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Deacon Sil's Word For All Nineteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time Homily: Companions On The Journey Table of Contents First Reading (1 Kings 19: 4-8): Responsorial Psalm (Psalm 34: 2-9): Second Reading (Ephesians 4: 30-5:2): Gospel (John 6: 41-51): References: Sources: Homiletic Ideas: Homily: Companions on the Journey Penitential Rite: General Intercessions Go To the Table of Contents First Reading (1 Kings 19: 4-8): Elijah went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a broom tree; and he asked that he might die, saying, "It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life; for I am no better than my fathers." And he lay down and slept under a broom tree; and behold, an angel touched him, and said to him, "Arise and eat." And he looked, and behold, there was at his head a cake baked on hot stones and a jar of water. And he ate and drank, and lay down again. And the angel of the Lord came again a second time, and touched him, and said, "Arise and eat, else the journey will be too great for you." And he arose, and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb the mount of God. Go To the Table of Contents Responsorial Psalm (Psalm 34: 2-9): Refrain: Taste and see the goodness of the Lord. 1) I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul makes its boast in the Lord; let the afflicted hear and be glad. (Refrain) 2) O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together! I sought the Lord, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears. (Refrain) 3) Look to him, and be radiant; so your faces shall never be ashamed. This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. (Refrain) 4) The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them. O taste and see that the Lord is good! Happy is the man who takes refuge in him! (Refrain) Go To the Table of Contents Second Reading (Ephesians 4: 30-5:2): And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, with all malice, and be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. Go To the Table of Contents Gospel (John 6: 41-51): The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, "I am the bread which came down from heaven." They said, "Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How does he now say, 'I have come down from heaven'?" Jesus answered them, "Do not murmur among yourselves. No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day. It is written in the prophets, 'And they shall all be taught by God.' Every one who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me. Not that any one has seen the Father except him who is from God; he has seen the Father. Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes has eternal life. I am the bread of life. Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. This is the bread which comes down from heaven, that a man may eat of it and not die. I am the living bread which came down from heaven; if any one eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread which I shall give for the life of the world is my flesh." Go To the Table of Contents References: The Power Of Holy Habits, by William H. Hinson. (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1991.) (Quoted in Dynamic Preaching, Seven Worlds Corporation, 310 Simmons Road, Knoxville, Tn. 37922.) The Ultimate Soul Food, by Dr. Leonard Sweet, from Homiletics, Communication Resources, 4150 Belden Village Street NW, Suite 400, Canton, Ohio 44799-6115. The Presence, by Bruce Larson , p. 98 (New York: Harper, San Francisco, 1988). (Quoted in Dynamic Preaching, ibid.) From Windows of the Soul, by Ken Gire, p. 190. Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids, MI. 1996. (Quoted in The Ultimate Soul Food, ibid.) Go To the Table of Contents Sources: Days of the Lord, Volume 5, pp. 173-180. The Liturgical Press, Collegeville, Mn., 1993. The Gospel of John, by William Barclay, pp. 218-220. Westminster Press, Philadelphia, Pa. 1975. Good News, by Rev. Joseph T. Nolan. Liturgical Publications, Inc., 2875 South James Drive, New Berlin, WI. 53151. The Cultural World of Jesus, by John J. Pilch, pp. 121-123. The Liturgical Press, Collegeville, Mn. 1996. Bringing the Word to Life, by Michael R. Kent, pp. 97-98. Twenty-third Publications, Mystic, Ct. 1996. The Word Encountered, by John F. Kavanaugh, pp. 93-94. Orbis Books, Maryknoll, NY 1996. United States Catholic Conference, Washington, D.C.: 1994. Go To the Table of Contents Homiletic Ideas: - Barclay's Commentary: The Jews were judging Jesus by external standards and human values, not by what is inside a person and divine standards. (See "See Jesus in Others".) Are we guilty of prejudging others also? (See homily for Mark 6:1 under "Prejudice".) -Nolan's commentary: "Thus, in claiming to be Himself the bread come down from heaven, Jesus claims to personify the revelation of God... It is obvious that Jesus used bread as a metaphor or figure of speech for what God, or Jesus, means to us: life, strength, sustenance. And life that is given, shared. Bread, or taking it at a meal, is also a sign of hope, the hope of tomorrow. Always bread is life! God is our life, Jesus is our hope. There is no day without the sun rising; there is no life without the gift of God... Bread is such a powerful sign of God's meaning for us that even words are sometimes called bread, because they are another way we are fed, food for the mind and spirit... It is the meaning that sustains us. Like a lamp, the word of God illumines and guides us. Like a lover, like a bridegroom, it assures us that we are loved and that we belong. Go To the Table of Contents Homily: Companions on the Journey Before we begin to look at today's gospel reading, I would like to put it in its liturgical perspective. This is the third installment of five weeks in which we focus on Chapter 6 of John's gospel. Two weeks ago, we heard the actual miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and the fish. Last week, we heard our Lord rebuke the Jews for being only concerned with physical nourishment and not spiritual nourishment, which is the word of God. He told them that they needed to believe in "him whom God has sent", namely himself. In this week's reading, Jesus emphasizes that he alone is the Bread of Life, which provides both our physical and spiritual nourishment. Let us look more closely at why Jesus chose to call his word the "bread of life". First of all, what is the importance of bread as a source of physical nourishment? If we look at the various cultures and countries of the world, I think we could safely say that bread is the most universal of all food, in whatever manner it is baked: as a loaf, a biscuit, a muffin, a bagel, a croissant or as a pita. An Armenian Christian once said that Westerners do not understand what Jesus was saying when he said, "I am the Bread of Life." You see, in the Middle East, bread is not just something extra thrown in at a meal. It is the heart of every meal. They have those thin pieces of pita bread at every meal. Those strict people would not think of taking forks and putting them in their mouths. To put an object in your mouth defiles it. You certainly would not take a fork out and put it in again and go on defiling yourself like that. Instead, you break off a piece of the bread, pick up your food with it and eat it. Indeed, the only way you can get to the main dish, he said, is with the bread. (1) In the same way, Jesus was saying that the only way we can come to life is through him. Now, if you have ever made bread, you know that there is one very essential ingredient without which there would be no bread. And that ingredient is yeast. Does anyone know what a "sourdough starter" is? It is a fermented dough which is comprised of water, flour and yeast, and which is kept from one baking to the next so that you don't have to start with fresh yeast every time you bake. In earlier times, before the advent of processed foods and when mothers had to bake on a regular basis just to provide for their family's needs, they would take out of the dough which they had prepared what they needed for the day's biscuits, bread or pancakes. Then they would give the rest of the starter a stir, "feed" it more flour and water, and stick it back in their frig. In pioneer days, women treasured their "starter" and nurtured it along for years. Sometimes one starter was passed along from one generation to the next and was considered a cherished possession.