CẢM NGHIỆM SỐNG LC - CHRISTOPHER
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Mo Nguyen
SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR A
15 JANUARY 2023
BREAKING OPEN THE WORD
LIGHT TO ALL PEOPLES (John 1: 14, 12)
Like Archimedes, there are times we can call out ‘eureka’ (I have found!) and know that we have come to a moment of understanding and insight about ourselves. In the first reading, the mysterious servant figure found in the book of Isaiah has arrived at such a moment. They have come to see that their ministry is not only to bring the exiled people of Israel back to their land and to their God but to stand as a light an beacon to the nations.
In a similar fashion, John the Baptist comes to understand himself most truly when he sees Jesus and can proclaim him as lamb of God. At that moment, he understands that his ministry’s purpose is to prepare the way for Jesus. His baptism of repentance is one that prepares the ground for the baptism of the Spirit which Jesus will give.
During the next seven weeks, the second reading will be taken from Paul’s first letter to the community he had founded in Corinth. It was a vibrant and volatile community that was just as varied in status, nationality and wealth as the cosmopolitan city itself. The city was a hive of activity situated where trade routes north-south and east-west intersected. As Paul begins the letter, he is mindful of the international character of the city and of the early Christian movement itself and so it is with this insight that he prays with all those throughout the world who call with faith on the name of Jesus.
CHRISTOPHER MONAGHAN CP
Lamb of God - The Maranatha! Singers [with lyrics]:
(CN-2-A) "Đây Chiên Thiên Chúa, đây Đấng xoá tội trần gian":
(823) (CN-2-A) "Đây Chiên Thiên Chúa, đây Đấng xoá tội trần gian" - YouTube
(823) (CN-2-A) "Đây Chiên Thiên Chúa, đây Đấng xoá tội trần gian" - YouTube