每日祈祷

Memory of Jesus crucified
每天都有神的话
Libretto DEL GIORNO
Memory of Jesus crucified
Friday, October 30


Reading of the Word of God

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia

This is the Gospel of the poor,
liberation for the imprisoned,
sight for the blind,
freedom for the oppressed.

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia

Philippians 1,1-11

Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, to all God's holy people in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with their presiding elders and the deacons. Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God whenever I think of you, and every time I pray for you all, I always pray with joy for your partnership in the gospel from the very first day up to the present. I am quite confident that the One who began a good work in you will go on completing it until the Day of Jesus Christ comes. It is only right that I should feel like this towards you all, because you have a place in my heart, since you have all shared together in the grace that has been mine, both my chains and my work defending and establishing the gospel. For God will testify for me how much I long for you all with the warm longing of Christ Jesus; it is my prayer that your love for one another may grow more and more with the knowledge and complete understanding that will help you to come to true discernment, so that you will be innocent and free of any trace of guilt when the Day of Christ comes, entirely filled with the fruits of uprightness through Jesus Christ, for the glory and praise of God.

 

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia

The Son of Man came to serve,
whoever wants to be great
should become servant of all.

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia

Paul writes this letter to the community of Philippi while he is in prison. He includes Timothy in his initial greeting - he will soon send him to them - and the two present themselves as "servants of Christ Jesus." Their pastoral ministry is understood as total service to the Gospel. It is striking that the apostle does not speak of his difficulties at the beginning of the letter. Instead, he thanks the Lord for the witness of the Philippians and for their "sharing in the gospel." And he writes that the life of the community and its commitment to communicating the Gospel are a good work begun by the Lord, who "will bring it to completion." The apostle is aware of the centrality of the community in the evangelization of the city of Philippi. And indeed he is so proud of them that he expresses feelings of great affection: "It is right for me to think this way about all of you, because you hold me in your heart, for all of you share in God's grace with me, both in my imprisonment and in the defence and confirmation of the Gospel." The apostle is comforted by the positive reports that reach him from the community of Philippi. He feels joy because of them, along with comfort. Indeed the common passion for the Gospel creates strong and intense bonds that neither distance nor difficulties can decrease and even less eliminate. The growth of the community is always a reason of consolation. While he is in prison, in fact, Paul testifies how the fraternity shared by all the disciples of Jesus gives an extraordinary strength to those living in faith. The secret of this strength is in prayer. If the apostle first showed his prayer of thanksgiving, now he writes to the Philippians that he is praying for them. It is a prayer of intercession: "this is my prayer, that your love may overflow more and more with knowledge and full insight." Praying for others, praying - like in this case - for the distant community of Philippi, shows the importance of this gesture of communion in faith. The fraternity of Christians in the world is woven and strengthened by the prayer that we offer for each other.

每天都有神的话:日历

March
24
星期日
March
25
周一
March
26
周二
March
28
周四
March
29
星期五
March
30
周六
March
31
星期日

这群年轻人,通过阅读圣经,並将圣经作为生命的中心,激励他们度真正信仰的生活,接受耶稣基督自古以来,世世代代的邀请,成为祂的门徒。这邀请呼籲人悔改,放弃只是为自己而生活的态度,开始自由自在地成为泛爱众人的工具,爱人不分男女,而特别是爱那些最贫穷的人。聆听及生活天主的圣言,是人生命中的最重要的事,就是承认人应跟随耶稣,而非跟随自我。

在这个团体中,最真情流露的景象就是大家聚集一起祈祷,聆听天主的圣言,像当年的门徒,有如一家人般聚集在耶稣身旁一样。同心合意的祈祷(宗2:42)是简单的祈祷方式,它要求团体所有成员献出自己。如同圣咏一样,祈祷是熟识耶稣的说话和祈祷的门径,融合了前人的祈祷,将穷人的需要、我们的需要、以及整个世界的需要,呈献给上主。

因此,在罗马及在意大利、欧洲、以至在全世界的其他城市中,我们的团体都尽可能经常聚会,一起祈祷。我们在很多城市中,每晚都会有团体的祈祷,並开放给普罗大众参与。我们也期望团体内的每个成员,都有个人祈祷的理想地方,在生活中阅读圣经,並要从福音开始阅读。