ENG. Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. [Green] Thursday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time.

[ Green ] Thursday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time.

 

 

입당송  Introit Antiphon  Psalm 95:6-7

Come, let us bow down in worship,
let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker.
For He is our God.

 

본기도  Collect

Lord,
graciously watch over Your family,
and continually protect us,
who place all our hope in Your heavenly grace.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son,
who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, forever and ever. Amen…….

 

 

제 1독서  First Reading
< The Lord God brought the woman to the man, and the two became one flesh. >

▥ A reading from the Book of Genesis. Genesis 2:18-25
The LORD God said:
"It is not good for the man to be alone.
I will make a suitable partner for him."
So the LORD God formed out of the ground
various wild animals and various birds of the air,
and he brought them to the man to see what he would call them;
whatever the man called each of them would be its name.
The man gave names to all the cattle,
all the birds of the air, and all the wild animals;
but none proved to be the suitable partner for the man.

So the LORD God cast a deep sleep on the man,
and while he was asleep, he took out one of his ribs
and closed up its place with flesh.
The LORD God then built up into a woman
the rib that he had taken from the man.
When he brought her to the man, the man said:

"This one, at last, is bone of my bones
and flesh of my flesh;
this one shall be called 'woman,'
for out of 'her man' this one has been taken."

That is why a man leaves his father and mother
and clings to his wife,
and the two of them become one flesh.

The man and his wife were both naked, yet they felt no shame.


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

 

 

화답송  Responsorial Psalm Psalm 128:1-2, 3, 4-5(◎1a)

◎ Blessed are those who fear the Lord.
○ Blessed are you who fear the LORD,
      who walk in his ways!
      For you shall eat the fruit of your handiwork;
      blessed shall you be, and favored. ◎
○ Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine
      in the recesses of your home;
      Your children like olive plants
      around your table. ◎
○ Behold, thus is the man blessed
      who fears the LORD.
      The LORD bless you from Zion:
      may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem
      all the days of your life. ◎

 

 

복음  환호송  Alleluia  James 1:21bc

◎ Alleluia, alleluia.
○ Humbly welcome the word that has been planted in you
      and is able to save your souls.
◎ Alleluia, alleluia.

 

 

 

복음  Gospel
< "Lord,
even the dogs under the table
eat the children's scraps." >

✠ The Holy Gospel according to Mark. Mark 7:24-30
Jesus went to the district of Tyre.
He entered a house and wanted no one to know about it,
but he could not escape notice.
Soon a woman whose daughter had an unclean spirit heard about him.
She came and fell at his feet.
The woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by birth,
and she begged him to drive the demon out of her daughter.
He said to her, "Let the children be fed first.
For it is not right to take the food of the children
and throw it to the dogs."
She replied and said to him,
"Lord, even the dogs under the table eat the children's scraps."
Then he said to her, "For saying this, you may go.
The demon has gone out of your daughter."
When the woman went home, she found the child lying in bed
and the demon gone.


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

 

 

 

예물 기도  Prayer over the Gifts

Lord God,
You have provided bread and wine
to strengthen us in our journey through this world.
May this offering become the Sacrament
that grants us eternal life.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen…….

 

 

영성체송  Communion antiphon Psalm 107(106):8-9 or Matthew 5:4,6

Give thanks to the Lord for His mercy, for His wondrous deeds for the children of men.
For He has given water to the thirsty and filled the hungry with good things.
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Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.

 

 

영성체 후 묵상  Meditation after Communion

< Let us take a moment to pray in our hearts, united with Christ. >

 

 

영성체 후 기도  Prayer after Communion

You have allowed us to share in the same bread and the same cup.
May we be united as one in Christ
and willingly take the lead in the salvation of humanity.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen…….

 

 

 

오늘의 묵상  Today's Meditation

Today's creation story presents a different atmosphere and development from the priestly tradition's creation account heard a few days ago. In this Yahwist tradition, the creation of humans—particularly the creation of woman—stands out.
Let us first examine the motivation and process behind the creation of woman. God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone” (Genesis 2:18) and decided to make a suitable helper for him. A suitable helper is neither a subordinate nor a ruler but an equal partner. In Hebrew, this term refers to a direct relationship where even silent dialogue is possible. However, none of the beasts and birds formed from the earth proved to be a suitable helper for the man. Therefore, God created a being equal to him from within himself and brought her to him. As a result, the woman, formed from the man's bone, was not made from the earth, unlike the other creatures.
Pope Francis has said that the family is the most beautiful thing God has created (World Meeting of Families, Philadelphia, 2015). This implies that humans are not complete beings in isolation but only become fully human in relationships of cooperation and communion with others. The Chinese character for "human"(人間) illustrates this well, as it depicts two people leaning on each other, symbolizing human relationships. One of the profound meanings of humanity being made in the image of God is that the mystery of human communion, in which we become truly human through relationships, reflects the communion of the Holy Trinity.

 

( Sister Bang Gracia, National Chunshim )