2010 년 11 월 4 일 목요일 성 가롤로 보로메오 주교 기념 일제 1 독서 필리피 서 . 3 , 3 - 8 ㄱ 형제 여러분 , 3 하느님 의 영 으로 예배 하 고 , 그리스도 예수 님 안 에서 자랑 하 며 , 육 적 인 것 을 신뢰 하 지 않 는 우리 야말로 참된 할례 를 받 은 사람 입니다 . 4 하기야 나 에게 도 육 적 인 것 을 신뢰 할 수 있 는 근거 가 있 기 는 합니다 . 다른 어떤 사람 이 육 적 인 것 을 신뢰 할 수 있 다고 생각 한다면 , 나 는 더욱 그렇 습니다 . 5 여드레 만 에 할례 를 받 은 나 는 이스라엘 민족 으로 벤야민 지파 출신 이 고 , 히브리 사람 에게서 태어난 히브리 사람 이 며 , 율법 으로 말 하 면 바리 사이 입니다 . 6 열 성 으로 말 하 면 교회 를 박해 하 던 사람 이 었 고 , 율법 에 따른 의로움 으로 말 하 면 흠잡 을 데 없 는 사람 이 었 습니다 . 7 그러나 나 에게 이롭 던 것 들 을 , 나 는 그리스도 때문 에 모두 해로운 것 으로 여기 게 되 었 습니다 . 8 그 뿐 만 아니 라 , 나 의 주 그리스도 예수 님 을 아 는 지식 의 지고 한 가치 때문 에 , 다른 모든 것 을 해로운 것 으로 여깁니다 . 복음 루카 15 , 1 - 10 그때 에 1 세리 들 과 죄인 들 이 예수 님 의 말씀 을 들으려고 가까이 모여들 고 있 었 다 . 2 그러 자 바리 사이 들 과 율법 학자 들 이 , “ 저 사람 은 죄인 들 을 받아들이 고 , 또 그 들 과 함께 음식 을 먹 는군 . ” 하 고 투덜거렸 다 . 3 예수 님 께서 그 들 에게 이 비유 를 말씀 하 셨 다 . 4 “ 너희 가운데 어떤 사람 이 양 백 마리 를 가지 고 있 었 는데 , 그 가운데 에서 한 마리 를 잃 으면 , 아흔 아홉 마리 를 광야 에 놓아둔 채 , 잃 은 양 을 찾 을 때 까지 뒤쫓 아 가 지 않 느냐 ? 5 그러 다가 양 을 찾 으면 기뻐하 며 어깨 에 메 고 6 집 으로 가 서 , 친구 들 과 이웃 들 을 불러 , ‘ 나 와 함께 기뻐해 주 십시오 . 잃 었 던 내 양 을 찾 았 습니다 . ’ 하 고 말 한다 . 7 내 가 너희 에게 말 한다 . 이 와 같이 하늘 에서 는 , 회개 할 필요 가 없 는 의인 아흔 아홉 보다 , 회개 하 는 죄인 한 사람 때문 에 더 기뻐할 것 이 다 . 8 또 어떤 부인 이 은전 열 닢 을 가지 고 있 었 는데 한 닢 을 잃 으면 , 등불 을 켜 고 집 안 을 쓸 며 그것 을 찾 을 때 까지 샅샅이 뒤지 지 않 느냐 ? 9 그러 다가 그것 을 찾 으면 친구 들 과 이웃 들 을 불러 , ‘ 나 와 함께 기뻐해 주 십시오 . 잃 었 던 은전 을 찾 았 습니다 . ’ 하 고 말 한다 . 10 내 가 너희 에게 말 한다 . 이 와 같이 회개 하 는 죄인 한 사람 때문 에 하느님 의 천사 들 이 기뻐한다 . ” http : / / www . usccb . org / nab / November 4 , 2010 Memorial of Saint Charles Borromeo , bishopReading 1 Phil 3 : 3 - 8 aBrothers and sisters : We are the circumcision , we who worship through the Spirit of God , who boast in Christ Jesus and do not put our confidence in flesh , although I myself have grounds for confidence even in the flesh . If anyone else thinks he can be confident in flesh , all the more can I . Circumcised on the eighth day , of the race of Israel , of the tribe of Benjamin , a Hebrew of Hebrew parentage , in observance of the law a Pharisee , in zeal I persecuted the Church , in righteousness based on the law I was blameless . But whatever gains I had , these I have come to consider a loss because of Christ . More than that , I even consider everything as a lossbecause of the supreme good of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord . Responsorial PsalmPs 105 : 2 - 3 , 4 - 5 , 6 - 7 R . ( 3 b ) Let hearts rejoice who search for the Lord . or : R . Alleluia . Sing to him , sing his praise , proclaim all his wondrous deeds . Glory in his holy name ; rejoice , O hearts that seek the LORD ! R . Let hearts rejoice who search for the Lord . or : R . Alleluia . Look to the LORD in his strength ; seek to serve him constantly . Recall the wondrous deeds that he has wrought , his portents , and the judgments he has uttered . R . Let hearts rejoice who search for the Lord . or : R . Alleluia . You descendants of Abraham , his servants , sons of Jacob , his chosen ones ! He , the LORD , is our God ; throughout the earth his judgments prevail . R . Let hearts rejoice who search for the Lord . or : R . Alleluia . GospelLk 15 : 1 - 10 The tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to listen to Jesus , but the Pharisees and scribes began to complain , saying , “ This man welcomes sinners and eats with them . ” So Jesus addressed this parable to them . “ What man among you having a hundred sheep and losing one of themwould not leave the ninety - nine in the desertand go after the lost one until he finds it ? And when he does find it , he sets it on his shoulders with great joyand , upon his arrival home , he calls together his friends and neighbors and says to them , ‘ Rejoice with me because I have found my lost sheep . ’ I tell you , in just the same waythere will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repentsthan over ninety - nine righteous peoplewho have no need of repentance . “ Or what woman having ten coins and losing onewould not light a lamp and sweep the house , searching carefully until she finds it ? And when she does find it , she calls together her friends and neighborsand says to them , ‘ Rejoice with me because I have found the coin that I lost . ’ In just the same way , I tell you , there will be rejoicing among the angels of Godover one sinner who repents . ” http : / / www . staygreat . com / http : / / www . franciscanretreats . net / “ This man welcomes sinners and eats with them ” . Thank God for welcoming sinners ! All of us would be out in left field if he didn ’ t . This is why he became man : to redeem us , set us straight with the Father , to forgive our sins . I hear the confessions of older people frequently . They come to confession out of habit and then when they get face to face with the confessor , they can ’ t think of anything to say ! They stammer and fret while I think , this is great ! I tell them the older we get , the less we sin . I kind of think that is true . By the time we are seniors , we have just about tried it all and it didn ’ t make us happy . So we try it God ’ s way , and find the happiness we ’ ve been looking for all along . And there is less sin . So what ’ s wrong with that ! I ’ ve been looking for some truly good things about the so - called Golden Age and can ’ t find too many of them . But they are there if we look , and this is certainly one of them . http : / / www . evangeli . net / gospel / gospel . html http : / / www . creighton . edu / CollaborativeMinistry / daily . htmlToday ’ s readings deal with the matter of belief . Our culture sends mixed messages about belief . It amuses me that “ believe in yourself ” is bantered about liberally , despite the hazards of uncritical acceptance of that advice . But claims of belief that extend beyond yourself are not embraced so readily . Science has become the arbiter of many truth claims about the material world , and we have benefitted greatly from the scientific method . But science fails to provide answers about the values and meaning we attach to that world , which are really the most significant questions . While some may seek refuge in skepticism or relativism , which diminish the significance of meaning , the circumstances of life seem designed to nudge us toward finding a foundation , a place to stand . As Pope Benedict XVI has observed , “ Meaning is the bread on which man , in the intrinsically human part of his being , subsists . Without the word , without meaning , without love , he falls into the situation of no longer being able to live , even when earthly comfort is present in abundance . ” ( Introduction to Christianity , p . 73 ) As Christians , the person of Jesus Christ becomes the foundation for meaning . Encounters with Jesus form and shape our belief , as Paul ’ s letter demonstrates . Despite what seemingly provided a good foundation for his former views – he had been there , done that , and you can ’ t match it – an encounter with Jesus caused him to abandon his prideful adherence to a path of resistance , which gave way to belief . We also have a role to play in the matter of belief , in that we are free persons who must enter into a relationship with God . Today ’ s gospel tells us that “ tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to listen to Jesus . ” Apparently the scribes and Pharisees were listening , too , or Jesus would not have spoken the familiar parables of the lost sheep and the lost coin to them . But if they were also listening , what accounts for their complaints ? This passage does not allow us to reach any ultimate conclusions about the belief of any individuals in these two groups who were listening to Jesus . Perhaps some in both groups experienced changes of heart in response to the word spoken to them . I know that what I hear often depends on the attitude in my heart toward the person who is speaking . When I start out with enmity or even skepticism , it is easy to find fault in the message or , failing that , with the messenger . Such a response usually begins by injecting distance from that person , rather than drawing near to that person to really hear them . Without drawing near to God , we cannot find belief . We may wish to be an objective observer , carefully weighing the evidence first before we enter the relationship . But in many ways , loving God is like loving another person : being a mere observer does not work . As Pope Benedict has noted , “ [ God ] can only impinge on the vision of him who enters into the experiment with God – the experiment that we call faith . only by entering does one experience ; only by cooperating in the experiment does one ask at all ; and only he who asks receives an answer . ” ( Introduction to Christianity , p . 