十一月二十五日 常年期第三十四周星期四 每日讀經 https://youtu.be/mQjuSSW3_Fs

玫瑰經: 光明五端(The Mysteries of the Rosary: The Luminious of Mysteries)

讀經一(天主打發天使封閉獅子的口。)

恭讀達尼爾先知書 6:12-28

想陷害達尼爾的監察史和總督群集前來,看見達尼爾正在自己的天主前祈求哀禱,他們遂去見君王,向他提及禁令說:「陛下不是簽署了這樣一道禁令:三十天內,凡不向大王而向任何神祇或任何人祈求的,應將他投入獅子圈(ㄐㄩㄢˋ )內嗎?」君王回答說:「確有此事!照瑪待人和波斯人的法律是不可更改的。」他們便對君王說道:「大王!猶大俘虜中的那個達尼爾,竟然不理陛下和陛下所簽署的禁令,仍照常一日三次自作祈禱。」君王聽了這些話十分難過,有必要救達尼爾;君王設法解救他,直到日落。

但是那些人又群集到君王前,對君王說:「大王!陛下要知道瑪待人和波斯人的法律:凡君王所立的禁令和法令,是不可更改的。」君王於是下令,將達尼爾逮捕,投入獅子圈內。君王對達尼爾說:「願你恆心恭敬的天主拯救你!」遂即移了一塊大石,封住圈口,君王蓋上自己的御璽,大臣們蓋上自己的印章,免得達尼爾的案件發生意外的變化。

然後君王回了王宮,整夜絕食,斷絕娛樂,並徹夜失眠未睡。清晨,天一亮,君王便起來,急速往獅子圈去了,一來到獅子圈旁,就哀聲呼喊,向達尼爾說道:「永生天主的僕人達尼爾!你恆心恭敬的天主真能由獅子口裏拯救你嗎?」達尼爾遂對君王說:「大王萬歲!我的天主曾打發他的天使封閉獅子的口,一點也沒有傷害我,因為我在他面前是無罪的;大王!我即使在陛下面前,也從沒有做過什麼傷害人的事。」君王非常高興,下令將達尼爾從獅子圈裏拉出來。達尼爾便從獅子圈裏被拉出來,他身上絲毫沒有受到損傷,因為他信賴了自己的天主。君王遂下令逮捕那些控告達尼爾的人,將他們和他們的兒子、妻子,都投入獅子圈裏,他們還沒有落到獅子圈底,獅子就向他們撲來,捉住他們,將他們的骨頭完全咬碎了。

達理阿於是詔告普世各民族,各邦國及各語言的人民說:「願平安常與你們同在!我今頒發詔書,諭令我所統轄的全國人民,都應在達尼爾的天主前起敬起畏,因為他是生活永在的天主,他的國永不滅亡,他的王權永遠常存。他拯救和援助,他在天上地下實行神蹟奇事;是他拯救達尼爾脫免獅子的爪牙。」——上主的話。

答唱詠 達3:68-69,70-71,72-74

【答】:上主,你當受稱揚和讚頌,直到永遠。

領:露和霜,請讚美上主。凍和冷,請讚美上主。【答】

領:冰和雪,請讚美上主。夜和晝,請讚美上主。【答】

領:光和暗,請讚美上主。閃電和雲霞,請讚美上主。願大地讚美上主。【答】

福音前歡呼

領:亞肋路亞。

眾:亞肋路亞。

領:你們應當挺起身,抬起頭,因為你們的救援近了。

眾:亞肋路亞。

福音(耶路撒冷要受異民的蹂躪,直到異民的時期滿了。)

恭讀聖路加福音 21:20-28

那時,耶穌對自己的門徒說:「幾時你們看見耶路撒冷被軍隊圍困時,那時,你們便知道:她的荒涼近了。那時,住在猶太的,要逃往山中;在京城中的,要離去;在鄉間的,不要進京;因為這是報復的日子,為要應驗所記載的一切。在那些日子裏,懷孕的及哺乳的,是有禍的,因為有大難要降臨這地方,有義怒要臨於這百姓身上。他們要倒在劍刃之下,要被擄往列國;耶路撒冷要受異民蹂躪,直到異民的時期滿了。

「日月星辰將有異兆出現;地上萬國要因海洋波濤的怒號而驚惶失措。眾人要因等待即將臨於天下的事而驚惶昏倒,因為天上萬象將要動搖。那時,他們要看見人子,帶著威能及莫大光榮乘雲降來。這些事開始發生時,你們應當挺起身,抬起頭,因為你們的救援近了。」——上主的話。

