July 8, 2020 Wednesday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time
2020년 7월 8일 연중 제14주간 수요일
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제1독서
호세아 예언서. 10,1-3.7-8.12
1 이스라엘은 가지가 무성한 포도나무, 열매를 잘 맺는다.
그러나 열매가 많을수록 제단들도 많이 만들고
땅이 좋아질수록 기념 기둥들도 좋게 만들었다.
2 그들의 마음이 거짓으로 가득하니 이제 죗값을 치러야 한다.
그분께서 그 제단들을 부수시고
그 기념 기둥들을 허물어 버리시리라.
3 이제 그들은 말하리라.
“우리가 주님을 경외하지 않아서 임금이 없지만
임금이 있다 한들 우리에게 무엇을 해 주리오?”
7 사마리아는 망하리라. 그 임금은 물 위에 뜬 나뭇가지 같으리라.
8 이스라엘의 죄악인 아웬의 산당들은 무너지고
가시덤불과 엉겅퀴가 그 제단들 위까지 올라가리라.
그때에 그들은 산들에게 “우리를 덮쳐 다오!”,
언덕들에게 “우리 위로 무너져 다오!” 하고 말하리라.
12 너희는 정의를 뿌리고 신의를 거두어들여라.
복음
마태오 10,1-7
그때에 1 예수님께서 열두 제자를 가까이 부르시고
그들에게 더러운 영들에 대한 권한을 주시어,
그것들을 쫓아내고 병자와 허약한 이들을 모두 고쳐 주게 하셨다.
2 열두 사도의 이름은 이러하다.
베드로라고 하는 시몬을 비롯하여 그의 동생 안드레아,
제베대오의 아들 야고보와 그의 동생 요한,
3 필립보와 바르톨로메오, 토마스와 세리 마태오, 알패오의 아들 야고보와 타대오,
4 열혈당원 시몬, 그리고 예수님을 팔아넘긴 유다 이스카리옷이다.
5 예수님께서 이 열두 사람을 보내시며 이렇게 분부하셨다.
“다른 민족들에게 가는 길로 가지 말고, 사마리아인들의 고을에도 들어가지 마라.
6 이스라엘 집안의 길 잃은 양들에게 가라.
7 가서 ‘하늘 나라가 가까이 왔다.’ 하고 선포하여라.”
July 8, 2020
Wednesday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time
Daily Mass : http://www.catholictv.com/shows/daily-mass
Reading 1
Israel is a luxuriant vine
whose fruit matches its growth.
The more abundant his fruit,
the more altars he built;
The more productive his land,
the more sacred pillars he set up.
Their heart is false,
now they pay for their guilt;
God shall break down their altars
and destroy their sacred pillars.
If they would say,
"We have no king"—
Since they do not fear the LORD,
what can the king do for them?
The king of Samaria shall disappear,
like foam upon the waters.
The high places of Aven shall be destroyed,
the sin of Israel;
thorns and thistles shall overgrow their altars.
Then they shall cry out to the mountains, "Cover us!"
and to the hills, "Fall upon us!"
"Sow for yourselves justice,
reap the fruit of piety;
break up for yourselves a new field,
for it is time to seek the LORD,
till he come and rain down justice upon you."
Responsorial Psalm
R. (4b)
Seek always the face of the Lord.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Sing to him, sing his praise,
proclaim all his wondrous deeds.
Glory in his holy name;
rejoice, O hearts that seek the LORD!
R. Seek always the face of the Lord.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Look to the LORD in his strength;
seek to serve him constantly.
Recall the wondrous deeds that he has wrought,
his portents, and the judgments he has uttered.
R. Seek always the face of the Lord.
or:
R. Alleluia.
You descendants of Abraham, his servants,
sons of Jacob, his chosen ones!
He, the LORD, is our God;
throughout the earth his judgments prevail.
R. Seek always the face of the Lord.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Gospel
Jesus summoned his Twelve disciples
and gave them authority over unclean spirits to drive them out
and to cure every disease and every illness.
The names of the Twelve Apostles are these:
first, Simon called Peter, and his brother Andrew;
James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John;
Philip and Bartholomew,
Thomas and Matthew the tax collector;
James, the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddeus;
Simon the Cananean, and Judas Iscariot
who betrayed Jesus.
Jesus sent out these Twelve after instructing them thus,
"Do not go into pagan territory or enter a Samaritan town.
Go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
As you go, make this proclamation: 'The Kingdom of heaven is at hand.'"
http://evangeli.net/gospel/tomorrow
http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/daily.html
Among other games of childhood, I was particularly fond of hide and seek. Perhaps you too played this activity a time or two in your earlier years. As an adult, I try to remember which role I preferred more...the hider or the seeker...the former being filled with long periods of quiet anticipation holding one's breath so as not to be found out while the latter being all speed and pursuit and dog-like tracking. I know which one was way more fun...the seeker, of course!
In my relationship with the Divine I often play a similar game. Unfortunately, in my human condition I end up doing a lot more hiding from God than I do seeking that great Love of my life. I take after my spiritual foreparents in the Garden...focusing all too often on my shame and blemish and looking for the most overgrown part of the garden where I can hide in the dark, shady spot.
