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2012년 5월 26일 성 필립보 네리 사제 기념일
제1독서
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.
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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.
http://www.usccb.org/calendar/index.cfm?showLit=1&action=month
http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings-audio.cfm
May 26, 2012
Memorial of Saint Philip Neri, Priest
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.
communication
If ever thing Jesus did was written
down, I suppose that the whole
world could not hold the books
John 21:25
Some years ago Neil Postman did
a count of space devoted to com-
munication today.
It included 260,000 billboards;
11,520 newspapers; 11,556
periodicals, 500 million radios;
over 100 million computers. and
almost every American home had
TV. Some 40,000 book titles are
published yearly and daily in
America 41 million photographs
are taken.
Technopoly: The Surrender of Cultlure to
Technology, Alfred A. Knopf
How do I decide which things
I will watch and read, and which I
will not?
Television [and the internet] are
inventions whereby you can be
entertained in your living room
by people you wouldn't have in
your house. David Frost adapted
http://www.franciscanretreats.net/
With this Gospel selected to be read for today’s Liturgy, we reach the conclusion of St. John’s Gospel. John tells us in closing that there are many other things Jesus did, but if they were all recorded, the whole world could not contain the books.
Nor are the deeds of Jesus finished because he has ascended to the Father. Each one of us could sit down and write volumes of the good things, the miracles, that Jesus has performed in our lives. The world is full of these marvelous things and everyone has experienced them and will continue to experience them in one form or another. Jesus told us he would not leave us orphans, that he would always be with us, and like all his promises this one is also true. If he were not with us, life would not be worth living.
http://www.evangeli.net/gospel/gospel.html
He has recorded here and we know that his testimony is true
Today, we read the end of St. John's Gospel. Actually, it is the end of the appendix St. John's community added to the original text. In this particular case, it is a willingly significant fragment. The Resurrected Lord appears before his disciples and confirms they are to follow him, particularly as regards Peter. Next, comes the text we proclaim today in the liturgy.
The figure of the beloved disciple is central in this fragment and even in the totality of St. John's Gospel. It may refer to a concrete person —the disciple John— or, it can be a figure, behind which, any disciple loved by the Master can be placed. Whatever its meaning, the text helps to give an element of continuity to the Apostles' experience. The Resurrected Lord assures us of his presence amongst those who want to follow him.
«Suppose I want him to remain until I come» (Jn 21:22), may perhaps refer to this continuity rather than to a chronological space-time element. The beloved disciple becomes a testimony of all that, to the extent he realizes the Lord will always remain beside him. This is why he can write and his words are worth believing, because he glosses with his pen the continuous experiences of those living their mission in the midst of the world, while experiencing the presence of Jesus Christ. This beloved disciple can be each one of us provided we let be guided by the Holy Spirit, He who helps discovering this presence.
This text, already prepares us to celebrate, tomorrow, the Solemnity of Pentecost, the Gift of the Spirit: «And the Paraclete came down from Heaven: the Church's custodian and sanctifier, the souls' administrator, the castaways' pilot, the wanderers' lighthouse, the fighting ones' arbitrator and he who crowns the winners» (St. Cyril of Jerusalem).
http://www.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/daily.html
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.
http://www.rc.net/wcc/readings/
"If everyone of the things which Jesus did were to be written,
I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written"
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. While Peter and John were both called as disciples of Jesus, each was given a different task or function. When Peter questions John's role, Jesus retorts: "What is that to you? Follow me!" Peter's given task was to "shepherd the sheep of Christ", and in the end to die for Christ. John's role was preeminently to witness to Christ and to give his testimony to the gospel. John lived to long age and wrote the gospel as his testimony to the reality of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. 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 him alone. Do you witness to others the joy of the gospel?
"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.
http://www.daily-meditations.org/index2.html
What concern is it of yours. . . . (see John 21:22)
Jesus comes straight to the point in today's scripture. When the Apostles are diving in for some juicy gossip and ratting out, Jesus says simply--what business is this of yours? Why are you asking this? It is up to you to follow me.
And this should be the attitude we strike as we serve Him in the world today. There are any number of things we could be scandalized by. We can choose any number of people to be offended by. We can spend our time asking who is betraying Jesus now. We can make accusations; we can call out those who we feel are not living the gospel life.
To what purpose? To spread scandal and rumor? To make ourselves feel better? No, the better part is to serve God, and to serve as His disciples, and to treat those whom we suspect of not loving enough with so much love that it is like "heaping hot coals upon their heads." Let our love be the conviction that brings everyone back to true love and repentance. Let our lavish care and devotion show everyone the Way, the Truth, and the Life.
That is our call, that is our challenge--not to point the accusing finger, but to serve others so that whoever thinks to betray Jesus, thinks first of the love he or she has experienced because of Him.
