June 12, 2020 Friday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time
2020년 6월 12일 연중 제10주간 금요일
오늘의 복음 : http://info.catholic.or.kr/missa/default.asp
제1독서
열왕기 상. 19,9ㄱ.11-16
그 무렵 엘리야가 하느님의 산 호렙에 9 있는 동굴에 이르러
그곳에서 밤을 지내는데, 주님의 말씀이 그에게 내렸다.
주님께서 11 말씀하셨다.
“나와서 산 위, 주님 앞에 서라.” 바로 그때에 주님께서 지나가시는데,
크고 강한 바람이 산을 할퀴고 주님 앞에 있는 바위를 부수었다.
그러나 주님께서는 바람 가운데에 계시지 않았다.
바람이 지나간 뒤에 지진이 일어났다.
그러나 주님께서는 지진 가운데에도 계시지 않았다.
12 지진이 지나간 뒤에 불이 일어났다.
그러나 주님께서는 불 속에도 계시지 않았다.
불이 지나간 뒤에 조용하고 부드러운 소리가 들려왔다.
13 엘리야는 그 소리를 듣고 겉옷 자락으로 얼굴을 가린 채,
동굴 어귀로 나와 섰다.
그러자 그에게 한 소리가 들려왔다.
“엘리야야, 여기에서 무엇을 하고 있느냐?”
14 엘리야가 대답하였다.
“저는 주 만군의 하느님을 위하여 열정을 다해 일해 왔습니다.
이스라엘 자손들은 당신의 계약을 저버리고
당신의 제단들을 헐었을 뿐 아니라, 당신의 예언자들을 칼로 쳐 죽였습니다.
이제 저 혼자 남았는데, 저들은 제 목숨마저 없애려고 저를 찾고 있습니다.”
15 주님께서 그에게 말씀하셨다.
“길을 돌려 다마스쿠스 광야로 가거라.
거기에 들어가거든 하자엘에게 기름을 부어 아람의 임금으로 세우고,
16 님시의 손자 예후에게 기름을 부어 이스라엘의 임금으로 세워라.
그리고 아벨 므홀라 출신 사팟의 아들 엘리사에게 기름을 부어
네 뒤를 이을 예언자로 세워라.”
복음
마태오 5,27-32
그때에 예수님께서 제자들에게 말씀하셨다.
27 “‘간음해서는 안 된다.’고 이르신 말씀을 너희는 들었다.
28 그러나 나는 너희에게 말한다. 음욕을 품고 여자를 바라보는 자는
누구나 이미 마음으로 그 여자와 간음한 것이다.
29 네 오른 눈이 너를 죄짓게 하거든 그것을 빼어 던져 버려라.
온몸이 지옥에 던져지는 것보다 지체 하나를 잃는 것이 낫다.
30 또 네 오른손이 너를 죄짓게 하거든 그것을 잘라 던져 버려라.
온몸이 지옥에 던져지는 것보다 지체 하나를 잃는 것이 낫다.
31 ‘자기 아내를 버리는 자는
그 여자에게 이혼장을 써 주어라.’ 하신 말씀이 있다.
32 그러나 나는 너희에게 말한다.
불륜을 저지른 경우를 제외하고 아내를 버리는 자는
누구나 그 여자가 간음하게 만드는 것이다.
또 버림받은 여자와 혼인하는 자도 간음하는 것이다.”
June 12, 2020
Friday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time
Daily Mass : http://www.catholictv.com/shows/daily-mass
Reading 11 kgs 19:9a, 11-16
At the mountain of God, Horeb,
Elijah came to a cave, where he took shelter.
But the word of the LORD came to him,
“Go outside and stand on the mountain before the LORD;
the LORD will be passing by.”
A strong and heavy wind was rending the mountains
and crushing rocks before the LORD—
but the LORD was not in the wind.
After the wind there was an earthquake—
but the LORD was not in the earthquake.
After the earthquake there was fire—
but the LORD was not in the fire.
After the fire there was a tiny whispering sound.
When he heard this,
Elijah hid his face in his cloak
and went and stood at the entrance of the cave.
A voice said to him, “Elijah, why are you here?”
He replied, “I have been most zealous for the LORD,
the God of hosts.
But the children of Israel have forsaken your covenant,
torn down your altars,
and put your prophets to the sword.
I alone am left, and they seek to take my life.”
The LORD said to him,
“Go, take the road back to the desert near Damascus.
When you arrive, you shall anoint Hazael as king of Aram.
Then you shall anoint Jehu, son of Nimshi, as king of Israel,
and Elisha, son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah,
as prophet to succeed you.”
