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Memory of the Poor
每天都有神的话

Memory of the Poor

Prayer for the unity of Christians. Particular memory of the Christian communities in Europe and the Americas 阅读更多

Libretto DEL GIORNO
Memory of the Poor
Monday, January 24

Prayer for the unity of Christians. Particular memory of the Christian communities in Europe and the Americas


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

2 Samuel 5,1-7.10

All the tribes of Israel then came to David at Hebron and said, 'Look, we are your own flesh and bone. In days past when Saul was our king, it was you who led Israel on its campaigns, and to you it was that Yahweh promised, "You are to shepherd my people Israel and be leader of Israel." ' So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a pact with them in Yahweh's presence at Hebron, and they anointed David as king of Israel. David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned for forty years. In Hebron he reigned over Judah for seven years and six months; then he reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel and Judah for thirty-three years. The king and his men then marched on Jerusalem, on the Jebusites living in the territory. These said to David, 'You will not get in here. The blind and the lame will hold you off.' (That is to say: David will never get in here.) But David captured the citadel of Zion, that is, the City of David. David grew stronger and stronger, and Yahweh, God of Sabaoth, was with him.

 

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia

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

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia

This passage narrates the moment of David's investiture as king of all Israel. The northern tribes decide to ally themselves with David and propose to him to reign also over Israel. David had not rejoiced at the grief that had befallen the house of Saul, even though this paved the way for national reunification. It is not on blood that David wants to build his kingdom. The decision of the different tribes to gather around him as a single king is accepted by David because he considers it to be the God's will. David knows that it is not because of his own merits that he becomes king, but because of the very work of God who had chosen him in place of Saul, when the latter had made himself unworthy of the gift of kingship. Two events seal the establishment of David's Kingdom: the taking of the fortress of Zion, which will become the capital of the united Kingdom, and the victory over the Philistines (5:17-25). David understood the importance of the conquest: the fortress could be the place where the two kingdoms could reunite. Thus he would secure the one capital, in the centre of the land, halfway between Judah and Israel. David conquered it. And he was crowned king of the only reunited people. He was thirty years old. And Zion will be called the "city of David." David had reunited what had previously been divided. The promise made by God was thus fulfilled: "You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, you shall over ruler of Israel." Truly the Lord "was with 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。