2023년 2월 12일 연중 제6주일
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제1독서
집회서.15,15-20
15 네가 원하기만 하면 계명을 지킬 수 있으니
충실하게 사는 것은 네 뜻에 달려 있다.
16 그분께서 네 앞에 물과 불을 놓으셨으니 손을 뻗어 원하는 대로 선택하여라.
17 사람 앞에는 생명과 죽음이 있으니 어느 것이나 바라는 대로 받으리라.
18 참으로 주님의 지혜는 위대하니 그분께서는 능력이 넘치시고 모든 것을 보신다.
19 그분께서는 당신을 경외하는 이들을 굽어보시고
사람의 행위를 낱낱이 아신다.
20 그분께서는 아무에게도 불경하게 되라고 명령하신 적이 없고
어느 누구에게도 죄를 지으라고 허락하신 적이 없다.
제2독서
코린토 1서.2,6-10
형제 여러분, 6 성숙한 이들 가운데에서는 우리도 지혜를 말합니다.
그러나 그 지혜는 이 세상의 것도 아니고
파멸하게 되어 있는 이 세상 우두머리들의 것도 아닙니다.
7 우리는 하느님의 신비롭고 또 감추어져 있던 지혜를 말합니다.
그것은 세상이 시작되기 전,
하느님께서 우리의 영광을 위하여 미리 정하신 지혜입니다.
8 이 세상 우두머리들은 아무도 그 지혜를 깨닫지 못하였습니다.
그들이 깨달았더라면
영광의 주님을 십자가에 못 박지 않았을 것입니다.
9 그러나 성경에 기록된 그대로 되었습니다.
“어떠한 눈도 본 적이 없고 어떠한 귀도 들은 적이 없으며
사람의 마음에도 떠오른 적이 없는 것들을
하느님께서는 당신을 사랑하는 이들을 위하여 마련해 두셨다.”
10 하느님께서는 성령을 통하여 그것들을 바로 우리에게 계시해 주셨습니다.
성령께서는 모든 것을,
그리고 하느님의 깊은 비밀까지도 통찰하십니다.
복음
마태오. 5,17-37
그때에 예수님께서 제자들에게 말씀하셨다.
17 “내가 율법이나 예언서들을 폐지하러 온 줄로 생각하지 마라.
폐지하러 온 것이 아니라 오히려 완성하러 왔다.
18 내가 진실로 너희에게 말한다. 하늘과 땅이 없어지기 전에는,
모든 것이 이루어질 때까지 율법에서 한 자 한 획도 없어지지 않을 것이다.
19 그러므로 이 계명들 가운데에서 가장 작은 것 하나라도 어기고
또 사람들을 그렇게 가르치는 자는 하늘 나라에서 가장 작은 자라고 불릴 것이다.
그러나 스스로 지키고 또 그렇게 가르치는 이는
하늘 나라에서 큰사람이라고 불릴 것이다.
20 내가 너희에게 말한다.
너희의 의로움이 율법 학자들과 바리사이들의 의로움을 능가하지 않으면,
결코 하늘 나라에 들어가지 못할 것이다.
21 ‘살인해서는 안 된다. 살인한 자는 재판에 넘겨진다.’고
옛사람들에게 이르신 말씀을 너희는 들었다.
22 그러나 나는 너희에게 말한다.
자기 형제에게 성을 내는 자는 누구나 재판에 넘겨질 것이다.
그리고 자기 형제에게 ‘바보!’라고 하는 자는 최고 의회에 넘겨지고,
‘멍청이!’라고 하는 자는 불붙는 지옥에 넘겨질 것이다.
23 그러므로 네가 제단에 예물을 바치려고 하다가,
거기에서 형제가 너에게 원망을 품고 있는 것이 생각나거든,
24 예물을 거기 제단 앞에 놓아두고 물러가 먼저 그 형제와 화해하여라.
그런 다음에 돌아와서 예물을 바쳐라.
25 너를 고소한 자와 함께 법정으로 가는 도중에 얼른 타협하여라.
그러지 않으면 고소한 자가 너를 재판관에게 넘기고
재판관은 너를 형리에게 넘겨, 네가 감옥에 갇힐 것이다.
26 내가 진실로 너에게 말한다.
