恭讀聖若望福音 10:22-30
那時,在耶路撒冷舉行重建節,正是冬天。耶穌徘徊於聖殿內撒羅滿遊廊下。猶太人圍起他來,向他說:「你使我們的心神懸疑不定,要到幾時呢?你如果是默西亞,就坦白告訴我們吧!」耶穌答覆說:「我已告訴了你們,你們卻不相信;我以我父的名所作的工作,為我作證,但你們還是不信,因為你們不是屬於我的羊。我的羊聽我的聲音,我也認識他們,他們也跟隨我;我賜予他們永生,他們永遠不會喪亡;誰也不能從我手中把他們奪去。我那賜給我羊群的父,超越一切,為此,誰也不能從我父手裏將他們奪去。我與父原是一體。」
—基督的福音。
(4th Week of Easter – Tuesday)
A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to John 10:22-30
22 It was the feast of the Dedication at Jerusalem; 23 it was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the portico of Solomon. 24 So the Jews gathered round him and said to him, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.” 25 Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father’s name, they bear witness to me; 26 but you do not believe, because you do not belong to my sheep. 27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me; 28 and I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish, and no one shall snatch them out of my hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand. 30 I and the Father are one.”
—The Gospel of the Lord.
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每年復活節過後,多倫多的總主教必定會邀請各堂區新領洗的教友共同參與一臺感恩祭,以感謝天主給予新教友成為祂子女的大恩。
這位新擢陛為樞機的總主教跟往常一樣,在彌撒仍未開始時,站在祭台前,一邊穿戴長白衣、領帶、祭衣、主教帽和手執牧杖,一邊講述每件衣物的象徵及意義。
這次令我最難忘的是他講述他手戴的權戒,在權戒上印有三個人像 — 聖伯多祿、聖保祿及聖母瑪利亞。聖伯多祿是聚集及共融,要像他一樣努力建立主的教會;同時又如聖保祿般往普天下去宣傳福音;最重要的是要學習聖母瑪利亞對天主的信靠和聽天主的話﹗
正如這幾天的福音提及羊群懂得分辨主人的聲音而跟隨他一樣,我們亦要在這個似是而非的世代,藉著與主建立親密的關係,時時處處懂得分辨祂的聲音而認出祂來。讓我們學習聖母瑪利亞對天主的完全信賴﹗