January 2, 2020 Saints Basil the Great and Gregory of Nazianzen, Bishops and Doctors of the Church
2020년 1월 2일 목요일 성 대 바실리오와 나지안조의 성 그레고리오 주교 학자 기념일
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제1독서
요한 1서. 2,22-28
사랑하는 여러분,
22 누가 거짓말쟁이입니까?
예수님께서 그리스도이심을 부인하는 사람이 아닙니까?
아버지와 아드님을 부인하는 자가 곧 ‘그리스도의 적’입니다.
23 아드님을 부인하는 자는
아무도 아버지를 모시고 있지 않습니다.
아드님을 믿는다고 고백하는 사람이라야 아버지도 모십니다.
24 여러분은 처음부터 들은 것을 여러분 안에 간직하십시오.
처음부터 들은 것을 여러분 안에 간직하면,
여러분도 아드님과 아버지 안에 머무르게 될 것입니다.
25 이것이 그분께서 우리에게 하신 약속, 곧 영원한 생명입니다.
26 나는 여러분을 속이는 자들과 관련하여 이 글을 씁니다.
27 그러나 여러분은 그분에게서 기름부음을 받았고
지금도 그 상태를 보존하고 있으므로,
누가 여러분을 가르칠 필요가 없습니다.
그분께서 기름부으심으로 여러분에게 모든 것을 가르치십니다.
기름부음은 진실하고 거짓이 없습니다.
여러분은 그 가르침대로 그분 안에 머무르십시오.
28 그러니 이제 자녀 여러분, 그분 안에 머무르십시오.
그래야 그분께서 나타나실 때에 우리가 확신을 가질 수 있고,
그분의 재림 때에 그분 앞에서 부끄러운 일을 당하지 않을 것입니다.
복음
요한. 1,19-28
19 요한의 증언은 이러하다.
유다인들이 예루살렘에서 사제들과 레위인들을 요한에게 보내어,
“당신은 누구요?” 하고 물었을 때, 20 요한은 서슴지 않고 고백하였다.
“나는 그리스도가 아니다.” 하고 고백한 것이다.
21 그들이 “그러면 누구란 말이오? 엘리야요?” 하고 묻자,
요한은 “아니다.” 하고 대답하였다.
“그러면 그 예언자요?” 하고 물어도 다시 “아니다.” 하고 대답하였다.
22 그래서 그들이 물었다.
“당신은 누구요? 우리를 보낸 이들에게 우리가 대답을 해야 하오.
당신은 자신을 무엇이라고 말하는 것이오?”
23 요한이 말하였다.
“나는 이사야 예언자가 말한 대로 ‘너희는 주님의 길을 곧게 내어라.’ 하고
광야에서 외치는 이의 소리다.”
24 그들은 바리사이들이 보낸 사람들이었다.
25 이들이 요한에게 물었다.
“당신이 그리스도도 아니고 엘리야도 아니고 그 예언자도 아니라면,
세례는 왜 주는 것이오?”
26 그러자 요한이 그들에게 대답하였다. “나는 물로 세례를 준다.
그런데 너희 가운데에는 너희가 모르는 분이 서 계신다.
27 내 뒤에 오시는 분이신데,
나는 그분의 신발 끈을 풀어 드리기에도 합당하지 않다.”
28 이는 요한이 세례를 주던 요르단 강 건너편 베타니아에서 일어난 일이다.
January 2, 2020
Saints Basil the Great and Gregory of Nazianzen, Bishops and Doctors of the Church
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Reading 1
1 Jn 2:22-28
Who is the liar?
Whoever denies that Jesus is the Christ.
Whoever denies the Father and the Son, this is the antichrist.
Anyone who denies the Son does not have the Father,
but whoever confesses the Son has the Father as well.
Let what you heard from the beginning remain in you.
If what you heard from the beginning remains in you,
then you will remain in the Son and in the Father.
And this is the promise that he made us: eternal life.
I write you these things about those who would deceive you.
As for you,
the anointing that you received from him remains in you,
so that you do not need anyone to teach you.
But his anointing teaches you about everything and is true and not false;
just as it taught you, remain in him.
And now, children, remain in him,
so that when he appears we may have confidence
and not be put to shame by him at his coming.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4
Sing to the LORD a new song,
for he has done wondrous deeds;
His right hand has won victory for him,
his holy arm.
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of God.
The LORD has made his salvation known:
in the sight of the nations he has revealed his justice.
He has remembered his kindness and his faithfulness
toward the house of Israel.
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of God.
All the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation by our God.
Sing joyfully to the LORD, all you lands;
break into song; sing praise.
R. All the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of God.
Gospel
Jn 1:19-28
When the Jews from Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to him
to ask him, "Who are you?"
He admitted and did not deny it, but admitted,
"I am not the Christ."
So they asked him,
"What are you then? Are you Elijah?"
And he said, "I am not."
"Are you the Prophet?"
He answered, "No."
So they said to him,
"Who are you, so we can give an answer to those who sent us?
What do you have to say for yourself?"
