2023년 2월 16일 연중 제6주간 목요일
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제1독서
창세기.9,1-13
1 하느님께서 노아와 그의 아들들에게 복을 내리시며 말씀하셨다.
“자식을 많이 낳고 번성하여 땅을 가득 채워라.
2 땅의 모든 짐승과 하늘의 모든 새와 땅바닥을 기어 다니는 모든 것과
바다의 모든 물고기가 너희를 두려워하고 무서워할 것이다.
이것들이 너희의 손에 주어졌다.
3 살아 움직이는 모든 것이 너희의 양식이 될 것이다.
내가 전에 푸른 풀을 주었듯이, 이제 이 모든 것을 너희에게 준다.
4 다만 생명 곧 피가 들어 있는 살코기를 먹어서는 안 된다.
5 나는 너희 각자의 피에 대한 책임을 물을 것이다.
나는 어떤 짐승에게나 그 책임을 물을 것이다.
남의 피를 흘린 사람에게 나는 사람의 생명에 대한 책임을 물을 것이다.
6 사람의 피를 흘린 자, 그자도 사람에 의해서 피를 흘려야 하리라.
하느님께서 당신 모습으로 사람을 만드셨기 때문이다.
7 너희는 자식을 많이 낳고 번성하여라.
땅에 우글거리고 그곳에서 번성하여라.”
8 하느님께서 노아와 그의 아들들에게 말씀하셨다.
9 “이제 내가 너희와 너희 뒤에 오는 자손들과 내 계약을 세운다.
10 그리고 너희와 함께 있는 모든 생물, 곧 방주에서 나와,
너희와 함께 있는 새와 집짐승과 땅의 모든 들짐승과 내 계약을 세운다.
11 내가 너희와 내 계약을 세우니,
다시는 홍수로 모든 살덩어리들이 멸망하지 않고,
다시는 땅을 파멸시키는 홍수가 일어나지 않을 것이다.”
12 하느님께서 다시 말씀하셨다.
“내가 미래의 모든 세대를 위하여, 나와 너희,
그리고 너희와 함께 있는 모든 생물 사이에 세우는 계약의 표징은 이것이다.
13 내가 무지개를 구름 사이에 둘 것이니,
이것이 나와 땅 사이에 세우는 계약의 표징이 될 것이다.”
복음
마르코.8,27-33
그때에 27 예수님께서 제자들과 함께
카이사리아 필리피 근처 마을을 향하여 길을 떠나셨다.
그리고 길에서 제자들에게, “사람들이 나를 누구라고 하느냐?” 하고 물으셨다.
28 제자들이 대답하였다. “세례자 요한이라고 합니다.
그러나 어떤 이들은 엘리야라 하고,
또 어떤 이들은 예언자 가운데 한 분이라고 합니다.”
29 예수님께서 다시, “그러면 너희는 나를 누구라고 하느냐?” 하고 물으시자,
베드로가 “스승님은 그리스도이십니다.” 하고 대답하였다.
30 그러자 예수님께서는 제자들에게,
당신에 관하여 아무에게도 말하지 말라고 엄중히 이르셨다.
31 예수님께서는 그 뒤에, 사람의 아들이 반드시 많은 고난을 겪으시고
원로들과 수석 사제들과 율법 학자들에게 배척을 받아 죽임을 당하셨다가
사흘 만에 다시 살아나셔야 한다는 것을 제자들에게 가르치기 시작하셨다.
32 예수님께서는 이 말씀을 명백히 하셨다.
그러자 베드로가 예수님을 꼭 붙들고 반박하기 시작하였다.
33 그러나 예수님께서는 돌아서서 제자들을 보신 다음 베드로에게,
“사탄아, 내게서 물러가라.
너는 하느님의 일은 생각하지 않고 사람의 일만 생각하는구나.” 하며
꾸짖으셨다.
February 16, 2023
Thursday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time
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Reading 1
God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them:
“Be fertile and multiply and fill the earth.
Dread fear of you shall come upon all the animals of the earth
and all the birds of the air,
upon all the creatures that move about on the ground
and all the fishes of the sea;
into your power they are delivered.
Every creature that is alive shall be yours to eat;
I give them all to you as I did the green plants.
Only flesh with its lifeblood still in it you shall not eat.
For your own lifeblood, too, I will demand an accounting:
from every animal I will demand it,
and from one man in regard to his fellow man
I will demand an accounting for human life.
If anyone sheds the blood of man,
by man shall his blood be shed;
For in the image of God
has man been made.
Be fertile, then, and multiply;
abound on earth and subdue it.”
God said to Noah and to his sons with him:
“See, I am now establishing my covenant with you
and your descendants after you
and with every living creature that was with you:
all the birds, and the various tame and wild animals
that were with you and came out of the ark.
I will establish my covenant with you,
that never again shall all bodily creatures be destroyed
by the waters of a flood;
there shall not be another flood to devastate the earth.”
