February 1, 2021 Monday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time
2021년 2월 1일 연중 제4주간 월요일
제1독서
히브리서.11,32-40
형제 여러분, 32 내가 무슨 말을 더 해야 하겠습니까?
기드온, 바락, 삼손, 입타, 다윗과 사무엘,
그리고 예언자들에 대하여 말하려면 시간이 모자랄 것입니다.
33 그들은 믿음으로 여러 나라를 정복하였고 정의를 실천하였으며,
약속된 것을 얻었고 사자들의 입을 막았으며,
34 맹렬한 불을 껐고 칼날을 벗어났으며,
약하였지만 강해졌고 전쟁 때에 용맹한 전사가 되었으며
외국 군대를 물리쳤습니다.
35 어떤 여인들은 죽었다가 부활한 식구들을 다시 맞아들이기도 하였습니다.
어떤 이들은 더 나은 부활을 누리려고,
석방도 받아들이지 않은 채 고문을 받았습니다.
36 또 어떤 이들은 조롱과 채찍질을 당하고,
결박과 투옥을 당하기까지 하였습니다.
37 또 돌에 맞아 죽기도 하고 톱으로 잘리기도 하고
칼에 맞아 죽기도 하였습니다.
그들은 궁핍과 고난과 학대를 겪으며
양가죽이나 염소 가죽만 두른 채 돌아다녔습니다.
38 그들에게는 세상이 가치 없는 곳이었습니다.
그래서 광야와 산과 동굴과 땅굴을 헤매고 다녔습니다.
39 이들은 모두 믿음으로 인정을 받기는 하였지만
약속된 것을 얻지는 못하였습니다.
40 하느님께서 우리를 위하여 더 좋은 것을 내다보셨기 때문에,
우리 없이 그들만 완전하게 될 수가 없었던 것입니다.
복음
마르코. 5,1-20
그때에 예수님과 제자들은 1 호수 건너편 게라사인들의 지방으로 갔다.
2 예수님께서 배에서 내리시자마자,
더러운 영이 들린 사람이 무덤에서 나와 그분께 마주 왔다.
3 그는 무덤에서 살았는데,
어느 누구도 더 이상 그를 쇠사슬로 묶어 둘 수가 없었다.
4 이미 여러 번 족쇄와 쇠사슬로 묶어 두었으나,
그는 쇠사슬도 끊고 족쇄도 부수어 버려 아무도 그를 휘어잡을 수가 없었다.
5 그는 밤낮으로 무덤과 산에서 소리를 지르고 돌로 제 몸을 치곤 하였다.
6 그는 멀리서 예수님을 보고 달려와 그 앞에 엎드려 절하며,
7 큰 소리로 “지극히 높으신 하느님의 아들 예수님,
당신께서 저와 무슨 상관이 있습니까?
하느님의 이름으로 당신께 말합니다.
저를 괴롭히지 말아 주십시오.” 하고 외쳤다.
8 예수님께서 그에게 “더러운 영아, 그 사람에게서 나가라.” 하고
말씀하셨기 때문이다.
9 예수님께서 그에게 “네 이름이 무엇이냐?” 하고 물으시자,
그가 “제 이름은 군대입니다. 저희 수가 많기 때문입니다.” 하고 대답하였다.
10 그러고 나서 예수님께
자기들을 그 지방 밖으로 쫓아내지 말아 달라고 간곡히 청하였다.
11 마침 그곳 산 쪽에는 놓아기르는 많은 돼지 떼가 있었다.
12 그래서 더러운 영들이 예수님께, “저희를 돼지들에게 보내시어
그 속으로 들어가게 해 주십시오.” 하고 청하였다.
13 예수님께서 허락하시니 더러운 영들이 나와 돼지들 속으로 들어갔다.
그러자 이천 마리쯤 되는 돼지 떼가 호수를 향해 비탈을 내리 달려,
호수에 빠져 죽고 말았다.
14 돼지를 치던 이들이 달아나 그 고을과 여러 촌락에 알렸다.
사람들은 무슨 일이 일어났는지 보려고 왔다.
15 그들은 예수님께 와서 마귀 들렸던 사람,
곧 군대라는 마귀가 들렸던 사람이
옷을 입고 제정신으로 앉아 있는 것을 보고는 그만 겁이 났다.
16 그 일을 본 사람들이 마귀 들렸던 이와 돼지들에게
무슨 일이 일어났는지 그들에게 이야기해 주었다.
17 그러자 그들은 예수님께 저희 고장에서 떠나 주십사고 청하기 시작하였다.
18 그리하여 예수님께서 배에 오르시자,
마귀 들렸던 이가 예수님께 같이 있게 해 주십사고 청하였다.
19 그러나 예수님께서는 허락하지 않으시고 그에게 말씀하셨다.
“집으로 가족들에게 돌아가,
주님께서 너에게 해 주신 일과 자비를 베풀어 주신 일을 모두 알려라.”
20 그래서 그는 물러가, 예수님께서 자기에게 해 주신 모든 일을
데카폴리스 지방에 선포하기 시작하였다. 그러자 사람들이 모두 놀랐다.