He said:
"I am the voice of one crying out in the desert,
'Make straight the way of the Lord,'
as Isaiah the prophet said."
Some Pharisees were also sent.
They asked him,
"Why then do you baptize
if you are not the Christ or Elijah or the Prophet?"
John answered them,
"I baptize with water;
but there is one among you whom you do not recognize,
the one who is coming after me,
whose sandal strap I am not worthy to untie."
This happened in Bethany across the Jordan,
where John was baptizing
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«Among you stands one whom you do not know; although he comes after me»
Mons. Romà CASANOVA i Casanova Bishop of Vic
(Barcelona, Spain)
Today, in the Gospel of the Eucharist liturgy, we read the testimony of John the Baptist. The text preceding these words in St. John's Gospel is the prologue where it is clearly affirmed: «And the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us» (Jn 1:14). What was announced in the prologue —as a great prelude— is now, step by step, manifested in the Gospel. The mystery of the Incarnated Verb is the mystery of salvation for mankind: «Grace and truth came through Jesus Christ» (Jn 1:17). Salvation comes through Jesus Christ, and faith is the answer to the manifestation of Christ. Whoever believes in Him is saved.
The mystery of salvation in Christ is accompanied always by the testimony. Jesus Christ himself is «The Amen, the faithful and true witness» (Rev 3:14). It is John the Baptist who bears witness with his vision and gaze as a prophet: «Among you stands one who (…) comes after me» (Jn 1:26-27). And this is how the Apostles understand their mission: «God raised this Jesus; of this we are all witnesses» (Acts 2:32).
The whole Church, and therefore all its members, have the mission of bearing witness. The testimony we bring to the world has a name. Jesus Christ is the very Gospel. He is the “Good News”. And the proclamation of the Gospel all over the world must also be understood as the key of the testimony uniting inseparably the announcement and the life. It is good to remember the words from Pope Paul VI: «Modern man listens more willingly to witnesses rather than to teachers and if he does listen to teachers it is because they are witnesses».
«I am the voice crying out in the wilderness: Make straight the way of the Lord»
Fr. Joan COSTA i Bou
(Barcelona, Spain)
Today, the Gospel proposes that we contemplate John the Baptist's figure. «Then who are you?» —the priests and Levites ask him. John's answer makes it clear that he is conscious of his mission: to prepare the Messiah's coming. John answers: «I am the voice crying out in the wilderness: Make straight the way of the Lord» (Jn 1:23). To be Christ's voice, His loudspeaker, the person who announces the Savior of the world and the one who prepares His coming: this is John's mission and, just like him, the mission of all the people who know and feel themselves keepers of the treasure of our Faith.
Every divine mission has a vocation —also divine— as a foundation, which guarantees its fulfillment. «Since God began such a good work in you —Saint Paul told the Philippians—: I am certain that he will complete it in the day of Christ Jesus» (Phil 1:6). We all, called to holiness by Christ, have to become His voice in the middle of the world. A world that often lives, with its back turned to God, lacking in love for man. It is necessary that we make Him present and make Him known with the example of our lives and our words. Not to do it, would be to betray our vocation and mission. «The Christian vocation, due to its very same nature, is also a vocation for apostolate»— the Council Vatican II states.
The greatness of our vocation and of the mission that God has assigned us does not come from our own merit, but from the one who we all serve. Thus spoke John the Baptist: «I am not worthy to untie the strap of his sandal» (Jn 1:27). How God entrusts his people!
With all our hearts, we are grateful for the call to share the divine life and the mission of being His hands in our world, as well as being Christ's voice, His heart and eyes. Let's renew our sincere desire to be faithful.
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As I am reflecting on and writing about these readings for Jan. 2 – the dawn of a new year and the dawn of a new decade – Christmas music and Christmas bustle are swirling all around me. At the same time, our nation is embroiled in impeachment proceedings, adding rancor and partisanship and name-calling to the mix. In addition, personally, I am dealing with some health issues that have slowed down my energy capacity, putting me in a less-than-ideal frame of mind.
The opening line of the first reading, “Beloved: Who is the liar?” jumped out at me because “liar” is the very word politicians on both sides of our country’s political divide are hurling at each other. I am sorry to bore readers from other countries, but Americans are getting very weary of childish behavior and name-calling, and refusal to even try to understand another’s viewpoint.
I needed these readings today. It always comes back to putting our sights on God, on Jesus, doesn’t it? As John says twice in 1 John, “remain in him.” We really have no hope if we take our sights off of God, his word, his Son, and put them exclusively on the present world and all of its divisions and rancor. Or on our health, with its ups and downs. As the psalmist says, “All the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of God.” We just need to remember that, to revel in it, to let it permeate our being.
In the Gospel, John writes that when priests and Levites came to John the Baptist asking who he was, “He admitted and did not deny it, but admitted, ‘I am not the Christ.’” How refreshing. Someone admitting and not denying something. Present-day politicians do not know the meaning of those words. Their mantra is admit nothing, deny everything.
