Second Sunday of Lent Baca lebih lanjut
Second Sunday of Lent
First Reading
Genesis 15,5-12.17-18
Then taking him outside, he said, 'Look up at the sky and count the stars if you can. Just so will your descendants be,' he told him. Abram put his faith in Yahweh and this was reckoned to him as uprightness. He then said to him, 'I am Yahweh who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldaeans to give you this country as your possession.' 'Lord Yahweh,' Abram replied, 'how can I know that I shall possess it?' He said to him, 'Bring me a three-year-old heifer, a three-year-old she-goat, a three-year-old ram, a turtledove and a young pigeon.' He brought him all these, split the animals down the middle and placed each half opposite the other; but the birds he did not divide. And whenever birds of prey swooped down on the carcases, Abram drove them off. Now, as the sun was on the point of setting, a trance fell on Abram, and a deep dark dread descended on him. When the sun had set and it was dark, there appeared a smoking firepot and a flaming torch passing between the animals' pieces. That day Yahweh made a covenant with Abram in these terms: 'To your descendants I give this country, from the River of Egypt to the Great River, the River Euphrates,
Psalmody
Psalm 27
Antiphon
Hear Lord the voice of my pleading.
To you, O Lord, I call,
my rock, hear me.
If you do not heed I shall become
like those in the grave.
Hear the voice of my pleading as I call for help,
as I lift up my hands in prayer to you holy place.
Do not drag me away with the wicked,
with the evil-doers,
who speak words of peace to their neighbours
but with evil in their hearts.
Repay them as their actions deserve
and the malice of their deeds.
Repay them for the work of their hands;
give them their deserts.
For they ignore the deeds of the Lord
and the work of his hands.
May he ruin them and never rebuild them.
Blessed be the Lord for he has heard
my cry, my appeal.
The Lord is my strength and my shield;
in him my heart trusts.
I was helped, my heart rejoices
and I praise him with my song.
The Lord is the strength of his people,
a fortress where his anointed find help.
Save your people; bless Israel your heritage.
Be their shepherd and carry them for ever.
Second Reading
Philippians 3,17-4,1
Brothers, be united in imitating me. Keep your eyes fixed on those who act according to the example you have from me. For there are so many people of whom I have often warned you, and now I warn you again with tears in my eyes, who behave like the enemies of Christ's cross. They are destined to be lost; their god is the stomach; they glory in what they should think shameful, since their minds are set on earthly things. But our homeland is in heaven and it is from there that we are expecting a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transfigure the wretched body of ours into the mould of his glorious body, through the working of the power which he has, even to bring all things under his mastery. So then, my brothers and dear friends whom I miss so much, my joy and my crown, hold firm in the Lord, dear friends.
Reading of the Gospel
Praise to you, o Lord, King of eternal glory
Yesterday I was buried with Christ,
today I rise with you who are risen.
With you I was crucified;
remember me, Lord, in your kingdom.
Praise to you, o Lord, King of eternal glory
Luke 9,28-36
Now about eight days after this had been said, he took with him Peter, John and James and went up the mountain to pray. And it happened that, as he was praying, the aspect of his face was changed and his clothing became sparkling white. And suddenly there were two men talking to him; they were Moses and Elijah appearing in glory, and they were speaking of his passing which he was to accomplish in Jerusalem. Peter and his companions were heavy with sleep, but they woke up and saw his glory and the two men standing with him. As these were leaving him, Peter said to Jesus, 'Master, it is wonderful for us to be here; so let us make three shelters, one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.' He did not know what he was saying. As he was saying this, a cloud came and covered them with shadow; and when they went into the cloud the disciples were afraid. And a voice came from the cloud saying, 'This is my Son, the Chosen One. Listen to him.' And after the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. The disciples kept silence and, at that time, told no one what they had seen.
Praise to you, o Lord, King of eternal glory
Yesterday I was buried with Christ,
today I rise with you who are risen.
With you I was crucified;
remember me, Lord, in your kingdom.
Praise to you, o Lord, King of eternal glory
Homily
The transfiguration, situated at the heart of Jesus' journey to Jerusalem, takes place immediately after the first announcement of the passion, an announcement of which the disciples had not understood the meaning. We can imagine the sense of loneliness Jesus felt at that moment and the need to be supported by the Father in order to fulfil the mission he had entrusted to him. Luke notes that "eight days after these sayings" Jesus went up the mountain "to pray" and took with him the three disciples who were closest to him. And "while he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became dazzling white" (Lk 9:29). It is a spiritual event that involves Jesus while he prays. His face became shining, not because it was illuminated from outside, but because it was itself a source of light. His clothes were also shining. The Greek verb literally means "to throw lightning." It was rarely used. But in this tragic moment that sees so many wars open, the flashes of transfiguration are opposed to those caused by bombs, reminding us of the flashes of light that emanate from gestures of peace, of love, of fraternity. Yes, the transfiguration is the anti-war. Indeed, Jesus at this juncture spoke of "his departure, which he was about to accomplish in Jerusalem," as he questioned the Scriptures (Moses and Elijah) in order to understand the Father's will and carry it out to the end.
