ONE NYANG

SCRUTATIO SCRIPTURAE

 

 

ONE NYANG

A Scrutatio for the 1st Sunday CHRISTIAN SEASON OF LENT

Readings from the Anglican Book of Common Prayer

Deuteronomy 26:1-11 / Psalm 91 

/ 

Romans 10:5-13 / Luke 4:1-13

Readings for the Pauline/Vatican II Rite of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass

Deuteronomy 26:4-10  / 

Psalm 91:1-2 and 10-15 / Romans 10:8-13 

/ Luke 4:1-13

Readings for the Tridentine Rite of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass

Introit: Psalm 91:15-16 and 1 

Lesson: II Corinthians 6:1-10  

Gradual: Psalm 91:11-12

Tract: Psalm 91:1-7, 11-16

Gospel 

Mathew 4:1-11

Offertory: 

Psalm 91:4-5

Communion Antiphon: Psalm 91:4-5

Let me share you this story from the Korean Drama: THE MOON THAT EMBRACES THE SUN. Episode 4:

King Sung Jo:  "Today, I have some doubts to ask you... I am the King of the Kingdom of Joseon. 

If you convert my value as money, how much will be the value... 

Let's have the daughter of Choi Sang Jin to offer her answer first."

Lady Choi: "What?... A-a hundred thousand nyang, no a ten million nyang... 

Please give me my punishment. I don't understand the value of money well 

enough, Your Majesty, and I don't know how much would be considered as a 'lot of money.'"

King Sung Jo: "so, Yoon Dae Hyeong's daughter, you shall answer."

Lady Yoon Bo Kyung: "High as a safe mountain and Lenient as the sea is His Majesty's greatness. 

How can we use money to judge? We might as well convert to gold and pearls. 

Please allow me to speak boldly. Let's wait till the tools for measuring the 

weight of the sky and the depth of the sea be invented, and when that time comes, 

please let His Majesty ask your servant again." 

King Sung Jo: "Next is Heo Yeong Jae's daughter's turn to answer."

Heo Yeon Woo: "Since Your Majesty has asked, I shall give my answer. It's one nyang... 

To the impoverished commoners, there is nothing more precious than one nyang. 

People that have ten thousand nyang are wealthy and don't think that one nyang is precious. 

But to the poor people who have nothing, they are extremely clear how precious one nyang is. 

So to the impoverished commoners, Your Majesty is as practical as one nyang. 

I therefore implore Your Majesty to implement policies that are kind to the common people."

JESUS IS OUR ONE NYANG! HE IS THE  AWESOME,  PRECIOUS AND OMNIPOTENT LORD, WHO IS THE FULLNESS OF LIFE AND ITS VERY SPLENDOR! 

May we re-discover this LIVING TRUTH THAT IS EVER ANCIENT AND EVER NEW!