스크랩 April 26, 2011 Tuesday in the Octave of Easter

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 사도행전. 2,36-41
오순절에 베드로가 유다인들에게 말하였다.
36 “이스라엘 온 집안은 분명히 알아 두십시오. 하느님께서는 여러분이 십자가에 못 박은 이 예수님을 주님과 메시아로 삼으셨습니다.”
37 사람들은 이 말을 듣고 마음이 꿰찔리듯 아파하며 베드로와 다른 사도들에게, “형제 여러분, 우리는 어떻게 해야 합니까?” 하고 물었다.
38 베드로가 그들에게 말하였다. “회개하십시오. 그리고 저마다 예수 그리스도의 이름으로 세례를 받아 여러분의 죄를 용서받으십시오. 그러면 성령을 선물로 받을 것입니다. 39 이 약속은 여러분과 여러분의 자손들과 또 멀리 있는 모든 이들, 곧 주 우리 하느님께서 부르시는 모든 이에게 해당됩니다.”
40 베드로는 이 밖에도 많은 증거를 들어 간곡히 이야기하며, “여러분은 이 타락한 세대로부터 자신을 구원하십시오.” 하고 타일렀다.
41 베드로의 말을 받아들인 이들은 세례를 받았다. 그리하여 그날에 신자가 삼천 명가량 늘었다.

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 요한. 20,11-18
그때에 11 마리아는 무덤 밖에 서서 울고 있었다. 그렇게 울면서 무덤 쪽으로 몸을 굽혀 12 들여다보니 하얀 옷을 입은 두 천사가 앉아 있었다. 한 천사는 예수님의 시신이 놓였던 자리 머리맡에, 다른 천사는 발치에 있었다.
13 그들이 마리아에게 “여인아, 왜 우느냐?” 하고 묻자, 마리아가 그들에게 대답하였다.
“누가 저의 주님을 꺼내 갔습니다. 어디에 모셨는지 모르겠습니다.”
14 이렇게 말하고 나서 뒤로 돌아선 마리아는 예수님께서 서 계신 것을 보았다. 그러나 예수님이신 줄은 몰랐다.
15 예수님께서 마리아에게 “여인아, 왜 우느냐? 누구를 찾느냐?” 하고 물으셨다.
마리아는 그분을 정원지기로 생각하고, “선생님, 선생님께서 그분을 옮겨 가셨으면 어디에 모셨는지 저에게 말씀해 주십시오. 제가 모셔 가겠습니다.” 하고 말하였다.
16 예수님께서 “마리아야!” 하고 부르셨다. 마리아는 돌아서서 히브리 말로 “라뿌니!” 하고 불렀다. 이는 ‘스승님!’이라는 뜻이다.
17 예수님께서 마리아에게 말씀하셨다. “내가 아직 아버지께 올라가지 않았으니 나를 더 이상 붙들지 마라. 내 형제들에게 가서, ‘나는 내 아버지시며 너희의 아버지신 분, 내 하느님이시며 너희의 하느님이신 분께 올라간다.’ 하고 전하여라.”
18 마리아 막달레나는 제자들에게 가서 “제가 주님을 뵈었습니다.” 하면서, 예수님께서 자기에게 하신 이 말씀을 전하였다.

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April 26, 2011
Tuesday in the Octave of Easter

Reading 1

Acts 2:36-41

On the day of Pentecost, Peter said to the Jewish people,
“Let the whole house of Israel know for certain
that God has made him both Lord and Christ,
this Jesus whom you crucified.”

Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart,
and they asked Peter and the other Apostles,
“What are we to do, my brothers?”
Peter said to them,
“Repent and be baptized, every one of you,
in the name of Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of your sins;
and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
For the promise is made to you and to your children
and to all those far off,
whomever the Lord our God will call.”
He testified with many other arguments, and was exhorting them,
“Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.”
Those who accepted his message were baptized,
and about three thousand persons were added that day.

Responsorial Psalm

Ps 33:4-5, 18-19, 20 and 22

R. (5b) The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Upright is the word of the LORD,
and all his works are trustworthy.
He loves justice and right;
of the kindness of the LORD the earth is full.
R. The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.
or:
R. Alleluia.
See, the eyes of the LORD are upon those who fear him,
upon those who hope for his kindness,
To deliver them from death
and preserve them in spite of famine.
R. The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Our soul waits for the LORD,
who is our help and our shield.
May your kindness, O LORD, be upon us
who have put our hope in you.
R. The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.
or:
R. Alleluia.