God added:
“This is the sign that I am giving for all ages to come,
of the covenant between me and you
and every living creature with you:
I set my bow in the clouds to serve as a sign
of the covenant between me and the earth.”
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 102:16-18, 19-21, 29 and 22-23
R. (20b) From heaven the Lord looks down on the earth.
The nations shall revere your name, O LORD,
and all the kings of the earth your glory,
When the LORD has rebuilt Zion
and appeared in his glory;
When he has regarded the prayer of the destitute,
and not despised their prayer.
R. From heaven the Lord looks down on the earth.
Let this be written for the generation to come,
and let his future creatures praise the LORD:
“The LORD looked down from his holy height,
from heaven he beheld the earth,
To hear the groaning of the prisoners,
to release those doomed to die.”
R. From heaven the Lord looks down on the earth.
The children of your servants shall abide,
and their posterity shall continue in your presence,
That the name of the LORD may be declared in Zion,
and his praise, in Jerusalem,
When the peoples gather together,
and the kingdoms, to serve the LORD.
R. From heaven the Lord looks down on the earth.
Gospel
Jesus and his disciples set out
for the villages of Caesarea Philippi.
Along the way he asked his disciples,
“Who do people say that I am?”
They said in reply,
“John the Baptist, others Elijah,
still others one of the prophets.”
And he asked them,
“But who do you say that I am?”
Peter said to him in reply,
“You are the Christ.”
Then he warned them not to tell anyone about him.
He began to teach them
that the Son of Man must suffer greatly
and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes,
and be killed, and rise after three days.
He spoke this openly.
Then Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.
At this he turned around and, looking at his disciples,
rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind me, Satan.
You are thinking not as God does, but as human beings do.”
http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/daily.html
My youngest sister often remarks about how lucky I am. While I have not been the recipient of grand prize winnings, I have been blessed with abundant good fortune. Often when I refer to my daughters, I use the metaphor “I was dealt a good hand.” And the same metaphor applies to my parents. They were wise, fun-loving parents who treated my sibling and me with love, respect and trust. In addition to creating interesting experiences for us, my parents also seemed to strike the right balance when sharing difficult news, such as the failing health of a grandparent or if we were about to face a painful medical procedure. They had a sense of what would be important for us to hear and trusted that we would feel their support as we processed the information.
As I read today’s gospel from Mark, I am flooded with memories of the love, respect and trust my parents showed me. Jesus asks the disciples “Who do people say I am?” and follows up with “Who do you say I am?” Jesus then goes on to teach the disciples what to expect in the future: “that the Son of Man must suffer greatly and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and rise after three days.” This is the first time the disciples had heard this information, and they must have found it very difficult to understand what Jesus was teaching them. Although Jesus’ response to Peter sounds harsh, it is his love for the group that motivates him to make sure they can begin to process the true meaning of his words. Jesus also asked the disciples to not tell people about him.
Delivering challenging information in a direct and caring manner can be a beautiful way to show respect for another person. This is also a way to build and strengthen trust. How we receive difficult information also requires trust in ourselves and the other person.
Today I pray with gratitude for my parents for giving me a strong foundation and for the love, respect and trust they showed me. I pray in the times I need to share difficult information for the grace to be attentive to the needs of others. I ask God to help me look for ways to invite others into sharing a new perspective and to be open to the lessons through the teachings of Jesus.
Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life; you have the words of everlasting life.
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BIRTH CONTROL OR SIN CONTROL?
“Be fertile, then, and multiply; abound on earth and subdue it.” —Genesis 9:7; see also Genesis 9:1
The first recorded words from God to humanity are: “Be fertile and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it” (Gn 1:28). To make sure that humanity got the message, God repeated it two more times (Gn 9:1, 7). Sin then took advantage of humanity’s fertility to transmit a fallen nature to every human being. Likewise, when our fertility seems to multiply our problems, many of us respond with birth control. We reason that less people means less problems for us who already have too many problems. However, the Lord responds to the multiplication of our problems not by shutting down our fertility, but by dealing with our real problem, sin. For example, the Lord tried to deal with our sinfulness through Noah’s flood, while continuing to command us to be fertile and multiply.
We don’t need birth control, but sin control. We don’t even need temporary birth control while we delay dealing with our sins. This is only another excuse to put off repenting. We must repent of our sins now and go to Confession. We treasure God’s Word in our hearts that we may not sin (Ps 119:11). The only way to save our lives is to give our lives totally to the Lord (Mt 16:25). Then our fertility will be used to fill the earth with the Lord’s love and life as we make disciples of all the nations (see Mt 28:19). Be fertile and multiply; repent of sins and fill the earth.
Prayer: Father, give many Christian couples the blessing of having healthy, large families.