~ JuandelaCruz
http://www.contemplative.com/weekday_readings.htm
Prayer gathers up the opposites in my life. Contradictions are woven together in the act of love in grace. Youth and old age, self-direction and submission, going where one wills and being constrained, my will and another's will. My death is the ultimate possibility of my glorifying God. The last weekday Gospel of the Paschal Season brings me back to the beginning of the season. Remember that you are dust and into dust you shall return. But now because of the complete and full mystery of Jesus my death is glory because my death is resurrection, in Christ Jesus, in the Spirit of Love, in the bosom of the Father, in the communion of the Church.
http://goodnews.ie/calendar.php
This is the closing scene of John’s gospel, and in it Peter is invited once again by Jesus, “Follow me!” Jesus had predicted that he would follow him: "Where I am going, you cannot follow now, but you will follow later" (13:36). That time has come. Peter is now in a better position to understand what following Jesus will involve. Jesus spells out the cost of that love that Peter has just professed three times (yesterday’s reading). In his youth Peter was able to follow his own sweet will, but now “you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go” (verse 18).
Peter has been given a leadership role in the community: “Feed (or tend) my sheep.” He can have no illusions about what that will entail. He will not lord it over others; instead, like the Good Shepherd, he will give his life for them. He was crucified during the persecution by Nero in the mid-sixties of the first century.
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"Your business is to follow Me." 뾌ohn 21:22 | ||
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Today we end the Pentecost novena, the reading of the Acts of the Apostles, and the reading of John's Gospel. Jesus ends as He began when we first met Him � by calling us to follow Him (Jn 21:19, 22). We may think we're already following Him, but we may be doing our own thing and trying to get Jesus to follow us. For instance, when we pray, are we asking God to do our will or are we denying ourselves (see Lk 9:23) and seeking His will? When God does what we don't want, do we follow Him anyway or balk? To receive the Holy Spirit of Pentecost, we must follow the Leader, Jesus, rather than trying to be the leader for Jesus to follow. This means repentance, self-denial, doing what we have refused to do, and no longer doing what we have persisted in doing. We must go to Confession and follow the Leader, Jesus, to the cross. Then we can follow Him to Pentecost, for the cross precedes Pentecost. When Jesus has quite "a following," we will have quite a Pentecost. | ||
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Prayer: Father, may leaders first of all be followers of Jesus. May they lead us in following Jesus to a new Pentecost. | ||
Promise: "With full assurance, and without any hindrance whatever, he preached the reign of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ." 뾃cts 28:31 | ||
Praise: St. Rita, the Saint of the Impossible, lost her husband and both sons to early deaths. She then embraced a religious vocation, joining the Augustinians to live a life of penance, gospel poverty, intercession, and charity. Her prayers led many to return to the Church. |
http://www.judeop.org/daily_bread.htm
There are also many other things that Jesus did. We have several accounts of Jesus’ life and ministry, so it’s easy for us to think we know all about him. We need to remember Jesus probably had some pretty ordinary days that went unrecorded along with the miraculous ones we always hear about. A whole lot of life takes place in those gaps. As believers, we know that quite well. So we wait. Jesus encouraged the disciples to trust in him until he would come again. Like them, we live in those gap days awaiting his return. And just as Jesus instructed the first disciples, we must be patient and not lose faith. Lord, help us to trust in your plan, we pray. PR
http://www.judeop.org/dailyhomilette.htm
http://www.judeop.org/dailyreflections.htm
The Gospel of John comes to a conclusion on the beach. The Acts of the Apostles comes to an end at the house where Paul was living under house arrest in Rome. The gospel author says it well! Even if it would have taken volumes to describe all that Jesus HAD done, no one knows how many volumes it would take to describe what Jesus would do through all the faithful after the gospels were written!
The Bible contains a certain number of books that are regarded as "canonical" and inspired. However, revelation did not come to an end with those written works, as important as they are. The Holy Spirit continues to work in the church and through the church. Whatever happens or is said has to be in continuity with the scriptures, but we learn new things about God's purposes every day. As of today, I have been an ordained priest 39 years [May 22, 1971!], and I continue to be amazed at what I learn through my preaching and from the People of God through the subtle working of the Holy Spirit. Each of us by virtue of our baptism adds to the story. AMEN
http://biblereflection.blogspot.com/
Peter is the everyman of the Gospels, the sympathetic character whose
shoes we often find would fit our own feet with ease. He makes bold
proclamations often and is just as often rebuked by Jesus; in the
Gospel reading today Peter almost seems to be engaging in gossip and
we can almost imagine an exasperated Jesus giving a glib reply just so
the apostle will settle down.
Yet in spite of his human failings, Jesus loved and trusted Peter so
much that he made him the Rock on which the Church was founded. What
defines Peter is not the fact that he fell so many times, but the fact
that he got up each time and tried again. Peter is proof that the
essence of being a Christian is not perfection, but a desire to follow
in Jesus' footsteps, no matter how often we stumble or sink into the
water.
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