2023년 3월 23일 사순 제4주간 목요일
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<주님, 당신 백성에게 내리시려던 재앙을 거두어 주십시오.>
제1독서
.탈출기. 32,7-14
그 무렵 7 주님께서 모세에게 이르셨다.
“어서 내려가거라. 네가 이집트 땅에서 데리고 올라온 너의 백성이 타락하였다.
8 저들은 내가 명령한 길에서 빨리도 벗어나,
자기들을 위하여 수송아지 상을 부어 만들어 놓고서는,
그것에 절하고 제사 지내며, ‘이스라엘아,
이분이 너를 이집트 땅에서 데리고 올라오신 너의 신이시다.’ 하고 말한다.”
9 주님께서 다시 모세에게 말씀하셨다.
“내가 이 백성을 보니, 참으로 목이 뻣뻣한 백성이다.
10 이제 너는 나를 말리지 마라.
그들에게 내 진노를 터뜨려 그들을 삼켜 버리게 하겠다.
그리고 너를 큰 민족으로 만들어 주겠다.”
11 그러자 모세가 주 그의 하느님께 애원하였다.
“주님, 어찌하여 당신께서는 큰 힘과 강한 손으로
이집트 땅에서 이끌어 내신 당신의 백성에게 진노를 터뜨리십니까?
12 어찌하여 이집트인들이,
‘그가 이스라엘 자손들을 해치려고 이끌어 내서는,
산에서 죽여 땅에 하나도 남지 않게 해 버렸구나.’ 하고 말하게 하시렵니까?
타오르는 진노를 푸시고 당신 백성에게 내리시려던 재앙을 거두어 주십시오.
13 당신 자신을 걸고, ‘너희 후손들을 하늘의 별처럼 많게 하고,
내가 약속한 이 땅을 모두 너희 후손들에게 주어,
상속 재산으로 길이 차지하게 하겠다.’ 하며 맹세하신
당신의 종 아브라함과 이사악과 이스라엘을 기억해 주십시오.”
14 그러자 주님께서는 당신 백성에게 내리겠다고 하신 재앙을 거두셨다.
복음
<너희를 고소하는 이는 너희가 희망을 걸어 온 모세이다.>
요한. 5,31-47
그때에 예수님께서 유다인들에게 말씀하셨다.
31 “내가 나 자신을 위하여 증언하면 내 증언은 유효하지 못하다.
32 그러나 나를 위하여 증언하시는 분이 따로 계시다.
나는 나를 위하여 증언하시는 그분의 증언이 유효하다는 것을 알고 있다.
33 너희가 요한에게 사람들을 보냈을 때에 그는 진리를 증언하였다.
34 나는 사람의 증언을 필요로 하지 않는다.
그런데도 이러한 말을 하는 것은 너희가 구원을 받게 하려는 것이다.
35 요한은 타오르며 빛을 내는 등불이었다.
너희는 한때 그 빛 속에서 즐거움을 누리려고 하였다.
36 그러나 나에게는 요한의 증언보다 더 큰 증언이 있다.
아버지께서 나에게 완수하도록 맡기신 일들이다.
그래서 내가 하고 있는 일들이 나를 위하여 증언한다.
아버지께서 나를 보내셨다는 것이다.
37 그리고 나를 보내신 아버지께서도 나를 위하여 증언해 주셨다.
너희는 그분의 목소리를 들은 적이 한 번도 없고 그분의 모습을 본 적도 없다.
38 너희는 또 그분의 말씀이 너희 안에 머무르게 하지 않는다.
그분께서 보내신 이를 너희가 믿지 않기 때문이다.
39 너희는 성경에서 영원한 생명을 찾아 얻겠다는 생각으로 성경을 연구한다.
바로 그 성경이 나를 위하여 증언한다.
40 그런데도 너희는 나에게 와서 생명을 얻으려고 하지 않는다.
41 나는 사람들에게서 영광을 받지 않는다.
42 그리고 나는 너희에게 하느님을 사랑하는 마음이 없다는 것을 안다.
43 나는 내 아버지의 이름으로 왔다.
그런데도 너희는 나를 받아들이지 않는다.
다른 이가 자기 이름으로 오면, 너희는 그를 받아들일 것이다.
44 자기들끼리 영광을 주고받으면서
한 분이신 하느님에게서 받는 영광은 추구하지 않으니,
너희가 어떻게 믿을 수 있겠느냐?
45 그러나 내가 너희를 아버지께 고소하리라고 생각하지는 마라.
너희를 고소하는 이는 너희가 희망을 걸어 온 모세이다.
46 너희가 모세를 믿었더라면 나를 믿었을 것이다.
그가 나에 관하여 성경에 기록하였기 때문이다.
47 그런데 너희가 그의 글을 믿지 않는다면 나의 말을 어떻게 믿겠느냐?”
