神父講道 – 常年期第十五主日 (堅振聖事) (2020年7月12日)

恭讀聖瑪竇福音 13:1-23

在那一天,耶穌從家裡出來,坐在海邊;有許多群眾,集合到他面前。耶穌只好上船,坐下;群眾都站在岸上。耶穌就用比喻,給他們講論了許多事,說:
「看,有個撒種的,出去撒種。他撒種的時候,有的落在路旁;飛鳥來,把種子吃了。
「有的落在石頭地裡,那裡沒有多少土壤;因為土壤不深,雖然很快發了芽,但太陽一出來,就被曬焦,又因為沒有根,就枯乾了。
「有的落在荊棘中;荊棘長起來,便把它們窒息了。
「有的落在好地裡,就結了果實:有一百倍的,有六十倍的,有三十倍的。
「有耳的,聽吧!」
門徒來問耶穌說:「為什麼你用比喻,對他們講話?」
耶穌回答門徒說:「因為天國的奧妙,是給你們知道,而不是給他們知道。因為凡有的,還要給他,使他富足;但是,凡沒有的,連他所有的,也要由他奪去。為此,我用比喻,對他們講話,因為他們看是看,卻看不見;聽是聽,卻聽不見,也不瞭解;這樣在他們身上,正應驗了依撒意亞的預言,說:
「『你們聽是聽,但不瞭解;看是看,但不明白。因為這百姓的心,遲鈍了,耳朵難以聽見。他們閉了眼睛,免得眼睛看見,耳朵聽見,心裡瞭解而轉變,使我醫好他們。』
「但你們的眼睛,是有福的,因為看得見;你們的耳朵,是有福的,因為聽得見。我實在告訴你們:有許多先知和義人,希望看見你們所看見的,而沒有看到;希望聽見你們所聽見的,而沒聽到。
「那麼,你們聽這撒種者的比喻吧!凡聽天國的話,而不瞭解的,那惡者就來,把撒在他心裡的奪去:這是指那撒在路旁的。
「那撒在石頭地裡的,即是指人聽了天國的話,立刻高興接受;但在心裡沒有根,不能持久,一旦為這話發生了艱難和迫害,就立刻跌倒了。
「那撒在荊棘中的,即是指人聽了天國的話,卻有世俗的焦慮,和財富的迷惑,把話蒙住了,結不出果實。
「那撒在好地裡的,即是指那聽了天國的話,而瞭解的人;他當然結出果實,有結一百倍的,有結六十倍的,有結三十倍的。」

—上主的話。

(15th Sunday in Ordinary Time)

A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew 13:1-23

On that day, Jesus went out of the house and sat down by the sea. Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat down, and the whole crowd stood along the shore. And he spoke to them at length in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path, and birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky ground, where it had little soil. It sprang up at once because the soil was not deep, and when the sun rose it was scorched, and it withered for lack of roots. Some seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it. But some seed fell on rich soil, and produced fruit, a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold. Whoever has ears ought to hear.”
The disciples approached him and said, “Why do you speak to them in parables?” He said to them in reply, “Because knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been granted to you, but to them it has not been granted. To anyone who has, more will be given and he will grow rich; from anyone who has not, even what he has will be taken away. This is why I speak to them in parables, because they look but do not see and hear but do not listen or understand. Isaiah’s prophecy is fulfilled in them, which says: You shall indeed hear but not understand, you shall indeed look but never see. Gross is the heart of this people, they will hardly hear with their ears, they have closed their eyes, lest they see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their hearts and be converted, and I heal them.
“But blessed are your eyes, because they see, and your ears, because they hear. Amen, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.
“Hear then the parable of the sower. The seed sown on the path is the one who hears the word of the kingdom without understanding it, and the evil one comes and steals away what was sown in his heart. The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and receives it at once with joy. But he has no root and lasts only for a time. When some tribulation or persecution comes because of the word, he immediately falls away. The seed sown among thorns is the one who hears the word, but then worldly anxiety and the lure of riches choke the word and it bears no fruit. But the seed sown on rich soil is the one who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and yields a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold.”

—The Gospel of the Lord.

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神父講道 – 聖本篤 (院長) (紀念) (星期六) (2020年7月11日)

恭讀聖瑪竇福音 19:27-29

那時,伯多祿開口對耶穌說:「看,我們捨棄了一切,跟隨了你;那麼,將來我們可得到什麼呢?」耶穌對他們說:「我實在告訴你們:你們這些跟隨我的人,在重生的世代,人子坐在自己光榮的寶座上時,你們也要坐在十二寶座上,審判以色列十二支派;並且,凡為我的名,捨棄了房屋、或兄弟、或姊妹、或父親、或母親、或妻子、或兒女、或田地的,必要領取百倍的賞報,並承受永生。」

—上主的話。

(14th Week in Ordinary Time – Saturday)

(Memorial of Saint Benedict, Abbot)

A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew 19:27-29

Then Peter said to him in reply, “We have given up everything and followed you. What will there be for us?” Jesus said to them, “Amen, I say to you that you who have followed me, in the new age, when the Son of Man is seated on his throne of glory, will yourselves sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands for the sake of my name will receive a hundred times more, and will inherit eternal life.

