Jesus is put to the test and he confronts this mystery in the very depths of his soul in the sorrow that is death and weeps. Of course, his Heart was always fixed on God, he always saw God, he was always in intimate conversation with him. Lectio Divina: Lễ Cung Hiến Đền Thờ Thánh Phêrô và Phaolô ở Rôma, Lc 18:1-8. Tel. That is, he must live true humanity, true humanism; he must be educated, have a human formation, human virtues; he must develop his intelligence, his will, his sentiments, his affections; he must be a true man, a man according to the will of the Creator, of the Redeemer, for we know that the human being is wounded and the question of "what man is" is obscured by the event of sin that hurt human nature even to the quick. And, at the same time, since it is a risen Body, it unites us with God. 150:1-2,3-4,5-6 • Luk. There is mutual interaction between a reader and And the inscription on the Cross truly proclaimed this reality to the world: now there is the true King of Israel, who is King of the world, the King of the Jews hangs on the Cross. This is the great promise that is brought about in the Blessed Eucharist which ever anew opens the heavens. Let us meditate this year on the passages from the Letter to the Hebrews that have just been read. 06.697001 - Per inviare un e-mail Torna su Questo sito utilizza i cookie per analizzare il traffico a fini statistici ed in forma anonima . Already present here is a third level of understanding: Jesus' Resurrection is not only a personal event. Yet at the same time he bore the whole being, the whole of human suffering entered the Passion. Jesus' prayer was heard in the sense that his death truly becomes life, it becomes the place where he redeems the human being, where he attracts the human being to himself. Heb 5: 8-9). "Lectio divina is an authentic source of Christian spirituality recommended by our Rule. This is the response, it is God hearing him: I will glorify the Cross; it is the presence of divine glory because it is the supreme act of love. Fokus Lectio Divina bukan analisis teologis ayat-ayat Alkitab, tetapi melihat mereka dengan Kristus sebagai kunci maknanya. Your Eminence, Dear Brothers in the Episcopate and in the Priesthood. This is what the Letter to the Hebrews says: "Our priest... is seated at the right hand of the throne... in the sanctuary, the true tent which is set up... by the Lord" (cf. Accept Cookie. 11 Untuk mereka yang mendengarkan Dia di situ, Yesus melanjutkan perkataan-Nya dengan suatu perumpamaan, sebab Ia sudah dekat Yerusalem dan mereka menyangka, bahwa Kerajaan Allah akan segera kelihatan. A cry of suffering humanity! Therefore the priest is not a thing for a few hours but is fulfilled precisely in pastoral life, in his sufferings and his weaknesses, in his sorrows and also in his joys, of course. Mùa Thường Niên Enélkül az a veszély fenyeget, hogy a szöveg mentségül szolgál arra, hogy soha ne lépjünk ki saját gondolatainkból. Google+. Instead of the word "obedience", as an anthropological keyword we would like the term "freedom". The pagan world enters the Old Testament. Misalnya, mengingat pernyataan Yesus dalam Yohanes 14:27: "Damai sejahtera Kutinggalkan bagimu.Damai sejahtera-Ku Kuberikan kepadamu" pendekatan analitis akan fokus pada alasan pernyataan tersebut selama Perjamuan Terakhir, konteks Alkitab, dll Tapi di Lectio Divina … Thứ Hai 18 Tháng Mười Một, 2019. Hom diu que és com «una escala per pujar de la terra al cel». Jesus weeps with loud cries. Thank you. For the Letter to the Hebrews, the essential element of our being human is being compassionate, suffering with others: this is true humanity. The priest needs divine authorization, institution, and only by belonging to both spheres the divine and the human can he be a mediator, can he be a "bridge". Obedience appears as an alienation, a servile attitude. And not only the history of the Chosen People, which is the true preparation desired by God, in which is revealed the mystery of Christ, but also in paganism the mystery of Christ is prepared, paths lead from it toward Christ who carries all things within him. This article explores the insight of lectio divina as the ancient art of reading Scripture. 