January 17, 2020 Memorial of Saint Anthony, abbot
2020년 1월 17일 연중 제1주간 금요일
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제1독서
사무엘기 상. 8,4-7.10-22ㄱ
그 무렵 4 모든 이스라엘 원로들이 모여 라마로 사무엘을 찾아가 5 청하였다.
“어르신께서는 이미 나이가 많으시고
아드님들은 당신의 길을 따라 걷지 않고 있으니,
이제 다른 모든 민족들처럼 우리를 통치할 임금을 우리에게 세워 주십시오.”
6 사무엘은 “우리를 통치할 임금을 정해 주십시오.” 하는 그들의 말을 듣고,
마음이 언짢아 주님께 기도하였다.
7 주님께서 사무엘에게 말씀하셨다.
“백성이 너에게 하는 말을 다 들어 주어라.
그들은 사실 너를 배척한 것이 아니라 나를 배척하여,
더 이상 나를 자기네 임금으로 삼지 않으려는 것이다.”
10 사무엘은 자기한테 임금을 요구하는 백성에게 주님의 말씀을 모두 전하였다.
11 사무엘은 이렇게 말하였다.
“이것이 여러분을 다스릴 임금의 권한이오.
그는 여러분의 아들들을 데려다가 자기 병거와 말 다루는 일을 시키고,
병거 앞에서 달리게 할 것이오.
12 천인대장이나 오십인대장으로 삼기도 하고,
그의 밭을 갈고 수확하게 할 것이며,
무기와 병거의 장비를 만들게도 할 것이오.
13 또한 그는 여러분의 딸들을 데려다가,
향 제조사와 요리사와 제빵 기술자로 삼을 것이오.
14 그는 여러분의 가장 좋은 밭과 포도원과 올리브 밭을 빼앗아
자기 신하들에게 주고,
15 여러분의 곡식과 포도밭에서도 십일조를 거두어,
자기 내시들과 신하들에게 줄 것이오.
16 여러분의 남종과 여종과 가장 뛰어난 젊은이들,
그리고 여러분의 나귀들을 끌어다가 자기 일을 시킬 것이오.
17 여러분의 양 떼에서도 십일조를 거두어 갈 것이며,
여러분마저 그의 종이 될 것이오.
18 그제야 여러분은 스스로 뽑은 임금 때문에 울부짖겠지만,
그때에 주님께서는 응답하지 않으실 것이오.”
19 그러나 백성은 사무엘의 말을 듣기를 마다하며 말하였다.
“상관없습니다. 우리에게는 임금이 꼭 있어야 하겠습니다.
20 그래야 우리도 다른 모든 민족들처럼, 임금이 우리를 통치하고
우리 앞에 나서서 전쟁을 이끌 수 있게 될 것입니다.”
21 사무엘은 백성의 말을 다 듣고 나서 그대로 주님께 아뢰었다.
22 주님께서는 사무엘에게,
“그들의 말을 들어 그들에게 임금을 세워 주어라.” 하고 이르셨다.
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마르코. 2,1-12
1 며칠 뒤에 예수님께서 카파르나움으로 들어가셨다.
그분께서 집에 계시다는 소문이 퍼지자,
2 문 앞까지 빈자리가 없을 만큼 많은 사람이 모여들었다.
예수님께서는 그들에게 복음 말씀을 전하셨다.
3 그때에 사람들이 어떤 중풍 병자를 그분께 데리고 왔다.
그 병자는 네 사람이 들것에 들고 있었는데,
4 군중 때문에 그분께 가까이 데려갈 수가 없었다.
그래서 그분께서 계신 자리의 지붕을 벗기고 구멍을 내어,
중풍 병자가 누워 있는 들것을 달아 내려보냈다.
5 예수님께서 그들의 믿음을 보시고 중풍 병자에게 말씀하셨다.
“얘야, 너는 죄를 용서받았다.”
6 율법 학자 몇 사람이 거기에 앉아 있다가 마음속으로 의아하게 생각하였다.
7 ‘이자가 어떻게 저런 말을 할 수 있단 말인가? 하느님을 모독하는군.
하느님 한 분 외에 누가 죄를 용서할 수 있단 말인가?’
8 예수님께서는 곧바로 그들이 속으로 의아하게 생각하는 것을
당신 영으로 아시고 말씀하셨다.