Gospel

Jn 20:11-18

Mary Magdalene stayed outside the tomb weeping.
And as she wept, she bent over into the tomb
and saw two angels in white sitting there,
one at the head and one at the feet
where the Body of Jesus had been.
And they said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?”
She said to them, “They have taken my Lord,
and I don’t know where they laid him.”
When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus there,
but did not know it was Jesus.
Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?
Whom are you looking for?”
She thought it was the gardener and said to him,
“Sir, if you carried him away,
tell me where you laid him,
and I will take him.”
Jesus said to her, “Mary!”
She turned and said to him in Hebrew, “Rabbouni,”
which means Teacher.
Jesus said to her, “Stop holding on to me,
for I have not yet ascended to the Father.
But go to my brothers and tell them,
‘I am going to my Father and your Father,
to my God and your God.’”
Mary went and announced to the disciples,
“I have seen the Lord,”
and then reported what he had told her. 

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When Peter and John received the news that Jesus had risen from the dead, they ran to the tomb to see for themselves and then returned home not knowing what to think. Our Gospel for today tells us that Mary Magdelene followed them back to the tomb and when they left she remained outside the tomb weeping. Finally she looked into the tomb and saw two angels who ask her why she is weeping. Mary replies that she believes someone has stolen the body of Jesus. The idea that he had risen from the dead still had not soaked in for Mary.

Then she encounters Jesus walking in the garden near the tomb. She thinks he is a gardener and asks him if he might know where the body is to be found. Then Jesus calls her by name and she recognizes him. Her weeping and concern turn into instant joy.

Sometimes our crises, illnesses, family deaths, economic problems and so forth blind us and bring great fear and even weeping. But if we just think and bring it all to Jesus our concern and fears will turn to joy and serenity. Jesus has called us all by name in Baptism and, like Mary, he will heal our troubled minds if we but turn to him.

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The readings right after Easter season show us different pictures of human chaos and confusion.  Over and over again some revelation about Jesus in the midst of this chaos and confusion transforms people.  The stories today fall into this familiar pattern.  In Acts many people are moved to repentance and a new identity after coming to a new understanding of Jesus after hearing Peter speak.   Mary Magdalene has messages from angels and a personal visit ? but it takes Jesus calling her name for her to move from confusion to a new level of understanding, hope, and action. 

Still today, after years and years of learning and reflection collectively and individually, Jesus still reveals Himself in new ways to provide hope and meaning amidst chaos and confusion.  Jesuit spirituality stresses the new insights that come from entering into these stories through our imagination.  If we spend time with the story in Acts we may find ourselves “cut to the heart” in some new way.  We may see how we’ve been going with the crowd or staying in our comfort zone and need to repent.   We may feel empty in this post-Easter weekday and need to hear Jesus calling our name and be assured again that He is always with us. 

The verses in Acts and in John both remind us that Jesus reveals Himself and the Father through our sharing of our experiences with one another also.  The crowds were cut to the heart because Peter shared the message revealed to him about who Jesus was.  Jesus specifically instructs Mary Magdalene to go and tell the others what she has seen.  In the body of Christ graces from new insights are meant to be shared.  Consider how often a new insight comes from hearing or reading about reflections that others have shared.   We see the goodness of the Lord and His love for us as we see how He keeps revealing Himself to us and calling us to encourage and challenge one another.   Someone “waiting on the Lord” may be waiting now for hope or justice through words or actions of a transformed person who has just seen the Risen Lord.  Who is Jesus to us today?  How does our transformation and gratitude move us to action?    

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"I have seen the Lord!"

How easy it is to miss the Lord when our focus is on ourselves! Mary did not at first recognize the Lord because her focus was on the empty tomb and on her own grief. It took only one word from the Master, when he called her by name, for Mary to recognize him. Mary's message to the disciples, I have seen the Lord, is the very essence of Christianity. It is not enough that a Christian know about the Lord, but that we know him personally. It is not enough to argue about him, but to meet him. In the resurrection we encounter the living Lord who loves us personally and shares his glory with us. The Lord gives us "eyes of faith" to see the truth of his resurrection and victory over sin and death (Ephesians 1:18).

The resurrection of Jesus is the foundation of our hope ? the hope that we will see God face to face and share in his everlasting glory and joy. "Without having seen him you love him; though you do not now see him you believe in him and rejoice with unutterable and exalted joy.  As the outcome of your faith you obtain the salvation of your souls" (1 Peter 1:8-9). Do you recognize the Lord's presence with you, in his word, in the "breaking of the bread", and in his church, the body of Christ?

"Lord Jesus, may I never fail to recognize your voice nor lose sight of your presence in your saving word."

Psalm 33:4-5, 18-22

4 For the word of the LORD is upright; and all his work is done in faithfulness.
5 He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the LORD.
18 Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love,
19 that he may deliver their soul from death, and keep them alive in famine.
20 Our soul waits for the LORD; he is our help and shield.
21 Yes, our heart is glad in him, because we trust in his holy name.
22 Let your steadfast love, O LORD, be upon us, even as we hope in you.  

