March 29, 2021 Monday of Holy Week
2021년 3월 29일 성주간 월요일
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제1독서
<그는 외치지도 않으며 그 소리가 거리에서 들리게 하지도 않으리라(‘주님의 종’의 첫째 노래).>
이사야서. 42,1-7
1 여기에 나의 종이 있다.
그는 내가 붙들어 주는 이, 내가 선택한 이, 내 마음에 드는 이다.
내가 그에게 나의 영을 주었으니 그는 민족들에게 공정을 펴리라.
2 그는 외치지도 않고 목소리를 높이지도 않으며
그 소리가 거리에서 들리게 하지도 않으리라.
3 그는 부러진 갈대를 꺾지 않고 꺼져 가는 심지를 끄지 않으리라.
그는 성실하게 공정을 펴리라.
4 그는 지치지 않고 기가 꺾이는 일 없이 마침내 세상에 공정을 세우리니
섬들도 그의 가르침을 고대하리라.
5 하늘을 창조하시고 그것을 펼치신 분
땅과 거기에서 자라는 온갖 것들을 펴신 분
그곳에 사는 백성에게 목숨을, 그 위를 걸어 다니는 사람들에게 숨을 넣어 주신 분
주 하느님께서 이렇게 말씀하신다.
6 “주님인 내가 의로움으로 너를 부르고 네 손을 붙잡아 주었다.
내가 너를 빚어 만들어 백성을 위한 계약이 되고
민족들의 빛이 되게 하였으니
7 보지 못하는 눈을 뜨게 하고 갇힌 이들을 감옥에서,
어둠 속에 앉아 있는 이들을 감방에서 풀어 주기 위함이다.”
복음
<이 여자를 그냥 놔두어라. 그리하여 내 장례 날을 위하여 이 기름을 간직하게 하여라.>
요한. 12,1-11
1 예수님께서는 파스카 축제 엿새 전에 베타니아로 가셨다.
그곳에는 예수님께서 죽은 이들 가운데에서
다시 일으키신 라자로가 살고 있었다.
2 거기에서 예수님을 위한 잔치가 베풀어졌는데, 마르타는 시중을 들고
라자로는 예수님과 더불어 식탁에 앉은 이들 가운데 끼여 있었다.
3 그런데 마리아가 비싼 순 나르드 향유 한 리트라를 가져와서,
예수님의 발에 붓고 자기 머리카락으로 그 발을 닦아 드렸다.
그러자 온 집 안에 향유 냄새가 가득하였다.
4 제자들 가운데 하나로서 나중에 예수님을 팔아넘길 유다 이스카리옷이 말하였다.
5 “어찌하여 저 향유를 삼백 데나리온에 팔아
가난한 이들에게 나누어 주지 않는가?”
6 그가 이렇게 말한 것은,
가난한 이들에게 관심이 있어서가 아니라 도둑이었기 때문이다.
그는 돈주머니를 맡고 있으면서 거기에 든 돈을 가로채곤 하였다.
7 예수님께서 이르셨다. “이 여자를 그냥 놔두어라.
그리하여 내 장례 날을 위하여 이 기름을 간직하게 하여라.
8 사실 가난한 이들은 늘 너희 곁에 있지만, 나는 늘 너희 곁에 있지는 않을 것이다.”
9 예수님께서 그곳에 계시다는 것을 알고 많은 유다인들의 무리가 몰려왔다.
예수님 때문만이 아니라,
그분께서 죽은 이들 가운데에서 다시 일으키신 라자로도 보려는 것이었다.
10 그리하여 수석 사제들은 라자로도 죽이기로 결의하였다.
11 라자로 때문에 많은 유다인이 떨어져 나가 예수님을 믿었기 때문이다.
March 29, 2021
Monday of Holy Week
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Reading 1
Is 42:1-7
my chosen one with whom I am pleased,
Upon whom I have put my Spirit;
he shall bring forth justice to the nations,
Not crying out, not shouting,
not making his voice heard in the street.
A bruised reed he shall not break,
and a smoldering wick he shall not quench,
Until he establishes justice on the earth;
the coastlands will wait for his teaching.
Thus says God, the LORD,
who created the heavens and stretched them out,
who spreads out the earth with its crops,
Who gives breath to its people
and spirit to those who walk on it:
I, the LORD, have called you for the victory of justice,
I have grasped you by the hand;
I formed you, and set you
as a covenant of the people,
a light for the nations,
To open the eyes of the blind,
to bring out prisoners from confinement,
and from the dungeon, those who live in darkness.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 27:1, 2, 3, 13-14
The LORD is my light and my salvation;
whom should I fear?
