February 1, 2020 Saturday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time
2020년 2월 1일 연중 제3주간 토요일
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제1독서
사무엘기 하. 12,1-7ㄷ.10-17
그 무렵 1 주님께서 나탄을 다윗에게 보내시니,
나탄이 다윗에게 나아가 말하였다.
“한 성읍에 두 사람이 살고 있었습니다.
한 사람은 부자이고 다른 사람은 가난했습니다.
2 부자에게는 양과 소가 매우 많았으나,
3 가난한 이에게는 자기가 산 작은 암양 한 마리밖에는 아무것도 없었습니다.
가난한 이는 이 암양을 길렀는데,
암양은 그의 집에서 자식들과 함께 자라면서,
그의 음식을 나누어 먹고 그의 잔을 나누어 마시며
그의 품 안에서 자곤 하였습니다. 그에게는 이 암양이 딸과 같았습니다.
4 그런데 부자에게 길손이 찾아왔습니다.
부자는 자기를 찾아온 나그네를 대접하려고
자기 양과 소 가운데에서 하나를 잡고 싶지는 않았습니다.
그래서 가난한 사람의 암양을 잡아 자신을 찾아온 사람을 대접하였습니다.”
5 다윗은 그 부자에 대하여 몹시 화를 내며 나탄에게 말하였다.
“주님께서 살아 계시는 한, 그런 짓을 한 그자는 죽어 마땅하다.
6 그는 그런 짓을 하고 동정심도 없었으니, 그 암양을 네 곱절로 갚아야 한다.”
7 그러자 나탄이 다윗에게 말하였다.
“임금님이 바로 그 사람입니다.
주 이스라엘의 하느님께서 이렇게 말씀하십니다.
10 ‘이제 네 집안에서는 칼부림이 영원히 그치지 않을 것이다.
네가 나를 무시하고,
히타이트 사람 우리야의 아내를 데려다가 네 아내로 삼았기 때문이다.’
11 주님께서 또 이렇게 말씀하십니다.
‘이제 내가 너를 거슬러 너의 집안에서 재앙이 일어나게 하겠다.
네가 지켜보는 가운데 내가 너의 아내들을 데려다 이웃에게 넘겨주리니,
저 태양이 지켜보는 가운데 그가 너의 아내들과 잠자리를 같이할 것이다.
12 너는 그 짓을 은밀하게 하였지만,
나는 이 일을 이스라엘의 모든 백성 앞에서,
그리고 태양이 지켜보는 가운데에서 할 것이다.’”
13 그때 다윗이 나탄에게 “내가 주님께 죄를 지었소.” 하고 고백하였다.
그러자 나탄이 다윗에게 말하였다.
“주님께서 임금님의 죄를 용서하셨으니
임금님께서 돌아가시지는 않을 것입니다.
14 다만 임금님께서 이 일로 주님을 몹시 업신여기셨으니,
임금님에게서 태어난 아들은 반드시 죽고 말 것입니다.”
15 그러고 나서 나탄은 자기 집으로 돌아갔다.
주님께서 우리야의 아내가 다윗에게 낳아 준 아이를 치시니,
아이가 큰 병이 들었다.
16 다윗은 그 어린아이를 위하여 하느님께 호소하였다.
다윗은 단식하며 방에 와서도 바닥에 누워 밤을 지냈다.
17 그의 궁 원로들이 그의 곁에 서서 그를 바닥에서 일으키려 하였으나,
그는 마다하고 그들과 함께 음식을 먹으려고도 하지 않았다.
복음
마르코. 4,35-41
35 그날 저녁이 되자 예수님께서 제자들에게,
“호수 저쪽으로 건너가자.” 하고 말씀하셨다.
36 그래서 그들이 군중을 남겨 둔 채,
배에 타고 계신 예수님을 그대로 모시고 갔는데,
다른 배들도 그분을 뒤따랐다.
37 그때에 거센 돌풍이 일어 물결이 배 안으로 들이쳐서,
물이 배에 거의 가득 차게 되었다.
38 그런데도 예수님께서는 고물에서 베개를 베고 주무시고 계셨다.
제자들이 예수님을 깨우며,
“스승님, 저희가 죽게 되었는데도 걱정되지 않으십니까?” 하고 말하였다.
