2012년 9월 27일 목요일 성 빈첸시오 드 폴 사제 기념일
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제1독서
코헬렛.1,2-11
2 허무로다, 허무! 코헬렛이 말한다. 허무로다, 허무! 모든 것이 허무로다!
3 태양 아래에서 애쓰는 모든 노고가 사람에게 무슨 보람이 있으랴? 4 한 세대가 가고 또 한 세대가 오지만, 땅은 영원히 그대로다.
5 태양은 뜨고 지지만, 떠올랐던 그곳으로 서둘러 간다. 6 남쪽으로 불다 북쪽으로 도는 바람은, 돌고 돌며 가지만 제자리로 되돌아온다.
7 강물이 모두 바다로 흘러드는데, 바다는 가득 차지 않는다. 강물은 흘러드는 그곳으로 계속 흘러든다.
8 온갖 말로 애써 말하지만, 아무도 다 말하지 못한다. 눈은 보아도 만족하지 못하고, 귀는 들어도 가득 차지 못한다.
9 있던 것은 다시 있을 것이고, 이루어진 것은 다시 이루어질 것이니, 태양 아래 새로운 것이란 없다.
10 “이걸 보아라, 새로운 것이다.” 사람들이 이렇게 말하는 것이 있더라도, 그것은 우리 이전, 옛 시대에 이미 있던 것이다.
11 아무도 옛날 일을 기억하지 않듯, 장차 일어날 일도 마찬가지. 그 일도 기억하지 않으리니, 그 후에 일어나는 일도 매한가지다.
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루카. 9,7-9
그때에 7 헤로데 영주는 이 모든 일을 전해 듣고 몹시 당황하였다. 더러는 “요한이 죽은 이들 가운데에서 되살아났다.” 하고, 8 더러는 “엘리야가 나타났다.” 하는가 하면, 또 어떤 이들은 “옛 예언자 한 분이 다시 살아났다.” 하였기 때문이다.
9 그래서 헤로데는 이렇게 말하였다. “요한은 내가 목을 베었는데, 소문에 들리는 이 사람은 누구인가?” 그러면서 그는 예수님을 만나 보려고 하였다.
Thursday, September 27, 2012 Daily Mass Reading
September 27, 2012
Memorial of Saint Vincent de Paul, priest
Reading 1
Eccl 1:2-11
Vanity of vanities, says Qoheleth,
vanity of vanities! All things are vanity!
What profit has man from all the labor
which he toils at under the sun?
One generation passes and another comes,
but the world forever stays.
The sun rises and the sun goes down;
then it presses on to the place where it rises.
Blowing now toward the south, then toward the north,
the wind turns again and again, resuming its rounds.
All rivers go to the sea,
yet never does the sea become full.
To the place where they go,
the rivers keep on going.
All speech is labored;
there is nothing one can say.
The eye is not satisfied with seeing
nor is the ear satisfied with hearing.
What has been, that will be;
what has been done, that will be done.
Nothing is new under the sun.
Even the thing of which we say, "See, this is new!"
has already existed in the ages that preceded us.
There is no remembrance of the men of old;
nor of those to come will there be any remembrance
among those who come after them.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14 and 17bc
R. (1) In every age, O Lord, you have been our refuge.
You turn man back to dust,
saying, "Return, O children of men."
For a thousand years in your sight
are as yesterday, now that it is past,
or as a watch of the night.
R. In every age, O Lord, you have been our refuge.
You make an end of them in their sleep;
the next morning they are like the changing grass,
Which at dawn springs up anew,
but by evening wilts and fades.
R. In every age, O Lord, you have been our refuge.
Teach us to number our days aright,
that we may gain wisdom of heart.
Return, O LORD! How long?
Have pity on your servants!
R. In every age, O Lord, you have been our refuge.
Fill us at daybreak with your kindness,
that we may shout for joy and gladness all our days.
Prosper the work of our hands for us!
Prosper the work of our hands!
R. In every age, O Lord, you have been our refuge.
Gospel
Lk 9:7-9
Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening,
and he was greatly perplexed because some were saying,
"John has been raised from the dead";
others were saying, "Elijah has appeared";
still others, "One of the ancient prophets has arisen."
But Herod said, "John I beheaded.
Who then is this about whom I hear such things?"
And he kept trying to see him.
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I had know idea who he was
Herod asked, "Who is this man I
hear these things about?" And
he kept trying to see Jesus.
Luke 9:9
A little girl came home from her
first class in religious education
in her new class. Her mother
asked, "How did your first class
go? The little girl said, "I had no
idea who everyone was talking
about." "Do you remember the
person's name? asked her
mother. "Yes," said the little girl.
