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Memorial of Martha. She welcomed the Lord Jesus into her home. 阅读更多

Libretto DEL GIORNO
Memory of the Church
Thursday, July 29

Memorial of Martha. She welcomed the Lord Jesus into her home.


Reading of the Word of God

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia

I am the good shepherd,
my sheep listen to my voice,
and they become
one flock and one fold.
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Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia

Luke 10,38-42

In the course of their journey he came to a village, and a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. She had a sister called Mary, who sat down at the Lord's feet and listened to him speaking. Now Martha, who was distracted with all the serving, came to him and said, 'Lord, do you not care that my sister is leaving me to do the serving all by myself? Please tell her to help me.' But the Lord answered, 'Martha, Martha,' he said, 'you worry and fret about so many things, and yet few are needed, indeed only one. It is Mary who has chosen the better part, and it is not to be taken from her.'

 

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia

I give you a new commandment,
that you love one another.

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia

Today the Church remembers Martha, the sister of Mary and Lazarus. By remembering her we understand the power of the Gospel, which changes Martha's heart and life. Martha is the woman who is hospitable and she certainly performs a very beautiful gesture in welcoming those who proclaim God's message. She is setting the table for them. This "hospitality service," worries her quite a bit. The evangelist notes it in order to introduce a decisive teaching for those who want to follow Jesus. Martha has also a sister, Mary who is described as opposite to her. Martha is so busy that she almost forgets Jesus; Mary instead is described at Jesus' feet listening to his words. The words that the evangelist uses are those proper to describe the attitude of the disciple in front of Jesus. Therefore it is a paradigmatic scene: Mary is the disciple because she listens to the Lord. The evangelist shows Martha's behaviour opposite to Mary's. Listening to Jesus is the first qualification of the disciple. Martha is so concentrated on her work that it keeps her from listening to Jesus. Irritated by Mary's attitude, she turns to Jesus and rebukes him because he did not care about her. It is the vindictive attitude of those who do not think what they do is appreciated. We could say that Martha fell into the temptation of feeling at the centre and she is envious of Mary who is at Jesus' feet. Martha probably thinks it is wrong to do nothing for the guest. In reality she has not understood yet who Jesus is. Whenever we focus on ourselves, we flee from listening to the Lord. The best part is the part that no one can take away: the bond with Jesus. Mary sat in front of the Teacher and listened to his words. Martha learned the lesson Jesus had taught her, continued to welcome Jesus into her house, and opened her heart to him. When Jesus came to visit the tomb of Lazarus, who had died, she was the first to notice the Teacher and ran to him. She had learned to run towards the Teacher who knew how to love her, her sister, and Lazarus like no one else. Today, the Gospel asks us too to not let ourselves be wrapped up in our cares, but to go outside our house and run towards the Teacher who can save us from death.

每天都有神的话:日历

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星期日
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周一
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周二
March
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周四
March
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星期五
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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。