11/18/11 cblog MY HOUSE SHALL B A HOUSE of PRAYER; ho fam, artesia m:"there was once a bishop..trying to show students the parts of the church..this is sanctuary, chalice ..tried to explain to the students..asked them what is most imp part..one raised hand..exit sign joked the student..why the exit sign..bc when priest says go in peace..that's where we go ..people who disregarded..these people segecrated..imagine the situation..they build temple..sppsed to b for..people who brought gifts, cows chicken.. ...all inside ..jesus observing..maybe more than..all these people...maybe what.was this he realzed these people being discrimated....the poor..at the very door of the temple they say buy animals inside..three or for times higher in cost..jesus saw this..relatives of the high priest making money from sale of animals...at higher cost .injustice inside the temple.so jesus drove them out..made his point....house of prayers..smtms we r guilty of that this is the way..at some churches ..says no eating drinking sleeping..we the person whom we visit at church..when we came 2 yr ago..respect for god we adore. Bow genuflect..to as we talk inside don't raise voices..doing these things not only b/c people r looking at us, but bc god sees our actions..let us reflect on these words.."
1 Mc 4:36-37, 52-59
Judas and his brothers said,
"Now that our enemies have been crushed,
let us go up to purify the sanctuary and rededicate it."
So the whole army assembled, and went up to Mount Zion. Early in the morning on the twenty-fifth day of the ninth month,
that is, the month of Chislev,
in the year one hundred and forty-eight,
they arose and offered sacrifice according to the law
on the new altar of burnt offerings that they had made.
On the anniversary of the day on which the Gentiles had defiled it,
on that very day it was reconsecrated
with songs, harps, flutes, and cymbals.
All the people prostrated themselves and adored and praised Heaven,
who had given them success.
For eight days they celebrated the dedication of the altar and joyfully offered burnt offerings and sacrifices
of deliverance and praise.
They ornamented the facade of the temple with gold crowns and shields;
they repaired the gates and the priests' chambers
and furnished them with doors.
There was great joy among the people
now that the disgrace of the Gentiles was removed.
Then Judas and his brothers and the entire congregation of Israel
decreed that the days of the dedication of the altar
should be observed with joy and gladness
on the anniversary every year for eight days,
from the twenty-fifth day of the month Chislev.
Responsorial Psalm 1 Chronicles 29:10bcd, 11abc, 11d-12a, 12bcd
R. (13b) We praise your glorious name, O mighty God.
"Blessed may you be, O LORD,
God of Israel our father,
from eternity to eternity."
R. We praise your glorious name, O mighty God.
"Yours, O LORD, are grandeur and power,
majesty, splendor, and glory.
For all in heaven and on earth is yours."
R. We praise your glorious name, O mighty God.
Lk 19:45-48
Jesus entered the temple area and proceeded to drive out those who were selling things, saying to them,
"It is written, My house shall be a house of prayer,
but you have made it a den of thieves."
And every day he was teaching in the temple area.
The chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people, meanwhile,
were seeking to put him to death,
but they could find no way to accomplish their purpose
because all the people were hanging on his words.