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Jesus said to her, “Mary.” The reason I have a proper name is that I am a person, unique, autonomous, responsible, individual. The complexities of my self, the multiple levels of nature and consciousness, find their simplicity in my person. I am principally a “who” not a “what.” The essence of my prayer is to open my person into the Person of God. Person to person is Presence. My prayer is to open to the Presence of the Holy Trinity. The Person of the Risen Son calls to my person. Jesus to me: His presence into me, in my person, calls my name. Although a person is unique and distinct, a person must live in relationship. My person is not an absolute in formless, eternal nothingness in a nameless mass of being. As the Persons live in the oneness of the Godhead, the Trinity, so I am called forth as a person to live in the Trinitarian relationship of love. I must not cling in my prayer to a fixed experience of my soul, but must empty myself into the relationship of the Trinity expressed concretely in the corporate life of the Church amid the persons of humanity. In prayer the resurrected Christ calls me by name and I respond and then I am led into the Father in the Spirit amid the relationships of my call in life and in the Church.

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A frequent literary device in John’s gospel is the use of gradual recognition, or misunderstanding as a stage on the path to understanding: see for example, the conversations Jesus had with Nicodemus (ch. 3), the Samaritan woman (ch. 4), etc.  In today’s passage we find it once again: Mary thought at first that Jesus was the gardener. 

The moment of full recognition was when he spoke her name.  This has a great deal of resonance throughout the Scriptures, from beginning to end.  “The Lord said to Moses, ‘I am pleased with you and I know you by name’” (Exodus 33:17).  Referring to himself, Jesus said, “The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of his sheep….  The sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out” (John 10:2-3).  A faith that does not go to the depth of one’s personal existence is not faith but theory.  Even theology is not faith: a person may know a great deal of theology but have no faith.  I heard a woman describe her husband, “He’s very interested in religion, but he has no faith.”  Conversely, a person may know little about religion but have profound faith.  St Thomas Aquinas said that one old lady (una vetera) may have more faith than a host of learned theologians. 

Matthew’s account says, “The women left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy” (28:8).    A tomb is not a place you come away from with joy: you come away in deep grief in the early days of bereavement, and later on with quiet resignation; hardly with joy!  But with the death of Jesus there was to be no 'closure': the past was not to be closed up and sealed with nostalgia.  The past had flooded into the present through the open tomb: the past is no longer past, it is timeless.  This is the destruction of time.  “Christ yesterday and today and the same forever” (Heb. 13:8).   

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EASTER EXPRESS

"Mary Magdalene went to the disciples. 'I have seen the Lord!' she announced." ?ohn 20:18

The apostles took fifty days to be confirm‎!ed in the risen Christ and have Easter. For almost two months Jesus "opened their minds to the understanding of the Scriptures" (Lk 24:45), opened their eyes in the breaking of the bread (Lk 24:31), and appeared to them several times. In contrast, Mary Magdalene had Easter just a few hours after Jesus had His Easter. Jesus only had to appear once and say one word to her, "Mary" (Jn 20:16).

Why was Mary Magdalene so much quicker to receive Easter than the apostles were? It was because of her love. When we love the Lord and His people, we can catch on to the risen Christ quickly. "Love covers a multitude of sins" (1 Pt 4:8). Love speeds things up, leaps over obstacles, and never fails (1 Cor 13:8).

Ask the Holy Spirit to point out to you a person you have difficulty loving. This situation will either be a detour from or an expressway to Easter. If you can accept God's grace to unconditionally love this person, you will be like Mary Magdalene and immediately have Easter and a deep relationship with the risen Christ. If you refuse to love this person, Easter will have to wait.

Be another Mary Magdalene.

Prayer: Father, I repent of making You wait for me. Give me Easter now, by giving me unconditional love for others.

Promise: "You must reform and be baptized, each one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, that your sins may be forgiven; then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." ?cts 2:38

Praise: Praise the risen Jesus, Whose love transcends death!

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Woman, why are you weeping? If nothing else strikes us in today’s Gospel, surely we are meant to ponder and grasp what is suggested in this twice-repeated (first by angels, then Jesus) rhetorical question. We can all think of things that make us sad: an immoral, unjust, war-torn world; personal situations ? strained relationships, our own shortcomings or those of our loved ones. Whatever our sadness, whatever is still wrong in the world, it is not the last word. In his life, death, and resurrection, Jesus has become our sure hope that there is a way through every sorrow. As his followers, let us always be agents of that hope, going forth to comfort those in sorrow and to cheer on those most in need of the good news.  For courage and good cheer, we pray. ECW

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