In today’s first reading the prophet Hosea calls on Israel to “sow for yourselves justice; reap the fruit of piety...it is time to seek the Lord.” No more hiding behind altars and sacred pillars. The Psalmist takes it a step further and sprinkles in a positive slant: “Rejoice, O hearts that seek the Lord!” This is meant to be fun!! As kids we understood that. As adults we need to be reminded.
“Seek always the face of the Lord.” (Ps 105:4b)
Keep the game going. Don’t sit this one out. And certainly don’t play small, crouching in some deceptively cozy hiding spot away from God’s loving gaze.
The best part of it all: when we seek, God wants to be found!
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SEEK THE LORD
“It is time to seek the Lord.” —Hosea 10:12
The Liturgy of the Word for today’s Mass contains several references to seeking the Lord:
• “It is time to seek the Lord” (Hos 10:12).
• “Rejoice, O hearts that seek the Lord!” (Ps 105:3)
• “Seek to serve Him constantly” (Ps 105:4).
• In addition, the psalm response for Mass is: “Seek always the face of the Lord.”
Jesus commands us to seek and we shall find (Mt 7:7; Lk 11:9). The prophet Isaiah implores: “Seek the Lord while He may be found, call Him while He is near” (Is 55:6). When we make seeking the Lord our first priority, God provides all that we need (see Mt 6:33).
The seeking goes both ways. The Lord has been seeking you as well (see Lk 19:10). He too has been seeking your love and waiting to have you all to Himself, free from the distractions and pleasures of the world (see Hos 2:16-25). Seek first the Lord and His kingdom, and let Him find you.
Prayer: Father, I am so inclined to seek my own pleasures. Give me the grace to “turn now ten times the more to seek” You (Bar 4:28).
Promise: “Make this announcement: ‘The reign of God is at hand!’ ” —Mt 10:7
Praise: James dedicated his business to the Sacred Heart and prays for and with his employees.
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Jesus gives his disciples authority to heal and set free
Do you believe in the life-changing power of the Gospel and experience its transforming effect in your life? The core of the Gospel message is quite simple: the kingdom (or reign) of God is very near! What is the kingdom of God? It is that society of men and women who know God's love and mercy, and who willingly obey and honor God as their Lord and King. In the prayer which Jesus gave to his disciples (the Lord's Prayer or Our Father), he taught them to pray for God to reign in their daily lives and in the world around them: May your kingdom come and your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
The power of the Gospel to heal and set free
When Jesus proclaimed the good news of God's kingdom he also demonstrated the power of the Gospel with supernatural signs and wonders. Jesus healed people who suffered physical, emotional, and mental illnesses. He freed people from spiritual bondage to sin and demonic powers. Jesus gave his disciples the same authority he had to heal and set people free from spiritual bondage.
The Gospel (which literally means "good news") which Jesus proclaimed is just as relevant and real today, the kingdom of heaven is at hand. If we believe in the Lord Jesus, the Word of God made flesh, and in the power of the Gospel, we will know and experience the freedom, joy, and power he gives us that enables us to live and witness as his disciples. No one can buy heaven; but if we know the love and mercy of Jesus Christ, then we already possess heaven in our hearts! Do you believe that Jesus can change and transform your life and share with you the power and authority of God's kingdom?
Jesus chose ordinary people to do extraordinary work
Jesus commissioned his disciples to carry on the works which he did - to speak God's word and to bring his healing power to the weary and oppressed. In the choice of the twelve apostles we see a characteristic feature of God's work - Jesus chose very ordinary people. They were non-professionals, had no wealth or privileged position. They were chosen from the common people who did ordinary things, had no special education, and no social advantages.
Jesus wanted ordinary people who could take an assignment and do it extraordinarily well. He chose these men, not for what they were, but for what they would be capable of becoming under his direction and power. When the Lord calls us to serve, we must not think we have nothing or very little to offer. The Lord takes what ordinary people, like us, can offer and uses it for greatness in his kingdom. Do you believe that God wants to work in and through you for his glory?
"Lord Jesus, you have chosen me to be your disciple. Take and use what I can offer, however meager it may seem, for the greater glory of your name."
Psalm 105:2-7
2 Sing to him, sing praises to him, tell of all his wonderful works!
3 Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice!
4 Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his presence continually!
5 Remember the wonderful works that he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he uttered,
6 O offspring of Abraham his servant, sons of Jacob, his chosen ones!
7 He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth.
Daily Quote from the early church fathers: Jesus empowers his disciples to act in his name, by John Chrysostom (347-407 AD)
" If the Spirit had not yet been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified, how then did the disciples cast out the unclean spirits? They did this by his own command, by the Son's authority.2 Note the careful timing of their mission. They were not sent out at the beginning of their walk with him. They were not sent out until they had sufficiently benefited by following him daily. It was only after they had seen the dead raised, the sea rebuked, devils expelled, the legs of a paralytic brought to life, sins remitted, lepers cleansed, and had received a sufficient proof of his power both by deeds and words - only then did he send them out. And he did not send them out unprepared to do dangerous deeds, for as yet there was no danger in Palestine. They had only to stand against verbal abuse. However, Jesus still warned them of larger perils to come, preparing them for what was future." (excerpt from THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW, HOMILY 32.3)
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