Promise: “You are the Messiah!” —Mk 8:29
Praise: George got a vasectomy twice and finally reversed it for good.
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Who is Jesus for you - and what difference does he make in your life? Many in Israel recognized Jesus as a mighty man of God, even comparing him with the greatest of the prophets. Peter, always quick to respond whenever Jesus spoke, professed that Jesus was truly the "Christ of God" - "the Son of the living God" (Matthew 16:16). No mortal being could have revealed this to Peter, but only God. Through the "eyes of faith" Peter discovered who Jesus truly was. Peter recognized that Jesus was much more than a great teacher, prophet, and miracle worker. Peter was the first apostle to publicly declare that Jesus was the Anointed One, consecrated by the Father and sent into the world to redeem a fallen human race enslaved to sin and cut off from eternal life with God (Luke 9:20, Acts 2:14-36). The word for "Christ" in Greek is a translation of the Hebrew word for "Messiah" - both words literally mean the Anointed One.
Jesus begins to explain the mission he was sent to accomplish
Why did Jesus command his disciples to be silent about his identity as the anointed Son of God? They were, after all, appointed to proclaim the good news to everyone. Jesus knew that they did not yet fully understand his mission and how he would accomplish it. Cyril of Alexandria (376-444 AD), an early church father, explains the reason for this silence:
There were things yet unfulfilled which must also be included in their preaching about him. They must also proclaim the cross, the passion, and the death in the flesh. They must preach the resurrection of the dead, that great and truly glorious sign by which testimony is borne him that the Emmanuel is truly God and by nature the Son of God the Father. He utterly abolished death and wiped out destruction. He robbed hell, and overthrew the tyranny of the enemy. He took away the sin of the world, opened the gates above to the dwellers upon earth, and united earth to heaven. These things proved him to be, as I said, in truth God. He commanded them, therefore, to guard the mystery by a seasonable silence until the whole plan of the dispensation should arrive at a suitable conclusion. (Commentary on Luke, Homily 49)
God's Anointed Son must suffer and die to atone for our sins
Jesus told his disciples that it was necessary for the Messiah to suffer and die in order that God's work of redemption might be accomplished. How startled the disciples were when they heard this word. How different are God's thoughts and ways from our thoughts and ways (Isaiah 55:8). It was through humiliation, suffering, and death on the cross that Jesus broke the powers of sin and death and won for us eternal life and freedom from the slavery of sin and from the oppression of our enemy, Satan, the father of lies and the deceiver of humankind.
We, too, have a share in the mission and victory of Jesus Christ
If we want to share in the victory of the Lord Jesus, then we must also take up our cross and follow where he leads us. What is the "cross" that you and I must take up each day? When my will crosses (does not align) with God's will, then his will must be done. To know Jesus Christ is to know the power of his victory on the cross where he defeated sin and conquered death through his resurrection. The Holy Spirit gives each of us the gifts and strength we need to live as sons and daughters of God. The Holy Spirit gives us faith to know the Lord Jesus personally as our Redeemer, and the power to live the Gospel faithfully, and the courage to witness to others the joy, truth, and freedom of the Gospel. Who do you say that Jesus is?
Lord Jesus, I believe and I profess that you are the Christ, the Son of the living God. Take my life, my will, and all that I have, that I may be wholly yours now and forever.
Psalm 102:15-22,28
15 The nations will fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth your glory.
16 For the LORD will build up Zion, he will appear in his glory;
17 he will regard the prayer of the destitute, and will not despise their supplication.
18 Let this be recorded for a generation to come, so that a people yet unborn may praise the LORD:
19 that he looked down from his holy height, from heaven the LORD looked at the earth,
20 to hear the groans of the prisoners, to set free those who were doomed to die;
21 that men may declare in Zion the name of the LORD, and in Jerusalem his praise,
22 when peoples gather together, and kingdoms, to worship the LORD.
28 The children of your servants shall dwell secure; their posterity shall be established before you.
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: Peter confesses that Jesus is God's Anointed Son and Savior of all, by Cyril of Alexandria (376-444 AD)
"You see the skillfulness of the question. He [Jesus] did not at once say, 'Who do you say that I am?' He refers to the rumor of those that were outside their company. Then, having rejected it and shown it unsound, he might bring them back to the true opinion. It happened that way. When the disciples had said, 'Some, John the Baptist, and others, Elijah, and others, that some prophet of those in old time has risen up,' he said to them, 'But you, who do you say that I am?' Oh! how full of meaning is that word you! He separates them from all others, that they may also avoid the opinions of others. In this way, they will not conceive an unworthy idea about him or entertain confused and wavering thoughts. Then they will not also imagine that John had risen again, or one of the prophets. 'You,' he says, 'who have been chosen,' who by my decree have been called to the apostleship, who are the witnesses of my miracles. Who do you say that I am?'"(excerpt from COMMENTARY ON LUKE, HOMILY 49)
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