They kept saying the name over
and over. It was Jesus. Who
was Jesus, mother? I don't know
a thing about him.
If the little girl asked me who
Jesus was, how would I begin
talking to her about Jesus?
Jesus is a path to the lost.
He is a loaf to the hungry.
He is an arm for the weak.
He is a companion to the lonely.
He is a beacon of hope for all.
He is God among us.
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And he was anxious to see him
Today, the Gospel tells us how Herod was anxious to see Jesus (cf. Lk 9:9). Such urge to see Jesus was born out of curiosity. A lot was being said about Jesus because of the miracles which He was performing. Many spoke about Him. And Jesus’ behavior was bringing to the minds of a lot of people the names of several prophets: Elijah, John the Baptist etc. But, being just a matter of curiosity, Herod's whims do not transcend. To the extent that when Herod meets Jesus he treats Him contemptuously and mocks Him (cf. Lk 23:8-11). Herod's caprice to meet Jesus vanishes when facing Him at last for Jesus refuses to answer his many questions, and Herod considers his rebuttal as a sign of corruption and depravation.
Sometimes, as in the case of Herod, we may have felt like “seeing” Jesus, too. But Jesus in flesh and bones, as in Herod's time, is no longer available to us; although there are other ways for us to meet Jesus. Let me draw your attention to just two of them.
In the first place, the Church's tradition has made Thursday an excellent day to “see” Jesus in the Eucharist. There are many places where, on a Thursday like today, Jesus-Eucharist is exposed. «Eucharistic adoration means entering the depths of our hearts in communion with the Lord, who makes himself bodily present in the Eucharist. In the Sacred Monstrance, he always entrusts himself to us and asks us to be united with his Presence, with his risen Body» (Benedict XVI). —Come over, so you may be bedazzled by His presence.
In the second place we may refer to a popular song that goes: «He is with us and we do not know him». For Jesus dwells in many of our brothers and sisters who are outcast of society, who suffer and have nobody “who wants to meet them”. In his Encyclical God is Love, Benedict XVI says: «Love of neighbor, grounded in the love of God, is first and foremost a responsibility for each individual member of the faithful, but it is also a responsibility for the entire ecclesial community at every level». Hence, as Jesus is waiting for you, in both cases He will welcome you with open arms. So do come over!
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However we define our labors, and whether or not they are recognized, we all know, if we are honest with ourselves, that sooner or later, everything we do is forgotten. And just like our labors, we too are forgotten and turned back to dust. Most of us would rather not start out the day with those realities. Not very motivating. And most of us don’t want to end the day with those thoughts either. Not very satisfying. I like to start out my day thinking that everything I say and do could matter. And it could count. And I like to reflect on my labors at the end of each day feeling like at least something mattered, something counted. And today I am reminded that is all vanity. Either no one noticed or somebody else probably already did what I did a lot better, or at least they soon will. And that too will be forgotten. In every age, it is the same. So what is the point of our existence and our efforts? How can we get ourselves motivated and how can we experience a sense of satisfaction with life?
The Psalmist tells us that God has always been with us in our human existence and its seemingly futile quest for meaning and significance. For God, our long human struggle all has meaning and our short individual lives all matter in the greater scheme of things. Even though we are individually like new grass that springs anew every morning, and wilts and fades at the end of the day, God is with us in some fulfilling purpose. The question is not whether or not our lives have meaning, but how do we know that? How are we to “take heart?” In answer to that question, as I reflect on the Psalm for today, I think the most important verses are “Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain wisdom of heart.” I think that tells us we need to count what we do differently. We need to count what really matters and that is not usually what this world counts and rewards. But learning to see our labors differently will help us gain wisdom of heart.
This is a paradigm shift for most of us. The Psalmist says we need to get up in the morning with the hope that we will be filled with kindness, joy, and gladness in order for the work of hands to prosper. That means we shouldn’t start the day tired and crabby because we must face a long list of things we need to accomplish. That happens to all of us more than we would like to admit. And we can’t go to bed feeling inadequate if we didn’t get it all done. That also happens to all of us. Instead, we need to end the day giving thanks for God’s refuge throughout the day as we labored joyfully. Put that on your annual review…..
