2023년 2월 22일 재의 수요일
오늘의 복음 : http://info.catholic.or.kr/missa/default.asp
제1독서
요엘 예언서. 2,12-18
이제라도 너희는 단식하고 울고 슬퍼하면서
마음을 다하여 나에게 돌아오너라.
13 옷이 아니라 너희 마음을 찢어라. 주 너희 하느님에게 돌아오너라.
그는 너그럽고 자비로운 이, 분노에 더디고 자애가 큰 이
재앙을 내리다가도 후회하는 이다.
14 그가 다시 후회하여 그 뒤에 복을 남겨 줄지
주 너희 하느님에게 바칠 곡식 제물과 제주를 남겨 줄지 누가 아느냐?
15 너희는 시온에서 뿔 나팔을 불어 단식을 선포하고 거룩한 집회를 소집하여라.
16 백성을 모으고 회중을 거룩하게 하여라.
원로들을 불러 모으고 아이들과 젖먹이들까지 모아라.
신랑은 신방에서 나오고 신부도 그 방에서 나오게 하여라.
17 주님을 섬기는 사제들은 성전 현관과 제단 사이에서 울며 아뢰어라.
“주님, 당신 백성에게 동정을 베풀어 주십시오.
당신의 소유를 우셋거리로, 민족들에게 이야깃거리로 넘기지 마십시오.
민족들이 서로 ‘저들의 하느님이 어디 있느냐?’ 하고 말해서야 어찌 되겠습니까?”
18 주님께서는 당신 땅에 열정을 품으시고 당신 백성을 불쌍히 여기셨다.
제2독서
코린토 2서. 5,20ㅡ6,2
형제 여러분, 20 우리는 그리스도의 사절입니다.
하느님께서 우리를 통하여 권고하십니다.
우리는 그리스도를 대신하여 여러분에게 빕니다. 하느님과 화해하십시오.
21 하느님께서는 죄를 모르시는 그리스도를 우리를 위하여 죄로 만드시어,
우리가 그리스도 안에서 하느님의 의로움이 되게 하셨습니다.
6,1 우리는 하느님과 함께 일하는 사람으로서 권고합니다.
하느님의 은총을 헛되이 받는 일이 없게 하십시오.
2 하느님께서 말씀하십니다.
“은혜로운 때에 내가 너의 말을 듣고 구원의 날에 내가 너를 도와주었다.”
지금이 바로 매우 은혜로운 때입니다. 지금이 바로 구원의 날입니다.
복음
마태오. 6,1-6.16-18
그때에 예수님께서 제자들에게 말씀하셨다.
1 “너희는 사람들에게 보이려고
그들 앞에서 의로운 일을 하지 않도록 조심하여라.
그러지 않으면 하늘에 계신 너희 아버지에게서 상을 받지 못한다.
2 그러므로 네가 자선을 베풀 때에는,
위선자들이 사람들에게 칭찬을 받으려고 회당과 거리에서 하듯이,
스스로 나팔을 불지 마라. 내가 진실로 너희에게 말한다.
그들은 자기들이 받을 상을 이미 받았다.
3 네가 자선을 베풀 때에는 오른손이 하는 일을 왼손이 모르게 하여라.
4 그렇게 하여 네 자선을 숨겨 두어라.
그러면 숨은 일도 보시는 네 아버지께서 너에게 갚아 주실 것이다.
5 너희는 기도할 때에 위선자들처럼 해서는 안 된다.
그들은 사람들에게 드러내 보이려고
회당과 한길 모퉁이에 서서 기도하기를 좋아한다.
내가 진실로 너희에게 말한다.
그들은 자기들이 받을 상을 이미 받았다.
6 너는 기도할 때 골방에 들어가 문을 닫은 다음,
숨어 계신 네 아버지께 기도하여라.
그러면 숨은 일도 보시는 네 아버지께서 너에게 갚아 주실 것이다.
16 너희는 단식할 때에 위선자들처럼 침통한 표정을 짓지 마라.
그들은 단식한다는 것을 사람들에게 드러내 보이려고 얼굴을 찌푸린다.
