2023년 2월 6일 연중 제5주간 월요일
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제1독서
창세기. 1,1-19
1 한처음에 하느님께서 하늘과 땅을 창조하셨다.
2 땅은 아직 꼴을 갖추지 못하고 비어 있었는데,
어둠이 심연을 덮고 하느님의 영이 그 물 위를 감돌고 있었다.
3 하느님께서 말씀하시기를 “빛이 생겨라.” 하시자 빛이 생겼다.
4 하느님께서 보시니 그 빛이 좋았다. 하느님께서는 빛과 어둠을 가르시어,
5 빛을 낮이라 부르시고 어둠을 밤이라 부르셨다.
저녁이 되고 아침이 되니 첫날이 지났다.
6 하느님께서 말씀하셨다.
“물 한가운데에 궁창이 생겨, 물과 물 사이를 갈라놓아라.”
7 하느님께서 이렇게 궁창을 만들어
궁창 아래에 있는 물과 궁창 위에 있는 물을 가르시자, 그대로 되었다.
8 하느님께서는 궁창을 하늘이라 부르셨다.
저녁이 되고 아침이 되니 이튿날이 지났다.
9 하느님께서 말씀하시기를
“하늘 아래에 있는 물은 한곳으로 모여, 뭍이 드러나라.” 하시자,
그대로 되었다.
10 하느님께서는 뭍을 땅이라, 물이 모인 곳을 바다라 부르셨다.
하느님께서 보시니 좋았다.
11 하느님께서 말씀하시기를 “땅은 푸른 싹을 돋게 하여라.
씨를 맺는 풀과 씨 있는 과일나무를 제 종류대로 땅 위에 돋게 하여라.” 하시자,
그대로 되었다.
12 땅은 푸른 싹을 돋아나게 하였다.
씨를 맺는 풀과 씨 있는 과일나무를 제 종류대로 돋아나게 하였다.
하느님께서 보시니 좋았다.
13 저녁이 되고 아침이 되니 사흗날이 지났다.
14 하느님께서 말씀하시기를 “하늘의 궁창에 빛물체들이 생겨,
낮과 밤을 가르고, 표징과 절기, 날과 해를 나타내어라.
15 그리고 하늘의 궁창에서 땅을 비추는 빛물체들이 되어라.” 하시자,
그대로 되었다.
16 하느님께서는 큰 빛물체 두 개를 만드시어,
그 가운데에서 큰 빛물체는 낮을 다스리고
작은 빛물체는 밤을 다스리게 하셨다. 그리고 별들도 만드셨다.
17 하느님께서 이것들을 하늘 궁창에 두시어 땅을 비추게 하시고,
18 낮과 밤을 다스리며 빛과 어둠을 가르게 하셨다.
하느님께서 보시니 좋았다.
19 저녁이 되고 아침이 되니 나흗날이 지났다.
복음
마르코. 6,53-56
그때에 예수님과 제자들은 53 호수를 건너 겐네사렛 땅에 이르러 배를 대었다.
54 그들이 배에서 내리자 사람들은 곧 예수님을 알아보고,
55 그 지방을 두루 뛰어다니며 병든 이들을 들것에 눕혀,
그분께서 계시다는 곳마다 데려오기 시작하였다.
56 그리하여 마을이든 고을이든 촌락이든
예수님께서 들어가기만 하시면,
장터에 병자들을 데려다 놓고
그 옷자락 술에 그들이 손이라도 대게 해 주십사고 청하였다.
과연 그것에 손을 댄 사람마다 구원을 받았다.
February 6, 2023
Memorial of Saint Paul Miki and Companions, Martyrs
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Reading 1
In the beginning, when God created the heavens and the earth,
the earth was a formless wasteland, and darkness covered the abyss,
while a mighty wind swept over the waters.
Then God said,
"Let there be light," and there was light.
God saw how good the light was.
God then separated the light from the darkness.
God called the light "day," and the darkness he called "night."
Thus evening came, and morning followed—the first day.
Then God said,
"Let there be a dome in the middle of the waters,
to separate one body of water from the other."
And so it happened:
God made the dome,
and it separated the water above the dome from the water below it.
God called the dome "the sky."
Evening came, and morning followed—the second day.
Then God said,
"Let the water under the sky be gathered into a single basin,
so that the dry land may appear."
And so it happened:
the water under the sky was gathered into its basin,
and the dry land appeared.
God called the dry land "the earth,"
and the basin of the water he called "the sea."
God saw how good it was.
Then God said,
"Let the earth bring forth vegetation:
every kind of plant that bears seed
and every kind of fruit tree on earth
that bears fruit with its seed in it."
