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Please press here to listen to the homily or download Tuesday – Sixteenth week – OT1 1/ First Reading: RSV Exodus 14:21 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD drove the sea back by a strong east wind all night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided. 22 And the people of Israel went into the midst of the sea on dry ground, the waters being a wall to them on their right hand and on their left. 23 The Egyptians pursued, and went in after them into the midst of the sea, all Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots, and his horsemen. 24 And in the morning watch the LORD in the pillar of fire and of cloud looked down upon the host of the Egyptians, and discomfited the host of the Egyptians, 25 clogging their chariot wheels so that they drove heavily; and the Egyptians said, “Let us flee from before Israel; for the LORD fights for them against the Egyptians.” 26 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the sea, that the water may come back upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen.” 27 So Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its wonted flow when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled into it, and the LORD routed the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. 28 The waters returned and covered the chariots and the horsemen and all the host of Pharaoh that had followed them into the sea; not so much as one of them remained. 29 But the people of Israel walked on dry ground through the sea, the waters being a wall to them on their right hand and on their left. 30 Thus the LORD saved Israel that day from the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the seashore. 31 And Israel saw the great work which the LORD did against the Egyptians, and the people feared the LORD; and they believed in the LORD and in his servant Moses. 15:1 Then Moses and the people of Israel sang this song to the LORD, saying, “I will sing to the LORD, for he has triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea.” 2/ Gospel: RSV Matthew 12:46 While he was still speaking to the people, behold, his mother and his brothers stood outside, asking to speak to him. 47 48 But he replied to the man who told him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” 49 And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! 50 For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother, and sister, and mother.” THEME: Doing God’s will Our life itself is a mystery because we don’t always clearly understand what we must do; but we still do God’s will because we believe in God’s love and His plan for us. Only when we look back at our life, then we recognize God’s wonderful providence for us. Today readings show us the importance of doing God’s will though people don’t always understand it. In the first reading, the Israelites, under Moses’ leadership, got out of Egypt though they didn’t understand how they could do it; only when they safely crossed the Red Sea, then they recognized God’s power and love. In the Gospel, Jesus emphasizes upon the importance of doing God’s will. That is the important condition to become a member of God’s great family. ANALYSIS: 1/ Reading I: “Israel saw the great work which the Lord did against the Egyptians, and the people feared the Lord.” 1.1/ The unbelievable crossing of the Red Sea which is never happened in the history of humankind. God commanded Moses to stretch forth his hands over the sea to divide the water of the sea in two, making a path in the midst of the sea for people to cross over. The author reported, “Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord drove the sea back by a strong east wind all night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided. And the people of Israel went into the midst of the sea on dry ground, the waters being a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.” Seeing the Israelites were walking in the midst of the sea, the Egyptians’ armies following them also entered. “All Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots, and his horsemen. And in the morning watch, the Lord in the pillar of fire and of cloud looked down upon the host of the Egyptians, and discomfited the host of the Egyptians,clogging their chariot wheels so that they drove heavily; and the Egyptians said, “Let us flee from before Israel; for the Lord fights for them against the Egyptians.” By that time, it is too late for them to return to their country. When all the Israelites reached the other side, God said to Moses, “”Stretch out your hand over the sea, that the water may come back upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen.” So Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its wonted flow when the morning appeared… The waters returned and covered the chariots and the horsemen and all the host of Pharaoh that had followed them into the sea; not so much as one of them remained.” 