十一月十八日 常年期第三十三周 星期三 每日讀經 https://youtu.be/D6t0o6qhSDA
讀經一(上主天主是神聖的,全能的,他是昔在、今在及將來永在者。)
恭讀默示錄 4:1-11
我,若望,在神視中看見天上有一度門開了,並且有我初次聽見的,那同我說話好像號角的聲音,說:「你上到這裏來,我要把以後必須要發生的事指示給你。」我立刻神魂超拔。看,在天上安置了一個寶座,有一位坐在那寶座上的。那位坐著的,看來好似水蒼玉和紅瑪瑙;圍繞寶座的虹霓,看來好似翡翠。寶座周圍還有二十四個寶座,寶座上坐著二十四位長老:身穿白衣,頭戴金冠。有閃電、響聲和雷霆從那寶座發出來;在寶座前還燃著七個火炬,那就是天主的七神。寶座前面有如玻璃海,彷彿水晶;在寶座每一面當中,在寶座周圍,有四個活物,前後都滿了眼睛:第一個活物像獅子,第二個活物像牛犢,第三個活物面貌像人,第四個活物像飛鷹。那四個活物,個個都有六個翅膀,周圍內外都滿了眼睛,日夜不停地說:「聖!聖!聖!上主,全能的天主,是昔在、今在及將來永在者。」每逢那些活物將光榮、尊威和讚頌歸於那坐在寶座上的,萬世萬代的永生者時,二十四位長老就俯伏在坐於寶座的那位前,朝拜那萬世萬代的永生者,且把他們的榮冠投在寶座前說:「上主,我們的天主!你是堪受光榮、尊威和權能的,因為你創造了萬物,萬物都是因了你的旨意而存在,而造成的。」——上主的話。
答唱詠 詠150:1-2,3-4,5-6
【答】:聖!聖!聖!上主,全能的天主。
領:請眾在上主的聖所讚美他,請眾在莊麗的蒼天讚美他!請眾為了上主的豐功偉業而讚美他,請眾為了上主的無限偉大而讚美他!【答】
領:請眾吹起號角讚美他,請眾彈琴奏瑟讚美他!請眾敲鼓舞蹈讚美他,請眾拉弦吹笛讚美他!【答】
領:請眾以聲洪的鐃鈸讚美他,請眾以響亮的鐃鈸讚美他!一切有氣息的,請讚美上主!亞肋路亞。【答】
福音前歡呼
領:亞肋路亞。
眾:亞肋路亞。
領:主說:「我揀選了你們,並派你們去結果實,去結常存的果實。」
眾:亞肋路亞。
福音(為什麼不把我的錢存在錢莊裏?)
恭讀聖路加福音 19:11-28
當眾人聽耶穌講話的時候,耶穌因為已臨近耶路撒冷,而且他們都以為天主的國快要出現,遂設了一個比喻說:「有一個貴人起身到遠方去,為取得了王位再回來。他將自己的十個僕人叫來,交給他們十個「米納」(銀幣),並囑咐說:你們拿去做生意,直到我回來。他本國的人一向懷恨他,遂在他後面派代表去說:我們不願意這人為王統治我們。這貴人得了王位歸來以後,便傳召那些領了他錢的僕人,想知道每個人做生意賺了多少。第一個前來說:主!你的那個「米納」(銀幣)賺了十個「米納」(銀幣)。主人對他說:好,善僕!你既然在小事上忠信,你要有權掌管十座城。第二個前來說:主!你的那個「米納」(銀幣)賺了五個「米納」(銀幣)。主人也對這人說:你也要掌管五座城。另一個前來說:主!看,你那個「米納」(銀幣),我收存在手巾裏。我一向害怕你,因為你是一個嚴厲的人:你沒有存放的,也要提取;沒有下種的,也要收割。主人向他說:惡僕!我就憑你的口供定你的罪。你不是知道我是個嚴厲的人,沒有存放的,也要提取;沒有下種的,也要收割的嗎?為什麼你不把我的錢存於錢莊,待我回來時,我可以連本帶利取出來。主人便向侍立左右的人說:你們把他那個「米納」(銀幣)奪過來,給那有十個的。他們向他說:主!他已有十個「米納」(銀幣)了。我告訴你們:凡是有的,還要給他;那沒有的,連他所有的,也要從他奪去。至於那些敵對我,不願意我作他們君王的人,你們把他們押到這裏,在我面前殺掉。」
耶穌說了這些話,就領頭前行,上耶路撒冷去。——上主的話。
反省
路加將此比喻置於耶穌準備進耶路撒冷受難的框架裏,顯然別有用意。他似乎把比喻中那位尊貴的人看作進京赴死的耶穌。耶穌的「王位」是以愛的犧牲而取得的。祂的離世,意味著天國或教會日後要靠門徒們來發展。這個使命,就是耶穌交給他們的「銀子」。教會及其所領受的一切寶藏,都是天主愛人的標記。愛的本質是分享,所以不能被埋藏起來,而應被發揚出去,讓更多人受益。愛不在事情的大小,而在心力之傾注的多少:以大愛做事,即使事小,意義甚大;以小愛做事,即使事大,意義甚微。讓我們以完全的愛,去做每件事。(「我靈讚頌主 iBreviarium」── 樂仁出版社供稿)
「 小德蘭福傳之友 」指導神師 曾慶導神父
耶穌基督+
今天的讀經都有"末世"的意義。福音里的比喻有點怪怪的,原因是因為耶穌用了猶太人剛剛幾十年前發生的歷史:大黑落得王的兒子阿爾赫勞到羅馬為得到凱撒皇帝的任命當猶太分封侯。阿爾赫勞是不得人心的,猶太人甚至派出代表到羅馬去阻止他的任命。阿爾赫勞雖然還是當了猶太分封侯,但他的殘暴導致他被羅馬人撤換。耶穌把這個歷史加入到祂自己的背景(祂是猶太領導人不願接受的君王,但會以君王的姿態再度來臨,並審判世人)強調了我們要好好地利用天主給我們的恩寵才華和時間, 為天主做事, 為人做事,結出與天賦恩寵相應的果實,以獲得天國的福樂。