39 그러자 예수님께서 깨어나시어 바람을 꾸짖으시고 호수더러,
“잠잠해져라. 조용히 하여라!” 하시니 바람이 멎고 아주 고요해졌다.
40 예수님께서는 그들에게,
“왜 겁을 내느냐? 아직도 믿음이 없느냐?” 하고 말씀하셨다.
41 그들은 큰 두려움에 사로잡혀 서로 말하였다.
“도대체 이분이 누구시기에 바람과 호수까지 복종하는가?”
February 1, 2020
Saturday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time
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Reading 1
2 Sm 12:1-7a, 10-17
Nathan said: "Judge this case for me!
In a certain town there were two men, one rich, the other poor.
The rich man had flocks and herds in great numbers.
But the poor man had nothing at all
except one little ewe lamb that he had bought.
He nourished her, and she grew up with him and his children.
She shared the little food he had
and drank from his cup and slept in his bosom.
She was like a daughter to him.
Now, the rich man received a visitor,
but he would not take from his own flocks and herds
to prepare a meal for the wayfarer who had come to him.
Instead he took the poor man's ewe lamb
and made a meal of it for his visitor."
David grew very angry with that man and said to him:
"As the LORD lives, the man who has done this merits death!
He shall restore the ewe lamb fourfold
because he has done this and has had no pity."
Then Nathan said to David: "You are the man!
Thus says the LORD God of Israel:
'The sword shall never depart from your house,
because you have despised me
and have taken the wife of Uriah to be your wife.'
Thus says the LORD:
'I will bring evil upon you out of your own house.
I will take your wives while you live to see it,
and will give them to your neighbor.
He shall lie with your wives in broad daylight.
You have done this deed in secret,
but I will bring it about in the presence of all Israel,
and with the sun looking down.'"
Then David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the LORD."
Nathan answered David: "The LORD on his part has forgiven your sin:
you shall not die.
But since you have utterly spurned the LORD by this deed,
the child born to you must surely die."
Then Nathan returned to his house.
The LORD struck the child that the wife of Uriah had borne to David,
and it became desperately ill.
David besought God for the child.
He kept a fast, retiring for the night
to lie on the ground clothed in sackcloth.
The elders of his house stood beside him
urging him to rise from the ground; but he would not,
nor would he take food with them.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 51:12-13, 14-15, 16-17
A clean heart create for me, O God,
and a steadfast spirit renew within me.
Cast me not out from your presence,
and your Holy Spirit take not from me.
R. Create a clean heart in me, O God.
Give me back the joy of your salvation,
and a willing spirit sustain in me.
I will teach transgressors your ways,
and sinners shall return to you.
R. Create a clean heart in me, O God.
Free me from blood guilt, O God, my saving God;
then my tongue shall revel in your justice.
O Lord, open my lips,
and my mouth shall proclaim your praise.
R. Create a clean heart in me, O God.
Gospel
Mk 4:35-41
"Let us cross to the other side."
Leaving the crowd, they took Jesus with them in the boat just as he was.
And other boats were with him.
A violent squall came up and waves were breaking over the boat,
so that it was already filling up.
Jesus was in the stern, asleep on a cushion.
They woke him and said to him,
"Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?"
He woke up,
rebuked the wind,
and said to the sea, "Quiet! Be still!"
The wind ceased and there was great calm.
Then he asked them, "Why are you terrified?
Do you not yet have faith?"
They were filled with great awe and said to one another,
"Who then is this whom even wind and sea obey?
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«Why are you so frightened? Do you still have no faith?»
Fr. Joaquim FLURIACH i Domínguez
(St. Esteve de P., Barcelona, Spain)
Today, we see how our Lord scolds his disciples for their lack of faith: «Do you still have no faith?» (Mk 4:40). They had seen demonstrations of His divine power that proved beyond doubt that Jesus Christ was God's Envoy. Nevertheless, some of his closest followers did not believe Him. They did not realize that they should fear nothing because the Lord was with them. In his rebuke, Jesus establishes a direct correlation between faith and courage. His meaning is clear. If you have faith in me, you will also have courage. If you do not have courage, it is because you do not have faith in me.
on another occasion when the Apostles doubted, it was explained that they did not believe because they had not received the Holy Spirit. Our Lord needed an abundance of patience to teach the Apostles what they would, in turn, teach us, so that we too can courageously give testimony of the reality of Jesus, the Son of God. If we, who are His modern day disciples, say we have faith but then give way to fear when we should talk to others about Him, it is fitting that we share the scolding that Jesus gave to His fearful disciples after He had stilled the storm on Galilee.