(2) Now once the mixture of water, flour and yeast is just right, then the dough must be kneaded to ensure that the yeast is evenly distributed, or the bread will not rise properly. Then the dough must be set aside for a while so that the fermentation process started by the yeast will cause the dough to rise. Only then is it ready to baked in the oven and become bread, the bread which nourishes our bodies and provides us with sustenance. This is our physical nourishment. But Jesus also uses the phrase "the bread of life" to mean spiritual nourishment. What is it about bread, its ingredients and how it is made, that should remind us of the Word of God? In the bible, bread appears several times as an image of wisdom, or divine revelation: Isaiah says "You who have no money, come, receive bread and eat"(55:1-3 ); Proverbs states that all should "Come, eat of my bread."(9:1-6), and Sirach says that "Whoever fears the Lord and holds to the law will obtain wisdom... She will feed him with the bread of learning."(15: 1-3). This should make a lot of sense to us because we read books, watch movies and television to learn about life (hopefully) and to increase our knowledge. In the same way, we need to read, reflect and pray over the Word of God privately so that it can nourish our souls and be our true "soul food". But we also receive the Bread of Life in the Eucharist at the table of the Lord. And there are three characteristics of this Bread: it is personal, communal and universal. It is personal because I know that I am welcome at the table of the Lord just as I am, with all of my faults and failings, with all of my gifts and talents, however many or few they may be. The bread of life is also shared communally, i.e., among a community of believers. It is only shared individually when circumstances prevent a sharing communally, such as in cases of illness, incapacity, hospitalization, or even imprisonment. Ben Weir, the Presbyterian missionary who was for so long a hostage in Lebanon, speaks movingly about worshiping while in captivity. Every Saturday night, he saved a piece of bread from dinner, and on Sunday morning he would eat that piece of bread and feel moved by the sense of communing with God's people all over the world. Even in prison, he found a way to celebrate being in the presence of the Lord. Which brings us to the third characteristic of the Bread of Life, which is its universality. In our gospel reading today, Jesus said "If anyone eats of this bread, they will live forever." Therefore, if anyone can eat it, then no one is excluded and it is universal. In fact, there is one word which crystalizes what happens when we break bread at table with others, or when we break the Bread of Life with our brothers and sisters around the world at the table of the Lord: we become their companions on the journey of life. The word companion comes from two Latin words "cum" and "panis" which mean to have bread with another person. Just as bread nourishes our bodies, so does the Bread of Life in Word and Sacrament nourish our souls. Jesus, the Bread of Life, is energized in each one of us by divine yeast - by the Spirit of the living God, who sent Christ to be among us, to be for us, to be in us. To benefit fully from this Bread of Life, we must keep our lives full of the Spirit. Just like the sourdough starter must be nourished by water, flour and yeast, so the Bread of Life must be nurtured by personal, communal and universal prayer. The Spirit waits there to bring this precious bread to us, to satisfy us completely and to make us strong and able to resist the temptations of the devil.