Today we celebrate the. Dedication of the Basilica of St. John Lateran, the Pope's official Church built on the site of the palace of Constantine who turned it into the first basilica in Rome. It was dedicated to "Our Savior", but when it was rebuilt centuries later, it was dedicated to St. John the Baptist.
Today's Feast reminds us of the importance of "worship spaces", recalling Solomon's Temple where the Jews believed God was especially present. Jesus's referred to himself as the Temple and continues his Presence among us in the Eucharist. St. Paul reminds us that we are Temples of the Holy Spirit because of our Baptism. In turn, we are to reverence our bodies as we would a sacred building, and also reverence the presence of the Holy Spirit in one another. If we truly did this, how different our relations with each other would be, how different the world would be. Let's begin today by praising and thanking God for the privilege of housing his his Spirit in ourselves and in our neighbor.
Bro. Rene
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