네가 마지막 한 닢까지 갚기 전에는 결코 거기에서 나오지 못할 것이다.
27 ‘간음해서는 안 된다.’고 이르신 말씀을 너희는 들었다.
28 그러나 나는 너희에게 말한다.
음욕을 품고 여자를 바라보는 자는
누구나 이미 마음으로 그 여자와 간음한 것이다.
29 네 오른 눈이 너를 죄짓게 하거든 그것을 빼어 던져 버려라.
온몸이 지옥에 던져지는 것보다 지체 하나를 잃는 것이 낫다.
30 또 네 오른손이 너를 죄짓게 하거든 그것을 잘라 던져 버려라.
온몸이 지옥에 던져지는 것보다 지체 하나를 잃는 것이 낫다.
31 ‘자기 아내를 버리는 자는 그 여자에게 이혼장을 써 주어라.’ 하신 말씀이 있다.
32 그러나 나는 너희에게 말한다.
불륜을 저지른 경우를 제외하고 아내를 버리는 자는
누구나 그 여자가 간음하게 만드는 것이다.
또 버림받은 여자와 혼인하는 자도 간음하는 것이다.
33 ‘거짓 맹세를 해서는 안 된다. 네가 맹세한 대로 주님께 해 드려라.’ 하고
옛사람들에게 이르신 말씀을 너희는 또 들었다.
34 그러나 나는 너희에게 말한다. 아예 맹세하지 마라.
하늘을 두고도 맹세하지 마라. 하느님의 옥좌이기 때문이다.
35 땅을 두고도 맹세하지 마라. 그분의 발판이기 때문이다.
예루살렘을 두고도 맹세하지 마라. 위대하신 임금님의 도성이기 때문이다.
36 네 머리를 두고도 맹세하지 마라.
네가 머리카락 하나라도 희거나 검게 할 수 없기 때문이다.
37 너희는 말할 때에 ‘예.’ 할 것은 ‘예.’ 하고,
‘아니요.’ 할 것은 ‘아니요.’라고만 하여라.
그 이상의 것은 악에서 나오는 것이다.”
February 12, 2023
Sunday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time
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Reading 1
If you choose you can keep the commandments, they will save you;
if you trust in God, you too shall live;
he has set before you fire and water
to whichever you choose, stretch forth your hand.
Before man are life and death, good and evil,
whichever he chooses shall be given him.
Immense is the wisdom of the Lord;
he is mighty in power, and all-seeing.
The eyes of God are on those who fear him;
he understands man’s every deed.
No one does he command to act unjustly,
to none does he give license to sin.
Responsorial Psalm
R. (1b) Blessed are they who follow the law of the Lord!
Blessed are they whose way is blameless,
who walk in the law of the LORD.
Blessed are they who observe his decrees,
who seek him with all their heart.
R. Blessed are they who follow the law of the Lord!
You have commanded that your precepts
be diligently kept.
Oh, that I might be firm in the ways
of keeping your statutes!
R. Blessed are they who follow the law of the Lord!
Be good to your servant, that I may live
and keep your words.
Open my eyes, that I may consider
the wonders of your law.
R. Blessed are they who follow the law of the Lord!
Instruct me, O LORD, in the way of your statutes,
that I may exactly observe them.
Give me discernment, that I may observe your law
and keep it with all my heart.
R. Blessed are they who follow the law of the Lord!
Reading 2
Brothers and sisters:
We speak a wisdom to those who are mature,
not a wisdom of this age,
nor of the rulers of this age who are passing away.
Rather, we speak God’s wisdom, mysterious, hidden,
which God predetermined before the ages for our glory,
and which none of the rulers of this age knew;
for, if they had known it,
they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
But as it is written:
What eye has not seen, and ear has not heard,
and what has not entered the human heart,
what God has prepared for those who love him,
this God has revealed to us through the Spirit.
For the Spirit scrutinizes everything, even the depths of God.
Gospel
Mt 5:17-37 or 5:20-22a, 27-28, 33-34a, 37
Jesus said to his disciples:
“Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets.
I have come not to abolish but to fulfill.
Amen, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away,
not the smallest letter or the smallest part of a letter
will pass from the law,
until all things have taken place.
Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments
and teaches others to do so
will be called least in the kingdom of heaven.
