Why We Must Pray for the Church, and One Way to Do It, by Dr. Jeff Mirus

By Dr. Jeff Mirus, Catholic Culture, Jan 30, 2024

As we read Sacred Scripture, whether the Old Testament or the New, we are continually made aware of the importance of Jerusalem. Under the Old Covenant, this city is the great sign of the presence of God, the very center of His holiness here on earth, and the only place where He can be fully and perfectly worshipped. Jerusalem is also the great eschatological symbol of what it means to dwell with God through all eternity. And under the New Covenant, though Our Lord lamented over Jerusalem and announced its destruction, He also exalted Jerusalem as a symbol of both the Church and our heavenly union with God.

Here is His lament, as reported in Luke’s gospel: …..

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