19:11-28. In conclusion, lectio divina is a bridge to eastern-style meditation. Tel: 06 69 70 01 (centralino) - 06 69 91 653 (emergenze), Il Papa al Gesù nella festa di S. Ignazio. Thus the pagan world too experiences the expectation and profound prefiguration of Christ's mystery. True humanity is real participation in the suffering of human beings. Lectio divina is distinct from scientific exegesis, study and interpretation, since it is centred on dialogue of faith between the reader and God, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. It was here that God himself pitched his tent in the world, and this tent, this new, true Jerusalem is at the same time on earth and in Heaven because this Sacrament, this sacrifice, is ceaselessly brought about among us and always arrives at the throne of Grace, at God's presence. Another brief word, at least about Melchizedek. One does not enjoy one's own freedom, one's freedom is subjected to another's will, hence one is no longer free but determined by another, whereas self-determination, emancipation, would be true human existence. Mt 26: 42; Mk 14: 36; Lk 22: 42) which in Johannine language appears: either as "save me" or "glorify" [your name]. This aspect of divine giving, of divine precedence, of divine action that we ourselves cannot bring about and our passivity being chosen and taken by the hand by God is a fundamental point we must enter into. Jn 12: 28). This Mystery was therefore necessary: the Son of God is made man so that he may be the true bridge for us, the true mediation. http://www.pitturalectiodivina.com L'esercizio costante della Pittura, nello Studio di Laura Grosso. This is the priest's mission: to combine, to link these two realities that appear to be so separate, that is, the world of God far from us, often unknown to the human being and our human world. 12 Maka Ia berkata: “Ada seorang bangsawan berangkat ke sebuah negeri yang jauh untuk dinobatkan menjadi … Potaknuti Godinom Božje riječi u Požeškoj biskupiji, a s ciljem intenzivnijeg drugovanja s Božjom riječju i približavanja njezine poruke što širem broju vjernika svećenici Požeške biskupije snimaju kratke … This is the same prayer that we find in the Synoptic Gospels: "all things are possible to you... your will be done (cf. This is achieved and reinforced day after day with short prayers in which we reconnect with God and become, increasingly, men of God who live in his communion and can thus speak of God and lead people to God. This is not only a reference to the hour of anguish on the Mount of Olives but sums up the whole history of the Passion that embraces Jesus' entire life. It enters as a mysterious figure, without father or mother the Letter to the Hebrews says it simply appears, and in this figure can be seen the true veneration of the Most High God, of the Creator of the Heavens and of the earth. Thus we see that in this very way he brings about the priesthood, the function of mediator, bearing in himself, taking on in himself the sufferings and passion of the world, transforming it into a cry to God, bringing it before the eyes and to the hands of God and thus truly bringing it to the moment of redemption. Here let us say: "No, it is not true, his prayer went unheard, he is dead". You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. 1K likes. It is not sin because sin is never solidarity but always tears solidarity apart, it is living life for oneself instead of giving it. It is a proclamation of the kingship of Jesus, of the fulfilment of the messianic expectation of the Old Testament which, at the bottom of their hearts, is shared by all men and women who await the true King who will bring justice, love and brotherhood. Yet to me it seems that this answer is not quite enough. In this regard, in my opinion, we must understand and learn how to accept more profoundly the sufferings of pastoral life, because priestly action is exactly this, it is mediation, it is entering into the mystery of Christ, it is communication with the mystery of Christ, very real and essential, existential and then sacramental. Nella Parola la Chiesa trova “l’annuncio della sua identità, la grazia della sua conversione, il mandato della sua missione, la fonte della sua profezia, la ragione della sua speranza” (Sinodo 2008, Instrumentum Laboris, 12). No one can become a priest by himself; God alone can attract me, can authorize me, can introduce me into participation in Christ's mystery; God alone can enter my life and take me by the hand. Please confirm, if you accept our tracking cookies. We know that in his Prologue, St John calls the humanity of Jesus the tent of God, eskènosen en hemìn (cf. Lastly. The other element is that the priest must be man, human in all senses. The humanity of the priest does not correspond to the Platonic or Aristotelian ideal which claims that the true man is the one who lives in contemplation of the truth alone and so is blessed happy because he only has friendship with beautiful things, with divine beauty, while "the work" is left to others. ©2020 - Chiesa del Santissimo Nome di Gesù all'Argentina - Roma - Chiesa del Gesù, Via degli Astalli, 16 - 00186 Roma Tel. Jesus says: "Now is my soul troubled" (Jn 12: 27) and, in all the anguish of the Mount of Olives, what shall I say? This uncommented and