The transfiguration of Jesus reminds us that prayer transfigures us, changes our hearts and the entire history in which we are immersed. It is a page of the Gospel that shines most powerfully in our time, when people entrust to weapons the task of changing reality. We are more passionate about war than about peace and the search for ways to bring it back. Let us allow our hearts and clothes to be transfigured, to contribute in turn to the transfiguration of the lives of our brothers and sisters. Let us not be oppressed by sleep. We need to wake up from sad and resigned thoughts that lead us to think that "nothing can be done," or, worse, that "the solution lies in weapons." Prayer transfigures hearts and frees them from violent thoughts. Certainly, it is a weak force, yet it has the power to illuminate the darkness of hatred and the blind force of weapons. Let us guard the light and persevere in prayer! It opens eyes and strengthens hearts. We too, like Peter, will say, grateful and amazed: "Master, it is good for us to be here; let us make three dwellings, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." Peter had let himself be drawn into that spiritual experience of Jesus. Every prayer is an experience of transfiguration that makes one similar to Jesus.
The holy liturgy is our Tabor. Here, if we listen to the Son of God, we are transfigured: our lives and hearts become more like him, his feelings penetrate our hearts, we feel his compassion, we share his hope of changing the world.
Doa merupakan jantung kehidupan Komunitas Sant'Egidio dan merupakan prioritas yang paling penting. Di penghujung hari, setiap Komunitas Sant'Egidio, besar maupun kecil, akan berkumpul di sekeliling Tuhan untuk mendengarkan sabda-Nya. Sesungguhnya Sabda Allah dan doa merupakan landasan seluruh kehidupan Komunitas. Para rasul tidak bisa tidak selain tetap di sekitar kaki Yesus, seperti yang dilakukan oleh Maria dari Bethani, untuk menerima kasih dan belajar cara-Nya (Fil. 2:5).
Sehingga setiap malam, ketika Komunitas kembali ke kaki Tuhan, Komunitas mengulangi kata-kata dari rasul tak bernama: "Tuhan ajarkanlah kami cara berdoa" Yesus, Sang Guru, terus menjawab: "Ketika kamu berdoa, katakanlah: Abba, Bapa". Hal itu bukanlah satu seruan sederhana. Dengan kata-kata ini, Yesus membiarkan para murid untuk berperan serta dalam hubungan mereka sendiri dengan Bapa. Oleh sebab itu, fakta bahwa sebagai anak-anak Bapa yang bertahta di surga, muncul sebelum kata-kata yang mungkin kita ucapkan. Jadi doa di atas segalanya merupakan cara untuk menjadi manusia. Ini untuk mengatakan bahwa kita anak-anak yang berpaling kepada Bapa dengan iman, dan yakin bahwa hal itu akan didengar.
Yesus mengajar kita memanggil Allah dengan sebutan "Bapa Kami" Tidak hanya "Bapa" atau "Bapaku" Para murid, meskipun mereka berdoa dengan cara mereka, tidak pernah terisolasi tidak juga menjadi yatim; mereka selalu menjadi anggota keluarga Tuhan.
Dalam doa bersama, di samping misteri anak Allah, ada juga misteri persaudaraan, seperti Bapa Gereja mengatakan: "Kamu tidak bisa memiliki Allah sebagai Bapa tanpa memiliki gereja sebagai ibu". Ketika berdoa bersama, Roh Kudus menyatukan para rasul di ruangan atas bersama dengan Maria, Bunda Allah, sehingga mereka dapat memusatkan pandangan mereka kepada wajah Tuhan dan belajar dari Dia rahasia hati-Nya.
Komunitas Sant'Egidio di seluruh dunia berkumpul bersama di berbagai tempat doa dan menghamparkan di hadapan Tuhan harapan dan penderitaan manusia yang lelah dan letih seperti yang di katakan oleh Injil (Mat. 9:37). Dalam kumpulan di masa lalu ini kita bisa melihat jumlah massa yang sangat besar di kota-kota modern ini, jutaan pengungsi yang terus melarikan diri dari negeri mereka, orang miskin yang terpinggirkan ke tepi kehidupan dan mereka yang menantikan seseorang yang akan merawat mereka. Berdoa bersama termasuk di dalamnya tangisan, seruan, permohonan, keinginan bagi damai, penyembuhan dan penebusan manusia di dunia ini. Doa tidak pernah sia-sia, doa terus menerus kepada Tuhan sehingga mengubah kecemasan menjadi harapan, air mata menjadi kegembiraan, putus asa menjadi kebahagiaan, dan kesepian menjadi persatuan. Semoga Kerajaan Allah hadir segera di antara manusia.
