聖味增爵斐洛
恭讀聖瑪竇福音 28:8-15
那時候,婦女們趕快離開墳墓,又恐懼又異常喜樂,跑去報告門徒。
忽然,耶穌迎上她們說:「願你們平安!」她們遂上前抱住耶穌的腳,朝拜了他。耶穌對她們說:「不要害怕!你們去,報告我的兄弟,叫他們往加里肋亞去,他們要在那裏看見我。」
當婦女離去的時候,有幾個看守的兵士來到城裏,把所發生的事,全告訴了司祭長。司祭長就同長老聚會商議之後,給了兵士許多錢,囑咐他們說:「你們就說:我們睡覺的時候,他的門徒夜間來了,把他偷去了。如果這事為總督聽見,有我們說好話,保管你們無事。」兵士拿了銀錢,就照他們所囑咐的做了。這消息就在猶太人間傳揚開了,一直到今天。
—基督的福音。
(Monday in the Octave of Easter)
A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew 28:8-15
8 So they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. 9 And behold, Jesus met them and said, “Hail!” And they came up and took hold of his feet and worshiped him. 10 Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid; go and tell my brethren to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.” 11 While they were going, behold, some of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests all that had taken place. 12 And when they had assembled with the elders and taken counsel, they gave a sum of money to the soldiers 13 and said, “Tell people, `His disciples came by night and stole him away while we were asleep.’ 14 And if this comes to the governor’s ears, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.” 15 So they took the money and did as they were directed; and this story has been spread among the Jews to this day.
—The Gospel of the Lord.
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三十多歲的Sue, 她笑起來靦腆的神情,害羞扭捏的表現,就像一位十五六歲的姑娘。重覆唸了數十次,才記住一會兒在復活前夕將會領受的三件聖事 – 領洗,堅振和聖體聖事,但轉過頭來又糊塗了。不過,最感安慰的,是她用心記著這數月來告訴她最重要的事:天主是愛﹗我們要愛天主、愛人! (她記得也好,忘記也罷,反正她是那麼單純、天真和可愛,耶穌就是深愛這樣的人)
Sue 的爸爸向我說,我肯教他智障的女兒道理,又肯做她的代母,這是她的福氣。我立即否認說,應該是我可以教她,可以做她的代母,這才是我的福氣﹗是真的,在Sue 的身上我得到了很多啟發,如她沒有缺課;每次上課都用心去學、去記;每次講及耶穌所行的奇蹟,她臉上就現出驚訝和愛慕的神情,且很開心地笑﹗有一次告訴她要多和耶穌交談,她卻告訴我,她每日起床後和入睡前都和耶穌傾談。在她面前,我覺得自己很渺少﹗「我實在告訴你們:你們若不變成如同小孩一樣,你們決不能進入天國。」瑪18:3
「有許多在先的要成為在後的,在後的要成為在先的。」瑪19:30 所以我們不可懶惰,要努力死於自己,每天背負自己的十字架,自由地,平安地,喜悅地,跟隨我們的主基督,走那在世的旅程,其它生活上所受的傷害,就獻給耶穌吧。主耶穌,慈悲的君王,我們信賴祢﹗