Responsorial Psalmps 27:7-8a, 8b-9abc, 13-14
R. (8b) I long to see your face, O Lord.
Hear, O LORD, the sound of my call;
have pity on me, and answer me.
Of you my heart speaks; you my glance seeks.
R. I long to see your face, O Lord.
Your presence, O LORD, I seek.
Hide not your face from me;
do not in anger repel your servant.
You are my helper: cast me not off.
R. I long to see your face, O Lord.
I believe that I shall see the bounty of the LORD
in the land of the living.
Wait for the LORD with courage;
be stouthearted, and wait for the LORD.
R. I long to see your face, O Lord.
Gospelmt 5:27-32
Jesus said to his disciples:
“You have heard that it was said, You shall not commit adultery.
But I say to you,
everyone who looks at a woman with lust
has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
If your right eye causes you to sin,
tear it out and throw it away.
It is better for you to lose one of your members
than to have your whole body thrown into Gehenna.
And if your right hand causes you to sin,
cut it off and throw it away.
It is better for you to lose one of your members
than to have your whole body go into Gehenna.
“It was also said,
Whoever divorces his wife must give her a bill of divorce.
But I say to you,
whoever divorces his wife (unless the marriage is unlawful)
causes her to commit adultery,
and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.”
http://evangeli.net/gospel/tomorrow
http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/daily.html
These readings were challenging – perhaps some of the challenge relates to these unprecedented times – a time when I along with many others are asking some difficult questions. I heard someone the other day say that God must be very angry with us. That did make me think about how all of this fit together. When did we stop putting God in the center of our lives? How did we let everything else take center stage and forget our purpose here? For me, the question is not where is God, but rather how did I drift away and how do I get back. There is so much evidence of His presence and His love for us, yet it is easy to focus on the negative happenings rather than see how challenges help us grow and can help us move closer to God.
I thought about the story of the butterfly struggling to release itself from its cocoon. A kindly man watching decided to relieve it of its struggle by enlarging the exit hole. Indeed, the butterfly slipped easily through, no more struggling through that narrow slit. However, many of you remember that without that struggle through the narrow passageway, the butterfly emerged deformed and misshapen. The so-called easy exit did not result in an easier life for the butterfly, quite the contrary, the swollen body and wilted wings were not the fate designed for the butterfly. That fate could only be accomplished through the struggle _ the beauty of the butterfly and the gift of flight are the results of struggling. So, as it is with us, we long to see Your face. But, what our eyes may not see, our hearts certainly can feel; we are guided and supported throughout it all, if we only open our hearts. How often have we asked, why me? Rather than the woe is me of why me? perhaps we are better served to ask what am I to learn from this, what strength am I to gain from this struggle? Nothing is a mistake; there are no coincidences with God. I am not denying that at times our willfulness and selfishness may lead us away from God. It is through opening our hearts and souls that we can find new meanings in our challenges.
The gospel truly challenges us in our everyday life to face our sins and our short comings. We need to take that "moral and fearless inventory" that those in 12-step programs know so well. We need to hold that mirror in front of ourselves and see the whole image there. Not easy for any of us. Certainly, we would all find flaws and shortcomings. The difference with this inventory is the opportunity to change what is at hand. As we take count of stock, we can not only recognize what is there but embrace what could be there. If we do not like what we see, we can, with the love and support of our Lord, change it. We can repent and amend our lives. The Act of Contrition is a beautiful prayer that allows us to call our sins to mind and to vow to change.
I will close with some lines that accompanied the butterfly story. These lines have often provided great comfort for me and served to always remind me that I am, in the words of Teilhard de Chardin, a spiritual being having a human experience and that human experience is blessed, indeed, when I heed the Word and surrender my will.
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I asked for Strength......... |
I asked for Love......... |
And, of course, a link for a song to fill our hearts: Big Daddy Weave’s I Know
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DIRTY LOOKS
“What I say to you is: anyone who looks lustfully at a woman has already committed adultery with her in his thoughts.” —Matthew 5:28
We live in a promiscuous society where girl-watching and boy-watching seem virtuous compared to fornication, adultery, and pornography. What once was called pornography is now called prime-time TV. However, Jesus calls us to sexual purity, not merely a lesser degree of perversion.
We are not even to look lustfully at another person. Jesus calls us to commit ourselves to sexual purity, so that if our right eye is our trouble, we gouge it out (Mt 5:29). Jesus is not telling us to mutilate ourselves, but to make a strong decision for purity. We are neither to look lustfully at another nor paint impure mental pictures through words. “As for lewd conduct or promiscuousness of any sort, let them not even be mentioned among you; your holiness forbids this” (Eph 5:3).
