May 22, 2021 Saturday of the Seventh Week of Easter
2021년 5월 22일 부활 제7주간 토요일
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제1독서
<바오로는 로마에서 지내면서 하느님의 나라를 선포하였다.>
사도행전 .28,16-20.30-31
16 우리가 로마에 들어갔을 때,
바오로는 자기를 지키는 군사 한 사람과 따로 지내도 좋다는 허락을 받았다.
17 사흘 뒤에 바오로는 그곳 유다인들의 지도자들을 불러 모았다.
그들이 모이자 바오로가 말하였다.
“형제 여러분, 나는 우리 백성이나 조상 전래의 관습을 거스르는 일을
하나도 하지 않았는데도,
예루살렘에서 죄수가 되어 로마인들의 손에 넘겨졌습니다.
18 로마인들은 나를 신문하고 나서 사형에 처할 만한 아무런 근거가 없으므로
나를 풀어 주려고 하였습니다.
19 그러나 유다인들이 반대하는 바람에,
나는 내 민족을 고발할 뜻이 없는데도 하는 수 없이 황제에게 상소하였습니다.
20 그래서 여러분을 뵙고 이야기하려고 오시라고 청하였습니다.
나는 이스라엘의 희망 때문에 이렇게 사슬에 묶여 있습니다.”
30 바오로는 자기의 셋집에서 만 이 년 동안 지내며,
자기를 찾아오는 모든 사람을 맞아들였다.
31 그는 아무 방해도 받지 않고 아주 담대히 하느님의 나라를 선포하며
주 예수 그리스도에 관하여 가르쳤다.
복음
<이 제자가 이 일들을 기록한 사람이다. 그의 증언은 참되다.>
요한. 21,20-25
그때에 20 베드로가 돌아서서 보니
예수님께서 사랑하시는 제자가 따라오고 있었다.
그 제자는 만찬 때에 예수님 가슴에 기대어 앉아 있다가,
“주님, 주님을 팔아넘길 자가 누구입니까?” 하고 물었던 사람이다.
21 그 제자를 본 베드로가 예수님께,
“주님, 이 사람은 어떻게 되겠습니까?” 하고 물었다.
22 예수님께서는 “내가 올 때까지 그가 살아 있기를 내가 바란다 할지라도,
그것이 너와 무슨 상관이 있느냐? 너는 나를 따라라.” 하고 말씀하셨다.
23 그래서 형제들 사이에 이 제자가 죽지 않으리라는 말이 퍼져 나갔다.
그러나 예수님께서는 그가 죽지 않으리라고 말씀하신 것이 아니라,
“내가 올 때까지 그가 살아 있기를 내가 바란다 할지라도,
그것이 너와 무슨 상관이 있느냐?” 하고 말씀하신 것이다.
24 이 제자가 이 일들을 증언하고 또 기록한 사람이다.
우리는 그의 증언이 참되다는 것을 알고 있다.
25 예수님께서 하신 일은 이 밖에도 많이 있다.
그래서 그것들을 낱낱이 기록하면,
온 세상이라도 그렇게 기록된 책들을
다 담아 내지 못하리라고 나는 생각한다.
May 22, 2021
Saturday of the Seventh Week of Easter
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Reading 1
When he entered Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself,
with the soldier who was guarding him.
Three days later he called together the leaders of the Jews.
When they had gathered he said to them, “My brothers,
although I had done nothing against our people
or our ancestral customs,
I was handed over to the Romans as a prisoner from Jerusalem.
After trying my case the Romans wanted to release me,
because they found nothing against me deserving the death penalty.
But when the Jews objected, I was obliged to appeal to Caesar,
even though I had no accusation to make against my own nation.
This is the reason, then, I have requested to see you
and to speak with you, for it is on account of the hope of Israel
that I wear these chains.”
He remained for two full years in his lodgings.
He received all who came to him, and with complete assurance
and without hindrance he proclaimed the Kingdom of God
and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ.
R. (see 7b) The just will gaze on your face, O Lord.
or:
R. Alleluia.
The LORD is in his holy temple;
the LORD’s throne is in heaven.
His eyes behold,
his searching glance is on mankind.
R. The just will gaze on your face, O Lord.
or:
R. Alleluia.
The LORD searches the just and the wicked;
the lover of violence he hates.
For the LORD is just, he loves just deeds;
the upright shall see his face.
R. The just will gaze on your face, O Lord.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Peter turned and saw the disciple following whom Jesus loved,
the one who had also reclined upon his chest during the supper
and had said, “Master, who is the one who will betray you?”
When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, “Lord, what about him?”
Jesus said to him, “What if I want him to remain until I come?
What concern is it of yours?
You follow me.”
So the word spread among the brothers that that disciple would not die.
But Jesus had not told him that he would not die,
just “What if I want him to remain until I come?
What concern is it of yours?”
It is this disciple who testifies to these things
and has written them, and we know that his testimony is true.
There are also many other things that Jesus did,
but if these were to be described individually,
I do not think the whole world would contain the books
that would be written.
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Both of the readings for today’s liturgy are literally last words. The first reading contains St. Paul’s voice concluding the Acts of the Apostles; and the Gospel of John closes with a question by St. Peter. Peter and Paul, the disciples most closely associated with spreading the Good News of Jesus’ life, death and resurrection is surely a fit ending. What comes to an end today, the season of Easter celebration, culminates in the feast of Pentecost, the sending of the Holy Spirit to the disciples – which we will celebrate tomorrow.
