January 15, 2020 Wednesday of the First Week in Ordinary Time
2020년 1월 15일 연중 제1주간 수요일
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제1독서
사무엘기 상. 3,1-10.19-20
그 무렵 1 소년 사무엘은 엘리 앞에서 주님을 섬기고 있었다.
그때에는 주님의 말씀이 드물게 내렸고 환시도 자주 있지 않았다.
2 어느 날 엘리는 잠자리에 누워 자고 있었다.
그는 이미 눈이 침침해지기 시작하여 잘 볼 수가 없었다.
3 하느님의 등불이 아직 꺼지기 전에,
사무엘이 하느님의 궤가 있는 주님의 성전에서 자고 있었는데,
4 주님께서 사무엘을 부르셨다. 그가 “예.” 하고 대답하고는,
5 엘리에게 달려가서 “저를 부르셨지요? 저 여기 있습니다.” 하고 말하였다.
그러나 엘리는 “나는 너를 부른 적이 없다. 돌아가 자라.” 하였다.
그래서 사무엘은 돌아와 자리에 누웠다.
6 주님께서 다시 사무엘을 부르시자, 그가 일어나 엘리에게 가서,
“저를 부르셨지요? 저 여기 있습니다.” 하고 말하였다.
그러나 엘리는 “내 아들아, 나는 너를 부른 적이 없다. 돌아가 자라.” 하였다.
7 사무엘은 아직 주님을 알지 못하고,
주님의 말씀이 사무엘에게 드러난 적이 없었던 것이다.
8 주님께서 세 번째로 다시 사무엘을 부르시자,
그는 일어나 엘리에게 가서,
“저를 부르셨지요? 저 여기 있습니다.” 하고 말하였다.
그제야 엘리는 주님께서 그 아이를 부르고 계시는 줄 알아차리고,
9 사무엘에게 일렀다.
“가서 자라. 누군가 다시 너를 부르거든,
‘주님, 말씀하십시오. 당신 종이 듣고 있습니다.’ 하고 대답하여라.”
사무엘은 돌아와 잠자리에 누웠다.
10 주님께서 찾아와 서시어,
아까처럼 “사무엘아, 사무엘아!” 하고 부르셨다.
사무엘은 “말씀하십시오. 당신 종이 듣고 있습니다.” 하고 말하였다.
19 사무엘이 자라는 동안 주님께서 그와 함께 계시어,
그가 한 말은 한마디도 땅에 떨어지지 않게 하셨다.
20 단에서 브에르 세바에 이르기까지 온 이스라엘은
사무엘이 주님의 믿음직한 예언자라는 사실을 알게 되었다.
복음
마르코. 1,29-39
그 무렵 예수님께서 29 회당에서 나오시어,
야고보와 요한과 함께 곧바로 시몬과 안드레아의 집으로 가셨다.
30 그때에 시몬의 장모가 열병으로 누워 있어서,
사람들이 곧바로 예수님께 그 부인의 사정을 이야기하였다.
31 예수님께서 그 부인에게 다가가시어 손을 잡아 일으키시니 열이 가셨다.
그러자 부인은 그들의 시중을 들었다.
32 저녁이 되고 해가 지자,
사람들이 병든 이들과 마귀 들린 이들을 모두 예수님께 데려왔다.
33 온 고을 사람들이 문 앞에 모여들었다.
34 예수님께서는 갖가지 질병을 앓는 많은 사람을 고쳐 주시고
많은 마귀를 쫓아내셨다.
그러면서 마귀들이 말하는 것을 허락하지 않으셨다.
그들이 당신을 알고 있었기 때문이다.
35 다음 날 새벽 아직 캄캄할 때,
예수님께서는 일어나 외딴곳으로 나가시어 그곳에서 기도하셨다.
36 시몬과 그 일행이 예수님을 찾아 나섰다가
37 그분을 만나자, “모두 스승님을 찾고 있습니다.” 하고 말하였다.
38 예수님께서 그들에게 말씀하셨다.
“다른 이웃 고을들을 찾아가자. 그곳에도 내가 복음을 선포해야 한다.
사실 나는 그 일을 하려고 떠나온 것이다.”
39 그러고 나서 예수님께서는 온 갈릴래아를 다니시며,
회당에서 복음을 선포하시고 마귀들을 쫓아내셨다.
