神父講道 – 復活期第五週 (週三) (2010年5月5日)

恭讀聖若望福音 15:1-8
那時,耶穌對門徒說:「我是真葡萄樹,我父是園丁。凡在我身上不結實的枝條,他便剪掉;凡結實的,他就清理;使它結更多的果實;你們因我對你們所講的話,已是清潔的了。你們住在我內,我也住在你們內。正如枝條若不留在葡萄樹上,憑自己不能結實;你們若不住在我內,也一無所能。我是葡萄樹,你們是枝條;那住在我內,我也住在他內的,他就結許多的果實,因為離了我,你們什麼也不能作。誰若不住在我內,便彷彿枝條,丟在外面而乾枯了,人便把它拾起來,投入火中焚燒。你們如果住在我內,而我的話也存在你們內,如此,你們願意什麼,求吧!必給你們成就。我父受光榮,即在於你們多結果實,如此你們就成為我的門徒。」
—基督的福音。

(Wednesday of the 5th week of Easter)

A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to John 15:1-8

1 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch of mine that bears no fruit, he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. 3 You are already made clean by the word which I have spoken to you. 4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. 5 I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in me, and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If a man does not abide in me, he is cast forth as a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire and burned. 7 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you will, and it shall be done for you. 8 By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be my disciples.

—The Gospel of the Lord.

往神父講道目錄

司鐸年每日默想 (5月5日)

瑪利亞的使命

從救恩的普世層面看,聖母的崇高使命是為世界帶來了基督。基督出現在哪里,她也會以某種方式臨在於那裏。聖母出現在哪里,基督也必定在那裏。瑪利亞的使命就是帶來基督,並把基督奉獻給世界。
賢士們和牧人們找到了在瑪利亞懷中的救世主。其實,這並非出於偶然,而是一個清晰的標記。聖母就在我們面前:萬福之聲繚繞耳邊,贊主之歌不絕於口,臂彎中的小聖嬰,七把刺穿那慈心的利劍,頭頂的火舌。在世上有誰還能繪出比這更完美的聖母的圖像呢?
她除了帶來基督,我們還可以稱之為基督的母親,哪里為她提供空間,她就在那裏肩負孕育基督的使命。

若瑟•肯特尼克(Josef Kentenich)

沃爾夫神父
(P. Wolf, Berufen – geweiht – gesandt)
Schönstatt出版社,Vallendar-Schönstatt 2009, 112-113頁

(參閱: 司鐸年箴言薈萃 第四冊)