내가 진실로 너희에게 말한다.
그들은 자기들이 받을 상을 이미 받았다.
17 너는 단식할 때 머리에 기름을 바르고 얼굴을 씻어라.
18 그리하여 네가 단식한다는 것을 사람들에게 드러내 보이지 말고,
숨어 계신 네 아버지께 보여라.
그러면 숨은 일도 보시는 네 아버지께서 너에게 갚아 주실 것이다.”
February 22, 2023
Ash Wednesday
Daily Mass : http://www.catholictv.com/shows/daily-mass
: https://www.youtube.com/c/DailyTVMass
Bible : http://www.usccb.org/bible/
Reading 1
Jl 2:12-18
Even now, says the LORD,
return to me with your whole heart,
with fasting, and weeping, and mourning;
Rend your hearts, not your garments,
and return to the LORD, your God.
For gracious and merciful is he,
slow to anger, rich in kindness,
and relenting in punishment.
Perhaps he will again relent
and leave behind him a blessing,
Offerings and libations
for the LORD, your God.
Blow the trumpet in Zion!
proclaim a fast,
call an assembly;
Gather the people,
notify the congregation;
Assemble the elders,
gather the children
and the infants at the breast;
Let the bridegroom quit his room
and the bride her chamber.
Between the porch and the altar
let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep,
And say, "Spare, O LORD, your people,
and make not your heritage a reproach,
with the nations ruling over them!
Why should they say among the peoples,
'Where is their God?'"
Then the LORD was stirred to concern for his land
and took pity on his people.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 12-13, 14 and 17
R. (see 3a) Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned.
Have mercy on me, O God, in your goodness;
in the greatness of your compassion wipe out my offense.
Thoroughly wash me from my guilt
and of my sin cleanse me.
R. Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned.
For I acknowledge my offense,
and my sin is before me always:
"Against you only have I sinned,
and done what is evil in your sight."
R. Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned.
A clean heart create for me, O God,
and a steadfast spirit renew within me.
Cast me not out from your presence,
and your Holy Spirit take not from me.
R. Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned.
Give me back the joy of your salvation,
and a willing spirit sustain in me.
O Lord, open my lips,
and my mouth shall proclaim your praise.
R. Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned.
Reading 2
2 Cor 5:20-6:2
Brothers and sisters:
We are ambassadors for Christ,
as if God were appealing through us.
We implore you on behalf of Christ,
be reconciled to God.
For our sake he made him to be sin who did not know sin,
so that we might become the righteousness of God in him.
Working together, then,
we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain.
For he says:
In an acceptable time I heard you,
and on the day of salvation I helped you.
Behold, now is a very acceptable time;
behold, now is the day of salvation.
Gospel
Mt 6:1-6, 16-18
Jesus said to his disciples:
"Take care not to perform righteous deeds
in order that people may see them;
otherwise, you will have no recompense from your heavenly Father.
When you give alms,
do not blow a trumpet before you,
as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets
to win the praise of others.
Amen, I say to you,
they have received their reward.
But when you give alms,
do not let your left hand know what your right is doing,
so that your almsgiving may be secret.
And your Father who sees in secret will repay you.
"When you pray,
do not be like the hypocrites,
who love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on street corners
so that others may see them.
Amen, I say to you,
they have received their reward.
But when you pray, go to your inner room,
close the door, and pray to your Father in secret.
And your Father who sees in secret will repay you.
"When you fast,
do not look gloomy like the hypocrites.
They neglect their appearance,
so that they may appear to others to be fasting.
Amen, I say to you, they have received their reward.
But when you fast,
anoint your head and wash your face,
so that you may not appear to be fasting,
except to your Father who is hidden.
And your Father who sees what is hidden will repay you."
http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/daily.html
The timing of the gospel reading for today from Matthew is curious, and maybe even conflicting. The message is straightforward and needs little interpretation. But the timing of it coming on Ash Wednesday will hopefully give us pause as we attend our Ash Wednesday services.
