Posted on 11/09/2004 7:58:36 AM PST by Salvation
Reading I
Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12
The angel brought me
back to the entrance of the temple,
and I saw water flowing out
from beneath the threshold of the temple toward the east,
for the façade of the temple was toward the east;
the water flowed down from the southern side of the temple,
south of the altar.
He led me outside by the north gate,
and around to the outer gate facing the east,
where I saw water trickling from the southern side.
He said to me,
"This water flows into the eastern district down upon the Arabah,
and empties into the sea, the salt waters, which it makes fresh.
Wherever the river flows,
every sort of living creature that can multiply shall live,
and there shall be abundant fish,
for wherever this water comes the sea shall be made fresh.
Along both banks of the river, fruit trees of every kind shall grow;
their leaves shall not fade, nor their fruit fail.
Every month they shall bear fresh fruit,
for they shall be watered by the flow from the sanctuary.
Their fruit shall serve for food, and their leaves for medicine."
Responsorial Psalm
46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9
R (5) The waters of the river gladden the city of God, the holy dwelling of the Most High!
God is our refuge and our strength,
an ever-present help in distress.
Therefore, we fear not, though the earth be shaken
and mountains plunge into the depths of the sea.
R The waters of the river gladden the city of God, the holy dwelling of the Most High!
There is a stream whose runlets gladden the city of God,
the holy dwelling of the Most High.
God is in its midst; it shall not be disturbed;
God will help it at the break of dawn.
R The waters of the river gladden the city of God, the holy dwelling of the Most High!
The LORD of hosts is with us;
our stronghold is the God of Jacob.
Come! behold the deeds of the LORD,
the astounding things he has wrought on earth.
R The waters of the river gladden the city of God, the holy dwelling of the Most High!
Reading II
1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17
Brothers and sisters:
You are God's building.
According to the grace of God given to me,
like a wise master builder I laid a foundation,
and another is building upon it.
But each one must be careful how he builds upon it,
for no one can lay a foundation other than the one that is there,
namely, Jesus Christ.
Do you not know that you are the temple of God,
and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?
If anyone destroys God's temple,
God will destroy that person;
for the temple of God, which you are, is holy.
Gospel
Jn 2:13-22
Since the Passover of the Jews was near,
Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
He found in the temple area those who sold oxen, sheep, and doves,
as well as the money-changers seated there.
He made a whip out of cords
and drove them all out of the temple area, with the sheep and oxen,
and spilled the coins of the money-changers
and overturned their tables,
and to those who sold doves he said,
"Take these out of here,
and stop making my Father's house a marketplace."
His disciples recalled the words of Scripture,
Zeal for your house will consume me.
At this the Jews answered and said to him,
"What sign can you show us for doing this?"
Jesus answered and said to them,
"Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up."
The Jews said,
"This temple has been under construction for forty-six years,
and you will raise it up in three days?"
But he was speaking about the temple of his Body.
Therefore, when he was raised from the dead,
his disciples remembered that he had said this,
and they came to believe the Scripture
and the word Jesus had spoken.
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Saint John Lateran Basilica
The Papal Basilica
Outside the front of St John Lateran Basilica
Where one exit's St John Lateran (on the side).
Monument outside of St. John Lateran
Inside the Basilica
This is the ceiling located inside the Basilica. It is the work of Flaminio Boulanger & Vico di Raffaele. In the center of the ceiling is the coat of arms for both Pius IV & Pius V.
From: 1 Corinthians 3:9c-11, 16-17
Apostolic Ministry (continuation)
From: John 2:13-22
The Cleansing of the Temple
FEAST OF THE DAY
The Basilica dedicated to St. John the Baptist on Lateran hill is
Rome is the cathedral for the diocese of Rome. It is this church
which is the episcopal seat for the Bishop of Rome.
The Basilica of St John Lateran has a long history. The first church
on the spot was built in the 300's on land donated by the Laterani
family. This church was dedicated by Pope Sylvester I on November
9, 324. The original building, and the structures that followed it, has
suffered fire, earthquake and destruction by war in their long history.
Up until the fifteenth century and the Avignon Papacy, this is the
place where the popes were consecrated. During the Avignon
Papacy, the cathedral was reduced to ruins.
In 1646, Pope Innocent X commissioned the building that is still
standing today. This cathedral has housed five ecumenical councils,
and is the mother and head of all churches of Rome and the world.
This church was originally dedicated to the Savior and later
dedicated to St. John the Baptist.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
What could be more out of keeping with our holy religion then impure
language? It outrages God. It scandalizes our neighbor. Can a
Christian really afford to occupy his mind with such horrible images?
-St. John Vianney
TODAY IN HISTORY
1976 UN General Assembly condemns apartheid in South Africa
1989 East Berlin opens its borders
TODAY'S TIDBIT
The dedication of a church is a feast for all its parishioners. Since the
pope is the pastor of the whole church, and his episcopal chair is St.
John Lateran, we celebrate this day as a feast of our parish church.
This feast reminds us that our Faith extends outside or our local
parishes and our local dioceses. We are reminded that it reaches to
all corners of the Earth.
