十一月五日 常年期第三十一周星期五 每日讀經 https://youtu.be/pXjN9VqFvWk
玫瑰經: 苦難五端( The Mysteries of the Rosary: Sorowful Mysteries)
讀經一(我為外邦人成了耶穌基督的使臣,好使外邦人成為可悅納的祭品。)
恭讀聖保祿宗徒致羅馬人書 15:14-21
我的弟兄們:我本人深信你們是充滿善意,滿備各種知識的,並能彼此勸勉。我給你們寫信未免有些大膽,不過我只想喚起你們的回憶,因為天主賜給了我恩寵,使我為外邦人成了基督的使者,天主福音的司祭,好使外邦人經聖神的聖化,成為蒙悅納的祭品。所以,對於事奉天主的事,我可以在基督內誇口。我不敢提別的,只說基督藉我,以言語,以行動,藉著奇蹟和異事,以及天主聖神的德能所作的,使外邦人歸順的事,這樣,我從耶路撒冷及其四周,直到依里黎苛,傳遍了基督的福音;並且立志專在沒有認識基督的地方傳布福音,免得我在別人的基礎上建築。經上記載:『關於他,那些沒有得到傳報的人,必要看見;那些沒有聽說過的人,必要明瞭。』——上主的話。
答唱詠 詠98:1,2-3,3-4
【答】:上主宣佈了他的救恩,將他的正義顯示給萬民。
領:請眾向上主歌唱新歌,因為他行了奇事。他的右手和他的聖臂,為他贏得了勝利。【答】
領:上主已經宣布了自己的救恩,將自己的正義啟示給萬民。他記起了自己的良善和忠誠,即向以色列家族廣施的寬仁。【答】
領:全球看見了我們天主的救恩。因此,普世大地,請向上主歌舞,請踴躍歡樂,請彈琴演奏。【答】
福音前歡呼
領:亞肋路亞。
眾:亞肋路亞。
領:誰若遵守基督的話,天主的愛在他內才得以圓滿。
眾:亞肋路亞。
福音(這些世俗之子在應付世俗的事務上,比光明之子更為精明。)
恭讀聖路加福音 16:1-8
那時候,耶穌對門徒說:「曾有一個富翁,他有一個管家;有人在主人前告發這管家揮霍了主人的財物。主人便把他叫來,向他說:我怎麼聽說你有這樣的事呢?把你管理家務的賬目交出來,因為你不能再作管家了。那管家自言自語道:主人要撤去我管家的職務,我可做什麼呢?掘地罷,我沒有氣力;討飯罷,我又害羞。我知道我要做什麼,好叫人們在我被撤去管家職務之後,收留我在他們家中。於是他把主人的債戶一一叫來,對第一個說:你欠我主人多少?那人說:一百桶油。管家向他說:拿你的賬單,坐下快寫作五十。隨後,又對另一個說:你欠多少?那人說:一百石麥子。管家向他說:拿你的賬單,寫作八十。主人遂稱讚這個不義的管家,辦事精明:這些世俗之子應付世俗的事務,比光明之子更為精明。」——上主的話。
反省
管家被主人撤職後,他利用職權,巧妙地削減主人的利益,好讓債戶對他施予的小恩小惠而接濟他。
不忠信的管家利用主人的吃虧來為自己謀後路,為何主人仍然讚賞他:「這些世俗之子應付世俗的事務,比光明之子更為精明」?比喻絕不是鼓勵我們以不正當的方法獲得金錢,然後又以善行或捐款作出補償,而是這個管家酌量自己的能力,辨識即將臨到的危機,作出相應的部署。假如這人尚且有危機感,懂得為自己的將來設想,作為天主子女的我們,怎能不為自己的靈魂終向、永恆的生命做妥善的準備呢?
因此,比喻的重點不是探討管家的道德問題,而是強調管家做事聰明,懂得未雨綢繆,利用屬於主人的金錢去做善事,換取自己將來的福份。耶穌藉這比喻,叫人專注於有永恆價值的事上。
我們應當明白,在世上我們只是天主的管家,隨時要準備向主人交帳。當時間用完,就要面對生命的主人,那時祂便要審問我們:「在你的一生,你是怎樣運用你的時間呢?你有沒有好好管理你的人生呢?」
實踐
主人代表天主,而我們基督徒就是天主的管家。天主除了賜給我們財富上的祝福,也賦予我們屬靈的恩賜、智慧,以及我們在世上所擁有的才能。我們是善用這些神恩來建設天國,引領更多的人認識天主,抑或浪費天主賜給我的神恩?比喻中這個不義但精明的管家知道怎樣做,但我們能否成為忠信和精明的管家呢?正因為我們不清楚在世的時日尚有多少,更應時時刻刻把握在世的時間,把每天都當成是最後一天來使用。在這個煉靈月,除了不忘為煉靈祈禱外,更加提醒自己,生命終有一天會結束,我們要在離開世界,進入到天主永生的國度而善作準備。
2021 Catholic Mass Daily Bible Reading https://youtu.be/Ssl6-bbq7dA
Friday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 489 Friday 5 November 2021
First reading Romans 15:14-21
My brothers, I am quite certain that you are full of good intentions, perfectly well instructed and able to advise each other. The reason why I have written to you, and put some things rather strongly, is to refresh your memories, since God has given me this special position. He has appointed me as a priest of Jesus Christ, and I am to carry out my priestly duty by bringing the Good News from God to the pagans, and so make them acceptable as an offering, made holy by the Holy Spirit. I think I have some reason to be proud of what I, in union with Christ Jesus, have been able to do for God. What I am presuming to speak of, of course, is only what Christ himself has done to win the allegiance of the pagans, using what I have said and done by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Holy Spirit. Thus all the way along, from Jerusalem to Illyricum, I have preached Christ’s Good News to the utmost of my capacity. I have always, however, made it an unbroken rule never to preach where Christ’s name has already been heard. The reason for that was that I had no wish to build on other men’s foundations; on the contrary, my chief concern has been to fulfil the text: Those who have never been told about him will see him, and those who have never heard about him will understand.