March 23, 2023
Thursday of the Fourth Week of Lent
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Reading 1
Ex 32:7-14
The LORD said to Moses,
"Go down at once to your people
whom you brought out of the land of Egypt,
for they have become depraved.
They have soon turned aside from the way I pointed out to them,
making for themselves a molten calf and worshiping it,
sacrificing to it and crying out,
'This is your God, O Israel,
who brought you out of the land of Egypt!'"
The LORD said to Moses,
"I see how stiff-necked this people is.
Let me alone, then,
that my wrath may blaze up against them to consume them.
Then I will make of you a great nation."
But Moses implored the LORD, his God, saying,
"Why, O LORD, should your wrath blaze up against your own people,
whom you brought out of the land of Egypt
with such great power and with so strong a hand?
Why should the Egyptians say,
'With evil intent he brought them out,
that he might kill them in the mountains
and exterminate them from the face of the earth'?
Let your blazing wrath die down;
relent in punishing your people.
Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac and Israel,
and how you swore to them by your own self, saying,
'I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky;
and all this land that I promised,
I will give your descendants as their perpetual heritage.'"
So the LORD relented in the punishment
he had threatened to inflict on his people.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 106:19-20, 21-22, 23
R. (4a) Remember us, O Lord, as you favor your people.
Our fathers made a calf in Horeb
and adored a molten image;
They exchanged their glory
for the image of a grass-eating bullock.
R. Remember us, O Lord, as you favor your people.
They forgot the God who had saved them,
who had done great deeds in Egypt,
Wondrous deeds in the land of Ham,
terrible things at the Red Sea.
R. Remember us, O Lord, as you favor your people.
Then he spoke of exterminating them,
but Moses, his chosen one,
Withstood him in the breach
to turn back his destructive wrath.
R. Remember us, O Lord, as you favor your people.
Gospel
Jn 5:31-47
Jesus said to the Jews:
"If I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is not true.
But there is another who testifies on my behalf,
and I know that the testimony he gives on my behalf is true.
You sent emissaries to John, and he testified to the truth.
I do not accept human testimony,
but I say this so that you may be saved.
He was a burning and shining lamp,
and for a while you were content to rejoice in his light.
But I have testimony greater than John's.
The works that the Father gave me to accomplish,
these works that I perform testify on my behalf
that the Father has sent me.
Moreover, the Father who sent me has testified on my behalf.
But you have never heard his voice nor seen his form,
and you do not have his word remaining in you,
because you do not believe in the one whom he has sent.
You search the Scriptures,
because you think you have eternal life through them;
even they testify on my behalf.
But you do not want to come to me to have life.
"I do not accept human praise;
moreover, I know that you do not have the love of God in you.
I came in the name of my Father,
but you do not accept me;
yet if another comes in his own name,
you will accept him.
How can you believe, when you accept praise from one another
and do not seek the praise that comes from the only God?
Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father:
the one who will accuse you is Moses,
in whom you have placed your hope.
For if you had believed Moses,
you would have believed me,
because he wrote about me.
But if you do not believe his writings,
how will you believe my words?"
http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/daily.html
There’s an old lawyer joke about a soul who was accidently sent to hell. When God asked the Devil to return this lost soul to Heaven, the Devil refused. So, God threatened to sue. In reply, the Devil asked, “Where are you going to find a lawyer?”
Full disclosure: my dad was a lawyer, so I hope there are lawyers in Heaven. And our first reading supports this hope that Heaven has lawyers.
Our first reading presents the case of God versus the Israelites with Moses serving as the defense lawyer. Moses staves off God’s punishment with two brilliant arguments. First, God’s punishment of the Israelites would only invite gloating from the Egyptians. Second, Moses recalls God’s promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Israel. Thus reminded, God’s own integrity and faithfulness results in God “dropping the charges” and punishment.
In the second reading, Jesus begins in the role of the defendant with the Jewish authorities playing the role of the accusers. Jesus knows he cannot claim to be equal to God without being guilty of blasphemy. And according to Jewish law, he cannot legally testify on his behalf. So, he calls to the stand a parade of witnesses. First is John the Baptist who was a light, but also human. So, Jesus points to his works, which are the same works of his Father. Jesus also points to Scripture that testifies on his behalf.
Then Jesus turns the tables and becomes the plaintiff, accusing those who sued him. Jesus invokes Moses, charging that the authorities do not believe Moses. They fail to understand the life-giving power of the word spoken to them through Moses and the prophets.
We may be like the Israelites who have turned away from God, worshipping other idols such as fame and fortune. Or we may be like the Jewish authorities, believing we are righteous with God while ignoring the reality that we do not have the love of God in us. During this Lenten season, may we turn towards God and hear those who testify on behalf of Christ. And may we join our voices with theirs, proclaiming that Jesus Christ is Lord.
