Christians gather in buildings called Churches. The texts today from the Roman Catholic Lectionary on the Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome challenge us to seek the grace which flows from our gathering for worship. The passage from the Prophet Ezekiel is a message to the Jews in exile that God will restore them to better times. Friar Jude Winkler notes that Ezekiel was a priest and Temple worship was very important to him to initiate the water of life which flows out of the Temple in this text. Friar Jude comments on the spiritual dimension of our gathering to worship which cannot be measured. Benedict XVI teaches the how the Table of the Word and the Table of the Eucharist build us up as the living stones which Paul describes in the letter to the Corinthians today. Perhaps there are some practices in our gathering in Church which have gotten out of hand as the Friar Jude describes the cleansing of the Temple by Jesus in the Gospel from John. Dick Hauser, S.J. reminds us that we have the dignity of being temples of God. We come together to witness the Presence in our Eucharist, Word and ourselves. In this Divine Light we are disposed to continue our transformation to living in Christ.
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