反省

眾人對將來的禍患(耶路撒冷被圍困、覆滅)渾然不知,但耶穌卻洞悉大災難的來臨。在戰亂中,人們通常會躲在城裡,因為有城牆保護,但耶穌卻警告說,耶路撒冷是最不安全的地方,而要逃到「山上」,因為在那裡容易藏身;住在京城的要出來,在鄉間的不要進城,這兩句話是引導人們不要往人多的地方去,避開人群。

「在那些日子裏,懷孕的及哺乳的,是有禍的」,在逃難的日子,對孕婦和哺乳嬰兒的母親來說是加倍的痛苦,確實,羅馬人入城後,無論男女老幼都被殺,也有婦女和嬰孩被擄到各國去。令人稍感安慰的是,這些災難有個期限:「耶路撒冷要受異民蹂躪,直到異民的時期滿了」,也就是說,天主絕不會完全消滅祂的選民。

耶穌的預告,毫無疑問的是指這世代的景況,在人類的歷史裡,沒有一天沒有紛爭,國與國的戰爭也不斷出現。人想起那將要臨到世界的事,個個嚇得魂不附體。然而,這一切都會過去,「那時,他們要看見人子,帶著威能及莫大光榮乘雲降來。」這大災難對不信者是噩耗,但對信徒來說卻是喜訊!人子的降臨不僅是審判,也是真正掌握王權、實現天主國的終極表現。耶穌鼓勵我們,要把眼光從這些災難轉移到祂快要來臨的盼望,我們要昂首挺身,迎接得救的日子。

實踐

面對這世界的一切試探,耶穌要求我們「醒寤和祈禱」,才能逃避世間的羅網,並在耶穌再來的時候,得以站立在祂面前。醒寤,就是保持清醒、保持警覺以防衛,以祈禱戰勝誘惑,就像一支時刻處於備戰狀態的軍隊。讓我們多花一些時間操練祈禱,能夠有效對魔鬼的詭計和技倆,提升敏銳和辨識力。

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2021 Catholic Mass Daily Bible Reading https://youtu.be/87YifhhxFi0

Thursday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 506 Thursday 25 November 2021

First reading Daniel 6:12-28

The presidents and satraps came along in a body and found Daniel praying and pleading with God. They then came to the king and said, ‘Have you not just signed an edict forbidding any man for the next thirty days to pray to anyone, god or man, other than to yourself O king, on pain of being thrown into the lions’ den?’ ‘The decision stands,’ the king replied ‘as befits the law of the Medes and the Persians, which cannot be revoked.’ Then they said to the king, ‘O king, this man Daniel, one of the exiles from Judah, disregards both you and the edict which you have signed: he is at his prayers three times each day.’ When the king heard these words he was deeply distressed, and determined to save Daniel; he racked his brains until sunset to find some way out. But the men came back in a body to the king and said, ‘O king, remember that in conformity with the law of the Medes and the Persians, no edict or decree can be altered when once issued by the king.’ The king then ordered Daniel to be fetched and thrown into the lion pit. The king said to Daniel, ‘Your God himself, whom you have served so faithfully, will have to save you.’ A stone was then brought and laid over the mouth of the pit; and the king sealed it with his own signet and with that of his noblemen, so that there could be no going back on the original decision about Daniel. The king returned to his palace, spent the night in fasting and refused to receive any of his concubines. Sleep eluded him, and at the first sign of dawn he was up, and hurried off to the lion pit. As he approached the pit he shouted in anguished tones, ‘Daniel, servant of the living God! Has your God, whom you serve so faithfully, been able to save you from the lions?’ Daniel replied, ‘O king, live for ever! My God sent his angel who sealed the lions’ jaws, they did me no harm, since in his sight I am blameless, and I have never done you any wrong either, O king.’ The king was overjoyed, and ordered Daniel to be released from the pit. Daniel was released from the pit, and found to be quite unhurt, because he had trusted in his God. The king sent for the men who had accused Daniel and had them thrown into the lion pit, they, their wives and their children: and they had not reached the floor of the pit before the lions had seized them and crushed their bones to pieces. King Darius then wrote to men of all nations, peoples and languages throughout the world, ‘May peace be always with you! I decree: in every kingdom of my empire let all tremble with fear before the God of Daniel: ‘He is the living God, he endures for ever, his sovereignty will never be destroyed and his kingship never end. He saves, sets free, and works signs and wonders in the heavens and on earth; he has saved Daniel from the power of the lions.’

Responsorial Psalm Daniel 3:68-74

Dews and sleet! bless the Lord. Give glory and eternal praise to him!

Frost and cold! bless the Lord. Give glory and eternal praise to him!

Ice and snow! bless the Lord. Give glory and eternal praise to him!

Nights and days! bless the Lord. Give glory and eternal praise to him!

Light and darkness! bless the Lord. Give glory and eternal praise to him!

Lightning and clouds! bless the Lord. Give glory and eternal praise to him!

Let the earth bless the Lord. Give glory and eternal praise to him!

