神父講道 – 常年期第二十二週 (週三) (2010年9月1日)

恭讀聖路加福音 4:38-44
那時候,耶穌從會堂裏出來,進了西滿的家。西滿的岳母正發高熱,他們為他祈求耶穌。耶穌就走到他身邊,叱退熱症,熱症就離開了她;她立刻起來服侍他們。日落後,眾人把所有患各種病症的,都領到他跟前,他就把手覆在每一個人身上,治好了他們。又有些從許多人身上出來的魔鬼吶喊說:「你是天主子!」他便叱責他們,不許他們說話,因為他們知道他是默西亞。天一亮,耶穌就出去到了荒野地方;群眾就尋找他,一直來到他那裏,挽留他不要離開他們,他卻向他們說:「我也必須向別的城傳報天主國的喜訊,因為我被派遣,正是為了這事。」他就常在猶太的各會堂中宣講。
—基督的福音。

(22nd Week in Ordinary Time – Wednesday)

A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke 4:38-44

38 And he arose and left the synagogue, and entered Simon’s house. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was ill with a high fever, and they besought him for her. 39 And he stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her; and immediately she rose and served them. 40 Now when the sun was setting, all those who had any that were sick with various diseases brought them to him; and he laid his hands on every one of them and healed them. 41 And demons also came out of many, crying, “You are the Son of God!” But he rebuked them, and would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ. 42 And when it was day he departed and went into a lonely place. And the people sought him and came to him, and would have kept him from leaving them; 43 but he said to them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other cities also; for I was sent for this purpose.” 44 And he was preaching in the synagogues of Judea.

—The Gospel of the Lord.

往神父講道目錄

一言為定(2010年9月2日)

「不要害怕! 從今以後,你要做捕人的漁夫!」(路5:10)
耶穌說這句話,與在十字架上對其中的一位被釘的囚犯所說的話有異曲同工之妙:「我實在告訴你:今天你就要與我一同在樂園裏。 」
可能伯多祿曾懷疑耶穌『划到深處』的可信性(畢竟他本人是漁夫,而耶穌是一位木匠),但見到如此豐收,他謙卑地向耶穌認錯::「主,請你離開我,因為我是個罪人。」
那位被釘在十字架上的囚犯,不滿另一位囚犯不敬的言詞,便斥責對方說:「你既然受同樣的刑罰, 連天主你都不怕嗎﹖ 這對我們是理所當然的,因為我們所受的,正配我們所行的;但是,這個人從未做過什麼不正當的事。 」
隨後說:「耶穌,當你來為王時,請你紀念我!」 (參閱路23:40-42)
耶穌自己是人,故明瞭人類軟弱的通性,但他也是慈悲無限的天主,他只求人能洗心革面,便心滿意足。在斷氣前,還在天父前為人類求情:「父啊,寬赦他們吧! 因為他們不知道他們做的是什麼。 」(路23:34)
那些相信耶穌慈悲的人,是有福的。
梁達材神父