每日祈祷

Memory of the Saints and the Prophets
每天都有神的话
Libretto DEL GIORNO
Memory of the Saints and the Prophets
Wednesday, February 24


Reading of the Word of God

Praise to you, o Lord, King of eternal glory

You are a chosen race,
a royal priesthood, a holy nation,
a people acquired by God
to proclaim his marvellous works.

Praise to you, o Lord, King of eternal glory

Luke 11,29-32

The crowds got even bigger and he addressed them, 'This is an evil generation; it is asking for a sign. The only sign it will be given is the sign of Jonah. For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so will the Son of man be a sign to this generation. On Judgement Day the Queen of the South will stand up against the people of this generation and be their condemnation, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, look, there is something greater than Solomon here. On Judgement Day the men of Nineveh will appear against this generation and be its condemnation, because when Jonah preached they repented; and, look, there is something greater than Jonah here.

 

Praise to you, o Lord, King of eternal glory

You will be holy,
because I am holy, thus says the Lord.

Praise to you, o Lord, King of eternal glory

Jesus is surrounded by many people. The evangelist speaks of "crowds," in the plural, who were thronging around Jesus. Just as then, there are many people today who are looking for words that comfort and help not to succumb to the many fears that make life difficult. We have been at the mercy of a pandemic that devastated the entire planet. And many raised their eyes to heaven seeking help. We felt in our flesh the fear of being overwhelmed. A sense of being lost affected everyone. And the weakest were the ones hit harder. In the large cities - like Nineveh at Jonas' time - bewilderment was even more serious. And even today, the life in the peripheries of the megalopolis is harder, more violent and hits with additional wickedness the poorest like the elderly and the youngest for whom the door of future is closed. We see mental and physical instability, poverty and marginalization, desperation and anguish grow. And like at Jesus' time, people ask for a sign, a more or less prodigious event, that may free all from anguish. At times people ask for a "saviour" who may take everything in his hands and in an almost-magical way, in fact authoritatively, find the solution. There are no magical events that change life; there are no sudden fortunes that make days more serene. People need a true "sign", a true saviour who helps changing the hearts, making them live with solidarity, be welcoming and able to love. This sign is Jesus. It is he who changes the hearts. This Gospel page teaches us that there is need that the proclamation of the Gospel is again in the streets and squares of our cities, as it happened in Nineveh with Jonah's preaching. The Gospel helps change the heart, to make it of flesh and not of stone anymore. Christians in this generation are called to communicate the Gospel of love to today's generation. The Gospel is the true strength which makes men and women more human. We Christians have the great responsibility of living and communicating it.

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。