February 1, 2021
Monday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time
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Reading 1
Brothers and sisters:
What more shall I say?
I have not time to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah,
of David and Samuel and the prophets,
who by faith conquered kingdoms,
did what was righteous, obtained the promises;
they closed the mouths of lions, put out raging fires,
escaped the devouring sword;
out of weakness they were made powerful, became strong in battle,
and turned back foreign invaders.
Women received back their dead through resurrection.
Some were tortured and would not accept deliverance,
in order to obtain a better resurrection.
Others endured mockery, scourging, even chains and imprisonment.
They were stoned, sawed in two, put to death at sword’s point;
they went about in skins of sheep or goats,
needy, afflicted, tormented.
The world was not worthy of them.
They wandered about in deserts and on mountains,
in caves and in crevices in the earth.
Yet all these, though approved because of their faith,
did not receive what had been promised.
God had foreseen something better for us,
so that without us they should not be made perfect.
Responsorial Psalm
R. (25) Let your hearts take comfort, all who hope in the Lord.
How great is the goodness, O LORD,
which you have in store for those who fear you,
And which, toward those who take refuge in you,
you show in the sight of the children of men.
R. Let your hearts take comfort, all who hope in the Lord.
You hide them in the shelter of your presence
from the plottings of men;
You screen them within your abode
from the strife of tongues.
R. Let your hearts take comfort, all who hope in the Lord.
Blessed be the LORD whose wondrous mercy
he has shown me in a fortified city.
R. Let your hearts take comfort, all who hope in the Lord.
Once I said in my anguish,
“I am cut off from your sight”;
Yet you heard the sound of my pleading
when I cried out to you.
R. Let your hearts take comfort, all who hope in the Lord.
Love the LORD, all you his faithful ones!
The LORD keeps those who are constant,
but more than requites those who act proudly.
R. Let your hearts take comfort, all who hope in the Lord.
Gospel
Jesus and his disciples came to the other side of the sea,
to the territory of the Gerasenes.
When he got out of the boat,
at once a man from the tombs who had an unclean spirit met him.
The man had been dwelling among the tombs,
and no one could restrain him any longer, even with a chain.
In fact, he had frequently been bound with shackles and chains,
but the chains had been pulled apart by him and the shackles smashed,
and no one was strong enough to subdue him.
Night and day among the tombs and on the hillsides
he was always crying out and bruising himself with stones.
Catching sight of Jesus from a distance,
he ran up and prostrated himself before him,
crying out in a loud voice,
“What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God?
I adjure you by God, do not torment me!”
(He had been saying to him, “Unclean spirit, come out of the man!”)
He asked him, “What is your name?”
He replied, “Legion is my name. There are many of us.”
And he pleaded earnestly with him
not to drive them away from that territory.
Now a large herd of swine was feeding there on the hillside.
And they pleaded with him,
“Send us into the swine. Let us enter them.”
And he let them, and the unclean spirits came out and entered the swine.
The herd of about two thousand rushed down a steep bank into the sea,
where they were drowned.
The swineherds ran away and reported the incident in the town
and throughout the countryside.
And people came out to see what had happened.
As they approached Jesus,
they caught sight of the man who had been possessed by Legion,
sitting there clothed and in his right mind.
And they were seized with fear.
Those who witnessed the incident explained to them what had happened
to the possessed man and to the swine.
Then they began to beg him to leave their district.
As he was getting into the boat,
the man who had been possessed pleaded to remain with him.
But Jesus would not permit him but told him instead,
“Go home to your family and announce to them
all that the Lord in his pity has done for you.”
Then the man went off and began to proclaim in the Decapolis
what Jesus had done for him; and all were amazed.
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Go home to your family and announce to them all that the Lord in his pity has done for you. - Mark 5:19
Today’s Gospel reading is an interesting one, for sure, and the imagery of the story almost seems more fit for the big screen than it does as a scripture reading. We read a wild tale of demonic possessions, a confrontation with Jesus, and even a flock of swine running into the sea and drowning. It must have been some scene on the shores of the sea that Jesus crossed that day! But, in cutting through the imagery, we see a clear formula about how we can welcome Jesus into our hearts, and how we are called to respond.
The possessed man that Jesus encounters in this journey might be a reflection of all of us. It speaks to the fundamental truth that as humans, we carry the burden of sin, and it is through our relationship with Jesus that we are freed from that burden. If I examine who I am through the lens of that possessed man, it is no far stretch to see how the burdens that weigh on me build and build. Perhaps this is the case for you, too.
I am fortunate to be part of a group of colleagues at Creighton University who, through prayer and reflection, are developing a closer relationship with Jesus through the Spiritual Exercises. Yesterday, one facilitator for that experience shared that if God is love, then we are inclined to respond with gratitude (a profound thought that I surely could not have formulated on my own). So, if through God’s love we are freed from these burdens, what is an appropriate expression of gratitude? Fortunately, in today’s Gospel passage, Jesus gives us one answer.
