主顯節後 (週三) (2009年1月7日)聖雷孟(司鐸) A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Mark 6:45-52 St. Raymond of Penyafort

神父講道 - 主顯節後 (週三) (2009年1月7日)
聖雷孟(司鐸)
恭讀聖馬爾谷福音 6:45-52耶穌使五千人吃飽以後，便催迫門徒們上船，先到對岸貝特賽達去。這期間他遣散了群眾。耶穌辭別了眾人之後，便往山上祈禱去了。到了夜晚，船已在海中，耶穌 獨自在陸地上。他看見門徒艱苦地在搖櫓。他們正遇著逆風。約夜間四更時分，耶穌步行海面，朝著他們走來，有意越過他們去。門徒看見他步行海上，以為是個妖 怪，就都驚叫起來，因為眾人都看見到他，遂驚慌不已。耶穌連忙與他們講話，向他們說：「放心！是我，不要怕！」遂到他們那裏上船，風就停了。他們心中越發 驚奇，因為他們還不明白關於增餅的事，他們的心還是遲鈍。
—這是基督的福音。
A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Mark 6:45-52
45 Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, to Beth-sa’ida, while he dismissed the crowd. 46 And after he had taken leave of them, he went up on the mountain to pray. 47 And when evening came, the boat was out on the sea, and he was alone on the land. 48 And he saw that they were making headway painfully, for the wind was against them. And about the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea. He meant to pass by them, 49 but when they saw him walking on the sea they thought it was a ghost, and cried out; 50 for they all saw him, and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them and said, “Take heart, it is I; have no fear.” 51 And he got into the boat with them and the wind ceased. And they were utterly astounded, 52 for they did not understand about the loaves, but their hearts were hardened.
—The Gospel of the Lord.
聖雷孟(St. Raymond of Penyafort) 一月七日（司鐸）
聖人於公元一一七五年左右，出生於巴塞隆拿附近。初為詠經司鐸，後入道明會。隨即奉教宗額我略九世之命，編纂「教會律例大全」（Corpus Decretalium）。後被選為道明會總會長，妥善管理會務。生平著作甚多，而以助人妥行告解的「個案大全」為尤著。聖人於公元一二七五年安逝。
St. Raymond of Pennafort
Feastday: January 7Patron of Canonists
St. Raymond of Pennafort, Patron Saint of Canonists (Feast day - January 7) Born in Spain, St. Raymond was a relative of the King of Aragon. From childhood he had a tender love and devotion to the Blessed Mother. He finished his studies at an early age, and became a famous teacher. He then gave up all his honors and entered the Order of the Dominicans. St. Raymond was very humble and very close to God. He did much penance and was so good and kind that he won many sinners to God. With King James of Aragon and St. Peter Nolasco he founded the Order of Our Lady of Ransom. The brave religious of this Order devoted themselves to saving poor Christians captured by the Moors.
Once he went with King James to the Island of Majorca to preach about Jesus. King James was a man of great qualities, but he let himself be ruled by passions. There on the Island, too, he was giving bad example. The Saint commanded him to send the woman away. The King said he would, but he did not keep his promise. So St. Raymond decided to leave the Island. The King declared he would punish any ship captain who brought the Saint back to Barcelona. Putting all his trust in God, Saint Raymond spread his cloak upon the water, tied up one corner of it to a stick for a sail, made the Sign of the Cross, stepped onto the cloak, and sailed along for six hours until he reached Barcelona. This miracle moved the King. He was sorry for what he had done, and he became a true follower of St. Raymond. St. Raymond was one hundred years old at the time of his death.