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Gospel Jesus came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of land that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there. Jesus, tired from his journey, sat down there at the well. It was about noon. A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give me a drink.” His disciples had gone into the town to buy food. The Samaritan woman said to him, “How can you, a Jew, ask me, a Samaritan woman, for a drink?” —For Jews use nothing in common with Samaritans.— Jesus answered and said to her, “If you knew the gift of God and who is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink, ‘ you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.” The woman said to him, “Sir, you do not even have a bucket and the cistern is deep; where then can you get this living water? Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us this cistern and drank from it himself with his children and his flocks?” Jesus answered and said to her, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again; but whoever drinks the water I shall give will never thirst; the water I shall give will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water, so that I may not be thirsty or have to keep coming here to draw water.” Jesus said to her, “Go call your husband and come back.” The woman answered and said to him, “I do not have a husband.” Jesus answered her, “You are right in saying, ‘I do not have a husband.’ For you have had five husbands, and the one you have now is not your husband. What you have said is true.” The woman said to him, “Sir, I can see that you are a prophet. Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain; but you people say that the place to worship is in Jerusalem.” Jesus said to her, “Believe me, woman, the hour is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. You people worship what you do not understand; we worship what we understand, because salvation is from the Jews. But the hour is coming, and is now here, when true worshipers will worship the Father in Spirit and truth; and indeed the Father seeks such people to worship him. God is Spirit, and those who worship him must worship in Spirit and truth.” The woman said to him, “I know that the Messiah is coming, the one called the Christ; when he comes, he will tell us everything.” Jesus said to her, “I am he, the one speaking with you.” At that moment his disciples returned, and were amazed that he was talking with a woman, but still no one said, “What are you looking for?” or “Why are you talking with her?” The woman left her water jar and went into the town and said to the people, “Come see a man who told me everything I have done. Could he possibly be the Christ?” They went out of the town and came to him. Meanwhile, the disciples urged him, “Rabbi, eat.” But he said to them, “I have food to eat of which you do not know.” So the disciples said to one another, “Could someone have brought him something to eat?” Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of the one who sent me and to finish his work. Do you not say, ‘In four months the harvest will be here’? I tell you, look up and see the fields ripe for the harvest. The reaper is already receiving payment and gathering crops for eternal life, so that the sower and reaper can rejoice together. For here the saying is verified that ‘One sows and another reaps.’ I sent you to reap what you have not worked for; others have done the work, and you are sharing the fruits of their work.” Many of the Samaritans of that town began to believe in him because of the word of the woman who testified, “He told me everything I have done.” When the Samaritans came to him, they invited him to stay with them; and he stayed there two days. Many more began to believe in him because of his word, and they said to the woman, “We no longer believe because of your word; for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is truly the savior of the world.” Homily When I was ten years old, I was walking my dog Joey, around my neighborhood. On that walk, I found a set of black rosary beads lying on the sidewalk. Being a cradle Catholic, I immediately picked them up, dusted them off, and looked around to see if I could find who these beads belonged to. I found no one. I slipped the beads into my pocket and brought them home. I still have them. In fact, I can tell you now that I count these beads as one of my most treasured possessions. They are worn and a bead is missing and they have been repaired countless times. And for as long as I can remember, they have occupied a place on my nightstand since I that day I brought them home. When I have been worried about a decision that I needed to make I held them in my hands and prayed. When I was suffering, I clutched them even harder and prayed even longer. When I felt overwhelmed with happiness by the abundance of God’s blessings, I reached for them with great anticipation and joyfully prayed in thanksgiving. Folks have given me as gifts some very beautiful rosary beads. I recently received from my sister a gorgeous set that were crafted in Italy and blessed by Pope Francis. But my go to rosary beads are the worn set that has accompanied me most of my life. These beads have created the occasion where I can reflect on the gospel as I recited the mysteries. These beads have facilitated my need to speak with God and lay before him my desires, my concerns, my fears. These beads would have meant nothing to me if I felt that God was not listening. If I never saw the fruits of my prayers then I guarantee that these beads would have ended up in the back of a drawer somewhere. If God never revealed himself to me through my prayers I would not have continued to pray. In today’s gospel, we see a progression in the responses given by the nameless Samaritan woman at the well. Upon encountering Jesus she says, “”How can you, a Jew, ask me, a Samaritan woman, for a drink?” —For Jews use nothing in common with Samaritans.— Then upon hearing of Jesus speak about the living water she asks, “Where then can you get this living water? Are you greater than our father Jacob?” She continues, “Sir, give me this water, so that I may not be thirsty.” As Jesus continues to reveal himself to her, she exclaims, “Sir, I can see that you are a prophet.” Then says, “I know that the Messiah is coming, the one called the Christ; when he comes, he will tell us everything.” Then, upon realizing that her encounter with Jesus brought her face to face with the Messiah she proclaims, “Come see a man who told me everything I have done. Could he possibly be the Christ?” This exchange between Jesus and the woman at the well is emblematic of one’s faith journey. We are introduced to Jesus, either formally through religious education or informally through the actions of others living out their faith. We ask questions. We experience an attraction that cannot be rationalized or explained. This draw, moves us to delve just little deeper and explore Jesus. Then the miracle happens. We find that in reaching out to Jesus, he responds. We begin to feel his presence. And like the woman at the well, our eyes are opened. Our hearts begin the lifelong process of taking in Christ’s presence. Then the beauty of proclaiming Christ is realized. We proclaim Jesus when we share with those around us the times he made himself known to us. We further proclaim Jesus when we allow him to work through us and share Christ’s love for us all by the way we treat each