장례미사, 빠스카의 초 Paschal candle, 이집트 10가지 재앙 Plagues of Egypt

엄마 지인분의 남편분이 돌아가시어 함께 장례미사를 다녀왔다. 가는 길에 엄마가 이런 절차도 언젠가 한 번 쯤은 보아야 하는 것이라며, 이런저런 이야기들을 여럿 하신다. 본인이 돌아가면 이와같이 미사를 드려달라며..... 괜한얘기도 하신다. 사실 필요한 얘기지만 듣고 싶지 않은 얘기. 아무튼 성당에 도착하니 주차장에 커다란 버스와 관을 모신 리무진이 있더라. 성당에 들어가니 관이 입구에 위치. 성당의 의자들에도 십자가와 일종의 깃 같은 것들이 자리잡고 있었다. 미사의 시작과 함께 관을 앞으로 옮기고 미사를 드렸다. 봉헌 시에 사람들이 국화를 관위에 올렸고 , 미사가 끝난 후 관은 신부님과 함께 성당에서 옮겨졌다. 전반적인 장례 미사에 대해 검색을 해보았다.

장례미사
죽은 이를 위하여 보치는 미사
제 2차 바티칸 공의회 이전에는 입당송의 첫 단어인 "requiem" 안식 - 이라 불리기도
제의는 검은색
종류는 장례미사 , 사망미사, 위령미사가 현재 남아있음
교회는 삶의 최대 비극이요 절망, 불안의 순간인 죽음 앞에서 장례미사를 통하여 죽음의 의미를 명확히 제시
"장례예식이 christian 죽음의 파스카적 성격을 보다 명백히 표시 할 것'
하느님과의 궁극적 만남을 통하여 우리 일생의 선하심과 사랑을 체험
살아 부족한 점을 위해 유가족이 용서를 구하는 기도를 올림
사망시부터 장례일까지 끊임없이 망자를 위한 기도 (연도)를 바침
망자를 위한 미사봉헌은 사망미사, 장례미사, 삼우三虞미사를 봉헌
사망미사는 입관전, 장례미사는 장례일, 삼우미사는 장례 후 3일 째에 봉헌
시체의 옆에는 몇의 촛불을 켜고, 빠스카 초를 머리 맡에 켠다

죽은 이를 위하여 올리는 기도:
"오소서, 하느님의 거룩한 이들이여, 주의 천사들이여.
그를 돌보사 지존하신 어전 앞으로 인도하소서"

빠스카의 초 Paschal candle
large white candle used in liturgy in Western Rites of Christianity (Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
blessed and let every Easter
used throughout Paschal season (during Easter then throughout year on special occasions such as baptism, funerals)
flame of Paschal candle symbolize - Christ as light of the world, his presence in midst of his people
Pesach - Hebrew, means Passover
cross is always central symbal
Greek letters - alpha and omega: signify God is beinning and end
5 grains of incense - often red, embedded in candle: symbolize five wounds of Jesus (each hand, each foot, spear thrust onto his side)

Passover
Hebrew
Jewish holiday and festival
commemorates story of Exodus - ancient Israelites were freed from slavery in Egypt
begins on 15th day of month of Nisan (Jewish Calendar)
celebrated for seven - eight days
Bible tells God helped Children of Isreal escape slavery in Egypt by inflicting ten plagues upon Egyptians before Pharoah release his Israelite slaves

Plagues of Egypt - Ten Plagues
Plague of Blood

“	This is what the LORD says: By this you will know that I am the LORD: With the staff that is in my hand I will strike the water of the Nile, and it will be changed into blood. The fish in the Nile will die, and the river will stink; the Egyptians will not be able to drink its water.	”
	— Exodus 7:17–18

Plague of Frogs

“	This is what the great LORD says: Let my people go, so that they may worship me. If you refuse to let them go, I will plague your whole country with frogs. The Nile will teem with frogs. They will come up into your palace and your bedroom and onto your bed, into the houses of your officials and on your people, and into your ovens and kneading troughs. The frogs will go up on you and your people and all your officials.	”
	— Exodus 8:1–4

Plague of Lice
Plague of Flies
Plague of Pestilence

“	This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: "Let my people go, so that they may worship me." If you refuse to let them go and continue to hold them back, the hand of the LORD will bring a terrible plague on your livestock in the field—on your horses and donkeys and camels and on your cattle and sheep and goats.	”
	— Exodus 9:1–3

Plague of Boils
       Shkhin - skin disease
Plague of Hail

“	This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: Let my people go, so that they may worship me, or this time I will send the full force of my plagues against you and against your officials and your people, so you may know that there is no one like me in all the earth. For by now I could have stretched out my hand and struck you and your people with a plague that would have wiped you off the earth. But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might show you my power and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth. You still set yourself against my people and will not let them go. Therefore, at this time tomorrow I will send the worst hailstorm that has ever fallen on Egypt, from the day it was founded till now. Give an order now to bring your livestock and everything you have in the field to a place of shelter, because the hail will fall on every man and animal that has not been brought in and is still out in the field, and they will die. […] The LORD sent thunder and hail, and lightning flashed down to the ground. So the LORD rained hail on the land of Egypt; hail fell and lightning flashed back and forth. It was the worst storm in all the land of Egypt since it had become a nation.	”
	— Exodus 9:13–24

Plague of Locusts

“	This is what the Lord,the God of the Hebrews, says: 'How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, so that they may worship me. If you refuse to let them go, I will bring locusts into your country tomorrow. They will cover the face of the ground so that it cannot be seen. They will devour what little you have left after the hail, including every tree that is growing in your fields. They will fill your houses and those of all your officials and all the Egyptians—something neither your fathers nor your forefathers have ever seen from the day they settled in this land till now.	”
	— Exodus 10:3–6

Plague of Darkness

“	Then the Lord said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand toward the sky so that darkness will spread over Egypt—darkness that can be felt." So Moses stretched out his hand toward the sky, and total darkness covered all Egypt for three days. No one could see anyone else or leave his place for three days.	”
	— Exodus 10:21–23

Death of the Firstborn

“	This is what the Lord says: 'About midnight I will go throughout Egypt. Every firstborn son in Egypt will die, from the firstborn son of Pharaoh, who sits on the throne, to the firstborn son of the slave girl, who is at her hand mill, and all the firstborn of the cattle as well. There will be loud wailing throughout Egypt—worse than there has ever been or ever will be again.'	”
	— Exodus 11:4–6

정말 흥미로운 것은 자료를 wikipedia 에서 찾고 있는데 - 이 열가지 재앙에 대한 "자연적" 가설 Natural explanation 들이 있다는 것. 아니라고는 할 수 없지만, 이해가 되는 것들도 있고 재미있는 것들도 있고... 그 중 재미있는 하나.

(plague 9—darkness) There could be several causes for unusual darkness: a solar eclipse, a sandstorm, volcanic ash, or simply swarms of locusts large enough to block out the sun.

매미가 해를 가렸다.......


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