February 13, 2021 Tuesday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time
2021년 2월 16일 연중 제6주간 화요일
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제1독서
창세기.6,5-8; 7,1-5.10
5 주님께서는 사람들의 악이 세상에 많아지고,
그들 마음의 모든 생각과 뜻이 언제나 악하기만 한 것을 보시고,
6 세상에 사람을 만드신 것을 후회하시며 마음 아파하셨다.
7 그래서 주님께서 말씀하셨다.
“내가 창조한 사람들을 이 땅 위에서 쓸어버리겠다.
사람뿐 아니라 짐승과 기어 다니는 것들과 하늘의 새들까지 쓸어버리겠다.
내가 그것들을 만든 것이 후회스럽구나!”
8 그러나 노아만은 주님의 눈에 들었다.
7,1 주님께서 노아에게 말씀하셨다. “너는 네 가족들과 함께 방주로 들어가거라.
내가 보니 이 세대에 내 앞에서 의로운 사람은 너밖에 없구나.
2 정결한 짐승은 모두 수놈과 암놈으로 일곱 쌍씩,
부정한 짐승은 수놈과 암놈으로 한 쌍씩 데려가거라.
3 하늘의 새들도 수컷과 암컷으로 일곱 쌍씩 데리고 가서,
그 씨가 온 땅 위에 살아남게 하여라.
4 이제 이레가 지나면, 내가 사십 일 동안 밤낮으로 땅에 비를 내려,
내가 만든 생물을 땅에서 모두 쓸어버리겠다.”
5 노아는 주님께서 명령하신 대로 다 하였다.
10 이레가 지나자 땅에 홍수가 났다.
복음
마르코. 8,14-21
그때에 14 제자들이 빵을 가져오는 것을 잊어버려,
그들이 가진 빵이 배 안에는 한 개밖에 없었다.
15 예수님께서 그들에게, “너희는 주의하여라.
바리사이들의 누룩과 헤로데의 누룩을 조심하여라.” 하고 분부하셨다.
16 그러자 제자들은 자기들에게 빵이 없다고 서로 수군거렸다.
17 예수님께서는 그것을 아시고 그들에게 말씀하셨다.
“너희는 어찌하여 빵이 없다고 수군거리느냐?
아직도 이해하지 못하고 깨닫지 못하느냐? 너희 마음이 그렇게도 완고하냐?
18 너희는 눈이 있어도 보지 못하고 귀가 있어도 듣지 못하느냐?
너희는 기억하지 못하느냐?
19 내가 빵 다섯 개를 오천 명에게 떼어 주었을 때,
빵 조각을 몇 광주리나 가득 거두었느냐?”
그들이 “열둘입니다.” 하고 대답하였다.
20 “빵 일곱 개를 사천 명에게 떼어 주었을 때에는,
빵 조각을 몇 바구니나 가득 거두었느냐?”그들이 “일곱입니다.” 하고 대답하자,
21 예수님께서 그들에게 말씀하셨다. “너희는 아직도 깨닫지 못하느냐?”
February 13, 2021
Tuesday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time
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Reading 1
When the LORD saw how great was man’s wickedness on earth,
and how no desire that his heart conceived
was ever anything but evil,
he regretted that he had made man on the earth,
and his heart was grieved.
So the LORD said:
“I will wipe out from the earth the men whom I have created,
and not only the men,
but also the beasts and the creeping things and the birds of the air,
for I am sorry that I made them.”
But Noah found favor with the LORD.
Then the LORD said to Noah:
“Go into the ark, you and all your household,
for you alone in this age have I found to be truly just.
Of every clean animal, take with you seven pairs,
a male and its mate;
and of the unclean animals, one pair,
a male and its mate;
likewise, of every clean bird of the air, seven pairs,
a male and a female,
and of all the unclean birds, one pair,
a male and a female.
Thus you will keep their issue alive over all the earth.
Seven days from now I will bring rain down on the earth
for forty days and forty nights,
and so I will wipe out from the surface of the earth
every moving creature that I have made.”
Noah did just as the LORD had commanded him.
