February 20, 2021 Saturday after Ash Wednesday
2021년 2월 20일 재의 예식 다음 토요일
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제1독서
이사야서. 58,9ㄷ-14
주님께서 이렇게 말씀하신다.
9 “네가 네 가운데에서 멍에와 삿대질과 나쁜 말을 치워 버린다면
10 굶주린 이에게 네 양식을 내어 주고
고생하는 이의 넋을 흡족하게 해 준다면
네 빛이 어둠 속에서 솟아오르고
암흑이 너에게는 대낮처럼 되리라.
11 주님께서 늘 너를 이끌어 주시고
메마른 곳에서도 네 넋을 흡족하게 하시며
네 뼈마디를 튼튼하게 하시리라.
그러면 너는 물이 풍부한 정원처럼,
물이 끊이지 않는 샘터처럼 되리라.
12 너는 오래된 폐허를 재건하고 대대로 버려졌던 기초를 세워 일으키리라.
너는 갈라진 성벽을 고쳐 쌓는 이,
사람이 살도록 거리를 복구하는 이라 일컬어지리라.
13 ‘네가 삼가 안식일을 짓밟지 않고
나의 거룩한 날에 네 일을 벌이지 않는다면
네가 안식일을 ′기쁨′이라 부르고
주님의 거룩한 날을 ′존귀한 날′이라 부른다면
네가 길을 떠나는 것과 네 일만 찾는 것을 삼가며
말하는 것을 삼가고 안식일을 존중한다면
14 너는 주님 안에서 기쁨을 얻고
나는 네가 세상 높은 곳 위를 달리게 하며
네 조상 야곱의 상속 재산으로 먹게 해 주리라.’
주님께서 친히 말씀하셨다.”
복음
루카. 5,27-32
그때에 예수님께서는
27 레위라는 세리가 세관에 앉아 있는 것을 보시고 말씀하셨다.
“나를 따라라.”
28 그러자 레위는 모든 것을 버려둔 채 일어나 그분을 따랐다.
29 레위가 자기 집에서 예수님께 큰 잔치를 베풀었는데,
세리들과 다른 사람들이 큰 무리를 지어 함께 식탁에 앉았다.
30 그래서 바리사이들과 그들의 율법 학자들이
그분의 제자들에게 투덜거렸다.
“당신들은 어째서 세리와 죄인들과 함께 먹고 마시는 것이오?”
31 예수님께서 그들에게 대답하셨다.
“건강한 이들에게는 의사가 필요하지 않으나
병든 이들에게는 필요하다.
32 나는 의인이 아니라 죄인을 불러 회개시키러 왔다.”
February 20, 2021
Saturday after Ash Wednesday
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Reading 1
Is 58:9b-14
If you remove from your midst oppression,
false accusation and malicious speech;
If you bestow your bread on the hungry
and satisfy the afflicted;
Then light shall rise for you in the darkness,
and the gloom shall become for you like midday;
Then the LORD will guide you always
and give you plenty even on the parched land.
He will renew your strength,
and you shall be like a watered garden,
like a spring whose water never fails.
The ancient ruins shall be rebuilt for your sake,
and the foundations from ages past you shall raise up;
"Repairer of the breach," they shall call you,
"Restorer of ruined homesteads."
If you hold back your foot on the sabbath
from following your own pursuits on my holy day;
If you call the sabbath a delight,
and the LORD's holy day honorable;
If you honor it by not following your ways,
seeking your own interests, or speaking with maliceB
Then you shall delight in the LORD,
and I will make you ride on the heights of the earth;
I will nourish you with the heritage of Jacob, your father,
for the mouth of the LORD has spoken.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 86:1-2, 3-4, 5-6
Incline your ear, O LORD; answer me,
for I am afflicted and poor.
Keep my life, for I am devoted to you;
save your servant who trusts in you.
You are my God.
R. Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may walk in your truth.
Have mercy on me, O Lord,
for to you I call all the day.
Gladden the soul of your servant,
for to you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
R. Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may walk in your truth.
For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving,
abounding in kindness to all who call upon you.
Hearken, O LORD, to my prayer
and attend to the sound of my pleading.
R. Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may walk in your truth.
Gospel
Lk 5:27-32
He said to him, "Follow me."
And leaving everything behind, he got up and followed him.
Then Levi gave a great banquet for him in his house,
and a large crowd of tax collectors
and others were at table with them.
The Pharisees and their scribes complained to his disciples, saying,
"Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?"
Jesus said to them in reply,
"Those who are healthy do not need a physician, but the sick do.
I have not come to call the righteous to repentance but sinners."