Realistically, we can’t change the way this world works that much. But we can change our hearts and probably our blood pressure, our relationships with others, and our lives in general if we find ways to focus more on joy and gladness in our work than on frustration and dissatisfaction. Despite our sense of powerlessness, the Gospel lesson for today reminds us that Jesus really did change the world….he got people talking….things happened that never happened before….and a lot of people were able to redefine their lives with a new purpose. What we do in learning more about and aligning ourselves with that purpose matters. It brings us prosperity. It brings a different kind of wealth and success. When we gain wisdom of heart, we will see it in our own lives and the lives of others. I pray today for that wisdom.
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"Who is this about whom I hear such things?"
Who do you most admire? People with power, influence, fame or wealth? Scripture warns us of such danger (see Proverbs 23:1-2). King Herod had respected and feared John the Baptist as a great prophet and servant of God. John, however did not fear to rebuke Herod for his adulterous affair with his brother's wife. Herod, however, was more of a people pleaser than a God pleaser. Herod not only imprisoned John to silence him, but he also beheaded him simply to please his family and friends. Now when reports of Jesus' miracles and teaching reach Herod's court, Herod becomes very troubled in conscience. He thinks that John the Baptist has risen from the dead! Herod sought to meet Jesus more out of curiosity and fear than out of a sincere desire to know God's wisdom and truth.
Who is most influential in your life? And who do you most want to be like? We naturally look up to other people we want to imitate. If we truly want to be like God and to live as his sons and daughters, then it greatly helps us to have models and examples of godly people who show us how to live in the power of God's love and holiness.God's grace frees us from the tyranny of fear and the pressure to please others rather than to please God. Do you allow God's grace to fill you with faith and courage to choose what is good and pleasing to him and to reject whatever would keep you from embracing his love and will for your daily life?
"Heavenly Father, form in me the likeness of your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, and deepen his life within me that I may be like him in word and in deed. Increase my eagerness to do your will and help me to grow in the knowledge of your love and truth."
Psalm 90:3-6, 12-16
3 Thou turnest man back to the dust, and sayest, "Turn back, O children of men!"
4 For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, or as a watch in the night.
5 Thou dost sweep men away; they are like a dream, like grass which is renewed in the morning:
6 in the morning it flourishes and is renewed; in the evening it fades and withers.
12 So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.
13 Return, O LORD! How long? Have pity on thy servants!
14 Satisfy us in the morning with thy steadfast love, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.
15 Make us glad as many days as thou hast afflicted us, and as many years as we have seen evil.
16 Let thy work be manifest to thy servants, and thy glorious power to their children.
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Someone once told me that the Bible was the only instruction manual I would ever need.
I think that statement was very sound. In today's first reading we get some excellent instruction which deserves to be repeated here: "Put falsehood and lying far from me, give me neither poverty nor riches; provide me only with the food I need." (Proverbs 30:8)
This certainly has application for us today as we should shun dishonesty and only take what we need to live, nothing more or less. And why should we do this? Well, the proverb continues and explains to us that if we become too rich, we risk denying God Himself and losing our realization that we rely on Him for everything. If we become too poor, we risk resorting to theft, which is sinful.
The beauty of it all is that God will help us avoid falsehood and He will provide for us in the right measure. And during those times when we seem not to have enough, He becomes our comfort.
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The world has sought to see Jesus but not always with eyes of faith. They launch historical investigations; they make literary sallies into the Christ story. Aspects of Christian faith degenerate into caricatures at the hands of militant unbelievers. Like Herod their eyes are turned to Jesus to try to explain away this divine and salvific phenomenon. They wish to explain it away without truly seeing Jesus through faith and love, without openness to the power of the Holy Spirit. Unless we surrender to the internal working of the Holy Spirit we cannot be drawn into the mystery of the Christ-Presence, in whom the Father is made manifest. It is only in the prayer of faith that we can truly begin to see him as he truly is. Gradually we are drawn into the mystery of the Trinity.
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Jesus has come to the notice of the highest authorities. Herod is trying to get a handle on who he is. He is listening to the rumours ? that he is John the Baptist come back to life. John was Herod's bad conscience; that's why he appeared to be always coming back: guilt doesn't let you rest in peace for long. Herod's presence at this point in the Gospel is an ominous one, and even more ominous is his curiosity about Jesus; one is better off without the curiosity of such people. It is an empty curiosity, strongly contrasted with the interest that real disciples have in him (compare it, for example, with Peter’s in 9:20).
Mention of Herod's name is enough to introduce the notion of suffering and the Cross. These three verses (today's reading) are fitted in between the sending out of the Twelve and their return; they set the theme: suffering and death will be the lot of Jesus' disciples, just as it is the lot of Jesus himself ? and of John before him. When we get bad press it is mostly because of our failures; but even when it isn’t, we shouldn’t be so surprised ? we can't say we weren’t warned.
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