As soon as the seven days were over,
the waters of the flood came upon the earth.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 29:1a and 2, 3ac-4, 3b and 9c-10
R. (11b) The Lord will bless his people with peace.
Give to the LORD, you sons of God,
give to the LORD glory and praise,
Give to the LORD the glory due his name;
adore the LORD in holy attire.
R. The Lord will bless his people with peace.
The voice of the LORD is over the waters,
the LORD, over vast waters.
The voice of the LORD is mighty;
the voice of the LORD is majestic.
R. The Lord will bless his people with peace.
The God of glory thunders,
and in his temple all say, “Glory!”
The LORD is enthroned above the flood;
the LORD is enthroned as king forever.
R. The Lord will bless his people with peace.
Gospel
The disciples had forgotten to bring bread,
and they had only one loaf with them in the boat.
Jesus enjoined them, “Watch out,
guard against the leaven of the Pharisees
and the leaven of Herod.”
They concluded among themselves that
it was because they had no bread.
When he became aware of this he said to them,
“Why do you conclude that it is because you have no bread?
Do you not yet understand or comprehend?
Are your hearts hardened?
Do you have eyes and not see, ears and not hear?
And do you not remember,
when I broke the five loaves for the five thousand,
how many wicker baskets full of fragments you picked up?”
They answered him, “Twelve.”
“When I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand,
how many full baskets of fragments did you pick up?”
They answered him, “Seven.”
He said to them, “Do you still not understand?”
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Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, so today is the last day before Lent. For some of you, that means today is Fat Tuesday or Pancake Day, a final chance to eat heartily before entering a fasting season. For some, today is Shrove Tuesday, a time of self-reflection, repentance and identifying areas for spiritual growth. I am sure many will both eat heartily and self-examine today.
Today’s Gospel reading features an intriguing warning from Jesus: “Watch out, guard against the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.” Only a small bit of leaven is needed to transform a large batch of bread, so it makes sense to guard against even seemingly inconsequential amounts. But what did Jesus mean by “the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod?” I have heard and read a number of reasonable and interesting interpretations, but I (and apparently the disciples) are not entirely clear about what Jesus specifically meant – so I am not much help on that front. In the verses that follow, I see Jesus is warning about some thing, or things, that will harden hearts and make them unreceptive to Him, His message, and His teachings.
As I looked for definitions about leaven (Pharisaic or Herod’s), I learned about Bedikat Chametz. For Jewish people, preparation for Passover includes removing leaven from the home. Chametz is the name for leavened food, and the ceremony of Bedikat Chametz is the final search for leaven, which is then burned so that the house is kosher (that is, pure and suitable) for Passover. This is not just a token gesture. It is a thorough search that involves shining a light into every nook and cranny to ensure that nothing impure remains.
On this Shrove Tuesday, as we prepare our minds, bodies and souls for the holy season ahead, let us enact our own Bedikat Chametz. Let us prayerfully examine our lives. We who follow Jesus – the Light of the World (see John 8:12) – have access to a spiritual light that can shine into the hidden recesses of our hearts. This may not be comfortable, and I for one am a little nervous about what I will find. But take comfort! Jesus is not only the light, He cleans up what we, on our own, can not.
“If we confess our sins, He who is faithful and just will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” (1 John 1:9)
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“GET WISDOM” (PRV 4:5)
“Do you still not understand?” —Mark 8:21
When I heard today’s Gospel ending with the above question, I had to respond, “No, Lord, I still do not understand.” Often we are lost in the flood of misunderstanding. Therefore, the Lord recommends that we rely not on our own understanding (Prv 3:5-6). God reminds us rather to rely daily on His mercy and His providence. This is life in the Holy Spirit, to follow the Spirit’s lead (Gal 5:25). We may not know the future, but we know Who holds the future.
We may not know everything, but we do know something, even if it’s just a little. We can know the Lord. We can at least understand that worldly knowledge inflates, but love upbuilds (1 Cor 8:1). We can know that we are to become like little children in the sight of God (Mt 19:13), relying on Him even if we do not fully understand.
