主日讀經反思　Sunday Scripture Meditation　(20/6/2010)

本主日讀經︰
匝加利亞先知書　12:10-11
聖詠　63[62]:2,3-4,5-6,8-9
迦拉達書　3:26-29
路加福音　9:18-24

默想︰

「他們要瞻望他們所刺透的那一位」（匝12:10）匝加利亞的預言，在聖言成了血肉的鴻恩當中，成了許諾：為懷著祈禱的心神瞻望的善信，默許轉化的恩寵。那麼，我們應怎樣瞻望被釘在十字架上，被長矛刺穿的那一位？當然我們首先須以信德的目光瞻望，要看到的不只是納匝肋人耶穌，而是我們的救主基督。

然後，我們須懷著望德瞻望：如果天主以這種獨特的方式愛了我們，派遣祂的兒子到我們中間；那麼，無論我們遇到甚麼困難險阻，我們的望德應讓我們相信，天主必使我們從被刺透的聖子，看到我們得光榮的希望。

最後，我們學習以愛德去瞻望毀傷得不似人形的耶穌。愛是最大的德行，也是唯一對天主救贖我們的大愛最恰當的回應。

主耶穌，請賜我們恩寵，扶助我們，使我們能懷著祈禱的心神，以信、望、愛瞻望祢受苦受死的聖架；讓我們充滿復活的希望和喜樂。


【摘自和平六月號】


Readings (Year C) page 65:
Zechariah 12: 10-11; 13: 1
Psalm 63: 2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord, my God.
Galatians 3: 26-29
Luke 9: 18-24

Meditation

“They will look upon the one whom they have pierced”. This promise comes as a consequence of a great gift: the gift of a spirit of kindness and prayer. Therefore, looking upon the one whom we have pierced must imply a great and transforming grace. How shall we look on the one who was pierced by nails and a lance on the cross? First of all, we certainly must look with faith, and see not just the man Jesus of Nazareth but Christ, our Savior and Lord.

Then, too, we must look with hope: if God loved us in this most special way that he sent his Son amongst us, then no matter what troubles afflict us, our hope is assured that God will let us see in the pierced figure of his Son, our hope of glory.

Finally, we will learn to look with love on the broken figure of Jesus, for love is the greatest virtue and the only adequate response to God’s salvific love.


Lord Jesus, grant us the grace to look prayerfully with faith, hope and love upon the crucifix, the image of your passion and death, so that we may be filled with the hope and joy of the resurrection.


Shalom – Thoughts for Prayer