John points his questioners to Jesus, gladly. Even though his own situation is bleak, he is happy to direct them to Jesus. He, and the whole of Scripture as well, points us to Jesus, too. The Alpha and the Omega. Our beginning and our end.
Lord, help us to follow John’s lead, and always look to your Son for the answer to every problem, for the Way, the Truth and the Life.
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WHO ARE YOU? | ||
| "The testimony John gave when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask, 'Who are you?'..." �John 1:19 | ||
It is very important for us to know our identity, that is, who we are. For if we don't know who we are, we don't know why we are, what we are to do, or who others are. Because it is so important to know our identity, the Lord reveals our identity to us. We know who we are because of Him. We are who we are because of Him. Who we are is who we are in Him. Because it is so important to know our identity, Satan uses people to lie to us about our identity. These liars deny the identity of Jesus as God and thereby deny our identity in Him. These liars tell us we can create our own identity, as if we could create ourselves. Consequently, we must know who the liar is (see 1 Jn 2:22) in order to hold onto our faith in Christ's identity and thereby have the basis for knowing who we truly are in Him. As we continue the Christmas celebration of Christ's birth, and as we begin a new year, let us totally give our lives to Jesus. In that total commitment, we paradoxically lose ourselves to find ourselves (Lk 9:24). In knowing our identity, we know what life is about so that we can live the new year freely and fully for Jesus. | ||
| Prayer: Father, send the Holy Spirit to confirm me in my identity as Your child. | ||
| Promise: "He Himself made us a promise and the promise is no less than this: eternal life." —1 Jn 2:25 | ||
| Praise: St. Gregory wasn't only St. Basil's intimate friend, he was also his biographer. St. Basil is the patron saint of hospital administrators. |
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Christ stands among you
Do you recognize the presence of the Lord Jesus in your life? John the Baptist did such a great job of stirring the peoples' expectation of the Messiah's arrival, that many thought he might be the Messiah himself, or at least the great prophet Elijah who was expected to reappear at the Messiah's coming (see Malachi 4:5, Deuteronomy 18:15). John had no mistaken identity. In all humility and sincerity he said he was only a voice bidding people to prepare the way for the coming of the Messiah King.
John points to the Redeemer who comes to save us from sin and death
John the Baptist bridges the Old and New Testaments. He is the last of the Old Testament Prophets who points the way to the Messiah. He is the first of the New Testament witnesses and martyrs. He is the herald who prepares the way for Jesus and who announces his mission to the people: Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world! John saw from a distance what the Messiah came to accomplish - our redemption from slavery to sin and our adoption as sons and daughters of God, our heavenly Father. Do you recognize your identity as an adopted child of God and a citizen of God's heavenly kingdom?
John was the greatest of the prophets, yet he lived as a humble and faithful servant of God. He pointed others to Jesus, the Messiah and Savior of the world. The Christian church from the earliest of times has given John many titles which signify his prophetic mission: Witness of the Lord, Trumpet of Heaven, Herald of Christ, Voice of the Word, Precursor of Truth, Friend of the Bridegroom, Crown of the Prophets, Forerunner of the Redeemer, Preparer of Salvation, Light of the Martyrs, and Servant of the Word. Do you point others to Jesus Christ by the testimony of your witness and example?
The Lord reveals his presence to us through the Holy Spirit
Luke tells us that when the presence of the Lord Jesus was revealed to Mary (Luke 1:35), and to her cousin Elizabeth (Luke 1:41), and to John the Baptist in the womb of his mother (Luke 1:15,41), and to Zechariah, John's father (Luke 1:67) - they were all filled with the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit reveals to us the presence of the Lord Jesus who comes to dwell within us. Ask the Lord Jesus to fill you with the Holy Spirit and to renew in you the gifts of faith, hope, and love, and the boldness and courage to point others to the presence and power of the Lord Jesus.
"Lord Jesus, fill me with your Holy Spirit and make me a herald of your word of truth and grace. Fill me with the joy of the Gospel that I may eagerly point others to you as John did through his life and testimony."
Psalm 98:1-4
1 O sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done marvelous things! His right hand and his holy arm have gotten him victory.
2 The LORD has made known his victory, he has revealed his vindication in the sight of the nations.
3 He has remembered his steadfast love and faithfulness to the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the victory of our God.
4 Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth; break forth into joyous song and sing praises!
Daily Quote from the early church fathers: John points to the Redeemer, by Gregory the Great (540-604 AD)
"John did not baptize with the Spirit but with water, since he was unable to take away the sins of those being baptized. He washed their bodies with water but not their hearts with pardon. Why did one whose baptism did not forgive sins baptize, except that he was observing his vocation as forerunner? He whose birth foreshadowed greater birth, by his baptizing foreshadowed the Lord who would truly baptize. He whose preaching made him the forerunner of Christ, by baptizing also became his forerunner, using a symbol of the future sacrament. With these other mysteries he makes known the mystery of our Redeemer, declaring that he has stood among people and not been known. The Lord appeared in a human body: he came as God in flesh, visible in his body, invisible in his majesty." (excerpt from FORTY GOSPEL HOMILIES 4)
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