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聖思維一世(西爾物斯德肋)教宗

恭讀聖若望福音 1:1-18
在起初已有聖言：聖言與天主同在，聖言就是天主。聖言在起初就與天主同在。萬物是藉著他而造成的。凡受造的，沒有一樣不是由他而造成的。在他內有生命，這生命是人的光。光在黑暗中照耀，黑暗決不能勝過它。
曾有一人，是由天主派遣來的，名叫若翰。這人來，是為作證，為給光作證，為使眾人藉他而信。他不是那光，而是為給那光作證。
那普照每人的真光，正在進入世界；他已在世界上，世界原是藉他造成的；但世界卻不認識他。他來到了自己的領域，自己的人卻沒有接受他。但是，凡接受他的， 他給他們，即給那些信他名字的人權能，好成為天主的子女。他們不是由血氣，也不是由肉慾，也不是由男慾，而是由天主生的。於是，聖這成了血肉，寄居在我們 中間；我們見了他的光榮，正如父獨生者的光榮，滿溢恩寵和真理。若翰為他作證呼喊說：「這就是我所說的，那在我以後來的，成了在我以前的，因他原先我而 有。」從他的滿盈中，我們都領受了恩寵，而且恩寵上加恩寵。因為法律是藉梅瑟傳授的，恩寵和真理卻是由耶穌基督而來的。從來沒有人見過天主，只有那在父懷 裡的獨生子，身為天主的，他給我們詳述了。

—這是基督的福音。

St. Sylvester I

A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to John 1:1-18

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God; 3 all things were made through him, and without him was not anything made that was made. 4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. 4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. 6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 He came for testimony, to bear witness to the light, that all might believe through him. 8 He was not the light, but came to bear witness to the light. 9 The true light that enlightens every man was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world knew him not. 11 He came to his own home, and his own people received him not. 12 But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God; 13 who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God. 14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth; we have beheld his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father. 15 (John bore witness to him, and cried, “This was he of whom I said, `He who comes after me ranks before me, for he was before me.’”) 16 And from his fulness have we all received, grace upon grace. 17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has ever seen God; the only Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has made him known.

—The Gospel of the Lord.

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12月31日　(週三)　 若1：1-18　 (其他經文──若一2：18-21 詠96)
在起初已有聖言：聖言與天主同在，聖言就是天主。聖言在起初就與天主同在。萬物是藉著他而造成的。凡受造的，沒有一樣不是由他而造成的。在他內有生命，這生命是人的光。光在黑暗中照耀，黑暗決不能勝過它。
曾有一人，是由天主派遣來的，名叫若翰。這人來，是為作證，為給光作證，為使眾人藉他而信。他不是那光，而是為給那光作證。
那普照每人的真光，正在進入世界；他已在世界上，世界原是藉他造成的；但世界卻不認識他。他來到了自己的領域，自己的人卻沒有接受他。但是，凡接受他的，他給他們，即給那些信他名字的人權能，好成為天主的子女。他們不是由血氣，也不是由肉慾，也不是由男慾，而是由天主生的。
於是，聖這成了血肉，寄居在我們中間；我們見了他的光榮，正如父獨生者的光榮，滿溢恩寵和真理。若翰為他作證呼喊說：「這就是我所說的，那在我以後來的，成了在我以前的，因他原先我而有。」從他的滿盈中，我們都領受了恩寵，而且恩寵上加恩寵。因為法律是藉梅瑟傳授的，恩寵和真理卻是由耶穌基督而來的。從來沒有人見過天主，只有那在父懷裡的獨生子，身為天主的，他給我們詳述了。

默　想

• 舊約的天主彷彿高高在上，恩威並施，與以民立盟。在這裡，聖史若望筆下的聖言，切實地成為血肉，憑藉那光來到人間。
• 聖誕節的意義不只在於紀念，而是再次提醒我們：基督耶穌來到世界，是給世界帶來力量。這份力量不是武力性的、鎮壓性的，而是愛得徹底的示範的力量。
• 基督的來到，是給我們一個愛的示範。愛，可以是這樣的，有力量的，有感染力的，是一道不可多得的清泉，尤其是此時此刻的世代。
• 對你而言，基督的來到，是否真是一道清泉、一道光、一份愛的力量？

 December 29, 2008  

SEOUL (UCAN) – About 100 hundred people attended a Mass outside a Church-run hospital on the day before Christmas in support of non-regular workers whose contracts the hospital did not renew in September.The Korean Catholic Federation for Justice (KCFJ) organized the Dec. 24 Mass for former workers of Seoul archdiocese-run Kangnam St. Mary’s Hospital.

“The first-class hospital in Gangnam (Kangnam), the richest area in the country, and the Church have rejected non-regular workers and driven them out,” Father Benedict Ho In-soo said during his homily. “As a Catholic priest, I feel guilty, and I sincerely apologize for this.”"We celebrate the unity of heaven and earth through the birth of Jesus. In the same way, I beg the hospital management and the workers to come together,” the Incheon diocesan priest urged.Lee Young-mi, one of the 28 workers whose contracts were not renewed, told UCA News the workers launched a sit-down protest in the hospital lobby on Sept. 30, the day the contracts expired, and have picketed since.They were dragged out many times before the hospital won a court order forbidding them to enter the building as of Nov. 7, recounted Lee, whom the others elected their representative early on. “The hospital management misunderstands us,” she said, “because our struggle will continue no matter what may come.”The 28, like many others in South Korea, were employed as “dispatched workers” by labor agencies. The agencies send these people to do jobs for companies that pay the agencies, not the workers directly. The Ministry of Labor classifies such employees as non-regular workers.According to a 2006 law, an employer must hire non-regular workers as full-time employees once they have worked two years for the employer.Lee said 20 of the 28 workers the hospital “actually fired” have found other work. “But even if we get a new job again as dispatched workers, within two years they will fire us, abusing the law on dispatched workers. That’s exactly what the hospital did to us.”Park Jeong-hwa, another of the eight workers who remains jobless, accused the hospital of abusing the law. In tears, she thanked the Mass participants for their support and prayers.During the Mass, which began at 3 p.m., KCFJ president Agnes Park Soon-hee pointed out that Catholics should not seek financial profit as their primary goal. The Church-run hospital was greedy for profit, Park said.“As a Catholic I felt so ashamed that I discussed the matter with other Catholic activists,” continued the general director of Woori Theology Institute, an affiliate of KCFJ. “We decided to organize the Mass for the workers on Christmas Eve, but we couldn’t find any priest willing to say the Mass except, finally, Father Ho.”

After the Mass, some of the jobless workers told UCA News their fight has been tough.“I feel depressed and heartbroken to spend Christmas season like this,” lamented Michael Hong Suk. “To me, the day of Christmas has been for helping people in need, something I did until last year. Now, the Mass has encouraged me to continue our fight.”Chun Sung-ja said the struggle has been especially tough on her 8-year-old son. “But I cannot give it up, because of our other comrades. We rely very much on each other, and that is the important thing right now,” she declared.However, Lim In-hee, general manager of the Human Resource Management Team of the hospital, complained about the Mass. In an interview on Dec. 26, she said the hospital had not been notified about it in advance.She confirmed the hospital had no plan to re-employ any of the former dispatched workers. Instead, it hired 14 new dispatched workers and rearranged assignments among regular workers.

Dec 30, 2008 – Benediction

Dec 25, 2008 – A song sung on Mid-night Mass