每日祈祷

Memory of the apostles
每天都有神的话

Memory of the apostles

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Libretto DEL GIORNO
Memory of the apostles
Tuesday, November 30

Feast of the Apostle Andrew


Reading of the Word of God

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia

If we die with him, we shall live with him,
if with him we endure, with him we shall reign.

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia

Matthew 4,18-22

As he was walking by the Lake of Galilee he saw two brothers, Simon, who was called Peter, and his brother Andrew; they were making a cast into the lake with their net, for they were fishermen. And he said to them, 'Come after me and I will make you fishers of people.' And at once they left their nets and followed him. Going on from there he saw another pair of brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John; they were in their boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets, and he called them. And at once, leaving the boat and their father, they followed him.

 

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia

If we die with him, we shall live with him,
if with him we endure, with him we shall reign.

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia

Today the Church remembers the apostle Andrew, the first of those who were called. This memory reminds us that Christians are primarily disciples, believers who listen to the word of the Lord and follow him. This is why the story of the fist who was called - such as the narration of the Gospel of John presents us (1:40) - continues to be of example to us. Andrew, the son of Jonah and brother of Simon Peter, was from Bethsaida and worked as a fisherman with his brother. While he was mending the nets, Jesus, called him; he immediately left them and followed him. According to tradition Andrew proclaimed the Gospel in Syria, Asia Minor and Greece and he died in Patrassus crucified like his Master. Orthodoxy venerates him as the first bishop of the city of Constantinople. Jesus' invitation to follow him was a direct one: The Teacher explained God's future in the only way that those fishermen could understand, perhaps in the only way that can excite them, " Come and follow me, I will make you fish for people." Andrew and Simon, listen to the invitation, leave their nets and follow him. Andrew accepts Jesus' invitation. Jesus explains to the two their future in the only way they could understand, maybe the only one that could make them enthusiastic: You will still fish, but you will fish for people." It is an invitation that is addressed also to us in this time. In order to fish in this way, we need to leave the boat of always and start travelling not on the water anymore, but on the land of men and women of this time, a land even more fluid and uncertain than the waters of the lake. It is no longer the watery sea, but the sea of humanity often abandoned and lost. Jesu sis still looking for disciples like Andrew and this is why he continues to invite. Jesus himself is the first "fisher for people." He hopes also on us. It is not for us to decide whether we are worthy or not, or if anyone else is. From the Gospel's perspective, all we have to do is listen to the invitation, accept it, and respond. Following Jesus is not a choice for heroes or elected spirits. The first four disciples were simple fishermen: they listen to Jesus, trusted him and followed him

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。