somewhat incomprehensible event appears only in Psalm 110 [109] as has been said, but it is clear that Judaism, Gnosticism and Christianity then wished to reflect profoundly on these words and created their interpretations. In speaking, in seeing people who were lowly, who had no pastor, he suffered with them. Harnack, a liberal theologian, therefore wrote: "Here a not is missing", it must be written "He was not heard", and Bultmann accepted this interpretation. God created us and we are ourselves if we conform with his will; only in this way do we enter into the truth of our being and are not alienated. We therefore practice it every day, so that we may develop a deep and genuine love for it, and so that we may grow in the surpassing knowledge of Christ. In this way the Letter to the Hebrews presents the theme of the priesthood of Christ, of Christ the priest, at three levels: the priesthood of Aaron, that of the Temple; Melchizedek; and Christ himself as the true priest. Tears: Jesus wept by the tomb of Lazarus, he was truly moved inwardly by the mystery of death, by the terror of death. Is 52,7-10; Evr 1,1-6; In 1,1-18 „Şi Cuvântul s-a făcut trup şi a locuit între noi” (In 1,14). Az olvasást követi a meditáció erről a kérdésről: mit mond a bibliai szöveg nekünk? A second term in this context is important. Tumblr. Lk 22: 43), in such a way that after the moment of anguish he was able to go, straight away and fearlessly towards his hour, as the Gospels describe it to us, especially that of John. We learn two things from the Law, from the priesthood of Aaron, the Author of the Letter to the Hebrews says: if he is truly to be a mediator between God and man, a priest must be man. In discovering this verse, the Author of the Letter to the Hebrews realized that the two promises are united in Christ: Christ is the true King, the Son of God in accordance with Psalm 2: 7, from which he quotes but he is also the true Priest. ©2021 - Chiesa del Santissimo Nome di Gesù all'Argentina - Roma - Chiesa del Gesù, Via degli Astalli, 16 - 00186 Roma Tel. It means being a compassionate person metriopathèin, the Greek text says that is, being at the core of human passion, really bearing with others the burden of their suffering, the temptation of our time: "God, where are you in this world?". At a first level the Greek text may be translated as: "he was redeemed from his anguish", and in this sense Jesus is heard. The Letter to the Hebrews does not speculate but reports only what Scripture says and there are various elements: he is a king of righteousness, he dwells in peace, he is king where peace reigns, he venerates and worships the Most High God, the Creator of Heaven and earth, and he brings out bread and wine (cf. The Holy Father drew inspiration for his "lectio divina" from the following passages from the Letter to the Hebrews: © Copyright 2010 - Libreria Editrice Vaticana. Jn 1: 14). L'important, però, no és el mètode, sinó aconseguir fer una «lectura orant» de la Paraula. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. Let us return to the point that Melchizedek is King of Salem. On the contrary, alienation occurs precisely by disregarding God's will, for in this way we stray from the plan for our existence; we are no longer ourselves and we fall into the void. He weeps before Jerusalem, seeing the destruction of the beautiful city because of disobedience; he weeps, seeing all the destruction of the world's history; he weeps, seeing that people destroy themselves and their cities with violence and with disobedience. 97277580581 Paoloesse Comunicazione | Note legali. The previous tradition had seen Christ above all, essentially, in the key of the Davidic promise, the promise of the true David, of the true Solomon, of the true King of Israel, the true King since he was both man and God. Let us now look at the individual elements concerning the priesthood as best we can. The Author of the Letter to the Hebrews says that Jesus prayed loudly, with cries and tears, to God who could save him from death and that in his total abandonment he is heard (cf. It is said that by means of this obedience Christ is made perfect, in Greek teleiothèis (cf. He is a mysterious figure who enters Sacred History in Genesis 14. Human means being generous, being good, being a just person, it means true prudence and wisdom. antonvil.codina@gmail.com. On this very day, in the Breviary, we prayed like this: God, where are you? Via di Sant'Ambrogio, 3 - 00186 Roma - C.F. Others must have at least an authorization from God, or in the Church's case, the Sacrament, that is they must introduce our being into the being of Christ, into divine being. With this "offered", prosphèrein, the Letter to the Hebrews says to us: this is the fulfilment