The message is simple…love others as yourself, but don’t do it to feed your ego. We are challenged in this reading to do right actions, say right words, and pray rightly, but to do so when others cannot see us, hear us, or recognize us. If we do what is right in this way then our intentions rightly match our actions and words. But, if we do so for the purpose of gaining attention, then the genuineness of our actions does not match our intentions. Perhaps more clearly stated, it's about giving with our intentions more than receiving the attention.
But what are we to make of this on Ash Wednesday? More than perhaps any other day within the Church calendar, we seem to do exactly the opposite of what the Gospel of Matthew says. We attend a church service, receive a clear mark on our heads of what we did, and then go out into the community to show our mark. How do we come to terms with this seeming contradiction of words and actions? I think the answer might be somewhere between our intention and attention for attending the service in the first place.
The Creighton Online Ministries website offers some clarity and guidance on Ash Wednesday and the purpose of receiving ashes on our foreheads. As it so clearly explains, one of the reasons for the ashes is so that we can be a sign and witness to others of God’s love for us. The ashes remind us and others that we have a relationship with a Living God, and part of that relationship is our eventual physical death so that we can rise to new life in God. Hopefully, when are attend the service and throughout the day when looking in the mirror, we ourselves are reminded of that. But what about others we encounter throughout the day? What do they see when they notice the ashes? I think they see the ashes AND see our actions and hear our words all at the same time. If our actions and words do not match the intended message of those ashes, are we being a witness to others of God’s love?
But we don’t need ashes on our forehead to be a sign of God’s love. We can be a witness to God’s love any day of the year. If our actions and our words come from the right intention rather than from a form of gaining attention—then we are a sign of God’s love in the world and one that others can recognize. The ashes we receive on Ash Wednesday are a good reminder for us that we can be a continual sign of God’s love to others, not just on this particular day, but every day so long as we have right intentions.
http://www.presentationministries.com/obob/obob.asp
REPENT LENT
“For I acknowledge my offense, and my sin is before me always.” —Psalm 51:5
Jesus once remarked that if the miracles that He had worked in Bethsaida and Chorazin, two towns in Galilee, had occurred in pagan Tyre and Sidon, the people of those towns would have “reformed in sackcloth and ashes” (Mt 11:21). Repenting by the use of ashes was a custom of the chosen people.
Job repented in ashes (Jb 2:8; 42:6), as did Daniel (Dn 9:3), Tamar (2 Sm 13:19), Judith (Jdt 9:1) and Esther (Est C:13). The prophets spoke of repenting with ashes (Is 58:5; Jer 6:26; Ez 27:30), and faithful Jews did likewise (Jdt 4:11, 15; 1 Mc 3:47; 4:39; Est 4:1, 3). Likewise, the sinful citizens of Nineveh repented in ashes (Jon 3:6).
We begin the season of Lent today with the liturgy of Ash Wednesday. Ashes are placed on our heads as an outward sign of repentance. We die to ourselves and deny our very selves (Lk 9:23) in imitation of Jesus, Who set aside His glory for our good. We must decrease so Jesus can increase in our lives (Jn 3:30).
This discipline and self-denial is for the purpose of repentance, so that everything within us might be for the Lord. May all that is against the Lord be washed away, fall to the ground, and die (Jn 12:24) so we can bear great fruit. Will you die to yourself this Lent so Jesus can live through you? (Gal 2:19-20) “Be earnest about it, therefore. Repent!” (Rv 3:19)
Prayer: Father, may our Lenten fasting be pleasing to You and a healing remedy for our souls.
Promise: “Now is the acceptable time! Now is the day of salvation!” —2 Cor 6:2
Praise: “You turn man back to dust, saying, ‘Return, O children of men’ ” (Ps 90:3). Father, I repent of my sins and I believe in the Gospel.
http://dailyscripture.servantsoftheword.org/readings/
Are you hungry for God and do you thirst for his holiness? God wants to set our hearts ablaze with the fire of his Holy Spirit that we may share in his holiness and radiate the joy of the Gospel to those around us. St. Augustine of Hippo tells us that there are two kinds of people and two kinds of love: "One is holy, the other is selfish. One is subject to God; the other endeavors to equal Him." We are what we love. God wants to free our hearts from all that would keep us captive to selfishness and sin. "Rend your hearts and not your garments" says the prophet Joel (Joel 2:12). The Holy Spirit is ever ready to transform our hearts and to lead us further in God's way of truth and holiness.