INTENTION FOR THE DAY
Please pray for the pope on this feast of the dedication of his
cathedral.
Tuesday, November 09, 2004 The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica (Feast) |
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Keep innocence, and behold justice: for there are remnants for the peaceable man. -----------------JMJ----------------- Tuesday, 32nd Week in Ordinary Time ---------------AMDG--------------- I confess to almighty God, FIRST READING Ti 2:1-8, 11-14 We live devoutly in this age, as we await the blessed hope, the appearance of our savior, Jesus Christ. But speak thou the things that become sound doctrine: That the aged men be sober, chaste, prudent, sound in faith, in love, in patience. The aged women, in like manner, in holy attire, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teaching well: That they may teach the young women to be wise, to love their husbands, to love their children, To be discreet, chaste, sober, having a care of the house, gentle, obedient to their husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed. Young men, in like manner, exhort that they be sober. In all things shew thyself an example of good works, in doctrine, in integrity, in gravity, The sound word that can not be blamed: that he, who is on the contrary part, may be afraid, having no evil to say of us. [9 Exhort servants to be obedient to their masters, in all things pleasing, not gainsaying: 10 Not defrauding, but in all things shewing good fidelity, that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things:] For the grace of God our Saviour hath appeared to all men; Instructing us, that, denying ungodliness and worldly desires, we should live soberly, and justly, and godly in this world, Looking for the blessed hope and coming of the glory of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ, Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and might cleanse to himself a people acceptable, a pursuer of good works. [15 These things speak, and exhort and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.] RESPONSORIAL PSALM Ps 36:2-4, 18, 23, 27, 29 Salus iustórum a Dómino est. But the salvation of the just is from the Lord, and he is their protector in the time of trouble. 1 A psalm for David himself. Be not emulous of evildoers; nor envy them that work iniquity. 2 For they shall shortly wither away as grass, and as the green herbs shall quickly fall. Trust in the Lord, and do good, and dwell in the land, and thou shalt be fed with its riches. Delight in the Lord, and he will give thee the requests of thy heart. 5 Commit thy way to the Lord, and trust in him, and he will do it. 6 And he will bring forth thy justice as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. 7 Be subject to the Lord and pray to him Envy not the man who prospereth in his way; the man who doth unjust things. 8 Cease from anger, and leave rage; have no emulation to do evil. 9 For the evildoers shall be cut off: but they that wait upon the Lord shall inherit the land. 10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: and thou shalt seek his place, and shalt not find it. 11 But the meek shall inherit the land, and shall delight in abundance of peace. 12 The sinner shall watch the just man: and shall gnash upon him with his teeth. 13 But the Lord shall laugh at him: for he foreseeth that his day shall come. 14 The wicked have drawn out the sword: they have bent their bow. To cast down the poor and needy, to kill the upright of heart. 15 Let their sword enter into their own hearts, and let their bow be broken. 16 Better is a little to the just, than the great riches of the wicked. 17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken in pieces; but the Lord strengtheneth the just. The Lord knoweth the days of undefiled; and their inheritance shall be for ever. 19 They shall not be confounded in the evil time; and in the days of famine they shall be filled: 20 Because the wicked shall perish. And the enemies of the Lord, presently after they shall be honoured and exalted, shall come to nothing and vanish like smoke. 21 The sinner shall borrow, and not pay again; but the just sheweth mercy and shall give. 22 For such as bless him shall inherit the land: but such as curse him shall perish. With the Lord shall the steps of a man be directed, and he shall like well his way. 24 When he shall fall he shall not be bruised, for the Lord putteth his hand under him. 25 I have been young, and now am old; and I have not seen the just forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread. 26 He sheweth mercy, and lendeth all the day long; and his seed shall be in blessing. Decline from evil and do good, and dwell for ever and ever. 28 For the Lord loveth judgment, and will not forsake his saints: they shall be preserved for ever. The unjust shall be punished, and the seed of the wicked shall perish. But the just shall inherit the land, and shall dwell therein for evermore. 30 The mouth of the just shall meditate wisdom: and his tongue shall speak judgment. 31 The law of his God is in his heart, and his steps shall not be supplanted. 32 The wicked watcheth the just man, and seeketh to put him to death, 33 But the Lord will not leave in his hands; nor condemn him when he shall be judged. 34 Expect the Lord and keep his way: and he will exalt thee to inherit the land: when the sinners shall perish thou shalt see. 35 I have seen the wicked highly exalted, and lifted up like the cedars of Libanus. 36 And I passed by, and lo, he was not: and I sought him and his place was not found. 37 Keep innocence, and behold justice: for there are remnants for the peaceable man. 38 But the unjust shall be destroyed together: the remnants of the wicked shall perish. 39 But the salvation of the just is from the Lord, and he is their protector in the time of trouble. 40 And the Lord will help them and deliver them: and he will rescue them from the wicked, and save them, because they have hoped in him. ALLELUIA John 14:23 Si quis díligit me, sermónem meum servábit, dicit Dóminus et Pater meus dilíget eum; et ad eum veniémus Alleluia, alleluia And if I shall go, and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and will take you to myself; that where I am, you also may be. Alleluia, alleluia. GOSPEL Luke 17:7-10 We are unprofitable servants; we have done what we were obliged to do. But which of you having a servant ploughing, or feeding cattle, will say to him, when he is come from the field: Immediately go, sit down to meat: And will not rather say to him: Make ready my supper, and gird thyself, and serve me, whilst I eat and drink, and afterwards thou shalt eat and drink? Doth he thank that servant, for doing the things which he commanded him? I think not. So you also, when you shall have done all these things that are commanded you, say: We are unprofitable servants; we have done that which we ought to do. ____________________________________________________ 10 "Unprofitable servants"... Because our service is of no profit to our master; and he justly claims it as our bounden duty. But though we are unprofitable to him, our serving him is not unprofitable to us; for he is pleased to give by his grace a value to our good works, which, in consequence of his promise, entitles them to an eternal reward. |
Sorry ... I forget to check for feastday. A little "continuity" then, today, where the cycle's concerned. =)
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**As we mark this 1673rd anniversary of our ancestors moving into their first church-home, God is calling us to open our eyes and see what kinds of places we're making for one another. Are we good builders??**
Something to ponder.....Are you a good buildler of the temple of God within yourself?