“너희는 어찌하여 마음속으로 의아하게 생각하느냐?
9 중풍 병자에게 ‘너는 죄를 용서받았다.’ 하고 말하는 것과
‘일어나 네 들것을 가지고 걸어가라.’ 하고 말하는 것 가운데에서
어느 쪽이 더 쉬우냐?
10 이제 사람의 아들이 땅에서 죄를 용서하는 권한을 가지고 있음을
너희가 알게 해 주겠다.”그러고 나서 중풍 병자에게 말씀하셨다.
11 “내가 너에게 말한다. 일어나 들것을 들고 집으로 돌아가거라.”
12 그러자 그는 일어나 곧바로 들것을 가지고,
모든 사람이 보는 앞에서 밖으로 걸어 나갔다.
이에 모든 사람이 크게 놀라 하느님을 찬양하며 말하였다.
“이런 일은 일찍이 본 적이 없다.”
January 17, 2020
Memorial of Saint Anthony, abbot
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Reading 11 Sm 8:4-7, 10-22aAll the elders of Israel came in a body to Samuel at Ramah and said to him, "Now that you are old, and your sons do not follow your example, appoint a king over us, as other nations have, to judge us." Samuel was displeased when they asked for a king to judge them. He prayed to the LORD, however, who said in answer: "Grant the people's every request. It is not you they reject, they are rejecting me as their king." Samuel delivered the message of the LORD in full to those who were asking him for a king. He told them: "The rights of the king who will rule you will be as follows: He will take your sons and assign them to his chariots and horses, and they will run before his chariot. He will also appoint from among them his commanders of groups of a thousand and of a hundred soldiers. He will set them to do his plowing and his harvesting, and to make his implements of war and the equipment of his chariots. He will use your daughters as ointment makers, as cooks, and as bakers. He will take the best of your fields, vineyards, and olive groves, and give them to his officials. He will tithe your crops and your vineyards, and give the revenue to his eunuchs and his slaves. He will take your male and female servants, as well as your best oxen and your asses, and use them to do his work. He will tithe your flocks and you yourselves will become his slaves. When this takes place, you will complain against the king whom you have chosen, but on that day the LORD will not answer you." The people, however, refused to listen to Samuel's warning and said, "Not so! There must be a king over us. We too must be like other nations, with a king to rule us and to lead us in warfare and fight our battles." When Samuel had listened to all the people had to say, he repeated it to the LORD, who then said to him, "Grant their request and appoint a king to rule them." Responsorial PsalmPs 89:16-17, 18-19R. (2) For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord. Blessed the people who know the joyful shout; in the light of your countenance, O LORD, they walk. At your name they rejoice all the day, and through your justice they are exalted. R. For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord. For you are the splendor of their strength, and by your favor our horn is exalted. For to the LORD belongs our shield, and to the Holy one of Israel, our King. R. For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord. GospelMk 2:1-12When Jesus returned to Capernaum after some days, it became known that he was at home. Many gathered together so that there was no longer room for them, not even around the door, and he preached the word to them. They came bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. Unable to get near Jesus because of the crowd, they opened up the roof above him. After they had broken through, they let down the mat on which the paralytic was lying. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to him, "Child, your sins are forgiven." Now some of the scribes were sitting there asking themselves, "Why does this man speak that way? He is blaspheming. Who but God alone can forgive sins?" Jesus immediately knew in his mind what they were thinking to themselves, so he said, "Why are you thinking such things in your hearts? Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Rise, pick up your mat and walk'? But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority to forgive sins on earth" -he said to the paralytic, "I say to you, rise, pick up your mat, and go home." He rose, picked up his mat at once, and went away in the sight of everyone. They were all astounded and glorified God, saying, "We have never seen anything like this." |
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«‘My son, your sins are forgiven’ (...). ‘Stand up, take up your mat and go home’»
Fr. Joan Carles MONTSERRAT i Pulido
(Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain)
Today, we see the Lord surrounded once more by crowds: «so many people gathered that there was no longer room even outside the door» (Mk 2:2). His heart is melted by people's needs and makes him to bestow upon them as much relief as possible; by forgiving, teaching and healing them at the same time. He certainly offers them physical help (as in today's parable, by curing the paralytic), but —actually— He is intent on getting the very best for each one of us: the well-being of our soul.
