January 7, 2020 Tuesday after Epiphany
2020년 1월 7일 주님 공현 후 화요일
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제1독서
요한 1서 4,7-10
7 사랑하는 여러분, 서로 사랑합시다.
사랑은 하느님에게서 오는 것이기 때문입니다.
사랑하는 이는 모두 하느님에게서 태어났으며 하느님을 압니다.
8 사랑하지 않는 사람은 하느님을 알지 못합니다.
하느님은 사랑이시기 때문입니다.
9 하느님의 사랑은 우리에게 이렇게 나타났습니다.
곧 하느님께서 당신의 외아드님을 세상에 보내시어
우리가 그분을 통하여 살게 해 주셨습니다.
10 그 사랑은 이렇습니다.
우리가 하느님을 사랑한 것이 아니라, 그분께서 우리를 사랑하시어
당신의 아드님을 우리 죄를 위한 속죄 제물로 보내 주신 것입니다.
복음
마르코. 6,34-44
그때에 예수님께서는 34 많은 군중을 보시고
가엾은 마음이 드셨다.
그들이 목자 없는 양들 같았기 때문이다.
그래서 그들에게 많은 것을 가르쳐 주기 시작하셨다.
35 어느덧 늦은 시간이 되자 제자들이 예수님께 다가와 말하였다.
“여기는 외딴곳이고 시간도 이미 늦었습니다.
36 그러니 저들을 돌려보내시어,
주변 촌락이나 마을로 가서 스스로 먹을 것을 사게 하십시오.”
37 예수님께서 “너희가 그들에게 먹을 것을 주어라.” 하고 이르시니,
제자들은 “그러면 저희가 가서 빵을 이백 데나리온어치나 사다가
그들을 먹이라는 말씀입니까?” 하고 물었다.
38 예수님께서 그들에게,
“너희에게 빵이 몇 개나 있느냐? 가서 보아라.” 하고 이르셨다.
그들이 알아보고서,
“빵 다섯 개, 그리고 물고기 두 마리가 있습니다.” 하고 대답하였다.
39 예수님께서는 제자들에게 명령하시어,
모두 푸른 풀밭에 한 무리씩 어울려 자리 잡게 하셨다.
40 그래서 사람들은 백 명씩 또는 쉰 명씩 떼를 지어 자리를 잡았다.
41 예수님께서는 빵 다섯 개와 물고기 두 마리를 손에 들고
하늘을 우러러 찬미를 드리신 다음 빵을 떼어 제자들에게 주시며,
사람들에게 나누어 주도록 하셨다.
물고기 두 마리도 모든 사람에게 나누어 주셨다.
42 사람들은 모두 배불리 먹었다.
43 그리고 남은 빵 조각과 물고기를 모으니 열두 광주리에 가득 찼다.
44 빵을 먹은 사람은 장정만도 오천 명이었다.
January 7, 2020
Tuesday after Epiphany
Daily Mass : http://www.catholictv.com/shows/daily-mass
Beloved, let us love one another,
because love is of God;
everyone who loves is begotten by God and knows God.
Whoever is without love does not know God, for God is love.
In this way the love of God was revealed to us:
God sent his only-begotten Son into the world
so that we might have life through him.
In this is love:
not that we have loved God, but that he loved us
and sent his Son as expiation for our sins.
Responsorial Psalm
R. (see 11) Lord, every nation on earth will adore you.
O God, with your judgment endow the king,
and with your justice, the king’s son;
He shall govern your people with justice
and your afflicted ones with judgment.
R. Lord, every nation on earth will adore you.
The mountains shall yield peace for the people,
and the hills justice.
He shall defend the afflicted among the people,
save the children of the poor.
R. Lord, every nation on earth will adore you.
Justice shall flower in his days,
and profound peace, till the moon be no more.
May he rule from sea to sea,
and from the River to the ends of the earth.
R. Lord, every nation on earth will adore you.
Gospel
When Jesus saw the vast crowd, his heart was moved with pity for them,
for they were like sheep without a shepherd;
and he began to teach them many things.
By now it was already late and his disciples approached him and said,
“This is a deserted place and it is already very late.
Dismiss them so that they can go
to the surrounding farms and villages
and buy themselves something to eat.”
He said to them in reply,
“Give them some food yourselves.”
But they said to him,
“Are we to buy two hundred days’ wages worth of food
and give it to them to eat?”
