January 31, 2020 Friday of the Third Week of Ordinary Time
2020년 1월 31일 연중 제3주간 금요일
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제1독서
사무엘기 하. 11,1-4ㄱㄷ.5-10ㄱ.13-17
1 해가 바뀌어 임금들이 출전하는 때가 되자,
다윗은 요압과 자기 부하들과 온 이스라엘을 내보냈다.
그들은 암몬 자손들을 무찌르고 라빠를 포위하였다.
그때 다윗은 예루살렘에 머물러 있었다.
2 저녁때에 다윗은 잠자리에서 일어나 왕궁의 옥상을 거닐다가,
한 여인이 목욕하는 것을 옥상에서 내려다보게 되었다.
그 여인은 매우 아름다웠다.
3 다윗은 사람을 보내어 그 여인이 누구인지 알아보았는데,
어떤 이가 “그 여자는 엘리암의 딸 밧 세바로
히타이트 사람 우리야의 아내가 아닙니까?” 하였다.
4 다윗은 사람을 보내어 그 여인을 데려왔다. 그 뒤 여인은 자기 집으로 돌아갔다.
5 그런데 그 여인이 임신하게 되었다.
그래서 다윗에게 사람을 보내어, “제가 임신하였습니다.” 하고 알렸다.
6 다윗은 요압에게 사람을 보내어 “히타이트 사람 우리야를 나에게 보내시오.” 하였다.
그래서 요압은 우리야를 다윗에게 보냈다. 7 우리야가 다윗에게 오자,
그는 요압의 안부를 묻고 이어 군사들의 안부와 전선의 상황도 물었다.
8 그러고 나서 다윗은 우리야에게,
“집으로 내려가 그대의 발을 씻어라.” 하고 분부하였다.
우리야가 왕궁에서 나오는데 임금의 선물이 그를 뒤따랐다.
9 그러나 우리야는 제 주군의 모든 부하들과 어울려 왕궁 문간에서 자고,
집으로 내려가지 않았다.
10 사람들이 다윗에게 “우리야가 자기 집으로 내려가지 않았습니다.” 하고 보고하자,
13 다윗이 그를 다시 불렀다.
우리야는 다윗 앞에서 먹고 마셨는데, 다윗이 그를 취하게 만들었다.
그러나 저녁이 되자 우리야는 밖으로 나가
제 주군의 부하들과 함께 잠자리에 들고, 자기 집으로는 내려가지 않았다.
14 다음 날 아침, 다윗은 요압에게 편지를 써서 우리야의 손에 들려 보냈다.
15 다윗은 편지에 이렇게 썼다.
“우리야를 전투가 가장 심한 곳 정면에 배치했다가,
그만 남겨 두고 후퇴하여 그가 칼에 맞아 죽게 하여라.”
16 그리하여 요압은 성읍을 포위하고 있다가,
자기가 보기에 강력한 적군이 있는 곳으로 우리야를 보냈다.
17 그러자 그 성읍 사람들이 나와 요압과 싸웠다.
군사들 가운데 다윗의 부하 몇 명이 쓰러지고, 히타이트 사람 우리야도 죽었다.
복음
마르코. 4,26-34
그때에 예수님께서 군중에게 26 말씀하셨다.
“하느님의 나라는 이와 같다. 어떤 사람이 땅에 씨를 뿌려 놓으면,
27 밤에 자고 낮에 일어나고 하는 사이에 씨는 싹이 터서 자라는데,
그 사람은 어떻게 그리되는지 모른다.
28 땅이 저절로 열매를 맺게 하는데,
처음에는 줄기가, 다음에는 이삭이 나오고 그다음에는 이삭에 낟알이 영근다.
29 곡식이 익으면 그 사람은 곧 낫을 댄다. 수확 때가 되었기 때문이다.”
30 예수님께서 다시 말씀하셨다.
“하느님의 나라를 무엇에 비길까? 무슨 비유로 그것을 나타낼까?
31 하느님의 나라는 겨자씨와 같다. 땅에 뿌릴 때에는 세상의 어떤 씨앗보다도 작다.
32 그러나 땅에 뿌려지면 자라나서 어떤 풀보다도 커지고 큰 가지들을 뻗어,
하늘의 새들이 그 그늘에 깃들일 수 있게 된다.”
33 예수님께서는 그들이 알아들을 수 있을 정도로 이처럼 많은 비유로 말씀을 하셨다.
34 비유를 들지 않고는 그들에게 말씀하지 않으셨다.
