July 4, 2020 Saturday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time
2020년 7월 4일 연중 제13주간 토요일
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제1독서
아모스 9,11-15
주님께서 이렇게 말씀하신다.
“그날에 나는 무너진 다윗의 초막을 일으키리라.
벌어진 곳은 메우고 허물어진 곳은 일으켜서
그것을 옛날처럼 다시 세우리라.
12 그리하여 그들은 에돔의 남은 자들과
내 이름으로 불린 모든 민족들을 차지하리라.
─ 이 일을 하실 주님의 말씀이다. ─
13 보라, 그날이 온다. 주님의 말씀이다.
밭 가는 이를 거두는 이가 따르고
포도 밟는 이를 씨 뿌리는 이가 따르리라.
산에서 새 포도주가 흘러내리고
모든 언덕에서 새 포도주가 흘러넘치리라.
14 나는 내 백성 이스라엘의 운명을 되돌리리니
그들은 허물어진 성읍들을 다시 세워 그곳에 살면서
포도밭을 가꾸어 포도주를 마시고
과수원을 만들어 과일을 먹으리라.
15 내가 그들을 저희 땅에 심어 주리니
그들은 내가 준 이 땅에서 다시는 뽑히지 않으리라.”
─ 주 너의 하느님께서 말씀하신다.
복음
마태오 9,14-17
14 그때에 요한의 제자들이 예수님께 와서,
“저희와 바리사이들은 단식을 많이 하는데,
스승님의 제자들은 어찌하여 단식하지 않습니까?” 하고 물었다.
15 예수님께서 그들에게 이르셨다.
“혼인 잔치 손님들이 신랑과 함께 있는 동안에 슬퍼할 수야 없지 않으냐?
그러나 그들이 신랑을 빼앗길 날이 올 것이다.
그러면 그들도 단식할 것이다.
16 아무도 새 천 조각을 헌 옷에 대고 꿰매지 않는다.
헝겊에 그 옷이 땅겨 더 심하게 찢어지기 때문이다.
17 또한 새 포도주를 헌 가죽 부대에 담지 않는다.
그렇게 하면 부대가 터져
포도주는 쏟아지고 부대도 버리게 된다.
새 포도주는 새 부대에 담아야 한다.
그래야 둘 다 보존된다.”
July 4, 2020
Saturday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time
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Reading 1
Am 9:11-15
Thus says the LORD:
On that day I will raise up
the fallen hut of David;
I will wall up its breaches,
raise up its ruins,
and rebuild it as in the days of old,
That they may conquer what is left of Edom
and all the nations that shall bear my name,
say I, the LORD, who will do this.
Yes, days are coming,
says the LORD,
When the plowman shall overtake the reaper,
and the vintager, him who sows the seed;
The juice of grapes shall drip down the mountains,
and all the hills shall run with it.
I will bring about the restoration of my people Israel;
they shall rebuild and inhabit their ruined cities,
Plant vineyards and drink the wine,
set out gardens and eat the fruits.
I will plant them upon their own ground;
never again shall they be plucked
From the land I have given them,
say I, the LORD, your God.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 85:9ab and 10, 11-12, 13-14
R. (see 9b) The Lord speaks of peace to his people.
I will hear what God proclaims;
the LORD–for he proclaims peace to his people.
Near indeed is his salvation to those who fear him,
glory dwelling in our land.
R. The Lord speaks of peace to his people.
Kindness and truth shall meet;
justice and peace shall kiss.
Truth shall spring out of the earth,
and justice shall look down from heaven.
R. The Lord speaks of peace to his people.
The LORD himself will give his benefits;
our land shall yield its increase.
Justice shall walk before him,
and salvation, along the way of his steps.
R. The Lord speaks of peace to his people.
Gospel
Mt 9:14-17
The disciples of John approached Jesus and said,
“Why do we and the Pharisees fast much,
but your disciples do not fast?”
Jesus answered them, “Can the wedding guests mourn
as long as the bridegroom is with them?
The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them,
and then they will fast.
No one patches an old cloak with a piece of unshrunken cloth,
for its fullness pulls away from the cloak and the tear gets worse.
People do not put new wine into old wineskins.
Otherwise the skins burst, the wine spills out, and the skins are ruined.