And so it happened:
the earth brought forth every kind of plant that bears seed
and every kind of fruit tree on earth that
bears fruit with its seed in it.
God saw how good it was.
Evening came, and morning followed—the third day.
Then God said:
"Let there be lights in the dome of the sky,
to separate day from night.
Let them mark the fixed times, the days and the years,
and serve as luminaries in the dome of the sky,
to shed light upon the earth."
And so it happened:
God made the two great lights,
the greater one to govern the day,
and the lesser one to govern the night;
and he made the stars.
God set them in the dome of the sky,
to shed light upon the earth,
to govern the day and the night,
and to separate the light from the darkness.
God saw how good it was.
Evening came, and morning followed—the fourth day.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 104:1-2a, 5-6, 10 and 12, 24 and 35c
R. (31b) May the Lord be glad in his works.
Bless the LORD, O my soul!
O LORD, my God, you are great indeed!
You are clothed with majesty and glory,
robed in light as with a cloak.
R. May the Lord be glad in his works.
You fixed the earth upon its foundation,
not to be moved forever;
With the ocean, as with a garment, you covered it;
above the mountains the waters stood.
R. May the Lord be glad in his works.
You send forth springs into the watercourses
that wind among the mountains.
Beside them the birds of heaven dwell;
from among the branches they send forth their song.
R. May the Lord be glad in his works.
How manifold are your works, O LORD!
In wisdom you have wrought them all—
the earth is full of your creatures;
Bless the LORD, O my soul! Alleluia.
R. May the Lord be glad in his works.
Gospel
After making the crossing to the other side of the sea,
Jesus and his disciples came to land at Gennesaret
and tied up there.
As they were leaving the boat, people immediately recognized him.
They scurried about the surrounding country
and began to bring in the sick on mats
to wherever they heard he was.
Whatever villages or towns or countryside he entered,
they laid the sick in the marketplaces
and begged him that they might touch only the tassel on his cloak;
and as many as touched it were healed.
http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/daily.html
The creation story appears in the current liturgy at a time when many areas of the world suffer from too little or too much water. Severe, millennially historical droughts are occurring in many areas, while atmospheric rivers dump multiple feet of rain on locales, causing catastrophic flooding. In some instances, these events happen in the same area – California, for example. Volcanoes are erupting, ice is melting, sea levels are rising. Given what we can see on television daily, it does not take much imagination to place oneself in the time of Genesis and observe the awesome forces that coalesced dry land and the seas.
In the Matthew reading, Jesus travels around the Sea of Galilee and disembarks at various towns and villages, where He is approached by the faithful seeking His healing power. The water of Galilee is a source of life, both physical and spiritual. Water can be life-giving, as well as life-taking. Water grows our crops, we use it as a surface to move people and products from one location to another, we need it daily to replenish our bodies so we can continue to live. But water also can destroy our livelihoods, our homes, our very lives. Water is an essential gift, but we can be harmed by it if we ignore its power, and we can harm others if we fail to take their needs into consideration and use it selfishly and wastefully.
I like to place myself in the scene sometimes when reflecting on a reading. I imagine being near the shore of the Sea of Galilee and hearing the waves lap gently against the shore. I can see the surrounding green hills and fell a sense of calm. I hear that the healer from Nazareth will soon be in our village. He is reputed to have miraculous powers to ease our physical burdens. I have suffered greatly from a lame arm for many years and believe He can cure me. My neighbor also has a terrible skin affliction, but is skeptical Jesus can help him. When I ask him to join me in going to see this prophet, he says “Touch His hem? Bah, how can that help? But sure, why not – after all, it can’t hurt.” We move along with the crush of the crowd, but become separated as we approach Jesus. The crowd pushes me away, while my friend is able to touch the hem of Jesus’ garment, and he is cured of his illness. I could not get near, and as Jesus moved away, my chance was lost. I wonder about the fairness of this when I, and others like me, who do believe strongly, also did not get close enough to touch His robe, and so we were not cured. Why was this skeptic cured and we were not? I have mixed feelings.
Today also is a Memorial Day for the Jesuit martyrs in Japan. Varying accounts indicate there were numerous Jesuit and Christian martyrs in Japan in the latter part of the 1590s. Francis Xavier started missions in Japan in the mid 1500s with the permission of the imperial government, but by the end of the century there was significant concern by the government over foreign influences. St. Paul Miki, along with Jesuit companions, Franciscan missionaries, and lay converts, were brutally tortured and crucified on February 5, 1597. Over the centuries over 200 Jesuits have been martyred, including the multiple murders of both Jesuits and lay associates in El Salvador. Their commitment, their faith, is inspirational.
