每日祈祷

Memory of the Church
每天都有神的话

Memory of the Church

Memorial of Saint Francis Xavier, Jesuit of the 16th century, missionary in India and Japan. 阅读更多

Libretto DEL GIORNO
Memory of the Church
Thursday, December 3

Memorial of Saint Francis Xavier, Jesuit of the 16th century, missionary in India and Japan.


Reading of the Word of God

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia

I am the good shepherd,
my sheep listen to my voice,
and they become
one flock and one fold.
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Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia

Matthew 7,21.24-27

'It is not anyone who says to me, "Lord, Lord," who will enter the kingdom of Heaven, but the person who does the will of my Father in heaven. 'Therefore, everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them will be like a sensible man who built his house on rock. Rain came down, floods rose, gales blew and hurled themselves against that house, and it did not fall: it was founded on rock. But everyone who listens to these words of mine and does not act on them will be like a stupid man who built his house on sand. Rain came down, floods rose, gales blew and struck that house, and it fell; and what a fall it had!'

 

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia

I give you a new commandment,
that you love one another.

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia

Jesus is about to conclude the sermon on the mountain and he compares those who hear and put in practice his words and those who merely hear them. Jesus clearly warns his listeners that those words are not just a moral exhortation, they are a "foundation", in the literal meaning of the term, that is, the new life of the disciple is founded on them. The Gospel is the truth, the substance, and the most solid reality to live on. We could say that in a world that is more and more fluid, at the mercy of individualistic feelings, the Gospel words are the true rock on which we can build our life, the life of the community and that of society. Jesus proposes two opposing images: "Everyone then who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock," while "everyone who hears these words of mine and does not act on them will be like a foolish man who built his house on sand." The example continues: the rains come; the rivers flood; the wind blows down on both houses. Jesus is talking about the storms of life: the temptations that assault us; the difficulties that come our way; the problems that press on us; and so on. We could say that in the tempest of the pandemic and uncertainty for the future, the house built on rock - that is, a life marked by faithfulness to the Gospel and to love - stands firm, whereas the other house, built on sand, inevitably crumbles. But what is sand, if not that countless number of vices, faults, and instincts - all minimal - that fill our hearts and minds and often make our lives empty and banal? The Word of God is at the foundation: it makes the house stable and enlightens it so that it may be at the service of the Gospel and of all, especially the poor. Only if we know how to welcome the words of the Gospel with faith can we build our lives and those of our brothers and sisters on a stable foundation.

每天都有神的话:日历

March
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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。