그러나 당신의 제자들에게는 따로 모든 것을 풀이해 주셨다.
January 31, 2020
Friday of the Third Week of Ordinary Time
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Reading 1
2 Sm 1:1-4a, 5-10a, 13-17
David sent out Joab along with his officers
and the army of Israel,
and they ravaged the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah.
David, however, remained in Jerusalem.
One evening David rose from his siesta
and strolled about on the roof of the palace.
From the roof he saw a woman bathing, who was very beautiful.
David had inquiries made about the woman and was told,
"She is Bathsheba, daughter of Eliam,
and wife of Joab's armor bearer Uriah the Hittite."
Then David sent messengers and took her.
When she came to him, he had relations with her.
She then returned to her house.
But the woman had conceived,
and sent the information to David, "I am with child."
David therefore sent a message to Joab,
"Send me Uriah the Hittite."
So Joab sent Uriah to David.
When he came, David questioned him about Joab, the soldiers,
and how the war was going, and Uriah answered that all was well.
David then said to Uriah, "Go down to your house and bathe your feet."
Uriah left the palace,
and a portion was sent out after him from the king's table.
But Uriah slept at the entrance of the royal palace
with the other officers of his lord, and did not go down
to his own house.
David was told that Uriah had not gone home.
On the day following, David summoned him,
and he ate and drank with David, who made him drunk.
But in the evening Uriah went out to sleep on his bed
among his lord's servants, and did not go down to his home.
The next morning David wrote a letter to Joab
which he sent by Uriah.
In it he directed:
"Place Uriah up front, where the fighting is fierce.
Then pull back and leave him to be struck down dead."
So while Joab was besieging the city, he assigned Uriah
to a place where he knew the defenders were strong.
When the men of the city made a sortie against Joab,
some officers of David's army fell,
and among them Uriah the Hittite died.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 51:3-4, 5-6a, 6bcd-7, 10-11
Have mercy on me, O God, in your goodness;
in the greatness of your compassion wipe out my offense.
Thoroughly wash me from my guilt
and of my sin cleanse me.
R. Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned.
For I acknowledge my offense,
and my sin is before me always:
"Against you only have I sinned,
and done what is evil in your sight."
R. Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned.
I have done such evil in your sight
that you are just in your sentence,
blameless when you condemn.
True, I was born guilty,
a sinner, even as my mother conceived me.
R. Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned.
Let me hear the sounds of joy and gladness;
the bones you have crushed shall rejoice.
Turn away your face from my sins,
and blot out all my guilt.
R. Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned.
Gospel
Mk 4:26-34
"This is how it is with the Kingdom of God;
it is as if a man were to scatter seed on the land
and would sleep and rise night and day
and the seed would sprout and grow,
he knows not how.
Of its own accord the land yields fruit,
first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
And when the grain is ripe, he wields the sickle at once,
for the harvest has come."
He said,
"To what shall we compare the Kingdom of God,
or what parable can we use for it?
It is like a mustard seed that, when it is sown in the ground,
is the smallest of all the seeds on the earth.
But once it is sown, it springs up and becomes the largest of plants
and puts forth large branches,
so that the birds of the sky can dwell in its shade."
With many such parables
he spoke the word to them as they were able to understand it.
Without parables he did not speak to them,
but to his own disciples he explained everything in private.
http://evangeli.net/gospel/tomorrow
«In the kingdom of God it is like this. A man scatters seed upon the soil and the soil produces of itself»
Fr, Jordi PASCUAL i Bancells
(Salt, Girona, Spain)
Today, Jesus is telling people about an experience very close to his life: «A man scatters seed upon the soil (…), the seed sprouts and grows (…). The soil produces of itself; first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear» (Mk 4:26-28). With these words Jesus is speaking of the kingdom of God, consisting «of sanctity and grace, Truth and Life, justice, love and peace» (Preface of the Solemnity of our Lord Christ the King), that He is bringing us. We must make this kingdom real. First, within each one of us; afterwards, for all our world.
In every Christian's, soul Jesus Christ has sown —by virtue of the Baptism— the grace, the sanctity, the Truth... It is necessary that these seeds sprout, grow and bear a multitude of good fruits, our deeds: deeds of service and charity, of kindness and generosity, of sacrifice to properly comply with our daily duty and to make happy those around us; deeds of constant prayer, of forgiveness and understanding, of effort to grow in virtue, of joy...
Thus, this Kingdom of God —that begins within each one of us— will extend to our family, to our people, to our society, to our world. Because, he who lives like that, «what does he do but preparing the path of God (...), so that the strength of grace fills him and the light of truth lights him up; so that his ways to God are always straight?» (Saint Gregory the Great).