(2) All of this can be summarized in one prayer: "Help me, O God, to live the recipe of good deeds before I give the recipe. Give me the kneading strength of your Spirit to work your words into the doughy recesses of my life. Help me to let it rest awhile in my heart so that it can rise. Help me not to fear the oven of life, so that it can bake through and through. And grant that in the baking, the world would be able to roll down its window and savor the aroma of freshly baked bread, your bread of life." Go To the Table of Contents Penitential Rite: Lord Jesus, you so graciously provide us with the gifts of this earth which we offer to you. Lord, have mercy. Christ Jesus, you willingly accept the gifts we offer to change into your Body and Blood. Christ, have mercy. Lord Jesus, you provide us with God's Word, your Bread of Life for our nourishment. Lord, have mercy. Go To the Table of Contents General Intercessions Celebrant: Just as God graciously provides for our spiritual nourishment through the Word revealed to us by his Son, Jesus Christ, so we bring our physical needs before the Father with faith and confidence in God's willingness to hear and answer our prayers. Deacon/Lector: Our response is "Lord, hear our prayer". For the clergy and religious of the Church, that they may continue to illuminate the Word for us by their words and example, we pray to the Lord. For the needs of our brothers and sisters throughout the world united with us at the one table of the Lord, we pray to the Lord. For all of us gathered here, that we may put aside all bitterness, anger and hatred and forgive one another as Christ has forgiven us, we pray to the Lord. For those who are suffering through a time of grief at the loss of a loved one, that the Lord will send a comforting angel to bring them peace, we pray to the Lord. For all the intentions which God knows are in our hearts and which we recall in silence. (Pause) For all of these intentions, we pray to the Lord. Celebrant: O God, be with us as we journey through life. Nourish us always with your Word and Sacrament until we reach the home which you have prepared for us from all eternity. We ask this through Christ, our Lord. Amen. Deacon Sil Galvan Copyright (Additional resources at http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/1383.)
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12. kolovoza 2018. Ulazna pjesma Pogledaj, Gospodine, na Savez svoj, i život svojih siromaha ne zaboravi zauvijek. Ustani, Bože, zauzmi se za svoju parnicu, ne zaboravi vike onih koji te zazivaju. Zborna molitva Svemogući vječni Bože, smijemo te zvati svojim Ocem. Daj da nam u srcu poraste duh sinovstva te uđemo u obećanu baštinu. Po Gospodinu. Darovna molitva Gospodine, prinosimo ti darove koje si nam ti udijelio. Molimo te, primi ih iz ruku svoje Crkve i snagom Duha pretvori u otajstvo spasenja. Po Kristu. Pričesna pjesma Kruh koji ću ja dati tijelo je moje, za život svijeta, govori Gospodin. Popričesna molitva Gospodine, pričestili smo se tijelom i krvlju tvoga Sina. Ta pričest neka nas spasi i utvrdi u svjetlu tvoje istine. Po Kristu. Prvo čitanje 1Kr 19, 4-8 Okrijepljen tom hranom, išao je sve do gore Božje. Čitanje Prve knjige o Kraljevima U one dane: Ode Ilija dan hoda u pustinju. Stigavši onamo sjede pod jednu žuku, zaželje umrijeti i reče: »Već mi je svega dosta, Gospodine! Uzmi dušu moju, jer nisam bolji od otaca svojih.« Zatim leže i zaspa ondje. Ali gle, anđeo ga taknu i reče mu: »Ustani i jedi.« On pogleda, kad gle – kraj njegova uzglavlja na kamenu pečen kruh i vrč vode. Jeo je i pio pa opet legao. Ali se anđeo Gospodnji javi i drugi put, dotače ga i reče: »Ustani i jedi, jer je pred tobom dalek put!