—The Gospel of the Lord.

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神父講道 – 常年期第十四週 (星期五) (2020年7月10日)

恭讀聖瑪竇福音 10:16-23

那時候,耶穌對他的門徒說:「看,我派遣你們好像羊進入狼群中,所以你們要機警如同蛇,純樸如同鴿子。你們要提防世人,因為他們要把你們交給公議會,要在他們的會堂裏鞭打你們;並且你們要為我的緣故,被帶到總督和君王前,對他們和外邦人作證。當人把你們交出時,你們不要思慮:怎麼說,或說什麼,因為在那時刻,自會賜給你們說什麼。因為說話的不是你們,而是你們父的聖神在你們內說話。兄弟要將兄弟,父親要將兒子置於死地,兒女也要起來反對父母,要將他們害死。你們為了我的名字,要為眾人所惱恨;唯獨堅持到底的,才可得救。但是,幾時人們在這城迫害你們,你們就逃往另一城去;我實在告訴你們:直到人子來到時,你們還未走完以色列的城邑。」

—上主的話。

(14th Week in Ordinary Time – Friday)

A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew 10:16-23

Jesus said to his Apostles: “Behold, I am sending you like sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and simple as doves. But beware of men, for they will hand you over to courts and scourge you in their synagogues, and you will be led before governors and kings for my sake as a witness before them and the pagans. When they hand you over, do not worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say. You will be given at that moment what you are to say. For it will not be you who speak but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. Brother will hand over brother to death, and the father his child; children will rise up against parents and have them put to death. You will be hated by all because of my name, but whoever endures to the end will be saved. When they persecute you in one town, flee to another. Amen, I say to you, you will not finish the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.”

—The Gospel of the Lord.

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神父講道 – 中華諸聖及真福 (慶日) (星期四) (2020年7月9日)

恭讀聖瑪竇福音 5:1-12

那時候,耶穌一見群眾,就上了山,坐下;他的門徒來到他面前,他遂開口教訓他們說:「神貧的人是有福的,因為天國是他們的。哀慟的人是有福的,因為他們要受安慰。溫良的人是有福的,因為他們要承受土地。飢渴慕義的人是有福的,因為他們要得飽飫。憐憫人的人是有福的,因為他們要受憐憫。心裡潔淨的人是有福的,因為他們要看見天主。締造和平的人是有福的,因為他們要稱為天主的子女。為義而受迫害的人是有福的,因為天國是他們的。幾時人為了我而辱罵迫害你們,?造一切壞話毀謗你們,你們是有福的。你們歡喜踴躍罷!因為你們在天上的賞報是豐厚的。」

—上主的話。

(14th Week in Ordinary Time – Thursday)

(Feast of Blessed and Martyrs Saints of China)

A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew 5:1-12

When he saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him. He began to teach them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land. Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied. Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the clean of heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute you and utter every kind of evil against you [falsely] because of me. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven.

—The Gospel of the Lord.

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神父講道 – 常年期第十四週 (星期三) (2020年7月8日)

恭讀聖瑪竇福音 10:1-7

耶穌將他的十二門徒叫來,授給他們制伏邪魔的權柄,可以驅逐邪魔,醫治各種病症,各種疾苦。這是十二宗徒的名字:第一個是稱為伯多祿的西滿,和他的兄弟安德肋、載伯德的兒子雅各伯和他的弟弟若望、斐理伯和巴爾多祿茂、多默和稅吏瑪竇、阿耳斐的兒子雅各伯和達陡、熱誠者西滿和負賣耶穌的猶達斯依斯加略。耶穌派遣這十二人,囑咐他們說:「外邦人的路,你們不要走;撒瑪黎雅人的城,你們不要進;你們寧可往以色列家迷失了的羊那裏去。你們在路上應宣講說:天國臨近了。」

—上主的話。

(14th Week in Ordinary Time – Wednesday)

A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew 10:1-7

Jesus summoned his Twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits to drive them out and to cure every disease and every illness. The names of the Twelve Apostles are these: first, Simon called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John; Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James, the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddeus; Simon the Cananean, and Judas Iscariot who betrayed Jesus.
Jesus sent out these Twelve after instructing them thus, “Do not go into pagan territory or enter a Samaritan town. Go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. As you go, make this proclamation: ‘The Kingdom of heaven is at hand.’”

—The Gospel of the Lord.