Rather, they pour new wine into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved.”
http://evangeli.net/gospel/tomorrow
http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/daily.html
The celebration of Independence Day in the United States this year will inevitably bear the weight of two unexpected but deeply impacting occurrences: the global pandemic which has come to our shores from elsewhere and, especially, the explosive response to racial injustice which has begun here and has spread worldwide.
Fully aware of this, we approach this day as people of faith, an almost “natural” approach since our country’s founding documents are laced with scripturally inspired phrases that have been woven into our nation’s self-understanding.
To guide our reflection as Catholics on this day, I have chosen a scripture passage from among several optional readings: Isaiah 32, 15-18.20. “[When] the spirit from on high is poured out on us then will the desert become an orchard . . . Justice will bring about peace; right will produce calm and security. . . .”
Isaiah simply states that the desire for calm and security, a natural reaction to times of tumult, will be satisfied only by justice and right. Already, individuals and groups are stepping forward with proposals for how to bring about an end to racial injustice and to right the wrongs that afflict us. But lest we move forward with the illusion that this justice and right can be brought about by human labor alone, Isaiah directs us to their ultimate source: the spirit from on high, God.
Indeed, the very concept of justice is not a human creation but stems from the book of Genesis. There we are told that human beings, all human beings, are made in the image and likeness of God.
The famous phrase in Declaration of Independence which asserts that all human beings “have been created equal,” was not invented by the minds of the document’s authors. Its source is made evident by the phrase that follows: “they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights. . . .”
Without a doubt, we can and must find concrete ways to realize the high ideals presented in this Declaration which remains the heart of today’s celebration of Independence Day. The horizon given by faith, however, awakens us to the need for conversion of hearts and minds to the simple truths articulated by the book of Genesis and echoed in the Declaration of Independence. Without deeper conversion, strategies for achieving greater justice run the risk of remaining words on pages which fail to translate into deeds.
May the Holy Spirit rain down upon us this Independence Day, to renew and refresh the nation we love by converting the eyes of our hearts that we might see and know we are brothers and sisters created in the image and likeness of God. May that truth, more deeply felt, move us to live that truth in justice and right.
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by Cindy Costanzo
Neither is new wine put into old wineskins, otherwise the skins burst, and the wine is spilled and the skins are destroyed; but new wine is put into fresh wineskins, and so both are preserved.” Matthew 9
Today’s reading applies appropriately to our current times probably just as it applied hundreds of years ago. Change is hard, it is uncomfortable and it is challenging. In fact, when I look back at the times I had to change it always came first with denial and a lack of self-awareness. This was followed by defensiveness, a refusal and rationalization for not changing. At this point I always had a choice. I could ‘dig in,’ become hardened, defensive, self-righteous, and even bitter – OR – open up, display my vulnerability, soften my heart, and welcome the uncomfortable into my life.
In a book called Sacred Space – The Prayer book for 2020 (pg 241) the commentary for the July 4th reading Matthew 9: 14-17 complements my reflection on change. “So many opportunities are lost because we, as individuals and as communities, are not ready to leave behind what is no longer valid and useful, and instead we look for painless change. In doing so, we lose both the wine and the wineskins.”
Today’s reading and message clearly guide me to discover what is useless, step into the uncomfortable, enter into new conversations, soften my heart and welcome change.
http://www.presentationministries.com/obob/obob.asp
SKINNED ALIVE
“No, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and in that way both are preserved.” —Matthew 9:17
Many Christians have had an outpouring of the new wine of fasting, gifts of the Spirit, Christian community, evangelization, etc. The aftermath of some of these experiences was not good. People’s lives were disrupted and the new wine lost (Mt 9:17). These people vowed they would never go to another prayer meeting, publicly share their faith, get very involved in church, etc. Because they would not change their lifestyle, that is, their wineskin, they swore off the new wine. They found the old wine, that is, the things of the world, better (Lk 5:39). However, they should have resolved to change the wineskin.