« Ustao je, jeo i pio. I okrijepljen tom hranom, išao je četrdeset dana i četrdeset noći sve do Božje gore Horeba. Riječ Gospodnja. Otpjevni psalam Ps 34, 2-9 Pripjev: Kušajte i vidite kako je dobar Gospodin! Blagoslivljat ću Gospodina u svako doba, njegova će mi hvala biti svagda na ustima! Nek se Gospodinom duša moja hvali, nek čuju ponizni i nek se raduju! Veličajte sa mnom Gospodina, uzvisujmo ime njegovo zajedno! Tražio sam Gospodina i on me usliša, izbavi me od straha svakoga. U njega gledajte i razveselite se da se ne postide lica vaša. Eto, jadnik vapi, a Gospodin ga čuje, izbavlja ga iz svih tjeskoba. Anđeo Gospodnji tabor podiže oko njegovih štovalaca da ih spasi. Kušajte i vidite kako je dobar Gospodin: blago čovjeku koji se njemu utječe! Drugo čitanje Ef 4, 30–5, 2 Hodite u ljubavi kao i Krist. Čitanje Poslanice svetoga Pavla apostola Efežanima Braćo: Ne žalostite Duha Svetoga, Božjega, kojim ste opečaćeni za dan otkupljenja! Daleko od vas svaka gorčina, i srdžba, i gnjev, i vika, i hula sa svom opakošću! Naprotiv! Budite jedni drugima dobrostivi, milosrdni; praštajte jedni drugima kao što i Bog u Kristu nama oprosti. Budite dakle nasljedovatelji Božji kao djeca ljubljena i hodite u ljubavi kao što je i Krist ljubio vas i sebe predao za nas kao prinos i žrtvu Bogu na ugodan miris. Riječ Gospodnja. Pjesma prije evanđelja Iv 6, 51 Ja sam kruh živi koji je s neba sišao, govori Gospodin; tko bude jeo od ovoga kruha živjet će uvijeke. Evanđelje Iv 6, 41-51 Ja sam kruh života koji siđoh s neba. Čitanje svetog Evanđelja po Ivanu U ono vrijeme: Židovi mrmljahu protiv Isusa što je rekao: »Ja sam kruh koji je sišao s neba.« Govorahu: »Nije li to Isus, sin Josipov? Ne poznajemo li mu oca i majku? Kako sada govori: ’Sišao sam s neba?’« Isus im odvrati: »Ne mrmljajte među sobom! Nitko ne može doći k meni ako ga ne povuče Otac koji me posla; i ja ću ga uskrisiti u posljednji dan. Pisano je u Prorocima: Svi će biti učenici Božji. Tko god čuje od Oca i pouči se, dolazi k meni. Ne da bi tko vidio Oca, doli onaj koji je kod Boga; on je vidio Oca. Zaista, zaista, kažem vam: tko vjeruje, ima život vječni. Ja sam kruh života. Očevi vaši jedoše u pustinji manu i pomriješe. Ovo je kruh koji silazi s neba: da tko od njega jede, ne umre. Ja sam kruh živi koji je s neba sišao. Tko bude jeo od ovoga kruha, živjet će uvijeke. Kruh koji ću ja dati tijelo je moje – za život svijeta.« Riječ Gospodnja. Homiletsko razmišljanje Fra Ivan Dugandžić Zašto Židovi mrmljaju? Ovo što nas se na prvi pogled doimlje kao veliki nesporazum između Isusa i njegovih slušatelja zapravo je ozbiljna i dalekosežna lekcija vjere. Divljenje naroda nad Isusovim čudesnim umnoženjem kruha kojim je utažio njihovu tjelesnu glad pretvorilo se u mrmljanje i gotovo pravu pobunu kad je nakon toga progovorio: «Ja sam kruh koji je sišao s neba» (Iv 6,41). Nisu shvatili da je tako umnoženi kruh samo znak nečeg većeg i važnijeg što im Isus želi posredovati, pa ga zato ne žele slušati kad im pokušava otkriti tajnu svoje osobe. Jer to se ne poklapa s njihovom namjerom, da ga na silu zakralje (usp. 6,15). Drugim riječima, u njihovim očima on bi mogao biti očekivani Pomazanik s kojim bi se mogla izboriti sloboda od rimske vlasti. Zapravo uvijek je vladao stanoviti nesporazum između Isusa i te mase koja se okuplja oko njega. Oni se dive njegovoj mudrosti dok im govori u prispodobama, ali samo rijetki u tim prispodobama prepoznaju sebe i spremno reagiraju. Njegova pomoć kroz čudesna ozdravljenja dobro je došla, ali samo rijetkima su ta čudesa poticaj da ga slijede. Kad god je Isus izravno progovorio o sebi i pozvao ljude na obraćenje i vjeru, kad god su osjetili da se time stavlja između njih i Boga, redovito su bili spremni na pobunu, pozivajući se – kao i ovdje – na njegovo porijeklo i njegove roditelje koje oni poznaju, uvjereni da je on samo jedan od njih. Isus kao da se puno ne uzbuđuje zbog njihova mrmljanja. On im savršenim mirom uzvraća: "Ne mrmljajte među sobom! Nitko ne može doći k meni ako ga ne povuče Otac koji me posla! (6,43s)." Time on želi reći da je vjera u konačnici uvijek dar od Boga koji čovjek slobodno prihvaća ili odbija. Isus je posrednik vjere jer on dolazi od Oca. Zato i ljudi mogu upoznati Oca i doći k njemu samo preko Isusa. Ali zato je potrebno biti