Different threads today, but my prayer is for the grace to steward water and respect its power, to embrace doubt that challenges my faith, and to accept that a skeptic’s good fortune does not diminish my own gift of the love of God.
http://www.presentationministries.com/obob/obob.asp
NEW CREATIONS (PART 1)
“God created the heavens and the earth.” —Genesis 1:1
Do you want God to create something new in your life? Do you want Him to create friendship, freedom, ministry, a job, peace, or hope? God creates the same today as He did yesterday (see Heb 13:8).
He begins creation with the mighty wind of the Spirit sweeping over the waters (Gn 1:2). If you want new creations, stir into flame the gift of the Spirit in your life (2 Tm 1:6-7).
The next movement of creation is God’s Word. God spoke and it was made (see Gn 1:3, 6, 9, 11, 14, 20, 24, 26). Nothing was created except through God’s Word (Jn 1:3; cf Heb 11:3), “By the word of the Lord the heavens were made” (Ps 33:6). If you’re not even trying to know God’s Word through His Church and her Bible, don’t be surprised if God isn’t creating much in your life.
The first thing God created was light (Gn 1:3). Just as plants need light for the creation of foliage and fruit, so we need God’s light for our lives to become beautiful, fruitful gardens. Renew your Baptism, in which you first received the light of Christ. Then the created and creative light will shine even more brightly.
The Spirit, the Word, and the light are the first three movements of God’s new creations in your life. (See tomorrow’s teaching for more.)
Prayer: Father, “a clean heart create for me” (Ps 51:12).
Promise: “All who touched Him got well.” —Mk 6:56
Praise: St. Paul Miki & Companions resisted ungodliness, trusted God completely, and were privileged to die as martyrs.
http://dailyscripture.servantsoftheword.org/readings/
Do you recognize the Lord's presence in your life? The Gospel records that when Jesus disembarked from the boat the people immediately recognized him. What did they recognize in Jesus? A prophet, a healer, the Messiah, the Son of God? For sure they recognized that Jesus had power from God to heal and to make whole bodies, limbs, minds, and hearts that were beset with disease, affliction, and sin. What happened when they pressed upon him and touched the fringe of his garment? They were made well. The Lord Jesus is ever ready to meet our needs as well. Do you approach him with expectant faith?
Do you recognize the Lord's presence with you and the power of his word for your life?
Faith is an entirely free gift which God makes to us through the power of the Holy Spirit. Believing and trusting in God to act in our lives is only possible by the grace and help of the Holy Spirit who moves the heart and converts it to God. The Holy Spirit opens the eyes of the mind and helps us to understand, accept, and believe God's word. How do we grow in faith? By listening to God's word with trust and submission. Faith also grows through testing and perseverance. The Lord wants to teach us how to pray in faith for his will for our lives and for the things he wishes to give us to enable us to follow him faithfully and serve him generously.
Do you seek the Lord Jesus and put his kingdom first?
Jesus gave his disciples the perfect prayer which acknowledges God as our Father who provides generously for his children. The Lord's prayer teaches us to seek first the kingdom of God and to pray that God's will be accomplished in our lives. The Lord in turn, gives us what we need to live each day for his glory. The Lord is never too distant nor too busy to meet us and to give his blessing. Do you pray to the Father with confidence that he will show you his will and give you what you need to follow him? Ask the Lord to increase your faith and gratitude for his merciful love and provision for your life.
Lord Jesus, let my heart sing for joy in your presence. Give me eyes of faith to recognize your presence and fill me with your Holy Spirit that I may walk in your way of love and peace.
Psalm 132:6-10
6 Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah, we found it in the fields of Jaar.
7 "Let us go to his dwelling place; let us worship at his footstool."
8 Arise, O LORD, and go to your resting place, you and the ark of your might.
9 Let your priests be clothed with righteousness, and let your saints shout for joy.
10 For your servant David's sake do not turn away the face of your anointed one.
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: Christ's wounds bring healing and life, by Ambrose of Milan, 339-397 A.D.
"The Lord of hosts was not signaling weakness as he gave sight to the blind, made the crooked to stand upright, raised the dead to life (Matthew 11:5), anticipated the effects of medicine at our prayers, and cured those who sought after him. Those who merely touched the fringe of his robe were healed (Mark 6:56). Surely you did not think it was some divine weakness, you speculators, when you saw him wounded. Indeed there were wounds that pierced his body (Matthew 27:35; Mark 15:24; Luke 23:33; John 19:18, 31-37), but they did not demonstrate weakness but strength. For from these wounds flowed life to all, from the One who was the life of all." (excerpt from ON THE CHRISTIAN FAITH 4.5.54-55.16)
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