Totally commit your life to Jesus. “Rate all as loss in the light of the surpassing knowledge” of Jesus Christ (Phil 3:8). Let Jesus make all things new for you (2 Cor 5:17; Rv 21:5). Get a new wineskin. Then try again those things whose aftermath was so disappointing and disruptive. You will be pleasantly surprised. Fasting will still be difficult but also amazingly liberating (Is 58:6). The praises at the prayer meeting will not bother you; rather, they will help you “fix your eyes on Jesus” (Heb 3:1). Forming Christian community will not be unrealistic, but God’s will. In evangelization, you will experience the Holy Spirit giving you the words to speak (Mt 10:20). The new wine will transform you from glory to glory, once you have a new wineskin.
Prayer: Father, do in me what You must so as to do through me what You will.
Promise: “I will bring about the restoration of My people Israel; they shall rebuild and inhabit their ruined cities.” —Am 9:14
Praise: Anna renews herself frequently in the sacrament of Reconciliation.
http://dailyscripture.servantsoftheword.org/readings/
The day will come when they will fast
Which comes first, fasting or feasting? The disciples of John the Baptist were upset with Jesus' disciples because they did not fast. Fasting was one of the three most important religious duties, along with prayer and almsgiving. Jesus gave a simple explanation. There's a time for fasting and a time for feasting (or celebrating). To walk as a disciple with Jesus is to experience a whole new joy of relationship akin to the joy of the wedding party in celebrating with the groom and bride their wedding bliss.
A time to rejoice and a time to mourn
But there also comes a time when the Lord's disciples must bear the cross of affliction and purification. For the disciple there is both a time for rejoicing in the Lord's presence and celebrating his goodness and a time for seeking the Lord with humility and fasting and for mourning over sin. Do you take joy in the Lord's presence with you and do you express sorrow and contrition for your sins?
The closed mind that refuses to learn
Jesus goes on to warn his disciples about the problem of the "closed mind" that refuses to learn new things. Jesus used an image familiar to his audience - new and old wineskins. In Jesus' times, wine was stored in wineskins, not bottles. New wine poured into skins was still fermenting. The gases exerted gave pressure. New wine skins were elastic enough to take the pressure, but old wine skins easily burst because they had become hard and had lost their ability to expand and stretch. What did Jesus mean by this comparison? Are we to reject the old in place of the new?
Treasuring the old and new wine of the Holy Spirit
Just as there is a right place and a right time for fasting and for feasting, so there is a right place for the old as well as the new. Jesus says the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old (Matthew 13:52). How impoverished we would be if we only had the Old Testament or the New Testament books of the Bible, rather than both. The Lord gives us wisdom so we can make the best use of both the old and the new. He doesn't want us to hold rigidly to the past and to be resistant to the new work of his Holy Spirit in our lives. He wants our minds and hearts to be like new wine skins - open and ready to receive the new wine of the Holy Spirit. Are you eager to grow in the knowledge and understanding of God's word and plan for your life?
"Lord Jesus, fill me with your Holy Spirit, that I may grow in the knowledge of your great love and truth. Help me to seek you earnestly in prayer and fasting that I may turn away from sin and willfulness and conform my life more fully to your will. May I always find joy in knowing, loving, and serving you."
Psalm 85:9,11-13
9 Surely his salvation is at hand for those who fear him, that glory may dwell in our land.
11 Faithfulness will spring up from the ground, and righteousness will look down from the sky.
12 Yes, the LORD will give what is good, and our land will yield its increase.
13 Righteousness will go before him, and make his footsteps a way.
Daily Quote from the early church fathers: No need to fast in the presence of the Bridegroom, by Hilary of Poitiers (315-367 AD)
"The Pharisees and John's disciples were fasting, and the apostles were not. But Jesus answered them in a spiritual way and indicated to John's disciples that he was a bridegroom. John taught that all hope in life lay in Christ. While he was still preaching, however, his disciples could not be received by the Lord. Up until the time of John, the law and the prophets prevailed, and unless the law came to an end, none of them would subscribe to faith in the gospel. The fact that he said there was no need for his disciples to fast as long as the bridegroom is with them illustrates the joy of his presence and the sacrament of the holy food, which no one need be without while he is present, that is, bearing Christ in the light of the mind. But once he is gone, Jesus says that they will fast, for all those who do not believe that Christ has risen will not have the food of life. By faith in the resurrection, the sacrament of the heavenly bread is received. Whoever is without Christ will be forsaken, fasting from the food of life." (excerpt from the commentary ON MATTHEW 9.3)
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