1.2/ The Israelites recognized and praised God’s power: “Thus the Lord saved Israel that day from the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the dead Egyptians upon the seashore. And Israel saw the great work which the Lord did against the Egyptians, and the people feared the Lord; and they believed in the Lord and in his servant Moses.” The victory over the Egyptians at the Red Sea was completely by God’s power. As Moses foretold the Israelites that they didn’t need to fight with them; they only need to be still and to see God’s powerful arm to destroy Pharaoh’s mighty armies under the water of the Red Sea. Every year, the Israelites commemorate their Exodus out of Egypt and God’s glorious victory over the Egyptians at the Red Sea to remind each other God’s love and power. With bare feet, one million male immigrants, not counting women, children and animals, crossed over the Red Sea without being wet. Without weapon, they were victorious over Egypt’s mighty armies. They could do this because God’s mighty hand was with them. The Israelites want to remind their descendants of this night so that they should never forget God’s love and power. The prophetess Miriam composed a song to memorize this night which their choirs sing on the night of their Passover and the Christian choirs in everywhere sing on the vigil night of Easter. The song has these words, “I will sing to the Lord, for He has triumphed gloriously; the horse and His rider he has thrown into the sea.” 2/ Gospel: “For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother, and sister, and mother.” 2.1/ Doing God’s will is the condition to become a member of God’s household. Matthew reported the event as follows: “While he was still speaking to the crowds, his mother and his brothers appeared outside, wishing to speak with him. Someone told him, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, asking to speak with you.” But he said in reply to the one who told him, “Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?” And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. For whoever does the will of my heavenly Father is my brother, and sister, and mother.”” When said these words, Jesus didn’t intend to insult his mother or familial relationship; but he wanted to emphasize two points: (1) All can become members of God’s household if they recognize and do God’s will. (2) The way to become members of God’s household is different with human way. According to human way, one becomes a member of the family either by being born in the family or by adoption. According to God’s way, one becomes God’s children by doing God’s will, or better, by believing Christ as the Son of God (Jn 1:12). 2.2/ Mary, Jesus’ mother, is the one who perfectly did God’s will: Like Jesus, all Mary’s life was dedicated to do God’s will. We can illustrate three main events in her life: (1) At the Annunciation: When the archangel Gabriel appeared to announce God’s plan of salvation, even Mary vowed to live a chasted life; but after she recognized God’s will, she humbly said to God through the archangel’s presence: “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word” (Lk 1:38). (2) At the wedding at Cana: When the Blessed Mary recognized the wine ran short, “The mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” And Jesus said to her, “Woman, how does your concern affect me? My hour has not yet come.” His mother said to the servers, “Do whatever he tells you” (Jn 2:4-5). (3) When she found Jesus in the Jerusalem temple: After three days of searching for their son, “They found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions, and all who heard him were astounded at his understanding and his answers. When his parents saw him, they were astonished, and his mother said to him, “Son, why have you done this to us? Your father and I have been looking for you with great anxiety.” And he said to them, “Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?” But they did not understand what he said to them. He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them; and his mother kept all these things in her heart” (Lk 2:48-51). III. APPLICATION IN LIFE: – In life, we don’t always live according to our knowledge because there are times we must live according to our faith through obeying God’s will. – We do God’s will because we believe He has power over all things and loves us more than anyone in our life.