The seed begins very small, «It is like a mustard seed which, when sown, is the smallest of all the seeds scattered upon the soil. But once sown, it grows up and becomes the largest of the plants in the garden» (Mk 4:31-32). But the force of God's will scatters it all over and makes it grow up with a surprising vigor. Jesus asks us today —as in the beginning of Christianity— to spread his kingdom throughout all the world.
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On January 7, my wife gave birth to our third and fourth children: beautiful, healthy twin girls. Spending a couple of nights in the hospital, our room looked out on Route 6 on the outskirts of west Omaha. As I lay awake at night, seeing cars' headlights and taillights passing by, I thought of the momentous nature of what had just transpired. In her womb, my wife carried our daughters for 38 weeks. In her womb, our girls came into being, their bodies developing and preparing for life outside the womb. Together with God, my wife and I had co-created two human beings. We participated in an ongoing Genesis.
Today in Mark, Jesus attempts to help crowds understand the Kingdom of God. Among the two images he uses is the mustard seed, "the smallest of all the seeds on the earth." (Mk 4:31) The Kingdom of God, as Jesus describes it, begins as the smallest of things yet, over time, develops into something far more than anyone would expect considering its humble beginning. Miraculous growth follows the seed that is sown.
What we hear today in Mark reinforces an image that entered my mind as I peered out of our hospital window at the cars in the night. As we all are destined for Heaven, the world, then, is the womb from which we will be born into Heaven. Here is where we come into being. Here is where we grow, develop, and prepare for life outside of this womb, a fuller existence than we can yet fully sense or imagine in our humble development. Yet we sense traces of it. Like a mother's warmth to the baby she carries is God's voice to us; ever present though never totally grasped.
Unlike my twin daughters as they were carried for nine months, however, our participation in our own development in this world is far more active. Far from our development being something that simply happens to us, it is something in which we participate with free will. David, we hear today, used his free will most unwisely and terribly. In his selfishness, he sent a man to his death. We also make mistakes in our lives, prompting the sort of necessary penitence conveyed in today's psalm: Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned. That same free will, though, equips us with the unique ability to participate with God in the building of his Kingdom. The Kingdom of God is not only our destiny - our end - but also an end that we are invited to help bring about.
The Kingdom of God is inevitable. It is upon us. This is cause for joy amidst our sorrows. This is cause for hope amidst our despair. As you look upon all that has been created around you, all that God's finger has touched, may you and each one of us be inspired to join with God in the building of his Kingdom as long as we remain in the womb of this world.
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HOLY INNOCENTS | ||
| "Uriah the Hittite died." �2 Samuel 11:17 | ||
God's just law prescribed "life for life" (Ex 21:23), that is, David's death in punishment for arranging Uriah's death. However, God is "rich in mercy" (Eph 2:4). Therefore, God mercifully told David that He forgave his sin and promised that David would not die (2 Sm 12:13). Later, God restored David's happiness and blessed him abundantly. This is great news for all sinners, especially for those who have committed sexual sins. Yet where is the mercy and justice for Uriah and for those like him who innocently suffer the consequences of the sins of others? Are you a Uriah? Has your spouse or boss betrayed you through their sin? Have you suffered years of neglect because your parent chose to walk out of your life due to sexual sin? Where is the mercy and the justice for you? The mercy and justice for innocent victims is a Person: Jesus, Emmanuel, God-with-us (Mt 1:23). Mysteriously, God provided for all victims of all time by sending His Son as an innocent Victim Who would suffer far more than any of us. Jesus has become our Justice (1 Cor 1:30). He is also our Mercy. In Jesus, victims may not always receive justice in tangible ways. However, those victims who abandon themselves to Jesus receive consolation far beyond what they could ever ask for or imagine (Eph 3:20). God knows the perfect way to repay victims for their sufferings and wasted years (see Jl 2:25). Accept Jesus, the perfect Victim, as your Mercy and Justice. Jesus will not leave you orphaned or abandoned (Jn 14:18). Then "leave it to the Lord" (Ps 37:7) to take care of the rest. | ||
| Prayer: Lord, "into Your hands I commend my spirit" (Lk 23:46). | ||
| Promise: Jesus "taught them the message in a way they could understand." —Mk 4:33 | ||
| Praise: St. John Bosco's mother consecrated him at his birth to our Lady. He founded schools to teach youth about their Catholic faith and trained them in useful trades to sustain them in life. |
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What the kingdom of God is like
What can mustard seeds teach us about the kingdom of God? The tiny mustard seed literally grew to be a tree which attracted numerous birds because they loved the little black mustard seed it produced. God's kingdom works in a similar fashion. It starts from the smallest beginnings in the hearts of men and women who are receptive to God's word. And it works unseen and causes a transformation from within. Just as a seed has no power to change itself until it is planted in the ground, so we cannot change our lives to be like God until God gives us the power of his Holy Spirit.