Jesus, our Savior, wants to give us a true hope of salvation. He even forgives our sins and sympathizes with our moral feebleness. Before anything else, He most emphatically says: «My son, your sins are forgiven» (Mk 2:5). Later on, we are given to see him connecting the remission of our sins —which He generously and tirelessly grants— to a most extraordinary miracle, seen by our very eyes. As some kind of external guarantee, as if to help us to open our eyes to faith, after forgiving the paralytic's sins, He cures him of his paralysis: «Stand up, take up your mat and go home. The man rose and, in the sight of all those people, he took up his mat and went out» (Mk 2:11-12).
We can revive this miracle quite often through Confession. With the words of forgiveness said by the minister of God («I absolve you from your sins in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit») Jesus —discreetly— accords us once more the external guarantee of remission of our sins, guarantee that is tantamount to the spectacular cure of the paralytic of Capernaum.
We are now beginning a new ordinary time. And, we believers are now reminded of the urgent need we have of a sincere and personal encounter with Jesus Christ, the All-Merciful Lord. In this liturgical time, He urges us not to slacken our pace nor to neglect the necessary forgiveness He offers all of us in his dwelling, the Church.
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A few questions jump out at me from today’s readings. What is the role of a king? Who ought we, as Christians, treat as royalty? And finally, how ought a king relate to his community?
In the first reading, the people seem to know what they want from a king: someone to be in charge, to fight their battles for them, to make them like other nations. This exchange between the people and God reads, to me, like a whiny child begging for the thing her peers have. “But everyone else has a king! Why can’t I have a king? I want a king like their kings!” The request that a king should rule and judge them seems odd at first – after all, who asks to be judged and told what to do by someone else? After a minute it makes some sense: a king would take on the burden of leadership, including the hard decisions and the blame when things didn’t turn out well.
God is like a friend to Samuel and a knowing parent to the people in this exchange. I love how God reminds his friend Samuel not to take the people’s request personally: “It is not you they reject, they are rejecting me as their king.” And then, to his children: “Ok, you can have a human king. I’ll warn you, you’re not going to like it. I would treat you much better. But, I can see your mind is made up.”
In the psalm, our communal response to the first reading, we as Christians proclaim the role of a king. “To the Holy one of Israel [belongs] our King.” A good king knows he is not God, but that he belongs to God. Indeed, we sing forever “the goodness of the Lord,” who is our true king.
In the Gospel today, the true king heals and forgives rather than leading people into battle. And yet, there is no doubt that the king rules. Jesus makes it clear that he has the ultimate authority needed to heal and forgive sins as he sees fit. In this instance, Jesus heals and forgives not based on the paralytic’s faith, but on the faith of the friends. The community’s faith and love moved Jesus to heal. I find this greatly consoling, that my community can carry me to Christ when I can’t quite make it there myself, and that their faith and love can be enough when mine is running low. Put that together with a healing, loving, forgiving king, and I feel very well cared for.
Jesus Is My King (Glenn E. Burleigh)
And the government shall be upon his shoulders, and his name shall be called Jesus.
Oh, he is King of kings and Lord of Lords, and his name shall be called Jesus.
Don’t you worry ‘bout presidents. Take no anxious thought about governments.
Do not be afraid of potentates or magistrates or emperors or senators.
Remember I’m your King.
I will give you peace that passeth all understanding. I will give you joy the world can’t take away.
Be still and know that I Am God, your King in all the earth.
He’s my King, every knee shall bow. Ruler of every nation: my King, every tongue shall confess.
Join in the celebration as the kings of all the earth cast their crowns at his feet.
He shall reign forever. He’s my King.
We’re gonna crown him Lord of all.
He shall reign forever. We’re gonna crown him Lord of all.
He is the Lion of the tribe of Judah. He’s my conquering King, and we shall crown him Lord of all.
Jesus is my King.