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VELIKA SUBOTA – ČITANJA Prvo čitanje – Post 1, 1- 2,2 Čitanje knjige Postanka U početku stvori Bog nebo i zemlju. Zemlja bijaše pusta i prazna; tama se prostirala nad bezdanom i Duh Božji lebdio je nad vodama. I reče Bog: “Neka bude svjetlost!” I bi svjetlost. I vidje Bog da je svjetlost dobra; i rastavi Bog svjetlost od tame. Svjetlost prozva Bog dan, a tamu prozva noć. Tako bude večer, pa jutro – dan prvi. I reče Bog: “Neka bude svod posred voda da dijeli vode od voda!” I bi tako. Bog načini svod i vode pod svodom odijeli od voda nad svodom. A svod prozva Bog nebo. Tako bude večer, pa jutro – dan drugi. I reče Bog: “Vode pod nebom neka se skupe na jedno mjesto i neka se pokaže kopno!” I bi tako. Kopno prozva Bog zemlja, a skupljene vode mora. I vidje Bog da je dobro. I reče Bog: “Neka proklija zemlja zelenilom – travom sjemenitom, stablima plodonosnim, koja, svako prema svojoj vrsti, na zemlji donose plod što u sebi nosi svoje sjeme. I bi tako. I nikne iz zemlje zelena trava što se sjemeni, svaka prema svojoj vrsti, i stabla koja rode plodovima što u sebi nose svoje sjeme, svako prema svojoj vrsti. I vidje Bog da je dobro. Tako bude večer, pa jutro – dan treći. I reče Bog: “Neka budu svjetlila na svodu nebeskom da luče dan od noći, da budu znaci blagdanima, danima i godinama, i neka svijetle na svodu nebeskom i rasvjetljuju zemlju!” I bi tako. I načini Bog dva velika svjetlila – veće da vlada danom, manje da vlada noću – i zvijezde. I Bog ih postavi na svod nebeski da rasvjetljuju zemlju, da vladaju danom i noću i da rastavljaju svjetlost od tame. I vidje Bog da je dobro. Tako bude večer, pa jutro – dan četvrti. I reče Bog: “Nek’ povrvi vodom vreva živih stvorova, i ptice nek’ polete nad zemljom, svodom nebeskim!” I bi tako. Stvori Bog morske grdosije i svakovrsne žive stvorove što mile i vrve vodom i ptice krilate svake vrste. I vidje Bog da je dobro. I blagoslovi ih govoreći: “Plodite se i množite i napunite vode morske! I ptice neka se namnože na zemlji!” Tako bude večer, pa jutro – dan peti. I reče Bog: “Neka zemlja izvede živa bića, svako prema svojoj vrsti: stoku, gmizavce i zvjerad svake vrste!” I bi tako. I stvori Bog svakovrsnu zvjerad, stoku i gmizavce svake vrste. I vidje Bog da je dobro. I reče Bog: “Načinimo čovjeka na svoju sliku, sebi slična, da bude gospodar ribama morskim, pticama nebeskim i stoci – svoj zemlji – i svim gmizavcima što puze po zemlji!” Na svoju sliku stvori Bog čovjeka, na sliku Božju on ga stvori, muško i žensko stvori ih. I blagoslovi ih Bog i reče im: “Plodite se, i množite, i napunite zemlju, i sebi je podložite! Vladajte ribama u moru i pticama u zraku i svim živim stvorovima što puze po zemlji!” I doda Bog: “Evo, dajem vam sve bilje što se sjemeni, po svoj zemlji, i sva stabla plodonosna što u sebi nose svoje sjeme: neka vam budu za hranu! A zvijerima na zemlji i pticama u zraku i gmizavcima što puze po zemlji u kojima je dah života – neka je za hranu sve zeleno bilje!” I bi tako. I vidje Bog sve što je učinio, i bijaše veoma dobro. Tako bude večer, pa jutro – dan šesti. Tako bude dovršeno nebo i zemlja sa svom svojom vojskom. Sedmoga dana, pošto Bog dovrši svoje djelo koje učini, sedmoga dana počinu od svega djela koje učini. Riječ Gospodnja Drugo čitanje – Izl 14, 15 – 15, 1a Čitanje knjige Izlaska U ono dane: Reče Gospodin Mojsiju: Zašto vičeš k meni? “Reci Izraelcima da krenu na put. A ti podigni svoj štap, ispruži svoju ruku nad morem i razdijeli ga nadvoje da Izraelci mogu proći posred mora po suhu. Ja ću otvrdnuti srce Egipćana, i oni će poći za njima, a ja ću se onda proslaviti nad faraonom i njegovim ratnicima, njegovim kolima i konjanicima. Neka znaju Egipćani da sam ja Gospod kad se proslavim nad faraonom, njegovim kolima i njegovim konjanicima.” Anđeo Božji, koji je išao na čelu izraelskih četa, promijeni mjesto i stupi im za leđa. A i stup od oblaka pomakne se ispred njih i stade im za leđa. Smjesti se između vojske egipatske i vojske izraelske te postade onima oblak taman, a ovima rasvjetljivaše noć, tako te ne mogoše jedni drugima prići cijele noći. Mojsije je držao ruku ispruženu nad morem dok je Gospodin svu noć na stranu valjao vode jakim istočnim vjetrom i more posušio. Kad su se vode razdvojile, Izraelci siđoše u more na osušeno dno, a vode stajahu kao bedem njima nadesno i nalijevo. Egipćani: svi faraonovi konji, kola i konjanici, nagnu za njima u more, u potjeru. Za jutarnje straže pogleda Gospodin iz stupa od ognja i oblaka na egipatsku vojsku i u njoj stvori zbrku. Zakoči točkove njihovih kola da su se jedva naprijed micali. “Bježimo od Izraelaca!” – poviču Egipćani, “jer Gospodin se za njih bori protiv Egipćana!” Tada će Gospodin Mojsiju: “Pruži ruku nad more da se vode vrate na Egipćane, na njihova kola i konjanike.” Mojsije pruži ruku nad more i u