January 15, 2020
Wednesday of the First Week in Ordinary Time
Daily Mass : http://www.catholictv.com/shows/daily-mass
Reading 1
1 Sm 3:1-10, 19-20
a revelation of the LORD was uncommon and vision infrequent.
One day Eli was asleep in his usual place.
His eyes had lately grown so weak that he could not see.
The lamp of God was not yet extinguished,
and Samuel was sleeping in the temple of the LORD
where the ark of God was.
The LORD called to Samuel, who answered, "Here I am."
Samuel ran to Eli and said, "Here I am. You called me."
"I did not call you," Eli said. "Go back to sleep."
So he went back to sleep.
Again the LORD called Samuel, who rose and went to Eli.
"Here I am," he said. "You called me."
But Eli answered, "I did not call you, my son. Go back to sleep."
At that time Samuel was not familiar with the LORD,
because the LORD had not revealed anything to him as yet.
The LORD called Samuel again, for the third time.
Getting up and going to Eli, he said, "Here I am.
You called me."
Then Eli understood that the LORD was calling the youth.
So Eli said to Samuel, "Go to sleep, and if you are called, reply,
'Speak, LORD, for your servant is listening.'"
When Samuel went to sleep in his place,
the LORD came and revealed his presence,
calling out as before, "Samuel, Samuel!"
Samuel answered, "Speak, for your servant is listening."
Samuel grew up, and the LORD was with him,
not permitting any word of his to be without effect.
Thus all Israel from Dan to Beersheba
came to know that Samuel was an accredited prophet of the LORD.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 40:2 and 5, 7-8a, 8b-9, 10
I have waited, waited for the LORD,
and he stooped toward me and heard my cry.
Blessed the man who makes the LORD his trust;
who turns not to idolatry
or to those who stray after falsehood.
R. Here am I, Lord; I come to do your will.
Sacrifice or oblation you wished not,
but ears open to obedience you gave me.
Burnt offerings or sin-offerings you sought not;
then said I, "Behold I come."
R. Here am I, Lord; I come to do your will.
"In the written scroll it is prescribed for me.
To do your will, O my God, is my delight,
and your law is within my heart!"
R. Here am I, Lord; I come to do your will.
I announced your justice in the vast assembly;
I did not restrain my lips, as you, O LORD, know.
R. Here am I, Lord; I come to do your will.
Gospel
Mk 1:29-39
Jesus entered the house of Simon and Andrew with James and John.
Simon's mother-in-law lay sick with a fever.
They immediately told him about her.
He approached, grasped her hand, and helped her up.
Then the fever left her and she waited on them.
When it was evening, after sunset,
they brought to him all who were ill or possessed by demons.
The whole town was gathered at the door.
He cured many who were sick with various diseases,
and he drove out many demons,
not permitting them to speak because they knew him.
Rising very early before dawn,
he left and went off to a deserted place, where he prayed.
Simon and those who were with him pursued him
and on finding him said, "Everyone is looking for you."
He told them, "Let us go on to the nearby villages
that I may preach there also.
For this purpose have I come."
So he went into their synagogues, preaching and driving out demons
throughout the whole of Galilee
http://evangeli.net/gospel/tomorrow
«Very early in the morning, before daylight, Jesus went off to a lonely place where He prayed»
Fr. Josep Mª MASSANA i Mola OFM
(Barcelona, Spain)
Today, we are clearly shown how Jesus split his working hours. on one hand He prayed and, on the other, He consecrated time to his mission of praying with words and deeds. Contemplation and Action. Prayer and Work. Being with God while amongst men.
We indeed see Jesus dedicated in body and soul to his task as Messiah and Savior: He cures the sick, as Saint Peter's mother in law and many others; He comforts the sad ones, drives out demons and preaches. People bring him the ailing and those with evil spirits. And they all want to hear his words. His disciples tell him: «Everyone is looking for you» (Mk 1:37). More often than not He surely had an exhausting activity that did not give him even time to breathe. But, at the same time, Jesus also had to look for some lonely place where He could pray: «Very early in the morning, before daylight, Jesus went off to a lonely place where He prayed» (Mk 1:35). In other Gospels we can also find Jesus devoted to praying in different hours and even at night. He knew how to distribute his time, so that his working days would have a proper balance between work and prayer.