As the formerly possessed man struggled to come up with a response to his encounter with Jesus, he attempted to follow Jesus back onto the boat. But, Jesus had different plans. He charged the man to “go home to [his] family and announce to them all that the Lord in his pity has done for you” (Mark 5:19). The man did this, and the people were “amazed”. And this is the key – that it is not enough to just be healed, but that we need to be intentional about sharing this with others.
So, yes, the imagery of possessions, demons, and suicidal pigs is certainly spectacular. But, what is even more amazing is that a man was freed from the literal and metaphorical shackles that bound him. My prayer is that we don’t become complacent with our own healing encounters with Jesus, but rather that they inspire us to something more – that we will share this good news with others with zeal and passion. After all, what could be more amazing than the warmth, grace, and beauty of God’s enduring love for every one of us.
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OUT OF EGYPT?
“They were begging Him to go away from their district.” —Mark 5:17
It is thought by some that the devotion of Catholics to the Crucified Jesus, to His Passion and sufferings, the Stations of the Cross, the Precious Blood of Jesus, and to the relics of martyrs is morbid. This is hard for a non-Catholic to understand.
Yet there is fascination with the macabre in the secular culture of death. Rock groups celebrate the Grateful Dead, the Satanic and Gothic. Halloween is often twisted into a straight-out celebration of the ungodly.
In today’s Gospel passage Jesus triumphs over the demons possessing the demoniac. Why did the Gerasenes beg Jesus to leave after He set their town free of many demons? (Mk 5:17) In His Gospel, St. John declares: “Men loved darkness rather than light” (Jn 3:19).
It’s even harder to get Egypt out of Israel than it was to get Israel out of Egypt at the Exodus. The Israelites in the desert often looked back with longing on the so-called “benefits” of their slavery in Egypt (see Ex 16:2-3). Likewise, we are often tempted to look back with fondness on our former captivity in sin (see Lk 5:39).
There is no neutral ground in the battle between the kingdom of God and the kingdom of Satan. Flee to Jesus. Cling to Him. Beg Him to deliver you fully from the infection of evil.
Prayer: Father, “deliver us from evil” (see Mt 6:13).
Promise: “God had made a better plan, a plan which included us. ” —Heb 11:40
Praise: Steve separated from his drinking buddies and now has many brothers and sisters in Christ.
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Do you ever feel driven by forces beyond your strength? A man driven mad by the evil force of a legion found refuge in the one person who could set him free. A legion is no small force - but an army more than 5,000 strong! For the people in the time of Jesus' ministry, hemmed in by occupied forces, a legion, whether spiritual or human, struck terror! Legions at their wildest committed unmentionable atrocities.Our age has also witnessed untold crimes and mass destruction at the hands of possessed rulers and their armies.
Jesus has power to free us from every evil spirit of oppression
What is more remarkable - the destructive force of this driven and possessed man - or the bended knee at Jesus' feet imploring mercy and release? God's word reminds us that no destructive force can keep anyone from the peace and safety which God offers to those who seek his help. A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand; but it will not come near you. ..Because you have made the Lord your refuge, the Most High your habitation (Psalm 91:7,9).
Jesus took pity on the man who was overtaken by a legion of evil spirits. The destructive force of these demons is evident for all who can see as they flee and destroy a herd of swine. After Jesus freed the demoniac the whole city came out to meet him. No one had demonstrated such power and authority against the forces of Satan as Jesus did. They feared Jesus as a result and begged him to leave them. Why would they not want Jesus to stay? Perhaps the price for such liberation from the power of evil and sin was more than they wanted to pay. Jesus is ready and willing to free us from anything that binds us and that keeps us from the love of God. Are you willing to part with anything that might keep you from his love and saving grace?
Lord Jesus, unbind me that I may love you wholly and walk in the freedom of your way of life and holiness. May there be nothing which keeps me from the joy of living in your presence.
Psalm 3:1-7a
1 O LORD, how many are my foes! Many are rising against me;
2many are saying of me, there is no help for him in God.
3But you, O LORD, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head.
4I cry aloud to the Lord, and he answers me from his holy mountain.
5I lie down and sleep; I wake again, for the LORD sustains me.
6I am not afraid of ten thousands of people who have set themselves against me round about.
7Arise, O LORD! Deliver me, O my God!
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: The God-Man beheld, by Gregory of Nazianzus (330 - 390 AD)
"Yes, he is recognized by demons (Luke 4:33-34, Mark 1:23-24), drives out demons (Matthew 8:16, Mark 1:34), drowns deep a legion of spirits (Matthew 8:32; Mark 5:9,13; Luke 8:30,33) and sees the prince of demons falling like lightning (Luke 10:18). He is stoned, yet not hit (John 8:59; 10:31,39); he prays yet he hears prayer (Matthew 8:13; Mark 1:35). He weeps (John 11:35), yet he puts an end to weeping (Luke 7:13; 8:522; 23:28). He asks where Lazarus is (John 11:34) - he was man; yet he raises Lazarus (John 11:43-44) - he was God." (excerpt from ORATION 29, ON THE SON 20)
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