of his priesthood, thus he brings humanity to God, in this way he becomes mediator, he becomes priest. Lectio Divina 23.12.2020 – Ia Dinamai Yohanes Puncta 24.12.20: Dream of Me RIP Romo Heinrich Bollen SVD, Pernah Jadi Pastor Komunitas Katolik Berbahasa Jerman di Jakarta And then even more forcefully "In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to him who was able to save him from death, and he was heard for his godly fear" (5: 7). Chiesa del Gesù, Via degli Astalli, 16 - 00186 Roma Pittura Lectio Divina, Roma (Rome, Italy). Mt 27: 46) and cried out once again at the end. Thus the whole of the religious world, the whole reality of sacrifices, of the priesthood that is in search of the true priesthood, the true sacrifice, finds in Christ its key, its fulfilment. Let us rather be immersed in the passion of this world and with Christ's help and in communion with him, we must seek to transform it, to bring it to God. All this is constantly brought about anew in the Eucharist. We say, rightly, that Jesus did not offer God some thing. 4:1-11 • Mzm. Yet this is a solution that is not an exegesis but rather a betrayal of the text. I think it would be helpful to keep in mind the brief text in which St John, in chapter 12 of his Gospel, presents and recounts, in a very concise manner, the event on the Mount of Olives. Lectio. In a part of the Old Testament and especially in Qumran there are two separate lines of expectation: of the King and of the Priest. Thus with these religious terms applied to the prayers and tears of Christ, it shows that Christ's tears, his anguish on the Mount of Olives, his cry on the Cross, all his suffering are nothing in comparison with his important mission. "You have made us like sheep for slaughter" (Ps 44[43]: 11 [rsv]). per acostar-se a la Paraula de Déu i endinsar-se millor en el seu significat. Your Eminence, Dear Brothers in the Episcopate and in the Priesthood, It is always a very joyful as well as an important tradition for me to be able to begin Lent with my Presbyterium, the Priests of Rome. And Jesus, who is the true subject of the Psalms, truly bears this cry of humanity to God, to God's ears: "help us and hear us!". Let us pray the Lord that he grant us to understand this Mystery ever better, that he make us live this mystery ever better and thus to offer our help so that the world may be opened to God, so that the world may be redeemed. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. In fact the Letter to the Hebrews says that "he offered up prayers and supplications", "loud cries and tears" (5: 7). This would be being heard in the sense that God gives him the strength to bear the whole of this burden and so he was heard. 5: 7). La lectio divina esprime la realtà della Chiesa come creatura Verbi: questa si fonda sulla Parola di Dio, nasce convocata dalla Parola e vive in essa. I see three levels on which to understand these words. The Vatican council marked a return to the centrality of the Word of God and a consequence of this was the rediscovering of lectio divina . To be man: the Letter to the Hebrews stresses our humanity; we find this surprising for it says: "He can deal gently with the ignorant and wayward, since he himself is beset with weakness" (5: 2). Thus, as the local Church of Rome but also as the universal Church, we can start out on this essential journey with the Lord towards the Passion, towards the Cross, the Easter journey. Lectio Divina. In the Roman canon after consecration we have the prayer supra quae that mentions certain prefigurations of Christ, his priesthood and his sacrifice: Abel, the first martyr, with his lamb; Abraham, whose intention is to sacrifice his son Isaac, replaced by the lamb sent by God; and Melchizedek, High Priest of God Most High who brings out bread and wine. It is a correct translation of the verb prosphèrein. Thus, as the local Church of Rome but also as the universal Church, we can start out on this essential journey … Let us take another step: the true Jerusalem, God's Salem, is the Body of Christ, the Eucharist is God's peace with humankind. In this way we increasingly become priests in communion with Christ. Hall of Blessings Thursday, 10 March 2011 . Only in Christ is this need, this prerequisite of mediation fully brought about. It is a process for which we pray every day: "May your will be done" And let us really pray the Lord to help us see closely that this is freedom and thus enter joyfully into this obedience and into "taking hold of" human beings in order to bring them by our own example, by our humility, by our prayer, by our pastoral action into communion with God. P. Anton M. Vilarrubias Codina, cmf. Thứ Năm 15 Tháng Mười, 2020. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent.