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耶穌聖體聖血節﹝乙年﹞彌撒證道辭 伍棟樑神父
徐麗華譯 我們都參加過派樂客﹝potluck﹞，每一位參加者都應該帶一些食物來與大家分享。主人得稍微花點心思安排一下，確定要有足夠的生菜沙拉，主食和甜點。對，當然總是有這麼一點兒顧慮，可能會有很多人帶來用通心粉做成的餐點。但是只要是參與者都帶一點東西來，餐會後，大家也都會高高興興的回家去。 我們領的聖體，是由耶穌做為主人，將祂自己提供給我們做為食物和飲料的聖餐。我們不該空著手去赴這聖宴。 我們必須要帶著團結和諧的精神赴聖餐。我們不是來跟天主單獨相處的；而是和整個團體結合，與大家一起來膜拜的。我們應該回應禱辭，同時，當我們被邀請時，該高聲詠唱，要熱情的問候彼此，甚至於該坐在不熟識的人身旁。 我們必須要帶著愛的精神赴聖餐。在這個教堂﹝團體﹞中，沒有我們批判或是八掛別人的餘地。我們應當彼此以兄弟姊妹對待，以溫良和尊重做為相處原則，以開闊的心胸，展開雙臂，誠摯的歡迎踏進教堂大門的每一個人，不論他是誰或他是做甚麼的。 我們必須要帶著體恤原諒的精神赴聖餐。不論那傷害我們的人是不是這個堂口﹝團體﹞的教友，或是從未謀過面的人，甚至是位處於世界另一端的敵人，如果我們用懷恨的眼光看著他們，天主的聖壇將會是遙不可及的。 我們必須要帶著慷慨的精神赴聖餐。耶穌交付祂自己而換來了我們的生命。如果我們因祂的名聚集在一起，也必需要效法祂一樣，給的無怨無悔，來為本堂，教會和世界服務。 我們必須要帶著感恩的精神赴聖餐。我們要認清這一點，就算在過去的一周，或在我們的整個生命中所發生的美好事物，並不是因為我們的努力就可以達成的，這一切都是由美善的賜予者，天主所恩賜的禮物。 耶穌親臨聖餐，準備與我們分享聖體，也就是祂自己的生命。祂期盼我們來參與聖祭時，能夠帶上團結和諧，愛心，諒解，慷慨，和感恩的心境與精神。耶穌已經做好了祂該做的，如果我們也能做好我們該做的，那麼，在天主的盛宴檯上，我們就可以獲得祂的喜樂與平安。 二零零六年六月十八日 We've
all been to potlucks, those meals where everyone is expected to bring
something to share. It takes a
little organization to make sure there's the right number of salads, main
dishes, and desserts. And yes,
there's always the danger of having too many things made out of macaroni.
But as long as everyone brings something to the potluck, most
people leave happy. The
Eucharist is a sacred meal at which Jesus is our host and he offers
himself as our food and drink. But
we can't go to this meal empty-handed.
We
must bring to the Eucharist a spirit of unity.
We are not here to have time alone with God; we are here to worship
together, as a community. We
are supposed to respond to the prayers, sing when invited to do so, greet
one another warmly, and even sit right next to other people. We
must bring to the Eucharist a spirit of love.
There is no room in this church for judgments or gossip.
Instead, we are to regard one another as brothers and sisters, to
treat one another with kindness and respect, to welcome with open arms all
who enter our doors, regardless of who or what they might be. We
must bring to the Eucharist a spirit of forgiveness.
Whether those who have hurt us are members of the parish or people
we have never met, enemies on the other side of the world, we cannot look
on them with hate if we hope to approach God's altar. We
must bring to the Eucharist a spirit of generosity.
Jesus gave his life that we might live.
If we're going to gather in his name, we have to be willing to give
as he gave, to empty ourselves in the service of the parish, the Church,
the world. We
must bring to the Eucharist a spirit of thankfulness.
We have to recognize that the good things we have received during
the past week, during our lives, have not come through our own efforts but
as gifts from God, the giver of all good gifts. Jesus
comes to this sacred meal of the Eucharist ready to share his life with
us. Jesus expects us to bring
to this sacred meal a spirit of unity, a spirit of love, a spirit of
forgiveness, a spirit of generosity, and a spirit of thankfulness.
If we do our part, as Jesus has done his part, we will find only
joy and peace at the table of the Lord. Body
and Blood of Christ (B) June
18, 2006 7, 12:30, 5
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