We often say: —I have no time! We are so busy with our homework, our professional activity, the countless tasks in our agenda... So, quite often, we believe we should be relieved from our daily prayers. We do a lot of important things, but often run the risk of forgetting the absolutely necessary one: prayer. We have to establish a balance to be able to do the former without neglecting the latter.
Saint Francis brings it up like that: «We must faithfully and devotedly work, without extinguishing the spirit of the holy prayer and devotion which the worldly things must be submitted to».
Maybe we should organize ourselves a little bit better. Discipline us, by “domesticating” our time. Certainly, what is important must be done. But what is necessary should be an absolute must.
http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/daily.html
“In the room where it happens…” *
This reading always catches me off guard. “mother-in-law”. In the gospels we hear of brothers, sisters, mothers and fathers, even a cousin. This, I think, is the only mention of a “mother-in-law” in the gospels.
Ignatius invites us to contemplate scripture. To pray using our imaginations and senses. To enter into the scene for the purpose of opening up to the intimacy of Jesus. Jesus wants us to experience him lovingly and intimately.
Prayerfully, even playfully, entering this scene in Simon’s home I experience Jesus in a new and delightful way. Where there’s a mother-in-law, presumably there is a wife and most probably children. This is a family. I watch from a distance as Jesus enters the room where Simon’s mother-in-law is lying on a thin pallet on the earthen floor. There is a pottery jug with water and damp cloths nearby. She opens her feverish eyes and her face floods with joy at seeing her son-in-law, Simon. Her gaze shifts to Jesus. “Oh, you have come as well! I am so pleased to see you”. Jesus kneels down beside her, gently taking her weak hand in his strong ones. Whispering, he encourages her to get up. Cautiously, gently he holds her hand and supports her as she stands. Smiling all the while, she stands strong, she hugs Jesus and welcomes him into their home. Almost unnoticed, she slips away to join her daughter who is preparing a meal, a pilaf. The sweet smells of anise, cinnamon & cumin begin to permeate the air. The house is small and the breeze flows softly.
Giggles, laughter, and the sound of running, and playful shouts precede the entrance of a rush of children – like spring lambs scampering to their shepherd. “Uncle Jesus”, “Uncle Jesus” they shriek as they run, grabbing him around his legs. Uncle Jesus leans over them, squatting down attentive to their jabber. Each child seems to have Jesus’ full attention as they rattle off what they have been doing, their accomplishments and mishaps. They don’t need to tell Jesus of their joy at his being with them. It is written all over them. Things settle down, the children go back outside and Jesus very much at home goes off to help with meal preparation. I can hear the flow of wine into cups. I move to the doorway and notice that there is a fifth cup of wine poured. I somehow know it is meant for me. Tentatively, I venture forward. Jesus picks up the cup, warmly gazing into my eyes, he offers me the cup. I take it.
Reflecting on my prayer, I begin to realize that I was the ill mother-in-law. Jesus gently took my hand, whispered, assisted me to stand and to resume serving. I was one of those raucous children. As Jesus knelt to scoop them lovingly in his strong arms and in a rough and tumble nature that children love held them close. Held me close. They playfully struggled to get loose, I too was struggling, but Jesus held us firmly in his arms. In their exhaustion the children eventually crumpled at his knees. I was one of those children who Uncle Jesus loved, played with, listened to and nurtured. I too crumpled at Jesus’ knees. I was there in “the room where it happens”.
In my prayer I experienced Jesus in a delightfully new way. Uncle Jesus! Imagine that. Jesus was a very special man in this family’s daily life. Jesus wants to be a very special part of our daily lives.
For me, it gives new meaning to the Eucharistic prayer: “Do this in memory of me”: Invite Me in. Welcome Me in. Into your daily life.
I want to be with Jesus in the “room where it happens”.