The transforming power of the Word of God
The Lord of the Universe is ever ready to transform us by the power of his Spirit. Are you ready to let God change you by his life-giving Word and Spirit? The kingdom of God produces a transformation in those who receive the new life which Jesus Christ offers. When we yield to the Lord Jesus and allow his word to take root in us, our lives are transformed by the power of the Holy Spirit who dwells within us. Paul the Apostle says, "we have this treasure in earthen vessels, to show that the transcendent power belongs to God and not to us" (2 Corinthians 4:7). Do you believe in the transforming power of the Holy Spirit?
The cross of Jesus is the Tree of Life
Peter Chrysologous (400-450 AD), an early church father, explained how the " tree of the cross" spread its branches throughout the world and grew into a worldwide community of faith offering its fruit to the whole world:
It is up to us to sow this mustard seed in our minds and let it grow within us into a great tree of understanding reaching up to heaven and elevating all our faculties; then it will spread out branches of knowledge, the pungent savor of its fruit will make our mouths burn, its fiery kernel will kindle a blaze within us inflaming our hearts, and the taste of it will dispel our unenlightened repugnance. Yes, it is true: a mustard seed is indeed an image of the kingdom of God. Christ is the kingdom of heaven. Sown like a mustard seed in the garden of the virgin’s womb, he grew up into the tree of the cross whose branches stretch across the world. Crushed in the mortar of the passion, its fruit has produced seasoning enough for the flavoring and preservation of every living creature with which it comes in contact. As long as a mustard seed remains intact, its properties lie dormant; but when it is crushed they are exceedingly evident. So it was with Christ; he chose to have his body crushed, because he would not have his power concealed….Christ became all things in order to restore all of us in himself. The man Christ received the mustard seed which represents the kingdom of God; as man he received it, though as God he had always possessed it. He sowed it in his garden, that is in his bride, the Church. The Church is a garden extending over the whole world, tilled by the plough of the gospel, fenced in by stakes of doctrine and discipline, cleared of every harmful weed by the labor of the apostles, fragrant and lovely with perennial flowers: virgins’ lilies and martyrs’ roses set amid the pleasant verdure of all who bear witness to Christ and the tender plants of all who have faith in him. Such then is the mustard seed which Christ sowed in his garden. When he promised a kingdom to the patriarchs, the seed took root in them; with the prophets it sprang up; with the apostles it grew tall; in the Church it became a great tree putting forth innumerable branches laden with gifts. And now you too must take the wings of the psalmist’s dove, gleaming gold in the rays of divine sunlight, and fly to rest for ever among those sturdy, fruitful branches. No snares are set to trap you there; fly off, then, with confidence and dwell securely in its shelter. (SERMON 98)
Do you allow the seed of God's word to take deep root in your life and transform you into a fruit-bearing disciple of Jesus Christ?
"Lord Jesus, fill me with your Holy Spirit and transform me into the Christ-like holiness you desire. Increase my zeal for your kingdom and instill in me a holy desire to live for your greater glory."
Psalm 51:1-5,8-9
1 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.
2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin!
3 For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me.
4 Against you, you only, have I sinned, and done that which is evil in your sight, so that you are justified in your sentence and blameless in your judgment.
5 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.
8 Fill me with joy and gladness; let the bones which you have broken rejoice.
9 Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities.
Daily Quote from the early church fathers: God gave us what was most precious, by Isaac of Nineveh (a Syrian monk, teacher, and bishop), 613-700 A.D.
"The sum of all is God, the Lord of all, who from love of his creatures has delivered his Son to death on the cross. For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son for it. Not that he was unable to save us in another way, but in this way it was possible to show us his abundant love abundantly, namely, by bringing us near to him by the death of his Son. If he had anything more dear to him, he would have given it to us, in order that by it our race might be his. And out of his great love he did not even choose to urge our freedom by compulsion, though he was able to do so. But his aim was that we should come near to him by the love of our mind. And our Lord obeyed his Father out of love for us." (excerpt from ASCETICAL HOMILY 74.28)
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