But whoever obeys and teaches these commandments
will be called greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses
that of the scribes and Pharisees,
you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.
“You have heard that it was said to your ancestors,
You shall not kill; and whoever kills will be liable to judgment.
But I say to you,
whoever is angry with brother
will be liable to judgment;
and whoever says to brother, ‘Raqa,’
will be answerable to the Sanhedrin;
and whoever says, ‘You fool,’
will be liable to fiery Gehenna.
Therefore, if you bring your gift to the altar,
and there recall that your brother
has anything against you,
leave your gift there at the altar,
go first and be reconciled with your brother,
and then come and offer your gift.
Settle with your opponent quickly while on the way to court.
Otherwise your opponent will hand you over to the judge,
and the judge will hand you over to the guard,
and you will be thrown into prison.
Amen, I say to you,
you will not be released until you have paid the last penny.
“You have heard that it was said,
You shall not commit adultery.
But I say to you,
everyone who looks at a woman with lust
has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
If your right eye causes you to sin,
tear it out and throw it away.
It is better for you to lose one of your members
than to have your whole body thrown into Gehenna.
And if your right hand causes you to sin,
cut it off and throw it away.
It is better for you to lose one of your members
than to have your whole body go into Gehenna.
“It was also said,
Whoever divorces his wife must give her a bill of divorce.
But I say to you,
whoever divorces his wife - unless the marriage is unlawful -
causes her to commit adultery,
and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
“Again you have heard that it was said to your ancestors,
Do not take a false oath,
but make good to the Lord all that you vow.
But I say to you, do not swear at all;
not by heaven, for it is God’s throne;
nor by the earth, for it is his footstool;
nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
Do not swear by your head,
for you cannot make a single hair white or black.
Let your ‘Yes’ mean ‘Yes,' and your ‘No’ mean ‘No.’
Anything more is from the evil one.”
http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/daily.html
In today’s readings we are looking at options – good and bad, right and wrong. With free will, we have actual options. We can choose, but those choices come with ramifications and outcomes. We have what we need to make good choices. We have the commandments. These laws are not capricious or onerous. They are appropriate and eternal. Don’t kill. Don’t cheat. Don’t steal. They come down to treating each other respectfully and showing that we love God by loving his creation. It’s really simple at its basis: love God and love one another.
We can and should choose to do that. Unfortunately, not everyone does. We can choose to do the right thing. We can choose to treat others decently and respectfully, but unfortunately not everyone does. Even some who call themselves Christians do not prove that by loving God’s creation and following the commandments. Jesus says in the gospel that we can choose to be good. We can choose to do right. We can choose to respect others and their property. But if we choose not to, even though we may gain some benefit here on earth, we will not gain a place in heaven. We know what we should do. We know how we should act. It’s no secret, and it’s really basic decency. This is an informed choice.
We can choose to do what’s right. We can choose to do good. And we should do it for its own sake, but if we do right, we will get a heavenly reward as well.
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TWO WAYS
“Instruct me.” —Psalm 119:33
There are two ways of life, and God has given us freedom to make our own choice. “Before man are life and death, whichever he chooses shall be given him” (Sir 15:17). Yet He gives us every instruction needed to say “Yes” to God’s way and “No” to Satan’s way. So the Church leads us to pray with the psalmist in today’s psalm response, “Instruct me” (Ps 119:33). We need to beg the Lord for His instruction because we have been entrusted with the power to choose.
There is no neutrality in this choice. So it is important to instruct those under our spiritual care before letting them make that choice. This applies particularly to our children. The world will instruct people via Satan, and will do so loudly and with pressure. We Christians must likewise instruct these people, and do so with the loving heart of the Good Shepherd (see Mt 11:29). As you instruct, do so with love.
We have the freedom to choose our own eternal destruction. We have the freedom to choose eternal joy and to have influence in the salvation of our loved ones by our life of trust in God. The Lord declares: “I have today set before you life and prosperity, death and doom...Choose life” (Dt 30:15, 19).
Prayer: Father, “open my eyes, that I may consider the wonders of Your law” (Ps 119:18).