cik zore more se vrati u svoje korito. Kako su Egipćani, bježeći, jurili prema moru, Gospodin ih strmoglavi usred voda. Tako vode, slijevajući se natrag, potope kola, konjanike i svu vojsku faraonovu koja bijaše pošla u potjeru za Izraelcima – u more. I ne ostade od njih ni jedan jedini. A Izraelci išli suhim posred mora, vode im stale kao zid zdesna i slijeva. Tako gospodin u onaj dan izbavi Izraela iz šaka egipatskih, i vidje Izrael pomorene Egipćane na morskome žalu. Osvjedoči se Izrael i o silnoj moći koju Jahve pokaza nad Egipćanima. Narod se poboja Gospodina i povjerova Gospodinu i njegovu sluzi Mojsiju. Tada Mojsije sa sinovima Izraelovim zapjeva ovu pjesmu Gospodinu: Psalam: Izl 15, 1-2. Zapjevat ću, Gospodinu,jer se slavom proslavio! Konja i konjanika u more on je vrgao. Moja je snaga, moja pjesma – Gospodin jer je mojim postao izbaviteljem. On je Bog moj, njega ja ću slaviti,on je Bog oca moga, njega ću veličati. Gospodin je ratnik vrstan, Jahve je ime njegovo. Kola Faraonova i vojsku mu u more baci; Cvijet njegovih štitonoša potonu u Moru crvenom. Valovi ih prekriše;poput kamena u morske potonuše dubine. Desnica tvoja, Gospodine, snagom se prodiči;desnica tvoja, Gospodine, raskomada dušmana. Dovest ćeš ih i posaditi na gori svoje baštine,na mjestu koje ti, Gospodine, svojim učini Boravištem, Svetištem, o Gospodine, tvojom rukom sazidanim. Vazda i dovijeka Gospodin će kraljevati.” Treće čitanje – Ez 36,16-17a.18-28 Čitanje knjige proroka Ezekijela Dođe mi riječ Gospodnja: »Sine čovječji, kad dom Izraelov još življaše u svojoj zemlji, oskvrnu je svojim nedjelima i svojim putovima. I zato na njih izlih gnjev svoj zbog krvi što je proliše i zbog kumira kojima je oskvrnuše. Rasprših ih među narode i rasijah po zemljama. Sudio sam im prema putovima i nedjelima njihovim. Ali u narodima među koje dođoše, među svim narodima u koje dospješe, oskvrnjivahu moje sveto ime, jer o njima se govorilo: ‘To je Gospodinov narod, a morade otići iz zemlje Gospodinove!’ I meni se sažali moje sveto ime što ga dom Izraelov obeščasti u narodima među koje dođe. Reci zato domu Izraelovu: Ovako govori Gospodin Bog: ‘Što činim, ne činim radi vas, dome Izraelov, nego radi svetoga imena svojega, koje vi oskvrnuste među narodima u koje dođoste. Ja ću posvetiti ime svoje veliko koje vi oskvrnuste posred narodâ u koje dođoste! I znat će narodi da sam ja Gospodin’ – riječ je Gospodina Boga – ‘kad na vama, njima naočigled, pokažem svetost svoju. Tada ću vas sabrati iz svih naroda i skupiti iz svih zemalja, natrag vas dovesti u vašu zemlju. Poškropit ću vas vodom čistom da se očistite. Očistit ću vas od svih vaših nečistoća i od svih kumira vaših. Dat ću vam novo srce, nov duh udahnut ću u vas! Izvadit ću iz tijela vašega srce kameno i dat ću vam srce od mesa. Duh svoj udahnut ću u vas da hodite po mojim zakonima i da čuvate i vršite moje naredbe. I nastanit ćete se u zemlji koju dadoh vašim ocima, i bit ćete moj narod, a ja ću biti vaš Bog. Riječ Gospodnja Četvrto čitanje – Rim 6, 3-11 Čitanje poslanice svetoga Pavla apostola Rimljanima Braćo! Koji smo god kršteni u Krista Isusa, u smrt smo njegovu kršteni. Krštenjem smo dakle zajedno s njime ukopani u smrt da kao što Krist slavom Očevom bi uskrišen od mrtvih, i mi tako hodimo u novosti života. Ako smo doista s njime srasli po sličnosti smrti njegovoj, očito ćemo srasti i po sličnosti njegovu uskrsnuću. Ovo znamo: naš je stari čovjek zajedno s njim raspet da onemoća ovo grešno tijelo te više ne robujemo grijehu. Ta tko umre, opravdan je od grijeha. Pa ako umrijesmo s Kristom, vjerujemo da ćemo i živjeti zajedno s njime. Znamo doista: Krist uskrišen od mrtvih, više ne umire, smrt njime više ne gospoduje. Što umrije, umrije grijehu jednom zauvijek; a što živi, živi Bogu. Tako i vi: smatrajte sebe mrtvima grijehu, a živima Bogu u Kristu Isusu! Riječ Gospodnja Evanđelje – Mt 28,1-10 Po suboti, u osvit prvoga dana u tjednu, dođe Marija Magdalena i druga Marija pogledati grob.I gle, nastade žestok potres jer anđeo Gospodnji siđe s neba, pristupi, otkotrlja kamen i sjede na nj. Lice mu bijaše kao munja, a odjeća bijela kao snijeg. Od straha pred njim zadrhtaše stražari i obamriješe. A anđeo progovori ženama: “Vi se ne bojte! Ta znam: Isusa Raspetoga tražite!Nije ovdje! Uskrsnu kako reče. Hajde, vidite mjesto gdje je ležao pa pođite žurno i javite njegovim učenicima da uskrsnu od mrtvih. I evo, ide pred vama u Galileju. Ondje ćete ga vidjeti. Evo, rekoh vam.”8One otiđoše žurno s groba te sa strahom i velikom radošću otrčaše javiti njegovim učenicima.Kad eto im Isusa u susret! Reče im: “Zdravo!” One polete k njemu, obujme mu noge i ničice mu se poklone. Tada im Isus reče: “Ne bojte se! Idite, javite mojoj braći da pođu u Galileju! Ondje će me vidjeti!” Riječ Gospodnja