MY daily reflection and prayer:
Monday, November 9, 2015
Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome
Dear my friends,
Here is the Gospel for us today according to John 2:13-22
THE Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers at their business. And making a whip of cords, he drove them all, with the sheep and oxen, out of the temple; and he poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables. And he told those who sold the pigeons, “Take these things away; you shall not make my Father’s house a house of trade.” His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for thy house will consume me.” The Jews then said to him, “What sign have you to show us for doing this?” Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” The Jews then said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will you raise it up in three days?” But he spoke of the temple of his body. When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this; and they believed the scripture and the word which Jesus had spoken.
This is the Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.
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Today is the feast of Lateran Basilic Consecration, the Cathedral of Rome. We read the Gospel about Jesus’ dramatic cleansing of the temple. It was seen by his disciples as a prophetic sign of God’s action. The temple and now the church is understood as the dwelling place of God among his people.
Jesus’ cleansing of the temple is also a prophetic sign of what he wants to do with each of us. He ever seeks to cleanse us of sin and make us living temples of his Holy Spirit. Jesus makes us temples of the Holy Spirit.
In the Perpetual Adoration of the Eucharist we worship Jesus Christ who through his death and resurrection, not only reconciles us with God, but fills us with his Holy Spirit and makes us temples of the living God. He enlightens our minds and purifies our hearts that we may offer God fitting worship and enjoy his presence both now and forever.
Let’s pray: Lord Jesus Christ, you open wide the door of your Father’s house and you bid us to enter confidently that we may worship in spirit and truth. Help us to draw near to your throne of mercy with gratitude and joy forever and ever. Amen.
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