Promise: “Eye has not seen, ear has not heard, nor has it so much as dawned on man what God has prepared for those who love Him.” —1 Cor 2:9
Praise: Praise You, risen Jesus, Wisdom of God! (1 Cor 1:30)
http://dailyscripture.servantsoftheword.org/readings/
Why do people tend to view the "law of God" negatively rather than positively? Jesus' attitude towards the law of God can be summed up in the great prayer of Psalm 119: "Oh, how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day."
For the people of Israel the "law" could refer to the ten commandments or to the five Books of Moses, called the Pentateuch or Torah, which explain the commandments and ordinances of God for his people. The "law" also referred to the whole teaching or way of life which God gave to his people. The Jews in Jesus' time also used it as a description of the oral or scribal law. Needless to say, the scribes added many more things to the law than God intended. That is why Jesus often condemned the scribal law because it placed burdens on people which God had not intended.
The essence of God's law
Jesus made it very clear that the essence of God's law - his commandments and way of life, must be fulfilled. God's law is true and righteous because it flows from his love, goodness, and holiness. It is a law of grace, love, and freedom for us. That is why God commands us to love him above all else and to follow in the way of his Son, the Lord Jesus who taught us how to love by laying down our lives for one another.
Reverence and respect
Jesus taught reverence and respect for God's law - reverence for God himself, reverence for the Lord's Day, reverence or respect for parents, respect for life, for property, for another person's good name, respect for oneself and for one's neighbor lest wrong or hurtful desires master and enslave us. Reverence and respect for God's commandments teach us the way of love - love of God and love of neighbor. What is impossible to humans is possible to God who gives generously of his gifts and the power of the Holy Spirit to those who put their faith and trust in him.
God gives us the grace, help, and strength to love as he loves, to forgive as he forgives, to think and judge as he judges, and to act as he acts with mercy, loving-kindness, and goodness. The Lord loves righteousness and hates wickedness. As his followers we must love his commandments and hate every form of sin and wrong-doing. If we want to live righteously as God desires for us, then we must know and understand the intention of God's commands for us, and decide in our heart to obey the Lord. Do you seek to understand the intention of his law and to grow in wisdom of his ways?
The Holy Spirit transforms our minds and hearts
Jesus promised his disciples that he would give them the gift of the Holy Spirit who writes God's law of love and truth on our hearts. The Holy Spirit teaches us God's truth and gives us wisdom and understanding of God's ways. The Spirit helps us in our weakness, strengthens us in temptation, and transforms us, day by day, into the likeness of Jesus Christ, our Merciful Savior and Humble Lord. There is great blessing and reward for those who obey God's commandments and who encourage others, especially the younger generations, to love, respect, and obey the Lord. Do you trust in God's love and allow his Holy Spirit to fill you with a thirst for holiness and righteousness in every area of your life? Ask the Holy Spirit to fill your heart with a burning desire and reverence for God's life-giving word so that you may grow day by day in the wisdom and knowledge of God's love, truth, and goodness.
Lord Jesus, begin a new work of love within me. Instill in me a greater love and respect for your commandments. Give me a burning desire to live a life of holiness and righteousness. Purify my thoughts, desires, and intentions that I may only desire what is pleasing to you and in accord with your will.
Psalm 119:1-5,17-18,33-34
1 Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the LORD!
2 Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart,
3 who also do no wrong, but walk in his ways!
4 you have commanded your precepts to be kept diligently.
5 O that my ways may be steadfast in keeping your statutes!
17 Deal bountifully with your servant, that I may live and observe your word.
18 Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law.
33 Teach me, O LORD, the way of your statutes; and I will keep it to the end.
34 Give me understanding, that I may keep your law and observe it with my whole heart.
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: What you teach, you should do, by Chromatius (died 406 AD)
"While it is sinful to abolish the least of the commandments, all the more so the great and most important ones. Hence the Holy Spirit affirms through Solomon: 'Whoever despises the little things shall gradually die' (Sirach 19:1b). Consequently nothing in the divine commandments must be abolished, nothing altered. Everything must be preserved and taught faithfully and devotedly that the glory of the heavenly kingdom may not be lost. Indeed, those things considered least important and small by the unfaithful or by worldly people are not small before God but necessary. For the Lord taught the commandments and did them. Even small things point to the great future of the kingdom of heaven. For this reason, not only words but also deeds are important; and you should not only teach, but what you teach, you should do." (excerpt from TRACTATE ON MATTHEW 20.2.1-3)
[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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