Jesus calls us to be pure as He is pure (1 Jn 3:3). Our bodies are not our own; they have been purchased at the price of Jesus’ blood (1 Cor 6:19-20). The parts of our bodies, including our sexual organs, are not to be used as weapons of evil, but weapons of righteousness (Rm 6:13). Let’s glorify God in our bodies, especially in our sexuality (1 Cor 6:20; cf Rm 12:1).
Prayer: Father, take away guilt from sexual sin. Replace it with purity and freedom.
Promise: “After the earthquake there was fire — but the Lord was not in the fire. After the fire there was a tiny whispering sound. When he heard this, Elijah hid his face in his cloak.” —1 Kgs 19:12-13
Praise: Thomas gave up television for Bible study.
http://dailyscripture.servantsoftheword.org/readings/
"If your eye causes you to sin"
What does Jesus mean when he says "pluck out your eye" or "cut off your hand and throw it away" if it leads you to sin? Is he exaggerating here? Jesus used forceful language to urge his disciples to choose for life - an enduring life of joy and happiness with God - rather than for death - an unending death and total separation from a community of love, peace, joy and friendship with God. Jesus set before his disciples the one goal in life that is worth any sacrifice and that goal is the conformity of our will with God and what he desires for our well-being and happiness with him. Just as a doctor might remove some part of the body, such as a diseased limb, in order to preserve the life of the whole body, so we must be ready to part with anything that causes us to sin and which inevitably leads to spiritual death.
The great stumbling block - bad example
Jesus warns us of the terrible responsibility that we must set no stumbling block in the way of another, that is, not give offense or bad example that might lead another to sin. The young in faith are especially vulnerable to the bad example of those who should be passing on the faith. Jesus teaches that righteousness involves responding to every situation in life in a way that fulfill's God's law, not just externally but internally as well. Jesus says that evil desires spring from the heart. That is why the sin of adultery must first be dealt with in the heart, the place not only of the emotions, but the mind, will, thought, and intentions as well.
God's intention from the beginning
God’s intention and ideal from the beginning was for man and woman to be indissolubly united in marriage as “one flesh” (see Genesis 2:23-24). That ideal is found in the unbreakable union of Adam and Eve. They were created for each other and for no one else. They are the pattern and symbol for all who were to come. Moses permitted divorce as a concession in view of a lost ideal (see Mark 10:2-9). Jesus sets the high ideal of the married state before those who are willing to accept his commands. Jesus gives the grace and power of his Holy Spirit to those who seek to follow his way of holiness in their state of life - whether married or single.
The power to live a holy life
If we want to live righteously as God desires for us, then we must know and understand the intention of God's commands for us, and decide in our heart to obey the Lord. Through the gift and working of the Holy Spirit, the Lord writes his law on our hearts and gives us his power to live his way of righteousness and holiness. Do you trust in God’s love and allow his Holy Spirit to fill you with a thirst for holiness and righteousness in every area of your life?
"Lord Jesus, begin a new work of love within me. Instill in me a greater love and respect for your commandments. Give me a burning desire to live a life of holiness and righteousness. Purify my thoughts, desires, and intentions that I may only desire what is pleasing to you and in accord with your will."
Psalm 116:12-17
12 What shall I render to the LORD for all his bounty to me?
13 I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD,
14 I will pay my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people.
15 Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.
16 O LORD, I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of your handmaid. You have loosed my bonds.
17 I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD.
Daily Quote from the early church fathers: The fuel of adultery, by Chromatius (died 406 AD)
"Because adultery is a serious sin and in order to uproot it, lest our conscience be defiled, he [Jesus] forbade even lust, which is the fuel of adultery. According to the words of blessed James in his epistle, 'Lust when it has conceived gives birth to sin; and sin when it is full-grown brings forth death' (James 1:15). The Holy Spirit speaks concerning this to David: 'Happy shall he be who takes your little ones and dashes them against the rock' (Psalm 137:9). The symbolism here is that the blessed and truly evangelical person roots out the desires and lust of the flesh arising from human weakness. He does this immediately before they grow, at the onset, through faith in Christ who has been described as a rock" (1 Corinthians 10:4) (excerpt from TRACTATE ON MATTHEW 23.1.6–7)
[Note: Chromatius was an early Christian scholar and bishop of Aquileia, Italy. He was a close friend of John Chrysostom and Jerome. He died in 406 AD. Jerome describead him as a "most learned and most holy man."]
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