ENG. Monday, Mar. 25, 2024. [자/Purple] Monday of Holy Week.

 

[자/Purple] Monday of Holy Week.

 

입당송  Introit Antiphon Psalm 35(34):1-2; 140(139):8

Contend, O Lord, with those who contend with me;
fight against those who fight against me.
Take up shield and buckler;
arise and come to my aid.
Draw the sword and spear,
and block the way against my pursuers.
Say to my soul, “I am your salvation.”

 

 

본기도  Collect

Look down upon us in our weakness and weariness.
Through the suffering of your only Son,
give us new life.
He, with the Father and the Holy Spirit,
lives and reigns forever and ever.
Amen.

 

 

제 1독서  First Reading
< He will not cry out, nor will his voice be heard in the streets
(The first song of the 'Lord's servant') > 

▥ This is a word from the book of Isaiah.   Is 42:1-7
Here is my servant whom I uphold,
my chosen one with whom I am pleased,
Upon whom I have put my Spirit;
he shall bring forth justice to the nations,
Not crying out, not shouting,
not making his voice heard in the street.
A bruised reed he shall not break,
and a smoldering wick he shall not quench,
Until he establishes justice on the earth;
the coastlands will wait for his teaching.
Thus says God, the LORD,
who created the heavens and stretched them out,
who spreads out the earth with its crops,
Who gives breath to its people
and spirit to those who walk on it:
I, the LORD, have called you for the victory of justice,
I have grasped you by the hand;
I formed you, and set you
as a covenant of the people,
a light for the nations,
To open the eyes of the blind,
to bring out prisoners from confinement,
and from the dungeon, those who live in darkness.

The Word of the Lord.
◎ Thanks be to God.

 

 

화답송  Responsorial Psalm  Ps 27:1, 2, 3, 13-14(◎ 1a)

◎ The Lord is my light and my salvation.
     The LORD is my light and my salvation;
     whom should I fear?
     The LORD is my life's refuge;
     of whom should I be afraid? ◎
○ When evildoers come at me
     to devour my flesh,
     My foes and my enemies
     themselves stumble and fall. ◎
○ Though an army encamp against me,
     my heart will not fear;
     Though war be waged upon me,
     even then will I trust. ◎
○ I believe that I shall see the bounty of the LORD
     in the land of the living.
     Wait for the LORD with courage;
     be stouthearted, and wait for the LORD. ◎

 

 

복음 환호송  Alleluia Ez 18,31

(◎ Christ be praised and glorified. )
○ Hail to you, our King;
     you alone are compassionate with our faults.
(◎ Christ be praised and glorified. )

 

 

복음  Gospel
< Leave her alone, so that she may keep this for the day of my burial. >

✠ The Holy Gospel according to John.  Jn 12:1-11
Six days before Passover Jesus came to Bethany,
where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead.
They gave a dinner for him there, and Martha served,
while Lazarus was one of those reclining at table with him.
Mary took a liter of costly perfumed oil
made from genuine aromatic nard
and anointed the feet of Jesus and dried them with her hair;
the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil.
Then Judas the Iscariot, one of his disciples,
and the one who would betray him, said,
"Why was this oil not sold for three hundred days' wages
and given to the poor?"
He said this not because he cared about the poor
but because he was a thief and held the money bag
and used to steal the contributions.
So Jesus said, "Leave her alone.
Let her keep this for the day of my burial.
You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me."
The large crowd of the Jews found out that he was there and came,
not only because of him, but also to see Lazarus,
whom he had raised from the dead.
And the chief priests plotted to kill Lazarus too,
because many of the Jews were turning away
and believing in Jesus because of him.

The Gospel of the Lord.
◎ Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

 

 

예물 기도  Prayer over the Gifts

Lord,
graciously look upon this holy sacrifice which we offer you.
Through this sacrifice, which you have prepared in order to justify us,
grant us eternal life.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, forever and ever.
Amen.

 

 

감사송  Preface
< Preface for the Passion of the Lord 2: The Triumph of the Passion > 

Holy Father, almighty and everlasting God,
through our Lord Jesus Christ,
it is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,
always and everywhere to give you thanks.
The days of the Passion of Christ, our Savior,
and of his glorious resurrection are drawing near.
The feast is approaching when we shall celebrate anew
the mystery of our salvation,
which triumphed over the pride of the ancient enemy.
Through Christ,
in the sight of your majesty,
the angelic hosts rejoice forever
and adore your glory.
We too join our voices to theirs
in joyful praise of you.
Amen.

 

 

영성체송  Communion Antiphon

Hide not your face from me in the day of my trouble;

incline your ear to me; when I call, answer me speedily.

 

 

영성체 후 묵상  Meditation after Communion

< Let us pray silently for a while in union with Christ. >

 

 

영성체 후 기도  Prayer after Communion

Lord, we bow down before your majesty and pray:
Nourish us with the holy body and blood of Christ,
that we may share in his divinity.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, forever and ever.
Amen.

 

 

백성을 위한 기도  Prayer for the People
< May be said freely. > 

Lord,
you who always watch over the humble
and protect those who trust in your mercy,
grant that we may keep the discipline of the flesh
and celebrate the coming Paschal feast
with ever greater purity of heart.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, forever and ever.
Amen.

 

 

오늘의 묵상  Today's Meditation

The Gospel for today is set in Bethany, six days before the Passover. It tells the story of a feast held in Jesus' honor, at which Mary anoints his feet with expensive perfume.
This event takes place in the shadow of Jesus' impending crucifixion, which makes the details of the feast—the anointing, the perfume, the woman's hair—seem somewhat incongruous. However, the story of Lazarus, who has been dead for "four days" but is raised to life again, foreshadows Jesus' own resurrection, which will take place in six days.
Mary's actions are also symbolically linked to Jesus' crucifixion. When she uses a costly perfume worth 300 denarii (a year's wages) to anoint Jesus' feet, Judas Iscariot objects. He asks, "Why was this ointment not sold for 300 denarii and given to the poor?" The text, however, makes it clear that Judas is not concerned about the poor, but is rather a thief.
Jesus responds to Judas by saying, "Leave her alone. She has kept this ointment for the day of my burial." In this way, Jesus connects Mary's actions directly to his own death.
The act of pouring out the ointment and anointing Jesus' feet is connected to Jesus' own act of pouring out his "blood and water" to "wash away the sins of the world." Just as the fragrance of the ointment filled the house, so too will the smell of Jesus' blood fill the area around the cross.
And just as Mary anointed Jesus' feet, so too will Jesus soon wash the feet of his disciples. As he stooped down to wash Jesus' feet, so too will Jesus stoop down to wash the feet of humanity. He will "not break a bruised reed or snuff a flickering wick," but will "faithfully bring forth justice" and "not grow weary or discouraged" until he has "established justice in the earth."
Finally, as the one who "gave life to the people" and "breathed into them the breath of life," Jesus will now give new breath and life to all people, just as he raised Lazarus from the dead.

 

( Sr. Beatrix Hye-Yun Kim )