*Lin-Manuel Miranda Hamilton
http://www.presentationministries.com/obob/obob.asp
LISTEN FOR GOD'S VOICE | ||
| "Speak, Lord, for Your servant is listening." �1 Samuel 3:9 | ||
Our modern world is filled with noise. Everyone seems to have an opinion and demands to be heard through talk radio, online comments, constant chatter on TV, chat rooms, conversations, etc. Anyone who has sat in a hospital waiting room listening to the non-stop droning of the TV understands the incessant noise of the modern world. The young Samuel learned to listen for the voice of the Lord. He "stilled and quieted [his] soul" (Ps 131:2) and listened only for God. Samuel heard God speak and became so effective in speaking God's Word that the entire nation of Israel came to the Lord within twenty years (1 Sm 3:20). How can we hear the voice of God? Listening prayer is important. We must set a daily time for listening prayer during which we still and quiet our soul, turn off all worldly noise, go into a quiet space, and say "Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening." It is equally important is to hear what God has already revealed through the centuries. This involves reading the Bible and the Catechism of the Catholic Church. God has been speaking constantly, and we are blessed to have much of it written down. "Anyone committed to the truth hears God's voice" (Jn 18:37). Jesus is the Truth (Jn 14:6). The Spirit is the Truth (Jn 16:13). Seek what God has revealed and hear His voice. "Whoever is of God hears every word God speaks" (Jn 8:47). | ||
| Prayer: Father, may I yearn to hear Your Word far more than I yearn to hear the person I love most tell me they love me. | ||
| Promise: "Those whom He cured, who were variously afflicted, were many, and so were the demons He expelled." —Mk 1:34 | ||
| Praise: Seeking God's will on a retreat, Mia received a Scripture verse from God. Her spiritual director asked her to seek an external confirmation. Hours later, in evening prayer with the monks, that very verse was read aloud as part of the Liturgy of the Hours. Praise You, Lord, for speaking to Your people. |
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Jesus healed many who were sick
Who do you take your troubles to? Jesus' disciples freely brought their troubles to him because they found him ready and able to deal with any difficulty, affliction, or sickness which they encountered. When Simon brought Jesus to his home, his mother-in-law was instantly healed because Jesus heard Simon's prayer. Jerome, an early church bible scholar and translator (c. 347-420), reflects on this passage:
“Can you imagine Jesus standing before your bed and you continue sleeping? It is absurd that you would remain in bed in his presence. Where is Jesus? He is already here offering himself to us. 'In the middle,' he says, 'among you he stands, whom you do not recognize' (Cf. John 1:26) 'The kingdom of God is in your midst' (Mark 1:15). Faith beholds Jesus among us. If we are unable to seize his hand, let us prostrate ourselves at his feet. If we are unable to reach his head, let us wash his feet with our tears. Our repentance is the perfume of the Savior. See how costly is the compassion of the Savior."
Do you allow Jesus to be the Lord and healer in your personal life, family, and community? Approach the Lord with expectant faith. God's healing power restores us not only to health but to active service and care of others. There is no trouble he does not want to help us with and there is no bondage he can't set us free from. Do you take your troubles to him with expectant faith that he will help you?
"Lord Jesus Christ, you have all power to heal and to deliver from harm. There is no trouble nor bondage you cannot overcome. Set me free to serve you joyfully and to love and serve others generously. May nothing hinder me from giving myself wholly to you and to your service."
Psalm 40:1-2,4,6-9
1 I waited patiently for the LORD; he inclined to me and heard my cry.
2 He drew me up from the desolate pit, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure.
4 Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust, who does not turn to the proud, to those who go astray after false gods!
6 Sacrifice and offering you do not desire; but you have given me an open ear. Burnt offering and sin offering you have not required.
7 Then I said, "Behold, I come; in the roll of the book it is written of me;
8 I delight to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart."
9 I have told the glad news of deliverance in the great congregation; behold, I have not restrained my lips, as you know, O LORD.
Daily Quote from the early church fathers: The habit of prayer, by Origen of Alexandria (185-254 AD)
"Jesus prayed and did not pray in vain, since he received what he asked for in prayer when he might have done so without prayer. If so, who among us would neglect to pray? Mark says that 'in the morning, a great while before day, he rose and went out to a lonely place, and there he prayed' (Mark 1:35). And Luke says, 'He was praying in a certain place, and when he ceased, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray,"' (Luke 11:1) and elsewhere, 'And all night he continued in prayer to God' (Luke 6:12). And John records his prayer, saying, 'When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven and said, "Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you"' (John 17:1). The same Evangelist writes that the Lord said that he knew 'you hear me always' (John 11:42). All this shows that the one who prays always is always heard." (excerpt from ON PRAYER 13.1)
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