He asked them, “How many loaves do you have? Go and see.”
And when they had found out they said,
“Five loaves and two fish.”
So he gave orders to have them sit down in groups on the green grass.
The people took their places in rows by hundreds and by fifties.
Then, taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven,
he said the blessing, broke the loaves, and gave them to his disciples
to set before the people;
he also divided the two fish among them all.
They all ate and were satisfied.
And they picked up twelve wicker baskets full of fragments
and what was left of the fish.
Those who ate of the loaves were five thousand men.
http://evangeli.net/gospel/tomorrow
«They were like sheep without a shepherd»
Fr. Xavier SOBREVÍA i Vidal
(Castelldefels, Spain)
Today, Jesus shows Himself to be sensitive to the needs of people who are in search of Him. He just cannot remain indifferent to the needs of those he meets on the way. He feels compassion when He sees the great crowd that has been following Him «like sheep without a shepherd» (Mk 6:34). The Master leaves His immediate plans aside and starts preaching. How many times have we allowed urgency or impatience manage our behavior? How many times have we not wanted to change our plans in order to help with immediate and unforeseen needs? Jesus gives us an example of flexibility, of the ability to modify plans and be available for the people who follow Him.
Time goes by quickly. When you love, it is easy for time to go by very quickly. And Jesus, who loves much, preaches at length. It gets late, the disciples remind the Master so. What worries them is how the crowd is going to feed itself. Then Jesus makes an implausible proposal: «You yourselves give them something to eat» (Mk 6:37). He is not only worried about spiritual bread but also about bodily food. The disciples find it difficult, very difficult. And it is true!: the cost would be «two hundred silver coins' worth of bread» (Mk 6:37). They see the material difficulties, but their eyes do not still recognize that He who speaks to them is almighty; they need more faith.
Jesus does not make them stand in line, he organizes them in groups. They rest and share together as a community. He asked the disciples for the food they had: only five loaves and two fish. Jesus takes them, invokes God's blessing and distributes them. Such a small amount of food will feed thousands of people and twelve baskets will exceed. This miracle introduces the spiritual bread of the Eucharist. The Bread of life that spreads freely to all the people of the Earth in order to give life and eternal life.
http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/daily.html
As we still bask in the glow of the Epiphany, let us call to mind a single moment in our life that knocked us off our seat, propelled us forward, or set our inner flame burning in such a way that we could no longer sit still---a revelation, a realization, a disclosure, an illuminating discovery that revealed meaning or purpose. The Gospel said that when Jesus heard what happened to John the Baptist, he made his move, he began his ministry, he went about preaching, teaching, and healing. When we are called and we are woken up from our spiritual slumber, this is how we can know the Spirit of God: even if we are afraid, we know what we must do because the call of God can only be heard by those who belong to him. It is so because we are Children of God.
The first reading cautions us not to trust every spirit and to test the spirits that confront us to see if they belong to God. In the Gospel, Jesus knew that the Spirit that prompted him to begin his ministry was the voice of God, but how about us? How can we know for sure when the prompt is of God? How do I know if the prompt is not false or my ego or my fear or my pride? How can we test? I often take my time to think about every decision I make even the smallest one---except of course the decision on whether to have a piece of chocolate or not---that thought process doesn’t take very long, but when it comes to deeper more spiritual things or life decisions, I spend time hoping I would hear a voice loud and clear telling me what to do, and that I would know right away that it was God giving me the go-ahead. Despite my uncertainty, I usually know when the time is right to get up and start afresh, or let go, or go ahead, mainly because I believe that I truly am a Child of God, and God will not let me down---God will lift me up---God will lift us up. As the first reading tells us, we belong to God and we have already conquered the spirit of the antichrist because the Spirit of God resides in us and the Spirit of God is much greater than the spirit of the worldly. So, when that single moment happens in our life, that moment that knocks us off our seat of false comfort, let us not be afraid to go forth into the unknown and trust that God will provide for us exactly what we need to succeed, make a difference, and fulfill our sacred purpose.