The LORD is my life's refuge;
of whom should I be afraid?
R. The Lord is my light and my salvation.
When evildoers come at me
to devour my flesh,
My foes and my enemies
themselves stumble and fall.
R. The Lord is my light and my salvation.
Though an army encamp against me,
my heart will not fear;
Though war be waged upon me,
even then will I trust.
R. The Lord is my light and my salvation.
I believe that I shall see the bounty of the LORD
in the land of the living.
Wait for the LORD with courage;
be stouthearted, and wait for the LORD.
R. The Lord is my light and my salvation.
Gospel
Jn 12:1-11
where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead.
They gave a dinner for him there, and Martha served,
while Lazarus was one of those reclining at table with him.
Mary took a liter of costly perfumed oil
made from genuine aromatic nard
and anointed the feet of Jesus and dried them with her hair;
the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil.
Then Judas the Iscariot, one of his disciples,
and the one who would betray him, said,
"Why was this oil not sold for three hundred days' wages
and given to the poor?"
He said this not because he cared about the poor
but because he was a thief and held the money bag
and used to steal the contributions.
So Jesus said, "Leave her alone.
Let her keep this for the day of my burial.
You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me."
The large crowd of the Jews found out that he was there and came,
not only because of him, but also to see Lazarus,
whom he had raised from the dead.
And the chief priests plotted to kill Lazarus too,
because many of the Jews were turning away
and believing in Jesus because of him.
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What a powerful set of verses we have today! With all that is going on, it could be easy to lose sight of Lazarus, but this is an individual who deserves our attention. He certainly had the attention of the Jewish leaders.
The Gospel reading today summarizes all we know about Lazarus.
- Lazarus was the brother of Mary and Martha.
- He was a friend and follower of Jesus.
- He died, and four days later Jesus raised him from the dead.
- He welcomed Jesus into his home, and was present when Mary anointed the feet of Jesus with oil and Judas Iscariot objected.
Other than that, we know very little.* We don’t even have insight into his thoughts since the Scriptures do not record Lazarus speaking.
For quite a while, my mental image of Lazarus was like a picture from a child’s Bible storybook: A grungy looking guy, draped in bandages and in need of a bath, standing on a hill outside a cave. My appreciation for Lazarus has grown in recent years, in part because of The Saint John’s Bible. For several years, I was blessed with the opportunity to work closely with a Heritage Edition of The Saint John’s Bible that is housed in the Rare Books Room of Reinert-Alumni Memorial Library while Mike and Nancy McCarthy have loaned it to our university.** 
Raising of Lazarus, Donald Jackson, Copyright 2002, The Saint John’s Bible, Saint John’s University, Collegeville, Minnesota USA.
Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Donald Jackson’s “Raising of Lazarus” is the first I’ve seen that presents this event from inside the tomb. In so doing, it challenged me to change my perspective from that of a spectator, passively watching Lazarus step back into the world, to that of an active participant. I realized that everything we see of the relationship Lazarus has with Jesus is available to us, too. We can (and should) be followers of Jesus. We can have an intimate friendship with Jesus, one that welcomes Him into our homes, our hearts and any other space we consider private and personal. Jesus has called us to step out of darkness and offers us New Life.
To embrace this, though, comes with a challenge. We see in John that those who opposed Jesus viewed Lazarus as a threat because his very existence was evidence of the power of the Messiah. We read that “the chief priests plotted to kill Lazarus too, because many of the Jews were turning away and believing in Jesus because of him.”
And this is one more thing that is available to us. We can live a life that testifies to the power of the Messiah, not because of anything we say or do on our own, but precisely because we respond to His call and enter into an intimate relationship with Him. You can be involved in “the victory of justice” described by the prophet Isaiah. You can work “to open the eyes of the blind, to bring out prisoners from confinement, and from the dungeon, those who live in darkness.”
This does not mean that we won’t face difficulties or opposition. Quite the opposite. Do not fear, though. As the psalmist told us today, the Lord is our light and our salvation. Trust. Have courage. The Lord is our refuge. Of whom should we be afraid?
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* Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox traditions have competing and very different stories of Lazarus’s later life, and I won’t wade into that debate.
** For more on the Heritage Edition at Creighton University, and a little about The Saint John’s Bible, visit http://www.creighton.edu/archives/rarebooks/thesaintjohnsbibleatcreighton/
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WHOLLY WEAK?