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“SENT”-SITIVITY TRAINING
“The Father has sent Me.” —John 5:36
Jesus was keenly aware of being sent by His Father to minister to the world. In John’s Gospel, Jesus refers to Himself as being sent by the Father no less than thirty-eight times! He repeatedly emphasizes that we must believe that the Father sent Him (see Jn 17:21). The Father and Jesus continually testify that Jesus was sent by the Father (Jn 5:36). Jesus even tells His disciples the Father loves them because they believed He was sent by God (Jn 16:27).
We disciples imitate Jesus. To be like Jesus, we must always be aware that we are sent by the Father. It’s critical for us to see ourselves as being sent. Instead of identifying ourselves as a mailman, foreman, librarian, or housewife, we should imitate Jesus and the apostles by identifying ourselves as being sent by the Lord (see Jn 10:36; 2 Tm 1:1; Ti 1:1).
Jesus told His apostles: “As the Father has sent Me, so I send you” (Jn 20:21). At the conclusion of each Mass (a word which means “sent”), we are sent forth to “go and announce the Gospel of the Lord.” Thus, we are sent forth by the Lord from Mass to minister to the world (Jn 17:18). Jesus tells us: “Remember: I am sending you” (Lk 10:3). “Go out now and take your place” (Acts 5:20).
Prayer: Father, I hear Your voice saying, “Whom shall I send? Who will go?” (Is 6:8) “Here I am...send me!” (Is 6:8)
Promise: “These very works which I perform testify on My behalf that the Father has sent Me.” —Jn 5:36
Praise: St. Toribio was a law professor in Spain. He was later ordained a bishop and assigned to Lima, Peru. It is believed he confirmed both St. Rose of Lima and St. Martin de Porres.
http://dailyscripture.servantsoftheword.org/readings/
Do you know the joy of the Gospel - the good news of Jesus Christ - and a life freely submitted to the wisdom and knowledge of God's word? Jesus' opponents refused to accept his authority to speak and act in the name of God. And they refused to believe that he was sent from the Father in heaven. They demanded evidence for his claim to be equal with God. Jesus answers their charges with the supporting evidence of witnesses. The law of Moses had laid down the principle that the unsupported evidence of one person shall not prevail against a man for any crime or wrong in connection with any offence he committed (see Deuteronomy 17:6). At least two or three witnesses were needed.
Witnesses to Jesus' true identity
Jesus begins his defense by citing John the Baptist as a witness, since John publicly pointed to Jesus as the Messiah and had repeatedly borne witness to him (see John 1:19, 20, 26, 29, 35, 36). Jesus also asserts that a greater witness to his identity and equality with God the Father are the signs and miracles he performed. He cites his works, not to point to himself but to point to the power of God the Father working in and through him. He cites God the Father as his supreme witness.
Jesus asserts that the Scriptures themselves, including the first five books of Moses, point to him as the Messiah, the promised Savior. The problem with the scribes and Pharisees was that they did not believe what Moses had written. They desired the praise of their own people and since they were so focused on themselves, they became blind-sighted to God. They were so preoccupied with their own position as authorities and interpreters of the law that they became hardened and unable to understand the word of God. Their pride made them deaf to God's voice.
God reveals himself to the lowly of heart
Scripture tells us that God reveals himself to the lowly, to those who trust not in themselves but in God alone. The lowly of heart listen to God's word with an eagerness to learn and to obey. The Lord Jesus reveals to us the very mind and heart of God. Through the gift of the Holy Spirit he opens our ears so that we may hear his voice and he fills our hearts and minds with the love and knowledge of God. Do you believe that God's word has power to set you free from sin and ignorance and to transform you to be like him?
Saint Augustine of Hippo (430-543 A.D.) wrote:
"As Christians, our task is to make daily progress toward God. Our pilgrimage on earth is a school in which God is the only teacher, and it demands good students, not ones who play truant. In this school we learn something every day. We learn something from commandments, something from examples, and something from sacraments. These things are remedies for our wounds and materials for study."
Are you an eager student of God's word and do you listen to it with faith and obedience?
Lord Jesus, fill me with your Holy Spirit that I may listen to your word attentively and obey it joyfully.
Psalm 106:19-23
19 They made a calf in Horeb and worshiped a molten image.
20 They exchanged the glory of God for the image of an ox that eats grass.
21 They forgot God, their Savior, who had done great things in Egypt,
22 wondrous works in the land of Ham, and terrible things by the Red Sea.
23 Therefore he said he would destroy them -- had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach before him, to turn away his wrath from destroying them.
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: Christ is our Master who teaches us, by Augustine of Hippo, 354- 430 A.D.
"There is a Master within Who teaches us. Christ is our Master, and his inspiration and his anointing teaches us. Where his inspiration and his anointing are lacking, it is in vain that words resound in our ears. As Paul the Apostle said: 'I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow.' Therefore, whether we plant or whether we water by our words, we are nothing. It is God Who gives the increase; His anointing teaches you all things." (excerpt from Sermon on 1 John 3,13)
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