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DO I LOVE? | ||
| "Love, then, consists in this: not that we have loved God but that He has loved us and has sent His Son as an Offering for our sins." �1 John 4:10 | ||
Every Christmas season, the Lord through the Church calls us to read, pray, and live the first letter of John. In this letter, the Lord calls us His "beloved," who are called to love one another (1 Jn 4:7). The Lord God even reveals that He is Love and those who abide in Love abide in Him (1 Jn 4:16). Because God is Love, it is most important that we love Him, others, and even our enemies. Therefore, it stands to reason that the devil, "the father of lies" (Jn 8:44), would specialize in lying to us about love. Almost everyone thinks of themselves as a loving person, but our self-seeking lifestyles, broken relationships, separated families, divided Church, and culture of death present incontrovertible evidence that the love of many people is growing cold (Mt 24:12). Ironically, lukewarm commitment to the Lord (see Rv 3:16) results in a love gone cold, and Christianity in much of the world is obviously lukewarm. Are you truly in love? This Christmas season, let us admit and repent of our lovelessness. When we face where we are, we can grow into the love which at present we may only pretend to have. Let us allow Jesus, our true Love, to give us true love. | ||
| Prayer: Father, purify me "by obedience to the truth...for a genuine love" (1 Pt 1:22). | ||
| Promise: "The people took their places in hundreds and fifties, neatly arranged like flower beds. Then, taking the five loaves and the two fish, Jesus raised His eyes to heaven, pronounced a blessing, broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples to distribute. He divided the two fish among all of them and they ate until they had their fill." —Mk 6:40-42 | ||
| Praise: In the Thirteenth Century, Pope Gregory IX entrusted St. Raymond with the enormous task of systematizing the Church's decrees. His thorough work remained the basis for canon law until 1917. |
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"They all ate and were satisfied"
Nothing can satisfy the deepest longing and desire of the heart - except God alone. Do you believe that is true? Of all the miracles Jesus did, the multiplication of loaves and fishes is the only one which is repeated in all four Gospels. A great crowd of people had gathered to hear Jesus because they were hungry for God's word. Jesus' disciples had wanted to send the crowd away at the end of the day because they did not have the resources to feed them. They even complained how much money it would take to feed such a large crowd - at least six month's wages!
Jesus satisfies our hunger - both physically and spiritually
Jesus did the unthinkable. He took the little food they had - only five loaves and two fish - and giving thanks to his Father in heaven, he blessed and distributed this meager portion to the vast crowd. To the amazement of all, there was more than enough food for everyone present. And they ate until there were satisfied of their hunger. The twelve disciples took up what was left over - twelve baskets full of fish and loaves - so that nothing would be wasted.
Jesus is the true bread of heaven - which produces abundant life
What is the significance of this miracle? The miraculous feeding of such a great multitude pointed to God's provision of manna in the wilderness for the people of Israel under Moses' leadership. This food foreshadowed the true heavenly bread which Jesus would offer his followers. Jesus makes a claim only God can make: He is the true bread of heaven that can satisfy the deepest hunger we experience.
The feeding of the five thousand shows the remarkable generosity of God and his great kindness towards us. In the multiplication of the loaves and fishes we see a sign and a symbol of what God always does. When God gives - he gives abundantly. He gives more than we need for ourselves so that we may have something to share with others as well, especially those who lack what they need. God takes the little we have and multiplies it for the good of others. Do you trust in God's provision for your life and do you freely share what you have with others, especially those who lack what they need?
"Lord Jesus Christ, you satisfy the deepest longings of our hearts and you feed us with the finest of wheat (Psalm 81:16). Fill me with gratitude for your blessings and give me a generous heart that I may freely share with others what you have given to me."
Psalm 72:1-4,7-8
1 Give the king your justice, O God, and your righteousness to the royal son!
2 May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice!
3 Let the mountains bear prosperity for the people, and the hills, in righteousness!
4 May he defend the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance to the needy, and crush the oppressor!
7 In his days may righteousness flourish, and peace abound, till the moon be no more!
8 May he have dominion from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth!
Daily Quote from the early church fathers: The Lord fills all things with blessing from above, by Cyril of Alexandria (376-444 AD)
"So that by every means the Lord might be known to be God by nature, he multiplies what is little, and he looks up to heaven as though asking for the blessing from above. Now he does this out of the divine economy, for our sakes. For he himself is the one who fills all things, the true blessing from above and from the Father. But, so that we might learn that when we are in charge of the table and are preparing to break the loaves, we ought to bring them to God with hands upraised and bring down upon them the blessing from above, he became for us the beginning and pattern and way." (excerpt from FRAGMENT 177)
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