每日祈祷

Memory of the Poor
每天都有神的话
Libretto DEL GIORNO
Memory of the Poor
Monday, June 27


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

Amos 2,6-10.13-16

Yahweh says this: For the three crimes, the four crimes of Israel, I have made my decree and will not relent: because they have sold the upright for silver and the poor for a pair of sandals, because they have crushed the heads of the weak into the dust and thrust the rights of the oppressed to one side, father and son sleeping with the same girl and thus profaning my holy name, lying down beside every altar on clothes acquired as pledges, and drinking the wine of the people they have fined in the house of their god. Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them, he who was as tall as the cedars, as strong as the oaks; I who destroyed his fruit above ground and his roots below. It was I who brought you up from Egypt and for forty years led you through the desert to take possession of the Amorite's country; Very well! Like a cart overloaded with sheaves I shall crush you where you stand; flight will be cut off for the swift, the strong will have no chance to exert his strength nor the warrior be able to save his life; the archer will not stand his ground, the swift of foot will not escape, nor will the horseman save his life; even the bravest of warriors will jettison his arms and run away, that day! -declares Yahweh!

 

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia

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

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia

This oracle of the prophet is caused by the crimes committed against the poor in Israel. They are seven sins, all marked by injustice and corruption of life such as the sale of human beings for money, the brutality in trampling the poor "into the dust of the earth," immorality in behaviour, denial of the rights to the sacrilege of the misappropriation of the assets of the sanctuary. For those who live in fullness and abundance, the lives of others and in particular of the poor often have no value. The prophet Amos, who is indignant for this situation, understands the responsibility to publicly denounce it so ta the culprit may repent and the life of society may follow the Lord's teachings. It is the style typical of the prophets: the proclamation of the Word of God turns always to denouncing injustice and violence toward others, particularly if they are poor and weak. For Israel - as well as for Jesus' disciples - there is an aggravating factor in comparison to other peoples for they have been helped and delivered by the Lord. God - reminds the prophet Amos - had freed Israel from the Amorites (the inhabitants of the land of Canaan), a strong and bellicose people, so that they could live in the freedom of being the people of the covenant with Him. But Israel has become proud to the point of thinking to do away with the Lord and to be self-sufficient. The forgetfulness of the mercy God makes us arrogant. Therefore God will humble Israel ("I will press you down in your place") until they recognize their fragility, weakness and need to be helped. Yesterday, as today, the power of believers lies in God only.

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。