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WHAT'S on THE MIND OF LOVE? | ||
| "When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralyzed man, 'My son, your sins are forgiven.' " �Mark 2:5 | ||
The purpose of living is to develop a deep relationship with Jesus so that we will totally give our lives to Him. To love Jesus, we must know Him. For example, it is good to know what is foremost on Jesus' mind. When He saw a paralyzed man being lowered on a stretcher through a hole in the roof, Jesus said: "My son, your sins are forgiven" (Mk 2:5). Jesus is preoccupied with the forgiveness of our sins. He even died on the cross to take away our sins (see 1 Pt 2:24). Moreover, when Jesus saw the four men lowering the paralytic on a stretcher, Jesus saw their faith (Mk 2:5). He is on the lookout for faith, because, by faith, we can accept the grace to be forgiven from our sins and by the forgiveness of sin we can grow in faith. Jesus' name means "Yahweh saves." Thus, we should expect that He would be preoccupied with the main aspects of our salvation, such as grace, faith, the forgiveness of sins, and eternal life. To relate to Jesus rightly, we must "have the mind of Christ" (1 Cor 2:16) and have His priorities. As we try to think and be more like Jesus, we will love Him more deeply and even come to worship Him as we love Him with all our hearts and all our minds (see Lk 10:27). Get to know Jesus. Accept Him on His terms. Love Him and give yourself totally to Him. | ||
| Prayer: Father, change my mind so I will love You in greater ways. | ||
| Promise: "You are the Splendor of their strength, and by Your favor our horn is exalted. For to the Lord belongs our shield." —Ps 89:18-19 | ||
| Praise: St. Anthony embraced Gospel poverty as a hermit in the Egyptian desert. Ironically, his lifestyle attracted many followers. He is often called the father of monasticism. |
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"We never saw anything like this!"
Do you know the healing power of forgiveness and compassion? Jesus' treatment of sinners upset the religious teachers of the day. When a cripple was brought to Jesus because of the faith of his friends, Jesus did the unthinkable. He first forgave the man his sins. The scribes regarded this as blasphemy because they understood that only God had authority to forgive sins and to unbind a man or woman from their burden of guilt.
Jesus claimed an authority which only God could rightfully give. Jesus not only proved that his authority came from God, he showed the great power of God's redeeming love and mercy by healing the cripple of his physical ailment. This man had been crippled not only physically, but spiritually as well. Jesus freed him from his burden of guilt and restored his body as well. The Lord is every ready to bring us healing of body, mind, and spirit. Is there any area in your life that cripples you from walking in the freedom of Christ's transforming love and forgiveness?
Bishop Ambrose of Milan (339-397 AD), an early church father, explains how the healing of the paralytic points not only to Christ's power to heal the whole person, but also to raise the body to everlasting life as well:
But the Lord, wanting to save sinners, shows himself to be God both by his knowledge of secrets and by the wonder of his actions. He adds, "Which is easier, to say, 'Your sins are forgiven you'’ or to say, 'Rise and walk?'" In this passage he shows the full likeness of the resurrection. Alongside of healing the wounds of body and mind, he also forgives the sins of the spirit, removes the weakness of the flesh, and thus heals the whole person. It is a great thing to forgive people's sins - who can forgive sins, but God alone? For God also forgives through those to whom he has given the power of forgiveness. Yet it is far more divine to give resurrection to bodies, since the Lord himself is the resurrection. (excerpt from EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 5.12–13.5)
Do you believe in the healing transforming power of Christ's forgiveness and merciful love? Ask him to set you free and transform your mind and heart to be like his heart.
"Lord Jesus, through your merciful love and forgiveness you bring healing and restoration to body, soul, and mind. May your healing power and love touch every area of my life - my innermost thoughts, feelings, attitudes, and memories. Pardon my offenses and transform me in the power of your Holy Spirit that I may walk confidently in your love, truth, and righteousness."
Psalm 89:2,15-19
1 I will sing of your steadfast love, O Lord, forever.
15 Blessed are the people who know the festal shout, who walk, O LORD, in the light of your countenance,
16 who exult in your name all the day, and extol your righteousness.
17 For you are the glory of their strength; by your favor our horn is exalted.
18 For our shield belongs to the LORD, our king to the Holy one of Israel.
Daily Quote from the early church fathers: Reverse your relation with sickness, by Peter Chrysologus (400-450 AD)
"Take up your bed. Carry the very mat that once carried you. Change places, so that what was the proof of your sickness may now give testimony to your soundness. Your bed of pain becomes the sign of healing, its very weight the measure of the strength that has been restored to you." (excerpt from HOMILY 50.6)
[Peter Chrysologus was a renowned preacher and bishop of Ravena in the 5th century]
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