:13; 7:6-7).
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What does the image of light and a lamp tell us about God's kingdom? Lamps in the ancient world served a vital function, much like they do today. They enable people to see and work in the dark and to avoid stumbling or losing their way. The Jews also understood "light" as an expression of the inner beauty, truth, and goodness of God. Many passages from the Old Testament Scriptures describe how God's light guides and helps us grow in our knowledge of him and his truth and wisdom for our lives. In his light we see light ( Psalm 36:9). His word is a lamp that guides our steps (Psalm 119:105).
We are light-bearers of God's truth and love
The truth cannot remain hidden, or suppressed, or destroyed. We might refuse to face the truth or try to suppress it, or destroy it, but the truth will always prevail because it is indestructible. That is why God wants us to know the truth and to stake our lives on it. God's grace (his indwelling presence and power at work in us) and his word of truth enable us to hear, believe, and obey him without fear or reservation. Just as natural light prevails over the darkness around us and enable us to see clearly, so the light of Christ shines in the hearts of all who hear and believe his word. God wants to fill us with his Holy Spirit so that we may shine brightly with the radiance of his truth, love, and goodness.
Jesus called John the Baptist "a burning and shining lamp" (John 5:35) because he bore witness to God's word and pointed others to Jesus, the true Light and Savior of the world. Our call and mission, like John the Baptist, is to be light-bearers of Jesus Christ so that many others may hear and understand the truth of the Gospel (the good news of Jesus Christ) and be set free from the blindness of sin, ignorance, and deception.
Living in the light brings true freedom and joy
Jesus remarks that nothing can remain hidden or secret. We can try to hide things from others, from ourselves, and from God. How tempting to shut our eyes from the consequences of our sinful ways or bad habits, even when we know what those consequences are. And how tempting to hide them from others and even from God. But, nonetheless, everything is known to God who sees all.
There is great freedom and joy for those who live in God's light and who seek his truth and goodness. Those who listen to God and heed his voice will receive more from him. And they will not lack what they need to live as Christ's disciples. And they will shine as lights that show the wisdom and truth of God's word. Do you know the joy and freedom of living in God's light and truth?
Lord Jesus, you guide me by the light of your saving truth. Fill my heart and mind with your light and truth and free me from the blindness of sin, ignorance, and deception that I may see your ways clearly and understand your will for my life. May I radiate your light and truth to others in word and deed.
Psalm 132:1-5, 11-14
1 Remember, O LORD, in David's favor, all the hardships he endured;
2 how he swore to the LORD and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob,
3 "I will not enter my house or get into my bed;
4 I will not give sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids,
5 until I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob."
11 The LORD swore to David a sure oath from which he will not turn back: "One of the sons of your body I will set on your throne.
12 If your sons keep my covenant and my testimonies which I shall teach them, their sons also for ever shall sit upon your throne."
13 For the LORD has chosen Zion; he has desired it for his habitation:
14 "This is my resting place for ever; here I will dwell, for I have desired it.
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: Called to shine in the midst of darkness, by Tertullian, 160-225 A.D.
"Why does the Lord call us the light of the world? Why has he compared us to a city on a hill (Matthew 5:14)? Are we not called to shine in the midst of darkness, and stand up high for those most sunk down? If you hide your lamp beneath a bushel (Matthew 5:15; Luke 8:16, 11:33), you will soon notice that you yourself will be in the dark. You will find others bumping into you. So what can you do to illumine the world? Let your faith produce good works. Be a reflection of God's light. The good is not preoccupied with darkness. It rejoices in being seen (John 3:21). It exults over the very pointings which are made at it. Christian modesty not only wishes to be modest, but also it wishes to be beheld as what it actually is." (excerpt from ON THE APPAREL OF WOMEN 2.13)