今天的讀經一給了我們一個天國的象徵圖像。但是人的語言太有限了,無法表達萬分之一。或者說,我們人力可以了解的,也不過是萬分之一。"聖!聖!聖!上主、全能的天主,你是昔在、今在、將來永在的。" 三次"聖"代表完全的,百分之一百零一的"超完美":完全的真,完全的善, 完全的美。洶湧澎湃的,無邊無際的!無法言喻的,無法想像的好和幸福!天堂等待著所有忠於天主的人到那裡去!
Wednesday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 499 Reading 1 Rv 4:1-11
I, John, had a vision of an open door to heaven, and I heard the trumpetlike voice that had spoken to me before, saying, “Come up here and I will show you what must happen afterwards.” At once I was caught up in spirit. A throne was there in heaven, and on the throne sat one whose appearance sparkled like jasper and carnelian. Around the throne was a halo as brilliant as an emerald. Surrounding the throne I saw twenty-four other thrones on which twenty-four elders sat, dressed in white garments and with gold crowns on their heads. From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder. Seven flaming torches burned in front of the throne, which are the seven spirits of God. In front of the throne was something that resembled a sea of glass like crystal. In the center and around the throne, there were four living creatures covered with eyes in front and in back. The first creature resembled a lion, the second was like a calf, the third had a face like that of a man, and the fourth looked like an eagle in flight. The four living creatures, each of them with six wings, were covered with eyes inside and out. Day and night they do not stop exclaiming: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God almighty, who was, and who is, and who is to come.” Whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to the one who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever, the twenty-four elders fall down before the one who sits on the throne and worship him, who lives forever and ever. They throw down their crowns before the throne, exclaiming: “Worthy are you, Lord our God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things; because of your will they came to be and were created.”