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The first four days of Lent offer an introduction to our Lenten journey. The readings for the first part of Lent have been arranged as a mini catechism for those journeying to Baptism and communion in the Church.
Today we have the second half of Chapter 58 of the Book of the Prophet Isaiah. The first part was yesterday. Through the prophet, God dislikes the type of fasting the people were doing. It was empty and without devotion and without charity and justice. Today's reading offers us the rest of the"This is the type of fasting I desire" message from yesterday.
If you remove from your midst oppression,
false accusation and malicious speech;
If you bestow your bread on the hungry
and satisfy the afflicted;
Then light shall rise for you in the darkness,
and the gloom shall become for you like midday;
It is a pretty powerful message to receive each year on this first Friday and Saturday in Lent. Each of us can translate that into what it means for us. It is clearly quite far beyond giving up this or that during Lent. It is even beyond an extra time of prayer each day. Those things can help us become freer and hear God's word more clearly. It is clear that the fasting that God desires is that we give up our self-centered pursuits and turn our hearts toward others. It isn't easy to turn that desire by God for us into a Lenten practice, without some careful reflection. We aren't accustomed to reflect upon acting justly as part of our Lenten journey. It isn't often part of our practice to do an examination of the systemic patterns of injustice of which I am a part. And, though it is all over the gospels in the weeks ahead, it isn't always a part of our Lenten reflection to beg that our hearts might become more like the compassionate and merciful heart of Jesus. Usually those efforts at greater freedom, greater balance, and greater self-sacrificing love start closest to home - with those nearest to me. Imagine if every family were to agree that this Lent we will begin by being kind to each other, in ways beyond our normal patterns. Imagine if we got together and talked about how we would intentionally try to listen to each other more, respond to each other with compassion and affirmation, and look for ways to surrender "my way" to make life easier for someone in my family. And imagine - I know I'm sounding crazy now - that we might agree to spend some time each week in a conversation about ways we recognize and feel sadness about the injustices around us and share our feelings of compassion and reinforce them in each other.
I know that some of our families or friend grouping are experiencing so much pain or division that these ideas are not helpful. Prayer may reveal other ways we can let compassion and charity into our hearts this Lent.
These are very little steps. They won't change the world dramatically. But, they might result in a most blessed Lenten journey for us. When we get to the later parts of Lent and we are reflecting on the saving death and resurrection of Jesus - and how we celebrate his being broken and poured out for us in our celebration of the Eucharist, then our practice of Lent feels not only freeing and renewed, but it will feel in communion with the mystery we celebrate as we prepare for Easter.
In the midst of conflict and division, The Second Eucharistic Prayer always prays, near the end:
Humbly we pray that, partaking of the Body and Blood of Christ, we may be gathered into one by the Holy Spirit.
And then, we pray:
Remember, Lord, your Church, spread throughout the world, and bring her to the fullness of charity, ...
Those prayers might grow in us during Lent.
Today's gospel is the call of Levi [Matthew?] in Luke. It's powerful to see how quickly Levi responds. He doesn't "calculate" whether the call of Jesus is a "good deal" or "suits him" in this way or that. He leaves everything behind and follows Jesus, and throws a banquet to celebrate. The joy for us is to see Jesus there at that banquet with "sinners." The religious leaders sadly don't like Jesus being so comfortable with sinners, but we can delight in this story revealing to us how Jesus regards us. We're not too messy for him to enjoy being with us and celebrating God's merciful love for us. Each of us. All of us.
Letting go of finger pointing at other sinners is a good early Lenten grace to ask for as well. It makes it so much easier for us to have a great time at the sinners' banquet he offers us.
Lord of Love, thank you for giving us this season to grow in a deeper sense of your love for us and to grow in the freedom to love like you love us. May our Lenten days help us turn our eyes to you and your healing invitation to leave what we need to leave behind in order to follow you, placing our lives in your hands. And, may our little acts of freedom help us build bridges and foster unity and charity and justice, in broader and expanding circles. May your mercy fill our Lent with joy and lead us to Holy Week, renewed for loving.
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DIET WORKSHOP
“Jesus said to them, ‘The healthy do not need a doctor; sick people do.’ ” —Luke 5:31
Jesus is a Doctor and a Dietician. He often treats His patients by telling them what to eat. Since He is all-knowing, His diets have exceptional healing effects. The diet Dr. Jesus prescribes for us goes far beyond mere human knowledge of calories or cholesterol. He tells us to give up things we don’t think we need to give up, but we must trust our Doctor.