Responsorial Psalm Psalm 97(98):1-4
The Lord has shown his salvation to the nations. Sing a new song to the Lord for he has worked wonders. His right hand and his holy arm have brought salvation.
The Lord has shown his salvation to the nations.
The Lord has made known his salvation; has shown his justice to the nations. He has remembered his truth and love for the house of Israel.
The Lord has shown his salvation to the nations. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. Shout to the Lord, all the earth, ring out your joy.
The Lord has shown his salvation to the nations.
Gospel Acclamation 2Co5:19
Alleluia, alleluia! God in Christ was reconciling the world to himself, and he has entrusted to us the news that they are reconciled. Alleluia!
Gospel Luke 16:1-8
Jesus said to his disciples: ‘There was a rich man and he had a steward denounced to him for being wasteful with his property. He called for the man and said, “What is this I hear about you? Draw me up an account of your stewardship because you are not to be my steward any longer.” Then the steward said to himself, “Now that my master is taking the stewardship from me, what am I to do? Dig? I am not strong enough. Go begging? I should be too ashamed. Ah, I know what I will do to make sure that when I am dismissed from office there will be some to welcome me into their homes.” Then he called his master’s debtors one by one. To the first he said, “How much do you owe my master?” “One hundred measures of oil” was the reply. The steward said, “Here, take your bond; sit down straight away and write fifty.” To another he said, “And you, sir, how much do you owe?” “One hundred measures of wheat” was the reply. The steward said, “Here, take your bond and write eighty.” ‘The master praised the dishonest steward for his astuteness. For the children of this world are more astute in dealing with their own kind than are the children of light.’
Gospel of the Lord
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11月5日聖人 聖匝加利亞、聖婦依撒伯爾(SS. Zachary and Elizabeth)
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聖匝加利亞和聖婦依撒伯爾是聖若翰的父母。匝加利亞是古教的司祭,夫婦二人「在天主前是義人,照上主的一切誡命和禮規行事。」
匝加利亞和依撒伯爾年事已高,沒有後嗣。某日,匝加利亞輪值入聖所獻香,天神顯現,報告他天主俯允他的祈求,依撒伯爾將育麟兒。天神命匝加利亞給小孩取若翰為名,若翰在母胎已充滿聖神,他將使以色列許多子民歸向天主。
天神預報若翰誕生,聖母探訪聖婦依撒伯爾,依撒伯爾祝賀聖母,聖母用「我靈讚頌上主」歌,讚揚天主,若翰誕生後,匝加利亞用聖歌讚揚上主。這一切事蹟,路加福音均有紀載。
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11.05 (五) 好管家 路加福音十六1-8
聆聽聖言
那時候,耶穌對門徒們說:「曾有一個富翁,他有一個管家;有人在主人前告發這人揮霍了主人的財物。主人便把他叫來,向他說:『我怎麼聽說你有這樣的事?把你管理家務的賬目交出來,因為你不能再作管家了』。
那管家自言自語道:『主人要撤去我管家的職務,我可做什麼呢?掘地罷,我沒有氣力;討飯罷,我又害羞。我知道我要做什麼,好叫人們,在我被撤去管家職務之後,收留我在他們家中。』
於是,他把主人的債戶一一叫來,給第一個說:『你欠我主人多少?』那人說:『一百桶油。』管家向他說:『拿你的賬單,坐下快寫作五十。』隨後,又給另一個說:『你欠多少?』那人說:『一百石麥子。』管家向他說:『拿你的賬單,寫作八十。』
主人遂稱讚這個不義的管家,辦事精明:這些今世之子應付自己的世代,比光明之子更為精明。」
釋經小幫手
每一個人都祈求天主能恩賜我們有著健康的身體,然而,無論我們能活多久,總有一天我們都必須要向天主交出自己的賬目,將自己所經營管理的一切向天主做交代。我們身上和手上所有的一切,都是屬於天主的。天主將祂的產業託付給我們管理,我們有無遵守及奉行天主的旨意呢?行事標準有無表裡不一呢?或是我們像一個揮霍的管家,將資源只為自己使用,或是用在無意義的事物上呢?有時候,天主也把教會和社會的一些任務交給我們管理,我們是否有好好承擔起這些責任呢?比如説:在本堂區或信仰團體中服事時,我們是否因怕做錯事而隱藏自己的能力呢?有善用天主的錢財及恩賜的地位和影響力,盡榮耀主名及助人之責嗎?福音中,我們看到天主在乎我們是否有好好執行祂委託的任務。若我們在主的託付上不忠不義,就會被天主所開除,失去當管家的資格。能否再做管家,全看過去經營管理的情形而定。福音中,不義管家的行爲被主人稱讚讓我們很難理解。然而,仔細一看,耶穌不是稱讚管家的不義行為,而是誇獎他「精明」。管家有『智慧』,知道『輕重緩急』。管家看準主人是富翁,不缺那幾桶油,幾石麥子,利用職權做善事,減輕了債戶的負擔。同樣,我們即便在某些方面是不義的,但天主仍然允許我們善用職權行善,減少他人的負擔!
品嚐聖言
讓耶穌告訴你:「這些今世之子應付自己的世代,比光明之子更為精明。」
活出聖言
誠實承認自己有哪些行為會讓你交不出帳目來。
全心祈禱
主啊!求祢增強我們的信德,並幫助我們能遠離誘惑。阿們。
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