other. I can tell you that my old set of rosary beads represents to me a tangible expression of Jesus in my life. I know that each and every prayer I said was listened to. Squeezing these beads and running them through my fingers, reciting prayer after prayer, pondering those events in the life of Jesus depicted by the mysteries, and laying before God my needs and wants. As I reflect upon the fullness of my life, I see the loving response of Jesus to each and every prayer that I brought to him. And very much like the woman at the well, I have the awareness that each exchange with Jesus brings with it a deeper understanding of who Jesus is as his presence inside of me grows. Today, the living water that Jesus spoke about is present in us as the Holy Spirit. Our response to its promptings make the will of God come alive. Receiving the Eucharist as a community and bringing it beyond the walls of this church, give us the opportunity to be present to others seeking the living water.
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यूहन्ना अध्याय 4 येशूले यूहन्नाले भन्दा धेरै चेलाहरू बनाउँनु हुँदैछ साथै बप्तिस्मा पनि दिनु हुँदैछ भन्ने फरिसीहरूले सुने। 2 तर वास्तवमा येशू स्वयंले बप्तिस्मा दिनु भएको थिएन। उहाँका चेलाहरूले उहाँकै निम्ति मानिसहरूलाई बप्तिस्मा दिइरहेका थिए। फरिसीहरूले उहाँको विषयमा सुनिसकेका थिए भनेर येशूलाई थाहा थियो। 3 त्यसैले येशू यहूदिया छोडेर गालील र्फकनु भयो। 4 गालील जाँदा येशूलाई सामरिया देश भएर जानु पर्थ्यो। 5 सामरिया अन्तर्गत सिचार भन्ने शहरमा येशू आइपुग्नु भयो। यो शहर याकूबले आफ्ना छोरो यूसुफलाई दिएको जमीनको नजीक पर्थ्यो। 6 याकूबको कुवा त्यहाँ थियो। येशू आफ्नो लामो यात्राबाट थाकेपछि त्यही कुवाकै छेउमा विश्राम गर्न बस्नुभयो। त्यसबेला प्रायः मध्यान्हको समय थियो। 7 एउटी सामरी स्त्री कुवामा पानी भर्नु आई। येशूले तिनलाई भन्नुभयो, “दया गरेर मलाई पिउने पानी देऊ।” 8 त्यस समय येशूका चेलाहरू शहरमा खानेकुरा किन्न गएका थिए। 9 सामरी स्त्रीले उत्तर दिई, “तपाईंले पानी मागेको देखेर म छक्क परे। तपाईं यहूदी हुनुहुन्छ अनि म एउटी सामरी स्त्री!” यहूदीहरूले सामरीहरूसंग केही सम्बन्ध राख्दैनन्। 10 यशूले उत्तर दिनुभयो, “यदि परमेश्वरले के प्रदान गर्नु हुन्छ अनि ऊ जसले पानी माग्दैछ, तिमीले जानेको भए, तिमी मलाई माग्ने थियौ र म तिमीलाई जिउँदो पानी दिनेथिएँ।” 11 त्यस स्त्रीले भनी, “महोदय! त्यस्तो जिउँदो पानी कहाँ पाउनुहुन्छ? यो कुवा निकै गहिरो छ, पानी निकाल्न तपाईंसंग केही छैन। 12 तपाईं हाम्रो पुर्खा याकूब भन्दा पनि महान हुनुहुन्छ? याकूबले यो कुवा हामीलाई दिनुभयो। उहाँले यसैबाट पानी पिउनु भयो। उहाँका छोराहरू र उहाँका गाई-बस्तुहरूले यही कुवाबाट पानी पिए।” 13 येशूले उत्तरमा भन्नुभयो, “प्रत्येक मानिस जजसले यसको पानी पिउँदछ तिनीहरू पुनः तिर्खाउनेछन्। 14 तर त्यस मानिस जसले, मैले दिएको पानी पिउँदछ ऊ फेरि तिर्खाउनेछैन। मैले जुन पानी उसलाई दिन्छु, त्यो मानिस उम्रिरहने पानीको मूल बनिनेछ। जून पानीले अनन्त जीवन दिन्छ त्यही स्रोतबाट बहनेछ।” 15 त्यस स्त्रीले येशूलाई भनी, “महोदय, मलाई त्यो पानी दिनुहोस् ताकि म कहिल्यै तिर्खाउने छैन अनि म अझ बेसी पानी भर्न यहाँ आइरहन पर्दैन।” 16 येशूले तिनलाई भन्नुभयो, “जाऊ, तिम्रो पतिलाई बोलाऊ अनि यहाँ फर्केर आऊ।” 17 त्यस स्त्रीले भनी, “तर मेरो पति छैन।”येशूले तिनलाई भन्नुभयो, “तिमीले सही भन्यौ कि तिम्रो पति छैन। 18 तिम्रो पाँच जना पतिहरू थिए, अनि तिमीसित जुन पुरूष अहिले बसिरहेको छ त्यो तिम्रो पति होइन्। “तिमीले जे भन्यौ साँचो हो। 19 त्यस स्त्रीले भनी, “महोदय, अब म जान्न सक्छु कि तपाईं अगमवक्ता हुनुहुन्छ।” 20 हाम्रो पुर्खाहरूले यो पर्वतमा उपासना गर्थे। तर तपाईं यहूदीहरू भन्नुहुन्छ कि यरूसलेम नै त्यो स्थान जहाँ हामीले परमेश्वरको उपासना गर्नु पर्छ।” 21 येशूले भन्नुभयो, “मलाई विश्वास गर, नारी! एक समय आइरहेकोछ जब तिमीले पितालाई यो पहाडमा अथवा यरूशलेमा आराधाना गर्ने छैनौ। 22 तिमी सामरीहरू जे आराधना गर्दछौं। त्यो जान्दैनौ। हामी यहूदीहरू के आराधना गर्दछौं त्यो जान्दछौं। मुक्ति यहूदीहरूबाटै आउँदछ। 23 समय आइरहेछ जब सत्य आराधकहरू आफ्ना पितालाई आत्मा र सत्यतामा आराधाना गर्नेछन्। अनि त्यो समय आइसकेको छ। यस किसिमका आराधकहरूलाई नै पिताले चाहनुहुन्छ। 