Jesus’ diet does much more for us than help us lose weight or restore health. It gives us opportunities to feast on His Word and His presence. This results not only in physical health but in spiritual transformation. When we follow Jesus and His diet, light will rise for us in the darkness and the Lord will guide us always. He will give us plenty even on the parched land, and will renew our strength (Is 58:10-11).
The effects of Jesus’ diet reach not just individuals but the whole world. “The ancient ruins shall be rebuilt” and ruined homesteads will be restored (Is 58:12). We change the world by following our diet and our Dietician.
Prayer: Jesus, beginning this Lent, be Lord of my appetite.
Promise: “You, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in kindness to all who call upon You.” —Ps 86:5
Praise: Ann greets her family members with, “I’m praying for you.”
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When your neighbor stumbles through sin or ignorance, do you point the finger to criticize or do you lend a helping hand to lift him or her up? The prophet Isaiah tells us that God repays each in kind. When we bless others, especially those who need spiritual as well as physical and material help, God in turn blesses us.
Who do you point the finger at?
When Jesus called a despised tax collector to be his disciple he surprised everyone including Levi (also known as Matthew). The religious leaders were especially upset with Jesus' behavior towards public sinners like Levi. The Jewish people were roughly divided into two groups: the orthodox Jews who rigidly kept the law and all its petty regulations, and the rest who didn't keep all the minute regulations. The orthodox treated the latter like second class citizens. They scrupulously avoided their company, refused to do business with them, refused to give or receive anything from them, refused to intermarry, and avoided any form of friendship with them, including table fellowship. Jesus' association with the latter, especially with tax collectors and public sinners, shocked the sensibilities of these orthodox Jews.
A true physician of body, mind, and soul
When the Pharisees challenged Jesus unorthodox behavior in eating with public sinners, Jesus' defense was quite simple. A doctor doesn't need to treat healthy people - instead he goes to those who are sick. Jesus likewise sought out those in the greatest need. A true physician seeks healing of the whole person - body, mind, and spirit. Jesus came as the divine physician and good shepherd to care for his people and to restore them to wholeness of life.
The orthodox were so preoccupied with their own practice of religion that they neglected to help the very people who needed the greatest care. Their religion was selfish because they didn't want to have anything to do with people not like themselves. Jesus stated his mission in unequivocal terms: I came not to call the righteous, but to call sinners. Ironically the orthodox were as needy as those they despised. All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23). Do you thank the Lord for the great mercy he has shown to you? And do you seek the good of all your neighbors and show them mercy and kindness?
Leave all and follow Christ
What does it mean to "leave all and follow the Lord"? Bede the Venerable (673-735 AD), an Anglo-Saxon monk who wrote numerous commentaries on the Scriptures, explains what it meant for Matthew and for us to "follow" as disciples of the Lord Jesus:
"By 'follow' he meant not so much the movement of feet as of the heart, the carrying out of a way of life. For one who says that he lives in Christ ought himself to walk just as he walked, not to aim at earthly things, not to pursue perishable gains, but to flee base praise, to embrace willingly the contempt of all that is worldly for the sake of heavenly glory, to do good to all, to inflict injuries upon no one in bitterness, to suffer patiently those injuries that come to oneself, to ask God's forgiveness for those who oppress, never to seek one's own glory but always God's, and to uphold whatever helps one love heavenly things. This is what is meant by following Christ. In this way, disregarding earthly gains, Matthew attached himself to the band of followers of One who had no riches. For the Lord himself, who outwardly called Matthew by a word, inwardly bestowed upon him the gift of an invisible impulse so that he was able to follow."
Are you ready to forsake all for the Lord Jesus Christ?
Lord Jesus, our Savior, let us now come to you: Our hearts are cold; Lord, warm them with your selfless love. Our hearts are sinful; cleanse them with your precious blood. Our hearts are weak; strengthen them with your joyous Spirit. Our hearts are empty; fill them with your divine presence. Lord Jesus, our hearts are yours; possess them always and only for yourself.
Psalm 86:1-6
1 Incline your ear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.
2 Preserve my life, for I am Godly; save your servant who trusts in you. You are my God;
3 be gracious to me, O Lord, for to you do I cry all the day.
4 Gladden the soul of your servant, for to you, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
5 For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call on you.
6 Give ear, O LORD, to my prayer; hearken to my cry of supplication.
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: Our All-powerful Physician, by Augustine of Hippo, 354-430 AD
"Our wound is serious, but the Physician is all-powerful. Does it seem to you so small a mercy that, while you were living in evil and sinning, he did not take away your life, but brought you to belief and forgave your sins? What I suffer is serious, but I trust the Almighty. I would despair of my mortal wound if I had not found so great a Physician." (excerpt from Sermon 352, 3)
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