Gospel Acclamation Mt24:42,44

Alleluia, alleluia! Stay awake and stand ready, because you do not know the hour when the Son of Man is coming. Alleluia!

Gospel Luke 21:20-28

Jesus said to his disciples, ‘When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you must realise that she will soon be laid desolate. Then those in Judaea must escape to the mountains, those inside the city must leave it, and those in country districts must not take refuge in it. For this is the time of vengeance when all that scripture says must be fulfilled. Alas for those with child, or with babies at the breast, when those days come! ‘For great misery will descend on the land and wrath on this people. They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive to every pagan country; and Jerusalem will be trampled down by the pagans until the age of the pagans is completely over. ‘There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars; on earth nations in agony, bewildered by the clamour of the ocean and its waves; men dying of fear as they await what menaces the world, for the powers of heaven will be shaken. And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. When these things begin to take place, stand erect, hold your heads high, because your liberation is near at hand.’

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11.25 (四) 對抗死亡 亞歷山卓.聖佳琳貞女殉道 路加福音廿一20-28

聆聽聖言

那時候,耶穌向門徒們說:「幾時你們看見耶路撒冷被軍隊圍困,那時你們便知道:她的荒涼近了。那時,在猶太的,要逃往山中;在京都中的,要離去;在鄉間的,不要進京。因為這是報復的日子,為要應驗所記載的一切。在那些日子內,懷孕的及哺乳的,是有禍的,因為要有大難降臨這地方,要有義怒臨於這百姓身上。他們要倒在劍刃之下,要被擄往列國;耶路撒冷要受異民蹂躝,直到異民的時期滿限。
在日月星辰上,將有異兆出現;在地上,萬國要因海洋波濤的怒號而驚惶失措。眾人要因恐懼,等待即將臨於天下的事而昏絕,因為諸天的萬象將要搖動。那時,他們要看見人子,帶著威能及莫大光榮乘雲降來。
這些事開始發生時,你們應當挺起身來,抬起你們的頭,因為你們的救援近了。

釋經小幫手

在禮儀年的結尾,教會選擇的平日福音經常提到末世的跡象。聽到這些災難、戰亂、毀滅、昏暗的訊息,你是否會感到很不舒服、害怕呢?然而,這些不安的跡象世世代代都沒有間斷過。想一想持續超過半世紀的以色列—巴勒斯坦衝突,它已在族與族、宗教與宗教間埋下代代相傳的偏見和仇恨。再回憶今年八月份塔利班軍隊在阿富汗奪權,阿富汗人民拼命逃難、甚至從起飛的飛機翅膀摔下的一幕。我們的世界到底怎麽了?再看看臉書上有關葉門的饑荒——專家預計今年將有兩百多萬兒童因爲缺乏食物而嚴重營養不良,其中五十萬也會因饑荒而死——這不是應驗了福音中的話:「那些日子內,懷孕的及哺乳的,是有禍的」嗎?也許我們會問,天主爲什麽允許這些災難發生?爲什麽允許壞人稱霸,而那些無辜的、脆弱的人被欺負?然而,在這一切之中,耶穌跟我們說:「那時,他們要看見人子,帶著威能及莫大光榮乘雲降來。」原來世上的災難、戰亂、毀滅多是因人類的罪孽、心中缺乏愛而造成。然而,天主的力量和恩寵卻超越這一切。在末日,祂將以正義審判世界;但在這等待的日子,我們可以抬頭挺胸,作祂和平的工具——在憎恨之處播祂的愛、在傷痕之處播下祂的寬恕、在懷疑之處播下信心、在絕望之處播下祂的盼望、在憂愁之處播下歡愉,並教導我們的孩子也這麽做。

品嚐聖言

「這些事開始發生時,你們應當挺起身來,因為你們的救援近了。」

活出聖言

以實際的行動對抗黑暗的勢力,用愛把希望帶回這個黑暗的世界。

全心祈禱

主耶穌,感謝祢告訴我們,只要我們堅持相信愛,便能推翻黑暗和邪惡。

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11月25日   隱秘的復活 
耶穌的復活是隱秘的事件。耶穌的復活,不是為了叫反對祂的人傻眼,不是要擺出勝利姿態,或是向釘祂十字架的人證明,自己究竟是對的。耶穌復活,對愛祂,跟隨祂的人是一個記號:天主屬天的愛比死更堅強。對那些委身跟隨祂的男男女女,耶穌顯明祂的使命已經完成,對那些與祂一同事奉的人,耶穌給了他們莊嚴的工作,呼召所有人得到新生命。 
世界並沒有注意,只有被耶穌召叫、與祂一同擘餅、互祝平安的人才曉得發生了什麼事。然而,就是這隱藏的事件使人脫去死亡的包布。~盧雲神父

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