We have received the Holy Spirit, which, if we always do our best to obey the Father's will, lets us see beyond doubt and fear that our Lord is positively guiding us in our walk of faith through life. Because we have the Holy Spirit, we have no reason to fear anything. Jesus is the one and only Lord of the Universe, because «even the wind and the sea obey him!» (Mk 4:41), as his terrified disciples said to one another.
So, when you are afraid, ask yourself, —why am I so cowardly? Are my own fears so real or so necessary to me that I cling to them although they cause me to question my Lord's infinite Love for me? Our many brothers and sisters who have died as martyrs knew how to answer this question, not only with their words in times of tranquility, but also in times of danger, often at the cost of their lives. With the aid of God's grace, and in spite of their awareness of the dangers to themselves, many of our brothers and sisters take steps of courage that cause their faith and hope in our Lord to grow exponentially. And if they can do it, why not us? If we hold back, could it be because deep within our souls we do not have the same passionate desire to love our Lord with all our minds, hearts, and souls?
We can be made bolder by remembering one of the greatest examples of courage and faith —the Blessed Virgin Mary, Help of Christians, Queen of confessors— who even at the foot of the Cross maintained the light of faith. A faith that dazzled the world on the Day of the Resurrection!
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Today’s readings present significant challenges in living the life of faith: freedom from guilt and fear.
In the book of Samuel, David is presented with a case, which he is empowered to judge in his role as king. But he did not know that Nathan the prophet was tricking him by disguising the perpetrator of injustice. That injustice was easy to spot, but would the judge give the same verdict if he knew he was passing judgment on himself?
David was trapped under the burden of his sin. We all know how that feels. Our sin puts us in a state of turmoil. Instead of choosing the medicine we need to be whole – love of God and love of neighbor – we have chosen the poison pill of self-love. We are not thinking clearly, as our mind is darkened; guilt pervades our senses. We sense that all is not right with the world and with God because we have alienated ourselves from our neighbors and from our Father.
Thanks be to God that there is an antidote for that poison! David shows us the path forward. As king, David could have lashed out at Nathan and defended his royal prerogatives. We face a similar temptation in trying to justify and excuse our wrongs, suppressing the truth instead of submitting to it. The verses from Psalm 51 reflect humility, contrition, and the heart’s cry for mercy from God who hears us – which are rooted in a deep faith in God’s love for us. This is the path out of the confusion, alienation and darkness. It may not be easy, but it is better than taking more of those poison pills!
Faith, however weak, leads us back to the goodness of God who made us and loves us. Today’s gospel presents yet another faith challenge for the apostles. In this story, fear had clouded their thinking – guilt apparently does not have the monopoly on that power. Jesus wanted to go on a boat trip. I note that “they took Jesus with them in the boat,just as he was.” Perhaps Jesus did not have his seafaring garb along! And he did not bring a life jacket! Other boats also tagged along, making a small flotilla of fishermen turned disciples – a motley crew indeed! But wouldn’t it have been wonderful to ride along with them!
Jesus was probably the odd man out, as this was not his usual milieu. When the others were terrified about the sudden storm – a normal reaction for experienced sailors – Jesus slept in the back of the boat. When he is awakened, not only does he rebuke the wind, but he also rebukes the disciples. Fear and faith are in polar opposition. Jesus, the Teacher, provides quite an object lesson here. You have to get your mind right: if the Lord of the wind and sea is in the boat with you, do not let fear cloud your mind.
We all want to be free of guilt and fear, and we need divine help to navigate out of the traps that keep us guilty and fearful. Let us choose the good medicine of love of God and love of neighbor, not the poison of self-love that feeds upon desires that distort and disrupt our relationships with God and neighbor. And when we choose wrongly, let us draw upon the gift of faith to turn to God for the antidote. Mercy follows repentance; love casts out fear. We can trust God to heal us and to accompany us on the journey. He created us, and He is Lord of all. His love never fails. Thanks be to God.