Pentecost, then, is the final segment of God’s plan for rescuing us through the mystery of the resurrection (including the resurrection itself, the ascension of Jesus back to His Father and finally Pentecost). We have been celebrating throughout the entire Easter season the work of the apostles as recounted in the Acts of the Apostles. The disciples are lead by the Holy Spirit to share with others the wonders and the joy of Easter.
Pentecost is considered the birth of the church. We have been seeing the past seven weeks since the resurrection how the disciples continued the mission of Jesus in Jerusalem, in the surrounding areas, to the farthest parts of the known world, and all the inhabitants of that world, Jew and Gentile alike.Surely Peter, Paul and the other disciples caught the fire of the Holy Spirit and warmed the hearts of those who heard them.
And so these last words are, from our perspective today, in many respects a kind of beginning. We are invited to be like Peter and Paul: just as they preached the joy of the Christ Risen, so are we invited to receive that same Easter joy and then to share it with those with whom we come in contact.
And so we pray today at the end of this Easter season: Keep us faithful to your Word which begins in you and comes to us through the preaching of the Apostles. Help us to receive the joy that you desire us to experience in the Risen Christ and to bring that joy to your people as they seek you, the source of their goodness.
This reflection was written by Fr. Shanahan for this day in 2010.
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ACTS OF APOSTLES
“Your business is to follow Me.” —John 21:22
Today, on the last day of our novena to the Holy Spirit and the next to last day of the Easter season, we read the last words of the Acts of the Apostles and the Gospel of John. May today be the beginning of our never again refusing to act on God’s commandments.
When the Lord commands us to follow Him to Calvary, He doesn’t want us to turn and ask: “But, Lord, what about him?” (Jn 21:21) The Lord doesn’t want us to hinder the spread of His Word by comparing ourselves with others. Furthermore, the Lord doesn’t want us to delay in acting on His commands because we have too many problems. For example, “with full assurance, and without any hindrance whatever, [Paul] preached the reign of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ” (Acts 28:31). St. Paul acted on the Lord’s command even though he was in an unfamiliar city, under house arrest, awaiting trial before the Roman emperor, and rejected by many Roman Jews (see Acts 28:16, 19, 24). St. Paul had plenty of problems and excuses for not acting, but he obeyed the Lord.
When we receive the Holy Spirit, we too perform the “acts of the apostles.” We don’t question God, compare ourselves with others, or get bogged down in our problems. We act (Jas 1:22). Let today be the last time we fail to act on God’s commandments. May today be the beginning of the uninterrupted acts of us, His disciples.
Prayer: Father, on this last day of the novena to the Holy Spirit, may I fix my eyes on Jesus and obey His every command.
Promise: “There are still many other things that Jesus did, yet if they were written about in detail, I doubt there would be room enough in the entire world to hold the books to record them.” —Jn 21:25
Praise: St. Rita, famous as the patron of impossible causes, is also a patron of troubled marriages, infertility and parenthood.
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Why do we often compare ourselves with others? Do we envy those who seem more fortunate than ourselves? Why did Peter question Jesus about John's future? Jesus had predicted that Peter was to suffer and die as a martyr for his faith. What would John's fate be? Jesus seems to indicate that John would live a long life - in fact he outlived all the other apostles.
Jesus says, "Follow me and you will have life in abundance"
While Peter and John were both called as disciples of Jesus, each was given a particular task and mission to fulfill. When Peter questions John's role, Jesus responds, "What is that to you? Follow me!" Peter's given task was to "shepherd the sheep of Christ," and in the end to die as a martyr for the Lord Jesus. John's role was preeminently to witness to the risen Lord Jesus and to give his testimony to the Gospel account of Jesus' identity as the divine Son of God who became a man to save us from sin, Satan, and death (John 20:31). John lived to long age and wrote the Gospel as his testimony to the reality of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Jesus does not cease to do great works of power and love through his people today
John ends his Gospel with an astonishing remark: "Human books cannot exhaust the person and work of Jesus Christ." His power is inexhaustible, his grace is limitless, his wisdom unfathomable, his triumphs are innumerable, and his love is unquenchable. We can never say enough of the power, majesty and glory which belongs to Jesus Christ alone. Do you witness to others the joy of the Gospel message that Jesus died for us to bring us new life, freedom, love and power to live as his disciples?
May the power of your love, Lord Christ, fiery and sweet as honey, so absorb our hearts as to withdraw them from all that is under heaven. Grant that we may be ready to die for love of your love, as you died for love of our love." (Prayer of Francis of Assisi, 1182-1226)
Psalm 11:4-7
4 The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD's throne is in heaven; his eyes behold, his eyelids test, the children of men.
5 The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked, and his soul hates him that loves violence.
6 On the wicked he will rain coals of fire and brimstone; a scorching wind shall
be the portion of their cup.
7 For the LORD is righteous, he loves righteous deeds; the upright shall behold his face.
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: Peter follows, John remains, by Augustine of Hippo, 354-430 A.D.
"The Lord either said what he said to Peter about his martyrdom, or he said it about the gospel of John. As regards the martyrdom and this 'Follow me,' [he means] suffer for me, suffer what I did. Because Christ was crucified, Peter too was crucified... while John experienced none of this. That is what is meant by, 'It is thus that I wish him to remain.' Let him fall asleep without wounds, without torment, and wait for me. You, Peter, 'Follow me,' suffer what I did. That's one way these words can be explained...
"As regards the Gospel of John, though, this is what I think is meant: that Peter wrote about the Lord, others too wrote; but their writing was more concerned with the Lord's humanity... But while there is something about the divinity of Christ in Peter's letters, in John's gospel it is very much to the fore... He soared above the clouds and soared above the stars, soared above the angels, soared above every creature and arrived at the Word through which all things were made." (excerpt from Sermon 253.5.5)
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