每日祈祷

Sunday Vigil
每天都有神的话
Libretto DEL GIORNO
Sunday Vigil
Saturday, July 4


Reading of the Word of God

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia

Whoever lives and believes in me
will never die.

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia

Amos 9,11-15

On that Day, I shall rebuild the tottering hut of David, make good the gaps in it, restore its ruins and rebuild it as it was in the days of old, for them to be master of what is left of Edom and of all the nations once called mine -Yahweh declares, and he will perform it. The days are coming- declares Yahweh- when the ploughman will tread on the heels of the reaper, and the treader of grapes on the heels of the sower of seed, and the mountains will run with new wine and the hills all flow with it. I shall restore the fortunes of my people Israel; they will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them, they will plant vineyards and drink their wine, they will lay out gardens and eat their produce. And I shall plant them in their own soil and they will never be uprooted again from the country which I have given them, declares Yahweh, your God.

 

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia

If you believe, you will see the glory of God,
thus says the Lord.

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia

The prophet reminded the people of Israel that, especially in times of abundance, they had transformed the privilege of having been chosen by God into an excuse for pride and self-sufficiency and therefore of deafness to His Law. Pride always leads us far from God and inevitably leads to ruin. This is a recurring theme in the history of Israel, which the prophets never fail to condemn, urging believers not to forget their origin and the need they still have for salvation. This is a permanent dimension of biblical faith, both Jewish and Christian. We disciples of Jesus are weak and enslaved to sin if we do not remember God's love in our story. God has called us and freed us because he saw our slavery and our need of salvation. After having announced so many oracles against Israel, which had strayed from God, now Amos speaks words of comfort to the "remnant" of the people who remained faithful to the Lord. The house of David is described as a "booth" which has fallen into ruin. But it is just when everything seems to be lost that the prophetic word comes to console: what is impossible for men and women is possible for God. The house of David will be rebuilt - Amos says encouragingly - and will rule over the nations. The earth will produce so abundantly that there will be no break between the time of planting and the time of reaping. The new wine and the fruits of the garden announce the messianic time. There is a sense of universality in the words of the prophet. Through his people Israel, God intends to spread his mercy and salvation to all. With the coming of Jesus, we too have been chosen to carry out this mission of universal salvation: we are called not to live for ourselves, but for God's dream, that is the salvation of the human family.

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。