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神父講道 – 常年期第十四週 (星期二) (2020年7月7日)

恭讀聖瑪竇福音 9:32-38

那時候,有人給耶穌送來一個附魔的啞巴。魔鬼一被趕出去,啞巴就說出話來。群眾驚奇說:「在以色列從未出現過這樣的事情。」但法利塞人卻說:「他是仗賴魔王驅魔。」
耶穌週遊各城各村,在他們的會堂內施教,宣講天國的福音,治好一切疾病,一切災殃。他一見到群眾,就對他們動了慈心,因為他們困苦流離,像沒有牧人的羊,於是對自己的門徒說:「莊稼固多,工人卻少,所以你們應當求莊稼的主人派遣工人,來收他的莊稼。」

—上主的話。

(14th Week in Ordinary Time – Tuesday)

A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew 9:32-38

A demoniac who could not speak was brought to Jesus, and when the demon was driven out the mute man spoke. The crowds were amazed and said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel.” But the Pharisees said, “He drives out demons by the prince of demons.”
Jesus went around to all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom, and curing every disease and illness. At the sight of the crowds, his heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest.”

—The Gospel of the Lord.

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神父講道 – 常年期第十四週 (星期一) (2020年7月6日)

恭讀聖瑪竇福音 9:18-26

耶穌正在說話的時候,有一位首長前來跪拜他說:「我的女兒剛才死了,可是請你來,把你的手放在她的身上,她必會活。」耶穌起來跟他去了,他的門徒也跟了去。看,有一個患血漏十二年的女人,從後面走近,摸了他的衣服繸頭,因為她心裏想:「只要我一摸他的衣服,我就會好了。」耶穌轉過身來,看著她說:「女兒,放心吧!你的信德救了你。」從那時起,那女人就好了。耶穌來到首長家裏,看見吹笛的和亂哄哄的群眾,就說:「你們走開吧!女孩子沒有死,只是睡著了。」他們都譏笑他。把群眾趕出去以後,耶穌就進去,拿起女孩子的手,小女孩就起來了。這消息傳遍了那整個地區。

—上主的話。

(14th Week in Ordinary Time – Monday)

A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew 9:18-26

While Jesus was speaking, an official came forward, knelt down before him, and said, “My daughter has just died. But come, lay your hand on her, and she will live.” Jesus rose and followed him, and so did his disciples. A woman suffering hemorrhages for twelve years came up behind him and touched the tassel on his cloak. She said to herself, “If only I can touch his cloak, I shall be cured.” Jesus turned around and saw her, and said, “Courage, daughter! Your faith has saved you.” And from that hour the woman was cured.
When Jesus arrived at the official’s house and saw the flute players and the crowd who were making a commotion, he said, “Go away! The girl is not dead but sleeping.” And they ridiculed him. When the crowd was put out, he came and took her by the hand, and the little girl arose. And news of this spread throughout all that land.

—The Gospel of the Lord.

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神父講道 – 常年期第十四主日 (2020年7月5日)

恭讀聖瑪竇福音 11:25-30

那時候,耶穌發言說:「父啊!天地的主宰!我稱謝你,因為你將這些事,瞞住了智慧和明達的人,而啟示給小孩子。是的,父啊!你原來喜歡這樣。我父將一切交給了我;除了父之外,沒有人認識子;除了子,和子所願意啟示的人外,也沒有人認識父。
「凡勞苦和負重擔的,你們都到我面前來;我要使你們安息。你們背起我的軛,跟我學習吧!因為我是良善心謙的。這樣,你們必要找得你們靈魂的安息,因為我的軛是柔和的,我的擔子是輕鬆的。」

—上主的話。

(14th Sunday in Ordinary Time)

A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew 11:25-30

At that time Jesus exclaimed: “I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to little ones. Yes, Father, such has been your gracious will. All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him.”
“Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves. For my yoke is easy, and my burden light.”

—The Gospel of the Lord.

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神父講道 – 常年期第十三週 (星期六) (2020年7月4日)

恭讀聖瑪竇福音 9:14-17

那時,若翰的門徒來到耶穌跟前說:「為什麼我們和法利塞人多次禁食,而你的門徒卻不禁食呢?」耶穌對他們說:「伴郎豈能當新郎與他們在一起的時候悲哀?但日子將要來到:當新郎從他們中被劫去時,那時他們就要禁食了。沒有人用未漂過的布作補釘,補在舊衣服上的,因為補上的必扯裂了舊衣,破綻就更加壞了。也沒有人把新酒裝入舊皮囊裏的;不然,皮囊一破裂,酒也流了,皮囊也壞了;而是應把新酒裝在新皮囊裏,兩樣就都得保全。」

—上主的話。

(13th Week in Ordinary Time – Saturday)

A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew 9:14-17

The disciples of John approached Jesus and said, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast much, but your disciples do not fast?” Jesus answered them, “Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast. No one patches an old cloak with a piece of unshrunken cloth, for its fullness pulls away from the cloak and the tear gets worse. People do not put new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise the skins burst, the wine spills out, and the skins are ruined. Rather, they pour new wine into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved.”

—The Gospel of the Lord.

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