Devoting our lives to God
Why did Jesus single out prayer, fasting, and almsgiving for his disciples? The Jews considered these three as the cardinal works of the religious life. These were seen as the key signs of a pious (godly) person, the three great pillars on which the good life was based. Jesus pointed to the heart of the matter. Why do you pray, fast, and give alms? To draw attention to yourself so that others may notice and think highly of you? Or to give glory to God? The Lord warns his disciples of self-seeking glory - the preoccupation with looking good and seeking praise from others. True piety is something more than feeling good or looking holy. True piety is loving devotion to God. It is an attitude of awe, reverence, worship and obedience. It is a gift and working of the Holy Spirit that enables us to devote our lives to God with a holy desire to please him in all things (Isaiah 11:1-2).
Fulness of life with God our Father
What is the sure reward which Jesus points out to his disciples? It is communion with God our Father. In him alone we find the fulness of life, happiness, and truth. May the prayer of Augustine of Hippo, recorded in his Confessions, be our prayer this Lent: When I am completely united to you, there will be no more sorrows or trials; entirely full of you, my life will be complete. The Lord wants to renew us each day and give us new hearts of love and compassion. Do you want to grow in your love for God and for your neighbor? Seek him expectantly in prayer, with fasting, and in generous giving to those in need.
In the wilderness of prayer and fasting with Jesus
The forty days of Lent is the annual retreat of the people of God in imitation of Jesus' forty days in the wilderness. Forty is a significant number in the Scriptures. Moses went to the mountain to seek the face of God for forty days in prayer and fasting. The people of Israel were in the wilderness for forty years in preparation for their entry into the promised land. Elijah fasted for forty days as he journeyed in the wilderness to the mountain of God. We are called to journey with the Lord in a special season of prayer, fasting, almsgiving, and penitence (expressing true sorrow for sin and wrongdoing) as we prepare to celebrate the feast of Easter, the Christian Passover of Jesus' victory over sin, Satan, and death.
Growing in lively faith, firm hope, and fervent charity
The Lord Jesus gives us spiritual food and supernatural strength (faith, hope, and love) to seek his face and to prepare ourselves for spiritual combat and testing. We, too, must follow in the way of the cross in order to share in the victory of Christ's death and resurrection. As you begin this holy season of testing and preparation, ask the Lord Jesus for a fresh outpouring of his Holy Spirit so that you may grow in faith, hope, and love and embrace his will more fully in your life.
Lord Jesus, give me a lively faith, a firm hope, a fervent charity, and a great love of you. Take from me all lukewarmness in the meditation of your word, and dullness in prayer. Give me fervor and delight in thinking of you and your grace, and fill me with compassion for others, especially those in need, that I may respond with generosity.
Psalm 51:3-6,12-4,17
3 For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me.
4 Against you, you only, have I sinned, and done that which is evil in your sight, so that you are justified in your sentence and blameless in your judgment.
5 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.
6 Behold, you desire truth in the inward being; therefore teach me wisdom in my secret heart.
12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.
13 Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will return to you.
14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, O God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing aloud of your deliverance.
17 The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: Lent - the epitome of our whole life, by Augustine of Hippo, 354-430 AD
"Christians must always live in this way, without any wish to come down from their cross - otherwise they will sink beneath the world's mire. But if we have to do so all our lives, we must make an even greater effort during the days of Lent. It is not a simple matter of living through forty days. Lent is the epitome of our whole life." (excerpt from Sermon 205, 1)
'오늘의 복음' 카테고리의 다른 글
| February 24, 2023 Friday after Ash Wednesday (0) | 2023.02.24 |
|---|---|
| February 23, 2023 Thursday after Ash Wednesday (0) | 2023.02.23 |
| February 21, 2023Tuesday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time (0) | 2023.02.21 |
| February 20, 2023 Monday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time (0) | 2023.02.20 |
| February 19, 2023 Sunday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time (0) | 2023.02.19 |