恭讀聖瑪竇福音 9:9-13
那時候,耶穌從葛法翁前行,看見一個人在稅關那裏坐著,名叫瑪竇,對他說:「跟隨我!」他就起來跟隨了耶穌。當耶穌在屋內坐席時,有許多稅吏和罪人也來同耶穌和他的門徒一起坐席。法利塞人看見,就對他的門徒說:「你們的老師為什麼同稅吏和罪人一起進食呢?」耶穌聽見了,就說:「不是健康的人需要醫生,而是有病的人。你們去研究一下:『我喜歡仁愛勝過祭獻』是什麼意思;我不是來召義人,而是來召罪人。」
——上主的話。
(13th Week in Ordinary Time – Friday)
A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew 9:9-13
As Jesus passed by, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the customs post. He said to him, “Follow me.” And he got up and followed him. While he was at table in his house, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat with Jesus and his disciples. The Pharisees saw this and said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” He heard this and said, “Those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do. Go and learn the meaning of the words, I desire mercy, not sacrifice. I did not come to call the righteous but sinners.”
—The Gospel of the Lord.
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有幸再度踏上默主哥耶朝聖之旅。在多倫多出發時,因天氣惡劣,航班延誤而錯過轉下一班機的時間。於是我們同行十一人就改用另一途徑:在羅馬乘火車到碼頭,再坐輪船後轉車,多花了差不多一整天的時間才到達目的地,雖然身心極度疲累,但各人都深感上了寶貴的一課,導師是至愛的聖母媽媽!
於零辰時分,在羅馬火車站無奈地要等五個小時多才再搭另一班火車到碼頭。那時是煎熬的時刻,也是虛心受教的時段。在這個世界知名的犯罪黑點,危機四伏的境地,我們大聲頌唸玫瑰經,並且發揮了互愛的精神。聖母媽媽的確保護了我們,也使我們心境平靜,平安的到達她的「家」!
回想那羅馬火車站,一個充滿傳奇的地方。有不少人在那裡瑟縮過,墮落過;更有不少人因經過這痛苦的經驗而重新做人,皈依天父的懷抱!
耶穌聽見了,就說:「不是健康的人需要醫生,而是有病的人。你們去研究一下:『我喜歡仁愛勝過祭獻』是什麼意思;我不是來召義人,而是來召罪人。」瑪9:12-13
是的! 耶穌就是喜歡與被視為罪人的人一起,因為祂知道他們更需要祂。所以罪惡越多,恩寵越大。羅馬火車站是福地,因為耶穌基督與祂的母親為祂們所愛的而臨於此地! 願天主的仁慈永受讚美!