poučljiv. Isus ih stoga upozorava na Pismo koje bi oni morali poznavati. I danas su jednake poteškoće vjere. I danas mnogi ljudi trče za svim što ima na sebi privid nečega čudesnoga i senzacionalnog, ali se teško dadu dobro poučiti i shvatiti da je prava vjera u poslušnom prihvaćanju onoga što Bog nudi u Isusu. Blagovanje a ne mozganje Za nekoga tko drugom čovjeku omogući posao i uzdržavanje nerijetko kažemo da mu je dao kruh. Za neke rijetko dobre ljude koji drugima nesebično daju i svoju ljubav kažemo da su dobri kao kruh. Ipak ni za jednog čovjeka nećemo reći da je on sam kruh za drugoga, a pogotovo to nitko ne će reći za sebe, jer ipak i bez najboljeg čovjeka se može živjeti. Ni o najboljem čovjeku ne ovisi naša vječna sreća. Isus je jedini mogao uvjerljivo reći: «Kruh koji ću ja dati tijelo je moje za život svijeta» (6,51), jer on je bio spreman za čovjeka dati sve, ne samo ljubav nego i svoj život. Kao Bogo-čovjek koji svoj život daje za čovjeka on je jedini mogao reći da će onoga tko vjeruje u nj «uskrisiti u posljednji dan» (6,44). Zato je on, slikovito rečeno, kruh koji daje život vječni. Kao što se čovjek uzimajući hranu održava na životu, tako i Isusov vjernik blagujući kruh za koji vjeruje da je tijelo Kristovo obnavlja u sebi klicu vječnoga života koju je primio po krštenju i kroči prema punini života u vječnosti. Jasno je da to može shvatiti samo vjera, ali ona se opet hrani vršenjem Isusove zapovijedi da se slavi i blaguje, a ne da se o tome razmišlja. Euharistija, Isusova nazočnost pod prilikama kruha i vina skrovita je prisutnost kao što je i Sin Božji bio skriven u čovjeku Isusu iz Nazareta. Kao što su ljudi tek trebali u čovjeku prepoznati Boga, tako će blagujući euharistijski kruh osjetiti u sebi život koji nadilazi snagu naravnog kruha. Poteškoća prepoznavanja Isusa u euharistijskom kruhu jest zapravo poteškoća njegova utjelovljenja. Ali, ako je Bog u Isusu iz Nazareta mogao uzeti ljudsko tijelo i pritom ostati Bog, onda je puno manje čudo da je mogao ostati među svojima u liku kruha. Ključno pitanje našega života jest: od čega čovjek zapravo živi? Naše je prvo iskustvo da živimo od hrane koju uzimamo. Što zdraviju i kvalitetniju hramu uzimamo, to bolje čuvamo svoj život i svoje zdravlje. Ali je isto tako naše duboko iskustvo da to nije dosta. Mi živimo i od razumijevanja, ljubavi i pažnje drugih ljudi. Tako i vjernik živi od euharistije koja je najsnažniji znak Isusove ljubavi prema nama i znak zajedništva onih koji je slave. Upravo zato je ona središte kršćanskog života, u njoj nalazimo snagu za dugi put prema konačnom sjedinjenju s njime u vječnosti. Molitva vjernika Braćo i sestre, molitvom se utecimo nebeskome Ocu, koji nam je u svome Sinu darovao kruh života. Zazovimo ga riječima: Usliši nam molitvu, Gospodine. - Za Crkvu, zajednicu vjernika: da se u brizi za dobro svijeta uvijek hrani kruhom s neba te, svjedočeći tvoju ljubav, bude kruh koji se lomi za život svijeta, molimo te. - Za papu našega Franju, (nad)biskupa našega I. i sve pastire Crkve: rasvijetli ih mudrošću svoje riječi da umiju uvijek prepoznavati put koji vodi k tebi te svjedočanstvom života budu dostojni službe koju si im povjerio, molimo te. - Za sve kršćane: obnovi u njima sve što je ranjeno grijehom i navezanošću na svijet; razbudi u njima spremnost za radosno prihvaćanje tvoje spasenjske riječi, molimo te. - Za našu domovinu i sve ljude u njoj: nek tvoja mudrost prodahne sve odgovorne u politici i javnome životu da promiču pravednost i opće dobro, a svi građani da se nesebično zalažu u izgradnji zajedništva, molimo te. - Za ovu zajednicu tvojih vjernika: da Krist, koji nam se daruje u otajstvu euharistije, bude snaga našemu putu vjere i našoj zauzetosti za gladne i sve potrebite, molimo te. - Za našu pokojnu braću i sestre: iskaži im svoju dobrotu i milosrđe i uvedi ih u radost vječnosti, molimo te. Bože, ti nas ne ostavljaš same na putu života, nego nas trajno hraniš kruhom nebeskim. Daj nam živjeti dostojno toga dara te zavrijedimo biti dionici nebeske gozbe. Po Kristu.