Tuesday, November 09, 2004 Meditation Ezekiel 47:1-2,8-9,12 The date is 573 b.c. The Israelites are living in exile. Their nation has been trampled, their holy city defiled, and their people deported into slavery in Babylon. It has been fourteen sorrowful years since King Solomons temple in Jerusalem was completely destroyed. You can just imagine the exiles distress. But now imagine their reaction as God sends the prophet Ezekiel with a message of hope. A new temple will emerge, better than the old. From this temple will flow water that brings life and healing. God tells his disheartened people not to dwell on their present circumstances but to look to him and trust in his promises. We know that Gods vision for his temple was ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ. Jesus own body was the temple that was destroyed but raised up again by the power of God (John 2:19). Now, as members of Christs body, the church, we are part of this holy temple. Jesus is the source of the river from which we receive life, power, and grace. Baptized into Christs death, we are immersed in Gods river of life. We ourselves are meant to become channels of grace and healing. As church, we are called to bring life to the world. This is what we celebrate today by turning our attention to the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome. Described as the mother and head of all the churches, this papal cathedral was built soon after 313, the year in which the Roman emperor Constantine gave all his Christian subjects the freedom to pursue their faith without persecution. The basilica takes its name from John the Baptist and John the apostle, and also from the Laterani, the family of Constantines wife, who donated the land on which the church stands. St. John Lateran isnt just an ancient historical site. It is a symbol of the living churchdynamic, vibrant, gushing with the living water of divine life and love. Take a drink! Plunge in! Swim out into the deep, transforming waters of Gods love and grace, and youll see the church and the world renewed. Lord, Im plunging into your river of life, right into the deep end! Let me receive all that you have for me so that I can be a channel of your life and mercy to the world.
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Jn 2:13-22 | ||
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13 | And the pasch of the Jews was at hand: and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. | et prope erat pascha Iudaeorum et ascendit Hierosolyma Iesus |
14 | And he found in the temple them that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting. | et invenit in templo vendentes boves et oves et columbas et nummularios sedentes |
15 | And when he had made, as it were, a scourge of little cords, he drove them all out of the temple, the sheep also and the oxen: and the money of the changers he poured out, and the tables he overthrew. | et cum fecisset quasi flagellum de funiculis omnes eiecit de templo oves quoque et boves et nummulariorum effudit aes et mensas subvertit |
16 | And to them that sold doves he said: Take these things hence, and make not the house of my Father a house of traffic. | et his qui columbas vendebant dixit auferte ista hinc nolite facere domum Patris mei domum negotiationis |
17 | And his disciples remembered, that it was written: The zeal of thy house hath eaten me up. | recordati vero sunt discipuli eius quia scriptum est zelus domus tuae comedit me |
18 | The Jews, therefore, answered, and said to him: What sign dost thou shew unto us, seeing thou dost these things? | responderunt ergo Iudaei et dixerunt ei quod signum ostendis nobis quia haec facis |
19 | Jesus answered and said to them: Destroy this temple; and in three days I will raise it up. | respondit Iesus et dixit eis solvite templum hoc et in tribus diebus excitabo illud |
20 | The Jews then said: Six and forty years was this temple in building; and wilt thou raise it up in three days? | dixerunt ergo Iudaei quadraginta et sex annis aedificatum est templum hoc et tu tribus diebus excitabis illud |
21 | But he spoke of the temple of his body. | ille autem dicebat de templo corporis sui |
22 | When therefore he was risen again from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this: and they believed the scripture and the word that Jesus had said. | cum ergo resurrexisset a mortuis recordati sunt discipuli eius quia hoc dicebat et crediderunt scripturae et sermoni quem dixit Iesus |
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