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PURE PROPHECY | ||
| "Since you have utterly spurned the Lord by this deed, the child born to you must surely die." �2 Samuel 12:14 | ||
We need Nathans and John the Baptizers to prophesy to a society wallowing in sexual sin. We don't hear much talk about the sins of adultery and fornication, but only about the so-called, "new sins" of getting sexually transmitted diseases or getting pregnant. We used to hear about grace to overcome sexual temptations. Now we hear about condoms so as to be overcome by temptations. Who will stand not only for purity, but sanity? Who will speak of repentance and commitment to Jesus? We need Savior-education rather than safe sex-education. Who will love the adulterous Davids, Herods, and Herodiases of today enough to tell them the truth? Nathan's prophecy was accepted, and David repented (2 Sm 12:13). John's stand for purity was rejected, and he was beheaded (Mk 6:28). Whether our prophetic witness for purity is accepted or rejected, we must love people enough to warn them of their self-destructive sexual sin. The only "safe sex" is sex between a man and a woman in marriage. All other sexual relations cause extensive spiritual and psychological damage. In sexual relations, the members of the one become the members of the other (1 Cor 6:15-16). In marriage, this sexual bonding is good. Outside marriage, it is a bondage which damages the very core of a person's being. As bad as the damage caused by sexually transmitted diseases is, that damage is not as bad as the spiritual damage caused by fornication and adultery (see 1 Cor 6:18). We must repent, be pure, and prophesy for purity. | ||
| Prayer: Father, make me pure and prophetic. | ||
| Promise: "Who can this be that the wind and the sea obey Him?" —Mk 4:41 | ||
| Praise: Because of the example she received from her parents' godly marriage, Christine chose to live for Jesus, the Bridegroom, and chose the vocation of consecrated religious sister. |
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"Why are you afraid?"
How can we fight fear with faith? Jesus' sleeping presence on the storm-tossed sea reveals the sleeping faith of his disciples. They feared for their lives even though their Lord and Master was with them in the boat. They were asleep to Christ while he was present to them in their hour of need. The Lord Jesus is ever present to us. And in our time of testing he asks the same question: Why are you afraid? Have you no faith? Do you recognize the Lord's presence with you, especially when you meet the storms of adversity, sorrow, and temptation? Whenever we encounter trouble, the Lord is there with the same reassuring message: "It is I, do not be afraid."
Faith must be nourished with the Word of God
What are the characteristics of faith and how can we grow in it? Faith is an entirely free gift that God makes to us. Believing is only possible by grace and the help of the Holy Spirit, who moves the heart and who opens the eyes of the mind to understand and accept the truth which God has revealed to us. Faith enables us to relate to God rightly and confidently, with trust and reliance, by believing and adhering to his word, because he is utterly reliable and trustworthy. If we want to live, grow, and persevere in faith, then it must be nourished with the word of God.
Christ's love and truth strengthen us in faith and trust
Fear does not need to cripple us from taking right action or rob us of our trust and reliance on God. Courage working with faith enables us to embrace God's word of truth and love with confidence and to act on it with firm hope in God's promises. The love of God strengthens us in our faith and trust in him and enables us to act with justice and kindness towards our neighbor even in the face of opposition or harm. Do you allow the love of Christ to rule in your heart and mind, and to move your will to choose what is good in accordance with his will?
"Lord Jesus, increase my faith in your redeeming love and power that I may always recognize your abiding presence with me. And give me courage to do your will in all circumstances."
Psalm 51:12-17
12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.
13 Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will return to you.
14 Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing aloud of your deliverance.
15 O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall show forth your praise.
16 For you have no delight in sacrifice; were I to give a burnt offering, you would not be pleased.
17 The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
Daily Quote from the early church fathers: Awakening the Christ asleep within you, by Augustine of Hippo, 354-430 A.D.
"When you have to listen to abuse, that means you are being buffeted by the wind. When your anger is roused, you are being tossed by the waves. So when the winds blow and the waves mount high, the boat is in danger, your heart is imperiled, your heart is taking a battering. on hearing yourself insulted, you long to retaliate; but the joy of revenge brings with it another kind of misfortune - shipwreck. Why is this? Because Christ is asleep in you. What do I mean? I mean you have forgotten his presence. Rouse him, then; remember him, let him keep watch within you, pay heed to him... A temptation arises: it is the wind. It disturbs you: it is the surging of the sea. This is the moment to awaken Christ and let him remind you of those words: 'Who can this be? Even the winds and the sea obey him." (excerpt from Sermons 63:1-3)
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