“Be stouthearted, and wait for the Lord.” —Psalm 27:14
If you have a weakness in your faith life, the pivotal events of Holy Week will serve to bring that flaw to the surface. Holy Week is like a refiner’s fire (Mal 3:2-3) that burns away impurities and melts down imperfections. It is a test of our faith, a trial by fire (1 Pt 1:6-7; Sir 2:5).
The critical action in Holy Week is to turn to the Lord for aid, and not turn to anyone else. Judas Iscariot spent Holy Week with Jesus physically, but his heart and mind were elsewhere. Judas spent Holy Week making deals with Jesus’ opponents and “looking for an opportunity to hand [Jesus] over” (Mt 26:16). The other apostles were tried and failed their tests, but they did turn to Jesus and tried their best to persevere.
Jesus knows we are weak; that’s why He gave us His Body and Blood during Holy Week. This Holy Week, fall on your knees before the Lord. Tell Him that you want His will to be done. Remain with Jesus throughout the trials of Holy Week. Will you let Jesus take you through the cross to the resurrection into a new, victorious life in His freedom? “No test has been sent you that does not come to all men. Besides, God keeps His promise. He will not let you be tested beyond your strength. Along with the test He will give you a way out of it so that you may be able to endure it” (1 Cor 10:13).
Prayer: Jesus, I am weak, but You are strong. Keep me near You and near Your cross.
Promise: “I have grasped you by the hand.” —Is 42:6
Praise: Keeping a prayer journal prevents Ricardo from forgetting all God has done for him.
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Do you know the love that knows no bounds? As Jesus dines with his beloved friends, Mary does something which only love can do. She took the most precious thing she had and spent it all on Jesus. Her love was not calculated but extravagant. Mary's action was motivated by one thing, and one thing only, namely, her love for Jesus and her gratitude for God's mercy. She did something, however, a Jewish woman would never do in public. She loosed her hair and anointed Jesus with her tears. It was customary for a woman on her wedding day to bound her hair. For a married woman to loosen her hair in public was a sign of grave immodesty. Mary was oblivious to all around her, except for Jesus. She took no thought for what others would think, but what would please her Lord. In humility she stooped to anoint Jesus' feet and to dry them with her hair. How do you anoint the Lord's feet and show him your love and gratitude?
Love unbounded and poured out in gratitude
The Gospel of John records that the whole house was filled with the perfume of the ointment (John 12:3). What Mary had done brought sweetness not only in the physical sense, but the spiritual sense as well. Her lovely deed shows the extravagance of love - a love that we cannot outmatch. The Lord Jesus showed us the extravagance of his love in giving the best he had by pouring out his own blood for our sake and by anointing us with his Holy Spirit. The Apostle Paul says that nothing will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus (Romans 8:39). Do you allow the love of Christ to rule in all your thoughts and intentions, and in all your words and deeds?
The cost to the giver shows the true beauty and goodness of a heart filled with love and gratitude
Why was Judas critical of Mary's lovely deed? Judas viewed her act as extravagant wastefulness because of greed. A person views things according to what it inside the heart and soul. Judas was an embittered man and had a warped sense of what was precious and valuable, especially to God. Jesus had put Judas in charge of their common purse, no doubt because he was gifted in financial matters. The greatest temptation we can face will often come in the area of our greatest strength or gifting. Judas used money entrusted to him for wrong and hurtful purposes. He allowed greed and personal gain to corrupt his heart and to warp his view of things. He was critical towards Mary because he imputed unworthy motives. Do you examine your heart correctly when you impute wrong or unworthy motives towards others?
Give us, Lord, a lively faith, a firm hope, a fervent charity, a love of you. Take from us all lukewarmness in meditation, dullness in prayer. Give us fervor and delight in thinking of you and your grace, your tender compassion towards me. The things we pray for, good Lord, give us grace to labor for: through Jesus Christ our Lord. (Prayer of Sir Thomas More, 16th century)
Psalm 27:1-3,13-14
1 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
2 When evildoers assail me, uttering slanders against me, my adversaries and foes, they shall stumble and fall.
3 Though a host encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war arise against me, yet I will be confident.
13 I believe that I shall see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living!
14 Wait for the LORD; be strong, and let your heart take courage; yes, wait for the LORD!
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: God first loved us, by Augustine of Hippo, 354-430 A.D.
"Fulfill the commandments out of love. Could anyone refuse to love our God, so abounding in mercy, so just in all His ways? Could anyone deny love to Him Who first loved us despite all our injustice and all our pride? Could anyone refuse to love God Who so loved us as to send His only Son not only to live among human beings but also to be put to death for their sake and at their own hands?." (excerpt from Catechetical Instructions 39)
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