Responsorial Psalm 150:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6 R. (1b)
Holy, holy, holy Lord, mighty God! Praise the LORD in his sanctuary, praise him in the firmament of his strength. Praise him for his mighty deeds, praise him for his sovereign majesty.
R. Holy, holy, holy Lord, mighty God! Praise him with the blast of the trumpet, praise him with lyre and harp, Praise him with timbrel and dance, praise him with strings and pipe.
R. Holy, holy, holy Lord, mighty God! Praise him with sounding cymbals, praise him with clanging cymbals. Let everything that has breath praise the LORD! Alleluia.
R. Holy, holy, holy Lord, mighty God!
Alleluia See Jn 15:16
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
I chose you from the world, to go and bear fruit that will last, says the Lord.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel Lk 19:11-28
While people were listening to Jesus speak, he proceeded to tell a parable because he was near Jerusalem and they thought that the Kingdom of God would appear there immediately. So he said, “A nobleman went off to a distant country to obtain the kingship for himself and then to return. He called ten of his servants and gave them ten gold coins and told them, ‘Engage in trade with these until I return.’ His fellow citizens, however, despised him and sent a delegation after him to announce, ‘We do not want this man to be our king.’ But when he returned after obtaining the kingship, he had the servants called, to whom he had given the money, to learn what they had gained by trading. The first came forward and said, ‘Sir, your gold coin has earned ten additional ones.’ He replied, ‘Well done, good servant! You have been faithful in this very small matter; take charge of ten cities.’ Then the second came and reported, ‘Your gold coin, sir, has earned five more.’ And to this servant too he said, ‘You, take charge of five cities.’ Then the other servant came and said, ‘Sir, here is your gold coin; I kept it stored away in a handkerchief, for I was afraid of you, because you are a demanding man; you take up what you did not lay down and you harvest what you did not plant.’ He said to him, ‘With your own words I shall condemn you, you wicked servant. You knew I was a demanding man, taking up what I did not lay down and harvesting what I did not plant; why did you not put my money in a bank? Then on my return I would have collected it with interest.’ And to those standing by he said, ‘Take the gold coin from him and give it to the servant who has ten.’ But they said to him, ‘Sir, he has ten gold coins.’ He replied, ‘I tell you, to everyone who has, more will be given, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. Now as for those enemies of mine who did not want me as their king, bring them here and slay them before me.’” After he had said this, he proceeded on his journey up to Jerusalem.
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11月18日聖人 聖羅瑪諾(St. Romanus of Antioch)殉道 https://www.facebook.com/BonfireWorld/posts/2923456284543796
聖羅瑪諾原籍巴勒斯坦,在凱撒利亞任六品副祭。戴克里先迫害天主教期內,他號召教徒堅守信德,寧死勿屈。安提阿有幾個教友被捕,開庭審訊,因懼死意志動搖,聖人在法庭旁聽,高聲呼喝,勸他們切勿貪生怕死,臨時變節。差役當場將羅瑪諾逮捕,以毒刑拷打,法官宣判,聖人以烈火焚斃。火焰被大雨撲滅,皇帝下令將羅瑪諾的舌頭割去,聖人還能勉強說話,勸眾人保全聖德。
羅瑪諾身體吊在空中,飽受酷刑,壯烈犧牲,時在三O四年。
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11.18(三)給愛價值 聖伯鐸及保祿大殿奉獻日 路加福音十九11-28
……耶穌因為已臨近耶路撒冷,而且他們都以為天主的國快要出現,遂設了一個比喻,說:「有一個貴人起身到遠方去,為取得了王位再回來。他將自己的十個僕人叫來,交給他們十個「米納」,並囑咐說:你們拿去做生意,直到我回來。他本國的人,一向懷恨他,遂在他後面派代表去說:我們不願意這人為王統治我們。他得了王位歸來以後,便傳令將那些領了他錢的僕人給他召來,想知道每個人做生意賺了多少。第一前來對他說:主,你的那個「米納」賺了十個「米納」。主人給他說:好,善僕!你既然在小事上忠信,你要有權掌管十座城。第二個前來說:主,你的那個「米納」賺了五個「米納」。主人也給這人說:你也要掌管五座城。另一個前來說:主,看,你那個「米納」,我收存在手巾裏。我一向害怕你,因為你是一個嚴厲的人:你沒有存放的,也要提取;沒有下種的,也要收割。主人向他說:惡僕!我就憑你的口供定你的罪。你不是知道我是個嚴厲的人,沒有存放的,也要提取;沒有下種的,也要收割的嗎?為什麼你不把我的錢存於錢莊?迨我回來時,我可以連本帶利取出來。主人便向侍立左右的人說:你們把他那個「米納」奪過來,給那有十個的。他們向他說:主,他已有十個「米納」了。我告訴你們:凡是有的,還要給他;那沒有的,連他所有的,也要從他奪去。
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(釋經小幫手)
僕人手中的那一個「米納」值大約500公克的黃金,今日市價約三萬美金或台幣九十萬元。有這樣的一筆錢很麻煩;從投資的觀點來看,這一筆錢不多也不少。怕麻煩的人最好是把它存放在銀行裡收點利息。然而,在十個僕人當中,有九位願意費心費力為主人投資他們的那一個「米納」。結果,有一位很幸運地賺了十倍,另一個賺了五倍。無論是十倍還是五倍,主人都不在乎,因為重要的是,他們都證明了自己是可信的僕人。
他們在小事上忠信,在大事上也會忠實。
然而,有一位僕人就是對主人懷恨,不願為他效勞,也不願給他增財,因此原封不動地把錢還給了主人。這位僕人不但懶惰,還找藉口說是主人壞,所以不該給他增財,心中可能在想:「他沒有很好,我還要對他好嗎?」。結果,這僕人變成了審判者,判斷主人,只看到主人的不義,自己最終也因此被判是個不義的人,這不就是很幼稚的心態嗎?
回過頭來看看自己,我們在天主面前是忠信的僕人,還是嚴厲的法官呢?
若是把我們手上的那一個「米納」看成是每人心中的一份愛,我們會帶著僕人的心態,善用這份愛,讓它每天都加值。若是帶著法官的心態,我們一看到別人沒有愛就立即收回自己的愛,不再去付出了。
人生只有這麼一次,你願意為他人而善用你的愛嗎?
(品嚐聖言)
天主也給了我們各一份禮物。你認得出你的禮物是什麼嗎?
(活出聖言)
積極為他人,為天主善用你的禮物。
(全心祈禱)
主,我有的一切都是祢賜於的禮物。求賜我智慧去珍惜,用愛發揮它。
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11月18日 奉耶穌的聖名行事
事奉是奉耶穌的聖名行事。我們的一切行動都是奉祂的聖名,就會結出永生的果子。不過,奉耶穌的聖名行事並非意味以耶穌的代表或代言人身份行事,而是說,我們的行動是與祂深深相聯的結果。耶穌的聖名好比是一座房屋、帳篷、一處居所。奉耶穌的名行動,就是從我們與耶穌之愛相聯的地方行動。回答“你在哪裡?”這個問題,答案應該是“我們在天主的聖名裡。”如此,我們所作的都是事奉。對事奉的人最後一個問題:“你在耶穌的聖名裡面嗎?回答如果是肯定的,全人的生命都是事奉。~ 盧雲神父
[捨去自己]
我實實在在告訴你們:一粒麥子如果不落在地裏死了,仍只是一粒;如果死了,才結出許多子粒來。(若12:24)(約12:24)
思高本:(出17:6)(民7:19-20)(艾4:15-16)(瑪14:18-20)(若12:32-33)(若19:34)
和合本:(出17:6)(士7:19-20)(斯4:15-16)(太14:18-20)(約12:32-33)(約19:34)
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