Mass Readings for 18.11.11
1 Macc. 4:36-37, 52-59
Luke 19:45-48
In the First reading Judas and his brothers rededicate the Temple after driving away the enemies. In the Gospel reading Jesus cleanses the Temple area of all illegal commerce while the chief priests and the scribes who had business interests in the Temple activities devise plans to do away with Jesus. What Jesus does is symbolic of what he intends to do in our souls by his passion, death and resurrection. He has cleansed of all our sins and by the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit we have been made Temples of God. Therefore we belong to Christ and God expects us to preserve the holiness of our souls. To be holy means to live as though we have been set apart for the purposes of God and have nothing to do with any kind of evil or wickedness. We will be judged on the last day as to how much we have excelled in doing good deeds for the glory of God. Those who reject Christ will not be admitted to eternal life.
God Bless.
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