“I did not see a temple in the city, because its temple is the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb”.  (Rev. 21:22)

There was no temple in John’s beatific vision regarding the new Jerusalem because the temple in the Old Testament had been replaced by Christ. According to the Gospels of Matthew and Mark: When Jesus breathed His last, the veil in the sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom.  This was a symbol that Jesus had substituted as a holocaust in place of the sacrifice in the Old Testament.

The Holy Death of Jesus on the Cross as a sacrifice to nullify the sin of all mankind was once and for all. However, from the apparition of Holy Mary to Her beloved children, we have received a clear message that we still have to do more penance for the return of sinners and their remission.  The five stigmata of St. Francis of Assisi and Venerable Sr. Anne Catherine Emmerich are distinct examples of infliction of pain and suffering for the penance of other sinners.  God is in demand of all of us to participate in Jesus Christ’s redemption of the world.

We become the temple of the Holy Spirit once we have received the Holy Eucharist. Wherever we go, we signify the presence of Jesus Christ. Let us not to abandon any opportunity to give witness for Christ.  Be it in joy or pain, we must never forget to bless, to endure and to forgive whomever we encounter in our lives.