Let us spend a lifetime diligently seeking wisdom (Prv 2:4) and understanding. But even more diligently, let us seek the Lord (Is 55:6), for Jesus is our Wisdom (1 Cor 1:30).
Prayer: Father, open my heart to receive the spiritual gifts of knowledge, wisdom and understanding (Is 11:2).
Promise: “The Lord is enthroned as King forever.” —Ps 29:10
Praise: For over twenty years Thomas has prayed and studied the Scriptures.
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Do you allow anxiety or fear to keep you from trusting in God's provision for your life? The apostles worried because they forgot to bring bread for their journey. And that was right after Jesus miraculously fed a group of five thousand people (Mark 6:41-44, Matthew 14:17-21), and then on another occasion four thousand people (Mark 8:1-10, Matthew 15:34-38)! How easy it is to forget what God has already done for us and to doubt what he promises to do for us in the future as well. Scripture tells us that "perfect love casts out fear" (1 John 4:18). Ask the Lord Jesus to fill your heart with his love and to increase your faith in his provident care for you.
Beware the "leaven" which corrupts mind, body, and soul
Jesus cautioned the disciples to beware of bread that corrupts, such as the "leaven of the Pharisees." When leaven ferments a lump of wet dough, it transforms the dough and changes it into life-enriching bread when heated. Left-over dough which had been leavened (but not baked) would rot and become putrified. For the Jew leaven was a sign or symbol of evil influence. It signified anything which rots and corrupts, not just physically but spiritually and morally as well.
Jesus warned his disciples to avoid the way of the Pharisees and Sadducees who sought their own counsels rather than the mind of God. They were blinded by their own arrogance and were unable to recognize the truth and wisdom which Jesus spoke in the name of his Father in heaven. What kind of leaven (spiritual, moral, intellectual) do you allow to influence your way of thinking and living? Jesus sharply contrasts the bread and leaven which produces life, especially the abundant life which God offers through Jesus, the true bread of heaven, with the bread and leaven which rots and corrupts mind, body, and soul.
Let God's word nourish and strengthen you in faith, hope, and love
As the disciples continued to worry about their lack of physical bread for the journey, Jesus reminded them of his miraculous provision of bread in the feeding of the five thousand and the four thousand. He then upbraided them for their lack of trust in God. Aren't we like the apostles? We too easily get preoccupied with the problems, needs, and worries of the present moment, and we forget the most important reality of all - God's abiding presence with us!
When the people of Israel wandered in the desert homeless and helpless for forty years, God was with them every step of the way. And he provided for them shelter, food, water, and provision, as long as they trusted in him. Each day he gave them just what they needed. Jesus teaches us to trust in God's abiding presence with us and in his promise to provide us what we need each and every day to live as his sons and daughters. Do you pray with joyful confidence, "Father, give us this day our daily bread"?
Lord Jesus, you alone are the true bread of life which sustains us each and every day. Give me joy and strength to serve you always and help me to turn away from the leaven of sin and worldliness which brings corruption and death.
Psalm 94:12-19
12 Blessed is the man whom you chasten, O LORD, and whom you teach out of your law
13 to give him respite from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.
14 For the LORD will not forsake his people; he will not abandon his heritage;
15 for justice will return to the righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
16 Who rises up for me against the wicked? Who stands up for me against evildoers?
17 If the LORD had not been my help, my soul would soon have dwelt in the land of silence.
18 When I thought, "My foot slips," your steadfast love, O LORD, held me up.
19 When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: Heed the truth of the Gospel, by Hilary of Poitiers (315-367 AD)
"The apostles are ordered to watch out for the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees. They are warned not to be involved in the disputes of the Jews. The works of the law are now to be viewed in the light of faith. They are forewarned that they, into whose time and age the truth had appeared incarnate, should judge nothing except which lies within the position of hope in likeness of the truth that is revealed. They are warned against allowing the doctrine of the Pharisees, who are unaware of Christ, to corrupt the effectiveness of the truth of the gospel." (excerpt from commentary ON MATTHEW 16.3)
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