24 परमेश्वर आत्मा हुनुहुन्छ। यसैले जसले परमेश्वरलाई पुज्दछ उहाँलाई आत्मा र सत्यतामा नै आराधाना गर्नु पर्छ।” 25 त्यस स्त्रीले भनी, “म जान्दछु मसीह (ख्रीष्टलाई भनिन्छ) आउनु हुँदैछ।” “जब उहाँ आउनुहुन्छ, उहाँले हामीलाई प्रत्येक कुराको व्याख्या गर्नु हुनेछ।” 26 तब येशूले भन्नुभयो, “एक जो तिमीसित बोलिरहेछु, म मसीह हुँ।” 27 त्यस समय येशूका चेलाहरू शहरबाट फर्केर आए। तिनीहरू यशूलाई एक जना स्त्रीसंग यसरी बात गरिरहेको देखेर छक्क परे। तर तिनीहरू कसैले पनि सोध्ने आँट गरेनन्, “तपाईं के चाहनु हुन्छ?” वा “तपाईं यस स्त्रीसंग किन बात गरिरहनु भएको छ? 28 तब त्यस स्त्रीले पानी भर्ने गाग्रो त्यतै छाडी र नगर तिर लागी। तिनले शहर-वासीहरूलाई भनिन्, 29 “एकजना मानिसले मैले गरेको सबै कुरा बताइदिनुभयो। आऊ उहाँलाई हेर। के उहाँ ख्रीष्ट हुनु सक्छ?” 30 तब मानिसहरू शहर छाडे अनि येशू कहाँ गए। 31 जब त्यस स्त्री शहरमा थिई, येशूका चेलाहरूले उहाँलाई आग्रह गरिरहेका थिए, “रब्बी, केही खानुहोस्!” 32 तर येशूले उत्तर दिनुभयो, “मसंग खाने भोजन छ, जुन तिमीहरूलाई थाहा छैन।” 33 तब चेलाहरूले आपसमा सोधे, “के कसैले येशूलाई केही भोजनहरू ल्याई दिएका थिए?” 34 येशूले भन्नुभयो, मेरो भोजन जसले मलाई यहाँ पठाँउनु भएको छ उहाँको इच्छालाई अनुसरण गर्नु हो अनि उहाँले मलाई दिएको काम पूरा गर्नु हो। 35 ‘जब तिमीहरू रोपाई गर्छौ र भन्छौ बाली काटन अझै चार महीना छ, तर तिमीहरू आफ्ना आँखा खोल र मानिसहरूलाई हेर।’ तिनीहरू पनि बाली काट्ने समय भएको खेतबारी जस्ता छन्। 36 अहिले सम्म, जसले बाली काट्छ उसैले ज्याला पाउँछ। उसैले जसले अनन्त जीवनको लागि फसल थुपार्दछ। यसैले जसले रोपाई गर्दछ र जसले बाली काट्दछ दुवै सँगै आनन्दित हुँदछ। 37 यसर्थ त्यो भनाई, ‘एकजना मान्छेले रोप्छ अनि अर्को मान्छेले बाली काट्छ यो विषय सत्य छ।’ 38 तिमीहरूलाई मैले बाली काट्न पठाए जुन तिमीहरूले रोपेनौ। अरुले काम गरे र तिनीहरूका कामबाट तिमीहरूले फल पाएका छौ।” 39 त्यो स्त्रीको प्रमाणको कारणले गर्दा सामारी शहरमा धेरै जसो मानिसहरूले विश्वास गरे। तिनले भनिन्, “उहाँले मैले जे गरेकी थिए प्रत्येक कुरा भन्नु भयो।” 40 तब सामरीहरू येशूकहाँ आए। येशूलाई उनीहरूसँगै बस्ने आग्रह गरे। तब येशू त्यहाँ दुइ दिन बस्नुभयो। 41 तर अझ धेरै मानिसहरूले उहाँकै वचनको कारणले उहाँलाई विश्वास गरे। 42 मानिसहरूले सामरीकी त्यस स्त्रीलाई भने, “प्रथम हामीले तिमीले जे भन्यौ त्यसको कारणले गर्दा येशूमाथि विश्वास गरयौ। तर अब हामीले आफ्नो लागि जे सुनेका छौं त्यही कारणले विश्वास गर्छौं। हामीले अब बुझन थाल्यौं कि उहाँ मात्र एक त्यस्तो मानिस हुनुहुन्छ जसद्वारा यो संसार बाँच्न सक्छ।” 43 दुइ दिन बितिसके पछि त्यो ठाँउ छाडेर येशू गालीलमा जानुभयो। 44 येशूले अघि बाटै भनिसक्नु भएको थियो कि उहाँको आफ्नो देशमा आगमवक्तालाई आदर गरिदैन। 45 यसर्थ जब येशू गालीलमा आइपुग्नु भयो तिनीहरूले उहाँलाई स्वागत गरे कारण तिनीहरूले येशूले यरूशलेमको निस्तार चाडमा गरेका सबै कुराहरू देखी सकेका थिए। तिनीहरू पनि चाडको लागि गएका थिए। 46 येशू गालील अन्तर्गत कानामा फेरि जानुभयो जहाँ येशूले पानीलाई दाखरसमा परिवर्तन गर्नु भएको थियो। त्यहाँ कफर्नहुममा एकजना राजाका अधिकारी थिए। त्यो अधिकारिको छोरो बिमारी थियो। 47 त्यस मानिसले यहूदियाबाट येशू गालील तर्फ आइरहनु भएको भनी सुने। तब येशूलाई भेट्न तिनी कानातर्फ गए। उसले येशूलाई कफर्नहुममा आउने अनि उसको छोरोलाई निको पारिदिन बिन्ती गरयो। उसको छोरो मर्न आँटेको थियो। 48 येशूले उनलाई भन्नुभयो, “तिमीहरूले आश्चर्यपूर्ण कुराहरू र चमत्कारिक चिन्हहरू हेर्नु पर्छ नत्र तिमीहरूले विश्वास गर्ने छैनौ।” 49 राजाको अधिकारीले भन्नुभयो, “महोदय, मेरो छोरो मर्न अघि मेरो घरमा एकपल्ट आई दिनुहोस।” 50 येशूले उत्तर दिनुभयो, “जाऊ, तिम्रो छोरो बाँच्नेछ।”येशूले भन्नुएको कुरा त्यस मानिसले विश्वास गर्यो अनि घर र्फकि आयो। 51 घरजाँदै गर्दा बाटामा उसको नोकरसंग भेट भयो। नोकरले भन्यो, तपाईंको छोरो जाती भएको छ।” 52 त्यस मानिसले सोधे, “कुन समयबाट त्यो निको हुन थाल्यो?” उसको नोकरले उत्तर दियो, “हिजो दिउँसो एक बजेदेखि तपाईंको छोरोको ज्वरो हट्यो।” 53 त्यस अधिकारीले बुझ्यो कि येशूले उसलाई त्यही समयमा भन्नुभएको थियो, “तिम्रो छोरो जीवित रहनेछ।” यसर्थ उनी लगायत घरका सबै मानिसहरूले येशूमाथि विश्वास गरे। 54 यहूदियाबाट गालीलमा आए पछि यो दोस्रो चमत्कारपूर्ण कार्य येशूले गर्नुभएको हो।