Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)
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Isa 66, 18-21, Ps 116; Heb 12, 5-13; Lk 13, 22-30 “Strive to enter through the narrow door.” (Luke 13, 24) |

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“One must be under the direction of the Holy Spirit if one wants to succeed, but who is willing to abandon herself to it?” “Continue to bear courageously the weariness that you experience in prayer, and do not shorten the prescribed time by a minute. Besides, believe that you have much more merit than if you were experiencing consolations. Oh! dear Emily, haven’t we offended our good gardener? Should we complain if he refuses us the gentle dew that we have not deserved? And if we are obliged to draw that water, often still quite muddy, using our own strength, should we do it unwillingly? Assuredly not.” |
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For prayer : Prayer can be difficult for a long time. In this situation I may decide to persevere with the texts I have chosen with which to pray. But I ask myself if the time and place I have chosen are suitable. I look for words and verses that speak to me. I ask myself what is the result of my prayer. Do I want to seek a spiritual guide or other Christians with whom I can talk about what I experience? |
Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) 第21日曜日
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Isa 66, 18-21, Ps 116; Heb 12, 5-13; Lk 13, 22-30 イザヤ;詩篇;ヘブライ;ルカ “Strive to enter through the narrow door.” (Luke 13, 24) 「狭い戸口から入るように努めなさい」(ルカ13,24) |
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“One must be under the direction of the Holy Spirit if one wants to succeed, but who is willing to abandon herself to it?” 「成功したければ精励の導きに従わねばなりませんが、誰が聖霊に自分自身を喜んであけ渡すことができるでしょうか。」(聖マグダレナ・ソフィア、手紙、1852年) “Continue to bear courageously the weariness that you experience in prayer, and do not shorten the prescribed time by a minute. Besides, believe that you have much more merit than if you were experiencing consolations. Oh! dear Emily, haven’t we offended our good gardener? Should we complain if he refuses us the gentle dew that we have not deserved? And if we are obliged to draw that water, often still quite muddy, using our own strength, should we do it unwillingly? Assuredly not.” 「祈りの中で経験する退屈さに勇気を持って、続けて耐えてください。そして決められた祈りの時間を一分でも短くすることのないように。さらに、慰めを経験したとしても、それよりももっと多くのよいことがあることを信じてください。親愛なるエミリー、私たちの素晴らしい庭師に逆らったことはないでしょうか。受けるはずの無い穏やかな露を主が拒んだからといって、私たちは不平を言っていいでしょうか。そして、未だ汚い泥水でも、自分の力でくみ上げなければならなくても、いやいや汲み上げるはずでしょうか。決してそうではありません。」 (聖マグダレナ・ソフィア、手紙、1805年) |
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For prayer : 祈りのために Prayer can be difficult for a long time. In this situation I may decide to persevere with the texts I have chosen with which to pray. But I ask myself if the time and place I have chosen are suitable. I look for words and verses that speak to me. I ask myself what is the result of my prayer. Do I want to seek a spiritual guide or other Christians with whom I can talk about what I experience? 長い時間の祈りは難しいこともあります。その時には、自分で祈るために選んだテキストで続けるよう心に決めるかもしれません。 けれども、自分が選んだ「時」と「場所」がふさわしいかどうか確かめます。私に語りかける言葉や語句を探します。霊的指導者か他の方で自分の経験していることを話せる人を探したいでしょうか。 by Marie-Thérèse Deprecq, rscj of France (穎川政子訳)
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