176 ) . It is good to pause , to draw near , and to listen . May God also give us the gift of being disposed toward seeing and believing in the works of God that are all around us , and may the words of the Psalmist resonate with us , “ Let hearts rejoice who search for the Lord . ” http : / / www . rc . net / wcc / readings / " Tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear Jesus " Do you ever feel resentful or get upset when someone else gets an unearned favor or gets treated better than you think they deserve ? The scribes and Pharisees took great offense at Jesus because he went out of his way to meet with sinners and he treated them graciously like they were his friends . The Pharisees had strict regulations about how they were to keep away from sinners , lest they incur ritual defilement . They were not to entrust money to them or have any business dealings with them , nor trust them with a secret , nor entrust orphans to their care , nor accompany them on a journey , nor give their daughter in marriage to any of their sons , nor invite them as guests or be their guests . They were shocked with the way in which Jesus freely received sinners and ate with them . Sinners , nonetheless , were drawn to Jesus to hear him speak about the mercy of God . Jesus characteristically answered the Pharisees ' charge with a parable or lesson drawn from everyday life . What does Jesus ' story about a lost sheep and a lost coin tell us about God and his kingdom ? Shepherds normally counted their sheep at the end of the day to make sure all were accounted for . Since sheep by their very nature are very social , an isolated sheep can quickly become bewildered and even neurotic . The shepherd ' s grief and anxiety is turned to joy when he finds the lost sheep and restores it to the fold . The housewife who lost a coin faced something of an economic disaster , since the value of the coin would be equivalent to her husband ' s daily wage . What would she say to her husband when he returned home from work ? They were poor and would suffer greatly because of the loss . Her grief and anxiety turn to joy when she finds the coin . Both the shepherd and the housewife " search until what they have lost is found . " Their persistence pays off . They both instinctively share their joy with the whole community . The poor are particularly good at sharing in one another ' s sorrows and joys . What was new in Jesus ' teaching was the insistence that sinners must be sought out and not merely mourned for . God does not rejoice in the loss of anyone , but desires that all be saved and restored to fellowship with him . That is why the whole community of heaven rejoices when one sinner is found and restored to fellowship with God . Seekers of the lost are much needed today . Do you persistently pray and seek after those you know who have lost their way to God ? " Lord Jesus , let your light dispel the darkness that what is lost may be found and restored . Let your light shine through me that others may see your truth and love and find hope and peace in you . May I never doubt your love nor take for granted the mercy you have shown to me . Fill me with your transforming love that I may be merciful as you are merciful . " Psalm 46 : 1 - 5 , 10 - 11 1 God is our refuge and strength , a very present help in trouble . 2 Therefore we will not fear though the earth should change , though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea ; 3 though its waters roar and foam , though the mountains tremble with its tumult . [ Selah ] 4 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God , the holy habitation of the Most High . 5 God is in the midst of her , she shall not be moved ; God will help her right early . 10 " Be still , and know that I am God . I am exalted among the nations , I am exalted in the earth ! " 11 The LORD of hosts is with us ; the God of Jacob is our refuge . http : / / www . daily - meditations . org / index 2 . html http : / / www . contemplative . com / weekday _ readings . htm " The tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear Jesus . " “ To draw near and to hear , ” that is prayer . When I wish to pray , I make time and space . I enter into a simple mode of silence ; I trust in the Holy Spirit . I want to be in the divine Presence . I want to be immersed in the Trinity . I crave closeness to God . In prayer I want to love the Lord Jesus . I desire to open all my faculties of consciousness into the mystery of Christ . That ' s why I enter into prayer . I come to prayer as a sinner . I am the one out of the ninety - nine who is lost ; I am one of the coins lying lost in some corner of the room . I wait for the approach of the shepherd ; I await the searching lamp of the concerned woman of the house . Deep down , my prayer is full of joy because my soul echoes the angels rejoicing in heaven over me , one sinner who repents . That is my prayer . http : / / goodnews . ie / calendar . phpLuke specialises in lost property . His gospel is peopled with waifs and strays , the people " from the highways and byways . " The present chapter consists of three parables on the theme of lost - and - found . There is the lost sheep , the lost coin , and the lost ( or prodigal ) son . These parables were inspired by the Pharisees ’ objection to his friendship with sinners . The Pharisees gave no evidence of any joy in their lives , but in all three of Jesus ’ parables there is joy and celebration . Those Pharisees try to make you believe that religion is a kind of elevated boredom . Many Christians are remarkably like them ; they take the joy out of religion , leaving it dull and uninspiring . A great deal of Christian preaching is like flat beer . It is the drama of loss and recovery that sparks joy in each of the parables . If there is no joy for me , it is probably because I have never felt lost . And if I have never felt lost , that is proof that I have never attempted to go anywhere . I have made no personal journey ; instead I have just followed suit ; I have been a good boy or girl all my life . I am the elder brother in the parable of the Prodigal Son . Yes , the prodigal son behaved very badly ; and no , I am not worse than he is . I really am good . But if you could speak of ‘ bad goodness ’, that would describe me . I am good in a way that equates goodness with playing safe , never risking getting spattered in trying to help another . The Pharisees said that you became unclean if you walked two steps of the road with a sinner . You won ' t catch any of them going after a person who is lost . They have never risked being lost themselves . They wouldn ’ t know what to do or say to a lost person . So they stay inside their own crippling definition of goodness and criticise anyone who isn ’ t similarly crippled . Better to be a bad Christian than a good Pharisee . http : / / www . presentationministries . com / " MORE JOY IN HEAVEN " " There will likewise be more joy in heaven over one repentant sinner than over ninety - nine righteous people who have no need to repent . " 뾎 uke 15 : 7 For ninety - nine people to have no need to repent is a great miracle and therefore a cause of great joy . However , one person repenting is an even greater cause for joy because : Without our repentance the shedding of Jesus ' blood on Calvary is in vain for us . Repentance is often a mega - change , a 180 - degree turn , reappraising " all as loss in the light of the surpassing knowledge of [ our ] Lord Jesus Christ " ( Phil 3 : 8 ) , stripping " off the carnal body completely " ( Col 2 : 11 ) . Repentance is a miracle . Sin blinds us to sin , which further blinds us to sin , etc . By this spiritual blindness and self - deception , we build up layers of sin . Except for God ' s miraculous intervention by His grace , there would be no way out of sin . Repentance is catalytic and contagious . As one sin has unimaginable effects , so one act of repentance has even greater effects ( see Rm 5 : 20 ) . For example , 120 , 000 Ninevites repented in one day ( Jon 4 : 11 ) . Repentance is an absolutely necessary , miraculous , catalytic mega - change from death to life , rebellion to submission , and darkness to light . Because of this , one sinner repenting is a greater cause for joy than even other exceptionally great causes for joy . Repent , rejoice , and cause heaven to rejoice . Prayer : Father , give me the sorrow for sin which turns into the joy of repentance ( 2 Cor 7 : 10 ) . Promise : " He invites friends and neighbors in and says to them , ' Rejoice with me because I have found my lost sheep . ' " 뾎 k 15 : 6 Praise : St . Charles founded schools for youth , a confraternity for Eucharistic adoration , seminaries , and hospitals while serving as archbishop of Milan . http : / / www . judeop . org / daily _ bread . htm And who is my neighbor ? The scholar of the law tests Jesus . In turn , Jesus ’ reply tests him and all who listen ( including us ) . His parable illustrates two ways to respond to another ’ s need . Jesus indicts those whose self - importance distances them from the needy . He affirms those who see their connection to every other person , those who respond to every need with simple human decency . Through the intercession of St . Francis of Assisi , may we learn the compassion of the Good Samaritan . Let us put aside our own agenda and give generously of our time , our money and our resources to assist all needy persons who cross our path today . For eyes open to the poor among us … for hearts willing to accommodate anyone in need , we pray . 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